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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1953
Page
5
Logan resident pressed Logan County and City leaders over debris under a railroad bridge over the Hocking River. Officials said county action hinges on flood damage to county roads, directing the citizen to the city solicitor. County bids on highway trucks and road-rights steps were discussed.
Logan High School principal Howard E. Kirk announced preliminary district scholarship test results. Top scorers advance to statewide tests at Ohio University on May 2, with high marks across English, history, Latin, Spanish, science and mathematics among 9th through 12th grades.
Mrs Ida Myrtle Bowers 82 wife of Nicholas died at 5 am Thursday at her Nickel Plate Road home a longtime Hocking County resident. She belonged to Logan Methodist Church and was a charter member of Ewing Grange. Survived by husband two sons Washington and Roy two daughters Mae Rohrer and Joe Funk two brothers G W Hutton Charles Hutton two sisters Elsie Moore Areta Brandfass Susan Lemon 14 grandchildren nine great grandchildren Final rites 2:30 pm Saturday Logan Methodist Church Rev R R Wilson officiating Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call Heinlein funeral home.
Logan Marion Laurel and Haydenville exceed county fund goals led by Marion with 106.42 on a 100 quota. Laurel collected 59.35 of 55. Haydenville reached 175 on 115. County total 3,526 of 6,632. Chair John Strait urges finish by March 31.
Civil service examinations for the Logan city patrolman post will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in city hall. Applicants aged 21 to 31 who reside in Logan must present health certificates and pay a $1 fee. Safety Director Harry Shaw expects many applicants following a pay raise and an open position. Karl Poing is commission chairman and Dr. Richard Zay is clerk.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 78 named Miss Lorraine Holtzen as delegate to Buckeye Girls State at Capital University in June with Miss Delores Bester as alternate. Holtzen is daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul D. Holtzen. Bester is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bester. Both are Logan High School juniors active in extracurriculars.
Herbert W. Grandy admitted at Hocking Valley Hospital with new Straiteville residence. Mrs. Denver Edgar Logan admitted. Wayne Blosser of Bremen discharged after treatment.
Mayor Roger Friend fined Harold L. Knapp 37 Logan Route 3 for operating an overloaded truck. Knapp was arrested by the state highway patrol and ordered to pay 66 and costs yesterday.
A digest of local church schedules led by Paul N. Warner and other pastors. Includes service times, Sunday schools, sermons like Keep Your Eyes Open and Glorying in the Cross, choir rehearsals, Holy Week observances, and midweek prayer meetings across multiple churches in Logan.
Local churches including Methodist Presbyterian Nazarene Episcopal and Evangelical United Brethren plan joint Good Friday services from 12 30 to 2 30 pm at the EUB Church with several ministers delivering reflections on themes from Saint Luke John Mark and Acts. Lutheran congregations St Matthew and Trinity will hold evening services and communion observances.
Logan Grad Richard C. Gerken Jr. accepts a position with Aluminum Company of America in Pittsburgh. He will graduate from Kenyon College in June and will work in the Sales Administration department. Gerken is a Logan High School alumnus.
An entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica notes that an early form of the hammer served as a medieval weapon, reflecting its evolving use in warfare and tools.
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