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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1961

Page

3

Logan Council Advances City Development Plans

Logan city council adopted two measures without opposition. It approved seeking urban planning aid from the Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development and authorized a $9,000 preliminary well project for the city water system. The plan includes a future reservoir, treatment expansion, pumping electrification, and new mains.

Logan Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development Don Russell Burgess and Niple Department of Industrial and Economic Development Logan and Falls Township Francis Myers

TB Tests Completed in Logan Hocking Schools

Health Department teams finished intradermal TB skin tests in Logan and Hocking County schools. Laurelville tested 558 pupils, with readings due later. Starr Washington, South Bloomingville, and Gibisonville results show several positives per district, all positive cases to receive chest x rays to check for active tuberculosis.

Gibisonville

Mrs Shelso Hosts Non Descript Club Dinner Meeting

Mrs Roy Shelso entertained 16 club members and three guests at a local restaurant with Easter themed place cards and table decor. Group singing accompanied by Mrs Zoa Blosser opened the program followed by the club collect. Mrs Leslie Higgins led the program discussing Catholic religion and provided piano accompaniment for the closing hymn. The next meeting is set for April 13 at the same venue.

Higgins

Lake Logan Farm Bureau Council Meeting Report

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nihiser hosted Lake Logan Farm Bureau Council at their Gibisonville Road home. Twelve members and eight guests attended the session led by Marion Beery on Getting Our Money's Worth with a devotional by Mrs. Beery and Russell Beery. The Beerys will host again in April.

Hocking Valley Hospital Admits and Discharges

Admitted Mrs Wesley Perry McArthur medical. Miss Sandra Sheets McArthur surgery. Miss Mary Wellman Logan discharge planned. Dismissed Mrs John Tubbs Logan Route 1 and daughter. Leroy Clark Logan. Mrs Dorothy Krieg Logan. Mrs Lawrence Roe Adelphi. Miss Betty Steele Gore Route.

Wesley Perry McArthur Sandra Sheets Mary Wellman Logan John Tubbs Leroy Clark Dorothy Krieg Lawrence Roe Adelphi Betty Steele Gore

Columbus Man Jailed For Drunken Driving

A Columbus man, Charles C. White, 58, was arraigned in Hocking County Court on driving while intoxicated. He pled guilty, received a $150 fine plus costs, and three days in jail after a Monday Route 33 arrest northwest of Logan. Also tried in absentia, John G. Wahlgren, 61, Cuyahoga Falls, was cited for passing without an audible signal and fined $15 plus costs.

Logan Columbus Hocking Charles C. White White John G. Wahlgren Cuyahoga Falls

Cattle Feed Topic at Logan Meeting

Cattle feeding problems will be discussed Thursday night at the county court house auditorium under the sponsorship of the Hocking County Extension Beef Committee. A commercial nutrition specialist will offer advice for beef and dairy farmers. Attendees should bring rations data and costs for analysis. The meeting begins at 8 p.m.

Logan Hocking County Extension Beef Committee Don Young

Logan-area Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Moves

Mrs. Clara Hare of Barker New York spends the week in Logan as guest of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Linden Townsend and four sons. The Hares travelled with Kenneth and Mary Hare of Middleport to Texas to visit relatives after a weekend in Logan. George C Shaw and son Georgie have hosted visits from daughters Marianne Nancy and others recently. Susan Shaw and guest William Briggs visited for Easter. Charles Woody Achauer from Logan Post Office has moved from Casper Wyoming to Dallas Texas to join Atlantic Oil and Refining Co. duties. he will live with his wife and daughter at 6412 Bordeaux Dallas.

Clara Hare Barker N. Y Logan Linden Joe) Townsend N. Market St Hare Kenneth Hare Middleport Townsends Texas George Clayton Shaw Georgie N. Walnut Sr Shaw Marianne Northwestern University Evanston, Ill Charles Winslow Nancy Charles Cleveland Susan Shaw William Briggs North Conway N. H Boston University Boston Mass Woody) Achauer Charles C. Achauer Atlantic Oil and Refining Co Casper Wyo Dallas Tex Achauer Ann Bordeaux

Logan Couple Granted Marriage License

Charles A. Fetheroll, 23, service station attendant, Logan, and Judith Ann Kline, 18, waitress, Logan Route 2, were issued a marriage license.

Logan Charles A. Fetheroll Judith Ann Kline

Miss Wood Dies At 93 In Lancaster Nursing Home

Margaret Wood 93 lifelong Logan resident and longtime seamstress died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crites Nursing Home Lancaster after a long illness. No immediate survivors. Funeral arrangements by Leonard funeral home.

Logan Margaret Wood E. Front St Crites Lancaster Wood Leonard Funeral Home

Logan Calendar March Events Highlight Club Meetings

Logan calendar lists events for March 29 to March 31. D of A practice for initiation at 7 30 p m with degree team urged to attend. Logan Squaw Club meets at Poca hontas hall hosted by Mrs William Lehman. Webb's Chapel WSCS meets at Mrs Carl Smiths home with Easter Bible verse for roll call. Laurelville School Club supper at Community hall.

Logan Squaw Club Pocahontas Hall William Lehman Webb’s Chapel Wscs Carl Smith Laurelville School Club Community Hall

Warriors Host Second Union Fur nace Tri Valley 4 H Club

Charles Alberry led the 4 H pledge to open the meeting. Reports were heard from Eugene Cherry and Mickey Loomis. The next meeting will be at Eugene Cherry's home at 7:30 p m on April 18.

Logan Charles Larry Alberry Union Furnace Tri-Valley Warriors Charles Alberry Eugene Cherry Mickey Loomis

Fourth Anniversary Celebrated By Club

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles marked its fourth anniversary with a dinner at the Eagles hall in Logan. Logan Aerie 2168 provided the meal for 23 auxiliary members and presented roses to officers. Ray Hart praised four years of progress, and initiation for new members was announced for April 5 along with a prize drawing.

Logan Fraternal Order of Eagles Eag Les Hall Logan Aerie Henry Norris Bessie Emrick Grove

Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt Set for Sunday in Rachelmacher Park

Logan Kiwanis Club announces its annual Easter egg hunt Sunday at Rachelmacher Park starting at 2 p.m. Two age groups five and under, and six to twelve will hunt foil wrapped eggs with some offering prizes. A free ice cream cone for every participant is provided by Parkview Dairy Bar.

Logan Logan Kiwanis Club Rachelmacher Park Keith Hawk Agnes Spurgus Parkview Dairy John Coker Nelsonville Ted Lemon Willard O. Drefke St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Teacher On Program NEW LEXINGTON

Mrs. Clara H. Reho, a Corning High School teacher of typing bookkeeping and shorthand, is among the instructors on the Ohio Business Teachers convention program at the Deshler Hilton Hotel Columbus on April 14 and 15, 1961.

New Lexington Clara H. Reho Corning High School Ohio Business Teachers Columbus

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