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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1960

Page

6

Unemployment Drops in Athens Hocking Area March Week

The Athens Hocking area saw unemployment ease in the week ending March 26. The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation listed 1268 claimants, down from 1282 last week, with 67 new unemployed and 1201 out of work one week or longer. Logan County figures show 41 new and 593 continued claimants, Athens area 18 initial and 462 continued, Nelsonville 3 initial and 85 continued, and Gloucester 7 initial and 11 continued. Natco No 2 plant at Haydenville partially reopened with 30 recalled and 60 expected within a month.

Homer Schein Logan Natco

Lake Logan Resident Stricken Dies at Home

Logan Route 2 resident LOGAN-Russell G. Stivison 57 died unexpectedly Wednesday morning at his home near Lake Logan. His body found at 11 am by son Donald. Death likely around 5:30 am while preparing breakfast. Lifelong Hocking County native, member of First EUB Church Logan. Survived by son and brother Robert W. Stivison of Union Furnace. Funeral set for 2 pm Friday at Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev. D. S. Dunkle officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Logan Russell G. Stivison Logan Route 2 Lake Logan Donald Stivison Stivison Freda Hocking County Mr. Stivison Falls Township David Laura Lindsey Stivson EUB Hocking Valley Chesapeake and Ohio Robert W. Stivison Union Furnace Heinlein

Two Are Cited For Traffic Violations

Logan police cited two drivers after an accident on E Second St at 1 55 p m involving Robert D Cullison 26 of Logan and Garnet Nanna 46 of Nelsonville Route 1 Cullison backed into an alley and hit a parked car while Nanna faced a charge for parking in the alley center Both await arraignment in mayor s court A second minor crash occurred at Main and Market St where Opal L Masure 41 Rockbridge Route 1 backing from a crosswalk hit David A Colliton 52 Laurelville Route 1 Damages were minor

Second St Robert D. Cullison Logan Garnet Nanna Nelsonville Cullison Market Mulberry Sts Nanna Opal L. Masure Rockbridge David A. Colliton Laurelville

Marriage Logan Woodruff D. and Blair In Carbon Hill

Marriage license issued for D John son 27 of Nelsonville Route 2 and Wareline M Blair 21 at home Carbon Hill. Financial report shows Trimble Local School District Athens County for year ending 1959 with assets, receipts, and expenditures across General Fund Bond Retirement Lunch Room Fund and Building Funds.

Logan — Woodruff D. Johnson Nelsonville Wareline M. Blair Carbon Hill Board OF Education Trimble Japan Levy General Fund Pines Esse Board of Education Maintenan Mainten- School Machool Bu Playaeane Ichool Usb

Geslin Will Is Probated in Logan

Will of the late Mrs. Minnie M. Geslin of Logan admitted to probate in Hocking County. It leaves Benjamin Geslin a life residence in the Walnut Street home and income from the Main Market corner property until his death or remarriage. Bequests include $1500 to Mary Acker, $3000 to St. Matthews Lutheran Church after remarriage, and remainder to Capital University for missions.̂

Logan Minnie M. Geslin Hocking County Geslin Benjamin Geslin S. Walnut St Main and Market Blossers Wommen’s Missionary Federation of Columbus Mary Acker Columbus St. Matthews Lutheran Church of Capital University University

Elbert Arnett Dies Sud­denly in Union Furnace Home

Elbert Arnett 80 of Union Furnace died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Theodore Kennedy 433 North Orchard Street Kennedy found him on return home about 4 p m Arnett had been staying at the Kennedy home since his discharge from Lancaster Fairfield Hospital A native of Whetzel West Virginia he lived in Ohio nearly three years a former Preston Oil Co employee he retired in 1940 Surviving are his wife two sons Earl and Glenn a daughter Hazel Snell seven grandchildren five great grandchildren three brothers and two sisters Leonard Funeral Home handling arrangements services incomplete

Logan Elbert Arnett Union Furnace Theodore Lulu) Kennedy N. Orchard St Kennedy Arnett Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital Whetzel W. Va William and Mary Booth Arnett Ohio Preston Oil Co Earl Arnett Glenn Arnett Elyria Hazel Snell Lancaster Simon and Allen Arnett Ravenna Clinton Arnett Columbus Florence Arnett Frances Turner Leonard Funeral Home

Angels Sell Out of Heavenly Corner Café in La Porte City

In La Porte City Iowa Mr and Mrs John Angel longtime operators of Angels Cafe have sold the business after 11 years and moved away Their cafe stood opposite Bible s Barber Shop The piece notes the unusual corner name and mentions the Vatican Palace has housed Popes since 1377.

LA Porte City Iowa Angels John Angel Angels’ Cafe Bible

Psi chapter Sigma Phi Gamma pledges three in Logan notes

Sorority Psi chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma held pledge services for Mrs. John Goodlve Mrs. Charles Eaton III and Miss Sandra Howard at a Monday meeting led by president Mrs. Lawrence Helber. Officers will be elected in April and a post Easter dance is planned.

John Goodlve Charles Eaton III Sandra Howard Psi Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Lawrence Helber Merl Bell Ralph Courter Eugene Johnson Jack Tschappat Logan Psi Glenview Party House Harold Brown Michael Scaparrotti Patty Smith Carolin Palmer

Cat Rabies Tests After Boy Attack in Logan Area

A five year old Logan boy was scratched on the arm by a sick cat Tuesday. The cat died shortly after and was sent for rabies testing by the family physician. Warne Stark, local health sanitarian, took the head to the Nelsonville Health Department lab for examination. Another boy, Dwight Woodward, was bitten by a different cat on Sunday. that animal’s head was also examined at the Nelsonville lab and not found rabid.

Logan James D. Goodlive Floyd Goodlive E. Second St Nelsonville Laboratory State Health Department of Health Warne Stark Stark Dwight Woodward Laurelville

Nostri Libri League Hosts Meeting On School Topic

Mrs Ray Price of Logan Route 3 hosted Nostri Libri League Monday night. The program Our Children's School Marks was presented by Mrs Joe Wilkinson. Members participated in the discussion. Election of officers is planned for the April meeting. Refreshments were served by Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Don Lightfoot.

Ray Price Logan Nostri Libri League Our Children’s School Joe Wilkinson Wilkinson Don Lightfoot

Wion Undergoes Major Surgery in Dayton Hospital

Fred Wion of Dayton, formerly of New Straitsville, is admitted to Dayton St. Elizabeth Hospital for major surgery.

New Straitsville Fred Wion Dayton Dayton St. Elizabeth Hospital

Five Tapped By National Honor Group

Five Murray City High School students were tapped for membership in the National Honor Society during ceremonies Tuesday in the school auditorium. Participants included Dennis Martin, Frances Sabo, Barbara James, Nancy Vasko Sanborn, and Donald Cook. seniors Robert Loper Curtis Spencer Michael Mitchell Ann Reynolds and junior Richard Martin were also named. Frey county superintendent spoke and Nelle Elliott served as faculty sponsor.

LOGAN Murray City High School Dennis Martin Frances Sabo Barbara James Nancy Vasko Sanborn Donald Cook Robert Loper Curtis Spencer Michael Mitchell Ann Reynolds Richard Martin Loper Absen James Frey Nelle Elliott

Will Turn Pro for Johnson Leaves Minnesota

Dick Johnson a 6 foot 4 end and top lineman from the Big Ten has withdrawn from the University of Minnesota and intends to play next season with a Vancouver professional team.

Johnson University of Minnesota Vancouver

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