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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1958

Page

7

Blood Unit Nets 92 Blood Pints at Logan Drive

Logan hosted a Central Regional Blood Center mobile drive collecting 92 pints from 104 volunteers. Twelve were deferred for medical reasons. Borborundum Co. led with 25 donors followed by Hocking Honor Camp with 17 and Haydenville Natco 16.

Logan Central Regional Blood Center Columbus Carborundum Co Hocking Haydenville Natco Logan Clay Products Co General Hocking Brick Co H. C. Godman Shoe Co

Roberts Will Admitted to Probate Court in Logan

Probate court in Hocking County admitted the wills of Daniel E. Roberts and Seth Sloan of Logan. Daniel E. Roberts named his wife Ruth H. Roberts as sole legatee and Thomas Roberts of New Boston as executor without bond. Seth Sloan named Ruth Sloan as executrix without bond.

Roberts Logan Daniel E. Roberts Hocking County Ruth H. Roberts Thomas Roberts New Boston Seth Sloan Ruth Sloan

Funeral Rites Scheduled for Jackson L. Harble

Logan Ohio funeral arrangements are set for Jackson L. Harble 77 who died Tuesday night at Hocking Valley Rest Home South Perry after a period of declining health. He leaves a son two daughters a brother and six grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Heinlein Funeral Home with the Rev. Stanley T. Benton officiating and Oak Grove Cemetery burial.

Sun Glow Clarence Harble Logan Bonnie Neal New Straitsville Violet Lehman Vivian Ruffner Grover Harble Heinlein Funeral Home Stanley T. Benton Oak Grove Cemetery

Jobless Increase Continues in Two Ohio Counties

Unemployment rose to 1969 in Hocking and Athens counties with 1657 out of work one week or more. New claims reached 312 as H C Godman Shoe Co in Logan laid off staff amid a potential May 5 four day week reopen. Minor claims also from miners in Athens and workers at North American in Columbus.

Logan Hocking Athens Bureau of Unemployment Compensation H. C. Godman Shoe Co Athens County North American Columbus

Mrs Patton Dies in Columbus at 75

Mrs. Fanny Patton 75 of Maxville died unexpectedly at 3 a.m. Tuesday in Grant Hospital Columbus after falling ill the previous evening. She was a Perry County native and Maxville summer resident, survived by daughter Miss Jerry Patton and granddaughter Miss Clare Patton. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev. John Hickman officiating. Burial Ebenezer Cemetery Perry County.

Logan Fanny Patton Maxville Grant Hospital Columbus Patton Jerry Patton Perry County Amos Martha ‘Marlowe Woods

Execution Suspended for Childress Pending Appeal

Harry R. Childress, 31, of Nelsonville, convicted of sodomy, has execution suspended while his attorney James Shumaker appeals. A $7500 bond conditions post and diligent prosecution of the appeal. If not posted by final commitment entry, sentence to penitentiary will be carried out.

Logan Harry R. Childress Nelsonville James Shumaker Childress Ohio Peniten Harley Meyer Carlos Riecker McConnelsville Thomas Mitchell Jackson Lima State Hospital Ohio Reformatory Mansfield Reformatory A. J. Waldron Donald Warren Haydenville Gerald M. Spengler Warren Spengler

Logan Doering Wins National Merit Scholarship

John Ward Doering son of Dr and Mrs J Ward Doering of 539 Warner Ave is named a National Merit college scholar. As a Merit finalist he ranks among about 1000 scholars from 256000 entrants from 14000 schools. Doering a Campion High School Prairie du Chien Wis senior and Xavier University entrant plans to study classics with partial NMS support.

Doering Xavier University Cincinnati NMS St. Aloysius Military School New Lexington Campion

Mrs. Minnie Risch dies at 77 in Lancaster hospital

Mrs. Minnie Risch 77 wife of Andrew F. Risch of Rockbridge died at 12 15 am Wednesday in Lancaster Fairfield Hospital after declining health She would have celebrated 58 years of marriage with her husband June 27 A native of Hocking County she lived most of her life in Rockbridge Surviving include daughter Edna Kern Lancaster grandson William Risch Lancaster granddaughter Mrs Joseph Hartman Logan and five great grandchildren Funeral services at St Matthew Church with Rev Quentin Battiste and Rev Thomas C Smallsteed. Burial details not opened.

Logan Minnie Risch Andrew F. Risch Rockbridge Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital Hocking County Alfred Elizabeth Blosser Brown Risch St. Matthew Lutheran Church Hocking Grange Edna Kern Lancaster William Risch Joseph Hartman Leonard Funeral Home St. Matthew Church Quentin Battiste Thomas C. Smallsteed Oak Grove Cemetery

Cadet Cordle Wins Wings in Messenger Reading Plan

J Randall Cordle age 12 son of Elmer and Mrs Cordle West Logan Route 1 earned silver wings as a Sales Cadet for obtaining new customers in the Economy Reading Plan. The sixth grader at West Logan School attends St. Johns Church and saves earnings from a 36 customer route to buy clothes and a wrist watch. He aims to be a pilot with hobbies including baseball swimming fishing and reading. Prizes include multiple awards and a cost free trip to New York on July 13 with contest ending May 17.

Logan J. Randall Cordle Elmer Cordle West Logan Cadet Cordle West Logan School St. John’s Catholic Church Cordle New York

Logan Social Notes Elects New Officers and Plans Events

Mrs. Otto Shaw becomes president of the Modern Mothers League at OCCL in West Logan with ten attending. New officers include Mrs. Richard Bowers and Mrs. Evans Hand Jr. Husbands Day set for May 25 and Children's Party for June 19 at Rachelmacher Park. Noted topics were Discipline and Kidnapping. Attendance included Mrs. Hand Culbertson and inactive members joining later in Lancaster. April Nosth Libri League met at Mrs. Rauber with new member Mrs. Koemiller and plans for a speaker.

Modern Mothers League of the Occl John Garke West Logan Evans J. Hand Paul Culbertson Shaw Gafke Nosth Libri League Ohio CCL Charles Rauber Harry V. Mack Clarence Koemiller

Sigma Phi Gamma Plans Candy Sale for May 3 at Risch's Drug

Sigma Phi Gamma held a regular session led by Mrs. Mary Tschappat. The sorority announced 80 blood donors for the Bloodmobile visit on Wednesday, April 30, and planned a homemade candy sale May 3 at Risch's Drug Store starting 9 a.m. A formal initiation for Mrs. Jo Wittekind was conducted.

Sigma Phi Gamma Mary Tschappat Risch’s Jo Wittekind

Achievement meeting to discuss services for retarded children

An achievement meeting will be held at Athens May 10 with new officers elected. Officers include Mrs. Harry V. Mack president Mrs. Dale Shultz vice president Mrs. Russell Mason secretary Mrs. Clarence M. Kornmiller treasurer and Mrs. Ray Price historian and librarian. Mrs. Don Lightfoot chairs the ways and means committee and conducted a guessing game with co hosts Mrs. Dale Shultz and Mrs. Fred Primmer Jr.

Athens Harry V. Mack Dale Shultz Russell Mason Clarence M. Kornmiller Ray Price Don Lightfoot Fred Primmer, Jr

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Gray Lady Lawrence Kessler Logan High School Key Club EUB Church Bob Dollmatsch Bob Dennis Dave Gierhart Tom Allen David Davis Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority J. L. Harble Luckoff Glouster Lucxoff Erimel UC Mnclos B.V.D Logan Boy J. R. Cordle Betty Scaparratti Betty Hamilton McCullough Baex Nauticals Arnel Aerot Ay Capioins Chino Miracle Blends
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