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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1960

Page

5

Scrap dealer leaves 10000 to Logan library

Logan Ohio news notes probate judge Rhea Bangert Brown presented a $10,000 check from the late Ben Singer to library chair Ralph Poston. Executors Herman Luckoff and Melville D. Frank agreed to a partial estate gift for Logan and Hocking County. Funds to be used for new library quarters currently on the second floor of the city building. Edwin Johnston library trustee present.

Logan Logan-Hocking County Rhea Bangert Brown Brown Ben Singer Ralph Poston Library Board Wastees Singer Russia Israel Herman Luckoff Melville D. Frank Columbus Hocking County Poston Edwin Johnston C. T

Logan Archer Wins Trophy At New Lex

Logan Archer won a trophy Sunday in an invitational shoot at New Lexington under the Broken Arrow Archery Club. Ted Schultz topped the 250 class among 13 Hocking Hills Archery Club members in a field of 115 archers. Local members Eunice and Nelson Wilson also won prizes. A club members only shoot will be held next Sunday three miles south of Logan on Old McArthur Rd at 1 p.m. The public is invited to watch.

Logan New Lexington Broken Arrow Archery Club Ted Schultz Hocking Hills Archery Club Eunice Nelson Wilson Hocking Hills Club

Logan Elennon TUESDAY EVENTS AND MEETINGS

On Tuesday May 3 Duo Matres CCL meets at Mrs. Martin Sharretts home at 8 pm to install officers with Past Matrons and Past Patrons at Brandts Mecca Room at 6 30 pm Reservations line EV 5 2597 Junior Tourist Book Club convenes at Mrs Kenneth Prices home at 8 pm Naomi Circle gathers at Methodist Church 7 30 pm Important business Circle 4 of EUB Church meets in ladies parlor 7 30 pm bring KYN offering and dish towels for kitchen Ladies Bible Class of Union Furnace EUB postponed to May 10 Miriam Circle meets at Methodist Church 7 30 pm.

Martin Sharrett Brandt Mecca Kenneth Price Naomi Methodist Church Eub Church Ladies Bible Union Furnace Miriam Circle

April Four Square Dance Party at St John’s

Twenty couples of the Four Square Dance Club attended the April party at St John’s school hall with the Dewey Ringhiser orchestra providing music for dancing. The next dance is set for May 21 and the refreshment committee includes Mr and Mrs Arthur Wright Mr and Mrs Ralph Griffin and Mr and Mrs Jerry Lehman.

Logan Four Square Dance Club St. John’s School Hall Dewey Ringhiser Arthur Wright Ralph Griffin Jerry Lehman

Logan junior high musicians shine at district soloist ensembls

Nine of eleven Logan junior high school musicians earned superior ratings at the District 13 contest held Saturday at Capital University Columbus. Jerry McAfee won superior for his cornet solo and two flute quartets also gained superior ratings. Fortunes included Fritz Meyer and Mary Ann Goodlive earning excellent ratings. Richard Buntz led the group with accompanists Lavon Goodlive Harley Meyer and several parent volunteers coordinated transport.

Logan Armand Houk Jerry McAfee Carla Myers Susan Allen Sherry Poston Roberta Forster Kathleen Gabriel Becky Blum Cindy Hornel Carole McIntire Fritz Meyer

One Divorce Granted Second Case Is Filed

Logan-Hocking County Common Pleas Court records show Betty J. Goldsberry granted a divorce from Howard F. Goldsberry for gross neglect of duty and Betty J. Guess restoration of name. They wed Sept. 3, 1955. A separate suit by Isabelle Bumgardner against Boyd B. Bumgardner cites extreme cruelty with requests for alimony custody and permanent support. marriage date Jan. 21, 1940.

Logan — Hocking County Common Pleas Betty J. Goldsberry Howard F. Goldsberry Betty J. Guess Isabelle Bumgardner Boyd B. Bumgardner

Logan Sewing Club Guests in Come as You Are Party

Tuesday morning Logan Sewing Club members visited Mrs. Rosewell Perkins at Greendale Road for a Come as You Are party. Guests arrived in current attire and a taped chit chat was played back later. A two course luncheon with garden blossoms followed, and the May meeting is planned at Mrs. Edmund Lange’s home.

Logan Edmund Lange

Ven us Circle Holds Monthly Meeting at Masonic Temple

The Venus Circle met Thursday evening in the Masonic Temple dining room with fifteen members and four guests. The dinner program was organized by committee members Mrs Willard Lyke Mrs Harry J Mack Mrs John Druyer and Mrs Meredith Gano who stood in for Mrs George Moore.

Venus Circle Masonic Temple Willard Lyke Harry J. Mack John Druyer Meredith Gano George Moore

Delphian Club Hosts Dessert With Hawaiian Vacation Talk

Mrs. Marga ret Risch and Mrs. Velma Shaw served a candlelit dessert as the Delphian Club met. Mrs. Irma Powers presented color pictures of her Hawaiian Islands trip, with guests Mrs. Lewis Skinner Mrs. Dan Jones Mrs. Powers and Miss Elsie Schneider attending. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. J. S. Cherrington in two weeks.

Margaret Risch Velma Shaw Delphian Club Irma Powers Hawaiian Islands Lewis Skinner Dan Jones Powers Elsie Schneider J. S. Cherrington

Logan Squaw Club Meeting At Fountain Street Home

Mrs. Augustine Palmer led the meeting with hostess Mrs. Kirby Snyder at her Fountain Street dwelling. Sixteen members and guest Diane Armstrong shared refreshments while prize winners were Mrs. Stella Barker Mrs. Noel Dyer Mrs. Ellena Wells and Mrs. Charles Congrove.

Augustine Palmer Logan Squaw Club

Emblem Club Elects New Officers

Mrs Lawrence Helber was elected 1960 61 president of the Logan Emblem Club at the Elks Lodge meeting last week Other newly elected officers include Mrs Carl Johnson vice president Mrs John Greene recording secretary and several trustees and officers The Nelsonville Emblem Club will join for a joint installation May 14 at the Logan Elks Lodge with a 6 30 banquet at Brandts Restaurant Reservations due May 10.

Robert Brandon O. J. Hysell Fred Rochester Joseph Gano John Eberst Arthur Walters Joe Schrader Nelsonville Emblem Club Logan Club Logan Elks Lodge Mecca Brandt’s The Elks Lodge Harry St. Clair

More New Cars Sold in Hocking County April

Certificate of Title Office figures show April new titles at 71, two more than March. Total titles issued for all types reach 688, with 256 resale and 169 used retail. Mortgage activity includes 365 filings and 282 cancellations. receipts total 1108.30, with 831.80 kept by the county and 276.50 remitted to the state.

Logan Hocking County Certificate of Title Office Thelma Keyes Clerk of Courts

Six Traffic Violations Heard In County Court

Six defendants faced traffic charges in county court over the weekend. Ernest E. Robinson of Laurelville Route 2 pleaded guilty to mischief and received 25 dollars plus costs and 10 days in jail. Lee H. Young of Laurelville pleaded innocent at first, then changed to guilty for failure to yield. fined 15 dollars plus costs after a later plea, with bond posted. Thor W. Anderson of Ash tabula found guilty in absentia for passing at Routes 33 and 796. William Poling of Laurelville Route 2 pleaded no contest to an improper turn on Route 180. fines 15 dollars plus costs, fine suspended. Hollie Trader of Gore pleaded guilty to an improper turn on Route 33. fined 10 dollars plus costs. Oley W. Burke of Weston West Virginia pleaded guilty to operating a truck with no mud flaps. fine 10 dollars plus costs, fine suspended.

LOGAN Propery Ernest E. Robinson Laurelville Vaughn Collins Robinson Lee H. Young Young Thor W. Anderson Ashtabula Anderson William Poling

Get-To-Gether 4-H Plans Skating Party

The sixth meeting on April 19 at Green Elementry School discussed a skating party scheduled for May 15. Louella Julian demonstrated proper table setting. The next meeting is set for May 10 at Green Elementry School.

Births at Hocking Valley Hospital Report

Mr and Mrs Roy Bias Logan welcome a son Harold Mundy Logan Route 4 undergoes surgery Mrs Robert Holmes Laurelville Route 2 Mr Roy Six Logan in surgery Joe Snyder Logan Route 3 Leonard Algeo Logan medical Mrs George Booth McArthur and daughter Mrs Ted Kollister Logan and daughter Sammy Rutter Athens

Roy Bias, Logan Harold Mundy Logan Robert Holmes Laurelville Roy Six Joe Snyder Leonard Algeo George Booth McArthur Ted Kollister Sammy Rutter Athens

Dog Bites Boy Nine Quarantined For 14 Days

Logan reports a dog bite on a nine year old boy at 355 E Second St. The victim, Alan Thompson, was bitten in the calf by a dog owned by Joseph and Mrs. Gano at 147 S Culver St. The boy was treated by a local physician and the dog will be confined for 14 days.

Leonard Alan R. Thompson Ray Thompson E. Second St Joseph E. Gano S. Culver St Gano Yard

Early English angling book lists 12 fly patterns

The Treatise of Fysshynge Wyth an Angle, printed in 1496 in Westminster, England, documents twelve fly patterns. Ten of these patterns remain in active use by modern fishermen.

Westminister England

Trop Artic unveils PDA based engine lubricant

New Trop Artic introduces a lubricating formula delivering cleaning, protection, and smooth performance under severe engine tests. The key element PDA, exclusive to Phillips Petroleum, claims superior cleaning shown in extensive mileage testing.

Phillips Petroleum Company

Also Mentioned on This Page

Logan Archer New Lex Logan Elennon Sewing Club Cleon Tucker Kenneth Stuart George Gribble Harry Shaw R. B. Hansel Hawaii Mrs. Snyder Emblem Club Collins Hollie Trader Gore Oley W. Burke Weston W. Va Oldsmobile Olds Olds Mobile Bob Hess Nelsonville Aisne Pmoiltins Hocking Valley Hospital James Leonard Phillips
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