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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1949

Page

2

Logan county registers 49 new car owners in April

Logan Miss Thelma Keyes county registrar lists 49 Hocking County residents who received new cars in April, a drop from March yet a rise over recent averages. Names include Mildred Rutter, Earl Bensenhewer, Ralph Windsor, Jerome Epstein, and many others with recipients across Rockbridge Laurelville and surrounding routes. New trucks sold to Mason, Stuart, Loomis & Son, and Tucker.

Logan Thelma Keyes County Registrar of Motor Vehicles Hocking County Mildred Rutter Earl Bensenhewer Ralph Windsor Jerome Epstein D. E F. Kitchen Tom Brehm William Loomis Wesley Cannon Harold Frazier Emil Wayne Ogdin R. R. Loomis Addison A. Frey R. S. Thompson Charles Rutter Charles Shonk Harriet Dollmatsch Dessie Richards Velma Huffman Ray Nihiser the National Supply Co Ben Ross Wilma Shull Greendale Minerals Co Carl James George Thomas Freda Willige Guy Fisk Ralph Walker Ross Adcock P. R

Honor Roll At Shawnee Announced

Shawnee school names honor roll for the fifth grading period with students across all grades. Senior Twelfth Grade include Glenna McClain and Marjorie Severance. Others span Ninth Sixth Fourth and lower grades with multiple students listed by name.

Shawnee Glenna McClain Marjorie Severance Clarence Colvin Carolyn Fouts Marilyn Hoops Larry Gemienhardt Walter Morgan Donna Slatzer Bobby McCroy Kenneth Bond Mellani Craig Zelma Craig Mariene Hanning Virginia Thomas Richard Craig Walter Harrop Gene Jordan Patty Hopkins Janice Manning

Scouts Meet To Wrap Mother's Day Gifts

Girl Scout Troop Four held a after school meeting in the Hull building. Members wrapped Mother’s Day gifts after the business session. Betty Emrick organized refreshments with Irene Durant Ruth Johnson Virginia Norris and others in attendance.

Logan Hull Betty Emrick Irene Durant Ruth Johnson Virginia Norris Marilyn Terene Meyer Shirley Jean Hoke Janet Snyder Ruth Blake Marjorie Jou Spence M. B. Haney Joan Smith

City Repainting Strips For Downtown Parking

City workers repaint downtown parking strips and freshen yellow no parking curb markers. Safety-service director Lewis Price says work should finish by week’s end.

LOGAN City Service Department Lewis Price

Robins Nest in Courthouse Elm Again

A tall elm near the courthouse provides nesting space for robins for a fifth year. Clerk of courts Miss Thelma Keyes notes the birds typically arrive in the latter part of April, reusing the same nesting site beside the clerk’s office.

Courthouse Elm Logan Clerk of Courts Thelma Keyes

Funeral Rites To Be Friday For Mary C. Roberts

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Roberts 72 widow of A Y Roberts will be at 9 a m Friday at St Leo s Church Columbus with burial in St Joseph Cemetery Columbus She died Tuesday evening at her daughter s home Mrs Grace Farrington in Columbus after illness She was a former Logan resident and mother of Francis Roberts Logan funeral director Surviving daughters Lucile Cochran Mary Catherine Roberts Lola Roberts all of Columbus two sons Ray and Bernard of Columbus and a brother

Logan Funeral Lucile Cochran Mary Catherine Roberts Lola Roberts Columbus Ray Bernard

William Bernhard and Family Honor Service Details

Friends may call at the home of Mrs. Roberts' daughter Grace Farrington, 33 Mithoff, Columbus, until time of services. William Bernhard of Columbus is noted with 18 grandchildren in the obituary.

William Bernhard Columbus

Doan’s Pills Warn of Kidney Trouble Signs

Backache and leg pains may signal kidney or bladder issues. Doan’s Pills, a stimulant diuretic trusted for over 60 years, claim to ease symptoms by helping kidneys remove waste from blood. Seek pharmacist advice and relief.

Doan

Oil Worker Frees From 14 Foot Fall at Goat Run

Wilbur Oeffler of Union Furnace an oil well worker with Bell Drilling and Producing Co. fell about 14 feet from an oil well derrick in Goat Run. He was hospitalized at Doctors Hospital in Columbus where x rays showed no fractures though he has a concussion of the lower back and will remain home for several days.

Logan Wilbur Oeffler Union Furnace Bell Drilling and Producing Co Goat Run Oeffler Doctors Hospital Columbus

Shawnee Senior Class Play May 13 at Shawnee High

Shawnee students present the Senior Class play Spring Is Here in the Shawnee High School Auditorium on Friday May 13 at 8 PM with intermission entertainment by Donnie Mitchell and Nancy Colvin A matinee is scheduled for 12 30 PM in the afternoon.

Shawnee Shawnee High School Donnie Mitchell Nancy Colvin

Divorce Suit Filed After One Month of Marriage

Carl Warthman files for divorce from Charlene Warthman in common pleas court charging gross neglect of duty. They married April 2 and the petition was filed May 2.

LOGAN Comemon Pleas Court Carl Warthman Charlene Warthman Warthman

Hocking Valley Hospital admits three patients and notes births

Mrs Boyd Bumgardner of Logan undergoes surgery along with Mrs Annabelle Ervin of Nelsonville. Harry Nixon of Logan Route 3 is listed for medical care. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs Walter Palsley of Logan. Mrs Elsie Smith of Nelsonville is discharged.

Hocking Valley Hospital Boyd Bumgardner Logan Annabelle Ervin Nelsonville Harry Nixon Walter Palsley Elsie Smith

Man Fined In Logan For DUI by Mayor

Hershel Henry Rogers of Logan was arraigned before Mayor Roger W. Friend on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs by city police.

Logan Roger W. Friend Hershel Henry Rogers Rogerss

Easter Visitation and Local Socials Across Nelsonville

Easter activities centered on several homes with the McManaway and Smathers families hosting relatives and friends. Notable visits included the Brookharts, Vanderburgs, Frisingers, and Helbers with birthday celebrations for Earl Smathers and Hollie Hoistingon. Mentioned were health notes on Anna Thompson and attendance at the UMW Auxiliary convention in Chauncey.

Carl Smathers Stanley Hazel Earl Smathers Jerry and Mack James Brookhart Kenneth Hollie Mae Hoisington Faye Brookhart Donald Ritchie Charles Hart Ida Beitelschies Emma Deal Robert Gillian Nelsonville Russell Adams Anna Thompson Alice Thompson Helen Hart Ollie Hillyer Ethel McDaniel Susan South UMW Chauncey Jennie Boyd Ethel Mae South Arthur Bruce Marietta Evelyn Smathers Clarice Shields Flossie Douglas Effie Conkey Mary Bradley Theda Ritchie Francis Codon la Beldleschies

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