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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1974

Page

6

Logan tea hosts Girls State delegates in 8th District

Logan Unit 78 of the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored a Sunday tea for 154 attendees including delegates, their mothers, and unit officers at the Logan Federal Community Room. Guest speaker Mrs. Lester M. Merritt of Columbus discussed the upcoming 28th Girls State session at Capital University June 15 to 23 and answered questions about government, festivities, and work.

Ruth Stamp Logan Joy White Middleport Kim Phillips Wellston Carol Henderson Athens Sarah Greene Pomeroy LuAnn Hubbard Nelsonville Cheryl Nichols Jackson Carla Glover Thornville Betsy Mullins Albany Jean Lash McArthur Lester M. Merritt Girls State Malei Morgan Becky Smith Sharon Carothers Barton S. Hall Eighth District Logan Unit 78 The American Legion Auxiliary Logan Federal Community Room Unit Columbus Capital University Bexley Merritt Buckeye Pilot Club of Columbus

History Of Pretzel Told To Rothwells

Mrs. Merle Ogg hosted the Rothwell Club at the Hotel Gordon and led a program on pretzels. She traced the pastry’s origins to Germany with the Julius Sturgis family in 1861 and spoke on the pretzel prayer gift and related modern customs.

Lititz Louis Sturgis

Youth Hurt As Car Flips On Route 56 In Hocking County

A 17 year old, John Heller of New Plymouth, was taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital after his car flipped on Route 56 near Route 328 in Hocking County at 6 20 p m Saturday. He suffered a bumped head and left leg injuries. no citation was issued.

New Plymouth Route 1 John Heller Hocking Valley Community Hospital Route 328 Hocking County State Highway Patrol Heller Hocking Upper Arlington Conkle’s Hollow James Young N. Wood St New Plymouth Mount St. Mary Hospital

Nelsonville EMS Runs Record of Weekend Incidents

Saturday at 12 22 p m John Hickman 368 W Washington St taken to Mount St Mary Hospital for illness. Sunday at 4 10 a m Herman Bumgardner Nelsonville Route 2 taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital for illness. Sunday at 11 21 a m Oakley Farmer 222 Adams St taken to Mount St Mary Hospital for illness.

John Hickman W. Washington St Mount St. Mary Hospital Herman Bumgardner Nelsonville Hocking Valley Community Hospital Oakley Farmer Adams St Mount St. Mary

Kyger Personals Update from Local Families

Mr and Mrs Tommy Stewart and family of Columbus visited the Stewarts and Thaxtons for a weekend. Nicky Hockman of Troy and Noel Hockman of Xenia visited Homer Hockman and family with Melina.

Transport Details From Glouster and Nearby Towns

The records show a series of patient transfers and a teacher move. John McClelland from Glouster was admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital on Wednesday at 12 18 a.m. Marcella Cope from Jacksonville was moved to O'Bleness Memorial on Thursday at 9 10 p.m. Kathy Keller a Middle School teacher was moved to O'Bleness Friday at 10 09 a.m. Floyd Crabtree from Millfield was transferred to Mount St. Mary on Friday at 6 39 p.m.

John McClelland Glouster Mount St. Mary Hospital Marcella Cope Jacksonville O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Kathy Keller O'Bleness Floyd Crabtree Millfield Mount St. Mary

Horn Sounded Alarm Ends With Blaze In New Plymouth

Logan A blowing horn alarm marked a deadly fire after Hershel Anderson could not start his pickup on Route 1. Firefighters found the truck fully involved with the flames, cause undetermined. A grass fire behind John Coakley’s house was extinguished later. both fires have unknown origins.

Logan Hershel Anderson New Plymouth John Coakley

Nelsonville Clean-Up Drive to Begin This Week

Nelsonville city wide annual clean up starts Tuesday in the west end with trash collection by city trucks. No garbage appliances or large items. place trash in boxes or bundles at the front curb. Central and north ends go Wednesday and the east end Thursday.

Nelsonville The

Teaters Visit In Mississippi

Glouster couple Mr and Mrs Dan Teater recently returned home after visiting their son and family in Greenville Mississippi They toured Delta Pine and Land Plantation Schott Mississippi Menalle Botanical Gardens Jackson and other government buildings They had dinner at Ferguson Lake Diner on Lake Ferguson near Greenville and traveled home via Natchex Trace Parkway from Natchez to Nashville

Glouster Dan Teater Timothy F. Teater Greenville, Miss Teaters Schott Miss Menalle Botanical Gardens Jackson Ferguson Lake Lake Ferguson Mississippi River Greenville

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Admitted

A list shows multiple patients admitted to Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Names include John Crow McArthur Harold McCail Amanda Robert Snider Pleasantville Mrs Byron King Baltimore Marie Hanning David Vollmer New Straitsville Mrs Henry Acker Mrs Frederick Davis Benjamin Griffith Jerry McKinley Ruth Six John Coomer Michael Murray Sr Roy Bolenbaugh Lester Brown Robert Rutter Wiliam Thompson Larry Brown Nevello Linn Michael Colvin Cecilia Jones Julia Brown and Dallas Hart.

John Crow McArthur Harold McCail Amanda Robert Snider Pleasantville Byron King Baltimore Marie Hanning David Vollmer New Straitsville Henry Acker Frederick Davis Benjamin Griffith Jerry McKinley Ruth Six John Coomer Michael Murray Sr Roy Bolenbaugh Logan Lester Brown Robert Rutter Wiliam Thompson Larry Brown Nevello Linn Michael Colvin Cecilia Jones Julia Brown Dallas Hart

Hocking Valley Railroad Resumes Train Rides This Weekend

In Nelsonville the Hocking Valley Sonic Railroad restarts its train rides with four runs per day on weekends. A stream locomotive and extra cars arrived from Columbus with service to Carbon Hill after track repairs. In Chauncey a one day trash cleanup is hosted by Rice Sanitation Co. In Nelsonville the Glenford Dugan Post American Legion meets at 7 45 p.m. to plan Memorial Day activities.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Sonic Railroad Carbon Hill Columbus Chauncey The Rice Sanitation Co Glenford Dugan American Legion

Man Injured In Fall At Old Man's Cave In Logan

John Bishop, 20, of Columbus, is hospitalized after falling about 25 feet at Old Man's Cave near Broken Falls. He suffered a broken chin, fractured ribs, and internal injuries and was moved from Hocking Valley Community Hospital to University Hospital.

Logan John Bishop Columbus University Hospital Old Man’s Cave Hocking Station Southeast

Jackie Martin Benefit Concert at Berean Theatre May 26

Nelsonville Berean Theatre announces ticket sales for An Evening With Jackie Martin on May 26 at 8 15 p m at Fort Street venue. Proceeds go to re starting live theater. seating limited to 200. reception after show included. telephone orders at 753 1819.

Nelsonville Berean Theatre Jackie Martin Fort Street Nelsonville High School Martin Disneyland Hocking Valley Spencer S. Steenrod Jackie Steenrod

Golden Rule Class Meets Wednesday at Home

The Golden Rule Class of First United Methodist Church in Nelsonville will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at 727 Walnut Street the home of Mrs. Frances Stage. Assisting hostesses are Mrs. Lucille Weaver and Miss Evelyn Siddle. Miss Phyllis Betts will lead devotions with the Program Committee of Mrs. Lucille Steenrod and Mrs. Joanna Evans.

Nelsonville First United Methodist Church Frances Stage Walnut St Lucille Weaver Evelyn Siddle Lucille Steenrod Joanna Evans Phyllis Betts

Garfield Heights Coach Lines opens Glouster bus service

Miss Merle Danford reports a new route starting in Trimble on Route 13 with trips from Cleveland on Thursdays at 4 30 p m to Coshocton Zanesville Glouster and Huntington and return Sundays. A Friday Huntington return arrives Cleveland about 5 55 p m. June schedule hoped. NELSONVILLE fire department takes in a car seat fire caused by a discarded cigarette reported by Mrs Vaughn Baker.

Trimble Garfield Heights Huntington Cleveland Coshoton Zanesville Athens Coshocton Nelsonville Vaughn Baker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Devon Tipple Lancaster Arthur Dollmatsch Oak Hill Coolville Bremen Stoutville Millersport Wilkesville Murray City Longaville Lithopolis Junction City Crooksville Sugar Grove Rothwells Floyd Crabree Gladys Vore Fred Horn Flossie Green Ail John L. Heller Ruth Welch Jack Flinn Ravenswood W. Va Phillip Downard Janice Blower Sally Gandee Richelle Lee Neff Hallie Moore Duane Lanning Lester Pittman J. Fred Slater Delbert Matheny William McDonald Kate Patton Pauline Barnhart Frances Crabtree Dorothy Mitchell Charles Mellinger Charles Blair Richard Standall Harry White Juanita Rutter Veterans of Foreign Wars Nelsonville Secems Kyger Mary B. Sisson Mississippi Hocking Valley Railroad Legion Gordon Reeves O'Bleness Memorial Reeves Union 76 Hunter Street Carrie Spence Zanesville Ave E. Second St Grete Bolenbaugh Big Pine Road Hocking Valley Bank STATE Senate OU Graduate Education Committee Friend of Education Educators Political Action Committee Mary Abel Rt. 1
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