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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1953

Page

3

$69,000 More for Roads Seen as Need in Hocking

Logan report by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio says Hocking County requires additional $69,559 annually for road upkeep beyond 1952 income of $280,441. State totals show 103,046 miles of highways with 4,800 miles proposed to move to county control. 82 counties need about $69.77 million yearly for all highway items, with current income about $42.35 million.

Logan County Commissioners Association of Ohio Hocking County Ohio Ing State Assembly

Rites Tuesday for Infant of Logan Family

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Leonard funeral home for Welter Ralph Bartholomew 21 months old son of Welter and Enid Rhoades Bartholomew of 700 N Walnut Logan. The infant who had been an invalid since birth died Sunday at home in Ironton. He is survived by his parents a sister Jane Ann and grandparents Wiley Rhoades of Logan and Mr and Mrs Ralph Bartholomew of Glouster. The Rev Paul Warner will officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of service.

Logan Leonard Funeral Home Welter Ralph Bartholomew Enid Rhoades Bartholomew Walnut St Ironton Jane Ann Wiley Rhoades Glouster Paul Warner Oak Grove Cemetery

Richards divorce suit filed involving custod y and alimony

Patricia E. Logan Richards files for divorce from James R. Richards alleging gross neglect. She seeks child custody support and both temporary and permanent alimony.

Primitive peoples and iron in North American lands

The article notes that North American Indians are believed to be among the few primitive groups that never refined iron, despite abundant iron ore deposits in the region.

Pork Supplies Show Decrease in Local Markets

County agricultural agent Charles Ingraham reports pork supplies are falling while beef veal potatoes lamb and mutton supplies rise. He notes consumer pork share fell to 46 cents of each retail dollar, and farm real estate prices trend downward with a two percent drop from November to March. Meat consumption is projected near 144 pounds per person for the year, similar to 1952.

Logan Charles Ingraham Ingraham

Home Town Band Seeks Musicians in Logan Area

James Horwell, band instructor at Carbon Hill and New Straitsville, seeks men aged 18 to 80 for a home town band. An organizational meeting is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Frank Harden Garage W Hunter Sr. Music and instruments will be supplied for players lacking them.

Snake Bite Victim Rushed to Hospital

Susan Shaw daughter of Mr and Mrs George C Shaw 389 Walnut St was rushed to Chil dren's Hospital in Columbus yesterday afternoon by Heinleins ambulance after being bitten by a snake in the Scenic area. The snake was thought to be a copperhead. She was first taken to Hocking Valley Hospital but serum was unavailable.

Four Hurt In Route 312 Crash In Columbus

An automobile wreck on Route 312 yesterday afternoon injured four Columbus residents. Donna Crammbly was seriously hurt while Paul Middlesworth Andrew Middlesworth and Larry Johnson sustained minor injuries. State highway patrol from the Lancaster post investigated.

Logan Route 312 Columbus Donna Crammbly Paul Middlesworth Andrew Middlesworth Larry Johnson

Births and Admissions at Hocking Hospital

Mrs. Elmer Malone Logan a son Mrs Lewis Wilson Logan Route 3 a daughter Mrs Charles Mettler Logan Route 4 a son Admitted Mrs Lawrence Hansley Jr Logan Route 1 Terry Snyder Logan James Patton Logan Discharged Robert Lovett Nelsonville Route Mrs Kenneth Carter Logan William Blackford Canton

Elmer Malone Logan Lewis Wilson Charles Mettler Lawrence Hansley, Jr Terry Snyder James Patton Robert Lovett Nelsonville Kenneth Carter William Blackford Canton

Milk Testing Program Set For Hocking County

In June a free milk ring test for brucellosis will be conducted in Hocking County by a mobile laboratory from the State Department of Agriculture. Chairmen named by the Dairy Service Cooperative will recruit sample collectors from townships including Salt Creek, Ward, Green, Falls, Falls-Gore, Starr, Washington, Marion, Benton, Good Hope, Laurel, and Perry. Owners may opt for optional blood tests for cattle or dry cows. Brucellosis is called Bangs Disease in cattle and undulant fever in humans. County funds support a secretary for the mobile unit during its stay.

Paul Shaw Salt Creek Harold Saxton Ward Green Claude Harsh Falls Falls-Gore D. H. Woodard Starr Washington Don Yates Marion Benton Wayne Ball Good Hope Glen Wilson Laurel Perry Charles Ingraham State Department of Agriculture Hocking County Ingraham

Calve Feeding Tips Demonstrated for 4-H Show Cattle

Four H members and advisors learned calf care and feeding from Ohio State extension dairy specialist Charles Blackman. He compared a calf stomach to a pig stomach and noted cows eat about 150 pounds of grass daily. He advised feeding protein only when hay is poor quality, and stressed observing cattle to gauge feeding needs.

Tom Sawyer Operetta Set for Union Furnace School

The third and fourth grades of Union Furnace School will stage Tom Sawyer, a three act operetta based on Mark Twain, on Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. The story follows Tom and his friend Huck Finn and others from Twain’s novel.

Union Furnace Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Tom Huckleberry Finn

Ten Men Set for Pre-Induction Exams at Fort Hayes

Ten men from Hocking County were slated to depart for Fort Hayes Columbus this morning to take pre induction physical examinations. Twelve men will leave Thursday for Fort Hayes to be inducted according to Mrs Mary Sweazy selective service board clerk.

Logan Hocking County Fort Hayes Columbus Mary Sweazy Selective Service Board

Four-H Sheep Day Set in Hocking County

Four H members in Hocking County will observe 4 H Sheep Day Saturday May 16 by attending a sheep field day at the Clarence W Skinner farm. Ralph Grimshaw extension specialist from Ohio State University will be in charge of activities.

Logan Hocking County Clarence W. Skinner Ralph Grimshaw Ohio State University

Two Drivers Fined On 3 Traffic Counts

Logan court fines two men after weekend traffic counts. Russell L. Courtney 18 of Union Furnace pleaded guilty to reckless operation. fined 10 dollars plus costs five dollars suspended. James Sherlock Jr 25 of 346 North St Logan pleaded guilty to reckless operation and no operator's permit. fined five dollars and costs for no permit and ten dollars plus costs with costs suspended for reckless operation.

Darnell Rites Wednesday

Darnell Samuel Darnell 79 died at 3 10 p m Sunday at his West Logan home. A Greenup Ky native he lived here many years. He worked at the old Hocking Valley car shops and spent most of his life as a farmer. Survived by widow Hattie four sons Hubert Henry Raymond Clifford two daughters Lena Mary Kline Elizabeth Dunn 17 grandchildren five great grandchildren. Services 2 p m Wednesday Leonard funeral home with Rev William Brown Rev Hiram Mingus and Rev Roy Klingler. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Logan Samuel Darnell West Logan Darnell Greenup Hocking Valley Hattie Hubert Henry Raymond Clifford Salans Calif Lena Mary Kline Melrose Elizabeth Dunn Leonard Funeral Home William Brown Hiram Mingus Roy Klingler Oak Grove Cemetery

Donations Sought for State 4-H Fund Auction

Donors are urged by 4-H club members to contribute items for a county auction at the fairgrounds on May 23. Proceeds benefit the Ohio 4-H Foundation Fund funding scholarships and training. Contact the local 4-H leader or Charles Ingraham, county agricultural agent, to donate household goods farm machinery tools livestock or other articles.

Logan 4-H Club Fairgrounds Ohio 4-H Foundation Fund 4-H Charles Ingraham

Jackson GI Listed On Prisoner Roster

Kenneth R. Wright of Jackson Route 3 Ohio was named among 56 Americans added to the North Korean prisoner of war camp list. The names appeared in a notebook from Cpl. Fon Mitchell of Roderfield West Virginia, a repatriated soldier.

Roderfield W. Va Jackson, Ohio Kenneth R. Wright West Virginia Cpl Fon Mitchell

Logan Wallace Edison Pierce and Marcella Kath Kalklosch Wed

Logan Wallace Edison Pierce a 32 year old tool cutter grinder from Columbus marries Marcella Kath Kalklosch 39 at home in Logan. The license log records the marriage between the two in this local notice.

Logan Wallace Edison Pierce Columbus Marcella Kath Kalklosch

Clothes Moth Control Tips Outlined by Agent

Logan county agricultural agent Charles Ingraham outlines spring cleaning methods to curb clothes moths and carpet beetles. He recommends thorough cleaning, vacuuming with attachments, moving furniture, sunning movable items, and spraying protected areas with chlordane or lindane. Store cleaned woolens with DDT powder or paradichlorobenzene crystals and keep closet doors closed.

Logan Charles Ingraham Ingmiham Ingraham

Reverend Wilcox and Family Visit in Chauncey

The Rev Richard Wilcox and son from Sullivan visited Myr tle Wilcox in Athens and Walter Border in Millfield Saturday. Wilcox and son stayed a week with her parents. Neil Tippett of Columbus and friends visited Dayton area kin including Mr Fiske ill with influenza.

Richard Wilcox Sullivan Myrtle Wilcox Athens Walter Border Millfield Wilcox Neil Tippett Columbus Guy Brookns Sam Tippett Mark Fiske Charles Joan Steven Michael Janis Davis Dayton Mr. Fiske

Injured in Fall at Circle Hill Home

Chauncey Rice Thomas was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by ambulance after a fall down the stairs at his Circle Hill home. He required several stitches for a head cut and is believed to have a shoulder injury.

Chauncey — Rice Thomas Sheltering Arms Hospital Circle Hill

Key Club To Provide Program For Kiwanis

Logan Kiwanis Club meets at 6 30 p m Tuesday at Union Furnace High School with the local Key Club presenting the program and entertainment. The May 19 meeting will be in charge of the Inter Club.

Logan Logan Kiwanis Union Furnace High School

Kiwanians Plan May Ladies Night Outing at Lake Hope

The Portsmouth Club committee will provide the program for a May 27 event. A District of Ohio Kiwanis meeting at Lake Hope features a Ladies Night program with tickets due by Friday May 15.

Portsmouth Club Kiwanians District of Ohio Kiwanis Lake Hope

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