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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1960

Page

14

Council Moves To Alter Parking Meter System

Logan city council approved a streets committee report directing changes to meters in most metered zones. Councilman William Morgan announced a survey and proposed two hour parking for five cents on Hunter and Second Streets with a maximum eight hours, requiring new meter heads.

Council Logan William Morgan Hunter and Second Sts Main St Spring Market Mulberry Sts Idea Morgan Market St Main Hunter Sts Hunter St

Seven Pledges Attend SPG Sorority Meet

LOGAN Psi Chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority entertained seven prospective pledges Monday night at the home of Mrs. Sherman Sheets East Hunter Street. A planned patio party moved indoors due to weather.

Logan—Psi Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Sherman Sheets East Hunter Street

W S Stoll dies at 68 in Logan Ohio

Walter S. Stoll 68 formerly of South Vienna died at 2 15 a m Tuesday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a two week hospitalization. Surviving include his wife Selah daughter Donna Sink of Boone North Carolina and several stepchildren and grandchildren. Funeral services planned in Springfield with burial at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Logan Walter S. Stoll Hocking Valley Hospital Selah Donna Sink Boone, N. C Omer McKee Jr Jerry McKee Springfield Frances Decker Ellen Loudermilk Pomona Calif Juanita Warren Betty Lou Newman New Carlisle

Logan Shows Gain in Hocking County Population

The 1960 census count shows Hocking County population rising from 19 545 in 1950 to 20 045 in 1960. Logan city and Falls Township drive the rise with a combined 746 increase, while Murray City and several townships show declines, totaling a net gain of 500 for the decade.

Logan Hocking County Athens Logan City Falls Two

Community organizations schedule events in Logan May 11 12 13

Logan Calendar lists Pomona Grange at Antioch Grange 8 p m Wednesday with exchange program, pound cake and sewing contests and refreshments by Pomona home economics. Emblem Club at Logan Elks Lodge 8 p m initiations. Four Seasons Garden Club 7 30 p m at Ohio Power. Teammates Class 7 30 p m election of officers. Homemakers Club 6 30 p m. D of A 7 30 p m potluck at 6. Thursday features Premier Mother Club guest night 8 p m. Venus Circle dinner 6 p m at Masonic dining room. DAV Auxiliary 7 30 p m. Venus Chapter OES 7 30 p m. Truth Seekers Class 1 30 p m. Mrs Dallas Worthman host. Friday brings DAR dessert course 7 p m at Glenview Party House. Scotts Creek Social Club 8 p m with potluck lunch at schoolhouse. Cosmopolitan Club dessert 7 30 p m at Mrs James Barber's Lake Logan. Laurel Valley Grange 7 30 p m.

Pomona Grange Antioch Grange Vinton Pomona Grange Pomona Home Economics Emblem Club Logan Elks Lodge Four Seasons Garden Club Ohio Power Auditorium Methodist Church Blosser Mother Club Glenview Party House Ray Thompson Venus Circle Masonic Dining Room DAV Dav-Vfw Venus Chapter Masonic Temple Union Furnace Eub Church Dallas Worthman C. H Bennington Worthington Chapt

Regular Methodist services set for May fifteenth at eight

Tuppers Plains notes a May 15 Methodist Church service at 8 p m. Lena Keller of Marietta visits friends. Mr and Mrs William Chapman attend Hess Nichols funeral in Wheeling. W R DeLashmut and Plains City visitors call on local families. Emile Matlack returns from Florida to visit Mrs Mytle Frost.

Tuppers Plains Lena Keller Marietta William Chapman Hess Nichols Wheeling W. R. DeLashmutt Plains City Carl Lemley Wilma Howard Buckley Reedsville Lila Emerick Ft. Knox W. W. Bragg Emile Matlack Florida Myrtle Frost

Massey Family Visits Logan From Tarawa Terrace

Mrs. Gerald Massey and her children Charles and Mary Ceilin arrived in Logan on Thursday for an indefinite visit at the homes of her father Dayton Schultheis and her grandmother Mrs Frank Blasius. Lt. Gerald Massey is with the U S Marines on sea duty at Camp Lejeune and the couple reside at Tarawa Terrace North Carolina.

Presbyterian Women Meet at Logan Schwanke Vail Group

Presbyterian Women met Monday afternoon in the church dining room with welcoming committee Mrs. Walter Ott Mrs. Francis Myers Mrs. Bess Mutchmore Mrs. Rex Holmes and Miss Mary McCray. Devotions honored mission workers in Arizona and Bahia Brazil. A program on two church member types featured by Mrs Folson Brandt. A humorous satire by Mrs Harold Sommers ended a social hour with tulips and iris tea table.

Logan — Schwanke - Vail Presbyterian Church Walter Ott Francis Myers Bess Mutchmore Rex Holmes Mary McCray Presbyterian Rocky Mountain Arizona Bahia Sao Paulo Brazil Myers Mutchmore Harold Sommers

Eisenhower Donates Golf Trophy To Society

President Eisenhower donates the Dwight D. Eisenhower Golf Trophy a silver cup to the America Japan Society for use in an annual golf tournament for members.

Tokyo Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower The America- Japan Society

Shaw Rites Are Planned For Friday

Funeral arrangements are set for Walter E. Shaw 69 of 507 E Hunter Sr who died Tuesday at Hocking Valley Hospital after admission Sunday He was a retired carpenter and a member of Berea Presbyterian Church Izaak Walton League Surviving wife Ruth a daughter and three grandchildren Services at 2 p m Friday Heinlein Funeral Home Rev Roy E Klingler officiating Burial Shaw Cemetery Friends may call until services Morocco gained independence from France in 1956.

Logan Walter E. Shaw E. Hunter Sr Hocking Valley Hospital Union Furnace Mr. Shaw Willard E Mary E. Shaw Berea Presbyterian Church Izaak Walton League

Hunger Strike Threat Exits From South Africa Jail

Twenty one white women held in a Johannesburg jail under emergency regulations threaten a hunger strike unless the government releases them or files formal charges before Friday.

Johannesburg South Africa

Miriam Sehottke Wins Moeller Essay Contest

Logan High School student Miriam Schottke won the Hocking County Moeller Essay Contest for the topic My Contribution to Democracy Through Government Service. She will receive an expense paid trip to Washington, D C to observe government operations and work part time in Rep. Moeller's office. Second place went to Darla Coakley of Laurel Township and third to Ronnie Whisler of Laurelville High School.

Warrior 4 H Club Forms Ball Team For Summer

Logan The Tri Valley Warriors 4 H Club organized a softball team for the summer season at Kerry St Clair’s home. New member Chuck Huntly of Orland joined as the group adjourned after refreshments. The ocean surface stat references Arctic Ocean area 5 440 000 square miles.

Chuck Huntly Orland

Thompson retires after 55 years at clay plants

Clarence W. Thompson of 51 S. Depot St. retired Tuesday after 55 years as a kiln fireman at Logan Clay Products Co and the Haydenville Natco plant. He had spent 53 years at Logan Clay.

Logan Clarence W. Thompson S. Depot St Logan Clay Products Co Haydenville Natco Logan Clay

Surprise Air Raid Drill Triggers Emergency Siren

Civil Defense Director Robert Barry was surprised by an air raid warning when a painter at fire headquarters accidentally hit the siren switch with a ladder. The accidental trigger caused a brief alarm in New York.

Civil Defense Robert Barry

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SPG Sorority Patty Poling Carolyn Oliver Sandra Howard Barbara Parsons Ann Kellenbarger Susan Cruise Dorothy Krannitz Einan Plummer Wellston Lawrence Helber Frank Judy William Graham W.S. Stoll. Farmer South Vienna Mr. Stoll Clark County Black Jack First Christian Church Limestone St Ferncliff Cemetery Finance Committee Green Township Nelsonville United Brethren In Christ Church Riff St Hubert Baker Falls Laurel Good Hope Perry Starr Laurelville Murray City Ward Green Salt Creek Benton Washington Marion Laurel Valley Grange Folson Brandt Shaw Morocco France Space Eyes Bulova Watch Company Long Island N. Y Central Press Athens, D Oleo Kingnut Kingan Mrs ED Slater S. McKinley Forges California Miriam Sehottke Moeller Walter E. Moeller Miriam Schottke Earl F. Schottke Wallace E. Blake James Frey Warrior Tri-Valley Warriors Kerry St. Clair Arctic Thompson Reg An Royal Crown Cota
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