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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1937

Page

16

Logan Hi Y Club Run City Services Brief

Under Mayor George McGonagle the Hi Y Club boys of Logan Senior High School performed city duties on Wednesday with Joe Stoughton serving as service director Marion Strawn as police chief and George Blosser as fire chief A morning fire alarm sent Chief Blosser and his crew to the waterworks plant.

Logan George McGonagle Logan Senior High School Joe Stoughton Marion Strawn George Blosser

Reader Ads Offer New Service For Classified Headlines

Advertisement notes a new service for Reader ads with a 30 cent headline fee and 20 cents for each additional line. Each line counted as average five words with at least two lines required, excluding punctuation. The notice outlines pricing and formatting rules for advertisements.

Logan Club Elects Officers and Initiates New Members

Logan Business and Professional Women's Club elected officers for the coming year and held initiation services. Plans include a June installation, a Mother’s Day gathering, and Diana Dayton convention delegates. A resolution to purchase a city water filtration system was referred to the City Council. Funeral rites today in Columbus honor Ronald Campbell, burned in an automobile accident. local relatives attend.

Business and Professional Women’s Club Bess Mutchmore Fanny Spears Clara Allen Ruth Rheinscheid Piezza Mauk Marie Lines Margaret Lutz Logan Cooperative Spears Ruth Heft Grace Shriner Mae Schaal Florence Bort Dayton Thelma Keyes C. S. Clarke Bart Miss Lines Kathleen McGonagle Florence Myers Clarke House Committee Irene Tipton Emma Hall Rural Relations Committee Velma Skinner Velva Brashares Opal Wylie Logan Columbus Ronald Campbell Oscar Steward H. J. Shaw Campbell Eva Townsend

City Council Describes Bonds and Trials in One Day

In a day of municipal business, council members discussed bonds for a filtration plant and a new fire truck while opposing a gas rate increase. Albert Leonard, basketball star, faced assault charges, was tried, and acquitted as Chief Strawn led the case and George Blosser sought a jury trial. City WPA officials aided the day’s program.

Jimmy Richardson Bob Ralston Bill Donahue Maurice Cole Jack Smith Hubert Guess Ned Wellman Paul Nutter Howard Wooruff Virgil Spencer Strawn Albert Leonard Bob Fitzgerald George Blosser Leonard Edward C. Collins WPA

Births Again Lead in Logan Vital Figures

Logan shows births outpacing deaths in April with seven births and four deaths. Rural districts report 24 births to eight deaths. city births include six girls and one boy while rural births total 13 boys and 11 girls. Names listed for Logan births include Dicken, Miller, French, Redfern, Cordell, Chute, and Davis families. Logan Lewis Miller pled guilty to intoxication and was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald.

Logan Faith Wright Marvin Dicken Harold R. Miller Guy French Kendrick Redfern Alva E. Cordell Arthur Chute Vernon Davis Lewis Miller Kenneth Fitzgerald

Mrs Koehler 90 Dies at Ambrose Hotel in Logan

Anna Mary Koehler aged 90 widow of Bernhardt Koehler died at the Ambrose Hotel in Logan at 12 15 p m Wednesday from a cerebral hemorrhage. She leaves three sons Charles J Logan Henry E and J H Koehler of Pomeroy and four daughters Mrs John Slagel Lexington Ky Mrs John Arnold Gallipolis Mrs T S Shannon Hillsboro and Mrs Cole. Services by Rev Amos L Heyde 1 p m Friday Leonard Funeral Home burial Beach Grove Cemetery Pomeroy.

Logan Seniors Present Growing Pains May 21 at School

Logan High School presents Growing Pains directed by Miss Bartelle Hamilton at 8:15 p m Friday May 21 in the auditorium. Cast includes Florence Helber Harry Webb Bonnie Donaldson Joe Stoughton Elizabeth McGonagle Florence Schrader Emily Strawn and others with Martha Eagle heading property and Paul Nutter chairing stage crew. Tickets go on sale May 14 through senior class members.

Roberta Westbrook Marjorie Henderson Sue Rochester Richard Spannow Aletha Mae Goss Mary Gompf Geneva Euteva Snider Martha Eberst Dorothy Engle Ivan Helber Sam Arnett Emerson Iles Bob Johnson Jack Frazee Joe Canty Martha Eagle Juanita Rollins Waveline Smitt Rose Shannon Helen Walsh Paul Nutter Marvin Lackey Joe Nutter Marion Strawn

Club Has New Name LOGAN 4 H Club formed

Logan boys formed a 4 H club at the extension service office naming it LOGAN Hee Saw. Officers are Harold Brimner president Jack Lee vice president Robert Adcock secretary treasurer Carl Mack recreational leader and Don Lanning reporter. A meeting is set for 7 p m May 26 at the home of Mr and Mrs Arlie Brimner South Logan.

Logan—Hee-Saw Logan Boys Extension Service Office Harold Brimner Jack Lee Robert Adcock Carl Mack Don Lanning Arlie Brimner South Logan

New dwelling on N Walnut St to gain 14 by 16 addition

Dr. C F Shank's new residence on N Walnut Street nears roofing this week. An added 14 by 16 foot extension was approved during ongoing construction.

Sun Glow Team Wins In Industrial Softball League

Sun Glow defeated the S. Market team 4 to 2 Wednesday evening in the Industrial Softball League. Henry Dague homered twice and drove in all four runs for the winners.

LOGAN Sun Glow S. Market Henry Dague

Kiwanis Speaker Marks 50 Years Service for C O

Logan speaker C O veteran C G Amendt of Lancaster celebrated completing fifty years with the company on Sunday. He addressed the Kiwanis Club Tuesday evening detailing his long career and experiences from his start to the present.

Logan Logan C. G. Amendt Lancaster Kiwanis Club Amendt

Hand Injury at Enterprise Farm

George Blum of Logan sustained a minor hand injury Wednesday while helping workmen erect a fence on his farm near Enterprise.

Logan George Blum Enterprise

Union Furnace Leads in List of Spring Graduates in County

Logan County rural high schools list 26 graduates at Union Furnace, Carbon Hill 22, Murray City and Laurelville 14 each, Rockbridge and Gibisonville nine, Ilesboro five. Names span Benton, Laurelville, Gibisonville, Carbon Hill, Murray City, Ilesboro, Union Furnace with graduates including Boynton Amerine and Lavern Arnold among others. Townsend Club meet tonight at Pocahontas Hall on E Main St with an 8 oclock program.

Logan South Bloomingville Boynton Paul Arnold Mathias Franklin Paul Thornton Robert Stoughton Clyde Dupler Laurelville Helen Marie Pritchard Vernice J. Fetherofl Robert Macklin Merrill Notestone Norwood Jinks Robert Lee Thompson George D. Thompson Glenn W. Schaal Howard F. Egan Dorothy Vondale Kohler Geneva Bigham June DeLong Mary Nan Cox Frances Mae Flannigan Gibisonville Thelma Viola Barringer Clyde M. Whitcraft Thelma L. Anderson Opal Lodema Meyer Howard D. Wharton Mary Kathryn Ralston Frances Edith Smith John Edward Stiverson Carbon Hill Ermina Elizabeth Stacy Phyllis Irene Mihlbauer Garnet Verona James Florence Marie Shaw Annabelle Bernice Blake Lulu Adrienne Devol Harriet Rosamund Hutchison Helen Farrell Hutchison Reva Rosella Vollmer Virginia Bessie Mays Edna Belle North Dorothy Lucille McManaway Mary Frances McQuaid Merry Magdeline Maye Grace Isabel Cunningham Cora Eloise Horn Betty Florence Smith Frances Marian Johnson Ira Smith Wilkinson Eugene Woodrow Carnette Ester Webb Beal Robert L. Smith Murray City 4UN Board Eileen Camp Ermel Dixon Charles Gears Frank Kozik Lester Lanning Townsend Club Pocahontas Hall E. Main St

Maccabee Lodge Degree Team Visits Junction City

The degree team of the Maccabee Lodge from this city traveled to Junction City on Wednesday evening to exemplify degree work. Several nonmembers accompanied the local delegation.

Junction City LOGAN Maccabee Lodge

Family Gathering To Mark Stephenson Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Stephenson and S. Mulberry Sr. plan a family gathering at their home to mark the forty fifth wedding anniversary. Nine of their twelve children are living. Mr. Stephenson, nearing 67, has spent 45 years with the Hocking Valley and C. and O. railroad and serves as a Falls Township magistrate. Mrs. Stephenson is two years younger.

Logan Man Dies of Injuries From Fall

Logan man Jess Carpenter 63 died in Columbus at St. Francis Hospital after a fall from a hay wagon a month earlier. He suffered a fracture of the cervical vertebrae and is survived by brothers Joe Logan William Athens and sister Rachel Columbus. Funeral by Rev. James T. Nevin at 9 a m Friday at St John s Catholic Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Jess Carpenter Columbus St. Francis Hospital Joe William Athens Rachael James T. Nevin St. John’s Catholic Church Oak Grove Cemetery

Mrs Miller Recovers From Illness At Logan Home

Mrs William Miller who has been ill at the home of Mr and Mrs Phil Tschappat is reported to be recovering.

Logan William Miller Phil Tschappat

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