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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
12
The Logan High School baccalaureate program for the class of 1956 will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Organist Mrs. Harley Meyer will play Marche Romaine. invocation by Rev. Earl F. Schottke of the First Presbyterian, and the service note lists local clergy and musicians for the event.
Logan Kiwanis Club to recruit donors for the June 6 blood drive in Hocking County. The event at the First EUB Church educational unit runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a 150 pint quota set by the Columbus Regional Blood Center.
Services arranged for W W Meldrim 87 retired farmer who died at his home on the Nickle Plate Road. He lived in Falls Township and was born to James and Elizabeth Meldrim. Survived by son Harry Meldrim Logan. daughters Mrs Arthur Ringhiser Lancaster and Mrs Lee Groves Mansfield. brother James Meldrim Logan. sister Flora Meldrim Logan Route 3. three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Rites at 2 p m Saturday Woodard funeral home Rev Paul Sellers officiating. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
A reader’s column lists multiple congregations with service times and activities. Trinity Lutheran Paul D Holt, Church of the Nazarene Roy Klingler, First EUB A N Grueser, Hocking Valley Tabernacle E V Baker, United Brethren I N Burnworth, South Haydenville Church of God Orville Newton, and other ministries show Sunday school 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. plus midweek choir and prayer meetings.
Cincinnati market note lists egg prices by grade and size with 43-43 for large white, 40-40 brown and medium white, current receipts 22-34 cases. Poultry prices at farms in Cincinnati area for No 1 quality hens over 5 lb 21-29, 5 lb and under 17-18. Butter wholesale 68, potatoes 3.50-7.50.
Logan's Euterpean Club held its annual open meeting at the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary with 100 attendees. Mrs. John Sherwood welcomed guests as musicians, solos, duets, and a choral program directed by Mrs. J Richard Farmer entertained, and refreshments followed in Westminster House.
Logan Post 78 Murray City Post 420 and Laurelville Post 78 received county funds to conduct Memorial Day exercises. Commissioners approved bills totaling 3859.90 from auto-gasoline 736.82 from county funds 54 from dog and kennel 670.75 from tuberculosis 10 from Aid to Blind and 61.40 in animal claims. The board will not meet May 24 and holds meetings four times a month.
Logan infant James Edwin Saxton died at White Cross Hospital shortly after birth. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. A N Grueser officiating. He is survived by his parents, a sister Deborah Lynn, grandparents Harold and Mrs Saxton of Logan, Elmer and Mrs Willing of Newark, and great grandparents Mrs B E Saxton of Lancaster and Mr and Mrs H C Strader of Columbus. Leonard funeral home handles arrangements.
In Logan inventories and appraisements were filed in Probate Court. The Keck estate from Benton Township was valued at 5923.79 by appraisers John Harper B M Shaw and O C Culp with Richard C. Gerken as administrator. The Sells estate from Laurelsville was valued at 2375 by appraisers Joseph Smith Thomas dc teen and Damon E Pontious with Dean Sells as administrator.
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