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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1952

Page

5

Memorial Day Parade and Cemetery Rites Planned in Logan

Logan plans a Memorial Day parade from Worthington Park to Oak Grove and Old Cemetery with a return parade to the park for services. The Logan High School band will lead, under direction of James Horwell, as 427 graves are decorated at Oak Grove and Old Cemetery. A firing squad will salute, led by Jack Wyskiver, with veterans to Carbon Hill for another ceremony. Bronze grave markers will be distributed to 250 committee members as part of a county-wide program for over 1,000 veterans.

Logan Worthington Park Oak Grove Cemetery Old Cemetery Logan High School James Horwell LHS Oak Grove Falls Township GAR Jack Wyskiver Carbon Hill Memorial VFW DAV Hocking County Commission

Perfect Attendance List From Central School

Central School released names of students with perfect attendance for the past year. Kindergarten includes Dianna Adair Donna Smith Ginger Freeman and Judy Harris. First grade Kathryn Helber and Geraldine Miller. Second grade Janice Thompson. Third grade Robbie Ellinger and Mary Freeman. Fourth grade Butch Kuhn and Charles Blosser. Fifth grade Freddie Beal. Sixth grade Charles Krepper Patty Guess and Gary Carpenter.

Logan Central School Gladys Webb Dianna Adair Donna Smith Ginger Freeman Judy Harris Kathryn Helber Geraldine Miller Janice Thompson Robbie Ellinger Mary Freeman Butch Kuhn Charles Blosser Freddie Beal Charles Krepper Patty Guess Gary Carpenter

William Hoy Given Probationary Term

William Hoy, 45, of New Straitsville, pled guilty to possessing a moonshine still violating internal revenue laws. He was sentenced to three years probation by Judge Mell G. Underwood in Columbus. Hoy’s still, found in an outbuilding near Old Straitsville, was among three seized weeks earlier by State Liquor Enforcement agents during a search of abandoned coal mines in southeastern Ohio.

Logan William Hoy New Straitsville Internal Revenue Columbus

Births at Hocking Valley Hospital and dismissals noted

Birth announcement lists Mr and Mrs Donald Keels Leslie Reedy Douglass Ohio and Mrs Townsend near Albany. Dismissed Mrs Warren Turner New Straitsville and her son.

Donald Keels Leslie Reedy Douglass Ohio Townsend Albany Warren Turner New Straitsville

Memorial Day Homecoming in Letart Falls Plans

Community notices detail annual homecoming plans for Memorial Day. Local families visit relatives in Letart Falls and Rio Grande while residents share family events and illnesses. Highlights include visitors from Akron Chicago Bridgewater and Columbus and a stork shower for Mrs Billy Hill.

Letart Falls Pfc John C. Fontaine Camp Lejeune N.C Gracie Miller Mary Jo Fontaine E. S. Thaxton Edward Wagner Charlie Stevie Donna L. G. Jefferies Rio Grande E. A. Pearson R. V. Lutz Christie Brad Akron Pearson Seph Pickens Ben Donahoe Meigs General Hospital J. Barnhart Great Bend John Hill St. Clair Hill Harold Roush Norman Nadine Dale Hill Harold Grimm H. B. Powell Norman Arnott Frankie and Cady Bridgewater Arnott Ray McDade Ida B. Sayre

Tecumseh Lake Planned For Shawnee Memorial Day

A five acre Tecumseh Lake and 200 acre park at Shawnee will be built with volunteer labor and no public funds. Memorial Day ceremony at 2 p m will mark permits and construction start. the Logan High School band will perform and Melvin Neal will raise the flag from his wheelchair.

LOGAN Shawnee Park and Lake Commission H. H. Hughes U. S. Forestry Service U. S. Forest Tecumseh Old Tecumseh Women's Club of Columbus

Thieves Carry Off Pine Club Cash Register

Thieves stole a 300 pound cash register from The Pine Club near Logan on Route 75, netting about 50 pennies. A stolen pickup linked to the crime may connect the two incidents. fingerprints were wiped by rain and no firm leads were found.

Logan Pine Club Route 75 A. J. Waldron Perry County Clair Butts Waldron

Business Still Ahead Of Last Year's Mark

Hocking County weekly sales tax report shows last week receipts of 6756.58 against 6169.85 a year ago, a gain of 586. Through January 1 1952 total receipts reach 80285.77, up 1718.59 over 1951 for the same period.

LOGAN Hocking County Ralph Moorhead

Pastor Speaks on Spiritual Rejuvenation at Rotary Meeting

In Logan Rev. A N Grueser of the Evangelical United Brethren Church urged spiritual renewal in a "sick" world at a Rotary Club gathering. Perfect attendance pins were awarded to Virgin Martin 11 years James R King 12 years and Charles Pratt 13 years. Sherman Lyke chaired the program and Robert Peach guest of Robert Gaines.

Logan A. N Grueser Evangelical United Brethren Church Rotary Club Virgin Martin James R. King Charles Pratt Sherman Lyke Robert Peach Robert Gaines

State Official Seeks Hocking Farm Purchase

A. W. Marion director of the state department of natural resources negotiates purchase of the 212 acre Carter Riley farm on the old Gibisonville Road. William C. Patchen reports. Marion plans sheep and cattle farming with modern soil conservation. Lawrence Davis will supervise operations and move his family to a new residence next month.

Lawrence Davis John Horeher Route Davis

College Dean To Address Senior Class At Logan Rockbridge

Logan Rockbridge High School plans seven graduates at Thursday commencement in the high school auditorium. Dean George Kabat of Ohio University College of Education will give the address. Delores Donahue will deliver the valedictory and Beverly Goss the salutatory. The program features a clarinet solo by Donahue with Berdena Flowers. Diplomas will be presented by Theodor J. Good and Samuel H. Dillon. Invocation and benediction will close the ceremony.

Logan Rockbridge High School George Kabat Ohio University College of Education Delores Donahue Beverly Goss

Conservation Tour Planned in Hocking County

Logans news item outlines plans for the second annual air conservation tour in Hocking County. A planning committee was formed with Harry Armstrong named chairman and a preliminary flight in June will map the tour route. Logan Rotary Club becomes an affiliate member of the district and soil conservation farm plans were approved for several local farmers across Marion Falls Washington Starr townships.

LOGAN Hocking County Board of Supervisors Hocking Marion Township John Dougherty Falls and Green Townships Edward Peterson Washington Township Reno White Starr Township

Aircraft Speeds Accelerate During World War II

At the start of World War II airplanes could fly 85 mph and climb 7500 feet in five minutes. By war’s end they reached 150 mph and climbed 6000 feet in five minutes.

Burial on a tree platform among the Andamanese

The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that Andamanese people laid to rest those who died in the prime of life on a platform in a tree, a practice described as part of their burial customs.

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