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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1957

Page

10

Logan Memorial Day Rites Deep Roots 1868 Highlight Parade

Logan will observe Memorial Day with rites dating to 1868. The parade from Worthington Park proceeds to Oak Grove Cemetery for Soldiers' Plot ceremonies, then returns for taps and salutes. Local units, scouts, Guard, and veterans groups participate. officials include Levett Voris and James Moorehead.

Logan Worthington Park Logan High School Market St Oak Grove Cemetery National Guard Army Reserve Levett Voris James Moorehead Joe Brenick Francis Voris Clarence Taylor Bernard Garrett Earl Beal Clyde Smith Emerson Crane Willis Chambers Bill Cox Keith Schultz Sr Tom Miller Frank Mason City Board of Education

Logan High Alumni Honor 1907 Grads

Logan High School Alumni Association held a reunion to honor six of nine living 1907 graduates with diplomas and stories from the June 6 1907 Democrat Sentinel. Attendees included Carl Brown Mrs Agatha Fox Brown Dr Harry Lutz Maude Reynolds Hack Marie England Dutton and Judge Claude W Pettit.

LOGAN Logan High School Alumni Association Blossers Joe Hartman Association Old Democrat Sentinel Carl Brown Joe Agatha Fox) Brown Harry Lutz Augusta Kan Maude Reynolds Hack Marie England Dutton East Lansing

Gallia County 4-H Clubs Report May Meetings Highlights

Centenary Merry Maids at Brenda Roberts home discuss simplicity and project work with poems, sewing demos, and a new member Kathy Dennis. Lassies note boyfriends, and Rodney Rangers plan a May 23 meeting at Bennie Stover's home. Rio Lucky Clover schedules next meeting with Carolyn Evans, and Little Kyger Valley Girls set an ice cream social for June 28.

Merry Maids Brenda Roberts Phyllis Irwin Carolyn Rucker Janet Rucker Kathy Dennis Lucile Rymer Beverly Foglesong Rodney Rangers Richard Lakin Dick Lakin Bennie Stover Little Kyger Valley Little Kyger Grange Hall James Roush Kenneth Swisher Irene Swisher Donna Thompson Carolyn Mulford Cameron Spears Fred Thompson Swisher Sue Fulton

Decoration Day Dinner Set at Letart Community Building

The annual Decoration Day dinner will be held at the Letart community building on Thursday May 30. Sponsored by the Letart charge churches, all are welcome to attend and contribute. Also notes on funeral attendees at Bald Knobs Church and visits by local families.

Apple Grove Letart W. A. Birch Bald Knobs Church Bessie Slaughter Wilma Ammons Ernest Clark Howard Robinson Elwood Cecil J

Farewell sermon as Rev Freeland Norris leaves Tuppers Plains

The Rev Freeland Norris delivered his farewell sermon Sunday night before his move to confer enc e. many locals visited relatives and friends in Newark Cincinnati Chester Paduc a Ky and Reedsville. The senior class of Tuppers Plains and Chester High School went to Washington and New York on their graduation trip.

Tuppers Plains Freeland Norris Maxine Chapman Cecil Howard Caldwell Newark Lola Caldwell Pete Kirkheart Milo Caldwell Seneca Falls N. Y Harry Allison Racine Nevada Beaver Chester Paul Zanesville Roland Torrence John Arbaugh Wesley Linsey Lyons, III Cincinnati Dale Kuhn New York Grace Kuhn Ethel Stout Ralph Parker Vern Cleland Wayne Brickles Dwight Spencer Dana McCain Norman McCain Gail McCain Zeda Buckley Reedsville Ora Caldwell Tom Perrin Walter Brown W. W. Bragg Homer Griffen Elza Bishop Paduca Chester High School Washington

Ladies Aid Quilting And Community Visits In Oakgrove

The Oakgrove United Brethren Church Ladies Aid met to quilt and sew rag rags. Attendees included Fannie Roush and son Donnie Reverend Murray and daughter Martha May Roush Toby Myers Ethel Terry Tabb Baston Twila Rickard Blanche Yeager Hillie Hoffman Louise Ercel Nellie Adkins Abigail Thompson and host Dwight Gobbs. Local residents Earl Heifer and daughter returned from Holzer Hospital with updates on Dallas and Clarence Yeager families and Beverly Yeager’s recent tonsillectomy in Parkersburg. Paul Blessing and C E Fry visited Maud Blessing and families. Charleston visitors also stopped by.

Letart Falls Ladies Aid Oakgrove Dwight Gobbs Earl Heifer Holzer Hospital Dallas Yeager C. E. Fry Clarence Yeager Parkersburg Beverly Paul Blessing Maud Blessing Maud Ella Blessing F. C. Stanhour Gloria Hill Charleston Ivis King

Porter Society Celebrations and Family News in May

Porter area society notes cover Mothers Day visits as Gulletts host Ralph Coburns family. May birthdays for Thurman Denny Ambrose Stewart Gerald Wagner Kerr Denny and Garnet Russell are noted plus travel visits from Marion, Springfield, and Clarks Chapel Road. Paul Russell’s improving health is mentioned.

Thurman Denny Ambrose Stewart Gerald Wagner Mike Pat Barbie Wellston Garnet Greene Danny Minnie Clark Thelma Denney Garnet Russell Charlie Betty Lee Kerr Denny Lindel Brown Marion Morris Brown Vinton Paul Pauline Russell Russell Don Grant H. M. Stevens Clara Belle Dollie Stevens Springfield Tom Clark Colorado Richard Falkner Clarks Chapel Road

Drivers Have Woes After Separate Sunday Crashes

Two Logan area accidents were reported Sunday morning. Howard Goldsberry, 25, of Logan Route 2, hit a Buckeye Pipeline Co. truck on Walnut Street while trying to swat a bee. John A. Shaw, 51, of Lancaster backed into Orval M. Singer, 47, of Gore Route 1 on Homer Avenue after a passenger warned him as he turned.

Logan Howard Goldsberry Logan Route 2 Walnut St Main St

Woman Injured After Auto Crashes Across Driveway

Mrs. Margaret Alunni, 26, had a rough 15 seconds when steering locked and her car struck a tree, reversed across the center strip into a driveway, glancing off a house, crashing a garage, and lifting a garage pole before stopping. The accelerator remained floored as she failed to shut off ignition and sustained cuts and bruises.

Cleveland Margaret Alunni

Huls Heads State Group

Logan man Fred E. Huls of Huls Printing Co. was elected president of the Printing Industry of Ohio at its annual Columbus convention. The state group has over 500 members. John Good of Lawhead Press in Athens was elected a director.

Logan Fred E. Huls The Huls Printing Co Printing Industry of Ohio Columbus John Good Lawhead Press, Inc Athens

Automobile Noisy Motorist Arrested in Logan

Harold E. Bigham aged 18 of Enterprise was arrested at 10 p.m. Saturday on West Main Street for creating unnecessary noise with a loud muffler on his automobile. He was cited to appear before Mayor Francis Myers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Logan Harold E. Bigham Enterprise W. Main St Francis Myers

Rupe Family Receives Gifts After Spring Fire Loss

Mr and Mrs Hugh Rupe whose home and belongings were destroyed by fire on the day before Easter were showered with gifts at a Laurel Grange meeting. A large crowd donated items as the Rupe family begins rebuilding on a site formerly the J A Turner house.

Point Rock Hugh Rupe Laurel Grange Rupes Rupe J. A. Turner

Music Instructor Resigns to Join Gloucester Schools

Miss Mary Jane McKinley resigns as instrumental music instructor in Starr Washington district after six years. She will take a similar post with Gloucester schools led by Samuel Dillon, former Hocking County supervisor. Her tenure saw Union Furnace High School band and ensembles place high in district and state contests.

Hocking Valley Hospital Notes

Medical brief listing patients at Hocking Valley Hospital including Harley Davis Adelphi Mrs Calvin Osborne Columbus and Mrs Walter Kunkler Logan Route 4 surgery. Mrs James Hagan Logan Route 1 and daughter Leo Redhenwaldt Logan dismissed. Mrs Fred Bigham Rockbridge.

Calvin Osborne Columbus Walter Kunkler Logan James Hagan Leo Redhenwaldt Fred Bigham Rockbridge

Also Mentioned on This Page

Logan High Grads Heard William Cooksey Wallace Blake Harley Ellinger LHS Association For 1958 Glenn Hemsworth Ralph Adcock Jean Ann Brown Virginia Evans Gayle Heinlein Loganaires William Pearson Ralph Poston B. G. Greenman Wayne Todd Harry E. Shaw Walter Ott Izaak Walton League Ohioans James Rees Nelsonville Gallia County Barbara Hulshorst Hope Irwin Patsy Holston Mary Davis Karen Dobbins Joyce Kinder Devotion Anita Caudill Janet Clark Gladys Park Betty Bostie Betty Bostic Joyce Byer Nancy Lee Davis Don Brabham Joan Thomas Carol Miller Carolyn Evans Ruth West Cheshire Dungaree Dolls Jerrie Howard Miss Howard Diana Fish Sherrie McCumber Barbara Jones Linda Roth Phyllis Hall Quick's George Porter Society Porter G. G. Gullett Ralph Coburn Front St Singer Huls Americas Ford Fred R. Beasley, Inc Washington ST Nelsonville, Ohio America Beasley & Mathews, Inc E. Carpenter ST OGG Motor CO High ST Glouster Hocking Valley Hospital Harley Davis Adelphi, Medical Ohio River
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