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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1952

Page

3

142 Signers Change View In Hocking School Fuss

One hundred forty two residents of the Starr Washington school district petitioned to have their names removed from a prior transfer petition to the East Hocking School District. A second petition signed by 75 residents opposed any merger of Washington Township and parts of Vinton County with East Hocking. The Hocking County Board of Education convenes June 6 to consider the petitions.

Logan Starr-Washington East Hocking Hocking County Washington Township Vinton County Washington Townships

Denver Driver Leaves Hospital to Visit Another

A man with a fractured leg allowed by his doctor to leave the hospital went to a second hospital after midnight. Police said he drove his car into a switching train, sustaining a head cut, while wearing a leg cast.

Denver

Greek Plays Slated In Ancient Coliseum

In Syracuse Sicily in the ancient open air theater Greek tragedies will be performed for the 12th time this century. Oedipus at Colonus and The Trojan Women are the two plays chosen for the season. The venue overlooks the bay among olive groves in a classic Hellenic setting.

Syracuse Sicily Colonus Sophocles Euripides Bay of

4-H Club Activities Include Trips And Meetups

Work and Grow Boys 4-H Club discussed a June 6 boat excursion and a June 3 Lancaster livestock sale at a meeting hosted by Bob and Bill Miller Union Furnace. A wiener roast followed with Laurel Run Staretts girls club members and visitors.

Lancaster Work and Grow Boys’ 4-H Club Bob Bill Miller Union Furnace Laurel Run Staretts Joe Funk Arthur Miller Pepper Warren Starettes Rose Johnny Funk Keith Skinner Russell Courtney Buck Edgar Junior Acker Donnie Wyskiver Bob Swackhamer Mr. Acker

SMU Joins National Sellers Market For 1952 Grads

SMU shares in a nationwide sellers market for 1952 college seniors. D Y Robb SMU director of student placement says demand from business and industry for graduates and salaries are at a record high. Engineers and scientists especially sought after with salaries up to 20 percent higher. Starting pay for engineers ranges from 300 to 400 dollars a month.

Dallas Southern Methodist University U. S D. Y. Robb SMU Robb

Bronx Boys Start Four Fires With Flaming Mop

Three boys playing on a Bronx apartment roof dropped a burning mop over the edge. The mop lit laundry on window sills and set fire to curtains on four floors. Fire crews extinguished the blazes before the building caught fire. The youths fled the scene.

New York Bronx

City Clean Up Campaign Launched by Jaycees

Logan Jaycees announce a Monday city gate painting project along Route 33 with east and west gates. Work includes pruning shrubs, repainting and redistributing city refuse cans to improve utility. Judge Harley Meyer spoke on wills during the Wednesday meeting. officer nominations opened with elections set for June 25.

Logan Chamber of Commerce Joe Bennett Jaycee Bennett Harley Meyer Wills

Funeral services for George W Burberry

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard Funeral Home for George W. Burberry 85 who died Sunday at his home 255 S Walnut St. Rev R B Wilson and Rev A N Grueser officiated with music by Mrs Walter Leonard Albert Blick Jr Carl Spence organist Pallbearers named Sanderson Godfrey Robb Bright Jurgensmier and Klinger

Hocking Valley Hospital Birth and Admissions

Mr and Mrs Willard Robinson of Logan announce the birth of a son. Admitted: Russell G. Waller McArthur. Robert Mowery Logan. Jacob Mohler Logan. Route 3 Daniel Kinnison McArthur. Daniel E Matheny Logan. Missed: Mrs Dale Derr and son Logan. John Wesley Ross New Straits ville.

Willard Robinson Logan Russell G. Waller McArthur Robert Mowery Jacob Mohler Daniel Kinnison Daniel E. Matheny Dale Derr Andson John Wesley Ross New Straitsville

Church Services and Vacation Bible School Plans

Logan churches list Sunday schedules with multiple congregations. First Presbyterian reports sermons on Pentecost God with Us Today. Trinity Lutheran notes Pentecost sermon and Vacation Bible School daily this week. Nazarenes and Methodists outline worship times, classes, and midweek activities.

First Presbyterian Henry L. Carr Union Daily Vacation Bible School The Methodist Church Harrington Trustees Westminister Fellowship ST. Matthew ST. John Trinity Lutheran Paul D. Holtzen Voters’ Assembly Church OF the Nazarene Roy E. Klingler NYPS Hi-Ny R. B. Wilson

Oceanic trench near Guam measured at 35640 feet deep

A survey reported by the National Geographic Society identifies a deep hole in the Pacific Ocean near Guam with a depth of 35640 feet, highlighting an extreme underwater feature.

Guam National Geographic Society

Children to Participate in Memorial Day Parade

Logan invites children to join the Memorial Day parade departing Worthington Park at 9 30 am Friday. They will march with veterans and the Logan High School band to Oak Grove Cemetery to decorate the graves of 427 veterans and others needing remembrance. A later ceremony at Worthington Park includes a firing squad salute and taps. Observances extend to Carbon Hill Murray City and Laurelville South Perry area with park and grave ceremonies. Market Street parking is restricted morning of.

Logan Worthington Park Logan High School Oak Grove Cemetery Old Cemetery Women's Relief Corps Carbon Hill Murray City Laurelville South Perry Market St Main St Sol Ellinger

AWOL Soldier Returned From Absence in Indiana

Pvt. Delmar Spring of Logan was said to be absent without leave since April 14 from Camp Atterbury Indiana. Army authorities from Fort Hayes took him to Columbus on Wednesday. Police Chief Sol Ellinger and Deputy Sheriff O H Bryan arrested him in Logan Tuesday night and held him in the county jail.

Logan Delmar Camp Atterbury Ind Columbus Fort Hayes Spring Sol Ellinger O. H Bryan

Mansfield Reformatory Opens 120-Bed Hospital Addition

State Welfare Director John H. Larm neck Wednesday dedicated a new 120 bed hospital addition to the Mansfield Reformatory.

Mansfield, O State Welfare John H. Larmneck Mansfield Reformatory

Lucky the Alsatian Dog Kills Three Communists

In Malaya Kuala Lumpur a dog named Lucky credited with killing three communist terrorists and capturing two more during jungle patrols. Handlers note Lucky fears only tigers and elephants, and the RAF trains and loans the dogs to the army for ambush protection in guerrilla operations.

Kuala Lumpur Malaya Lucky RAF

Four Coal Cars Derailed on New York Central Freight

Four empty coal cars of a six car New York Central freight train derailed on Wednesday night at a siding near Ashley Delaware.

Delaware New York Central Ashley

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