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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1953

Page

20

Logan Junior High Artists Win Painting Contest Honors

Logan Kiwanis Club announces winners of Halloween window painting contests judged by the Adult Art Club. Senior high prizes go to Carol Nangle and others. junior high awards list Verona Anderson and additional pupils across local business windows. Awards will be presented at an early Kiwanis meeting with guest attendees.

Logan Logan Kiwanis Club John Bond Carol Nangle J. C. Penney Co Logan Needlecraft Shop Sharon Wonn Saving Hardware Co Bill Adams Brandt Donna McKenzie Ohio Fuel Gas Co Verona Anderson Skipping Elves Economy Savings and Loan Co W. Main St Sally Stimson Hansley Logan Music Tanya Elberfelds Burton Fox Meat Market Shaw Kiwanis Risch Drug Store Club Clara Burgess Sharifs Nancy Yaw Savings Hard Meaware Jim Blume Joan Fritz

Driver Hurt In Accident Near Gore Route 75

A Logan man, Hugh Dunkie of 126 Zanesville Ave, was injured and his car heavily damaged in a one car crash on Route 75 at Gore. He was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital for head injuries and facial cuts after losing control near the eastern edge of Gore and crashing over an embankment into steps at the Flave Proctor residence.

Logan Gore Hocking Valley Hospital Hugh Dunkie Zanesville Ave Joe Breeze Dunkle Tost Flave Proctor

Anti Rat Drive Set in Hocking County

Hocking County Extension Council announces a county wide rat elimination campaign beginning Friday November 20. Extension agent Charles Ingraham urges mass participation to prevent re infestation and notes bait will be sold non profit on November 20 with orders due by November 13. Bait options include Red Squill and Warfarin supplied by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service and distributed at multiple points with limited quantities.

Logan Hocking County Extension Council Charles Ingraham U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Weis and Gordon Granted Marriage License in Logan

Logan aviation worker Donald F. Weis aged 24 and Mary Jo Gordon aged 20, a clerk, were granted a marriage license in Probate Court in Logan.

Logan Donald F. Weis Mary Jo Gordon

Moon model fascinates Los Angeles spectators at Griffith

The moon model at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles is viewed through a spectrograph, giving spectators the illusion of being about 600 miles above the satellite.

Griffith Observatory Los Angeles Calif

Marion Two Seeks Local School Board Seat

Life long Hocking County resident Marion Two veteran and farmer with four years on the local School Board seeks election. He is a parent of eight children and also lists trucking as part of his work.

Marion Two Hocking Co Washington Perry Two David Thorne Carbon Hill Ohio Hocking County Library Board Hocking County Selective Service Board Ward Local Board of Education Hocking County Board of Education Harry McVey Union Furnace Hocking County C. T. Grattidge Laurelville Hocking County Board of Health Laurelville-Perry Hocking County Medical Society

Dental Health Poor Among School Pupils in Logan

A September survey by the Ohio Department of Health shows very poor dental health among Hocking County schoolchildren. Of 1187 students in second, fourth and sixth grades examined, 87.2 percent had defects, with 3240 baby teeth decayed and 3190 permanent teeth cavited, averaging about six decayed teeth per child.

Logan Hocking County Ohio Department of Health Division ofMental Health

Louise Hughes Weds Paul Wheaton in Columbus Church

Louis Hughes and Paul C Wheaton marry at Fairmoor Presbyterian Church Columbus in an 11 30 am ceremony on October 10 The bride is employed by Kresge Co and the groom is a meat inspector at Albers Super Market After the ceremony they reside at 228 South Hampton Drive Columbus The wedding was attended by Dorothea Haas as matron of honor and a number of Columbus residents brief notes cover church auxiliary activities and East School room mothers with PTA planning a November 12 cafeteria supper.

Harry Hughes Columbus Logan Louise Paul C. Wheaton William E. Harper I the Fairmoor Presbyterian Church Dorothea Haas Hughes East School Robert Smith Desmer Bownes Kenneth Wolfe Luther Mowery George Brenick Wilbur Lanning Sr Howard Brooks East Pta

Mrs Vera Wears Dies at 53 in Ohio Valley

Vera jVada Wethersholt Wears 53 of Gallipolis Ferry died at home Saturday morning. Born May 11 1900 in Jackson County she was a Concord Baptist Church member. Survived by husband Keith Hartmann one son Vernon Mason and four daughters including Delores Leona Janet Gillen and Vera Wears. Funeral Monday 2 36 p m at Concord Baptist Church Rev M M Malcom officiating burial in church cemetery.

Point Pleasant Vera jVada Wetherholt Wears Gallipolis Ferry Jackson County Concord Baptist Church Steele Marjorie Rhoads Keith Hartmann Russells Boyd Wears Vernon Mason Gerald Brantley Wears Columbus J. T. Underwood Margarets John T. Underwood Club Arnett Funeral Home Mary T. Blasius Mary Louise Bowen Ohio Wilhelmine Deissle

World’s longest telegraph link reaches Australia coast

The new telegraph line connects Darwin in North Australia with Port Augusta across 1900 miles. Construction took 23 months to install, marking a historic communications project in the region.

Darwin North Australia Port Augusta

Births At Hocking Valley Hospital Reported

Mr and Mrs Earl Redd Logan Route 4 welcome a girl. Mr and Mrs Robert Carr Logan Route 2 greet a girl. Mr and Mrs Robert Snyder New Straitsville announce a girl. Admitted Thomas L Morris Logan for medical care. Marvin Pierce New Straitsville admitted for medical care. Discharged Thomas Mowery and infant daughter Logan Route 1. Virginia Belt Logan Lillian Mollenkamp Gore Vickie Lynn Iiman Logan Mrs Charles Zimmerman Dundas Mrs Boyd Bumgardner Logan.

Hocking Valley Hospital Earl Redd Logan Robert Carr Robert Snyder New Straitsville Thomas L. Morris Marvin Pierce Thomas Mowery Virginia Belt Lillian Mollenkamp Gore Vickie Lynn Iiman

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