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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
10
Logan faces dire finances after a four mill levy failed. City officials must quickly find new revenue as aging levies expire, risking a loss of about 15 450 dollars in the operating fund and forcing cuts to city services.
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Rheinscheid led to the arrest of Nelsonville Route 2 youth Jerry Lee Huddy 18 on larceny charges for stealing bull dozer parts, a housing jack, lifting jack and 67 pounds of copper from a Sand Run area home owned by William Sheren. Huddy pleaded guilty at arraignment and is held on $1000 bond awaiting grand jury. The stolen items were located at two Athens County junk yards and Huddy was committed to county jail when unable to post bond.
The Haydenville Methodist Church was named Church of the Week on a WLWC show on November 2. A junior choir hymn was directed by Mrs. Leslie Higgins with a long list of choir members and supporters attending the Calum trip. Veterans Day events and Logan Band Booster notes follow with potluck dinners and committee plans.
A Logan bloodmobile visit on Wednesday collected 89 pints toward a 170 pint quota. The Natco Haydenville plant led with 18 donors, followed by the Hocking Honor Camp with 16. Other contributors included Logan Clay Products, G E Logan Glass, Sun Glow Industries, Sears Roebuck, Logan Pottery, Metal Powder Products, and Godman Shoe Co. The First EUB Church educational unit served as the collection center. Dr H M Boocks supervised with nurses Eva Mock, J W Doerin, Nedra Smith, Rosemary Switzer and aides Merl Primmer, Charles Eaton Jr, and J B Wagoner. Burial also noted for twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindinger near Orland. Linda died Monday night, Albert died Tuesday, cremation not indicated. The father, born in Germany, aided delivery and transported babies to hospital. The family survives by a brother and sister. burial at Smith's Chapel Cemetery.
Miss Cora M. Chute 0 of E Hunter St died at 1 pm Wednesday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a heart attack. Survived by two brothers Samuel and Clarence Chute. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Funeral arrangements pending at Heinlein Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Edward R Burgess 61 of Gore were conducted at Saint Marys Church in Gore with Rev Clyde P Hinton officiating. Burgess died Sunday at Galopolis General after a long illness and was born in Logan. He previously lived in Columbus and Gore and is survived by his mother.
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