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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1939

Page

12

Plan Dedication for Logan Grade School Auditorium Wednesday

Logan plans near completion for the East Grade Building auditorium and gymnasium dedication at 7 30 Wednesday night. E N Dietrich state director of education will be principal speaker. Mrs W B Lacock will direct the program. C A Yeager of Yeager Construction Co will present keys accepted by Harry H Wright. WPA representative L A Kreuger will attend with Supt G E Carr. Chieftain Band to be present. West Grade auditorium dedication to follow later in the month.

LOGAN E. N. Deitrich W. B. Lacock Emma Westenhaver C. A. Yeager The Yeager Construction Co Harry H. Wright L. A. Kreuger WPA G. E. Carr Chieftain Band West Grade

Marion Group to Begin Electric Line Service

Western Marion Township farmers will see work start soon on an electric line from Geneva supplying 22 potential customers in the area. At least 14 have signed contracts and some will wire homes and farm buildings. The line will reach Marion Centralized school building with power.

Logan Marion Township Geneva Marion

Legion Increases Membership Greatly

Logan Post American Legion plans a sauerkraut supper for Tuesday after the regular meeting. Walter Huffman leads the new food committee while the membership team, aiming for a 115 member quota, reports 85 enrolled to date, well ahead of last year. Melrose Harbaugh notes many new members this year.

Logan Logan Post American Legion Walter Huffman Melrose Harbaugh

Eight Bids In $5000 City Bond Sale Reported

Logan city credit praised as $5,000 in bonds drew eight bids led by rates as low as 2 3/4 percent with premiums up to 17.70. Bids await verification before sale. The issue funds improvements on Furnace West and Elm Streets completed last summer.

Logan Josephine Hansel Furnace West Elm Streets

Parents Worry as Eight-Year-Old Walks Home Alone

Clarence Green of Green Town, eight years old, did not take the regular Logan school bus Friday. His parents notified police and a search began before he returned home explaining he chose to walk home without informing officials or the driver.

Logan Clarence Green Green Township

Mrs. John F. Bond Returns Home After Hospital Stay

Mrs. John F. Bond was returned to her home in Logan on Sunday afternoon from St Anthony hospital in Columbus where she recently underwent an operation and is reported improving.

Logan Social Notes Highlight Local Club, Guests and Visits

Mrs. D A Rannelis hosted the Saturday Club luncheon at the P K Shop and the E Hunter Street residence for a program chaired by Mrs. Carlos A Gaffin. A library donation and a sale by Columbus School for the Blind are planned with Mrs Russell Berlin and Mrs Richard Savey in charge.

D. A. Rannelis E. Hunter St Carlos A. Gaffin Chioana Columbus School For the Blind Russell Berlin Richard Savey J. E. Frasure James Barker Harry J. Stevenson

Kiwanis Club Hosts Traveler for Fund Program

Logan Kiwanis Club presents Clarence W. Sorenson as the second speaker in a four event series to aid underprivileged children. The lecture at Logan High School auditorium at 8 o clock Thursday features a Royal Geographic Society fellow fluent in six languages who has traveled worldwide. His illustrated talk promises thrilling dangers and data-rich observations. opening number drew a large audience and attendance is expected to rise.

Logan Clarence W. Sorenson Logan Kiwanis Club Logan High School Royal Geographic Society

Minister Recovering After Auto Accident

LOGAN The Rev. W. E. Bancroft Haydenville remains improving at Cherrington hospital after an automobile accident on the opening day of hunting season. His companion James Anderson Haydenville was injured and visited the hospital Saturday.

Logan W. E. Bancroft Haydenville Cherrington Hospital James Anderson Bancroft

Cooperative program brings 35 feeder calves to Logan

Through a cooperative project sponsored by the Extension Service and aided by Farmers and Merchants Bank, 35 feeder calves were brought into Hocking County for local farmers. James R. Smoot, accompanied by F. O. Wolfe, purchased them in Weston West Virginia. The target was 60 calves but availability limited the total. Calves were moved to the Lies farm near Enterprise for farmer selections. The program aims to improve the local herd and boost cattle trade amid a bountiful corn harvest, offering an outlet for surplus crops.

LOGAN The Extension Service Farmers and Merchants Bank Hocking County James R. Smoot F. O. Wolfe Weston W. Va Lies Enterprise

Benefit Show Brings Toys For Children In Logan

Logan firemen collected several hundred dolls and toys at a benefit show in the theater with a used toy as admission. Many dolls will be repaired repainted and dressed for Christmas distribution. A second benefit at Ruble is planned in two weeks as donations continue to pour in. Last year 1500 toys were distributed. this year progress lags but more gifts may still arrive.

Union Thanksgiving Services At United Brethren Church

Union Thanksgiving services will be held at the United Brethren Church at 7:30 PM Wednesday with several local congregation members taking part. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Cecil Harding Jones of the First Presbyterian Church. The service is open to the public. Denzil Weltner, Main St businessman, fell ill Saturday and is confined at home with a congested lung.

Logan Union United Brethren Church Cecil Harding Jones First Presbyterian Church Denzil Weltner III Denzil Weltner Main St

Last Rites for Mrs Gregory On Tuesday

Ida Anna Gregory, 37, wife of Rev T C Gregory, died Saturday at Cherrington Hospital after complications from surgery. Survived by husband and five children Dwight Arthur Ruth Brooks John Orville. mother Mrs Margaret Kitchen of Lancaster. brothers and sisters Delilah Duddleson Ola Boyster Thelma Fred Kitchen of Lancaster. Funeral at Kline Memorial United Brethren Church Enterprise at 2 p m Tuesday. Burial in South Perry Cemetery.

Ola Boyster Thelma Fred Kitchen Lancaster Kline Memorial United Brethren Church Enterprise South Perry Cemetery

Football Player Leaves Columbus Hospital

Logan Don Riddlebarger, a high school football player, left Cherrington Hospital on Saturday after a fractured leg sustained during a practice at Chieftainfield. He attended Friday’s game at Chieftain Field using crutches.

Logan Don Riddlebarger Cherrington Hospital Chieftainfield Chieftain Field

Chieftains Transition From Pigskin to Basketball Season

Logan report notes the Chieftain football season ends as basketball practice is planned. Coach Tom Bender will issue a call with several returning players including captain Bob McBride and newcomers expected to report. Tommy Brehm, who left football midseason, will seek a regular berth alongside Bryan, Johnston, and other football squad members.

Logan Chieftain Tom Bender Tommy Brehm Bob McBride Bryan, Johnston

Murray Baby Named James Frederick at Columbus Hospital

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Murray was born last week at a Columbus hospital and named James Frederick. The birth coincided with the 32nd anniversary of the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Murray of Union Furnace.

Logan Fred A. Murray Columbus James Frederick Ernest Murray Union Furnace

Union Furnace High School Carnival Success

Logan reports Union Furnace High School carnival receipts totalled 104 dollars on Friday night. Among the funds were 1100 pennies. Superintendent D. C. Davis says the money will support school activities.

Logan Union Furnace D. C. Davis

Mrs Emerick Dies Leaves Six Children

Logan May Emerick aged 35 wife of George Emerick died at her parents home on North Street after a long cancer illness. She is survived by her husband six children and her brothers and sisters Della Rohrer John Walter Hubert Guess Oscar Lanner Newark and Raymond Guess. The United Brethren Church service will be held at 1 pm Tuesday with Rev E B White presiding. Burial is in New Straitsville Cemetery.

Logan May Emerick George Emerick C. W. Guess North St Della Rohrer John Walter Hubert Guess Oscar Lanner Newark Raymond Guess United Brethren Church E. B. White New Straitsville Cemetery

Interest in New Twilight Baseball League at Logan

Community discussion signals a plan to form a twilight and Sunday afternoon league for next year with teams from Carbon Hill Murray City Buchtel and Logan. Aim to recruit two more units and convene a winter meeting to finalize organization while local American Legion unit plans senior and junior teams and a tournament squad.

Logan American Legion Athletic Committee Legionnaires

Steel posts withstand Lancaster onslaught

Logan reports the new goal posts at the east end withstood Friday night’s surge of Lancaster rooters. Plans call for a similar set to replace the old posts at the west end before the 1940 season opener.

LOGAN Lancaster Rooters

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