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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1938

Page

10

Odd Fellows Lodges in Hocking Valley and Gore Merging in Logan

Consolidation of the Hocking Valley Lodge Odd Fellows of Logan and Hamlin Lodge of Gore will occur on December 13 under the supervision of Grand Master L. W. Jones and Grand Secretary Charles T. Cross. Gore lodge, over 60 years old, has 29 active members scattered in the area, with only Barton Mohler and Mark Burgess living in the village. An inventory visit by local members found lodge assets and portraits of former members to be returned to families.

LOGAN Hocking Valley Lodge Odd Fellows Hamlin Lodge Gore L. W. Jones Charles T. Cross Columbus Gore Lodge Barton Mohler Mark Burgess Rolland Bright Willis Lehman Hayes Moore D. O. Spannow

Logan Election Impounding and Auditor Certified After Recount

The election board ordered impounding of ballots from Logan 2A Starr 2 and Gore precincts following a visit by Secretary of State Kennedy and a conferenced with Everett Jacoby. Changes were made in Logan 2A and Starr 2 recounts while Gore ballots faced a technical question. Kenneth R. Fitzgerald was certified as auditor.

Logan Logan 2A Starr 2 Gore William J. Kennedy Everett Jacoby Jacoby Election Board Kenneth R. Fitzgerald

Logan Gets First Snowfall of Season

Logan sees heavy snow blanketing streets and sidewalks on Thanksgiving Day. Drivers slow as slick roads cause skids and slides while county and state road crews tackle hazardous spots.

Logan

Cage Squad To Be Out Cage Squad To Be Out

Logan The Chieftain baseball squad will be reduced to 25 men within days as coach Tommy Bender focuses on developing the varsity team Only regular last year left is Bob Snyder but reserves have produced winning results The coach plans to move players such as Joe Thomas Earl and Merl Bell Harold Saulers Roy Marshall and others to strengthen the lineup and a star may emerge if Bob McBride proves strong on both ends.

LOGAN Chieftain Tommy Bender Bob Snyder Lancaster Joe Thomas Earl Merl Bell Harold Saulers Roy Marshall Bill Bryan Junior Bloomfield Danny Roberts Jack Roberts Bob McBride Marshall Bloomfield Saulers

Francis E Brown dies at 72 in Marion Township

Francis Elisha Brown aged 72 dies at his Marion Township home after long illness. He leaves eight children: Joe Brown Logan West Street, Thomas and Ralph at home Curtis of Gallipolis Mrs Leroy Graham Little Hocking Mrs Eugene Miller Rochester N Y and Ruth and Cathern at home. The body was taken to son Joe Brown’s home for funeral at 2 PM Saturday with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Francis Elisha Brown Marion Township Brown Joe Brown West St. Logan Thomas Ralph Curtis Gallipolis Leroy Graham Little Hocking Eugene Miller Rochester N. Y Ruth and Cathern Joe Oak Grove Cemetery

Funeral service for Styles J. Frazier in Adelphi

Services were held at Leonard Funeral Home at 2 PM Thursday for Styles J. Frazier 73 whose body arrived from Beach North Dakota where he died last Saturday. Rev E B White of the United Brethren Church preached the sermon. Burial was in Adelphi Cemetery.

Thanksgiving Visits By Cherrington Hospital Staff

Several members of the Cherrington Hospital nursing staff spent Thanksgiving with relatives. Miss Oleda Ainsley visited her parents at Longstreth. Miss Helen Hutchinson visited relatives in the same village. Miss Ruth Agnes Newman was at Hamden and Miss Norma Snyder at Gore.

Logan Boyd Britch Fined for Larceny by Magistrate

Logan Boyd Britch was fined five dollars and costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart after a petty larceny charge. He was taken into custody earlier this week over the removal of junk from H G Hansel property.

Logan Boyd Britch S. B. Whitehart H. G. Hansel

Fire set by hitchhikers at Zanesville and Dicken Addition road

Fire found and put out by police at night in windy conditions near Zanesville Avenue and Dicken Addition road. Remainder notes funeral rites for Margaret Smith in Logan with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery and a hospital transfer for Estella Christian in Columbus. Public legal notice lists heirs of Charles W Townsend and a 1939 sale hearing in Athens County Probate Court.

Margarette Harris S. Terrace Ave Columbus Ohio Charles W. Townsend Olympia Hotel Chicago Ilinois Lola FE. Carter Sos St Street Fargo N. Dakota Charles Townsend Illinois Dakota Orwell Townsend Chrystal Avenue R. 2 Benton Harbor Michigan Nina A .Townsend Athens County Rome Township Athene County Bec Caruse L.R. Pierce Botn Bor Pilaintult

Logan social notes and Thanksgiving gatherings

The brief notes list weekend entertainments at the Braddock home in Warner Ave and multiple Thanksgiving visits. Attendees include the Burchfields, Toerner, Lacock, Barker, Lang, CHambers, Shriner family, Hendersons, Wellman family, Hulls, Lappens wedding at the White House, Grubbs now in Columbus, and Harris family dinners in Logan and Columbus.

Contract Club Desmond Braddock Warner Ave Fred Burchfield Byron Wolfe Anthony Toerner Alfred Carpenter W. B. Lacock Burchfield James Barker Nettie Robert Lang St. Clairsville Harold Chambers Coshocton Judson Shriner Dorothy Jean Jane Ann W. M. Henderson Cleveland Marjorie Henderson Dayton

Hospital Notes Logn Il Postmaster Treatment and Recoveries

Hospital notes report J Haas New Plymouth postmaster after a week at Cherrington Hospital and returning home to Walter M Haas in Logan. James Carter Chauncey had tonsil removal. C D Anthony Union Furnace slowly recovers from a broken hip from Whitcraft farm quarry in Green Township.

Logan J. Haas New Plymouth Cherrington Hospital Walter M. Haas James Carter Chauncey C. D. Anthony Union Furnace Whitcraft Green Township

Plans for Emergency Water Line at Logan Plant

City plans an auxiliary line to cross the Hocking River to handle emergencies when the new well at the water works plant is completed. Both wells lie on the north side of the river opposite the plant.

Logan City Hocking

Officer Vacation Shifts Covered by Litherland

Patrolman A F Evans takes a three day vacation with Patrolman Harrison Litherland filling in during his absence.

Logan A. F. Evans Harrison Litherland

Church Services Announced Across Local Congregations

Evangelistic services continue at United Brethren Church with Rev. Carl Vernon Roop assisting Rev. E B White. Church of Christ holds 10 o'clock Sunday service in Hall Gallagher Ave led by Rev. Damond D Watkins. Advent sermon by Rev. Amos L Heyde at St Matthew Lutheran at 10. Harley Meyer new superintendent heads Sunday school at 9. Final evening service at St John Lutheran Laurel Township led by Mr Heyde at 7:30.

Harley Meyer St. John Lutheran Church Laurel Township Mr. Heyde

Decorations planned for Main St holiday display

Logan announces Main St will feature colored lights on wreaths and light standards instead of artificial trees. Santa Claus, played by "Coon" Reichley, arrives December 10 with a parade to greet him and children will impersonate comic strip and nursery rhyme characters with awards for winners.

Logan-Kenneth R Fitzgerald to receive recount refund

Kenneth R. Fitzgerald will be refunded the $360 he posted for the county auditor race recount after the final results changed from the official tabulation. Election board officials voted Wednesday to issue the refund.

LOGAN Kenneth R. Fitzgerald Election Board

Toys Repaired for Firemen Christmas Drive in Logan

Dozens of small toys donated to Logan firemen for a Christmas collection have been repaired and work on larger toys continues. Reconditioned items are displayed in several Main Street windows awaiting further contributions.

Logan Main St

Webb Named Logan Subcommittee Chairman for 4H linked Legion

Clinton Webb was named chairman of the sub committee of the Department American Legion which works with 4H clubs. A meeting is set for Columbus on December 4 in which he is asked to attend. Jessie Little of the city visited Chillicothe from Wednesday to Friday to see her mother Rachel Ruble and sister W. H. Steele.

LOGAN Clinton Webb Department American Legion of the State Columbus

Bashan News Notes and Local Visits Highlight Weekend

Local social news records visits and trips across communities including Michigan visitors Herman Clark and family, Roy Van Cooney's return to Fort Knox, and numerous calls on families in Wellington Parks Dorcas and surrounding towns. A golf note from Boise credits Sen. James A. Pope with a hole in one at Plantation course.

H. V. Tucker Sam Stobart Antiquity Nelson Torrence Reedsville Milford Cole B. E. Orr C. L. Orr Roland Torrence Herman Carson Chester Stanley Trussell Rev. Thompson Marietta W. C. White Chauncey Leonard Elmer Skeins Huntington Grover White Woodrow White Harold Bird Leo Eddy Floyd Powell John Taylor John Groves Orlo W. Va Mr. Groves Thelma White Pope Boise Ida James A. Pope Plantation

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