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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1945
Page
8
Logan City Council in regular session last night adopted an ordinance authorizing advertising for bids to install parking meters for a nine month lease. If the meters prove satisfactory at the end of the period they will be purchased from earnings. The meeting also considered a $15,000 bond issue for water service.
Chris Gompf and wife announced they repurchased their greenhouses from Hubert Bolin and will operate them as before. The Nev. 23 repurchase funded with 35 000 in bonds for a water softening project and notes to anticipate further bond issuance. Vernon Stump appointed service safety director by Mayor Weltner. Stump asked for council cooperation. Loomis thanked the mayor and council for 12 years of service. A petition with 25 names seeks an additional street light. Streets and Alleys report on repairing an alley east of the Telephone Company building was accepted.
Logan Women Republican Club honors Miss Wilhelmine Deissle and Mrs. Margaret Knapp for election visits. Meeting notes include December 17 officer election and Christmas gift exchange planned by wives of city and county Republican officers.
Officers were elected Monday evening at the Enterprise School for Antioch Grange. Titles and names include master Oscar Blum Clayton Sater lecturer Mrs John Amnah chaplain Mrs Elwood Stiverson steward Martin Ieneads assistant steward Harold Nihiser Jr treasurer Lloyd Hans Jey secretary Theodore Dupler gatekeeper Logan Daubenmire Ceres Mrs Clifford Bailey Flora Mrs Ralph Blackston Pomona Mrs Harold Nihiser lady assistant steward Miss Josephine Iles executive committeeman John Amnah Elwood Stivergon.
A candlelight recognition service at Logan Senior High School welcomed 55 new Girl Reserves members. Mothers and friends attended as Miss M Eyerman received a boutonniere, and Miss Barbara Huls led the ceremony with speeches. The program featured a flute solo, vocal quartet, and a preview of White Cliffs of Dover.
Logan Girl Scout Troop No. 6 held its annual Brownie birthday party on Tuesday afternoon with cake in Brownie colors yellow and brown. Patti de Maine received a special farewell as she moves with family to Akron. Leaders Mrs. Carl Gordon and Mrs. Lew Riggs served refreshments. New member Shirley Hoke joined, and many scouts attended the party including Marilyn Armstrong Judy Arnold Ruth Blake Jessie Lee Brown Kay Cannon Judy Clapp Annette Davis Myrna Derr Shirley Derr Virginia Lee Evans Helen Marie Funk Marlene Griffith Loraine Hoitzen Evelyn Ohlinger Charlotte Helder Nancy Shaw Bonnie Jean Schrader Shirley Elain Seel Verna Wells Nan Wolfe.
Mary Ellen Davis aged 76 died at her Route 4 home Tuesday at 11 40 after months of illness. She leaves husband John four sons L W Davis East Fultonham John Sharon Pa Thomas Lancaster and Roger in the U S Army and three daughters Fanny Martin East Fultonham Dinnie Green New Straitsville and Jennie Coakley Logan. Also surviving are brother John R Thomas Detroit and sister Florence Wallace Marion. Services in Bethany United Brethren Church Friday at 2 pm with burial in Fairview Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
Logan Court issued a marriage license Tuesday to Clyde E. Addington 27 miner son of Clyde Addington Sr Trimble Ohio and Betty J. Exline 17 at home daughter of Maye Howard Exline Murray City Ohio
Bartlett scene reports WSCS meeting at Mrs Frank Arnolds home with officer elections for President Caro Ormiston Vice President Grady Smith Secretary Hazel Polling and Treasurer Gusta Shaner. Also birthday dinner for 86th year honored guest Mrs Rebecca Webster and lists attendees. Farmers institute announced for Nov 26 27 at Bartlett high school with basket lunch and speaker Mrs Henry Ebert.
Logan James Smoot extension agent will broadcast on WHKC Columbus for Home and Farm Hour Saturday December 1 at 11 30 am. Topic is Lets Take an Inventory.
Girl Scout leaders met in the Girl Scout rooms Tuesday for a meeting focused on the newly arrived Scout Handbook. Mrs Brimner outlined ranks badges and insignias as the group planned future activities and refreshments.
Dell Rice handles paints and paper for hall redecorating. Pvt. John Larkin returns from overseas. Locals and visitors travel for family visits and holidays. Several members and relatives travel to Bucyrus Ohio, Huntington West Virginia, Cincinnati, and Parkersburg. A newborn named to Homer Bradshaw family. Corporal Richard Canaday noted in a family letter.
Logan content reports Joseph Schaad as Kiwanis Dinner chairman for the event on Tuesday evening. He urged friendly cooperation in business and home life, stressing that others' success matters as much as our own and that kind words encourage good in everyone.
LOGAN The following discharges were released by the Selective Service Board Tuesday From Camp Atterbury Ind Sgt Clayton W Kuhn Gibisonville Nov 28 from IGMLA Pa Cpl George Stuart Rockbridge Nov 23 over seas 20 months Sgt George E Jurgensmier Logan Nov 23 over seas 26 months from Greensboro NC Cpl William H Brown Murray City Nov 20 overseas 20 months from Camp Joseph T Robinson Arkansas T 5 George Edward Vasko Glouster Nov 19 overseas 10 months from Fort Riley Kansas Pvt James Thompson son of Mrs Vivian Thompson Logan Rt 3 is convalescing from major surgery submitted to last Friday
From Logan Area Hospital report four patients were admitted to Gibbons Hospital on Tuesday. Charles J. Johnston Logan medical Rugg B Hansel Logan medical Helen Rizer Logan major surgery Mrs James Thomas Jackson major surgery Aaron Norris underwent a mastectomy Monday Earl Bourne Logan Rt 4 treated for a badly crushed index finger of the right hand at a saw mill near Maxville Phil Voris 148 Wood St is confined to home with pneumonia.
Due to a huge sale of tickets to Logan schoolchildren a second matinee of the Seank Walton Minstrel is set for Thursday at 2 30 in the High School Auditorium. Junior and Senior high students performed Wednesday and pupils from the four grade schools may attend Thursday. Classes will meet for those not at the matinee.
Announcement from Logan Logan Kentucky reports the birth of a son to Captain Carl H. Shephard and Mrs. Shephard. The baby named Douglass Brent weighed seven and a half pounds at birth on November 21. Grandparents are Mrs. Eugene Wright and Mr. Carl Shephard. Captain Shephard is serving overseas.
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