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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1939

Page

18

Santa Claus Arrives in Logan for Dec 9 Treat

Santa will arrive by the new Logan fire truck at 1 PM Saturday December 9 in Logan. City officials arranged for bands from the high schools and a visit by the Logan Cycle Club. C H Reichley of South Bloomingville again portrays Santa with candy treats and additional program features to be announced.

Athens Messenger Athens Santa Claus City of Logan Logan Cycle Club Santa C. H. Reichley South Bloomingville

Logan Team Defeats Lancaster Bowlers

Logan Clay Product Co. team won two of three against Main Maple of the Twentieth Century League at Lancaster. Johnson set a fast pace in his first two games and finished with a 636 for the evening to top the scores.

Logan Logan Clay Product Co Lancaster Johnson

Hold Funeral Services For Mrs. Alice Rhoads

Funeral services were held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Heinlein Chapel for Mrs. Alice Clowe Rhoads who died Monday. The Rev FE B White officiated. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Walter North Noel North Harley Emmons Russell Beery James A Brown Marion Beery.

Logan Heinlein Chapel Alice Clowe Rhoads FE. B. White Oak Grove Cemetery Walter North Noel North Harley Emmons Russell Beery James A. Brown Marion Beery

Logan Social Notes and Club Entertainments

Logan notes report several bridge clubs hosting sessions with high scores by Mrs. Edward Kemper and Mrs. Judson Shriner. Other attendees include Mrs. Frasure, Mrs. Hankison, and Mrs. Schultheis. Plans shown for a December turkey dinner by Logan Delphian Chapter with committees named and a book review at Tourist Book Club. Bridgettes Club met at Mrs. Bond’s with sewing and lunch.

Barry Benefield Wilbur Lanning Tourist Book Club Dayton Schultheis Mary Shepard Ohio School For Walter Savings Rudolph Hankison Thomas Bencer Frank Blasius Blasius Logan Delphian J. S. Cherrington Mound St EK. M. Godfrey Charles Barker Richard Lavey Paul Monks Emma Wellman Bridgettes Club Ralph Bond Stoughton North St

Rules Adopted for Hocking County Junior Cage League

Laurelville hosts a Tuesday meeting approving the Logan County league rules for grades seven to nine. Ninth graders may play varsity or junior games but not both in the same semester. a second semester promotion or demotion is allowed. Tournament squads total ten players from eligibility lists. Six minute quarters and a junior high tournament run with the varsity event. Officials named include Spence, Morgan, Dean, Shupe, Ellinger, Miller, and Bender.

Logan Hocking County Laurelville Ohio High School Athletic Association Robert Spence Corning T. H. Morgan Pleasantville Paul Dean Stewart Malcolm Shupe Harley Ellinger T. E. Bender Ip. J. Miller Lancaster

Carbon Hill Cagers Split Doubleheader Into Openers

Carbon Hill varsity defeated New Marshfield 13 to 8 in the opener while the junior team fell 21 to 19 in a tight contest at New Marsh field as the league opener nears.

LOGAN Carbon Hill Basketeers New Marshfield Carbon Hill

Arrest Two Recover Oil Machinery in Columbus Case

Logan oil field equipment owned by W. C. Adair was recovered during the arrest of Alfred Conkright, Carl Conkright, and Lyman Cole in Columbus. They admitted stealing 1100 pounds of steel bits and pump on Thanksgiving and Monday, plus 500 pounds of copper wire from Cheshire. Grand larceny charges filed. arraigned. bonds set at 800 each.

Logan W. C. Adair Alfred Carl Conkright Defiance Lyman Cole Findlay Columbus Joe Farbearn Hubert D. Lappen Cheshire S. B. Whitehart Adair Farbearn Maysville

Partly Collapsed Bridge Repaired After Route 278 Incident

State highway forces were ordered to Ward Township to repair a partly collapsed bridge along Route 278 after a coal truck caused the collapse. The truck driver fled the scene. Traffic was halted for about three hours while repairs were completed.

Logan Ward Township Lewis Price

Logan Station Signs Painted for Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad

Workers repaint Logan area signs for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The painting crew is based in Logan where camp cars have been placed nearby.

Logan Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Pain Crew

Logan City Tax Rate Cut to 15.7 Mills

The Logan budget commission announced a one half mill reduction in the city tax rate for the coming year. The new rate is 15.7 mills, down from 16.2 mills, with the ten mill limit split among county 3.50, township 30, school 3.50, and city 2.70 mills. Outside the ten mill limit the breakdown is county 0.50, schools 4.50, and city 0.70 mill.

Logan Budget Commission

Three Judge Civil Trial Legality Question Raised

A test appeal in the case of Herman Studer against Carl Harsh, tried Monday, challenges the legality of a three judge plan for civil trials. The case goes to the court of appeals at its first district convening and will be submitted on a motion without further action. The law permits three judges for criminal trials with jury waiver, but its applicability to civil suits remains uncertain.

Logan Herman Studer Carl Harsh Court of Appeals

Lettering Placed On City Gateway Polygon

LOGAN Lettering was placed on the ornamental gateway at the east entrance to the city Wednesday. The entrance is virtually completed with landscaping in front and more landscaping will follow before project completion.

LOGAN

Apollo Entertainers To Appear At Assembly

Joint assembly of Junior and Senior High Schools at the auditorium at 2 45 p m Friday features Signor Giovanni Sperandeo tenor and Elsie Carl Sperandeo pianist of the Apollo Entertainers They replace a missed program and Sperandeo once lost an arm in an accident delivering an inspirational talk on overcoming handicaps.

LOGAN Apollo Signor Giovanni Sperandeo Elsie Carl Sperandeo Signor Sperandeo

Yule Spirit Will Prevail In Main St

Work decorating Main Street for the holidays began today with workmen stringing the lighting system. Lights will festoon the thoroughfare with large evergreen wreaths featuring red cellophane bows, streamers, and painted pine cones. Two wreaths will adorn each light standard. Materials are locally sourced and expect to be in place by week’s end.

Logan Main St

Peace Contest At Logan Church In Hocking County

Prince of Peace contest will be held at United Brethren Church at 7 p m Sunday evening. Two contestants Esther Ebert Laurelville and Vivian Rheinscheid will compete. County victor advances to district and may reach state contest in January. Rev Cecil Harding Jones chair of county event.

Logan — Hocking County United Brethren Church Esther Ebert Laurelville Vivian Rheinscheid Cecil Harding Jones

Concrete Wall Halts Auto in Lancaster Alley

Willis Brown of Lancaster attempted to negotiate a closed county jail alley about 8:30 Tuesday night. The front wheels rode over a two foot concrete retaining wall and the car was damaged. Two girl companions were with him. all escaped injuries. A wrecking crew removed the car.

Logan Willis Brown Lancaster

Calico Ridge Band to perform at Buchtel Ladies Auxiliary

The Calico Ridge Band of this city led by Kenneth Frazier will provide music for round and square dancing for the Ladies Auxiliary at Buchtel on Thursday evening, Nov 30.

Buchtel Logan Calico Ridge Kenneth Frazier Buchtel

Logan Band to Perform at Don Riddlebarger Benefit Game

Logan High School Band prepares to perform at the Don Riddlebarger benefit basketball game at the Logan High Auditorium next Tuesday evening. The event will feature varsity and reserve basketball games against Bremen and requires practice to fit the large band on stage.

Logan Logan High School Don Riddlebarger Logan High Bremen

Junior Red Cross Enrollment at Logan High

Junior Red Cross enrollments were held at Senior High School last week. Room 20 supervised by Harley Ellinger placed first, Room 36R under J F Rutgers second, and Room 36BR led jointly by Miss Gertrude Bliss and Miss Sarah Rockhold third in subscriptions.

Lancaster Signs for Two Chieftain Games

Lancaster High signs contracts to play Logan Chieftains in 1940 and 1941. Lancaster agrees to return to Logan next fall for another home game, keeping most league contests away from the city. Schedule shows limited away games with two early season matches, Logan hosting Middleport and Jackson at various dates.

Logan Lancaster High Logan Chieftains Lancaster Chieftains Jackson Middleport

Logan Cheshire Heads to Union Furnace Friday Game

Logan Cheshire will travel to Union Furnace for a basketball game Friday evening announced by Union Furnace coach Max Bunce.

Logan Cheshire Union Furnace Max Bunce

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Logan— Johnson St. Clair Struble Roberts Een Columber Lancaster— Lunzar Simons Oon Shaeffer Wwe Haines Owe Thimmes Alice Rhoads J. E. Frasure Edward Kemper Thomas Bender Howard F. White Kemper Frank Brown Earl Roberts Stanley Baker Frasure Review Book Carlos Gaffin N. Wood St Judson Shriner A. O. Kelch Frank Harden James Barkler Clarence Salts Clarence Matheny W. D. Bassett Victor Simiele Clarence Schempp George Moury Clinton Webb Shriner Kelch Erty Jay Nimon James Barker Savey Monks Pettit Anna Carbon Hill Cagers Commission Uji Yuan Lil VF HILL Oxfords Enna Jettick Shoes Sport Oxfords Ladies' Gaberdines North Court Street Logan Church Junior Red Cross Fred C. Sanders Treat Craw Loan and Guaranty Company S. Court Street Athens, Ohio
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