Logan Society and Gamma Sorority Christmas Plans
Logan A dinner party at Mrs Lawrence Helber’s country home hosted 19 Sigma Phi Gamma members with chrysanthemum decor and candy canes. The group planned a Pine Mountain Settlement House Christmas box and adopted a local family, plus an upcoming toy party and annual dances. Logan Delphians and Notri Libri League discussed art and education, with Christmas family adoptions and a December meeting featuring gift exchanges and a panel on father involvement. Special guests attended, and new members joined during the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phiamma Rooms
Jack Tschappat
Notri Libri League
OCCL
Richard Mowrey
Charles Starr
League
Christopher
Dale Shultz
Gore and
Murray City
Richard Bowers
Children’s Record Guild
Lloyd Ellinger
Dan DeLong
Harold Crawford
Wallace Gillogly
Kenneth Crawford
Cole
John Gafke
Hilltop Home Demonstration Club Meets at Arlington Home
The Hilltop Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Clarence Cullison’s Arlington Avenue home for a Christmas candle making project and a dessert course. Instead of the regular meeting next month, a dinner and theater party is planned for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilltop Home Demonstration Club
Clarence Cullison
Arlington, Ave
Dec
Four Square Dance Club Hosts Dance at St Johns Hall
Four Square Dance Club met at St Johns school hall with 15 couples and guests led by Mr and Mrs Walter Brokaw. DeWey Ringhiser orchestra provided music. Refreshments were served by a committee of Mr and Mrs William Ball and Mr and Mrs Carl Risch. Committee members for the Dec 15 meeting are Mr and Mrs Charles Howdyshell and Mr and Mrs Herman Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's School Hall
Walter Brokaw
DeWey Ringhiser
William Ball
Carl Risch
Charles Howdyshell
Herman Anderson
Modern Mothers League meeting at Mrs Shaw home
The Modern Mothers League of OCCL met at the home of Mrs Otto Shaw on Logan Route 2. Mrs J G Cole Sr a vocal music instructor in Carbon Hill attended or was noted as present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Mothers League of
OCCL
Otto Shaw
Logan Route 2
J. G. Cole
Vocal Music Instuctor
Carbon Hill
Charity dance recital to aid Fayette County homes at Logan H S
Logan High School hosts a charity dance recital Saturday December 1 in the auditorium. Proceeds benefit Fayette County Children’s Home Pickaway Union Orphanage and St Vincent’s Orphanage. Performers include Cathy Stewart Christy Jo Sauer Susie Smith Paula Howdyshell and many more listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sherick
Mary Ann Gillivan
Logan
Logan High School
Fayette County
Susan _ Hutchinson
Kathy Garbiel
Beverly Primmer
Cindy Horwell
Carla Hoskins
Pam Jones
Carolyn Smith
Tanya Davidson
Connie Burgess
Linda Hall
Marcia Blume
Barbara Morehouse
Judy Dicken
Trudy Dicken
Patty Mason
Susan Shanley
Mary Jane Wolfe
Billie Prater
Candy Prater
Jean Ann Schultz
Mary Louise Wyskiver
Council Elects New Veep for Home Demonstration Council
Mrs. William Biery was elected district vice president to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Charles Wolfe after a Wednesday afternoon meeting in the courthouse auditorium. December and January programs were discussed, with the next regular meeting set for January 23.
Auxiliary Dance in Nelsonville Hosted by VFW 3467
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 3467 will sponsor a dance Saturday night at the VFW Post Home on Riverside Drive. Music from 9 p.m. to midnight will be provided by the Twilighters, a local orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville — Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 3467
VFW
Riverside Drive
The
Twilighters
State case against Charles Harper dismissed in Common Pleas
Logan Journal reports a filing by the State of Ohio in Common Pleas Court seeking action against Charles Harper was dismissed without record, leaving no judgment or available disposition on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan—Journal
Common Pleas Court
State of Ohio
Charles Harper
Council Picks New Officers in Logan Extension Council
Logan extension advisory council met in the courthouse with Presiding officer Ralph Poston. Delbert Davis was elected president, Ralph Poston vice president, and Mrs Verna Rheinscheid secretary treasurer. Four township representatives selected include Mr and Mrs Howard Earnhart Benton, Mr and Mrs Raymond Houk Falls, Mr and Mrs Clinton St Clair Falls-Gore, and Mr and Mrs Richard Mowery Good Hope. Reports on past county extension programs by Miss Ethel Bower and Charles H Ingraham covered agriculture home economics and 4 H club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Extension Advisory Council
Ralph Poston
Delbert Davis
Verna Rheinscheid
Howard Earnhart
Benton
Raymond Houk
Falls
Clinton St. Clair
Falls-Gore
Richard Mowery
Good Hope
Ethel Bower
Charles H. Ingraham
Hocking County
Nel sonville School Attendance Drops Slightly in 1955
Nel sonville reports total average daily attendance of 1037.2 for 1955 56, down from 1045.2 in 1954 55. High school attendance rose to 442.2, Central school fell to 315.6, East school rose to 216.9, and kindergarten dropped from 81.5 to 62.5. Total membership over 13 years ranged 905 to 1045, with the last two years at peak attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Central School
Howeer
East
Hospital Notes Mount St. Mary BIRTHS
Birth notices from Mount St. Mary Hospital list new arrivals to families in Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, and nearby areas. Names include Ted Martin and a daughter. Wilbur Davis with a son. Richard Heinlein with a son. others include Kovach, McQuaid, Scott, Brookins, Cline, Sheeran, James, Thomas, McConnell, Thomas, Cullison, Neal, Fellum, Dorst, and McAloon among several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Martin
Buchtel
Wilbur Davis
Glouster
Richard Heinlein
Nelsonville
Hannah Brookins
Athens
David Cline
Chauncey
Besse Sheeran
New Lexington
Elizabeth James
Basil Fields
Virgene Thomas
Ieda Cullison
Jackson
Mich
Noah Neal
John Fellum
Charles E. Dorst
Bernadine Johnson
Corning
Thomas McAloon
New Straitsville
Shawnee declares winner in Prince of Peace declamation
Shawnee Methodist Church hosted the Prince of Peace declamation contest with Sue Ricketts earning first place. Ricketts, daughter of Mr and Mrs William W Ricketts, is a Shawnee ninth grader. Delaware nicknamed the Diamond State for its small size yet great importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Ricketts
Prince of Peace
Shawnee Methodist Church
Miss Ricketts
William W. Ricketts
Delaware
Divorce Notice in Athens County Court
Herman M. Thomas files for divorce custody of minor children and relief against Mary Frances Thomas on grounds of mental cruelty in Athens County Ohio. Hearing set on or after November 29 1956. Attorney R J Jones Jr. signs filing date November 16 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Herman M. Thomas
Mary Frances Thomas
Mary Jackson
Green Street
East Beckley
West Virginia
R. J. Jones, Jr
Local church services and schedules listed countywide
A roundup of Sunday schools worship times sermons and church events across churches including Logan Church News First EUB Nazarene Union Fates Zion Trinity Lutheran St Matthew St John First Church of Christ South Haydenville Church of God First Presbyterian Westminster and many others with times ranging from 9:00 to 10:45 a.m. plus evening services and midweek meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EUB
D. S. Dunkle
Sunday School Council
Mary Martha Circle
Church of the Nazarene
Roy E. Klingler
NYPS
Union Fates
Paul A. Sellers
Union Furnace
Young People’s
Zion
Union
Clayton Lutz
Trinity Lutheran
Paul D. Holtzen
Walter League
Jesse Cooley Found Dead At Home In Logan
Jesse M. Cooley 83 a retired railroad engineer was found dead at 293 Warner Ave Logan at 8 p m Wednesday by his wife Fannie He apparently died of a heart attack while seated in the living room A native of Madison County West Virginia he lived in Logan for many years He worked for the Hocking Valley Railroad and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co for 51 years retiring about ten years ago He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Logan and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Surviving are his wife two stepsons Stanley Simms Frank Simms two stepdaughters Mrs Perry Bradbury and Mrs Clarence Clifford and two brothers Charles and Clinton Cooley Services at 10 30 a m Saturday Leonard Funeral Home with Dr R B Wilson officiating Entombment in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home until the service time Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jesse M. Cooley
Warner Ave
Hocking Valley Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
First Presbyterian Church of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Columbus
Fannie
Stanley Simms
Frank Simms
Philo
Perry Bradbury
Ryger
Clarence Clifford
Pomeroy
Charles Cooley
Clinton Cooley
Leonard Funeral Home
R. B. Wilson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Three Men Fined In Mayor's Court In Nelsonville
In Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary fined James Crabtree for intoxication ten dollars and costs and sent him to county jail for nonpayment. Cecil Fellem received the same fine and was also committed to county jail. Walter Hopstetter, charged with assault and battery, was given a 10 day suspended jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
James Crabtree
Cecil Fellem
Walter Hopstetter
Women's Day Service Set for Sunday at Christian Church
Nelsonville observances mark Women's Day Sunday at 10 30 a m with Nyema J Baker a Liberia Africa guest speaker attending Ohio University Lois Ann Gibbons Christian Women's Fellowship presiding Jean Allen Shafer and the choir providing music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Christian Church
Nyema J. Baker
Liberia
Africa
Baker
Ohio University
Lois Ann Gibbons
The
Christian Women's Fellowship
Jean Allen Shafer
Nelsonville Native Blanche Woody Dies at 75
Blanche Woody of Nelsonville, aged 75, died Thursday at Athens County Home born March 5 1883 in Nelsonville daughter of Everitt and Hattie Camp Woody. She leaves brother Hubert and sister Mrs Grace Allen of Zanesville. Funeral by Rev J A Long at 1 p m Sunday Warren-North Funeral Home Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Friends may call anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Blanche Woody
Athens County
Everitt
Hattie Camp Woody
Hubert
Grace Allen
Zanesville
J. A. Long
Warren- North Funeral
Green Lawn Cemetery
Canton Man Charles Williams Injured in Auto Crash
Charles L. Williams of Canton was taken to Mercy Hospital after a Saturday morning automobile accident. He suffers a skull fracture and possible spine injury. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harland Williams of Glouster Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles L. Williams
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Williams
Harland Williams
Two Injured In Area Auto Crashes
Two men were hurt in two separate area highway crashes on Thursday. Estel E. Powell, 29, of Columbus, admitted to Mount St. Marys hospital with possible internal injuries and was cited for unsafe operation after his car and a second vehicle driven by Dr. Stephen E. Simay, 47, of Nelsonville, collided on Route 33 near Chauncey. Powell was on the wrong side of the highway. Simay was uninjured. In a second crash on Route 664 in Hocking County, Burl Nafzger, 44, of Sugar Grove, suffered only a bruised knee as his car, destroyed, was struck by Charles Poling, 51, of Logan. Nafzger was cited for failing to yield the right of way. Poling was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Marys Hospital
Estel E. Powell
Columbus
Earl Hilleary
Powell
Stephen E. Simay
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Simay
Burl Nafzger
Sugar Grove
Hocking County
Logan
Frankis Myers
Services Set for Saturday
Phillip Parry 58 Logan resident died Tuesday from a 27 foot fall from a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co bridge near Covington Kentucky while painting. Funeral services by Leonard at 2 p.m. Saturday conducted by Rev. Stanley T. Benton. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at 275 Warner Ave until noon Saturday and then at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Phillip Parry
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Covington
Leonard Funeral Home
Stanley T. Benton
Parry
Ohio River
Booth Hospital
Warner Ave
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nelson v Wilkinson Coal suit verdict for $716.67
In Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer awarded Edward Nelson a judgment of 716.67 against Wilkinson Coal Co plus interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Common Pleas
Edward Nelson
Wilkinson Coal Co
Harley Meyer
Sudlows File Quiet Title Suit in Common Pleas Court
A summons to quiet title on real estate was filed in Common Pleas Court by Herbert Sudlow and Juanita Sudlow against Clarence A. Mathias and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Herbert Sudlow
Juanita Sudlow
Clarence A. Mathias
Nelsonville Churches Schedule Sunday Services and Meetings
Local church listings show First Presbyterian and Christian-JA Long, Methodist, Epiphany, Pilgrim Holiness, City Evangelical, Mt Zion EUB, Nazarene, LDS, Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit, and others. Details include service times, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30 a.m., youth programs, choir rehearsals, women and trustees meetings, and special sermons and programs through the week. Names include John Lloyd Evans, Ruth Daugherty, H. E. Wilson, F. Melvin Wentz, Kenneth Orwiler, D. O. Norris, Lewis E. Buell, and Ray Mann. Locations include Nelsonville and Deanville areas with multiple chapels and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild
Hocking Valley Tabernacle
E. V. Baker
LeRoy S. Haynie
Haydenville
First Presbyterian
Earl F. Schottke
Westminster Fellowship
Carbon Hill
Lewis E. Buell
Liberty Hill
Union Furnace
New Plymouth Presbyterian
Robert W. Farrow
Joe and
Harold Sinnott
New Plymouth
Edward H. Jones
Buchtel
Jobs
Murray City
John Lloyd
Evans
Westminister Fellowship
Deanville Chapel
Presbyterian Women's Association
Ruth Daugherty
Board of Trustees
H. E. Wilson
J. A. Long
Priscilla
Christian Womens Fellowship
First Methodist
F. Melvin Wentz
Methodist Youth Fellowship
WSCS
Church of the Epiphany
Episcopal
Kenneth Orwiler
E. E. Leadingham
Robert Gastin
Aime City
Evangelical United Brethren
Ray Mann
Mt. Zion
Reorganized
Latter Day Saints
Jackson St
D. O. Norris
Zion League
Carbon Hill Methodist Circuit
Dutton Dies at 68 in Huntington VA Hospital
John C. Dutton, 68, died at Huntington Veterans Hospital Tuesday night. Survived by wife Bertha, a son John W. of Little Hocking, three daughters Marie Fore Wallas May Glascock and Pauline Williams, three stepdaughters Bonnie Parsons Nellie Pierce Sarah Ann Jacks, two stepsons Jerry Lee Jacks Berlin Kenneth Jacks Jr. Funeral at Bradbury Church Saturday 1 p.m. Burial at Newbury Cemetery Little Hocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
John C. Dutton
Huntington
W. Va
Veteran's Hospital
Bertha
John W
Little Hocking
Marie Fore
Wallas
May Glascock
Faison
Pauline Williams
Aberdene
N. D
Bonnie Parsons
Wilkesville
Nellie Pierce
Radcliff
Sarah Ann Jacks
Jerry Lee Jacks
Berlin Kenneth Jacks, Jr
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Logan Society
Currier & Ives
Logan Delphians
E. G. Hockman
N. Mulberry St
Jay Nimon
Currier and Ives
Fight
Candles
CCL Hears Records
Rhonda Fleming
Technicolor
Jesse James and the Daltons
Walt Disney Cartoon
Veep
Collins
Buchtel Road
Council
Mount St. Mary
Helen Kovach
Elizabeth McQuaid
Thomas H. Scott
George McClelland
Estel Powell
Theresa McConnell
Pechous Shoe Store
Kk Colunous
Mmeemon
Logan Church News
Jesse Cooley
C. Williams
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Roger Dean Fayette Street
Linscott's
Linscott
Pontiac
Sales & Service
Canal Street
Nelson
Roger
Gwe
Elgin Heather
Elgin Ramona
Smart
Elgin
Sahara
Bulova and
Gruen
Speidel, J. B
Bellavance
Washington St
Nelsonville Church News
Adams St. Langley
Brooks Facory
Naked Hills
Wn Coke
David Wayne Keenan Wynn Ie
James Barton
Ak Marlowe
Jak Taylor
J.C. Dutton
Bradbury
Newbury Cemetery
Speidel
Sunbeam
Amity
Escameo
Eigie
Gruen and Buova
Panos Speidel
J. B
Anson
Foster
Schick
Remington
Ronson
Novarco
Zippo
Byron
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