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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1952

Page

3

Grand jury to weigh at least 18 cases in October

Logan and the October term grand jury, meeting October 13 and 14, will consider no fewer than 18 cases. The clerk reports 31 witnesses summoned. Cases include David Rutter and Kenneth Rutter for assault, Leonard Kenneson for non-support, and others bound over by local officials. Three defendants Poling Edgar Hopstetter are jailed on non support charges.

Logan Thelma Keyes David Rutter Roger Friend Kenneth Rutter Friend Leonard Kenneson Justice of the Peace S. B. Whitehart Earl Wooten Whikehart Glenn Wiggins Clarence Huffman Whitehart Harry R. Green Judson H. Poling Barton Johnston Charles Edgar Roy Williard Robert Holdren Walter Hopstetter Mabel Freeman D. W. Tucker Poling Edgar Hopstetter Hocking County

Log an 25th Wedding Anniversary Dinner

Logan Brief Social Notes reports the 25th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Littlejohn at 80 E Front St. on Sunday noon with invited guests including Ben Swartz Nelsonville Don Jenkins and daughter Bonnie June Columbus Ernest Price and children Logan Vivian Peacock and sons Rev John Currens Black Lick Carl Hart and children Carolyn and Betty Lou Logan and the couple's son Carl.

Logan Carl Littlejohn Front St Ben Swartz Nelsonville Don Jenkins Bonnie June Columbus Ernest Price Tommy Martha Ann Vivian Peacock Ralph and Rolland John Currens Black Lick Carl Hart Carolyn Betty Lou Littlejohn Carl

District 27 Eastern Star Holds Bremen District Party

District 27 of the Order of Eastern Star held its first district party Saturday evening in Bremen with nearly 400 attendees at the high school auditorium. The event featured round and square dancing and a smorgasbord. Logan attendees included Arlie Brimmer Joe Phillips Charles Struble Margaret Webb Carl Blosser and Warner Lehman with many chapters in the district totaling 16.

District 27 Order of Eastern Star Bremen Logan Arlie Brimmer Joe Phillips Charles Struble Margaret Webb Carl E. Blosser Warner Lehman Eastern Star

Services for Former Logan Resident Held in Columbus

Final rites were held in Columbus for Miss Helen Angle 43 of Columbus a former Logan resident who died Saturday at Grant Hospital. A Logan native she graduated from Logan High School and Capital University and worked as a librarian at Bexley Public Library. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Carla Mohler Logan and Mrs Sidney Shutters Columbus. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery Logan.

Logan Columbus Helen Angle Grant Hospital Angle Logan High School Capital University Bexley Public Library Carla Mohler Sidney Shutters Oak Grove Cemetery

Child Welfare Board 1952 September Expenses Rise

Logan County Child Welfare Board report shows September 1952 expenditures totaling 1429.98, up from 1381.89 a year earlier, with 52 active aid cases and five inactive. Active placements include 2 in parent homes, 9 with relatives, 6 in free foster, 34 in boarding foster, and 1 in another agency institution. Inactive cases include 2 relatives, 1 boarding foster, and 2 foster-care via other agency.

Logan Hocking County Child Welfare Board

Road Report Expected After Thursday Meeting

County Engineer Al bert Seabright will present a Simple Creek Road update at Thursday morning’s Commissioner meeting. Commissioners, led by Keith Schultz, approved sending a pointed letter drafted by John Owens after last Thursday’s session seeking definitive answers on road work assessments. Seabright said petitioners hadn’t stated willingness to be assessed, a stance that did not satisfy the board.

Marriage License for James Lehman and Wilma Rheinscheld

James Leroy Lehman 24 of Logan a gas station attendant and Wilma Ann Rheinscheld 20 of Logan a typist obtained a marriage license.

James Leroy Lehman Logan Wilma Ann Rheinscheld

Four Logan youths sentenced for car thefts to Lancaster school

Four Logan youths faced terms at Lancaster Boys Industrial School after stealing two cars in separate incidents. Two involved a gas station theft in Lawrenceburg and a car brought from Ohio, while two other youths stole a used car on W Hunter St and wrecked it near Mt Pleasant. One fugitive was hospitalized after attempting to flee over a mountain.

Logan Lancaster Boys’ Industrial School John Glass Elm St Aurora Ind Lawrenceburg Spurgeon Metzler Indiana Ogg and Beasley W. Hunter St Lancaster Mt. Pleasant

White Faced Bull Returns Home to Herd

Logan Sheriff A J Waldron reports a white faced bull missing from Green Hill Stock Farm has returned after nearly a week. Jack Shark told Waldron the bull was missing and feared rustling across other counties. Shark found the grazing with the herd Monday.

Logan A. J. Waldron Green Hill Jack Shark Waldron Shark

Logan Rotary Views Film on Power Generation

Logan Rotary members viewed a film at their Monday meeting explaining how electrical power is produced and transmitted. The program covered equipment in operation during storms and daily handling, with scenes from Ohio communities and the Philip Sporn plant near New Haven West Virginia.

Logan Logan Rotary Club Ohio New Philip Sporn New Haven W. Va J. R. Young

Logan City Council Schedules Meeting on Oct 14

Logan city council members receive an extra week to prepare for the next meeting set for Tuesday Oct 14. The council normally meets every two weeks, with September's extra Tuesday shifting the schedule.

Logan—City Council

Hocking Valley Hospital Births Report

Mr and Mrs Lowell Hughes Logan a daughter Mrs and Mrs Glenn Cottrill New Straitsville a daughter Mr and Mrs Darrell Vorhees Logan Route 2 a son Mr and Mrs Dale Schultz Logan a son Admitted Mrs John Adams Centerbury Discharged Lloyd Wolfe Creola

Lowell Hughes Logan Glenn Cottrill New Straitsville Darrell Vorhees Dale Schultz John Adams Centerbury Lloyd Wolfe Creola

Women’s Society Picnic At Mrs. Roush’s Home

The Women’s Society of Christian Service held its annual picnic at Mrs. Virgil Roush’s West Shade residence with 14 members, two visitors, and seven children present. A pot luck meal was served and plans made to provide dinner on election day.

Long Long Bottom Women’s ‘Society of Christian Service Virgil Roush West Shade Luck Viola Torrence Frank Dorst Guyan

Logan Man Overseas Began Army Service in Germany

Pvt Howard D. Rheinscheld serves with the Second Armored Division in the U S Occupation Zone in Germany. He entered the Army in January and is the son of Mr and Mrs Baker Rheinscheld of Logan Indiana. In civilian life he worked for Anchor Hocking Glass Co in Winchester Indiana.

Logan Howard D. Rheinscheld Germany Second Armored U.S Rheinscheld Baker Rheinscheld Anchor Hocking Glass Co Winchester Ind

Wil liam Hall family visit and local notices

Mr and Mrs William Hall spent a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Max Hall. Mr and Mrs Charles Lowe took Eddie Riley to Holzer Hospital for treatment. The Wilkes Grange will meet Friday for a booster meeting. Mrs Gay Mahaffey has word of the death of her uncle Elias Castor age 81. Mr and Mrs Leo Davidson and daughters were recent guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Dailey Wood.

William Hall Max Hall Charles Lowe Eddie Riley Holzer Hospital Wilkes Grange Gay Mahaffey Elias Castor Leo Davidson Dailey Wood

Knights at Meeting Grand Commandry in Columbus

Logan men attending the annual meeting of the Grand Commandry Knights Templar in Columbus Monday and Tuesday were Elmer Risch C O Stephenson Clarence Allen Carl E Brosser and C Woodowen Alimony Granted Logan Temporary alimony granted to Ruth C Edwards of 636 Church Street pending divorce suit against Paul C Edwards of Rockbridge Route 2.

Knights LOGAN Grand Commandry Knights Templar Columbus Elmer Risch C. O. Stephenson Clarence Allen Carl E. Brosser C. Wood Owen Ruth C. Edwards Church St Paul C. Edwards Rockebridge

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Tery Robert Rose Walter E. Culbertson OES Child Board MR. R. Friedrick Lake RD Vermilion, Ohio THE Athens National Bank Hocking Valley Hospital Gan Old Andrew Parent-Teachers Association Logan Man Lal Quick's Children's and Infants Dept Anes Vans Sanfor Cannon Mills
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