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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1957

Page

16

Logan Board Of Health Budget Approval Breaks Tax Burden

Logan-Hocking County Board of Health adopted a 1958 budget totaling 39 238.95 with anticipated income 41 835.70 and a reduced health levy from four tenths to three tenths of a mill. Revenue includes 14 387.03 from the levy and 7 200 from towns, 4 000 state subsidies, 2 100 federal grants in aid, 1 025 permit fees, plus 13 123.67. expenses cover salaries for the health commissioner and staff, travel, retirement, Workmen's Comp, board, and new equipment. Dr H M Boocks serves as health commissioner for nearby counties. the board notes prior salary reductions were restored.

Logan Logan-Hocking County County Budget Commission Hocking County H. M. Boocks Athens Vinton Meigs County Max Bunce District Sanitarian Food Service Bunce Central Office

St John PTA Hosts Talent Show and Meeting

Logan area notes show St John PTA meeting highlighted by a talent show with Pamela Boyle performing tap dance and Carol Smith piano. Brownie Troop 16 sang. guests included Mike Gabriel, Sharon Good, and Becky Stuart. Christmas workshop plans set for Nov 7 with decor, gifts and toy classes.

St. John Pta Charles P. Foy Sterling Anderson PTA Pamela Boyle Carol Smith St. John’s Brownie Troop 16 Mike Gabriel Sharon Good Becky Stuart Don Keister Joseph Campbell

DAR Chapter Opens Season With Meeting Hosted By Mrs Kerr

Governor Worthington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held its first meeting of the season with Mrs Marcus Kerr as hostess. Sixteen members and one visiting DAR member attended. Miss Mary Louise Bowen presided and led devotions, reporting on a district meeting at Ironton. Other participants included Mrs Anthony J Toerner Mrs Newton J Steady and Mrs Clarence E Allen. Refreshments were served to several members and guests including Mrs Hugh Craven of Indianapolis and Mrs Stoedy of Inglewood California.

Marcus Kerr Worthington Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution DAR Mary Louise Bowen John A. Smith Bowen Ironton Anthony J. Toerner Newton J. Steady Clarence E. Allen Kerr

Bus Driver Emery Biggs Dies at 66 in Green Township

Emery Biggs a Green Elementary School bus driver and retired farmer died Monday at 12 30 pm at his home in Green Township after becoming ill following a morning route return. He leaves wife Goldie two sons Elsworth and Franklin Biggs of Logan Route 3 five daughters Opal Hiles Erma Bateman Mary Jewell Eudora Andrews Phyllis Bigham 19 grandchildren two brothers Albert Biggs Tipton Iowa and two sisters Dora Bentley Clinton Iowa Nora Morrison Gnadenhutten. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and handled by Leonard Funeral Service.

Logan Emery Biggs Green Township Biggs Green Goldie Elsworth Franklin Biggs

Squirrel Bites Logan Girl in Rabies Check

Logan Ohio health officials report a girl Bonnie Turner was bitten Sunday by a stray squirrel being chased by a dog. The creature was destroyed and sent to Athens lab where brain tissue tested negative for rabies. The girl is child of Alpha and Mrs. Turner of Logan Route 2.

Logan Logan-Hocking County Bonnie Turner Marvin Nungester District Health Department Athens Alpha Turner

Woman Driver Fined and Jailed for DUI in Logan

Martha Joyce Bigham 32 of Columbus was arraigned in Mayor Francis Myers court on a driving while intoxicated charge. She received a $150 fine plus costs and a three day county jail sentence after a Haydenville arrest prompted by a motorist complaint and a police pursuit along Route 33.

Logan Martha Joyce Bigham Columbus Francis Myers Haydenville

Leather Accessories Set For Fall Wardrobe

Leather wattets pocket cases and key cases join belt leathers and colorings this fall to create a refined wardrobe of leather accessories for the fashionable man.

Churches File for Joint Parsonage Ownership Change

Two Logan churches filed petitions in Common Pleas Court seeking permission to alter ownership of jointly held property. St. Matthew Lutheran requests to buy one fifth of a former parsonage and to sell a fifth of the current parsonage to St. John. St. John congregation seeks to sell its current interest and buy a corresponding share in the present parsonage. Rev. Thomas C. Smalls reed serves the parish.

Logan Common Pleas Court St. Matthew Lutheran Church St. John Lutheran Church Laurel Township St. John Thomas C. Smallsreed

Locomotive Strikes Truck at Crossing in Delano

Southern Pacific locomotive sheared off the front of Charles Reese's delivery truck at a crossing in Delano California. Reese was seated in the driver’s seat startled but unharmed.

Delano Calif Southern Pacific Charles Reese Reese

Manter weds Householder in Logan ceremony

Miss Viola Margaret Householder daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Householder of Junction City Route 2 married Richard Franklin Manter son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Manter of 863 FE Main St Logan at St Johns Catholic Church in a one o clock ceremony officiated by Fr Charles P Foy. Attendants were Theodore Manter of Gore and the bridegroom’s sister. The couple resides at 165 N Orchard St Logan.

Viola Margaret Householder Virgil Householder Junction City Richard Franklin Manter Raymond Manter Main St Logan St. John’s Catholic Church Charles P. Foy Theodore Manter Gore

Diplomat's Son Among Five Killed in Manila Plane Crash

Five American businessmen and Carlos Romulo Jr., eldest son of the Philippine ambassador to the United States, were killed when their plane crashed south of Manila on Friday.

Manila Carlos Romulo Jr United States

Bowen dies at 95 Mulberry Street home after heart attack

Logan attorney C. W. Bowen a former Logan prosecutor and postmaster dies at 11 10 am after a heart attack at his home 95 S Mulberry St He had just returned from Doctors Hospital Columbus where he had been a patient for over a month A lifelong church member and active Mason he served in World War I and earned a law degree from Columbia University He is survived by a brother Rochester Bowen and a step mother Funeral arrangements are set at Leonard Funeral Home and First Presbyterian Church Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan C. Wood Bowen S. Mulberry St Bowen Doctors Hospital Columbus Logan Fire Department Hocking County Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association First Presbyterian Church Grand Council of Ohio Royal and Select Masters of Lancaster The Knights Templar Mingo Lodge F&am Red Cross Scottish Rite William F Kate Rochester Bowen Logan High School Columbia University New York First National Bank Forest Weinrich Rochester Bowen W. F. Bowen Leonard Funeral Home Earl F Schottke Oak Grove Cemetery

Eight-year-old hurt as car rolls over in Logan

Thom as Nelson of Logan, treated for bruises after a car driven by Lacy Earl Nelson rolled on Route 33 near Route 180. He was released from Hocking Valley Hospital after treatment. Patrolmen said the driver will appear before Mayor Francis Myers on charges of unsafe operation and driving without a license.

Logan Thomas Nelson Hocking Valley Hospital Lacy Earl Nelson Route Route 180 Francis Myers

Court Grants Divorce for Sue Lax in Logan County

Common Pleas records show Sue Lax granted a divorce from John Lax on grounds of extreme cruelty. Plaintiff restored to maiden name Sue Linton.

Logan—Common Pleas Sue Lax John Lax Sue Linton

Also Mentioned on This Page

Board of Health Kerwood Martin G. C. Hengst John T. Underwood Zoa Blosser Mary McCray D. V. Rannells Hocking County Home Demonstration Council Glendon Ward Wayne Snyder Mildred Taylor Jacob Hahn Paul Ellinger Dan Day Elden Brown Mrs. Kerr Squirrel Bites Logan Girl United Appeals the Lawhead Press C. B. Nye Co Volkswagen Levie East Street Richard Manter Viola M. Householder City High School N. Orchard St C. W. Bowen China Yangtze Electrie Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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