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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
2
Logan Kiwanis Club selects Thursday Oct 30 for the Halloween costume parade to avoid football clash. Prizes honor funniest and prettiest costumes and best group. Logan High Band to lead. open to county children. adults may enter but not win. Window painting by 221 students starts Sunday with prizes later.
Logan safety director Harry Shaw urged residents not to burn leaves on streets. He warned burning on blacktop can melt pavement and brick streets with tar binders can be damaged. Shaw encouraged waiting for city leaf collection or using incinerators and noted city trucks will pick up raked piles.
Logan Kiwanis members viewed a film on how Ohio elections work at Blosser's Restaurant. Amos Potts of the public affairs committee presented the notes on election duties, absent ballots and soldiers' ballots. Two new members, Russell Milliken and Paul Hannaford, were inducted and sponsored by Dwight Diller and Earl Lowe.
Lancaster resident Charles Edgar, 43, was taken to the Ohio State Penitentiary by Sheriff A J Waldron to serve a sentence for non support. He was indicted by the October grand jury and sentenced Friday by Common Pleas Judge Harley Meyer.
Mrs. Mary Wine spent a week with her son and family in Lancaster. Several guests visited from Circleville Route 1, Kingston Route 1, and Blue Creek. Ernest Davis from Columbus and Ernest McCreary from Fairview stayed with local families. Clendell Reid, Vera Davis, Rita Black, Helen Watters, and others were noted visitors in the area with days spent in Logan and Lancaster.
Orbiston announces the marriage of Barbara Loraine Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Inson to Richard Jonaph Reyne of Buchtel at Lo Mrs Selby Murphy Kent. The village notes list visits and gatherings among local residents with multiple names and weekend trips to Columbus Dayton West Virginia and Circleville.
Margaret Hopkins presided over Circle 1 WSCS meeting in the Methodist Church par ors. Members sold Christmas cards to raise funds. A program followed with readings, music by Althea Heidelbaugh and duets by Janice and Jean Manning, then lunch. Future Welsh program announced for Friday at 7 30 p m with Welsh food.
Mrs Ina Cooley of Route 664 north of Logan suffered a broken nose and facial bruises after a fall Tuesday afternoon in her home. She received treatment from a local physician. Mrs Cooley resides with her daughter Miss Pearl Pierce and Miss May Rayner.
A 16 year old Logan youth received an indeterminate term in Mansfield Reformatory after a June 27 pickup theft from Nick's Wine Shop. The suspect later drove to St Paul and Chicago, then abandoned the vehicle. he had been on probation for a prior theft. A second Logan youth faces juvenile court on a reckless operation charge from an October auto accident in McArthur.
Final rites for Miss Edna May England pioneer Logan resident who died at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the family home Route 33 South of Logan will be at 10 a m Friday in Woodard Funeral Home She was the daughter of Charles and the late Mrs England Survivors include sisters Blanche England Josephine Hansel and Mrs Walter C Dutton a brother Charles P England The Rev R B Wilson will officiate and the body will be cremated in Columbus ashes buried in Oak Grove Cemetery remains at the funeral home until after services
Recent guests included Mrs. Sara Hamer and William Strong of Hamilton, Mrs. Drucilla Tobrock and Mary of Texas, and visitors from Dunbar and Falls City. James Mahaffey moved a trailer to Wilkesville. Walter Beckley vacationed in Wellston. Luther and O C Bobo hosted guests from Day ton and Hamden.
Evelyn Smathers and family visited William McManaway and Lucille Kaye in Longstreth. Funeral for Sara Hutchison of Athens noted with burial in Augistine Cemetery. Local social events include Ladies Club quilting at Mary Arbella and Azbella homes, a birthday supper plan, and Robert Lynch’s 17th birthday.
Mrs. Dane Osborn, eight days in Marietta Osteopathic Hospital, returned home after surgery. Ruth Simpson of Columbus visited relatives including Mrs. S. N. Simpson and Lois. Sanders family from Columbus attended Geneva Air Force Base training of Bob Sanders. Various local visits by Strausbaughs, McKinneys, Adkins, and Dresher relatives noted.
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sapp Jr returned from a vacation that covered 11 states. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Daily N. Sapp in Arizona and then traveled into Old Mexico. Mrs. Daily Sapp, previously in poor health, is much improved after moving to Arizona.
CHAUNCEY The Chauncey Volunteer Firemen will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the city building. All firemen who have training books are asked to return them at this time.
The Misses Elaine McKinney and Garnet Aten returned Sunday from Waterloo where they were engaged for two weeks as evangelistic singers. They left Monday for Laymon where they will be in services for two weeks.
A prayer meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Mabel Hiles on High Street with Mrs James Mullins as leader. The event invites local neighbors to attend and participate in a brief service and reflections.
Last weekend Chauncey The Plains game will be shown at 7 p m in the high school gymnasium. The public is invited.
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a Halloween costume dance at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse on Saturday night from 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m. Prizes of 5 dollars will go to top costumes and a couple. Proceeds fund the annual Christmas basket program in Hocking County aiding about 200 children and 100 adults. Canteeners provide music with round and square dancing. free doughnuts and cider served. Tickets available from Jaycees or at the club house.
Logan area rites for 77 year old Mrs. Nannie Ruff wife of Jacob Ruff will be at 2 p m Friday at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev Phillip Rohrbacher officiating burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery She died Tuesday evening at her Marion Township home Friends may call at the funeral home.
Logan area unemployment fell last week with 32 new claims versus 60 a week earlier. BUC rolls stood at 477, down from 490 two weeks prior, a 13 difference, while the number unemployed over one week rose by one. October 1951 average unemployment was 216.
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