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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1968

Page

6

School Levies On Ballot For Southern Local District

Supt. William J Wert explains two tax levies totaling eight mills will appear on the November ballot for Southern Local School District serving southern Perry County and part of Hocking. A three mill renewal funds ongoing programs and state aid. a five mill increase aims to upgrade elementary and high school programs, add art and industrial arts teachers, expand the library, and establish a kindergarten with Head Start limits. Total taxes would rise about $5 per $1000 assessed. average local property tax increase under $10 yearly.

Hemlock Southern William J Wert Perry County Hocking Wert West

Hutchison and Smith Lead Trapshoot Event Pace

Logan reports the Izaak Walton Range hosting the first Sunday trapshoot of the season a two class 50 target Buddy Shoot. Jerry Hutchinson and Cliff Smith top Class One with 47 of 50, while second place tied at 45. Class Two winners were Jim Kilbarger and Craig Patterson with 42. Tom King dominated with two perfect 25 yard scores and won 5 of 6 ten third Buddy Shoots. Other multiple shooters posted high scores including Kilbarger Patterson and several 10 for 10 shooters from 16 yards.

Logan Izaak Walton Jerry Hutchinson Cliff Smith Bob Wilson Bill Keynes Tom King Ed Upp Bob Smith John Miller Neal Brady Buddy Dennis Jim Kilbarger Craig Patterson Ray Wolshire Cliff Snake Claude Cunningham Mick Hinton

Farm Council Meets At Montgomerys

LOGAN The Honey Fork Farm Bureau Council met at the home of Mr and Mrs James D Montgomery. New officers elected: Chairman Mrs James D Montgomery, Vice Chairman Mrs Wallace Beck, Secretary Mrs Ralph Mosure, Discussion Leader host family Mrs Montgomery led discussion on Better Ways of Disposing of Solid Wastes. Social hour refreshments served by hostess and daughters. Next meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Griffith. Christmas Fair at Westminster House Jan Friday 10 am to 4 pm by County Extension homemakers council. Foods handmade gifts decorations and bake shop items.

Logan Westminster House of the Presbyterian Church North Market Street County Extension Homemakers’ Council

Servicemen Notes Highlight promotions and training

S Sgt Ronald S Rife son of Mrs Shara Rife Dexter attends an academic instructor course at Maxwell AFB Alabama while assigned to Strategic Air Command at Wright Patterson AFB He is Rutland High School graduate and married to Marjorie A Priddy John S Lance 22 of Bidwell promoted to Army Staff Sergeant serving with the 1st Cavalry Division Pvt Larry A Bruce 20 of Athens Route 3 stationed at Camp Roberts California with the 78th Artillery Entered Army May 1968 trained at Fort Jackson and Fort Sill His address is Pvt Larry A Bruce 51883614 Btry E 78th Artillery Camp Roberts California 93451

Ronald S. Rife Shara Rife Dexter Maxwell Afb Ala Rife Strategic Air Command Wright-Patterson Afb Rutland High School Marjorie A. Priddy John S. Lance H. L. Lance Route 1 Bidwell 1St Cavalry Division Larry A. Bruce James Bruce Athens Camp Roberts Calif 78Th Artillery Army Ft. Jackson S. C Ft. Sill

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Admissions and Discharges

Admitted at Hocking Valley Community Hospital are Mrs Mabel Jones Mrs Foster Evans Miss Lottie Evans Mrs W Denzil Weltner all of Logan and Frank Rinehart South Bloomingville Discharges include Mrs Daniel Dotson Virgil Todd and Harold Wyskiver.

Mabel Jones Foster Evans Lottie Evans W. Denzil Weltner Logan Frank Rinehart South Bloomingville Daniel Dotson Virgil Todd Harold Wyskiver

Racine and area social notes in Booster Sun

Racine notes from Mrs Francis Morris cover local church class at Helen Simpson home and visitors including W N Brammer from Cleveland and several families from Athens Columbus Akron Canton Ashtabula Grove City and Darw in. Bermuda road signs warn drivers to yield to right traffic. Lynette Kay Gibson enrolls in Asbury College 1968 freshman class as valedictorian from Logan High School.

Francis Morris Racine Helen Simpson God W. N. Brammer Cleveland Brammer Helen Younce Holzer Hospital William Lake Lori Christine Lake Athens Francis Morris Chester Simpson Columbus Thomas Arthur Chester Wolfe Ashtabula Thomas Eckersley Calif Ralph Badgley Leonard Lewis Canton John Marr E. A. Wingett Ann Coe John Davis Akron Mary Neal Davis Tom Lindsey Scotty Grove City Mason Spencer Jerry Graham John Bacon Alabama David Nease Don Nease Dana Howett Darwin Fred Cadle Logan Lynette Kay Gibson Clyde Gibson Asbury College Wilmore Gibson Logan High School

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