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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1947

Page

3

Logan Schools Open With Small Enrollment Rise

Logan City Schools opened with 1 310 pupils on Tuesday, up five from last year. Logan High School listed 365 with 106 in grade 12, 122 in grade 11, and 137 in grade 10. Junior High reported 328, East School totals varied by grade, and West and Central Schools showed varied counts across grades and kindergarten.

Logan Logan City George E. Carr Samuel H. Dillon Logan High School East School Central School

Piles Torture Eased by Petersons Ointment Ad

Relief promised in minutes with Petersons Ointment’s cooling formula. Sold by druggists, 35 cents a box or 60 cents with applicator. money back if not delighted after use.

Peterson

Theft at Schempp Beauty Shop Under Probe

Logan police continued investigation into a Friday night theft at the Schempp Beauty Shop on West Main Street. Chief Sol Ellinger said a hallway door was forced open and about $100 was taken from a money box. other equipment remained undamaged.

Logan Schempp W. Main St Sol Ellinger Ellinger

Collision at Main and Gallagher Causes Minor Damage

Police report no injuries after a collision Monday night at Main and Gallagher. Linn Meier driving on West Main Street stopped for a red light when John Hopkins struck the rear of the Meier car, resulting in slight damage to both vehicles.

Logan Fllinger Main and Gallagher Linn Meier Columbus W. Main St John Hopkins Meier

Four Enter Guilty Pleas In Rush Creek Theft Case

Four persons charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny pleaded guilty before Magistrate S Whitehart and were held for the Hocking County grand jury after failing to post $1,000 bonds each. Kenneth F Clayton Vesta Farley James Roach and Helen Roach were arrested Friday following an extensive sheriff run investigation into thefts of household goods from cabins on Rush Creek reported by Clara Nunemaker and Carl Schneider.

Kenneth F. Clayton Columbus Vesta Farley James Roach Helen Hocking County Sheriff's Department Rush Creek Clara Nunemaker Carl Schneider Lancaster

August Arrests Reported by Logan Police Chief

Logan police chief Sol Ellinger reported thirty three arrests for August with drunkenness as the leading charge at eighteen. Other charges included dis orderly conduct, two for reckless operation, six for driving while intoxicated, three for fighting, two for trespassing, and one each for shooting with intent to kill and other offenses.

Logan Sol Ellinger

Motor Overheat Damages Price's Service Station

Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith said an electric motor overheated at Price's Service Station causing about 50 dollars in damage. The fire department extinguished the blaze around 4 30 p.m. Monday.

Logan Price Roy Stallsmith

Pickles on a Vine Display At County Extension Office

LOGAN A novelty for pickle growers and gardeners is on display in the county extension office. The vine bears 44 pickles and is still blooming. It was grown by Woodrow Fetherolf on his Falls Township farm using improved white spine seed.

LOGAN County Extension Office County Agricultural Extension James R. Smoot Woodrow Fetherolf Falls Township

Two Columbus Men Arraigned and Fined

Two Columbus men were arraigned before Magistrate S. B. Whitehart after arrest by Sheriff Lloyd Duffy. Bill Griffith was fined $5 and costs on a guilty plea of intoxication and disorderly conduct after a Saturday night arrest at Enterprise. Dennis K. Wilkes paid $25 and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct following a plea of guilty on route 33, five miles south of here.

Logan Columbus S. B. Whitehart Lloyd Duffy Bill Griffith Enterprise Duffy Dennis K. Wilkes Sheriff's Department Here

Georgia set for first southern Republican preferential primary

Columbus report says the Republican presidential preferential primary will be held in Georgia next spring. The move marks the first of its kind in the South since Reconstruction, announced by Republican National Committeeman Wilson Williams.

Columbus Georgia South Republican National Wilson Williams

Weekend Arraignments Reported by Logan Mayor

Arraignments over the holiday weekend were reported by Mayor W D Weltner. Charles Kinzley of Logan pleaded guilty to intoxication quarrel and disorderly conduct and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Virgil Shark of Haydenville was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to reckless operations. Ralph Boss of Dayton and David Bing of Cleveland were each fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding. James Lomax of McArthur was fined 5 dollars and costs for passing in a hazard zone. Norman Montgomery of Lancaster Route 5 was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless operations.

Logan W. Denzil Weltner Charles Kinzley Virgil Shark Haydenville Athens Here Ralph Boss Dayton David Bing Cleveland James Lomax McArthur Norman Montgomery Lancaster Route 5

Logan Brief Social Notes

Miss Barbara Hull a Western College sophomore spoke at a luncheon for freshmen girls arranged by Miss Irene Devlin at the Athens Country Club in Oxford. Local college students were guests, and Mrs. Fred E. Hull attended as a special guest at the acquaintanceship meeting.

Lohr Brothers Enroll at Kentucky State Teachers College

Logan and Mrs. Marcus Lohr Jr and George Lohr were accompanied by Bob Parry Leonard and Paul Pritts to Kentucky State Teachers College where the Lohr brothers are enrolled for the year. Mrs. Engle returns home after two weeks in Keene with son Dale of the Keene Summer Theater. Mr. Engle will rejoin the NYC theater group this week. Wilmer Swanstraum of Logan visited relatives and friends in Duluth during Labor Day.

Marcus Lohr, Jr George Lohr Bob Parry Leonard Pritts Paul Pritts Kentucky State Teachers College New York City

Hocking Hospital Discharges and Admissions Listed

Officials at Hocking Valley Hospital released a list of patients dismissed and admitted. Names include Mrs Pearl Keplar and Mrs Jerry B Shilling from Logan and Nelsonville residents James Crawford Pearl Wolfe and Henry Kammerling from Carbon Hill and Union Furnace entries for Mrs Harold Scott and infant.

Hocking Hospital Logan Hocking Valley Hospital Pearl Keplar Nelsonville Jerry B. Shilling John Steinbrink Carbon Hill James Crawford John Houston Buchtel Pearl Wolfe Henry Kammerling Harold Scott Union Furnace

Andrews Sues For Divorce In Athens County Court

Clara Andrews petitions for divorce from Roy A. Andrews in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio Cause No 19057 citing wilful absence and great neglect. Hearing set for October 1947. residence of Roy A. Andrews listed as 1808 South Fourth Street Moundsville West Virginia. Attorney John W Bolin signed the notice on August 27 1947.

Clara Andrews John W. Bolin Public Utilities Commission OF Ohio New York Central Railroad Company Millfield Athens County Ohio Commission Ohio Departments South Front Street Columbus Cc. P. Stewart Prp. C. Hopkins

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