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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1939

Page

12

Logan School Openings Reach 1572 Pupils in Logan

Logan City schools opened Tuesday with 1572 pupils returning to studies. Enrollment is expected to reach about 1600 by week’s end. Junior high rose to 456 students, central grades 243, East 205, West 207, with sight-saving and first grade classes noted. St John’s Parochial School adopts half day the opening week.

Logan — City Central Grade Athens County West Grade Supt G. E. Carr Central East St. John’s Parochial School D. O. Davis Union Furnace Donna Wells Max Buntz

Health Board Set To Meet On Rabies Quarantine

Logan city board of health will meet at city hall this evening to review the present rabies quarantine and urge better cooperation with health officials on the issue.

Logan—The

Logan Casto and Eula Morris Wed at Home

Harold Ernest Casto and Eula Regamia Morris, both 17, wed at home this past week. Logan Morris, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Morris, secured a marriage license at the end of the week.

Logan Harold Ernest Casto Miranda Casto Eula Regamia Morris Lewis Morris

Petitioning Effort for Bigelow Plan Moves to Columbus

Hocking County election officials led by J. G. Collins Samuel H Blum and Carl F Brandt traveled to Columbus to brief state election officials on why petition signatures were removed from Bigelow petitions In Hocking County 169 signatures were ruled defective and a statewide court challenge is anticipated.

Logan Hocking County

Relief rolls show 1008 logged on Sept 1 in Hocking County

Logan county relief director Everett Jacoby reports 1008 persons on direct relief rolls on Sept 1, with 234 family and 57 non family cases. The month saw 72 added and 40 closed, peaking at 1116. Also notes birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Ray McMullen of Gore.

LOGAN Hocking County Everett Jacoby Ray McMullen Gore Sunday McMullen

Logan High School Eleven Sees Fresh Sophomore Bids

Logan High School football drills reveal sophomores Jack Hughes Roy Kelch Bill Johnston and Tommy Brehm contending for spots alongside veterans. Capt Bob McBride and Peck Mowery pace backfield and punting duties as four squads practice with youngsters test driven.

Logan Logan High Tommy Bender Jack Hughes Roy Kelch Bill Johnston Tommy Brehm Hughes Bob McBride Bill Bryan Bill Shaw Peck Mowery Hummel Brehm Johnston Riddlebarger Casto Bloomfield Campbell Kelch Graham Oppor Tunity Brandon Conrad Irvin Davis Blosser Dan Roberts Jonas Morris McBride Mowery

Plan to Distribute Surplus Commodities in Logan County

Relief personnel in Hocking County will receive the semi monthly surplus foods Friday. Relief Director Everett Jacoby said butter is secured for this distribution along with meat and beans as additional foodstuffs.

LOGAN Hocking County Everett Jacoby

Logan Brief Social Notes Reflect Busy Week of Local Residents

Miss Faith Wright returned to duties at the county health office after a week at home. Freida Gooding of Cleveland left for Columbus for a brief visit before returning to Mt. Sinai Hospital. Other relatives visited from Mingo Junction to Indianapolis and Dayton, with trips to Cincinnati for a baseball game and social visits across Indiana and Ohio.

Faith Wright Freida Gooding Cleveland Columbus Mt. Sinai Hospital Harley Gooding Midland Place James Berettell Mingo Junction

Plan Home Coming at Laurel Township School

LOGAN Pine Valley Anderson school in Laurel Township will hold its annual home coming at the Rockhouse Sunday Sept. 17 announced Forest Keck president. Former teachers and pupils are urged to attend. Featuring the occasion will be the picnic dinner. Each should be bring table service.

Logan — Pine Valley Anderson Laurel Township Rockhouse Forest Keck

Quarantine on Rabies Brings Two Arrests

Logan reports first arrests in the rabies quarantine effort active since August 9. Alva Rector pleads guilty to failing to keep a dog secured and not registering it. fined $10 and costs. Robert Tucker to appear in court Thursday evening as warden Brooks warns of more arrests for releasing dogs.

Logan Howard Brooks Dallas Kinser Alva Rector Robert Tucker Rector Tucker Brooks

School reopen patrol asks drivers pupil caution

Logan police urge motorist and pupil cooperation as Central School reopens. Chief Lew Reynolds warns about crossing eight intersections where students spill onto North Street, risking serious accidents.

Lime Spreader Injures Road Worker on Route 664

Harley St. Clair of Webb Summit was fractured in the right ankle after a lime spreader caught him while he worked with a highway crew on Route 664 Tuesday. The machine threw him to the ground and dragged him a short distance before officials stopped it. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital.

Logan Harley St. Clair Webb Summit Cherrington Hospital

Knights of St. John Plan October Memorial Mass

Preparations are underway in Logan for the Knights of St. John annual memorial mass at St. John s Catholic Church. The event will include members from Columbus and Newark with a band planned for the occasion.

Knights of St. John Plan Logan Knights of St. John St. John’s Catholic Church Columbus Newark

Concord Group Honors School Days Party

Concord Sunday School class gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Leslie Kittle for a back to school event. Attendees wore overalls and bonnets while stories poems and humorous school day memories were shared with many relatives and neighbors in attendance.

Concord Leslie Kittle John Antle Betty Antle Babe McAtee Paul McAtee Cecil Antle Jackie Bobbie Hester Opal Myers Joe Antle Jimmie Eva Ed Sayre Victor Sayre Emery Brown Maynard Sayre Orland Harold June Norma Fritz Jansen Milford Sayre Bobby Larry Roberta Mary Lou Riley McDaniel, Jr William Russell Ernest Johnson Eugene Indianapolis Mabel Sayre Sell McAtee and Dayton Babe McAfee Jesse Wemmer Columbus George Chapman Joe Chapman Redtown Lloyd Sayre Shirley Lronton

Woodbine Rebekah Lodge to Meet for Practice in Straitsville

Straitsville NEW STRAITSVILLE Sept. 6 Members of Woodbine Rebekah Lodge are asked to be present Wednesday evening at 7 30 for team practice. Several locals note house moves visits and family news including birthdays and school activities.

New Straitsville Woodbine Rebekah Lodge Virginia Osborne Covington C. M. Osborne Delaware Henry Clark Emery Conn Akron Dan Daugherty Milgate Fred Bailey David Rush Clarence Terre Haute Ind Leroy Woodruff Columbus W. D. Williams Pinconing Mich Dan Phipps C. D. Strain Cheeth Floyd Mathews Margaret Osborne James Wesley Campbell James Campbell Josephine (Kling) Stewart Margaret Sapp Dickaught Shawnee W. H. Ramm, Struthers Elden Hartman

Logan Library August circulation climbs with new borrowers

Logan county library figures show 5 484 books circulated in August up from July. New books added numbered 144 while 271 items were loaned to the county. Sixty one new borrowers joined, 41 in Logan and 20 elsewhere. Three school collections issued with two more in preparation.

Logan

Evans-Mulberry Infant Born at Cherrington Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Foster Evans and S Mulberry Sr. are parents of a son born Monday evening at Cherrington Hospital. Mrs. Woodrow Sigler and infant son left the hospital for home on Tuesday.

Logan Foster Evans S. Mulberry Sr Cherrington Hospital Woodrow Sigler

Legion to elect Logan officers at Sept meeting

Arrangements are set for the Logan Post American Legion annual election of officers on Tuesday evening September 19.

Legion Logan Logan Post American Legion

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