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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1962
Page
2
Edwin Stein Jr. leaves for Shenandoah College Winchester Va for fall semester. Miss Sharon Yoho to Glenville State College. Miss Ruth Sayre returns to West Orange N J to teach music. Logan officer fines Francis Sheehan for reckless operation. 4H superintendents meet Sept 10 at 7 p.m.
Mrs. Fred Meadows hosted the Friendship Club at her W Front Street home. Prizes were won by Mrs. George Meadows Mrs. Ed Lattimer and Mrs. Paul Hankison. Attendees included several members and the group will meet next at Mrs. Gene Rempel’s home.
Senior Girl Scouts of Troop 12 from Logan escorted by Ohio Senator Frank J. Lausche attend a U S Senate session during a four day Washington tour. Leaders and family accompanied the girls who visited landmarks such as the Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial White House Capitol and Mount Vernon.
Logan WSWS church unified meeting and picnic supper at Camp Otterbein at 6 p m with Gore as special guest. YWCA meets in Girl Scout rooms. Logan Duplicate Club hosts master point game at Ohio Power Co auditorium at 7 30 p m. Marion Grange election of officers with pie and sandwiches. Starr Washington PTA at Union Furnace school band room 7 30 p m with parent attendance urged. Women of the Moose potluck at 8 p m honoring August September birthdays. East PTA executive committee in school cafeteria at 7 30 p m. J K Rochester Woman's Relief Corps draping of charter for Mrs Clara Jones at Pocahontas hall 7 30 p m.
Hocking Valley Hospital reports admissions of Mrs. Edgar Huffman Logan medical and David A Miller Logan medical.
At the Martha Circle September meeting in the Methodist Church dining room a spiritual retreat for October 6 was announced. A potluck dinner preceded the business session. The circle, sponsored by the Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service, will choose a retreat site.
Hocking County youths Diane Armstrong Irita Cavinee Clayton Stahr Gene Mathias and John Toops were chosen by the Hocking County 4-H advisory council to attend the five day Ohio 4 H Club Congress at the Ohio Union on the Ohio State Campus September 8 12 Expenses are paid by the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs Farmers and Merchants Bank and the Hocking County Agricultural Society.
Stella Garlinger 81 of New Lexington Route 1 died Wednesday. Born in Athens County she lived in Lancaster and Shawnee most of her life and was a member of the EUB Church. Survived by husband William two sons Joseph and George Craig two daughters Mrs. Adam Seals and Mrs. Icle Simpson a sister Mrs Edna Simmeral five step children three step daughters and three step sons. Funeral Saturday 2 pm Humphrey funeral home Shawnee with Rev Ralph Hudson officiating burial in New Lexington Cemetery calling hours after 6 pm Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuth announce the birth of a son, Bradley Robert, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton on August 27. The couple also have a daughter, Kim. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Kelch of Wellston and Mrs. Martha Rolston. Logan is the great grandmother.
Open class entries for the Hocking County Fair are accepted at the fair board office from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily until the 5 30 p.m. Saturday deadline. Filing petitions for fair board candidates also closes then. Six directors will be elected. the five top vote getters receive three year terms and the sixth takes a two year unexpired term. Incumbents include Richard Mowrey, Karl Hartmann, William Mowrey, Vernie Stahr, Joe Hutchins, and Ruby Ellinger.
Amanda Jane Poling 86 of Logan Route 4 Marion Township died at her home at 1 a.m. Wednesday A native of Hocking County she was the widow of Sherman Poling and a Mt Taber Methodist Church member Survived by two sons Calvin and Harley of Logan Route 4 three daughters Ethel Po of Lancaster Mrs Mabel Huffer of Lancaster and Miss Flossie Poling of Lancaster 14 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral arrangements by J W Steen with burial in Mt Taber Cemetery in Marion Twp May call at the funeral home The text preserves the basic obituary facts including names places and relationships.
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