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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1964
Page
9
Logan reports a large opening crowd for the 1964 Hocking County Fair. The ceremony featured a Boy Scouts colors presentation and a dunking machine event raising funds for a church and hospital building fund. Local officials, civic leaders, and students attended as parades and rodeo attractions highlight the week.
Kenneth L Collison of Logan is attending a Rural Appraising program at Ohio State University. The course, sponsored by the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, trains in history theory and principles of appraisal and includes a field problem. Lloyd L Nutter, 66, of 552 East Main Street, was cited for failure to yield the right of way at Church Street and Warner Avenue.
The Logan branch of the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation issued $196 453 03 in awards for compensation medical and hospital services in June August. Deputy administrator James M. Gault cites a $614 87 rise over the previous quarter. The office serves Hocking Athens Meigs Gallia Jackson Vinton and Fairfield Counties and remains open daily at 202 Spring Hill Place Unit A.
Firemen rushed to a brush fire at Delbert Davis farm near South Logan at 4:48 p.m. Wednesday. The department’s new four wheel drive engine was used for the first time in rough terrain and performed well, proving valuable for similar incidents.
Milford Dearth, 57, received a $50 fine plus costs, three days in jail, and a one year driving suspension from Judge Vaughn Collins for a hit-skip on Route 2. He also faced drunken driving charges after being arrested the same day in Carroll by the State Highway Patrol for an incident on September 6.
At 4 55 p m Wednesday Virgil H Flora 45 of Belpre was stopped in traffic on West Street when his vehicle was struck from the rear by an auto driven by Robert C Hillyer 46 of Chauncey Hillyer was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance by Logan police
Police investigate vandalism at Mohler's Motel on W Hunter Street. Imogene Brown of Logan Route 2 reported parking her car in front of the business. overnight suspects removed the rear view mirror sun visors and radio knobs.
Mr. and Mrs. H Delmar Freeman announce the engagement of their daughter Ginger K Freeman to Jack L Pack son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Pack of Nelsonville The bride elect is a Logan High School graduate employed by Elberfeld Co Logan He is a Nelsonville High School graduate and Ohio University student employed as an assistant librarian at Ohio University Church Library in Athens The open church wedding is set for 2 30 p m December 20 at St Matthew Lutheran Church
Admission William H. Miller Sr. Logan Route 3. Dismissals Zed Thomas Zaleski Mrs Richard Goss and daughter Logan Route 1. Emergency Dennis McCune 12 Logan Route 4 treated for abrasions and lacerations after bicycle fall. James Baker Laurelville Route 1 served injunction to stay off Gladys V Hopkins Logan Route 1 property and not remove timber.
Columbus Mayor Jack Sensenbrenner urged local Democrats to back Democratic principles and candidates at the Hocking County Young Democrats Club. He praised Walter Moeller for Congress and U S Senate contender Stephen Young, criticized Homer Abele and the Republican stance on poverty programs, and announced a bean dinner meeting at the Izaak Walton club house on Lake Logan for Sept 26.
Logan Kiwanis Club elected James West as president and Jack Myers as vice president for the coming year. N. M. Brown was named treasurer, Howard Rolston secretary, and Roy Kelch Al Powers and John Saving were chosen as board members. Allan McLellan spoke on the political merry go round using material from both major parties. Mayor Jack Moorehead was inducted into the club.
Richard L. Ewing, 26, of Logan, was cited by city police for lacking an operator’s license. The incident occurred on W. Hunter Street and he will appear before Mayor Jack Moore.
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