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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1961
Page
6
Mrs George C Shaw hosted the Tour ist Book Club fall opener a potluck supper with 14 members present. Mrs John Lee gave a review of The Season s Over by Connie Clausen. New officers are Shaw president Prey vice president Phillips secretary Cottrill corresponding secretary and Rauch treasurer Rauch will entertain in October.
Logan residents hosted a surprise gathering at the Route 2 home to celebrate the 54th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Iles Sr. Attendees included C. J. Struble and family, Joe Struble and family, Billy William and family, Jack Cramer and Jacqueline, Margaret Cramer, Richard Struble and boys, Claude Jewell, Ted Iles and Molly, Otto Iles Jr. and children Carolyn Vicky and Jerry.
Logan funeral arrangements set for Carl V. Christian 39 of 869 Third St who died Wednesday at Dayton VA Hospital after a long illness He was a WWII veteran truck driver for the Hocking County Highway Department and a member of VFW Hocking Post Logan Lodge 452 BPO Elks He leaves wife Evelyn son George A and stepdaughter Karolyn Ann Ver million. Services at Leonard Funeral Home 2 p.m. Saturday with burial Oak Grove Cemetery Elks memorial at 7 p.m. today.
Children of the First EUB Church plan the annual Summer Christmas Tree service during Sunday school. A missionary Japanese tea at 8 30 a m precedes the service by half an hour. Tea will be served in the ladies parlor with sixth grade girls as hostesses. Special music by the children's choir. Offerings go to missionary work in Japan.
A columnist explores malicious telephone calls aimed at women, noting rising reports and police difficulty. Psychologists link the behavior to hostility toward women, and laws in 19 states curb nuisance calls with fines up to 5000 dollars. Advice includes not giving names and seeking help if needed.
A compiled timetable of church services across Logan South Haydenville and surrounding towns. It lists weekly worship times Sunday school sessions morning worship prayer meetings and midweek studies at multiple denominations including Church of God Jehovahs Witnesses Methodist EUB Lutheran Nazarene Catholic and other local charges.
A list of Sunday services and Sunday school times across Chauncey Taylor Ridge Millfield and surrounding areas. Churches include Chauncey Church of Christ Pilgrim Holiness Chauncey Methodist Millfield Methodist Morristown Holiness Concord Carbon Hill First Methodist First Christian First Presbyterian United Presbyterian and others with worship times Bible study and prayer meetings.
A detailed directory of Meigs area congregations with Sunday schools worship times and midweek prayer or Bible study schedules. Includes Hysell Run Free Methodist Danville Pilgrim Holiness Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Naomi Baptist Rutland Nazarene Dexter Church of Christ Union distributions and other area faith groups with service hours and meeting days.
Friday event list includes United Bible Class at Method ist Church at 7 30 p m with a note on date change hosted by Mrs C E Keller Saturday features a homemade ice cream social at Friendship Methodist Church five miles south of Junction City on Route 668 starting 5 p m bake sale at Herman and Strait Firestone Store at 10 a m Distributive Education Club of Logan High School and Four Square Dance Club at Antioch Grange hall 830 p m all old members invited Hay ride for EUB Youth Fellowship meets at Camp Otterbein at 715 p m Sunday highlights annual homecoming at Mt Zion Ridge Church Route 278 at 2 p m all welcome.
Perry County native Mrs Bessie D Donaldson 76 of 175 West Hunter Street died Thursday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a 10 day admission She was widow of Albert Donaldson daughter of William T Poling and Sarah Beery A Logan resident most of her life she belonged to the Logan First EUB Church and the Daughters of America She leaves two daughters Mrs Mack Dalton and Mrs John Gordon two grandchildren a brother Dr R B Poling and two sisters Mrs Margaret Lehman and Mrs Mae Ringhiser Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First EUB Church with Rev D S Dunkle officiating Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call Leonard Funeral Home after noon Saturday
The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association Hocking Vinton Chapter will meet at 6 30 p m Wednesday September 27 at Lake Hope Lodge All state employees not members are welcome to attend.
Logan reports first of two new events at the fair grandstand. A Junior Fair Talent Show features 4 clubs, Scouts and FFA with skits music and a flag ceremony. Grandstand proceeds benefit participating groups and a Friday livestock sale follows with cattle swine and sheep, fireworks and free admission.
Stivison Club meeting hosted Mrs. Paul Stivison with Mrs. Warren Johnson and N. Mulberry Street. Thirteen members enjoyed a salad course after a business session led by Mrs. Wilbur Lanning Jr. Artifacts included 1829 poem for Ambrose Case, 1856 Poor Richard Almanac ads, 1865 Lincoln dispatch, 1882 editorial, and poems by Mary Robson McGill.
John W. Donelly a Shawnee native died Thursday morning at the Franklin County Home Columbus after a long illness. He was a retired employee of the Columbus General Depot. Survived by no immediate family. brother in law George Malloy of Logan. Friends may call Roberts Funeral Home. services Saturday at 1 p.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery burial with Rev. Fr. Charles P. Foy officiating.
Mrs. Joe Warner of 568 East Hunter Street suffered fractures to her right wrist and left elbow after falling from her husband’s car when a door opened during a turn in the Kroger Store parking area on West Front Street. She was treated by a Logan physician and then taken to Doctors Hospital Columbus for elbow surgery.
Floyd Strawn of Logan Summitt was injured in a one car crash at 12 48 am Thursday on Route 75 near the G E Logan Glass Plant. Strawn suffered three broken ribs a severe scalp laceration hip and elbow abrasions and bruises. Sheriff Paul Hartman said the northbound car lost control and rolled on its side after hitting a roadside culvert. The vehicle was heavily damaged.
Newfoundland sacrifices peat lands by draining and ripping them with swamp plows to reclaim farmland and settle farmers on the newly opened fields.
Logan residents welcome visitors from Cincinnati as Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKinley and son Norwood plan a weekend stay with Miss Ann McKinley. J R Hankison and relatives return from Smoky Mountains trip. Five Logan women tour Michigan and Canada visiting Mt Pleasant and the Naumes family.
Fifty four people attended the Union Furnace EUB Church and Sunday School combined picnic at Camp Otterbein. Afternoon activities included softball horseshoes camp tours singing picture taking and visiting.
A case of infectious hepatitis was reported Thursday to the Logan Hocking County Health Department. The patient is a nine year old Logan boy with onset dated September 14 as noted by the attending physician.
Glouster Nazarene Church schedules evangelistic service Sunday at 10 30 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with Bible School at 9 30 a m. First Baptist lists Sunday School times but details are incomplete.
Logan deputy sheriff John Jenkins, a Texas native, rounded up 12 head of cattle found wandering on Route 33 near the Robert Holloway farm. He corralled them by driving through a fence gap without horse or rope and completed his duty report with Whoopee and signed as Tex as John.
A compilation of church services and programs in Nelsonville and nearby towns includes Sunday school times from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m., and evening services ranging from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. Also shown are midweek prayer meetings and discussion groups across Epiphany Episcopal, Independent Holiness, Evangelical United Brethren, Zion Ridge, and other congregations.
Gallipolis churches including First Church of God Grace Methodist First Baptist and others list Sunday school times 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Evening prayer Bible study and midweek services arranged. additional events include circle fundraisers youth services and choir rehearsals.
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