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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1939

Page

12

Hocking County Music Festival Planned at Rockbridge

Arrangements are completed for a Rockbridge festival on April 13 with Joseph Leeder of Ohio State University as guest conductor. Rehearsals feature Janet White Helen Laverty Grace Orr Louise Rice Martha Smith Jane Steele and Maxine Weinrich as directors and Weinrich as accompanist. The program includes Ohio University Quartet under Clarence C. Robinson and choruses from Junior to Senior High with pieces by Dunhill Brahms Hoffman and Robin Hood.

Ohio University Quartet Clarence C. Robinson School of Music Billy Boy Dunhill Brahms Hoffman David Naples Bonnie Lass Supt. J. W. Coleman Boards of Education

Sheriff Ties With Thornville Shooter

Logan Sheriff Joe Farbearn tied Thornville’s Tom Packer by breaking 49 of 50 targets in a 50 target special shoot at Sugar Grove Gun Club. Grant Hansley of Sugar Grove had 48 for second. the match moves to Thurston and Millersport after Logan and will total 200 birds across four clubs.

Logan Joe Farbearn Tom Packer Thornville Sugar Grove Grant Hansley Thurston Millersport

Logan Council to discuss fire apparatus and cemetery projects

Logan council meets this evening with expected items including a fire apparatus purchase and cemetery improvements. Mayor Dallas Kinser urged discussion with citizens to gauge sentiment. A taxi ordinance proposal and Goose Creek retaining wall improvement are also on the agenda.

Logan Dallas Kinser Goose Creek

Mingo Lodge Inspected by District Deputy Hufford

Annual inspection of Mingo Lodge Masonry was conducted Monday evening by A. D. Hufford Bremen district deputy with work offered in the Masters degree. A dinner preceded the business session in the social rooms for local members and visitors. Visitors included Masons from Adelphi New Straitsville Bartlett Thurman New Marshfield Zaleski Lancaster Rome Columbus Cleveland Nelsonville Harrisonville Shawnee New Lexington Canterbury Somerset Glouster Corning.

New Lexington Centerbury Somerset Glouster and Corning

Work of Cub Scout Explained by Myers

Francis Scrappy Myers spoke at the Rotary Club meeting in Logan outlining the Cub Pack’s work and accomplishments since the Logan movement began. A veteran scout worker, Myers described aims and purposes, drawing on years of local Boy Scout involvement started by his father Edward Myers.

Logan Rotary Club Francis Scrappy” Myers Myers Edward Myers

Smelt Fry Planned By Kiwanis Members

Kiwanis members prepare a smelt fry at 6 PM at the First Presbyterian Church led by Howard Rolston and W. W. Lanning. The event features stunts and the double quartet's first public appearance with no business session.

Kiwanis Logan First Presbyterian Church Howard Rolston W. W. Lanning

Steer Recovers Hay Feeds Itself In Farm Wagon

A Logan report notes a steer jumped into a farm wagon left in a field to reach hay, an unusual scene witnessed as John Evans tended the animals on Sunday. Visitors to the Savely home on New Plymouth Rt 1 included Oscar Savely Rising Sun and Frank Wellington Warren with Grant Lavely. Reverend C B Clendenen of the Church of the Nazarene will travel to Columbus Thursday evening to preach at Fifth Avenue Pilgrim Holiness Church.

Logan John Evans St. John Lutheran Church Columbus C. B. Clendenen Church of the Nazarene Fifth Avenue

Logan Brief Social Notes

Mr and Mrs PD O Sparnon and daughter Margaret and Reuben Sparnon of this city visited relatives in Willard on Sunday. Numerous Logan guests includ e Mrs H H Sands, Miss Delores Lee, and families from Columbus Zanesville and Oxford. Knights Templar events and Easter visits mark a busy social week.

PD. O. Sparnon Margaret Reuben Sparnon Willard W. F. Schaal Sue Zanesville Logan Dan Schaal Alfred Lanning Larry H. H. Sands North St Cherrington Hospital Alford Brooks Columbus Brooks Richard Brooks John Wetherill C. R. Keyes Wetherill Charles Thurness W. D. Thurness W. P. Wetherill Knights Templar Fred Murray Union Furnace Ernest Murray Delores Lee Oxford Western College John Lee

Miss Mariam Johnson Returns to Ohio Wesleyan After Choir Tour

Miss Mariam Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson 187 West Main Street returns to Ohio Wesleyan University after a week with the university a cappella choir The alto member participated in appearances in Cleveland Cuyahoga Falls Lorain Sandusky and Detroit She is Sigma Kappa Sorority member and part of the University Singers Club A Lancaster High School graduate she plans to enter teaching after graduation.

Mariam Johnson Clarence Johnson W. Main St Ohio Wesleyan University Miss Johnson Cleveland Cuyahoga Falls Lorain Sandusky Detroit Sigma Kappa Sorority University Singers Club Lancaster High

Auxiliary to Host Lancaster Event with April 24 Programme

American Legion Auxiliary plans an April 24 meeting for Lancaster members. A program is being arranged and refreshments provided. The unit voted 3 to buy equipment for the North Orchard Street playground.

Logan American Legion Auxiliary Lancaster North Orchard St

Easter Sunday at Nazarene Church Draws Large Attendance

Sunday School attendance reached 320 at the Church of the Nazarene with a $31 collection. A full church service included numerous baptisms and a total missionary offering of $114 shared by the Young People, Juniors, and Women’s groups. New members Wavele ne Goss, June Goss, Margaret Aurand, Ruth Aurand, John Lambert, Ruth Clendenen joined.

Burl Weidner Bobby Nelson Raymond Snyder Jerry Lee Katherine Pierce Ladonna Ruth James Dennison Charles Robert Charles Frasure, Jr Young People’s Society Women’s Missionary Society Wavelene June Goss Margaret Ruth Aurand John Lambert Ruth Clendenen

Grange Plans Patriotic Program for April Meeting

NEW MARSHFIELD The Grange will hold its regular meeting on April 15 with a lecture program to commemorate George Washington’s inauguration. The schedule includes mass singing invocation reading recitation and address ending with a song. Public invited. Ernest Whit latch Grange lecturer urges large attendance.

New Marshfield New Marshfield Grange George Washington Ernest Whitlatch Grange A. B. Conkey Charles Minnie Boden Barberton Clair C. Dunn Genoa R. H. Stright Fritz Stahl S. I. Llewellyn Linnie Galligher Richmond Fay Kennedy Ohio Kathleen Withers Athens Luster Judy Indiana Ora Dora Davis Cleveland W. J. Davis F. G. Hoodlet Marie Dixon W. H. Townsend Albany Fred Elliott, Jr Larry Walter Saylor Pomeroy R. W. Huff Methodist Church York Everett Wigal Lee Jones Clarence McNeal Mary Collins Roy Gilham Sam Scott

Masonry Chapter Plans Annual Inspection Event

Logan Chapter Ma sonry schedules its annual inspection for Friday April 21 inviting visitors from surrounding cities to attend.

LOGAN Logan Chapter Masonry

Doctor Rauch Returns After One Week Absence

Dr C F Rauch resumes duties at his office after a week away due to an influenza attack.

Logan Dr. C. F. Rauch

Baptist pastor amasses vast collection of 500 song books

Rev. Dwight O. Northrip of Calvary Baptist church in Sulphur Oklahoma owns nearly 500 song books covering 100 varieties. He began the hobby in 1935 with an initial gift of 100 volumes from Mrs Edwin Vaile McIntyre. Additionally, a report notes 77 percent of airport funding in the United States comes from the federal government.

Sulphur Okla Dwight O. Northrip Calvary Baptist Church Northrip Edwin Vaile McIntyre

Wallace Beery Turns Policeman in Sergeant Madden at Athena

Wallace Beery stars as a New York police sergeant in Sergeant Madden at the Athena Theater. Alan Curtis plays his rookie son who cheats for a promotion and crosses the law, while Tom Brown and Laraine Johnson round out a cast of supporting names. Josef von Sternberg directs with technical adviser Val O’Toole and producer J Walter Ruben helped shape the realistic lower west side drama.

Kansas City Wallace Beery Sergeant Madden New York Athena Theater Beery Alan Curtis Tom Brown Laraine Johnson Curtis Fay Holden Marc Lawrence Ceders Val O'Toole Josef von Sternberg Underworld Pictures J. Walter Ruben Rank

Chester Club and Grange Meetings Report

Local clubs held events across the area including Laurel Grange Easter program and potluck. Attendance from Star Grange included James Nicholson and families. several residents noted ill. Community notes cover farm agents activities, sewing machine cleaning session, and a funeral for I. L. Wood with out-of-town attendees.

Point Rock J. D. Canode Marvel Francis Knapp Columbus Laurel Grange James Nicholson Walter Holliday Mildred Braley Star Grange W. R. Holcomb Wesley Green Geneva Humphreys Columbia High School Estella Radekin Wanetta Radekin Mattie Morris Anna E. Turner Carrie Morrison Dorothy Morrison Audra Swett Dale Dye Dye Rose Turner Owen Kennedy J. A. Turner Turner W. D. Curry A. R. Curry D. V. Morris W M. Morris K. of P. Lodge Wilkesville I. L. Wood Castor Nazarene Church Bass H. C. Litle Ironton Ethel Ogdin Henry Bobo Marsh Nichols E. H. Vale Paul Vale Akron Wesley Bobo Ronald Bisnaugle Chillicothe Belle Lindley Stockport Charles Riley Radcliffe Lewis McLaughlin

Mayor Discusses Taxi Licensing Ordinance With Service Leaders

Logan Harry J Stevenson Clarence Blosser and William Miller met with Mayor Dallas Kinser Monday evening to discuss the proposed taxi licensing ordinance. They described public sentiment on the new service and the mayor said penalties would not be pursued, with regulations aimed at protective purposes and council to review the measure.

Logan Harry J. Stevenson Clarence Blosser William Miller Dallas Kinser Kinser

Murray in Training for Waterloo Team

Logan John Murray of Union Furnace has spent two weeks in Greensboro North Carolina preparing for the baseball season. Reds organization farm players join him as he readies to pitch for the Waterloo Club in the Three Eye League’s opener.

Logan John Murray Union Furnace Greensboro M. C Cincinnati Reds Murray Waterloo Three Eye

Orpheus Chorus to Perform in Athens

The Orpheus Chorus of the Illinois Nazarene College Olivet Illinois directed by Prof Walter B Larson will give a concert at Athens High School Auditorium at 7 30 p m April 18 Mrs Larson accompanist A Logan delegation of about 150 people will attend the event with Rev C B Clendenen noting their plan to travel to Athens.

Logan Orpheus Chorus Illinois Nazarene College of

Hall Family Welcomes Daughter At Cherrington Hospital

At Logan Hospital Mr and Mrs Willard Hall of Nelsonville are the parents of a daughter born Sunday evening at Cherrington Hospital. Mrs Spencer Steenrod of Nelsonville was admitted Saturday evening for treatment. William Marshall of Deanville, admitted late last week for a dislocated arm reduction, was able to return home Monday.

Logan Willard Hall Nelsonville Cherrington Hospital Spencer Steenrod William Marshall Deanville

Office staff changes as Roger Friend goes to Dayton hospital

Edson D. Forsythe of Lancaster takes over Roger Friend's duties at the Ohio Power Co. office after Friend leaves for a hernia operation and will stay on site until he can return to work at Dayton Veterans Hospital.

Logan Roger Friend Ohio Power Co Veterans Hospital Dayton Edson D. Forsythe Lancaster Friend

Free Employment Service Help for Farmers in Logan

Logan farmers can get farm labor assistance from the Ohio State Employment Service located in Rooms 4 and 5 of the Ambrose Hotel Building. About 50 applicants are registered and ready for farm work, with no charge to workers or employers as the service operates under the Bureau of Unemployment Insurance since March 1.

Logan Hocking County Ohio State Employment Service Ambrose Hotel H. H. Sands Sands Bureau of Unemployment Insur Ance

State sues to evict tenant over unpaid rent in Starr Township

An eviction action was filed in Magistrate Frank St. Clair's court against Henry Bolen of Starr Township on behalf of state auditor Joseph T. Ferguson. Bolen, who moved onto state school land on April 1, 1938, was to pay $6 monthly but has paid only $3. The eviction was referred to Constable George Lehman for execution. Robert L. Drury represented Ferguson.

Car sales hold up in Hocking County week start

Car sales in Hocking County during the first week of April averaged one sale daily to local buyers with four additional cars sold outside the county. Sales are running a bit below March for the same period and mention a distant reference to the galaxy’s edge-on shape.

LOGAN Hocking County

Woman Fined By Mayor For Shoplifting Plea

Geraldine Ours 26 Logan pleaded guilty to shop lifting before Mayor Dallas Kinser on Monday. She was fined 25 dollars plus costs and given 10 days jail, suspended, with probation for a year after the store manager requested leniency. A 16-year-old girl will face juvenile court this afternoon. merchandise recovered from Luckoff store on Main Street.

Logan Dallas Kinser Geraldine Ours E. L. Ewing Luckoff Main St C. D. Notestone

Log Cabin Project Underway on E Main Street

Work began Monday on a log cabin grocery built for E L Magill and Son by Harry Shaw. The native log structure will be chinked with cement and coated with paint to finish the exterior.

Logan E. Main St E. L. Magill and Son Harry Shaw

Also Mentioned on This Page

MR. Moto Danger Island Toyland Casino Logan Council Mingo Cub Scout Savely Home Studebaker Crea Array Hancock Stratton Auto Fern Stree C.I.T Stratton Motors Fayette Street Lelsonville, Ohio DR. Rauch United States Clyde Lucas Ted Husing Sportreel Ae Tetida Tae Ee Curtis New Picture Athena Chester Club Logan Hospital Kentucky He Gus Company
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