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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1936
Page
12
211 direct relief cases in Hocking County cover 749 people as of early April. With WPA lists shrinking, relief load is expected to rise. County Commissioners and township trustees plan to put able residents on township road repairs, supervised locally, using relief labor separate from WPA crews.
A group of 24 Hocking County youths reported to Camp Hocking for Civilian Conservation Corps induction. They will stay at the local camp while 27 youths who reported last week proceed to game camp in the West. names listed include John Backus Clyde Bauman Leo Beal Clifford Byrd and others.
Logan Kiwanians anticipate Judge Dana Reynolds of Columbus at the annual fish fry at J. W. Woodard farm near Union Furnace. Old time music will accompany a feast of smelt, with a fifty pound shipment from Escanaba, Michigan already prepared for serving.
The Rev W N Shank officiated at a marriage between Logan Walter Vanhorn aged 29 a glass worker from Lancaster and Ida M Ruhl aged 34 a housekeeper from Hocking County. Harold Leroy Catney aged 27 a farmer from Pleasantville Rt 1 and Margaret Helen Hockman aged home from Bremen Rt 1 were also noted with the same officiant.
The Rev. C. M. Lever of St. Paul Episcopal Church led Easter Sunday services at the Hocking County Jail. A chorus of seven girls sang while all prisoners gathered on the second floor. Edward Davis is confined at home due to an acute indigestion attack.
Logan social notes record Sunday and Monday visits among residents. Families from Logan and Columbus shared greetings with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Newton Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. John McBroom, with others in Detroit and Morgantown noted as recent travelers.
Fatalities in Hocking County for 1935 include twenty accidental deaths with automobiles causing eleven deaths. Falls into open grates, clothing ignited by smoking, drownings, fractures, shootings, and a motorcycle accident also reported. Initial data for 1935 covers January to March with six early deaths.
Logan city officials announced Ralph G. Marshall of Zanesville and president of the Young Republican Clubs of Ohio will address the local Young Republican Club on April 23. An entertainment committee led by John R. Roberts and others plans a lunch. county youth from rural districts are being invited as the club grows.
Residents along N Mulberry Street circulate a petition for paving as part of the WPA program. N Wood Street from Hunter to Church is following the same plan. If accepted by City Council these projects join the WPA effort for the coming summer months.
Gibisonville High School outlines a busy close to the term with community meetings, plays, dances, a banquet, glee club performances, exams, operetta, class nights, a senior day, and the commencement amid various student activities led by Principal Kay Blosser.
LOGAN Kay Blosser in his first year as Gibisonville High principal accepted a three year contract. Other staff offered contracts for next year include Velva Brashares Ruth Krinn Thomas Rose and grade teachers Mary Whisler and John Risch.
Two Hocking County post offices appoint new postmasters following recommendations by Congressman Mel G Underwood before his resignation to take federal judgeship. At Laurelville MacCow Lappen succeeds Harold Wilson while in Murray City Mayor Fred Surgeon succeeds Frank Murphy.
At Logan Hospital Mrs Leon Hall of Ash ley was admitted for a major operation. Mrs Mark Linton of Gore is slightly improved after serious illness. Miss Ella Patton of Nelsonville entered for treatment. During World War London endured 25 air raids with 922 bombs dropped. 4 people killed and 1,266 injured.
Logan W L Franks of Mt Pleasant Mich visits Columbus for Gordon Oil Company annual meeting. He remains secretary treasurer despite a recent ownership change. Gordon Company runs multiple wells in Hocking County with a local sub office led by H V Thrush. Logan R L Brimmer enters guilty plea to petty larceny before Mayor Fitzgerald, fined ten dollars plus costs.
A team of horses belonging to Jacob Klinger near Logan ran away on Third Street. They pulled a wagon and fled north of Falls Mill before falling in a field. Deputy Sheriff Newton Spencer directed traffic. no injuries reported.
Like San Francisco Melbourne also owes its growth to a gold strike. The text notes gold discoveries spurred rapid development and population influx, shaping the city’s early economy and infrastructure.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan held the largest communion in its history during Thursday and Sunday services led by Rev. Amos L. Heyde. A survey shows higher participation, with 20 new members added to the church rolls in the Easter season, including 12 confirmed and eight admitted by letter from other congregations.
Logan high school hosts a Friday evening program at the auditorium in cooperation with the extension service and the committee on arrangements. H. C. Ramsower will speak, 4-H Club members perform, and FFA presents a skit. Certificates and pins will be awarded to 4-H winners with W. S. Yaw invited to present.
Invitations go to Democrat county candidates to attend a district Young Democrat Clubs meeting in Circleville on April 21. The program will include dancing and lunch, with reservations via Miss Marie Lines at the Chamber of Commerce office.
C E Tilton state examiner will be away for several days after injuring his leg. He traveled to Magnetic Springs for treatment and will not return to the courthouse promptly.
Multiple Logan residents plan moving locally over the next days. Harry and Nina Foster will relocate to the Joe Case house on East Main Street as the Cases move into Mrs. F. S. Case’s Second Street home. McManigals and Miss Jessie McManigal will occupy the Culver Street residence left by the Fosters, while Bea Ross and family take over the vacated Fosters home. A chicken’s body temperature can reach 106 degrees in summer.
At the Roosevelt-Davey Club gathering on April 23 in Logan J M McSweeney Wooster will appear on the platform with Charles M Hay assistant United States Attorney General McSweeney a former welfare head under Governor White seeks a Congress nomination.
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