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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1938
Page
14
Logan Hocking County’s allotment under the conservation program covers 21 028 acres for soil depletion crops this summer. Base assignments to individual farms are underway with cards to be issued. appeals may go to the county committee and then to the state organization if needed.
Logan High School under Miss Bartelle Hamilton presents Life Begins at Six Teen with a cast including Luther Heyde Jean Lanning Thelma Johnson John Schaal Ann Bowen Betty Hall James Huffman Don Skinner Dorothy Krumlauf Ned Wellman June Grooms Louise Heinlein Albert Leonard Dorothea Boring and Josephine Iles. A large chorus will assist.
Logan jurors were told Thursday that the April term petit jury meeting has moved from April 18 to May 9. Only two cases stemming from recent grand jury investigations remain for trial.
The Maysville 4-H Club held a work exhibit at Maysville School on Thursday. The club, first in Hocking County to include both boys and girls, has two thirds of its summer projects completed. Supt. J. W. Coleman and James R. Smoot visited the exhibit.
Annual Euterpean Club concert scheduled for Sunday April 24 at 4 p m in St Matthews Lutheran Church features Miss Mary Louise Bowen and Mrs James R Smoot in an organ and voice recital open to the public.
Logan will be honored on a WBNS broadcast Monday afternoon during the Ezra Martin program between 1 and 2 o clock. The date marks WBNS increasing power to 5000 watts. Mayor Dallas Kinser will send a brief congratulatory message and share Logan and Hocking County facts to be read during the program.
Amy Trowbridge and Nettie Evans were arraigned before Magistrate S B Whitehart on larceny charges. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury on $500 bonds. Affidavits allege they took tapestry valued at $30 and $70 in money from William and Edwin Trowbridge, children of the complainant.
Fire Chief Roy Stall Smith and Assistant Chief Gerald McLaughlin ordered new blue uniforms as part of the Logan service and safety department reorganization. McLaughlin takes his post on June 1 and a twelve hour daily schedule will begin then. Emanuel Wolfe remodels the engine house to serve as police headquarters with a concrete floor being poured.
Logan Assembly at Logan High School presented by the Hi-Y Club with Don Skinner as master of ceremonies. The Rev. C. W. Graham of the Methodist Church gave the Easter themed address. Music by the A capella choir directed by Minnie Louise Bowen and a quartet of girls: June Grooms Ann Bowen Virginia Sprankel and Jeanne Webb.
Funeral arrangements for John J. Nutter, Gore businessman, were incomplete as of Thursday evening, awaiting information from out of state relatives. Family includes widow Elizabeth Nutter and several children and in laws across Gore Logan Wichita and Dallas. He is a brother of Jacob Nutter of Gore.
Logan results from the state senior scholarship test show Luther Heyde with 303 points, placing in the top five percent of 4994 statewide participants. Fred Wardwell and Thelma Johnson followed with 272 and 241 points respectively. numerous others also performed credibly.
Announcement from District Commander Everett Eveland states the Athens County American Legion Convention is moved to May 11 in Nelsonville, replacing the original April 20 date. The Perry County convention remains set for April 26 in New Lexington. Logan Pioneer Youth group will meet Tuesday evening in Logan High School music room with a program.
Logan Post appoints E. E. Eveland Crooksville as county chairman to boost Junior League baseball in District 8. Fred Mulligan Nelsonville named for Athens County and Hubert Wilson Gallipolis for Gallia County to foster post interest. District tournament plans set with winner advancing to state tournament later this year. Baseball committee includes Clinton Webb chair G. E. Carr John E. Krieg Walter A. Leonard Russell James.
Logan Emanuel Wolfe, a local contractor and former county commissioner, announced today he will seek the Democratic nomination for the county commission. He previously served one term in the post.
Charles W. Bayless Sheriff announces a partition sale in Athens County Common Pleas Court case 17075. The first tract covers east half of the southeast quarter Section 8 Town 10 Range 15 with exclusions totaling about 11.75 acres, appraised at 5500 dollars. The second tract is a 10 acre parcel near Albany on Route 50, located in the southeast quarter of Section 8, also appraised at 5500 dollars and not to sell for less than two thirds. Sale on April 18, 1938 at 1:30 PM in Athens. Proceeds to be cash.
Logan Miller Chapel Grange to initiate members next Wednesday in first and second degrees. The group also hosts a bake sale at Hammon's Grocery this Saturday.
Local contractor Logan Roy Kleinschmidt recovers from a hand infection that arose after a splinter puncture several days ago.
Health official Dr. W B Lacock oversaw ongoing pupil vaccinations. Union Furnace School vaccinated 138 children on Wednesday and Haydenville School 105 on Thursday. Additional sessions planned for next week.
Union Furnace resident Logan R. Longstreth was admitted to Cherrington Hospital on Thursday for treatment after a period of illness.
Logan sheriff seeks relatives of Warren Strachan who died in the office of Dr. C. F. Shonk. Sheriff Farbearn checked Louisville authorities who found no address. He then contacted Berea officials, learning Strachan had worked there. The body remains at a local mortuary awaiting burial.
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