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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1930

Page

6

Harden and Bownes Wed at St Matthews Parsonage

Miss Sylvia Marie Harden and John F. Bownes were married at the St Matthews Lutheran parsonage in Logan on Tuesday afternoon. The couple, of Rockbridge and the city respectively, plan a home on High Street and will begin a short wedding trip after the ceremony.

High Street Bownes Elberfeld Logan High School Margaret Walsh Ruth Horn Doris Egger Laverne Campbell Freda Lehman Gertrude McBride Garnet Cook Athardea Vancuren Mary Miller Ann Fox Margaret Innis

Four-Team Amateur Baseball League Planned in Logan

Logan officials call a 7 30 p m meeting at the Courthouse Auditorium to organize a four team amateur league in place of last season’s six team setup. LD M Soliday presides as plans include taking Junior League players beyond age limits onto rosters.

Logan Courthouse LD. M. Soliday Wash

Man in hospital after auto wreck near Marion High

Leo Schrader of Marion Township is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car driven by W. O. Poling of Fairfield County left the road near the Marion Township High School and struck a telephone pole. Poling was arrested for driving while intoxicated, fined 159 dollars plus costs, jailed 30 days, and prohibited from driving for a year. Schrader may have internal injuries and a crushed right arm.

Logan Leo Schrader Marion Township Columbus W. O. Poling Fairfield County Poling Joe Farbearn Phil A. Henderson A. M. Ellinger Schrader

Heart Tag Day totals in Logan reach 63.97 dollars

Receipts from a Heart Tag Day fundraiser in Logan on Saturday totaled 63.97 dollars, with Mrs. Russell Berlin directing the collection for the Volunteers of America. Children worked from dawn to dusk as hundreds wore red hearts signaling generosity. Top collectors included Dorothy Mattox with 10.67, Cleda May Howell with 2.12, and Constance Wells with 7.11.

Logan Vaogan Russell Berlin Volunteers of America Fnone Dorothy Mattox Cleda May Howell Constance Wells Helen Funk Wana Cozad

Funeral held for Charles Jacobs in Haydenville

Funeral services were held at Haydenville Methodist Episcopal Church for Charles Jacobs who died after being struck by an automobile while walking on the highway in Haydenville. Rev. Edgar B. Dean led the service.

Logan Haydenville Methodist Episcopal Church Charles Jacobs Edgar B. Dean

Try This Doctor’s Laxative Free of Charge Today

A historic advertisement promotes Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle, non habit forming laxative. It claims to start muscular action, relieve constipation, and correct bilious or sluggish conditions with harmless herbs and senna. Free trial bottle offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell Monticello Ill

Laurelville Pupils Take Part in School Radio Program

Broadcast from Laurelville High School office featured a microphone in the principal’s office and receivers in classrooms. The glee club and quartet performed with recorded music. Marion Alstadt and J. W. Coleman spoke. Paul A. Potts served as announcer.

Shaw School records show perfect attendance

Perfect attendance was achieved by several Shaw School pupils in Green Township. Eighth graders Leslie Duffy and Charlisse Phillips, sixth grader Harvey Conrad, and fourth graders Wendell Phillips and Clifford Courter attended every day without an absence or tardy, as reported by Miss Evelyn Hockman.

Tobacco Chewers Warned Against Public Spitting In Logan

April 17 report states police will enforce an ordinance banning expectoration on streets and sidewalks. Health commissioner Dr. Morton W. Bland seeks cooperation to curb the practice. Prosecutions carry fines from 1 to 5 dollars and apply to all classes.

Logan Morton W. Bland

Judge Whitcraft to Hear Bank Versus Nutter Case

Logan April 17 Judge Harley M Whitcraft returns home for a brief period to hear a Common Pleas Court case The Farmers and Merchants Bank sues George Nutter over a disputed note Filed in Logan Ohio the action centers on a promissory note and related financial dispute.

Logan Visitors Welcome Bryan and R Gormley

Bryan and R Gormley of Gloucester were visitors in Logan on Tuesday evening.

Bryan and R. Gormley Glouster Logan Eee

Mrs H M Boocks Attends Founders Day Banquet

Mrs H M Boocks traveled to Columbus for the Alpha Xi Delta Founders Day banquet at the Broad Lincoln Hotel. She will be the guest of sorority sister Mrs Kathleen Floyd Rusk during her stay.

Logan H. M. Boocks Columbus Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Broad Lincoln Hotel Kathleen Floyd Rusk

How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds Of Fat

An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts claiming rapid fat loss by taking half a teaspoonful daily in hot water. It promises weight loss within three weeks, increased energy, clearer skin, and improved eyesight, with a money back guarantee if no health improvements are felt. It urges purchasing from McKee's Drug Company.

McKee’s Drug Company

Marital Pairs Announced in Local Nuptial Notices

The article lists multiple marriage intentions and attendees: Fred J. Anderson 24 and Nellia M. Merriman 21 of Nelsonville and Haydenville with their parents named, officiated by Rev. Albert Corwin. Charles Rohrer 22 and Helen Cantwell 19 of Logan with their parents named, officiated by Rev. Mr. Dooley. John F. Bownes 23 and another partner, with details of Logan and Rockbridge residences and parents, officiated by Rev. Amos L. Heyde.

Fred J. Anderson Nelsonville William Anderson Nellia M. Merriman Haydenville Phillips Merriman Albert Corwin Charles Rohrer Jesse Rohrer Helen Cantwell Logan John Cantwell Mr. Dooley Mingo Junction

Class Has Program by Les Amiens Sunday School

The Les Amiens Class of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School held its first meeting of the year at the church Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Joe Harden as president. Mrs. R. R. Lanning led the program featuring group singing and contests. Mrs. Wilbur Lanning and Mrs. Walter Prather played two piano duets. Easter flowers and apple blossoms adorned the table for a two course dinner, with committee members listed.

Les Amiens Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Joe Harden R. R. Lanning Wilbur Lanning Walter Prather Prather Buellaby Hugh Meldrim

Leilah Smith Visits Carbon Hill on Tuesday

Mrs. Leilah Smith of Carbon Hill was a strange visitor Tuesday.

Leilah Smith Carbon Hill Srogan

Doctors' Secret of Feminine Hygiene

An old promotional note touts Mu-col as a safe feminine hygiene method. It claims hospital and office use, germ control in delicate areas, ten-fold strength without harming lining, preventing trouble and pain, easing periods, reducing odor, and encourages regular douched use with simple package directions.

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