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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1930
Page
12
Logan residents report trouble with chickens and dogs damaging urban gardens. Gardeners say livestock and pets worsen efforts to weed protect vegetables from frost and maintain garden upkeep.
A Marietta couple escaped injury when their automobile left the Rockbridge road at the village center curve and crashed into a 12 by 20 foot addition on the Dupler lot. The impact shifted the building at least ten inches from its foundation before the car was repaired and the travelers continued.
April 23 report from Logan notes Miss Sylvia Dodds of Carbon Hill, a public school educator in Hocking County, has been notified by the State Department of Education that she has received a life elementary teaching certificate.
Mrs. Kreyssig and two children stay with her parents D. M. Soliday after a brief Bradford visit with relatives. Guy Beal of Sand Run and Logan business caller Tuesday.
Logan April 25 Raymond Phelps is listed among Hocking County residents in casualty rosters from the Ohio Penitentiary disaster. Phelps, serving life for murder in the 1919 Jewell case, was transferred to the penitentiary in 1919 and wore a WWI uniform at his court appearance. Other locals named include Dewey Pierce and several prisoners from Hocking County and nearby areas. More names note various inmates and county ties amid the incident’s lists.
Logan April 28 four men Edward Kern Foster Connors Clarence Kern and Okey Forrest were jailed for disturbing a church meeting by throwing stones and using loud language. Edward Kern and Connors pled guilty and received five days in the county jail plus fines. Clarence Kern and Forrest also pled guilty and were fined five dollars with five days in jail.
Logan residents rushed to buy the Messenger extras carrying fallout from the Ohio Penitentiary catastrophe. Fred Weber, circulation manager, had copies on sale just after 1 a.m. Dr. Y Milne reported selling several hundred copies before Columbus dailies arrived around 3:30 a.m. Newsboys cried out as the issue hit streets and citizens followed radios into Tuesday dawn. Quicker motorists sped to Columbus in hopes of seeing the nation’s largest Ohio prison disaster.
Miss Marie Sines was reappointed secretary of the Logan Chamber of Commerce at the first board meeting of the year held Monday evening. Charles G. Bowen was named treasurer for another year. The board also discussed committee appointments and agreed to provide banners as trophies for the inter county high school track meet at the fair grounds on May 9.
Logan April 23 Murray City census returns show population down to 1646 from 1493 in 1926. Preliminary figures credit mine closures and family migrations for the decline with only one farm listed in the Murray City area.
Members of the M. P. M. Club were entertained at the home of Mrs. Homer Gabriel on North Mulberry Street Monday evening. Mrs. Gabriel has been substituting for Mrs. Esther Smith for the last several months in the club. Substitute players were Mrs. Belle Hyson, Mrs. W. D. Thurness and Mrs. Byron Wolfe Jr.
Dr. O W Donaldson of Gore reported his car missing after parking on East Main Street. Stanley Delong of Nelsonville had taken the car by mistake and driven it to Nelsonville before realizing the mix up. The officer arranged a swap and all parties were satisfied. E B Trueblood left Logan for Cleveland to attend a merchants' convention.
Logan April 23. The State Department of Education requests a list of one room schools in Hocking County from county superintendent J W Coleman. The list names 17 schools with last term enrollments of three to 11 pupils. Washington Township leads with five pupils and several townships report one or two pupils. Olive Branch School has three pupils, and transport could allow students to move to other districts. Coleman made no recommendations beyond submitting the list.
Judge and Mrs. A. M. Ellinger and son Harley visited No. 1 School in Marion Township on Good Friday. They attended services at Sponagle Lutheran Church in the morning then watched a pupil program after the school closed for the day with Miss Florence Killinger teaching.
Nannie J. Kerwood 72 widow of Clave A. Kerwood died Sunday in Pleasantville after suffering apoplexy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Patterson. Funeral services for the Kerwood family were held in Pleasantville, with relatives planning to attend from here.
Funeral services for Fanny Myrtle Rollins 25 wife of Osher Rollins were held at the Woolley home near Logan at 2 PM Monday. The body was prepared at a local mortuary before burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Locke of Rockbridge conducted the service.
In Logan on April 25 Alva Stinchfield displayed a potted specimen of the sacred lily of India. The flower blooms from a tall spike with a large purple bloom and tongue shaped central area. The plant drew attention at a downtown office display.
Clarence Hetne and Alfred Lan ning of this city traveled to Columbus Monday night after learning the Ohio Penitentiary was ablaze. Police set fire lines and did not allow them near the scene.
Ohio University faculty members plan a French language comedy in three acts titled Le Monde Ou Lov L Sennuie. The performance at Alumni Memorial Auditorium starts at 7 30 pm on Thursday with audience members who understand French invited to attend. The event is sponsored by L Alliance Francaise.
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