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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1933

Page

10

Act To Retain Longley as Coach Of Logan Junior League Players

Logan authorities move to keep John Longley as coach for the summer Junior League baseball teams. The American Legion committee contemplates finances and six managers will direct teams with signed players from Methodist and other churches. The area prepares for a stronger season with potential leagues including older junior players and an industrial league.

Act Longley Logan John Longley American Legion Committee Methodist Marion Township

Boyd Goes Pleads Guilty to Contempt in Logan

On Saturday afternoon Judge Harley M. Whitcraft presided in Logan over a contempt charge against Boyd Goes. He admitted guilt, was fined five dollars plus costs, and released after the hearing.

Logan Boyd Goes Harley M. Whitcraft

Wood Charged With Out-of-Season Squirrel Hunting

Charles Wood of Washington Township was arrested by Deputy Game Protector Edward Eberst on an out-of-season squirrel hunting charge. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Fiias Bright and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.

Logan Charles Wood Washington Township Edward Eberst Fiias Bright

Rarity Elm on J E Bebout Farm Near Logan

A weeping elm two miles south of Logan on the J E Bebout farm is described as rare in Ohio with only about three in the estate. The tree grows in an open field and its drooping branches and new leaves create a picturesque scene.

Logan J. E. Bebout Ohio

William Jones Released From Cherrington Hospital After Accident

Logan April 24 William Jones left Cherrington Hospital after three weeks treatment for injuries from a motor accident. His condition is much improved though not fully recovered. Jones was struck on West Hunter Street by a car driven by Rugg Brandt while crossing the thoroughfare.

Logan William Jones Cherrington Hospital Jones Rugg Brandt Hunter Street

Scouts Enjoy Circus Trip to Columbus Event

Logan Scouts from Troops 9 153 and 166 plus Cub Scouts traveled to the Scout Circus in Columbus for a two day program. They toured Red Bird Stadium visited the museum the Ohio Penitentiary and the W A S U Building and spent an afternoon at the Columbus Milwaukee game with President Larry McPhail hosting. Local leaders and parents joined the Saturday evening activities.

Milwaukee Museum Ohio Penitentiary Columbus

May Run for Council in Logan Ward Two

Dr. Walter E. Brehm is named as a probable Republican candidate for city council in Logan from the Second Ward. L. K. Showalter is expected to seek a second term in the First Ward. Discussion also touches on mayoral possibilities with Councilman John E. Canty. a Canty run would leave a council vacancy.

Logan Walter E. Brehm L. K. Showalter John E. Canty

Logan Home Improvements Signal Spring Rise

Logan residents adopt spring upgrades as warmer weather arrives. Harry Jones builds a three room addition on North Spring Street. A new porch column is added at J. E. Phillips on Warner Avenue. Many homes are repainted and paper hangers see a busy season.

Logan Harry Jones North Spring Street J. E. Phillips Warner Avenue

Le Amies Clase Hosts Social and Devotionals

Les Amies Clase met at Mrs. Bertha Oberle's East Main Street home with several members and guests. Emma McLain led devotionals while Annie Brimmer presided. A business session, social hour, and games followed with refreshments served.

Emma McLain Annie Brimmer Brimmer Lewis Skinner Charles Potts Skinner

Pen Returns Home After Long Journey

Carl Brown a Logan Post Office clerk lost a fountain pen at work. A few days later the pen arrived by mail from Lorain. Brown dropped it into a mail pouch sent to Lorain where a clerk found it bearing his name. A Brown cousin in Lorain identified him and sent the pen back by return mail.

Logan Carl Brown Lorain Brown of Brown

Mushroom harvest yields record finds near Logan

Sheriff Sol Ellinger and Deputy Stanley Sparnon collected over two hundred mushrooms from an old orchard in the county. Leroy Laurie found 138 mushrooms in a woods near Logan, and Nellis Smith gathered 70 mushrooms under a single tree, signaling a fruitful mushroom season.

Sol Ellinger Stanley Sparnon Leroy Laurie Logan Nellis Smith

Irene Dabritz Dies in California at 11

Relatives report the death of Irene Dabritz 11 in Kermit California on Saturday. She was the daughter of Lisle and Mrs Dabritz. The Dabritz family had lived in Logan and Haydenville Ohio and were formerly residents of Nelsonville. Details are not available.

Logan Kermit California Irene Lisle Dabritz Mrs. Dabritz Hocking County Haydenville Nelsonville

Merry Makers Hostessnight at West Front Street

Merry Makers enjoyed a Thursday night gathering at Mrs. Phil Techappat’s home on West Front Street in Logan. Bridge games yielded high scores for Mrs. Clinton Webb and Mrs. Frank W. Harden. guest Mrs. Breta Robinson attended.

Will names Homer C. Strous sole heir and executor

In Logan Probate Court on Friday the will of Alice J. Orr dated May 25, 1927 was read revealing that Homer C. Strous, raised in Mrs. Orrs home, is left the entire estate with Strous named executor. Witnesses were Robert L. Barton and Alice Mae Barton.

Logan Alice J. Orr Homer C. Strous Strous

Local Club Dines at Mrs Wright Home in Logan

Nondescript Club members gathered at East Main Street for a Thursday night event hosted by Mrs. Harry Wright. Dinner at six preceded a program where Mrs. George Leyshon discussed Native Birds and Flowers of Ohio, with roll call tied to the topic and a news reel by Mrs. Curtiss Cole. Guests included Mrs. Nelson Dowler of Nelsonville, Mrs. William Robey, Mrs. Fred Stracke, Mrs. C. F. Lewis, and Mrs. William Bowen.

Local couple and two couples file applications

Wiley Weed 47 of Zaleski and Susie Lomkins 47 of Mineral apply. Edwin P Kennard 18 of Greens Run and Bernice Exline 18 of Greens Run apply. Russell McDonald 19 of Buchie and Bernice Mohney 18 of Buchtel apply.

Wiley Weed Zaleski Susie Lomkins Mineral Edwin P. Kennard Greens Run Earl Kennard Bernice Exline C. H. Exline Russell McDonald Buchie William McDonald Bernice Mohney Buchtel Charlies Mohney

Preventing moth damage to summer wool garments

Regular inspection and brushing after each wear keep wool clothes moth free. Hang items in the sun and air them often during summer to remove eggs or larvae that may hatch, repeating brushing, sunning, and airing as needed.

Hen Lays Daily Egg On Kitchen Table

A Zanesville farm reports a hen at Ha Ever ett’s farm daily walks into the kitchen and lays an egg on the table. The hen pecks at a window to be admitted when doors are closed, illustrating extraordinary domestic visits amid low egg prices.

Zanesville U.p Ha! Everett Here Everett

Athens County scholarship test reveals top scorers

One hundred twenty five Athens County pupils competed in elimination exams at Athens Junior High School to select a county team for the District-State Scholarship Tests. Winners listed include top English, history, math, science and language scorers from Rome, Waterloo, Albany, The Plains, and other locales. The county team will challenge districts May 6 at Ohio University against Belmont Gallia Guernsey Hocking and others.

Athens County Athens Junior High School Marie Jenkins Rome Evelyn Sidders Waterloo Richard White Mabel Mae Frank Shade Dorothy Barker Jane Smallwood Sylvia Hull Albany Doris Dorr Ruth Biddison Charles Mathews Mary Bridge Allen Baker Franklin Thompson Troy Norman Welch Helen McCaskey Jacksonville-Trimble Viola John Molnar Hollister James McClaren Coolville Physice Claudine Richardson Doris Bond Opal Spenser the Plains Mary Margaret Bean Dan Gould Opal Woodyard Ohio University Belmont Gallia Guernsey Hocking

Window in Calf Side Aims to Reveal Digestive Process

Calf feeding advances may revolutionize dairy and meat sectors. J M Coyner of the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Improvement Council, with Armour and Company labs, studied calf digestion by placing a window in a calf’s stomach. They found milk from the udder goes to the third stomach, while rapid pail milking fills the paunch, causing poor digestion.

J. M. Coyner Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Improvement Council Armour and Company Coyner Armour

Ohio Alumnus April Issue Published by Alumni Association

The April issue of The Ohio Alumnus, official publication of the Ohio University Alumni Association, has been issued as a bulletin about the university. Alumni secretary Clark E Nama serves as editor. the bulletin includes campus pictures, student activities, course explanations, living costs, and campus features. Alumni are urged to use the information to contact high school seniors planning to enter college next fall.

Ohio Alumnus Ohio University Alumni Association Clark E. Wil- Nama

Open Air Salvation Army Meetings Planned Across District

Capt. Fred Reif of the Salvation Army announced a series of open air meetings to be held in streets of towns and villages surrounding Athens over the coming months. The first gathering occurred yesterday at New Marshfield at 2 p m with music from the Songster Brigade and the Girls String Band.

Athens Fred Reif Salvation Army New Marshfield Reif Fred Fields A. F. Pinnell Songster Brigade Girls’ String Band Home League Sewing Circle Home Economics Division

Women's League Oyo Event at Ohio University

An all women gathering dubbed Women’s League Oyo will be held April 26 at 5 30 p.m. in the Women’s Gymnasium on Ohio University campus. The program includes a girls band Prep Follies stars a style show and local campus talent with a small admission fee for the entertainment and a buffet luncheon served free.

Ohio University

Interfraternity Sing Set for May 17 at Campus Event

The annual Torch Sing interfraternity competition for the Blaine R. Goldsberry Trophy will be held Wednesday night May 17. Phi Delta Theta won first place last year.

Blaine R. Goldsberry Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

Early Plan for Potatoes and Sprout Growth in Planting

The text discusses potato varieties from Ohio Experiment Station with emphasis on early and main crop russet types. It notes that planting late April yields two to four sprouts per seed piece, storage effects on sprout behavior, and how sprout number influences hill spacing and later growth.

Bushnell Ohio Experiment Station

Ohio Student Grunwald Wins State Oratorical Honor

Ernest Grunwald, senior at Ohio University, won the state honor in the National Oratorical contest. He will compete in the Northwestern University event in Evanston with finalists from Indiana Berea Kentucky Michigan Allegheny and Glenville State. The final eliminations will determine the national winner and include remarks on Toward Laner Values.

Ernest Grunwald Passa Ohio University Pete Northwestern Union Grunwald Indiana Berea Kentucky Michigan Allegheny Glenville State Era Evanston Department of Spent University

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Sohio Capital City Logan Boys Dr. Brehm LES Amies Class Tess THE Dr. Zenner Pen Filinger Sparnon Irene Dabritz Merry Makers Theodore Cohen Eft Washington F. H. Shoemaker Minnesota Cohen Shoemaker Congress Leavenworth Jackson Lawrence Meigs Monroe Morgan, Noble, Perry, Pike Ross Scioto Vinton Beyire
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