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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1932

Page

10

Changes in Logan Polling Places Affects Three Precincts

Logan April 25 Changes in polling locations were announced after a meeting of the Election Board. Precinct D of the First Ward moves to Mrs Flora H Chidister 1131 Church Street Precinct C Second Ward moves across Railroad Avenue to Mr and Mrs Blythe Precinct B Fourth Ward moves from Logan Chick Hatchery to Mrs Harry Fitzgerald 179 West Second Street All other precincts stay the same Judges and clerks will be notified of appointments early this week.

Logan Flection First Ward Kenneth Frazier Flora H. Chidister Church Street Second Ward Railroad Avenue Gomps Blythe Fourth Ward Logan Chick Hatchery Harry Fitzgerald West Second Street

Lewis to Oppose Underwood in General Election

David J. Lewis of New Lexington plans a general election campaign against Mell G. Underwood after a Logan meeting. Lewis, unopposed in the primary, will begin campaigning in the coming weeks for the fifth term seeking incumbent Underwood.

Lewis Underwood Logan David J. Lewis New Lexington Mell G. Underwood

Judgment by confession favors Atha Drilling in Logan case

Judge Harley M. Whitcraft entered judgment by confession Friday for The Atha Drilling Company against Coonville Coal Company. Amount fixed at 1017 dollars 50 cents. Mrs James Shaw of West Second Street was taken to Cherrington Hospital Sunday and underwent tumor surgery after a period of illness.

Logan Harley M. Whitcraft Atha Drilling Company Coonville Coal Company

County Tax Figures Trim $2 Million Over Decade

Statistics from the Inter-Organization Tax League of Ohio show Hocking County reducing its tax take by about two million dollars over ten years. The data highlight shifts in local budgeting and fiscal policy in the county.

Logan Inter Tax League of Ohio Hocking County

County Population Declines and Tax Shifts 1920 to 1930

Population fell 12.388 percent from 1920 to 1930 while tax duplicates dropped from 30,781,710 in 1920 to 28,787,490 in 1936. State taxes rise to 11,521.11 in 1930 from 76,798.15 in 1920. Per capita tax grew from 25.09 to 82.25, a 28.2 percent increase.

Seniors Hold First Place On Honor Roll At Logan High

Logan April 25 Seniors led the honor roll for six weeks at Logan High with 206.4 percent of the senior class on the list. Sophomores were second at 16.8 percent and juniors third at 15.7 percent. The article lists named seniors juniors and sophomores on the honor roll activity across the school year.

Logan Logan High Ruth Angle Lucille Alltop Betty Bartholomew Edna Beshara Durward Brannigan Wilhelmina Brooker Evelyn Carns Phyllis Cox Rose Cox Ruby Nell Collison Jean Kleinschmidt Mabel Krinn Evelyn Miller Elma Gayle Mooney Garbet Nixon Rosemary Lavey Kathryn Starcher Hester Lee White Joan Wright Don Yates Lewis Arnold Jack Baker Elizabeth Brooker Elsie Clark Jane Canty Morton Epstein John Kleinschmidt Minnie Heine William McLaughlin Virginia Moore Ruth Orr Eloise Ralston Margaret Rechenwald Jane Thurness Selah Warren Elizabeth Westbrook Lois Wildermuth Helen Belt Mary Blum Mildred Blake Leona Byers Mary Coakley John Dougherty Forest Eddy Lucille Eddy Walter Guess Miriam Geddes Ralph Hite Paul Lunsford Helen Nixon Don Poston Marguerite Rohrer Mary Alice Schaal Claude Sheets Donald Smith Robert

Trial in $10,000 alienation suit set for Wednesday

Assignment has been made in the Lizzie A. Kitchen vs Maude Dague case for Wednesday with a jury ordered to report. The suit seeks $10,000 for alienation of affections and both sides are ready. Other trials this week include Elmer L. White for forgery on Tuesday and John Thompson on an incest indictment starting Thursday.

Elmer L. White John Thompson White Thompson

Woman Injured in Auto Crash Near Old Man's Cave

Mrs. Catherine Dougherty of Lancaster suffered many back cuts from shattered glass and a heavy forehead blow when the car she rode in went over an embankment near Old Man's Cave. She was hospitalized at Cherrington Hospital and expected to be released in a few days.

Logan Catherine Dougherty Lancaster Old Man's Cave Cherrington Hospital

Washington the Mason honored by Mingo Lodge in bicentennial

In Logan on April 25 a Washington bicentennial observance by Mingo Lodge No. 171 F and A M featured Mayor R A Hastings of Lancaster and Rolland Bright of the local lodge as principal speakers. The ceremony included the lodge's formal opening during memorial services and noted C Wood Bowen and Bright speaking in nearby towns.

Ford Hartsough Found Guilty In Child Support Case

Logan April 25 A jury found Ford Hartsough of western Hocking County guilty of failure to provide for a child after deliberating Friday afternoon. Defense counsel Eugene Wright said a motion for a new trial will be filed. Jurors listed: Charles Stone Walter Reasoner Russell Brown Delbert Norris George Bond Ray Huston John Ohlinger Charles Rarick W A Brokaw Clifford Wharton George Wyskiver Marion Kitchen.

Charles Rarick W. A. Brokaw Clifford Wharton George Wyskiver Marion Kitchen

Court of Review Planned by Boy Scouts in Logan

On Friday evening Troop No. 153 discussed a Court of Review to be staged Thursday night. Scoutmaster W. D. Braddock spoke of tests to be passed and merit badges as rewards. Assistant Scoutmaster Carl Poling outlined the window display and led games during recreation hour.

Logan Boy Scouts W. D. Braddock Carl Poling

Services Held for Mrs Anna Juergensmeier in Logan

Aged widow Anna Juergensmeier 74 died at West Hunter Street after an extended illness. Her husband Charles Juergensmeier died seven years ago. She had no children. Funeral at S Matthews Lutheran Church at 7 pm Monday with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Condition Improves After Akron Man Burned in Crash

Charles B. Moore of Akron shows slight improvement at Cherrington Hospital after a Saturday crash near Nelsonville. His car overturned trapping him for about an hour and battery sulfuric acid burned his body. He arrived in shock and remains seriously burned, but condition improved on Sunday.

Logan Charles B. Moore Akron Cherrington Hospital Nelsonville Moore

First Absentee Ballots Cast in Logan Election

The Election Board reports the first absentee ballots cast this season at the board office. The initial voters were H. H. Shriner J. T. Roge O. C. Culp and W. F. Bowen, with many more applications awaiting processing.

Logan Election Board H. H. Shriner J. T. Roge O. C. Culp W. F. Bowen

Bridge Club Hosts Friighat West Second Street Event

Mrs Vern Bowen presided as hostess at her West Second Street home for a Modern Bridge Club gathering Friday night with guests Mrs Emma Aplin and Mrs Myrtle White joining the members.

Vern Bowen Modern Bridge Club West Second Street Emma Aplin Myrtle White

Redtown News Roundup Obituaries and Local Notices

Redtown residents host relatives and friends with gatherings at several homes. Walter Reedy recovers from mumps. Gospel Mission Church services drew a large crowd led by Rev. M. L. Kimmey. Electric company fields new poles and power line work continues. Sheriff Clarence McBride becomes Darke County’s new sheriff succeeding his late father Samuel McBride, with term to 1933.

Jess Clemons Clemons Isaac Safreed Jacksonville George Staten Fred Smith Andrew Collins Minnie Joseph Safreed Millfield Andrew Thompson Clifford Morrison Walter Reedy J. C. Reedy The Gospel Mission Church M. L. Kimmey Athens Frank Leffler John Cane Andy Thompson Greenville, CO Clarence McBride Darke County Samuel McBride

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Clinton Webb Your 6024 Milne Sparnow Arria Seckman Bar Till Margie Terrell Oben White Masons Hartsough Plan Honor Court Anna Jurgensmeier Redtown Claude Skinner Mary Smith Luhrig Aaron Bernard Francis Bernard Trimble Southern Ohio Electric Company Homer Strausbaugh Roy Little William Gillett Russell Vore Charles Lee Lawrence Pearl Allen Watt McDonald John McDonald Wattie Harold Guy Morrison Thur Boswell Sisters Shilkret's Norman Bri Alex Gray Estra Eva Okenshir Licouri & Mens Tosaied Co Columbia Gram Ruth Etting P.m. E Zenners FLOOR Fin Amos Parrish
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