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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1938

Page

14

Blue Gray Trail Caravan to View Hocking County Road Improvements

Logan reports the Blue and Gray Trail caravan will pass Enterprise and Rockbridge en route to see two major Hocking County projects. The Enterprise upgrade, costing about 350000, will eliminate a railroad crossing and steep grades, offering a long river-bridge view. Six Logan girls Ethel Leadbetter Jane Walsh Virginia Smith Margee Tschappat Juanita Wolfe Helen St Clair were chosen to greet the Blossom Queen and court next Thursday.

LOGAN Blue and Gray Trail Hocking County Enterprise Rockbridge Hocking Hocking Valley West Virginia Virginia Blossom Queen Ethel Leadbetter Jane Walsh Virginia Smith Margee Tschappat Juanita Wolfe Helen St. Clair Logan Chamber of Commerce

Billy Sanborn Undergoes Appendix Surgery at Cherrington

Billy Sanborn age 14 of Ward Township was brought to Cherrington Hospital Wednesday for a major operation for acute appendicitis. Mrs. Theodore Proctor near Logan was discharged after several days of treatment. Mrs. Albert Blick of Logan returned home after a hospital stay.

Logan Billy Sanborn Ward Township Cherrington Hospital Theodore Proctor Near Logan Albert Blick

Court loser shivers in white linen suit outside court

Robert Irwin, confessed slayer of Veronica Gedeon and two others, is seen leaving the Supreme Court Building in New York City after Justice Julius Miller denied his bid for an immediate murder trial. A key witness reportedly is missing as the defense move unfolds.

Chicago Robert Irwin Veronica Gedeon Supreme Court New York City Julius Miller

Junior High Honor Roll Named for Six Weeks Period

Logan Junior High School released the six weeks honor roll with ninth grade at 37.1 percent, seventh grade 35.7 percent, and eighth grade 32.7 percent. Names listed include Betty Allberry, Marcia Ambrose, Robert Bartholomew, Tommy Brehm, Kathryn Ford, Imogene Norris, Jack Kinser, and Mary Belle Wright among others.

Logan Howard E. Kirk Betty Allberry Marcia Ambrose Eleanor Anthony Robert Bartholomew Niel Beery Paul Blum Waldo Blum Jack Brown Kathryn Brooker Leela Bowles Billie Bryan Mary Alice Coleman Roberta Brugess Eugenia Chifos Martha Heft Paul Henderson Elaine Hoppe Kenneth Iles Martha Ann Kinser Jeannette Sanders Martha Shaw Julia Donahue Lois Heyde Barton Hall Walter Huffmen Marian Jones Pauline Mowery Betty McMannis Ruth Schaal Dorothy Jean Shriner Fred Freeman Thelma Green Frances Kelch Helen Leonard Wilma Mohler Marjorie Price Kathleen Pritts Evelyn Proctor Lela Riddlebarger Harlet Rutgers Inola Rutherford Louise Schmitter Martha Steele Waveline West Clyde Woodard Cloyd Dawley Alfred Epstein Opal Freeman Helen Geiger Mary Kellenbarger Clara Mae Myers Dolores Rheinscheid Virginia Jo Roberts Grace Smith Robert Webb Helen Fickel Ray Holcomb Peggy Logan Harriet Miller Karl Schmitter Ray Vanatta Ben Wellman Tommy Brehm Dick Brown Hunter Hunt Virginia Butterfield Marilyn Canter James Crabbe Kathryn Ford Rayellen Gaverick Helen Haas Jack Lee Roma Marx Merilyn Parker Gloria Poling Betty Still Well Buster Sturgill Eileen Terrell Florence Wright Mildred Mowery Sylvia Eichel Betty Frasier Geneva Green Jerry Hammon Jane Karshner William Lehman Phil Matheny Roberta Redd Eileen Rutherford Margaret Thomas Betty Walsmith Mary Walters John White Imogene Norris Enid Rhodes Janes Sanders Mary Belle Wright Ruth Bliss Eugene Brown Arlene Carr Sue Case Lee Anna Clark Margie Derr Tommy Grooms Jack Kinser Jean Mowery Vivian Rheinscheid Bobby Robb Erma Rogers Robert Sinnott Mary Skinner Carol Walburn Martha Walters Sherley Barker Catherine Bartholomew Mae Beougher Rosemary Brimmer Paul Brown Tommy Campbell Barbara Chifos Eileen Cruise Shirley Dotson Betty Green Betty Hansley Pauline Heinlein Ruth Kornmiller Jean Krieg John Lehman Lois Miller Jeanne Mowery Jean Parker John Parry Dorothy Poling Charles Rauch Pauline Robinett Dick Warner

Defense in Potts Case Seeks New Information

Defense counsel in the Clara Potts case against the Industrial Commission of Ohio filed a motion for more definite information. They seek details on the nature of the injuries dated September 14, 1929 that led to the death on November 3, 1935 and whether the defendant remained continuously disabled from the injury to death.

LOGAN Clara Potts Industrial Commission of Ohio

Councilman Wonn Returns After Eye Operation

Logan councilman Chase L. Wonn underwent a minor eye operation on Monday and attended the council meeting on Tuesday evening.

Logan Chase L. Wonn

Tie ends in county scholarship elimination contest

Fay Rodman Sue Conrad and Tresboro tied in American History Saturday for the county scholarship eliminations. They were called to Logan Wednesday for an extra test to break the tie. Miss Conrad scored 91 to 90 for Miss Rodman as arrangements were made for a countywide high school typing contest Saturday in Logan.

Logan Fay Rodman Tresboro Sue Conrad Rockbridge Miss Conrad Miss Rodman Supt J. W. Coleman Logan High School

John K Myers Elected Senior Vice Commander

Mrs Elsie Myers announces her son John K Myers of Kansas City has been elected Senior Vice Commander of Frank Frass Post Veterans of Foreign Wars in town. Myers served with the Marine Corps in China from 1928 to 1931.

John Myers Logan Elsie Myers John K. Myers Kansas City Frank Frass Veterans of Foreign Wars Myers China Marine Corps

Divorce Granted for Oilers in Logan District Court

Gerald Oiler was granted a divorce from Helen Oiler by Judge Phil Henderson in Logan on the grounds of neglect. There were no children involved.

Logan Gerald Oiler Helen Oiler Phil Henderson

Hartman Divorce Case Filed for Neglect and Absence

Logan Blanche Hartman sues Walter C. Hartman for divorce on grounds of neglect and willful absence. The action was filed Monday.

Local GOP Chairmen Meet in Lancaster Wednesday

In Lancaster on a Wednesday evening the chairman and secretaries of the Republican executive and Central Committees of the 11th Congressional District met. Kenneth Fitzgerald Logan represented the Hocking County group.

Logan 11Th Congressional District Lancaster Kenneth Fitzgerald Logan Hocking County

Missouri gardener earns $1.25 per hour says expert

In Columbia a Missourian working in his garden earns about 1.25 dollars an hour. Extension horticulture specialist J. W. C. Anderson notes the three year average profit from Missouri garden work. Executors appointed for Athens County estates named by probate judges with claim deadlines.

Columbia J. W. C. Anderson Missouri

Farm Agent Talks on Hybrid Corn at Kiwanis Meeting

Harold Thayer Fair field County extension agent was guest speaker at the Logan Kiwanis Club meeting at the White House Tuesday evening. He outlined hybrid corn development and described pollenization methods and noted advances in purebred livestock. The talk supported a program to educate business leaders on rural issues. Thayer chairs the District Kiwanis Agriculture Committee, with James R. Smoot as a member.

LOGAN Harold Thayer Fairfield County Extension Logan Kiwanis Club White House Thayer Kiwanis Agriculture Committee James R. Smoot

Logan Brief Social Notes and Club Announcements

Log an tense social items highlight tours Book Club meetings Mrs Hugh Meldrim hosts at E Second St with Eve Curie discussion and piano pieces Daughters of America plan initiation May 17 and May 3 logan Lutherans meet with Martin Luther review and new member Lynn Miller Book Club host Mrs Emerson Poston reviews Madame Curie Past Chiefs hold meeting with ritual grade 99 and 80 attendees Mothers Day program planned May 10 D A Club meets May 4 at 468 W Hunter St with potluck guests

Tourist Book Club Hugh Meldrim E. Second St Wilbur Lanning Madame Curie Eve Curie Allen Adams Lanning Walter Prather Meldrim Charles Achauer Clarence Salts M. H. Cherrington Sheldon Cox Eleanor Durr Jesus Savior Trinity Lutheran Church Charles Gompf Zanesville Rudolph Lortz Mary Cline Rudolph Rempel Martin Luther Lynn Miller Elmer Bliss Karl Smith John Buntz Lewis Casto Kermit Bliss Emerson Poston Logan Fred Hull Carlos Gaffin Nora R. of P. Hall Pythian Sisters A. T. Spears Margaret McHarg Athens John Bownes McHarg Spears Bownes Logan Council No Daughters of America Ohio D. of A Charles Mohler The Mohler W. Hunter St

Two Girls Represent Logan in Area Tests

Logan sends Mary Belle Scholl in short hand and Miss Josephine Iles in typing to an Ath ens district scholarship test. The test is experimental and may join regular tests. results do not affect scholarship standing. A separate entry notes Judge Phil Henderson hearing evidence in the divorce case Ethel Brooks Huntley against Lawrence Huntley, with the matter taken under advisement.

Logan Athens Mary Belle Scholl Josephine Iles Phil Henderson Ethel Brooks Huntley Lawrence Huntley

Logan April Bride Boom as 1938 Licenses Rise

Logan records show April as a peak month for marriages with ten licenses issued recently. Emil Huffer, 23, farmer, Logan, and Esther Marie Leasure, 20, Logan, wed with Magistrate Frank St. Clair officiating. Lester Ridenour, 29, railroader, Newark Rt. 1, and Frances Hupp, 21, Newark Rt. 1, also married in recent days.

Logan Hocking County Emil Huffer Isaac Huffer Esther Marie Leasure Lee Frank St. Clair Lester Ridenour Newark Rt. 1 Robert Ridenour Frances Hupp Newark William Hupp

Logan High Names Scholarship Contest Representatives

Logan High School officials announced the students selected to represent the school in the district scholarship contest at Athens next week. The list includes Luther Heyde and John Schaal for Chemistry, Anita Geiger and Rodney Crow for Plane Geometry, James Huffman and James Schultz for Physics, Robert Wilson and Virginia Willige for American History, Dick Robinson and Thelma Mowery for World History, Dorothy Newman and Jean Amerine for Latin II, Eleanor Brown and Idabelle Vanatta for French I, Ann Bowen and Jean Butterfield for French II, Helen Allen and Curtis Henderson for English 2, Elizabeth Smith and Shirley Mooney for English 3, Thelma Johnson and Sheila Graham for English 4. A faculty delegation will accompany the group to Athens.

Logan Logan High School Athens Luther Heyde John Schaal Anita Geiger Rodney Crow James Huffman James Schultz Robert Wilson Virginia Willige Dick Robinson Thelma Mowery Dorothy Newman Jean Amerine Eleanor Brown Idabelle Vanatta Ann Bowen Jean Butterfield Helen Allen Curtis Henderson Elizabeth Smith Shirley Mooney Thelma Johnson Sheila Graham

Power Rates Visit to Review Logan Street Lighting

Dr. Walter E. Brehm representing the city council light committee will visit Somerset New Lexington Thornville Roseville Rushville Crooksville and Lancaster this afternoon to check power rates for street lighting. The action follows a city officials request at Tuesday’s council meeting. Logan has a street lighting contract pending.

Logan Walter E. Brehm City Council Somerset New Lexington Thornville Roseville Rushville Crooksville Lancaster

Mrs. Campbell Dies After Extended Illness

Logan mourns Blanche Campbell 45 wife of Mason Campbell after extended illness at home. She leaves husband, son Joseph, father Jacob Fox and one sister. Funeral arrangements pending.

Logan Blanche Campbell Mason Campbell Joseph Jacob Fox

Union Furnace Man Joins Durham Team

Logan John Murray of Union Furnace joins the Durham team in the Piedmont League after reporting two weeks ago. The right hander has two winning professional seasons and expects to move to a higher league at season’s end.

Logan John Murray Union Furnace Durham

Montgomery Ward Sues Over Furnishings Purchased 1937

Montgomery Ward and Co. filed suit against Park Trowbridge and others to recover household furnishings bought September 18 1937 under Fred and Amy Gaston. The petition claims total goods value 162.62 with a down payment and 10 monthly installments. amount claimed 155.14.

Hold Funeral Services For Mrs. C Jadwin

Funeral services for Mrs Catherine May Jadwin are held at 2 30 p m today at her residence. The Rev C W Graham of the Methodist Church officiates. Mrs Jadwin died Tuesday after a long illness from heart disease. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Catherine May Jadwin C. W. Graham Methodist Church Oak Grove Cemetery

Logan PTA Meeting at Logan High School Monday

Logan Parent-Teacher Association will meet at Logan High School on Monday night May 2. The program features music a table manners demonstration by Junior High students and a quiz pitting wives against husbands. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

LOGAN Logan Parent-Teacher Association Logan High School

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Big Hocking Road Potts GOP Edmund F. Brown Eugene F. Ross Athens County Louis Tyroler Said Fern Dye Torch David Dunfee Louisa Tyroler Kiwanis Club Union Furnace Man Logan Pta Lenners Plains Es Gabardine RED Cross RED Cross Sf Zenner’s Bemberg Delain Crownlin
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