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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1931
Page
21
Clinton Webb staff correspondent reports on Logan and Hocking County society and locals. Telephone help lines and community service acknowledgments highlight the social column and upcoming events in Yours News.
Oil producers in the district are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting at the Courthouse Auditorium Logan with Howard D Atha in charge A program of reports and addresses will be given on conservation organization production and refinery plans speakers include Philip N Faine A D Hufford Charles Hammond Barton A Hall and A B Fame An open forum will follow and voting places in Logan are reassigned except Precinct D moves to a nearer polling site.
In Logan on Sunday the Pythian Theater resumed showing Sun day films after a court action halted prior operation. The theater now operates under receivership, with Harry L. Smith named by Judge Harley M. Whitcraft several weeks earlier.
Logan, coached by Dr. J. B. Cherrington, defeated the state hospital officers team 10 to 0 at Gallipolis. Pete English pitched effectively while Logan hitters collected ten runs. After the game, Dr. Kin n toured visiting players through the institution. Dr. Cherrington announced a Buchtel Old Timers contest at the Fairground diamond next Friday night.
C C Achauer, clerk of the election board, reported Monday that ten absent voter ballots have been filed with the office, with several more ballots held by absent voters. Republicans appear to dominate the early absentee interest as a possible criterion.
Logan reports a 15 cent rise in crude oil from Hocking County fields bringing the local price to 1.30 per barrel. An oil official notes the current price still not profitable for operations, but optimism grows as the trend appears upward and may allow resumed work in the local area.
Mr and Mrs J W Coleman and daughter and Mrs Ella Brewer visit Ocaas Keeton near Chillicothe Sunday. M F Weymueller improves at home on North Market. Rev Amos L Heyde and wife go to Marion for a few days. Paul Potts of Laurerville visits Logan. Mrs E C Hamilton and others from this city travel to Adams County to visit until Thursday. Donald Smith and Ned Gabriel go to Camp Perry for two weeks as orderlies for National Guard officers.
Threshing around Maxville winds down as farmers report strong yields. Oscar Smith harvested 17 acres yielding over 700 bushels with 41 bushels per acre. Average in the county runs around 33 bushels, while William Ansel in Marion Township notes 40 bushels per acre as the best. Wind damage reduced potential in some areas.
John Hampson of Columbus and his family spent Sunday in Logan. He has worked as a guard at the Ohio Penitentiary for a year and says the guard reductions do not affect him and he will continue on duty. Before Columbus, he worked in Logan's car shops.
Cantwell Cliffs territory has been added to the State Parks area in Hocking County. The 209 acre tract lies south of the prior state purchase and roads to the point are passable though not well constructed. Route 180 to Steady Hill then a right-hand road leads to Cantwell Cliffs. A ranger will likely be assigned soon and highway improvements are anticipated.
Logan, Aug 4. Port Saylor former Hocking Countian now in Toledo notes annual pilgrimages to the Hocking County parks district. A rotogravure feature in a Columbus paper showcased park scenes by A L Burgess, including Rev. Pascal Bright of Pomeroy, a strong booster for the western county’s natural beauty.
L C Evans of Youngstown and A W Perrine of Cincinnati conduct Bible Chautauqua tent meetings at Gallagher Avenues and West Front Street. The tent seats 300 with room for over fifty more, under Seven Day Adventist auspices. Evans leads the Sunday eve service on the topic Heaven.
In Logan on August 4, Harold Shepard in C. M. T. C. training at Ft. Thomas earned second in the 440 yard run and helped the winning half mile relay. It is his first year in the training camp and he is the son of Mr.
Ohio University will enlarge its extension and correspondence study programs under Dr. S H Bing. Last year 43 faculty led classes operated across Ohio. nine months to complete 36 lessons for correspondence study.
Harvey Anders of Dorr Run was arrested Sunday night by Deputy Sheriffs Sparnow and Farbearn and jailed. He pleaded guilty to intoxication on Monday morning before Magistrate Stephenson and was fined five dollars plus costs.
Thirty three Hamilton County banks including Cincinnati’s largest institutions announced they would pay the two mill tax on bank deposits under the new state law. With deposits totaling about 300 million dollars, banks would owe roughly 600 thousand dollars.
A Soviet decree grants engineers technicians and other educated workers equal access to food, housing, education, health and insurance as industrial workers. Children of intellectuals now qualify for Soviet schools and public facilities, reflecting a move to win support for industrial goals amid housing shortages. The policy marks a sharp shift in class treatment within the proletarian state.
An exhibit of children’s clothing designed by the U S Bureau of Home Economics is on display in the Research Room of the Home Economics Department in the Agricultural Building until August 8. An invitation is extended to all to view the exhibit.
George Swindell and Charles Jeffery two Ohio University football players serve as deputy policemen in Athens with badges and city hall offices. They patrol after midnight handling dormitory calls while training under Don Peden and anticipate more Bobcat triumphs. Jeff notes quiet times lately.
Thirty YMCA boys aged 16 to 19, led by Gilbert W. Gerhold and associates, stopped in Athens for a hurried meal before continuing their Gypsy Tour by bus to Marietta College and Gettysburg. They will spend a week in Washington, D. C. with planned stops in Cumberland and Gettysburg.
Valley Camp Coal Company announces the closure of BC Mine No. 83 in Triadelphia West Virginia due to water shortage and dull industry conditions affecting operations and output.
Advertising copy touts ZEMO as a safe versatile antiseptic for scalp dandruff and itching. It claims quick vanishing of flakes and itching with cooling cleansing action and recommends keeping ZEMO on hand for all skin irritations. Available at 35c and 1.00 in dollar formats.
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