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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
5
Logan August meeting notes lack of funds delaying health program work. State officials Lippert and Deney urged progress as council seeks finances. No nurse employed since Miss Lida Dennhue’s resignation. appointment postponed until commissioner issue is settled.
Among absentee ballots cast last Wednesday were Wilson Moore and Mrs. Lydia Westenhaver, allowed to vote at home under the absentee voters act. Moore is past 87 and Westenhaver nears 90, making them the oldest to exercise the new provisions. Both are Republicans.
Mrs. Eliza A. Rawson 47 wife of Charles P. Rawson died at five o clock Wednesday morning after an emergency operation at Cherryington Hospital. Obstruction caused the procedure. Body to remain at East Main Street home until Saturday morning then to Williams town for burial. Funeral arrangements pending.
City officials toured the Church Street storm sewer district to assess flood relief efforts. Fred C. Shively showed improvements clearing gravel and debris and highlighted Main Street lighting tests to gauge potential cost savings. Next council session to discuss both issues.
C F Martzolf 75 former Logan resident died in Bethesda Hospital Zanesville after a long illness. He was a brother of the late Ohio University professor Clement Martzolf and survived by a wife and a son Elmer Martzolf. Funeral at Roseville 1 30 p m Friday with relatives from Logan and Logan County attending.
An ice cream social will be held at the Bates M. P. Church on Saturday evening in August 1931 to benefit the church. Local residents are invited to attend and support the event.
An advertisement urges eczema sufferers to try Moone's Emerald Oil. It claims rapid relief after the first application, with full treatment showing long lasting results. The product is sold by druggists at 85 cents a bottle and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfying.
Logan April 6 Prospective witnesses are being interviewed by Prosecutor C Wood as prep aration for a special session of the county grand jury It will be decided Monday whether the April Term grand jury will be recalled Approximately 15 cases have accumulated awaiting grand jury action and jurors are to be summoned if the session is called
Logan August 6 Deputies Jee Farbearn and Stanley Mate visited Sunday Creek mine to observe strike conditions. Some miners were not working amid a dispute over the employment of a check weighman. No disorder was reported on their return to the scene.
Four Hocking County Granges feud for first in the recreation baseball league with two wins each as Marlon and Hocking share top spot in the second half. Ewing and Millers Chapel set to clash Thursday at the Fairgrounds while Miller Chapel Marion meet on the same diamond Tuesday.
In Columbus August, the Ghia Gere Rend alion federation plans to ask Governor White to convene a conference with mayors to assess local unemployment and report conditions. The federation also urges no county official meetings until a statewide inquiry is ordered to aid winter relief and plan.
Stewart and Suthers held a school on August 4 with fourteen members present. Attendees included Frances Norris Janice Coleman Ruth Biddison Christene Finsterwald Janette Merrick Edith Lydi Ruth Winner Mars Florence Winner Kathry Wilma Fileby Stary Jane Hayes Melba Faulkner Supervisor Mr Hugus and leader Ruthana Merric with two visitors. Garments were une xpected and to be completed by next meeting. record books to be completed as near as possible. Next meeting set for Tuesday August 15 at 1 30 the Rome High Show in the Home Economies Room.
Will C Merritt of Trimble High School reports an excellent fishing outing with family in Minnesota. At Elbow Lake his party caught six fish in one day.
John J. Ryan aged 35 veteran of World War died suddenly at his home in Chillicothe from a heart attack. Wife Pearl Holdren, children Hetty Ann Warner Thomas Mary Catherine and Robert. parents James and Altha Ryan. Funeral in Chillicothe with Rev William Conroy. Burial at St Margarets Cemetery.
Arthur G Inane Syt stor Keeton aged TK died at his home in Concorde Township Hoss County Monday He had lived in Hope Vinton County earlier in life His parents were the late
A chaotic mix of notices and social items lists church officiants, veterans hospital recalls, and civic events. Mentions Reverend Reynelle presiding at a Presbyterian service, a county chapter meeting in San Francisco before Sept 1, and a Mevrthor Savings and Loan gathering. Also reports a riot raid, reunions, a civic meeting, and church fundraiser details.
A fragmented notice from Columbus reports the appointment of an examiner in the State Bureau of Inspection and Supervisory Offices. It mentions individuals connected to Athens and a former member of a service commission, with reference to the Putdis Offices and School Accounting Office. The text is garbled but indicates an official appointment and archival Readquarteras at Ainsina.
State Welfare Director John McSweeney seeks a part time arrangement for Ghia Fen's employer to retain 30 workers and meet budget cuts. He asked the State Civil Service Commission to review the plan after coordinating with the prison warden.
President Hoover receives the one millionth member login presentation from Hein Toll W. Nicolet a Pittsburgh landscape architect as observers in Washington note the milestone.
Piles are addressed by removing the root cause of bad biomidevia and supporting internal remedy use. The text claims HEM3.010 and HEM-ROED tablets restore damaged parts, claiming a cure and money backing while warning against ineffective guidance.
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