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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
12
Clinton Webb, staff correspondent, reports on community service and local society happenings. The piece notes appreciation for services rendered and calls for continued community involvement in Your News.
Logan Aug 7 production at the Logan Shoe Factory will rise to 900 pairs daily with cutting already at work and a plan to reach 1200 daily within a week. Cincinnati Shoe Company officials told the Chamber of Commerce that the boost aims to fulfill existing orders and marks the highest daily output since operation began months ago.
Miss Nellie Smart 26 a graduate nurse died at Cherrington Hospital from chronic septicemia after an infected thumb scratch eighteen months earlier. She trained at the local hospital nursing school and served as supervisor at Ashland City Hospital. Daughter of Mr and Mrs John Smart Haydenville she leaves several siblings. Funeral plans not set.
Miss Bertice Buntz has accepted a position in the Office of the Ohio Power Company in Logan. She began her duties this week after previously working for the company in Columbus and Lancaster.
Mrs. Robert Mackay, a clerk at the Ambrose Hotel in Logan, suffered a wrist dislocation on Wednesday while trying to open the cash register. An X-ray was taken Thursday to check for possible fractures.
Delta Theta Tau Sorority members enjoyed a porch party at Miss Thelma Keyes home on Wednesday night hosted by Miss LeViolet Redick. Bridge games awarded to Miss Mildred Collins and Miss Lucille Barthlow. Lunch followed. Out of town guest Miss Dorothea Snyder of Millersburg attended.
Miss Garnet Dickerson of Martins Ferry visits Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Briley and daughter Esther Briley. Mrs. Edward Schorr and her children from Williamston N J stay with Mrs. P J Murtha. Gordon Campbell of Nelsonville visits grandmother Mrs J F Bond and relatives. Timothy Blankenship of New Straitsville conducts business in Logan.
Deputy Sheriffs Joe Farbearn and Stanley Sparnow visited No 5 mine in Murray City on Thursday to observe strike conditions. About 200 workers are employed with 60 returning to work while picketing continues. Lee Hall and David Watkins of the United Mine Workers visited, and a meeting among strikers was held Wednesday.
Logan veteran owner and driver 8.8 Ruble prepares to open the season at Scioto County fairs with Right Hathaway and Border Knight Jr. He plans to visit Pennsboro W Va Athens Marietta and the Ohio State Fair in regular sequence then add other cities as the campaign develops. Ruble, in racing for over twenty years, has produced many winners including Kid Logan and Rusty V. in past seasons.
Mrs. Frank Brown of West Main Street arranged a Tuesday evening surprise for her husband with a picnic at Rachelmacher Park. Afterward the group gathered at the Brown residence for entertainment. Attendees included Rose Mary Acker Monica Acker Charlotte Ucker Dr. Harry Raden Gibson Young Herbert Stedem Nelsonville Elizabeth Collison Joe Wood and Mr and Mrs Edward Kemper.
Miss Josephine Judy hosted the Chummy Bridge Club on Tuesday evening at her Church Street home. Players included Mrs. Lawrence Adcock Mrs. Buellaby and Mrs. Fred Kreys sig who received the awards. Lunch followed. Out-of-town guest Mrs Kreyssig of Oil City Pa joined along with club guests Mrs Eby and Mrs Carl Poling.
Venus Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star to hold wake at East Main Street residence at seven p m Friday for Mrs. Charles P. Rawson who died Wednesday morning. Her body will be taken to Williamstown West Virginia Saturday morning for funeral services and burial.
Significant conversations between Germany's highest statesmen and Premier Benito Mussolini began in Rome on August 7.
Unusual requests reach The Messenger staff when a hospital calls for a pint of blood for an immediate transfusion. John Rohrer volunteered for testing and his blood matched the needed grade. Mrs. George Horry of McArthur underwent the operation to treat an internal hemorrhage.
Logan August 7 Catholics defeated the Lutherans 11 to 1 in Kiwanis Junior League action behind Krannitz powerful pitching. He held opponents to three hits and struck out sixteen. Morris Cole made a standout fielding play and later scored the lone Lutheran run after being hit by a pitch, stealing second, and scoring on a single.
Logan Aug 7 L H Bentley a 44 year old miner suffered back and spine injuries when crushed beneath a coal fall at Coalville Coal Company mine Starr Township X ray at Cherrington Hospital showed no fractures
Col. and Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh remain storm bound at Aklavik N W T awaiting clearing skies to resume their 7,000 mile Washington to Tokio flight. The famed aviator, enjoying a rare public visit, noted uncertainty about the next route and departure time.
The Ohio University summer school band will give a concert Sunday at 8 o clock on the Alumni Memorial Auditorium steps. Under Curtin W Janssen the 35 member group will play old time numbers and encores from a long program including marches and solos. The event marks the third campus concert this summer and is expected to draw crowds from nearby towns.
Miss Irma E. Voigt at Ohio University announced plans for a home for colored women students next school year. The former Mrs. Josephine Fisher residence will house 10 girls, financed by the students and donors, with Mrs. Louise Ellison likely to serve as house supervisor and dining head.
Ohio could gain seven to eight million dollars yearly from the cigaret tax once fully enacted, says R A Little, director of South Carolina’s license tax division. He cites South Carolina’s eight year tobacco tax experience with about two million annually, noting Ohio’s larger population could raise similar revenue.
A visitor notes South Carolina's larger tax base and fewer Black residents who smoke little, arguing the new law could yield high revenues once fixed. He cites bootlegging declines after stamp enforcement and a tobacco wrap issue where stamps fail to adhere properly on packs.
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