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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1930
Page
10
In a letter to extension agent Harold Chambers, soils and crops specialist D. R. Dodd suggests relief measures for Hocking County pasture and hay shortages. Reseed failed wheat with rye for fall and spring pasture, then plant soybeans. use fox tail millet for hay this season. reseed failed fields with clover and timothy.
Mrs Edward Hamilton Miss Bartelle Hamilton Edward Hamilton Jr and Billy Bowen return after a six weeks motor trip covering 8000 miles through California and many western points. They bring Mrs Merle Ramsey of Santa Anna who will visit here. Ramsey was a county resident till 206 years ago. They note West farming districts suffer drought with live stock being sold at any price and homesteaders boarding up farms and leaving.
Logan, August 12. Reunions will fill the Fair grounds and Rising Park in Lancaster next Sunday with Hocking County families gathering. Hengst Keller Marks and Lehman reunions set for the Fair grounds plus Wolfe family at Rising Park. Ellinger Daubenmeier invitees also head to the Fair grounds on the same date.
Miss Ruth Sinnott and Oris Lie lian Donaldson of Hamden visited Mr and Mrs Gerald Sinnott on Saturday night. Mrs Thomas Sinnott hosted a Sunday dinner for wide guest list including several Sinnotts and visitors from Columbus Worthington and Worthington Ohio. The L D S Church members of Nelsonville held an all day meeting Sunday.
Perry Hinton and Marvin Kneece of Pike Run were found guilty in Common Pleas Court by Judge Whitcraft of possessing liquor. Each man received a $150 fine plus costs after being arrested Friday by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbean and Constable George Sells at the Hinton residence where liquor was reportedly found.
Burl Allbaugh a 19 year old miner of Coonville and Flossie Henderson 16 at home of Logan were united in marriage with Rev. James R. Wields officiating. Parents named as Mr and Mrs Bert Allbaugh and Mr and Mrs John Henderson attended.
Mr and Mrs Albert Blick announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday weighing eight pounds named Martha Jean.
Funeral services for W. R. Sprague were conducted at his residence in McArthur on Sunday at 2 p m with Rev. W W Weiser of the M E Church presiding. Two solos were sung by Mrs G H Hunter of Frankfort. Burial followed in Elk Cemetery. Pallbearers included O E Voll enweider A Will Jr W C Fisher J H Howell Henry Sockel and J M Murphy. Attendees from afar included Donald McGillivray Flora Ullom Thomas Tully Elmer Sprague Bud Sprague Athens Dr J O Hawkins and Florence Dr Motter Londonderry and others from Columbus and Detroit.
Aug 12 report from McArthur notes the Crow Wallar Whitlatch family reunion held at Grotto Park between Haydenville and Logan on Sunday Aug 10. A partial attendee list includes Newton Tedrow Swaim Frampton Ward McKim Seffens Cush Whitlatch family members from Vin ton Athens Nelsonville and Corning with many relatives.
The Thompson Hale Williams reunion will be held Sunday August 31 at McArthur Fairground. All relatives and friends are invited. Velma Pearse serves as secretary.
Local residents report visits and birthdays across Vinton County. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Guy Burkett of New Marshfield and Mr. and Mrs. Smith Snyder of Columbus visiting Howard Snyder. August 9 marked birthdays for Mrs. Truman Dickson and Mrs. Dorothy Dickson. William F. P. Hixon of Augusta, Georgia, toured former Dundas surroundings with sister May Hixon, a longtime China missionary. Multiple entries note dairy and food division inquiries, a divorce case between Ruth Watters Gilbert and Roland Gilbert, and visits from residents of Columbus Wellston Duncan Falls Springfield Athens and Columbus. Prof. Harry Wyman and others are listed as weekend visitors.
Reports from districts in Hocking County indicate a larger than usual off year primary. County election board clerk Charles Achauer said 55 absentee ballots were received with 29 Democrats and 26 Republicans. Five touring voters’ tickets arrived from Europe but could not be certified due to lack of local consular proximity.
Hector Phelps of Big Pine enters a not guilty plea on a charge of possession of property designed for liquor manufacture. Bond set at 500 dollars with a later hearing. Deputy Joe Farbearn reported a search found the property at Phelps premises and indicated an intoxication charge would be filed in Magistrate J P Miller court.
Mr and Mrs Robert Work entertained immediate family and J C Gram of Marietta at the Belle Hyson Tea Room Saturday night. Miss Nancy Work and Robert Work Jr who spent the week here with their parents have returned to Cleveland where they are employed.
Mrs Roy Shultz entertained with a birthday party Saturday evening for the pleasure of her daughter Miss Pauline Shultz. Refreshments were served with the assistance of Miss Helen Moriarity and Miss Ruth Shultz. Those attending were Mary Brooker Betty Parry Marie Parry Margaret Morley Cleo Schmitter Betty Moriarity and Margaret Shultz.
Rains last week relieved conditions at the Water Works plant. Service Director Fred C. Shively said rains aided gardens and lawns, reducing heavy drainage and allowing a reserve supply to be held in the large wells.
Mr and Mrs Brainard Clifton of Breckenridge Texas visited friends in this city and earlier resided in the county. Mrs Alex Guess of this city visited relatives in Carbon Hill. Judge and Mrs A M Ellinger and children spent Sunday in Springfield visiting Mr and Mrs John Kull family. Charles Woods of Marion Township reported his barn at home burned last week with hay straw wheat and machinery destroyed. loss partly insured and origin undetermined.
Aug. 12 news from Dedicate Hall Logan shows several local men on the program for the Ewing Grange Hall dedication at Ilesboro Thursday. State master W. F. Kirk is the principal speaker. Barton Hall of the Chamber of Commerce will give the morning address, with Rev. Lawrence P. Mooney and Rolland Bright on the afternoon program.
Opal Hamilton pleaded guilty to contributing to the dependency of minors, with a $50 fine and 90 days in county jail, 40 dollars of which and the sentence suspended for good conduct. Robert Glore, also charged, was fined $30 with 90 days jail, suspended, after returning to the city.
Mrs J H Bowman Charles Bowman and Miss Marie Bowman of Columbus along with Dr and Mrs Richard A Crawford of Akron visited Old Man's Cave with hosts Mr and Mrs Brehm and Mr and Mrs W P Heft on a Sunday excursion in Logan.
David Johnson from Longstretch visited Logan on Monday. Mr and Mrs Tony Uecker of Columbus were weekend guests of Fred Ucker and Logan relatives and friends.
In Webster County Kentucky guards were armed and told to shoot to cripple if the unknown aircraft returning from a world flight appeared over coal mines. The incident followed bombs from a plane that scared non union miners, though no injuries or major damage were reported.
Four lazy-looking bandits raided the Mulvihill Goodwine Bottling Co plant, forcing workers to load a safe onto a company truck and hiding it with soda cases. They drove off as employees were locked in a room, leaving an estimated $3000 taken.
In Buffalo New York August eleventh marked the coldest such date on record with the official thermometer at fifty degrees as reported by United Press.
In India Aug 12 all available Karachi troops were ordered to Sukkur to halt communal rioting between Hindus and Muslims as authorities seek to prevent wider spread.
Reports claim a treatment relieves headache or neuralgia in about 30 minutes. It also claims to check a cold on the first day and malaria within three days, suggesting rapid diagnostic or therapeutic effects.
Cincinnati officials report 47 percent of last year’s automobile fatalities involved unauthorized drivers. Advocates push for a drivers license law to remove unlicensed motorists, reduce juvenile driving incidents, and may cite cases like a nine year old fined for driving.
Investigation into John Conrath's murder advances as suspects Henry Conrath 70 William Stewart 21 and Dillon Hall 21 held at the Marietta county jail face possible murder charges. Hall and Stewart travelled with Henry and reportedly visited the hermit farmer's Cats Creek Hills home, though they offer alibis.
Eight year old Florabelle McColly of the Carpenter farm on the Athens Chauncey Road was struck by a car driven by C. R. Kini son of 78 Mill Street an assistant professor of industrial education at Ohio University. The accident happened at Morris Avenue and East State Street as Florabelle stepped from the curb while selling sweet corn with her father Raleigh McColly. Whinison drove her to a physician's office after she suffered fright and shock.
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