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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1936
Page
12
Logan City schools plan to open on Tuesday in line with rural districts of Hocking County. Gibeonville starts August 31 with Marion District likely September 14. football practice by Coach Carl Frehroeder to begin in early September.
Logan reports a vacancy on the Senior High School faculty after the resignation of Miss Margaret Lindley who has married Dale Wilson. Superintendent Carr says many applications are on file and a successor has not yet been named. Also noted is Mrs. George Burgess returning home after two weeks in Cherrington Hospital with improved condition.
Molly and a striking lookalike swap clothes in a bustling shop in a moment of impulsive generosity. The exchange reveals shared woes, a pursed future, and $50 to $60 found in the other woman’s purse before Molly meets Nelson Whittaker amid the crowd.
Logan WPA and city officials anticipate a release order this week for the supplemental appropriation to finish stands at Chieftain Field. Only one third of the stands are built, and rapid work is needed before the football season opens. Esther Norris of Union Furnace underwent an operation at Cherrington Hospital after being admitted with acute appendicitis.
Citizens note a different taste and warmer feel in Logan water since the new well came online. Chlorination has been applied throughout the system but officials doubt the change is detectable.
Logan County committeemen will receive notice this week to recommend persons for judges and clerks to the county board of election. Appointments will be made soon for the coming year. The election board will continue to employ four judges and two clerks rather than adopt the double shift system provided by recent enactment.
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Logans residents sought removal of signatures from the Union Party petition on file at the secretary of state. The request was denied and signatures will remain. Disappointed voters from Hocking County face unclear party actions as precinct election official appointments proceed, with some leaders suggesting signers may be barred from serving.
Oak Grove Rainbow Girls 4 H Club will meet at Grange Hall Thursday at 6 PM to prepare exhibits with judging planned for Friday at 8 30 AM. Other social notes list recent visits and gatherings among local families including Davis, Cagg, Mourne, and Hartman.
Harry Newman and Charles Brubaker announce the Shaker Heights Coaching School in Cleveland, opening next Thursday. Baseball led by Wamby and Hornsby staff, football and basketball by Peden Grover Kizer Lambert. Aug 20–22 for baseball and Aug 24–29 for other sports. Guests of the Cleveland Indians with Canada to Utah applicants indicate growing popularity.
Weather rain morning led to the postponement of the planned Sunday baseball game between Chillicothe and Logan American Legion Juniors. Conditions improved later but the series will be rescheduled with further arrangements to be announced.
Logan Catholics and Presbyterians clash in the Junior League at six o clock this evening. Wednesday night the Presbyterians face the Methodists. Plans include a game with Longstreth later in the week. Fern Poling of Lancaster visits parents Mr and Mrs Carl Poling of Marion Township and is a student nurse at Lancaster hospital.
Alfred Seybert and Marion Livingston of New Straitsville were taken to Cherrington Hospital after a carbide can exploded, causing burns. Frances Holt of Nelsonville returned home from Cherrington Hospital two weeks after an appendectomy, reporting improved condition.
Mrs. Emerson Poston and son Ralph spend extended visit in Norwalk with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ralston after attending the Great Lakes Exposition. Harold Hodge and John Long of Canton join the McClung family for the weekend. Dr. J. S. Cherrington and Mrs. Barker with Miss Rheinscheid visit Chicago relations, planning return tomorrow. Tempa Francis of Columbus visits Oliver Blake household. Pearl Menkel arrives from Scio for several days with Mrs. Harden.
Addressing 25 000 people, Lemke and O Brien joined the priest in a Sun Day stadium show to push America First and a government owned central bank. Coughlin fell ill during a 35 minute speech and was taken for rest. Eight states provided 28 congressional candidates at the NUSJ convention wind up.
Patrolman A F Evans files reckless driving charges against Harry Mount after an arrest Sunday morning. Mount must appear before Mayor Kenneth R Fitzgerald at 7 30 this evening.
Heavy rains near Rush Creek push the Hocking River up a foot or more Sunday. The muddy water is feared to cause further fish losses in the area.
Police described a locked hotel room murder with a fire escape fatality theory. A window sill footprint and a surviving alarm line point to an intruder. Victim Mrs. Trammell, once of Knoxville, Tenn., was last seen at 6 p.m. Saturday. 26-year-old Arthur Pinckney was held for questioning.
Arrangements are under way to offer boxing and wrestling programs at the Grotto Pavillion in Green Township. Vern Black, manager, with partner Dwight McMillin plans an August 25 boxing card as the opening program. A ring is being constructed inside the pavillion.
Republican Central and Executive committees with the McKinley and Young Republican Clubs prepare to host gubernatorial candidate John W. Bricker. An outdoor courthouse gathering is planned with a high school auditorium fallback in case of bad weather. In Logan, Mrs Roy Deible shows slight improvement after a recent blood transfusion at Cherrington Hospital.
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