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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
12
Logan officials warn residents to curb water waste as the city uses over a million gallons daily. Faucets left running and long lawn hose use threaten reserves in case of fire emergencies. Director Shively says voluntary cuts are needed to avoid drastic measures.
Logan August 19 Last week at the County Home Farm the first wheat field yielded 27 bushels per acre on average, but a second field rose to 37 bushels per acre the best county figure this season The county home farm uses a three year crop rotation of corn wheat and clover Seed beds were prepared and clean seed wheat sown Superintendent S W Arnold credits rotation and good seed as factors alongside improving corn and clover crops.
Logan event sees 11 attendees for a corn roast and steak fry at the Blum Camp near Enterprise. Guests include Miss Athare Vancuren and Miss Pauline Redick.
Hocking County Granges held their annual picnic at the Rock House with 150 attendees. Delegations came from Ewing Hocking Miller Chapel and Marion groups. Annie Brimner D E B Rheinscheid and Walter North led games and contests while Joe Hamilton, district deputy, presided over a brief business session choosing Ash Cave for next year’s gathering on the third Wednesday in August.
Miss Jean Edwards returns home to this city after a two month visit in Battle Creek Michigan with her mother Mrs John Bowers. Mrs Robert Johnstone and daughter Dorothy of Titusville PA arrive in Logan for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs C E Brehm. Mrs Augusta Lanning and Mrs G W Lanning of this city joined relatives in Columbus visiting Mrs Sam Whitmer sister of Augusta.
Miss Dorothy Derr 23 of Marion Township died at Cherrington Hospital at 6:25 am Thursday after an operation for appendicitis with rupture and infection. Survived by parents Henry and wife, two brothers Walter and Lester, three sisters Bessie Ethel, and Mrs. Earl Hockman. granddaughter of Mrs. Lucy Redd. Funeral at Pleasant Hill United Brethren Church followed by burial in Marion Township.
Several carpenters were called to work at Logan High School extension on Thursday morning as the building reached the point for woodwork to start. Brick work on the main extension is expected to be finished early next week.
An all day home coming style meeting will be held Sunday at Fellowship United Brethren Church near Maysville. The Rev. Mr. Locke of Corning will speak with music and other features planned. A basket dinner is announced and the gathering runs into an evening session.
Arrangements are made for the annual picnic and business meeting at the Methodist Episcopal Church at 3 pm next Tuesday. Mrs. Raymond Lanning leads devotionals and music, with a paper by Mrs. L S Robbins. Delegates’ convention reports from Lancaster Camp Grounds will be presented. Camp Grounds picnic included shuffleboard croquet swimming and a 6 pm supper. Committee members are Mrs. George W Leyshon Mrs. M H Cherrington and Miss Ruth Brooke.
Aug 19 Logan note: Mr and Mrs John Beshara and their family leave for Texas where they will establish a new home after ten years in Logan. They arrived from Murray City and Mr Beshara once ran a pool hall and bowling alley on North Walnut Street.
Logan August 19 fire threatened the Van Sickle residence in the Dicken Addition after a defective flue started a blaze in the attic. Chief Walter Nixon and Assistant Chief C E Lyke led a pumper arrival while a bucket brigade had already contained the fire.
Mrs Effie Watkins of Athens reports a busy response to her Messenger Classified ad. The notice promotes 91 acres with a 13 room brick house and outbuildings for rent on Good Road, with reasonable rates and option to rent house and garden separately. Dial 24435.
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