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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
14
Logan Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald, named chairman of a TB fund drive, will ask the advisory council to meet Friday at 7 30 p m in the probate court room. He will report findings and seek further advice on funding and committee assignments.
Logan youth Don Ziegler will enter Ohio State University this fall as a member of the Tower Club. He was active in Logan High School affairs and will be the second Logan student in the club following Morton Epstein, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Epstein.
United States Commissioner Robert Newlun again set the hearing for August thirty in the liquor case involving Charles Bryan and his two sons Donald and Earl of Starr Township Hocking County They were released on bonds of one thousand dollars each and remain free pending further action.
Haydenville hosts the Rathburn annual reunion at the Pearl Rathburn home with attendees from Ohio and West Virginia. Mrs. Minerva Rathburn marks her 83rd birthday as relatives enjoy a noon cafeteria dinner and trips to Cantwell Cliffs and Old Man's Cave. Officers are re elected and plans set to meet again at the same site next year.
Plans by Mrs. L. R. McGill and her son Raymond of Logan to travel to Cardiff Wales in October for several weeks. They have applied for passports. Mrs. McGill is a U S citizen by marriage and her son has never been to Wales.
LOGAN P A Ralston who fell ill Monday was taken to the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Kelch Warner Ave where he is reported recovering. He was visited recently by Mr and Mrs Oscar Ralston and their son Dale and John Ralston of Mt Vernon.
Larry Freeman of Haydenville is gravely ill with meningitis, according to his attending physician. He has been sick for several days, and his condition requires careful medical supervision.
Logan contractor William Loomis gains a $10,000 share of a $50,000 theater project in Wellston. He arrived in Columbus on Tuesday to confer with F. and Y. Construction Co. Loomis directs brick and concrete work, begins on Rockbridge Improvement Route 31, and plans soon to start a box tile culvert and a Buck Run bridge.
Mrs. Sam Jones has nearly completed remodeling the Buchanan property on E Second Street and will move in next week. She currently resides at 299 West Hunter Street in the R B Hansel property, which will be taken by Mrs. Allen and her brother George Weiss.
Community social notes report visits and travels across Stewart Barberon and nearby areas. Guests include Pearl Six Eleanor Carmichael and Lydia Landis families plus Loomis Loomis parties in the East. A Columbus trip and a Hamburg fry at Cantwell Cliffs are noted with multiple locals attending.
Logan King Boy, 10, son of James Robert King, fractured his left arm at Buckeye Lake after a fall while running. He was taken to a Columbus hospital. He previously fractured the same arm last April.
Logan reports heavy new car sales in Hocking County during August with thirty four vehicles sold by Wednesday. This surpasses July's pace where fifty two cars were sold.
Mr and Mrs E L Nimon of Indian Mills West Virginia arrived in Logan Tuesday and plan to reside permanently. For years Nimon led a mill at Indian Mills before moving to Logan.
License to wed issued Wednesday to James Edward Cable 19 laborer Logan son of Mrs Sarah Cable and Regina Alberta Schalfer 24 Logan Route 1 daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Schaller in Logan.
Final game of the Junior Baseball League regular season saw the Methodists beat the Presbyterians 9 to 7 after a five run fourth inning rally. Jimmy Richardson pitched the win for the Methodists with Bill Shaw catching. Bill Spence started for the Presbyterians. Luther Heyde hit a two on homer for the Methodists. Harding Lemon hit a triple and Jack Smith added a double and single for the Presbyterians.
Registration will be held at Ilesboro High School on August 24. Principal Scott Bowers urges all students to be present. Buses will run their regular schedules to transport students for registration.
Guy Loomis, Logan contractor, is installing a partition in a Rockbridge School room to create a hallway in preparation for the September 7 opening of classes.
Willful absence is charged in the plea for divorce filed by May Blum against O M Blum. She seeks custody of the minor children and reasonable alimony along with the decree.
A WPA worker from outside Ohio who has lived in any county for 12 consecutive months and supported his family becomes a legal resident for relief purposes. Attorney General Duffy ruled in a Cleveland opinion to County Prosecutor Cullitan.
The Mt. Hermon homecoming Aug. 14 and 15 drew many locals and visitors. Rev. Campbell opened events, with Rev. Kuhns of Bartlett and Rev. Scarbury of Westerville sharing talks. Music featured Ruth Thompson at piano, Glenna McGrew singing, and junior selections by Dayton’s Junior McGee. Carrie Lambert Charles spoke on her Philippine teaching years. A large Sunday crowd heard Paul Selby of Columbus. Visitors included Arthur Gifford from South Dakota and Will Hanson from Monrovia, California. The traditional dinner followed by social visits closed the affair.
Arrangements are being made for a five game playoff series in the Logan Softball league to start Friday evening August 27 with Godman No. 11 and Sun Glow as participants. Godmans won the pennant in the first half while Sun Glow clinched the second half flag by defeating Camp Hocking 9 to 0. All games will be played at S. and S. Park.
Logan Gun Club hosts a trophy shoot at the fairground range this evening awarding winners in several events. The club has 43 members since its formation a week ago and expects more entries. Shooters are coming from Athens Nelsonville McArthur and Laurelville.
Waveline Bowlby files divorce petition against Pearl Bowlby of Logan alleging cruelty and neglect since July 1936. She seeks the decree and restoration of her maiden name Wavelene Primmer.
Mr and Mrs Denny Weltner and daughters Novelle and Jean along with Mr and Mrs Ben Geslin and Mr and Mrs Curtis Cole and sons Maurice and Edward plan to return home at week’s end after a profitable fishing sojourn at Sauble Beach Canada.
Mercury rose to 96 degrees in Logan on Wednesday marking one of the season's hottest days. Homecoming at St. Sylvester's Church in Zaleski will be held Sunday August 29 with a noon chicken dinner and afternoon program.
Five Athens residents rode a Ford tri motor from Woodsfield to Athens with pilots Hunter Mody and Willard Wining. They described high altitude hops over Muskingum river, fog haziness, and a 53 minute flight returning to Athens Airport ending a one hour trip. Passengers included Don Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson, Alice Robinson and Carlos Hatcher.
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings said he asked FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to conduct a cursory examination to see if a formal Nazi concentration camp investigation is needed. The move followed a letter from Rep. William M. Citron accusing Nazi training for military service in the United States.
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