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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
12
Logan and Hocking County notices appear for the Messenger circulation desk. Staff correspondent notes three hour service and a D Milne contact with phone 97.
The arraignment before Judge Whitcraft began with Oscar Simonas entering pleas of not guilty on charges related to pointing at Clyde McMannis. Simonas faced a $300 bond, while another defendant was set for Monday with a $200 bond. Additional arraignments are expected Saturday as eighteen other defendants appear.
Aug 21 driftwood in a district meeting led commissioners to approve dynamite use to clear a stream and aid drainage. Deputy C. Higgins supported the plan after a conference noting the need to remove the obstruction despite potential harm to fish.
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft announced a divorce in the case of Michael Bowers vs Nellie Bowers after testimony. The petition was dismissed for insufficient evidence to support the charge of incompatibility, while Mrs. Bowers’ petition on Mer Las grounds was granted. Property disposition judgment withheld.
Morning and afternoon meetings were held as the Muskingum Baptist Association held its 123rd annual convention in the city. Elder G Porter of Nashport moderated with Levi Patterson as clerk. Sermons were delivered steadily in councils, and the center will conclude with a Friday afternoon session.
Judge Whitcraft granted leave to answer within twenty days in the county suit against C G Bowen. In a parallel case between the same parties, a motion was overruled. The Farmers and Merchants Bank obtained a judgment of 1583.12 against Webster Dawley and others with a foreclosure order.
Robert Camp of Dayton is recovering at his parents home after fracturing his right arm while trying to start his car when it backfired.
Mrs C L Abell hosted the Arppett Club and guests on South Culver Street. After dinner at 6:30 p.m. bridge was enjoyed with Mrs Buellaby winning the score. Guest of honor Miss Amy Foster of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin received a presentation. Other guests included Mrs Newell Brooms and Mrs BE Trueblood.
Members of the Chummy Bridge club were entertained at the North Walnut Street home of Mrs Alfred Lanagan Tuesday evening. A gh served at the close of play. Lawrence Adcock held high. Club guests were Mrs Fred Soliday and Mrs Earl Soliday.
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Mr and Mrs Omave relocate from their Hilltop home to Columbus for their son to enroll at Ohio State University and pursue his medical studies. The stay spans three years as he resumes his studies and returns to the local high school athletic program as a former coach.
Logan residents praise Carlton Bright for leading the Kiwanis Junior and Senior Baseball Leagues this summer. He oversees umpires eligibility and scheduling, watching up to 160 players under twenty. Postseason features Methodist and United Brethren champs with a father and son game drawing large crowds.
Logan Ohio residents are ordered to report next Tuesday at 9 its 9 oclock for the April term petit jury to hear cases arising from a recent special grand jury session. Names include George Heinberger Perry Township D E Thompson Perry Township Henry Johnson Ward Township Mrs Anna Thrush Logan and others.
Logan report says Frank Melcher of South Bloomingville and Mrs. Dewey Stone of Stoutsville underwent tonsillectomies at Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday.
Funeral services for John Wion of Nelsonville were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church in New Straitsville at 2 PM Thursday. The Rev. W H Harble led the rites with Masonic Fraternity participation. He died Monday from injuries suffered in a railroad accident in New Straitsville and was buried there.
Logan Aug 21 John Wellman Jr son of Mr and Mrs John A Wellman of Mound Street earns broad scholastic honors at Wooster College during the second term He was one of 33 students with an average grade of A in the entire school and the only Sophomore with such a mark He is Logan High School graduate and was first honor student in his senior year
Rev. and Mrs. James R. Fields announce their son Paul Fields and Mrs. Fields will arrive in Logan this week for a short visit. Paul, who graduated with high honors from Ohio Wesleyan, is doing researching work and will travel to principal points of interest on the journey.
Genoa Illinois resident Pomeroy arrives for a week with Mrs. Gray as families gather in a Washing ton reunion at Ten Mile West Virginia. Colleagues and relatives travel to Columbus Logan and Gallipolis for visits and to see kin in scattered communities.
The report notes Mrs McKay will stay indefinitely the same evening while Mise McKay shows improvement. The brother at home is seriously ill and requires care.
Mrs. Marion Wood hosts a Sunday dinner with multiple relatives. The Reverend Cassidy conducts services at the M E Church and plans another gathering in two weeks. A Cole family reunion is scheduled at the Christian Church in August. Lucille Cummings visits with Ray Morris and John Hoffman families as West Wood and others visit relatives. Eighth grade commencement at the Fairground draws attendees from the area. Prof W K Wilson of New York visits with B N Knight. Roy Betzing and family from Pomeroy spend an evening with Marion Wood. Jacob Gaul and Howard Knight travel to Pontiac Michigan to drive cars for Frank Gaul. Frank Gaul and Opal visit Huntington West Virginia. Bernice Keebaugh remains seriously ill in Columbus hospital but shows improvement. Mr and Mrs Floyd Ridenour visit Doctor McCullough at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. Mrs I C Meredith and mother spend Saturday in Parkersburg visiting Robert Swartz at Camden Clark Hospital.
Marietta reports extensive repairs at the city water plant to fix oil burning engines. Service Director Campbell plans to seek council approval for funds to cover costs, including a spare cylinder and piston. Damaged cylinders and pistons will be bored and refitted after removal.
Six seven men from Athens District train two weeks at Camp Knox Kentucky with Battery HE 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard. Reveille at 5am to taps at 9pm, battalion maneuvers, practice firing days, no illnesses. blistered hands, boxing workouts, and a camp championship defense.
Aged soldiers in camp send letters when mail arrives from Athens despite fatigue. The majority of battery members are too tired at night to write, but the routine mail delivery ensures some correspondence reaches them.
Mrs. J. W. Koker received a Pleasant surprise at her Scatter Ridge home on Sunday when about sixty friends and relatives gathered for a birthday celebration. A picnic lunch was served, with many neighbors and relatives listed among the attendees.
In Forrestville Maryland a storm drenched the town wrecking the firemen carnival pies for a pie eating contest and flooding the flea circus as rain spoiled the event.
Miss Sophie Collman of Cincinnati public library reports a painting titled The Nativity may be a genuine Rubens work. The piece, held by Dr. Alonzo Garrett on a West Virginia farm, has potential value in the hundreds of thousands of dollars if authenticated.
A brief plea urges adding Kellogg's Ant-BraN daily to meals to ease widespread suffering. The message frames small dietary change as a practical corrective action. It emphasizes consistency and accessibility of the food aid item.
Cleveland police tie the Ypsilanti torch murders to a long lost sister reunion. The father of Anna Mae Harrison learns the whereabouts of a man he hadn’t heard from in eight years after a Milwaukee woman writes seeking a possible brother. Patrolman Dewey Abbey says the inquiry confirms the connection and Harrison plans to write to his sister.
Washington August 21 The Federal Farm Board has not abandoned its plan to plow under a third of the cotton crop and expects drastic acreage curtailment from the proposal said Chairman Stone today.
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