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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
16
Fragmented OCR notes mention labor, WPA county project, and plant operations with limited legible details. Names and places are unclear, but reference to work programs and crop-related activity appear among jumbled phrases.
Logan football practice opened at Chieftain Field with 51 candidates, rising to 60 expected. Co-Captain Morris Hummel is in Detroit, with Lou Casto and others from last year present. The squad trains in calisthenics, blocking, and fundamentals as two daily sessions start, aiming for a Sept. 19 season opener vs Bremen. The Chieftain Band, led by Walter Kinney, also prepares for the season.
Logan report states C A Jones as receiver of the First Rempel National Bank has settled a land suit against Benjamin F Carpenter and Emma C Carpenter. A court certificate confirms the judgment is compromised and fully settled. The bank receiver remains a defendant in the Federal Land Bank of Louisville case as claims against the property are resolved.
Logan Dav id Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Dan Roberts of this city leaves Ft Story Va in October to study malaria at Walter Reed Hospital before a West Indies assignment. He volunteered and was assigned to the medical corps and recently spent a furlough with his parents. Logan A hearing on alimony in Queen v Queen is set before Judge Phil Henderson today. case postponed from Monday.
Logan social notes report Miss Marjorie Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Henderson becoming the bride of Mr John C Donahue in a Wednesday evening double ring ceremony at St John’s rectory. Rev John Eyerman officiated attended by Miss Geneva Henderson and Pat Donahue. The couple plans a trip to Atlantic City the New England states and Niagara Falls before settling at 6 W Second St Logan.
Mrs Irma Powers and four fellow delegates attended the state convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary in Youngstown. The group returned home Tuesday evening. Other brief items note Miss Martha Lou Cohagan visiting Miss Shirley Hutchinson in Springfield and Mrs John G Buntz planning a ten day trip to Battle Creek Michigan.
Charles Moore of Ft Knox Kentucky is granted a four day furlough to visit his mother Mrs Charles Miller of East Main Street. He is among the first three men to volunteer from Hocking County and has served as a dispatch rider for several months.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Krieg with daughter Kathleen and son Stanton from Columbus visit relatives. Mr Krieg serves as a Franklin County deputy sheriff, a post he has held for five years. Kathleen is set to be a senior at North High School this term.
WPA foreman Goss Inboden stopped for a red light at Main and Hunter streets when Howard Pratt's car struck his vehicle. Inboden's car sustained damage.
Logan prosecutor Harley Meyer who left town last Tuesday is expected to reach home today from Wisconsin. He will be accompanied by Mrs Meyer and their son who have been visiting relatives there for about a month. During his absence an important case was checked by Fred A Murray for the prosecutor.
Election officials explain petition signing limits for township offices. A voter may sign as many petitions as there are seats to be elected for each office. This year two petitions may be signed for trustee positions, and nonpartisan tickets allow signatures regardless of party affiliation for township village or school board offices.
Local residents attended the funeral of Orland Anderson at Federal Valley Church. A. W. Keirns and Dale Keirns hosted Sunday dinner guests, with Elizabeth Byron and Ray visiting Columbus. Mr. Byron returned home Sunday evening. Margaret Keirns family hosted relatives from Greens Run and Groveport. Eilene McDaniel planned a visit near Cincinnati. Private Siebert McDaniel is stationed at Fort Sill Oklahoma with Battery C of the 32nd Battalion 8th Regiment.
Logan group of WPA workers copies long standing traffic and curfew ordinances for study at Ohio State University. Curfew for under 16 applies 9 p.m. fines of 1 dollar. Many speed limits would cause congestion if enforced today.
Logan Carl Stahr and Francis Stump object to a $500 attorney fee in the Hazel Lehman partition suit against Francis Stump and others. An order of distribution awaits approval, with the fee under review. The property sold for $1,250. Complainants say the fee is excessive and unreasonable. Mary E. Prentice of Columbus represents the plaintiff. A copy of the objection was sent to her by Clerk of Courts Don Feather.
Logan John E Shaffer of Murray City filed his petition Wednesday as a candidate for Ward Township trustee. He was among the first to file from the township as petitions circulate. Prospective candidates include trustees Add Sanborn and Frank Cook seeking re election. Parents of twins Logan Mr and Mrs Sidney Lanier born at a Lancaster hospital Tuesday a son and a daughter.
County registrants neglected to inform the selective service office of address and employment changes. Instructions at registration required reporting changes to keep files current.
A revival at West Logan Pilgrim Holiness Church runs Aug 31 through Sept 14 with an all day Labor Day event. Special music by the Dickerson Sisters enhances each service while Rev Earl Appleman begins another year after ordination in Springfield. Open to the public.
A Logan A golf tournament will be held Sunday at the Hocking Hills Country Club under Old Golds auspices. The event opens to club members from Logan and non residents from outside the city.
Logan reports the sanitary sewer on Jennison Ave from Warner Ave to North Spring St is nearly finished with city employees in charge. Approved weeks ago by the council the project serves at least six dwellings and is expected to spur new building in the area with owners planning homes.
Logan candidates for trustee are paying the first filing fee this year in line with the salaries they receive. Some had not been required to pay fees previously though the election board collected fees two years ago. School board members are exempt due to lack of a regular salary.
Logan Russell L James and Frank Judy of the local American Legion post traveled to Youngstown to attend several days of the Ohio Department annual convention.
A Logan County examination of 27 young men for Class 1A eligibility took place Wednesday evening. Local physicians dentists and opticians conducted the fourth group examination with fewer rejections than prior sessions. Officials and assistants listed include Drs Victor Simiele H M Boocks C T Grattidge H G Southard Denbow Fredericky W Blume and helpers Mrs Kathryn Myers Miss Eileen Couch Miss Bertha Madlener Sumner Martin Clinton Webb.
Lewis F. Evans of Green Township faced gasoline theft charges in Magistrate Frank St. Clair's court after an arrest Monday evening by deputy sheriffs. Officers found a siphon and container near a county tractor on Laurel Run, Starr Township, with the cap removed from the tank. A second item notes a new roof being installed on the front porch of J. G. Collins at North Street, with Harry W. Shaw as contractor.
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