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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1930

Page

8

Red Cross Roll Call in Logan Raises $1028 Total

Final returns show 795 members contributed $1,028 for Red Cross work in Logan. Walter E. Weonard chaired the drive which closed on Thanksgiving Day with late receipts surpassing the $1,000 goal. District totals include wards, professional and rural areas, with varied member counts and gifts across the city.

Logan the Red Cross Walter E. Weonard Logan First Ward Northwest Business District Second Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward South Logan West Logan Rockbridge Carbon Hill Enterprise Union Furnace Murray City Haydenville Jobs Gore Laurelville Oreville

Kemper Home Hosts T B Club Dinner And Cards

Members gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kemper on South Market Street for a six o'clock dinner and social hour. Claude Hammon and Mrs. Kemper shared high honors as guests enjoyed cards that evening.

T. B. Club Edward Kemper South Market Street Claude Hammon

How Old Are You Through The Stars And Kruschen Health

Millions know Kruschen Method helps fat loss and health. If weight is normal, take half teaspoon in hot water each morning to feel younger with clearer skin and brighter eyes. Available at McKee Drug Co. or any drug store worldwide.

McKee Druc Co

Sparnon to Be Deputy Sheriff Under Ellinger

Logan December 4 Stanley E Sparnon son of Judge H E Sparnon will be chief deputy sheriff under Sheriff Elect Sol T Ellinger He has worked as a timekeeper at Logan Clay Product Co and is a Logan High School graduate He served in World War I and is a member of the Logan Post American Legion This is his first public office selection came from nine candidates and no traffic deputy chosen yet.

Logan Stanley E. Sparnon H. E. Sparnon Sol T Ellinger the Messenger Sparnon Logan Clay Product Company Logan High School Logan Post American Legion

Gardner elected Logan Maccabee Lodge commander

Corwin Gardner was elected commander of the Maccabee Lodge at the annual meeting held Monday evening. A banquet and program followed the election with about 125 attending the rabbit supper. Officers named include Arnold Manter lieutenant commander Walter Leonard recorder Lewis Ellis chaplain Fred Weiss sergeant Charles Mason master at arms Paul Schrader first guard Eugene Lehman second guard Arthur Hankison sentinel Jerry Huffman pickett Charles Westenbarger trustee District Manager C W Purdum and District Supervisor James Yaw of Columbus addressed the gathering. Certificates were presented to several one hundred percent Maccabee families.

Arthur Hankison Sentinel Jerry Huffman Pickett Charles Westenbarger C. W. Purdum James Yaw Columbus

Charity Ball Planned by Beta Phi Sigma in Logan

Beta Phi Sigma fraternity announces a charity ball at Beta Hall next Friday at 9 p m to raise funds for Christmas charity run by the local chapter. The Harburger Orchestra will provide music for the event marking the first year the fraternity undertakes this charitable effort.

Logan Beta Phi Sigma Beta Hall Harburger

Christmas Trees Arrive In Logan From County Belt

On Tuesday a local farmer drove a truckload of evergreen trees into Logan on Main Street to sell. The city sources many trees from the western evergreen belt and local youths arrange annual commissions with farmers to cut trees for the season.

Logan Main Street

Women's Foreign Missionary Society Meets at Methodist Church

The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society gathered Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Mrs. Dan Soliday presiding. Mrs. George C. Hengst offered devotionals and Mrs. M. H. Cherrington spoke on Altar Building using charts to illustrate progress. Mrs. Carlton Bright opened the first chapter of the study book A Cloud of Witnesses and a Christmas donation was collected before adjournment.

Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Methodist Episcopal Church Dan Soliday George C. Hengst M. H. Cherrington Carlton*bright

Mary Bond Chosen for Health Office

Mary Bond was re-elected clerk in the Logan Health Department for another year and Jesse Frasure was reappointed by Mayor Elias F. Bright to a five year City Board term. The board noted Logan is free of scarlet fever for the first time in months.

Jesse Frasure Logan

Dog Is Congenial Logan Hunting Story

A local clergyman recounts a hunting tale with a veteran dog regarded as useless. After an initial rabbit shot cripples the bunny, the aged dog allows it to pass, but a younger dog overtakes and captures the rabbit.

Logan

Birthday Dinner for Robert Gano Hosted by Mrs Essie Gano

Mrs Essie Gano entertained Monday evening with a six o clock dinner for her son Robert who was turning eighteen. Members of the Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club attended and the evening continued with card games. Robert received several gifts. Additional guests included Mr and Mrs Roger Friend and daughter Betty Jean, honoring Mrs Friend who shares the birthday.

Essie Gano Robert Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club Roger Friend Betty Jean

Poisoning of Dogs Hits Logan City Dogs

Dogs in Logan suffer heavy losses from poisonings in two districts. Several valuable dogs have been killed while owners act quickly to save others as they observe signs of poisoning.

Logan

Miss Rosemary Lecrone Hosts Delta Theta Tau Evening

Miss Rosemary Lecrone entertained Delta Theta Tau Sorority members at her Warner Avenue home Tuesday. Initiatory work preceded the social hour with initiates Mrs. Clayton Schelde Jr, Miss Dorothy Roberts and Miss Martha Hamilton. Bingo winners were Mrs. Scheide, Miss Laviolet Reddick and Miss Lillian Rulon. Guest Miss Kathleen Juergensmeier attended. A lunch closed the evening.

Rosemary Lecrone Delta Theta Tau Sorority Warner Avenue Clayton Schelde, Jr Dorothy Roberts Martha Hamilton Scheide Laviolet Reddick Lillian Rulon Kathleen Juergensmeier

Mrs Mayme Rochester Hosts Lindy Club Bridge Social

Mrs Mayme Rochester hosted the Lindy Club at her East Hunter Street home on Tuesday afternoon with bridge as the main diversion. Substitutes Mrs Harry Bartlett and Mrs W H Strentz played in her party.

Mayme Rochester East Hunter Street Bridge Harry Bartlett W. H. Strentz

Jewish beliefs explained at Ohio University convocation

Rabbi Jacob Tarshish of Columbus outlined Jewish beliefs to Ohio University students and faculty in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. He described three Jewish groups, denied a fixed creed, emphasized monotheism, and explained views on the Messiah, afterlife, and the chosen status as service to humanity.

Ohio University Alumni Memorial Auditorium Jacob Tarshish Columbus Rabbi Tarshish

Barbers Offer Free Haircuts for Needy Students

In Marietta on December 4 union barbers announced they will donate free haircuts to needy school children, replacing excuses for shaggy hair that curls over collars.

Marietta Union Barbers

Sister Susies Club Enjoys Evening at Club Member’s Home

Members of the Sister Susies Club were entertained Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Pauline Judy on Church Street. A lunch was served at the close of a social session.

Sister Sustes Sister Susies Club Pauline Judy Church Street

Internal Piles Remedy Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement touts internal treatment for piles claiming external cures and surgery are ineffective. Dr. J S Leonhardt’s Hemroid is presented as the solution, with 960 successes in 1,000 patients and availability at Quicks Cut Rate Drug Store with a money back guarantee.

J. S. Leonhardt Quicks Cut Rate Drug Store

Stricken at Home of Son In Dundas Lady Dies

Elizabeth Lenane 65 died suddenly of heart disease at her son Thomas Lenane’s home in Dundas early Wednesday. She was born Elizabeth Ferry of Minerton, widow of John Lenane. Survived by sons Thomas and John, daughters Nora Regina and another daughter, plus ten grandchildren. She had cared for Thomas’s four children. he is a widower.

McArthur Elizabeth Lenane Thomas Lenane Dundas Elizabeth Ferry Minerton John Lenane Thomas John Columbus Nora Regina South Webster

Gerald Ogier dies by own action in Cincinnati

Gerald Ogier aged 39, formerly of Hamden, died by suicide in a Cincinnati boarding house Monday. He left wife Mary Robbins of Hamden now in Jacksonville Florida and two sons Dwight and Frederick. Survived by father and mother J. T. Ogier Sr. of Sarasota Florida and brothers John T. Ogier Jr of Hamden and Orson Ogier of Columbus. Funeral arrangements in Mac Arthur were made by W. W. Tinker.

Local notes from McArthur and area on illness travel and fires

Miss Alice Wyman visits relatives in Hamden and will return Saturday. Mrs J P Witherspoon at Children’s Home ill with pneumonia. Clark and Clarence Patter son of Richland Township ill. Mrs Fred Jarvis to return from Cherrington Hospital Saturday. Mrs Earl Loomis of New Plymouth home from White Cross Hospital improved after several weeks. L W Sprague and A Will Jr in Columbus Tuesday. Mrs Ruth Kwatkosky at hospital due to son Jackie’s illness. John Collins in serious condition after stroke in Columbus. father of Wade Collins formerly with Athens Chillicothe bus. County Supt M S Cox reports Titusville Florida trip by Mr and Mrs T S Cox and son Herbert, a city mail carrier. Bevard family residence in Harrison Township destroyed by fire, children out of school. Mr and Mrs Rodney Frye of Allensville in Columbus on business. Mrs J D McKinley at home Thanksgiving weekend. she teaches at Wheelersboro. Evert Wortman Ohio Fuel employee and wife to occupy

Alice Wyman Hamden J. P. Witherspoon Sf Clark Clarence Patterson Richland Township Fred Jarvis Cherrington Hospital Logan Earl Loomis New Plymouth White Cross Hospital L. W. Sprague A. Will, Jr Columbus Ruth Kwatkosky Children’s Hospital Jackie Charles Saltz John Collins Emma Wallar McArthur Wade Collins Athens-Chillicothe M. S. Cox T. S. Cox Titusville Fla Herbert Bevard Harrison Township Rodney Frye Allensville J. D. McKinley Wheelersboro Evert Wortman Ohio Fuel

Residence on Market Belonging to Mrs Lap Seeks Sale

A property on Dun Street listed for sale, owned by Mrs. Alice Dun and referred to as belonging to Mrs Lap. The notice indicates a market listing for the residence and requests interested buyers to inquire.

Alice Dun- Street Lap

Local Notes From Hocking County Communities

J W Coleman the Hocking County superintendent of schools and his family visited friends in Zaleski. Mrs Luther McKibben of Zaleski rural route is in White Cross Hospital Columbus after surgery. Clyde Lee drilling gas wells near Zanesville is home for a few days. Drilling paused due to cold. Mrs Elia Davis and several family members attended a religious debate at Russell Kentucky held in the public school. Frank Webb and Jack Hakk hosted Russell visitors Mrs Bolick and others. Judge J W Darby held court at Athens this week. Florence Hawkins of Wellington attended a Columbus dinner where Betty Dando sang on WCAH. Mary Stanton, a Cincinnati college student, returned after visiting her grandmother Anna Stanton in Hamden. Gladyse Collins of Hebbardsville visited Mrs Alta Davis. Mary Holdcroft of Zaleski was moved to Athens and then Sheltering Arms Hospital for an appendicitis operation. Oliver Chaffin and four Springfield children visited Ed Kimmey in Zaleski from Thanksgiving through Sunday.

J. W. Coleman Hocking County Mary Alice Zaleski Luther McKibben White Cross Hospital Columbus Clyde Lee Zanesville Elia Davis C L. Morrison William Morrison Charles Crawford Russell Kentucky J. W. West J. R. Gilpin Bolick Bradley Julia Webb Frank Webb Jack Ha K J. W. Darby Holdings Court Athens Court Florence Hawkins Wellston Neil House Betty Dando WCAH Mary Stanton Cincinnati College Anna Stanton Hamden Gladyse Collins Hebbardsville Alta Helen Davis Mary Holdcroft Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Oliver Chaffin Springfield Ed Kimmey

County Teachers Meeting at the Exhibition Building

A county teachers meeting will be held in the exhibition building at McArthur on Saturday. Frank C. Wilson of the state department of education will be the principal speaker.

Exibition McArthur Frank C. Wilson State Department of Education

Partial accounts and guardianship actions in probate court

The Probate Court approved Ida Staneart as guardian of George R. Staneart for the third partial account. Martha Rosser by attorney sought dismissal of her prior application to appoint a guardian for Lewis A. Rosser. Gladys E. Hughes filed her fourth partial account as guardian of Wesley B. Hughes to be heard December 26, 1930 at 10 a.m.

Ida Staneart George R. Staneart Martha Rosser Lewis A. Rosser Gladys E. Hughes Wesley B. Hughes

Marriage Licenses Recorded in Local Clergy Notices

Herbert Tipton of Glenroy and Mildred Clark of Hamden obtained licenses. Rev Watts of Coalton joined Frank Smith of Hamden and Geneva Walton of Puritan in marriage. George W. Specht J P officiated Oscar H. Brumley of Dayton listed, with another party noted.

Herbert Tipton Glenroy Mildred Clark Hamden Rev. Watts Coalton Frank Smith Geneva Walton Puritan George W. Specht J. P. Oscar H. Brumley Dayton

Gladys Baker of Hamden Profile by W W Weiser

A short obituary note credits W W Weiser of McArthur as author for a brief profile of Gladys Baker, a resident of Hamden, detailing her life and local ties.

Gladys Baker Hamden W. W. Weiser McArthur

Dailey Family Begins California Trip From Albany

Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Dailey of Albany started for Los Angeles, California, in their car. They stopped for breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs in McArthur, drove 300 miles that day, and had Thanksgiving with Mr. Townsend in Middleboro, Kentucky. They travel via Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, and Little Rock, Arkansas, aiming to reach Los Angeles by Christmas.

Mcarthur O. D. Dailey Albany Los Angeles California William Jacobs Little Rock Ark

Fire destroys residence of Mrs Frazee near McArthur

A second story fire caused by a defective flue at 5:30 Tuesday morning destroyed the home of Mrs Ruth Frazee just south of McArthur before McArthur fire crews arrived. The Nobles son-in-law and daughter occupied the house. some furniture and canned goods on the first floor were saved. no insurance covered the loss.

Ruth Frazee McArthur

Death of Edward Martin at Ratcliffshire

Edward Martin aged 12 died at his home in Ratcliffshire from typhoid fever on Monday night. He leaves his parents two sisters and one brother. Burial was private Thursday afternoon due to health rules preventing general attendance.

Edward Martin Ratcliffshire

Mrs Samuel Bone Undergoes Knee Operation at Mercy Hospital

Mrs Samuel Bone, living west of McArthur, underwent surgical removal of the right knee Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Columbus due to an age related decay in the bone.

Samuel Bone McArthur Mercy Hospital Columbus

End a Cough With Homemade Pinex Remedy

An old home remedy advises mixing 214 ounces Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or honey to ease bronchial coughs. The preparation supposedly loosens phlegm soothes inflammation and absorbs into the bloodstream for quick relief from obstinate coughs without substitutes.

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