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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1931
Page
12
Hamilton Sentenced After Denied Motion in Drunk Driving Case
Forest E. Hamilton was sentenced by Judge Harley Whitcraft to 90 days in jail plus a $100 fine and costs. He loses driving privileges for one year after a jury convicted him of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the driver blamed for a crash that seriously injured Carl Swackhammer of Laurelville, who remains hospitalized at Cherrington Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Swackhammer
Laurelville
Swackhammer
Cherrington Hospital
Will Plant Pines R. B. Hansel to Set Out Small Trees
Logan, Dec 7. Rural carrier R. B. Hansel plans to plant 2000 pine trees on his farm south of Logan next spring. He will obtain trees from the State Experiment Station for use on washed land along Route 75, where travelers can see them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Hansel
Logan
Hansel
State Experiment Station
Real Bridge Expert Former Logan Girl Winner in National Contest
Mrs. Carl Robertson of Cleveland is named one of four winners in the National Auction Bridge title contest held in Philadelphia last week. This marks her second consecutive year in the winning quartet. Robertson and her husband are noted bridge experts. She is the daughter of Afra Ida Wuebbin of Logan.
Janitors Change Unemployment Plan at Courthouse
LOGAN Dec 7 another change in janitor service was made at the Courthouse Saturday morning Flem Locke of Logan relieved John S McGonagle who had served two weeks under the plan adopted by the commissioners each applicant is given two weeks work as an assistant to Custodian Henry Robey Locke is the fourth man called and will work two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthouse
Logan
Flem Locke
John S. McGonagle
Henry Robey
Locke
Kings Daughters Meet for Christmas Program and Dinner
The Kings Daughters held their annual meeting at Mrs. Merritt Wonn’s home on East Hunter Street Friday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Thomas led the session as carols opened the event, with solos and female quartet numbers followed by papers on missionaries and their work. A two course dinner concluded a day that added Miss Mabel Brown as a member and welcomed several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Daughters
Merritt Wonn
Hunter Street
Harry Thomas
Mary Frances Wonn
Ase
Bertha Oberle
Hugh Meldrim
Old
Judea
Elma Gail Mooney
Kathryn Wright
Joyce Fields
Charles Struble
Bliss Emma McLain
Thomas
Minnie McBroom
Hayward Myers
Lester Waltz
Dallas Kinser
Joe Harden
McBroom
Mabel Brown
S. W. Murphy
Wayne Price
Merrill Ricketts
George E. Carr
Mooney
Miss Wright
Miss Fields
Margaret Cook
Tourist Club Enjoys Afternoon at North Walnut Home
Tourist Club members met Thursday at Mrs. Belle Hyson's home on North Walnut Street with Mrs. T L Geddes as hostess. An 8 oclock luncheon preceded a program review of Shadows and Rocks by Mrs. Nellie Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Hyson
North
Walnut Street
T. L. Geddes
al E&clock
Nellie Adams
Living God
Charles Schon
Merton Smith
C. G. Weitzell
Walker Frank
Spooner
Hannah
W. H. Strentz
H. M. Boocks
Scholl
Minette McCray
Electricians from Logan attend Lancaster dinner program
A Logan delegation of electricians visited Lancaster on Friday for a dinner and program hosted by the Ohio Power Company. Attendees included H. B. Kirkpatrick division manager James Reese Homer Petty Roger Friend W. W. Martin Cayton Scheide Jr Walter Kleinschmidt Albert Blick and Alfred B Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Lancaster
Ohio Power Company
H. B. Kirkpatrick
James Reese
Homer Petty
Roger Friend
W. W. Martin
Cayton Scheide, Jr
Walter Kleinschmidt
Albert Blick
Alfred B. Campbell
Classified and Circulation Notes from The Messenger
Local notice lists contact details for classified ads and circulation services. Mentions Clinton Webb and Dr Y Milne with phone numbers 6024 and 272 for reader inquiries and ad placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Y ¥. Milne
Elks Hold Memorial in New Straitsville Memorial Day
A. E. Faine of New Straitsville delivered the main address at Memorial Services in the Elks Club rooms. Fred Lee Tom of Athens sang and Edward C. Collins of Logan gave the eulogy. The lodge has lost 66 members since its founding and A. G. Steinman was the latest name added to the memorial roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Logan
A. E. Faine
Order of Elks
Fred Lee Tom
Athens
Edward C. Collins
A. G. Steinman
Federal Coal Company Awarded Judgment
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft awarded $1,254.88 to Federal Coal and Mining Co. after a waiver of jury agreed to by both sides in Logan. Other rulings included $146.30 in favor of Mabel R. Wright against George Watson on appeal and a $5,505.55 judgment and foreclosure against Clyde Barthlow and others for Farmers and Merchants Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harley M. Whitcraft
Federal Coal and Mining Company
D. W. Downhour
Mabel R. Wright
George 8. Watson
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Clyde Barthlow
Promises To Pay Fine In Logan Court Case
William Bell a Marion Township farmer was released from County Jail after pledging payment of a $100 fine and costs assessed in Common Pleas Court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He had been jailed in lieu of the fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Common Pleas
William Bell
Marion
Bell
Injured Men Return Home From Local Hospital
Harry Burns of Shawnee returned home from the tacing Hospital after three weeks of treatment for a skull fracture from a motor car crash on the Murray City New Straits ville Highway. Theodore Bennett of New Straitsville remained in the hospital with a gunshot wound from an accidental discharge last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harry Burns
Shawnee
Tacing Hospital
Burns
Murray City
New Straitsville
Theodore Bennett
Social Circle Meeting Notes Caroling and Luncheon
A Friday afternoon Social Circle gathering at Mrs. Charles Lutz home on South Market Street featured a meal starting at 1 pm. Guests included Mrs. Elizabeth Am bawose and Mrs. W. B. Lacock as club attendees while misc call and Christmas carols completed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lutz
South Market Street
Elizabeth Ambawose
W. B. Lacock
William Warren Barbour Named Senator for New Jersey
William Warren Barbour, a millionaire sportsman and mayor of Rumson, New Jersey, has been appointed to the vacant U S Senate seat by Governor Morgan Larson, succeeding the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight W. Morrow
William Warren Barpour
Rumson, N. J
Morgan Larson
New Jersey
Mysterious donor leaves 10 pound radishes for agent
Harold Chambers extension agent in Logan received two large radishes after an unknown person hung them on his door Saturday. Scales tipped at ten pounds total with the larger radish weighing six pounds. The donor remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harold Chambers
Chambers
4-H Club Members Track Jersey Cow Milk Output
Logan December 7 Acme Livestock 4-H Club members begin keeping production records for Jersey cows as part of a broader dairy project. The effort aims to quantify milk yield and contribute to basic farm data collection for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Acme Livestock 4-H Club
Jersey cows project launches in Hocking County farms
Harold Chambers extension agent notes the project to improve livestock in Hocking County with Jersey cows purchased over a year ago. Five Jersey sow owners are Harold Rheinscheid James Guthrie Ronald Rheinscheid Donald Harden and Ralph Heinlein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Hocking County
Harold Chambers
Harold Rheinscheid
James Guthrie
Ronald Rheinscheid
Donald Harden
Ralph Heinlein
D. A. R. Program On George Washington For Logan Meeting
Governor Worthington Chapter of the D A R met at Mrs. C A Richey’s home to hear Mrs Forest E Weinrich present a paper on George Washington His Family His Youth His Home. Vice president Mrs Alice White directed the session and roll call featured prose and rhyme samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
George Washington
Forest E. Weinrich
Fort Fizzle Receives Its Name From Civil War Rebellion
In Holmes County near Glenmont Ohio the old fort nicknamed Fort Fizzle grew from an 1860s clash when settlers resisted government service. Governor Tod reportedly sent 400 soldiers. opposition never materialized, and the fort’s name reflected the failed rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Holmes County
Ohio
Tod
Fort
Glenmont
Dr. Leonhardt's HEMROID Tablets Advertised Relief
An advertisement claims internal remedy HEMROID tablets cure piles by removing congestion and restoring circulation. It asserts quick results for long standing cases and offers a money back guarantee through Quick Cut Rate Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonhardt
Adv
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Hamilton
Clinton Webb
Your
6024
Elks Hold
Federal Coal Company
Presbyterian Church
Vernon
Emma Westenhaver
Tory
Grocer’s
FLOOR
Anickley
The
D. Zenner Co
Chesterfield
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