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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1929

Page

12

Joe White Named Cashier of Bank

Logan December 10 news from Laurelville says Joe White of Mound Crossing has been appointed cashier of Salt Creek Valley Bank. White is well known in Hocking County where he served two terms as treasurer and has run a store at Mound Crossing. he is brother of John White deputy county auditor.

Logan Laurelville Joe White Moundrossing Salt Creek Valley Bank White Hocking County Mound Crossing John White

Logan man pleads guilty to non support

Everett Ratcliffe pleaded guilty to non support before Judge Harley M. Whitcraft and was ordered to pay eight dollars weekly for his child's support. The petit jury had been summoned and was excused until Wednesday morning to hear the rest of the docket.

Logan Wee Everett Ratcliffe Harley M. Whitcraft

Funeral Held for Emmett Morganthaler At Leonard Chapel

Funeral services were held for Emmett Morganthaler who died in his Diamond area rooming house last week. The Rev Amos L Meyde of Hunter Street Lutheran Church delivered the sermon. Burial followed at St Paul Cemetery in Perry County. Morganthaler's body was found Saturday afternoon by Guy Lewis Ivan Wolfe and Clyde Morgan of The Diamond. Coroner J P Miller attributed the death to heart trouble.

Skinner to Speak at Marietta High Gym Dedication

B C Skinner has accepted Marietta Board of Education invitation to be principal speaker at the dedication of the new high school gymnasium. He notified Superintendent Henry L Sullivan by letter. The date is to be set in the final days of January 1930 and the event is paid. Skinner, former Marietta superintendent, helped lead the high school project and gymnasium preparations.

Marietta B. C. Skinner Marietta Board of Education Henry L. Sullivan Skinner Marietta High School

Judge Mauck to Leave for South for Winter

Dec 10 report from Pomero y notes members of the Court of Appeals in this county and district suffer health issues. Judge Mauck, overworked, will go to Florida for the winter while Judge Middleton remains healthy. They aim to finish current work by year end and await a new appointment to fill Mauck’s vacancy.

Pomeroy Court of Appeals Peter J. Blosser R. J Mauck W. H. Middleton Mauck Florida Middleton Dudie Mauck

Former Wellston Coach Dies in Columbus Hospital

Delbert Eugene Loster aged 29 of 466 Sixteenth Avenue died Monday night from peritonitis after an appendectomy at University Hospital. The McKinley Junior High civics and history teacher had been in the hospital 10 days. Previously he coached football basketball and baseball at Wellston High School and taught civics and history at Eleventh Avenue Junior High.

Columbus Delbert Eugene Loster Sixteenth Avenue McKinley Junior High School University Hospital Boster Eleventh Avenue Junior High School Wellston High School

Series of Mishaps Takes Three Lives

A string of gun, auto, and train accidents in Cleveland left three dead, two dying, and four hospitalized. A detective squad car en route to a shooting scene crashed into a rival auto, pushing it into a telephone pole. victims include Detective Harry Soetga and Detective Edwin White among the injured and dead.

Cleveland U.rthree Harry Soetga Edwin White Mise Blorence Wahis al- Me-Davidson

Logan Geddes Sermon Urges Higher Wages for Living

The Rev H M Geddes at First Presbyterian Church urged raising the wage scale to improve living standards for Logan residents. He linked the Good Samaritan tale to the call for more helpful community action and questioned why some families struggle on current wages.

Logan Geddes First Presbyterian Church

Henderson Canty Form Partnership in Logan

Henderson and Canty announced a new law partnership in Logan. Phil A. Henderson will be senior partner and continue as prosecuting attorney. Joseph J. Canty, Notre Dame Law graduate of 1929, will be junior partner. Offices secured in Arcade Building. Canty is son of John and Mrs Canty of Mound Street.

Logan Henderson

Gibisonville Farmer Dies at Athens Hospital

R. A. Alters, 57, of Gibisonville, died at Athens State Hospital at 8 p m Sunday after two weeks in custody of the Probate Court. He was brought to his home for a Tuesday morning service before burial at Walnut Hills Cemetery near Columbus.

Classifieds for The Menscagee and UD Circula tor-test

Classified eds note contact Logan 272 for The Menscagee or related circula tor-test items.

UD. Y. Milve Logan

Knights of Pythias to mark fifteenth anniversary event

Plans for Logan Lodge No. 119 Knights of Pythias fifteenth anniversary observance are laid for December 17 with an 8 PM meeting to arrange the program. Harry Shaw named program committee chairman.

Logan Logan Lodge No. 119 Knights of Pythias Harry Shaw

Dead Rabbit Found Alive After Car Trip

Logan journal reports John Lohr Fayette County farmer found a rabbit he had shot for hunting had survived a trip in his enclosed car. He released the stunned animal, which later hopped about inside the vehicle before being killed.

Logan John Lohr

Rome Grangers To Reorganize At Saturday Meeting

Rome Grange plans an all day event at the Grange Hall Stewart with H J Hoskinson as master. Reports for the year and new officers will be elected. A noon oyster dinner will be served and members are asked to bring milk butter or pickles while sandwiches are furnished by the group. An afternoon program is scheduled.

Rome

Salvation Army Christmas Kettles Aid Athens Needy

Salvation Army kettles placed at the Post Office and Courthouse solicit donations. Captain Richard Benton says every penny buys warm Christmas dinners for Athens City and County needy residents as Yuletide nears.

Salvation Army Yuletide Athens Richard Benton

Logan officials in Columbus for conference with national commander

Frank Harden district chairman of the American Legion M B Weymueller commander Logan DPost and Barton Hall member of the Department Rehabilitation Committee attended a Columbus conference Saturday evening with Nations Commander Badenharver.

Logan Loec Frank Harden The American Legion M. Bk. Weymueller Logan Dpost Barton Hall Department Columbus Badenharver

Isms of Art to be Explained in Lecture Series

Prof Krank J Jons of Ohio University will present Modern Painting the first in a series on Modern Art and the Open Mind at Prie rts Hall Thursday at 7 36 pm. The talk will clarify cubism expressionism humorism and futurism and feature slides from Harvard files plus works by Cezanne and other masters. All university and city residents invited.

Krank J Jons Art Department Ohio University Prierts Hall The Anniversity Ben Harvard University Cezanne

Playboy of Broadway heir to settle into business career

Nicholas Herkimer, heir to a $50 million fortune and dubbed New York’s most eligible bachelor, announces plans to abandon bachelor life to pursue a business career. He begins duties as president of the family firm, a long established 211 year old social staple.

Broadway Nicholas Herkimer Putnem New York Social Registerite

County to Pay All Bills Due Present Year

County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson announced that all properly certified bills approved by the County Commissioners will be paid in full for 1929. Journal and witness fee certificates may be cashed at the auditor’s office and certified to the county treasurer. Salaries of county employees will be fully paid this year.

Athens County J. Clyde Edmundson Edmundson

Baby Makes Trip To States Alone

Barbara Stone six months old traveled alone to New York aboard the Grace liner Santa Barbara from Chile to join her aunt Mrs P R Doyle of Brooklyn. Father J C Stone left the child with ship surgeon Dr Q Eastland at Antofagasta. mother Miss Ansa M Foy of Minneapolis died at birth. The baby gained eight pounds on the voyage and was affectionately cared for by passengers. aunt met her at the pier.

New York Barbara Stone Santa Barba Chile United States P. R. Doyle Brooklyn Barbara Q. Eastland Antofagasta J. C. Stone Ansa M. Foy Minneapolis

Valley Facing Better Times

The Hocking Valley has recovered from a severe business depression and foresees brighter days, Athens Messenger publisher Gordon K. Bush told the Kiwanis Club. He cited wider circulation and advertising at The Messenger as indicators of improved business conditions across five counties despite stock market volatility.

Hocking Valley Gordon K. Bush The Athens Messenger Athens Kiwanis Club Hotel Berry Bush L. W. Roberts Kiwanis Club J. M. Higgins Yale D. W. Hughes Harvard Thomas E. Gibson Princeton Cornell Columbia Sherrard B. T. Grover A. E. Whaley Dwight Rutherford Fred Sands George Whipple Charles Burnett Dwight Williams Ed Quidor Joh Bolin M. M. Kerr E. L. Miller David W. Hughes

Debutant Miss Maria Sacassga Celebrates Washington Entry

Diplomat's daughter Miss Maria Sacassga, daughter of Juan B. Sacassa the Nicaraguan minister to the United States, will make her Washington society debut this month.

Maria Sacassga Juan B.sacassa United States Washington

Lindberghs to housekeep in five room New York apartment

The Lindberghs will move into a five room New York apartment with a large living room a log burning fireplace a foyer two bedrooms and a bath and a kitchenette dinette combination. The annual rental is reported at 3209 dollars.

New York Lindberghs

Daughter of Kroger Barnes Divorced Again in Cincinnati

Gretchen Kroger Barnes 31 daughter of B H Kroger founder of the Kroger chain was granted a divorce for the second time on Monday in Cincinnati She had previously divorced John H Pattison vice president of Union Central Life Insurance Co in January 1927 and remarried.

Barnes Divorce Granted After Neglect Claims

George H. Barnes a 43 year old insurance broker is granted a divorce in September on the ground of neglect.

George H. Barnes Barnes

East Side PTA Meeting Moved Up for Christmas

The December East Side Parent-Teacher Association of Athens will meet at 2 45 P M Wednesday at the East School Building due to Christmas Day. Professor E A Jensen will speak and a musical program will be presented by Mrs Lucy D Williams Miss Louisa Steele and pupils.

East Side Parent-Teacher Association of Athens E. A. Jensen Lucy D. Williams Lousia Steele

County Auditor Joins Ohio Association Committee

Athens County Auditor J Clyde Edmundson was appointed to the Legislative Committee of the County Auditors Association of Ohio. The annual meeting in Columbus was attended by most, but Edmundson missed it due to urgent office work. The group will study proposed measures including a new state tax limit amendment.

Athens County J. Clyde Edmundson County Auditor's Association of Ohio Columbus Edmundson Hdrtensson

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