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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
14
Logan News classifieds list circulation contact for The Messenger with D Y Milne and Logan 272 phone line for inquiries.
Five punchboard operators in Green Township were arrested by Constable George Shaw and deputies. Each pleaded guilty and was fined 50 dollars plus costs, with the fines suspended on payment of costs. Affidavits were issued for three more, and state prosecutors warned of further action against slot machine operators.
The will of Mrs. Rena Hamilton reads in Probate Court naming four Hamilton children Fred Virgil Melvin and Mary of Logan and children of Effie McQuade and Ida Mohler as beneficiaries. Edward Hamilton of Cleveland gets a nominal sum. Virgil Hamilton named executor. will dated August 17 1929 with witnesses F P Martin and William G Martin.
Noah S. Patterson files in Common Pleas Court claiming Frank Linton won his wife Lucille Patterson's affections. Patterson seeks 10000 in damages. Linton denies the charge.
In Logan on December 13 testimony unfolds in Mary Green et al v Carolyn Nutter et al over challenging the will of Gideon Lowe a Green Township farmer Judge Harley M Whitcraft presiding A special venue was required to assemble a jury with fifty witnesses called from the Lowe vicinity near Maysville Jurors named include John W Smith John Mauk William Lemmon Clyde Guthrie Edward C Hamilton T G Sunderland William Harmon George Schaal L A Starcher Charlies Thompson Robert Burden and Clyde Ruff
Logan hosts the Southeast Ohio Oil and Gas Producers Association annual meeting at 6 15 p m next Thursday at Easter Ling Clubhouse. C C Dunn of Marietta president to reveal notes from a Chicago national meeting. W I Franks secretary. Barton A Hall and H D Atha directors with Atha as chairman. This marks the third annual Logan gathering since formation.
City residents Mrs. George Watson and Mrs. Henry Watson visited Columbus on Wednesday. Mrs. Anthony Toerner was a Capital City visitor Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. William Lemon and family joined Mrs. Clara Durant at Canal Winchester Sunday. Frank Redfern of Adelphi was in Logan Wednesday on legal business. Howard Chute, injured in a cave-in weeks ago while working on a sewer extension, shows marked improvement at Cherrington Hospital and expects to return home soon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillipa of
Warner Avenue announces the birth of a daughter on Tuesday evening. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs F. F Philips of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Luther Timberlake of this city. Mrs W L Kranks of Midland Place visited in Columbus on Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Matheny 92 dies Wednesday. Funeral at her East Hunter Street home Saturday at 1 o clock. She was crippled after a hip fall, husband died as weighmaster in 1887. Survived by three daughters and four sons. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Reverend James Fields to conduct service.
Orrville Ohio awaits the promised return of Melvin Horst the five year old who vanished two days after Christmas last year. The town of 4590 people kept vigil as the fire siren failed to sound the three blasts and residents questioned whether the boy would be found. Mrs Zora Horst reportedly suffered a relapse but officials denied persistent reports.
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