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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1931
Page
12
Logan, Dec. 15. Krieg Pharmacy owner John E. Krieg reports $2000 loss after a Monday morning robbery. Stolen items include at least 45 watches valued $15 to $60 each, 88 rings, two diamond rings, and assorted trays and cases. Entry used a chisel. intruders fled before police arrival. Not insured.
Logan December 15 A court filing shows the War Chest Committee of Hocking County with $20,000 in United States Liberty Bonds held for American Legion Posts in Murray City Laurelville and Logan. Annual interest of 48 percent to Logan 42 percent to Murray City and 10 percent to Laurelville yields 394 344.75 and 82.09 dollars for current expenses. Court remand affects distributions previously set by a multi year order.
Eastern railroad executives chaired by Daniel Willard Charles E Denny and J J Pelley create a three member panel to negotiate a proposed ten percent wage cut with railway labor leaders. Western and southern committees to follow as talks begin after a five hour session and a push for a thirty day notice of a fifteen percent cut was rejected.
Robert Hays 86 Civil War veteran of Company E 148th O V 1 died at home in McArthur after a short illness. Lifelong farmer, he leaves a widow two children Dr Mont Hayes Cherokee Kansas and Mrs W H Worthman Athns several grandchildren including daughter of Dr Boocks Logan two brothers two sisters and a deceased daughter Elizabeth Redman. Funeral at home conducted by Rev W W Wiseman and burial in Bik Cemetery McArthur.
Local classified and circulation notices appear in The Messenger. Readers are directed to contact D Y Milne at phone 272 for classifieds or circulation related inquiries. The article emphasizes telephone contact for service and local society notices.
Logan reports the death of Gertrude Hagen a three year old Haydenville girl from scarlet fever on Sunday evening marking the county's third fatality in a month. The child contracted the disease December 6 and was the sole affected member of her family. Private funeral services followed at their home on Monday.
Lawrence Wollett of Logan appeared before Magistrate C T Stephenson to answer two affidavits charging assault and battery. He pled not guilty and was bound over to Common Pleas Court with $200 bond for each case or sent to county jail in lieu of bond.
County quiz tests will be held at Logan High School on December 19 under Superintendent J W Coleman. Entrants receive admission cards signed by principals. Two winners will earn free trips to Washington DC after the new year with 70 percent scoring on content 15 percent on legibility and 15 percent on punctuation and English usage. Preliminary district tests will precede the county finals.
H B Kirkpatrick of Logan has been elected chairman of the Central Safety Committee for the Southern Division of the Ohio Power Company for six months. The election occurred in Newark Thursday and was announced Saturday. Kirkpatrick is superintendent of the local division of the company.
Logan, Dec. 15. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft decreed foreclosure of a mortgage in the Farmers and Merchants Bank versus Ralph Sharpe and others. Earlier the court granted a judgment for the bank totaling $585.41.
In Athens, Irish Abbey Theatre actor Mr Fitzgerald discusses Juno and the Paycock and Saen OCasey. He contrasts Irish culture as subtle and experiential with American culture as a pursuit of factual knowledge, praising Eugene ONeill and critic George Jean Nathan.
The notice reports coal heater sales in Athens and Nelsonville attracting seven inquiries. Several families seek good used stoves and ask sellers to call Athens 0243 or Nelsonville 412-W to place ads or arrange purchases.
Logan reports new scarlet fever cases over the week end including Joe Stone a Murray City teacher and Robert Cook 10 son of Clarence Cook also in Murray City. Dr Lacock says schools closed until Jan 1 and the emergency order banning under eighteen gatherings is reducing spread with public cooperation.
In Logan on December 15, three Civil War veterans James Allen Thomas Collins and George Burke from Logan were guests of honor at a New Straitsville M E Church service. They attended with Edward C Collins Spanish American War veteran and were hosted at the Blankenship home. The pastor Rev W H Harble delivered a sermon and reception committees welcomed the visitors.
Logan departs with a large turnout for a year’s largest meeting. Miss Birdie Garner of Ilesboro High School directed a three act play titled A Mail Order Wife. Mrs. Jesse Kitchen supervised the program and Joe Hamilton county deputy spoke.
Mrs Stella Monroe of Belpre Township was ordered to stand trial in Common Pleas Court on liquor possession charges. Two deputies searched Monroe Inn near Little Hocking and reported finding a quantity of beer. The Monroe Inn is a soft drink cafe atop State Route 7 overlooking Blennerhassett Island.
Miss Martha V. Noll of Marietta and a companion were robbed in Columbus on the night of November 29. Losses included clothing jewelry and luggage valued at 876 dollars, per a Columbus police bulletin released this week.
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