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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1930

Page

12

Bowen Prepares To Assume Work As Prosecuting Attorney

Bowen designated to take office January 5 and supervise the January Grand Jury. Names for the January term drawn by Judge Whitcraft. Petit jurors named for a January 6 report. List includes Deffenbaugh, St Clair, O’Hare, Cook, Lanning, Shaw, Daubenmier, Fox, Disbennett, and others. Disbennett had died earlier.

Mr. Bowen Deffenbaush Laurelville Frank St. Clair Webb Summit Clara O'Hare Green Township Flo Cook Nelsonville Rt. No H. H. Lanning Ward Township Emma D. Shaw Good Hope Charles Daubenmier Anna Fox Logan W. H. Disbennett Isiah Spenae Walter Répeoner Logan Otis Kuhn Lou Jay McDaniels Starr Township J. J. Johnson Benton Township Marie Farbearn Disbennett George W. Clark Fannie Bell Good Hope Township Ralph Burgess Gore Sid Walker J. A. Hufford Eugene Wharton Della J. Hansel E. D. Hockman Florence Bort Jay Karshner Salt Creek Township BE. C. Hunter Isaac Vancuren L. R. Rutherford Carbon Hill Ira Dawley Laura Rutter Marion Township Nellie Terrel Winona Charles Wright John Walters Murray City Starling Sweaty Erama C. Hull Rockbridge

Court Interests Judge Whitcraft May Become Linguist in Cleveland

Judge Harley M. Whitcraft in Cleveland courts gains linguist skills from cosmopolitan cases in Cuyahoga County. Interpreters are used in trials and clerks struggle to pronounce names of principals. To ease court proceedings jurors are sometimes sworn using only first names.

Judge Whitcraft Cleveland

Temporary restraining order dissolved in gasoline case

Logan December 16. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft dissolved a temporary restraining order against Lewis Helber and others after hearing Saturday evidence. John Conkle, the plaintiff, was allowed to file an amended petition. The suit concerns gasoline handling at Helber’s filling station in Enterprise and a contract dispute over a product Conkle claims Helber switched away from.

Logan John Conkle Lewis Helber Harley M. Whitcraft Helber Enterprise Conkle

Electrician Hit By Hammer In Logans Downtown Work

Logan December report recounts an electrician using a hammer at a downtown business when a backhanded blow struck behind the right ear. The injury described as painful is noted as an unusual incident from the past week. A separate item covers Ford Knece of Sams Creek near Laurelville arrested for assault and battery. he pleaded guilty and was fined $25 plus costs.

Logan Ford

CLF Devore Arrested on Intoxication Charge

Logan report says Cliff Devore of Wolfe's Basin was arrested Sunday evening by Deputy Joe Farham on an intoxication charge. Magistrate J. P. Miller will hold arraignment Tuesday.

Clf Devore Logan Clff Devore Wolfe's Basin Suncy Joe Farham J. P. Miller

Old Coon is Wise

Logan December 16 Stanley Spar now deputy sheriff to Shabbos I joct Sol Etljin ger is interested in raccoon hunting and he has two good hunting dogs to assist him. During the last week he has run across a raccoon in the southern part of the county that has challenged his skill as a hunter. On three occasions his dogs have treed this animal but each time the wise old fellow has been able to elude the huntsman.

Logan Stanley Sparnow Shabbos Sol Etljinger

Charitable Haircuts Planned by Schempp Shop

The Charles Schempp barber shop will offer free haircuts to the needy from 4 to 6 pm every Tuesday. Cards are issued by Service Director Jed C. Shively and the Red Cross to access the service.

Judgment Granted for County Taxes in Delinquent Case

Logan. Judge Whitcraft ordered the sale of real estate after granting a $174.27 judgment to the county treasurer for delinquent taxes. H. B. Troxel sued J. H. Jackson and others for four years of unpaid taxes, marking a potential precedent for future action with limited uncollected tax exposure.

Logan Whitcraft H. B. Troxel J. H. Jackson

Four Square Class Plans Christmas Party at Miss Ryan’s Home

Members of the Four Square Class of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School have completed arrangements for a Christmas party. It will be held at the home of Miss Blanche Ryan on West Second Street Friday evening. A six o’clock dinner will precede the business session followed by a gift exchange.

Four Square Methodist Enpiscopa! Sunday School Blanche Ryan West Second Street

A Go I Go Club Hosts Christmas Event

Mrs John Lee hosted the A Go I Go Club Friday evening for a Christmas gathering. Members brought charity donations along with a grabbag, enjoyed a social hour of cards, guest Miss Grace Shriner attended, and lunch followed the games.

John Lee Grace Shriner

Christmas Programs Planned in Logan Schools

Plan programs and Christmas trees in Logan schools for next Friday afternoon. Grades place more emphasis on programs and students anticipate the holiday vacation period.

Logan

Farmers Institutes Held at Enterprise and Marion Township

Farmers Institutes were held at Enterprise and Marion Township Friday and Saturday with large attendance. Speakers included H. P. Miller of Sunbury and Mrs. James Devol of Marietta. Both institutes are conducted independently.

Death of Joseph Hopley in Bucyrus confirms former publisher

Relatives in Hopley Relay report Joseph Hopley aged 58 died suddenly at his Bucyrus home. Funeral planned in Bucyrus on Wednesday. Hopley, tied to Hocking County, Rochester and Bowen families of Hopley, was a former newspaper publisher who later ran a job printing business. A Spanish American War veteran, he had visited this area several times in recent years.

Logan Bucyrus Joseph Hopley Hopley Hocking County Rochester Bowen

Mid land Finance Co Prevails In Pleas Court

A judgment was entered in Common Pleas Court in Logan on Monday in favor of Midland Finance Company against Ray Soliday for 434.45 dollars.

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