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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1930
Page
10
Local notice listings for Logan and Hocking County circulation services. Call DB Y Milne at phone 272 for Messenger classified ads and circulation needs. Clinton Webb, staff correspondent, invites society and local government notices to be submitted for Your News service.
Logan City Council reduced Health Department funding with a five to two vote. The health commissioner's salary dropped from 1600 to 866, and the clerk’s pay fell from 600 to 300, while the public health nurse pay stayed at 1800. A separate push urged a special election for the East Fund sewer project, estimated to cost about 22,000, with potential voter approval.
Relatives learned that Mrs Byron Moorehead and her son Richard were injured in an icy Kane Pennsylvania crash while traveling from Olean New York to ARE Recovering Logan. Mrs Moorehead fractured arm and nose and was bruised. Richard suffered head injuries. Mr Moorehead had minor injuries. They were taken to Kane hospital and to return home soon. Mrs Harden will travel to Olean to aid care.
Foster Tol ver of Nelsonville is reported to be somewhat improved at the Cherrington Hospital after a bullet from a .98 caliber revolver struck him last Sunday. Hopes are entertained for his complete recovery.
Christmas morning fire at the Frank St. Clair home in Webb Summit was halted by a bucket brigade after siding and plastering were removed to reach the seat of the blaze. Estimated loss about 100 dollars. Edward St. Clair, ill in bed, was being moved to the city when the flames were fought.
In Hocking County during the last month 36 accidents occurred with Dee, 26, reporting one fatal case. Of the rest, 13 caused disabilities over a week and nine needed medical care without time loss. Total time lost reached 6,533 days. October saw 82 accidents and 2, determine days lost.
John Hall Langan age 88 of Nelsonville died at Cherrington Hospital at 7:30 PM Wednesday from internal injuries after being struck and knocked down by an automobile. The body was returned to Nelsonville that evening.
Among Ourselves Club members enjoyed a holiday party at Mrs. George Wonnex home on Third Street Tuesday afternoon. A 1 o'clock luncheon resembled a covered dish dinner and was followed by entertainment from Elizabeth Hansel and Ruth Loomis. Instead of an exchange of gifts, members donated cash for the needy. DRILLING DELAYED LOGAN Dec 26 Well at Rach Elmacher Estate south of the city faces casing difficulties delaying drilling into the sand until early next week. The well is a test in undeveloped territory to save gas if a pocket is found and is the only active drill in Hocking County.
Logan officials report eight candidates submitted for the police chief examination on Tuesday. The commission has not released results yet and expects to name the new chief once the eligibility list is completed.
The Rev and Mrs Thomas Kerr of Mt Vernon are recovering at Cherrington Hospital after their car skidded and left the Lancaster Highway five miles north of Logan. Mrs Kerr has a fracture of the left arm and Mr Kerr has cuts to the left hand. They were en route to Athens to spend the holidays with relatives.
Miss Florence Boyd of New York City spent days in Logan with her mother Mrs James Boyd and sister Miss Betty Boyd as guests of Mr and Mrs Anthony Toerner. Several local families hosted visitors from Shawnee Columbus Newark Little Valley and Conneaut during Christmas week with dinners and relatives visiting in Logan.
Logan reports no improvement in Mrs. George Amerine’s condition after hospital treatment for complications. Edward Miller shows considerable improvement following recent appendectomy.
Logan notes sixty eight children were treated to lunch entertainment and a party by the Beta Fraternity Tuesday evening. Afterward the group hosted a mothers’ event with forty six mothers in attendance.
A late night fire in the state capitol caused damage to books and records in the gasoline tax collector's office. The building is described as the capitol of the Confederacy in the sixties.
Washington December 26 The Treasury and Justice Departments draft new industrial alcohol regulations include a provision that could create a new outlet for California grape crop surplus. Brandy distilling plants may be allowed to produce alcohol from grapes, though official said commercial viability against molasses or corn remains unproven.
At New York's Central Opera House 1500 people, mostly children, watched young Communists stage a satirical crucifixion of Christmas. A boxing bout pitted "religion" against "science" as workers and nuns clashed with a rabbi and gangster. The scene, led by The Young Pioneers, ended with a chorus of "The Gang's All Here" as a revolutionary message circulated amid charity drives for the poor.
It argues against using lower quality oils in tractors and cars. Although a few cents cheaper, inferior oils risk engine wear and higher long term costs. The piece extols choosing proper lubrication for reliability and performance.
J Olin Howe a 56 year old historian and political economist known in Washington collapsed and died in the Christmas rush at Grand Central terminal as he prepared to catch a train home to New England.
Akron officials opened two municipal investigations with a third possible inquiry. The City Count probe targets alleged vice protection while the Akron Bar Association investigates irregularities in the city court system where fines were reportedly diverted. A fourth potential probe concerns Assistant Prosecutor George Hargreaves acting as legal counsel for bootleggers in Cleveland Federal Court.
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