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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1930

Page

10

Judge Whitcraft Speaks on Obligations of Good Citizenship

Logan tale reports Judge Harley M. Whitcraft at First Presbyterian Church addressing a packed audience from United Brethren and Methodist Episcopal Churches. He argued law underpins civilization, warned of postwar discontent, and urged disciplined marriage and democracy as the path to liberty.

L. P. Mooney Judge Whitcraft God Ohio Penitentiary Ohio Reformatory Moses

Visitors Defeated by Logan in Bowling Meet

A quintet from Pt Pleasant West Virginia visited Logan and lost all three matches by 8028 to 2786. George Burgess posted 699 across three games with a 233 in each, leading the Logan team. Howard Columber totaled 595, J Coltumber 592, Larimer 573, and Beshara 569 for Logan. Summerville led the visitors with 644, including 224 230 and 190. Burdett had 580 and a 234 final game.

J. Coltumber Larimer Beshara Summerville Burdett

Two Recovering Logan Family In Auto Crash Return Home

Relatives in Logan report Mrs Byron Moorehead and son Richard are recovering from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck near Kane Pennsylvania. They were brought home from Kane Hospital Friday after Christmas Day crash injuries including a fractured nose and fractured arm. Mrs Frank Hardem, sister, arrived to help for a week.

Logan Olean N. Y Byron Moorehead Richard Kane

Carmichael High cancels basketball game over illness

Carmichael High School officials notified coach Ted Sawyer that the basketball game scheduled for Wednesday in Logan is cancelled due to illness among team members. Arrangements had been made for the contest. efforts are underway to find a substitute opponent.

Logan Carmichael Ted Sawyer Sawyer

Two Adults Freed in Delinquency Case

After reviewing evidence in the Pearl Wray and Herbert Brooks cases Judge A M Ellinger released the two defendants. The involved girl Dela Crippen was ordered committed to the Delaware Industrial School for Girls.

Entertains Club hosts a literary and musical afternoon

Mrs T D Brown of Haydenville welcomed guests to the Easterling Clubhouse for an Saturday Club meeting. A 1 PM luncheon opened the program with Miss Emma Westenhaver presenting New Orleans the Gateway of the South. Lucy Bowen spoke on Her Christmas in Europe with musical numbers by H V Adams Boocks Minnie Moore and Donald Brown. Two Christmas selections were sung by the club chorus with many attendees from nearby towns.

T. D. Brown Haydenville New Orleans Gateway of the South Emma Westenhaver Lucy Bowen Europe H. V. Adams H. M. Boocks Blanche Pettit Emma Aplin James Dougherty G. Weitzel Frank MecBridge Pred Woodard Conneaut Matheny Donald Brown J. M. Cooley East Palestine Claude W. Pettit Ada de Pauw University

Teacher Hosts Sunday School Class Holiday Party

Miss Kathryn Wright entertained twelve girls from the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School class at her North Mulberry Street home Friday evening. A Christmas grab-bag was enjoyed after which the group spent the rest of the evening socially.

Kathryn Wright Methodist Episcopal Sunday School North Mulberry Street

Autoists Slow in Getting Licenses in Hocking County

Logan December 30. Deputy registrar Harry L. Smith says only 650 of about 4 000 car owners in Hocking County have applied for 1931 tags. With New Year approaching the office will stay open New Year’s Day to 5 pm to avoid tagless cars as state orders deny extensions. Five women staff assist as the waiting room stays crowded.

Smith State Department

Teachers to Meet Logan Next Month

Dec 30 to Jan 14 set for the next teachers conference announced by county superintendent J W Coleman. The Logan High School Building will host the sessions as efforts are made to have all teachers attend.

Logan J. W. Coleman Logan High School

Pope Accepts Bible Version On Mercy Not Vengeance

In Budapest on December 30 Benjamin Donath, dubbed the man who rehabilitated God, is praised after Cardinal Casquette and a Vatican commission accepted his proposed Bible revision. Donath argues the second commandment should portray God as merciful, not a jealous punisher, citing ancient Greek translations and forty three other church texts. He sent a memo with eighty pages and traveled to Rome for a month, receiving word that the pope approved his version.

Benjamin Donath Cardinal Casquette Rome Donath God Commission

1928 Taxpayers Create More Millionaires in Prosperous Year

Treasury figures show 511 individuals earned $1,000,000 plus in 1928, with New York leading at 243 rich taxpayers. Overall gross income reached nearly $29 billion, yet deductions cut taxable income to about $25.2 billion as wages powered most earnings.

Washington U.P The Treasury New York Illinois Pennsylvania Massachusetts Ohio

Twenty four sailors believed drowned after Torekfell sink

The Norwegian steamer Torekfell sank in a south coast storm off Norway. Twenty four crew members were believed drowned, with efforts continuing to locate survivors.

Oslo Norway

Old St Sylvester Church Burns in Zaleski Sunday

McArthur, Dec. 30. St Sylvester’s Catholic Church in Zaleski burned Sunday morning Dec. 28 after a janitor started a furnace fire. Firemen saved the parsonage but could not save the church. Built in 1867 during local industrial prosperity, the church faces a difficult rebuilding effort due to population shifts.

McArthur St. Sylvester’s Catholic Zaleski J. J. Hynes Sylvester Rosecrans Columbus

Car Crash At Dundas Endangers Potts Injuries

Miss Verna Potts and Fletcher Murray of Oreton were in a vehicle that rolled over near the Camp residence on Christmas afternoon. Potts sustained three fractured ribs and torn ligaments and was cared for at the Camp home before returning home. Murray escaped injury.

McArthur

Charles Sowards Dies at 62 in McArthur

Charles Sowards aged 62 died suddenly at his Swan Township farm home on December 27 from dropsy and heart trouble. He had run a pool room and soft drink place in McArthur for years after living in Elko. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sowards of Elko and two daughters, Sylvia Gregory of Columbus and Goldie Bowman of Jacksonville. Funeral at McArthur Methodist Church at 2 PM Monday, Rev. W. W. Weiser, burial in Elk Cemetery.

McArthur Charles Sowards Swan Township Elko Dave Sowards Sylvia Gregory Columbus Goldie Bowman Lynn Bowman Jacksonville Florida Methodist Church W. W. Weiser Elk Cemetery

Chillicothe Man Everett Swaney Dies at 43

Everett Swaney, 43, of Chillicothe, died recently at his home. He was the son of the late K. R. Swaney of Harrison Township Vinton County, survived by a widow, three children, and his mother. Funeral services were held Friday at Roblett Church with Reverend Keeton officiating. Burial followed at Boblett Cemetery.

Chillicothe McArthur Everett Swaney K. R. Swaney Harrison Township Vinton County Roblett Church Keeton Boblett Cemetery

Home Treatment Ad for Gall Bladder Relief

An advertisement urges readers to treat liver and gall bladder troubles at home using a [Home Drug Co.] prescription from Minneapolis Minnesota. It promises a painless inexpensive approach and cites 28 years of gratifying results with money back guarantee. It includes a clip-out instruction to mail for a recognized practicing specialist.

Boys Taken for Serious Appendicitis Operations

Paul Daugherty 14 from Boens Mill district was rushed via Tinker's ambulance to Mercy Hospital Columbus for an appendectomy. The appendix had ruptured and his condition is serious. George Martin of McArthur also transported to Cherrington Hospital Logan in P Gaskill's ambulance with Dr. O B Cox attending. His condition is listed as serious.

Farm Residence Burned Near Dundas

Sunday morning a farm residence owned by Mrs. Beckie McGhee at Dundas was destroyed by fire. Occupants George Bishop and family were away at Hamden visiting when the blaze occurred. The farm lies near Dundas toward Beard Summit.

Mcarthur Beckie McGhee Dundas George Bishop Hamden Beard Summit

McArthur Visitors Reach Out During Christmas Week

Thurman Lawman his wife and son and Mrs James Wilson and son of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Clyde Lee and children on Christmas. Mr and Mrs Thomas McLaughlin and Marion McLaughlin of Point Rock were McArthur visitors Monday. M E Thomas of Route 8 McArthur was a business visitor here on business Monday.

Thurman Lawman James Wilson Columbus Clyde Lee Thomas McLaughlin Marion McLaughlin Point Rock McArthur M. E. Thomas Route 8

Christmas Day birth announced in Athens couple

A Christmas Day birth is announced for Mac Linscott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray B. Mickes of St. Petersburg Florida formerly of Athens. Mrs. Ricketts taught in Athens County and Mr. Ricketts ran a barber shop there for several years.

Ray B. Mickes St. Petersburg Florida Athens Mac Linscott Ricketts Fayn, Linscott Athens County

Thoxine Promises Fast Relief for Sore Throat

An ad touts Thoxine as a doctor’s prescription medicine that relieves sore throat and coughing on first swallow. It claims faster relief than any prior remedy and offers a refund if not satisfied. Available in 5, 0, and 1 dollar sizes from Cline’s Drug Store in Athens and Hickman Drug Co. in Nelsonville.

Cline’s Drug Store Athens Hickman Drug Co Nelsonville

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