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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1941
Page
14
Logan reports eight rural schools back infantile paralysis drive with about 50 dollars collected as county organizers finalize reports. County Chairman Dr. Victor Simiele will receive the county share, held at Farmers and Merchants Bank with D. E. Harsh as treasurer, to aid local victims in the coming year.
Murray City defeated South Bloomingville 40 to 29 on their floor in a regular league contest. The Murray City Juniors won 16 to 11. South Bloomingville, new to Hocking County League, has improved while lacking its own practice court.
Mrs. Benjamin F. King formerly of Marysville has accepted the appointment as home management supervisor for the Farm Security Administration in the area of Hocking and Vinton Counties with offices in Logan and McArthur. She is an Ohio State graduate of 1936 and taught four years at Marysville High School. She succeeds Miss Nellie Hixon who moves to Jackson and Pike Counties in a similar post.
Logan Church of the Nazarene filled Sunday night as Rev C B Clendenen delivered a sermon on Some of the Signs of the Second Advent of Christ. A playlet by the young people titled Plenty of Time followed, and after the program 13 people sought affiliation.
Mrs. Freda Currie 31 wife of J W Currie died in Columbus Monday morning after an extended illness. She had been treated at a hospital earlier and died at home. She is a sister of Thomas Vancuren of this city.
William Loomis leads a crew on the W. D. Braddock business block with concrete pouring completed and steel work in place on E Main Street.
Logan Harrington Class met Monday at the Presbyterian Manse with a 6 pm potluck. Twenty three members and three guests attended. Officers elected included Karshner president Brandt vice president Brown secretary Myers treasurer. Guests included Wilcoxon Williams Bay. Several local visits and health notes follow.
The Thursday Club of Coakley District met at Mrs. Viola Courtney's home with sixteen members present. Attendees included Ellen Bowersock Dessie Angle Vesper Vollmer Dorothy Wyckoff Frances Settles Clara Gleason Adda Joy Alice Smart Florence Miller Betty Smart Nellie Bond Betty Bond Ruth Lehman Edytha Walker Cora Blosser and host Viola Courtney. The next meeting is set for February 13 at Mrs. Ruth Lehman's home.
Mrs Sidney Miller of Gibisonville, mother of Charles Miller of this city, visited him Monday in Logan and was joined by Evelyn Moore the postmistress. Miller is believed to be the county's only great great grandmother. Also present were Mrs Agnes McKenzie visiting her daughters Mrs Mon Cook and Mrs Hayes Pritch.
A local health representative advocates TON JON in Lancaster Ohio urging relief for constipation nerves headaches and fatigue. An employee at Irving Drew Shoe Co. Mrs Helen Echard credits TON JON with restored sleep relief and ability to pass a work medical exam after years of discomfort.
Logan report says H. W. Sharp of Sugar Grove Rt. 1 faced arraignment before Mayor Dallas Kinser after a Sunday arrest by Patrolman Harrison Litherland. Sharp pled guilty and received a $150 fine plus costs and suspension of driving rights for operating a vehicle while intoxicated following a minor incident.
Announcement from the Hocking Vinton County Ministerial Association postpones the meeting planned for today to February 11 at 10 am. The event will be held at the Methodist Church with ministers from both counties attending to discuss final details of the Leadership Training school later this month.
The Hocking County extension work in Home Economics will meet at the high school on Tuesday February 4 with the topic Hospitality in the Home led by Mrs Ruth Bennington. Ward Township PTA meets at the high school gym on Thursday February 6. Afternoon Bridge Club had two tables. awards to Mrs Lawrence Lehman Mrs Devol and Mrs Ivan Lehman. Schoolmistress Club to hold meeting and banquet Thursday February 6 with dinner in Home Economics.
Preparations continue for a second wrestling event at Bell Hall Friday evening. Headlining will be Ray Dixon of London versus Curly McCloud of Etna, both previously featured on local programs.
Grange to meet Wednesday evening with district Deputy Marion Beery expected and county delegate Charles Griffith from Rockbridge to report on the state meeting. Refreshments will be served.
Chief Logan Chapter FFA was invited to participate in Farm Night on WOSU to discuss planning for the Ohio State Junior Fair. The club highlights its top exhibits and awards, with 198 entries last year and plans to surpass that in 1941. Neal Beery, president, notes crops and livestock exhibits planned for next summer.
Members of the Sherwood Chapter of the Rebekah lodge held an officer installation Friday evening. New officers include Mary Baxter as noble grand and Margaret Schlingerman as vice grand among others. Deputy president Lydia Dew installed them with her staff. Jessie Spence received a gift from the chapter in appreciation. A social hour followed with refreshments for about thirty people.
A motion picture titled Tobacco Land will be shown in the auditorium of the town's big school Thursday at 1 30 PM. Past Chiefs of the Pocahontas lodge met at Mrs Gladie Morgans home Friday with 15 attendees and installed officers Christine Dawson ingoing chief Pocahontas Sista Searles Winona and Gladie Morgan Powhatan. A social evening followed with games and prizes and refreshments. Donald Spence and Robert Horn are the first Corning draftees to be sent to Fort Hayes for final exams and possible Army induction likely at Camp Shelby Mississippi. grade teachers from Hemlock Shawnee New Straitsville Moxahala McLaney and Maxville visited the local grade school Tuesday afternoon for a reading demonstration.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Henry of Edmore Michigan visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Howard Antle of Gloucester spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles Morgan of North Valley street. Mrs Lena Fenneken and son Don Margaret Schlingerman and Mrs Louise Wemmer and daughter Nancy were in Athens Saturday.
The article notes that the only common wood that will burn while still green is that of the ash tree, highlighting its unique property among typical woods.
Public auction in Athens at the courthouse east door on February 20 at 1 30 PM. Property in New England village includes multiple lots and outlots totalling about eight acres with one acre carved from Lot 6. Appraised at $500, minimum bid two thirds of that. Cash on day of sale. Charles W. Bayless, attorney L A Pierce, for plaintiff.
Logan police report 22 January arrests led by overtime parking with 15 cases. Two arrests for petty larceny and two for allowing dogs to run at large during quarantine, plus one for failure to stop at a stop street, one for driving while intoxicated and one for reckless driving. Eight minor auto accidents, no injuries.
Warden Howard Brooks killed a dog at Charles Poling's home near Logan after it showed signs of rabies during the quarantine. The dog at George Daubenmire's home near Logan last week was reported not rabid by state labs. Brooks checks quarantine areas in the county to ensure compliance and prevent spread while dogs remain secured.
Three marriage licenses were issued in probate court over the end of the week. Arthur J. Walters of Logan, 23, a drug clerk, and Leota Marie Byers, 22, a stenographer, also of Logan, were authorized to wed. Eugene Merle Harden, 20, a truck driver of Ewing, and Ma Bel Irene McCune, 19, of Logan, were granted a license. Hamline J. McCormick, 45, a property manager of Zanesville, and Mary Bernice Karshner, 44, a clerk, of Zanesville, also obtained licenses to marry.
The Athens Nazarene Youth Zone rally is scheduled for 7 30 Wednesday evening at the Athens Church of the Nazarene. Dr H V Miller of Kansas City will speak, with Rev Charles L Henderson directing. All Southeast Ohio churches expected to attend. banners awarded for largest delegation.
Fred Wolfe files for divorce from June Wolfe in Perry County alleging neglect. The couple has no children.
Logan Chieftains host Columbus West High on their home court with Dick Acker among the visiting scorers. Coach Tom Bender aims for a strong lineup as Logan seeks to extend its league winning streak before Friday’s Nelsonville game and Greyhound challenge.
Social notes from Point Rock record four generations of the Vale family quilting with the W M Morris family and visits from the Bobo and Holcomb families. The Columbia High School operetta drew strong attendance while locals shopped in Pomeroy and Columbus and attended church and a funeral.
The death of Reverend L E Glenn at Bedford Indiana on Monday has been reported to relatives. He served ten years as a missionary in Egypt during his pastoral career.
Logan Rob ert Terrell son of Mr and Mrs W E Terrell Gore resigns from Southern Ohio Power Co to join the Federal Government in Cincinnati as an engineering inspector for the Navy Department He will report for new duties Thursday after arranging at the selective service office in Logan Monday
Logan Kiwanis Club plans an evening program with Harold Techau as guest. Techau, staying at the Bowen home on N Market St, will present a music program and explain the background of the songs. William G. Martin will introduce the guest.
A crew from Newark arrives this week to work on power line improvements in Logan Ohio. The project aims to upgrade infrastructure and reliability for residents and businesses in the area.
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