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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1934

Page

10

Dancing Lady at Majestic and Carolina at Ohio Theater

The Majestic showcases Dancing Lady with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in a musical romance, while Janet Gaynor and Lionel Barrymore star in Carolina at the Ohio Theater, a tobacco plantation romance with strong performances and Henry King directing. Ray Walker leads He Couldn’t Take It at the Court Theater with a witty, carefree role.

Majestic Joan Crawford Owio Janet Gaynor Liv Court Ray Walker Clark Gable Majestic Theater Towers Crawford Gable Joan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Robert Z. Leonard James Warner Bellah Wranehot Tone May Robson Winnie Lightner Fred Astaire Robert Benchley Ted Mealy Gloria Foy Art Jarrett Grant Mitchell Maymood Holmes Nelson Eddy Sterling Bolloway Ted Healy Stoowes Lionel Barrymore Henrietta Crosman Robert Young Fox Film Carolina Ohio Theater Net Barrymore Stepin Fetchit Richard Cromwell Mona Barrie Russell Simpson Henry King Reginald Berkeley COURT Monogram Court Theater Jimmy Case Walker New York City Los Angeles South Seas Russell Mack Papa the Devil Joe Malone Mae Weet Glimpeed Paramount

Divorce Action Log in Logan For Wilful Absence

Feb 5 Logan divorce action filed by Mark Shelton against Ethel Shelton alleging wilful absence for over three years. The couple married Sept. 1090 and have no children.

Unsigned letters flood Logan mayor’s office

Logan reports a large influx of unsigned letters to Mayor Kenneth R. FitzGerald. He states that only letters with legitimate signatures will be considered.

Logan Kenneth R. Fitzgerald

Creomulston Claims Sevenfold Germ Fight Power

An advertisement touts Creomulston as a multi action remedy that fights seven germs rapidly. It promises harmless relief from coughs and colds, is pleasant to take and contains no narcotics. The druggist will refund money on the spot if relief is not achieved.

Creomulston

Logan Farmers Institute to Open Thursday Night

Logan farmers institute begins Thursday at the courthouse auditorium with sessions Friday and Saturday. State speakers include Mrs M G Vanderbark of Zanesville and H D Eckert of Hilliards discussing Tomorrow and farm life. Music from West Logan pupils, Oroville quartet, and school groups accompanies sessions.

Logan Logan Farmers’ Institute Courthouse M. G. Vanderbark Zanesville H. D. Eckert Hilliards Vanderbark

Guilty Plea Leads to Non-Support Bond and Weekly Payments

Enloe Brown pleaded guilty to non support before Judge H M Whitcraft in Logan. He must pay 3 per week for the minor's support and post 500 bond. Brown was captured in Akron last week and returned to Logan by Deputy Joe Farbearn, then released after bond.

Mrs Murphy Dies in Logan After Prolonged Illness

Kathryn Murphy aged 70 widow of Allen Murphy Falls Township died Friday evening after a long illness. Sister Mrs Mary Burns of near Logan and several half siblings survive. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Enterprise United Brethren Church.

Logan Kathryn Murphy Allen Murphy Falls Township Mary Burns Enterprise United Brethren Church

Coe Divorce Seeks Custody Alimony and Restraining Order

Pearl Lee Coe charges neglect and cruelty in a divorce petition against John Waller Coe whom she married in 1913. They separated February 1 1933 and seek custody of four children plus alimony and a restraining order.

Bridgette Club Bridge Night at Stoughton Home

Bridgette Club members gathered at Miss Elizabeth Stoughton’s North Street home for a Friday bridge evening. Miss Florence Powers held high score as lunch was served after the games by hostesses Miss Catherine and Miss Esther Stoughton.

Logan Bridgette Club Elizabeth Stoughton Bridge Florence Powers Catherine Esther Stoughton

Doctor Melcher Admitted To Cherington Hospital

Logan notes Dr. F Melcher of Bloomingville with severe tonsillitis was admitted to Cherrington Hospital on Friday for treatment.

Logan F. Melcher Booth Bloomingville Cherrington Hospital

Logan Traffic Drive To Start In Earnest Coming Saturday

Logan Feb. 5 More than a score of motorists who parked on Main Street Saturday and overstayed the hour limit found warning tags in their cars. Police continue the education program with City Hall warnings and no charges yet. Next Saturday officers will file charges against overstayers. new warning signs will be in place and the minimum fine is $1 plus costs.

Logan Main Street City Hall

Zeigler Praised for Air School Work in Ohio

Logan February 5 reports C W Zeiger who runs radio classes in Hocking County received praise during a WOSU broadcast by A Lee Henderson. The announcer called Zeigler a front line radio instructor in CBS work and noted Hocking County ranks second in Ohio for participants in the radio college course.

Logan C. W. Zeiger Hocking County WOSU A. Lee Henderson Zeigler CBS Ohio

Farmers form loan group in Ohio to back crop livestock work

A Logan group of Hocking County farmers traveled to Jackson to organize a production credit group linked to the Federal Land Bank in Louisville. Plans call for 18 Ohio groups to aid farmer loans for crops and livestock. Harold Chambers, extension agent, guided the delegation.

Logan Hocking County Jackson Harold Chambers Federal Land Bank Louisville Ohio

Henderson divorce granted in Logan by Judge Whitcraft

Mary K. Henderson was granted a divorce from P. A. Henderson in Logan. Custody of two minor children goes to the mother who will receive 35 percent of the husband's earnings as alimony and 10 dollars weekly for child support.

Logan Mary K. Henderson P. A. Henderson Harvey M. Whitcraft

Miss Jane White Leaves Logan for Ohio University

Miss Jane White of Logan travels to Athens to enroll at Ohio University for an arts course this week. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. White.

Logan Jane White Athens Ohio University Miss White R. L. White

Bentz Boy Burns After Tea Kettle Accident

Alfred Jackie Bent three year old son of Mr and Mrs J M Bentz suffered severe burns Thursday when a brother pulled water from a tea kettle onto the child s back. Other local notices report illness and visits among residents including Mrs Libby Tucker ill with influenza and Dorothy Swartz and Edson Stout visiting Dr and Mrs Guthrie. A work horse owned by David Russell died recently.

Jackie Bent J. M. Bentz Jim Swarts Albert Morris Libby Tucker C. V. Swartz W. E. Robinson Edson Stout Guthrie Elia Weaver Giennis Shumway Dana Swartz George Paulson Hemlock Grove Charles Shumway Conrad Bentz Pomeroy and Letart Edith Betzing Mable Swartz David Russell

Mason Starling Dies in New York City at 74

Marietta reports Mason B. Starling aged 74 died in New York City last week. He previously bought Governor George White’s oil holdings and held extensive properties in Noble County and the Macksburg field in Washington County.

Marietta Mason B. Starling George White New York City Noble County Macksburg Washington County

Miss Ruth Hamilton Weds Lloyd Gompf on Christmas Day

Logan Feb 5 announces the marriage of Ruth Hamilton daughter of Mr. and Mrs J O Hamilton to Lloyd Gompf son of Mr. and Mrs Chris Gompf. The couple wed in Greenup Kentucky on Christmas Day and reside in Nelsonville where Gompf works at Whitmore Greenhouses. Mrs Gompf is a graduate of Cherrington Hospital School of Nursing.

Ruth Hamilton Lloyd Gompf Logan J. O. Hamilton This City Chris Gompf Greenup

Mrs. Anna Griffith Dies in Morristown

Mrs. Anna Griffith, 75, widow of William Griffith, died at 6:15 p.m. Friday at the Morristown home of a son, Thomas Griffith. She was well known in the Logan district and will be buried Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Nelsonville.

Logan Morristown Anna Griffith William Griffith Thomas Griffith Greenlawn Nelsonville

Three People Undergo Major Surgery at Logan Hospital

Logan, Feb. 5. At Cherrington Hospital three patients under went major surgery over the weekend. Mamie Knece, 13, of Laurelville and Arthur Ward of Union Furnace had appendicitis operations while Mrs. Shelby Murphy of Nelsonville had a gall bladder operation.

Logan Cherrington Hospital Mamie Knece Laurelville Arthur Ward Union Furnace Shelby Murphy Nelsonville

Zanner Transferred to Lancaster for Training as Relief Manager

Charles Zanner of Logan has been moved from Jackson after five weeks as Western Union relief manager. He arrived in Lancaster today to undergo several weeks of Simplex operation training before resuming duties that cover various cities across the state.

Zanner Logan Charles Zanner Jackson Western Union Lancaster

Beano party for parish aid aims to help Murray City

Murray City notice from February 3 reports a Beano party planned for Monday evening February 5 at St. Phillip Hall from 7 to 9 for parish benefit. Several local residents and visitors are listed in a long social notes rundown including Eunice Donoghue and families from Murray City Athens Columbus and nearby towns.

Murray City St. Phillip Hall Eunice Donoghue Joe Green Evanaville Ind Mary Donoghue Leo Swyers Joan Bess Rummer Pauline Brown Ralph Swyers Cleveland Arthur Robson Athens Phoebe Robson Ben Turner Howard Chivers Columbus Sadye Chivers Charles Shaffer Ann Shaffer Gordon James Frank Bartoe Mary Bartoe Eva Herron George Boling Tunis Nunemaker Portsmouth Nunemaker John Walters Charles McCall Ohio Jesse Dyson Minnie Britt John Britt Lancaster Edna Dyson John Wilson Lily Day Wright Jack Wright Dayto Eli Lanning Thomas Mordue George Mordue Ted Thomas Jean M. W. Kenney Phoebe Bess Logan William Chivers John Myrtle Hannas Nelsonville Samantha Shelton

William Keller Dies Former Logan Official

William Keller 84 former Logan official and street commissioner died in Columbus on February 5 after hardening of the arteries. Relatives in Logan were informed Friday evening Keller had resided in Columbus for the last 12 years and was well known in Logan.

Logan Columbus William Keller Keller

Pastor Demonstrates Alcohol Effects Using Egg Test

In Logan on February 5 during morning service at the Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. W N Shank demonstrated the effects of grain alcohol on an egg to illustrate harm to the human body.

Logan Methodist Episcopal Church W. N. Shank

Keller Brother Linked to Logan Village Service

Longtime street commissioner for Logan village, he was brother of Eli and Jacob J. Keller of near Logan and Mrs. John Engle of Marion Township. Funeral services and burial to be held in Columbus today.

Logan Eli and Jacob J. Keller Near John Engle Marion Township Columbus

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FOX Film Presents Gay Barrymore Stepin Paul Green Ethel Waters Rufus Jones Jack Denny Pranchot Tone May Robson Pred Astaire Robt. Benchley Ted Healy and His Stooges Farmers’ Institute Carnes Webb Summit Calico Ridge Scotts Creek Gibisonville Institute L. A. Kaufman Kaufman Ohio Wool Growers Association Akron Enterprise Entertaings Club Virginia Cherrill George E. Stone Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Warner Baxter George Brent and Others Second Street Buffalo Busby Berkeley Merna Kennedy Charlie Chaplin Logan Man Alfred Greenup, Ky Kansas City Dr. Kaiser Koch Zenners New York Morrow Zenner's Zenner Ing Zenner's Wash Goods Bourjois Paris
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