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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
16
Logan city council held a special session to study selecting a public depository for funds and to authorize purchasing a recording beam scale set at about 1100 dollars. Revenue from scales has fallen but expected to rise with new equipment. bidding and financing steps begin February 27.
Logan briefs detail multiple community groups meeting around town. Officers elected include Mrs. Claude Chrisman and Miss Marjorie Brandt, with Miss Sara Turner as secretary treasurer. Other clubs meet at homes to review books, hear talks, and share refreshments.
Logan North Market Street residents feed birds and animals this winter. Mrs Walter North feeds 22 quails at her home and Mrs Russell Brown provides daily feed for a squirrel that nests in a tree near her residence.
Logan A seed program meeting under the Division of Plant Industry of the State Department of Agriculture will be held at the courthouse on February 14. Speakers include Stanley Laybourne C M McIntire and Raymond Wolfe. Seed exhibit and motion picture on seed handling planned. Local growers may have four samples tested free of charge. samples can be brought to the meeting.
Starr Washington High School released the honor roll for the year as compiled by Supt. D O Davis. Members include seventh grade students Alice Alberry Helen Cottrill Donald Eggleston Lucille Hutchinson Vyron Rhein scheld Maxine Sinnott Donald Smith and Emerson Thompson. Seventh grade list continues with Betty Chesser Dollie Clark Imogene Eggleston Charlene Hartsell Ivy Malone Roland Pierce and Anna Sellers in eighth grade. Ninth grade names include Vivlean Barlow Dorothy Cox Pauline Peters Denver Wolfe tenth grade features Pauline Bailey Iva Clark Mildred Kern Reita Moravy Howard Sellers Nina Smith. Eleventh grade lists Charles Cox Dwain Clark Esther Kilkenny June Lowry Harry Primmer Irene Ward twelfth grade names Bonnie Bacus Mabel Jones Anna Wyskiver and Josephine Salts.
Blood transfusions were given to J. D. Sanderson and Mrs. Lulu Yochum at Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday. Sanderson, after a major operation the previous night, remained in serious condition though showing a slight improvement. Mrs. Harbaugh, operated on Tuesday, was reported as good as could be expected.
Total Red Cross war relief in Hocking County reached 22.50 dollars as reported by Charles Ep stein, local committee chairman. Funds were sent to national headquarters and a Finland relief message thanked the chapter. National Red Cross has supplied 18 tons of anesthetics for Finland since the war began.
Logan Post Office accepts applications for examination for the fourth class postmaster position at Union Furnace. Applications will be received until February 23.
Logan area offices including financial institutions state departments and courthouse offices will close Monday for Lincoln's birthday. Plans call for a second closure on February 22 for Washington's birthday.
Mrs Ella Keynes and Mrs Alice Steinman have been ill with influenza but show improvement. Howard Brooks county dog warden has begun checks on delinquent dog owners. about 70 have purchased tags since his rounds began.
Donald Blum, seven, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Blum, has left Columbus hospital after an appendicitis operation.
McNamee of this city attended the funeral of Thomas Colbert held at St. Patrick's Church in Buchtel on Tuesday.
Logan Commandery Knights Templar held a Wednesday drill with a social session for wives and lunch afterward. Committee members in charge were W H Hansel C O Stephenson and Washington Bowers. An invitation to a Feb 24 meeting for Commandery 69 in Columbus was issued. Craftsmen Club met at Masonic Hall Monday with several new formations shown.
Cage Mentor Happy at center of Hocking County race as Logan Thomas Rose Gibsonville guides Laurel Townshipers to a season pennant with eight straight wins. Regulars include Smith Barringer Keck Wilson and Wylie. Wylie Keck and Wilson are top scorers in the league.
Logan youths from Troop 153 sponsored by the Logan Lodge of Elks prepare to offer their membership for civic service on Saturday. They will report to Mayor Dallas Kinser as Carl Poling and Waldo Durant arrange duties for Scoutmaster W. D. Braddock. The city marks Boy Scout Week amid the 30th anniversary of scouting.
Logan reports a large bounty payout to F. O Wolf Wayne Bowers Pearl McClelland and Kenneth McClelland for delivering 418 crows heads. The payment of $104.50 marks the biggest bounty in years.
Logan P Reichley New Lexington and Jack Landrum Columbus designated to officiate the Hocking County basketball tournament. Arrangement for their services made by tourney manager Joe J Stone Murray City.
Logan reports progress on repairs at Murray City School gymnasium damaged by fire. A new maple floor is being laid, the stage improved, new lights installed, and interior repainted as work continues.
Logan reports Councilman George Moore attended a special city council session his first since last August. He arrived escorted by Police Chief Lew Reynolds and was welcomed by members and officials. Moore is steadily improving from the leg amputation operation performed months ago.
It was mild at Old Man's Cave with 107 visitors to start February. CCC enrollees build a new parking spot northeast of the park. Three terraces will hold cars and extend from the park. A picnic ground southeast of the cave will need a new shelter house and water system.
The Rev Neil Crawford of the First Christian Church Athens will preach at the Presbyterian Church during Religious Awakening Week services. Crawford formerly assisted at Old Stone Presbyterian Cleveland. Special music by Dr and Mrs Carlos A Gaffin Miss Marjorie Brandt and Walter Prather.
Fred Hemrick of Sand Run faced charges for failure to send his child to school. He was arraigned by Magistrate Frank St. Clair after a Wednesday arrest by Constable C. H. Stephenson. Hemrick pleaded guilty, paying a $5 fine plus costs, and was jailed for nonpayment. Attendance officer Carl Poling filed the complaint.
H Ray Wagner and his family leased the Marks property on North Street and plan to move from Zanesville soon. Wagner becomes the new area supervisor of adult education.
An advertisement touts Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic as a general system tonic made from roots and herbs. It claims to stimulate appetite aid digestion relieve occasional constipation and assist with neuralgia pains stiff neck muscular cramps mosquito bites frost bites and minor sprains for the back chest throat and muscles.
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