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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1936
Page
16
The readable text contains scattered names and figures such as Gran Judge Vids Ponth and Willy but lacks coherent events. Other fragments include years 1939 1979 1928 and references to a boat and street terms, making a clear news item unlikely.
Logan High School releases honor roll for six weeks with seniors leading at 23.1 percent, followed by juniors at 17.1 percent and sophomores at 21.4 percent. The list names many students and notes no grade below M and an average at G to merit the rating.
Rain and melting snow left Logan streets thick with slush. Pedestrians struggled to cross intersections as gutters overflowed. Service crews worked to clear Main Street blocked by cars, while snow plows freed other areas and kept gutters open for drainage.
Relatives say the veteran railroad man C W Schwenke is gravely ill after a stroke and remains in a Columbus hospital where he was taken late last week.
Margaret Johnson sues Joseph M. Johnson in Logan under a minor status case. Through her next friend Esther Dille she seeks custody of their child and reasonable alimony. The couple wed in Greenup Kentucky on December 30 1933.
Logan Briefs report Margaret and Mary Stephenson visiting Columbus to stay with Mr and Mrs Monte Beavers. Mr and Mrs E B Brown of Lancaster were Logan visitors Wednesday. L P Mooney of Logan city made a business trip to Columbus on Wednesday.
Mrs Minnie Thornton of Columbus sustained serious injuries last week when the car she rode in with her husband was struck in Logan by another vehicle. The couple were returning from a trip to Zanesville and were thrown from the automobile. Mrs Thornton suffered back injuries and possible internal damage. her husband had less serious injuries. Mrs Thornton formerly lived in Logan and is sister to George Frank Edward and Tom Everest.
Kenneth Frazier suffered a deep cut when his hand slipped while opening a night rack, his finger slashing through glass. The wound severed an artery and he received treatment at Chertigion Hospital.
Logan High fans discussed the team’s prospects after comparing last year’s champion squad with the present Chieftains. Veterans noted that the 1936 sophomore players Ralston Cole Richardson Leonard Nelson Sparnow lack a strong record but are set to return, giving Logan High confidence for the next two seasons.
Grace Church will move the Sunday evening service to 4 p m starting February 16. Holy Communion will be at 8 a m on the first Sunday of each month, with Church School at 10 a m and preaching at 4 p m. Simpson Methodist Church announces a 90 minute Sunday service at 9 15 a m with 7 p m evening preaching by Rev T E Maness.
Mrs. Myrtle Lowney who moved from California to Logan died at her brother in law and sister’s home on Church Street from carcinoma. She left a son Van Long from a previous marriage and a daughter Mrs. Edward Dawe in Los Angeles. Final rites are set for 2 p m Monday at the Snyder residence with Oak Grove Cemetery burial.
Constable J H Shato reported arresting Floyd Hurt, 25, colored, in Rio Grande Wednesday night on complaints by his family that he broke auto glass with rocks, damaged guns in the house, and struck his brother with a baseball bat. Hurt was sober, the officer said. He had previously served a term in Mansfield for stealing wheat.
Rev W N Shank speaks at Logan Methodist on Speculating in Future and Collecting the Fares with Junior and Senior choirs. First Presbyterian hosts Rev R C Babylon. United Brethren with Rev John A Toy on The Way of Rebirth and Who Is a Christian. Debenture bond interest announced after morning service.
Logan man D. Y. Milne reports 32 degrees in Marietta Georgia on Monday with snow while traveling toward Florida. He and Mrs. Milne are en route for a short vacation, sending the update to Logan friends.
Dr W B Lacock and Miss Bertha Madlener represented Hocking County Health Department at the Central District Ohio Federation of Health Commissioners in Columbus on Wednesday. During the business session the local health commissioner was renamed secretary of the group. Mrs Lacock accompanied her husband to Columbus.
Hocking County Board of Elections held a meeting on Thursday as routine business. They await Judge Frank M. Acton of Lancaster to rule on the Laurelville Perry school case after hearing evidence two weeks ago.
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft delivered the principal address at a joint luncheon of the Hocking County Bar Association and the Hocking County Medical and Dental Societies held at the Ambrose Hotel. He paid a high tribute to local physicians and mixed in humor throughout his remarks.
Logan high auditorium hosts two puppet shows Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer plus the Marionette Circus by C Ray Smith's Olvera Street Marionettes from Los Angeles under East PTA auspices. Movie stars will also appear. Evening show opens at 8 o'clock.
Gallipolis Dr. A B Garrett veteran of the Civil War and former consul to Mexico is rapidly recovering at his home from a severe influenza attack.
An employee of C. S. Clark Co. and O. Railroad was injured Thursday after a fall caused by icy conditions. The back injury is the latest toll from hazardous surfaces as crews continue work during winter weather.
Logan American Legion minstrel group met at the Logan Post rooms for an initial rehearsal for the annual show set for March 13 and 14. Discussion covered the program's numbers. A second rehearsal is planned for Sunday at 2 pm with Merle Weymueller in charge and L. P. Mooney and Walter Prather as assistants.
In a letter to his father, Durward Branigan, a Logan youth and Oberlin College student, says he will join the college baseball team for a spring trip to Ohio University for a series of contests. A fellow Logan alumnus, son of Rev. and Mrs. J G Spears, is also on the team. Branigan is an infielder and Spears a pitcher.
Logan Chieftains travel to Pomeroy to face the undefeated Panthers in a key game. Then Logan hosts Marietta tomorrow night for another tough test, continuing a demanding road schedule this week.
Mrs W D Weltner hosted Priscilla Club on W Main St with refreshments served late. Attendees included Mrs H H Wright Mrs Don Warner Mrs Jacob Kleinschmidt Mrs Amos L Heyde Mrs B F Gesiin Mrs F A Koppe Mrs Theodore Johnson Mrs Curtis Cole Mrs Emma Tucker Mrs Gertrude Kleinschmidt Miss Emma Kleinschmidt Miss Margaret Hartman Mrs Fay Blosser and Iris Beverly. Sewing Club Quilts hosted by Miss Kathleen McGonagle at Warner Ave with quilting and lunch to close.
Games and lunch marked a Lincoln's Birthday gathering hosted Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Daubenmier. Attendees included several families and their children, among them Miss Dorothy Green, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Cummins and son, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Casto and daughter, and the Ringhiser family with Leota Charles and Lester.
Arraignment of Ellsworth Barnhart and Lawrence Connor of Union Furnace before Magistrate S B Whitehart on charges of stealing chickens from Ralph Chambers ended with guilty pleas. Each defendant received fines of 25 dollars plus costs.
New Logan residents Mr and Mrs Grant Lark of Carroll moved to 638 Warner Ave this week joining the community.
An Athens resident claims Vendel eased daily backache sore muscles and stiff knees. He reports rapid relief from constipation and dizziness after starting Vendel, praising the medicine for regulating bowels and liver and improving overall health.
Logan Funeral notice for Frank Fickel 64 Falls Township who died Thursday after a short illness from double pneumonia. Survived by children Oria Jacob Fickel and others. Funeral at Logan United Brethren Church Sunday at a o clock with Rev. John A. Toy. Burial Zion Cemetery in Mariog Township.
Emma Straushaugh, 68, widow of L C Straushaugh, longtime Logan resident, died at her son in law and daughter Matthew Kilpatrick home at 4m Cleveland Ave Columbus after paralysis. She leaves three children Elda Koons of Columbus George Strausbaugh of Logan and another son. Funeral at Merrick Funeral Home Columbus Sunday at 1 pm with burial at Obetz Junction.
A special program for Washington's birthday will be offered under the direction of Marion Beery by Hocking Grange on the evening of February 21. Refreshments will be served at the close of the program.
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