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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1933

Page

12

Welch on Committee Studying Assessment Refunds

Logan reports Rep H B Welch of Hocking County named to a five member special committee to study highway assessment refunds. Other appointees include Firck Kalb Van Nesa and Traxler. Welch voted for House Bill 264 to create an emergency relief fund and opposed repeal. He is a United Brethren clergyman serving in Hocking County.

Logan Columbus H. B. Welch Hocking County Firick Cuyahoga Kalb Ottawa van Nesa Champaign Traxler Wyandot Welch

Logan City Council Adopts Bierly Tragedy Sympathy Resolution

Logan February 16 The city council adopted a resolution expressing the community's sympathy to the Bierly family after their bereavement. Only other items were transfers of funds and monthly officer reports including Mayor Elias Bright's January collections. A Smale boy injury note follows in the same dispatch.

Logan William Bierly City of Bierly Elias Bright

Byron F Wolf To Be Buried on Friday

Byron F Wolf 72, retired Athens businessman, died at his Logan home after a long illness. Direct cause pneumonia. survived by wife Carrie Wolf and son Byron Wolf Jr. Brother Don Wolf resides in Akron. Funeral at his residence Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev P C Wolf, his half brother, officiating.

Logan Byron F. Wolf Athens Don Wolf Akron P. C. Wolf

Sheriff Ellinger Faces Rent Demands After Owning Farm

Logan February 16. Sheriff Sol Ellinger, now owner of a Washington Township farm, has received many requests to rent the unimproved property. He says he is not seeking a renter and plans to make improvements to the house during the summer.

Ellinger Logan Sol Ellinger Washington Township

Burial Planned in Oak Grove Cemetery

The Rev. W. N. Shank assists as Logan oversees the service. Burial will be made in Oak Grove Cemetery.

W. N. Shank. Logan Oak Grove Cemetery

Basketball Game Marks Senior Juniors Assembly Event

Logan February 16 senior high held a unique assembly featuring a basketball game between Seniors and Juniors as the new auditorium opened. Seniors won 17 to 6 with players Adair Keller Bright L Gompf C Keller Geslin Curl and Fickel on the winning side and J Gompf Sheets Iles Disbennet Carnes McMullen Wetherill on the junior team.

Logan Senior High Assembly Adair Keller Bright L. Gompf C. Keller Geslin Curl Fickel J. Gompf Sheets Iles Disbennet Carnes McMullen Wetherill L. C. Summers. Jackson

Kiwanis Leader R H Keso Guest Speaker in Logan

R H Keso president of the New Lexington Kiwanis Club spoke at the Logan Kiwanis meeting Tuesday night held at the Easterling clubhouse.

Auto collision on Hunter Main Street injures none seriously

Logan report states Supt. J. W. Coleman and a Columbus man collided at the Hunter Main Street intersection Tuesday evening. Neither driver was seriously hurt and both automobiles sustained damage as onlookers gathered.

Logan J. W. Coleman Columbus Hunter Main Street

Logan man files to run for Falls Township trustee

Wray Zeigler of Logan announces his intention to seek election as Falls Township trustee. He previously ran for the same office two years ago.

Logan Wray Zeigler Falls Township

Budget plan prompts cuts to welfare and education

The executive message notes that current budget allocations for welfare, state universities, and vocational education face further curtailment unless income rises. It proposes separating educational equalization funds from general revenue, directing cigarette and other revenues to that fund, and paying district aid in installments. Back salaries for teachers in state-aid districts are also on the table with a $14 million funding goal.

Tam Welfare Department General Revenue Fund Department of Education

Otterbein Romps Past Capital in Ohio Conference Game

Otterbein swept Capital University 52 to 32 as Ken Holland and Barney Francis led with 19 and 16 points. Capital’s Davidson was held to eight as Otterbein’s ball handling and accurate shooting dominated the game in Columbus.

Columbus U.P Otterbein Ohio Capital University Ken Holland Barney Francis Davidson Capital

John Carroll Tops Kent State In Ohio Conference Clash

John Carroll used nine scorers to outpace Kent State 38 to 27 in Cleveland. Kent State's Deleone led the visitors with 12 points as the game stayed relatively close early.

Cleveland U.P John Carroll Kent State Ohio Deleone

Hollister U B Church Seeks Feb 27 Basketball Game

Hollister United Baptist Church team seeks a game for February 27. Managers interested should contact Edward Phelps at Giouster Route 6.

Hollister U. B. Church Edward Phelps Giouster

First traffic rule arrest in Logan leads to $5 fine

Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn arrested Gerald Lewellyn, a truck driver, for operating a vehicle without proper lights. He was brought before Mayor Elias Bright, pleaded guilty, and was fined $5 plus costs.

Logan Joe Farbearn Gerald Lewellyn Elias Bright Lewellyn

Beauty Doctor Play At Ilesboro PTA Meeting

In Ilesboro, the Parent-Teacher Association plans a program next Thursday evening featuring the one act comedy The Beauty Doctor titled to be presented with vocal and instrumental music and readings. The committee includes Mrs Grace Rheinscheld Mrs Vern Rheinscheld and Miss Lucy Barker. Mary E Wynn named sole beneficiary in the Elizabeth C Wynn will read by Probate Judge Ed L Ewing. The will dated March 20 1920 names Wynn as executrix and witnesses Carrie J Lutz and H M Whitcraft.

Logan Beauty Doctor Ilesboro Parent-Teacher Association Grace Rheinscheld Vern Rheinscheld Lucy Barker

Straitsville and Shawnee split basketball honors

New Straitsville took the boys game while Shawnee captured the girls contest. Mrs. Clovis Wardle is seriously ill with flu. Gladys Columber of Logan arrived in town with friends.

New Straitsville Shawnee Clovis Wardle Gladys Columber Logan

Birthday party honors Gertrude Strain on Valentine Day

A birthday party was held on Valentine Day for Gertrude Strain seven years old, daughter of Clyde and Mrs. Strain, with schoolmates as guests. A Priscilla Class meeting featured a parcel post sale. Clarence Harkless recently visited Shawnee. Funeral services for Harry Ross were conducted Saturday at the Methodist Church. Fred Blankenship is ill. Oliver Devol, jailed for a minor offense, attempted suicide by hanging and was moved to Perry County Jail. Robert Wilson remains unimproved after a stroke.

Gertrude Strain Clyde Strain Priscilla Clarence Harkless Shawnee Methodist Church Harry Ross James Ross Oliver Devol Perry County

New Legion Band Toys Make Bows Next Week

Logan holds a charity minstrel with the American Legion Band wearing new uniforms to be shown next week. Rehearsals run two weeks and advance ticket sales point to a successful show. Melrose Harbaugh notes Logan Post aided 28 families at about $1000 during the past year.

Logan American Legion Logan Post Melrose Harbaugh

Plane flight aids Logan funeral for Youngstown fire victim

Captain Grover Spraker of the US Army, brother of Alexander A. Spraker, arrived in Logan from Georgia to attend the funeral. The journey traveled by Army air to Columbus then bus to Logan. A sister from Lenoir City named Tony also came to Logan for the service.

Logan Grover Spraker United States Army Alexander A. Spraker Youngstown Georgia Columbus Lenoir City Tony

Local Carnes School music contest winners named

Logan Feb 16 Miss Janet White and Miss Esther Briley hosted Carnes School pupils after a tie in the music contest. Winners were Miss Carrie Belle Kline Miss Waveline Frasure Miss Marjorie Richards Harold Mundy and Warren Ashbaugh.

Extension Students In Social Meeting

Ohio University extension class members gathered at the Methodist Episcopal Church for a social evening with dinner provided by the Les Amies Class. A premeeting business session drew thirty seven attendees at the courthouse, with C. W. Zeigier organizing the program.

Unclear fragment on talks and class schedules

The readable portion mentions talks involving Ra and McQuiston and references a next week class by semester. It also hints at Hocking and counties but lacks coherent details or dates.

Hocking

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