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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1930
Page
10
Mr and Mrs William Lehman and their family of West Second Street were in Columbus Sunday visiting relatives.
In Logan on Saturday Chillicothe beat Logan High 20 to 9 after a scoreless first half as substitutions sparked a late rally. Lancaster girls beat Logan 23 to 15 in the other half of the double header while Wellston High visits Logan Friday in a league contest.
Logan February 17 Rev H L Geddes spoke at First Presbyterian on Christianity's Influence on Civilization. He argued slavery weakened Rome, praised emancipation, and warned immorality could topple nations, with future talks planned on the Humanity of Jesus.
Rolland Bright spoke on Abraham Lincoln to Maple Lawn Parent-Teacher Association at Shaw School House Green Township. More than a hundred attended as Bright traced Lincoln from boyhood to statesman and his global influence. The event included a PTA play about home school church and state and a 33rd anniversary cake baked by Mrs. S. W. Arnold.
A thin column of smoke led to a fire at the William Wells home on Bremen road north of Logan. Neighbors extinguished it at 4 pm Thursday after it began in a kitchen wood box, burning to the attic before control. Prompt discovery kept losses small.
Mrs. George Green of Columbus visited Logan guests Friday and Saturday. The Rev. L. B. Wissinger of New Plymouth Presbyterian Church made a business call in Logan. W. E. Evans and Ben Bailey, Carbon Hill merchants, testified in a Common Pleas Court case in Logan. W. J. Davis of New Straitsville was a Logan visitor. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft, recently in Cleveland, spent weekend with his family. Arre sts at Murray Logan report intoxication charges involving Coates and Gerald Emerson, arraignment to follow.
In Logan on February 17 motorists near Rockbridge filed complaints about residents dumping ashes on the highway. The ash waste reportedly contained nails harming car tires. County surveyor forwarded the matter to Traffic Officer Joe Farbearn, who served notices ordering a halt to the practice.
Many radios in Logan tuned to Station WCAH Columbus Sunday between noon and 1 PM for the Watch Tower Hour. Four locals entertained: Mrs H M Boocks, Mrs M F Weymueller, Mrs H V Adams and Melvin Harbarger. Reports say the program came in clearly.
Logan Utah Feb 17 Judge Wor stell in Common Pleas Court dismissed an appeal from the Probate Court in the Rachelmacher estate case. The appeal challenged the lower court order overruling a motion to require Caleb L McKee Columbus to file separate accounting. McKee is a former trustee and longtime executor who resigned. Miss Burke and Charles Donahue are named executors.
Mary A Kep ler was granted a divorce from Arthur R Kepler after a contested hearing before Judge Whitcraft. Custody of two children awarded to the mother with alimony of 500 dollars and defendant ordered to pay 5 dollars weekly for child support.
In probate court Logan on Saturday Judge A M Ellinger appointed R B Wildermuth of Columbus as administrator of the Mary Elizabeth Stiverson estate. A $4000 bond was posted. The court named George Kelch Walter A Harned and Paul Fox as appraisers.
In Logan on February 17 Judge Worstell Kiday sustained a demurrer in the case State of Ohio Ex Rel the Hocking County Agricultural Society v. Melvin Heft auditor. Leave was granted to amend the petition within ten days.
In Logan Ohio a Common Pleas Court contempt attachment ordered Sheriff Lloyd to arrest Christman and Constable Kovach for not obeying a court order. Christman and Kovach faced a Saturday court appearance with a Monday deadline to restore the cow to its rightful owner or face jail.
Judge Harley M. Whitcraft overruled a motion for a new trial in the Raymond Wharton versus Clarence Ingmire et al. matter and rendered judgment on a verdict for the defendant. Settlement reached in the Lawrence Wollett versus The Mutual Benefit Health pany suit. case dismissed. Abe Graft against The Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association also settled with costs paid. Mary Rhoda Ford versus Thomas Bruce Ford granted temporary alimony of 35 dollars plus 5 dollars per week for the minor child, due by March 15 and starting February 15 respectively. Judge Whitcraft then left for Athens to hear a case and returned to Cleveland to remain through February.
Mrs. M. C. Calladin of New Straitsville was injured when her car crash near the village Saturday afternoon. She lost several teeth and sustained facial lacerations and was taken to Cherrington Hospital after first aid at New Straitsville.
In Snake Hollow Ward Township 800 feet of copper wire were stolen from Phoenix Coal Company mine. Sheriff W. R. Lloyd and Deputy Sheriff de Farbearn investigated after deputies used bloodhounds from Gallipolis to pursue suspects. Thefts have occurred previously at the site.
I. V. Moravy of Union Furnace joined a crowd in Logan on Saturday, noting a day of sightseeing and local activity.
Gore A B Ladies Aid Society gathered at Mrs Rose Hite home on February 18 with devotionals led by Mina Howdyshell president and a valentine lunch. Edith Starr won the candy contest. next gathering planned by Mina Howdyshell in two weeks.
Mrs Charles Redhenwald hosted a Friday evening bridge gathering at her East Hunter Street home. Substitute players included Mrs Elta Miller and Mrs Mary Taggart Blasius.
Watson, Broth era and Walsmith completed a well in the Roseville field Friday that proved to be a duster. It is the first non producer struck by Logan people active in the district's new oil field development.
Mrs. Charles Schell and Mrs. Barton A Holl hosted the Idano Club dinner at six Friday evening at the Spinning Wheel Tea Room. Social diversions followed at Mrs. Schell’s Mound Street home after the meal.
A 1929 health ad promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Extract Tablets as a source of vitamins A and D. It claims to aid fatigue, weakness, and underweight conditions without drugs, offering 60 tablets for 60 cents through U S drugstores.
Mrs A C Minlo of Lancaster visited daughter Mrs Russell Blum of Warner Avenue in Logan Saturday. Several Columbus residents including Herbert Krieg Linden Masonic Lodge member joined relatives in Logan for bowling and weekend gatherings.
Members of the Hocking County Bar Association will meet in the Common Pleas Court Room on Wednesday evening. John C. Pettit, president, said the constitution and by laws committee asked for more time and expects its report ready for this week’s meeting.
A health note promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a trusted laxative for all ages. The ad cites a long history, doctor founder and widespread use in thousands of cases, claiming no griping and pleasant taste. sale through drug stores.
W. T. Dickerson of Columb traveled to Logan on Sunday with Hiram Gordon former manager of the Logan Shoe Company.
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