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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1939
Page
12
Logan officials launched a county wide check of about 1300 WPA workers to determine eligibility for continued employment. Two supervisors and 12 investigators from other counties arrived Thursday and will work through Saturday to compile facts for future project reductions.
About 85 SE Ohio District administrators and music supervisors gathered at Logan Methodist Church for a dinner and program led by Rev. Donald H. Tippett. Speakers included Supt. G. E. Carr and A. Jord Bayless. Musical numbers featured Logan High School brass, a boys quartet, and group singing, with arrangements by Grace Orr and Janet White. News notes: Laurelville principal Joseph L. Archer remains hospitalized with little change in condition.
Bill Wolfe son of Mr and Mrs Byron Wolfe suffers a foot injury at a high school gym and must use crutches for several weeks.
Vaccinations began this week in Logan city schools under Dr. H. M. Boocks city health commissioner. About 300 children with parental consent will be treated across grades high schools and parochial school as the program proceeds.
Vital statistics show January births exceeding deaths in Logan and rural Hocking County. Logan reported 10 births to 9 deaths, with nine boys and one girl born. Rural areas tallied 16 births to 15 deaths, including 10 boys and six girls, to numerous named parents.
Dr W B Lacock county health commissioner will visit eastern county schools to continue vaccination of school and pre school children. On Monday Murray City Newton at 9 am Orlston New Pittsburg Jobs at 10 am and Carbon Hill Sand Run at 1 pm.
Area ministers outline Sunday services across Logan with sermons at the Methodist and United Brethren churches. Music by Youth and Senior Choirs accompanies morning and evening worships, with leagues meeting at 6. Other churches in Ilesboro and St Matthew plan sermons and evening services.
Abraham Schleagel of Logan celebrated his 93rd birthday on Thursday. a lifelong resident since 1908, he previously worked as a salt maker and at Mason City and Pomeroy before joining the Hocking Valley brick plant and other local jobs until retirement. He remains healthy, walks downtown weekly when weather permits, and is survived by three sons and six daughters, living with his son Charles.
Funeral services for W Irving Krieg were conducted at the First Presbyterian Church of Logan with Rev. Cecil H Jones in charge and Rev. John W Stemen assisting. Krieg was a longtime male quartet member at the church. special music came from Edward Myers W D Thurness J D Sanderson and Walter Prather. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Miller Chapel Grange held a Wednesday session electing six candidates. First and second degrees to be conferred March 1. A called meeting slated for February 27. Mrs. Clarence Skinner and Mrs. Tom Strawn sang a duet during the lecture hour. Wash Bowers of Logan spoke on the world poultry congress. Mrs. C. L. Cunningham dedicated a Lincoln picture for the club.
Logan Hocking County plans a vocal music festival at Rockbridge on April 6 after a meeting of vocal music supervisors. They invited Joseph A. Leeder of Ohio State University to direct the festival and seek a male quartet to augment the program.
Logan Ogg and Beasley were awarded the contract on Thursday for a new deluxe police car with leather upholstery. Total cost is $630. Other bidders were Frank W. Harden, Redd Motor Sales, and W. H. Chevrolet Sales. After delivery, Safety Director R. R. Loomis will dispose of the old car.
The Logan Garden Club will gather at Mrs. Edward Godfrey's home at 7:30 Monday evening. Merrill Cox of Nelsonville will speak on Plant Patents A New Horticultural Field.
Improvement shown in the condition of Mrs. Byron Wolfe Sr who had been confined to her home for several weeks.
Ralph Moorhead resigns as Logan City treasurer to prepare for a deputy post in the county auditor’s office ahead of Kenneth R. Fitzgerald taking office on March 13. Resignation effective March 1. successor name to be announced within days.
Mrs. H M Richards hosted an all day quilting gathering at E Second St with Ida Sheets Anna Thrush Elmer Sheppard William Ginsberg Eli Booth Max Kinnison and Edward Hamilton in attendance. Bridgettes held a Thursday meeting and a post-event bridge session at Mrs Merlin Rose’s home.
Contract Bridge Club members gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burchfield's home for three tables of play. High scores went to Mrs. W. B. Bassett and Dr. W. B. Lacock. Lunch was served by the hostess. ICLUB TO MEET with Mrs. Carlos A. Gaffin hosting Saturday Club at the White House Saturday afternoon. Miss Alice Genevieve Poston will discuss Winfield Scott in a paper on the life of a soldier. Roll call will be on current events.
Logan Home Economics Class of Senior High School will serve dinner Friday evening to members of the city board of education along with Supt G E Carr Fred B Burchfield H E Kirk and H D Saxton Miss Sarah Rockhold will be in charge.
Alexander Korda’s Technicolor epic Drums screens at the Athena Theater this Saturday. Sabu leads with Raymond Massey and Roger Livesey in a tale of an Indian prince aided by a drumming friend to thwart Prince Ghul’s plot, amid battles, romance, and daring frontier travel through the Khyber Pass.
Letart Falls Methodist Circuit lists services for February 19. Plants Church with Alpha Rhodes supervising Sunday School at 9:30 and class meeting led by Henry Stewart, then 6:30 evening service with 30 minutes of song. Epworth League at 7. Fairview Church Sunday School at 1:30 led by Rus sell Cline followed by sermon. Apple Grove Church Sunday School at 9:30 under Ernest Shank with George Hayman leading class after. Letart Falls Church opens 9:30 with Supt H B Powell. Edward Shuler leads class after Sunday School. Children's Church at 2 pm. Epworth League at 6:30 and preaching at 7.
Rev. R. B. Maxwell, a Scottish evangelist, will preach two services at the Redtown Free Methodist Church on Sunday at 10 30 a m and 7 15 p m. He will also give an account of his life at 2 30 p m. Sunday School will be at 9 a m.
Mrs James Brown of Nelsonville rallied from major surgery at iCherrington Hospital on Thursday. Owen Landis son of Mr and Mrs Earl Landis of Logan returned home after appendicitis surgery two weeks earlier. Bell Miller assigned to Logan office from Columbus after years as C and O Railroad clerk at the round house.
Wilkesville hosts Mrs. Floyd Davis entertaining friends and family for Mr. Davis birthday with cards and Chinese checkers. Local OES attendance and school events noted. Several residents listed as ill or traveling with scores from Wilkesville basketball games.
The New Pittsburgh Church assigns leadership to its young women for the Sunday School Class at 9 30 a m with Rev Charles Hook Kimberly as pastor. The Young People's Bible Study Class meets at 7 p m.
Church services at Tuppers Plains Christian Church begin with Bible School at 9 45 Sunday February 19. The preaching service led by Pastor D G Holman starts at 10 30. Communion closes the morning worship with an evening service at 7 30.
About 40 people filed for dog licenses in Logan County since January 20, the deadline passed. The county total reaches 2,299, roughly 200 fewer than the 1938 level.
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