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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1938

Page

10

Logan Mayor Keeps Busy With Week End Traffic Violations

Logan City Hall saw multiple pleas for traffic violations as Mayor Dallas Kinser presided. In a Sunday crash on West Hunter Street, E. E. McClelland Arthur Simcox and George Fritchen of Columbus faced charges of intoxication and related fines. cars involved sustained damage. McClelland received 100 fine and 30 days jail, with 20 days suspended. Simcox and Fritchen were fined five dollars each for intoxication. their vehicle contained game cocks and spurs. Additional cases included Arthur Vansickle fined for reckless driving after a Saturday wreck on Zanesville Avenue. James Mohler also faced a reckless driving fine. Raymond Anders pleaded not guilty and awaits a 7:30 p.m. hearing next Monday.

Logan Dallas Kinser E. E. McClelland Arthur Simcox George Fritchen Columbus W. Hunter St Mon Cook Cook Columbus Machine Fritchen McClelland A. F. Evans C. D. Notestone Kinser Simcox Arthur Vansickle Dicken Zanesville Ave James Mohler Washington Ave Lew Reynolds Raymond Anders Haydenville

Stolen Car Recovered Near Buck Run Good Hope Township

Deputy Sheriff W R Brandt recovered a stolen vehicle on Buck Run in Good Hope Township Sunday. The car was deserted the night before and identified as belonging to Sam McFadden of Columbus.

Logan W. R. Brandt Buck Run Good Hope Township Sam McFadden Columbus

Models used for pupil transport costs in 1930s report

The state education department evaluated Logan Falls and Good Hope Township as models for pupil transportation costs in a report to Supt. J. W. Coleman. Falls Township serves 193 pupils with seven buses and eight cars over 43 square miles, with costs rising from 6372 dollars per year to 6687.45 dollars and 743 dollars monthly. Good Hope Township serves 132 pupils with six buses over 26 square miles, with costs rising from 4230 dollars annually to 4573.80 dollars.

Logan—Falls Good Hope Township State Department of Education J. W. Coleman Falls Township

Auditor Yaw Approves Tax Statement Plan

Logan county auditor Ora B. Yaw approves a new tax statement system used for the first time in Hocking County this year by Treasurer Robert N. White. Statements of taxes due are mailed to property owners detailing the property taxed. Officials say more taxes may be paid through this method.

Logan Ora B. Yaw Hocking County Robert N. White

Public Library Raises From C to D Rating

Logan Hocking County public library advances from Class C to Class D after hiring a trained librarian. State library board notified G. E. Carr secretary on Monday, enabling increased financial aid to the library board.

Logan — Hocking County Public Library G. E. Carr State Library Board

Dentl Hygiene Films Shown for Rotary Club

Dr W B Lacock led a Logan Rotary program featuring dental hygiene motion pictures at the White House Monday evening. Miss Mary Alice Stohl of the state health department spoke. The films will be shown in Hocking County schools this week and next.

Logan W. B. Lacock Logan Rotary Club White House Mary Alice Stohl State Health Department Hocking County

PTA Program Group Sets Monday Meeting at Logan High

Logan high school hosts the PTA annual father and son event on Monday February 28 with Walter Leonard G E Carr H E Kirk Joe Rowley Claude Hammon Dr Walter E Brehm and Dr C F Rauch on the planning committee A intramural basketball game is planned There will be a library program by Hortense Gibson music by the Junior Quartet and magic by Ralph Poston followed by lunch

Logan Logan High School Walter Leonard G. E. Carr H. E. Kirk Joe Rowley Claude ,Hammon Walter E. Brehm C. F. Rauch Hortense Gibson Dale Engle Ralph Poston Harry Shaw Luther Heyde

Dr Elizabeth Dodds To Open Practice in Logan

Logan report that Dr Elizabeth Dodds native of England will join Dr C F Rauch in Logan to begin work Monday. She came to the United States five years ago from London to study osteopathy and surgery and graduated from Kirksville College of Kirksville Missouri. Her parents F S and Mrs Dodds plan to visit arriving by May 1 and will stay six months with headquarters in Logan. One brother is a major in the British Army stationed at Hongkong and another is an inspector at Shanghai.

Logan Elizabeth Dobbs England C. F. Rauch Dobbs United States London Kirksville College Kirksville Ohio F. S. Dobbs Loan Dr. Dobbs Hongkong China Shanghai

Fractured Leg Treatment for Local Girl

Kitty Joan France six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold France of Nelsonville is under care at Cherrington Hospital for a fractured leg suffered when struck by a car Sunday. Mrs Chester Lowery of Carbondale was admitted Monday for a major surgical operation. Co T Hunt of Washington Township returns home after 42 days in hospital recovering from motor accident injuries. Mrs William Wells of Haydenville is reported somewhat improved.

Logan Kitty Joan France Harold France Nelsonville Cherrington Hospital Chester Lowery Carbondale Co. T. Hunt Washington Township William Wells Haydenville

Logan Lancaster game draws record Logan High attendance

Attendance at the Logan Lancaster basketball game set a new Logan High School record for a Saturday night. Paid admissions totaled 526, 24 more than the previous Saturday when Middleport played Logan, per Fred B. Burchfield of the Athletic Association.

Logan Logan High School Middleport Fred B. Burchfield The Athletic Association

Hite Fined for Intoxication After Haydenville Arrest

Delbert Hite was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart after pleading guilty to intoxication. He was arrested Saturday night at Haydenville by Constable Herman Sheline.

Logan Delbert Hite S. B. Whitehart Haydenville Herman Sheline

Visitors flock to Old Man's Cave exceeds February figures

Ranger S A Reichley said February attendance at Old Man's Cave may beat last year's total. He noted that 22 visitors were at the cave last Sunday and 155 visited the prior Sunday, indicating growing interest this month.

Burchfield Works on New Cage Schedules

Logan reports Fred B. Burchfield of the Athletic Association is nearly finished with next season’s cage schedule. Four non league games are set with at least one more to be added, including home and home series with New Boston and Marietta, plus Columbus North and Lancaster expected to be added.

Logan Fred B. Burchfield the Athletic Association New Boston Marietta Columbus North Lancaster

Powers to Speak at Ohio Legion Auxiliary Meet

Mrs Irma Powers of Logan president of the American Legion Auxiliary District 8 will address the mid winter conference in Columbus Saturday. Other Logan members will attend.

Logan Irma Powers American Legion Auxiliary District 8 Columbus

Logan Man Admitted To Cherrington Hospital

William Thomas of Murray City arrived at Cherrington Hospital Monday evening for treatment. He is the brother of former Logan Sheriff James Thomas.

Logan W William Thomas Murray City Cherrington Hospital James Thomas

Veteran Logan Chieftains brace for next season

Logan coach Tommy Bender previews next season as graduation thins the Chieftains list. Veterans Albert Leonard Jimmy Richardson Eddie Nelson Maurice Cole George McGonagle and Paul Jurgensmier look to depart with limited playing time for Bob Snyder. Reserve players Joe Thomas Merv Bell Earl Bell Harold Saulers Roy Marshall Junior Bloomfield Beougher show rapid development.

LOGAN Logan Chieftains Tommy Bender Albert Leonard Jimmy Richardson Eddie Nelson Maurice Cole George McGonagle Paul Jurgensmier Jurgensmier Bob Snyder Joe Thomas Merv Earl Bell Harold Saulers Roy Marshall Junior Bloomfield Bob McBride Beougher

Dowell and Gordon Wed in Lancaster Ceremony

Russell William Dowell, 22, a Lancaster glass worker, and Mary Irene Gordon, 21, also of Lancaster, obtained a marriage permit Saturday afternoon. Magistrate S B Whitehart officiated the ceremony.

Milnes Return From Florida Trip

Mr and Mrs D Y Milne came back early Sunday from a two weeks visit to Florida. They spent two days with Mr and Mrs F M Collins and Mr and Mrs Harry Bartlett and noted many Ohio license plates seen in the state.

Florida Logan D. Y. Milne F. M. Collins Harry Bartlett Ohio

Teacher Ill. Miss Johnson Sicks Home ill

Miss Kate Johnson, kindergarten teacher at the central grade building, is confined to her home ill with a cold. Miss Helen Angle serves as substitute teacher.

Logan Kate Johnson Helen Angle

Party Celebrates 17th Birthday of Daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Clem Rodgers of Chauncey hosted a Mill Street birthday party for their daughter Edith turning 17. Mrs. Rodgers was aided by Mrs. Lawrence Bell as guests enjoyed games, contests, and a refreshments course while Edith received gifts. Attending were Hilda Griffith Athens Ruth Mullins Florence Blackford Roberta Simmers Mary Helen Harvey Dorothy Graham Mildred Graham Frank Mullins Earl Mullins James Staley Marion Schoonover Jr William Oliver Raymond Tucker Merwin Lehman Harvey Lennigar Chauncey Thomas Jones Edgar Jones Luhrig Ruby Garnet Hank Jack Deitiel Oakfield Harold Rodgers and Edith Rodgers at home.

Chauncey Clem Rodgers Mill St Edith Frank Mullins Earl Mullins James Staley Marion Schoonover, Jr William Oliver Raymond Tucker Merwin Lehman Harvey Lennigar Thomas Jones Edgar Jones Luhrig Ruby Garnet Hank Jack Deitiel Oakfield Harold Rodgers Edith Rodgers

Surprise Party Honors Mrs. Homer Johnson in Chauncey

A Saturday night surprise party in Chauncey honored Mrs. Homer Johnson on her birthday anniversary. Music by the Jackson Johnson stringed orchestra accompanied games and refreshments. Guests included the Harveys, Nobles, Browns, Lahugh, Johns, and many Jacksons from Chauncey and nearby towns.

Chauncey Homer Johnson Johnson Jackson-Johnson Robert L. Harvey Florence Harvey Marjorie Harvey Harry Hill Athens Harry Noble Billy Frances Noble Albany William Buckley the Plains John Lahugh Anna Noble Alice Johnson Dan Johnson Julia and Russell Johnson Albert Jackson James Johnson Ray and Frank Johnson Andrew Jackson Margaret Marie Jackson Frances Hanning Adele Burritt

Miss Belt Still Is Logan Ill in Columbus Home

Miss Helen Belt remains seriously ill with pneumonia at her mother Mrs. Virginia Belt's Third Street home. A Grant Hospital Nurses Training School graduate, she has been working in Columbus since graduation.

Logan Helen Belt Virginia Belt Third St Belt Grant Hospital Nurses Training School Columbus

Unclear OCR Financial Totals Surface in Fragment

A jumble of numbers and partial text appears, listing sums and figures such as 20,508.01 and 41,351.45 among stray characters. No coherent event or entities are identifiable beyond monetary values and scattered letters.

Two Chauncey Women Hurt in Separate Auto Crashes

Mrs. Florence Bradshaw Brannigan of Cleveland is hospitalized in St. Alexius after a collision en route to visit her son Billy hurt in a prior fall. Her sister, Mrs Edna Bradshaw Dulaney, also of Cleveland, was seriously injured in an auto wreck while en route to Gallipolis to visit her husband’s injured father. Both families trace to Chauncey’s Mahlon Bradshaw lineage.

Chauncey Florence Bradshaw Brannigan Cleveland St. Alexs Hospital Children’s Hospital Billy Brannigan Edna Bradshaw Dulaney Gallipolis Dulaney Mahlon Bradshaw Minton Ohio Mabel Howard

Chauncey Personal Notices and Local Visit Highlights

Chauncey residents hosted and visited family groups from Columbus Athens Wellston Logan Carbon Hill and Chauncey. Notable items include Chauncey inpatients at Sheltering Arms Hospital, Rev Melvin Dunn preaching at Zion Church, and postposed Loyal Womans Bible Class and Boy Scout Troop 78 meetings.

Chauncey John Shafer Floyd Courtney Charles Courtney Baby Columbus Betty Lou Lands Athens Elmer Bingman White Cross Hospital John Slater Jack Slater Elizabeth Winefordner David Arthur Slater Miriam Butts Margaret Butts Vera Bridgewater Leona Minister Charles Minister Sheltering Arms Hospital Elizabeth Waldie Vera Shannon Dorothy Goodson Loyal Woman's Bible Class Church of Christ Kate Johnson Chauncey Boy Scout Troop 78 Neil Tippett

Sheep Killers Die After Dog Warden Action

Logan reports dog warden Howard Brooks killed several sheep killing dogs over the last two weeks due to an open winter. He cited increased canine activity as the cause.

Logan Howard Brooks

Virgil Dert joins Art Lewis Shows in Florida

Virgil Dert of this city reports in a message to a friend that he is with the Art Lewis Shows in Sebring Florida. He says the show will travel through the south until summer when it will perform in the New England States.

Logan Virgil Dert Sebring Fla Art Lewis New England States

Weekend Visit Faces Funeral in Nelsonville

Spend week end with Edward Ball and daughter Helen Louise and others from Columbus as they visit Mr and Mrs Harold Cochran in The Plains. The Columbus group attended the funeral of Mrs Ida Hanning in Nelsonville on Sunday afternoon.

Chauncey Edward Ball Helen Louise Harrison Vorkes Helen Bobbitt Columbus Harold Cochran The Plains Cochran Nelsonville Ida Hanning

Washington DC Still Relies On Well Water For Thousands

A survey finds about two thousand Washington DC families continue to draw water from wells, indicating ongoing use of private groundwater sources despite municipal supplies.

Washington, D. C

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