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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1932

Page

12

Logan City Health Department Annual Report Summary

The Logan City Health Department presented its annual health report noting 150 births and % deaths in the city, infant mortality at a low point with several infant deaths. Communicable diseases included measles and scarlet fever, while sanitation, water safety, milk supply, and refuse disposal were emphasized. Salaries and expenses totaled about $2,379 with most funded by the state subsidy. commitments to charity work and inter-city post collaborations were reported.

W. B. Lacock Logan Columbus Naivreis

American Legion Minstrel May Show Near New Straitsville

Logan reports negotiations for an American Legion Minstrel show in New Straitsville under the local Legion Post. Committee chair Melrose Harbaugh says decision on staging the charity event will be made soon after talks. The plan follows a prior presentation in Murray.

Logan American Legion New Straitsville Melrose Harbaugh Murray

Olive Tablets Promise Clear Complexion and Vitality

Dr. F M Edwards offers a liver and bowel remedy named Olive Tablets. The ad claims they replace calomel with olive tablets that stimulate waste removal, improving complexion and energy. Sold in 3c and 6c sizes, widely advertised to both women and men.

F. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards Dr. Edwards Olive

Classified Circulation Notice Refers to Messenger Ads

Classified ads for The Messenger circulation handled by D. Y. Milme with contact phone 272.

Messenger D. Y. Milme

Forestry Expert To Visit Hocking County Meeting

Forest Dean forestry specialist will visit Hocking County on Tuesday for a Courthouse meeting in the afternoon. He will tour Marion Township areas in the morning with Harold Chambers extension agent to discuss tree varieties and planting methods for reforestation of waste land. Farmers with idle acreage show interest in reforestation progress in recent years.

Logan Forest Dean Hocking County Marion Township Harold Chambers

Immunization record at Ball School reaches 100 percent

Logan Feb 25. Ball School in Falls Township, Hocking County, reports a 100 percent immunization mark with 21 pupils enrolled. Schick tests show three immune and eighteen under treatment. Dr. W B Lacock aims for the same record at Mt Zion School in Starr Township.

Logan

Standardized Diplomas to Be Issued in Hocking County

Logan Feb 25 The Hocking County Board of Education agreed with the principals to issue standardized diplomas for rural high schools this year. Each diploma will bear the signatures of the county board president the county superintendent the school principal and the board president and clerk.

Logan Hocking County

Five Hundred Are Being Given Food in Hocking County

Kitchens in nine schools operated in Ward and Starr Townships feed about 3 children daily. Supt. J. W. Coleman confirms meals at noon from the State Relief Committee. Murray City alone provides 150 meals with others completing the total.

Hocking County Logan Supt J. W. Coleman Ward Starr State Relief Committee Murray City

Carbon Hill and Orbiston Tie Slugfest in Narrow Upset

A fragmented scoreboard shows Carbon Hill 30 Sand Run 45 and Orbiston 45 Newtown split. Local games list New Pittburgh and Coonville along with Jonice WB and Monday events, but details remain unclear.

Carbon Hill Sand Run Coonville Orbiston Newtown Jonice New Pitteburgh

Apples From Old Tree Shown Here In Logan

Apples gathered Tuesday from beneath a tree on the Walter Rutter farm in Marion Township were shown in Logan by Walter North after a Grange meeting. The apples were well preserved through winter and retained flavor. The tree, said to be planted by Johnny Appleseed about a century ago, was handed down by Dr. Jacob Rytter. Specimens were sent to the State Department for classification. not classified, but noted for delicious flavor and catalogued as an Ohio Seedling.

Logan Walter Rutter Marion Township Walter North Ratter Farm Johnny Appleseed Jacob Rytter State Department Ohio Faust Gounod Goethe Mephistopheles Marguerite Siebel Daland Senta Eric

Light Rates Are Discussed Again by City Council

Logan February 23 The City Council devoted most of the session to light rate talks with Ohio Power Company officials. The Lighting Committee will study a plan to reduce lighting size to cut current use rather than alter rates and submit a proposal. Health Commissioner report was filed.

Logan Ohio Power Company

Pittsburgh couple welcome daughter in Logan

Mr and Mrs Jack Dornecker of Pittsburgh are parents of a daughter born early this month. The birth was announced in a letter to Claude Bright, brother of the mother. Mrs Dornecker formerly lived in this city.

Logan Jack Dornecker Pittsburgh Claude Bright Dornecker

Easy Pleasant Way To Lose Fat Quickly

A vintage advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a safe fat loss method claiming 15 pounds in a month, reduced chin and hip fat, and clearer skin. It urges weighing before and after a 4 week bottle and promotes pharmacies selling the product nationwide.

America McKee Drug Co Cline’s Drug Co Adv

Pay Day for City Service Department Workers in Logan

City workers received pay for the last two weeks as 1M vouchers and orders were issued. Director Fred C. Shively noted many were full time plus part time staff, with most extra labor on Hunter Street street repairs.

Judy Grocers Defeat Shoe Factory in City League Series

Judy Grocers won three games from the Shoe Factory in the City League Tuesday evening in a postponed series. Smith led the winners with a high total of 620, the only score reaching the select class.

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Winn at Glouster Home

A birthday dinner for Mrs. Winn was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Winn in Glouster with many relatives and friends attending. The event featured a cake baked by Mrs. Dave Swartz of Jacksonville and guests from Athens Taylor Ridge Greens Run and nearby towns.

Clarence Winn Giouster Jacksonville Fred Leake William Cartwright Ada Leake Greens Carl Welling Fred Olbers Vernice Welling Taylor Ridge Theodore Heskin Albert Zimmers Robert Johnson Gladys Davis Lily Hazel Winn Hileen Davis Ralph Floyd Guy Winn Audra Chalfant Gerald Nagle Athens P. B. Chalfant Eva Latimer Fred Latimer Columbus Dwight Smith Bishopville Emmett Olbers Greens Run Elmer Davis Don Witham Thurman Smith Sherely Northrop Maxwell Hollister Loree Gaskalia Glouster Joseph Gaskalia William Dalton Leonard Dalton Redtown Fred Heskin Helen Kilcoski John Kiscoski Della Glen John Davis Herbert Trace Bud Trace Marjorie Michel Mary Cox Derthick William Witham William Arrowman Jesse Witham Miss Vernice Irene Golding Mt. Logan Chillicothe James Golding Clarence Hooper Hunterdon Darrel Witham Alien Extine Lewis Extiine Palmer Trimble George Herbst William Davis

Opera Night by Ohio University Girls Glee Club

The Ohio University Girls Glee Club performs portions of Faust The Flying Dutchman and The Tales of Hoffmann at Alumni Memorial Auditorium with scenes and costumes. The program includes arias and selections from Moussorgsky Liszt Wagner Offenbach and Chopin with cast names listed for each scene.

Ohio University Glee Club Memorial Auditorium Alumni Memorial Auditorium Ohio University Girls’ Glee Club New York Jacques Offenbach Girls’ Glee Club Gounod Siebel Kathryne Kern Marguerite Thelma Thomas Faust Gladys Walton Mephistopheles Nancy Norris Wagner Mary Marianna Lizscott Sen Dolores Phelps Ecfiman Offenbach A Olympis Kathleen Conoway Barcarole Goolietta Mildred Demnison Nicklausse Emmy Lou Keehne

Birthday ladder highlights four students from Central West Side and Rufus Putnam

Birthdays February 25 feature four students across third to sixth grades. Girls Martha Thornton of Central School in fifth grade and Ceraldine Christman in fourth grade are joined by boys Roger Wiseman in third grade at West Side School and Byron Corbin in sixth grade at Rufus Putnam Training School.

Martha Thornton Central School Ceraldine Christman Central Roger Wiseman West Side Byron Corbin Rufus Putnam Wisej A

Italian Naval Officer Says Libia May Return Fire

Admiral M. M. Taylor reports the Italian cruiser Libia would shell back if fired upon again after a Chinese shell pierced its hull. He notes American, British, and French officers urged restraint and warned that return fire would be an error unless shelling continued.

Washington Navy Department Shanghai M. M. Taylor Department Tayior Aes

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