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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1935
Page
5
Local officials announced a Class B tournament with teams from Adams Pickaway and neighboring counties including Junction City Glenford and Crooksville. Drawings set for Sunday at the senior high. games begin Thursday at 7 p m with four contests Friday and semifinals Saturday.
Group 160 of Boy Scouts held an initiatory meeting at First Presbyterian Church Tuesday night enrolling nine new Scouts Dick Shide VarI Mock Ben Wellman Paul Stump Joe Matheny Vance Stewart Paul Cline Robert Brown and Eldon Carr A motion picture on Scout work was shown.
Falls Township trustees will meet Saturday to decide on the resignation of Constable Walter Barnes. A canvass suggests the resignation will be accepted and a successor named at once after Judge Harley M. Whitcraft assessed a fine following a guilty plea to an indictment from the last grand jury.
Two more applications for the coaching post were received by Superintendent G. E. Carr on Tuesday. One applicant is Ray Miller of Cadiz and the other is Coach Severns of Chardon.
Coroner Vance Brian ruled Floyd Schein of Laurel Township died in an accidental shooting on February 1. Officials had withheld finding to allow investigation into the slaying. The father Homer Schein said the shotgun fired by him was accidental, a point corroborated by officials.
Logan New United States Savings Bonds go on sale Friday at the Logan Post Office, stated acting postmaster C Wood Bowen. Bonds mature in ten years and can increase purchaser’s capital by one third. full information available at the post office.
Logan Cottingham Mine in Lost Run is in operation with about 150 men employed. Early restart faced difficulties due to long idleness but improved conditions have lifted daily tonnage to 350 tons. More workers are being called to join from time to time. The mine lies in the New Straitsville District.
Ralph Howe of this city was taken to the Mt. Vernon Sanitarium on Tuesday for treatment after several weeks of declining health. He was accompanied by H. J. Stevenson. Mrs. Alice Vore and her daughter Mary Vore traveled to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for eye trouble requiring care.
In Logan, a new surplus commodity distribution plan starts today directing relief families to the South Mulberry Street warehouse. This week deliveries include 5,000 pounds of fresh beef 70 cases of canned roast beef and 38 cases of evaporated milk. Police also fined four overtime parkers on Main Street with costs suspended and a warning to the mayor to tighten future parking enforcement.
In Hocking County a Tuesday snowfall prompted city workers and the state highway department to deploy trucks for hauling ashes to hazardous spots on streets and highways.
Gale helps Mary Cassidy and her children after they are turned out by family. Mary resists leaving her possessions, while neighbors offer shelter and storage. Gale ensures Mary and kids will go home with Phil, and workers move Mary’s belongings to safety as a plan unfolds.
A six day bike race broadcast on WJZ NBC plans a bicycle mounted setup to let Announcer Charles O Connor ride the ring and discuss with racers. Friday features include WEAF NBC 11 am Music Appreciation Hour and WABC CBS 3:15 New Minneapolis Symphony series with 5:45 Betty Barthell and more.
A detailed Friday programming slate lists segments from 3:00 PM Vic and Sade to 5:00 PM Adventure Hour. Also includes Ma Perkins Eddie Birnbryer Betty and Bob and various musical acts.
Albany report corrects venue for the Alexander Presbyterian congregation benefit dinner to be held at the church on the Athens Albany Road rather than the Athens Pomeroy route. Logan Odd Fellows district meeting in Millersport featured Rolland Bright and Willis Lehman with Bright as grand patriarch on the program.
Logan. Chandler J. Behmer, 37, a shell shocked World War veteran, died by hanging near his Sams Creek home in Salt Creek Township about 8 am Wednesday. He had influenza two weeks and had previously survived a wartime gunshot injury. His wife found his body after a search, along a snow path to two overlapping trees. He left behind a wife, three young children, two brothers and two sisters in Columbus.
Logan notes the L. H. & coaching vacancy comes with a strong record to match. Over four years John Longley led the program to 26 victories 10 defeats and 4 ties. In the last two seasons only a late 1933 loss to champion Middleport marred the record.
Ten fourth grade students from The Plains School visited The Athens Messenger plant on Wednesday afternoon escorted by student teacher Miss Ethel Gray. The article notes birds’ speed was measured by airplanes flying alongside them and reports the plane’s speed indicator as the measure of the bird and plane together.
An advertisement cites George E. Cleaveland of Joliet Illinois praising Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for run down, indigestion, and skin blemishes from poor blood. The ad lists sizes and prices and offers free medical advice from Dr. Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo New York.
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