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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1939
Page
12
As January 9, the Bricker inauguration approaches, Logan and Hocking County Republicans plan a large automobile delegation to attend. Invitations have been received and many intend to participate. Meanwhile many apply to county and state posts, with endorsements pending and expected decisions soon.
Social notes from Mineral record Christmas visits across families in Nelsonville Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Stephenson Rafferty Crow Emish Whitlatch Lowry Van Dyke Efaw Allgood Shingler Ely Younkin McDaniel and others. Widespread greetings and holiday gatherings noted along with a church clock donation and local wreck recovery progress near Hope.
In historic practice, astronomers determined Greenwich time by observing the moon before the widespread use of telegraphs and precise chronometers. This method reflects early methods of timekeeping and astronomical coordination.
Logan High School hosts a doubleheader as the Chiefs edge Mansfield Madison 20 to 19 in the varsity game. Bob Snyder hits a late free throw to end the deadlock while Marshall leads Logan with three field goals and Copcial tops the visitors with seven points.
Logan observed a quiet New Year Eve with several parties around the city. Police Chief Lew Reynolds reported only two arrests and no major accidents as liquor dealers cooperated and closed on time.
C. D. Anthony of Union Furnace is hospitalized at Cherrington Hospital since October 6 with a hip fracture after being struck by a rock during blasting at the state quarry in Green Township. Improvement is reported in his condition.
Arrangements are under way for a joint meeting of Music Supervisors and Administration leaders of Southeastern Ohio District schools in Logan on February 16. A dinner meeting with venue to be announced. Rev. Donald Tippett of Bexley to deliver the principal address.
Logan notes temporary layoff of several local men from the C and O Railroad floating gangs for repair work starting January first. Regular section crews are not affected by the order.
Logan West aged 14 of Laurelville admitted Sunday for appendicitis operation. He attends Laurelville High School. Lenore Shultz of Nelsonville underwent a major surgical operation at the hospital on Friday.
Miss May Lemon of Grant Hospital Nurses School stays a few days with her aunt Miss Mary Lemon. She has trained over two years at the Columbus hospital and is a Logan High School graduate.
Honorary members of the Non descript Club and their husbands were entertained at a White House dinner Thursday evening. The event, arranged by Mrs. Charles Notestone Mrs. Edgar Paul and Mrs. Alfred Carpenter, featured carols a quiz a short musical program and a quartet. Curtis Cole won a spelling contest and a gift exchange followed.
Rail time card lists south bound No 30 at 11 20 a m and north bound No 37 at 8 35 p m No 23 and No 7 trains with respective times. Athens Municipal Airport offers airtax service from sunrise to sunset with through airline connections via TWA and AA. Airport times for Athens and surrounding routes shown.
First Presbyterian Church officials plan several young peoples groups with Rev. Cecil H. Jones directing. A Session meeting at 7 30 Tuesday evening will set the new year program to make church life more engaging for youth.
Logan Vanfossen son of Mr and Mrs George Vanfossen is recovering from a fractured nose sustained last week during junior high football when another player crashed into him.
Logan Firemen released a report detailing money received 67.90 donated by residents, with 11 cents unspent. Equipment bought remains at the Engine House for next year. The toy collection totaled 1 419 items including dolls and books, with 156 pounds of candy for 110 families and 313 children served.
J. H. Wells of the state forestry staff spent the weekend in Logan visiting family. He has been traveling the state advocating forestry work after leaving Camp Hocking. He indicated a reforesting program planned for 1939 in Southeastern Ohio with details to follow. Hocking County farmers are invited to offer forestry plots for demonstration, seven farms were included last year with more expected before year end.
State Highway Department awards contracts in Columbus with one for brick and materials for Route 75 Mulberry Street improvement. Hocking Valley Brick Co. bids $4600 for 100000 bricks and 56 tons of bituminous material to be used from Hunter Street to the C and O Railroad tracks. City Council previously approved the projects and sought state cooperation.
Logan police records show 537 total arrests in 1938 led by February with 93. Overtime parking fines spiked in February and April, while intoxication caused 127 arrests overall averaging about 11 monthly. The intoxicated driver ratio fell from 18 to 27 year over year.
Birds surpass all other vertebrates in muscular strength and activity, according to the report. The claim highlights avian muscular power and sustained activity across species.
Logan County commissioners held their annual meeting and indicated J. M. Conkle would be elected board president to succeed Frank St. Clair who has served as president for the past year. Anthony Cook joins the board as the new member.
In Reno Nevada the term sooner applied to hunting season enforcement. A pheasant hunter who bagged one bird one day early faced a $50 fine for his so called soonness.
Mrs. Bess W. Thurness, 59, wife of Wylie D. Thurness, died suddenly at 12 45 Sunday at 258 Elm St. She collapsed while clearing dishes. her husband called a physician but she died before arrival. She leaves a son Charles and daughter Jane of Columbus, and brother Frank Rose of Norfolk VA. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at home with Rev. Cecil Jones. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.
Logan High School student Todd Shaw plans to report to Cincinnati on January 17 for his final naval exam. The result will decide if he is called to active duty. Enlistment papers were signed earlier with the understanding he would not be summoned until after the new year. He is the son of Neal Shaw, local postman.
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