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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1934

Page

12

Logan Shoe Plant Removal Rumor Denied by Officials

In Logan on January 4 the Cincinnati Shoe Company denied rumors it would abandon the local plant. Chamber of Commerce officials confirmed the denial after talks with company officials who run the plant for the past two years. A Columbus meeting with chamber representatives is planned this week.

Logan Shoe Logan Cincinnati Shoe Company Chamber of Commerce Barton A. Hall Cincinnati Columbus

Carter's Little Liver Pills touted to “wake up your liver”

An old advertisement claims your liver should release two pounds of bile daily and that Carter's Little Liver Pills, made from gentle vegetable extracts, will stimulate bile flow to relieve sourness, indigestion, and blemishes. The ad warns against substitutes and directs readers to look for the red label at drug stores.

Carter M.co

Three Poker Hands Dazzle Logan Players

A Logan poker game spills into rumor as players reveal a four nines hand, four queens, and four aces at showdown. The pot swelled to $58 before the surprising misdeal was discovered and players spent an hour sorting winnings for a new deal.

Miner Badly Hurt In Fall Of Top Coal

Logan January 4 John Blake 21 son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Blake of Sand Run is in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after a mine accident at the lies mine near the village. He was caught beneath a fall of top coal and suffered multiple injuries including fractured ribs a broken pelvis and several broken vertebrae. He is in a plaster cast. Mrs Cart Ervin Murray City was treated at the hospital Tuesday. Mrs Willis Hickman and baby returned home to Nelsonville Tuesday.

Tion Logan John Blake Eugene Blake Sand Run Cherrington Hospital Lies Cart Ervin Murray City Willis Hickman Baby Nelsonville

Woodrow Blum Suffering from Appendicitis in Logan

Logan Jan 4 Woodrow Blum four year old son of Mr and Mrs Boyd Blum of this city is suffering from appendicitis His condition Wednesday morning was slightly improved giving relatives hope that an operation might be avoided

Logan Woodrow Blum Boyd Blum

Adelphi Bank Bandit Tip Is Investigated

Chillicothe dispatch reports a tip that Adelphi Banking Company may be held up led Sheriff Joe Vincent to mobilize off duty officers and state patrol to guard the village. Descriptions cited a blue and green roadster with three men en route to Adelphi. A separate Columbus filing notes Myron Dwight Hansel of Logan, Ohio, seeking bankruptcy with listed liabilities of $2,263.03 and assets of $766,480.

Chillicothe Adelphi Banking Company Joe Vincent Circleville Adelphi State Highway Patrol Columbus U.2 Myron Dwight Hansel Logan Ohio

Dr. Lacock Reappointed Health Commissioner in Logan

Dr. W B Lacock will serve another year as Logan health commissioner under the joint City County Health District. Miss Charlotte Cappen will continue as clerk, and Lacock will act as clerk for both boards. The 1933 health department costs totaled $957.45 with per capita about 16 cents. City 1934 appropriation set at $1 635. The annual report shows 85 deaths and 87 births in Logan in 1933 with 49 boys and 38 girls born.

Logan W. B. Lacock City Health Board Charlotte Cappen Lacock Russel Berlin Kenneth St. Fitzgerald Dr. Lacock Health Department Vital Statistics Department

Diphtheria Strikes New Straitsville As New YearActivities Proceed

Several cases of diphtheria are reported in New Straitsville amid New Year events. A dance by the American Legion ran from midnight to 6 AM New Year’s morning. Families travel to Columbus. others visit relatives in Chicago. Schools resume after recess. Local residents visit Columbus and Somerset. family movements and illness details noted.

New Straitsville American Legion Goldie Ottstott Barbara Jane Bob Blankenship Columbus Tom McCullough New Straiteville William Berry Chicago P. M. Strain Jeanette Mary Dietrich Howard Angle Alice Harris Harry Leake Buchtel Patricia James McNamee McNamee

Mary Huls Hansley Funeral Tomorrow

Mary Huls Hansley, 69, widow of Frank Hansley, died at her Logan home Tuesday after a brief illness. She suffered two strokes since last Friday and leaves children Mrs. John Littleton Toledo Mrs. Dan Roberts Logan Howard E Hull Caramouth Falls Oregon and Gifford Hull Columbus. Funeral at 10 Friday at the residence with Rev. W N Shank officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

the Daughters of Pocahontas W. N. Shank Oak Grove Cemetery

Mrs Elder Martin Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery

Logan residents report Mrs. Elder Martin of North Street underwent an appendicitis operation at Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday morning. Doctors express hope for her recovery.

Logan Elder Martin North Street Cherrington Hospital

CWA District Engineer Visits Logan and Hocking County

R W Geiser Lancaster district engineer for CWA visited Logan and Hocking County on Wednesday to observe progress on multiple projects. He oversees four counties and plans regular inspection trips.

Logan R. W. Geiser Lancaster CWA Hocking County

First baby of 1934 born in Hocking County

Jan 4 1934 report notes the first baby of 1934 in Hocking County was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foster Conner Starr Township Nelsonville Route 2 born at 2 18 am Jan 1 with Dr C G Dew attending.

Logan Hocking County Fred Foster Conner Nelsonville R. D Starr Township C. G. Dew

Green Twp Adopts State Aid After Board Change

Green Township becomes a state aid district on January 1 after a board shift. C S Chute replaces Emery Biggs as director with J W Shaw president and Walter Hartley clerk. Other members are Andrew Rheinschield C W Cox and James Lemon. Guess School abandonment approved with pupils reassigned to Oak Grove and Greendale.

C. S. Chute Emery Biggs J. W. Shaw Chute Walter Hartley Oak Grove Greendale

First Marriage License Issued In Nelsonville Area

Logan notices report the year’s first marriage license issued to Lee Hargrove 25 a Nelsonville laborer and Claudia C Cope at home Orbiston daughter of John Cope. Rev W N Shank officiated. Also listed are Alva Martin 21 coal miner Buchtel and Lucy Taylor 21 Murray City. Marion Vorhees 21 farmer South Bloomingville and Della Barnette 27 South Bloomingville.

Buchtel Mitchell Martin Lucy V. Taylor Murray City Jacob Taylor Marion L. Vorhees South Bloomingville John R. Vorhees Della Jane Barnette James Barnette

Deible Divorce Seeks Restraining Order Granted

Pearl Dotson Deible won a temporary restraining order against Harry M. Deible in the divorce case. Judge Harley M. Whitcraft also ordered support of $5 per week for Mrs. Deible and two children.

Arid Lands To Be Abandoned

Washington January 4. A Roosevelt plan would buy millions of sub marginal lands and convert them to game preserves forests and golf courses. A public works allotment of about 25 million dollars would fund the move causing farmers and families to relocate to healthier regions.

Washington U.R United Press Roosevelt

Experimental Farm Housing Gram Initiative Under Wilson

The experimental farm housing plan led by Prog Wilson aims to aid destitute coal miners. Wilson has begun establishing model farms in West Virginia to provide better living opportunities.

Gram Prog Wilson Calleyan Wilson West Virginia

Butter for Needy Distribution Planned in Hocking County

Relief families in Hocking County will benefit from a consignment of butter. Chester Miller, chief director, says pounds will arrive soon and be distributed through stores under the same rules as the recent aid effort.

Logan Hocking County Chester Miller Aework

Waterford Mill and Company sues Charles H Russel over 1932 account

In 4 County Common Pleas Court Waterford Mill and Company of Waterford sues Charles H. Russel for $649.03 on an unwritten account dating back to September 1932.

IN Common Pleas Corp County Common Pleas Court Waterford Mill and Company Waterford Charles H. Russel Ofens

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