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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1938

Page

10

Legion Leader Defers Action on Logan Bid

Logan Ilesboro Farmers Institute meets next Monday and Tuesday at the school with Enterprise Institute to follow Wednesday and Thursday. State speakers will appear on both programs with Mrs. Lottie Randolph and C W Peters listed as lecturers. Ilesboro and Enterprise pupils will participate, concluding the winter series in Hocking County.

LOGAN Ilesboro Farmers Institute Enterprise Institute Lottie Randolph New Lexington C. W. Peters Minerva Ilesboro Enterprise Hocking County

Township Board Organizes With New Officers

Washington Township trustees met to organize with Nelson Hankinson as vice chairman replacing Jesse Kitchen and Ed ward Foltz as third member. Fred Mowery was unnamed chairman and William Wyskiver appointed clerk replacing W. W. Gordon.

Logan Post plans spring American Legion conference

Logan Post awaits a district decision on bringing the District 8 spring conference to Crooksville in May. Local committees will be named to host thousands of visitors for a parade and drum corps contest while memb ership efforts continue and NYA youths assist Rempel Wasson Memorial Park beautification.

LOGAN Everett Eveland Crooksville American Legion Harold Larimer Logan Post NYA Rempel Wasson Memorial Park Post Larimer B. V. Wright C. C. Lyon Melrose Harbaugh B. A. Hall Legion Frank Judy Sons of the Legion Lawrence Adcock Herbert Lovsey

Increase in Farms Shown in Hocking County

Final check by the Agricultural Conservation group shows 2,257 farms in Hocking County versus about 1,785 listed in the 1930 census. The report notes many farms have been divided during the past seven years.

LOGAN Hocking County Agricultural Conservation Group

Logan Brief Social Notes

Logans Brief Social Notes reports the Topsy Turvey Club meeting at Mrs. Gould Mowery home with guests Mrs. Oliver Mowery Lancaster, Miss Frances Kistler and Miss Helen Summell. Edith Williams assisted hostess. business session followed by contests and refreshments. Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Albert W Seabright included several Worthingtons and Courtright Stoner family members of Columbus.

Topsy Turvey Club Gould Mowery Oliver Mowery Lancaster Frances Kistler Helen Summell Edith Williams Albert W. Seabright Warner Ave E. Worthington H. D. Worthington Normalee Harriett William Worthington Lillian Courtright Florence Stoner Columbus

Delta Theta Tau Elects Delegates for Province Convention

Miss Virginia Smith was elected delegate and Miss Margaret Spar was named alternate at the sorority’s regular meeting Monday evening. They will represent the local chapter at the province convention in Mansfield on January 22 and 23.

Virginia Smith Margaret Sparnow Delta Theta Tau Sorority Mansfield

Miss Jessie McManigal Speaks at Harrington Class Meeting

Miss Jessie McManigal spoke at the Harrington Class gathering held Monday evening at Mrs. Fanny Spears home on S Market Street. The talk covered Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale California with Miss Elizabeth Dollison leading devotionals. Contests were offered during social hour and light refreshments served by hostesses. Guests included Mrs. R S Rochester Mrs. Charles Smith Mrs. Dean Dollison Mrs. Willige and Mrs. L C Bort.

Jessie McManigal Harrington Fanny Spears S. Market St Clayton Scheide, Jr Harry L. Smith Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Calif Elizabeth Dollison R. S. Rochester Charles Smith Dean Dollison Willige L. C. Bort

Miss Powers Hosts Co-Educational Sunday Class

Miss Manon Powers with assistants entertained the Co-Educational Class of United Brethren Sunday School at her Warner Avenue home. Mrs. Ralph Walker led the business meeting and Miss Ruby Heidlebaugh reported the social committee.

Manon Powers Margaret Sparnow Madge Faith Wright United Brethren Sunday School Warner Ave Ralph Walker Ruby Heidlebaugh Catharine Stoughton Carl Sandburg Edgar A. Guest Merlin Rose Sand

Dog Tag Fees Rise as 1938 Registrations Grow in County

Logan Hocking County dog owners rush to register for 1938 tags with 370 registrations recorded by Auditor Ora B. Yaw. After January 20 a penalty must be paid for late registrations.

Logan — Hocking County Ora B. Yaw

Norwegian Prince Harald Basks in Park Parade

A 9 month old Prince Harald, eldest son of Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha, is photographed in a pram during a daily Oslo royal park outing. He is the youngest child but holds precedence over sisters Princess Ragnhild and Princess Astrid.

Prince Harald Prince Olaf Princess Martha Norway Royal Park Oslo Olaf Ragnhild Astrid

Wait Boom In Shoe Plant At Logan

Logan H C Godman Company shoe plant operates at 25 to 30 percent capacity as workers take part time roles awaiting improved demand after a forthcoming convention. The plant, once steady under new ownership, fears foreign competition and has cut payroll to about 370 workers. Local resolutions urged against a treaty enabling cheaper foreign shoes.

Logan—H. C. Godman Company Godman Company

Mrs. W. H. Rolsten Improves After Major Columbus Hospital Operation

Logan Mrs. W. H. Rolsten is reported improving following a major operation she underwent at a Columbus hospital last week. Her husband is a rural mail carrier based at the local post office.

Logan W. H. Rolsten Columbus

Coal costs rise at Logan High from new regulation

Logan Senior High School faces about a 200 dollar annual increase in coal costs under the new regulation. It is the only building in the city system using stoker coal.

Logan Logan Senior High

Mrs Wright ill with influenza in home confinement

Mrs Wright wife of Representative Harry H Wright of this city is confined to her home with an attack of influenza.

Logan

Log ardent Stimmell daughter undergoes major surgery

Logan Lucille Stimmell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Stimmell of Junction City Route 1, was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Tuesday afternoon for a major operation. Her brother Paul Stimmell was dismissed last week after a three week hospital stay.

Logan Lucille Stimmell Charles Stimmell Junction City Cherrington Hospital Miss Stimmell Paul Stimmell

Vogues of 1938 to Open Thursday at Athena Theater

Walter Wanger presents Vogues of 1938 at the Athena Theater with Warner Baxter Joan Bennett in a Technicolor musical about fashion and romance. Helen Vinson Mischa Auer Alan Mowbray Jerome Cowan headline a strong supporting cast and Wanger models appear. The production features new songs by Brown Fain Loesser Sherwin Alter Webster and is released through United Artists.

Walter Wanger Warner Baxter Joan Bennett Athena Theater Helen Vinson Mischa Auer Alan Mowbray Jerome Cowan Marjorie Gateson Dorothy McNulty Alma Kruger Polly Rowles Baxter Cowan Mowbray Lew Brown Sammy Fain Frank Loesser Manning Sherwin Louis Alter Paul F. Webster Irving Cummings Alexander Toluboff Seymour Felix Ray Rennahan United Artists

Removal of Main Street holiday decorations near done

Work crews have mostly finished removing holiday decorations from Main Street and storefronts, with most decorations now gone from houses as well.

Logan Main Street

Relief Load in Hocking Area Increases in December

In Hocking County relief aid rose in December with 604 people assisted, including 128 families and 34 non family cases, about 200 more persons than November. On January 1 the agency reported 118 families and 31 non family cases totaling 552 people, with rising relief requests and ongoing WPA demand.

Logan Hocking County Frank G. Brown WPA

Victims of Accidents Are Recovering

Logan residents Clarence Heine and Willis Lehman are recovering from separate motor vehicle accidents. Heine walked with crutches two weeks after returning from a Columbus hospital, where he spent about eight weeks recovering. Lehman, a city service department employee, also remains under treatment for injuries from an automobile crash.

Logan Clarence Heine Columbus Willis Lehman City Service Department

Wed at Christmas United Pair in Haydenville

Miss Eileen Weede of Haydenville and Mr. Ivan Miller of Orland were united in marriage by Rev. L O Lineberger at the bride’s home on Christmas Eve. The couple plan to reside at the groom’s parental home in Orland. The bride was active in the Haydenville Church Epworth League.

Haydenville Eileen Weede Ivan Miller Orland L. O. Lineberger Epworth League of the Young People

Logan PTA Sets January 18 Meeting at High Auditorium

The Logan Parent Teacher Association will hold its next meeting in the Senior High Auditorium on the evening of January 18. A prominent member of the association will deliver the principal address.

Logan Logan Parent Teacher’ Association Senior High

First Arrest in County Clerk 1938 Sealed Indictment

Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith took Clifford Mason into custody for a secret indictment charging non support. Mason and two others faced the secret indictments and will be arraigned before Judge Henderson Tuesday afternoon.

Logan Nellis Smith Clifford Mason Mason Henderson

Swimming Pool Construction Advances Despite Cold Weather

Concrete footers for the city swimming pool were completed Tuesday by WPA workers. Forms for the structure will be built next, followed by placement of reinforcement steel. The project progresses steadily with steam used to keep concrete from freezing.

Logan WPA

Logan Teachers Discuss Sixth Grade Basketball Rules

Six grade teachers from Logan schools met with Supt. G. E. Carr and Coach Tommy Bender to set rules for sixth grade basketball games scheduled on Saturdays.

Logan Supt G. E. Carr Tommy Bender

Logan-Good Hope Board Elects Officers at Rockbridge

At a Monday evening meeting in Rockbridge the Logan-Good Hope Board of Education elected A. F. Risch as president and J. F. Mc Grady as vice president. J. E. Stuart was renamed clerk for another term.

Logan—Good Hope

Guilty Plea in Hocking Court Over Assault Case

Three indicted individuals appeared before Judge Phil A. Henderson for arraignment. Raymond Buskirk of Vinton County pleaded guilty, was fined 50 dollars and costs, and jailed 30 days. Arthur Buskirk and Ernest Evans pleaded not guilty and posted bonds. The court urged firm enforcement to deter further violence. Others indicted will be arraigned Thursday at 10.

Raymond Ernest Evans Carbon Hill Buskirks South Bloomingville

CCC Enrollment Quota Set for Logan-Hocking County

Logan-Hocking County receives a 14-person quota for the upcoming CCC enrollment period. The first contingent is due to report at camp Friday, and the quota is noted as lower than in previous years.

Logan — Hocking County CCC

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