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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1931
Page
12
Local classified and circulation column lists contact details for classified ads. Clinton Webb staff correspondent notes telephone and society items. Readers are directed to D. Y. Milne for circulation matters and related services.
William Bowlby of Winona was elected president of the local farmers institute at the two day Logan session closing at the Courthouse Auditorium. He succeeds J. O. Hamilton with Nathan Conrad as vice president and Mrs. Walter North and Mrs. Emma Beery as secretary and correspondent. The group praised speakers and officials and reported strong attendance. Dr. Mary FE Anderson and Charles W. Peters spoke at sessions. Miss Marie Lines read an address from Barton Hall.
C A Taylor of Columbus will speak at the Hocking County Farm Bureau annual meeting at the Courthouse Auditorium at 7 30 p m next Wednesday. Officials will present reports on insurance and commercial phases, with extension work and a report from Prosecutor C Wood Bowen.
Barley Connor of Charleston is visiting for a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs John Connor of North Orchard Street. Mrs Ernest Miller and Mr J perplex? Appointment of the phrase. Mr J Per is listed as grandfather in this city. Jane Deishley of Columbus, a Logan business caller and former resident, was noted Tuesday. Announcement was made that the Association of Township Trustees and Jerks meeting was postponed with date to be announced later. P M Heinlein of Roanoke Va is in the city visiting his father W M Heinlein and other relatives.
Mrs Hugh Meldrim hosted a Better Home Makers gathering on Fast Second Street with music and contests. Participants included Mrs Walter Prather, Miss Belle Crawford, Mrs John Rodman, Mrs John George, Mrs William Barthlow, and Mrs Grace Adcock with winner Mrs Leo Armstrong.
Mr and Mrs Osman Burk entertained the Fortnightly Bridge Club at their North Mulberry Street home on Wednesday evening. Mrs John Krieg and Cyrus Rochester were high score holders. Mr and Mrs Ray Jern attended as guests, bencheon was served at the close.
A club dinner for Aumners and Art Club members occurred on North Mulberry Street with a roll call and social hour. Dinner was at 6 o clock. Mrs. William and Miss Emma Westen were among the attendees.
Jan 16 report corrected the scarlet fever case for Shirley Rose five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Kingon indicating she had scarlet fever while Pat McNallen son of Mr and Mrs Willard McNallen is at that disease per department notice.
Ranger L. T. Worley reports 4 820 visitors at Rock House from outside the state this summer led by Pennsylvania 805 and Michigan 775. Other states listed include West Virginia 690 Indiana 640 Illinois 505 and New York 275 with several smaller totals. Rock House drew visitors from North Dakota only in this scenic district and Old Man's Cave is noted for such state representation.
Logan January 16 Lumber Supply bowlers edged Lohr's Barmen 3-0 to top the City Bowling League with 2,987 total pins. Burgess 615 and Roberts 611 led the trio, Schorr 617 for the losers, while Howard Columber starred for Moores with 669 in three games. Larimer 658 and Weinrich 622 boosted Moores, Spar 620 and Dollison 608 for the others.
Margaret Nichols 66 died at home in Columbus on Tuesday. Sister of Samuel Jones of Logan. Formerly of Carbondale. Survived by husband and four children from a previous marriage Floyd Frakes Starr Bertha Howson Minnie McLain Asbury Ridge Telone Landers Barberton. Funeral services were at Asbury Chapel with burial nearby.
Mrs. Harley Gooding hosted the Among Ourselves Club at Midland Place Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Wetherill assisted with luncheon. The program featured a paper by Mrs. Merritt Wonn on Conservation of Our Forests and a roll call on Beauty Spots in Hocking County. Winners of a flower contest were Mrs. John Allen and Mrs. William Hansel. Guests included Mrs. M. G. Harbaugh, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Ella W. Keynes and Mrs. Walker L. Irranks.
Thomas Rainer was honored with a birthday dinner at his home on Zanesville Avenue Tuesday. Covers were laid for Mr and Mrs Mike Roberts, Mr and Mrs Charles Huffman, Vernon Pierson, George Rainer, Miss Milly Rainer and Mr and Mrs Rainer.
Logan, Jan 16. Health Department reports six scarlet fever cases in Hocking County for December, with nine births and 21 deaths in the period. Most deaths occurred in Logan, and over half the deaths were among those older than 50.
In Logan on Jan 16 Judge Harley M. Whitcraft recorded a judgment for Catherine Murphy against Homer G. Hansel and others for $1,900. The dispute centers on interpreting a clause in the will of the late Henry Hansel. Hansel is an executor, Murphy a beneficiary.
Logan Jan 16 Directors elected at the Hocking County Law Library Association meeting held Thursday morning in the Courthouse. Judge H. E. Sparnow named president, Forest E. Weinrich vice president, Eugene Wright librarian, C. Wood Bowen treasurer, with Judge Harley M. Whitcraft as the remaining board member.
Postmaster Harry W. McKinstry releases figures showing 2,534,166 total pieces of mail processed in Athens in 1929 December through 1929, with December mails peaking at 266,032 letters and 9,576 to 27,884 daily machine totals around Christmas. An estimated 6,656 sacks moved in the 10 days before Christmas and 17 trains pass through daily, supporting rapid nationwide service.
Robert Wamsley of Belpre aged 21 and Yoldie Primm 25 a book keeper of Athens obtained a marriage license. The couple plans to wed soon per local records.
The Ohio River packet Betsy Ann, laid up in Pittsburgh since last September, will resume the Pittsburgh Cincinnati trade Saturday under Capt. Frederick Way. The steamer will pass Marietta Sunday afternoon, depart Cincinnati Tuesday, and pass Marietta next week Thursday on her up trip.
Two bills by the Ohio Good Roads Federation aim to lift four year road construction in Ohio. One bill would abolish the auto personal property tax and raise tag taxes on cars and trucks. The second would allow construction of 1,000 miles of new roads annually for four years.
Akron University beat Oberlin 388 to 28 in an Ohio Conference basketball game last night. Forward Frye led Akron with three field goals and seven fouls.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Philip D. Armour III and Philly Reed were the names most mentioned to sue F. Edson White, 57, as president of Armour and Co. White was killed last night in a fall from his seventh floor apartment. Relatives, company officials, and police said the death appeared accidental. Reed, Armour and Co. treasurer, last to see White alive, believed he fell through a French window or fainted while leaning out for air. White had suffered a prior fainting spell after a fall from the speaker’s platform at the Armour Plant Executive Club meeting the night before.
A notice advertising a free trial size package of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap lists the product name and the Baltimore Maryland address for the offer.
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