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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
12
Logan Ohio will host the District 8 American Legion spring conference in early May with thousands expected. The parade will feature eight to ten drum corps and marching delegations from 28 posts. Commander Harold W. Larimer to appoint committees at the Logan Post meeting.
Clerk of Courts Don Feather ordered a sheriff levy in Fairfield County on a Lancaster stored mine cutting machine to satisfy a common pleas court judgment in the Roy Lanning case against Brush Fork Coal Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lanning and family returned to their home Sunday evening after visiting Miami and other Florida cities since before Christmas. Mr. Lanning has relatives in Florida.
1937 tourist totals for Hocking County scenic spots show 334 528 visitors led by Old Man's Cave 111 364 Rockhouse 84 309 Ash Cave 74 377 Cantwell Cliffs 44 620 Conkle Hollow 8 722 Cedar Falls 11 136 August set most place records with 24 646 at Old Man's Cave and 17 866 at Rock House visitors from every state except one and many foreign countries were recorded.
Logan students posted higher medians than state figures across most subjects in the newly added typing and shorthand sections of the every pupil test. Local Senior High results include Plane Geometry 41 to 37.5, English 746.5 to 37.3 for a grade level, and Physics 37 to 48.4, among others.
Funeral services will be held at Laurel Chapel Church Marion Township at 10 30 Wednesday morning for James Thomas Ansel 86 retired farmer who died Sunday evening in Enter prise. The Rev Porter E Wright will officiate. He leaves three sons Jesse Joe William of Marion Township and Mrs Elizabeth Sheets of Lancaster. Burial will be in Laurel Run Cemetery.
William Sayre and Homer Hedges, newly elected county board of education members, did not attend the organization meeting Saturday but expect to be present in February and take regular part in future meetings. They were not officially notified or consulted by the incumbent board before action.
Dr. W. B. Lacock reports that funds from last year’s President’s ball aided many children in Hocking County through surgical corrections for defects. A crippled boy who could not walk now can walk after a leg cast correction, and several other operations are ongoing. Funds are needed for more cases, with plans for a crippled children clinic in Logan and a Rotary Cruise visit. Leroy Conkle promotes three dances next week in Logan, Murray City, and Laurelville to raise money.
Logan County officers and State Highway Patrol plan renewed questioning today of Henderson Wolfe and Dicken Addition related to the fatal accident Sunday night that killed Jesse Harper near Wolfe’s Basin south of Haydenville. Investigators will decide if charges should be filed against Wolfe. Funeral services for Harper are set for Wednesday at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev. R. C. Babylon presiding. burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus.
Chauncey Church of Christ hosted relatives and friends for the funeral of Ervin Holzschuh 32 who died Thursday night in St. Francis Hospital Columbus. Rev Robert Lawrence led the service in the absence of the pastor. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by wife Kathleen Smith two children Larry and Barbara Ann mother Grace Holzschuh Glouster brother Adolph Akron and sister Lenore Moody Glouster.
Four generations attend a birthday dinner at the Chauncey home of Mr. and Mrs. John Collins in honor of their son John Thomas seventh anniversary. Attendees include Mrs. John Collins, Mrs. Samuel Mayles, Mrs. Daniel Tippie, and the Collins children Dickie Eddie and Karen Jean. A seven lighted-taper cake served as centerpiece.
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Brown aged 4 were held Sunday at the Jacksonville M E Church. Rev. Delbert Mills and Rev. Robert Lawrence conducted with Chauncey singers providing music. Burial was at Maplewood. Survived by husband two daughters and four sons including Rev. John Brown Beaver and Rev. Fred Brown Dresden. The couple recently celebrated their sixty second wedding anniversary.
Opal Ley Chauncey received word that her cousin William Hauf aged 33 died at St. Vincent hospital in Toledo after treatment and a blood transfusion. Funeral services will be held in Toledo. He leaves his mother Mae Hauf and brother Gervas Hauf with relatives Mae Cavanaugh and Anna Syx in Toledo and Murray City. The text notes impurities of water including common salt and lime.
Chauncey faces Ames Bern in a triple bill at Chauncey Saturday night. Chauncey boys seek revenge after a loss to the Ames Bern boys this term, with Simmers Stalder Leffler Palmer Bridgewater and J Stalder plus reserves. Ames Bern girls are undefeated in four years and highly regarded in the region.
Chauncey Mazon Council No. 93 Pocahontas held an officers installation at Millfield last Thursday. Beatrice Theisen and Hazel Coon performed the rite, with two visitors Lillie Wallace and Hazel Coon present. Officers installed included Maggie White Pocahontas and others across roles such as Keeper of Records Alice Theisen and Guard of Tepee Pearl Snyder.
Chauncey residents Chauncey Frank Phillips and daughters Gladys and Kathleen hosted guests including Mrs. Sarah Wooley Madeline Wooley and Elmer Wilson. Several relatives visited and returned from Shawnee. Mrs. Eda Heffkin cancels Millfield Needle Club due to illness. The Veritys travel to Floodwood after the death of Mrs. Hattie Warren.
Chauncey will host a Lodge meeting Thursday night. The January birthday party for Rebekahs born in this month will be observed. Grace Stalder serves as Noble Grand.
A Dresden based musician unveils a prototype music writing typewriter enabling composers to input notes directly onto staff lines. The device aims to streamline composition and manuscript preparation for classical and contemporary works.
Logan Ohio Hocking County adds Troop 145 at Carbon Hill with charter from national organization making ten troops in the county. Charter members include Estel Blake John Devol David Devol Frank Shaw Cameron Brooker Neal Dillon Harold Horn Bobby Lax John Pavlik Hubert Mundy Jimmie Wolfe and Paul Wilkinson Floyd Pence is scoutmaster James Frey assistant S H Dillon chairs the troop committee and local Carbon Hill citizens sponsor the unit Meetings will be held every Monday. Pence expects increased membership soon.
Logan William J. Barry and his sister Miss Anne Barry of New Straitsville traveled to Chicago on Monday to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law Michael Fox who died there suddenly Saturday. Funeral services were held today. Fox, a retired mining engineer, was noted by veteran miners of the Hocking Valley District for his work with the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Co during the 1884 mine strike. He leaves two married daughters. his wife and two children had preceded him in death.
B A Holl was appointed as trustee of the Ohio Good Roads Federation for 1938. The federation promotes highway improvement and roadway projects in the state.
Funeral services were held Monday at Heinlein Brothers Funeral Home for Mrs. Martha Jane West 93 who died Friday. The Rev. C. W. Graham presided with a solo by Mrs. C. S. Clark and accompaniment by Mrs. Raymond Lanning. Pallbearers included M. B. Iles John W. McBroom S. T. Lyke Harve Allen Sid Walker and Joe Case. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Dr W B Lacock and Commissioner Frank St Clair traveled to Licking County on Monday to inspect the tuberculosis sanatorium there. Hocking County currently has one patient receiving treatment with the possibility of additional assignments if arrangements can be made.
Mrs Mark Vancuren was discharged to her Columbus area home after several days of treatment. Little improvement in her condition is reported and a probable operation is expected to follow.
Logan Sun day drew several players to the Hocking Valley Country Club course for practice. Among those observed were Dr. A. K. Smith Willis Dickerson Eugene Wright Rex Johnson and John Hammon.
Logan Service Director R. R. Loomis has been confined to his Midland Place home since Sunday due to illness from influenza.
Prosecutor Hubert D. Lappen moved to nolle the indictment against Ernest Evans of Carbon Hill on a charge of assault and battery, with Judge Phil Henderson presiding Monday.
George Notestone aged 50 of South Perry was gravely wounded in a gunfire incident at his home. John Notestone is jailed in Hocking County as officers gather evidence and plan further questioning.
Logan officials report dog tag sales ahead of 1937 with 1 373 tags sold as residents visit the office. Thursday is the final registration day without penalty. Dog Warden Howard Brooks plans to begin delinquents roundup once the deadline passes.
A marriage permit was issued Monday to Earl E Morgan 30 miner Chauncey son of Mr and Mrs Henry Morgan and Eve lyn Jones 18 housekeeper Deanville daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Jones. Magistrate S B Whitehart performed the ceremony. The poorer classes of Egypt use raw castor oil as salad oil.
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