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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1938
Page
10
Preparations are complete for the President's Ball week in Hocking County. Dances will be in Logan Laurelville and Murray City with Laurelville Thursday and the others Friday. Proceeds go to infantile paralysis funds. greetings and telegrams to the President are planned.
St Augustine’s Church sponsors a euchre party and dance Monday evening January 31 in K of P Hall New Straitsville. Cards at 8 o’clock followed by refreshments and dancing. Music by McQuade’s orchestra. A door prize will be awarded.
S B Primmer of Logan in serious condition at Columbus Hospital after being struck on the head by a falling limb while cutting timber for J F Stuart near Rockbridge. He continued working two days before growing ill, two weeks after the accident.
The Rev C W Graham of the Methodist Episcopal Church urged engaging young people in church life during Sunday evening services in Logan. He argued adults have social spaces while youth lack suitable facilities and blamed declining membership on failure to recruit younger members.
B A Hall discussed universal conscription before American Legion Auxiliary members as part of a legislative month program. The meeting included flag dedication with Mrs Bertha Oberle presiding and Mrs Irma Powers chairing the hostess committee which served refreshments.
Fans praise George McGonagle and Dalton Terrel in Gallipolis game Friday night. They believe Coach Tommy Bender has two strong first line replacements nearly as good as the regulars. McGonagle may get more chances in the final weeks of the championship race. Terrel also performed well.
Funeral services were held at Tresboro Community Church for Mrs Carrie Griffith 47 wife of Samuel Griffith who died at her home Saturday night The Rev W A Cooper officiated She leaves five children Edward Ola Irene Mary Elizabeth Mabel Irea and Clifford of Moundsville WV and siblings S J Nihiser Craven Nihiser Nora Wilson and Effie Boling Burial was at Lesboro.
Logan-Hocking County recorded its first thunder shower of the year Monday evening with mild daytime temperatures followed by a sharp lightning show and heavy thunder as the shower passed through.
Relatives visiting Clifford Turner near Logan report fractures in both bones of his right leg and a bruised left leg after a falling pole struck him. Turner was working with his father E N Turner, a road contractor, when the pole collapsed during night wiring operations in Marietta.
Information from Crooksville reports Marion Allen son of Mr and Mrs C E Allen of Logan is ill with pleurisy and complications. Allen a Logan High School and Ohio University graduate has coached at Denvertown this season. His parents and a local physician accompanied them to his bedside Monday.
Administrators and music instructors from Logan city schools travel to Gallipolis on February 2 for a meeting at the Lafayette Hotel. Attending are Supt. G. E. Carr Fred B. Burchfield Howard E. Kirk Richard McCutchan and Miss Minnie Louise Bowen of Logan.
A massive new masonry shaft at Verdon near Bordeaux will soon be dedicated to Lafayette's help to America in the Revolution and to General Pershing's World War feats and the arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces on French soil.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Pickett of Fremont welcomed a daughter born January 20. The couple previously lived in the city and the baby’s grandfather is Arthur Pickett of this city.
The Martha Bible Class of the Church of Christ met at the home of president Mrs. Viola Howard. Devotional duties were led by Mrs. Avanell Crabtree and Miss Marjorie Mansfield. New officers were elected: President Viola Howard, Vice President Jessie Fulton, Secretary Olive Brookins, Treasurer Elizabeth Robinett. A new member joined, Mrs. Hazel Earich. There was a February membership drive and plans for an all day quilting party at the church.
MILLERS ENTERTAIN Mr. and Mrs. William Miller South Logan entertained with a dinner party at their home Sunday. Guests included Lemuel Heff and daughter Ethel from Cincinnati and George Heff with Nellie Ann from Marietta, plus several Miller and related families. Albert Hamilton and wife from Walbridge visited, until Tuesday, former Logan residents now with C O Railroad.
Funeral services for William Sylvester Ogg age 76 were conducted Monday at Pisgah in Good Hope Township after his death Friday. The only close relative present was his brother Henry Ogg of Lancaster. The Rev. Allen White led the service with Rev. H. A. Osborne assisting.
J D Wells of the forestry unit at Camp Hocking spoke to the Logan Rotary Club on Forestry. He described forestry work in Hocking County. Freshman Class at Junior High School will elect officers Wednesday.
Fred Christian of Haydenville was arrested Saturday night by Sheriff Farbean and charged with intoxication in Magistrate Whitehart's court. He pleaded guilty on Monday and was fined five dollars plus costs.
A group of local women joined James R. Smoot to Columbus for Farmers Week opening day. Attendees included Mrs. D. B. Rheinscheld, Mrs. Fred Graham, Mrs. Joe Funk, Miss Grace Harsh, and Mrs. Paul Shaw from several townships.
Miss Roberta Schmitter daughter of Karl and Schmitter of this city is ill of scarlet fever. Marie Canter two year old daughter of Harry and Canter of Ward Township is ill of scarlet fever.
Jimmy Ringhiser, local boxer and referee, says youngsters in Logan or Hocking County show interest in the Columbus Golden Gloves tournament in February and offers to train any boys who wish to enter.
George Notestone remains under care at Cherrington Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right side and pneumonia. Mrs. Dan Kovach of Haydenville has returned home after several days of treatment.
Logan county action suspends slot machine operation issued last Thursday by Prosecutor Hubert D. Lappen and Sheriff Joe Farbearn. The order will stay in effect with arrests and prosecutions to follow violations. Operators reportedly earn several hundred dollars monthly from these machines.
Logan reports John Sayre of Buchtel arraigned in Logan on a reckless driving charge. He pleaded not guilty and later was found guilty, paying a $10 fine plus costs. Earlier R Brown of Marion Township pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $5 plus costs.
Logan-Floyd Deering, a shoe factory employee, has been off work for several days and under a physician's care due to a large carbuncle on his neck.
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