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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1936
Page
10
Logan report shows delay in North St. widening as easement talks with property owners continue. Some owners consent to a two foot widening while others have not stated their stance. the city council formed a committee to study the issue. Meanwhile the school board proceeds to widen the north side by two feet and has begun removing curb and sidewalk sections.
Officer Logan undergoes tumor removal at Dr V A Simille’s office and is off duty. daughter born to Mr and Mrs Ray Crouthers of Haydenville. Mrs Erwin Matheny discharged from hospital and will recover at home. Carl Patterson appointed executor for the estate of C O Grimes in Athens County Ohio with probate dated June 18 1936.
Public auction to sell two parcels in Hudson's Addition Athens City and the east half of parcel 758. Appraised at 2000 dollars with bid minimum of two thirds. Sheriff Charles Stratton or deputy announces sale for July 13 1936 at 1 36 PM at the courthouse doorway Athens County Ohio.
Harry J. Stevenson of Logan grows a huge pumpkin vine in his back yard. Seeds sown for birds during winter sprouted after being dropped, and the plant is now in bloom.
A substantial rise in passengers from Logan station over the last two months is blamed on new rates. June rose 133 percent from May, and June 1935 shows a 250 percent jump. Strong interest in the rate suggests a revised schedule could boost travel to Columbus.
Logan Hocking County Republicans sent a large delegation to the state convention with key figures in attendance including John D. M. Hamilton John W Bricker and J G Collins from the 11th District on the credentials committee Others present were Mr and Mrs Fred E Hull Mayor and Mrs Kenneth R Fitzgerald and several local supporters including Melrose Harbaugh Clinton Webb and Della J Hansel The gathering marked active participation across sessions.
Hocking County automobile dealers reported 46 new unit sales in June with only three being trucks or non passenger models. The turnover in used cars was also high as former service members received compensation fueling buying activity.
Commissioners met Thursday afternoon to discuss right of way with about a dozen property owners along routes to be transferred to the state highway department. Durward Branigan, a recent Oberlin graduate, received a telegram from Camden New Jersey requesting report for RCA employment and left immediately.
Murray City United Brethren Church schedules a home coming with Sunday School at 9 a.m. and preaching at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. City Hall offices are being repapered and repainted under Ralph Moorhead’s supervision.
Plans for the N Mulberry Street sanitary sewer have been submitted to the state department of health by Service Director R R Loomin for approval. It is expected official approval will come within days as the council has appropriated WPA funds for the project. Louis Lowes of Carbon Hill scored a birdie on the No 2 green at the Hocking Valley course Wednesday.
Logan McKinley Republican Club will hold a 7 30 PM business meeting at headquarters. Kenneth R. Fitzgerald announces plans for upcoming gatherings and efforts to secure an outstanding state speaker for a soon to be scheduled meeting.
Public notice items include the Village of Coolville budget hearing on July 1 936 at 7 30 p m and Athens City Board of Education budget hearing July 15 1936 at 12 00 noon. Also an administrator appointment for Rose B Cray in Athens County with four month creditor claims deadline and a sheriff sale of 40 acres in Carthage Township Frost RFD 1 appraised at 75 dollars, sale July 13 1936 at 1 30 p m.
Golfers at the Hocking Valley course on July 4 can enter a hole-in-one tournament staged by the management. If no hole-in-one occurs the ball nearest the hole wins. An award goes to any ball landing within a 12 foot circle on the Number Nine hole. Each contestant gets six balls.
LOGAN A H Brooke and granddaughter Catherine Campbell return to Columbus and visit Dr. and Mrs E E Campbell. The family plans a reunion on July 4 at the physician’s recently purchased country home in Columbus.
Logan Methodists and Presbyterians meet at the fairgrounds at 6 o clock this evening. The game was postponed on Wednesday evening. Leonard and Webb are expected to be the opposing pitchers.
Logan reports George Hensel of Columbus remains in frail condition after the rock attack that fractured his skull in September 1934. He says he has been hospitalized in Columbus twice this year for about ten and a half weeks on the first admission. Milford Weir, held by Sheriff Joe Farbearn, escaped from Massillon State Hospital. officials from Massillon will come to Logan today to recapture him.
Logan-Lawrence Wollett was released from county jail Wednesday after a conference of county officials. He will return for a hearing on Monday. He was brought into court on a contempt attachment for failing to comply with a court order relative to support.
Logansville resident Frank Pickett was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Thursday evening for treatment. Reverend M F Kittle of New Marshfield returned to his home after a tonsil removal operation the previous day.
Miss Mabel Carpenter and Edward Collins will visit Cincinnati this weekend. Rex Johnson family and Charles Wonn head to Cincinnati July 4 for a baseball game. George Acker J. B. Waldron pairs attend Cincinnati ball game Saturday. Harry Shaw leaves for Newark for July 4 guest visit with Robert Waddell. M W Schrader on two week vacation in Cleveland Michigan and Canada. C B Clark departs for Salem to Monday guest of sister Laura Silver joined by sister Mrs John Watson. Sixth annual Sand Run schoolmates meeting set at Rock House Sunday July 12 with basket dinner and program.
Mrs. Anna Clark and Mrs. Allen Adams attended the State Federation of Music Clubs in Columbus at the Deshler Wallick. A surprise party for Miss Mabel Carpenter was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Waldron with gifts, cards, and lunch. attendees included Edward Collins, Huffman family, Mike Roberts, and others. Mrs. Fanny Spears hosted a knitting evening at her Market Street home with a group of women including Mrs. Kate Bort and Mrs. Paul Collison.
William Kitchen formerly of Logan and born there died recently. A 28 year B and O Railroad employee and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen member, he leaves a widow and sister Mrs. William Cook Columbus, plus a Logan brother Newton Kitchen. Locals attending included Newton Kitchen and several Root and Bowlby family members.
At the First Baptist Church meeting in Gallipolis, a firm of New York architects was asked to prepare plans and specifications for a proposed new edifice. Lola Neal and her mother Mrs C W Cherrington, plus Mr and Mrs Harry M Miller and their family, left for a July Fourth holiday trip to North Carolina.
Gallipolis prepares for its first museum opening on Saturday July 4 with Mrs. C. E. Holzer and Miss Alma McCormick guiding visitors. The two main floors show near original appearance while the third floor features a gallery with items from a Franklin stove to French ivory dominoes and a German bread jar. The museum hours are 9 am to 5 pm and hundreds are expected.
Ralph Graves an 18 year old youth was returned from Wellsville Ohio by Police Chief John Fraley and Blazer Wetherholt. He pleaded guilty to stealing Wayne Blackburns car and was bound over to the grand jury on a 300 dollar bond. State highway patrolmen arrested him in Wellsville Wednesday afternoon after the car was stolen from the Hotel Libby garage Tuesday.
Ray Richards of Mer cer ville was acquitted by a federal court jury in Columbus on charges of stealing a state industrial commission check from the mails on May 4, 1934. He testified on his own behalf with attorney John Matthews present, and four federal prosecutors participated in the trial.
In Gallipolis the Thurman home-coming Saturday includes an 11 to 1 dinner and a 1:30 program with Prosecuting Attorney Benson Owens as MC. Congressmen T A Jenkins will speak in the afternoon.
At Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis Wilson Knott age 18 of Apple Grove West Virginia was treated for a severe wound in the left arm from a wreck. The three day old son of Archie Williams a Negro of Gallipolis was admitted for medical treatment and Dr J J McClung of Jackson was listed for observation.
Gallipolis residents will observe Saturday July 4 as a holiday with stores closing all day. Many shops will stay open until 9 p m Friday. Beauty parlors and local produce firms announce closures. Banks offices relief departments and the courthouse also close. Fireworks ordinance enforcement shifts sales outside city limits.
The Rev. H. H. Wilbur will speak on What Is Faith at the Sunday morning service in Grace Methodist Church Gallipolis. His junior sermon topics are Patriotism and One Girl's Dream. Dr. R. B. Foster will preach at 7 30 Sunday evening and conduct the quarterly conference.
H W Nixon WPA engineer said no county workers were approached to buy Democratic state convention tickets under threat of job loss. He investigated after a blanket charge and contacted foremen for reports but received no complaints.
Gallia County local officers warned Gypsies to stay away after reports of their presence near Patriot Thursday afternoon.
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