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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1936

Page

12

Logan Council approves North Street widening and water plan

Logan City Council met in special session Tuesday night to discuss water works development and the widening of North Street. The council unanimously passed an ordinance to widen North Street two feet each side from Market to Spring and authorized bidding for current supply for the new pump with Ohio Power Company.

Logan North &T Logan City F. J. Reid Paul Emier Ohio Power Co C. E. Records Ohio Drilling Co John E. Canty Edward Eberst North St Market St Spring St Harley Meyer Ohio Power Company R. R. Loomis Records Loomis Fitzgerald

Logan Dan Ragin Confined by Illness at Home

Dan Ragin of Gallagher Avenue remains home bound due to two weeks of illness. He has not left the house during this period.

Logan Dan Ragin Gallagher Ave

Oil Discovery Near Foltz Tract Shows Little Oil

Logan report states the Edward Foltz tract well in Washington Township was completed Tuesday morning by Bell Drilling Co. with little oil showing as the sand remained unbroken. Doubt was expressed that the well would be shot.

To Face Court Today for Delinquency Charge

Edward Danner will appear before Judge E L Ewing on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He has been free on a $100 bond since Monday after entering a not guilty plea. Danner resides in the Laurelville district.

Logan Edward Danner E. L. Ewing Danner Laurelville

Logan Brief Social Notes

Winners of the Winorlose Bridge Club were entertained at Mrs. Curtis Cole's home on North St. Mrs. Vern Bowen won the evening's play. Hostesses were Mrs. Cole and six others including Mrs. M. H. Cherrington and Mrs. Paul Sanderson.

Winorlose

Pioneers Put First Combo Harvester Thresher To Test

Perry Township farmer F C Wolf owns the county first combination harvester and thresher. He tested the unit Monday though wheat wasn’t ready. The machine will harvest soybeans as well, as local farmers expand soybean seed crops and demand rises. Wolf is a pioneer in this field in western Hocking County.

Logan F. C. Wolf Perry Township Hocking County Wolf

Archer named principal of Laurelville High School

Joe L. Archer of Laurelville has accepted a contract as principal of Laurelville High School succeeding Paul A. Potts who has taken a position in Amanda. New principals for the coming term include Archer at Laurelville Edson Shaw at South Bloomingville and S H Dillon at Carbon Hill. Oriandeth Lehman has been hired as art teacher for Ward Township schools with Melvin Harbarger and Miss Louise Rice as instructor and vocal instructor respectively. Lillian Lane joins Marion Centralized School as grade teacher and Janet White becomes vocal music instructor there. Gore district reports two vacancies soon to be filled. Mr and Mrs Fred H. Duffy and daughter of Buffalo are visiting Logan. Duffy is a Buffalo school principal who has long worked in county education, leaving the county system in 1916.

Logan Joe L. Archer Laurelville Laurelville High School Paul A. Potts Amanda Rockbridge Archer Louise Rice Lillian Lane Gore Marion Janet White

Whitcraft Improves After Tuesday Medical Update

Logan physician reports Judge Harley M. Whitcraft had a better day Tuesday and showed some improvement. Quiet is prescribed for a lengthy period.

Logan Chief Lew Reynolds Returns to Duty

Logan Police Chief Lew Reynolds resumes duties Tuesday morning after an absence to recover from chin tumor surgery. Seth Sloan served as special officer during the interim.

LOGAN Lew Reynolds Seth Sloan

Groundhogs Relentless in Logan Tomato Patch Damage

In Logan, persistent groundhogs have destroyed a number of tomato plants in Luke’s truck patch. Local efforts to deter the pests continue as farmers assess losses and seek solutions.

Logan Luke

Albany Grange Heads to Amesville for Saturday Meeting

Albany Grange will meet Saturday night July 11 with ice cream and cake for refreshments. The Grange degree team visited Amesville Tuesday night and conferred the third and fourth degrees. Numerous social visits follow, with residents and guests from Athens Columbus Chester Logansport Cincinnati and Los Angeles cited among the weekend guests and travelers.

Albany Albany Grange Grange Amesville Ruth Ann Coe John P. Coe Athens Ed McKinstry Will Johnston Fred Bacon Akron F. B. Vordea Ralph Chase Columbus John Heitger FB. H. Lasch Aldine Radcliffe C. N. Jones Chester Ella Stevens High Hill Cottle J. J. Reinheimer Logansport Ind Newton Woodyard Aldred Cincinnati Edithsburg Chicago Lawrence Morris Lucy Stanley E. I. Stanley Albert Tressenrider Coshocton Tressenrider Mattie Bolin J. C. Yunger Portsmouth Ewing Walters Nellie Cline C. L Dustheimer Berea Faye Baker Cline George FE. Carr Jackson Andrew Tewksbury Los Angeles Calif Carr Creacent Tewksbury

Guard Bur Burcham 100th Life Save At Blair Pool

Blair Neb. Jonas Bur Burcham 74 claims to be the oldest lifeguard in the country. He saved a boy and two girls at the Blair pool, pushing his life-saving record to 100. He remains on duty daily through the bathing season.

Liff Blair U.P Jonas Burcham Blair Pool Burcham

Logan Considers Public Park on Market Street Site

The city contemplates a new public park after negotiations among the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs the Chamber of Commerce schools and officials. C H Keynes offers land on N Market Street across from the athletic field bounded by Goose Creek Mulberry Street and Old Oak Grove Cemetery for a municipal pool and Scout cabin.

Logan Market Street Keynes Market St Goose Creek Mulberry St Old Oak Grove Cemetery B. A. Hall Amos L. Heyde Hall R. R. Loomis Dallas Kinser G. E. Carr Kenneth Fitzgerald Ross Wagstaff Ironton Harley Meyer Harry J. Stevenson Fitzgerald Loomis Carr Kinser Council Charles Breene Rotary Stevenson H. T. Foster Wilbur Lanning W. D. Braddock Rachelmacher Park S. H Bright B. A. Hall and Kinser Loomis, Carr and Lanning

School busses operable in Hocking County rise to fifty

LOGAN records from Supt. J. W. Coleman show Hocking County operated fifty school busses last school year. Approximately the same number will be employed during the coming term.

LOGAN Supt J. W. Coleman Hocking County

Hutchins HomeLOGAN Improvement Noted for Ruth Hutchins

Mrs Ruth Hutchins of North Walnut Street is reported in improving condition. Week end guests included Mrs Zine Courtney from The Plains Mr and Mrs J W Dennison from Middleport Mary Collins of Albany Warren Linscott and Mrs Arthur Triplett from Millfield and Mr and Mrs John Snyder with son Edward from Canton.

Rockbridge Signs Street Light Contract

Good Hope Township trustees signed a contract with Logan Ohio Power Co to install street lights in Rockbridge ready for service by August 1. Officials plan new lighting for the village.

Logan Ohio Power Co Rockbridge Good Hope

Father of Teacher Dies in Clinton Ind

News reached here Monday of the death of the father of Miss Estellene Crea teacher at Union Furnace High School. He lived here briefly last fall and was residing in Clinton Indiana at the time of his death.

Logan Estellene Crea Union Furnace High School Clinton Ind

Logan Supt Coleman to Meet Education Officials on Transport

Supt J W Coleman will meet with the state department of education in Columbus to discuss transportation problems. He will be accompanied by the Logan Green and Ward Township boards of education.

Logan State Department of Education Columbus Supt J. W. Coleman Logan, Green and Ward

City water well project under way in Logan

Work on the new Hocking River bridge to the water well site is progressing with steel cables anchored and scraping for the 12 inch water line across the river. Mr and Mrs Joshua Clark of Starr Township visited Logan Tuesday, their first in weeks due to Mrs Clark's illness.

Logan Hocking Joshua Clark Starr Township

Murray City Social Notes and Weekend Guests

Local updates list weekend and holiday visitors from Cleveland Detroit Columbus and other cities visiting Murray City families. Guests include Mr and Mrs Paul Shelton with son Pontiac Mich Mr and Mrs Howard Beougher and son Columbus and numerous relatives with cross city trips noted. Also a note that almost 4000 people in the United States are 100 years of age or older.

Murray City Paul Shelton Pontiac Mich Martin Shelton John Popoczy Tessie Susa Joe Popoczy Ruth Cameron J. Bernard Cleveland Velma Popoczy Joe Rusyn Howard Brooker Earl Storer William Thomas, Jr Columbus William Thomas Howard Solon New Castle Don Solon Howard Beougher Samantha Shelton Lorenzo Lewis Lawrence Lewis Bethel M. R. Lewis Moe Tolen Joe Taylor Everett Sapp Charles Shelton Dan Flanigan Detroit Harry Shuttleworth John Shelton Elza Sapp Loren Schockley Long Island N. Y Ruth Maxwell Ralph Hoffman George Chess Clarence Archer George Archer Sr Eugene United States

Sheriff Sale of Lot 127 in Jacksonville Ohio

Ohio Athens County sheriff proceeds with an auction of Lot 127 in O D Jackson's Addition Jacksonville located on Fifth Street between R 13 and Palmer Street. The 1936 sale values the property at 1150 dollars with a minimum bid of 766.67 dollars and requires cash payment at sale. Sheriff Charles Stratton oversees the sale with attorney Dorothy Parmiter coordinating.

State of Ohio Athens County I. J. Fulton Banks L. E. Holmes Athens Jacksonville O. D. Jackson Fifth Street R. 13 Palmer Street Charles Stratton R. W. Finsterwald Dorothy J. Parmiter

Logan W alter in custody amid driving while intoxicated charges

Mayor releases statement on Walter Logan and Chief Lew Reynolds involvement in a driving while intoxicated case. Fitzgerald pleads guilty and faces fines. Comly attends grand encampment as Foster Fellow rep Brana, patriarch of Ohio, after predecessor's death.

Logan Walter Lew Reynolds R. Fitzgerald Rolland Comly Foster Mr. Bright Brana Ohio 3Th

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