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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1928
Page
14
Relatives in Logan were notified of the death of Mrs. Lafe Vanatta in Columbus where she had resided for years after moving from near Bremen in Fairfield county. Attending the funeral Friday will be L Hammond, Mrs. L Hammond, C B Hammond, and Daniel L Struble, all relatives.
George Brooker Charles James and Jack Gears visit Ward township in Logan Thursday. Osman Burke returns from Detroit after attending the Knights Templars triennial conclave with the Columbus commandery band. Families also call on friends in Logan including the Tschappats and Frums in Marion, and Comrade James Allen returns from Louisville with his daughter Mrs T E McFadden. Judge Whitcraft attends a Lincoln day banquet in Lancaster.
Logan July 20 Mrs Hannah Knece 96 said to be the county's oldest woman died at the county home the day before. She was buried Wednesday afternoon in the county home cemetery as relatives were scattered across the United States and could not attend. Death attributed to senility.
Lawrence Herold sails the Zete to victory over Al Wakefield's Twinkle at the Cleveland Yacht Club mid summer regatta.
Logan July 20 Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond arrested a Buena Vista man about midnight Wednesday to answer a charge of contributing to the delinquency of the minor children of James Bigham. The case ties to a similar charge against Mrs Bigham and will be heard by Judge A M Fillinger. Five children are under welfare department care in Logan. The man reportedly received a horsewhipping last week from unnamed men upset by his conduct. no arrests in the whipping case have been made.
Funeral services were held at Gore United Brethren church for Joseph Vogt 54 who died at his home from cancer after months of illness. Vogt was field manager for Arkansas Oil in Gore territory and active in church work. He leaves a widow and two daughters. burial followed in Williamstown, West Virginia. A separate report notes damage to a street light globe when an Eich el bakery truck struck a standard on the Gore boulevard.
New Marshfield church of Christ announces an all day meeting on July 20 with a basket dinner and concludes with services on Sunday July 22.
Decorators seek colored botanical prints from old books, some up to 15 inches square, removed, covered in glass and passepartout. They are paired to hang over sofas or desks to reflect a vogue for the quaint and dainty in interior style.
Logan July 20 Starr township officials face appointing a trustee to fill the vacancy from the death of David Kern Union Furnace who served a second term. Justice C H Frank holds the oldest commission and may make the selection. If he declines Francis Williams may be chosen. Prosecutor Phil Henderson was asked to rule on the vacancy.
Announcement states W. J. Davis of New Straitsville will join the United Brethren church choir Sunday evening for a special program under Clyde Warren. Davis, a tenor, has recently been heard on Columbus radio casts.
Special musical numbers will be given at the Athens Presbyterian church Sunday morning continuing the program outlined for several Sundays. Mrs. Robert P. Tompkins will sing Come Unto Me from the Elegy by Massanet with a violin obligato by Miss Margaret Merwin. If With All Your Hearts from the Elijah by Mendelssohn will be sung by Prof. C. D. Glauque.
In intense heat Logan residents seek relief by swimming in private pools and the Hocking river and its tributaries. The Martin pool in Glenview Heights and a pool near Rockbridge attract many bathers. No drownings have been reported in the district this year.
A Logan group including Mrs. Joe McGhee and Mrs. William Strentz spent a pleasant day at Crystal Springs near Sugar Grove Tuesday. They were entertained at Mrs. Howard White's home in the evening with four bridge tables. Mrs. McGhee received the guest award and Mrs. Strentz had the high score among Logan attendees.
John J. Raskob, famed for turning 80 GM executives into millionaires, plans to run Governor Alfred E. Smith’s Democratic presidential campaign with the same big business methods. He admits limited political knowledge but believes in success through corporate style organization and fundraising.
Delegates of the National Prohibition party assembled in Chicago with Dr Leigh Colvin chairing and Clinton N Howard delivering the keynote speech. The party’s platform centers on rigid enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.
The note lists BANE BANE BONE NONE NOTE as the solution set for the Let ter Golf puzzle of today, showing how letter shifts form related words.
George C. Schonter 63 prominent Point Place farmer was killed by an unidentified motorist after a heated exchange beside his Toledo yard. He fired five times, fled in a waiting car with another man, while Mrs. Schonter and son-in-law Harold Ragan witnessed the shooting.
A new cleansing cream called MELLO-GILO Cocoa Butter Cleansing cream from D. Zen ner Co promises to moisturize and purify dry skins. The product melts into the skin without stretching or sagging and is touted as keeping youthful complexions and aiding sun burn care.
Two one act plays directed by Ohio University dramatics students will be staged at 8 o clock tonight in the Presbyterian church Sunday school rooms. Members of the Christian Endeavor society will perform, following a misprint that announced Epworth League involvement.
The Worth League announces two forthcoming plays I Was Ever Thus and Awakening of Spring. The community theater unit plans performances at the town hall theater with C. L. Morrow directing and cast members from local groups.
The Cincinnati Reds prevailed in two tight games after beating Brooklyn 11 to 10 and 2 to 1. They open a four game series with the Boston Braves as they finish a home stand against eastern clubs.
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