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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
14
Logan plans oiling of Route 664 starting this week by a private contractor with three carloads of oil arriving in Logan. The project will dust proof Route 664 and part of Route 374 via Gibisonville while an engineering crew surveys the area for later widening and surfacing enhancements.
The United States was England’s best source of supply for principal products in 1937, highlighting strong transatlantic trade links. This relationship underscores how American exports served as a key feed to the English economy during that year.
Logan Ohio Chamber directors met with Mayor Wallace of Glouster who urged backing for the Ohio Coal Foundation. The group also discussed the Ohio Fox Hunters convention and a Federal House project proposal, with no definite action taken.
Logan County poultrymen eye the World Poultry Congress in Cleveland from July 28 to Aug 7. Extension agent James R. Smoot reports several local tickets sold and lists attendees including Walter Hull, Rockbridge. W H Mowery, Washington Township. Smoot. Fred Thrush. H D Saxton. Washington Bowers. William Hoffman, with many others planning to go.
Logan County considers forming a Soldier Relief Commission with a three member panel in each township and ward totaling 45 veterans to aid former soldiers. The county commission directors are Ewald Schmitter William McKinley Lehman and Arthur Miller and districts are surveying to appoint committees with announcements forthcoming.
Requests for soldier relief have become the heaviest in county history as the appropriation for the fund nears exhaustion, according to county auditor records.
Logan sees rising crowds at Conkle Hollow as assistant ranger Merton Lehman notes Sunday and holiday attendance from 300 to 700 visitors. The scenic gorge, one of the county’s least publicized spots, attracts tourists who praise the towering hundred foot rock walls. Weekday visitors also come, though no records are kept then.
Tommy Brehm son of Dr and Mrs Walter Brehm injured his right ankle while practicing basketball Tuesday. He was taken to Jackson today with the American Legion tournament team but officials doubt he can play.
LOGAN workers move rig equipment to the John Dougherty farm east of the Logan line for a planned deep sand test near the old Ohio Canal culvert south of US Route 33. The Rachelmacher estate recently leased 1800 acres in Green and Falls townships for this venture. Local births noted include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harry Dennis Benton Township on Tuesday and a son born to Mr and Mrs Hovie Hagan Logan Rt 1 near University Hospital Columbus on Wednesday.
A group of 32 Hocking County farm women prepare to attend the Ross- Hocking Camp on July 22 and 23. Registrations closed at the local extension office Wednesday. Also closing were Youth Camp with 20 enrolled Senior 4-H with 21 and Junior 4-H with 10. Men’s camp registrations close July 29 with 23 registered, a number expected to double.
Logan County commissioners traveled to neighboring counties last Friday to locate road building equipment required to meet WPA program requirements. They expect to purchase and receive the equipment within a few days as WPA projects continue in the county.
Logan merchants discussed business prospects at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. James D. Wells announced plans for the Ohio Fox Hunters convention and street decorations. The Retail Merchants Division fixed August 18 and 19 as the next Dollar Day dates.
Logan George Conley of Murray City was admitted to Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday for observation and treatment. Lonnie Sauders, son of Mr and Mrs Merle Sauders of this city, is slightly improved at the hospital where he has been treated for several days. Mrs W P Cheetham of New Straitsville visited the hospital on Wednesday and is undergoing treatment.
Logan James Robert White will graduate tomorrow from the Post-Graduate School of Merchandising and Management at Detroit. A graduate of Ohio University he has studied there the last two months and serves as class president. His parents Mr and Mrs Joe White will attend the ceremony in Detroit.
Logan residents learn a new power line will supply Gibisonville by September 1 at latest, with the route extending through South Perry. Construction has not begun, so rapid line building is required to meet the schedule.
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