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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1937

Page

14

Logan Game Case Tests Powers of Conservation Council

Judge Henderson reversed the magistrate ruling in Elmer Dennis v Starr Township. Prosecutor Lappen to appeal to the court of appeals and possibly the state supreme court to decide whether the Conservation Council may regulate game matters or alter laws without legislative backing. The case centers on a 1936 shooting of a squirrel and a $50 council fine.

Dennis The Conservation Council Henderson Ohio Lappen Supreme Court Council

Grid Captain To Miss Play

Logan Maurice Cole, captain of the 1937 Chieftain football team, may miss this fall after an X ray in Columbus showed a neck vertebra fracture from last season did not heal properly. He also starred on the basketball team and is the son of Curtis and Mrs. Cole of North Street.

Logan Maurice Cole Chieftain Columbus Curtis Cole North St

Visiting in Logan by Charles Doebele from Burlington

Charles Doebele of Burlington Iowa visited Logan Wednesday to see his brother Edward and friends. He has spent 16 years in Burlington where he works in the newspaper business and this is his second Logan trip since leaving 20 years ago. He noted Iowa holds prospects for good crops and farmers are encouraged.

Logan Charles Doebele Burlington Iowa Edward Here

Campbell Camp wedding announced in Murray City

Mr. and Mrs Roy Camp announce the marriage of their daughter Myrtle to Mr Millard Campbell son of Mr and Mrs L C Campbell all of Murray City. The ceremony was performed by Rev Earl Robinette pastor of the VU B Church at the groom's home on July 3.

Jobs Roy Camp Myrtle Millard Campbell L. C. Campbell Murray City Earl Robinette VU. B. Church

Guilty Plea in Assault and Battery Case

Harry Burt Logan pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald Tuesday evening on a complaint by Mrs. Frank Morris. The court took the matter under advisement. Arrest was by Patrolmen A F Evans and C D Notestone.

Legion delegates chosen for state and district meetings

Names Delegates LOGAN-Logan Post of the American Legion met Tuesday night to elect delegates to the state and district conventions next month. Fred Wynkoop and Tom Goslin were named delegates with B. A. Hall and Russell James as alternates.

Logan Logan Post The American Legion Fred Wynkoop Tom Goslin B. A. Hall Russell James

Logan Social Notes Honor Mrs Reynolds Farewell Party

Logan social items report a farewell party honoring Mrs Chan Reynolds hosted by the Friday Bridge Club after a 6 pm dinner at Blosser's and at Mrs A O Reich's home. High scores went to Mrs Dallas Kinser and Mrs Reynolds, with Kinser presenting the award to the guest. The Reynolds family plans to move to Greenwich Ohio.

Reynolds Chan Reynolds Blosser’s A. O. Reich N. Market St Sterling Smith Dallas Kinser Kinser Kelch

Retired Railroader Succumbs Wednesday

Benjamin R Cummins age 64 a retired railroad worker died Wednesday morning at his Motherwell Avenue home after an extended illness from carcinoma Funeral services will be held 2 o clock Saturday at the residence Burial will be in Shaw Cemetery He is survived by his wife two sons Wayne and Thurman Logan and two daughters Mrs Fred Bebout of Lancaster and Mrs Harry Corsen of Horn s Mill Reverend C B Clendenen will officiate

Logan Benjamin R. Cummins Motherwell Ave Hocking Valley Cora Cummins Wayne and Thurman Fred Bebout Lancaster Harry Corsen Horn's Mill C. B. Clendenen Church of the Nazarene Shaw Cemetery

Orang Outraged by Whisky Loving Ape Jimmy of Melbourne Zoo Dies

Jimmy the Melbourne Zoo orangutan, beloved by visitors, died after refusing all medicines except whisky and soda or brandy and soda. He fell ill with a cold and laryngitis but would not be treated, defying medical care.

Melbourne Jimmy Melbourne Zoo

Logan Junior Baseball Team Back From Columbus Meet

Logan Legion players returned to Logan Wednesday from Columbus after a 4 2 loss to Cincinnati at Red Bird Stadium. Leonard struck out 13 on near flawless support, while receivers praised the Logan battery. An inter-city series with Chillicothe is planned, with first game in Chillicothe.

Logan Columbus Red Bird Stadium Cincinnati Leonard Richardson Landis Marshall Thomas Bloomfield Schultz Mowery Bell Lemon Heyde Chillicothe Russell James John E. Krieg Joe Thomas Charles Achauer Harry H. Wright Earl Marshall

Columbus ball club to hold tryout school at Red Bird Stadium

Youthful baseball players show interest as the Columbus club announces a tryout school at Red Bird Stadium on August 2. Sheriff Joe Farbearn oversees jail roof painting, the first since construction, on Tuesday.

Logan Columbus Ball Club Red Bird Stadium Joe Farbearn

John Meade Linked to Laurelville Post Office Robbery

Logan County authorities identify Columbus resident Logan Lee Bussart as John Meade, arrested in Detroit for the Laurelville post office robbery on June 28. He confessed to the postal theft with investigators probing details, while suspicions of shielding others remain.

Logan Lee R. Bussart Columbus John Meade Detroit Laurelville Joe Farbearn Bussart Steubenville Dale Peterson Peterson

Probation for two youths in Fred Liff grocery robbery

Two boys aged 13 and 11 were placed on probation by Judge E. L. Ewing after questioning in the Fred Liff grocery robbery on Sunday evening. The older boy will be sent for examination at the Department of Juvenile Research.

Will Go to Camp and Travel for Duties

C W Ziegler departs August 6 for Jamestown Virginia to attend an adult camp then travels to Athens and Albany Georgia and Wilson North Carolina before returning to Green Township to teach at Oak Grove school. He has been in the South since June 3 and returned home briefly Saturday. Mr and Mrs Fred Burchfield return after ten days in Cleveland Bedford and Nelson visiting relatives. Along the way near Newark they observed an automobile accident with one fatality.

Logan C. W. Ziegler Jamestown Athens Albany Wilson N. C Oak Grove Green Township Fred Burchfield Cleveland Bedford Nelson Newark

Amputation Needed After Mine Fire Control Incident

Allen Alexander of Straitsville required the right leg below the knee to be amputated after being trapped beneath a fall while working on Project C of the mine fire control contract in the Logan district. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital where the operation occurred that afternoon.

Logan Allen Alexander Straitsville Project C Cherrington Hospital

Workman Stricken by Ivy Poison on WPA Project

Logan John Ingmire of Union Furnace is under a physician care after ivy poison from work on a WPA project on Tick Ridge. He was injured while performing duties on the federal endeavor.

Logan John Ingmire Union Furnace Tick Ridge

Logan-Maxine Stephenson Admitted For Cleft Palate Operation

Four-year-old Logan-Maxine Stephenson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Stephenson, was admitted to Grant Hospital Columbus on Wednesday for cleft palate surgery. The case is managed by the Hocking County Health Department under the Social Security Act. Eastbound trip ends with Speegles returning home from Newport News Virginia via Washington DC.

Logan Maxine Robert Stephenson Grant Hospital Columbus Hocking County Health Department W. L. Speegle West Logan Newport News, Va

Visits Old School Log an Expansion at Marion District Reunion

Among many visitors at the annual District 5 reunion in Marion Township on Sunday were Mrs. Clara Montgomery, O N former pupil of the school.

Logan Marion Township Clara Montgomery

Mrs Heinlein Granted Divorce and Custody

Dorothy Heinlein wins a divorce from James Hayes Heinlein in Logan with cruelty alleged. She receives custody of two children aged 15 and 11, alimony of $375, and a one half interest in S. M. Heinlein estate distribution.

Motoring Trip Heads East Through Canada and U S

Mrs M J Cole Mrs Kenneth Fitzgerald and Mrs B A Holland start a short vacation driving trip through Canada and the eastern United States before returning home. They will tour scenic routes and cities along the way.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Conservation Council of State High Court Elmer Dennis Star Township Cantwell Cliffs Leslie Evans Madge Faith Wright Margaret Spannow Manon Powers Catherine Esther Stoughton Willard Lyke Bernice Rider Charles Lyke Jennie Noble Dorothy Boyle Leah Lyke Charles Lyke, Jr Almeda Lyke Miss Rider Questionaire Club Kachelmacker Park Lee Fox Joe Brown Frank Judy Carl Judy C. B. Donahue Frank Weiland Lawrence Kessler Cyrus Rochester Sumner Martin Frank Blasius Ivan Moorehead al Kaiser Scott Braddock Ann, Stella Adelaide Fox Cleo Haley George Fox Russell Montgomery John Blasius St. John's School N. L. Rings Washington, D. C Earl Sanders Mt. Pleasant Mich Prof William Morse Mississippi College James Winters Morse Charles E. Scholl Mr. Pleasant Martha Ann Lee Miss Jean Jane Carter Bremen Logan — Burgess J. Patchen Ft. Ben Harrison Patchen CMTC the Big Shoe Store Wun-Der Enna Jettick Dr. Urban Court St Logan Legion Meet P. O Ick Els I By Tne Corvioa Fred Sanders Mgr Putepticos Bemberg Logan Hospital Workman Athens Pharmacy Vendol Clapp Horlick Thompson Kodak Films U.S. Dept. Agr K-R-O Company Springfield DeWitt Mentha Gill Douche Kotex Veldown Tae Balt de Drene Georgia Arco Dog Food Silver King Strongheart Dog Food Gulf Spray Try Athens Pharmacy
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