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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1931
Page
12
AN July 2 reports no funds remain for school equipment in state aid after a $355000 cut in the appropriation. State instructions require purchases to be drawn from existing rehabilitation allotments, leaving districts to operate without new gear for the coming school year.
Logan July 24 notification policy requires mayor or service director approval for hospital care of indigent residents under a city council resolution. Health officers will refer cases to the Department for investigation of treatment necessity, with copies sent to local physicians to ensure proper arrangements.
Alvin Nungester of Tar Hollow in Hocking County encountered a three foot rattlesnake in a corn field earlier this week. The snake fought back but was killed, its rattlers totaling about a dozen along with a button. It is the first rattler reported in the county this year. Some rattlers exist in nearby districts, yet sightings are rare. The rattlesnake was sent to Logan for display.
From the Gest Sanitarium at Prospect comes news that James Loomis of Union Furnace is seriously ill with cancer and has been treated there for several days. Loomis serves on the County Board of Health and is a prominent Starr Township resident.
Logan July 24. Home grown years entering the market with retail price fixed at 20 to 35 cents per dozen. Farmers west of the city supply demand with good quality Golden Bantam.
Dr. W. D. Mahoney of the State Health Department examined Carbon Hill water Wednesday to see if contamination sparked two typhoid cases last week. He collected Logan water samples the same day for testing with results due Monday. Health staff urged typhoid vaccination and caution for river swimming after flood conditions.
Logan July 24 District Eight of the American Legion Auxiliary reports a total membership of 645 the largest in district history and the local unit has 92 members District Eight is the fifth in Ohio to exceed its membership goal for the year.
Funeral services were conducted today at St. John’s Catholic Church for Miss Barbara Weiland 79 who died after a heart attack last Monday in Columbus. She formerly resided in Zanesville. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Rochester, July morning at the bubble fountain on Main and Mulberry Streets, exposed a shifted enamel cover. A passerby leaned to drink, finding no water as Rochester had removed the cover and placed it in the sidewalk, eliciting laughs at the stranger’s expense.
Joe Phillipe and Pay Timberlake arrived in Ft. Sill Oklahoma. They will travel by automobile from Logan on Sunday for a two week trip to Oklahoma and Texas. At Ft. Sill they plan to visit Wayne Timberlake who is in government service.
Logan July 24 Mayor Elias Bright offered little comment on the service directorship situation. Rumors floated that Fred C Shively had resigned and Harvey Linton would replace him. Linton works as a foreman and now oversees street and sewer cleanup after the Tuesday storm as Bright seeks renomination in the fall.
Logan officers reported the arrest in Geneva Ohio of T. A. Greenwald, a former local resident, on charges of intoxication transportation and possession of liquor.
Logan July 24 Officers continue search for clues in the Walter Pleukharp murder near South Bloomingville two months after the crime. The unsolved case remains one of Hocking County’s few major mysteries, with few arrests elsewhere in recent years for similar crimes.
Mrs. B F Nihiser of Black Jack required medical care after a knife cut severed a large artery in her left hand while cutting meat at home. Mrs. T A Sherrard of New Straitsville slowly recovers from a left hip fracture after a chair fall at home. Tonsil removals were performed at Cherrington Hospital on Frank Hutchinson Carbon Hill Charles Tolliver Nelsonville and Mrs B M Thompson McArthur.
A New Straitsville dance drew many attendees on Saturday. Local residents and visitors including Patty Blaney, Jimmy Dixon, Billy Green, and others visited relatives in Murray City, Nelsonville, and New Plymouth. Cars change hands as George Walters and Jake Holcomb purchase sedans. Everett Williams plans a vacation.
Members and families gathered for supper and a social evening at six o'clock Wednesday at Mrs. W. H. Hansel's residence near the city. Attendants included Mrs. George Wonn, Mrs. Harley Gooding, Harley Burns Gooding, Mr. and Mrs. Wetherill, Mr. and Mrs. Lehman, John Wetherill, Miss Ann Iles, Miss Ruth Iles, Mr. and Mrs. Scheide, Mr. and Mrs. Spears, William Hansel, and Elizabeth Hansel.
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