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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1929

Page

12

Lightning Havoc In Marion and Logan Area

In Marion and Logan on July 29 Raymond Wharton 20 Laurelville suffered a fractured left arm from a club attack while resisting an assault on a family member. He was treated at Cherrington Hospital. William Winningman Carbon Hill treated for ruptured appendicitis in serious condition after surgery. Pay Martin Webb Summit underwent left leg plating for a femur fracture from an oil field accident. Mrs Grace Champ near Gore returned home after mastoiditis operation.

Pay Martin Webb Grace Champ Near Gore

Record Wheat Yield Surges in Hocking County

In Logan on July 29 the Dougherty farm of Samuel Febus reported 88 bushels per acre, far above Hocking County’s average. Extension agent Robert W. Lang notes historical yields, with 1910 at 10.8 and 1920 up 2 bushels, while 1924 wheat acreage fell from 13,000 to 6,600 acres and the total crop value reached 61,000 dollars at 1.21 dollars per bushel.

Fractured Arm Is Fight Result

Lightning struck Marion Township on Saturday causing property damage and animal losses. Charles Brown, county commissioner, had his two story house struck with no injuries. Four Jersey cows sheltering under a tree were killed and a horse perished in a barn fire.

Logan Marion Township Charles Brown Harley Burns Clyde Ruff

Smith Sues for Divorce Over Cruelty in Taurelville

Leota Smith seeks divorce from Arthur Smith of Taurelville for two years of cruelty. Married June 2, 1906, with three children, she alleges she and her youngest daughter were driven from their home July 10. She requests alimony and custody of the minor child along with the decree.

Logan Leota Smith Arthur Smith Taurelville

Divorce Granted to Margaret Knapp in Logan

Judge Harley M. Whitcraft awarded Margaret Knapp a divorce from William Knapp on neglect as grounds. The case awarded custody of their two children and ordered William Knapp to pay $30 monthly support.

Logan Harley M. Whitcraft Margaret Knapp William Knapp

Miller Hero Saves Woman From Choking at Logan

Ernest Miller of Logan acted with presence of mind when Mrs. William Hutchinson choked on candy Friday evening. He held her arms overhead and reached into her throat to remove the obstruction, enabling recovery before the doctor arrived.

Logan Ernest Miller William Hutchinson Fourth Street Miller Home

Family Reunion After 18 Years Seeks Missing Siblings

Local Red Cross workers reunited a mother and son separated from two daughters since 1911. They traced one daughter to Greenboro Pennsylvania where she lived with her husband and three children and arranged contact with her mother and brother. A death in 1917 and another clue completed the family reunion narrative.

Logan Red Cross State Welfare Department Nelsonville Mt Carmel Columbus West Vir Ginia Greenboro

Incomplete Welfare Records Cited by Red Cross

Red Cross workers note that a new case is unlikely under current welfare record keeping in the county. The earlier era had poorly kept records.

Red Cross

Woman injured in car accident at Old Man's Cave

Mrs. Clifford Hes suffered a scalp wound when a rat struck the car and she was pitched against the dome light while riding in the rear seat with her family near Old Man's Cave. She received treatment at Cherryton Hospital.

Logan Old Man's Cave Clifford Hes Cherrington Hospital

Logan Briefs and Local Visit Highlights

Local notes report Miss Helen Rochester and others visiting Sandusky and Bucyrus, with Miss John son’s mother Mrs. W. C. Johnson visited in Sandusky. Ohio residents Mr. and Mrs. Kerwood Martin hosted relatives in Glenview Heights. Gore Special school district petitions filed by Ralph Burgess Ray Saulers and C. M. Summers. Austina Chute of Rio Grande College returned home for a weekend visit.

Ralph Burgess Ray Saulers C. M. Summers Gore Special School Austina Chute Rio Grande College N. A Chute

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Stark

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