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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1938
Page
14
Logan reports that two dogs killed after biting persons hinder rabies testing. W. F. Smith urges securing a dog for 10 days to observe disease development, noting brain exams show rabies only in advanced stages. Bite victims on the face or upper body should begin Pasteur treatment immediately.
Petition drives aim to fuse Laurelville Perry and Adelphi Salt Creek districts under the Hocking County Board of Education by the August 5 meeting. Carl Stahr reports steady signature collection and a 75 percent threshold to compel action despite Ross County opposition.
Mr. Smith notes that rabies risk from various animals including cats farm stock and skunks can delay treatment until rabies is ruled out. The warning underscores potential exposure to humans from animal bites or contact.
John Liff 59 of North Street suffered a compound fracture of the left leg after falling from the roof of the art hall at the fairgrounds. He dropped about 20 feet while painting and struck fresh paint, emergency aid followed by transport to Cherrington Hospital.
Logan reports Mayor Dallas Kinser completed the 1939 city budget with estimated receipts and balances of 86 612 dollars. Expenditures include general fund 34 634 dollars cemetery 2 900 dollars street maintenance and repair 7 100 dollars gasoline tax street repair 11 610 dollars waterworks 22 040 dollars general sinking fund 8 202 dollars.
Two appendicitis operations were performed for Juanita Lanning of Murray City and Blanche Conkle of Tresboro. Mrs. A J Hinerman of Union Furnace was admitted for treatment. Cr L Ward of Jackson returned home after several days in hospital.
Clerk Carl F. Brandt sent notices to 216 judges and clerks of 36 precincts in Hocking County. The notices inform them of their selection to serve at the August 9 primary with only minor changes from last year due to relocations.
Miss Elma Gayle Mooney was honored at a 6 o'clock country cabin gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hansel for the Methodist Church senior choir. The event celebrated her upcoming August 4 marriage to Richard Farmer of Portsmouth with gifts, a lamp, and a miscellaneous shower.
Sixteen members and guests held a picnic at the McBroom summer cabin near Logan on Wednesday evening featuring tennis and horseshoe games. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Culberson. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ebert McBroom and several named individuals. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Green and daughter Roberta left for Princeton Kentucky after a month with Miss Ruth Heft.
Logan resident Joe Check aided an injured dog Wednesday. The dog was struck by a truck and later killed. its head was sent to Columbus for analysis. A rabies test was negative, and Check received two bites on his forearms while freeing the animal.
Annual inspection of water supplies and toilet facilities in 95 schools across Hocking and Vinton Counties began today under county sanitarian W. F. Smith. He will concentrate on this work until the September school openings.
Many members of last year's tournament squad join the Leonard All-Stars to face the present tournament team at the athletic field this evening. The American Legion Athletic committee met Thursday to arrange for the district champions to travel to Columbus Monday for the state tournament.
George Eagle a sanitary engineer with the State Department of Health visited Logan to confer with county and city officials on sanitary plans for the city. He serves as field supervisor of the sanitarians.
Professor Charles N. Burrows of Simpson College will address the M. E. Church on Crime and the Church at 10 30 Sunday morning. He teaches at Ohio University this summer and is noted as an authority in sociology.
Salt Creek Township man John Reid leaves Cherington Hospital after a fall from a ladder caused a fractured leg. This marks his second recent hospital stay, following a prior skull fracture from a wood strike two years earlier.
Logan parish notes reveal Rev. C. W. Graham, in his first year at the Methodist Episcopal Church, was invited to return for another year by the quarterly conference held Wednesday evening at the church. Rev. Ira Jones, Columbus district superintendent, presided as reports from departments were read and officers were elected.
Dr L E Radekin a Logan veterinarian slowly improves after weeks of undulant infection and may resume practice by September 1. He notes five other veterinarians have the same disease within 50 miles of the city.
Attendance at Logan pool reached 968 on Tuesday as visits topped 18 000 since opening. Lucille Miller of Cherrington Hospital returns to duties Saturday after seven weeks away due to major surgery. Judson Poling escaped serious burns from a gas line explosion near Elmwood driving a truck for Charles C. Chute. burned on left ear and arm. Natco Haydenville workers attend a morning meeting led by Dr Obetz on silicosis concerns.
The 23rd annual reunion of the Logan Griffith Higgins families will be held August 14 at Cantwell Cliffs. Association officers arranging the event are Clarence Griffith president Wayne Griffith secretary and Elzie Zimmerman treasurer.
Carr of this city suffered a heart attack Wednesday evening at his home. He had been in poor health for some time.
Mrs George Stevens aged 89 braided a rug eight yards in circumference in six weeks at West Concord New Hampshire. The elderly crafter completed the project with steady work and skill.
Logan residents urged to attend an Ebenezer Church Green Township meeting tonight to form a new grange. County deputy Arlie Brimner will lead, with visiting grangers assisting. If formed, plans may move to buy the Greenland school house to convert it into a community center.
A round of social visits and family updates centers on Minersville residents. Guests include Albert Curtis and son from Warren Ohio, Mrs. James Curtis of Pomeroy, and Mrs. Mollie Grueser with Mrs. Evelyn Locke, with August meeting planned at Racine. Sheriff sale details outline three Athens County lots with appraised values and sale terms.
Funeral services are held this afternoon at the Indianola Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbus for Willis R. Allen who died at the Lancaster Camp Grounds from a heart attack. He is described as a member of the late James Allen's family and a brother to several Logan area relatives. Local relatives traveled to Columbus to attend the rites.
Logan Robert son of Mr and Mrs Carl Schmitter of Poplar Street and Arthur Griffith of Washington Township underwent tonsil removal operations Thursday morning at Cherrington Hospital.
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