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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
12
A brief classified style notice from Clint Webb solicits readers to start correspondence for society and locals coverage in Tarpoone, with a call to circulation service and contact hints. The message emphasizes appreciation for the service and mentions Clinton Webb as correspondent.
Logan City Council passed an ordinance to issue bonds totaling 2000 under the Pringle Roberts Bill. Funds will cover indigent relief and urgent needs, with prior approval from the State Tax Commission and State Welfare Department. Committees will discuss street lighting cost savings with Ohio Power.
Hocking County 4-H boys and girls begin their annual camp August 10 in Athena County. Meals run Monday to Saturday with tents for sleeping and six to a tent. Camp crafts directed by Paul Fankhauser, bird house building and home demonstration led by Charles W Zeigler, with Miss Elizabeth Hanset in charge of vesper duties. The camp manager is Harold Chambers and Primrose Greene serves as secretary. Swimming at Crystal Pool with lifeguards, daily bus trips to swimming.
Logan reports 218 workers at the Cincinnati Shoe Company plant with plans to raise output within two weeks. Management has resumed operations after a long idle period and expects steady employment through fall and winter as demand remains strong across a ready market.
Logan officials report parking motor vehicles in alleys, especially Saturdays, blocks narrow passages hindering fire equipment. Service Director Fred C Shivel notes complaints persist as residents cut grass and discard waste into gutters. Authority urges citizen cooperation to curb this dangerous practice. meanwhile Froggy School plans its second annual home-coming August 3 with pupil talks and a noon picnic.
A Logan restaurant incident shows a clerk taking a fried ham sandwich order over the phone while waiting for kitchen staff. The moment the phone rang the clerk announced the order aloud for the kitchen, provoking a brief laugh from nearby customers.
Mr and Mrs Charles Patton welcomed Sunday guests including Ed Preston EK Wintzell and daughter from Parkersburg W Va and John Martin of The Plains. James and Jeannette Patton of Lancaster visited their mother’s natal day at a country home near Nelsonville. Monday they entertained at 4 o clock with Rev Mr Robison of Tennessee Miriah Patton and Mrs John Norris and daughter Mary in attendance.
Logan July 20 William Lafollette was fined ten dollars and costs on a reckless driving charge after arraignment before Judge A M Elinger. The court suspended part of the fine but Lafollette loses his driving privilege for the specified period.
Logan July 30 heavy base hits and shaky defense led the Oilmen to an 18 to 3 victory over the Cleaners in the Senior League before darkness ended play after five innings. Skip Gonding continued his hot hitting, boosting his batting average by sixty points, while Ken Johnson starred at shortstop and Grinstead made two strong plays at third for the losers.
A heat related incident in Logan left 1 year old George Mosser stricken while digging potatoes on North Orchard Street. Neighbors aided him to his home where a physician now treats him in serious condition.
Tests by Columbus laboratories reported to the Health Department show three water sources contaminated in Carbon Hill. One well was slightly contaminated while two were very unsatisfactory. orders require boiling water for drinking. No new typhoid cases have appeared. a Logan water supply report is pending.
Logan announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Schrader to John A. Keller. Details indicate a Marine affiliation and a city ceremony recorded in the local notices.
Misa Elizabeth Schrader and Jonny Keller wed in Vanceburg Kentucky on June 10. Schrader is a Logan High School graduate and a sophomore at Ohio Valley University. Keller is a junior at Ohio State University and a track star at Capital City School. They plan to return to campus in the fall to continue their studies.
A Logan Probate Court on Tuesday granted a marriage permit with the five day waiting period imposed under a new law. Judge A. M. Ellinger withheld the license for five days. Applicants Earth Marshall, 18, laborer from Murray City, and Eileen I Wright, 17, at home in Murray City, seek Magistrate Edmund Davenport to perform the ceremony.
Logan July 30 report that Robert Keck was admitted Wednesday for several days of treatment after tonsil operations. Also news that Augustus G. Steinman left his entire estate to widow Alice W. Steinman with executrix nomination, dated October 31, 1927. Other notes from New Straltsville include funeral notice for George Andrews and visits from relatives.
A jumble of visiting relatives and local names describes a weekend gathering. Pete Wardle’s brother and many kin including Mrs Pierce, Mrs Christina Fletcher, Mr Marion Livingston, Mrs Mary Keeler, Harriet, Virginia Sprath Logan, Goldie Ostott’s nieces and nephews, and the McCulloughs from Lancaster with friends. The Nelsonville group heads to Bay City for a Crobe engagement with Russ Beolins. Delbert Orndoft from Akron is in the orchestra broadcasting. The White Cotton Pickers orchestra performed Saturday with Jack Martin and Jimmie Blankenship singing.
Washington July 30 U P publicana report a paper majority in the House for the 2nd session following the death of Jamuel W Major Democrat from Missouri. The vacancy shifts party balance and affects anticipated legislation.
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