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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1937

Page

14

Logan City Council delays vote on filtration project plans

Logan council read the proposed supplemental appropriation for a filtration plant third time but postponed final action because plans and specifications are unfinished. The $15 000 item awaits completed plans promised by Director Loomis with a special session planned early next week. A separate supplemental appropriation of 175 was approved four to three for additional fixtures in the water office.

Logan R. R. Loomis Marcus Lohr Oliver Wills Carl Poling Thomas Howdyshell Charles Schempp Lohr Wills Poling Braddock Meldrim Kenneth Fitzgerald

Logan High School Band To Give Free Concert Thursday

The Logan High School Band under Richard McCutchan will present a free concert at 8:15 p.m. Thursday on the Chieftain Athletic Field. Tenor soloist Walter Prather will perform Out of the Dusk to You. The 65 piece band includes junior members promoted to the senior band this summer. The Chamber of Commerce aims for 150 dollars for music and equipment, with 50 dollars subscribed so far.

Logan Logan High School Chieftain Richard McCutchan Walter Prather Chamber of Commerce

Logan U B Church Home Coming and Fellowship Day

Logan U B Church hosts Home-Coming and Fellowship Day at United Brethren Church Sunday with Rev P E Wright delivering the morning sermon. Music by the orchestra and vested choir. basket dinner on the parsonage lawn at noon. greeting program after dinner. The Gospel Musicians perform at 7 30 PM. event open to the public.

Logan United Brethren Church P. E. Wright Southeast Ohio

Top Wool Grower Logan Leads Hocking County Ranking

Top wool producer Paul Shaw of Good Hope Township ranks among the county’s best this year. He plans to shear about a ton of wool from his herd.

Logan Hocking County Paul Shaw Good Hope Township

Appointment of Administrator for John Moore Estate

Charles F P Wallace of Glouster Ohio is appointed Administrator of the Estate of John Moore deceased of Glouster Athens County Ohio Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months or be barred Dated this 1937 day of June Louis Tyroler Probate Judge of Athens County Ohio

Charles FP. Wallace Glouster Ohio John Moore Athens County Louis Tyroler Said County

New Resident couple arrives in Logan

Mrs. Gaffin arrives June 1 to join husband Dr. Carlos Gaffin in Logan. She taught in Granville schools after Thanksgiving and is a Muskingum College graduate who did postgraduate work at Ohio State University. The Gaffins reside with friends at 266 North St.

Logan Gaffin Carlos Gaffin

Presby House Women Lead In Logan Social Notes

The First Presbyterian Church Women’s Union held a quarterly meeting with 60 members, installing new officers Miss Jessie McManigal as president and Miss Mary Lemon as secretary treasurer. A $10 lawn repair donation and a gift to the Franklin Kerr Guild were recorded, plus plans for a summer conference and church repairs.

Presbyterian Women's Union The First Presbyterian Church Jessie McManigal Mary Lemon Miss McManigal Franklin Kerr Guild Wooster First Ward Harry J. Stevenson Stevenson Marjorie Brandt Sky Blue Water John T Underwood Canada Colo Presbyterian Mission

Logan A Divorce Granted to Fern Bowman

Fern Bowman was granted a divorce from Ralph Bowman by Judge Henderson on neglect. The plaintiff restored her maiden name Fern Payne.

Kiwanis Club Hears Talk On Bricks

Harold W. Larimer, superintendent of the Hocking Valley brick plant, spoke on Brick Making to Logan Kiwanis Club and guests. He traced industry history from the Pharaohs to modern methods, described dry soft mud and stiff mud bricks, and noted the remodeled plant capacity of 10 000 bricks per hour with a new de airing machine. He discussed shale tests around Logan and plans to resume producing common brick paving brick and hollow tile with a test run soon.

Logan Harold W. Larimer Hocking Valley Logan Kiwanis Club

Kinser Files For Mayor As Republican Leader Sets Bid

Logan Dallas Jack Kinser a Republican filed his petition for mayor Tuesday evening becoming the first party member to enter the race He has served as Fourth Ward councilman for two years and was council president Previous filings include M H Ricketts seeking a second term as treasurer Harley Meyer seeking a second term as solicitor J D Tipton considering a second term for First Ward council S H Bright a Democrat seeks a second term in Second Ward Final filing deadline is 630 pm Friday June 11 Election board clerk will be at the courthouse to accept last minute petitions

Logan Dallas Jack” Kinser M. H. Ricketts Harley Meyer J. D. Tipton S. H. Bright Council Election Board

Smoot Addresses Farm Extension Discussion at Club

Logan reports Gibisonville Community Club heard James R Smoot present on agricultural extension highlighting 4-H growth in the U S with enrollment reaching one million in 1936 and club members producing products valued at 24 million. He noted 3 000 extension agents 2 000 home demonstration agents and 300 club agents. Mrs Smoot sang some vocal selections.

Logan Gibisonville James R Smoot United States

Opening of N Mulberry Street in Logan under discussion

Logan officials confer with J L Conn Columbus regarding Trimmer heirs residence on N Mulberry Street blocking the thoroughfare. Street opening aims to ease north side congestion and serve near the proposed swimming pool area. Pioneer Youth to meet June 15 at Miss Mary Blum’s home for a weiner roast with games. Clarence Heine joins Logan Rotary Club. England reports 1 000 000 street accidents and 40 000 fatal in 1918 1928.

Logan J. L. Conn Columbus Trimmer N. Mulberry St Pioneer Mary Blum Enterprise England

Evangelist Williams Leads Two Week Revival at Logan Church

Rev Samuel J Williams of Columbus a Methodist evangelist author and lecturer conducts a two weeks revival at the Logan Church of the Nazarene He is a recent Asbury Seminary graduate with an MA from Ohio State University and has preached from California to Jerusalem He sails December 1 on the Queen Mary for Near East missions with the Asbury Crusaders gospel quartet Special slide sermons on the Holy Land are planned with nightly services at 7 30 Timetable notes nightly meetings through the period.

Logan Samuel J. Williams Columbus Logan Church of the Nazarene Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore Ohio State University Williams California Jerusalem Palestine Near East Asbury College Crusaders The Holy Land

Heavy Rain Hurts Crops In Hocking County

Reports from Hocking County detail crop damage from a weekend rain. James R. Smoot inspected several farms finding severe corn losses and mudded seed corn, while W. H. Mowerys strip cropping shows less damage. Wheat suffered wind and excess rain in places, likely reducing overall yields.

Logan Hocking County James R. Smoot W. H. Mowery Washington Township

Children’s Day Program at Carbon Hill Church

The Carbon Hill M. E. Church holds a Children’s Day program on Thursday June 10 at 7 30 p m. Haydenville junior orchestra members will perform violin banjo guitar cornet and trumpet selections. An offering supports Christian education.

Carbon Hill Carbon Hill M. E Haydenville

Injures Both Legs Near Chauncey

M rs Samuel Sav age on a Chauncey area farm suffered serious injuries to both legs and knees in a fall while bringing in a cow. A root entanglement threw her down a hill. Confined to home, she is reported much improved. AMESVILLE relatives gather at the Jones home for a Sunday reunion with multiple attendees and an elaborate dinner.

Chauncey Samuel Savage Amesville O. D. Jones J. W. Kuhns John Lafollett O. E. Woolley Nellie A. A. Kasler Walter Sayre Orville Jones Gerald Gene Bernard Jones

Chauncey Youth Swallows Whistle Faces Operation

Bobby Loper age 12 of Chauncey was rushed to Mercy Hospital Columbus after swallowing a whistle. A local physician advised immediate transfer. no operation has occurred yet. His mother Mary Loper stays with him. siblings James Jr Billy Ellen and Helen stay at John and Mary Loper’s home in The Plains.

Chauncey Bobby Loper James Loper Mercy Hospital Columbus Mary Loper James Billy Ellen Helen John Loper the Plains

Weekend visits span Chauncey and surrounding towns

Chauncey residents host relatives and friends from Columbus Nelsonville Millfield Blanchester during a weekend of family visits. The gatherings include Norma Miller and grandchildren Betty and Norma Jean, George and Pauline Nye, Loretta Bowers and children, and guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Lopez among others.

Chauncey Francis H. Keck Columbus George Keck Pauline Keck Norma Miller Betty Norma Jean Miller Alice Nye George Nye Pauline Nye Loretta Bowers Richard Dan Loretta Mae Douglas Woods Dorothy Reed Junior Reed Ella Hopkins Violet Lorenzo Manning Bailey Run Robert Hillyer Winfield Hartley William A. Hartley Church of Christ Hartley Home James Ferguson

Chauncey PTA Elects Officers for Next Year

Chauncey High School hosts Chauncey PTA meeting where officers were elected. Carl Shafer becomes president with Nell Brookins as vice president, Frankie Howard as secretary, and Gladys Pickering as treasurer. Dorothy Blackford presided the session.

Chauncey Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association Jessie Fiske Minnie Palmer Marinda Cruikshank Carl Shafer Nell Brookins Frankie Howard Gladys Pickering Dorothy Blackford

Chauncey Students Earn Degrees From Ohio University

Chauncey residents Carolyn Guerra and Joe Guerra of Millfield earned Bachelor of Science in Education degrees from Ohio University on Monday morning. Carolyn majored in Home Economics and belongs to the Home Economics Club and Phi Upsilon Omicron. Joe majored in Industrial Arts and is part of the Varsity O Association, Industrial Arts Club, and Delta Pi Alpha. Juanita Jones of Chauncey earned a BS in Education with a Commerce major and is a Commerce Club member, daughter of Edward and Mrs. Jones of Ellis Ave. A new process for metal photographs is claimed to be everlasting.

Chauncey Carolyn Joe Guerra Millfield Ohio University Miss Guerra Home Economics Club Phi Upsilon Omicron Mr. Guerra Varsity O Association Delta Pi Alpha Juanita Jones Commerce Club Edward Jones Ellis Ave

Ladies Aid To Meet At Millfield Church

The Millfield Church of Christ Ladies Aid plans a Friday 6 30 p m potluck supper followed by a business meeting led by Miss Olive Brookins. All members urged to attend. Chauncey graduation events were hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips with guests Elmer Phillips of Shawnee and Kathleen Phillips graduation attendee.

Chauncey Ladies Aid Society The Millfield Church of Christ Olive Brookins Frank Phillips Gladys Kathleen Elmer Phillips Shawnee Chauncey-Dover Kathleen Phillips Clifford Banfield

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