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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1932

Page

10

Supreme Court Affirms County In $10,000 Liability Case

Logan June 14 The Ohio Supreme Court sustained a lower court ruling in Consolidated Indemnity Co. v Board of County Commissioners of Hocking County. The bond covering public deposits in First Rempel National Bank was argued to secure only active funds, about 2000 dollars, but the court ruled the insurance company liable for the full 10 000 as security for deposits regularly deposited and subject to check. Prosecutor C Wood Bowen led the county defense, winning before the Supreme Court for the second time.

Logan Supreme Court of Ohio Consolidated Indemity Company Board of County Commissioners Hocking County Common Pleas Court Court of Appeals Insurance Company Rempel National Bank Harley M. Whitcraft Whitcraft Supreme Court C. Wood Bowen Bowen

Logan Man Takes Post as Assistant Custodian

Logan June 14 Robert Thompson of Logan was called to duty as assistant custodian at the courthouse Monday morning to replace J.

Local officials extend two-week job trials for list of applicants

Commission continues a two week work trial for applicants in a staffing program. R Hoyt has filled the position for two weeks as the drive proceeds to exhaust the full list of candidates.

R. Hoyt

Benton Township Names New South Bloomingville Principal

C O Borror of Pickaway County will become the South Bloomingville High School principal next term replacing Raymond L. Skinner who has led the school for two years. The Benton Township board announced the decision on Monday night.

Purcell Glenn Johnson St. Johns Glenneth Darby Liberty Hill

Jury Called For June Twenty First In Logan

Changes in jury assignments delayed the petit jury until Tuesday June 21. The case against J Ward of Shawnee for shooting with intent to kill or wound may be heard, depending on the condition of Olive Craig the prosecuting witness who has been confined to her home since the incident and could not appear before the grand jury.

Logan J. Ward Shawnee Olive Craig Miss Craig

Taxation talk highlights Hocking County Farm Bureau meeting

Floyd Delash mutt state specialist spoke on taxation Saturday before a small audience at the Court house Auditorium in Logan. The Hocking County Farm Bureau meeting drew limited attendance.

Logan Floyd Delashmutt Hocking County Farm Bureau

Judge Whitcraft Completes Fairfield County Assignment

Judge Harley M. Whitcraft finished a month long substitute term on the Fairfield County Common Pleas bench filling in for Judge F M Acton who has been ill. He disposed of 25 criminal cases and about 12 civil actions during the period.

Logan Harley M. Whitcraft Common Pleas Fairfield County F. M. Acton Whitcraft

Logan Man Hurt in Automobile Accident

William Woodard of Logan remains in serious condition at a Columbus hospital after an automobile crash Friday evening. His father J W Woodard reports there is hope for recovery and that William can identify family members, though his condition remains serious.

Logan William Woodard Columbus J. W. Woodard

Teachers certificate awards by Hocking County Board

Ten applicants at the Hocking County Board of Examiners annual meeting were certificated after grading. Floyd Beal of Ward Township received a three year certificate, C A Woods of Haydenville a special three year biology certificate, and H C Brown of Rockbridge a three year special certificate. Others earned one year elementary certificates.

Logan Hocking

Prepare for Annual County Farm Tour

Preparations are underway for the annual Hocking County farm tour to Carpenter and Miegs County on June 23 led by Harold Chambers. Attendees will see corn fertilization experiments, meadow plots with grass and alfalfa, a beef cow herd, and other long running trials. Specialists Paul Gerlaugh Columbus D R Doods Columbus J B Cutler Carpenter and F H Ballou Wooster will assist.

Logan Hocking Countianas Carpenter Miegs County Harold Chambers Paul Gerlaugh Columbus D. R. Doods J. 8. Cutler F. H. Ballou Wooster

Fall Elections To Be Hot In Hocking County

Logan June 14 Following efforts of two residents to vote by absent ballot the Hocking County Board of Elections predicts strong turnout in the fall election. The pair had planned to vote before leaving the county but were told they must wait until after candidate nominations and ticket printing, now set 30 days before the November vote.

Logan Hocking County Election Board

Social visits spread across Huntington Logan Columbus and scenic trips

Dr and Mrs W B Lacock with two children visited Huntington West Virginia over Sunday. Bruce Dollison and son J B Dollison from Columbus visited Logan Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred FE Hull visited the Capital City Sunday. Dr and Mrs R D Green of Ashland Kentucky with Miss Ruth Heft and Miss Florence Bort from Logan were in Columbus Friday. A group of 41 Columbus friends of Dr and Mrs W FE Brehm came to Logan Sunday. They toured Old Man's Cave and the Rock House for a picnic dinner and supper. many had not seen the sites before.

Bruce Dollison J. B. Dollison Columbus Logan Fred FE. Hull Capital City R. D. Green Ashland Ruth Heft Florence Bort W. FE. Brehm

Ohio Roll Call on Bonus Vote Compiled

Washington reports the Ohio delegation split on the Patman bonus bill. Nays include Bolton Brand Cable Cooper Hess Hollister Jenkins Moore Mouser Seiberling White. Yeas include Crosser Fiesinger Harlan Kniffin Lamneck McClintock Murphy Polk Sweeney Underwood West.

Ohio Washington U.P Bolton Brand Cable Cooper Hess Hollister Jenkins Moore Mouser Seiberling White Crosser Fiesinger Harlan Kniffin Lamneck McClintock Murphy Polk Sweeney Underwood West

Contracts Awarded as Ohio Road Projects Ballot

Road and bridge contracts let in Columbus on June 10 totaling 2 49 712 49 with Dodge Hussey Inc winning the Athens Hockingport road project costing 72 466 79 and finishing by November 15 1932. Local labor rules require 60 percent of workers from county unemployment lists.

Columbus O. W. Merrell Jef@ay Dodge-Hussey, Inc Athens-Hockingport Rick Nelsonville Brick Co Athens City Merrell

Former New Orleans monk dared Atlantic solo flight

Stanil aus P. Hausner a Polish flier rescued Saturday night in mid ocean from the plane he attempted to span the Atlantic is revealed to be a former New Orleans monk. He was a brother of the Order of the Sacred Heart and a teacher at St. Aloysius College.

New Orleans Stanilaus P. Hausner Atlantic Order of the Sacred Heart St. Aloysius College

Quoted List Reveals Hoovers and Notables Peculiar Habits

United Press collects quirks of public figures from Hoover to Babe Ruth. It notes Hoover avoiding linen suits and preferring blue coats, while Babe Ruth favors ham and cabbage. Other entries cover Amelia Earhart, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and more with playful details.

New York Hoover Rudy Vallee Texas Guinan Greenwich Village Babe Ruth America United Press Helen Wills Rockefeller Charles H. Curtis John D. Rockefeller, Jr J. P. Morgan Great Morgan Library Amelia Earhart Putnam Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks Mary Charlie Chaplin H. L. Mencken Central Park Fred Carroll Mr. Hoover

Free Movie Incentive For Children's Industry

Waterloo youths led local cleanup during the campaign collecting tin cans for a special children's theater show. Admission was ten cans fastened together as the entry price, aimed to boost participation and reward effort.

Chicken Stealing Epidemic Strikes Western Washington County

In Marietta on June 14 authorities report a wave of chicken thefts across western Washington County. Over the past week three robberies target farms of Jacob Young, Ed Dovelberger, and Rev. John S. Honesty. A total of 82 chickens plus cabbage and potatoes were stolen.

Marietta Washington County Jacob Young Warren Township Ed Dovel Berger Adams Township Lowell John S. Honesty Barnett Ridge Barlow Township

Farmers Reap Weed Crop From Cheap Seeds

Harrisburg Pa June 14 Pennsylvania farmers buying cheap seeds from itinerant peddlers have reaped weeds not crops the State Department of Agriculture says vendor practices leave farmers with misbranded low grade seed sold at cut rates and then abandoned. A sample contained ten thousand five hundred sixty morning glory seeds mixed in a soy bean package.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture

Highway Patrol Reclaims 77 Stolen Automobiles

Harrisburg pa June 14 The Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol recovered 77 stolen automobiles valued at 34450 during a single month Ten were stolen in other states and brought here Fifty seven of the machines had been abandoned by thieves

Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol

Death by Own Action Report on Violet Sharpe Case

London reports the British consul general in Washington was asked for a detailed report on the death by own action of Violet Sharpe a household servant for Mrs Dwight W Morrow. The British press attributed the tragedy to alleged third degree police methods used in the Lindbergh kidnapping investigation.

London U.P Washington Violet Sharpe Mra Dwight W. Morrow New Jersey

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Clinton Webb Your 6024 The Messenger D. Y. Milne Pickaway County Petit Jury Alice E. Adcock R. K. Hinerman Elizabeth Hansel Falls Township Lloyd Hinerman Union Furnace Frank A. Masure Washington Township Lucille F. Oeffler Floyd Riggs Orland Penter W. B. Lacock Huntington W. Va Dodge- Hussey U. K. America N. B.C the American Tobacco Ca Lucky Strike Luckies U. P. Probe Rudy H. Allen Smith Waterloo N. Y U.p.-Waterloo Styron-Beggs Company Constanly Fourth St Newark, O Highway Patrol D. Zenner Colliders Zenner
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