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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
12
Brief snippet shows classified and circulation notes for Logan and Hocking County with staff correspondence, local ads, and contact details for D Milne and phone information.
Arrangements completed for a second junior baseball league in Logan for players aged 17 to 20 who advanced from the Kiwanis Junior League. Four teams start next Tuesday at the Athletic Field with nine weeks of games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Teams, managers, and rosters outlined with prospective umpires and distribution plan for players.
Logan reports a verdict for the plaintiff, W A Canan, against Fidelity and Deposit Company. A $300 judgment was awarded by the Common Pleas Court in the bond case related to sheriff W Fr Lloyd. The suit claimed delayed execution and property movement by Edward Fieffey before service.
Minnie Louiss Bowen daughter of Mrs Mayme Bowen graduates from Oberlin Conservatory with a Bachelor of School Music degree. She is a four year tennis champion and last year won the school women’s championship. Bowen served on the Women’s Athletic Association Sports Board and Band and will be head counsellor in tennis and music this summer at Forest Acres camp in Fryeburg Maine.
Misa Hertel Hamilton and Misa Olive Lyle depart Logan Thursday for Louisville to attend the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority convention. Miss Hamilton will represent the Miami University chapter and Miss Luke represents the Ohio University chapter. They plan to visit friends in Cincinnati for a few days.
Miss Marjorie Fox daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Fox wed Marcus Derwort of Akron in St John s Catholic Church Logan. The ceremony officiated by Rev Joseph Beaver and Rev James Nevin featured a flower banked altar and a bridal party including Mrs Bernard Lye matron of honor and Joseph Derwort best man. A breakfast followed and the couple left for an eastern wedding trip before settling in Akron.
In Logan on June 19 the Presbyterians defeated the Catholics 15 to 14 in the Kiwanis Junior League. The smallest players’ Presbyterians record two wins and one loss. Catholic batsmen scored in every inning but a wild fourth inning allowed eight runs to tie the game. Lunsford, Presbyterian pitcher, hit a home run as rallies swung lead between innings.
Logan June 19 reports John Swellman Jr of Logan has won the Edward Taylor award at Wooster College for high class work. The announcement notes the honor in connection with Wooster College and the named recipient.
A Logan High School graduate from the Class of 1929, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wellman of Mound Street, receives a $250 scholarship prize for high standard of work attained.
Locusts have invaded Hocking County in large numbers over the past weeks, taking a heavy toll on young orchards near Logan. Farmers report widespread damage as cicadas emerge after 17 years underground, creating a vast moving army threatening early fruit trees. A Logan area inspection found young apple and peach trees affected.
Orchard occupants report heavy locust invasion with twig punctures on branches and eggs visible in many clusters. Some trees show withering as eggs are found in punch formed casings. Logans protect young trees with netting to keep cicadas out while plans to prune and burn infested limbs after the invasion.
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