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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1930
Page
9
Logan June 20 motorists warned to mind two new fire hydrants on Main Street. Parking in front of hydrants has earned red tags from police, prompting a City Hall visit.
Logan June 20. Arrangements by Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Cherrington and Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Ackers with Miss Velone Ackers to leave Logan Sunday for New York to embark on a European tour aboard the steamer Rotterdam. Mrs. Gertrude Ulrich and Mrs. Naomi Goulding will join in New York the next day.
Mr and Mrs Tred Burchfield are staying in Salem for the summer after receiving a letter on Wednesday. They plan to remain there for several weeks before returning to Logan for the start of the school year. Mr Burchfield is principal of the Mnior High School.
In Logan on June 20 reports say land in Orion Township, previously leased by an oil and gas company and then returned to owners, is under action by the same company. A well is expected soon, with new leasing talks and possible reserves in Rush Creek Valley as Ohio Fuel Gas Company shows interest.
Logan June 20 pedestrians on Main Street watched three deaf and mute individuals in a parked car converse entirely by sign language. two men and a woman appeared proficient and engaged in a lively exchange amid curious onlookers.
Logan city officials enforce a longstanding curb ordinance against expectorating on sidewalks. In the past week two to three offenders were arrested and brought before Mayor Elias Bright for arraignment. Fines of five dollars plus costs are used to deter the practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Solon of Wooster visited Logan Tuesday and Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Donahue. Mrs. Bell Miller of Warner Avenue travels to Richmond Virginia to see daughter Martha Miller at the C and O Railroad Office and will visit Norfolk relatives before returning. Lee Moore of Newark was a Thursday business visitor. Edward Harper of Akron is guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Tschap pat and family.
June 20 report denied that the Industrial Baseball League would disband due to poor patronage. Secretary treasurer Frank Judy Jr said revenue was small but the league will keep operating from its reserve fund with games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Four teams compete and upcoming schedules include June 24 Zloore Restaurant versus Hocking Valley Shops and July 3 Betas versus Moores.
Miss Margaret Shakelford of Saginaw Michigan is visiting in the city as the guest of Mr and Mrs Wayne Barthlow.
Hocking Valley Lodge of the I.O.O.F. will hold its annual memorial Sunday with lodgemen marching as a group to the First Presbyterian Church for the 10:35 morning service. Rev. H. L. Gedra will deliver the sermon.
June 20 report states no bond will be sought for Betty Warren who is jailed on a robbery charge. Her trial is assigned for next week and she has remained in county jail for about a month. James Loomis of Union Furnace visited Logan on Thursday.
Three teenage boys confessed at Akron police headquarters to breaking into the East Akron Hardware Company and stealing rifles and ammunition. They admitted using the weapons in an attempt to shoot down a Goodyear blimp over Akron on a night in June.
Distribution of the estate of Charlies F L s Nelsonville authorized. Petition for order to distribute assets of Thomas W Bosworth granted. Hearing on a petition to sell real estate set for August 9 at 8 o'clock. Final distribution of Emma M Lowman estate confirmed. Inventory and appraisal of Ross Howard estate filed by Marcella A Brown Administratrix. Hattie Fulton named executrix of Margaret Tedrow estate. Appraisers named T Bean S S EL Hedges and J D Haskins. Carl Wolet estate ordered sold to defray debts.
A court announces a hearing on the will of Lorenzo Lovell for a date in June at a specified morning hour. The document outlines probate actions and the involvement of named executors and heirs as listed in the filing.
June 20. Rep W J Schnackenburg warns Chicago may require federal troops to patrol streets to protect lives and property if relief bills fail by July 1. He cites a Chicago Citizens' Committee report and says unpaid policemen could be replaced if relief is not enacted.
Everett Grim 26 of Coolville and Gladys Cole 18 of Coolville were listed as laborers. Charlies Hoffman 21 from Athens and Edna Bailey 17 from Athens were noted as workers living at home.
Susie Clarey Cole seeks judgment for 238 dollars from Lawrence Hughes Ada Hughes and Amsy Pritts over failure to make monthly child support payments for their daughter.
In Parkerburg West Virginia on June 20 a 17 year old youth is freed from charges in his grandfather David Lambert’s death after a preliminary hearing. Witnesses testified the man struck first with a cane and the youth later punched back felling the elder who died from a broken jaw. The magistrate dismissed the case after evidence showed no resistance from the boy prior to the grandfather’s assault over a herd of cows in a corn field.
Paris June 26 The Tariff Committee of the Chamber of Deputies adopted a resolution protesting the new American tariff. The move signals growing friction between France and the United States over trade policy.
An advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural fiber cereal that cleanses the intestines, fights constipation, and boosts iron in the blood. It claims easy preparation with milk, uses in baking, and suggests two tablespoons daily with meals. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek and sold widely.
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