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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1932

Page

5

Marion Township High School Closing Cleared of Responsibility

Logan June 23 Responsibility for the Marion Township High School closing is cleared from Supt J W Coleman. State director B Skinner says the superintendent had no role in the department's action. An inspector investigated after the board voted to abandon the school and transfer students to Logan High. Efforts to reconsider the order have little chance, and Logan plans to host the pupils in a building program underway.

Marion Township High Partment Marion Township Board State Department Logan Board

Fas Teeth for All Day Comfort on Your Plates

Advertises Fas teeth pads to prevent dropping or slipping of false teeth with daily use. Claims all day comfort and secure hold without gummy taste. Promotes purchasing from Quick's Cut Rate or any Druggist-Ady for Fas teeth.

Mingo Lodge to Attend St John’s Day Services

Mingo Lodge No. 171 F and A M will observe St John’s Day Sunday by attending the Methodist Episcopal Church for morning worship. Rev James R Fields will deliver the sermon. Members will assemble at the hall and march to the church.

Tax League Meets At Logan Next Week

Logan June 23 Members of the Inter-Organization Tax League will meet in Logan next Wednesday to discuss problems facing taxpayers. The group was created to study issues and seek a plan to lower the tax burden. Members include Walter North Granges R B Longstreth Union Furnace Soliday banks M J Cole manufacturers W B Yaw Chamber of Commerce Frank Biasius Jr retail merchants C F Ackers building and loans W W Marks farm bureau Mrs Anna M Cole hotels and B A Holl advisory.

Logan Inter-Organization Tax League Walter North Granges R. B. Longstreth Union Furnace D. M. Soliday M. J. Cole W. 8. Yaw Chamber of Commerce Frank Biasius, Jr C. F. Ackers W. W Marks Farm Bureau Anna M Cole B. A. Holl

Falls Township Trustee Crushed Foot at Culvert Work

Logan June 23 A crushed foot befell William Mamek Falls Township trustee while supervising a culvert construction and handling heavy tile when one tile slipped and fell on his arch leaving a crushed foot injury.

Logan William Mamek Falls Township Mamek

Graham family plans reunion and Epworth League convention

Members of the Graham family arrange their annual reunion at the Smith Tourist Camp three miles south of Logan on July 10. Delegates from the local chapter and a large group of youths attend the Chillicothe District Epworth League convention at the Lancaster Camp Grounds Friday with Dr Don Tippett delivering the principal address at the Methodist church in Bexley.

Graham Smith Logan Lancaster Camp Chillicothe District Epworth League Don Tippett Methodist Episcopal Church Bexley Wood Bowen Cincinnati James Allen East Second Street W. F. Clark Carbon Hill Orla Wolfe

Relief Program Approved After State Commission Conference

Logan reports that after a Columbus meeting with the State Relief Commission, approval was given for the county relief program planned for winter. Attending were W. W. S. Yaw auditor Frank St Clair H. N. Armstrong and Charles Brown commissioners.

Logan State Relief Commission Columbus Hockeing County W.W. S. Yaw Frank St. Clair H. N. Armstrong Charles Brown

Pearl Watkins Heads Logan Commandery Installation Set

Pearl Watkins was elected to lead the Logan Commandery Knights Templar for the coming year at the annual meeting. Installation is planned for next Tuesday night with Robert Pausch, Columbus, grand commandery of Ohio, as installing officer, followed by a list of officers named to assist.

Logan Pearl Watkins Logan Commandery Knights Templar W. P. Wetherill Order Robert Pausch Columbus Grand Commandery Ohio

Sand Run District Reunion Set for July 10 at Ash Cave

Logan news reports arrangements for the annual Sand Run District reunion at Ash Cave on Sunday July 10. Organizer Mrs. Kathryn D. Terrell of Gore says invitations have gone out and former teachers are urged to attend.

Logan Sand Run Ash Cave Kathryn D. Terrell Gore

Troop 99 Edges Troop 160 in Close Scout Baseball Game

In Logan at the Athletic Field on Tuesday evening Troop 99 defeated Troop 160 by 12 to 11 after seven innings. A rematch is scheduled for next week.

Logan Troops 99 Boy Scouts Athletic Field Troop 99

Thieves Strike Green Township Chicken Flock

In Hocking County Green Township farmers report repeated thefts. Arch Ralstos says his flock of 55 chickens was taken Monday night and a nearby farmer lost a similar number a few nights earlier. Sheriff Sol Elinger investigating.

Green Township Logan Hocking County Arch Ralstos Sol Elinger

Deputy Sheriff to Return Smythe for Arraignment in Land Deal

Logan June 3 Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbeann heads home from Chicago after transporting Clayton L Smythe to Hocking County for arraignment over a land deal. Smythe allegedly sold Indiana land to a Murray City resident and faces an indictment. extradition papers were with the deputy for the Illinois governor's approval.

Logan Joe Farbeann Chicago Clayton L. Smythe Hocking County Smythe Murray City Indiana Illinois

Kiwanis Junior League Receives Used Baseballs

Logan reports a consignment of used baseballs from Columbus Red Birds president Larry McPhat received Tuesday. The balls will be used in league games and are welcomed as a boost to operating the Kiwanis Junior League.

Logan S. C. Bright Kiwanis Larry McPhat Columbus Red Birds Columbus

Parole officer judge halts with inmate in Logan overnight

Judge F P Martin traveling with a parole violator from Gallia County stopped in Logan with his family overnight. Lester Lawson was held in the county jail until morning. Martin has served as parole officer at Mansfield Reformatory for two months and was recently assigned a southeastern Ohio district including Hocking County.

Logan Mansfield Reformatory Gallia County F. P. Martin Lester Lawson

Decline of Seven Percent in Ohio Coal Output

The Ohio Division of Labor Statistics reports 20,422,980 tons produced by 1,876 mines in 1951, a drop of 1,612,608 tons from 1950. Belmont County led production at 6,703,942 tons, with Jefferson, Athens, Harrison and Guernsey counties totaling 16,182,210 tons. Wages totaled 17,566,336 dollars with an average 22,114 workers statewide.

Ohio Division of Labor Statistics Belmont County Jefferson County Athens County Harrison County Guernsey County Gallia County Hocking County Jackson County Meigs County Morgan County Perry County Vinton County Ohio Teading Belmont Athens Jefferson Guernsey Harrison

Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief

An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a powerful healer for itching piles and rectal sores. It claims immediate relief from burning and soreness and gradual banishment of long standing cases, noting the ointment coats the affected area and is sold for a few cents at any drug store.

Peterson

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