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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1933
Page
14
More than 300 parents visited Logan Junior and Senior Schools on Wednesday night to observe afternoon classes. The event, arranged by school officials and the Parent-Teacher Association, is the second year of this method. Rooms operated in regular order. buses brought in pupils from outside the city.
Logan March 3 High School officials met with D R Dodd and Harold Chambers from the Extension Service to inspect the athletic field. Soil samples were taken for analysis and treatment recommendations. Officials aim to sod the football field and nearby areas and may set up practice sessions north of the field. American Legion athletic committee members C C Achauer John B Krieg and Clinton Webb discussed laying out a baseball diamond for Junior League use this summer.
Logan report from March 3 notes Thomas Clark near Nelsonville admitted to Cherrington Hospital for a hernia operation. Leslie Dowler Haydenville admitted for leg fracture. Mrs. Edgar Stedwil Carbon Hill shows improvement after days in hospital. Rev. P S Kreider Gibison Wille under treatment and described as improved.
On March 3 the Merry Makers Club enjoyed bridge at Miss Florence Borts home on North Culver Street. Mrs. Phil Eschappat won high score and Mrs. Frank Harden second. A light lunch was served by the hostess.
Orb Preston, aged and ill for eight months from cancer, died at his Columbus home Thursday morning. He leaves a wife and brother George Preston of Logan. Funeral services will be held in Columbus Saturday with burial in Grove City.
Logan March 3 Harry D Reese new Murray City schools principal spoke to the Logan Kiwanis Club on Inflation of Currency He urged raising the gold price to curb inflation Afterward he visited Fred Burchfield home host senior high principal and entertained Supt G E Carr and Kenneth Coulter from the faculty
The Rev Warren Bright accepted appointment to the Proctorville Circuit in the Portsmouth District Methodist Episcopal Church and will begin duties shortly. He is a Boston Theological Seminary graduate pursuing a master's degree and is the son of Mr and Mrs Warren Bright. He plans a short visit home before starting the assignment.
Logan Auxiliary of the American Legion has 101 members, short of the 117 target set by Ohio State headquarters. Miss Grace Shriner chairs the membership committee and hopes to reach the goal by month’s end with district representation noted by Mrs. Lincoln Belle.
Mrs. Paul Monks hosted a 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday for her son Edwin. Guests included Ralph Hite Don Poston Billy Case and Ray Schwenke in Logan.
A spread was enjoyed at the home of Mrs. Fred Huls Wednesday evening by Miss Charlotte Rochester, Mrs. Roger Friend, Miss Ann Wellman and Miss Betty Rochester.
Mr and Mrs Henry Joy of Logan Route 4 announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday.
Logan March 3 Walter Pete Barnes a city fireman has filed a petition to run for constable of Falls Township He previously served as acting fire chief on two occasions during last year.
Mr and Mrs Sam Hartman returned after a weekend with relatives in Canton. Dry agents conducted raids Tuesday evening resulting in two arrests. Jimmie Blankenship visits Canton. Mrs John Tracy of New Lexington stays with relatives here. Charlies Kemper's young son remains seriously ill. Edward Lawson Sr and family move back to Columbus old residence formerly C C Botzer and family.
In Columbus on March 3 the hog market varied little with prices ending lower. Factors shaping trade included fewer receipts, direct billing fewer hogs, aggressive shipper buying, and cautious small packers. Better cattle and yearling prices showed limited strength, while lambs suffered a sharp early drop before partial recovery.
A preparatory Boy Scout program has been organized in Logan with Floyd Cooper in charge. The Cub Scouts group includes Barton Hall Jr Jack Denny Robert Chute Richard Chute Ray Walamith Frank Walamith Lee Evans Frederick Hilderbrandt and Jack Newrman. Instruction and training are being given.
Logan March 3 A number of changes among the local oil fraternity will be made the next two weeks taking families from this city to Newark B Briscoe William Briscoe and Pete English are affected by the new order They are employees of the Hope Construction and Refining Company and have been local residents for many years When established in Newark they will move their families to that city it is understood
Mayor Elias Bright ordered removal of money slot machines in Logan on Wednesday. Chief Lew Reynolds enforced the order after weeks of machines infiltrating city businesses. Offenses cited out of-city ownership and rising business of the devices in Mercandising establishments.
Announcement made Thursday reports the marriage of Miss Maggie Terrel Gore daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Terrel to Glenden Bright Logan son of Mr and Mrs Rolland Bright. The wedding took place at Vanceburg Kentucky on February 18.
M F Weymueller of Logan stepped on a nail in his New Straitaville garage on Wednesday and suffered a deep wound to his right foot. He remains confined to his North Market Street home.
Ohio Attorney General Bricker ruled that a township is not liable for damages from negligent operation of township fire apparatus, a governmental function absent a statute. He noted statutes cover road injuries but not fire department negligence.
New York banks can meet reasonable demands despite banking difficulties in other states. Officials note heavy withdrawals of out-of-town deposits from Michigan and other interior states, yet more savings accounts are opening now than recently. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports $500,000,000 moved by mid February to address the national crisis.
General Umberto Nobile commander of the Italia airship, wrecked in the Arctic, remains in grave condition at the Kremlin Hospital after an appendicitis operation. He is listed as chief consultant on dirigible building.
Speaker elect Henry T. Rainey of Illinois plans to use strong-arm tactics to jam Roosevelt’s program through the coming special session. He will exclude non admin proposals and organize only committees needed for the Roosevelt agenda. The caucus backed an all-powerful steering committee to move bills quickly.
John J. Devine a Johnston private detective testifying in his abduction trial said he could have solved the Lindbergh mystery within two weeks if not blocked by law. He and seven others face charges for abducting Garrett Schenck a New Jersey fish peddler and holding him in a mountain shack for about three months. He claimed the solution would have involved the victim.
The Nanking Government warned that warfare sweeping Jehol Province will cross the Great Wall into North China. A Japanese carrier and warships at Chinwangtao bolster the prediction as Peiping and Tientsin residents brace for invasion with U S and British forces setting up defenses.
The county plans state scholarship tests for high school seniors on March 25. Superintendents will select participating seniors within days. The tests, provided by the State Department of Education, are objective and cover essentials of the high school course. Ray Wood of Columbus is the director.
Five hundred women from almost every community in Athens County work daily sewing garments for the Athens County Chapter of the American Red Cross. In Athens, production is led by Mrs. W. L. Gard with Mrs. R. P. mea assisting. numerous individuals and groups contributed labor and sewing machines for Red Cross use.
The General Council of the Presbyterian Church will hold its general assembly in Columbus from May 25 to 29 with about 1,000 delegates. Representing the nation, the session was moved from Fort Worth Texas for economy and was shortened by two days. The Philadelphia headquarters announced the change.
Kenneth Williams and his wife Gladys, recently back from Indianapolis, are being held by Athens police at the request of Indianapolis officers. They face automobile theft charges in Indianapolis and have been living at Union.
The annual Athens County high school field meet will be held on April 28 this year. The annual school music festival was set for April 7. Twelve high schools were represented at the meeting held at the county superintendent of schools office. Music supervisors will begin work on the festival program immediately.
Five men were held for questioning in Cleveland as detectives pursued leads in the slaying of Frank Scaravelli a 40 year old West Side beer baron and his companion Miss Elizabeth Hadady a 29 year old.
The Ohio University Museum receives a splendid mounted Bald Eagle donated through cooperation with United States Deputy Game Warden Swartz and Fletcher King. Charles Williams trapped the eagle near Pratts Fork. The Crow Memorial Case gains new specimens from Mrs. George H. Crow of Athens. A dried pumpkin, displayed by G. Six, measures about 18 by 12 inches and weighs around one pound, once near 20 pounds.
New York March 3 The Literary Digest predicts 46 states will ratify the federal repeal amendment. The forecast draws on nationwide polls from 1922 1930 and 1982 showing strong wet majorities. The magazine notes only Kansas and North Carolina remained dry in the latest poll and by narrow margins.
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