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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1935

Page

14

Relief rolls show 5.2 percent aided in Hocking County

February statistics from Logan relief headquarters report 5.2 percent of Hocking County residents aided by direct or work relief. 1006 families and 100 singles are on the rolls as budgets for March allocate 87.3 percent to work relief and 18,000 to direct relief. With the mattress factory shut down, workers move to direct relief, and a new cotton shipment is expected to restart local plants.

Logan Hocking County Chest@ Miller Muet State Relief Ohio

Gibisonville Birthday Dinner for Keister and Ringhiser Kin

Mr and Mrs Lewis Keister hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for son Beman Keister of Lancaster and daughter in law Mrs Kermitt Ringhiser of Logan. Relatives and friends attended including Betty Peggy Mary Keister Robert Brooker and others. Local basketball fans joined Rockbridge tournament attendees with OSU professor Kibler and family visiting. Religious services run weekly at the Hocking County jail through cooperation of Sheriff Farbearn and Rev C M Lever of St Paul Episcopal Church.

Donovan Wylie Maple Heights High School Cleveland Rockbridge Professor Kibler Ohio State University Mise Velva Brasheres Rock House Clyde Smith Ohio Power Company Newark

Duffey Will Contest Filed Over Margaret Duffey Paper

In Hocking County Ohio a will contest was filed in common pleas court by William Drenning and others against Murray Phillips executor and others. The document dated Sept 3 1934 and titled as Margaret Duffey’s will is challenged as not being her last will.

Logan Margaret Duffey Common Pleas Court William Drenning Murray Phillips Hocking County Phillipa Mary L. Duffey

Rotarians Close Lo gan Clubhouse After 12 Years

Final Rotary Club meeting at the Easterling Clubhouse in Logan was held Monday with Circleville visitors of 20 members. The program featured piano readings and a talk by Sapt Smith on Mind Your Own Business in the East. The club plans to meet at St Matthew Lutheran Church next Monday with Robert Heistand addressing the group.

Logan Rotary Club Circleville Rotarians Sapt Smith Circle Ville Bohoole Logen Easterling Club Amy Easterling Bie St. Matthew Lutheran Church Robert Heistand Central Ohio

Logan Chieftains Close Cage Season With Victory

Logan Chieftains finish their season at home with a 36 to 12 victory over New Lexington. Captain Gabriel and Waldo Terrell lead with multiple scoring plays as every regular contributes a basket in the final game before tournament play.

Logan Chieftains New Lexington LOGAN Waldo Terrell Gabriel Ralston Brandt Beougher Carpenter Hamilton Kuhn Hummel Wilder Reougher NEW Lexington Oa McGreevy Tracey Welch Wolfe Seese Jones

Bradford News Briefs

Mr and Mrs Jesse Custer of Minersville visited Mr and Mrs Ed Tucker on Sunday. Wayne Russell of Louisville arrived to visit his mother Mrs Jeasie Russe. Mrs Reed Hysell of Thomas Fork has been seriously ill two weeks. Bowen Gilkey and Albert Vancoony visited JacksonSunday. Frank Buck and Lawrence Smith were at Pleasant Valley on business. Farmers progress with spring work. Miss Marcella Custer of Minersville visited Lillian Buck. A L Hysell of Bradbury was here Friday. Odessa Buck of Bailey Run visited aunt Mrs Mae Buck Saturday. Lillian Buck spent Thursday evening with cousin Miss Theo Jacobs of Laurel Cliff.

Bradford Jesse Custer Minersville Ed Tucker Wayne Russell Louisville Jeasie Russe Reed Hysell Thomas Fork Bowen Gilkey Albert Vancoony Jackson Frank Buck Lawrence Smith Pleasant Valley Marcella Custer Lillian Buck A. L. Hysell Bradbury Odessa Buck Bailey Run

Adult Classes Start In Various Subjects In Hocking County

February programs under the Emergency Schools Council include workers education poultry raising rural economics subsistence gardening and commercial education. A commercial education class meets at 7 p.m. Friday in the Senior High Building. Courses offer work equivalent to half a year of high school credits. Additional classes will form this week in Murray City and Laurelville. Radio Junior College will broadcast poultry raising while Junior College offers English economics and sociology each evening at the courthouse with enrollment open.

Logan Hocking County Emergency Schools Council Murray City Laurelville

Logan Vouchers Issued for January Relief in Hocking County

Vouchers totaling 4995 dollars and 6 cents were issued Tuesday at the county auditor's office as direct relief for January. Delay in issuance came from the need to use sales tax funds for the payments. Logan Mrs. C E Keller and son Maxwell of Toledo arrived Monday for a visit with Mr and Mrs J L Steody and other relatives who formerly lived in the city.

Logan Hocking County C. E. Keller Aon Maxwell Toledo

Jurors Return Quick Not Guilty Verdict in Blum Case

Logan jurors required less than an hour Monday to verdict in Oscar Blum’s case of failure to support children. A new panel later that afternoon began Rosten Pyle Starr Township on a similar indictment.

Logan Oscar Blum Rosten Pyle Starr Township

Homer Township P T A Meets In Large Attendance

A regular Homer Township P T A meeting was held Monday night with unusually large attendance. The session was led by the president and included a musical program prepared by Jennie Hambel and Alta Leeper. The next meeting is set for Monday night April 1.

Mountville Homer Township Jennie Hambel Alta Leeper

Withdrawal of Miss Dawson From Relief Office Indicated

Logan report circulated at the courthouse Tuesday states Miss Gladys Dawson a case work supervisor in the relief office will be withdrawn from Hocking County March 15. The Hocking County Trustees Association earlier asked for removal of W. B. Vick and included Miss Dawson. The usual procedure is to move a worker from one district to another in the state.

Miss Dawson Logan Gladys Dawson Relief Office Hocking County Hocking County Trustees Association W. B. Vick Relief Commission

Father Charged After Son's Assault on Father

Otho Knece of Sams Creek was charged with assault and battery after attacking his father Fred Knece at their residence. He was fined $10 and costs after being arraigned before Magistrate 8. B. Whitehart on Monday following the affidavit filed by Fred Knece.

Ty Cobb Herschel Cobb Julie Connor Redwood City Calif Cobb Young Cobb Logan Otho Knece Sams Creek B. Whitehart Fred Knece

Semi-Pro Baseball Plan Gaining Logan Support

Logan fans push for a Hocking Valley semi pro league this season with potential Godman Company sponsorship. Chamber of Commerce to lead efforts to establish a Logan team and arrange two weekly home games for local support.

Logan Hocking Valley Godman Company Chamber of Commerce

Logan William Robert Ill From Scarlet Fever Quarantined

William Robert Logan son of Mr and Mrs Carl Grant Green Township is ill with scarlet fever and his home was quarantined Monday by Dr W B Lacock.

Logan William Robert Carl Grant Green Township W. B. Lacock

Marriage of Former Oak Grove Resident Is Announced

William Howard and Miss Ruth Kelly of Athens were married February 27 at St Marys West Virginia officiated by Rev A B Minamyer They will reside at 444 Chestnut Street Nelsonville J Howard formerly lived here The rest of the items describe local visits school event and community notices without major events.

Oak Grove Ruth Kelly Athens St. Marys W. Va A. B. Minamyer Chestnut Street Nelsonville J. Howard Herbert Ely Lloyd Carr Hattie Bennett Leroy Lane Ely Monte Lane May Betty Cunningham Wellaton Orson Davis Parkersburg Arley Howard Raymond Foughty Ed Carpenter

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