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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1939

Page

10

Trophies Presented to Leading Teams in Logan Meet

Logan High School hosts a Class B tourney final with Glenford and Shawnee receiving winner and runnerup trophies. Coach Swackhamer of Glenford and Captain Shrider honored. Buckles awarded with players praised for sportsmanship and balance in early rounds.

Athens Messenger Athens Ae Ee Logan Logan High School Fred B. Burchfield Burchfield Glenford Noel Swackhamer Hocking Countian Salt Creek Township Phil Swackhamer Herbert Shrider Ohio High School Athletic Association Walter Harrop Shawnee John Sheeler Nelson the Plains Richard Shrider Stillwell Harkins Rome George E. Norris Palmer Chauncey J. Mandrell Jacksonville - Trimble Smith Harris Theiss Racine Johnson Jacksonville-Trimble

Portland Social and Brief Personal Notes

Golden Rule Sunday School members hosted by Mrs. Mary Baker at Albert Faynter's home. Dam No 21 couple Eber Ours visited S J Lee of Lock No 17. Adams of Parkersburg visited Parkerburg relatives. Swan and Price weeks end with Columbus relatives. McDade relatives in Athens and Kananga. Emlin Adams treated in Parkersburg. Several locals ill with influenza. Wakage McDade and Henderson in Reed ville on Thursday.

Portland Golden Rule M. E. Church Mary Baker Albert Faynter Eber Ours Dam No S. J. Lee Lock No Emlin Adams Parkersburg Earl Jewett Harry Swan B. F. Price Columbus W. E. McDade Athens Anna Pyie Wilkie Larson Syracuse Kananga W. E Eber Henderson Reedsville

Fire damages Logan Automobile on W Hunter Street

Charles Heine and family escaped without injuries when their Logan car burned near West Grade School after a traffic light stop. Flames erupted from under the hood and the fire department arrived to extinguish the blaze.

Logan Charles Heine W. Hunter St Heine Pauline Bob

Logan On Air Salute To Hocking County Program

Logan residents tuned to State WBNS Columbus at 2 PM Sunday to hear a salute honoring Hocking County with Mayor Dallas Kinser speaking on Logan and the county. Supt J W Coleman spoke about rural schools, Eldon Carr was the Boy Scout representative, and Marcia Ambrose represented the Girl Scouts.

Logan WBNS Columbus Hocking County Dallas Kinser Supt J. W. Coleman Eldon Carr Marcia Ambrose

Meetings to Open at M E Church Connett Oak Grove

Oak Grove notes report a series of meetings starting Monday March 13 at the M E Church in Connett with evening singing and services at 7 o clock led by evangelist Rev Byrle Burr of Athens. Local residents attended events in Columbus and nearby towns with various visits and illnesses noted.

Oak Grove M. E Connett Byrle Burr Athens Columbus Burn Ohio Paul Wachenschwanz Arthur Duskey Wayne Woodard Charles Howard Harry Dishong Donald Wachenschwanz Dewey Russcol Ernest Hoskins Herbert Ely Robert Bateman Nelsonville York Grange Pomona Grange Columbia Grange Meigs County Ed Howard Millard Howard Thelma Ely Trimble Grange Betty Foughty Ross Cox Orland Ely Mineral Ely Ed Carpenter Virginia Catherine Levering Elorita Logan Mary Jacobs Cherrington Hospital Jacobs Herbert Swingle Irvin Nanna Mildred Edgar Near New Marshfield Simon Parsons Mae Churchill Shawnee Garnett Thornton Lucy Gallaway Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Harold Wolfe Helen France Mary Landis Carbondale Lane Ely Ed. Howard Nelsonville Rural

Former Resident Strikes Oil Well in Michigan Vicinity

Wilbur Oeffler of Bloomingdale Michigan visiting relatives in Logan reported that Scott Westbrook a former local resident had struck a promising oil well near the city They drilled into the sand and paused work for a week to complete the well Westbrook recently recovered from a serious automobile accident and resumed oil field work

Logan Wilbur Oeffler Bloomingdale Mich Scott Westbrook Oeffler Eli Oeffler Westbrook Michigan

Quiet Sunday for Logan Police Amid Family Disputes and Water Burst

Police Chief Lew Reynolds reported a quiet day with only three calls. Two involved family arguments and one related to a burst water pipe as good weather drew many motorists to travel. The article also notes World War costs at 107 million dollars per day.

Logan—Poice Lew Reynolds

Farm Women Schedule Four Meetings in Logan County

Logan County farm women will hold four meetings this week under supervision of extension worker Miss Ruth Stone. The series includes Tuesday at 1 pm at Mrs. Paul Shaw’s Good Hope Township home with Enterprise and Rockbridge district attendees, Wednesday at 1:30 pm at Mrs. J C Guthrie’s for Scotts Creek area, Thursday at 1 pm at Mrs. L W Schorr’s for Mt. Pleasant Nesboro areas, and Friday at 1 pm at Mrs. Forest Wolf’s Perry Township home.

Logan Farm Hocking County Ruth Stone Paul Shaw Good Hope Township Enterprise Rockbridge J. C. Guthrie Scotts Creek

Union Furnace Social And Personal Mention

Local residents are noted with travels and visits. Names include Oscar Reinshell and Naomi in Lancaster, and Murray and Marstell couples in Logan. Several attend Chauncey and Union Furnace game in Logan, with many households listed among attendees and travelers.

Union Furnace Oscar Reinshell Naomi Lancaster Ernest Murray Delbert Marstell Logan Chauncey and Union Furnace Millard Patton Lloyd Hinerman Harold Powell John McGuire Maynard Simpson J. R. McGuire Jack Mary Jean John Edward van Atta Kenneth Hinerman A. J. Hinerman Herbert Swingle Nelsonville Athens

Vacation trip underway for local families

Mr and Mrs Russell Bowers and family of this city and Mr and Mrs Walter Rohrer of Athens enjoy a southern vacation trip. They expect to spend at least two weeks touring the southland.

Logan Florida Russell Bowers Walter Rohrer Athens Southland

Logan Union Furnace Offers Six-Week Course Exchange

Logan Union Furnace High School runs a six week exchange of courses in home economics and industrial arts. Superintendent D. O. Davis notes a similar experiment was conducted there years ago.

Logan — Union Furnace High School Supt D. O. Davis

Logan Brief Social Notes ENTERTAINS CLUB

East End Needle Club meets at Mrs Charles Bright home with all members present. Contests reward Mrs Paul Fox and Mrs Russell Poling. Next meeting set for 7:30 PM at Mrs Joe Brooker home Pottery Street. Seventeen members attended. Florence Bort hosts Saturday club at White House with Eleanor Durr presiding. Troop 5 Girl Scouts present progress playlet. Donation to Chi Omega Library and book review of Hell on Ice noted. Seventeen members attended.

Charles Bright Zanesville Ave East End Needle Club Paul Fox Russell Poling Joe Brooker Pottery St Bort Florence Bort White House Eleanor Durr Clarence Salts Barbara Hull Chioana Fred Murray Edward Elisberg Alice Genevieve Poston Durr Russell Berlin H. E. White G. Raymond Robinson Harry H. Wright Charles H. Bell Anthony Toerner Harry Thomas Fred E. Hull Clinton Webb Ruth Heft

Local residents visit family in Logan over weekend

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Lortz and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ream of Columbus were in Logan Saturday evening to visit Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Smith. Mike Green of Akron spent the end of the week in Logan with his mother Mrs. Minna Green. Miss Elizabeth McGonagle of Columbus visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McGonagle of Warner Ave.

Rudolph Lortz Walter Ream Columbus Logan Sterling Smith Mike Green Akron Minna Green Elizabeth McGonagle J. S. McGonagle Warner Ave

WPA crews clean Union Furnace school and Logan Junior High

WPA workers are washing the Union Furnace school buildings and have recently finished renovations at Logan Junior High. The labor program continues to improve local facilities with a trained workforce.

Logan Union Furnace WPA

Eating Toward Hungry Death in Kansas City Hospital

A 20-year-old patient, Dorothy Barber, suffers a life threatening loss of appetite in a Kansas City hospital. Doctors battle to restore her strange hunger as she has consumed enough in the past year to feed a family of ten, yet she has lost 25 pounds.

Dorothy Barber Kansas City, Mo

Dillon Action Delayed by Board After AG Ruling

Logan town board delays action on S. H. Dillon as school superintendent after Attorney General Herbert ruling. Three members supported Dillon’s contract, two opposed, board to consider further at Friday meeting with no decision made.

Logan Students To Visit Bremen Cheese Factory

Home economics classes from Union Furnace High School will visit a Bremen cheese factory Tuesday to observe cheese making. Miss Helen Washburn will accompany the group and the trip marks the launch of the new household arts class at the school.

Logan Union Furnace High School Bremen Helen Washburn

Dew Moisture Key to Global Crop Growth

Dew provides essential moisture for crops across many regions, supporting plant growth and agricultural yields worldwide.

World

Illnesses Reported During Columbus Visit

Mr and Mrs Pearl Lehman and Mrs W T Poling of this city visited Columbus to see Mrs Mabel Poling and Gloria. Dr Lewis Leaman, son of the Leamans, was taken to Columbus hospital for treatment after influenza complications. Dr William Poling of Youngstown, visiting in Columbus, became ill during the stay. he is a former Logan resident.

Logan Pearl Lehman W. T. Poling Mabel Poling Gloria Columbus Lewis Leaman Leaman Columbus Hospital William Poling Youngstown Poling

Logan influenza hits local residents including Dr. Brehm

Logan area reports multiple influenza cases at Midland Place and nearby homes. Dr Walter E Brehm Hocking County representative is bedfast with influenza, son Tommy Brehm a Logan High School freshman also ill, Mrs P C Rulon and grandson Qale Engle of the same home sick, and Headley Shaw of Railroad confined at home with flu.

Logan Walter E. Brehm Hocking Midland Place Tommy Brehm Logan High School P. C. Rulon Motherwell Ave Qale Engle Headley Shaw Railroad

Has Coverlet Woven Away Back in 1846

Logan Willis Lehman foreman in the city service department has a coverlet at his home woven in 1846. The initials J F, those of late Joseph Fickel, an uncle of the present owner, are woven into it. CONDITION IS SERIOUS. Mrs H D Walker of this city drives to Columbus Sunday for her father W H Winkleman who is at Mercy Hospital with little hope of recovery.

Logan Willis Lehman City Service Department J. F Joseph Fickel H. D. Walker Columbus W. H. Winkleman Mercy Hospital

Plan Meeting of Legion at Logan Post Rooms

Arrangements are completed for an American Legion meeting at the Logan Post rooms on Tuesday evening. All World War veterans of Logan and vicinity are invited and District Commander E. L. Eveland is hoped to attend to give an address. Topics will cover matters of interest to former service men and lunch will follow the program. A similar meeting earlier attracted 75 veterans, with hopes to exceed that number.

Logan American Legion Logan Post Rooms E. L. Eveland Crooksville

Retired Logan Pastor J F Walker Hospitalized in Columbus

The Rev. J F Walker of Logan, a retired United Brethren pastor, has been ill for weeks and is now in a Columbus hospital receiving treatment. It is expected he will soon return home.

Logan J.F. Walker Neat Columbus Rev. Walker

Logan Student Is High on Honor List

Miss Ann Bowen freshman at Oberlin Conservatory of Music holds first rank in scholarship among 140 freshmen for the first half year. She was first honor student of her class in 1938 when she received her Logan High School diploma. Daughter of Mrs F Meade Bowen of Nut Street Northwest.

Logan Ann Bowen Oberlin Oberlin Conservatory of Music

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