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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1940
Page
14
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Logan reports a lively initial meeting of a junior chamber of commerce with about 50 in attendance at the chamber of commerce assembly room. James D. Wells opened the session. Claude Chrisman was named temporary chairman and Evelyn Ellinger the temporary secretary.
Clyde Stofe of the Ohio Conservation Department chairs a March 1 meeting at McArthur Courthouse for farmers and sportsmen. Officers elected include Chairman John Potter Zaleski Vice Chairman Robert Will McArthur Secretary Arthur George McArthur and representatives John Gill Jr McArthur farmer John E Bray Creola. Committees named Game Cliff Ratcliff Londonderry Ralph Philips Creola Steve Tripp Hamden Elmer Brown Londonderry Jim O Leary Zaleski.
Logan Post American Legion met Tuesday evening and announced that light new uniforms for the firing squad had been ordered with four more to be bought later. The uniform committee includes Frank Blasius Charles C Achauer and Frank Judy. The next meeting on March 19 will celebrate the Legion birthday.
Bruce Brandt faced charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence in Logan. He was taken into custody on W Main St by Patrolman Harrison Litherland after a plea of guilty. He received a $100 fine plus costs and a suspension of driving rights.
Frances Martin of Columbus was admitted to Cher rington Hospital where on Tuesday she underwent a major operation. She is the mother of Elder Martin of this city. Frances Watts, daughter of Otis Watts, Logan, had an appendicitis operation Tuesday. Dick Robinson, son of G. Raymond Robinson, Mound St, returned home Tuesday from Grant Hospital after an appendicitis operation. his condition is satisfactory.
After several weeks away, Harley Meyer returns to his law office on Monday following an operation for a ruptured appendix.
Mrs G H Baird of Nelsonville will enter Cherrington Hospital Thursday for an operation.
Local church groups held Monday meetings with themes on Jesus rising and miracles. Wendell Rector led the program for the Co ed Class of United Brethren Church with several hostesses, awards, and a social hour. Harrington Class of the Presbyterian Church discussed Bruce Barton’s The Man Nobody Knows, heard a paper on Miracles, and planned April officer activities.
Members of the Junia Club and guests enjoyed a 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Walter Klein Schmidt. Mrs. Charlotte Strentz, vice-president, presided and introduced the program. Mrs. L. K. Showalter read from Arthur Guitterman’s Lyric Laughter collection. Humorous poems were shared as roll call.
Mrs Betty Erwin entertained the Topsy Turvy Club on Monday evening at West Street home. Mrs Orla Fickel led the business session and presided over contests during the social hour. The award went to Mrs Fickel. A late lunch was served to 14 members and two guests, Mrs M Butts and Miss Ann Wendell.
Mrs Laura Snyder and her sons Kir by and Clay Snyder attend a relative's funeral in Van Wert Sunday. Mrs Snyder, nearing 83, withstood the trip well. Miss Josephine Bay, a local teacher, is confined to her home after several weeks illness. D of A Club to meet in the city.
State Highway forces began reflooring two bridges on State Route 278 in Ward Township after flood delays. workers will string new steel girders and lay flooring as they restore the spans over Monday Creek.
Gallipolis Elmer Rose arraigned on an indictment charging burglary at the local golf course. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.
Logan Camera Club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Clayton Shaw. About a dozen clubs exist at the junior high, and the regular assembly will be replaced by a club period Friday.
Six local school officials attended a dinner in Wellston hosted by W. A. Thomas commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League. Attending were E. E. Higgins C. C. Byers Garfield Griffith Harold Brown Marshall Boggs Charles Swanson. Seven other circuit schools were represented.
Following a complaint by residents, sheriff's officers confiscated a slot machine in a mining company store at Flag Spring in Walnut Township. No arrests were made. the machine will be destroyed.
Mrs. Thomas R. Lloyd of Jackson died in Holzer Hospital yesterday after entering on Sunday. Her husband also entered the same hospital for treatment and remains there.
Logan report states George Moury traveling salesman at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus after gastric gangrene surgery shows improving condition. Physicians credit his prior health. recovery expected to take weeks. Moury was injured when his car skidded on ice and struck a guard rail near the Sugar Grove pumping station. Mrs Moury has stayed with him.
Mrs N J Karr hosted a family birthday dinner with daughters Helen Underhill and Marcia Karr. Guests included C E Williams and Williams family members with pink decor and a large pink candle cake. Other items note revivals, church activities, illness recoveries, and local visits in Syracuse and nearby towns.
At the Rotary Club meeting in Gallipolis leaders Clyde Mitchell and Walter Matuska announced a two team attendance contest running from next Tuesday to April 24. Mitchell named Homer Walter and a list of teammates while Matuska selected a second roster including H W Wetherholt and others.
Gallipolis election selected Paul Mossman Harry Miller J W Mootz G P Bush H W Cherrington and Homer Beckett as directors. They will meet March 18 to select officers for the chamber.
Joseph R. Hall age 91 died Monday at his home near Thurman after moving from Kentucky. He was father of 11 children. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the family home conducted by Rev. C. D. Copley.
Beginning Thursday night free adult education classes in English and stenography will be held in the high school music room.
Logan City Health Board meets at City Hall to discuss funding for a proposed enlarged health unit including a health commissioner a public health nurse a sanitarian and a clerk. No revenue source has been identified to finance the program.
Logan reports fifteen basketball teams entered for an independent tournament set for Union Furnace High gym on March 21 22 and 27 28. Drawings occur March 18 with team notifications about appearances. Entries include Purina Mills Circleville Coverts Ice and Coverts Breads Nelsonville Union Furnace Independents Carbondale Stones Grill Chillicothe Beta Theta Pi Athens Lancaster Business College Corning Waterloo New Marsh field Elberfelds Logan Buckeye Cafeteria Athens United Furniture Workers Logan Denny Weltner's Pure Pep Boys Logan.
Chester Schools closed Tuesday because of bad roads and high water. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hayes and daughter Margaret and son Dick from Guysville visited Mr and Mrs E R Hayes. Willie Young moved from I C Meredith place to Dan Warner's house. Frank Spragge and daughter Helen with Doris Barnett from Reedsville visited Fred Rice. Lucy Hooper of Rutland visited C E Calvert. C E Calvert visited Mrs Flora Davidson and George Smith of Harrisonville. R C Windsor returned to Akron after visiting B K Smith. Bernard Osborn of Athens spent the weekend with Elza and Mrs Osborn.
In Gallia County E N Wiseman county superintendent and Mrs C W Booth child welfare director with Miss Clara B Motter county home demonstration agent arrange hot noonday lunches for Eno and Bulaville pupils. WPA cooks and surplus commodities supply meals with PTA help. boards provide utensils. Free meals for indigent children, others pay a small fee. If successful, plan extends to more rural schools.
Ed M. Hawes Marietta director for the Gallipolis Sesquicentennial Celebration will return Monday to open headquarters at the Park Central Hotel second avenue frontage. Committee meetings are in abeyance until then and Hawes will hire several young women clerical assistants for the office.
Mrs Arletha Jane Oiler died aged 70 and was laid to rest in Franklin Cemetery Huntington Township after services in Marion Ohio. She was twice married first to Jefferson Hoover of Alice and then to Peter Osler of Ewington both deceased. Survived by two sons and two daughters in Marion and Zanesville.
Mrs Alice Taylor has purchased the residence of Mrs O W Lusher in Pt Pleasant, near Our House. It is reported the Taylor family will occupy it if a separate realty deal on her Second Ave home closes.
Gallipolis officials expect the county to receive its first spring shipment of Hereford heifers in April says F C Christ chairman of the Chamber cattle committee. Calf applications are being received almost daily. A separate note mentions locusts depicted in motion pictures near coffee grounds on drifting water.
Logan Hocking County and subdivisions hold aggregate bonded debt of 343 792 76 per Auditor Kenneth R Fitzgerald. County owes 130 600 including 80 000 courthouse bonds due by 1947 and 50 600 poor relief bonds due by 1944. Interest on debt runs around 20 000. Laurelville Murray City owe 12 530. City school bonds total 31 500 and county school bonds 96 556 22 with Ward Township holding 67 260. Main school debt funds building sites repairs improvements and equipment. Road equipment bonds cover townships one through three.
All roads in Hocking County were reopened by 3 30 oclock Tuesday morning according to Lewis Price superintendent of maintenance for the state highway department here Water was three and one half feet deep on Route 664 at Rush Creek and Monday Creek flooded the highway at Carbon Hill to about the same depth Hocking River overflowed the Union Furnace road to a depth of six inches at Number 2 bridge Monday night
The clerk of courts office received from the Ohio Building and Loan associations superintendent a new batch of claims in the Citizens Savings liquidation. About twelve claimants filed total claims of 361.62 and a hearing will be held if objections are filed.
Tuesday evenings schedule was wiped out after three Methodist players fell ill and Haydenville players failed to appear. Tonight's planned games pitted United Furniture Workers versus Methodists and Carpenters against Elberfelds.
Logan heirs have disposed of their N Mulberry Street property to Harry Iles of this city. The residence sits between N Mulberry Street and is currently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. George Moury.
Mr and Mrs Harry J Stevenson return home after a six week trip to Honolulu where they stayed with nephews Lieutenants Harry C and William M Stevenson both Annapolis graduates. They also visited Walter Stevenson in San Francisco on the way home.
Emmett Jeffrey 46 of Union Furnace died Sunday and will be buried today after funeral services at Union Furnace United Brethren Church. He leaves wife Leona and four children Pansy Earl Orville and Ralph of Haydenville Cemetery.
Logan Hocking County representative Dr. Walter E. Brehm spoke in Columbus on Monday and Tuesday attending conferences on relief. He serves on the welfare committee of the general assembly.
Phi Sigma Chi announces a fundraising drive to buy 104 new flags at about 125 dollars. Old flags are faded and frayed and city officials urged public-spirited groups to act. Committee leaders are Ralph Evans Kenneth R Fitzgerald and Lavon Goodlive. Funds aim to cover costs and have flags ready for upcoming Logan meetings.
Ralph Hanning 27 a miner of Carbondale and Reba Pidcock 21 of Nelsonville obtained a marriage license on Tuesday. The ceremony was performed by Frank St. Clair at home in Nelsonville.
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