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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1936
Page
12
Logan council meets tonight to consider Harold W. Larimer’s gas rate ordinance for a third reading. The plan would raise the average rate to about 65.1 cents over five years amid public opinion drives and possible compromise.
Logan Briefs report several local residents visiting relatives and attending events in Columbus Athens Middleport and Kenton. Florence Myers visited Columbus while Mrs. E L Ewing attended the funeral of Mrs. George Whipple in Athens. Phil McCarty of Toledo and Mrs Ida Wuebben of Cleveland returned home after visiting here since last Thursday. Margaret Riley of Middleport stayed with Mr and Mrs George Rainer in Logan. William Frasch of Kenton visited his parents Mr and Mrs W J Frasch in Logan.
Local residents share weekend and Sunday visits across Vinton and nearby towns. Names include Mayer, Huntley, Laywell, Neighborgal and Wilcox with guests from Akron Huntington Gallipolis Columbus Athens Jacksonville Glouster and Gallia County communities. A note mentions Bougainville fan dancers and palm leaf fans.
Ethel Groves of Rock Bridge will be arraigned Wednesday before Judge Harley M. Whitcraft after liquor inspectors found 44 quarts and eight pints of unstamped home brew beer during a property search. This marks the eleventh Hocking County arrest this year with nine pleas or convictions recorded.
Logan farmer William Brian learned he had been robbed of corn before the theft reached his notice. Burt and Clinton Ray of Sand Run confessed to taking five sacks from a crib on Sunday night and were fined $10 with costs after arraignment.
Logan reports seven applicants for CMTC posts in Hocking County with names Maurice Cole Ray Collison William Donahue Joseph Karshner Kenneth Oeffler Burgess Patchen and James Richardson. County quota not yet filled as some counties oversubscribed.
Logan attorney John C. Pettit died Sunday evening after an extended illness from a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev R C Babylon. Burial in Oak Grove Mausoleum. Pettit, 66, lived in Mitchell Rest Home in Columbus recently and practiced law for over 40 years. He represented Hocking County in the General Assembly and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Masonic Fraternity. He is survived by a son Virgil Pettit, a Columbus attorney, and two siblings Mrs C M Price and the late Judge Elmer O Pettit. The body rests at Leonard Funeral Home.
Wayne Price spoke to Logan Rotary Monday evening about automobiles and electrical appliances used on them. The talk covered practical examples and safety considerations for home and shop work.
Methods to teach accident prevention are used by Charlies Zeigler at Graham School Green Township. he diagrammed rooms and stairways to show where accidents occur. Pupils copied the drawings and were later asked if they taught the subject to their parents. two students reported sharing the program and received fifty points.
Chief Lew Reynolds announces dogs and chickens must be confined to owners property. Residents begin cleaning lawns and gardens as complaints reach him. Miss Rose Shannon of Logan High School learns her sister has died in Little Valley New York and leaves today for the city.
Fred Hemrick and Wil lam Evans of Sand Run were jailed by Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Deputy Smith on intoxication charges. They appeared before Magistrate RB Whitehart for arraignment and pled guilty, each fined five dollars plus costs.
Logan Francis Roberts and Mrs. Roberts left Monday for Cleveland for a two week study at the Cleveland School of Embalming to learn new techniques.
Logan Hocking County districts share of liquid fuel and sales tax distribution totals 42000 in vouchers and notes. Notes to be redeemed by the state education department next November, with local bank likely to take them. Individual district amounts include Benton 1812, Falls 2165, Gore 741, Green 3545, Laurelville 5402, Marion 1996, Murray City 4336, Oroville 378, Salt Creek 1829, Starr 5587, Ward 6865, Washington 2453. Logan’s total around 15000 with voucher soon. In Athens, Louise T Huffman and relatives visited Leland Stokes family. first outing in months.
Information received by Judge E L Ewing indicates his brother George P Ewing of Vinton is recovering from a recent surgical operation at Holzer Hospital.
Mrs. John Hood of Gore was brought to Cherrington Hospital Monday for treatment. Mike Largent of New Plymouth had a blood transfusion Sunday and then underwent an operation for gall bladder trouble the following day.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. G. E H. Carr Judge E. L. Ewing Harry D. Foster and Alfred B. Campbell represented Hocking County at the Scouters convention and annual banquet in Columbus Saturday evening.
A new automatic signaling device alerts pilots when fuel flow from tanks to pumps is interrupted, enhancing in-flight fuel management and safety monitoring for aircraft operations.
Gil bert Walton and Oliver Bainter of South Bloomingville faced Magistrate S. B. Whitehart. Walton pleaded guilty and paid a $10 fine plus costs. Bainter pleaded not guilty and awaits a Thursday hearing.
Marriage licenses show Sam Baker 42 miner of Mill Field wed Mary Roe 22 house keeper of Logan daughter of Esther Roe. Rev F H Land Grabe officiated. Gerald Keeton 30 farmer of Logan son of Jane Keeton married Ruth Crippen 19 daughter of Albert and Mrs Crippen with magistrate C T Stephenson presiding.
Logan mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald will speak to the Kiwanis Club this evening on the City Manager form of government. He previously proposed forming a committee of business and professional leaders to study Logan’s government and seek a more economical system, with outline of ideas expected at the meeting.
Jurors for the April term will be drawn on March 21 morning. Drawings to be conducted by Nelson Delong of Laurelville and Ed ward N Turner of Logan, members of the jury commission.
A Logan A business meeting of the Legion Auxiliary is announced to be held in the post rooms with four members in attendance. Misses Ruth and Haze will preside over the program titled Community Service, with a supper at 6:30 PM preceding the session.
Recent entries in the trial field include Bert Fatohen a Democrat and Lagan circulating a petition for coroner. Other contenders listed are Vance Brian the incumbent a Democrat and James Rope a Republican.
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