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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1926

Page

7

Logan Citizens Rally Behind Planned Chamber of Commerce

Logan March 18. Citizens show strong support for a Chamber of Commerce with over 100 tentative applications signed. A second meeting will set classifications and a low membership fee to include business, professional, farmer, laboring men, and community boosters as the drive continues through Logan and Hocking county.

Logan Chamber of Commerce Hocking County F. C. Ambrose Arcade Shoe Store Henry J. Abernethy Granville C. Berlin Brown Bros Clyde Barthlow Frank G. Brown Blasius Smith Bros Fred Shively Schmitter Bros C. B. Schempp Joe Thomas A. C. Tiptog Union Clothing Company F. W. Weiland H. H. Watson Work Bros Harry M. Wright Harry L. Warner H. W. Wright

Logan Town Digging Out After Nine Inch Snowfall

Citizens faced a morning of shoveling as Logan received nine inches of snow overnight. Streets and sidewalks were covered in ice and snow, and the service department organized clearing efforts.

Logan

Sunlit Road to Better Health From Oklahoma Dairy Wife

A Oklahoma City woman Mrs Cora Short describes relief from dairy work burden and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. She says her health improved, she sleeps better, and she now feels less blue while weighed 1385 pounds earlier it was 115 pounds. She credits seven bottles of the remedy.

Oklahoma Lydia EB. Pinkham

Heaviest Snow of the Winter Hits Children Start

Snow coats streets as trees wear garland and festooning. Records show this storm was the heaviest of the season, arriving before children returned to school.

Legion Air night marks Logan post anniversary

Logan March 18 Legion Post celebrates seventh anniversary with seventy five members. Radio music from WAIU Columbus and vocal piano selections by Howard Lucas and Robert Juergensmeier. Barton Hall urges converting war risk insurance. Refreshments served by committee Gifford Hull, Gerald McLaughlin, Robert Juergensmeier, Robert Johnston.

Logan American Legion Organization of the Legion WAIU Columbus Howard Lucas Robert Juergensmeier Barton Hall Gifford Hull Gerald McLaughlin Robert Johnston

Brown mule and gasoline defy old adage in Logan

Logan March 18 Frank Ewing and two colored youths used a brown mule to tow a broken down truck into Logan when the car refused to run. Ewing rode the mule while the others steered, and the pair reached the city successfully despite the vehicle’s malfunction.

Logan Frank Ewing Ewing

Jewel Oil starts drilling on Pat Blair tract in Green township

Drilling begins as Jewel Oil rigs up for a well on the Pat Blair tract in Green township. The firm holds leases on about 250 acres in Green township, marking its first location in the area. Separately, Mrs. Frank Shaw, wife of the city weighmaster, fractured her right wrist in a fall at her son Harry Shaw’s home after tripping on a rug. An X ray at Cherrington hospital confirmed the fracture.

Logan Jewel Oil Company Pat Blair Green Township Cherrington Hospital Frank Shaw

Bardian Divorce Suit Connected to Nelsonville Tie

John Bardian of this city files for divorce from Catherine Bardian in Common Pleas Court claiming separation since June 16 1918. The couple married in 1889 and have three children. William Allen of Nelsonville is named as co respondent.

Logan William Allen Nelsonville John Bardian Common Pleas Court Catherine Bardian Allen

Jury verdict awarded Ungers against Daugherty and Shaw

Jurors in Logan found in favor of plaintiffs John and Alonzo Unger against Illo Daugherty and Charles Shaw. The verdict totals $257.70 with the jury deliberating a little over one hour Tuesday afternoon.

Logan John and Alonzo Unger Illo Daugherty Charles Shaw

Former Logan Boy Makes Good In Large Field

John Gallagher of New York City, formerly from Logan, has returned home visiting his parents. He is manager of the Brooklyn branch of Westinghouse Electric, a role he has held for four years after working in Pittsburgh. His Logan schooling and Carnegie Tech education prepared him for rapid action during a snowstorm crisis when a switchboard bound for Japan was moved to restore New York transit service.

Logan John Gallagher New York City Frank Gallagher Gallagher Brooklyn Westinghouse Electrical Company Pittsburgh Carnegie Tech Westinghouse Phil McCarthy Japan Interborough Transit Company New York

Chauncey Baseball Park Sold to New Owners

Chauncey March 18 The directors of the Chauncey Baseball Association have sold their interests in Chauncey ball park to H O McDaniel and Linzy Morrison of Millfield. The deal was made recently and the price was not disclosed. The buyers plan extensive improvements and a Chauncey baseball club for the upcoming season. Harold Ogg and sister Ruth left Chauncey for Columbus where Ruth will care for the Ogg home and Harold will take a job.

Chauncey Chauncey Baseball Association Chauncey Ball Park H. O. McDaniel Linzy Morrison Millfield Chauncey Association H. D. Swart Edward Minister N. Simpson W. B. Koons Burg Johnson Edw Minister Chauncey Park Cal Harold Ogg Ruth Ogg Ogg Everett Ogg Harold Columbus

Chauncey Resident Letters From California

Mrs. Agnes Fierce, longtime Chauncey resident, reports good health and contentment in California after selling possessions there. She has lived in the state about five months with her niece Mrs. Elizabeth German and sends regards to Chauncey friends and home folks.

California Chauncey Agnes Fierce

Ogg Family Reports Wife Taken To Columbus Hospital

Everett Ogg of Columbus informed his Chauncey parents that his wife was taken to a Columbus hospital for urgent surgery. The notice notes the March 18 date and identifies Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg as Chauncey residents awaiting further word.

Chauncey Charles Ogg Everett Ogg Columbus

Funeral in Chauncey for John Ryan, longtime resident

The Rev. Mr. Courtney of Chauncey conducted the funeral today at Green's Run for John Ryan a life long resident of the Chauncey area. The services were held at the local church and the burial followed at the nearby cemetery.

Chauncey Courtney Green's Run John Ryan Green’s Run Christian Church Bethel Cemetery

Cascarets Laxative Candy Ad Claims Quick Relief

An ad touts Cascarets as a candy like laxative that relieves headachy unwell feelings. It recommends one or two tablets any time to gently stimulate the liver and bowels, promising clear heads and rosy skin without griping. Directions state suitability for men women and children.

California

Birth of Frederick Pritchard Russell in Ashland Ky

An announcement from Chauncey reports the birth of a twelve pound son to Mr and Mrs Otto M Russell at their Ashland Kentucky home. The new boy is named Frederick Pritchard. The mother Miss Elizabeth Hixson formerly of Chauncey is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hixson of Ellis Avenue. Mrs Hixson is staying a few days with the family in Ashland.

Chauncey Otto M. Russell Ashland, Ky Frederick Pritchard Elizabeth Hixson Robert Hixson Ellis Avenue Hixson Ashland

Scouts Plan Benefit for Globe Theater Show

Twenty two Scouts attended the Chauncey Troop One meeting at the Christian church Tuesday evening. They organize a benefit program tied to the Globe theater picture for March 30 and plan to join the First Christian Sunday school for Easter at 9:00 a.m.

Chauncey Chauncey Boy Scouts Christian Church Globe Theater

Go to School Week observed at Millfield schools

Parents and patrons attend Millfield schools this week to visit classrooms and view the work by teachers and pupils as part of Go to School Week.

Chauncey Millfield

Miss Hyla West Returns Home After Visit

Miss Hyla West returns to her home in Hocking after a three weeks visit with relatives in Middleport and Pomeroy. Henry Hennessy of Middleport and Mrs. Benton Penn and Miss Frances West of Pomeroy visited Mr. and Mrs. 8S A West and family Sunday. They were accompanied back to Middleport by Mrs. West who will spend a week with her daughter Mrs Hennessy who is ill.

Hyla West Hocking Middleport Pomeroy Henry Hennessy Benton Penn Frances West

Paradise Presumed Spawns Rush of Letters

Paradise Nev. reports a flood of letters at the post office after word that bachelors in nearby Paradise outnumber women ten to one. Residents react to the rumor and its social implications.

Winnemuca Nev Paradise

Theater uplift aims entwine church and stage in Paris

The church and state in France may be far apart yet the church and theater grow closer. In recent weeks two Catholic associations have formed to uplift the theater and leading actors from the Comedie Francaise participate in them.

AIM Paris France Comedie Francaise

Landslide Cut Melbourne Water Supply After Wombat Dig

A wombat burrowing under an aqueduct near Warburton caused a landslide that cut off 20,000,000 gallons of Melbourne’s water supply. The marsupial is larger than the American woodchuck.

Melbourne Australia Warburton

Belgian King Albert Elected Foreign Associate by Paris Academy

The Academy of Moral and Political Sciences in Paris elected King Albert I of Belgium as a foreign associate member, succeeding Woodrow Wilson in that role.

Paris Academy of Moral and Political Sciences King Albert of the Woodrow Wilson

Balmwort and Cadomene Health Letters and Questions

Readers report a range of health concerns from anemia symptoms to acne and kidney troubles. Advertised solutions include Cadomene tablets for blood quality, Sulpherb for skin conditions, Balmwort as a diuretic and kidney tonic, and Mentho Laxene for coughs. Testimonials from Wood Park and Milwaukee claim relief and weight gain after use.

H. A

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