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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1939
Page
12
Logan Ohio forfeited land sales concluded Monday with 27 tracts sold. Since the start 82 tracts were disposed. receipts totaled 1248.62 dollars. Auctioneer J O Hamilton reviewed remaining unsold properties as bids ranged from 1.50 to 180 dollars.
Logan church plans a 6 o clock Wednesday March 29 congregation session with a covered dish supper before the business session. Annual reports from all church departments will be presented plus a joint session and trustees meeting tomorrow evening at the church.
Logan experienced a cold snap with temperatures near 10 above zero. Frozen water pipes damaged the home of Pascal Tigner due to the freezing conditions.
Logan Wayne F Hall an examiner in the state auditor's sales tax division highlights the stamp redemption feature of Senate Bill 58 enacted recently. The bill allows health welfare charitable religious educational fraternal and patriotic groups and party committees to redeem cancelled stamps at three percent of face value. The health department was first to indicate intent to seek stamps for tuberculosis patient hospitalization, with many local groups pledging support.
Clarence Grant CHAUNCEY age 44 died Monday in Mercy Hospital Columbus. He leaves wife Cecil and children Evelyn Gillett Marjorie Corwin Willis Billy Leo two grandchildren Sharma Sue Gillett Carolyn Corwin and his father Stephen Grant. Friends may call at the family home Millfield until 10 o clock Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at Berlin Wednesday 2 pm. Burial in Wellston Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reeder announce the birth of a daughter at Cherrington Hospital. Mary Masure, operated on earlier, returned home. In Washington Township, William Cherry owns a German Bible over a century old. Newell Grooms seeks nose obstruction operation in Columbus. Jo Stutz underwent acute appendicitis operation in Columbus. Mrs Dan Kovach to undergo major surgery in Columbus.
Digging along Whitemud Creek, Charles Morey uncovered a dinosaur skeleton. A spine section was sent to the University of Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa where experts declared it the largest specimen ever found.
In Hocking County with only 1000 registered autos, a late rush is expected as sales close April 1. Logan issues about 3200 plates annually, leaving roughly 2200 still needed, plus several hundred trucks awaiting licensing. Local offices run by Virgil Durant Laurelville and Mrs Gladys Williams Murray City, while Don W Feather ill with influenza rests. Kenneth R Fitzgerald travels to Columbus on tax commission business.
Glouster defeats Armco to take a 3 0 lead in the series. The win follows competitive play with key contributions from local players. Armco faces a tough gap to close as the series continues.
Logan Manufacturing Co property on E Front St was sold Saturday to Mrs Cordelia Davis for 4001 dollars to satisfy a tax lien. The lot includes several parcels and part of the factory not destroyed by fire, appraisal value 6000 dollars.
Recertification for WPA employment led to the reassignment of 31 women in Hocking County. Removed previously for dependent children, they were told to apply for mothers pensions but moved to the sewing center in the Elks Building where 53 women are now employed.
Garek of Columbus will address the Kiwanis Club on Good Will and Understanding Among People. He is a student of world affairs and may discuss Europe’s rapid changes. Arrangements were made by Charles Epstein Denzil Weltner and L P Mooney of the Church and Spiritual Affairs Committee. The club aims for record attendance in April.
James R. Smoot the extension agent presented figures at the achievement meeting showing Rush Creek Valley farms endured heavy flood damage in 1937. The survey covered 21 farms with total losses of 22,309 dollars, averaging over 1000 dollars per farm, higher than losses elsewhere in the county.
Logan Rotary Club viewed centennial LOGAN films at its Monday meeting at the White House. A Standard Oil Co representative brought the pictures to the gathering.
A Saturday night gathering at the Kerrigan home featured games and a potluck lunch for Mrs. Bill Kerrigan's birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kerrigan and family, neighbors, and local friends.
Corning Aerie 463 F O E hosts State Worthy Vice President O Lee Thomas at 7 30 PM on March 27. Urgent discussion planned then a social hour with lunch. Mrs Maude Hardy hosted Euchre Club night with St Patrick decorations and prizes awarded to four members.
Joseph Lattimer was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after an arrest by Sheriff Joe Farbearn and Probation Officer Alfred Campbell. He was arraigned before Judge E L Ewing, pleaded not guilty, and bond of 300 dollars was set to await a hearing.
Logan Garden Club affiliated with the State Association of Garden Clubs pursues roadside beautification and park development in Hocking State Parks. The club, open to nonresidents, is led by vice president L T Worley a Rockhouse ranger who promotes park projects.
Logan Commandery Knights Templar will meet at 7:30 Tuesday evening to confer the Temple Degree. Commander H. H. Sands announced the event and said refreshments will follow the business session.
Day old infant LOGAN-Alice Swick daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Swick died Sunday afternoon at their Marion Township home and was buried Monday in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. A sister Wilma survives.
Persons who bought forfeited land at last week’s sale will receive deeds within two to three weeks. The auditor’s office announced that certificates have been issued to all purchasers.
George W. Doc Miller aged 76 died at his home 267 Hocking Ave after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev E B White in charge. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. He leaves wife Anna Miller and two daughters Mrs Henry Acker and Mrs Vance Brian, both of Logan.
Service Director R. R. Loomis has been confined to his home since Saturday due to influenza and missed work Monday. Local manufacturer L. K. Showalter returned to work Monday for the first time in 10 days after also contracting influenza.
Herman Hartzell asked the common pleas court to reduce his bond. Judge Phil Henderson approved lowering the bond from 1000 to 800 for Hartzell to secure his appearance after a grand jury investigation and a grand larceny charge tied to a recent automobile theft.
The March issue of The Golden Wand from West Grade School in Logan highlights Easter drawings and school news on four pages. Staff includes Betty Sheeler editor Dorothy Tipton society editor Dorothy Robb Around about West School Fred Bruce sports Winona Frazier bits of wit Paul Goss and Ilene Flood room reporters. A tennis and Chinese checkers tourney is planned under Miss Gertrude Bliss. Mrs Hubert Lappen and young Daniel Barton return home after the child’s birth in Columbus.
Logan Chapter of the Future Farmers of America outlines goals for the coming months. Plans include 100 plus entries for the Ohio State Junior Fair and conservation tree planting. About 30 members will tour the World’s Fair in New York for two weeks starting June 9 visiting Washington and Niagara Falls. A trip to the World's Poultry Congress in Cleveland is planned. The group consists of Logan high school students guided by instructor H. D. Saxton.
Robert Matheny of Nelsonville is in serious condition at Cherrington Hospital after being struck by a car on Route 33. He sustained a leg fracture and other injuries and has developed pneumonia since admission.
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