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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
14
Hocking County Auditor W. S. Yaw reported no changes in oil and gas property valuations for taxation after a state auditors meeting. Uniform rates set per well apply to working interests and royalties, with gas valuations fixed at 60 and 75 dollars per well.
Dr. Otto Mees, president of Capital University, will deliver the Logan High School baccalaureate sermon in the auditorium on Sunday May 24. Supt. G EB Carr announced that Ohio University President Herman James will give the commencement address on Thursday May 28. Other commencement week plans are under way.
Logan George Lehman and Mrs. E J Booth were admitted for treatment on Wednesday. Clarence Rheinscheid underwent mastoiditis surgery today. Albert Rizer was discharged from the hospital Wednesday after an appendicitis operation two weeks ago.
Logan Wellington Zeigler said on Wednesday he was a passenger on a motorcycle operated by Leonard Culp of Logan when the wreck occurred Sunday near Pomeroy. Zeigler suffered a fractured arm. Culp was not seriously injured.
Supt. G E Carr announced that Easter recess for Logan city schools will run from April 10 to 14. The timetable affects all grade levels and will pause classes during the five day period.
Mrs William Erwin Jr wife of the late William Erwin Jr shows improvement at her home on West Second Street after months of illness following her son's death.
Mr and Mrs Bert Gag wells of this city announce the birth of a son on Monday.
Miss Hazel Anser and her father visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuller and family Sunday. Raymond and Vern Fuller were home for the weekend. Mildred Williams called on Elizabeth Heinlein Sunday. The Standard Bearers will meet at Irene Gibbons home Thursday to rehearse For the Love of Mike with date pending. Floyd Williams visited relatives in Logan Sunday. Mildred Williams and Garth Harris, recent mumps recoveries, returned to school Monday. Helen Harris of Columbus visited her parents Dwight and wife Harris recently.
Covington health officer Dr Theo dore Sallee ordered a general quarantine after a third spinal meningitis case was found. The measure will take effect as notices are distributed and will close all public meeting places including echo lyres theaters churches YMCA and Turners Hall.
Tiger Walker 136% used veteran savvy to counter Johnny Stevens 132% power in a ten round decision Wednesday night. The bout showcased Walker's experience against Stevens' speed and strength in Cincinnati.
Logan North Carolina Harold E Wright of Ashe ville was elected to membership in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers based on his mulch fertilizer paper invention patent filed in December He has worked in chemical engineering for several years and is regarded as an authority in the field.
Laurelville hosts a W C T U gathering at the Laurelville community hall with a Willard portrait shown to the school. Students had one hour off as the program opened with America sung by Mrs. Lanning and prayers by Principal Potts.
Pleas were changed by John Hotney Bernard Miller Charles Hunster and William Tibbs Lancaster on Wednesday before Magistrate B Whitehart on petty larceny charges tied to the theft of a radio and a peanut machine from a local filling station. Miller Hotney and Hunster were fined 25 dollars and costs each Tibbs 15 dollars and costs James Colbert Nelsonville previously pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars and costs.
Mrs. Estella Tipton of East Front Street secured an anglers license on Wednesday. A regular city angler, she enjoys fishing and finds pleasure in the sport.
Logan will send a large delegation to a Lancaster Republican Club meeting tonight addressed by gubernatorial candidate John W. Bricker. Several hundred tickets have been issued and at least 20 local Republicans are expected to attend.
Several speakers are set to address the First Presbyterian Church Men's Club this evening. Dinner precedes the program as officers outline a summer recreation plan. Junior baseball is among topics, tied to the church sponsored American Legion League team.
LOGAN Reverend G D Baldorf bishop of the Eastern Area United Brethren Church will preach the Easter and anniversary sermon at 9 am marking the 25th anniversary of the church building Easter observance includes Holy Week services with former pastors presenting sermons Palm Sunday through Friday and a candlelight service Thursday. The Easter pageant The Dawning will be staged at Logan High School Auditorium Sunday evening.
Logan reports renewed pleas from Admiral Cary T. Grayson and Dr. C. F. Rauch for over subscription of the 600 dollar Red Cross quota as flood victims increase. Officials urge prompt, generous giving to exceed the goal amid receding floodwaters and rising needs.
School officials announced digging ditches started Wednesday to lay 3000 feet of lateral tiling on the gridiron. Two twelve inch mains have been laid across the field to drain toward the Goose Creek archway.
Fred Burchfield was ill on Tuesday and could not instruct his bookkeeping class at senior high school. Bill Case substituted for him and he returned to duties Wednesday morning.
William F. Armstrong of Laurelville visited the city on Wednesday despite a fall from a five foot step ladder the day before. He sustained bruises to the hip and foot and is 76 years old.
Mrs. Sherman McClung of W Hunter Street found a double egg while preparing a meal on Wednesday. The outer shell contained a second medium sized egg enclosed inside.
Solicitor General Stanley Reed presents the Campfire Girls with the original 1912 incorporation in preparation for the Silver Jubilee next year. Helen Scott of Washington accepts in 1936 Campfire Girl attire while Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg and Ruth Margaret Ledig appear as 1912 members.
Mrs. David Groves of Pittsburgh wrote a Logan man detailing first hand flood experiences in Reedsdale Street offices. Rapid water rise filled the space within hours as desks rose and a ceiling hid rescuers while a boat capsized causing drownings. Fire threatened ten people, others were saved by boat. Destruction followed with milk and water boiled for use and goods ruined.
Logan Briefs reports social visits as Logan residents host relatives and friends from Athens Lancaster and Gore. Charles Mitchell and Donald Yates attendances are noted along with George Milne Sr being taken home to Sandusky by his son D Y Milne after wintering in the city.
In Hocking County the senior scholarship exam will be held at Logan High School Saturday morning with students from several high schools expected to compete. Supt. G Carr heads the committee. Three vocational agricultural students will also contest statewide scholarships to be offered soon. Competitive tests are being stranged.
Laurelville Knights of Pythians visited Logan on Wednesday for a joint initiation with the Logan lodge. Work was conferred in the page rank. Candidates came from both lodges and a dinner preceded the event at seven o clock. A large number of Laurelville members attended.
Logan Troop 99 at the Methodist Church hosts 7 30 p m Friday for a visit by Howard Kautz the new scout executive succeeding Ross Shenk in the Central Ohio Area Kautz arrives from Akron and previously served at Camp Manitoc Shenk moves to Birmingham Alabama to take other duties Initiation of at least twelve boys will highlight the program Harry D Foster scoutmaster invites parents and scouts to attend and meet Mr Kautz
Logan Post of the American Legion donates its rooms for a community forum Friday evening as part of community service week. The meeting opens at 7 30 p m with Harry H Wright leading a discussion on which type of social security is most desirable from industry and worker perspectives.
Violinist Jane Dudley appeared at a Wednesday afternoon concert for junior and senior high students. The event was the fifth of six in a series organized by Northwestern Assemblies Incorporated. Dudley is a protege of Leopold Auer.
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