Garbage on City Streets Spurs Public Outcry
City residents rally over ongoing trash problem as sanitation crews struggle with pickups. Officials promise new routes and increased staffing after multiple complaints from neighborhoods across the city.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1940
Page
12
Logan council debates garbage plan amid protests
Second reading of the proposed garbage collection ordinance sparked discussion with city officials and residents. Petitioners objected citing costs and loss of hauling rights, while the mayor defended the measure as a sanitation best practice and invited signers to tour the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Forest E. Weinrich
Health Committee
Dallas Kinser
Lancaster
Licensed To Marry Logan Couples
Two marriage licenses were issued Monday by Judge E. L. Ewing. Richard Howard Johnson 23 and Mary Emma Snyder 23, both of Logan, were licensed. Sam M. Cole 23, dry cleaner, and Ruth Newman 22, clerk, both of Logan, also received licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
E. L. Ewing
Richard Howard Johnson
Theodore C. Johnson
Mary Emma Snyder
E. A. Snyder
Sam M. Cole
Curtis Cole
Ruth Newman
C. O. Newman
Free Market Space Offered To Hocking Valley Farmers
Lanning announced a free marketing center at the remodeled Main Street property for Hocking Valley farmers. H H Varney extension market specialist from Columbus spoke at the courthouse meeting. The space would be provided at no cost to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking Valley
Lanning
H. H. Varney
Columbus
Odd Fellows to Stage District Joint Degree Meet Series
Athens En campment 175 Glouster Encampment 352 and Mineral Encampment 91 plan April May meetings to confer Patriarchial Golden Rule and Royal Purple degrees. Roy Comly of Logan coordinates with District 34 encampments for a district meeting with grand officers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Athens
Odd Fellows
Glouster
District 34
Roy Comly
Logan High Band to Present Spring Concert
The Logan High School band under James Horwell will perform tonight at the auditorium. About 70 pieces from the marching band will perform a balanced program, followed by a Band Boosters Club meeting announced by president James H. Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan High School
James Horwell
James H. Barker
Councilman Returns After Major Surgical Operation
Logan councilman CC. L. Wonn resumed duties Tuesday after an absence of two sessions due to a major operation. He is steadily improving and was present with all council members for the first time since the year began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
CC. L. Wonn
Easter Visit Recap From Logan and Nearby Families
Logan residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hack and nephew James Crabbe returned home Monday after spending Easter with Mr and Mrs Walter Rohrer. Athens hosts Mr and Mrs Melvin Spencer and daughters Mona and Juanita for Easter. Mrs Ad Edgell of Nelsonville returned home Sunday after a week in Logan with Mr and Mrs James McNamee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hack
James Crabbe
City
Walter Rohrer
Athens
Melvin Spencer
Mona
Juanita
Coal Gate
James McNamee
Ad Edgell
Nelsonville
Logan
McNamee
Funeral services for George W. Jackson in Marion Township
Funeral services for George W. Jackson, 79, will be at Sut terfield Chapel Adams County at 11 am Thursday with Rev Mills officiating. Burial will follow in the nearby cemetery. News of Mrs. George Frasure's death near Bremen arrived Tuesday. her husband is brother to Charles Frasure, Hocking County court bailiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
George W. Jackson
Marion Township
Sutterfield Chapel
Adams County
Mills
George Frasure
Bremen
Charles Frasure
Hocking County
Mrs Harry Hammon Improves After Two-Week Illness
Logan notes Mrs Harry Hammon of this city is improved after two weeks of illness. She was able to be out of bed Tuesday for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Harry Hammon
Harden divorce petition cites neglect and cruelty in Gore
Donald Harden files divorce against Beulah Harden of Gore alleging neglect and cruelty as grounds. The petition outlines fault in the marriage and seeks court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Donald Harden
Beulah Harden
Gore
Logan School WPA Projects Start Next Friday
Logan board of education launches WPA improvements on March 29 covering five schools and the swimming pool site. About 50 to 60 workers initially, up to 113 total, will build three concrete tennis courts, bleachers expansion, a new cinder track, retaining walls, concrete walks, painting, and new book cabinets with total cost $28,447, of which $8,706 is local and $19,741 federally funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Board of Education
West End
East End
WPA
George E. Carr
John Brown Dies Monday in Michigan
Logan reports retirementer John Brown died Monday night in Chelsea Michigan after a career in Marion Township Bremen and Detroit. He served as Highland Park commissioner and is survived by his wife Lilian and four children Roy Guy Clarence and Mae of Detroit and a brother Sylvester of Maxville. Funeral is planned for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Brown
Chelsea
Mich
Marion Township
Bremen
Shellhammer and Brown
Detroit
Seattle
Wash
Highland Park
Lillian Brown
Roy
Guy
Clarence
Mae Brown
Sylvester Brown
Maxville
Hocking County
Logan Boy Scouts Honor Court at Logan High School
A court of honor for the Boy Scouts of the Hocking District will be held at Logan High School auditorium this evening. Advancements merit badges and other awards will be presented. The court includes Harley Meyer Elliott Reichelderfer Laurelville N M Brown Harry L Smith and Waldo Durant. An exhibit by the U S Zoological department will be shown. Parents and others interested in the program are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan High School
Hospital Funds Drive To Start Tuesday
Campaign for funds for the White Cross Hospital of Columbus will be launched formally next Tuesday. The Logan quota is 409 dollars for the local Methodist Church drive. Executive committee members are Samuel H. Dillon Wilbur W. Lanning and Lester Risch. J. W. Woodard leads the special gifts effort. Ward captains are H. H. Sands Charles Struble Vance Webb and Jacob Robb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
White Cross Hospital of Columbus
Samuel H. Dillon
Wilbur W. Lanning
Lester Risch
J. W. Woodard
H. H. Sands
Charles Struble
Vance Webb
Jacob Robb
Local Hospital Patients Dismissed and Recoveries Reported
Logan James Shaffer Nelsonville and James Robert King of this city were dismissed from Cherri ngton Hospital after several days. Edgar Stidwell Carbon Hill recovering well from an appendicitis operation performed over a week ago. Mrs Fred Beal of this city recovering from an operation over a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James Shaffer
Nelsonville
James Robert King
Cherrington Hospital
Edgar Stidwell
Carbon Hill
Fred Beal
Infant Ross Dies in Haydenville Home
Charles Ross infant son of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Vancuren died at the Haydenville home Tuesday morning. Funeral rites and burial were held that afternoon at Miller Chapel Cemetery.
Logan Evans Returns Home From Columbus Hospital
Logan W. E. Evans of Carbon Hill left Columbus hospital where he had been treated for over a week. He was taken to the home of his brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jenkins in Marysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. E. Evans
Carbon Hill
Columbus Hospital
H. E. Jenkins
Marysville
Easter Dance at Bell's Hall by Delta Theta Tau
The Delta Theta Tau sorority hosted an Easter dance Monday night at Bell's Hall on Main Street. Percy Lowrey and his orchestra of Columbus provided the music. About fifty couples attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell's Hallis
Main St
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Percy Lowrey
Orchestra of
Columbus
State Cannot Fill All Tree Orders for Hocking County
More than 30 000 trees for spring planting in the reforestation program in Hocking County could not be supplied by the Forestry Department at Wooster due to exhausted stock. Some orders were placed by 4 H Club members, said James R Smoot extension agent. Only oaks short leaf pine pitch pine elms and cottonwood remain available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Miller
Weinrich
TELL
Lew Reynolds
A. F. Evans
Gilbert Leffler
Kachelmacher Park
Kachelmacher
Hocking Valley Brick Company
R. R. Loomis
Loomis
Goose Creek
Zanesville Ave
Mulberry St
WPA
Ward M. Chase
LOGAN
Hocking County
Forestry Department
Wooster
James R. Smoot
Recoding of Ordinances Proposed
Logan council hears a proposal from Dr. Walker of Ohio State University to recode city ordinances as a WPA project. Solicitor Fred A. Murray outlined a plan requiring a room, supplies, and equipment at an estimated cost of 100 dollars, with total project cost between 400 and 500 dollars. The ordinances would be copied, sent to Columbus for study, then returned for corrections and publication. Council may accept the proposal after study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Walker
Ohio State University
Fred A. Murray
Columbus
Council
Variety Sports Show Scheduled for April 10 at St Johns Hall
United Furniture Workers local plans a second variety sports show at St Johns Hall on Wednesday evening April 10. The previous event featured boxing wrestling music and comedy stunts drawing 250 spectators and organizers expect another entertaining program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
United Furniture Workers
St. Johns Hall
Await Official Release of Enumerator List for Gallia County
Gallia County awaits official release of the census enumerator list after forwarding to Mrs Agnes King, district supervisor in Ironton. Democrats say they hope for 22 enumerators but have no assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Agnes King
Ironton
Democrat Executive Committee
Ohio Penitentiary Paroles Man Slaughter Convict
Gallipolis Ohio Stanton Earl Fulton age 31 will be paroled from Ohio Penitentiary May 15 according to state advisories in Columbus Fulton received an indeterminate sentence last April on a manslaughter charge. He struck and killed Roy Betz age 26 with a bedslat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Stanley Earl Fulton
Ohio
Columbus
Fulton
Roy Betz
Dale Ward Bound Over for Passing Spurious Check
Dale Ward bound over to the grand jury on a charge of passing a fake five dollar check to E. L. Pferdehirt of Gallipolis. He posted a $200 bond for his appearance, signed by G. B. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dale Ward
Grand Jury
E. L. Pferdehirt
G. B. Wilson
Gallia Baptist Association Meets in Salem Church
The Gallia Baptist Association will convene at Salem Church near Gage on Saturday and Sunday with Rev. E. V. Cremeens serving as moderator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Baptist Association
Salem Church
Gage
E. V. Cremeens
Mrs Mundy Ill at Home in Haydenville Road
Mrs Samuel Mundy of Haydenville Road is confined to her home by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mundy
Logan
Samuel Mundy
Haydenville Road
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Logan Hospital
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Fred Sanders
Mgr
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Axtovesx
Ohio Penitentiary
Salem
Mayer
Quick
Union St
ABC
Just
Messenger
Westinghouse
Consumer Survey
Wid Gunning
Thurs
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