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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1933
Page
12
County officials and taxpayers met in Logan to discuss real estate valuation and general public affairs. A taxation committee was formed to investigate and report, and to assist Auditor Yaw in preparing a new tax duplicate during the summer months.
March 30 announcements report the birth of a son at Cherrington Hospital to Mr. and Mrs Ernest Reynolds. John Stoughton and Mrs Stoughton announce twins at their Sugar Grove home, a son and a daughter, with Albert Wilson as grandparent. The late Judge J C Stoughton and Mrs Stoughton are noted as parents of Mr Stoughton. Mr. Walter Dutton and two children from Fast Lansing Michigan visit relatives in Logan and Hockingport, staying with Mr. and Mrs C P England.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a vegetable supplement claimed to cleanse the liver and bowels, improve complexion and appetite, and ease constipation. Advertised as a calomel substitute with no after effects, the remedy promises buoyant feelings and pink skin, selling widely at 15 cents per box.
Logan report says Service Director Fred C. Shively issued over 300 work orders in one day to process relief applications for groceries. Applicants may work later on city projects, with about the same weekly filing volume noted.
Logan March report notes Logan Post American Legion and the Auxiliary held a joint meeting at the post rooms Tuesday night with a social program. The Robert Rochester Orchestra provided music. 95 persons attended as dancing cards and games filled the evening and lunch was served.
Ohio University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Deforest W Ingerham gave a concert at Logan High Auditorium under the Music Department with tenor Philip Peterson assisting. Attendance was lighter than the program’s quality but the audience was appreciative and applauded generously.
John Kleinschmidt ranked first in the examination for services at Logan High School and also led the state senior test given last Saturday. Other top scorers include Kenneth Beery Morton Epstein Minnie Louise Heine Eloise Ralston and Selah Racheal Warren with Hocking County median 196.
Logan March 30 Harry Van Horn of Columbus will be principal speaker at the annual Logan Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday night. He is manager of the Columbus Better Business Bureau and vice president of the National Association of BBBs. He recently returned from Washington and New York on association business. Born in Logan, his topic is Fair Play in Business.
Logan schools will start Good Friday and run through the Tuesday after Easter Sunday. Superintendent G F Carr announced the dates on Wednesday.
On March 30 the local extension office received federal farm seed loan application blanks and they are ready for distribution. It is expected that a number of farmers will use these loan provisions.
Logan reports a Court of Honor in Carroll Tuesday night with 35 Scouts from local troops and six adults attending plus one Scout from the Central Ohio Area. Central Ohio Area Council will meet with Hocking District Committee in Logan Friday at 7 30 p.m.
Billy Tom, son of Mrs. Anna Tom of Logan, won a $25 prize from the Chicago Historical Society for his essay on Germany since 1870. He spent time at the Logan Library gathering facts but is not in history class this year in the ninth grade.
Logan March 30 Mrs J W Coleman was taken to the Cherring ton Hospital Tuesday where an immediate operation for appendicitis was performed. Her condition was reported satisfactory Wednesday. Hopes are held for the recovery of Clarence Wing near Creole who underwent a surgical operation recently. His condition remains serious.
Denver March 30. The U S Grand Jury charged Charles Boettcher II a millionaire broker with kidnapping by Verne Sankey and five accomplices in indictments under the new federal law carrying life imprisonment. Indicted are Sankey Alcorn Pearce Kobler Sankey and Youngberg, all linked to a $60,000 ransom and fled to Canada.
Akron March 30 A judge sent Proveno Marcell 15 of Boston Heights to juvenile detention for an indefinite period after he faced charges of sending an extortion note to Mrs Charlies A Lindbergh. The judge offered fatherly guidance and said a local family would try to serve as probation officers to supervise release.
The Roosevelt family plans a conference to decide beer service for White House guests. Mrs. Roosevelt said beer from Milwaukee brewers will be received at the executive offices and disposition decided then. She noted the issue must be resolved but postponed the decision for now. The report also notes Ohio tax deadline extensions from March 31 to April 15 with a ten day payment window.
Chicago March 30 The Women s Christian Temperance Union will not seek court action against the Federal 3.2 beer law but will start an educational campaign at its national convention next summer Mrs Margaret C Munns national treasurer announced.
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