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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1933
Page
12
Logan reports a tax committee meeting to cut real estate valuations in Hocking County. Barton A. Hol heads the panel with members from Murray City Green Township Haydenville Falls Township and Washington Township. A typhoid fever case in Coonville prompts health officials to investigate sources.
Sheriff Sol El linger and Deputy Stanley Sparnow traced leads to identify a robber from the Seidenfeld store burglary. They arrested Joe Fling on Route 31 south of Nelsonville and brought him to Murray City where Henry and Louis Seidenfeld identified him as a suspect. Burglary charges will be filed and robbery may be added. the case is expected to go before the grand jury next Monday.
Troop 25 Haydenville will participate in the Scout circus in Columbus on April 21 and 22. The event will involve about 4000 scouts and 2000 adults from Central Ohio with over 400 clowns. Haydenville’s R. E. Campbell is scout master, with Arthur Todd Frank Allen and Nelson Shivers on the troop committee.
Extension Service of Hocking County plans a beef cattle tour next Thursday covering Ward Wolfe farm Laurelville Pickaway County Forest Wolfe farm South Perry and Henry Rheinscheid farm Washington Township. Ohio State University beef specialist L P McCann and a livestock marketing firm representative will discuss feeding and market conditions with a meat cutting demonstration by P O Rith. Open to anyone interested.
Plymouth Grange in Logan plans a Monday lecture hour featuring Nelsonville area farmers. Verse roll call on nature, Herbert Weed on Native Trees for Shade, Lottie Cremean on home economics, and John Bray on farm topics. Nelsonville visitors join a round table on the president's cabinet.
Frank Larimer of Logan suffered severe facial and upper body burns while drilling for oil at Mt. Pleasant Michigan and was treated at Cherrington Hospital. Norman Anderson of Union Furnace received lesser burns. The incident damaged drilling gear and the derrick. Bel and Scholl, local contractors, operated the well.
Logan March 31 Rolland Bright of this city has been named to serve the unexpired term of J A Cotter Sprinfield as Senior Grand Warden of the Ohio Encampment of Odd Fellows Cotter’s death left the position vacant Election followed Bright has been active in the local lodge and Mineral Encampment B E Rhoads grand patriarch will be in Logan Monday night to conduct installation ceremonies A large turnout is expected If the usual procedure holds Bright will become grand patriarch within two years
Logan reports several new names shaping the city political scene Frank St Clair former commissioner debates a mayoral bid Republicans see Edward Nelson entering treasurer race while John F Canty surfaces as a Democrat council veteran George Spang eyes Fourth Ward seat. French Art discussed by Dolphin Society at Mrs Jessie Frasure home. Local restaurateurs weigh beer permits as new liquor laws roll out. Ella Rulon returns from Maysville Ky after attending sister Jennie Vickrey funeral with Claude Rulon and family.
Logan Kiwanis Club held a 6 o'clock dinner at Lancaster. Fred Burchfield presented the Fellowship Chest to the Lancaster Kiwanians. L. P. Mooney led group singing with Elizabeth Collison and Dr C F Rauch at pianos. Virginia Goss, Charlies Floyd sang duet. Ruth Welty accompanied. Collison and Karl Hartman performed piano duo. Quartet numbers by Cherrington, Burchfield, Bright and Shepard with Rauch at piano. Betty Bell danced. final group songs and Star Spangled Banner ended the program.
County council of Unemployed Leagues meets at The Plains on Sunday April 2 at 2 p.m. at Porter's Garage. William Truax, president of the Ohio Unemployed League, will address Athens County meetings April 6 7 and 8. Plans seek county rally April 9 and broader relief organization representation. Local leagues formed at Buchtel with George Snowden president and Oakdale organization meeting planned. Albany district to host next Thursday. tentative plans for several other communities in the county.
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