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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1939

Page

10

First Case on New Docket Is Heard Today

Logan April term petit jury will hear its first cases this week with Judge Phil Henderson assigning criminal matters through Friday. Today’s trial is Kert Smith on a non support charge. Jurors summoned include William Bowlby and several area residents.

Logan Petit Phil Henderson Kert Smith Nelson Dale Dupler Columbus Ray Hamomad Herbert Smith Leman Huston William Bowlby New Straitsville C. S. Chidister Earl Brown Matthew Murtha Charles Epstein C. Smith Lon Nimon Harry L. Smith Wilbur Stout Walter Reasoner James Hutchinson Tide Huston Logan. Co M. Krvnn Gibisonville Merrill Bakor Laurelville John W. Poling Frank Harden Rockbridge George Estep Logan R. R Henry Derr Lo R. R Chester Bartoe Nelsonville Oscar Rheinscheld Union Furnace

Logan Bowlers To Conclude Season

Logan bowlers near season end as Shines quintet set to play final games at Chillico next Sunday. The group competed in the Nelsonville League, leading the final half and finishing strong in the opening half. Hawkinson's roads placed third in the Twentieth Century League at Lancaster. Only Logan teams sponsored regularly this season. Discussion grows on an inter city league for next season as many local facilities exist. Iris Lowery of Logan High School faculty visited relatives in northern part of the state.

Logan Shines Chillico Hawkinson ‘S'Roads Lancaster Iris Lowery Logan High School

Trees Planted Around Camp Nelson Area Report

Logan reports 1,060,000 more trees growing this year near Camp Nelson in Hocking County with 200 enrollees and superintendent J. R. Seward. Most plantings occurred on government land, 1,000 acres reset on submarginal land, including 20,000 trees on four plots. Planting at Camp Hocking totaled about 150,000 trees on state land and private plots with different methods used.

Camp Nelson Hocking Co Parsons W. Va Marietta Camp Hocking

Logan Post Reaches Quota in Drive

Logan Post American Legion led by Floyd Duffy completed a final membership drive on Saturday, securing 13 new members to meet a 120 member quota. A Sunday aerial roundup checked district posts while Duffy was in Athens at 10 a.m., clearing the way for a focus on junior baseball program for the rest of the year.

LOGAN Floyd Duffy Logan Post American Legion Logan Post Duffy Athens

Gaffin Purchases White Residence on Wood Street

Dr and Mrs C A Gaffin have closed a deal for the purchase of the Harry White residence on Wood Street. Mr and Mrs White plan to leave the city soon. Gaffin couple have been occupying the Krinn residence on North Street since moving to the city.

Logan C. A. Gaffin Harry White Wood St

Tax Stamps Campaign Seeks Tuberculosis Hospital Fund

Logan reports the sales tax stamp program aims to fund tuberculosis patient hospitalization. Boxes in city businesses collect stamped receipts for redemption, with county hopes of up to 18000 dollars annually. The effort responds to funding shortages that delayed TB care in recent years.

Logan Organizes Two More Boys Clubs

Logan forms two 4H clubs under James R. Smoot with Enterprise club led by Paul Risch and Ken neth Iles. Officers include Otto Shaw as president Kenneth Tles as vice president Hobart Blos ser as secretary-treasurer Lou Dau benmier as reporter Clyde Beougher as recreation leader. Members show interests in calves potatoes chicken and pigs. A Gore club named Young Producers is planned with Dane Starr as president and Jack Hite as vice president.

LOGAN James R. Smoot Enterprise Boosters Enterprise Paul Risch Kenneth Iles Otto Shaw Kenneth Tles Hobart Blosser Lou Daubenmier Clyde Beougher Gore Dane Starr Jack Hite Kenneth Burgess Jack Proctor John Wahl

Man Pleads Guilty to Driving Under Influence

Logan Frederick A Flood of Lancaster appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser on a drunk driving charge. He pleaded guilty, was fined 100 dollars plus costs, and his driving privileges were suspended.

Logan Frederick A. Flood Lancaster Dallas Kinser

Man Kills Large Blacksnake at Door in Washington Township

Gerald Rhein scheld son of Henry Rheinscheld of Washington Township found a large blacksnake attempting to enter his home Friday evening and destroyed the reptile.

Logan Gerald Rheinscheld Henry Rheinscheld Washington Township

Kocheran Couple Observe 34th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Chester Kocheran of Columbus mark their 34th wedding anniversary on Sunday. The couple formerly lived in this city where he worked at the Hocking Valley Shops. They have resided in Columbus for several years.

Logan Chester Kocheran Columbus Kocheran Hocking Valley

Logan Progress on Drainage Contract at Enterprise

Progress is reported on the drainage contract at Enterprise where a new section of U S Route 33 is being drained. Local officials expect completion soon and note the project will improve road conditions along the route.

LOGAN Enterprise

Work To Start Soon on Oak Grove Cemetery Addition

Logan city officials plan to begin the Oak Grove Cemetery expansion as soon as the recent ordinance takes effect. The westward addition will restore lot availability after many burial requests were denied. Preliminary work included tree removal and road layout. final survey plat and driveway finishing are needed before sales resume.

Oak Grove Cemetery Logan Oak Grove

Logan Man Set to Drill Three Kansas Oil Wells

C. H. Beil reports that a second well on Logan’s 950 acre Ellenwood lease in Kansas could strike sand by Tuesday or Wednesday. The first well produced 4 450 barrels per day. A third well is being drilled on the same lease.

Logan C. H. Beil Ellenwood Field Kansas

Logan Masons Attend Commemorative Rites

Logan Mingo Lodge of Masonry attended services at the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday evening to mark the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration as president. About 75 members attended. The Rev. C W Graham delivered a sermon titled The Church and the State.

Townsend Recovery Club to Meet at Pocahontas Hall

Logan Log an Club No 3 of the Townsend Recovery Plan schedules a Wednesday evening gathering at Pocahontas Hall. Officers anticipate large turnout as they plan for the year’s convention and seek delegates. Present enrollment is 156.

Logan Logan Club Townsend Recovery Plan Pocahontas Hall

Mrs. Sarah Ellen Mount Dies in Glouster Sunday

Obituary notes report Mrs. Sarah Ellen Mount passing away in Glouster Sunday. The obituary lists family survivors and community acknowledgments.

Glouster Keglers Top New Straitsville In Lancaster Match

Glouster bowlers defeated New Straitsville by 149 pins in Lancaster. Bryan Gormley led Glouster with 213 and 569, while Williams topped the losers with 221 and 579. Local fans can watch a Logan women’s team including Letha Silcott and the Columber sisters Wednesday at 8.

Glouster Lancaster New Straitsville Bryan Gormley Williams Logan Letha Silcott Columber Sisters

Sheriff Farbearn and party attend Hallsville gun club shoot

Sheriff Joe Farbearn his son Jack and William Woodard of this city went to Hallsville Sunday afternoon to attend a shoot offered by the village gun club. No one from here attended the Thurston shoot the same day.

Logan Joe Farbearn Jack William Woodard Hallsville Gun Club Thurston

Condition improves for Mrs. Levi Redd at Logan

Mrs. Levi Redd, near Logan, is improving after an influenza illness. She previously fell at her home and fractured a rib, which had not fully healed before the flu struck. The persimmon is noted as the largest berry from any American forest tree.

Logan Levi Redd

Funeral Services For Mrs Mount Held Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs Sarah Ellen Mount age 86 died Sunday after a year long illness at her son in law and daughter Brent and Mrs McClelland home in Glouster She lived much of her life in the area Surviving are four daughters Mrs Noah Vincent Oakfield Mrs George Davies and Mrs George Wess Athens and Mrs Brent McClelland Waterford Smiley and William Philo Oakdale Three children preceded her in death Grandchildren and great grandchildren two sisters and a brother Funeral services Tuesday at two o clock at the Church of Christ Glouster with Rev Parsons Duncan Falls officiating Burial in Glouster Cemetery

Glouster Sarah Ellen Mount Brent McClelland Oakdale Curtiss Brooks Tillie Campbell Dan Lunsford Church of Christ Parsons Duncan Glouster Cemetery

Loyal Daughters Hold The Quest For Happiness Meeting

Glouster Church of Christ women gathered at Miss Esta Cunningham’s home. A five member fundraiser added 31 to an initial five, with flower lilies sent to shut-ins. A Calgary guest shared a 1912 happiness tale, then diverse poetry and readings followed. Skating Club also met at Lamborn Pavilion with 40 attending and a late lunch.

Cassie Vaughan Henry Angle Levi Dyson Hester Druggan John S. Clark Helen Dennison Edgar A. Guest Temple Jones Guest Ora Kittle Robert Louis Stevenson Kate Douglas Wiggins Wiggs Ruth Watkins Ella Wheeler Wilcox Lalla Danford Robert Browning Pippa Passes Phyllis Ann Kinney Maude Williams Margaret Kline Calgary Alberta Canada Kline J. H. Henshaw Eleanor Anderson Skating Club Glouster Skating Club Lamborn Pavilion Iskate

Progressive Study Club Meeting Postponed to May 8

The Progressive Study Club meeting and pot luck supper scheduled for May 2 is postponed to Monday May 8 at 6 30 PM. It will be held at Mrs W B Morrison's Walnut Hill home and each member should bring her own table service.

Progressive Study Club W. B. Morrison Walnut Hill

Daughters of Veterans Postpone Social Hour to May 8

The social hour of the Daughters of Veterans is postponed from Tuesday May 2 to May 8. The regular meeting will be held as scheduled. Jack Crawford of this city and Rodney Linscott of Jacksonville returned from Columbus where they studied at Bliss College. They will stay home two months before returning to school.

The Daughters of Veterans Jack Crawford Rodney Linscott Jacksonville Columbus Bliss College

Girls Clubs Organized In Hocking County

Miss Ruth Stone organized several 4-H clubs in eastern Hocking County last week. Carbon Hills formed Healthy Sues with Fern Devol as president and officers Ruth Parry Dorothy Dawley Evelyn Levins and Josephine Horn. Sand Run started Sunshine Sewers with Elaine North Mary Beal Ruth Spencer Betty Mayes and Clak Biffie. Hayden ville Rainbow Club elected Florence Gleason Kathryn Gleason Harriet Locke Mary Kathryn Locke Jean Frances and advisers Eileen Vancuren and Mrs Vancuren. Enterprise Betterment Club named Mary Daubenmier Frances Krinn Ruth Ansel Helen Warthman Evelyn Ball Virginia Foltz Ruth Beougher as recreation leaders.

Eloise Easterling Elaine North Mary Beal Ruth Spencer Betty Mayes Clak Biffie Rainbow Club Haydenville Eileen Vancuren Vancuren Florence Gleason Kathryn Gleason Harriet Locke Mary Kathryn Locke Jean Frances Mabel Krinn Enterprise Betterment Club Mary Daubenmier Frances Krinn Ruth Ansel Helen Warthman Evelyn Ball Virginia Foltz Ruth Beougher

An Old Fashioned Charm at Carbon Hill Gym

Miss Louise Rice directed the musical comedy An Old Fashioned Charm in two acts at Carbon Hill Gym on Friday. The largely attended performance featured Waldo Lehman Susie Mills Kathryn Horn Max Stacy Betty Briley Dorothy Lucas Tom Joyce and Jack Jewell in the cast.

Logan Carbon Hill Gym Louise Rice Waldo Lehman Susie Mills Kathryn Horn Max Stacy Betty Briley Dorothy Lucas Tom Joyce Jack Jewell

Mrs Wendell Moore Recovering After Operation at Sheltering Arms

Mrs Wendell Moore shows satisfactory recovery from an operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital and has returned home to Lower Plains. Mr and Mrs Dow Sanders of near Albany visited Chester L Sanders and family, then went to Concord to see Mrs Fred Sanders, recent patient at St Anthony's Hospital Columbus after major surgery.

Chauncey Wendell Moore Sheltering Arms Hospital Lower Plains Dow Sanders Albany Chester L. Sanders Concord Fred Sanders St. Anthony’s Hospital Columbus

Loyal Woman's Bible Class Meets Wednesday at Mrs Hamilton Home

The Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will gather Wednesday at 1:30 PM in the home of Mrs. Thomas Hamilton on Mound Street. Class president Mrs. Carl Shafer will lead the business meeting and Mrs. Peter Rankin will present the lesson. All women of the church are invited.

Chauncey — Loyal Woman's Bible Church of Christ Thomas Hamilton Mound St Carl Shafer Peter Rankin Church

Fishermen Enjoy Weekend Catch on Muskingum River

Catchers Chauncey Goodson Erle Bridgewater C D McClanahan and Paul Fiske report fair success fishing the Muskingum River above McConnelsville for the past weekend. They landed catfish bass and walleyes in modest numbers.

Chauncey Theron Goodson Erle Bridgewater C. D. McClanahan Paul Fiske Muskingum River McConnelsville

Chauncey Firemen to Meet Town Council

Chauncey regular council meeting set for Wednesday May 3 at 7 p m in the mayor s office City Building All members of the old Volunteer Fire Squad urged to attend as the department will be reorganized following the purchase of a new fire truck Chauncey.

Chauncey

Sugar Creek baseball team organizes for season opener

Chauncey Sugar Creek forms a new baseball team to start the season Sunday May 14 with Howard Bobo as pitcher and Clifford Davis as catcher. Andy Kastely serves as manager and teams wishing to schedule games should write to Mr. Kastely Millfield Ohio Route 1.

Chauncey Sugar Creek Howard Bobo Clifford Davis Andy Kastely Mr. Kastely Millfield Ohio

Family To Run Store In Tuppers Plains

Mr and Mrs Frank Shirkey and family, former Millfield residents, moved from Columbus to Athens and are removing to Tuppers Plains. They purchased a general store to be run by Mrs Shirkey and daughter Norma. Mrs Jessie Fulton of Millfield, Shirkey’s aunt, is helping with the move this week.

Chauncey Frank Shirkey Millfield Columbus Athens Tuppers Plains Shirkey Norma Jessie Fulton

Chauncey-Dover School Art Exhibit to Run Three Days

The Chauncey Dover schools will show art in the high school auditorium on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. A daily collection from viewers will fund pictures for school rooms in the district.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover

Mrs Eileen Linscott Returns Home After Appendectomy

Mrs Eileen Linscott, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lands Chauncey, has left Sheltering Arms Hospital after an appendectomy and is recovering well at her Lower Plains home.

Chauncey Eileen Linscott Sheltering Arms Hospital Lower Plains Mrs. Linscott Frank Lands

Trimble Masonic Lodge Marks 150th Inauguration Anniversary

Thirty members of the Trimble Masonic Lodge attended a Trimble Church of Christ service for the 150th anniversary of the inauguration of the first U S president. A lodge male quartet sang with Ada Frances Brunton assisting. Pastor G B Courtney spoke on Washington and the Church. After services, baptismal rites were conducted for Glenn McConkey of Athens and Annalee Vore of Chauncey.

Chauncey Trimble

Zion Church Class To Elect Officers Tuesday

Zion Church Lower Plains Bible class meets Tuesday night at the home of president Mrs. Hazel Luman Athens. Officers will be elected and a good attendance of the membership is expected.

Chauncey — Mothers Bible Class Zion Church Lower Plains Hazel Luman W. Union St Athens

Night Services Set at Greens Run and Trimble Church

Chauncey Church Night will be held at Greens Run church at 7 30 Tuesday night and in the Trimble Church of Christ at 7 30 Wednesday night. Reports turned in cover averages for the first quarter separate from April.

Chauncey Greens Run Trimble Church of Christ

Benefit Tonight At Chauncey Rebekah Lodge Hall

A benefit party is set for Chauncey at 8 o'clock tonight in the K of P Hall to aid the Rebekah lodge. Proceeds go to lodge activities and community support.

Chauncey — Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey K. of P. Hall

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Logan Bowlers Jim Josten Mgr WEW Guid Cepres AD & Mane G. H. Lampe Cincinnati City Loan and Guaranty Company and Guaranty Company N. Court St Logan Masons Carbon Hill Howard Wiseman T. S. Club Don Dawley Jesse Devol Harry Guess Robert Hardy Clarefice Lehman Hedley Lowes John Dehnen Viola Bond Route 3 Donald Blake Ross Binsley Coakley Jacob Gleason Bessie Simonas George Bond Clarence Angle Jacob Bowersock Gerald Vollmer Cloda Settles Dorothy Settles Ed Joy Joe Blosser Logan Seliefs Paul Shaw Painesville Shaw Citizens Savings Association Harold Potts Junction City Fern Poling Carl C. Poling Joshua Matheny Rudolph Lortz Albert Kelch Roland Canan Florida Joe Frasch Hillards Lewis Frasch Avanelle Miller Paul Lewis Leaman Leaman Alice Kreachbaum George Kreachbaum Fanny Spears White Cross Hospital Carl Frenier Glouster Keglers Backus Dover Town Council O. O. F. Temple I. R. Goldberg Worstell Bidg Zenner’s Dept Trimble Masonic Lodge Shoe Repair O. K Sohio Secretary Service Capyriahs Secretary” Service Standard Oil
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