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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
6
Rochester of Columbus traveled to Logan for a brief business visit on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Furniss and is slowly regaining health after a fall caused injuries months ago on city streets.
Mrs Evelyn Marshall Field reportedly secured a 1 000 000 a year income settlement before leaving New York for Reno to pursue divorce from Marshall Field III heir to Chicago wealth The notice also includes a pattern order solicitation for The Athens Messenger Pattern Department with address in New York City.
A fragment lists volunteers including Giesecke Ruth Heestand Ruth Parfet Margaret Garth Keller Johnson and others as part of a community effort in India. The text reads as a partial roster of participants with no further context or dates.
Heavy snow cloaked mountain districts while a cloudburst near Bologna damaged crops and vineyards around Castello di Serravalle, threatening harvests in the region.
Preliminary census returns indicate Hocking County may drop below 1920 levels with total 19 776 for 1930 after Laur elville shows a gain to 449 from 425 and Laurelville, Ward, and Marion townships report mixed changes. Heaviest losses appear in eastern mining districts and several rural townships with 1 317 farms in settled districts.
James V. Jones filed in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio a partition petition against Erwin R. Jones and others. The action seeks partition of described real estate in Ames Township including three tracts totaling about forty acres, with specific boundary calls and mentions of in rem relief and executors H H Jones and Edgar C Jones.
Logan High School tracksters defeated Bremen 66 to 52 in a Wednesday dual meet. Shepard led Logan with strong sprints while Zanner scored ten points. Bray brothers excelled in pole vault and 220 hurdles, with Keller of Bremen taking the 220. Thorne was limited by illness. last meet before district IRonton.
Logan May 9 The Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Orchestra directed by Dallan Kinser will give a 7 30 p m concert at the church. It features 23 pieces, includes duets and a piano solo by Joyce Fields, and closes with Glencoe March. Donald Jaynes of Shawnee was a social caller Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn and State Inspector Davis Farmer and Jenkins discovered 83 gallons of whisky and about 500 gallons of mash in a Murray City mine during a raid on Wednesday night. The still and owner were not found. Over two raids 325 gallons of whisky were located and destroyed.
A tall muscular man, described as a stranger, visited a Logan loan company seeking a loan and a car. Citizens alerted Deputy Sheriff L F Hammond, who detained him and learned he had escaped Athens State Hospital the day before.
In Logan on Thursday an aged woman wearing a sunbonnet from earlier days drew notable notice as the sunbonnet era faded from Main Street life.
May 9 report that Frank Delay of Jackson will inspect Logan Chapter No. 75 R. A. M. on Friday evening. A special convocation will confer the Mark Master’s Degree with lunch served after the meeting.
Dr. J. J. Hoodlet of Haydenville, re elected to a second term on the Hocking County Board of Health, visited Logan. Sheriff W. R. Lloyd attended a sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys convention in Columbus called by John M. Vorys on aeronautics. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warner of Upper Sandusky came for a brief Logan visit. William Williams and Harry Price of New Straitsville appeared in Logan. W. W. Brownfield, extension agent supervisor, met with Harold Chambers in Logan for a district conference.
Policeman Lewis Reynolds and Sheriff W R Lloyd investigated a slugging in a camp near Logan this week. William Logan, a frequent visitor, was attacked by two younger camp members. He received medical attention before officers released him.
Logan May 9 Laurelville School will host weekly Saturday screenings of sound and talking pictures using new projection and producing equipment. Principal Paul A Potts says selections will be careful and aimed at desirability. The program, though for entertainment, is expected to fund equipment needs across departments.
On May 9 seven new members were added to the Sunshine 4-H Club roster at the president Adrian Febus residence in Logan. New members are Roy Myers, Paul Snider, Ronald McMillen, Nile Mason, Carl Daubenmeier, Charles Snider and Paul Sater, bringing total membership to nineteen. The next meeting is set for May 20 at the Lewis Keister farm pool.
Scott Westbrook and his son Hood reported strong frog hunting near Logan along the Hocking River early this week. They returned to the city with 61 frogs gathered during the expedition.
Jack Baker was named president of the Freshmen Class at Logan Junior High School. Other officers include Kenneth Beery as vice president Roberta Schaal as secretary Bernice Pastor as treasurer. Continued on Page 16.
A practical 15c pattern note from The Athens Messenger outlines a dainty warm weather model. It presents sewing steps and design cues for a light garment suitable for summer. The item emphasizes accessible construction and period style details.
An easy to make sleeveless frock with a gathered ruffle and V neck ideal for small girls. Pattern 1893 suggests cimity organdie voile georgette or crepe de chine in yellow pink blue rosé or white with embroidered dots. Sizes 2 4 6 and 8&8 require 2% yards of 36 inch material. Send 15 cents.
The Ohio University Sunday School Class of the Christian Church produces a three act missionary play titled The Sacrifice by E Blough Hough in the regular evening service. James Papitian directs with cast from Kappa Beta and Phi Sigma Upsilon including Jean Travis Lillian Kittle George Wyckoff and more as local church members portray missionaries and a India child widow and other roles.
Reports from Milan describe wintry conditions extending into France with hail and snow. Wide orchard damage is reported and rising rivers threaten large cultivated areas, including near Pinerolo where fields were inundated.
An international forum pairing British statesmen and thinkers with American listeners will debut Monday afternoon May 12 194? after 4 o clock The British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Broadcasting Company have arranged weekly short wave rebroadcasts for exchange of ideas on radio between the two nations.
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