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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1934
Page
5
Rock Stall in Hocking County previously overlooked in the western district is nowaccessible via newly built roads. The site features a cliff about 100 feet high with a waterfall, a semicircular pool, birch and pine trees, wildflowers, and a canyonside path up a stone incline.
Andrew Stone Murray was informed Saturday of his appointment as clerk investigator for the old age pension commission in Hocking County. The provisional appointment awaits civil service exam to create an eligibility list. A list of 12 applicants was considered as the selection moved to Columbus for preliminary instructions.
Boy Scout executives in Logan prepare to enroll sustaining members organized like troops. W L Franks selects leaders for a campaign starting May 22 with solicitors based on last year’s contributors. T C Allen cooperates as division executive as Hocking County hosts five troops and a Cubs pack.
Professor W. C. Brashares and daughter Martha of Cleveland visited Logan for a brief stay with Josef Brashares. Charles Hiatt of Oak Hill came for a few days. Bert Gabriel and family from Columbus visited Logan guests of the Gabiels. Logan American Legion Band members attended a district meeting in Athens by special bus. Odd Fellows from Logan conducted final rites for Peter W. Bright in Falls Township after his death Thursday.
A crossword style puzzle listing across and down clues related to Shakespearean characters, terms, and general vocabulary. Includes references to Hamlet Juliet romance, morass, Ireland, Morindin dye, grafted, ratite bird, and other labeled hints.
Logan reports 7 deaths and 6 births in April, continuing a pattern with January and February. Rural areas show 23 births and 13 deaths. all Logan deaths were among those over 50, with heart disease the leading cause at eight. Communicable diseases included scarlet fever four, tuberculosis three, and syphilis two. Birth announcements list several city and rural families, including Briscoe Fox Myers Hamilton Eastman Myers and many rural couples, reflecting widespread activity among residents.
Logan report: James Sherlock of Marion Township, north of the city, transformed an old car chassis into a working home made tractor by replacing wheels with small tractor wheels and attaching a plow, solving a local power problem for farming.
Former Logan High star Durward Branigan plays infield for Oberlin College as a sophomore. The team traveled east to face Colgate Rochester and Columbia, with Branigan covering first base after an injury sidelined the regular. He had shown strong form at second base before the accident and recently visited his parents, Mr and Mrs James Branigan.
Logan Frederick Hill was taken into custody by Chief Lew Reynolds on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses in a fund soliciting scheme. Hill confessed before Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald that he sought funds for himself, provided a list of donors, and returned donations after restitution guided by the mayor. He was ordered to leave the city.
Joe Gompf and Miss Jennie Juniper narrowly escaped serious harm when Gompf’s car overturned twice near Haydenville at 11 30 Saturday night. He swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle, but could not regain control as the car wrecked in the village center. The riders sustained only minor bruises.
C E Davis will continue as superintendent of Murray City schools for another term. Richard Coleman will serve as principal, with Lucille Seidenfeld Mabel Lefever Joe Stone Kay Blosser on the high school faculty. Grade teachers include Brooker Effie Jonas Grace Donaghue Anna Shaffer and Grace Thomas. Helen Laverty will direct music.
George Badwell of Nelsonville was admitted to Cherrington Hospital for nose hemorrhages that have troubled him for about three months. Mrs Porter Heinlein Ewing was admitted for a several day treatment. Ralph Burgess of Gore is recovering from a double skull fracture. The final date for Athens water rent payment is May 15, with a city rate minimum of $3.75 for a half year after a May 1 collection start.
Donna Gabriel narrates the downfall of The Gabriel Sisters as Madeline marries Con DAVID, animal trainer, ending their circus act. Donna contemplates settlement on the grandfathers farm while Bill Siddal questions her stay and future on the farm and in the circus.
An Anne Adams pattern ad opens the text with sewing details and sizes 36 to 48 and a book offer. The rest shifts to a domestic romance where Bill confesses love to Donna though social constraints loom. their pact to marry faces Grandfather Siddal’s disapproval and family gossip, with the lovers weighing truth against happiness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in New Straitsville for Mrs. Rose Wilson who died at her daughter's home after a short illness and was buried in the local cemetery. Other items note visitors, patient updates, moves, and a birth announced by Mr and Mrs Carl Webb.
Logan plant to resume operations this week on a part time basis. Work on filling molds started Monday morning as a small crew prepared the plant for return. About 40 employees are expected to be affected by the new work order in the coming days.
Advice on proper shoe fit for summer comfort from Alicia Hart. Highlights include measuring feet, choosing wider sport shoes, sizing adjustments for heat, and the importance of clean stockings. Emphasizes trying on shoes after walking and buying footwear from a salesman who measures feet.
Household guide explains handling aluminum enamel glass and iron utensils for best results. It covers cleaning scouring powders soapsuds warm water soaking and drying plus seasoning iron by removing factory shellac and heating with fat in oven for two cycles.
Steel plants will close the week at about 67 percent capacity, a shade above this week’s average and a point above last Monday’s 66 percent rate, based on tentative schedules.
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