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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1931
Page
10
Raymond Meyers, 31, Indianapolis, a dirt track driver, was killed at Ft Wayne Speedway during time trials when his car went over a 28-foot embankment. No spectators were harmed.
Local Red Cross chapter cooperates with the national organization to distribute garden seed to drought sufferers in the county. Six hundred seed packs have already been distributed, with extension workers providing gardening guidance. Welfare officials note a $7,000 winter aid from National Red Cross sources supported many families. Names listed include Do. V. Shepard and several ladies.
Tourist Club members gathered Thursday afternoon at North Street home of Mrs H D Atha with guests listed. Mrs Mayme Owen reviewed Stony Desert and roll call covered Latin American music and musicians. Mrs Nellie Adams and Mrs Lilly Bowen performed piano duets and piano numbers. Mrs A C Atha joined the club. A three course dinner followed at 6 pm. Guests included Mrs Hunter Atha Zanesville and others.
Mrs. William Poe of Knoxville arraigned at Hocking County Jail on a charge of shooting Ralph Woods with intent to wound. She pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond. Witnesses described a pre shooting fight during a card game at the Poe home.
A five year old boy explains freckles are contagious after being asked by a neighbor about his freckles. He says he caught them off Bob, another Logan boy known for freckles.
Certificates awarded to Logan 8th graders for ranking in the top ten percent of state tests in Ohio University District. James Campbell led the group, with 25 named pupils achieving high marks. Logan officials praised the strong performance as the class fraction reaching a quarter of the rolls. State median 110.7. Logan median 124.5.
Edwin D. Rick and associates will travel to Winchester Indiana as counsel for Logan plaintiffs in a total $65,000 damage suits against the Pennsylvania Railroad. The actions stem from a fatal December 27 1928 accident in the Mohler family on the way to Ohio to visit relatives near Logan.
An 18 month-old child died when a car struck a pier supporting an overhead crossing. Several other family members were injured in the collision.
Home Economics girls under Miss Sarah Rockhold presented a style show in a Logan High School Auditorium Friday in the form of a play. Principal roles were played by Miss Fanchion Blackstone and Miss Frances Robey with others including Margaret Littlejohn Dorothy Rizer Phyllis Cox Iola Courter and Faith Wright modeling new 1931 styles from party dresses to sport clothes. High school students enjoyed the show.
Information reached here on Saturday that Carl Brashares, a student at Ohio Wesleyan University, fractured his leg in an accident on the campus. His mother, Mrs Brashares, left immediately for Delaware.
George W. Garner, 38, graduate nurse of Logan and son of Mr and Mrs R T Garner, wed Cora W Nash, 20, laundress of Logan and daughter of Mr and Mrs Dane Nash. Rev James R Fields officiated.
The Rev. James R. Fields gave the commencement address at Marion Township High School. The ceremony honored a class of seven graduates. Principal C. F. Kreider leads the school.
Logan residents note the Franklin Kerr Guild will meet at the Presbyterian Church Monday night for an important business session. An interesting program has been arranged.
The Athens Association of University Women staged The Cradle Song in Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Leading roles were played by Miss Irma Voigt Mrs. Margaret Benedict Miss Edith Wray and Miss Doris Wilhite in authentic Dominican nun gowns, adding Dominican color to the performance.
The drama begins with the Prioress birthday and gifts from sisters then shows novices chatting until a baby in a basket appears at the convent grill. The child grows central to the plot as she marries a young man while sisters prepare for the wedding over several days. Ohio University Women's Glee Club lends chants in the first act.
The Albany report celebrates Margaret Goodwin completing eighth grade with perfect attendance for eight years and strong marks across subjects. The piece also notes a postponed M. E. Church Class 99 meeting, names several students achieving perfect yearly attendance, praises the Senior Class production What About Betty with a nearly $90 take, and mentions the Albany Consolidated High School commencement at the auditorium.
The Thursday evening program included Invocation by Rev. E. B. Dean, Salutatory by Carly McVey, Violin Duet by Mildred Pugh with Franklin Townsend, Valedictory by Arthur Lash, Class Address by Prof. H. Bing of Ohio University, Diploma presentation by County Superintendent Alex Root, and Benediction by Rev. G. W. Wiggin.
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