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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
12
Local society section lists classified ads and circulation notices with contact details for D Y Mime. The snippet references community listings and service appreciation while noting the Messenger publication and general ad placement.
Production starts Wednesday at the Logan shoe plant as 126 workers are projected to staff the operation. Plant officials aim to quickly ramp up capacity and integrate the local unit into the Cincinnati Company, with machinery arriving and fitting rooms prepared for full operation. The move is seen as boosting employment and industrial life in the city.
Memorial Day observance planned at the Presbyterian Church with a sermon by the Rev H L Geddes on Sunday May 2. A G A R and W R C units and S of V Y and Auxiliary will assemble at the Rochester Building at 9 a m and march to the church. American Legion and Auxiliary meet at the Pan Legion hall at 10 a m and proceed to the church. Fraternal and Pa Organizations are invited.
Logan May 2. A divorce is sought by Michael Powers from Bowers on charges of cruelty and neglect. They were married March 21 1921 and have no children. The plaintiff asks that the date of separation and dower in his property be divested after the divorce.
In Hocking County crops face lodging as growth accelerates in wheat. Extension agent Harold Chambers warns farmers to consider cutting wheat for hay to save the crop. Harvest timing should aim before spikes form to ensure proper head development.
May W. Logan, Lancaster mayor, spoke at the Logan Rotary Club on Monday evening. He discussed following up work for delinquent boys and noted his prior role as superintendent of the Boys' Industrial School. Visitors included Nelsonville and Thurman Miller from Wilmington.
Logan observers report the electric exhibit planned for the first week of June by the Logan Chamber of Commerce will feature modern electrical appliances. A voice controlled train display from Generali Electric, a 1500 pound bushing for 132000 volt lines, and aerial beacons used in aviation will be among the exhibits.
Charles Ruch of Columbus died at Cherrington Hospital near midnight Monday from injuries after a Sunday crash on New Straitline Road when George Olmhofer’s car hit a bridge abutment. He had Swiss origins. friends arranged for his body to be sent to Columbus for funeral and postmortem. A fractured right leg emerged as the clinical finding as arrangements shifted to Columbus hospital care and transfer by ambulance.
Judge A M Ellinger arraigned Lawrence Fitzgerald and Bernard Bolard after a night arrest by Sheriff Etlinger and Deputy Farteann. Fitzgerald faced a 100 fine and nine month driving suspension for driving while intoxicated. Bolard received a 35 fine for intoxication on entering a guilty plea. Pitagerald also faced penalties for entering a plex of guilty wea.
Logan reports a man named Nihiser was fined $25 by Mayor Elian Bright after evidence showed he threw a rock through a window at Virgil Hamilton's home while intoxicated. He was arrested by Chief Lewis Reynolds. the offense occurred that week per the arresting officer.
Logan May 9 report says Alien Floyd Tarieton was arrested Sunday by Sheriff Sol Eilinger and Deputy Joe Farbearn and then returned to Franklin County by a parole officer investigating the case. Floyd was on parole from the Ohio Penitentiary at the time of arrest.
A novel glass cutting method uses a suit and helmet to protect eyes and lungs as sand propelled by compressed air carves plate glass. In three minutes a craftsman carves detailed patterns while glue shields parts of the surface.
Logan May 2 a fire occurred causing minor damage and costs were assessed against Archie Bowers. Elias Bright pled guilty to intoxication after being arrested Sunday evening by Policeman Mon Cook.
Retail merchants in Logan adopted a resolution opposing the proposed sales tax and forwarded it to the Senate and House. A referendum on Thursday afternoon closing for the summer months will be held soon, with the Chamber of Commerce to announce policy after the vote.
Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Hill Church in Marion Township at 10 o'clock Friday morning for Mrs. Ciaran Miller who died Monday. The Rev. O A Wright of Columbus assisted by the Rev. James R Fields of Logan will conduct. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Lombes was released from county jail Monday after arranging payment of a $100 fine and costs imposed by Mayor Etias Bright. He had been arrested by Chief of Police Lewis Reynolds on a charge related to related driving while intoxicated.
A long list of social visits fills the Athens area as Mr. and Mrs. Wither Sr. host relatives and friends from Derthick Glouster Trimble Burr Oak and Jackson with neighbors. Chicken thieves and a two car collision near James Carter are noted with injuries. The Community Club held a reception and the 4-H Club organized with officers and a roast afterward.
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