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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
7
Classified ads for The Messenger or anything pertaining to circulation come through D. Y. Milne. Call Logan 272.
Deputy Charles Briley reports a raid on Iliam Anderson near Gibville killed several sheep and wounded eight others. The two dogs blamed for the raid were destroyed. Laurel Township has suffered repeated sheep raids over months with losses ongoing. Phillip Swackhammer’s Creek Township flock was raided last week with two sheep killed.
An afternoon meeting of the Les Amies Class of the Methodist Sunday School was held at the church. Mrs. Joe Harden led a business session while Miss Krrschbaum directed the program. Miss Fields sang a solo and Miss Brehm offered two vocal numbers. Mary Katherine and Joann Cock performed a duet and Mary Katherine recited. Tables were decorated and a two course dinner was served after the meeting. A committee including Mrs. Woodard, Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Adcock, Mrs. Haas, Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Roy Bowers and Miss Ethel Oper arranged the event. Other attendees included Miss Fields, Miss Brehm, and Mrs. Stewart Johnston.
Logan May 22 Dean T C McCracken of Ohio University delivered the commencement address at Gibisonville High School Tuesday evening as four pupils graduated. The Ogan Orchestra directed by Dallas Kinser provided music. Diplomas were presented by Supt. J W Coleman to Marion Smith Ikhen eth Heigle Clyde Smith and Virginia Stiverson.
Official notification to Prosecutor Phil A. Henderson indicates Raymond Phelps died in the April 21 fire. Phelps had received a life sentence for first degree murder with mercy recommended, from Hocking County on November 18, 1919.
Mrs J F Powell of Dayton Ohio declares a 16 year stomach trouble relief after using Konjola She reports undigested food burning sensation biliousness and constipation plus neck stiffness Pain length of illness diminished appetite returned and neck mobility restored with few bottles She notes availability in Athens and Melee Drug Co and area druggists
A Murray City liquor operation was raided by State Inspectors Davis, Farmer, and Jenkins with Sheriff Lloyd and Deputy Hammond. John Smith faced charges of possession of property and whisky, arraigned with bond set at 500. The raid uncovered two stills, 43 mash barrels, and 83 gallons of whisky behind a barrier at the mine entrance. Deputy Hammond sustained a eye injury from flying debris during the destruction.
Norman Leasure of Pike Run was fined $50 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the Hocking County Jail after pleading guilty to stealing a suit of clothes from a car. He was arraigned before Magistrate KE Bright and arrested by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn on a report by Homer Lively. the clothing was recovered.
Logan May 22 Mrs Clara W Campbell court stenographer fell ill at work while taking testimony in a case before Judge L G Worstell in Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning. She was taken home on East Main Street and reported as slightly improved that afternoon. Miss Sue Noon Perry County stenographer was called to continue the case without postponement.
Neil Imboden, badly hurt last week hauling dynamite for the State Highway Department, is reported improved at Cherrington Hospital. Mrs. Pearl Gienn of Nelsonville is slightly improved after a weeklong illness. G. W. Rochester, with a fractured leg, is making a satisfactory recovery at the hospital.
In Logan on Tuesday the Hocking Valley Shops defeated the Logan Foundry 2 0 in seven innings to take first place. Pitcher G Smith of Nelsonville limited the opposition to two safeties while Jack Lloyd worked well for the Logan club.
Judge Whitcraft reappoints Walter Harned Republican Logan and Nelson Delong Democrat Laurelville to the Hocking County Jury Commission for another year. They will take the oath next Monday and begin selecting 200 names for the jury wheel, a task expected to take several days.
Trustees of the Logan Industrial Expansion Fund and the Walker T. Dickerson Company's sales force dined with W. T. Dickerson at the Spinning Wheel Tea Room. Sales talks praised local shoes and confidence in marketing the product, with attendees including representatives from New York and California.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blankenship of New Straitsville were visitors and shoppers in this city as they enjoyed a spa day.
Miss Thelma Palestrant presented Logan pupils at the Pythian theater in two parts. The first featured dances including Air De Bal and Nursery Rhymes with named pupils and helpers. The second part told My Lady's Boudoir with Gladys Bart as My Lady. many students performed various dance roles and received flowers at the end.
Harry Shuttleworth and Thomas Gears of Murray City were business visitors in Logan on Wednesday.
The Columbus District of the Delphian Federation schedules its annual meeting in Logan on Saturday May 31 with registration and a business session in the courthouse auditorium. Nearly 160 women from Columbus Newark Marietta Granville Athens Zanesville and nearby towns will attend.
The line suggests that when a man’s vital system becomes run down his bodily defenses weaken and he becomes more susceptible to illness or fatigue.
Hetty Warren and Melvin K. Spahn of Columbia were detained after Wednesday questioning in the Price Filling Station robbery. Joseph Stanna of Cleveland was released by Prosecutor Phil Henderson as affidavits were prepared. arraignment will come later Thursday. Stanna claimed he loaned the car to Spahn and Miss Warren and had no knowledge of their plans. A. E. Paine of New Strattsville visited Logan Wednesday.
C E Tilton of the State Auditor's Department arrived in Logan on Tuesday evening to start the regular inspection of county and township records. This is his first visit to Hocking County as an inspector, succeeding Harry Riley, and it is expected he will stay for several months.
An advertisement touts Mu-col Lacd as a long trusted feminine hygiene remedy. It markets hospital and office use along with Douche products claiming ten-fold strength without injuring the lining and offering comfort, health, and cleanliness with regular use.
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