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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1931
Page
10
Logan and Hocking County report the Messenger staff note offers service for society and locals. Classified ads for circulation are advertised with contact details for D Milne and phone 272.
Samuel Jones and Nelson Delong begin filling the county jury wheel as 200 names from across the county will be entered for jury service for the coming year. Jones was named to fill a vacancy caused by Walter Harned's death, while Delong enters his fifth year on the commission.
Claude W. Pettit, law instructor at Ohio Northern University, received a year leave of absence to take a position with the Court of Commerce in Washington, D. C. He had practiced law in Logan with his uncle John C. Pettit and left town over five years ago for the Northern faculty. Mrs. Pettit and their two children remain in Haydenville with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown, for an extended visit.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Weymueller and children Annabelle and Bobby visited Gloucester on Saturday. Mrs Weymueller attended the alumni banquet and sang a solo while Annabelle performed several solo dances.
One of the cottages in Wyandotte Camp on Clear Creek was broken into Thursday night. Owner Mr. Peck of Lancaster reported to Sheriff Sol Ellinger that boots trousers an air gun and a sweater were stolen.
The notice lists Hugh Hewdyshell of Moreville age 27 and Catherine Rhein achell of Orland Rt. 1 with Rev. James R. Fields officiating. Also Herman Hartsell 18 of Logan with Elizabeth Poling of Logan Rt. 1 officiated by Rev. R. B. Frederick. Leo Thompson 24 of Columbus with Velva Edith Poling 18 of Perry Township.
Charles L. Armstrong of Laurelville marked his birthday by receiving a large gift from an insurance company. Having just completed paying a 20 year endowment life policy that terminated that date, he received a check for $2,634.07, the most generous gift he had received.
Every bottle fed baby or other infant prone to constipation should receive a teaspoonful daily of this prescribed bowel medicine. The ad claims the syrup promotes healthy regularity, reduces crying and fretfulness, aids weight gain, and is endorsed by a doctor with seven years of practice. It cites Dr Caldwell’s long career and a claimed record of 3600 births without loss of mother or baby.
Dr Rees Edgar Tullose president of Wittenberg University delivers the baccalaureate sermon at the Pythian Theater with the Class of 1931 present. Commencement is set for May 28 at the same venue with Rabbi Tarshish of Columbus as speaker.
Logan May 26 Funeral services were held Sunday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church near Maxville for Mrs Delilah Marlow 81 widow of William Marlow who died Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs James Goodlive. She leaves nine children and her husband had been dead several years. The Rev Palmer of Junction City delivered the sermon and burial was in a nearby cemetery.
Logan May 26 The Logan High School Alumni Association outlines a 6 30 p m picnic on June 18 at the athletic field with a program to follow in the auditorium. Officers listed include Frank Blasius president Parton A Hall vice president Charlene Huffman secretary Ann Bond assistant secretary and Merlin Whitcraft treasurer. Invitations will be mailed and members of the Class of 1931 are expected to join the event.
Union County jurist F Leroy Allan of the Common Pleas Court will give the Memorial Day address in New Straitsville at 2 pm at the cemetery. The American Legion led by A Sprankel plans the program with Thomas Ward and W J Davis as singers and the Logan American Legion Band performing. Allan is noted as the youngest Union County judge and a World War veteran active in local civic affairs including founding 4 H Clubs. The day ends with dancing at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Announcement from Logan states Mrs. Alfred Lanning tendered her resignation as stenographer and clerk in the office of Prosecutor C Wood Bowen to take effect June 1. Miss Catherine Stoughton, Columbus Office Training School graduate, is expected to be named her successor.
Logan reports multiple departments painting public fixtures. The power company brightened boulevard light standards to green and washed the globes. The Traffic Department added yellow to parking zones and safety lanes, while the Service Department coated fire hydrants in brilliant red.
Fox Hunters Association of Hocking County has arranged a picnic supper and chase to replace the next Monday monthly meeting. Purgeon Ridge in Green Township near Smith Chapel Church is the gathering point. Supper at 7 set, chase to follow, with invitation to bring baskets and hounds.
Mr and Mrs Ray Ridgway and family of Derby visited Mr and Mrs Charles Briley on Sunday. Upon returning home they were accompanied by Miss Esther Briley, who will stay as their guest for the coming week.
Mrs. Rachael M. Hunter of Green Township died Saturday after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Smith Chapel by Rev. James T. Yocom. She is survived by husband E. C. Hunter and two sons and a daughter listed as E. C. Thompson Logan John Hunter Green Township and Mrs. George Schwall Logan. Burial followed.
Local families from Logan and surrounding towns visited Cincinnati for weekend business and leisure. Trips included Fred Kreyssig transfer news from Bradford to Old City and various Logan relatives hosting guests from Columbus Lancaster Pleasantville and New Straitsville over the weekend.
Marietta, May 25. Washington Varsity and Freshmen crews will train on the Ohio River and Muskingum River as part of their prep for the Poughkeepsie classic. Coach Ellis McDonald, a former Washington stroke, says the Muskingum River is an ideal practice course. Washington with 33 men arrives June 8 and will train twice daily here and race Marietta College in varsity and Freshmen events. Race date to be announced.
Prices have fallen about 20 points over the past year with farm prices showing the sharpest declines, impacting Columbus and surrounding markets as broader economic pressures weigh on sectors across the region.
Mrs Albert Einstein is told her husband and herself were duped in California by Mme Alla Moszkowski a Kansas City pianist who claimed to be Moritz Moszkowskis daughter. The Ohio Farm Bureau cites farm prices and a broader price index showing farm prices below pre war levels while general wholesale prices exceed them.
The fifty fourth annual McArthur Alumni Association banquet was held May 23 in the Methodist Church dining hall. Edwards Perkins led as toastmaster with readings and solos by Blanche Martin Howell and others. Ethel Fri Saitz, president, presided as 140 covers were served by church ladies.
Among those present from a distance were Mrs. J. 5B Will of San Diego California and Dr. C. A. Neal former state director of health.
A Columbus gathering elected officers for the year with Robert B. Will as president and Dora George as vice president. Other officers include Kath leen Trainer as secretary Joe Saltz as treasurer and Florence Lantz Wright sel as historian. The list of attendees features numerous Columbus residents and spouses from across Ohio and nearby states.
Vinton County eighth grade class completes year with 215 pupils. The principal address given by Hon. A. P. Sandies at the school Exhibition Building in McArthur.
A Columbus commencement featured a parade led by Vinton County pupils at 9:30. State education director John L. Clifton authorized 215 diplomas, while 335 pupils received perfect attendance certificates. The event included literature and music directed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keeney, plus conservation films by J. W. Thompson.
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