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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1934

Page

10

Logan Team Edges Straitsville in Weird Double Play

Logan Red Tops defeated New Straitsville 3 to 2 in Logan on May 2 behind Chiz Jones who struck out 17 and allowed three hits. A rare double play occurred when a local batter tried to stretch a single into a two base advance, with Red Gray fielding and throwing to second to tag the runner going to third. Manager Mike Mullen, a former pro, said it was the first such double play he has seen in 15 years.

Logan Chiz Jones Red Tops New Straitsville Jones Straiteville Red Gray Mike Mullen

Memorial Service at First Presbyterian Church

LOGAN Memorial services were held Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. R. C. Babylon delivering the sermon. Representatives from the G A R Women’s Relief Corps and other military and patriotic groups attended as part of the day’s observance.

LOGAN First Presbyterian Church R. C. Babylon G. A. R., Women's Relief Corps

High Cost Of Stomach Trouble Ad Promises Relief

An advertisement urges readers not to pay high prices for stomach pain relief and promotes Dr Emil's Adin Tablets a three week course for $1 with money back guarantee. The offer appears in a Quick's Cut Rate Store ad with emphasis on relief from indigestion.

Emil Quick Ady

Perry Township School to Receive State Funds

Logan report states $2,859 will be available for the Perry Township Board of Education within days from notes issued under new school legislation. Supt J W Coleman said the state department of education has notified Salt Creek Township Board and seeks cooperation. district board has been aloof, with $82,850 available to the board under the act.

Logan Perry Township

Morgan Visits City Discusses Campaign With Leaders

Daniel Morgan Republican candidate for governor visited Logan Sunday and met party leaders. Fred Murray Republican of Union Furnace sounded out support for a run for the General Assembly. Murray, a law student at Ohio State University, will take the bar exam next month.

Fred Murray Logan Logan Daniel Morgan Cleveland Union Furnace General Assembly Murray Ohio State University

Local News Briefs From Carbon Hill Area

Carbon Hill report notes Garnet Smart has returned to Akron Hospital and will graduate as a nurse on June 1. Mrs. Pearle Coe is called to her mother's home, Mrs Bud Smith. The Devols visit Bremen to see daughter Mrs Lewis Wagner. their son Lester plans to join them. Arthur Eckles of Murray City visited his daughter Mrs Ted Nutter this past Sunday.

Carbon Hill Garnet Smart Akron Hospital Pearle Coe Bud Smith Charles Devol Lewis Wagner Bremen Lester Arthur Eckles Murray City Ted Nutter

City Police Run On Private Fuel For Patrol Car

Logan reports strained city finances with no funds to buy gasoline for the police car. Chief Lew Reynolds has been purchasing fuel out of private funds to keep the vehicle in service.

Logan Lew Reynolds

Female Thespian Puzzle Clue List Unfolds Across Grid

The page presents a dense word puzzle using Across and Down clues. Entries include references to family roles, animals, measurements, and common nouns, with several entries pointing to pronouns and basic parts of speech. The grid style and clue variety resemble a traditional newspaper crossword answer key.

Rail Fence Champ Builds New Rails Supply

Logan district reports James E F Brown of Marion Township has 275 rods of rail fence in good condition. He added a new rails supply this year using chestnut trees blighted by disease. He invites any farmer with larger fence holdings to come forward.

Logan James EF. Brown Marion Township Brown

Divorce Petition Alleges Rifle Threats In 1934 Case

Pearl Bail files for divorce from Samuel Ball in Logan alleging threats with a rifle on May 2 1934 and a revolver pressed against her body. They married August 16 1928 at Logan and have two children. She seeks restraining order custody of the minors and alimony.

Logan Pearl Samuel Ball

Eberst Arrests Two For Illegal Fishing

Deputy Game Protector Edward Eberst reports illegal fishing along Salt Creek in western Hocking County with two arrests made. Defendants Noah Blick Haynes and Vert Poling of Laurelville ordered to arraignment before Magistrate C. T. Stephenson. Poling charged for using a snare.

Logan Salt Creek Hocking County Edward Eberst Noah Blick Haynes Vert Poling Laurelville C. T. Stephenson Poling

Local residents visit and county news from Logan

Murray City superintendent C E Davis visits Jackson with family. Several area residents from Camp Hocking CCC Logan, Columbus, Charleston and Chauncey spend weekends with relatives. Rural recovery officials buy three horses at South Market Street sale to aid self support programs. Lace Ayres faces two assault charges. arraigned before Magistrate Whitehart and bound over to grand jury on $200 bonds in each case.

Logan South Market Street Logan—Lace Ayres Ward Township B. Whitehart Edith Conkey Eva Love Ayres

Local Couple Named Alfred Sherman Cummons and Martha Helber

Alfred Sherman Cummons, 25, a farmer of Jackson Township Perry County, and Martha Diana Helber, 27, a housekeeper, of Logan are identified in the notice.

Alfred Sherman Cummons Jackson Township Perry County Martha Diana Helber Logan

Fire damages roof at Crystal Ice Company plant

Fire crews responded to a Sunday blaze at the Crystal Ice Company plant on North High Street. The roof caught fire but damage was slight, believed caused by an overheated exhaust pipe.

Logan Crystal Iee Company North High Street

Woman Injured When Car Hits Bridge Abutment

Miss Jane Wells of Columbus was injured on New Straitaville Road near Winona when her car swerved to avoid a collision and crashed into a bridge abutment. She received medical care at Cherrington Hospital and was later able to return home.

Logan Straitaville Winona Jane Wells Columbus Cherrington Hospital

Legion League Opener Plans Set At Logan Hall

Ameri can Legion Athletic Committee will meet with Junior League managers at Legion Hall at 7 30 tonight to finalize opening arrangements for next Monday. Four teams backed by churches will compete under Meth odist United Brethren Catholic and Presbyterian sponsorship.

Logan American Legion Athletic Committee the Legion Hall Methodist United Brethren Catholic Presbyterian

Community Friends Honored Mrs Stephenson At Pleasant Valley

A group of neighbors and friends surprised a 75 year old Mrs Anne Stephenson at Pleasant Valley. Attendees included Mr and Mrs George Stephenson and son Mr and Mrs KE Jenkins and family Mrs D L Evans and Wade Evans John Troth Mr and Mrs Ed Troth and family Mr and Mrs Arnold Swain and family Mr and Mrs Delmer Thacker and family Mr and Mrs D C Reese and family and Mr and Mrs Max Bennett and family. Last week Home Economics girls toured Gallpolis visiting Holzer Hospital Mootz Bakery Myers Tourist Camp and O H E Guesta followed by a program at L T Cottrells Sunday School class.

Rio Grande Anne Stephenson Pleasant Valley George Stephenson KE. Jenkins D. L. Evans Wade Evans John Troth Ed Troth Arnold Swain Delmer Thacker D. C. Reese Max Bennett Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Mootz Bakery Winters Myers Tourist Camp O. H L. C Watts Garland Elliott Messie W. O. Aleshire L. T Cottrel Anna Wolmerdorff Palestine Marie Fowler

Local social notes from Rio Grande area

Miss Dorothy McCusky spent the weekend in Granville with relatives. Mrs. Jennie Elliott and Anna and Ina White enjoyed a motor trip through Oak Hill and Jackson. Eva Clie of Cadmus visits her sister Mrs. Wiseman and family. Margaret Jenkins Geraldine Myers Evelyn Donahue and John Myers spent Saturday afternoon in Gallipolis. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Tanner of Gallipolis called on the Tanners Sunday. Mildred Stanbaugh spent the weekend with her parents at Lucasville. E. M. Jones family and Rex of Columbus visited Anna and Ina White Sunday. Florence Chubbuck and Edna Arundel with a group went to Ironton Sunday to supervise First Baptist services. Mrs. Kate Lenard of Bidwell visited Mrs. Welker and May and Mollie Fulton Wednesday. Marie Fowler and May Fulton were in Jackson Thursday. Alfred area Elizabeth Adkins spent the weekend in Huntington. Mrs. Dave Russell moved to a Columbus hospital. Mrs. Callie Cowdery of Beedeville visited her sister Mrs. Guthrie Sunday. Mrs. Henry Weaver and Mrs. Albert Morris were in Athens recently. Rev. Paul Hammon of Parkersburg preached at Orange Church Sunday to several Alfred attendees.

Dorothy McCusky Spen Granville Jennie Elliott Anna Ina White Oak Hill Jackson Eva Clie Cadmus Er. N. Wiseman Margaret Jenkins Geraldine Myers Evelyn Donahue John Myers Gallipolis W. N. Tanner R. H. Tanner Mildred Stanbaugh Lucas E. M. Jones Robert Jones Rex Columbus Florence Chubbuck Fdna Arundel First Baptist Church Kate Lenard Bidwell W. E. Welker May Mollie Fulton Marie Fowler May Fulton Alfred Elizabeth Adkins Huntington Dave Russell Callie Cowdery Beedeville C. F. Gutherie Henry Weaver Albert Morris Athens

All Day Meeting and Basket Dinner Planned at White Chapel

White Chapel Church in White Chapel announces an all day meeting and basket dinner on Sunday June 3. The event is scheduled with midday activities and a community gathering. Local residents are invited to attend and participate in the church’s plans.

White Chapel White Chapel Church

Send Foreigners to Native Lands

Seventy Mexicans will leave Ohio for their homeland on June 1, according to H H Haresty chief of the State Relief Commission Repatriation Division. More than 100 other immigrants on relief lists have applied for funds to return home, including 50 Mexicans and various nationalities. The plan aims to save about $200000 monthly once all have departed and their names are removed from relief rolls.

Columbus Ohio H. H. Haresty State Relief Commission

City Relief Gardens Hampered by Weather Delays Planting

Gallia County report notes 22 bushels of seed potatoes planted in the city relief garden and $250 secured for other seeds to serve city and county plots. George Tope is field foreman and Russell M. Sioman oversees the work. Weather has hindered progress, with a public tour possible later if conditions improve. About 10 acres may be cultivated in the city under planned efforts.

Gallipolis Amaller George Tope Russell M. Sioman Sioman Vocational Agriculture Department Gallia Academy High School Sloman

Stage Appointment Reaffirmed by State

GALLIPOLIS The State Relief Commission reaffirmed George W. Haney as FERA director and kept Beulah Stage as case supervisor despite objections by county officials and veterans leaders who preferred Margaret Bradbury. The Commission allowed $1,150 to the local FERA to settle CWA debts. Harold Robinson, 16, of Gallia County, earned honorable mention in the State Scholarship Exam after placing seventh in geometry in district tests.

Gallipolis State Relief Commission George W. Haney Gallia County FERA Beulah Stage American Legion Margaret Bradbury CWA Harold Robinson Anderson Robinson Rt. 2 Gallia Academy High School

Holzer Hospital Notes Gallipolis Updates

John Harrington, 7, of Gallipolis, remains in critical condition with a bone abscess after a blood transfusion Monday donated by his father. Mrs. John Parrish and Mrs. M. F. Miles both serious. Miles ill with pneumonia. Admissions include John Lewis Middleport for surgery, Bailey Gilmore Eureka for tonsillectomy, and Leslie Cooper Gallipolis for medical treatment. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs John Kent Middleport in the hospital. Mrs. R. B. Williams Oak Hill and William Jenkins Galila were discharged.

Gallipolis John Elmer Harrington John Parrish M. F. Miles John Lewis Middleport Bailey Gilmore Eureka Leslie Cooper John Kent R. 8. Williams Oak Hill William Jenkins Galila

Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis

Gallipolis issued marriage licenses to Noble W. Shoemaker and Inez G. Trout both of Northup. Henry Ward Williamson Sprague and Leona Frances Clark of Bidwell. Hen ry W Sprague 24 and Leona Clark 21. Alien Jordan called on Dr. C E Holzer here en route to Washington to discuss Ohio Valley Flood Control affairs.

Gallipolis Noble W. Shoemaker Northup Inez G. Trout Charlies Trout Stephen Queen Vinton Esta Spires Ed Spires Hayward William Sprague Bidwell Leona Frances Clark Harrison Clark Alien Jordan The Ohio Valley Flood Control and Water Conservation Congress C. E. Holzer Washington Association

Sheriff seeks Pearl Hill for assault and robbery in Cutler

Marietta May 2 Sheriff Thorn seeks Pearl Hill a Cutler Black man on a charge he assaulted Mrs Luella Hildebrand of Marietta in front of the Cutler post office. Hill has disappeared and is alleged to have dragged the woman from a truck and robbed her of a purse. He is an ex convict.

Marietta Thorn Pearl Hill Cutler Luella Hildebrand Hill

Indict Blankenship For Manslaughter In Gallia County

Chester Blankenship jailed after shooting Red Long in an altercation six weeks ago was indicted for manslaughter by the Gallia County Grand Jury. Hearings before the Petit Jury were set for multiple defendants including Shafer and the Cottrells. Seventy-five witnesses examined, 34 cases, 22 true bills, jail inspected, jury list announced.

Gallipolis Chester Blankenship Red” Long Gallia County Grand Jury Long Woodrow Daugherty John Pugh Lawrence Pinkerman W. McComas Lloyd Perrin Lyda Love Leslie Montgomery Lloyd Campfield Robert Lewis Verne White Herbert Myers T. W. Gavin D. E. Burdell Foreman F. Smith Frank Harrison Margaret Moore L. 8. Williams Felix Hamrick Ernest White Fred F. Darling F. T. Sheets Hattie V. Chars Thelma Canaday H. H. Klicker Abe DeWitt Elmer Cofer Dale Russell

Gallia County's Centenarian E N Ridgeway Dies at 100

Gallia County's oldest resident E N Ridgeway died Sunday at age 100 years six months. Funeral services were held at Harrisburg Church with Rev R R Denney presiding. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. Surviving are four children: Ollie P Rawson Des Moines Jessie Wells Indianapolis Elmer Ridgeway Jackson and Edward E Ridgeway Muncie.

Gallipolis Gallia County Ohio E. N. Ridgeway Harrisburg R. R. Denney Fairview Ollie P. Rawson Des Moines Jessie Wells Indianapolis Elmer Ridgeway Jackson Edward E. Ridgeway Muncie Ind

Eight Persons Taking Rabies Treatment in Gallia County

Gallia County reports eight residents receiving Pasteur rabies treatment at a reduced county cost of 35 dollars per course from the former 50 dollars. The Advisory Council’s annual meeting approved a resolution imposing a 10 dollar fine plus costs on dog owners who let unmuniz ed dogs run loose during the quarantine, requiring immunization tag dates on collars.

Gallipolis Gallia County Margaret Jones

Willis in Hospital After Skull Fracture Accident

Government inspector Robert Willis of the Gallipolis locks is hospitalized in Staats Hospital Charleston W Va with a fractured skull after a traffic accident Saturday night. His companions Ned Dodd and William Walker also officials escaped with minor injuries. the car driver was fined 60 and jailed 60 days.

Gallipolis Robert Willis Gallipolis Locks Staats Hospital Charleston W. Va Ned Dodd William Walker

Districts to discuss possible merger tonight

Gallipolis Vinton Village and Huntington Township boards of education meet tonight to weigh combining the two districts into a single entity. The session will address feasibility, potential impacts on students, and next steps for a formal plan.

Gallipolis Vinton Village Huntington Township Boards of Education

Misses Gall and Evelyn Russell Struck By Diphtheria

Huntington Township sisters Misses Gall and Evelyn Russell are suffering from diphtheria per County Nurse Margaret Jones report.

Gallipolis Gall Evelyn Russel Huntington Township Margaret Jones

CCC ranks swelled at Gallipolis camp

Seventy three new men joined the CCC at Camp Gallia Monday, bringing total enrollment to 207. They are all fresh enrollees from Dayton and Hamilton, after two weeks of training at Fort Knox Kentucky.

CCC Gallipolis Camp Gallia Dayton Hamilton Fort Knox

Day named administrator of W. E. Day estate

Rose E. Day was named administrator of the estate of W. E. Day, deceased, with Clarence Fisher and T. L. Shaw as sureties.

Gallipolis Rose E. Day W. E. Day Clarence Fisher T. L. Shaw

Gallipolis History Pageant Promises Night Performance

In Gallipolis the Gallia Academy High School presents The March of Education tonight at 8 in Washington Auditorium with a second showing Thursday. Principal Higgin and Harry Miller will speak. Rev. W Wood Duff will give the invocation and Rev. George Sagan the benediction.

Gallipolis March of Education Gallia Academy High School Washington Auditorium Edwin E. Higgins Harry Miller Board of Education W. Wood Duff George Sagan

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