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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1941
Page
8
Campaign activity surged in Logan and Hocking County on the eve of the election. Organizers tout a heavy turnout though expectations dip below 1940’s 3810 votes, with near 3000 anticipated under favorable weather.
Mrs Hattie M Walburn 72 wife of T R Walburn Main St Logan died Saturday after a long heart illness and prior auto crash injuries. She was active in church and clubs and a patroness of the Franklin Kerr Guild. Survived by husband son Joe Logan and daughter Mrs Harry Bell Mt Pleasant Mich. sister Mrs Ida B Mathias Logan and another sister in the west. Funeral 2 30 p m Tuesday First Presbyterian Church burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Emerson St Clair recovering from pneumonia in Columbus hospital. Mr and Mrs Howard Green of Logan say their son John Ft George Wright WA will visit this week.
Coach Tom Bender pushed Logan through end of week workouts to be ready for the 7:30 p.m. start with the Gallipolis Blue Devils. The Chieftains aim to clinch the Southeast Ohio League pennant with a full lineup including Casto, Conrad, Wright, Kelch, Davis, Graham, Goss, Johnston, Morris Hummel, James Hummel and Paul Stimson, with Jimmy McGonagle set to kickoff if Logan fields the defense.
AAA reporters estimate a 50 percent rise in lime use by Hocking County farmers in 1942 compared with 1941. About 8,000 tons were spread last year largely via the agriculture adjustment program, with potential 12,000 tons next year if quarries supply. The current level already surpasses seven times the amount used five years ago.
Logan 50 head of cattle for Hocking County stockmen were bought Friday at a Spencer West Virginia sale by James R. Smoot county agent. He was joined by J E Terrel Charles Wright and Calvin Poling while Jack Dougherty came alone. The three recent Spencer purchases total 157 with Smoot planning to buy 25 more. Most stock bought was Hereford breed.
James L. Young bought the Krieg property on West Front Street at the courthouse Saturday afternoon for 2100 dollars. The bid exceeded the appraised value by about 500 dollars and includes an old homestead a building lot and adjoins the Young property. In Logan the infant daughter of Carl and Mrs. Culbertson died Saturday with burial Sunday. A legal notice announces Clara Talkington of Columbus Ohio seeks a divorce from Claris D Talkington on adultery with a hearing set after November 1941.
Logan society detail covers a Saturday Club luncheon hosted by Mrs. Russell Berlin at W Second St. Seventeen attendees, plus guests, are listed. Guests travel from Decanter Illinois and Columbus while relatives visit in Columbus and Lancaster. Several locals attend conventions, and birth news notes Helen Marie Heigle.
Mrs Pear Keck and her son Roger, of Newark, have spent the last two weeks visiting at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Isaac Blosser in Carbon Hill. Her husband was expected there Sunday to take the family with him.
The Logan Gibisonville basketball squad in the Hocking County League will start the season Tuesday evening as New Straits ville visits Laurel Township. Byr on Eby, a former Ohio State star, coaches Gibisonville which fields a veteran team and faces a stiff schedule beyond league play. An out of league slate includes a Friday trip to Walnut Township and a game against Lancaster St Marys.
Logan liquor store will close all day Tuesday following state department orders. Manager A. J. Curl announced the action due to the election.
Logan Pioneer Youth group meets 7:30 PM Tuesday at Hansel Hall E Main St for officer elections. Frances Funk chairs the committee with Joe Campbell and Arthur Kalklosch. The program includes square dancing and games. James R Smoot reports on the later November meeting with planning help from Warren Schmidt of Ohio State University Rural Sociology.
The District 8 American Legion conference gathered in Lancaster with 772 members. Otto Sharp presided as district commander, and speakers urged strong local post quotas by Armistice Day. Posts Gallipolis Logan Laurelville Murray City Wellston Glouster reported solid memberships as Williams eyed state office.
Logan Hocking County drew thousands of visitors Sunday as heavy frost followed rain. The northern woodlands looked at their best and local restaurants ran at capacity, reflecting the holiday like display of natural scenery.
LOGAN The young apple orchard owned by J. J. Johnson of Benton Township yields its best crop. Johnson reports 2,000 bushels picked and stored with about 400 bushels remaining, plus 25 barrels of cider. Apples are stored in a cave near his home before sale.
The ad promotes patch up loans of 100 dollars to restore a car and household items. It emphasizes thrift as patriotic and promises easy repayment on convenient budget terms. The Cirx Loan and Guarantee Company backs the offer.
Logan sees heavier coal demand as cold weather returns, with dealers previously not strained after a warm fall. In nearby notices, William Chester Bar Tow Jr., 19, and Elizabeth May Mitchell, 18, both of unrelated hometowns, obtained a marriage license on Saturday.
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