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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1932
Page
10
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Harold Lloyd stars in Movie Crazy at the Majestic with Constance Cummings and Louise Clouser Hale as leading figures amid a fast paced, humorous Hollywood backstage tale. Will Rogers stars in A Connecticut Yankee at the Court with Myrna Loy and others, a lively Twain adaptation praised for its performance and direction.
Hocking County Republican leaders meet before the election. They hope to reelect L. P. Mooney to the legislature and gain three or four courthouse offices. They anticipate Hoover support may shift votes in their favor.
Laurelville parents and teachers organize a PTA at a village meeting next Monday night. The Rev W N Shank pastor of the local Methodist Episcopal Church is to deliver the principal address. He will be joined by Melvin Harbarger county orchestra instructor.
Hundreds of farmers gathered in Logan on the eve of balloting as county candidates pressed last minute messages. The crowd formed around the courthouse front while farmers and residents debated politics and heard last minute appeals.
Hocking County Vital Statistics shows October births at 30, deaths in Logan at 10. Pneumonia and tuberculosis caused two deaths each statewide with most fatalities over 51 years. only one child under one year died. Birth lists include numerous families with both sons and daughters named.
Logan faces Washington D H on Armistice Day with a strong passing attack to be met by a prepared defense. Washington D H has only two losses this season and recently beat London 12 to ?. Reserve players draw attention after Friday’s late game against Pomeroy.
Logan reports progress on Union Furnace rail improvements and highway work in Hocking County. Crews straighten right of way along the route, eliminate two sharp curves near the County Home, and clear the area as part of emergency relief efforts this winter.
Logan Nov Pearl Hitchings filed for divorce in Hocking County Court on Monday charging Fred Hitchings with cruelty. The couple married in Athens on Nov 2 1920 and have four children. She alleges separation since May 23 1932 and lack of support after six weeks ago the husband returned the children. She seeks a decree alimony custody and a restraining order.
Scarlet fever has extended its infection in Hocking County with several new cases, mainly in the Rockbridge district. The Jackson children Richard Lester Susan and Turley are under quarantine, Mathias of Rockbridge is ill, and two more cases appear at the Trueblood home where Mrs. Trueblood is recovering from the disease.
Lydia Westenhaver, 90, of East Main Street, becomes the county’s oldest absentee voter as she marks her ballot at home. The Logan report also notes visits by Elizabeth Moore, 81, and several local residents and visitors from Albany Murray City and Haydenville.
Edward Herzog reported two tires stolen from his car Saturday evening in Logan. Earlier Park Trowbridge reported chickens stolen, marking a second theft that night.
Logan Ohio Daniel Struble is ill at his home after a likely stroke suffered Saturday while planning to go to the business. He has served two terms as recorder of Hocking County.
Logan Nov. John Hugh son of Mr and Mrs Gottilob Hugh of near this city was taken to a Columbus hospital Monday for a surgical operation to remove a cataract from his eye.
In Logan a mission opened with Dr D R Blaske of Cincinnati delivering a sermon on St Paul. His talks promise vivid evangelical messages and include topics such as Advertising With Jesus and Is There a Hell. He will soon return to Cincinnati then visit other cities and preach at Epiphany Church in Noblesville next Sunday.
Logan organizations plan to receive election returns at their meeting places tonight. American Legion and Logan Lodge will host parties with wire service. Republican and Democrat headquarters will also receive special wire service and county returns will be available at the courthouse room and election board office as soon as available.
The Athens County Election Board announced two changes to voting locations. Athens Township North ballots move to the Williams Building on West State Street, replacing the former Phillips Garage site. Jacksonville voters shift from the mayor’s office to a first floor room in a central town location. Voting places list across wards includes Christian Church, McFarland Garage, Central Avenue M. E. Church, Alonzo Pickering, Courthouse basement, Bert Saunders barber shop, City Hall, Builders Supply, C. D. Hopkins, W. A. Carpenter, Fred R. Beasley, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and other sites.
Reedsville residents Eugene Coleman and Ernestine Barton joined the Southeastern Ohio High School Glee Club for a concert at the education association meeting in Jackson last Friday. Dexter resident Norman Wi spent part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Newell. Local residents welcomed visitors from Covville Pittsburg Columbus and Byesville with engagements and family gatherings.
A family celebration honored Bernice Loeffier with friends and relatives at her parents home in Little Federal. Guests included Frank Kiehler and children of Guyaville, Joe Carpenter of Fierce Ridge, Leo Duncan of Millfield, and Henry Loeffler and children of Little Federal.
Multiple Halloween events highlighted local life. Kimberly and Carl Lauderback hosted a party for their sons Jimmie and Jackie with prizes for Alice Cooksey and Midgie Butler plus music by Grove Butler. A large Meeker Run gathering featured a schoolhouse party with games and a treasure hunt. Attendees included Wes Pickett Sam Wolfe Eugene Pickett Cephas Adams Max Lauderback Richard Adams Ralph Hanning and others.
Funeral services for James Frederic Wolfe three months old were held Tuesday with Rev D C Shearer officiating. Mrs Wolfe formerly Irene Rutter of this place. Clyde Woods and Virgil Woods visited in Athens Wednesday. Dana Tolliver, a local who joined the U S Marines, is reported in Shanghai China per a letter to his sister Mrs Asa Pickett mailed over a month ago costing 17 cents.
Scatter Ridge residents hosted and visited multiple families over the weekend. The gatherings included John South and family hosting Lloyd and Hazel Kelley and others from Athens and Strouds Run. Additional arrivals came from Akron Dutch Creek Music Run and South Salem with extended stays at the Hubler and Robinson homes.
In Assam a marriage proceeds when the bride’s suitor is accepted by her family and the husband then moves to live with his wife’s relatives.
Mrs Margaret Wickman votes absentee today under the absent ballot act in Martins Ferry registering her choice for Herbert Hoover as president.
First complete returns from a New England precinct show Hoover leading with a high percentage of votes, Roosevelt receiving notable support, while Ely trails in the Western Massachusetts district. Two blanks were cast. This early result recalls 1928 when Hoover led in similar counts with Roosevelts's rising shows.
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