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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1930
Page
12
Logan and Hocking County face a court matter involving Clinton Webb. The staff correspondent notes local interest in the civil action and the ongoing proceedings expected to clarify responsibilities and outcomes for residents.
Classified and circulation details for The Messenger public notice. Contact D. Y. Milne at phone 272 for ad placement or circulation matters.
Logan memorial service honors American Legion and Auxiliary with several hundred attendees from local posts. Reverend Amos L. Heyde delivered the address and a Methodist choir conducted by I. P. Mooney performed. Attendees included G A R Women’s Relief Corps Spanish American War Veterans and Sons of Union Veterans contingents.
Last week Mr and Mrs Pearl Wray hosted a birthday party for their son Paul at their Logan area home. Guests traveled from nearby towns including Mrs Mary How of Liverpool and several Swift family members from Athens.
Mrs Harry Smith hosted the Merry Makers Club Friday evening at her East Second Street residence. Bridge provided amusement with Mrs Phil Tschappat and Mrs H M Boocks achieving high scores. A luncheon followed. Guests included Mrs Poocks and Mrs Robert D Green of Cynthiana Kentucky.
The Frank li Motor Girls defeated a Wellston team in an inter city three game bowling match 2039 to 1970. Team members were Gladys Columber Margaret Columber Helen Columber Mrs Midge Matheny and Ednad Beshara. Gladys Columber led with 645 pins and a best 206 in the second game. Matheny added 175 in the final contest.
With Mrs. John Lee presiding the group met Friday afternoon. Devotions led by Mrs. Jiaymond Lanning and assistants featured scriptural readings and hymns while Mrs. George Lehman presented the lesson from the study book 4 Cloud of Witnesses. A subscription demonstration was shown by several members and two piano duets were performed before a two course dinner hosted by Mrs. Lee and others.
Miss Lillian M. Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert A Brown and Samuel A Bright son of Mr and Mrs Warren H Bright were married at the bride’s parents home. Rev Pascal A Bright officiated. attendants were Miss Helen Brown and Elmer Buell. Mrs Bright is a Logan High School graduate and Bright is a local high school and Columbus Office Training School alum and promotion manager of Creith Potter Lumber Company. The couple will make their home in Columbus.
Ben Singer reported the theft to police in Logan on Sunday. Police Chief Lewis Reynolds located the missing heater, and city officials said an arrest would follow after an affidavit is filed on Monday.
Mrs. Edgar Hillyer is reported to be at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Bush with congestion of the lungs.
Rumors circulated that seven women had gone to Sunday Creek Mine No. 6 claiming missing relatives after the explosion. A Sunday check of all employees found everyone accounted for, including those who escaped and the dead.
MINES ARE WORKING GLOUSTER, Nov. 10 All Sun Day Creek Coal Co mines, including leased mines, are operating today except No 6 at Millfield where the explosion happened Wednesday. All mines were idle Thursday Friday and Saturday due to the Millfield disaster.
Funeral services for John Weis who lived near Jackson will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock at the Jacksonville M E Church. The services will be conducted by Charles Thomas Lodge O F of Jacksonville with a guest from Renny Glousier Odd Fellows expected to attend.
Funeral services for Walter Hayden of Derthick were held at WU B Church Millfield in the Sunday afternoon service attended by many. Hayden was a longtime mine boss at Sunday Creek Mines No 10 Derthick and later at No 6 Millfield after the mine was bought by Sunday Creek Coal Co.
Frank Warner, 69, an umbrella repairer long known for lodging in city lockups, died in Roseville. He had frequented Logan for years, last staying Oct. 2 with residence listed as any place as usual. He logged two prior registrations in the year and knew many locals through his wanderings.
A list of residents and relatives visiting in Logan includes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cruise and family from Zanesville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. John Cruise, and Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Weymueller. Other visitors hailed from Nelsonville Akron Huntington and New Haven, with gatherings at several local homes and Sunday visits by Charles Matheny of Longstreth.
Logan High School football suffered a 58 to defeat Saturday as Middleport overpowered the locals on their own field. The team plans practice Monday ahead of a late-week game with New Boston, aided by traveling Logan rooters despite a harsh season.
Funeral services were held at 2 PM at the East Hunter Street residence for Ida Duncan 69 wife of R A Duncan who died Friday night after a seven week cancer illness. She had lived in Logan 15 years after moving from Scio Ohio and was mother to Mrs Vaud Backus Jamestown NY Lloyd Clell Duncan Borger Texas and Glenn Duncan Loudonville Ohio. Five grandchildren survive. Rev Henry I Geddes of First Presbyterian Church officiated and burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Miss Esther Thomas daughter of former Chief of Police Janiss Thomas submitted to an appendicitis operation at Cherrington Hospital on Saturday and was reported resting well Sunday evening. She had been ill for two weeks.
Members of the Amica Club were entertained at the home of a local resident, with a social gathering featuring refreshments and informal discussions. The event highlighted community networking and club activities among neighbors.
Mrs. Victoria Phelps hosted on Church Street S Friday evening. Mrs. Harold Schultz and Mrs. Harley Amrine received the awards in a contest. Assisted by Miss Lida Nutter and Miss Jane Phelps, the hostess served a lunch at the close of the social hour.
Logan election board clerk Charles C. Achauer asks candidates and committees to file campaign expense accounts by Friday. He notes that successful candidates must pay a $5 fee to receive commissions and qualify for office. Committees must also show receipts and disbursements.
Mrs. Belle Hyson welcomed the Modern Bridge Club with Mrs. Myrtle White as sub on Friday evening at her North Walnut Street home. Miss Hazel Kanade to host the next meeting in two weeks.
In Stewart and Coolville over November 6 and 7, eight Ohio counties sent instructors for a two day vocational agriculture conference. Class projects included a chicken bakery brooder and a remodeled poultry house. Lectures stressed organization in agriculture and vocational history.
Medicinal preparation for throat care claims to soothe tonsil irritation as an astringent. Encourages avoiding tonsil surgery by using Treatine. Priced at $3.00 per bottle and available at drug stores.
A Social Circle meeting gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. Charles Lutz home on South Market Street. A spread followed the session. Mrs. M. G. Harbaugh and Mrs. Naomi Gould ing will host the next meeting in two weeks.
Jerry Sisler merchant and John J. Woolley attorney returned Sunday night from their annual deer hunting trip in Canada. They hunted about 70 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie and each secured a deer a buck for Sisler and a doe for Woolley. Both have hunted deer and moose in Canada in recent years.
Through error the Co. D. Shafer Company and the Alpine Restaurant were omitted from the Sunday Messenger ad listing contributors to the Armistice Day celebration. The notice now corrects the record of those who aided the event.
Glouster city schools will be closed Tuesday in observance of Armistice Day. The Glouster City Board of Education announced the closure today.
Trimble Lodge No 557 F and A M led two funerals for Millfield mine disaster victims. Abe Rankin’s service was at Millfield at 11 am with Trimble Lodge assisting per Oak Hill Jackson County Lodge. William Brown, active Trimble member, was honored in Jacksonville with burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
Ladies of Holy Cross parish hold a benefit euchre party tonight at the home of Mr and Mrs M Beshara on Summit Street. The event supports parish activities and community needs.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd spoke to more than 2,000 in Alumni Memorial Auditorium detailing Antarctic and Arctic contrasts. He described ice, landforms, wildlife, and the City of New York expedition ship, recounting Life in Little America and the crew's endurance amid blizzards and remote bases.
A quick home treatment advises Hill’s Cascara Quinine to combat a cold. Take two tablets now and follow box directions with plenty of water. The product promises rapid relief from head and body pains and a breaking up of the cold, costing only a few cents.
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