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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1929

Page

12

Weymueller Is Legion Leader in Logan

Logan Post of the American Legion elected M. F. Weymueller as commander for the coming year at the annual meeting. Other officers include Erwin Matheny vice commander Charles Struble finance officer H B Kirkpatrick adjutant and Frank Harden among executive committee members. Appointive posts will be filled next Tuesday. A post dinner followed by a memorial service at the Methodist Church drew about 40 Legionnaires and 20 Auxiliary members.

Frank Harden Sumner F. Martin Frank Blasius Mon Cook James Rees Joe Hall Forest F. Weinrich Weymueller Methodist Episcopal Church James R. Fields Legionnaires

Three Fined On Liquor Charges In Logan

Logan authorities fined three men over liquor violations after a Saturday arrest by Deputy Sheriffs. Leslie Bowles paid 100 dollars plus costs after a car search yielded whisky. Sylvester Freisinger and R I Jones also faced 100 dollar fines for possession. Officers also found a pint at Freisinger home and a still with mash destroyed near the Perry County line.

Logan E. ©. Bright Joe Farbearn Ll. F. Hammond R. I Jones Sylvester Freisinger Leslie Bowles Bowles New Straitsville Road Vreisinger Freisinger Perry County

Off-year Vote Totals in Logan County Show High Turnout

County Election Board reports 5 974 total votes county wide in the recent off year election. Logan city tallied 2 134 votes while 29 outside precincts cast 3 845 ballots. Several precincts matched last year with near equal turnout amid hot trustee and school board contests.

Logan Navy County Election Board

Poultry theft hits Sand Run chicken house

Logan Nov 12 report says 16 chickens stolen from a Sand Run poultry house. Deputy Sheriff L N Hammond leads the investigation into the Sunday raid.

Logan Lewis Dawley Sand Run L. N. Hammond

Hammond services held for Mrs William Hammond in Washington

Logan Nov 12 Mr and Mrs L F Hammond traveled to Washington D C on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs William Hammond who died there Sunday from injuries after a fall. She has several relatives in Hocking County.

Logan L. F. Hammond Washington D. H William Hammond Hocking County

Now Those Rheumatic Pains Must Go

An old advertisement touts Allenry from McKee Drug Company as a fast acting remedy for rheumatic pain and swelling. It claims quick relief even during fever and promotes a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad urges readers to ask for Allenry in large bottles and low price.

McKee Drug Company Allenry America

Red Cross workers meet tonight in Logan

Final meeting of Logan Red Cross Roll Call organizers set for 8 oclock at Forest I Weinrichs office. Weaver says aim is city and county cooperation with local funds aiding Hocking County. Ward captains chosen. canvassers to revisit homes for memberships and larger donations beyond the $1 rate.

Logan Red Cross Forest I. Weinrich Weinrich American Red Cross Hocking County Boy Scouts Warren Bright George Howdyshell Public Health Gertrude Ulrich

Lutherans Meet Mass Meeting in New Lexington

A group of Lutheran men from Fairfield Perry and Hocking Counties attended a mass meeting in New Lexington Thursday evening. The event featured Rev. Louis Sittler Mansfield chaplain delivering the address and a dinner accompanying the gathering.

Logan J. I. Keller Amos J. Heyde Jacob Kleinschmidt Lewis Kleinechmiddt Samuel Gordon Kfff Preston Lawrence Adcock G. D. Engle New Lexington Fairfield Perry Hocking Counties Louis Sittler Ohio Reformatory Mansfield

Woman Bitten by Bull Dog on Main Street

Mrs. Hamilton of North Mulberry Street was attacked and bitten by a bull dog on Main Street Friday afternoon. She required medical attention and the incident was reported to the county dog warden urging action against the animal.

Logan Lk. €. Hamilton North Mulberry Street Main Street

Street Reopens After Church Street Improvement

Logan November 12 work on Church Street is finished and the thoroughfare is opened to traffic. Traffic resumes on Warner Avenue and Wood Street as three blocks are completed. The improvement features brick laid on concrete with a sand cushion and a tar solution filling the bricks.

Church Street Logan Warner Avenue Wood Street

Armistice timeline and uniform corrections noted

Corrections address the armistice date eleven years ago and clarify that a chief petty officer belongs to the navy. Items list missing upper pockets on an officer’s uniform and belt crossing from the right shoulder. The scrambled word is CIRCUS.

Navy Tank Corps

Editor Faces Contempt Case in Jackson News

Editor Frederick Sullens of the Jackson Daily News is cited for contempt after refusing a judge’s probation offer and is summoned to court on November 1 to accept sentence. Contempt stems from his editorial predicting Perry Howard would be cleared of charges in Mississippi politics.

Ond Frederick Sullens Jackson Miss Daily News Sullens Perry W. Howard Woul Mississippi

Armistice Day Holiday Closure Across Logan County

County officials closed the Courthouse and observed Armistice Day as a legal holiday, affecting Banks and places of business in Logan City. The measure reflects local enforcement of the holiday with public offices inactive and expected business disruption noted by residents and workers.

Logan

Mail carriers distribute liveries across the city

In the city mail delivery continued with liveries produced by carriers and distributed widely. The effort shows broad coverage as items were prepared and sent through standard channels to reach residents.

Amos Collins Sentenced to Jail for Assault in Logan

Logan news reports Amos Collins of near Mound Crossing was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 39 days in county jail after facing Magistrate S KE Bright on an assault charge brought by neighbors alleging he assaulted his wife.

Plans to Rebuild Timms Spring Co After Fatal Gas Explosion

Elyria authorities outline plans to rebuild the Timms Spring Company plant after a gas explosion Saturday killed six workers. Investigations continue into the cause as relief and safety measures are organized for the site.

Elyria

Swimmers From Panama Zone and California Join Minnesota Squad

The Panama Canal Zone and California supply the most promising swimmers to the University of Minnesota team, coach Thorpe notes.

Panama Canal Zone California University of

Zemo Soothes Itching Skin for Twenty Years of Relief

Depend on Zemo to stop itching with soothing, heating invisible antiseptic. Used for twenty years with remarkable success for all forms of skin irritations. Relief with first application, thousands report. Available at 69e and $1.00 from all dealers.

Hiram College to delaying new president appointment

A successor to Dr. Miner Lee Bates, president of Hiram College, will not be appointed until next spring after he prevented his resignation at the board of trustees meeting. The article also notes a 1858 baseball game in which admission was charged, played by teams from New York and Brooklyn.

HIRAM Miner Lee Bates Hiram College Board of Trustees

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