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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1932
Page
12
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Hocking County Commissioners reduce dog license rates effective next year. Fees drop from 1.25 to 1.00 for certain categories while the standard license remains 1.60. The move follows approval by trustees from several townships to streamline costs and curb stray dogs.
Logan man Joonge Mayer Eunas Erign faces charge of destruction of property after a window was shattered. He pled not guilty and was held on bond pending grand jury action. Arrests were made by Sheriff Bot Ri linger and Deputy Stanley Sparnen.
The Picsaway County Farmers Mutual Association of Avellia Orin was drafted to plead by December 10 in a suit brought against them by Nellie A Smith. The case was moved to the common pleas court several days earlier.
Merritt Riemester, Mies Nettie McKee and Mr and Mrs Clarence Chute were visitors in Wellston for Thanksgiving. Martha Beshere spent the weekend visiting her mother in Wright. Bobroy Baroder, hospitalized for weeks after a leg fracture, remains in Cherrington Hospital. Tex Sender Georges Cooke and Granville Cooke visited Loren with their parents. Frank W. Marten and wife returned Sunday from Olean New York after a visit with Mr and Mrs Ryton Moore- Reet.
Services continue at the Rockbridge Christian Church led by Rev. W B Bowden. Attendance has been steady as the revival enters a second week with plans for another week of preaching and renewed congregation interest.
Miss Minetta McCray and Mise McCray entertained at their home on Berth Market Street Thursday with a family dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Sohn A Smith and Mr and Mrs A McCray of Columbus, Mr and Mrs George Cunningham and Mrs Myron S Pond. Lancaster.
The report notes limited work on the Common Pleas Docket with only new civil cases ready for trial. Judge Harley Mc Whitcraft's Saturday update indicates hearings have been held and further action is possible, but timelines remain uncertain.
The Court of Appeals approves the lower court decisions in the Ford Hart sough and Kraft cases. Hart sough convicted of failure to provide for a minor Eugene Wright. Kraft convicted of assault on an elderly man in Beona Viets, with details and testimony summarized.
The Democratic Executive Committee in Hearking County reported campaign expenses of 1108.42 and receipts of 1154.15. The sum exceeded the Republican committee, which faced a funds shortage, with several assents and deputy officials contributing to the total.
Logan High School prepares for basketball as football gear is stored for spring. Senior High Gymnasium work advances swiftly to host early practice sessions. Athletic Association works on a schedule with several outside Southeastern Ohio League games offered, under Fred Pruchfield’s guidance.
Miss Addie Losey died at her home in New Straiteville Saturday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral services were held today in New Straiteville with burial in the local cemetery. Elva Schwalbeugh and Albert Alien, both 22, connected to nearby communities, were among those noted in relation to the event. Magistrate Persey May officiated.
Relatives traveled to Cotamobus for funeral services of H D Miller husband of Mrs. Erne MIter, with Mrs Ethel Kittsmiller noted among locals. The report sketches this observance and identifies family connections in the community.
Ralph D. Beery of East Palestine spent the weekend in Logan with his parents Mr and Mrs H R Beery. Beery is a graduate of Ohio University and heads the science department at East Palestine High School.
Mrs Fred Carpenter hosted the GH Amici Club with dinner at six o clock and a bridge session featuring three tables. Mrs Edward Jones held high score with Gert Patrick as partner. A Panther Woman entry from Birmingham won a Paramount contract and begins her cinema career in If I Had a Million.
A summary of local notes from Athens County including a Thanksgiving meeting, road and street improvements, notable residents and officials, a festival for Cumberland Presbyterian Church, turkey prices, and institutional reports. Notable items include a push to route the Ohio Central Rail Road into Athens, gas lamps added to the Werres House, and remarks on local governance and society figures.
The Daily Mail reports Britain plans a note to Washington over the December 30 payment, warning of serious world financial fallout if the United States insists on timely debt settlement. Key figures MacDonald Baldwin Chamberlain and Si Joans Bimen reportedly agree Britain cannot meet the schedule.
Mrs Francs Starling is recovering after surgery at a Columbus hospital last Friday. W and Mrs Dougan hosted relatives on Sunday including Dilford Dougan. Embree family from Zanesville visited Mr and Mrs Em Bree. Ortan Emjim and Shan guests. Lizzie Hanna hosted. Arthur Emphree of Zanesville visited. Ployd Reed, recently married to Verda Riley, died of influenza in British Columbia. Interment was in British Columbia. Mrs Bessie Schefeld hosted the Good Wills class of the M Z Church, nineteen members attended with a short program and refreshments. Chesterhill institute program and High School Orchestra events planned with talks on rural recreation and nominating committee duties.
A series of warranty deeds and property transfers are recorded in Athens and Ames townships, listing grantees including Mayme Mace Risley to Greeceda Swinehart and others. Notable entries cover Athens City transfers, Mechanicsville, Richland subdivision, and Pomeroy area parcels with multiple lot measurements and undivided interests.
Henry Ford rested easily in his private hospital after a major operation Saturday including a hernia repair and appendectomy. I R Peters reported a satisfactory day as messages from Mussolini and King George arrived wishing him speedy recovery. The condition described as strangulated femoral hernia required prompt surgery and prevented further deterioration.
The Ohio motor vehicle system outlines December 1 tag sales with no extensions. 1933 license fees depend on horse power and vehicle type, with transfers allowed only within same vehicle type. New rules include farm machinery interpretation and specific plate transfer costs.
New York November 4 The National Chief Earlier Committee announced a wide scale plan to remove more than two million children from employment by sending them back to school to free jobs for adults. It cites that over three million children from age unknown to 17 are not in school and many are employed. Also notes Wooster Cooperative Poultry Association has grown from a one county egg venture to selling about 4500 cases per week and 1,750 members across ten counties.
In Woodfield Ohio wreckers move across Beltenat County tearing up tracks and equipment beyond Ramsey toward Key. A former narrow gauge line from Key to Bensire has become a standard gauge coal transport route. A remaining engine hauls dismantled gear to Key for loading. An oil depot became a gas station and a depot in Shadyside is a painter's studio. Freight cars repurposed as sheds and chicken coops.
Nova Claire A. Young, a former Caldwell resident and local attorney, has accepted a post as assistant attorney general in Ohio under newly elected Attorney General Jomas Bricker. He will assume office after the January administration change and has been active in local politics and a prosperous practitioner.
A winter maintenance guide stresses extreme care with automobile water pumps. It advises precise gland tightening, possible repacking, and using hemp packing with tallow or special plastic packing to prevent leakage. Grease choices aim to seal, not lubricate, the pump.
In Bexar County Texas farmer WA Seidel kept Leghorn layers producing 34 ounce eggs for a grocer. He used trap nests to cull poor layers and then pedigreeed breeders. By selecting birds from proven lineages he now achieves 9 percent of his flock laying 34 ounce eggs, while maintaining heavy production overall.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a soothing and healing emulsified creosote medicine for persistent coughs and throat troubles. It claims to soothe inflamed membranes, stop irritation, and inhibit germ growth with a money back guarantee if not relieved.
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