This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1938
Page
10
Logan officials meet Tuesday to plan Oak Grove Cemetery expansion. Mayor Kinser and Service Director Loomis join Councilmen Moore Steward Tipton to seek financing after the one mill levy failed by 34 votes. Until funded, lot sales halt. the city will use city-owned land for the new addition.
The Rev. Cecil Jones of Delaware preached at First Presbyterian Logan during morning service amid poor weather. He highlighted Ruth's desire to do good and her simplicity and will commence pastoral duties immediately after completing studies at Ohio Wesleyan Yale and Edinburgh.
Final rites for Lena Schrader 77 widow of Mathias Schrader will be held Tuesday at 9 am at St Johns Catholic Church Logan. She died at Lancaster Hospital after heart trouble and had lived in Marion Township. Surviving children include Lucius Leo Pius Schrader Logan Mrs Edward Miller Logan Mrs Florence Acker Logan Mrs Lucy Bush Lancaster and Mrs Bertha Miller Columbus. She was sister of Mrs Joseph Boch Bremen. Rev Fr James T Nevin will conduct services with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The Rev. John H. McComb of the North-East Ohio Conference led a series of evangelistic services at the Methodist Church in Logan starting Sunday. The meetings run through December 18 with McComb preaching, Prof. Fred Mohr directing singing, and Mrs. Mohr and Mrs. Howard C. Case handling children's, youth, women's work, music, and prayer meetings each evening and on Sundays.
Logan oil interests are developing a vast field near Centralia Illinois extending about 70 miles and projected as one of the nation's largest. Bell Drilling Co. holds leases but has not drilled. A rival firm is sinking a well within a half mile of these leases. Bell also owns properties in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Harry Bell, company representative, is in Illinois now.
Two weekend business changes on Main Street. Charles C. Achauer moved his men shop to the former Budget Store room on East Main Street. Carpenters remodeled the vacated space so D. Y. Milne could expand his business, removing a partition between the rooms.
Logan Turner Construction Co of Logan submitted the lowest bid for 650 feet of brick highway work on Route 56 in Athens County. The project estimate was $20,592.27. The firm also recently completed a contract in Washington County under E N Turner. Paul Shaw of Good Hope Township is recovering from a thumb infection.
W. T. Brashares of Gibisonville showcased a twig bearing five Ohio Nonpareil apples in Logan on Saturday. The fruit represents a second crop borne by the tree this season.
Mrs Miller entertains Saturday Club at the White House with a one o clock luncheon. Miss Eleanor Durr conducts the business session and the club plans a holiday sale of items from Columbus School for the Blind and a flag purchase for Girl Scout Troop 5.
Mrs Delbert Hupp of Logan entertained several girls Saturday afternoon honoring her daughter Dorothy on her eighth birthday. Games preceded refreshments with Coramay Williams winning the name contest. Guests included Lois Inboden Coramay Williams Lillian Ringhis er Mary Ellen Love Emma Hankison Joan Lash Mona Proctor Frances Freeman Jean Wolfe and Dorothy.
Charles Highley 79 and wife 70 marked fifty years of marriage at their Falls Township, Lancaster home on Thanksgiving Day. They list nine children including Harley in Lancaster Police, and attended by Water Sowers of Wheeling, Ind., brother of the bride. The couple were married in McArthur.
Mr and Mrs William Miller of South Logan entertained a large group for Thanksgiving with relatives from Columbus Beverly Marietta and near Logan. Guests included Dale Rapp Darrell Martin Rex Hickman and others. The gathering followed a dinner prepared by Mrs Edward Rogers and Miss Gertrude Dicken.
A business and social meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is set for 7 30 this evening at the club rooms. Mrs Roy Anthony serves as chairman of the entertainment committee.
Arrangements are completed for a dinner to be given by Venus Chapter Order of Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. Local group will entertain visiting chapters from New Straitsville Shawnee and Corning. Past matrons and patrons will participate.
Logan reports total farm income in Hocking County at 903000 with 1790 farms of three acres or more. Swine and poultry drive income while cattle and sheep follow. clover and alfalfa expansion boosts soil health alongside limestone use. Rural population listed at 7000 of county’s total 20
Logan Farmers Institutes in Hocking County open this week with the first session at Marion Township on Wednesday and continuing through Thursday. State lecturers Mrs. M. C. Rosselott and C. C. Terrell will lead. Committees to assist officers include Ruth Poling Ray Blackston Bertha McCune May Mundy and others with dinner arrangements.
Ohio State University horticultural specialist Frank Beach will visit Hocking County soon to discuss orchard problems. He plans to inspect three or four local orchards, including W. T. Brashares’s in Gibsonville. Beach previously visited that orchard about twenty years ago.
Attendance officer Carl C. Poling reports no truancy cases in the western half of Hocking County for the past two weeks. Pupils in the district have attended regularly with no issues noted.
A fire at about 8 PM Friday damaged the Logan residence of Mrs. Ethel Clark in Oroville starting from an overheated grate. Neighbors extinguished flames affecting the mantel area. loss estimated at 150 dollars.
Cars operated by John Tulley and Ralph Eby were damaged in a Sunday morning crash at Main and Hunter Streets. Chief Lew Reynolds said no injuries occurred. Kenneth Evans returned to work at Blossers Sunday night after a week off due to sinus trouble.
The final meeting of the current corps of officers will be held to honor members. Reservations for dinner should be made by contacting Mrs. Mattie Allen or Mrs. W. E. Lyke.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.