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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1932
Page
10
Logan High School gears up for a late season start for the cage squad with coach John Longley presiding over tryouts and early practices. The team plans games with Weekington High and other local squads, with schedules announced from December through March and several players named as prospects.
Logan Chapter of Pogel Arch Masona will observe their 1st anniversary with a special meeting in December. B E Cartmel grand principal adjourner of Ohio will deliver the principal address. C Wood Howes will present the chapter history. Newly elected officers include B R EB Allen high priest and other appointed roles. A detailed program will be announced soon.
Preparations are under way to administer a statewide pupil test in Logan County covering grades three through twelve. Subjects include Algebra I, arithmetic, geometry, physics, biology, and American history with results to be compared across Ohio schools. A second test in April will measure yearly progress. LARGAN Nov 5. Bowen named grand sentinel at Ohio Masonry Grand Council dedication in Sidney.
Logan men Clarence Blosser Dr Claude Lyon and Pat Sweeney drive to a Pennsylvanian area for a deer hunting trip starting Tuesday with plans to stay through the week or longer in hopes of harvesting a deer each. They hunted the same area last year and each returned with a deer, exceeding the season limit.
Arrangements by the Home Economics Department of Logan High School aim to begin serving lunches at the senior high building starting Monday under the supervision of Miss Sarah Rockhold. The service will aid pupils unable to go home for meals and is expected to grow with more out of town students attending. Nearby guests of Mr and Mrs J M Cooley on Sunday included several local residents.
Logan High School Hi Y delegation arranges to attend a three day Y M C A older boys conference in Columbus from January 2 to January 4. Members set to travel include Lewin Arnold Pay Woodgeard Charlie Kelier Ken Bright Bob Brashares Charien Wonn Von Smith Paul Turner and B Burenfield with Orville Farrar and Fred Burchfield in charge. The group serenaded Jack Baker on North Market Street after a club meeting. Baker is recovering from football injuries suffered two weeks ago.
Charles H. Jones, Jackson County representative to the General Assembly, will deliver the principal address at a Logan P T A meeting planned for mid next month. He chairs the Obie School Survey Commission and will speak at a joint session with teachers and other P T A groups from Hocking County.
Logan Nov. 30 vacation time in city schools will begin Friday December 16 and run through January 2 for a total of 16 days with no school activities. Rural districts vary with some offering a week off while others observe only a single holiday day.
Hebbardsville families and friends shared Thanksgiving style visits across Stewart New Albany Letroit Mich and Seaman. Notables included Hawk Dowler Shuler Evans Foster and Elder families along with the Alexander Church Ladies Auxiliary planning a turkey supper on Friday evening December 0.
Drewen Goldsberry hosted guests John Lacks and Charles Rohr in Columbus for a hunting style gathering. Mrs Amanda Meighen underwent appendicitis surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Dwight and a Meighen couple announce the birth of a daughter. Grandparents Mr and Mrs A Ce Meighen assisted. Reverend Norris spoke at Mt Zion and plans another sermon December 11. Hubert Weatherby spent Thanksgiving in Athens. Miss Nida Saunders a Wisconsin native and Huntington WV teacher visited relatives. William Weatherby with Ciara Virginia agers hosted guests. Roy Goldsberry received Thanksgiving birth notice of Phillip Eugene for Eugene Goldsberry Amenville. Leste Kittle Jacksonville and Woodrow Collemer attend Earnest Wallace funeral in Chester. Wallace was a nephew of the Collemer family.
A sparse national financial note reports a fire-related appropriation far short of expected grants, with a gap approaching eighty million dollars behind projected funding. The fragment implies large-scale budget shortfalls affecting response programs and regional fire services.
Mr and Mrs John Gaston marked their 50th anniversary in Carthage with a Sunday gathering. Relatives from Parkersburg Athens and nearby towns joined the couple for a turkey dinner and greetings.
The report highlights surprise birthday celebrations for A. C. Ansel Saturi and Mr. George McKibben along with a general home-coming. Several residents in Athens Nelsonville and Columbus share Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings. Notable deaths include Billy Frank Wolf of Columbus formerly from Zaleski, with funeral and burial in Columbus.
On Main Street Columbus two prominent citizens, Dr. W. C. Brewer and Charles Jacobs, fought a pistol duel last night. Brewer was killed and Jacobs mortally wounded.
Coolville news notes a Troy Grangers program set for next Saturday afternoon featuring music readings by members and a play by ten women. Also covered are local visits, weddings, and church announcements from the Ireland and Coolville communities.
Amesville district reports 543 students with 201 in Junior and Senior High, 198 in Amenville Grades, and 144 in six outlying schools. A sixth teacher was hired in November. staff includes nine grade teachers and nine high school teachers. A 70-voice chorus, Girls Glee Club, and Boys Glee Club exist under Mies Mariana Bing. students prepare The Feast of the Little Lanterns for December.
In Carbondale, 32 students attend Carbon dale High School in a small district with a boundary within a mile of the school. Seventh and eighth grades have 26 pupils under Misa Jessie Doolittle. Fifth and sixth, taught by Vir gene Carlin, total 36. Third and fourth, Fern Doolittle. first and second, Juanita Tefft, each group with 36 students.
Buchtel OH November 30 classes in the junior and senior high schools present assembly programs for entertainment and education. Programs are directed by teachers and will include varied topics. Guest speakers are planned for upcoming assemblies.
Albany School District merges Albany and surrounding townships in Athens County under a six to nine grade system. This rural district completes consolidation with the upper grades moved to a new building and a shift to college graduate teachers and experienced staff.
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