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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
14
Logan report shows deputy registrar Mrs. Della Hansel received about 533 dollars for license tags in September. Seventy seven transfers were recorded. Plates for passenger and trucks brought 327 dollars while trailers and lost certificates totaled 16 dollars. A sample of 1930 plates is displayed at the Rempe National Bank window.
A miscellaneous shower for Grace Murtha was hosted by Cleo Haley at 385 West Main Street. The event featured songs, a mock wedding, a sewing contest won by Pauline Judy, confetti for Martha, a cafeteria supper, and a final note on upcoming marriage plans for Martha and Dr. C F Shank at St John’s Church.
Logan High School announces a revised lineup for the Fall Festival clash with Athens High this Friday. Injuries and tactical speed changes shift backfield and line positions, with Bloom at fullback and Delong at quarterback.
Representatives Logan chapter Barton Hall president Mire Marie Lines secretary and Frank Blnasius designated to represent the Togan Chamber of Commerce at the National Chamber of Commerce meeting in Columbus on October 14 and 15.
The house of bishops accepted the resignations of Rt. Rev. Boyd Vincent as bishop of Southern Ohio and Rt. Rev. Robert Roy Harris as bishop of Marquette Michigan due to illness.
Logan reports a large crowd for the opening day of the Fall Festival with free attractions and many exhibits. The agricultural display is praised as the finest in years, featuring potatoes corn pumpkins and other produce.
In Logan on October 3 the Twice Five Club debated whether the US should stop protecting foreign property by force unless war is declared. Robert Lee White hosted the session with papers by Harry H. Wright and Forest EF Weinrich. A round table discussion followed, showing a balanced split in opinion.
Mathewson and Peggy Malone troupe of aviators arrives in Logan from the Toronto Exhibition to perform daily at one o'clock on the McCarty farm landing field two miles west of the city. The group includes Rose Devile and Jumping Joe Boyer with Ace Reinhart, Evelyn Mathewson, and Eddie Strain. Plans to use the fairgrounds were scrapped as unsuitable for takeoffs.
Amesville Oct 3 a newly organized junior missionary club the Try Company met at the home of Mrs O Gibson. Alyce Wilson was elected president Mildred Mae Strode vice president Mary Ellen Heston secretary and Esther Willson treasurer. Dust cloths for Scotia Academy Concord NC were made. Refreshments served by the hostess and Mrs Frank Gifford. Next meeting November 12 in the church dining room.
A six foot wing span American osprey or sea hawk was killed when it flew into a building after being blinded by lights. The gray brown bird with an eagle like beak and talons was killed Wednesday night in Lancaster.
Byron Eby of Chillicothe is named as referee for the Logan Athens football game this Friday afternoon. The former Ohio State star has many local friends expected to attend and may play semipro football this season with a Chillicothe team being organized.
Albert F. Betzel resigns after three seasons as manager of the Indianapolis minor league club. Norman A. Perry announces the move and mentions Johnny Corriden as potential successor. Betzel led the Indians to the pennant and the 1928 Little World Series title, finishing fourth in his final season.
Dan Goss found a large knot resembling a bear head near a white oak at Pumpkin Ridge in Vinton County while cutting timber for the Whippoorwill Lumber Co. He transported the curious knot to Logan for display at the Fall Festival this week.
Oct 3 report from Cherrington Hospital notes Mrs. Daisy Maple of Indianapolis operated for adhesions. Condition improved. Visit by sister Mrs Arthur Huffings. Also on the same day Paul Tree of Logan High School football squad and Mrs A Kornmiller had needles removed from their right hands at the hospital.
Alfred Campbell reports a drop in new auto purchases in September for Hocking County. 39 new passenger cars and four new trucks were sold while the used car market remains active. Also, Rev. Amos L. Hyde and Charles H. Lenz returned to Logan after attending a synodical meeting in Cincinnati where Lenz served as a lay delegate.
A list identifies several corrections including a missing bicycle chain section a misused article the classification of tomato as a fruit a timekeeping error and a scrambled word PER AMBULATOR.
W. E. Peters of the Athens County Tax League denounces the uniform tax rule as a delusion urging voters to back a tax limit amendment on November 5. He cites near confiscatory rates on personal property and widespread evasion, noting unequal county valuations and the failure to tax substantial intangible and personal property.
The speaker warns that drastic tax changes would push thousands of farmers and businessmen from Ohio and plunge the state into industrial chaos. He notes hundreds of millions of dollars have left Ohio, reducing wealth and local tax collection, and argues a fair system would keep money in state banks and boost loan resources.
Chicago heavyweight Nick Lutze wrestled Strangler Lewis in Los Angeles. Lutze attempted a flying tackle and plunged into the third row, regaining consciousness briefly. He did not return before a 20 count as Lewis won the first fall in 54 minutes 48 seconds, then took the second and final fall in 1 hour 5 minutes.
The professional scene features Babe Silver from Brooklyn joining his brothers Marty Joe and Pal in the boxing world. The family enters the sport with shared trainer and gritty ring ambitions.
Mrs. W. B. Waybright of Akron says ORANGE ROOT Iron & Celery Compound is a wonderful tonic for weak and underweight women. She reports renewed vigor, relief from dizzy spells and constipation, and recommends LOTS OF THEM. Lash's Drug Store sells TONIC at 1.25 and Nuggets at 60c. Also promotes H and J Creasote Emulsion for cough relief at 65c. All Ohio drug stores stock these remedies.
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