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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1934
Page
10
Logan deputy announces open season for duck hunting from Oct 4 5 6 and the next three days of each following week. Ducks may be killed from sunrise to sunset after obtaining a $1 federal stamp attached to the license. Funds support marsh land purchases for propagation grounds.
Logan safety director R. R. Loomis accepted the resignation of Patrolman Francis Toole and named George E. Jurgensmier as night patrolman. Toole’s departure becomes effective September 18 after a year of service and Toole had been filling extra duty during vacations. Jurgensmier topped the civil service list and previously worked in a local newspaper advertising department.
Ray Nelson was charged with breaking and entering and arrested Monday evening by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn. He was jailed to await arrival of officers for arraignment the following morning.
Attendance at last Friday’s Logan vs McArthur football clash reached 500, per Fred Burchfield, head of the Athletic Association. Revenue totaled $130 as officials announced orders for 22 players’ new jerseys, pants, and socks, noting the McArthur turnout was the largest in five years.
James K Rochester, veteran attendance officer, received a October 31 1895 letter from William McKinley. McKinley served as secretary of the Bushnell Republican Club of Hocking County.
Arrangements are made for two poultry meetings in Hocking County on Tuesday with P B Zumbro from O S U as principal speaker. He will discuss Fall and Winter Management of the Winter Flock at the Mowery farm Washington Township at 10 am and at the Francis Davis farm Ball Creek Township at 1 30 pm.
Dr. Kelch and his wife and Mrs. Frank Brown of Logan visited Straitsville on Friday. The M E Church Men's Bible Class met at the parsonage Monday for a business session. George Lanning Ed Mills and James and Milton Campbell are getting out house coal from an opening at Lost Hollow. Mrs D B Blankenship Mrs Fred Blankenship and Miss Mary and Ella Mae Lemon of Logan were in Lancaster Saturday. Louis Campbell and family of Newark spent Sunday with the former's parents here. A number of local women are employed in the mattress factory at New Lexington.
Plans for an 11th District Congressional Rally at New Lexington next Monday feature speakers Renick W. Dunlap Republican candidate John W. Bricker attorney general Catherine Kennedy Brown national GOP committeewoman Dayton Miss Louise Adkins state organization vice chair Senator O G Lowery New Concord and Robert L. Barton Young Republican chair Ohio The event starts with a noon luncheon then an afternoon meeting led by Lottie Randolph with Perry County Republican women and ends with an evening session run by the Perry County Campaign Committee and Republican Club Reservations for luncheon via Paul Gordon New Lexington.
Logan Rotary Club hears Rev. L. E. Seaman of Lancaster Methodist Episcopal Church review Walter Lippmanns latest work. Attendance above 99 percent with Barton A. Hall and H. E. Kirk rejoining the club. Guests included Rev. W. N. Shank of Logan and Mr. Tune of Lancaster.
Pomona Grange will meet October 10 at Ewing Grange Hall in Kesbury to elect officers. A potluck supper is planned with each family bringing one covered dish. Committee members are Mrs. Duffey Blackstone Beery and Brimmer with Harold Chambers guiding the program. Logan grand jury testimony follows as local men are summoned concerning the George Hensel assault case.
At 2 p m Friday Oct 12 Logan officers from the county farmers institutes will meet at the court house to outline winter plans J P Schmidt state leader will assist The first institute in the series will be at Gibisonville December 3 and 4
Fred Murray and Harley Meyer opened an associating law office in the Rempel Building on West Main Street. Murray, a recent OSU law graduate, passed the state bar in June and is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Murray of Union Furnace.
NRA officials prepare an administrative order to formalize the Adams Plan enabling price fixing of coal only with approval from presidential subdivisional authorities. Objections from about 100 producers and fears of production allocation persist as Justice Department approval looms.
Admissions at Holzer Hospital include Alex Wolf Gallipolis for treatment Lucretia Kasper daughter of Albert Kasper Pomeroy for observation and Mrs R B Peling Vinton for operation.
Interest runs high as Gallipolis committees unveil plans for the Ninth Annual Fall Festival to run October 3 to 13. Merchants pledge prizes, First Avenue will close for the event, and Old Army engineers may display exhibits. A parade led by Major O G Lyle opens October 11 with site events on the levee and football clash October 12.
Gallia County funds from the State Educational allocation will finance contracts let around October 15 for 18 rural school buildings. Plans include two, three, four room units and one six room structure. Previous bids were too high. more bidders are now taking part.
Gallia County Ministerial Association elected officers for 1935 led by Rev. H. H. Wilbur of Gallipolis as president and Rev. L. W. Gishler as vice president with Rev. J. W. McMahan of Cheshire as secretary treasurer A program committee includes Rev. C. L. Thayer Eureka Rev. W. T. Packer Rio Grande and Rev. George Sagen Gallipolis.
Local women groups convened with lectures and planed events. Speakers included Albert Merriman Jr on Modern French Education while the French Colony DAR discussed fall activities and dedication events.
Gallia County commissioners approved a weatherstrip contract for the Children's Home at 298 dollars to a Columbus firm. They ordered 30 bushels of coal from Kern's mine. Two bridges were let to Dan Jones at 88 per cubic yard. One bridge to be placed at Sam Long’s Green Township, the other on Taylor Road. Hattie Shenfield and Jesse White added to the blind relief list with 5 quarterly.
Night prowlers forced a rear door at the Plymale and Wagner Lumber Co. and stole an electric fan and a typewriter valued at 190 dollars. The burglary occurred Monday night on Pine Street near Sobbie bulk oil station. Police Chief Fraley is investigating.
The Gallia County emergency education plan including nursery and adult training schools starts late due to a technicality in applying for FERA funds. The initial request would have left too few schools operating. A corrected application has been sent to Columbus for approval.
Coast Guard cutter Niki leaves Point Pleasant for New Orleans under Lieut. Commander G B Kelly carrying three one pound guns. Monongahela towboat bound for Louisville with eight Pittsburgh steel product barges. Iroquois at Marietta for repairs and towing dredge Mingo. Reliance delivering one million gallons of gasoline to Charleston and Huntington from Midland and Parkersburg plants. Fleishman to Kanawha with 26 empty coal barges. coal shipments expected heavy in 60 days.
Readers are urged to phone Gene Wyatt with news tips at Room 308 Lafayette Hotel in Gallipolis.
Gallia County records show September automobile sales higher than the same month in 1933 though below August. Thirty five passenger cars and thirteen commercial vehicles were bought, nine more than September 1933. August totals were sixty four with forty five passenger cars and nineteen commercial vehicles.
Sumner John Van Meter is ill. Mr and Mrs Alfred Williams of Middleport visited in the home of Mr and Mrs William Vanstein Saturday. Cecil Gaul hauled cattle to Cincinnati last week and Elden Clark visited relatives here Friday. Gravel is being hauled to patch roads in the area. Asbury Smith was in Pomeroy on Saturday. Guy and Mary Cole spent the weekend here.
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