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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1934
Page
10
Logan, Oct. 16 J W Coleman superintendent of Hocking County schools challenged Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martin J L Davey who accused a local superintendent of partisanship. Coleman called the charge pure fiction and said he asked Davey to name the source of the information in a letter.
Workers placed burlap screens around the four sides of the Athletic Field in Logan to shield games from wind. Spectators still find a vantage point in the old cemetery to watch plays on the east end. Mrs Nathan Cox on North Walnut Street notes potatoes in bloom were hit by the recent heavy frost.
Logan High School prepares for Friday game with Pomeroy. Coaches study each other as the River City and Chieftain squads match strengths. Veterans lead Purple and White as district title implications loom. a close, high scoring contest is anticipated. Velva Brashares of Gibbonville earns AAUW membership nomination presented by Ohio University dean Dr. Irma Voigt.
William Bush of this city was summoned to Mt. Alto West Virginia Sunday due to illness of his brother Thad Bush. Information indicates Thad suffered a stroke of paralysis.
Radio schedule notes a new Sunday night series An American Fireside A Half Hour of Civilization with speakers like Henrik Willem Van Loon Upton Sinclair William Allen White and Dr Robert Millikan Next week topics include philosophy economics and civilization and lists of programs on WEAF WABC and WJZ for Tuesday and Wednesday with shows from Ben Bernie Ed Wynn Bing Crosby and the Gershwin orchestra and a Vatican Mission Sunday English reading event
The listing shows a dense afternoon to late night radio program on Wednesday featuring Farm Bureau and market reports, guest performances by Little Jack Little Barry McKinley and the Ponce Sisters, followed by Crime Clues and Amos n’ Andy. Sports, music, and news slots are interleaved with orchestras led by Henry Thies Nino Martini Coracie Allen and Kate Smith.
Bradbury schoolhouse expansion to add four rooms for new grades. Local reports note work will start soon as the project proceeds in Bradbury. Morgan Carsey records 33 fish last night. Community mentions include local residents visiting kin and relocating property.
Sweden reports an increase in horses with the latest count reaching 63 000 animals. Authorities note steady growth in equine holdings amid agricultural trends and rural incomes.
Mr and Mrs Ewald Schmitter and daughter Louise Burberry left Tuesday for Miami Florida to attend the American Legion national convention. Schmitter serves as Eighth District delegate for the ninth straight year and was an alternate for six years.
Logan dispatch reports two Huntington youths injured when a car left the highway near Jackson and crashed into a brick building. William Jones suffered a fractured collar bone and Kenneth Bright was cut and bruised. both were treated at Cherrington Hospital.
Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald will deliver the welcome address at the evening Maccabees Central Association Division Rally in Logan on Oct 7. Supreme officers will participate and a sword drill directed by William Hutchinson will be presented. An additional Republican meeting is planned the same evening featuring C Ellis Moore and Calvan V. Trott with several district candidates expected. Logan Republican Women attended a breakfast in Nelsonville representing wives of state and district contenders.
In Hocking County persimmons are plentiful with trees heavily laden. Tourists saw gatherings Sunday near Logan as frosts have been light and fruit not fully ripened. Mr. and Mrs. Alfather of Lancaster visited Logan and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Epstein. Mr. Alfather's heart condition is serious and under local medical care.
Mr and Mrs Charles C Achauer and their son Woodrow stopped in Canton as guests of Mr and Mrs Lester Achauer and family over Sunday. Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn who has several fractured ribs since last Thursday will return to the office within a few days.
The Bradbury Parent-Teacher Association met at the school Wednesday night. Walter Davidson spent one day last week in Rutland as a guest of John Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Ohlinger visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Sisson of Wolfpen. Aquilia Hysell visited friends at Hysell Run and Happy Hollow on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Russell and family visited friends in Athens on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clan Rife and son visited Hemlock with friends from Saturday to Sunday. Mrs. Dorothy Tewksberry of Middleport spent a day last week with sister Mrs. Maggie Hysell. Mrs. W. E. Horden was called to Charleston Saturday by the illness of a sister. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Johnson, Myrtle Hedley and son and Albert Fisher of Columbus visited James Anderson over the weekend. Mrs. John Comston of Clifton spent a day last week with sister Mrs. Martha Smith.
Athens Superintendent Harper C. Pendry spoke at the Berry Hotel urging passage of the three mill school levy in November. He warned that without the levy city schools would face drastic cuts. Homer Baird announced Red Cross Roll Call for November seeking 1500 memberships.
Pleasant Valley hosts Mr and Mrs Wayne Kenney with guests including Mr and Mrs C N Gilmore and family, Ray Kenney from Cincinnati, Miss Orpha Kenney of Wilkesville, Mr and Mrs Howard McClain near Jerseyville, Ad Hooper of Athens, and Mr and Mrs Dale Kenney with the Rev and Mrs Laut of Marshfield.
The Athens gas company seeks Public Utilities Commission permission to suspend service in smaller Ohio communities as losses mount. Athens officials push a new rate plan, noting current 80 cent per thousand cubic feet bills vs 63 cents sought, and argue larger users subsidize smaller, non profitable customers. City actions include road work on Forest and Second streets, property deed offers, budget transfers, and bonds for waterworks with late-night bowling allowed except Sundays.
Ohio to aid farmers with a statewide relief water conservation effort building small timber and stone dams and reservoirs along streams. Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson chairs, with county relief directors choosing sites and securing owner easements and cooperation from agricultural agents.
Charles A. Lindbergh testified before the President's aviation commission in Washington after flying from New York. He outlined his ideas on aviation development and spent the evening as a dinner guest of Clark Howell Sr., chairman of the commission.
Glouster Lodge No. 607 F and A M will conduct Fellowcraft degree work at its stated communication on Wednesday. The event gathers members and invited brethren for Masonic ritual.
The Ladies Aid Society hosted a kitchen shower at the Carbon Hill church on Tuesday night to equip the Aid kitchen. A potluck lunch of sandwiches and coffee followed. Guests included five high school teachers led by Carl Byers, Bia Ross, Floyd Pence, Mildred Clark, and Kren.
Silver Ridge resident Albert Cole was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Betzing hosted afternoon callers at Pomeroy. Leona Myers, Mary Pooler and son Floyd visited with Alvin Myers family. Horton Smith stays with Jacob Weber as Gordon Harding and Ruth and Helen Wallace of Marietta visited. Alvin Myers aided Raymond Harper with butchering. Mr. and Mrs. Pree Clark hosted Hemlock Grove visitors, and Alfred residents Bentz family visited Mae Tuttle. Major Partlow spent Sunday at Sandon Mount home. The text notes the remains of a wind construction from late 1920s era.
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