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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1929

Page

14

Haydenville P T A Meeting At High School Auditorium

The Haydenville P T A held its monthly meeting in the high school auditorium with about 100 in attendance. Mrs Grubb president led the session followed by songs from the High School Girls Chorus and a prayer by Rev B B Dean. Ida Mathias and Mrs Emerson Toston spoke on practical recommendations for the association and refreshments were provided by the Home Economics Department.

Haydenville Haydenville P. T. A Grubb Thessociation America Sands B. B. Dean M. KE Loomis Ida Mathias Logan Emerson Toston The Logan i’. T. A Poston Mabel Cary

Ross Arrested for Selling Intoxicating Liquor in Pike Run

Hobart Ross of Pike Run was charged with selling intoxicating liquor after his arrest Tuesday by Deputy Farbearn. The liquor sale is linked to the death of Mrs. Helen Phillips near South Perry early Monday. Ross to be arraigned before Judge Harley M. Whitcraft. he is held in the county jail. Camille Messmore Redd was granted a divorce from J. Harold Redd by Judge Whitcraft Monday.

Harley M. Whitcraft

Logans Hold Double Wedding Rites

Arch F E Rodman 46 laborer Logan and Eunice S Gordon 48 housekeeper Logan were married with Rev Henry L Geddes officiating. A M Ties 62 locomotive engineer Logan and Rose A Melin 47 housekeeper Logan were married with Rev James R Fields officiating.

Arch FE

Woman Fined for Attack on Mrs Sailor’s Clerk

Mrs Ida Sailor filed an assault charge against Miss Jean Wilson in Corning. Wilson pleaded guilty and paid a $10 fine plus costs. The case followed Mrs Sailor’s divorce suit and a cross petition by her husband.

New Lexington Ida Sailor New York Central Railroad G. W. Sailor Corning C. H. Weiner Jean Wilson Sailor Miss Wilson

Ward Township School Board Members Face Malfeasance Charges

About 150 Ward Township Rural School District electors filed a complaint in Common Pleas Court accusing four board members F W Johnston Jack Goars Joe Smart and Charles Lanning of misfeasance and malfeasance in office. The charges include misappropriation of public funds and improper contracts for transportation and materials with a hearing set for October 30 before Judge Warley M Whitcraft.

Logan Ward Township Common Pleas Court Ward Township Board of Education F. W. Johnston Jack Goars Joe Smart Charles Lanning Ohio Johnston Bart Slaughter Gears Lanning Smart Jesse Smart John Schaffer Ben Basiley Richard Evans George Lyons Transfor Carbonal Noah Robey Warley M. Whitcraft

Schedule for Hocking County High School Basketball

Logan reports eight teams will play a November 15 start through January 17 schedule with the Hocking County tournament set for February 28 to March 1 1930. Games feature Carbon Hill Haydenville Laurelville Union Furnace and others at multiple sites including South Perry Marion Township Hesboro and Gibisonville.

Logan Hocking County Haydenville Laurelville Carbon Hill Union Furnace South Perry Marion Township Hesboro Gibisonville Marion Tresboro South Ierry Carbon Hil South Verry

Union Furnace and Carbon Hill face off in football slate

The schedule lists Union Furnace against Carbon Hill on January 17, then Carbon Hill versus Tes horo at Carbon Hill. Haydenville meets Laurelville at Haydenville while Gut fsonville plays South Perry at Laurel ville and Union Furnace hosts Marion at Union Furnace.

Church Bowling League Scores Show Close Contests

In Logan on October 17 the Church Bowling League produced tight results as teams played their fifth series. The Episcopalians led with a 965 high for the evening, while the Presbyterians posted a neat 947 in the second contest. Other scores included Lutherans 814 794 754, United Brethren 822 835 6836, Methodists 907 582 681, Catholics 835 868 880.

Logan Episcopalians United Brethren

Spicer Returns Home After Appendectomy

Benjamin H. Spicer of Oroville returns home Wednesday after an operation for appendicitis at Cherrington Hospital two weeks ago. He works in the oilfield near his home. Forest Weinrich reports his brother Columbus Weinrich is hospitalized in Chillicothe. Columbus, a Waverly resident, was at Chillicothe hospital. Weinrich went there Thursday.

Benjamin H. Spicer Oroville Cherrington Hospital Mr. Spicer Forest Weinrich Columbus Weinnrich Chillicothe Hospital Waverly Weinrich Chillicothe

Halloween order tightens Logan city celebration rules

City officials in Logan on October 17 issued a public mandate limiting Halloween to one night. Bricks and other missiles are prohibited, with special police enforcing fines to the limit for property disturbance. The measure, signed by J. G. Shaw and Harvey Linton, aims to curb vandalism and maintain order.

Ilogan Logan J. G. Shaw Harvey Linton

Amies Sunday School Class Holds Halloween Session at M E Church

Mrs Walter Leonard led a business meeting of the les Amies Sunday School Class at the Methodist Episcopal Church at 4 pm Tuesday. A program directed by Mrs Lester Woltz featured fortune teller Mrs Harry Thomas with guests and members viewing past present and future. Decorations echoed Halloween as a two course dinner followed, served by a committee led by Mrs Rose Krischbaum and others. Guests included Mrs Bernice Laube Mrs H V Adams Mrs 8 Carlton Bright Mrs Clinton Webb and Miss Violet Brehm.

Walter Leonard Les Amies Methodist Episcopal Church Lester Woltz Harry Thomas Rose Krischbaum Leonard Chon Reynolds Charles Bell Bertha Oberle Gerald Lanning Monnie Moore Huth Krischbaum Bernice Laube H. V. Adams Carlton Bright Clinton Webb Violet Brehm

Italian Vatican Accord discussed by Twice Five Club

Logan October meeting of the Twice Five Club at Easterling Clubhouse explored Catholic and Protestant views on the Italian Vatican agreement. Papers by Robert Lee White and Rev James T.R. Fields preceded open discussion with guests Emerson Poston C J Allen Minnie Moore. William Sauders returned from Lancaster after visiting the fair.

Four Under Arrest After Traveling Circus Suspect

In New Lexington on October 17, four young men from Old Virginia report stolen suitcases containing all their money from parked cars during a street carnival. Sheriff Clifford Wilson confirms the suitcases and funds have been recovered and the four are busted.

New Lexington Old Virginia California Clifford Wilson

HAILROADER DEAD HAMPEN J M Kopp Obituary

J M Kopp 82 a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad veteran died at his Hamden home after a brief illness. He lived in Hamden for many years and was known for his service with the railroad. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Hampen J. M. Kopp Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Hamden

Court Orders Good Food for a Woman

Mrs. Henry Erp of Caywood was brought into Probate Court on a lunacy charge by her husband. Judge Fleming ruled she should receive unusual treatment after medical advisers found her mental troubles stem from years of hard work and alleged mistreatment.

Marietta Henry Erp Caywood Fleming

Court Orders Support After Neglect Evidence

The court ordered Erp to pay $20 to a parole officer. The funds were used for Mrs. Erp and her young daughter’s clothing and food. They were placed with relatives under court supervision. Evidence showed Erp supplied inadequate food to his family while hoarding food for himself, with pancakes and pear cider noted as the main items.

Erp

Corrections to a Man's Conversation on Horse Handling

In the man's conversation the bridle is spelled incorrectly. There are no reins on the far side of the horse left and but one on the near side. It is not customary to mount a horse from the right side. Spavin is an ailment in the back of a horse leg not its shoulder. The scrambled word is ADVENTURE.

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