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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1938
Page
8
Logan Hacking County electors will vote on judiciary amendment ballots at 36 precincts. Nine absent voters have already cast ballots. disabled voter applications open October 22. Local levies for cemeteries roads schools and street lighting appear in several precincts.
Logan officials authorize a new bridge over Old Town Creek on the road to Dicken Addition. Excavation for concrete abutments has begun with WPA labor under foreman Orla Fickel. The flood last week crested about 18 inches over the old bridge, prompting the upgrade before federal funds expire.
Logan swells with visitors on a warm Sunday as restaurants stay busy all day. Police Chief Lew Reynolds reports 61 out-of-county cars in two Main Street squares at 2 PM signaling a large tourist presence.
Logan Miller Chapel Grange won first for their booth at the Fall Festival. Hocking Grange with Antioch placed second, Ewing fourth, with a fourth and third positions noted. 4-H entries led by Merry Cookers won first, Wi-Du-Rite second, Nelsonville third, South Logan fourth, We-s Willing fifth. Boys clubs crowned Maysville first, Lucky Leaf second, Future Livestock Men third. Hocking Valley Feed Co. took top in commercials with Ohio Power Co. second. Style revue winners included Marjorie Hartman and four others in order.
Several hundred spectators at Chieftain Field watched a coon chase as part of Logan Fall Festival events. M B Iles and H D Saxton led the event, with a coon owned by Harry English atop a platform as about a dozen dogs followed a trail. Marvin Smith owned the winning dog, judged by C C Higgins.
Logan High School senior Logan Poston entertains at the Fall Festival program as the magician Great Postine. He has studied sleight of hand for several years and is the son of Mr and Mrs Emerson Poston of Green Township.
Logan J. E. Phillips, retired railroad employee, is somewhat improved at his Warner Avenue residence. He returned home after a week of treatment at Cherrington Hospital.
Logan hosts the Squaw Club with 12 members and four guests as games and awards mark the evening. The Nondescr ipt Club meets for a dinner and literary program on Capitol topics while farewell parties honor Mrs. Rudolph Lortz who is moving to Columbus.
The Rev A Y Wilcox of Athens preached at the First Presbyterian in Logan on Sunday morning. The session will invite several ministers to preach next Sunday so the congregation may hear them before a pastorate call is issued.
West Street two blocks undergoing WPA project with grading, widening on Eulalia Avenue. Dirt moved from West Street to level new grade on Eulalia Avenue as work progresses beginning Friday.
Logan county candidates press campaign as three weeks remain. Republican Kenneth R. Fitzgerald faces Democrat Everett Jacoby for auditor. Republican W. E. Evans seeks a second term as commissioner against Anthony Cook Democrat and Dr. Walter E. Brehm Republican with Harry H. Wright Democrat in the state representative race. Campaign literature circulates countywide.
Todd from Starr Township is recovering from injuries after being attacked by an infuriated bull. He attended Logan on Saturday and said he has nearly fully recovered from his hack wounds.
Funeral services were held for Elizabeth Cushing Truesdell 94 in Columbus at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Oakgrove Cemetery Logan. She was widow of Rollin B. Truesdell Civil War veteran and descendant of Samuel Cushing. Survived by daughter Mrs H R Harrington and Mrs Harry N Gardner, two sons Rev Arthur C Truesdell and Edwin S Truesdell, 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Logan readers learn preparations for a county Republican meeting at the McKinley Club rooms on October 25. Speakers include Thomas Herbert candidate for attorney general and Don Ebright state treasurer candidate making his Logan debut. Invitations go to all areas and a large turnout is anticipated.
The Chieftains, after a Friday defeat to Gallipolis, begin weekly practice with aim to rebound for Pomeroy. Logan plans to challenge undefeated league leaders and restore momentum before season end.
The Rachel Macher estate completed a well near Chauncey last week that proved to be a duster. Arrangements were made to pull the casing and abandon the well, and this work will be started this week.
A marriage license was issued Saturday to Ralph Andrew Rheinscheld 24 farmer of Logan Rt 3 and Blanche Areta Bowers 21 of Logan. He is son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Rheinscheld and she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Bowers.
Gallipolis and four county subdivisions will face a quiet wet or dry vote with both sides adopting a watchful waiting stance. Wets plan defensive campaigning if forced, while drys avoid rallies and rely on existing conditions. Women’s Christian Temperance Union leaders brought the issue forward with petitions for the November 8 ballot. Methodist ministers and wives will attend the Portsmouth District Ohio Annual Conference at Sciotoville Church Thursday.
John Andrew Sterling 77, a retired carpenter, is recovering at Ezra and [Mrs.] Spear’s home after fainting and falling Saturday afternoon opposite the city park on Second Avenue. He sustained facial injuries.
The condition of Dr. C Ross Niday who suffered a paralytic stroke a week ago is reported slightly improved at Holzer Hospital. Visitors are excluded from Niday's room.
Twelve year old Punky Ross, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Ross of Mason City West Virginia, died in Holzer Hospital after an oil and gasoline truck he rode was hit by a freight train. The driver sustained only minor injuries.
Gallia County Postmaster A K Merriman says duck stamps sales are minimal with only two sold at one dollar each. Ducks are plentiful on the Ohio River and inland streams but mostly undisturbed. The season opens Saturday for 45 days and bag limits may rise from 10 to 20. Domestic ducks at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics pond attract wild fowl that linger before migrating south.
Gallipolis reports that Paul Fife has left Holzer Hospital after six weeks of treatment for a fractured back vertebrae. He will live with his parents, Mr and Mrs E H Fife, north of Addison, after being injured between two moving trucks during Addison Road work.
Mrs. Mary S Bratt and her son Howard Howe Bratt filed first applications for absent voters ballots they plan to mail from Miami Florida where they will spend the winter.
Mrs Led Craft has practically recovered from shock after being struck by lightning near her home in Gallipolis on Thursday. She stood a few feet from the tree that was struck during a light rainfall.
In the Springfield Township land partition suit William DeLille v Clarence DeLille the court named Otho Sprague L E Worman and J White as appraisers for the proceedings.
Walter Hendricks 17 and brother Albertus 19 were arrested in Cumberland Maryland after fleeing in a stolen car following the shooting death of Finley Fry 42 near Columbia Center. Hendricks confessed the crime and had been a patient at Columbus State Hospital. Fry, a Gage native, left four daughters with his wife Golda Rice.
Relatives told of a serious accident involving Barbara Ann Porter two year old daughter of Maurice and wife formerly of Gallia now living in Marion. The child fell from a second floor apartment window and struck a concrete walk.
Kenneth Morgan and Scotty Westerman, both 13, rode from Gallipolis to Rio Grande over 13 miles in 1 hour 15 minutes marking a brisk weekend field trip. The article notes five main bridge types: arch, cantilever, girder, suspension and wuss bridges.
In Gallipolis a jury awarded Wayne Shaver verdict in a 5000 dollar damage suit filed by William C. Moore. The case arose from a August 30, 1936 encounter near Poplar Ridge Church over parking disputes. A prior trial in March awarded Moore 1000 dollars. Shaver sought a new trial and prevailed again. The confrontation included Moore being cut and Shaver claiming he was assaulted before defending himself with a pocket knife.
Farmers will have a choice of ten institutes in mid November and early December. State aid institutes visit Bidwell Navy Bulaville Little Kgger Mercerville Thurman with dates mid month. Independent institutes open at Vinton Fairfield Elizabeth Chapel Navy Harris and Gallia late November to early December. Speakers include Mrs. Helen Harbage and Ralph White.
Clyde Paul Saunders, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Saunders of Thivener, suffered a severe head cut after falling while playing with a butcher knife. The second sentence states that the Chinese language embodies 90,000 written characters.
John Braley 23 and Leon Casto 22 living west of Vinton were treated at Holzer Hospital after a car collided with a truck east of Vinton. Braley said he was rendered unconscious by the impact and did not know the truck driver.
GALLIPOLIS City Manager John Gwinn says the log cabin from City Park will be relocated to Fortification Hill Park. The plan includes adding covered dining, a large grill, rest rooms, benches, and rustic seating to the growing public space.
William McKnight exited Holzer Hospital over the weekend after a month of treatment. He had been admitted for ongoing health concerns and is reported to be in stable condition following his discharge.
A claim circulates that many Eskimos possess 25 ribs instead of the standard 24. The statement contrasts with common anatomy and lacks verifiable supporting data.
Vouchers totaling 18 909 dollars were received Saturday from the State Department to complete June notes for current expenses in Hocking County rural districts as part of the Foundation Fund program. A separate September issue remains unpaid totaling 50 177 dollars. Each district lists specific voucher amounts.
Mrs. A. W. Paffenbarger, 72, of McArthur, mother of Ohio University engineering professor Dr. Ralph S. Paffenbarger and Dr. George Paffenbarger of the U S Bureau of Standards, died after months of illness. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at McArthur M E Church with burial in McArthur.
Early transparent apples ripened on a tree in the lawn of Mrs. Abbie Collins on S Culver Street. The second crop for the season, several specimens were brought to the business district for display Saturday.
Logan and Hocking County records for September list 26 births and 16 deaths. Logan had eight births seven of which were boys. rural areas saw 26 births with 7 deaths, all seven deceased being male. Named parents reflect local families across the district.
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