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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
5
Logan Post of the American Legion plans a patriotic program titled American Cavalcade at the High School Auditorium on the evening of November 10. R. A. Fuller and Carr, Frank Walters and Krieg named to produce the event for Armistice Day observance at 7 30 o clock.
Logan police chief Lew Reynolds warns that pranks crossing line into damage will lead to arrests. A case involved destruction of a newly laid ash pit at St Matthew Lutheran Church. Fred Smith of Logan plans to team with Miss Sue Bell of Columbus to form a winter radio broadcasting act in the West.
Logan Ohio October 19 The Rev Ralph Babylon of Covington will deliver the Sunday morning sermon at First Presbyterian Church according to the board of elders announcement. There will be no evening services.
Ronald Woolery aged 23 a truck driver from Nelsonville son of Mr and Mrs G C Woolery and Letha Conkle aged 25 a shoe worker from Logan daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Conkle appear in a local social notice announcing their engagement or upcoming marriage.
Logan Oct. 19. Ewald Schmitter announces assignments for American Legion Logan Post committees. Finance includes Don Bort Frank Walters Harry Sweazey. service Barton Holt. publicity Clinton Webb. child welfare Rev C M Lever. athletics Clinton Webb C C Achauer John E Krieg G E Carr M F Weymueller. House Sam Buchanan Erwin Matheny Fred Carpenter Frank Mason. Relief John W McBroom Roger Friend Lawrence Adcock Walter Leonard. Sick Post Officers with Rev Lever as chairman. Employment Ewald Schmitter. band Frank Walters G W Lanning E B Trueblood. Entertainment to be named monthly. Legal C Wood Bowen G W Lanning Forest E Weinrich. Membership Fred Carpenter William Lehman John Krieg Harry Thomas James Krieg Sumner Martin Frank Walters Don Smart Virgil Martin Walter Starr Frank Mason.
Logan October 19 officers remind pupils who seek work certificates to file the application with the superintendent signed by the attendance officer George L Wright and complete all requirements. Some think finishing the form suffices to remain out of school, but certification follows filing and official signing.
Directors and officials of the relief administration for seven counties gathered at the First Presbyterian Church in Logan on Tuesday evening. A dinner, brief business session, and program followed, with monthly meetings for Athens, Vinton, Perry, Meigs, Pike, Jackson and Hocking Counties. Chester Miller of Logan was named vice president.
Logan stock report states the Logan plant of the Cincinnati Shoe Company will manufacture a different line of shoes soon. Officers are in Cincinnati while between season stock is active and samples for the new spring lines are prepared.
Hoffman athletic officer at Camp Hocking in Logan says efforts are under way to form a football team from camp personnel. He seeks a coach thoroughly versed in modern football as inter-camp games loom with many camps organizing teams.
Charles Pat Lecrone returns to Logan after a three week stay in a Columbus hospital where he had knee surgery for injuries from last year’s football season. He is recovering and hopes to regain full use of his leg.
In Logan on October 19 a copperhead bite injured the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Ashbaugh while in the garden. The father sucked out the venom with his lips and was slightly poisoned from a lip abrasion. The mother applied a tourniquet, helping save the child per the attending physician.
R R Lanning, new chairman of the Hocking and Vinton County Petroleum Code Committee, met with oil men from across Ohio in Columbus to discuss code administration. Sam Primmer accompanied him. A hearing on violations is planned for the county with a late next week meeting featuring Edward Reiser, secretary of the Ohio Oil Code Committee.
A birthday dinner surprise was hosted at 1301 West Hunter Street in Logan on Sunday. Attendees included Clarence Strawn and Carlos and David Strawn, Miss Louise Morehead and Ogden Harbarger, Athens. Goldie Strawn, Cleveland. Charles Kennard and Herman, Starr. G W Pier ce. William Harbarger. Margaret Clark, Nelsonville. James Harbarger and sons, Nelson. Belford, Jimmie, Walter and daughters Eunice and Venus.
The Men's Club of the First Presbyterian Church will meet at 6 30 PM on Wednesday October 25. John B Krieg and Charles Brehm serve on the arrangements committee. A social hour with refreshments will follow. The main quartet will sing and a round table talk will follow.
Logan Ohio October 19 eight additional names will be selected next week to complete the Hocking County quota of 26 for CCC enrollments. Those chosen will report to Chillicothe as the first step toward their four month assignments at a permanent camp.
Members of the Tupers Plains Charge United Brethren in Christ met to wreck the old parsonage and prepare a new five room home. Church women hosted a potluck for workers and finished a commemorative quilt for Rev. and Mrs. D Villie Snyder. Lenard Well funeral held at Silver Ridge Church, Oct. 17.
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a cure for foul breath, poor digestion, and sluggish bowels. It claims the pills restore bile flow, improve mood, and detoxify the body, urging readers to look for the red label on the bottle.
The Joppa Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Elma Dye with a list of attendees led by Mrs. C A Barnett and Mrs G N Longworth Next meeting set for Nov 1 at Mrs Barnett in Reedsville The Willing Workers Class held a wiener roast at teacher Mrs J M Ruth with many attendees including the Dye, Benedum, Pratt and Barr families Also reports of relatives visiting and local social visits plus Rev Bert O Conner leading M E Church meetings.
Ohio Farm Bureau grain department reports wheat declined 10 cents a bushel in the past week. On October 16 prices hit the lowest since May 22, with farmers receiving 90 to 95 cents a bushel.
Suffering readers receive a bold cure claim for varicose veins and ulcers with Emerald Oj promising painless, non surgical relief. The ad asserts immediate swelling reduction and leg improvement without time off work, urging following simple directions with money back guarantee. Quick's Cut Rate druggists advertise the remedy.
A series of Nature talks will air on WOSU Columbus Fridays at 7:15 to 7:30 with Ohio naturalists. Speakers include Mrs Marjorie Lee Guest December 1 on Bird Banding Experiences and Dr Robert Gordon October 27 on Bird Habitats. Other talks cover Grand Canyon, winter birds, snakes, and Christmas confusion.
Portland residents W. G. McKelvey and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swan joined the Lancaster Fair on Saturday. S. J. Lee and family visited Parkersburg. Gerald Price and Ravenswood kin stayed with Mrs. Clara Price. G. B. Price bought a horse from Wayne Orr of Murrysville. Hope Law of New Haven and Norman Owens of Syracuse visited Mrs. Nancy Seales. Oscar Middleswart and Henry Talbott with relatives toured Bellaire. Jack Talbott married Grace Tumerlin of Skull Run, W. Va., in Steubenville and will reside there. Talbott is employed there. J. M. Cox entertained several West Virginia relatives Sunday.
Revival services started Sunday night at the Concord church in charge of Rev. M. C. Kittle of Murray City. A special singer and song director are expected for the remainder of the services, with attendance invited nightly at 7 30.
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