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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1937

Page

12

Armistice Day Parade Prep by local Legion committee

A committee led by J. B. Waldron, Gerald W. Lanning and Clinton Webb plans a major Armistice Day parade. They aim to contact 110 city groups, award prizes for floats, marching units, bands, costumes and displays, and include fireworks with Harry Mack in charge.

Logan J. B. Waldron Gerald W. Lanning Clinton Webb American Legion Harry Mack Professional Women's Club The American Legion Auxiliary

Federal Rules Designed To Secure Air Traffic Laws

Bureau of Air Commerce officials finalizing a set of strict air traffic regulations to govern instrument flying in bad weather. The rules create altitude based airways and restrict aircraft permitted to fly under limited visibility. They take effect November 1 after a two year study.

Washington U.P United Airline Bureau of Air Commerce Bureau

Bowen Couple Announce Union Furnace Marriage

Mr and Mrs Hollis Bowen announce the marriage of Miss Hazel Myers daughter of Mr and Mrs Dillon Myers of Union Furnace and their son Ralph Bowen of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev W A Cooper at Gibisonville Saturday with Miss Alice Myers and Harold Hartman as attendants. The couple will reside in this city.

Lara McBroom John Richard N. High St Ruth Heft Tommy Matheny Bob Anthony Bob Warner Ralph Henderson Alfred Carpenter Stanley Soliday Dick Gage Harold Heinlein Harry Watson Joe Krieg Tommy Brandt Bob Parry

Birth of an Eight-Pound Daughter Named Sandra Sue

Mr and Mrs Lester Hammond announce the birth of an eight pound daughter on Saturday. She is named Sandra Sue. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H V Welch of Columbus and Mr and Mrs L F Hammon of this city. Great grandparents include Charles Hammond of this city and Hamilton Lemon of Webb Summit.

Masons Attend Grand Lodge Meeting in Cleveland

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Achauer and Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Smith travel to Cleveland for the Grand Lodge meeting of Masons. They arrived today and will stay through Thursday. Smith serves as district deputy grand master and Achauer as master of Mingo Lodge.

Logan Charles C. Achauer Harry L. Smith Cleveland Grand Lodge Masons Smith Achauer Mingo Lodge

Logan brief social notes from Franklin Kerr Guild meeting

Franklin Kerr Guild opened with a dinner served by a hostesses group. The program featured Mecca and Beyond readings, Women and Missions article, and a district Presbyterial meeting notice. Guests included Mrs. Oakes of Santa Monica and local couples attended a country picnic and a birthday party for John Richard McBroom.

Franklin Kerr Guild Frank Ricketts H. D. Saxton Marie Sprankel Hubert D. Lappen W. D. Braddock Frank Walters Edward H. Jones Lucille Ooeffler Nelsonville Women’s Missionary Society Presbytery Guild John McBroom Kathryn Johnson Carl Frenier Estelline Creal Charles Oakes Santa Monica Calif Kirby Snyder Locke Gage Lee Busch

Logan man bound over on auto theft charge

William Davis of Parkersburg was bound over to the grand jury under $800 bond after pleading guilty to taking Estel Rollins’s car without consent. He drove the vehicle from its Sun Glow plant parking area to Lancaster, returned to Logan, and surrendered to Patrolman Evans before being jailed when bond could not be posted.

Logan William Davis Parkersburg Kenneth Fitzgerald Estel Rollins Lancaster A. F. Evans

Columbus Motorist Pleads Guilty in Logan Case

Norman V. Bolton of Columbus pleaded guilty before Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and will be certified for license revocation.

Logan Norman V. Bolton Columbus Kenneth Fitzgerald

Two Pleas in County Court Are Hanged

Judge Phil Henderson presided as two defendants changed pleas in county court. Charles Snyder of Adelphi accepted a reduced charge from assault with intent to rape to assault and battery and paid a $50 fine plus costs. James McManus of Union Furnace pleaded guilty to failure to support a child and was ordered to pay $2.56 weekly with $500 bond.

Licenses To Marry Grow In Number

Numerous marriage licenses issued over the weekend in Logan County. Couples listed include Wesley Graves and Berdine Reed, George Swackhamer and Jessie Reed, James Adams and Adra Dishong, Everett Carroll and Violet Fink, Edward Martin and Elizabeth Glass, Ralph Bowen and Goldie Myers, and Charles Miller and Esther Smith with magistrates and ministers officiating.

Ralph N. Bowen Logan Hollis Bowen Goldie Hazel Myers New Plymouth Rt. 1 Jacob Myers Charies W. Miller Akron Laura Miller Esther Pearl Smith Glouster Robert Smith

Missing Logan youth believed on western trip

Harold Souders aged 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Souders of Logan, disappeared after leaving home Thursday with a truck to haul furniture from Enterprise to Union Furnace. A postcard from Columbus sent late last week stated he had left on a western trip, prompting Sheriff Joe Farbearn to open a search.

Logan Harold Souders Lawrence Souders Columbus Enterprise Union Furnace Joe Farbearn

Columbus Marriage Licenses Include John Roberts and Wanda Breeze

Logan man John Roberts 21 a waiter and Columbus resident Wanda Breeze were issued a marriage license at Columbus over the weekend Roberts formerly lived in New Straitsville confirming the union plans.

Logan Columbus John Roberts Waiter Wanda Breeze Roberts New Straitsville

Theft of Joe Thomas’s car prompts sheriff broadcast

Sheriff Joe Farbearn reports no trace of Joe Thomas’s automobile in this city. A description was broadcast immediately after the Sunday night theft.

Logan Joe Thomas Joe Farbearn

Logan County Absent Ballots Cast and Hog Market Plans

The county election board reports ten absent voter ballots cast in Hocking County with several applications in the mail, all from Logan. Paul Shaw of near Rockbridge starts corn husking after the Lancaster fair and intends to feed at least 25 hogs for the market.

Logan Hocking County Election Board Pau Grind Paul Shaw Rockbridge Lancaster

Dedicatory Service Draws District Residents

Ross- Hocking project dedicatory service Saturday afternoon drew several district residents. At Grand Coulee Dam crews have drilled 4,000,000 feet of blasting holes in granite beds over three years. Ed Schoel of Albany completes 40 years of exhibiting at the state fair winning 25 silver cups and ribbons for quilts.

Logan Ross- Hocking Project Grand Coulee Wash Grand Coulee Dam Salem Ore Ed Schoel Albany

Surplus Apples To Be Sold For Ohio Relief Efforts

Logan reports a new Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation office in Jackson to buy surplus apples from area orchardists. Varieties include Grimes Jonathan Baldwin Stayman Rome Beauty and York. Purchases run 50 to 60 cents per hundredweight and fruit will be distributed to relief clients.

Ohio Relief Logan Ohio Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation Jackson D. A. Espie Grimes Jonathan Baldwin Stayman Rome York

West air crash kills 19. wreckage located in Utah Wyoming

The United Airlines Mainliner crash near Coalville Utah and Evanston Wyoming claimed 19 lives. Investigators to study causes as weather and possible instrument failure are examined. Survivors include crew member Earl Woodgerd and co pilot John Adams with passengers and film crews aboard.

West Earl Woodgerd Salt Lake City Coalville Utah Evanston Knight Wyo Wododgerd John Adams Denver Leah Derr Cheyenne Ferreira United Airlines John Conboy Cleveland Louis Cleeaver Portland William Pischell C. L. Jensen San Francisco Charles S. Jamison J. A. Hammer C. H. Pritchett Washington, d. C

Logan Visitors From New York Arrive For A Visit

Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller of New York arrive in Logan on Monday for a visit with Mr and Mrs Alpha Gassells and Mr and Mrs J B Waldron.

Logan Lloyd Miller New York Alpha Gassells J. B. Waldron

Mike Green Improves After Motorcycle Crash Hospitalized in Jessup

Relatives report the crisis from pneumonia in Mike Green’s case is past. He remains in a Jessup Georgia hospital after a motorcycle accident caused a compound leg fracture and a dislocated hip. His mother Mrs. Minna Green stays by his side while sister Mrs. Charles Murphy has returned home.

Logan Mike Green Jessup Minna Green Charles Murphy

Kyger Social Hall Notes and Local Visits

Kyger community busy with social calls and family visits. Residents host relatives from Columbus Gallipolis and Adams County while local bus driver James Ward takes a group to the Fall Festival in Gallipolis. County agent James R Smoot leaves for three days at the State extension service conference at Ohio State University.

Delmer Darst Joyce Storys Run Nelle Werner Jesse Creek Charles Tipton G. G. Werner Dickinson Harry Tate Janesville Nora Tate Hart Rife Ruby Martin Akron Ballard Kyger Floyd Longstreth Sabina James Ward Gallipolis C. A. Bradbury Bion Bradbury Louise Roush Darlene Helen Kennedy Clyde Bradbury Dale Mulford Cheshire Mont Orr California C. C. Mack Henry Davidson Maggie Wyeth Caroline Rupe Rupe A. E. Boatman Cleveland H. M. Harding Claude Rupe Albany Dick Kennedy Thomas Huntington Bud Fife Joe Rupe Orion Roush Addison Tom Metcalf LOGAN James R. Smoot Columbus State Extension Service Ohio State University

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