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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1932
Page
12
A remonstrance filed with the county board leads to postponement of a Green Township school transfer hearing. The delay follows petitions and a mass meeting at Greendale attended by local residents and officials from the Greendale Brick plant.
Professor T N Hoover heads the Southeast district committee for celebrating George Washington’s bi centennial and calls a Sunday 4 PM meeting at Hotel Berry to finalize Athens County plans for the October 2 Hockingport ceremony. Leaders from many groups are urged to attend and help coordinate a national state event.
Logan reporters note that on October 21 trustees of the Ip Cemetery in Green Town plan an all-day meeting to discuss maintenance, finances, and future burials. The session will address care for gravestones and plot records.
The reading warns of delays and obstacles for May births affecting new projects and employment. It advises patience and philosophical restraint to navigate impediments and slow progress. Notable natality cites Constance Bennett, the film star, as an example.
Residents seek volunteers with relatives buried in the cemetery. Women plan to prepare a free lunch once the gate is chosen. The effort aims to restore and honor the burial site through collective action.
Funeral services for Dr. Robert K. Smith were held at his residence at 2 30 p m with Rev C M Lever presiding. A large number of relatives and friends attended and many floral tributes were given. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan Illinois.
Logan, Oct 21. Fairfield and Hocking Counties joint organizing effort drew many Hocking Countians to Sugar Grove for a rally addressed by George Myers candidate for secretary of state and Congressman Mell G Underwood.
Logan report Roy Wolfe, a former local, has been named branch manager for the Remington Rand Company. He will move to Peoria Illinois to serve as his headquarters. He is the son of Mrs. A. E. Wolfe and brother of Mrs. Joe Farbearn of this city.
Logan October meeting to adopt a constitution and by laws. About 100 members from Lancaster Bremen and Logan join youths planning broader activities from athletics to social and educational features. Community building to host activities three afternoons and three evenings weekly.
C E Strain and family will move from Ashland Kentucky to Grand Rapids around the first of next month relatives report. Strain formerly lived in Logan while running the Hocking Valley Shops and has been employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Ashland.
Several Logan residents traveled to Williamsport today for the funeral of Rev. J. W. Blair former pastor of the Logan Methodist Church.
Logan Oct 21 Sheep demon stration meetings will be held at two points in Hocking County next Thursday with L A Kauffman state specialist in charge. First at the Nelson Delong farm Salt Creek Township 10 oclock second at 1 30 p m Purvis farm Green Township. At each meeting Kauffman will kill and post a sheep to disclose key information for growers.
Whosit members invited to appear as Dutch boys and girls for a Wednesday night event hosted by Mrs. Marie Sprankel on Church Street. Oil lamps lit decorations reflecting Dutch themes. Bridge entertained after dinner with substitutes Mrs. Sarah Anderson and Mrs. Claude Hammon.
Hocking County is represented by three students at Ohio Wesleyan University this term. The attendees are Miss Eloise Carrick of Logan, Mark Brashares of Enterprise, and Gilbert Armstrong of Laurelville.
In Sharpsburg Mr and Mrs Morris Thompson of Plantsville celebrate their mother’s sixty first birthday as their children gather. W O Lambert of Columbus visits the old Lambert home. Junior Harris, one year old son of Mr and Mrs Carlos Harris of Mt Hermon, has a birthday. B B Armstrong visits Athens. Townhouse Road work proceeds. Reverend Long, a widower, hosts his mother and two children from Wilkesville. T H Johnson Company meets locals on farmer’s institute interest.
Logan American Legion Auxiliary members will travel to Lancaster next Tuesday to witness the installation of officers. Mrs. Harry Thomas of Logan will serve as installing officer, and the Auxiliary Glee Club from Logan will participate in the program.
Langsville residents visit relatives in Middleport and Kyger while others return home from Michigan and Ill health guests stay with family. local quilting at Rose Hill church and Rutland High School senior party hosted by Dorothy Ledlie. Amos Rowe sells farm and moves to Columbus to live with daughter.
Officers of the Honor Society at Athens Senior High School for the year include Edward McBride as president Betty McClure as vice president Mary Ellen Bibbee as secretary Gilbert Shannon as treasurer. Helen is listed among officers with roles to be announced.
Jones the pianist and Kathryn King were elected at a society meeting Tuesday night. Members are chosen by faculty for scholarship character leadership and service from the advanced Junior and Senior classes with 15 percent eligibility. Miss Anne Pickering sponsors the group. Other members include Roderick Eddy Margaret Chadwick Billy Leaders Wilma Pierre and Jane Cline.
Eddie Winston of Hartford defeated Ernie Khaaf of Beaton in Boston. Frank Sims of Cleveland knocked out Jack Sigmore of Cambridge in Boston. Roy Mitchell of Halifax defeated Leo Asselin of Keene in Fredericton WN B.
The fragment notes N H 610 and Harry Scott with 146 and 147 Batti tore, defeating K O Dennis in Waterville Maine with a date stamp 08. The incomplete OCR suggests a boxing or racing result but lacks full details.
Donie Bush of Indianapolis, manager of the Minneapolis Club, met with Sidney Weil to discuss the Cincinnati Reds manager job. Dave Bancroft, ex Boston Braves manager, planned talks with Weil on the same topic today.
A reserve shelf at Chubb Library, Ohio University, holds books and articles on world peace and allied subjects for a series of Sunday night discussions at Athens High School. The collection is announced by librarian Puss Anne Keating and is open to the public.
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