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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
9
A Logan rally by the McKinley Club Hi Way Club and Republican Women’s group featured Dr H T Phillips Athens state senator and Harry H Hughes addressing state and national issues. Speakers urged Bricker reelection and warned that New Deal policies push toward socialized industry and agriculture.
State of Ohio Department of Highways seeks sealed proposals by November 15 1940 for grading drainage structures concrete arch culvert and steel beam bridges on State Route 156 Athens Hockingport Road in Carthage and Troy Townships. Est cost 393600 plans in Columbus Logan and district offices. Prevailing wage rules apply and bid bond five percent up to 10000. Director reserves right to reject all bids.
In Straitsville on Oct. 31 Mrs. Wilma Grandy hosted a gathering in honor of Mrs. Lois Jones Chappelear. Attendees included Mrs. Ben Hamrich Thornville and Mrs. Anna May Collison. The page also mentions a mine fire near Buckstone oil derrick and various community events from a hectic week.
County candidates spoke at Marion Township Central School Wednesday evening. Local men addressed the audience. Tonight the party plans a trip to Carbon Hill with more local speakers to be heard.
A Columbus meeting urged unity as Republicans welcomed Democratic converts. Speakers praised the local organization’s work for the candidates. Miss Grace St. Clair spoke briefly, and Miss Wilhelmina Deissle led a lunch for members afterward.
Logan William S. Miller of this city leaves for Hillsboro to edit a weekly and a semi weekly newspaper. The editor previously in charge was drafted yesterday and will report early next month. Miller has experience on a local paper and led the New Lexington paper for over a year.
Members of the C. and O. wreck crew from this city were summoned to Wellston at 5 o clock Wednesday evening to respond to a derailment. Thomas Walsh led the local crew in the incident response.
Serial numbers for 1248 Selective Service registrants were posted in the Vinton County courthouse lobby as the board began assigning order numbers after the national draft lottery. First numbers drawn were 158 held by Lee Gregory and 192 by Richard Henderson. Sheriff Stuck announced a safecracker stole $10 from the McArthur C and O depot and described new police radios in his car and office. County schools will close Friday for teachers’ Athens meeting. A divorce was granted to Sarah Townsend from Paul Townsend for gross neglect. A partition suit over 135 acres in Madison Township continues. Two marriage licenses were issued in late October. Three scarlet fever cases were reported. three children are ill. A steel bridge project over Salt Creek was awarded for $8,802 on State Route 671.
Logan hosts the 23rd annual Company H 330 Infantry 83rd Division reunion on Armistice Day. H. H. Sands announces morning assembly and an all day session with a parade at 7 pm staged by Logan Post American Legion. About 25 to 30 original members expected including Sands Hall Lehman Cave McGarva Harris Haybron and Judge Arthur Day.
LOGAN Hocking County reports 2 480 registrants as of Wednesday evening with mail delays in returning cards. Officials say the official list of numbers drawn Tuesday has not arrived. Three more volunteers bring county total to eight.
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