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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1933

Page

12

Logan Council Okays Water Works Project

Logan council approved a water works plan choosing between a time-soda softening addition at the current site or a new 1 000 000 gallon plant at the fair grounds. The favored option uses the new site with metering and RF C funding. a reservoir and mains would cut pumping costs. Village officials also asked the state highway department to improve Zanesville Avenue as part of State Route 75.

Logan Jennings-Lawrence Company Columbus Engineers Fairgrounds Oak Grove Cemetery Fairground RF. C L. K. Showalter Council State Highway Department Zanesville Avenue

Burchfields Return. Logan Principal Plans High School Opening

Mr and Mrs Fred Burchfield returned to Logan after a Salem Ohio vacation. He will begin preliminary work for reopening Logan Senior High School and will visit Haydenville Friday to discuss transferring pupils to Logan for the term.

Logan Fred Burchfield Salem Ohio Burchfield Haydenville

Elza Holland Dies at 87 in Logan Residence

Elza Holland 87 a retired rig builder died at 5 50 am Thursday in the home of Mrs. John F Bend on West Main Street where he had roomed for eighteen years. He came to Logan in the oil field era and stayed. He leaves two brothers one in Huntington W V and one in northern Ohio. Funeral plans await relatives arrival.

Logan Elza Holland John F. Bend West Main Street Huntington W. Va

Dream of Motorcycle Racers Primed for Contests at Logan

Logan Labor Day event gathers top middle west riders for state championship races at Fairground track. Time trials start 12:30 PM with main events at 2:00 PM. silver cup awarded to top six in prelims. Bill Sauer Day noted as Custer car to be presented by Judge Whitcraft. lineup includes Rodenberg, McClellan, Davis, and others from Indiana Ohio and Cincinnati.

Logan Middle West Fairground Hocking Valley Motorcycle Club Bill Sauer Custer Harley M. Whitcraft R. Rodenberg Indianapolis Champ Paul McClellan Lancaster Rodenberg Jim Davis Fred Barney Goodland Ind Leslie Murch Toledo Paul Szarkowski Steve Lapkowitch Hammond R. B. Steele Lima Ed Usalis Dayton Tate Schra

Logan Shoe Plant Raises Payroll Under New Code

Logan, Sept. 1. The Cincinnati Shoe Company Logan plant signed a wage and hour agreement replacing the code with a 40 hour week and a 10 percent overtime tolerance. The retroactive deal raises payroll about 20 percent for roughly 300 workers. Also, Gene Batson, a local youth, had his right hand lacerated and two fingers removed after an accident near his home Tuesday.

Logan P. A Gene_ Batson

Mrs C P Edson Sustains Hip Injury In Fall

Logan reports Mrs C P Edson of East Hunter Street is in serious condition after a Monday fall that injured her hip.

Trophy adds signatures of Ruth Johnson and more to Sauer collection

Logan resident Bill Sauer, a champion fan, received a trophy from Fred Hoopes of Cleveland. The new prize bears signatures of Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Bill Dineen, George Hildebrandt, and Roy Van Graflan, expanding Sauer's award collection.

Logan Bill Sauer Fred Hoopes Cleveland Babe Ruth Walter Johnson Bill Dineen George Hildebrandt Roy van Graflan

Local Bridge Party Salutes Miss Audrey McMullin

Miss Kate Johnson hosted a bridge gathering at her Logan home on Wednesday night in honor of Miss Audrey McMullin and Mrs. L. A. Ross of Richmond Virginia. High scores went to Mrs. J. P. Leach and Miss McMullin as guests enjoyed refreshments after the game.

Voris pleads not guilty to reckless driving charge

Logan. William Voris arraigned before Magistrate W. W. Martin on a reckless driving charge after a recent motor accident. He entered a not guilty plea and was bound over to the grand jury under a $150 bond.

Logan William Voris W. W. Martin

Ward Township coal contract awarded to Hawks Coal

The local school board awarded the Ward Township coal contract to Clifford Hawk of Hawks Coal Company of Carbon Hill. The last of the Ward Township teachers were employed. Various residents and visitors are noted, including trips to the World’s Fair and family visits, with a death in Detroit.

Carbon Hill Ward Township Clifford Hawk Hawks Coal Company W. E. Evans David Evans Marysville

Bowman Held on Check Charge in Logan County

Ralph Bowman of Lithopolis was brought to Logan County by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn and held on a charge of passing a bad check. The dishonored paper was issued to James Reedy, a local restaurateur.

Logan Ralph Bowman Lithopolis Joe Farbearn James Reedy

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