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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1930

Page

12

District Farm Bureau meet set at Courthouse Auditorium

Logan Sept 4 arrangements completed for the District Farm Bureau meeting at the Courthouse Auditorium next Monday. L B Palmer Ohio Farm Bureau Federation president headlines the program with talks on federal farm relief and taxation. Other speakers include H M Schull Fred Keeler G M Biddle J O Hamilton H F Thayer and G Harold Chambers addressing local farming topics and leadership development.

Logan District Arm Bureau L. B. Palmer Ohio Farm Bureau Federations Fairfield Pickaway Ross Hocking H. M. Schull Lancaster Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Fred Keeler Chillicothe Arm Bureau Insurance G. M. Biddle J. O. Hamilton Hocking County H. F. Thayer Fairfield County G. Harold Chambers Mr. Palmer Stanley Lewis Circleville Clyde Thomas Ross County R. E. May Pickaway County

Logan and vicinity hit by heavy rainstorm

Logan and vicinity endured a heavy rainstorm Tuesday night bringing a severe electrical display and strong winds. Streets flooded quickly as storm sewers were taxed for the first time in months, with rainfall continuing about an hour and reported generally across Hocking County.

Logan Hocking County

Logan High preps squad for gridiron season opener

Logan High School coaches Ted Sawyer and John Longley began shaping a fast, cohesive football squad for fall action. A Tuesday meeting set the first practice, with uniforms issued and a plan to form a starting lineup, pending final decisions. The opening game hosts West High, Columbus, on September 28, and a pregame alumni scrimmage is being explored.

Logan Ted Sawyer John Longley Logan High School Logan High West High Columbus Sawyer Charles Miller R. Allen St. Clair Pettit Gheric Milne Ewart Gompf Lohr Rohrer Durant Ken Bright Hammond Nutter Nay Cox Carl Fickel McLaughlin Sheppard Ohlinger Arnold

Deny Petition on Laurelville Transfer by County Board

County Board of Education members met Tuesday evening to consider Perry Township residents remonstrance against transferring sections from Laurelville to Perry Township. The board found insufficient protest signatures and completed the transfer. After the meeting, officials were treated to a melon feed by former board member George N. Wright.

Logan County Board of Education Perry Township Laurelville George N. Wright

Plan New Granges in Hocking County

Logan, Sept. 4. Hocking County may gain three new granges in the coming days as Walter North county deputy and a state organizer meet farm groups. Meetings are set Sept 9 at No 6 School with Marion Township farmers, Sept 10 at Shaw Schoolhouse Green Township, and Sept 12 at Rockbridge. Existing chapters report growing enrollments and strong farmer support.

Rockbridge

School Heads Join Safety Movement

Logan official George Carr says a safety program to protect children en route to school is under way with Service Director Fred C. Shively. Traffic lanes are painted at North Market and Spring Streets intersections and in front of the Junior High Building. Pupils will stay within limits when crossing. riding on car running boards and truck fenders is banned. Special police will assist in the program.

Logan Fred C. Shively George BE. Carr Carr North Market Spring Streets North Street

Auto sales dip in Hocking County for August

Logan September report shows 21 passenger cars and two trucks sold by Hocking County dealers in August. This marks a drop of about ten units from July and a slowdown in used car sales as well.

Logan Hocking County Clerk of Courts

Edward Davis and Buell Eby Plan Canadian Hunting Trip

Edward Davis andBuell Eby left Tuesday for a vacation in Canada near Dyers Bay. They expect to hunt before returning to their homes.

Edward Davis Buell Eby Dyer's Bay Canada

Turtle Escape Visits Logan Office

Sept. 4 Logan Turtle Logan Republican editor ABE Huls met a land turtle entering the office Tuesday. The staff recalled Charles Moore had kept a turtle in a box. the animal grew tired of confinement and escaped, then was returned to its owner.

Logan A. BE. Huls The Logan Republican Charles Moore

Petition of John Smith Disclosed in Insolvents Case

Logan Sept 4 A petition of John Smith filed with the Commissioner of Insolvents was dismissed by John Connor newly appointed to the office in Hocking County. Smith was ordered returned to jail to complete serving his sentence after being fined about 800 dollars for liquor law violations by Judge Harvey M. Whitcraft. He had been released on bond awaiting the commissioner's action.

Logan John Smith John Connor Hocking County Smith Harvey M. Whitcraft

Jurors Called to Hear Damage Suit In Farm Case

Logan Ohio September 4 Petit jurors were ordered to report Thursday morning for the Common Pleas Court trial of Walter Hillyard versus Isaac Blosser. Judge Harley M Whitcraft presiding. The suit seeks 5000 dollars claiming malicious arrest related to a tenancy on the Blosser farm and a deal involving farm crops.

Logan Petit Walter Hillyard Isaac Blosser Common Pleas Court Harley M. Whitcraft Blosser

Special Ewing Grange Meeting on Oil Production

A special meeting of the Ewing Grange is arranged for Friday evening to discuss oil production. Prominent speakers will discuss curtailment and refinery plans in Washington Township, a major oil producing area in the county.

Logan Ewing Grange Washington Township Grange

Picnic dinner honors Dorothy Mathias at Mt Pleasant

A luncheon hosted at Mt Pleasant in Lancaster Monday by Mr and Mrs Bert Stultz Mr and Mrs Alva Rector Mr and Mrs Joe Johnston Miss Rose Alfonso and Pat Fox was enjoyed by Dorothy Mathias of Granville and others.

Dorothy Mathias Granville Mt. Pleasant Lancaster Bert Stultz Alva Rector Joe Johnston Rose Alfonso Pat Fox

Local Families Attend Labor Day Gatherings Across States

Mr and Mrs Will Harry and three children of Ft Wayne and Mrs James Boggs with two children of Wellston visited Mr and Mrs Warren Bright for Labor Day. Mr and Mrs Kerwood Martin and daughter Carolyn of Columbus joined Logan relatives and attended the Martzolff reunion at Ferncliffe near Sugar Grove on Monday.

Will Harry Ft. Wayne James Boggs Wellston Warren Bright Labor Day Kerwood Martin Carolyn Columbus Logan Martzolff Ferncliffe Sugar Grove

Weymueller Attends Thirty-Seventh Division Reunion in Columbus

M. F. Weymueller spent the end of the week in Columbus tending duties at the Thirty-Seventh Division Reunion.

M. F. Weymueller Columbus

Laurelville High reports top rural enrollment in district

Laurelville High School leads Hocking County rural enrollment with 85 students, topping nearby Carbon Hill 70, Union Furnace 66, and South Bloomingville 36. Reports filed with superintendent J W Coleman show several additions expected as other schools delay.

Logan Laurelville High School Hocking County Murray City J. W. Coleman Carbon Hill High School Union Furnace South Bloomingville

Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery in Logan

Simon Stewart pleaded guilty before Mayor Elias Bright to a charge of assault and battery. He was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to ten days in the County Jail after arrest Sunday evening following a dispute with Arnold Roush, who reported being struck with a rock and then beaten.

Logan Elias Bright Simon Stewart Stewart Arnold Roush Roush

Wright Named Attendance Officer in Hocking County

George L. Wright of Green Town began his duties Tuesday as Attendance Officer for Hocking County, succeeding Newton Spencer who held the post for two years.

George L. Wright Green Township Hocking County Newton Spencer

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