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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1937

Page

8

Logan Junior Leaguers Top Chillicothe 2-0 In Season Finale

Logan Junior Leaguers finish season with a 2 to 0 win over Chillicothe as Albert Leonard throws a no hit game. Newton held to five hits for the visitors while Leonard strikes out nine. Richardson, Heyde and Mowery drive in the runs in the second inning and Logan finishes with two errors to Chillicothe’s none.

Logan Chillicothe Albert Leonard Leonard Bloomfield Newton Husky Marshall

Logan Bremen Road Digs In For Tar Surfacing Contract

Logan County commissioners awarded T D Van Camp and Sons a contract to resurface the Logan Bremen Road with tar. Work will begin soon and covers about eight miles from Route 75 east of Logan to the Fairfield County line.

Logan T.D. van Camp and Sons Logan-Bremen Fairfield County

Church Men To Meet In Logan Presbyterian Club Session

LOGAN Presbyterian Men’s Club will meet at the church Thursday evening supper at 6 15 after which the annual business meeting will be conducted five trustees for the club and other officers will be elected all men of the congregation urged to attend. LOGAN Mary Elizabeth Lewis of Columbus visited the Backus home in New Plymouth during the latter of the week before returning to Columbus where she teaches in public schools she recently returned from a California trip accompanying friends on the trip West and returning alone in an old car she obtained in the western state she formerly lived in Starr Township. LOGAN Mrs Newton Kitchen Miss Juanita Root and Mr and Mrs Dale Dysart arrived in Salt Lake City on their western tour including a visit to Colorado They also visited Yellowstone National Park en route. LOGAN Morris Yabrove Mt Pleasant Mich formerly of this city was a business visitor in Logan last week Mr Yabrove is interested in the Logan Foundry He also has interests in the Mt Pleasant Oil fields.

Logan — Presbyterian Logan Mary Elizabeth Lewis Columbus Lew Backus New Plymouth California Starr Township Morris Yabrove Mt. Pleasant Mich Yabrove Alan Mt Pleasant L. C. Brown E. C. Simpson Forest Harry Stevenson Ruth Easterling Amy Easterling Margaret Smith Newark Sam Smith Minnie McBroom Will McBroom John Mack Charles Smith Paul Eberst William Wetherill Lloyd Mack Doris Glenford Arlo Wiseman Frederick Thornville Robert Ellinger Charles Mack Jacob A. Keller Mr. Pleasant Henry Keller Clarence Blosser Charlies South Bloomingville Gard Laurelville Sam Buchanan John Majewaki Dale Arnold Gladden M. B. Kies George Miller Lucille Miller Marietta Corwin Bowers Cincinnati Joe Reynolds Mabel Redd Detroit Fleming Souders Reynolds Redd Russell Bonita Heft Chicago Merritt Wonn Mary Frances Wonn Heft Wonn Marion Allen Denvertown Shepard Jacob Keller Pleasant Charles Keller H. W. Harden Stoutsville Ephriam Harden Harrington Helen Angle Fred Bright St. Paul Louise Heine Stockdale

Stars Say For Wednesday September A Day Of Promising Prospects

Forecasts indicate potential progress in selling ideas and launching new projects through planetary aspects. Writings advertising and promotions are encouraged with initiative. Those with a birthday face a year of promising prospects and expanded opportunities through helpful contacts.

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Logan Social Notes of Week End Visits and Farewells

Logan residents welcomed and hosted relatives and friends from Columbus Newark Cleveland Detroit and Chicago over Labor Day weekend. Families including the Browns Simpson Smith Easterling and Mack hosted and traveled to see kin while local teachers and staff prepared for the new school year.

Wedding of Mary Katherine Riley and John Joseph Canty

Reverend Father George Foley officiated at 9:30 AM nuptial mass at St. Joseph Cathedral Columbus uniting Miss Mary Katherine Riley of Columbus and Mr. John Joseph Canty of Logan. The couple plans a 870 Sheridan Ave residence after a Notre Dame trained lawyer and state industrial commission attorney. Logan attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Canty and best man Mr. John Blasius.

George Foley Mary Katherine Riley Columbus John Joseph Canty Logan St. Joseph Cathedral Travernes John W. Riley Canty Sheridan Ave Notre Dame University Henderson and Canty State Industrial Commission John Canty John Blasius

Mrs Russell Hare Hosts Dinner at White House Visit

Mrs Russell Hare from Paris entertained with a dinner party at the White House on Wednesday evening for her son Stanley and his fiancée Miss Marcia Fassig of Columbus. Guests included Mr and Mrs.

Russell Hare Florence Bright Paris France White House Stanley Marcia Fassig Columbus

Robert Wright to Return to Logan

Robert Wright a C and C telegrapher will return to Logan after working in Columbus for months. The Logan post includes staff changes with S. C. Smith’s retirement and substitutions by C H Evans and Cc D Carter. Route 75 tar application from Mulberry Street bridge to Waterworks line was completed by the State Highway Department.

LOGAN Mulberry St Corporation Line State Highway Department

Wedding of Hare and Fassig In Columbus

The ceremony for Mr Hare and Miss Fassig took place Friday evening in Columbus. Rev Warren Bright, a cousin of the bridegroom, performed the rite. Guests included Mrs Russell Hare and Mrs Warren Bright, with Mrs Harold Techau hosting a dinner party at Crystal Springs Inn Sunday evening for Mrs Russell Hare.

Edward Fassig Sam Bright Columbus Howard Jones Huntington Robert Barkley Oxford Warren Bright Ironton Harold Techau Carlton Bright Jean Bright Kenneth Bright Ruth Brooke Will Brooke Logan Hare Miss Fassig Russell Hare Mrs Crystal Springs Inn John T. Underwood Techau

Mrs Bright Hosts North Baltimore Guests on Scenic Tour

Miss Jean Bright entertained Tuesday and Friday with guests Mrs Robert Barkley Oxford Mrs K O Hoffman Mrs Karl Miller Mrs George Leathers and Mrs Marge Norris all of North Baltimore An extensive tour of the Hocking Scenic district was made during the visit.

Jean Bright Robert Barkley Oxford K. O. Hoffman Karl Miller George Leathers Marge Norris North Baltimore Hocking Scenic District

Market for Ginseng Is Affected by War

Logan J. M. Conkle of Logan ranks among the largest ginseng root buyers in Southern Ohio. He sourced from Columbus to the Ohio River, bought 218 pounds in 1936 and sold to New York dealers for shipment to China. Demand is light due to the Chinese Japanese war, and a local dealer holds stock awaiting a stronger market. The current price is 35 cents per ounce. Cultivated roots fetch less than wild harvests, as many buyers prefer roots dug from woodland plants.

Logan J. M. Conkle Ohio Columbus Ohio River Conkle

Complete Logan slate lines unopposed in November election

Single petition filed on the final day nominates C. W. Reichel for mayor and a full slate including Thomas Rose clerk Malcolm Shupe treasurer Ronald Allen marshal Lawrence Hedges Walter Sheets Virgil Durant Wayne Hall Cloyce Young and Werden McClelland for council. Bruce Nutter of East Palestine visits Gore after 21 years away.

Logan Laurelville C. W. Reichelderfer Thomas Rose Malcolm Shupe Ronald Allen Lawrence Hedges Walter Sheets Virgil Durant Wayne Hall Cloyce Young Werden McClelland

Heavy Rains Flood Logan and Hocking County Streets

Logan and Hocking County endured weekend rainstorms with cloudburst levels. Main Street and Gallagher Avenue were submerged, with water covering streets and sewer systems taxed beyond capacity. Old Man's Cave Road surface washed away and CCC riprap work in the gorge suffered extensive damage as foot bridges were swept away.

Logan Hocking County Main St Gallagher Ave W. Hunter Church St Warner Ave Third St N. Market St Old Man’s Cave CCC

Foreman Injured in City Sewer Work Collision

Willis Lehman foreman with the City Service Department was struck by a car driven by Walter Guess while opening a storm sewer at Hunter and Markets streets. Lehman suffered cuts and bruises, continued work that night, and stayed home the next day. the driver cited flowers on the corner as the cause.

LOGAN Hunter and Markets Sts Willis Lehman City Service Department Walter Guess Lehman Mr. Lehman

Madman's Island cliffhanger picks up as search begins

The cast learns Grant Harper and Kay Dearborn may be in danger on an island. Mac Forrest reports Grant disappeared after docking the Chinook while Kay may be a kidnap victim. the trio heads back to shore to locate them.

Melita Kay Dears Grant Tom Priscilla Kay Iseand Mac Tom Forrest

New Straitsville Man Held to Court on Rape Charge

Robert Corbett of New Straitsville was arraigned by Mayor Kenneth Fitzgerald on a rape charge and held to the grand jury under a 2500 dollar bond. The victim, a 17 year old Logan girl, was attacked on Third Street near her home. the father accompanied officers and attended the arraignment.

Logan Robert Corbett New Straitsville Kenneth Fitzgerald Corbett Third St

Health Board Set for 7 30 Meeting Tonight

Logan city board of health to hold first regular meeting since summer season opening at 7 30 o'clock this evening.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Richardson Heyde Mowery Comstock Webb Hagley Newton and Moss Leonard and Branigan and Landis Bremen ISITS By Genevieve Kemble A. H. Gesselis Mrs. Gessells William, Edward and Clifford Obetz Minnie Emaline Miller Blanche Merril Harvey New York Charlies Winfield Joe Max Well Elizabeth Neal Ellen Ambuster Knoxville Tenn Florence Mosure Toledo Mary Hiles Harry Bert Gertrude Waldron Robert Wright H. V TAR Athens Home Telephone Co Bruce Nutter East Palestine Foreman Nard Jones NEA Service, Inc Grant Harper Kay Dearborn Harper Young Forrest Moore the Gas Company
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