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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1934

Page

2

Opening of School Postponed in Green Township Case

Logan reports a motion to dissolve the temporary restraining order in the Green Township school case will be filed this week. Schools opening Monday are postponed until court action progresses as Judge Acton aims to decide the matter soon. Green Township Board of Education hired Attorney Eugene Wright to assist Prosecutor Bowen.

Logan F. M. Acton Green Township C. Wood Bowen Green Township Board of Education Eugene Wright Bowen Acton

Rev. John A. Toy Named New U B Minister in Logan

Columbus pastor Rev. John A. Toy is assigned to Logan to replace Rev. B C Peters who moves to Columbus. Peters led the local United Brethren church for five years as Toy takes the Logan pulpit. An extension class is planned at Carbon Hill with a meeting Sept 18 at the Carbon Mill High Building seeking regional teacher cooperation.

Logan John A. Toy Fifth Avenue Carbon Hill Carbon Mill High Nelsonville Murray City Greendale

Class Has Reunion for Murray Boxwell Clase of 1998

Murray City reports the Boxwell Clase of 1998 held a reunion Sept 9 at Ayers Hotel Murray. Of 24 members present are Mae Frazee Williams Marion Goldie Wolf Gantz Werterville Golden Wollett Drake Columbus Nelle Ham er Nelsonville Rexford Pinnick East Feltenham Guy Storer Ruth Brooker Mise Grace T Donowrite Piva Deal Roberta Men Anne Madrie Simons Miss Bute Jones Myrtle Wollett all of Murray. Logan Everett Jacoby is seriously ill at his home after influenza. A consult of phyale lone held. George Weiss suffered a left shoulder dislocation after falling from a cot at Lionel Dicken’s home.

Murray City Boxwell Clinton Ghant Ayers Hotel Murray Mae Frazee Williams Marion Goldie Wolf Gantz Werterville Golden Wollett Drake Columbus Misa Nelle Hamer Nelsonville Oliver Brooker Rexford Pinnick East Feltenham Guy Storer Ruth Brooker Mise Grace T Donowrhite Piva Deal Roberta Anne Madrie Simons Bute. Jones Myrtle Wollett

Held Up by Four Men, Motorist Tells Sheriff

Clifford Snoke of Rockbridge reported Sunday evening that he and a companion were stopped on the highway by four men walking along the road. He said a gun was shown and they attempted to rob him but only a small amount of change was taken. Sheriff Sol Leilinger and Deputy Stanley Sparnon are investigating.

Nelsonville Man Sent to Jail Over Car Theft Charge

Nelsonville resident Elmer Kesterson appeared before Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald and was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond after pleading not guilty to automobile theft. Police officers C. D. Notestone and Francis Toole arrested him for the theft of Herbert Foreman’s car last Tuesday. unable to post bond, he was jailed.

Murray City Couple to Wed Florence Fenn of Cleveland

Mr and Mrs George Mordue announce the marriage of their son Thomas to Miss Florence Fenn of Cleveland. The ceremony occurred Saturday Sept Sth at the bride’s mother Charlotte Fenn’s home. Thomas Mordue is a Murray City High School graduate and seven year employee of Standard Oil. they will reside in Cleveland.

Murray City George Mordue Thomas Florence Fenn Cleveland Charlotte Fenn Murray City High School Standard Oil Company Katherine Magle Nelsonville Maude Penn

Shower Honors Son and Wife in Haydenville

Mr and Mrs Walter Primmer hosted a wedding shower for their son Dale Primmer and his wife Grace Hupp. Forty eight guests attended and the couple received many gifts. A music program and refreshments were enjoyed.

Haydenville Walter Primmer Dale Primmer Grace Hupp Primmer

Grid Fund Grows as Efforts Renewed for Uniforms

Logan reports a $57.10 boost to the football equipment fund from a downtown coaches carnival, lifting the total to $408. The committee plans to raise funds to order 15 of 22 uniforms for the L. H. 8 squad.

Logan

Shank at Conference Pastor's Reappointment at Logan

The Rev. W. N. Shank of the Logan Methodist Episcopal Church is at the Ohio Conference in Zanesville and is universally invited to return to Logan for another year. The church cabinet typically aligns with congregational wishes on assignments, suggesting reappointment is likely. Also noted are Ohio Odd Fellows events and local plant operations at H C Godman Company with about 150 workers reporting.

Logan W. N. Shank Methodist Episcopal Church Zanesville Ohio Conference Shank Rolland Bright Dayton Odd Fellows Order Ohio Mr. Bright Nenia J. R. Fields Logan Methodist Episcopal Church H. C. Godman Company

Common Pleas Court Docket Is Made Out

Logan report lists upcoming Common Pleas Court activity with trial start dates Sept 17 and jury sessions Oct 8. Assignments cover multiple civil cases from bail to various against or against pairs, with National Fireproofing and Logan Hollow Coal noted among defendants and adjourned dates through Oct 12.

Common Pleas Court Logan Harley M. Whitcraft Stimson Stimsson Andrews Watkins Lehman Kitchen Dague Kennard Wolf National Fireproofing Company Logan Hollow Coal Company Kienzle Neibling Wollett Barton Osler Jacoby Ringhiser Ogg Woodgeard Admr Smith Adm

District Republican Rally Scheduled with Prominent Nominees

Renick W Dunlap organizer for the Eleventh District Republican roundup invites Hocking County groups to Congo Farm near Kingston for a 2 30 PM Thursday event with supper at 5 and speeches at 7. Gubernatorial candidate Clarence J Brown and attorney general candidate John W Bricker headline the program.

Congo Farm Logan Eleventh Renick W Dunlap Kingston Congress Hocking County Clarence J. Brown John W. Bricker

Funeral for C. C. Wolfe Held in Haydenville

Funeral services for C. C. Wolfe were conducted at Haydenville Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon. The Rev. G. C. Nutter delivered the sermon. Wolfe was buried in Haydenville Cemetery after dying last week in Toledo.

Logan Haydenville Methodist Episcopal Church C. C. Wolfe Toledo G. C. Nutter Haydenville Cemetery

Gallia County Fair Eyes Higher Gate Receipts This Year

Gallia County Fair opens today and runs through Thursday with expectations of higher gate receipts than last year though no races will be held. Treasurer A C Safford notes concession income may rise. past years show losses despite large premiums and expenses.

Gallipolis Gallia County Fair A. C. Safford Gallia County Agricultural Association Agricultural Society

Mattress and Comforter Production to Start in Gallia County

Gallia County prepares a FERA mattress factory at Garfield School Building with relief staff to assist. Four and a half tons of cotton weekly will feed production and output aims at 180 finished mattresses weekly. A new FERA complaint and adjustment board is formed including Derry Wetherholt Walter Davis Richard Larimer and John Chick representing labor.

Gallipolis Gallia County FERA George W. Haney Garfield CWA Relief Office National Derry Wetherholt

Emancipation Rally Planned by Negroes

Gallia and neighboring counties plan a free Emancipation Proclamation anniversary celebration at Bush's Park on Saturday September 22. Speakers include Thomas A Jenkins Ironton M M Johnson Gallipolis Rev Hayes Oak Hill and Rev Grundy Chillicothe. A singing contest at 1 30 pm a ball game at 3 30 pm the Proclamation read at 10 45 am by Prof I C Roberts and music by the Oriental Star Band of Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Gallia Bush's Park Bidwell Thomas A. Jenkins Ironton M. M. Johnson Hayes Oak Hill Grundy Chillicothe Prof I. C. Roberts Oriental Star Band of Thurman Keels Robert West Elisha Evans Rev. Ferris Myrtie Miller Flossie Miller Ross

Gallipolis Marriage Licenses Issued to Two Couples

Richard Manney 24 a farmer and Florence Hart 21 daughter of C B Hart were married by Ecquire Fred Milliser. Carios Westfall 27 a laborer and Hazel Keeling 21 daughter of J F Keeling were also issued licenses and married in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Richard Manney Farmer Florence Hart C. BE. Hart Ire Ecquire Fred Milliser Carios Westfall Hazel Keeling J. F Keeling

Federal Crop Loan Applications Ready for 1935

Federal Emergency Crop Loan applications are being received at the county extension office for fall sowing of wheat rye and other crops maturing in 1935. The maximum loan is two dollars per acre for seed fitting land and preparations with a crop mortgage due 31 1935. Four applications have been received to date and all must be made before September 15.

Gallipolis R. R. Starbuck Starbucks Lillian Saunders M. E. Gatewood Gatewood

Wilkesville Social News Highlights Far-Flung Visits

Mrs BE L New som spent the weekend with her parents at Caldwell. Mr and Mrs H B Kruskamp and daughter June of Salem Center and Miss Mary Tobrocke of Cincinnati were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs A L Dwault. K E Ogdin returned from Holzer Hospital after treatment and an accidental gunshot wound to the arm. Rev Russell Woltz and Louise Thompson were married Thursday night and were serenaded by a large crowd along with other newlyweds.

Wilkesville BE. L. Newsom Caldwell H. B. Kruskamp June Salem Center Mary Tobrocke Cincinnati A. L. Dwault K. E. Ogdin Holzer Hospital Frank Gray Ida Gray Georgie Blanche Davis Lottie Kruskamp Old Man's Cave Ash Cave Russell Woltz Louise Thompson John Reid Frank Mulholland

Wilkesville Schools Open for 1934 35

Wilkesville begins classes on Monday September 8 with 172 pupils in grades and 1M in the high school. Grade breakdown includes Seventh 42 Eighth 21 Freshman 18 Sophomore 14 Junior 20 Senior 18. Faculty listed and bus drivers Arthur Parsons Francis Penn transported students to the county fair in McArthur on Friday September 7.

Wilkes Wilkesville Miss Plyley Hansen Edith Newsom Beasie Wells Orpha Kennedy Homer Wells E. L. Newsom John Sprague McArthur Arthur Parsons Francis Penn

Dismissals At Holzer Hospital Include Local Patients

Hospital records show Jean Slagle of Gallia and Mrs. E R Walker of Athens were discharged after tonsillectomies at Holzer Hospital.

Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Jean Slagle Gallia E. R. Walker Athens

Elopement Suspected As Couple Vanishes

Sallie Gardner, 16, left Gallipolis High School Monday with Ed Kirby of Weaver town. George Gardner, her father, seeks help from local and West Virginia officers, fearing they may have fled to West Virginia to marry or to Dunbar or Nitro locations. One Kirby sister recently eloped and wed in West Virginia.

Gallipolis George Gardner Belcher West Virginia Sallie Ed Kirby Weavertown Kirby Gardner Dunbar W. Va Nitro

Temporary layoff affects 20 workers at Gallipolis locks

Gallipolis officials report 20 laborers placed on the inactive list as concrete pours progress faster than expected. When these workers were dismissed, 90 steel workers remained employed and rehiring of the layoff crew is planned in about one month. In a separate note, C. E. Covert of Middletown refuses to prosecute Albert Ward over a car theft recovered in Elm Grove West Virginia.

Gallipolis C. E. Covert Middleport Midway Elm Grove W. Va Albert Ward West Virginia E. E.hatfield

Rio Grande Notes From Ohio Visitors and Local Moves

Mrs George Brooks and family spent Saturday in Ironton. Paul Kerr, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Kerr, fractured his right forearm playing on a cement sidewalk. Mr and Mrs W C Aleshire visited relatives on a houseboat near Cheshire. Mrs Vattula Jenkins of Delphos is visiting sister Mrs Mary J Lewis. Mr and Mrs W E Welker moved to a farm near Bidwell and W P Meyers of Lincoln Ridge will occupy their former house.

Rio Grande George Brooks George Anna Ironton Paul Kerr Charles Kerr W. C. Aleshire Cheshire Vattula Jenkins Delphos Misa Mary J. Lewis W. E. Welker Bidwell W. P. Meyers Lincoln Ridge

Peden Emphasizes Skill and Teamwork in Athens Talk

Coach Don C. Peden urged focus on science and football as he spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club. He praised the ball carrier's role, stressed choosing the right linemen, and urged teamwork, dedication, and honor for Ohio in upcoming games.

Don C. Peden Athens Kiwanis Clut Iter Peden Athens Ohio

Two Pedestrians Killed in Stark County Auto Train Incident

In Canton Ohio two pedestrians died late Saturday night after being struck along a road near the right of way of a train. Victims were ages 36 from Uniontown and another from Green town, with one from Orrville. The accident occurred in Stark County and details indicate hospital treatment prior to death.

Canton Uniontown Greentown Orrville Sylvania Pokard

Coal mine operators face temporary injunction hearing

A hearing in Gallia County seeks a temporary injunction against six coal mine operators for alleged selling under the Bituminous Coal NRA. The suit names W R White and Oscar Brown as attorneys, with defendants including Douglas Durst K Swisher William Sigman and Wilbur Cheshire in the vicinity.

Gallipolis NRA W. R. White Oscar Brown Douglas Durst K. Swisher William Sigman Wilbur Cheshire

Gallia County Voting Delays Noted in Odd Lobster Tale

A curious report from Gallia County describes a lobster phenomenon during a voting period. An eight inch claw supposedly measured by a G. M. engineer sparked local chatter as residents awaited results and unusual field notes.

Gallipolis G. M. Engineer Gallia

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