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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1934
Page
3
Reported injuries after a Saturday hunting incident near Creela nt to home. Curtis Cole struck Earl Johnson with a physical without clear motive. A L Ewing of Columbus assisted. Johnson received treatment after being brought home.
Logan families announce students leaving for Columbus Ohio University and other campuses. Several residents travel east for fairs and meetings while election petitions are debated. A revival series in Kren Church progresses as utility work continues on the Creek project.
Reported as a Holiness sect case near Ft. Payne Alabama. The boy was hidden in the mountains while cult members prayed over him until a court order compelled medical care for a serious leg infection. Wallace Doyal Sharp is shown as a happy convalescent.
Logan High Chieftains face a rash of injuries blamed on poor equipment before new shoulder pads and helmets arrive. Fullback Dick Brandt fractures collarbone and is out for the season. Tackle Ker mit Swaim has appendicitis and is out. Back Willard Landis and Eddie Nelson with shoulder injuries, both out weeks. Pearl Derr, fullback, and Ramon Smith, center, suffer ligament or other injuries. Maurice Cole backfield with foot injury, three weeks out. Waldo Terrell end bruised shoulder, yet to be fully available.
In Marion Township 125 people attended the annual Number Nine School reunion. A. J. Judy was elected president and Lawrence Kessler secretary for a year ahead. The date set for Sunday September 14. Logs indicate Mrs Myrtle Long and son Van plus Capt O C Webb from Los Angeles arrived for an extended visit with Harriet Webb and relatives. Captain Webb recently improved from illness but remains partly recovering.
Logan Miss Adrien Opal Dodds of Nelsonville R F C was granted a life elementary certificate by the state board of examiners becoming at 20 the youngest holder in the county. She will teach in the Monday school this term. Miss Dodds is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H O Dodds.
Renovation of Murray City school building started as a CWA project is finished with final touches added last week. FERA labor aided the city building, and workers moved to a waterworks project to reclaim a large storage tank and relay pipelines. The goal is improved water supply for fire protection and sanitation.
W P Sprankle age 68 postmaster of New Straitsville for 12 years died at Cambridge after a brief illness. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at the M E Church conducted by Rev. William Harbel. Survived by widow two children Sherman and Mrs Goldie Ottstot and brother John. He had long been a business leader and member of Masonic and Knights of Pythias.
Logan reports seven suspects were moved from the Hocking County Jail to McArthur to face arraignment on assault with intent to kill charges. George Hansel remains unconscious at Chillicothe Hospital after the Friday ambush on the H C Godman Company truck. Hansel's condition shows little improvement as his parents visit.
In Logan, Allen Allensworth of Cleveland and Allen Biggs of Canton were treated at Cherryton Hospital after a car collided with a truck on Route 31 near Union Furnace Road. Allensworth sustained head injuries, Biggs suffered cuts and bruises to the upper body, and both were released the same day. Also in Logan, Mrs. Emmett Snyder of New Straitsville underwent a Caesarean operation at Cherryton Hospital on Saturday. mother and son are reported in favorable condition.
Murray City hosts its second annual M E Church home coming with a basket dinner and program. Officers for next year remain Sadie Foster as president and Ruth Brooker as secretary. Attendees from multiple nearby towns and former pastors participated.
Ohio University expands evening and Saturday offerings with two new classes. Economics by Prof. A C Gubitz and French under Dr Law in A Ondis join the lineup, reflecting demand for French and continuation of a spring term economics course.
Rex Beach claims Camel cigarettes give him a boost of well being and renewed energy. He says steady smoking does not affect his nerves and the habit makes him feel as good as new.
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