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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
3
Logan and Hocking County ad notice lists contact D Y Milne phone 272 for classified and circulation inquiries in this Messenger section. The brief notices direct readers to call for ad placements and circulation details.
Logan Sept 19 Cliff Weaver Moccasin Creek was jailed to await arraignment on a charge of shooting with intent to wound. Carl Stump Laurelville identified Weaver as shooter after a morning altercation over missing chickens. Stump was wounded in the left leg and Weaver was taken into custody with the weapon recovered in Logan.
Sept. 19 Logan Miss Josephine Starr a Logan High School Class of 1930 graduate has been informed her application to the College for Women at Western Reserve University has been accepted. Classes open next week with Freshman Week preceding the college opening. Miss Starr is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Starr of South Mulberry Street.
Simpson Nixon, formerly of Ward Township, is under arrest in Ports mouth on the request of Hocking County officials. He faces a charge of malicious destruction of property linked to the destruction of a mine pump.
Members of the Soshul Club gathered at the home of Mrs. D. H. Lappen on Wednesday evening. A picnic supper preceded a social session enjoyed by all attendees.
Mrs. George Wonn hosted a dinner Tuesday for Mrs. Clark Heft of Chicago. Mrs. Merritt Wonn hosted Thursday for the same guest of honor. Attendees Tuesday included Mrs. Merritt Wonn, Mrs. William Wetherill, Mrs. W. H. Hansel, and Mrs. Hilas Hoskins.
Logan reports a bumper fall mushroom crop as favorable weather creates abundant picks. Locals note one picker can gather up to a half bushel by choosing productive fields and enjoying the seasonal bounty.
In Logan on September 19 Judge Harley M. Whitcraft announced October scheduling for Hocking County Common Pleas Court. Grand jury impanelment begins next month with jurors and multiple trials planned from October 7 to October 16 including cases Murphy v Hansel and State v Heller, with first jury day October 13 Wandling v Larimer and Swackhammer v Davis.
In Logan on September 19 Mr and Mrs J W Larsson and daughter from Winchester Kentucky toured a horse drawn vehicle parked in front of the courthouse. The craft housed cooking eating and sleeping quarters with copper bracings and carved wood details. Larsson said he owned it twice paying 80 then 25 dollars and used it for a Columbus trip instead of rail.
A peculiar vehicle in Columbus was used as a convenient headquarters for a family while their trip proceeded at a slower pace, costing less than faster methods would have. The scene suggested a frugal approach to travel and settlement during the journey.
News reached Logan of the death in Columbus of Mrs. Sarah Hannah Finch wife of Alonzo P. Finch formerly of Logan where he ran an oil well supply store. She had been an invalid five years. Body to pass Friday to Marietta for funeral and burial. Survived by husband son Clarence and daughter Mildred plus three sisters and a grandson.
Grant Edwards age 24 and Gabriel Theis age 21 are identified as students from neighboring families. Edwards is described as the son of Dr. and Mrs. H. F. Edwards from Marietta and Theis as the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Theis from Logan.
A social and business gathering of the Auxiliary to the Logan Post of the American Legion is set for Monday evening at the Legion Hall. The event will mark the debut of the club’s Glee Club.
Logan Sept. 19 No new scarlet fever cases had developed by noon according to Dr Morton W Bland health commissioner who is trying to halt spread. No definite date for resuming Fourth Grade work at Central Building. He warned parents not to remove children from premises after dismissal if they were exposed to scarlet fever.
Mrs Wayne Price and Miss Pearl Pierce hosted a Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority meeting on East Main Street Wednesday evening. A social hour followed the business session with a student stunt and bingo for entertainment, then a luncheon. Guest Miss Maybelle Laube of Chillicothe attended.
Edward Qohlinger is spending a two weeks vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas. He plans to visit nearby springs and enjoy local sights during his stay.
County Attendance Officer George L. Wright says truancy is only a minor issue in rural schools. Some cases required investigations prompting parents to send children to school. In others, stronger steps may be needed to enforce the current school code. Final notices have been mailed to several parents.
Mra Claude Hammond and her sister Misa Hagel Lehman of Columbus plan a two week stay in Pittsburgh as guests of Mr and Mrs Harry Yonts. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Robert Longstreth of Union Furnace joined Presbyterian Church workers in McConnelsville. Local residents Mrs Edward Oliver Magnolia Springs Ala visits family in town. Kari Hartmann accompanies Louisa Hartmann in Lancaster for Harold Hartmann funeral.
Baltimore report says Booth Tarkington novelist and playwright has recovered vision in his right eye after a hidden operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital several weeks ago. He now can see again, according to sources in Baltimore.
About 700 people attended the Bates Church home coming in Alexander Township last Sunday. After a noon dinner, a program featured talks by J. A. Pratt O P Rowland Rev A B K McCullough and Rev J L Cartwright. The event will be repeated yearly and drew attendees from across Ohio and beyond. The musical highlight was Akron's Dixie Harmonigers featuring Charles Rolin, son of Grant and Mrs Rolin of Alexander Township.
A homecoming at Mc Dougal Church drew about 250 attendees including The Reverend Timberlake who led morning services and delivered talks. The program featured songs, readings, tributes, and a Loyal Workers Class and choir, ending with further songs and remarks.
McDougall and Song led a school talk with Mr. Robinson presenting the closing number Out of the Ivory Palaces. About 350 persons attended the event at the school auditorium.
MARIETTA Sept 19 G B H M Sandford scout executive for Southeastern Ohio Council of Boy Scouts of America resigned to the executive board. The resignation takes effect November 1 and was accepted. Sandford, long residents of Marietta, began scouting during his mayoral term and soon after leaving office in 1926 became field executive of the southeastern Ohio council.
Marietta Sept. 19 Curtailed production of Pennsylvania oil in the Southeastern Ohio fields progresses with the central board reporting August figures. Buckeye crude moves from storage and price adjustments are expected if conservation stays in effect. The curtailment target is 80 percent and the district has reached 24.7 percent.
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