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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1931

Page

12

New Clues in Walter Pleukharp Murder Probe

Logan Ohio investigators reopen the Walter Pleukharp murder case after new tips. An arrest was made in Lancaster and another in Allensville with a third expected. Suspects were questioned in Logan and Jackson as officers pursue leads from the June 2 fatal shooting at the South Bloomingville store.

Otis Eveland South Bloomingville Pleukharp Logan Eveland Farbéann Jackson Cherrington Hospital

Suit Aims Bonds Worth Sixty Five Thousand as Bank Liquidates

Prosecutor C Wood Bowen traveled to Columbus to answer a Federal suit over ownership of bonds valued around 65000. C A Jones as receiver for the First Rempel National Bank seeks to recover bonds used as security on county deposits from county commissioners and treasurer H B Troxel, filed in late February, now part of the bank's liquidation.

Logan C. Wood Bowen Columbus C. A. Jones First Rempel National Bank Yea H. B. Troxel Jones

Faces Non-Support Charge Logan Arraigned

Sept 23 Logan arraigned before Magistrate E E Bright on failure to provide for his minor daughter Leona. Charles By era held on $200 bond for grand jury appearance after Sunday night arrest by Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbearn.

Logan E. E. Bright Leona Charles Byera Joe Farbearn

Two Men Fined for Intoxication in Logan

I S Jeffries and Paul A Lamsey of Cleveland were fined $10 and costs each after pleading guilty to intoxication charges. Mayor Elias Bright ordered their commitment to the county jail but arrangements were made for their release following the pleas and sentencing.

Logan I. S. Jeffries Paul A. Lamsey Cleveland Elias Bright Lewis Reynolds

Classified and Circulation notes and ads

Messenger staff correspondent Clinton Webb notes contact lines for society and locals. Classified ads and circulation information are directed to D. Y. Milne at phone 272 for Messenger listings and services.

Clinton Webb 6024 The Messenger D. Y. Milne

Plan Honor Court Boy Scouts Here To Take Part In Affair

Logan dispatch reports T G Allen field executive outlines fall activities for the district including a Court of Honor at the Senior High School Auditorium. A committee to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce will support the Gateway Jubilee parade in Columbus on Sept 30 with a float planned. The Achievement Roundup runs Dec 1 to Scout Circus in March 1932.

Ohio Stadium Allen Dr. Rauch Amos L. Heyde Alfred Campbell Carlton Bright George E. Carr

Logan Delegation Attends Columbus Manufacturers Meeting

A 55 member Logan business delegation attended a Columbus meeting Tuesday evening hosted by the Manufactur ers and Wholesalers Division of the Chamber of Commerce. The Logan group was joined by delegates from Nelsonville Athens and other valley towns.

Logan Deshler-Wallick Columbus Manufacturers and Wholesalers Chamber of Commerce Nelsonville Athens

Local Marriages Record Two Couples in Logan and Laurelville

Henry R. Myers 61 and Hattie C. Angle 64 were married with Rev. B C Peters officiating at Union Furnace Haydenville. George E Wolfe 21 and Hazel Merrick 19 were wed with Rev. R B Frederick officiating at Logan. Herbert V Flanigan 21 and Zola B Pontius 21 of Laurelville were married by Rev. R B Frederick.

Henry R. Myers Union Furnace Hattie C. Angle Haydenville B. C. Peters George. E. Wolfe Logan Frank C. Wolfe Hazel Merrick George Merrick R. B. Frederick Herbert V. Flanigan Laurelville Carl Flanigan Zola B. Pontius Roland Pontius

Logan Youth Heads to Ohio State for Pharmacy Course

Stanley Risch son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Risch of Enterprise left Wednesday for Ohio State University to study pharmacy. A Logan High School graduate from the last year's class he has worked in his brother Lester Risch’s Logan pharmacy.

Logan Stanley Risch Samuel Risch Enterprise Ohio State University Risch Logan High School Lester Risch

Everett boy ill with scarlet fever prompts quarantine

Sept 23 Heath Department reports 12 year old Everett Patton of Haydenville son of Mr and Mrs James Patton ill with scarlet fever in mild form. Health Commissioner W B Lacock orders a quarantine posted.

Logan Everett James Patton Haydenville Heath Department W. B. Lacock

Muster Day Program Draws Forty Farmers at Court House

Logan reports a Muster Day program Monday evening in the Court house Auditorium with 40 farmers present. W. W. Marks presided and listed speakers from Bre men and Columbus, with L. P. Mooney leading singing and Rev. James R. Fields giving the invocation. Samuel Blum was elected delegate and W. W. Marks as alternate to the Farm Bureau meeting in Columbus November 10 and 11. Refreshments followed hosted by W. H. Hansel, Mrs. F. U. Linton and J. O. Hamilton.

Logan Courthouse W. W. Marks H. M. Scholl Bremen Floyd Delashmutt Columbus Co. J. West Harold Chambers Chambers L. P. Mooney James R. Fields Samuel Blum Enterprise Farm Bureau W. H. Hansel F. U. Linton J. O. Hamilton

Franklin Kerr Guild Meets at First Presbyterian Church

A joint business and social meeting of the Franklin Kerr Guild was held Monday evening at the First Presbyterian Church with a 6 30 dinner. Hostesses were Mrs Roger W Friend Mrs Willard Lyke Mrs EH B Trueblood Mrs C L Abell and Mrs George Watson.

Franklin Kerr Guild First Presbyterian Church Roger W. Friend Willard Lyke EH. B. Trueblood C. L. Abell George Watson Seth Sloan Dillon Sanderson Helen D. Rochester Athens Ruth Heft Rudolph Brandt Bessie Briscoe Violet Brehm Elizabeth Dollison Dollison Lewis Mack Paul Collison Carl Frenier Heft Fred E. Hull Desmond Braddock Ella Miller Carl Harper

Oatley Will Names Three Heirs and Executor

In Logan the will of Mrs. Hattie Oatley was read in Probate Court naming Lillian Dawson Schuyler Oatley and Kate Cornell as heirs. James Blosser is named executor. The will dated July 12, 1926 was witnessed by Harley M. Whitcraft and Edna M. Smith.

Logan Hattie Oatley Lillian Dawson Schuyler Oatley Kate Cornell James Blosser Harley M. Whitcraft Edna M. Smith

Farbeann Reaches Tenth Year as Hocking County Officer

Logan Ohio September 23 Deputy Sheriff Joe Farbeann marked ten years of service in Hocking County. He began as city traffic officer under Mayor J P Miller, later joined by county, moved to full time with the county, and was reappointed for two years under Sheriff Sol Ellinger. He remains the longest serving officer in the county.

Logan Joe Farbeann Hocking County J. P. Miller A. J. Ulrich John L. Smith Isaac Vancuren Sol Ellinger Farbearn

Miss Ruth White Becomes Grove City High French Instructor

Ruth White daughter of Mr and Mrs John M White of Logan succeeds Lawrence Lehman as Grove City High School French instructor. Lehman held the post ten years before resigning to teach at Missouri College. White, a Logan High School and Ohio University graduate, recently completed her studies and has gone to Grove City to assume duties.

Logan Ruth White John M. White Lawrence Lehman Grove City High School White Lehman This County Logan High School Ohio University Grove City Missouri College Miss White

Soliday visits with Shelgren and P T A meets at Greenland

Walter F Shelgren Bradford contractor visited Margaret Soliday Saturday and Sunday. Soliday will visit her sister Mrs Fred Kreyssig in Oil City. Supt J W Coleman to speak at Greenland Parent Teacher Association meeting at 7 30 Friday at Greenland School with Miss Weather Briley as teacher. Missionary Societies district meeting October 12 at First Presbyterian Church with speaker Mrs Cook. Churches at Nelsonville Union Furnace New

Walter F. Shelgren Bradford Margaret Soliday Logan First Presbyterian Church Cook Nelsonville Union Furnace New

Old-Time Coon Hunts Revived

COLUMBUS Sept 22 Restoration of old time coon hunting days in Ohio is assured by five coon ranches to be established by the state division of conservation. Ranches will be in eastern northern western southern and central districts to provide coons for restocking the state. The plan follows Buckeye Lake conference actions including trapping Hungarian partridges for Urbana game farm brood stock and purchasing wild turkey to restock Southern Ohio forests. There is good wild turkey country in many counties including Washington Noble Meigs Gallia Morgan and more.

Columbus Ohio State Division of Conservation J. W. Thompson Thompson Buckeye Lake Urbana Washington Noble Meigs Gallia Morgan Monroe, Muskingum, Hocking, Athens, Vinton, Jackson, Adams, Scioto and Lawrence Counties

School leaders visit Columbus for business trip

Plymouth and Logan were represented as Supt. George E. Carr of the city schools and Supt. J. W. Coleman of the rural schools joined business visitors in Columbus on Tuesday.

Plymouth Logan George E. Carr J. W. Coleman Columbus

Two Hocking County Girls Named in Nurse School Graduation

Logan residents Vera Louise Smith and Edna Ruth Melcher are among the class from Grant Hospital School of Nurses set to graduate Friday. Services will be at Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus. Edna Ruth Melcher is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Melcher of South Bloomingville.

Logan Hocking County Grant Hospital School of Nurses Broad Street Presbyterian Church Columbus Vera Louise Smith Edna Ruth Melcher C. F. Melcher South Bloomingville

Baalmann's Gas Tablets Promised To Ease Stomach Gas

Advert mentions Baalmann's Gas Tablets as a remedy for stomach gas and its effects. Claims include relief from gnawing stomach pain, anxiety, chest tightness, drowsiness after meals, and bloating. Promotes as helpful for better breathing and circulation. Sold at CLINE'S PHARMACY for $1.00 in a yellow package.

Baalmann CLINE

Two Held in Prison After Attack on Man

In Marietta on September 23 Charles Turrill and Phoebe Miller were jailed after a beating left Charles Diddy Justice seriously injured at Tremont Hospital. Witnesses say Justice bought candy for children at Turrill store before the attack. Turrill allegedly struck Justice with a heavy plank after an argument.

Marietta Charles Diddy) Justice Mile Run Charles Turrill Justice Tremont Hospital Turrill Phoebe Miller Miller

Haga United Brethren Church Set for October Homecoming

Local residents gather for fall church events as Haga United Brethren plans its second annual home-coming on October 11. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Conant and son Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Hailey Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ritzman, and Miss Emma Mum. Mrs. Frank Max visits her sister Mrs. M. M. Merrick, Merrick and MOM. Merrick hosts Sunday services at Mt. Liberty event.

Joseph Conant Howard Mt. Liberty Hailey Ward Carl Ritzman Haga Church Mom Merrick Emma Mt. Liberty, Sun Haga United Brethren Church

Day meeting opens with music and a 1:30 program

The event features a basket dinner during the afternoon and an opening address by Reverend Bennington of the United Brethren Church at 1:30 p m. It mentions an acre area and a mission during the gathering.

Acre Bennington The United Brethren Church

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Walter Pleukharp Lancaster Allensville Rempel Bank County Plan Honor Court Ohio State Columbia Ain Astory Pathe Comedy and Pathe News Oatley Farbeann Grove City School Constance Bennett Common Law Dade Poe Nemes Llacyes Y Payee Roscoe Ates State Conservation Division Ben Lyon Richard Bennett Dorothy Peterson Winnie Lightner N. Court St Haga James Fetherston Frank Max M. M. Merrick Buckeye Building and Loan Association Buckeye State Building and Loan Gay ST Columbus ,O D. Zenner Co
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