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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1940
Page
12
Farm Groups To Display At County Fair Exhibit
Industrial firms sign for space in the Hocking Valley Natural Resources and Products exhibit at the county fair led by chairman Clarence S. Matheny. Participants include Hocking Valley Brick Plant Logan Pottery National Fireproofing Co Logan Clay Product Co Athena Brick Co Nelsonville Claycraft Co Shawnee Donehay Burial Vault Sun Glow Godman Brook Shoes Nelsonville Sterling Oil Co Logan Foundry Ohio Coal Foundation Glouster and United States Forestry Service. 4-H girls and Farm Women's group will also show displays in a large tent west of the art hall with booths and a food and hospitality exhibit for a family of four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking Valley
Clarence S. Matheny
Haydenville
Hocking Valley Brick Plant
Logan Pottery
National Fireproofing Co
Logan Clay Product Co
Athena Brick Co
Nelsonville
Claycraft Co
Shawnee
Donehay Burial Vault Co
Sun Glow
Godman
Brook Shoes
Sterling Oil Co
Logan Foundry
Ohio Coal Foundation
Glouster
United States Forestry Service
State Division of Forestry
Ruth Bennington
Booths celebrate 20th wedding anniversary at dinner
In Gallipolis Mr and Mrs C W Booth hosted a dinner Sunday for their 20th wedding anniversary. Guests included Dr and Mrs F W Shane Mr and Mrs E F E Hatfield Mr and Mrs H W Wetherholt and Mr and Mrs Harry Wheeler. A separate note reports a Russell Kentucky wedding of Raymond Spires son of Rev and Mrs John Spires of Marion to Esther Durkee of Vinton. The bride is daughter of William Durkee of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cc. W. Booth
F. W. Shane
E. FE. Hatfield
H. W. Wetherholt
Harry Wheeler
Raymond Spires
John Spires
Marion
Esther Durkee
Vinton
Russell
William Durkee
Iowa
Fannie Matthews
H. B. Thomas
Gus Frye
Big Meadows Lodge
Skyline Drive
Washington, D. C
Herman Condee
Columbus
Luella Frances
Ohio State University
Mary Louise Mohr
Andrew Martin
J. P. Martin
Martin
Jim
Jack
George Gableman
Jean McCormick
Earl McCormick
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mary Alice
John Wolfe
Jack Wolfe
Ironton
E. E. Shane
Piqua
Nan Deardorff
H. L. Cadet
C. R. Deardorff
Allery Blake
Huntington
George Kershaw
Massillon
Fred Foster
Pembroke Club Meeting Hosts Evening Program
Mrs. Henry McClung will head tonight's Pembroke Club program with Mrs. Jessie Deeping as hostess. The report lists local residents visiting, trips to Columbus for college enrollments, weddings, and family gatherings around a busy social week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McClung
Pembroke Club
Jessie Deepping
Logan Social Notes Honor Potluck At Mt Pleasant Home
Logan Council 58 Degree of Pocahontas members traveled to Agnes Schrader’s country home in Mt Pleasant for a potluck supper. Awards were given to several members, with guest awards to Chauncey Riggs Malcolm Dollmatsch and Viola Riggs. Community Helpers Club also met at Clara Gleason’s home with ten members and visitors attending as Frances Settles birthday was celebrated. Lunch followed the gathering and the next meeting is set with Florence Miller on Oct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Agnes Schrader
Mt. Pleasant
Gertrude Waldron
Dora Sweazy
Jennie Preston
Marie Farbearn
Katie Walker
Chauncey Riggs
Malcolm Dollmatsch
Viola Riggs
George Preston
Charles P. Mack
Waldron
Farbear
Opal Iles
Susie Mohler
Florence Pierson
Rebecca Stewart
Jennie Goodlve
Walker
Mary Hiles
Schrader
Bobby
Mary
Bonnie Schrader
Clara Gleason
Nellie Bond
Dessie Angle
Adda Joy
Edytha Walker
Cora Blosser
Vesper Vollmer
Frances Settles
Dorothy Settles
Eben Bowersock
Viola Courtney
Terry Lee
Betty Bond
Shirley Jean
Florence Miller
Thirteen Members Breakfast at Cantwell Cliffs Trip
Thirteen members of the Logan Business and Professional Women's club cooked breakfast Sunday morning at Cantwell Cliffs. The menu included bacon and eggs coffee orange juice and trolls. Attendees listed include Florence Bort Elizabeth Collison Ruth Rheinscheid Hester Lee White Marie Lines Mae Schaal Jane Wheeler Irene Tipton Georgia Hansel Thelma Keyes Velma Shaw Mildred Blake and Charlene Huffman. Committee in charge were Miss Keyes Mrs Shaw Miss Blake and Miss Hansel. After breakfast all proceeded to Poplar Haven Cabin owned by C L Hengst near the Cliffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Business and Professional Women's Club
Cantwell Cliffs
Florence Bort
Elizabeth Collison
Ruth Rheinscheid
Hester Lee White
Marie Lines
Mae Schaal
Jane Wheeler
Irene Tipton
Georgia Hansel
Thelma Keyes
Velma Shaw
Mildred Blake
Charlene Huffman
Miss Keyes
Mrs
Cook Housewarming at N Walnut Street Residence
A house warming was held for Mr. and Mrs. Tony Cook at their newly occupied home on N Walnut Street Sunday. A cafeteria style dinner was served at five. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W P Wetherill, Mrs. Emma Iles of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. M L Burberry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boyer and son Billy of Lancaster, Miss Precious Correll, Miss Margaret Cook, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Funk and daughter Helen of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Evans
Evans
Edward Tope
Tony Cook
N. Walnut St
Margaret Cook
Howard Funk
Helen
Logan
Angle
Clarence Angle
Rachel Smith
Cleveland
Clara Smith
Adda Barthlow
Clifford Pratt
Ruth
Edith Graham
Wesley
Catherine
Clifford Graham
John Barthlow
Nora Robey
Columbus
Walter Adkins
Jess
Lloyd
Ivan
Betty
Edward Angle
Vernon
Donald
Clarence
Lewis Angle
R. D
George Redd
Lancaster
Ed Collins
Walter Angle
Many Ohio travelers visit Columbus and Athens figures
A string of visitors and students travel between Columbus and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. H Ray Wagner and two children visit Columbus, Emma Iles visits Kilbourne Iles, James Morris enrolls at Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware with his parents, and families from Nelsonville Logan and Columbus visit relatives and attend events. Dale Engle begins sophomore year in Ohio University Fine Arts as a dramatic major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Ray Wagner
Columbus
Emma Iles
Kilbourne Iles
James Morris
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Thomas Morris
James McNamee
Nelsonville
Ad Edgell
Myers Crossing
Riley Yates
John A. Wellman
Logan
John
Cleveland
Jessie McManigal
Smoky Mountains
Ohio University
Dale Engle
Winifred Engle
College of Fine Arts
William Rochester
Buffalo
N. Y
Walter Rochester
New York
Carroll Keagle
al Richmond
Bellingham
Wash
D. O. Sparnon
Betty Ann Brown
Carl Brown
Miss Brown
Ohio State University
Roy Krakaw
Julia Rose
Buchtel
Richard Brooks
Dessie Hanna
Norma Jean
Alford Brooks
Team Prepares for Jackson High Game
Logan Chieftains coach Tom Bender outlined Bexley game takeaways then shifted focus to Jackson High. Morris Hummel sat out with a shoulder injury while Lew Casto practiced and Fred Davis returned but did not push hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Bexley
Tom Bender
Morris Hummel
Lew Casto
Fred Davis
Radiator Cap Theft Reported In Local Exchange Incident
Logan Ralph Bowen reported to police that an exchange thief removed a good radiator cap from his car and substituted an old one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Ralph Bowen
J. W. Smart Funeral Set For Wednesday
Funeral services for John William Smart will be held at Eben ezer Church Green Township at 2 PM Wednesday. Rev. G C Nutter to officiate with burial in the nearby cemetery. Survived by children Mrs Harvey Angie Haydenville Mrs James Smitt Walbridge Mrs Augustine Palmer Logan Mrs Gerald Miller Haydenville Mrs Leonard Bush Logan Willard Smart Dow Sciotoville Hobart Carbon Hill Wayne Haydenville and 18 grandchildren. He was brother of Otto Smart Dallas Logan Earle Mrs Edward Joy Logan and Mrs Pearl Harvey Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John William Smart
Ebenezer Church
Green Township
G. C. Nutter
Smart
Harvey Angie
Haydenville
James Smitt
Walbridge
Augustine Palmer
Gerald Miller
Leonard Bush
Willard Smart
Dow
Sciotoville
Hobart
Carbon Hill
Wayne
Otto Smart
Nelsonville
Dallas
Earle
Guysville
Edward Joy
Pearl Harvey
Zanesville
Logan Camera Club Tour Pictures Headed for Exhibits
Winning photos taken during the Logan Camera Club Tour in the scenic district last June were sent to Columbus to be shown in the Southern Hotel lobby. They will later go to Cincinnati for exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Logan Camera Club
Scenic
Columbus
Cincinnati
Twins at Missouri convention honor Logan Eurera and Geneva Snider
Columbus sisters Logan Eurera and Geneva Snider, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snider, attended a twins convention in Missouri and were chosen as the most identical twins in a contest from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Eurera
Geneva Snider
Columbus
Charles Snider
Missouri
Gallia Natives Plan Indoor Festival in Columbus
Gallia Countians now living in Columbus organize an indoor festival at the Southern Hotel in Columbus on the evening of November 8. John H. Matthews leads the society with officers Mrs. Margaret Renner Miss Lida Lucas Mrs. W Merrill Davis and Mrs. Frances Jones. A buffet supper will precede a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbus
Southern
John H. Matthews
Margaret Renner
Lida Lucas
W. Merrill Davis
Frances Jones
Intoxicated Driver Is Fined in Gallipolis Court
Charles Lamm was found guilty of driving while intoxicated in municipal court. He received a $25 fine and costs and a six month driving ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Lamm
Negro Singers Hurt In Car Crash Near Pt Pleasant
Three colored religious singers from Charleston were hospitalized in Gallipolis after their car overturned north of Pt. Pleasant Sunday. James Alexander 28 Elvin Turner 29 and Vascar Lyle 27 were injured but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Alexander
Elvin Turner
Vascar Lyle
Charleston
Logan Republican Wins Ballot Printing Contract
Logan Republican was the successful bidder for printing ballots for the November 5 election. Ballots will cost about 12.90 per thousand this year. Election board officials awarded the contract at a Monday meeting. They also set October 16 for registration and will name precinct officials at a forthcoming meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Logan Republican
Election Board
WPA Lays Flooring At Central School
The WPA is installing new flooring at the Central Grade School as the school reopens. A separate WPA crew is finishing interior painting at Logan High School that began before the reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Central School
Logan
Logan High School
Wolfe is Oldest Logan Auto Driver
LOGAN W F Wolfe of this city has been driving an automobile since 1909. He obtained his driver’s permit this week and was a partner in the purchase of Logan’s first car, a two cylinder vehicle. He has driven cars regularly ever since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. F. Wolfe
Young couples issued marriage license in Union Furnace
Arthur R. Leonard 18 a Logan laborer and Elsie Collins 18 of Union Furnace were issued a marriage license at week’s end. Magistrate Frank St. Clair performed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Arthur R. Leonard
W. E. Leonard
Elsie Collins
Union Furnace
G. K. Collins
Frank St. Clair
Hold Funeral Service For George Bielstein
Interment rites were conducted in Mound Hill Cemetery for 81 year old George Beilstein, long employed as a miller in Gallipolis. He died Saturday night in an Ironton hospital. A son, Ed Beilstein, resides in Chesapeake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mound Hill Cemetery
George Beilstein
Ironton Hospital
Beilstein
Ed _ Beilstein
Chesapeake
Mrs Steele Dies in Shelby After Moving From Northup
Mrs. E. J. Steele died Sunday night after relocating with her husband from Northup to Shelby within the year. Relatives from the Northup neighborhood and Gallipolis attended funeral rites in Shelby today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
E. J. Steele
Boston Man Visitor Returns After 32 Years
F. L. Childers and his wife visit Gallipolis for the first time in 32 years. Childers, a Boston resident, is a son of Jefferson Childers and is involved in hotel operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
F. L. Childers
Boston
Jefferson Childers
Retired Logan Leader John E Canty Dies at 77
Logan remembers John E Canty a former state legislator and business leader who died at his Mound Street home at age 77 after a period of declining health He held key roles in Snider Manufacturing Owens Furniture Sun Glow and related firms and served as city councilman state representative and central committee chair He leaves wife Magdalene and son Joseph Canty with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Logan Funeral at St Johns Church conducted by Rev John H Eyerman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John E. Canty
Mound St
Mr. Canty
Vinton County
Frown Brothers
J. J. Snider
Ohio
Snider Manufacturing Co
Canty
Owens Manufacturing Co
Sun Glow Corporation
Democratic Party
Central Committee
General Assembly
Knights of Columbus
St. John’s Commandery
Holy Name Society
Logan Lorge of Elks
United Commercial Travelers
Magdalen Canty
Joseph J. Canty
Ohio Industrial Commission
Columbus
Adolph Stedem
Nelsonville
St. Johns Catholic Church
John H. Eyerman
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gallipolis Principal to Speak at C O T A Meeting
Gallipolis High School Principal Carl C. Byers will address the Central Ohio Teachers Association in Columbus on November 1 on "Student Guidance in Public Schools." He chairs the Principals' Section of the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association, which meets in Athens the same day with duties delegated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Central Ohio Teachers’ Association
Columbus
Byers
Southeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Athens
Nellie Ball to Run County GOP Headquarters
Mrs. Nellie Ball has been placed in charge of the county Republican headquarters in the Elks Building and begins duties today. Ball brings 12 years of office experience, appointed by the county executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Nellie Ball
Republican
Elks
John W King Dies in Gallipolis Funeral Held Today
John W. King a Green Township resident died Sunday. Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter Mrs. James Morgan in Gallipolis with interment in the King family Cemetery at Northup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John W. King
Green Township
James Morgan
King Family
Northup
Mrs John Humphrey Dies at Pataskala
Logan reports the death of Mrs. John Humphrey at Pataskala on Sunday. The Humphreys lived on a Washington Township farm for years and spent the last three winters in Florida. Surviving child include Marguerite Monroe of Cleveland. Henry Rheinscheid and former neighbors attended the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Humphrey
Pataskala
Humphrey
Washington Township
Florida
Lester Monroe
Marguerite
Cleveland
Henry Rheinscheid
Kiwanis Club to elect officers at Logan meeting
Dr Walter E Brehm and John R Roberts will lead the program at the Logan Kiwanis Club tonight at the White House. Officers will be elected and delegates and alternates to the district convention at Akron October 9 to 12 will be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Walter E. Brehm
John R. Roberts
Logan Kiwanis Club
White House
Akron
Elizabeth McVey seeks divorce from Clyde McVey
Elizabeth Logan McVey files suit for divorce from Clyde McVey on Monday alleging willful absence for over three years. Married November 24, 1923, they have three children and the mother seeks custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Elizabeth McVey
Clyde MceVey
Plea Guilty in Assault Case Fined Five Dollars
Mrs Alda Wharton of Route 180 appeared before Magistrate Frank St Clair on a charge of assault and battery. She pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Ibe
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Gallipolis Social Notes
Honor Everett Cox
John Cox
Everett Lee Cox
Holzer Hospital Nurses’ Training School
Melba Baker
Marilee Hodgson
June Fannin
Elizabeth Norman
Margaret Northup
Mary Grady
Elsie Saunders
Amy Dye
Mary Virginia Conrad
Gertrude Evans
Vada Donnally
Charles E. Holzer
Angles
Jackson High
J. W. Smart
Gallia
Wolfe
Logan Auto
Hocking
George Bielstein
GOP
John King
Fishbaugh
West Union
Post Office
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Bowes
C.B.S
E.D.S.T
Anne
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