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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1939

Page

12

Six Are Treated in Logan Hospital as Week End Accident Toll Rises

Six or more people were treated at Logan Hospital after weekend crashes in Athens County. Eddie Sileski of Glouster Rt. 4 drove into Five Mile Creek near the Grotto Grounds, suffering arm lacerations. Others in the car escaped with minor injuries. Ruth Ervin and Albertiss Hawk were hurt when a Buchtel Nelsonville auto left the road and struck a pole, with brain concussion and scalp wounds reported. Mrs Don Phillips was dislocated hip after a Saturday night rollover near Lancaster. her husband had no serious injuries.

James McManus Buchtel Nelsonville Cherrington Hol Ruth Ervin Orray City Albertiss Hawk Miss Ervin Hawk Don Phillips Spring St Lancaster

Council Set To Discuss Oak Grove Cemetery Repairs

Logan City Council meets Tuesday night to consider legislation for repairing the retaining walls at Oak Grove Cemetery and to lay out a new addition of lots. Newly appointed council member William Miller will attend the session.

Logan Oak Grove Cemetery William Miller

Sheriff Leads Logan Men in Trap Shoot

Logan Gun Club members gathered in Hallsville for a trap shooting event led by Sheriff Joe Farbeann who scored 87 of 90. Jack Farbeann struggled, while Dr. Claude Lyon and William Woodard each won two events.

Logan Logan Gun Club Hallsville Joe Farbeann Jack Farbeann Claude Lyon William Woodard

Main St. Repair Work Is Started

WPA labor begins brick laying on E Main St Improvement. Work begins at Orchard St and moves east through two blocks. Clark Finn of Buchtel suffers an ankle wound sliding into third base against Maxville. he retires from the game after the spike.

Main St Logan E. Main St Orchard St WPA Clark Finn Buchtel Maxville Ross Summell Finn

Shull Buried In Military Rites Sunday

Nelson E. Shull died at Veterans Hospital Chillicothe and was honored in a Sunday funeral at St John Lutheran Church Logan. Logan Post American Legion furnished pallbearers and firing squad. Rev Amos L Heyde gave the sermon. burial followed at St John Cemetery.

Logan St. John Lutheran Church Nelson E. Shull Veteran Hospital Chillicothe Logan Post American’ Legion Firling Squad Betty Smoot Amelia Goodlve Lois Heyde Pauline Mowery Smoot Amos L. Heyde Frank Judy Lawrence Adcock Jack Waldron Samuel Buchanan John W. Mee- Broom Charles Struble Frank Mason Herman Sheline Tom Wolfe Tom Goslin Edward Herzog Fred Shively Walter Huffman Harry Shaw St. John Cemetery

Board Receives New Bigelow Petitions

Hocking County Election Board received five supplementary petitions Saturday in support of the Bigelow pension plan. Signatures must be checked and returned to the secretary of State's office at once. On the first list 169 signatures were declared defective in Hocking County, about 30 percent of the total.

Logan Hocking County

Disturbance at Coonville Dance Leads to Arrests

sheriff Farbearn arrested Charles Edgar and Roy Arnold after a disturbance at a Saturday night dance in Coonville. They are jailed awaiting charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct to be filed in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court.

Baptists Set Rally Day Goal at 500

Local Baptists in Gallipolis designate Sunday as Rally Day for the Sunday School with a 500 goal likely to be surpassed. Supt. Dean Davis leads a corps of officials and teachers preparing for the event. United Spanish War veterans and families hold an annual picnic at the Sowards home. A quartet of ex service men attend the National American Legion convention in Chicago.

Gallipolis Dean Davis Homer W. Sowards National American Legion Chicago George Lear Aaron Davis Craig Slagle Everett Saunders

Fine Weather Draws Tourists to Valley

Ideal Sunday weather brought a large number of tourists to Logan. Local residents joined day visitors roaming the scenic district to view the fall beauty on display, while traffic surged as outsiders explored the area.

Logan

Aged Guyan Man In Critical Condition At Holzer Hospital

Gallia County resident Gary Sheets a septuagenarian from Guyan Township known for his Lincoln likeness remains in critical condition at Holzer Hospital after a week of treatment.

Guyan Gallipolis Gary Sheets Guyan Township Abraham Lincoln Holzer Hospital

Dr. Floyd Foust to Speak at Holzer Nurses Graduation

Gallipolis Ohio Dr Floyd Foust Columbus pastor will be guest speaker at tonight's graduation exercises for ten nurses from Holzer Hospital Nurses Training School He substitutes for Dr Roy A Burkhart of Upper Arlington Community Church Columbus who is hospitalized with appendicitis after a Saturday attack.

Gallipolis Floyd Foust Columbus Holzer Hospital Roy A. Burkhart Upper Arlington Community Church

Youths Severely Wounded in Saturday Car Crash Near Park

Gallipolis reports two 19 year old youths James Skidmore of Kerr and Wendell Bunce of Middleport suffered severe head wounds after a car left the road and turned over near Chickamauga Park Saturday night. Skidmore is described as more seriously injured with a partial scalp wound.

Gallipolis Chickamauga Park James Skidmore Kerr Wendell Bunce Middleport Skidmore

Arrest Youth for Parole Violation

Clif ford Wheeler aged 25 was brought to court for parole violation. He was ordered committed to the county jail until next Saturday and then to Mansfield Reformatory unless court costs and assessments are paid.

Gallipolis Clifford Wheeler Mansfield Reformatory

Betz’s Family Welcomes Eight-Pound Son

Gallia County representative and Mrs Robert M Betz welcomed an eight pound son in Holzer Hospital Sunday. The newborn was named after his father and both mother and child are reported in excellent condition.

Gallipolis Robert M. Betz Holzer Hospital

Buchtel Tops Maxville in High-Scoring Baseball Slugfest

Buchtel defeated Maxville 14 to 8 at the fairground diamond in a record hitting game. Five home runs and six triples fueled the scoring with Buchtel taking a seven-run third inning and Maxville answering with four in the fourth.

Logan Buchtel Maxville Fairground Marshall Speilman Jones Jim North Shively Dane North Blosser Devol Wagner Finn Brooker Spellman Thomas Brannigan, Standiford, Columber and Mowery

Logan Brief Social Notes and Local Gatherings

Lodge plans an auction meet at E Main St hall Tuesday evening with members asked to bring items. Gli Amica Club members and families picnicked at Cantwell Cliffs then regrouped at the Hammon home on N Mulberry St for supper with Logan residents in attendance. Nearby breezes include births and visits with Ruth Stone broadcasting from Pataskala and WHKC in Columbus, plus Logan residents with relatives in Columbus and Chicago attending events and conventions.

D. of E. Main St Gli Amica Club Cantwell Cliffs Logan Claude Hammon N. Mulberry St Ralph Henry New Lexington Gifford Hull Owen Hobart Weltner David Danny Larry Kauffman Mildred Finch Charles Bowman Columbus Jerry Willard Lyke Leah Edward Jones Frank Harden Carl Frenjer Harry Thomas Margaret Ann Fanny Spears Mildred Lehman

Doctor Holzer Returns From Mayo Clinic Visit

Dr. Charles E. Holzer arrived home by plane from Rochester Minnesota after a weeklong stay at the Mayo Clinic.

Gallipolis Charles E. Holzer Rochester Minn Mayo Clinic

Bench Show Headlines Ohio Fox Hunters Meet in Logan

The bench show opens the Ohio Fox Hunters meet at Logan High School on October 29. Derby dogs hunt the first three days while dogs whelped since January 1, 1938, are eligible for the event. The last three mornings are open to all dogs. A boxing program for Monday night is planned and a kids' pet parade appears Monday afternoon at 4 o clock led by Harry J. Stevenson.

Logan Logan High School Harry J. Stevenson

Dray Charged With Non-Support in Crown City Case

Claude Dray is held to the grand jury by Magistrate F. E. Milliser on a complaint by Mrs. Dray alleging he refuses to support their baby daughter. The couple resides in Crown City.

Gallipolis Claude Dray F. E. Milliser

W C T U Displays Booth at Fall Festival

Gallipolis local Women’s Christian Temperance Union sets up a festival booth to distribute literature advancing the temperance cause.

Gallipolis Women's Christian Temperance Union

Seven-Year-Old Boy Enters Third Grade

Joe Cox, seven, son of Mr and Mrs Sumner Cox of Honey Fork, attends Union Furnace Grade School. Despite his age he is in the third grade and keeps pace with older students. He began school at five years old.

Logan Joe Cox Sumner Cox Honey Fork Union Furnace

Logan Trains for League Battle Friday

Logan prepares for its first league contest at Chieftainfield Friday after two strong wins. Olsonville visits to open league standings as Glouster shows a tougher line than McArthur. Irvin and Trace Conrad contend for right guard, Beougher and Bill Johnston contest left end. Logan comes through Glouster game in good physical shape.

Logan Chieftainfield Tommy Bender Olsonville Glouster McArthur Irvin Trace Conrad Beougher Bill Johnston

Get Fairgrounds Ready For Fox Hunter Meet

Logan Fairgrounds undergo renovation for next month Fox Hunters meet. County jail prisoners handle tasks including weed removal and site cleanup. Baseball diamond backstops and dugouts removed. horse barns and other areas tidied up.

Logan Fox Hunters

Girl Who Attempted Death By Iodine Returns Home

Nineteen year old Bertha Pelphrey who drank iodine in city Park Friday to end her life was released from Holzer Hospital over the weekend and is reported to have gone back to her Rio Grande home.

Gallipolis Bertha Pelphrey City Park Holzer Hospital Rio Grande

Marital Licenses Issued In Gallia County This Weekend

Weekend marriage licenses granted to Lee King 28 and Ada Rollins 21 of Leon West Virginia Hollis Keels 21 of Blackfork and Juanita Cofer 18 of Thurman.

Gallipolis Lee King Ada Rollins Leon W. Va Hollis Keels Blackfork Juanita Cofer Thurman

Swan Creek Grange Inspection Set for Oct 11

Inspection date for Swan Creek Grange planned for October 11 with a program being prepared.

Gallipolis Swan Creek Grange

Defendant in Coal Suit Given Plea Deadline

The Bituminous Coal Producers Board of District 4 vs Starr Jackson Mining Co. requires the defendant to plead by October 14. The State Supreme Court returned a mandate to the local common pleas court after overruling an amended demurrer. The case involves an assessment for operating expenses and questions of constitutionality upheld against the company.

United States Supreme Court State Supreme Court

Demonstration Meetings Planned for October

Two district home demonstration meetings are scheduled in Hocking County next month. Oct 18 and 19 feature a Kitchen School and Oct 27 covers Program Planning. Ruth Stone, home demonstration leader, will oversee local arrangements.

Logan Hocking County State Department Ruth Stone

Youth Burned in Fire Leaves Hospital

Gallia County police report a 13 year old boy Alva Drummond was moved from Holzer Hospital to his half brother Esco Sheets home in Gallipolis to continue recovery after severe burns to the head and arms from a house fire near Mercerville a week ago.

Gallipolis Alva Drummond Holzer Hospital Esco Sheets Mercerville

Condition of Wreck Victim Improves

Gallipolis reports that Mrs. Charles F. Davis aged 64, of Addison, in a car crash that struck a telephone pole, shows improved condition in a local hospital. Her husband was also present in the vehicle.

Gallipolis Charles F. Davis Addison

Hornet Skyscraper at Fall Festival Draws Crowd

A unique exhibit at the fall festival features a mammoth hornet nest eighteen inches long. It was brought in by Homer Baker and Stanford Brinker after they were stung during collection.

Gallipolis Homer Baker l Stanford Brinker

J P Canty Remains In Serious Condition

Mrs Elza Miller of Nelsonville Rt 3 and J P Canty of Warner Ave were hospitalized after Friday incidents. Miller is to undergo a major operation at Cherrington hospital today. Canty remains in serious condition at the same facility as of Friday.

Elderly man injured in sidewalk fall near home

An elderly man sustained a possible skull fracture after a fall on the sidewalk in front of his home. Medical officials say his condition is serious due to advanced age.

Logan P D Sloan Celebrates 75th Birthday

Logan P D Sloan of Hill Street observed his 75th birthday on Thursday. Sloan formerly served Hocking County as county recorder for two terms.

Logan P. D. Sloan Hill St Mr. Sloan Hocking County

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Athens Messenger Athens Yonday Logan Hospital Bottling Wes Jim Josten Mgr England Shull Board Bigelow Dr. Foust Betz Floyd Beougher Cherrington Hospital Edward Slattery S. J. Stone Pataskala WHKC Robbie Weymueller Woodie Achauer Charles C. Achauer Poplar St Rudolph Lortz Irma Powers Irene Conrad Powers Frank Arnold Fred Arnold Bartlett H. D. Arnold Warner Ave Arnold C. O. Ross Coffeyville Kaw Lew Canty Roy Scott Bainbridge Laurelville DR. Holzer Ohio LO. O. F. Temple R. Goldberg Optometrist Worstell Bldg N. Court St Zenner’s Dept W. Union St Fox Hunter J. P. Canty Carpenter Maytag Co Athens, Ohio Pomeroy Athens Ice & Storage Co
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