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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1938

Page

10

Logan City Council Debates Street Lighting Contract

Mayor Kinser urges ten year contract with Ohio Power as city weighs building its own plant. Legal emergency preserves street lighting till Dec 1 while council studies long term options and considers traffic code amendments including a ban on right turns on red at key intersections.

Logan Dallas Kinser Board of Control Ohio Power Company Steward Main Hunter Warner Ave

Athens Rooters to Invade Logan for Friday Football Game

Logan officials were told Athens High will bring a large fan delegation and band to Friday’s game. City traffic talks covered parking on Gallagher and Warner Aves and N Market Street, bus space, and bond plans for Goose Creek. Band drill featured new formations under James Horwell and Dr E L Long.

LOGAN Logan High School Athens Athens High School Chieftain James Horwell E. L. Long

Booster Night at Miller Chapel Friday program

Miller Chapel Grange will host Booster Night this Friday open to the public. Ruth Rheinscheid leads. Clarence Skinner to welcome guests. Mrs Mattie Allen Logan will speak on Grange. Eloise Ward piano solo. James Guthrie first aid demo. Frances Funk reading. Alfred Campbell juvenile court talk. other acts include Paul McManes trumpet and Josephine Salts clarinet.

Logan Miller Chapel Grange Ruth Rheinscheid Clarence Skinner Grange Mattie Allen Eloise Ward Charles Salts Frances Funk James Guthrie Andrew Rheinscheid The James Frey Alfred B. Campbell Pearl Duffee Paul McManes Josephine iSalts

Harden Family Vacation Arrangements in Newark

Mr and Mrs Joe Harden of Newark stay with Mrs Hardens mother on N Spring St for a week of vacation. The mother remains in Newark with their son who attends school. Harden also spends part of his time hunting squirrel.

Logan Joe Harden Newark Mr. Harden N. Spring St

Logan Refunds Tickets for OSU Indiana Game

Refunds began Tuesday for about 50 junior and senior high students who bought tickets to the Ohio State Indiana game. Principal Fred Burchfield said no more tickets remained beyond the original block of 115. The count includes escorts from both schools. Carl Cross, former Falls Township trustee, is critically ill at home in Logan after months of declining health.

Logan Fred Burchfield Carl Cross Falls Township

Repaint Residence by Charles Voris in Logan

Charles Voris of Third Street has just completed repainting his residence in Logan. The project concludes a straightforward home refresh enhancing curb appeal and protecting exterior surfaces.

Logan Charles Voris Third St

Pastime Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Barker Home

Logan Brief Social Notes reports the Pastime Bridge Club met Monday night at Mrs James Barker's home on North Street with two tables in play. High scores went to Mrs Clinton Webb and Mrs Lawrence Hack. Attendants included Mrs H J Unverzagt, Mrs Charles Achauer, Mrs Judson Shriner, Mrs Jesse Frasure and Mrs Rudolph Lortz. Several guests accompanied their cousin Mrs J L Mc Cracken to Columbus, then to Smithfield Pa, for her departure home. A neon luncheon was hosted by Mrs C H Hoffhines, sister of Mrs Wellman and Miss McManigal and cousin to Mrs Toerner and Mrs McCracken.

James Barker North St Clinton Webb Lawrence Hack H. J. Unverzagt Charles Achauer Judson Shriner Jesse 1 Frasure Rudolph Lortz Anthony Toerner John Wellman Jessie McManigal J. L. McCracken Columbus Smithfield C. H. Hoffhines Wellman Miss McManigal Toerner McCracken Harry Wright DC Bridge Club E. Main St Charles Smith Paul Sanderson Ruth Brooke L. P. Mooney

Logan area social notes and meetings update

Logan residents hosted guests including Miss Mary and Miss Minette McCrey and relatives from Marion Township Bucyrus and Columbus. Queen Esthers held its first meeting of the season at the Methodist Church with officers elected and a potluck planned.

GT Club Meeting and Ohio Federation of Music Clubs action

All GT Club members gathered Monday at Mrs. Fred Rochester's home where two bridge tables were in play and new member Mrs. Elizabeth Ambrose led the high score. Mrs. C. S. Clarke, southeast district president, presided at the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs district meeting held Tuesday in Lancaster. The event began at Mumaugh Memorial Home with a noon luncheon at the Methodist Church. The afternoon musical program occurred at St. Peter's Church. Mrs. George Clayton Shaw delivered the welcome address and Mrs. Anthony Toerner reported local Euterpean Club activities, joined by Mrs. Allen Adams and Mrs. F. Meade Bowen.

GT Club Fred Rochester Elizabeth Ambrose C. S. Clarke Ohio Federation of Music Clubs Lancaster Mumaugh

Trucker to face overloading charge in Ohio court

Raymond Duckler of Athens County will be tried in Common Pleas court Thursday before Judge Phil Henderson on an overloading charge stemming from cribbing coal trucks above bed level on Federal Route 33. Officers arrested him Tuesday as cribbing practice alarms motorists amid the coal haul season.

Hubert D. Lappen Cuckler

Victim Leaves Logan Hospital After Wounding Incident

Logan Lester Brothers of East Sparta, first hunting accident victim of the season in Nocking County, left Cherrington Hospital for home the next evening. He suffered more from shock than from shot wounds. D. Y. Milne remains in serious condition after an auto accident, with little change. Verna Dane of Logan is recovering steadily from surgery performed a week ago.

Logan Lester Brothers East Sparta Nocking County Cherrington Hospital D. Y. Milne Verna Dane

Miller family to relocate to Zanesville

Mr and Mrs Walter Miller and their North Street family plan to move this weekend to Zanesville where they have recently visited. Miller is a safety engineer with the district WPA office.

Logan Walter Miller North St Zanesville Mr. Miller WPA

Morrison-Vs Morrison Divorce Case Dismissed After Withdrawal

In the Logan court the plaintiff Mabel Morrison withdrew her petition on Tuesday, ending the divorce action against William Morrison. Judge Phil Henderson dismissed the case following the withdrawal.

Demurrer Filed in Swackhamer V Hamilton Case

Counsel for defendants in Carl Swackhamer vs Forrest Hamilton and Hubert D Lappen his guardian filed a demurrer to the action to collect on an execution issued May 22 1933 Swackhamer won a 10000 judgment in a personal injury suit and seeks funds allegedly paid by the Federal Government as war service compensation as the basis of repayment

Logan Carl Swackhamer Forrest Hamilton Hubert D. Lappen Swackhamer Hamilton

Burns divorce petition cites neglect and cruelty

Elizabeth Burns files for divorce from Pearl Burns alleging neglect and cruelty. Married June 17, 1932, with three children. Elizabeth seeks alimony and custody of the children along with the decree.

Logan Elizabeth Burns Pearl Burns

Ladies Night Hosted by Logan Kiwanis Club at White House

Logan Kiwanis Club members held Ladies Night Tuesday at the White House with guest speaker Dr. J H Hyman of Los Angeles. He spoke on facts gathered during his extensive travels. Max Seidenfeld, formerly of Murray City, now resides in Los Angeles. He went west for his health and has since married and improved his health.

Logan Logan Kiwanis Club White House J. H. Hyman Los Angeles West Max Seidenfeld Murray City

Evergreen trees set on W Main St lawn

Evergreen trees are being set on the front lawn of the Mrs. F. H. Hilderbrandt residence on W Main Street.

Logan F. H. Hilderbrandt W. Main St

Navy furlough ends as Phillips to transfer west coast

Logan Don Phillips son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Phillips South Logan will be moved from Norfolk to the west coast around mid October while Todd Shaw who signed Navy enlistment papers is expected to report for duty around the first of the year.

Logan Don Phillips Clarence Phillips South Logan Navy Norfolk Todd Shaw

Marion Township Farmer Taken to Columbus Hospital

Logan James A. Brown, a Marion Township farmer, has been in ill health for several months and has been taken to a Columbus hospital for treatment.

Logan James A. Brown Marion Columbus

Hospital admission of J. E. Phillips in Cher rington

Retired railroad man J. E. Phillips was taken to Cher rington Hospital on Tuesday after a period of declining health. The brief item notes his failing condition and hospital admission.

Logan J. E. Phillips Cherrington Hospital

Miller couple moves to Court Park apartment

Mr and Mrs C E Miller relocate from N Orchard Street to an apartment in the Dollison Block on Court Park, marking a local residence change.

Logan C. E. Miller N. Orchard St Dollison Block Court Park

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