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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1928

Page

13

Miners appeal eviction case against New York Coal Co

Logan Sept 29 Eight Ward Township miners living in the Or Bilton and Jobs district appeal a magistrate court ruling to the Common Pleas Court to stop New York Coal Company from ejecting them from company houses. Plaintiffs William Douglass Henry Banfield Carman Jones James Surgeon Bridget Murphy Joseph Smart Homer Anderson Pat Quinn appeal on four grounds including overruled new trial motion sufficiency of landlord complaints admission of evidence and misdirected judgment. Counsel are BR Finsterwald and A B Wells of Athens for the miners and Forest Weinrich for the company.

BR. W. Finsterwald Aa. B. Wells Athens Forest Weinrich

Hobby Fairs Urge Logan Students to Enter

Logan September 29 Pupils from city and county schools are urged to enter Boys and Girls Hobby Fairs tied to the Fall Festival. Rotary and Kiwanis clubs sponsor with awards for winners in many classes. Boys under 16 may exhibit hand and machine woodwork models nature collections coins stamps and more. Girls up to 16 may enter crafts painting dressmaking cakes candy and fancy work with prizes offered.

Logan Rotary and Kiwanis Gitia

Jail Hits New High At Hocking County Jail

Logan September 29 Thirty one prisoners were confined in the Hocking County Jail Saturday morning sheriff W R Lloyd reports this sets a new high mark with previous peak at 26 offenses include petit larceny grand larceny non support and liquor law violations contributing to the record rise the lack of a workhouse contract also pushes inmates into the county jail across the board until such arrangements are renewed.

Logan Hocking County W. R. Lloyd

Daugherty Aims to Run for State Vice President

Daugherty announces plan to seek the office of state vice president in December. He notes an invitation to attend a meeting in Byesville with John Walker and Frank J. Bender hosting, where he will speak. Also present are Lee Hall and Dave Watkins. Bender reportedly runs against Hall for state presidency.

Page One Daugherty Thaas Byesville John Walker Frank J. Bender Lee Hall Dave Watkins Bender Hal

Relief Quota Not Reached in Hocking County

Logan Sept 29 More than 100 was added to the Red Cross relief total in Hocking County bringing the sum to 420.95 still under half the assigned quota. Laurelville donors led with 48.55 and Rempel National Bank contributed 25. Other gifts came from individuals while several churches and other sources are expected to respond Sunday and in coming days as needs remain urgent.

Logan Red Cross Hocking County Laurelville Rempel National Bank Fred Huls Carl Cross Elizabeth Rempel Louise Lentz Joe Johnson Emil Beichel John Miser Ann Fox Estella Fox Mrs Joe Brown

Hunters rush for squirrel licenses to open season

In Logan on Sept 23, Alfred B Campbell reports a rush for hunting licenses as the squirrel season nears October 1. About 300 license applications already filed this year, with expectations the number will double before rabbit season. Deputy C C Higgins notes squirrels are abundant in many county areas amid patrols against illegal hunting. In Columbus, county official George J Heinzelman Jr s vehicle overturned injuring his father, the Ross County Commissioner, who is in critical condition.

Columbus George J. Henzelman Ross County George J. Heinzelman, Jr

Treasurer Who Took Church Money

Clinton Carnes, missing treasurer of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Convention in Atlanta, Ga, was arrested in Winnipeg and admitted his identity. He agreed to return to face charges of misappropriating more than 1,000,000 dollars of church funds, avoiding extradition proceedings.

Winnipeg Manitoba U.P Clinton &. Carnes Home Mission Southern Convention Atlanta Carnes

Two Men Swept Over Niagara Falls

Two unidentified men were swept over Niagara Falls in a Tow boat accident before nightfall. Sightseers including honeymoon couples witnessed the futile struggles of the victims as the tragedy unfolded at the famous falls.

Niagara Falls

Daring Rider Twenty One Months Old Falls From Train Run

In Fairfield County near Pleasantville a 21 month old girl rode on a running board of a moving car and was jolted off at a railroad crossing. She escaped with minor scratches and bruises as her telegraph operator father, Jutle ann Willis, headed to Thurston.

Lancaster W.P Fairfield County Jutle Ann Wills K. OG. Willis Pleasantville Here Wills Thurston

Tourists recount Florida hurricane damage and travel woes

Edward C. Hamilton Logan and Pearl Achauer New Straitaville describe their hurricane journey from St. Petersburg. They faced detours around Lake Okeechobee and saw damaged turpentine camp cabins near Lake City while noting undamaged areas like Miami and no reports of harm at Yampa or St. Petersburg.

Ogan Edward C. Hamilton Logan Pearl Achauer New Straitaville St. Petersburg Fla Florida Lake Okeechobee Lake City Yampa Miami Hamilton Achauer

Oil Magnate's Mansion Hangs 18 Foot Panorama in Ponca City

A large 18 foot long hunting panorama by Randall Davey from Colera Spring shows friends of E W Marland and his wife at Marland’s Ponca City mansion. The canvas, depicting life sized figures, will hang in the big room where hunting breakfasts are served. Mrs Olive Carlin and Anna Schwarz are active in the related association as meeting details are announced for Buchtel High School location.

E.W. Mariand Ponca City Lin Martand Lydie Randall Davey Colera Spring Colo Marland Olive Ctober Carlin Anna Associa- Schwarz Illen Associa Mealing Red Linscott Tion Buchtel High School

Buchtel Parents Form New Association at City Meeting

At a Friday night meeting in the opera house Buchtel parents formed a new parent teacher association following an address by Mrs. S. H. Bing of Athens. Officers elected include Mrs. Por- and others to lead the newly organized group aiding school children.

Parent Tsuchtel Buchtel S. H. Bing Athens Por

Night Farming In Hocking County Uses Carbide Light

Logan reports farmers cutting corn by carbide lamp at night after investigating the Coonville power plant dynamiting. Officer Joe Farbearn and two Logan men found a farmer working in a hillside field using a cap-mounted carbide lamp while harvest continued at 11 o'clock. The farmer’s name was not learned.

Logan Hockings Joe Farbearn Coonvills

Logan Briefs Residents Travel and Local Visits

Logan reports several residents traveling for business and social visits with connections to Columbus Lancaster Athens and Tulsa. Harold Ramsey returned from Cleveland aiding Red Star Bus Company. Dewey Miller of Buchtel was found guilty of liquor manufacture equipment possession and fined 150 plus costs after a Friday hearing.

LOGAN Harold Ramsey Cleveland Red Star Bus Company George Krinchbaum Starr Township William Decker Marietta Robert R. Lee Tulsa Okla Phil Tachappat Essie Gano Columbus Ford Hack Lancaster F. P. Ray Stanley Hysett J. J. Woolley Athens A. M. Eliinger Dewey Miller Buchtel Miller

Puzzle solution for today’s Letter roll puzzle

The answer lists pairs of words formed from the same letters Paris pares pores poares les? The given sequence shows Paris pares pores oles moles modes, indicating a wordplay riddle where spellings shift but letters remain constant. The note presents the solution set across multiple anagrams.

Paris

Logan Junior High announces 14 student clubs and activities

Logan Sept 29 fourteen organizations and clubs were announced as junior high extra curricular activities to begin soon under Principal James Frew. Blue and Cold Comet the high school paper will publish first issue by Oct 12. clubs include History, Nature, Audubon, Literary, Manual Arts, Home Economics, Sciences, Crary, Dati, Dramatic, Boys Athletic, Orchestra and Girls Glee with about 907 members across grades and advisories led by M B Ties Walter Hall Genevieve Hall Mary Lemon Jexie McManigal Grace Hibarger Della Webb Sarah Holmes Freda Eberst George Cooke and others. A 51 gallon still was confiscated east of the brick plant near the water source with mash in a still but no operator located.

Logan Jam Frew History Club M. B History iClub Walter Hall Miss Genevieve Hall Misé Mary Lemon J. F. Rutgers R. Hankison Vei Mian Grace Hibarger Crary Club Misa Jexésie McManigul Della Webb Sarah Holmes Freda Mari Eberst George Cooke Anderson Girls Glee Club

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