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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1943
Page
6
The Athens Messenger reports Sam Primmer appointed as secretary of the Hocking County Red Cross branch. The notice appears in the Friday April 2 1943 issue from Athens Ohio detailing the new local Red Cross leadership.
Mrs. Sam Primmer of 240 Eulalia Ave. was named executive secretary of the Hocking County Chapter of the Red Cross after a Friday meeting. She succeeds Miss Margaret Lutz who served 23 years and will focus chapter activities from the Hunter and Culver streets chapter house.
Partial OCR lists items and pricing phrases including plastic leather Dial 215 Fisher and references to a live return. Text is incomplete and sources no clear event or parties. Summarizes scattered product notes from a classifieds-like fragment without a coherent story or dates.
Logan 경찰 chief Lewis Reynolds reports a new low in total arrests for March aside from overtime parking citations. Only three arrests occurred, one for intoxication and disorderly conduct and two for quarreling and fighting. Two minor accidents were logged, including a taxi collision with a passenger car.
Local social items note Mrs. Della Reeves undergoing major surgery in Columbus and her sons Herald Harold and Gerald Reeves, along with Merrill Molihan and Robert Loper, joining the Army. Others report hospital visits, furloughs, and family health events across Zaleski including Ed Pope and Ralph Pope visiting their mother, weekly gatherings, and residents traveling between Columbus and Athens.
Harrisonville High School holds Bacca laureate services Sunday April 4 with Rev. Reuther delivering the sermon. The community chorus performs, the senior class play is set for Friday, and County Supt. C. C. Chapman visited the schools recently.
Logan notes report the Lutheran Youth Group met Wednesday in St Matthew Church social rooms with 22 members present. Officers were elected during the business session led by Miss Margaret Mc Broom. social time followed with committee members Paul Moyer Jack Wolfe and Ralph Masure.
Logan records show five fires in March per Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith. One fatal burn occurred when David Lynn's samail home burned from hot grease on a cookstove. Firemen answered four general alarms and one silent alarm as listed in the chief's report.
Logan county relief director Carl E Blosser said no regular surplus commodity distribution will occur this week as distributions switch to a monthly cycle. The next distributions are set for April 7 8 9 10 at all centers except Haydenville where deliveries are discontinued. Haydenville residents should obtain commodities at the nearest center.
Logan County title office records show 171 used car certificates filed in March. Three new car titles and one truck were recorded, 68 lien notations made, and 107 mortgages cancelled. Receipts totaled 34.95 dollars, with 166.60 to the county and 68.35 to the state.
Mrs. Richard Sparnow daughter of Mayor and Mrs Den zil Weltner has been appointed to a position in the health education office of the Columbus YWCA staff. She attended Dennison University Granville and business college at Columbus. Her husband Richard is serving with the U S Army.
Logan Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles held its regular weekly meeting Thursday night at the home on U S Route 33 south of Logan. Worthy president Lewis Canty led the routine gathering.
A historical note explains Roche's Limit as the boundary within which a moon must stay to avoid tidal forces from its planet. If the moon approaches closer, it risks being torn apart by gravity.
The office of county recorder Mrs. Herman Bratton reports March receipts totaling $121.60. Recording fees were $84.30, filing papers $26.25, cancellations $5.00, searches $1.20, and sundries $4.85, per the monthly report released Thursday.
Logan Miss Mary Sloan on Thursday replaced Mrs Marjorie Donahue as clerical assistant in the office of County Auditor Kenneth Fitzgerald. Mrs Donahue left Wednesday for Columbus to reside with her parents while her husband John Donahue serves in the U S Army.
The Hocking County Selective Service Board told youths turning 18 to register on their birthdays unless it is a Sunday or holiday. Missing the date is a violation of the Selective Service and Training Act with penalties. Officials noted some registrants miss the local appointment if employed that day, and employment is not an excuse to delay registration.
Logan and Hocking County motorists had 1936 1943 license stickers sold by Thursday morning. An extension to April 5 was granted for late buyers, with arrests and citations possible for those still without tags. Police urge immediate purchase to avoid heavy penalties.
Funeral services are set for Mrs Mealy Ann Allaway 72 widow of Grant Allaway who died Tuesday at her Oroville home after a long illness She was a Maxville native and lifelong Hocking County resident Survived by daughter Mrs Fred Ray Elyria two sisters Mrs James Spurgeon and Mrs James Cotterman and two brothers Levi Palmer Oroville and James Palmer Cleveland
Sgt. Harold Martin aged 26 from Indianapolis was killed in action on the North African front on February 12. Information was received by his cousin Mrs. Robert Mohler. Details from the government telegram are not provided. He leaves several relatives in and near Logan.
Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church for Samuel Gompf age 74 who died earlier in Lancaster City Hospital after a stroke. Rev. Lynn Rittman officiated with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Gompf was a retired Logan news dealer.
A grass fire started from burning debris covered extensive area on Tide Huston High Street Thursday afternoon. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith and Assistant Chief Gerald McLaughlin extinguished it quickly, limiting damage to a hillside and preventing spread to nearby homes.
The Plains Church of the Nazarene will start Sunday School at 9 30 a m followed by preaching at 10 45 a m and again at 7 30 p m. Rev. Frank Noel is pastor with Rev R P Fitch as evangelist Mrs Vera Bridge water Chauncey is leading the singing. Also note Mrs Floyd Nye Chauncey left Tuesday for Tulsa Oklahoma to visit her son Dr Kenneth H Nye and family.
Members met Wednesday night in the school community room with Mrs. M. O. Bryan hosting. Mrs. Paul Tipton presided as the club discussed flower garden planning focusing on unity, color balance, and succession, and vegetable garden planning with soil prep, cold frames, and crop rotation.
Weekly cottage prayer meeting of the Morristown Holiness Church will be Friday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mr and Mrs Julius Manning Bailey Run. Several residents are noted with visits and family news across Sand Ridge Athens The Plains and Columbus.
The Birthday Club met at The Plains hosted by Mrs. Joe Wallace and presided over by Ruth Smith. Jean Bill received a birthday gift. prizes were awarded during games, and a lunch was served. Attendees included Mrs. Ruth Smith and many others. next meeting planned for April at Mrs. Dickerson’s Chauncey home.
Chauncey Remember Pearl Harbor Club recently met at the homes of Elaine McKibben, Francis Graham, and Robert Freeman with Bonnie Keirns presiding. Rehearsals are under way for a club members play planned for later this month. attendees included Howard Pennell Jr, Betty Blackford, Shirley Russell, Donna Russell, Sharon Cunningham, Frannie Stewart, Jackie Pennell, and Terry Cunningham.
Services begin Sunday at Chauncey Church of God with Sunday School at 9 30 followed by preaching at 10 30 by Pastor Clarence Way. Long service led by John Marshall. Young People's meeting at 6 30 led by Florence Gillespie with preaching at 7 30.
Logan retail merchants announce all city stores will close Thursday afternoons in June July August and September after a Logan Merchants Association meeting. Stores will close two hours from 12 noon to 2 p m on Good Friday April 23, as stated by association officers. Sixteen merchants attended the dinner session. Logan couple Mr and Mrs William Smith Bowen Street announce birth of son James Robert Wednesday.
A general health notice urges a tone-up to restore vitality without enduring prolonged agony. It highlights simple lifestyle adjustments, balanced nutrition, regular activity, and adequate sleep as key steps.
Wendell Moore of Ravenna, formerly of Lower Plains, recently visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore and his in laws Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dicken of Lower Plains. He was hosted at dinner Monday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Mantz in Athens where he had worked for several years.
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