Army Negotiating to Use Camp Hocking in Cantwell Cliffs
Logan reports from Monday that the U S Army is negotiating to use the former CCC Camp Hocking at Cantwell Cliffs in Hocking Scenic District. The deal could not be officially confirmed. Ohio State Guard and Army officers visited the abandoned camp, which could serve as barracks after minor repairs. If set, Guard units would likely train at Camp Zaleski near McArthur this summer.
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Logan
Ohio State Guard
U. S. Army
CCC
Hocking
Cantwell Cliffs
Army
Ohio
Camp Zaleski
McArthur
Logan Brief Social Notes
Logan social items summarize club meetings and visits. Get-Together 4-H Club at Mrs. Leonard Lehman home. Lonnie Foss honored at Isaly's. Nondescript Club meets at the White House. various local residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends. church and society meetings scheduled through the week. several service members and families noted in personal updates.
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White House
Ruth Brooke
Joe Case
Charles Emrick
Camp Campbell
Virgil Emrick
Jean Duffy
Columbus
Robert Apple
Coshocton
Floyd Duffy
Donald Double
Fremont
Logan
Phillip Barker
Hankison
North Spring Street
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Letha
Josephine Hiles
Artis Files
John Lift
Peach Creek
Virginia
Virgil Spencey
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Newton Spencer
Robert Fickle
Luther Heyde
Capital University
Lloyd Ruff
David
Rushville
K. S. West
Cleveland
Rugg Hansel
Bob Nolan
Fort Meade
Eugene Wright
Harold Wright
Cincinnati
Pat Murphy
Women's Army Auxiliary
Burgess Patchen
Bernard le
Martha Magle
Roy Magle
Women's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Fire Chief Urges Offensive on Home Fires Aiding War Effort
Logan Fire Chief Roy Stall Smith urges a spring campaign against home fires, equating domestic blazes to saboteurs that weaken support for the front. He cites three fundamentals good housekeeping, regular repair and inspection, and rapid reporting and attack, stressing women and children share prevention duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Roy Stallsmith
Dill Funeral Held Monday
Logan funeral rites were held Monday at 2 p m for Mrs. Kittie K Dill 70 widow of James K Dill following an extended illness at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Wilbur Lanning Rev Stanley W Wiant officiated interment in Union Grove Cemetery Canal Winchester Mrs J G Cole and Mrs Walter Prather provided piano music Pallbearers were James K Blosser KE N Turner George Wonn Merritt Wonn Lester Risch and John Lanning
Navy machinist’s mate completes training in Kansas
Logan Harley Rutgers, a sea man third class in the U S Navy, is on furlough visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs William Kienzle on North Market Street. He recently finished training for a machinist’s mate at Lawrence Kansas.
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Logan
Harley Rutgers
U. S. Navy
William Kienzle
North Market Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Spring Work On Farms Is Under Way In Logan County
Hocking County farmers resume plowing and cultivating as warm weather returns after heavy rains. Oats sowing delayed by wet conditions may rot in the ground. Much corn ground is being plowed for the increased food production program and nearly every farm has larger vegetable gardens this year.
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Logan
Lodge Holds Annual Inspection and Dinner
LOGAN The Mingo Lodge F and A M held its annual inspection services and dinner at the Masonic Temple Monday night. Lewis Augustus Mr Perry was the inspecting officer. A large number of members attended the services, it was reported by officers.
Logan Youth Volunteers for Immediate Army Duty
Thomas Walter Brehm of Logan, son of Representative and Mrs Walter E Brehm, has volunteered for immediate duty with the U S Army. He already passed a screening test and will take his final Army type exam, with a future contingent to follow, as announced by the Hocking County Selective Service Board on Monday.
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Logan
Thomas Walter Brehm
Walter E. Brehm
U. S. Army
Hocking County Selective Service Board
Sugar Grove Teacher Enlists in WAAC
Dorothy Johnson of Sugar Grove, a former Ilesboro School teacher in Hocking County, has enlisted in the WAVES. She will be sworn in for active duty on May 22 and is the daughter of Mrs. B. T. Sheets. A Sugar Grove High School and Ohio University graduate, she taught in Starr Washington Township schools for two years.
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Logan
Dorothy Johnson
Sugar Grove
Ilesboro
Hocking County
WAVES
B. T. Sheets
Sugar Grove High School
Ohio University
Athens
Starr-Washington Township
Tailor Shop Moves Within Logan to West Main
George Eberst will relocate his tailoring business from 20 West Main to 66 West Main Street, occupying the former S. and S. Market site. The shop has operated at its current building for many years.
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Logan
George Eberst
West Main
West Main Street
Ironton Man Held As Marine Deserter
William Sparks of Ironton Ohio was arrested for desertion from the Marine Corps. Sergeant Warren of the Huntington detachment MP made the arrest and Sparks was taken to Huntington. Local police warn seven Mason County men are wanted for desertion from the Army.
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Point Pleasant
William Sparks
Ironton
Marine Corps
Warren
Huntington
Marine Military Police
Sparks
Mason County
R Army
Logan Elks Lodge Meets for Regular Weekly Session
The Logan Elks Lodge held its regular weekly meeting Monday night at the lodge hall with officers in charge. Routine affairs were considered during the session.
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Logan
Logan Elks Lodge
Aid to Russia Shipped Millions of Tons by U S
Since the start of the Soviet Aid program the United States has delivered over 2,900,000 tons of war supplies to the Soviet Union. About two thirds of shipments used American ships to transport them.
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United States
Soviet Union
Logan Woman Undergoes Major Surgery at Cherrington Hospital
Mrs. Roger Campbell of Haydenville underwent major surgery at Cherrington Hospital on Monday. Doctors report her condition as satisfactory. Mrs. Harold Zimmerman of Logan Route 3 was admitted Monday for observation and treatment. John Wesley Cannon, son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Cannon, is ill at home with influenza. Tubeless tires for big trucks have been invented with a locking member to replace the tube and flap.
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Logan
Roger Campbell
Haydenville
Cherrington Hospital
Harold Zimmerman
John Wesley Cannon
Wesley Cannon
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Athens Messenger
U.S. Army Signal Corps
NEA
Lesley J. McNair
Tunisia
Benjamin Lear
2Nd Army
McNair
Washington
Carolinas
Ce Oo
Bart Kindne Tien
Yveneral
Rred Foss
Isaly
Lonnie
Later
Margaret
Hazel Barron
Ann Nelson
Clell Starr
Betty Spencer
Betty Frasure
Ralph Cannon
Bill Kraft
Harry Mathias
Retha Jean Mohler
Jacob Hahn
Denny Dupler
Jean Kreig
Bill Barron
Marlene
Junior Foss
Violet Starner
Jean Spencer
Kenneth Yantes
Bill Mathias
David Tucker
Mary Margaret Dalton
Mrs. Foss
Dill
Lodge
Thomas W. Brehm
WAAC
Ironton Man
Indian Medical Service
Logan Elks
Russia
Quick's
CUT Rate
Penslar Drug Store
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