Hocking County draftees pass army physical tests
Logan and Hocking County Selective Service Board report 62 of 93 draftees passed army medical exams and were inducted. Five men were held for further testing at Fort Hayes. The list names numerous inductees with addresses across Logan, Nelsonville, Rockbridge, Laurelville, and nearby towns. A final note mentions dark paint reducing animal growth in light cages.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hocking County
Logan
Nelsonville
Garden Camp
Ray Nelson
Kenneth Edgar Archer
Laurelville
Donald Edward Harden
Loan
Charlies Francis Savey
Graham Place
Burbank
Calif
Ernest Rutter
Church St
Floyd ‘Thomas
Rocksbridge
Lee Clinton
Ray
Philip Denver Devon
Carbon Hill
Bill Steele Cox
N. Walnut St
Gale Kuhn
Rockbridge
Charles Anthony Murray
Union Furnace
Clarence Henry Tucker
William Edmont Rush
Mohawk St
Otis Coffee
Cincinnati
Harold Eugene Stiverson
Leslie Lutz
Amanda
Ralph Anderson McDonald
Freisner Ave
Ralph Edwin Martin
Haydenville
Donald Addison Johnston
W. Franklin St
Troy
Myr Edward Coakley
Rt. 4
Reese Alton Carpenter
Rt. 1
Charles Alford Green
South Bloomingville
James Robert Harrison
Church Street
Melvin Austin Meyer
William Evans
Kenneth Leroy Goody
Robert Casto
E. Second Street
Winfield Rolland G
Ralph Edison Mason
McArthur
Robert Wayne Storer
Wabash Ave
Akron
Paul Edward Kline
Third Street
George William Archer Jr
Murray City
William John Daugherty
Fred Nathaniel Frasch
Walbridge
Charles John Brutvan
W. 48Th Street
Cleveland
Paul Eugene Kunkler
Raymond William Warren
Glouster
Arthur Wayne Todd
Main Street
Charles Wilburt Stufflebean
Rt. 2
Donald Robert Skiver
Charles Laird Pruden
Dale Redy Cottrill
Amesville
Herbert Raymond Greene
Lancaster
Robert Edwin Hutchison
Zeath Emanuel Mohler
Gore
Hold Special Meeting For Warden Captains
Fred B. Burchfield head of the Civilian Defense Air Raid Wardens Division announced a special meeting for wardens and precinct captains Friday at 7 30 P M in the assembly room of the Ohio Power Company on S Main St. Changes in the organization decreed by state officials will be discussed.
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Fred B. Burchfield
Civilian Defense Air Raid, Wardens Division
Ohio Power Company
S. Main St
Burchfield
Hocking County Board Plans Move to New Headquarters
Hocking County Board aims to relocate from the Court House to the Court House auditorium by week’s end. Remodeling led by William Loomis progresses rapidly with completion expected in a few days. A partition will separate the auditorium to house both the Selective Service headquarters and the county relief setup.
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Logan
Hocking County Selective Service Board
Court House
William Loomis
Selective Service
County Relief
Hocking County Pioneer Youth Group Announces August Meeting
The next regular meeting will be held on August 25. Members announced a program of entertainment for this session. The meeting place will be designated at a later date.
Langley Named Hocking County Jury Commissioner
Dan Langley, a Murray City board of education member, was appointed to succeed E N Turner as Hocking County jury commissioner after Turner submitted his resignation. The appointment was filed Tuesday in the Court of Common Pleas by Judge Phil A Henderson.
Mrs Russell Blum Recovering After Surgery
Mrs Russell Blum of Enterprise is recuperating at Doctors Hospital in Columbus following a major surgical operation performed recently.
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Logan
Russell Blum
Enterprise
Doctors’ Hospital, Columbus
Alfalfa Seed Shortage Hits Hocking County
Hocking County faces a severe alfalfa seed shortage around Logan as demand rises. County agent James R. Smoot says no seed was available locally and advises fall seeding after August 15. He notes clover following soybeans is hard due to nutrient depletion and urges heavy soil fertilization if planting follows soybeans.
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Logan
Hocking
James R. Smoot
Smoot
Hessian Fly Free Date Given for Wheat Planting
Logan James R. Smoot, county extension agent, announced the Hessian Fly free date for planting wheat in Hocking County is October 3. He cited a Hessian Fly infestation increase of over 100 percent in Southeastern Ohio over the last year and noted winter barley is largely affected this year. He observed straw infestation rising in 24 counties from 4.2 percent in 1940 to 12.1 percent in 1941 and 25 percent in 1942, and added this year's sewing date is two days later than last year.
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Logan
James R. Smoot
Hocking
Smoot
Ohio
Pork Sales Highlight Profitable County Pig Rearing
County Agent James R. Smoot cites Alex Sheets of Marion Township who sold eight hogs totaling 1 620 pounds at five months old. An entry of distribution is filed in the Mary E Wahl guardian of Charles Wahl case in the Court of Common Pleas signed by Judge Phil A Henderson.
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Logan
James R. Smoot
Alex Sheets
Marion Township
Agene Smoot
Mary E. Wahl
Charles Wahl
Lewis H. Wahl
Court of Common Pleas
Phil A. Henderson
Carbon Hill School Gardens Among Best in County
Logan reports Carbon Hill school gardens rank among the county’s best based on activity. Produce supports winter lunches with 771 quarts of beans 61 quarts of peas 90 quarts of kale 81 quarts of beets 86 quarts of tomatoes and 64 quarts of corn canned recently under John Devol’s supervision.
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Logan
Carbon Hill
James R. Smoot
Agent Smoot
John Devol
Local Hospital Reports Multiple Surgeries and Recoveries
Emma Lemon of Logan was discharged from Cherrington Hospital three weeks after a major operation. Ada Jean Raine of Nelsonville was admitted for emergency appendectomy. Mrs. Gilbert Thress of Nelsonville and Mrs. Earl Worthington of Buchtel show improvement after recent operations. Mrs. Albert Justice of Logan continues to improve following surgery.
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Logan
Emma_ Lemon
Cherrington Hospital
Gilbert Thress
Nelsonville
Ada Jean Raine
Earl Worthington
Buchtel
Albert Justice, Logan
Picnic Set by Logan Methodist Church
The annual church picnic for the Logan Sunday School and congregation will be Thursday night at Rachel Macher Park. Attendees are asked to bring food and table service. If rain occurs, the dining room of the church will host the event per the organizing committee.
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Logan
Methodist Church
Rachelmacher Park
Kachelmacher Park
Nicene McClain
Banquet Planned by Local Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Members of the Civilian Defense Auxiliary Police will host a banquet next Monday night at the former American Legion post headquarters. Police Chief Lewis Reynolds announced the event and committee members Nellis Smith and Harry Standiford will lead planning. Auxiliary policemen are urged to attend.
Logan Garden Club Elects New Officers and Hosts Meeting
Logan Mrs J S Cherrington presided as hostess to the Logan Garden Club at its regular meeting Monday. New officers elected include Mrs Paul Monks president Mrs L T Worley vice president Mrs George Hengst secretary and Mrs William Loomis treasurer.
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LOGAN
J. S. Cherrington
Logan Garden Club
Paul Monks
Monks
L. T Worley
George Hengst
William Loomis
Eugene Wright
Hengst
William Lemon
Edward Godfrey
Amos Heyde
Mary Lemon
H. H. Sands
Gertrude Barker
Cherrington
Heyde
J. S., Cherrington
Hocking County Sells War Bonds Totals and Bonds by Location
Hocking County reports war bond sales totaling 4 781 25 with Logan Post Office 1 368 75 and Farmers and Merchants Bank 3 318 75 for the period ending August 15. The record also notes residents relocating and local social visits among the Ruff and Eberst families and Miss June Grooms visiting from Columbus.
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Hocking County
Logan
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Murray City
Fitzgerald
Logan County marriage license issued to Alfred W Stump and Frances M Wiseman
Probate Court deputies issued a license to Alfred Willis Stump 21 laborer of Lancaster and Frances Marie Wiseman 21 of Lancaster at home for marriage. John Norman Bowers of Laurelville has enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps per Hocking County Selective Service Board notice. He is a student at Ohio State University Columbus.
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Logan
Alfred Willis Stump
Lancaster
Martin Stump
Frances Marie Wiseman
Everett Wiseman
John Norman Bowers
Laurelville
Army
John Rectenwald to Finish Training Course
John Rectenwald son of Mr and Mrs Lee Rectenwald Logan will graduate Monday from his primary training course at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station where he has been stationed since enlisting in the U S Navy. He expects a nine day furlough to spend with his parents after graduation.
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Logan
John Rectenwald
Lee Rectenwald
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
U. S. Navy
Curtiss Wright Corp
Columbus
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Dayton Schulters
Edward J. Ruff
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William Ruff
Clyde Ruff
Letha
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