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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1943

Page

10

Former Logan Woman Found Living Near Manila Concentration Camp

Relatives of Helen Pond, formerly of Logan, report she is living outside a concentration camp in Manila, Philippines, where she worked as a laboratory technician at St. Luke's Hospital before Pearl Harbor. Word came via a repatriate ship and a relief agency. she moved to the Far East in 1922 after the Tokyo quake.

Logan Stanton Pond Minette Mary McCray Helen Pond Manila P. L St. Luke's Hospital Pearl Harbor Miss Pond Gripsheim New York Philippines Far East Tokyo Ars Te Myron Pond Lancaster Fairfield County

Death of Lambert Regarded Certain

Mrs. Mary Dixon of Gore Route 1 confirms Hubert Lambert is missing at sea after the Shane torpedoed by a German sub over a year ago. She notes Donald Kert, another Merchant Marine son, was lost in enemy action, while Marion Lambert remains unaccounted for. Cecil and Luther Lambert serve in the U S Army, with Cecil recently home on leave from Ft. Knox.

U. S. Army Ft. Knox, Ky

Game Protector Assigned to Aid Shawnee State Forest

Logan reports Hocking County Game Protector Ed rst will assist veteran wardens of Shawnee State Forest near Portsmouth during the deer hunting season. An assistant game protector for Hocking County is provided by the State Department of Conservation during his absence.

Logan Hocking County Ed Rst Shawnee State Forest Portsmouth State Department of Conservation

Sauer to Speak at Logan Kiwanis Ladies Night Banquet

Sauer known as the Messenger Watch Dog will appear at the Logan Kiwanis Club Ladies Night banquet on Tuesday night December 7. The humorous lecturer has drawn national attention for newspaper stunts and is to speak on editors historians politicians and other peculiar people.

Sauer Hocking Valley Logan Kiwanis Club Athens Mesand Walter Winchell Lowell Thomas

Congo Man Fined In Mayor's Court

Logan. Robert E. Wesseng of Congo pleaded to reckless driving and was fined 10 dollars plus costs after a Monday evening arraignment before Mayor W. Denzil Weltner. He was cited by Patrolman William Rafferty after an accident on Orchard Street at Hunter Street where his failure to stop forced Jimmy Hummel to swerve and crash into Adolph Gompf, damaging all three vehicles.

Rain Temporarily Aids Hocking County Farmers

Rain in Hocking County provides brief relief to farmers suffering drought. Livestock water trucking continues as wells and cisterns run dry and winter wheat growth is stunted without favorable weather.

Hocking County Logan

Gruner Funeral Held at Colfax

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Colfax Fairfield County for Mrs. Fanny F Gruner 59 wife of Fred Gruner and sister of Mrs Ernest Daubenmire Enterprise who died at her Pleasantville Route 1 Friday night.

LOGAN Colfax Fairfield County Fanny F. Gruner Fred Gruner Ernest Daubenmire Enterprise Pleasantville

4 H Club Advisors Honored At Recognition Dinner

Meigs County 4 H Club advisors were honored at a Recognition Dinner in Pomeroy. Ohio State University 4 H leader C C Lang spoke on 4 H values and Buckeye 4 H bomber bond drive. Certificates and banners honored 1943 leaders and 100 percent completion clubs.

Pomeroy Meigs County American Legion Hall C. C. Lang Ohio State University At State of Ohio Lockbourne Air Base Geneva Nolan Lucy Kibble Gladys Anderson Grace Anderson Cora Bailey Beards Ethel Blackwood Dora Mae Calloway Joan Clark Ivan Cotterill Garner Griffin William Grauser Harry Guthrie Jean Hawley Luck Kibble J. L., Morgan Mildred Morgan Vernon Nease Vada Paul Alfred Sewing Club Pioneer Long Bottom Victory Sewers Rock Springs First Aid Club Nease Settlement Star Aids Theodore Reed Norman Klees Whitney Ingraham Harold Hilligas Pauline Spencer Dorothy June Cook A. C. Stewart Edison Hobstetter H. E. Starkey

Pomeroy Personal Notices Highlight Local Events

Pomeroy notices list residents in Newark, Racine, Columbus, and Columbus area, plus births, hospital stays, and family visits. Funeral guests travel from West Virginia, Texas, and Kentucky for services. Local church events include Red Cross sewing and family gatherings feature several named residents and neighbors.

Townsend Club Plans Monthly Rally at Mac Hall

Townsend Club to meet for rally of three will two monthly night in the Mac Hall. A nationally reputed speaker has been secured for the session. A supper will be served and a nomination of candidates for organization offices will be held.

Mac Hall Agepher

Manahan Addresses Logan Rotary on Farming Institute

William L. Manahan of Defiance spoke to Logan Rotary Club Monday night at the White House starting the Hocking County Farmers' Institute. Manahan, a noted state farm lecturer and former farmer and teacher, was introduced by Harry J. Stevenson who led the program.

Logan William L. Manahan Defiance Hocksing County

Ohio State U enrolls two Hocking County men in ASTP

At Ohio State University, two Hocking County men join the Army Specialized Training Program. They are Robert F. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Robinson, and Otto Moyer, son of Solive Gordon, Logan.

Hocking County

Bush Home Razed by Recent Fire in Logan

Fire Chief Roy Stall smith says the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush in West Logan was leveled by a Saturday afternoon blaze with damage estimated at 300 dollars. Firemen initially misreported the occupant as Leonard Bush. the dwelling belonged to James Bebout of Logan, and nearby residence C. W. Casto was threatened.

Logan Roy Stallsmith Frank Bush West Logan Leonard Bush Lea Aed James Bebout C. W. Casto

Logan Social Notes Roundup From Saturday Club Events

Saturday Club guests at Emma Westen haver home in Logan for a discussion on Background for Peace. Sewing Club held Christmas gathering with gift exchange stork shower and luncheon. Upcoming events include January meeting at Roy Bowers home and Christmas dinner by Logan Squaw Club at Pocahontas Hall.

C. C. Allen Minnie Moore Sewing Club Ross Steele Joe Brown Irvin Risch Emma Funk Helen Clark Vernon Nixon Richard Price Betty Steele Joyce Steele Beatrice Lash George Baum Herbert Lash John Shaw Ed Johnson L. E. Scott Rastus Allen Dan Rheinscheld Fred Keller Lottie Shaw J. A. Funk Harry Meldrim Patsy Pearl Duffee Homer Allen Risch Roy Funk Roy Bowers Paul Hansel Ralph Rheinscheld Marilyn and Marjorie Miss Funk Kenneth Frazier East Front St

Valentine Edition of Sentinel Displayed in Court House

The Valentine Day edition of the Logan Sentinel, published Feb. 14, 1895 by Logan Women's Relief, is shown in the Court House by Mrs. Jack Moorehead. Editor was Mrs. Sarah Stall smith. proprietor Lewis Green. A silk edition was sent to Mrs. Grover Cleveland.

LOGAN Old Hocking Sentinel Logan Women’s Relief Court House Jack Moorehead George Stallsmith Fanenatna Sarah Stallsmith George Lewis Green Grover Cleveland

Licensed To Marry Logan In Ohio

A marriage license was issued by the Probate Court to Lawrence Daniel O'Dea 31 of Columbus and Dica Mae Cossin 25 of Logan at home. Germany agriculture uses fertilizer due to ancient glacier soil. Legal notice: Goldie Rankin files for divorce from David Warren Rankin in Athens County Case 18244. hearing set after January 3, 1944. attorney George W. Robe represents plaintiff.

Logan Lawrence Daniel O'Dea Columbus Foreman Thomas O'Dea Dica Mae Cossin William Cossin David Warren Rankin Goldie Rankin Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio

Boys of 17 urged to enlist for aviation cadet training

The Army Air Force recruiting service invites 17-year-olds to choose their service branch and train as Aviation Cadets. After preliminary tests at Lockbourne Air Base, recruits swear in and may pursue pilot or support roles with parental consent. Information available from Lt. P. F. Good in Athens or Civil Air Patrol members.

Army Air Force Recruiting Service O.K Army Air Forces Lockbourne Air Base RAF Reserve P. F. Good Athens Civil Air Patrol Lawhead Press C.A.P

Pomeroy Junior High Honor Roll Second Six Weeks 1943

Honor roll lists students by grade and room. Ninth grade entries include Patricia Karr Jean Lee Wilma Neutzling Dorothea Reed Dick Rosenbaum Charlene Smith Elizabeth Tedrow Horton Thomas Evelyn Cook Evelyn Feiger Freda Grueser Dorothy Hartenbach Betty Heilman. Eighth grade entries include Margaret Jean Bryant Carol Canaday Betty Lou Joe Foster Adel Russell Ann Smith June Anroe June Whaley. Seventh grade entries include Katherine Bachtel Barbara Phillips Omagene Zahl Patsy Shields Eugene Thomas Bennett Rice William Martin.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Junior High School Patricia Karr Jean Lee Wilma Neutzling Dorothea Reed Dick Rosenbaum Charlene Smith Elizabeth Tedrow Horton Thomas Evelyn Cook Evelyn Feiger Freda Grueser Dorothy Hartenbach Betty Heilman Margaret Jean Bryant Carol Canaday Betty Lou Joe Foster

Stump Fined on Assault Charge in Hocking County

Merle Stump, 37, Laurelville, arraigned before Magistrate Frank St. Clair on assault and battery. He pleaded guilty, was fined 100 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to 90 days in the Hocking County Jail. Arrested Saturday by Sheriff Floyd Duffy and Deputy Jack Waldron after a complaint by Herbert Dunkle.

Logan Frank St. Clair Merle Stump Laurelville Hocking Stump Floyd Duffy Jack Waldron Herbert Dunkle Dunkle

Council Fixes Date for December 14 Meeting

LOGAN officials clarified that the city council meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays. The next regular meeting will be held on December 14, not Tuesday night, as previously announced.

Logan

Woman Leaves Hospital After Major Operation

Mrs. Seth Sloan of South Walnut Street was discharged from Grant Hospital in Columbus after a major operation and returned home Monday.

Mrs Guthrie Dies Following Illness

Mrs. Guthrie died Monday after a period of illness. She is survived by her husband J. C. Guthrie of Logan Route and by their daughter and son, three sisters, and by Mrs. Hengst with whom he made their home. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Akron.

Hengst E. A. Brown Akron J. c. Guthrie Logan

Hocking Women Hold Christmas Meeting at Methodist Church

Logan announces an all day women's Christmas event at the Methodist Church on December 16. Miss Helen Evan, county home demonstration officer, leads planning for potluck dinner at noon and note of possible schedule changes to be announced soon.

Griffin Injured in Two Car Collisions

Logan resident Melvin A. Griffin sustained cuts to shoulder and nose when a car driven by Reid Lancaster crashed into his vehicle near U. S. Route 33 five miles south of Logan. Fog contributed to both crashes involving a second car driven by F L Stevens of Logan.

Logan Melvin A. Griffin Reid Lancaster Griffin U. 8

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