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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1944

Page

8

Hocking County Sixth War Loan quotas show uneven progress

Hocking County reports lagging sales in 13 of 15 districts though Salt Creek Township and Murray City surpass quotas. Total county sales to date reach $80,036.25 against a $167,000 outside Logan quota, with major firms and utilities contributing sizable blocks toward a possible $750,000 county total.

Logan Hocking County Salt Creek Township Nelson Delong Murray City Falls-Gore J. E. Harmon Frank Bt. Clair Logan Victory Center Green Township Benton Township Carbon Hill Falls Township Good Hope Township Haydenville Laurel Township Laurelville Marion Township Perry Township Starr Township Washington Township Hocking State of Ohio Ohio Teacher's Retirement Fund Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Morris Store Kroger Grocery and Baking Company Ohio Fuel Gas Company The Texas Company Ohio Power Company Southern Ohio Electric Company Sears Roebuck and Company J. C. Penney Company Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Lunglow Industries, Inc Sterling Oil Company Ohio Investment Company

Holl Attends Multistate Pollution Meeting in Pittsburgh

Logan Barton A Holl, one of five members of the Ohio Commission for the control of pollution of water of the Ohio River, left Wednesday for Pittsburgh for a meeting with representatives from Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Illinois and Indiana.

Logan Barton A. Holl Ohio Commission For the Ohio River Pittsburgh Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Indiana

Hocking Passes War Bond Goal Again

LOGAN reports war bond sales totals to date with a quota of 426000.00 and actual sales of 501135.75 across oversubscribed funds. The excess over the goal amounts to 75135.75 dollars.

Hocking War Bond Logan

Zaleski News Notes and Local Updates

Zaleski notes report new officers installed at Mona Chapel 0. EF. 8. D. E. McAfee and wife head the chapter for the year. A son born December 3 to Rev. Oscar King and wife at White Cross Hospital. Private Arthur McKibben and Eleanor Reeves welcome a December 3 son. Various residents visit relatives in Athens Columbus Springfield and Fostoria and job changes noted.

Zaleski Mona Chapel D. E. McAfee New Plymouth White Cross Cross Hospital Oscar King South Bloomfield King Arthur McKibben Eleanor Reeves J. A. Bedinghaus Athens Ira Egleberry Norma Jean Springfield Ernest Tripp Fostoria Criss

Gridders Are Honored at Rotary Dinner

Logan Rotary Club held its annual Logan High School football dinner in the Junior High gym with the junior high home economics class serving. Clarence Blosser chaired, S. T. Luke directed the program, and Coach Tom Armstrong and the football players were introduced by toastmaster Harley Meyer. Prof. Dan Dillon of Ohio State spoke as films of the team and the Ohio State Indiana game were shown. The Rotary plans a meeting next Monday at the White House with B. O. Nixon as program chairman.

Logan Logan Rotary Club Ruth Bryan James Young Clarence Blosser S. T. Luke Harley Meyer Tom Armstrong Dan Dillon Ohio State University Rotary White House B. O. Nixon

Service Men From Hocking Go On Furloughs

A list of service members departing on furloughs and visits. Jack Moorehead leaves for San Antonio Texas after time with wife and parents Deputy and Mrs Ralph Moorehead. Glendon Ward returns to Camp Gruber Oklahoma after furlough with wife and son Tommy. Eldon Carr heads to Fort Jackson South Carolina after leave. Helen Holzapfel of Homestead Florida visits her husband. Jean Eaton Fort Benjamin Harrison and Morrie Picha Texas on furlough at the Eaton home. Ned Gabriel leaves after leave with wife and parents. Chester Hicks at Fort Riley Kansas on furlough with wife and family.

Jack Moorehead San Antonio Texas Ralph Moorehead Glendon Ward Elmer Ward Tommy Camp Gruber Okla Eldon Carr George Carr Fort Jackson Helen Holzapfel Homestead Fla Zanesville Ave Jean Eaton Fort Benjamin Harrison Cpl Morrie Picha Charles Eaton Ned Gabriel Homer Gabriel Chester Hicks Fort Riley Kans W. Hunter

Corbin Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court

Garnet Corbin files for divorce from Chris Corbin in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty and wilful absence. The couple married in 1917 and have no children.

Logan Common Pleas Court Garnet Corbin Chris Corbin

Rutland Notes Highlight Local Family Visits and News

Rutland residents share holiday visits and greetings as neighbors host and travel. Columbus, Gallipolis, Dayton, Huntington, and Brooklyn connections appear amid Thanksgiving and Christmas reflections, with France and Holland postings noted for deployed relatives.

Gallipolis Lavern Williamson Eugene M. Fink France John Standley Brooklyn N. Y Harold Rice Holland Germany Bert H. Beard Columbus

Weather balance would curb southern extremes without vast oceans

The southern hemisphere would show sharper temperatures if not for its larger water area stabilizing climate. In winter the sun is farther away and in summer closer, creating a different seasonal dynamic than the northern hemisphere.

Logan Social Notes and Local Club Updates

Logansville notes detail the U B Church Senior Choir annual entertainment hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchison with a social hour and refreshments. Several members and guests are listed, plus a later Delphian Club gathering on North Mulberry Street with a program on Russia and Christmas carols. Other items report Navy Lt Norman C Spencer’s Mobile Alabama wedding, a Brookside Country Club dinner noting Central Ohio Restaurant Association and an upcoming gift exchange. News mentions local illness, school injuries, and community visits.

Helen Clark Robert Shaw Ruth Arnette Wesley Cannon Grueser Chas. Fox Clarence Salts Richard Price Helen Funk Clarence Phillips Chas. Mohler James Reese N. M. Brown Harry Sweazy Darius Shackleforth Martha Sue Cruise Shirley Hutchison Miriam Dunnick Pritchard's Dunnick Florence Whitcraft Edith Ellison Melrose Harbaugh Naomi Goulding Russell Berlin Craig Adair Ann Clark Emma Petty W. G. Bowen Ella Keynes S. B. Miller Bess Mutchmore Edward Hockman Delphian Club North Mulberry Street Jay Nimon Anna Wellman Paul Monks Russia Normandy Monks James Barker E. M. Martin Mame Wellman Emma Barker Edward Godfrey G. W. Rochester Emma Wellman A. L. Heyde E. O. Pettit J. S. Cherrington Jasper Spencer Shawnee Norman C. Spencer Navy Air Corp Jean Dumont Arthur Dumont Mobile Ala Christ Episcopal Church of

Logan to Clash With McArthur Five

Logan and McArthur square off in a Friday basketball game at Logan High School The Reserve contest begins at 7 30 p m local time

Logan McArthur

Logan Merchant Fined by Ration Board in Logan

Logan merchant Ben Singer was fined 150 by the Hocking County Ration Board after five witnesses testified they paid 25 cents a pack for cigarets, well above the 16 cent ceiling. Witness W H Tucker, a disabled soldier, led the proof. restaurant proprietor Clarence Blosser chaired the panel.

Logan Ben Singer Logan Merchant Hocking County Ration Board Singer W. H. Tucker Veterans’ Hospital Dayton Laurelville Ration Board Clarence Blosser Logan Restaurant Harry Smith

Real Estate Transfers in Hocking County Ohio

Logan reports property changes in Hocking County. Marjorie Nordstorm and Andrew Nordstorm transfer Lots 240 241 242 in Spring Hill to Ruby Wagoner. Ruby Wagoner and J B Wagoner transfer the same lots to Matilda Hansel. Helen Harper transfers to Juanita Guess in Oakland Hamlet Falls Township Lots 44 45. Mer Bell and Elsie M Bell transfer 41 acres in Starr Township to Dwight Duffee. D Melvin Heft and Fannie M Heft transfer Lots 9 21 of Section 11 Falls Township to Howard E Kirk and Eleanor E Kirk.

Logan Hocking County Marjorie Nordstorm Andrew H. Nordstorm Ruby J. Wagoner Spring Hill Subdivision J. B. Wagoner Matilda Hansel Spring Hill Helen Harper Juanita Guess Oakland Falls Township Mer Bell Elsie M. Bell Dwight Duffee Starr Township D. Melvin Heft Fannie M. Heft Howard FE. Kirk Eleanor E. Kirk

Plan Area Meeting of Lodge in Logan

Mrs Edith Wakely deputy of district No 13 and Mrs Ethel Pflug state organizer from Marietta attended the Daughters of America meeting. Plans were made for a district rally to be held in Logan in April.

Logan Edith Wakely Ethel Pflug Marietta Daughters of America

Bond Services Held in Logan for Mrs. Ann Bond

Funeral services were held Wednesday at the United Brethren Church for Mrs. Ann Bond who died December 2. She co owned the Warner Hotel and earlier ran the Haydenville Hotel from 1911 to 1915 before moving to Logan. She leaves eight children and six sisters plus four brothers and many grandchildren and other relatives.

Logan United Brethren Church Ann. Bond Bremen Lucy Blackstone Lancaster Elizabeth Ellinger Della Hartman Blanche Conrad George C Frank W Columbus William P Abel A. Helber Pleasant Valley Marion Township Frank Abel George William P. Helber John Lee Irvin Frasure Walter Prather Abel Carpenter Canal Winchester Russell Jones Greencastle A. J. Ellinger Enterprise George Helber Leota Reid Ralph Scott Robert Waddell Newark R. C. Ankrom Lee Smith Clarence Ruff Lydia Bond Zanesville Simon Bond Jesse Baker Mabel Campbell Nelsonville E. Gordon Campbell Cincinnati George Bond Ernest Weede Haydenville Henry Lemon Barberton

Ballots Ordered Impounded In Hocking County

Miss Blanche England of the election board received a telegram from Edward J. Hummel Secretary of State directing the impounding of all votes in the November 7, 1944 election in Hocking County until further notice. The action cites authority under Ohio election laws.

Farm Census To Be Taken Next Year in Hocking County

Federal Farm Census, taken every five years, will begin in Hocking county after January 1. Eleven enumerators are needed. A three day school for applicants will be held in the court house in December. Pay is $3 per day for attendance. Applications go to C D Drumheller, Room 401, Court house, Portsmouth.

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