War Chest drive in Athens County tops quota by 2 thousand
Citizens support their men and women in uniform, with Virgil W. Martin reporting final Athens County War Chest totals. The drive raised 14,580.58 against a 12,500 quota, including a 1,000 gift from the Ohio Coal Association and United Mine Workers joint account. Checks for 750 went to Scout leaders. workers credit industrial firms and many groups for the success.
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Tocking County
Virgil W. Martin
Ohio O Coal Association
United Mine Workers of America
Martin
National War Fund
C.F. Rauch
John R. Pierce
Realty Deals In Hocking
Logan area transfers show Bertha Goss and others selling parcels in Falls Township and Logan city. Names include Homer Mason, Elmer Loomis, Nora Klin, Forest Glenn, and Augusta Tisdale with lots and allotments referenced. Sheriff Floyd Duffy remains at home under medical care with the town in alert.
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Logan
Hocking County
Bertha Goss
Homer Mason
M Mason
Fred Litt
Ethel
Tila
Transi Beougher
Tose Beougheer
Tisdale
Augusta Tis
Allen Strous
Laureivile
Logan Brief Social Notes Logans social calendar filled with club notices
Logan notes a busy sequence of social gatherings. Mrs Alce Write hosted Satur day luncheon for Satur fy Club with carols led by Mrs H Hughes and a Cradle Hymn solo. In Minn ie Moore's absence Mrs Russell Berlin led the meeting and plans for next year include Janu ary topics Russia wealth of the Soviet Union and Woman of Reassim. Attendees listed. other groups host sewing parties and bridge clubs with gifts contests and interim events.
York's Service Men Holiday Party Held Friday at Sniffen Home
SELSONVILLE Local residents gathered for a holiday party at the Sniffen home amid city events and club activities. The Cosmopolitan Club hosted a six o’clock dinner with poinsettias and a three course turkey meal, followed by a business meeting, gift exchange, and a planned USO donation.
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Sniffen Home
S. Sniffen
Fayette
Cosmopolitan Club
Bessie Stephenson
Sniffen
Walter Wolfe
USO
Bertha Nixon
Louise Pearce
C. D. Shafer
James F. Jewett
County Agent Smoot Leads Logan Extension Office since 1936
James R. Smoot has led the Logan extension office since January 1, 1936, after moving from West Virginia to assist Harold Chambers. Upon Chambers’ resignation in April 1937 Smoot became head of the Hocking County office and has since supervised 4-H work and produced a detailed annual report noting days in office and in the field, numerous calls, bulletins, a radio talk, and multiple news articles.
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Logan — Mocking County
James R. Smoot
Logan
West Virginia
Harold Chambers
Smoot
Hocking County
Chambers
Delaware County
War Bond Quota Oversubscribed in Logan Hocking
Logan Hocking County reports total war bond sales of 126000 with 721883.25 sold to date and oversubscription of 552.25 dollars. The tally reflects strong local participation in the national wartime bond drive.
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Hocking
Logan
Hocking County
Christmas cantata shines at high and parochial schools
Schools stage Christmas plays Sunday with Miss Bowen guiding the high school cantata and Notre Dame nuns directing the parish effort. Students from St. John’s perform Why the Chimes Rang as Mary and Joseph’s tale unfolds, culminating in chimes that ring only after a great act of love.
Births Reported For Carla Lee And Roscoe Helber’s Son
Annon Logan and Mrs. Carverick announce a nine and a half pound daughter named Carla Lee born Sunday morning at home at 67 W Front St. Grandparents include Mrs. Pearl WatKing of N Walnut St. Roscoe Helber’s birth of a son at Grant Hospital is announced with Abel Helber of Route 2 and Mr and Mrs Georg Krischbaum of Gibisonville named as relatives.
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Logan
Ang
As. Carverick
W. Front St
Carla Lee
Pearl Watking
N. Walnut St
Roscoe Helber
Grant Hospital
Abel. Helber
Route 2
Georg Krischbaum
Gibisonville
Glouster I Notes and Social Roundup from Thursday Meeting
Glouster I Notes records the Pythian Sisters regular meeting at Mrs Henry Williams home with turkey dinner and prizes for Mrs Kate Vaughn and Mrs Anna Echsienkamper. Guests and multiple Hartley relatives are listed among recent visitors to Monroe Street residents. Also mentions Amalac Eker and Beverly Hills actress Lupe Veley with a note of her reported death.
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Chiefs Club
Pythian Sisters
Henry Williams
Harry Vaughn
Dane
Kate Vaughn
Anna Echsienkamper
Williams
Lela Hambel
Charlene Webb
Amalac Eker
Beverly
Hills
Calif
Lupe
Veley
Som Deaico
Corning Social Notes and Local Obituary Items
Corning Ceesasserealliam Hull has word his son Cpl Robert H Hill was killed in action when his plane was shot down over Germany on Oct 7, 1844. He was a graduate of Corning High School class of 1941. Cpl Hill has another brother in the service First Lieut William Donald Hill who is now Ladies Auxiliary to the Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen met Wednesday afternoon. The 1945 officers were installed: Gence Kock president, Mrs Vna Love chaplain, Mrs Etta Tippett warden, Mrs Mayme Stewart inner guard, Mrs John Amberger outer guard, and Mrs Martha Young pianist. Ladies Auxiliary to the American Legion will meet at the home of Mrs Minnie Dunlap Tuesday night Dec 19. Philos Class of the U B Church will meet at the home of Mrs Lulu Brown Tuesday night December 19. Joseph Fry visited relatives in Columbat week. Mrs Floyd Lambert visited her aunt Mrs Sams Mins Zana ada William Beandt spent several days in Mr and Mim Joe Duty Zanesville and Wilson Longmore of Little Rock rks suited with his tuts Soham tiv dean Wilton over the week nd.
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Ceesasserealliam Hull
Cpl
Robert H. Hill
Germany
Corning High Schoo, Clase
Cpl. Hill
William Donald Hill
Brotherhood Railroad
Gence Kock
Vna Love
Etta Tippett
Mayme Stewart
John Amberger
Martha Young
American Legion
Minnie Dunlap
Philos
U. B
Lulu d Brown
Tre. Joseph Fry
Columb
Floyd Lambert
Sams Mins
Zana
Ada i
William Beandt
Mim
Joe Duty
Zanesville
Ant
Wilson Longmore
Little Rock
Rks
Soham
Dean’ Wilton
Nelsonville Social Notes and Church Circle Meeting
Nelsonville social items note Circle No 1 of the WSCS of the Methodist Church to entertain Thursday at 1 30 pm at Mrs Stacy Sharp’s W Franklin Street home. Lass class to meet Tuesday at 6 30 pm for dinner gifts exchange and Christmas program. Local personals list residents visiting relatives and trips to Columbus Athens Phoenix and Los Angeles, with multiple family and travel updates.
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Nelsonville
WS CS
Methodist Church
Weswy Hawk
Lass
Bessie Stephenson
Jetta Howe
Park F'Sniffen
Dies at Murray City George Sorrell 20
George Jus Sorrell, 20, son of Mr and Mrs John Sorrell, died at the family home in Murray City Saturday evening after several months illness. Survived by parents, brothers David Orbiston Lester Murray City and Gerald Eugene John Jr Harold and Joan at home, and sisters Genevieve Simonson Helen McIntyre Lois Okus sh Mildred Boerger. One sister preceded him. Funeral Tuesday at Pilgrim Holiness Church Murray City at two pm. Burial Whitmore Cemetery Buchtel.
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Nelsonvill
George Jus
Sorrell
Irs John Sorrell
Murray City
David ‘Sorrell
Orbiston
Lester
Genevieve Simonson
Helen
McIntyre
Springfield
Ohio
Lois Oku
Columbus
Mildred Boerger
Belcher
Gerald
Eugene, Ohn Jr
Mary Esther
Harold
Joan
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Harvey Smith
Whitmore Cemetery
Buchtel
Death of Well Known Coonville Resident
A well known resident of Coonville died at his home at midnight Sunday. Survived by his widow Verna and four children William Altra Mrs Stetta Lavely and Mrs Esther Frisby all of Coonville. Five sisters and four brothers also survive.
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Coonville
Verna
William
Altra
Stetta Lavely
Esther Frisby
Ters
Three Men Fined by Mayor Howe Sund
In a Pacific theater incident three men face fines by Mayor Howe Sund for entering a prem is fined natty $0 while Mee Howe Sundasd paid $5 and costs for interfering with an officer in duty. James Nelson and Chauncey Nelson each received $10 and costs after pleading guilty. The report notes Walter Evans as a home town friend present, and mentions the event evoked a sense of the old home week.
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Natty
Et Mee Howe
Are ‘Sista
Nelsons
James Nelson
Chauncey
Walter Evans
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Heley ‘Elinger
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William Moore
Seattle
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Franklin Wolfe
Maxville
Rudd Summers
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Sue Blonser
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Glouster I
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Monroe St
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Jacksonville
Henry Heubner
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Lorena Cochran
Athens
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Winfield Hartley
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Corning Social Notes
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Thomas C. Kinkaid
U.S. Navy
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Lila Cohagen
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Leighton Aumiller
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Stuart Hoodlett
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Ueson, Ariz
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