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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1943

Page

8

Grand jury not summoned in Hocking County January term

Hocking County will not summon a grand jury for the January term as only one case is set to be considered and will be continued to the April session. Petit and grand jurors were drawn for future service by Commissioners De Long and Languey, with panels listed for locations around Logan and neighboring towns.

Logan Harley Meyer Hocking County Grand Jury Court of Common Pleas Grand Petit Nelson de Long Dan Languey Kate Peacock Glouder Ward Chase Everett Snyder New Straitsville Fred Kelch Everett Mchiroom Frank Frasn Harry Dennis Blooming ‘Ile Charlies Arnold Joe Allen Coonville Ford Frantz Lawrence Harden William Schorr Sam Chute Floyd Brown Irene McGurty Murray City Charles Anthony Nelsonville Jap O'Hare Magdalene Donson John Daubenmire Mra Homer Schein Rockbridge L. W. Rider Joe Davis Orland Rfc Russell K. Miller Bremen Claude Hammon Ed Kemper Faye Shriner Clarence Carpenter Arch Ralston John Cruise Rs. C. B. Donahue Luther Smith Bloomingville Rfc Charles Mohler Marion Allen William Mosure

Logan Native Dies in Shelby Ohio

Logan relatives report the death of Mrs. George E. Armbruster about 80 a former resident who died Sunday night in a Shelby Ohio hospital. She lived in Logan about 20 years ago and is survived by her son Ralph E. Armbruster of Columbus. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. in Shelby with burial at Glen Rest Cemetery in Columbus. Her husband was a manager at Ohio Fuel Gas Company when they resided in Logan.

Logan George E. Armbruster Shelby F. H. Koppe Elizabeth Rempel Ra Belt Ohio Fuel Gas Company Works Glen Rest Cemetery Columbus Ralph E. Armbruster

Auto crash near Logan causes damage no injuries

Officers responded after a collision on State Route 180 eleven miles south of Logan. Drivers William Foltz, 62, of Rockbridge Route 1, and Harry Francis Williams, 43, of Rockbridge, escaped injury as both cars were damaged. Sheriff Ka Duffy and Deputy Jack Waldron investigated.

Logan William Foltz Rockbridge Harry Francis Williams Ka Duffy Jack Waldron

BIS Group Visits Logan Rotary Club

E R Gibbs public relations director at the Boys Industrial School and six students were honored guests at the Logan Rotary Club meeting at the White House. They attended a Christmas party and presented a Christmas program. Virgil Martin chaired the program committee.

LOGAN E. R. Gibbs Er Boys’ Industrial School Logan Rotary Club White House Gibbs Virgil Martin

Logan High Hosts Columbus South in Prep Clash

Logan Chieftains, riding a three game win streak, face Columbus South Tigers on home court. South High, new to the Columbus City League, comes in with three wins and two losses in the Greater Columbus League, while Logan under coach Clarence Mackey shows improved shooting and floor work.

Logan Logan High School Chieftains Metropolitan Columbus South High Tigers South High Tagers Columbus

Cattle Tests Completed in Hocking County

County extension agent James R. Smoot announced that 1 668 head of Hocking County cattle were tested for tuberculosis across 115 herds with no reactors found. The county is designated an accredited milk producing area for three years. Smoot noted no expense or financial contribution required from the county.

Logan James R. Smoot Hocking County Hocking Smoot

Bot Treatment Campaign Planned for Hocking County

Plans for a bot treatment campaign among Hocking County horses are being made according to James R Smoot the county extension agent. Similar campaigns have been conducted each year in the county about this time. The campaign will get under way in the early part of January. Request blanks are being mailed to Hocking farmers. Those who do not receive the blanks can make their request for them at the county extension office.

LOGAN Hockings James R. Smoot Hocking

Feed Dealers Meet in Logan County

Logan Hocking County feed dealers plan a 7:30 p m Monday meeting at the Hocking AAA office to discuss oil meal needs and who will handle county allocations for 1944. County extension agent James R Smoot announced the session and urged all dealers to attend as details are finalized.

Logan — Hocking County Hocking James R. Smoot

Native of Hesboro District Is Dead

Logan reports the death of Robert C. Wordsworth former Hocking County resident at his Columbus home Saturday night. He was born in Nesboro and lived there many years. Funeral services are set in Columbus Tuesday with burial in Logan beside his wife Carrie in the mausoleum.

Logan Robert C. Wordsworth Hocking County Columbus Nesboro Carrie

Attendance In Schools Is Reduced

Logan and Hocking County schools report heavy absenteeism due to a cold and flu epidemic. At least six teachers are absent across systems with several, including Monica Acker Eleanor Durr and Ben Ross, confined at home. Senior High Principal Fred Burchfield notes slight improvement but peak may have passed. City schools dismiss for Christmas vacation January 3. county schools dismiss Thursday and resume on January 3.

Logan Hocking County Monica Acker Eleanor Durr Ben Ross Fred B. Burchfield

Mother of Logan Physician Is Dead

Funeral arrangements are under way for Mrs. Joseph Simiele mother of Dr. Victor A Simiele Logan physician who died Saturday at her Norfolk Virginia home after a long illness She often visited Logan when her son operated his East Hunter street office Dr Simiele now serves with the U S Public Health Service at the U S Marine Hospital Cleveland He passed through Logan briefly Monday en route to Norfolk

Logan Joseph Simiele Victor A. Simiele Norfolk East Hunter Street Simiele U. S. Public Health Service U.S. Marine Hospital Cleveland

Firemen Respond Three Times to Monday Brush Fires

Point Pleasant reports the fire department was called out three times Monday to extinguish small brush fires. A dry spell with little rainfall has farmers scrambling for water as creeks freeze, hindering livestock supplies.

Point Pleasant

Charles Chute Injured in Florida

Charles C. Chute, operator of a truck line, is confined to his sister’s home in Orlando after a back injury while unloading tires in northern Florida last week. He cannot return home until after the holidays and is under a physician’s care.

Logan Charles C. Chute Paul Hansel Orlando Fla Florida

Cantata Will Be Presented Wednesday At 2 P M

The Logan High School Christmas cantata The King Cometh will be shown again Wednesday at 2 p.m in the senior auditorium. Directed by Louise Bowen LHS voice instructor the production debuted Sunday afternoon.

Logan Logan High School Louise Bowen LHS

Hyre Ill With Pneumonia in Point Pleasant

W S Hyre local furniture dealer has been ill since Friday and now is reported to suffer pneumonia. Doctors initially suspected a heart condition. He is improving.

Point Pleasant W. S. Hyre

Cleveland Woman Killed by Street Car Collision

Mrs. Mary Zamba, 40, of Cleveland, was killed when a truck struck her and she was hurled into a street car. The accident occurred today in Cleveland.

Cleveland Mary, Zamba

Surprise handkerchief shower for Mrs. Bertha Reed

A social surprise shower was given for Mrs. Bertha Reed at her sister Mrs. John J. Chase’s home on Hogg Street. Refreshments were served to a large group of neighbors and friends including Mrs. Bertha Mackall of Clarksburg and many local residents. Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Weissenburger celebrated their fourteenth wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at their Main Street home with eighty friends in attendance, red tapers and poinsettias used in seasonal decorations.

Point Pleasant Bertha Reed John J. Chase Hogg St Reed H. H. Pullert John Ee. Brown C. Blount James B. Couch C. C. Stone G. B. Woodard Will C. Bird E. E. Buffington Will J. Kenny H. D. Coyner Henry Frye Roy Price E. McElfresh Bertha Mackall Clarksburg H. D. Wartenburg O. D. Harper R. D. Oseland Elizabeth Johnson C. C. Spencer Charles Wilson Chase Jason T. Weissenburger Main St C. O. Weissenburger William H. Bardin Harold Sayre

More Cases of Flu Reported in Mason County

Major Brian A Buell district health officer said influenza cases in Mason County rose from five last Friday to 20 yesterday. The piece also notes a 18th century French physician Etienne de Marquis suggested women eat 150 eggs a year to retain beauty.

Mason Point Pleasant Brian A. Buell Mason County Etienne de Marcrou

Time schedule adjustments for EWT one hour ahead

The document lists multiple Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio trains with times in Eastern War Time, instructing to subtract one hour from each to convert to State Time. Entries include No 4 Diplomat Daily 12 34 a m Athens time and No 44 Daily Except Sunday 11 06 a m, among others, with both east and west bound notes and arrival times.

E.W.T No. 4 Diplomat Daily Athens Baltimore National Limited Diplomat Dally Chesapeake & CO No

Local residents join farm bureau meeting amid illness notes

Robert Wilson of Arbuckle attended the farm bureau meeting though still weak from influenza. Attorney E J Somerville stayed home ill on Jackson Ave. Miss Violet Frye, Presbyterian religious education director, left to visit relatives in Logan West Virginia. O B Burns, Silver Bridge guard, has been ill at his Leon home since Sunday. Miss Marjorie Bauerle of Denison University will spend holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs C G Bauerle of Jericho Road. Mrs Bauerle left yesterday to accompany her daughter home.

Robert Wilson Arbuckle Farm Bureau E. J. Somerville Jackson Ave Violet Frye The Presbyterian Church Logan W. Va O. B. Burns Silver Bridge Guard Leon Marjorie Bauerle Denison O.) University C. G. Bauerle Jericho Road

Mason County Farm Bureau Elects Officers at Annual Meeting

Mason County Farm Bureau directors held their annual meeting at Trinity Methodist Church in Point Pleasant. Ray Roush became first director at large under a constitutional amendment. New officers for 1944 are Clarence Blessing president W E Kirk vice president J Milton Lewis secretary and M C Lewis treasurer. Directors include M Roush C F Buckle E Wallis Byron Roush Clarence Blessing T C Roush Marcus Weaver and others. Junior Hogsett entertained with songs and Linda Lou Bush sang White Christmas. Principal speaker C H Withers urged civic duty and a better citizenry.

Point Pleasant Mason County Farm Bureau Trinity Methodist Church County Farm Bureau Ray Roush Clarence C. Blessing Hogsett W. E. Kirk J. Milton Lewis Charleston Road M. C. Lewis Beech Hill M. Roush Leon Starkey Wedge Farm Bureau Junior Hogsett Linda Lou Bush Esther Bush Marie Elias Mason City George G. Somerville F. B. Lieving L. C. Roush Vernon Jones Hugh Barr Woman's Farm Bureau Isabelle Wilson Ohio University Athens

Bus Line Project Declared Success in Mason County

POINT PLEASANT H Holly H Hudson manager said City Bus Lines operated a full year and proved more successful than expected with rising rider numbers. County Agent C C Anderson urged sustaining the Recreation Center improvement and noted over 2000 dollars was raised last year. Mrs Clarice Knapp and Mrs Elsie Fowler highlighted 4-H club activities and county achievements at the event.

Point Pleasant Holly H. Hudson City Bus Lines Withers C. C. Anderson Mason County Clarice Knapp Elsie Fowler

Mrs. Annette Perkins Dies at 74 in Charleston

Mrs. Annette Sharpe Perkins aged 74 died after a long illness in a Charleston hospital. Burial is in Lone Oak Cemetery Point Pleasant. She was first married to John McGuffin, later to Frank Perkins, and survived by daughter Prudence McGuffin of Miami Florida.

Point Pleasant Charleston Annette Sharpe Perkins Lone Oak

Grand Jurors Are Selected in Mason

Grand jurors drawn by George A. Bairden and E. C. Winger for the January term include Ben Stanley Arbuckle District Bert E. Sayre Cooper J. F. Baird and P. A. Woods Clendenin Dallas Gibbs and Clair Cottrill Graham P. B. Moore and Dipson Meadows Hannan J. Milton Lewis Robert McCulloch and Lem Shifler Lewis H. M. Weaver Robinson J. H. Johnson Union D. W. Foglesong and F. G. McMillin Wagegéner Hiram Knapp Cologne. The term will begin on Monday January 3.

Point Pleasant George A. Bairden E. C. Winger Ben Stanley Arbuckle Bert E. Sayre Cooper J. F. Baird P. A. Woods Clendenin Dallas Gibbs Clair Cottrill Graham P. B. Moore Dipson Meadows Hannan J. Milton Lewis Robert McCulloch Lem Shifler Lewis H. M. Weaver Robinson

Discharges From Point Clinic Include Local Mothers and Infants

At Point Clinic the week end saw Mrs. Howard Miller Mrs. Earl Turner and Mrs. Dale Duncan and their infant sons discharged. Ben Henry a medical patient returned home to Gallipolis Ferry. Fadely Erlewine from Route 1 also discharged after surgery.

Point Pleasant Point Clinic Howard Miller Earl Turner Dale Duncan Ben Henry Gallipolis Ferry Fadely Erlewine Route 1

Steady Shipyard Work Expected From War Orders

Prospect Point Pleasant reports a war orders flow to the Marietta Manufacturing Co for ten ocean tugs and landing craft. Local plants with full capability anticipate work through the year as Gulf of Mexico operations and auxiliary vessels expand.

Point Pleasant Marietta Manturing Co Gulf of Mexico Marietta Weissenburger

Jacques Funeral To Be Held in Nicholas

Mrs Jacques age 57 died Sunday morning after a two year illness. She was wife of George Jacques. The body has been taken to Nicholas County for burial.

Jacques Nicholas Point Pleasant George Jacq Nolas County

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