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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1944
Page
10
Logan reports 132 sales in Series E Bonds yesterday raising total sales to 120 592 75 dollars. Elberfeld urges greater response and requests individuals report their sales to include in the daily total. Members should contact the rally center to report Series E bond sales at the earliest date.
On Wednesday morning 195 more names were added to the local roll of honor under Siam Clapp. Clapp notes 1960s are on the roll and 40 more have been turned in for printing, totaling 2000 local youths in military service. John Mock printed the names and Anth ony Cook did the carpentry work.
Logan report says 105 men left Wednesday morning for physicals in Columbus. Nine ei ght of this number are pre Pearl Harbor fathers. Leader Karl Poling of 138 Fountain Street, with assistants Rollie Featherofl and Eugene Six accompanied the group.
First Lieutenant Jane Thurness has spent eighteen months in England and Iceland with the nursing unit and returns to Logan for a short visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Jones on Mound Street. Open house will be held and over the weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Byron Wolfe of Athens Mrs Wheeler Dew and Mr Wiley Thurness father of Lieutenant Thurness.
Lt. and Mrs. Fransch depart with their son Joe Fransch for Florida. They will stop at Miami Naval Base where he expects sailing orders. The family previously resided in Ithaca New York and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fransch.
Mrs. Geo. Hengst hosts a two course luncheon for the Tourist Club at her Logan home for fourteen guests. Mrs. Allen Adams reviews For the Rest of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke. A recital of Whispering Hope follows with Mrs. Carl Harsh and Mrs. J. G. Cole.
Logan Aerie No 2168 to attend district 4 Fraternal Order of Eagles banquet in Athens at the Berry Hotel. P W P Lewis R Canty Worthy President Joe H Green Wayne Whitcraft Carl Blosser Joe C Rowley John Henry Acker David Logan Lavon Goodlive Carl Bell Carl Price Richard Evans Wayne Grove Kenneth Blair named as officers and trustees slated to represent the local lodge.
Petitions circulate naming George Spang for recorder on the Republican ticket, Herman Bratton for recorder on the Democratic ticket, J M Sanner for county commissioner on the Republican ticket, and Judge Ed L Ewing for re election as Probate Judge on the Republican ticket.
Logans social page covers sewing and knitting for the Red Cross hosted by Mrs. Charles Eberst with guests Mrs. Francis Roberts and Mrs. Rudolph Hankison. A Langman farewell party at Luckoff store marks their Lafayette move, with attendees including Jim Inboden and Leota Hutchinson. Church, bridge club and birthday events detail activities and attendees, plus illness and travel notes from Columbus and Camp Van Dorn.
The Republican Executive Committee met at Bell Hall in Logan Wednesday night with chairman Phil Swackhammer presiding. Ed Mundy of Marion Township was elected to succeed E D Campbell, who resigned due to a change of address to Adelphi.
Wayne Todd has returned to his army base at Brooklyn New York after a ten day furlough at the Ambrose hotel with Mrs Anna Cole. His wife Georgianna remains in Logan for two weeks. Mrs Cole and Mrs Todd accompanied Corp Todd to Columbus on his way east.
Logan Logan, son of Mr and Mrs John Mock, tripped during a Sunday School party Wednesday night and fractured his collar bone. The splinting tape from a Christmas Eve break was just removed last Saturday.
After eight weeks at Grant Hospital in Columbus Sherman Draper returned to his daughter Mrs. Charles Pratt in Logan to convalesce at home under care of family.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Cooksey announce the birth of a five pound son at their home on Wednesday. The Cookseys have two other children. Mrs. Roberts III Logan: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Roberts were in Columbus Wednesday visiting Mr. Roberts' mother, Mrs. A Y Roberts, who is seriously ill. Fred Spradlin III Logan: Retired Army Sergeant Fred Spradlin is seriously ill at his home on Logan Route 1.
The Queen Esther Circle Sunday School class met Thursday at Kathryn McMullen’s home for devotional and business. Prizes in a social hour went to Burdella Starr and Lucille Alltop. Attendees included several local families. the next meeting will be at Charlotte Proctor’s home.
Fire Chief John J. O Doherty says seven boys aged eight to 14 admitted causing at least five fires in Lorain over two months, including a $20 000 blaze at Hawthorne Junior High School.
Logan William Marshall McQuaide 35 of Haydenville has volunteered for immediate induction. He is a father of five children aged 4 to 13 and will depart with the March contingent for examination as announced by the Selective Service Board.
Chick Eberst of Logan advanced to assistant personnel manager for Plants 1 and 2 at Anchor Hocking Glass in Lancaster. He begins January 15, will oversee education and training, and plans to move his family to Lancaster in the spring. Previously a Logan Junior High teacher, he has long been active in athletics and local youth programs.
Chauncey High hosts a basketball game as the Blue Devils face The Plains at 7 p m in Chauncey gym tonight Friday in a local high school matchup.
The Chauncey Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society gathered Wednesday for an all day quilting session at Mrs. Mary Dew's home on Jacobs Avenue. A pot luck luncheon was served at noon. The group plans to meet again for quilting next Wednesday.
Mrs Ernest Dowler of Port Clinton stores household goods and plans to move to Great Lakes Illinois to join her husband in training there.
Chauncey Local No. 358 secretary Floyd Karns says Chauncey Mine No. 25 members voted to purchase $2300 in bonds at a regular meeting. The minutes also note a $25 bond prize for a member in attendance.
Chauncey The Church of Christ Parish releases Sunday plans with Gilbert Courtney at Greens Run 9 30 a m Chauncey 10 30 a m Glaze Thompson at Taylor 9 30 Millfield 10 30 and Trimble 7 p m 10 30 worship and communion lead by Trimble lay members Chauncey youths host youths from Athens Christian First Methodist Presbyterian and Episcopal churches with Dr Edwin Brown as speaker.
Mrs. Celia Boudinot of Millfield will be installed as master of Trimble Grange No. 1830 at the regular Grange meeting Saturday night. York Grange members will attend to install officers. The event was postponed due to illness. Guest speakers include Ross Wright county extension agent and Alton Hope of the Athens Grange. Members are asked to bring sandwiches and pie for lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McGill hosted a Sunday dinner in Coolville to honor their son Pfc. Leonard McGill Jr. Attending were numerous relatives from Mansfield Pickerington Stewart Frost Athens and Lena among others including Heroll White Barbara Darlene Phyllis Elaine Ted Kilkenny and Richard Dean Teeters.
Mrs Blakely Chauncey daughter Mrs A L Preston left Chauncey Friday morning for Jackson Michigan to visit her sister Mrs Sylvia Blakely who is critically ill in a Jackson hospital. Mrs Blakely is a former Chauncey resident.
Chauncey churches list Sunday services with times for Church of Christ Church School 9 30 a m Communion 10 30 preaching by Gilbert Courtney Church of God Sunday School 9 30 led by Howard Pennell preaching 10 30 and 7 p m Young People 6 15 led by Flo Kelzenburg Methodist 9 30 Sunday School Thomas Buckley Supt Morning Worship 10 30 Prayer meeting Wednesday night pastor Charles Palmer Holiness 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m preaching 11 a m and 7 p m Ray Pidcock Young People 6 15 Myrtle Simpson Seventh Day Adventist Saturday Arch Service Sabbath 9 30 Charles Dornberg Church of Christ Millfield 9 30 Church School 10 30 preaching by Glaze Thompson Nazarene The Plains 9 30 Carrie Channell 10 45 a m and 7 p m Frank Noel.
Mr and Mrs Harry Moore of Lower Plains hosted a weekend dinner for their son Darrell H Moore and wife and child plus Gloria Wilson and Edward Wilson of Dayton and Myrtle Rose OBrien of Athens. Also attending were Arthur Burchfield and other Moore relatives.
Chauncey Walter Gabriel of the Navy is home on furlough to visit his wife Fauna Shrieve Gabriel and his parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Gabriel and his grandmother Mrs Frances Gabriel of Lower Plains.
Rev. Guss Graham, pastor of the Free Will Baptist Charge, announces services for Zion Church and Zaleski Church. Zion Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m and prayer service at 7 p m each Sunday. Zaleski Church offers prayer service Saturday at 7 p m Sunday School at 2 p m and preaching by Graham at 3 p m followed by communion.
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