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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1944

Page

10

Hocking County Plans Move On Soil District Referendum

At a Logan meeting of the Hocking County Soil Conservation District Committee, attendees reviewed district workings and set a March 18 referendum with voting sites in each township and absentee ballots available. An executive committee of Shaw, Graham, Mowrey, and Smoot was elected. Land owners outside corporation limits may vote.

Paul H. Shaw William Hahn Good Hope Township Pearl Fogie James R. Smoot Agricultal Extension Service Mr. Fogel Lancaster Soil Conservation District Hocking County P. H. Shaw Fred Graham W. H. Mowrey

Rutherford Rites Will Be Wednesday

Mrs. Clyta Rutherford, 23, died at White Cross Hospital after a surgical operation six weeks prior. Wife of Sgt. Russell Rutherford, stationed in England, she leaves a daughter, a Bremen High School graduate from 1938, and a former employee of the Division of Aid for the Aged in Columbus. Funeral Thursday at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Logan, with Leonard Funeral Home in charge.

St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church A. L. Heyde Robert Glaser Sugar Grove Jacob Howdyshell Logan Leonard Funeral Home

Kiwanis Club to Dinner Meeting in Logan

Logan Kiwanis Regular meeting opens with dinner at the White House on Tuesday at 6. Scoutmasters of Hocking County troops invited. Boys and Girls Committee led by Henry Dague. Principal speaker C. S. Rila, field executive for the area.

Logan Kiwanis Club White House Hocking County Henry Dague C. S. Rila

Logan Brief Social Notes

Logan social items detail Junia Club hosts at the White House dinner for fourteen members and a book review by Miss Helen Blasius on The Captain s Wife by Eiluned Lewis. Public Library review series by Rev Cecil H Jones slated for Saturday night. other club notes cover Win or Lose Club results and Saturday Club activities at the White House with clock talk and musical interludes. Also notes on residents visiting or arriving, including Second Lt Wayne Hummerl and Judge Phil Henderson, plus a local fraud arrest in Morgan County involving Luther Glenn Worthman.

Stanley Wiant White House Minnie Moore Eleanor Durr Anna Cole Clara Campbell Fred Hull W. W. Keynes Warren Bright J. C. Gooding Wellston Wilhelmina Deissle Florence Bort Alice Genevieve Poston Logan Morgan County Luther Glenn Worthman McConnelsville Floyd Duffy Worthman

Haney Seeks Six-Room Logan Home for Family

Logan Merrill Haney, recently promoted supervisor for the south central area of a loan company, will move his wife Mrs Haney and two children Helena and George to Southeastern Ohio immediately. He prefers Logan for a six room house not for sale, with Logan Athens or Lancaster as possible locations.

Logan Merrill Haney Wilmington South Central Ty Loan

Logan Junior High Teacher Illness Prompts Substitutions

Miss Ruth Brian of Logan Junior High was taken home to Wilmington after a serious illness. Substituting at the school are Mrs Clyde Jones and Minnie Louise Heine. At Senior High Miss Iris Lowery is away for her mother illness, with Mrs John R Pierce taking her class briefly. Mary Lemon also substitutes for Ruth Armstrong at Junior High due to illness.

Logan Ruth Brian Logan Junior High Wilmington Clyde Jones Minnie Louise Heine John R. Pierce Iris Lowery Mary Lemon Ruth Armstrong

Meiser Property Sold at Auction in Logan

In Logan a property formerly occupied by the Meisers Sophia John and Katherine, all deceased within weeks, was sold at a courthouse auction. Bernard Geiger bought the house for 3025 dollars and two Columbus Cassidy Ave. lots sold for 285 dollars to Eddie Hanna. George Christman led the sale. Geiger plans to resell the property.

Logan Meisers Sophia John Katherine Court House Bernard Geiger Columbus Cassidy Ave Eddie Hanna George Christman Mr. Geiger

Tipton and Showalter Birth Announcements

Logan and Mrs Frank W Tipton announce a newborn son at home weighing 1 2 pounds born Sunday. The Tiptons have five other children. Mr and Mrs William Showalter announce a newborn daughter weighing 7 12 pounds born Monday at home.

Logan Frank W. Tipton Tiptons William Showalter

Miller Coffee Shop to Close Indefinitely on Main Street

Mr and Mrs Miller announce the closure of Miller Coffee Shop at 232 BE Main St due to failing health. Also noted is the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gerald Devol of Carbon Hill at Cher nm Hospital on Sunday.

Logan Mrs. Miller Miller BE. Main St Gerald Devol Carbon Hill Chernm Hospital

Budd Named Manager at Luckoff Store in Logan

D. D. Budd is appointed manager of the Luckoff store in Logan. He arrived Monday and outlined plans to enlarge and improve stock. Budd, a USC and Cincinnati Conservatory graduate, is an accomplished pianist and organist. He served in the U S Engineering Department in South America and has 12 years in Los Angeles and Hollywood as a Kress store manager and Air Service Command orchestration. He has one son in the South Pacific and a daughter entering Johns Hopkins Nurses Cadet School. Max Langman, Budd’s predecessor, will move to Lafayette, Ind., after Langman suffers a light heart attack last Friday night.

Los Angeles Hollywood S. H. Kress Air Service Command Dayton South Pacific Armed Forces Nurses Cadet School Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Max Langman Budd Lafayette

Logan Elks Plan Dance

Invitations are in the mail for the forty sixth annual ball celebrating the founding of the Logan Lodge of Elks. The event opens with a 6 30 banquet on February 16 with ad mittance guaranteed by invitation. Both round and square dancing will be offered and reservations are requested by February 14. In charge are H C Tom R B Kies H W Larimer George Smith and Lew Reynolds.

LOGAN Logan Lodge of Elks H. C. Tom R. B. Kies H. W. Larimer George Smith Lew Reynolds

Need of Wood for Pulp Is Explained

Mr. George L. Snow den, superintendent of the wood department of the Meade Paper Corporation of Chillicothe, was in Logan Monday to check the pulp wood situation. With the company in dire need of thousands of cords of wood, Mr. James Smoot announced that new methods of transportation can be made available to any wishing to contact the County Extension Office for information on this subject.

Logan George L. Snowden Meade Paper Corporation Chillicothe James Smoot County Extension Office

Conference attendees include agents Smoot and Evans

Mr James Smoot county agricultural agent and Miss Helen Evans home demonstration agent will attend a district 4 H conference to be held in the P O building in Athens all day Wednesday

LOGAN James Smoot Helen Evans P.O Athens

Miss Sylvia Eichel Undergoes Major Operation in Columbus

In Hospital LOGAN Miss Sylvia Jane Eichel underwent a major operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus Sunday morning. Her condition is reported satisfactory.

Logan Sylvia Jane Eichel Grant Hospital Columbus

Visitors and family tables at Logan home

Mr and Mrs Wayne Price from Springfield and Mr and Mrs Ralph Webb and Ned Webb of Columbus visited over Sunday with Mrs Clinton Webb their mother. Corp Billie Snyder formerly a lino toy e operator at the Logan Republican and his brother Billie came from Breakers Hotel Hospital in Palm Beach Florida while Bob is on leave from Langley Field Va. They are staying at the home of Mr and Mrs Tate Schrader Mrs Snyder's parents. Staff Sgt William Woodard arrived in Logan Saturday night for a two weeks furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J V Woodard.

Wayne Price Springfield Ralph Webb Ned Webb Columbus Clinton Webb Corp Billie Snyder Lino‘toye Logan Republican Logan Billie Breakers Hotel Palm Beach Florida Bob Langley Field Tate ‘Schrader

Logan Library hosts diverse activities and book reviews

Logan residents enjoyed a bustling library Saturday with 264 dolls claimed, displays of 170 dolls, and model airplanes. Rev. Cecil H. Jones will lead biographies in a sponsored series with Junia Club hosting and library hours adjusted to 8 pm. A first review features Danny Brook by Gladys Hastings Carroll. Fire alarm reports a trash pile blaze on Warne Avenue spreading through grass.

Logan Barbara Hull Bob Stallsmith Ned Kreig Cecil H. Jones Jones Junia Club Logan Library Board Mr. Jones Danny Brook Gladys Hastings Carroll Hallie Grimes Oppor Warne Avenue

Middleport War Loan Drive Results Reported

Middleport's fourth War Loan Drive netted 165 000 in sales with 98 993? and 66 007 totals. Top contributors include Leading Sales Stores H J Hy sell 4 000 Holter's Restaurant 3 551 25 Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Co 3 075. Merchants exceeded goals today. Middleport Lunch Dexter Star Garden Club to meet Thursday Feb 10 at 8 p.m. at Mrs J E Radekin's home.

Middleport GORD Cnc Dexter—Star Garden Club J. E. Radekin

Pomeroy Social Notes Honoring Pvt Pauline Holmes

Pvt Pauline Holmes, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Holmes of Syracuse, leaves for Washington DC to join her Marine Corps unit at New River NC. Social events mark farewell including a dinner at Island View Inn Gallipolis. Also listed are local notices about a Federated Circle Valentine party and various Pomeroy personal items.

Pomeroy Pauline Holmes Washington, D. C U. S. Marine Corps New River N. C Holmes William Holmes Syracuse Pomeroy High School W. A. Smith Columbus Dispatch Island View Inn Gallipolis Frank Holmes Pvt Washington D. C George Freeland Alice Holmes Malcolm Roller Middleport Albert Turley New Haven

Pomeroy Chamber Reelects Officers In Luncheon Meeting

The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce re elected officers at a noon luncheon at the Martin Hotel. W A Smith president R L Jacobs vice president Howard Kess secretary Alfred Elberfeld treasurer. Dr George Lasher spoke on postwar projects and National Forecast Council highlights. A Forestry Committee was named to attend Columbus meeting. The session lasted two and a half hours.

Martin Hotel W. A. Smith R. L. Jacobs Howard Kess Alfred Elberfeld George Lasher Meigs Countian Meigs County Selective Service Board Lasher Rutland National Forecast Council Columbus Charles Kettering General Motors Corporation Theodore Reed Meigs County State Forestry Committee Edison Hobhstetter Dr. Lasher

Russell Infant Dies At Jones Home

Infant Elmer Russell son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Russell Ulah Jones died Monday at his grandmother Mrs Tom Jones home on S Second Ave where the family resides while the father is in service Funeral arrangements are handled by Rawlings Coats Mason County survivors include the parents a sister and both grandmothers and both grandfathers

Middleport Elmer Elmer Russell Ulah Jones Tom Jones S. Second Ave

Luckadoo Funeral Is Held Tuesday

Funeral services for Mathew Luckadoo age 63 who died Saturday at the home of his sister in law Mrs Katie Luckadoo in Rutland were held Tuesday afternoon at the Rutland Methodist Church with burial in Miles Cemetery He was injured months ago in a mine and never fully recovered He is survived by a son in Chicago and a daughter in Toledo.

Rutland Mathew Luckadoo Katie Luckadoo Rutland Methodist Church Miles Cemetery Luckadoo Chicago Toledo

Scarlet Fever Quarantine in Middleport Reports Two Cases

County Health Officer Dr. W. S. Ellis reports two scarlet fever cases in Middleport and has quarantined the homes of Mrs Estella Jackson and Homer Glaze to prevent spread.

Middleport W. S. Ellis Estella Jackson Homer Glaze

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Rutherford Messenger Logan Civic Club Belle Miller Melrose Harbaugh Scott Braddock Judson Shriner Arthur Miller Elmer Tschappat Charles Notestone Howard White Charles Eberst Harley Meyer Clarence Blosser John R. Peirce Roswell Perkins Darley Kitchen Ebersts Mr. Eberst Blosser Wayne Hummerl Camp Phillips Kansas A. R. Hummerl Charles Sorrell Barberton Effie Spencer S. Mulberry St Phil Henderson Miami Henderson Jesse Kitchen Hubert Lappen Navy Don Smith Fort Lewis Washington Mr. Smith Don Maneuvers Louisiana Smith Paul Eberst Haney Meiser Tojo Cape Gloucester Japan Benjamin V. Mission of New York Marine Corps Engineering Unit USMC Nea Luckoff Logan Elks Plan Logan Library By Cleo Montgomery Middleport Sales Dexter Colegroves Middleport, Ohio Meigs Paris George Sanders Brenda Marshallhilip “Secret Code Paul Kelly Nelson Eddy Susanna Foster Claude Rains Bendvue Russia Red Army Pomeroy Social Notes Federated Circle of the Federated Church George Beards Allard Pratt Roy Seyfried Walter Sodt Ann Arbor Mich Fred Sodt Roy Heines C. G. Hall Huntington Marguerite Meier Jaqueline Maag Capital University William Neutzling St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fred Berkhemer Worthington Hilda Chamber of Commerce of Pomeroy Chamber Comerce Fla Tom Crow W. Main St Robert Lear Findlay Bert Webster East Main St Lear Bobby Russell Vernon Gallaher Drug & Athens Zenners
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