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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1941

Page

12

Rockbridge Bears Favorite in Hocking County Tourney

Rockbridge remains the standout in Hocking County basketball as Logan hosts the county tournament next Thursday through Saturday. Murray City and Carbon Hill show rapid improvement while draw outcomes may influence the Class B sectional race to be held here early next month.

Logan Rockbridge Hocking County Murray City Carbon Hill Gibisonville Laurel

Logan Camp Commander Named in Attica

Floyd Loomis of Logan, eight years with the CCC in Ohio, was named a camp commander and stationed at Attica. His family will join him there, with plans for their relocation in the near future.

Logan Floyd Loomis CCC Ohio Attica

Meldrim Rites Will Be Friday

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Meldrim 61 wife of Charles Meldrim will be held at the Methodist Church Friday at 2 pm conducted by Rev S W Wiant. She died at her W Second St home after a long illness. A Logan native born in Starr Township she lived in the city about 20 years moving from a Washington Township farm. She leaves husband two brothers Charles Stone and Stanley Stone and a sister Miss Clara Stone. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan S. W. Wiant Mary Meldrim Charles Meldrim W. Second St Meldrim Washington Township Starr Township Charles Stone Clara Stone Stanley Stone Pataskala Oak Grove Cemetery

Doctor J W Doering Joins Army Medical Corps

Dr J W Doering left for Ft Hayes to begin a year of active service in the Medical Corps assigned to Camp Wheeler and Macon Georgia He plans to return to Logan to reopen his practice after completing service.

Logan J. W. Doering Ft. Hayes Edical Corps Camp Wheeler Macon

Cold Night Drops to Eight Above Zero at State Garage

Tuesday night the thermometer at the State Highway garage read eight degrees above zero, colder than the prior night and the coldest mark yet this season.

Logan State Highway

Social Notes From Logan Women Host Book Club Events

Logan social columns record Tuesday gatherings at the White House for 29 guests with Mrs W D Braddock and Mrs Frank Harden hosting the Tuesday Book Club. Reviews featured Dr Cornelia Chase Brant biography and war relief talk about Roy Wales with Rev Beck. Other society evenings included Van Born Society and Junior Tourist Book Club discussions, plus Bridge, Noisy Nine, Contract Club, and Jolly Twelve gatherings with multiple local families attending. Dr Lewis Leaman and Mrs Pearl Leaman visited Logan from Columbus.

Kreisler W. D. Bassett Elizabeth Forwick H. J. Unverzagt James Krieg George van Fossen Newell Grooms Anthony Toerner John Lee Fred Burchfield Buellaby Beck J. L. Webb Jolly Twelve Club Nelsonville Clifford Hawk Frank Hawk Carbon Hill Farr Sparnow Pearl Leaman Albert Smith Logan Webb

Prayer Meeting Speaker at Nazarene Church in Logan

Reverend Robert Saiser of Syracuse will speak at the prayer meeting this evening at the Church of the Nazarene in Logan. Reverend and Mrs. C B Clendenen, who attended the Ohio Nazarene Preachers convention in Fostoria, return home late today.

Logan Robert Saiser Syracuse Church of the Nazarene C. B. Clendenen Fostoria

Ramsey Talks of War at School Assemblies

R. E. Ramsey addressed Junior and Senior High School students in special assemblies Wednesday. He voiced doubt that the Balkan regions would fully collapse before the current Nazi thrust, discussing the European situation.

Logan R. E. Ramsey Ramsey Balkan

Mrs Ambrose Succumbs in Hospital

Mrs Elizab eth Ambrose 68 of Logan mother of Mrs Arthur F McGovern 362 S Harding Rd died last night in Mt Carmel Hospital after an operation. She spent winters with her daughter here four years. She is survived by two other daughters Mrs Terrance Bannan Detroit Mich and Miss Jane Ambrose Dearborn Mich a son Harry M Ambrose Washington D C and three grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be in Logan.

Columbus Elizabeth Ambrose Logan Arthur F. McGovern S. Harding Rd Mt. Carmel Hospital Ambrose Terrance Bannan Detroit Mich Jane Ambrose Dearborn Harry M. Ambrose Washington, D. C

Surplus Commodities Distribution Planned Friday

Surplus commodity distribution in eastern Hocking County is set for Friday. Centers include Murray City Carbon Hill Haydenville Union Furnace and Gore per Everett Jacoby's announcement.

Logan Hocking County Everett Jacoby Murray City Carbon Hill Haydenville Union Furnace Gore

Ludwig Arrested in Toledo for Bad Checks

Chester Ludwig was arrested in Toledo Tuesday in connection with alleged bad checks. Sheriff Floyd Duffy traveled to Toledo Wednesday to bring Ludwig back for arraignment. Charges were filed in Magistrate S. B. Whitehart's court.

Logan Chester Ludwig Toledo Floyd Duffy Ludwig S. B. Whitehart

Naval Academy aims for naval commissions

Carla Must Go Carl Wenstrom of Seattle is trimmed by an Annapolis barber to fit a three month course at the U S Naval Academy. He is among 750 naval reserve midshipmen hoping to qualify for ensigns commissions.

Carla Carl Wenstrom Seattle Wash Annapolis Barber U. S. Naval Academy Naval Reserve

Deputy Injured in Off-Duty Fall

Miss Charlene Huff, deputy in the probate court office, was off duty Wednesday due to injuries suffered when she fell the day before.

Logan Charlene Huffman Probate

Logan Officer Retires After Thirty Years of Service

Patrolman C. D. Note stone quit his badge and keys after about 30 years as a city police officer. His resignation is effective March 1 with ten days vacation pay. he will remain on the payroll until then and continues as Merchants Watchman evenings. Pearl Derr will serve as extra officer for ten days on a 90 day provisional appointment by Safety Director Loomis.

George Bishop Pearl Derr R. R. Loomis

Two Logan Residents Enlist in Air Corps

Earl Shaw and Robert S. Thompson of Logan depart for Fort Hayes on Saturday to enlist in the aviation corps. They will be sent to Randolph Field Texas for three years of ground work. Shaw recently returned from California where he registered in October.

Logan Earl Shaw Robert S. Thompson Ft. Hayes Randolph Field Tex Aviation Corps Shaw California

Open Forum Planned at West Logan School on Lincoln and Washington

Arrangements completed for an open forum at West Logan School Friday evening under the Adult Education program. The subject is Lincoln and Washington. This marks the first in a series of meetings to be held there.

Logan West Logan School Lincoln Washington

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