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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1942

Page

12

Hard Fought Battle Expected In Logan Athens Clash

Logan fans anticipate a hard fought basketball game tonight at Logan High School as the Athens Bulldogs visit the Chieftains with Southeast Ohio League leadership at stake. Coach Tom Bender’s Logan squad, in good shape, will start Brehm and Cole forwards Conrad at center McGonagle and Johnston guards with Scott and Lohr as reserves.

Logan Logan High School Athens Bulldogs Logan Chieftains Tom Bender Tom Brehm Eddie Cole Tracy Conrad Jimmy McGonagle Bill Johnston Bill Scott Ray Lohr

Social notes from Logan circle groups and birthdays

Logan brief covers Social Circle dinner with flag salute, awards to Mrs Edith Ellison and guest, and music by Mrs C S Clark and Mrs Dunnock. Includes birthday observance for Mrs Clara Miller and son-in-law Tom Gordon, J U G club sewing meet, Wednesday Night Sewing Club updates, farewell for Mrs Iona Breeze, and birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Arthur McGovern with grandparents named.

Marty J. Stevenson Southwest Stevenson Glenn Wheeler Dunnick Clark Bert Bell C. F. Acker Emma Petty Clara Grahm Ed Paul Yontz V. G Bowen Clara Miller Logan Fanny Spears Carl Frenier Claude Hammon Spears John Clark N. Market St H. EK. Kirk Harley Ellinger C. F. Rauch James Winters H. D. Saxton D. O. Davis J. F Rutgers Kaye Blosser Priscilla Methodist Church Iona Breeze Layton Geraldine Bright Lucille Brehm Dorothy Goodman Velma Devol Fileen Knight Ruth Harbarger Phillip Louise Davis Michigan John Wetherill Dana Winchester This City Mabel Keyes W. P. Wetherill Columbus

Monroe Township Red Cross drive sets high goal

Lee Radkoski outlines territory and a $865 goal at Bank building meeting. Local volunteers from Ellen Maxwell to Isabel Murray will canvass districts North Valley Street to Drakes and Buckingham as the campaign begins Friday January 30. Donations from American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Eagles Lodge and local Hungarian Church women noted.

Jane Radkoski M. R. Brown Ellen Maxwell Emma Hensler North Valley St Louise Wemmer Eleanor Spence South East Hill Dutch Hill Loretta Flowers Mary Verfers Lu Brown Bertha Ferguson East Hill Lee Thomas Hazel Edwards Jess Wilson Lela Little West Hill Vivian Keller Flora Briggs South Valley St Isabel Murray Louis Murray Congo Drakes and Buckingham

Adult Classes Planned At Union Furnace

For the first time adult education classes were organized in Union Furnace Wednesday evening under Roy M. Weller. Registrations cover typing short hand first aid and Bible Study. The board of education provided the school facilities and classes meet each Wednesday from 7 to 10 PM.

Logan Union Furnace Roy M. Weller Board of Education

Logan Wardens Plan Meeting To Coordinate Duties

Air raid wardens under Fred Burchfield will hold a meeting at the Ohio Power Co office on February 2 to outline duties. Erwin Matheny and Clinton Webb are invited to attend to address overlap among divisions. Logan extension class to study speech interpretation at Ohio University tonight. more members sought for next week.

Logan Fred B. Burchfield Ohio Power Co Burchfield Erwin Matheny Civilian Defense Police Clinton Webb Defense Ohio University

Logan Area Sunday Church Services Announced by Pastors

Logan area churches announce Sunday programs including Red Cross Day offerings at LOGAN-Methodist Church with 10 30 a m sermon The Sequel of a Secret Series by Rev Stanley W Wiant and special choir music A 9 a m Sunday School talk by Prof C O Clark Young people meet at 6 p m and social at Perkins home 587 Wood St Also West Logan Pilgrim Holiness Church stresses 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m service 6 30 p m young people 7 p m sermon by Rev Appleman Trinity Lutheran and Church of the Nazarene schedule 10 30 a m services with sermons and Evangelistic phrases and a 7 p m Pentecostal tone.

Logan—Methodist Church Red Cross Stanley W. Wiant C. O. Clark R. B. Perkins Wood St West Logan Pilgrim Appleman Roy A. Welke Ted Frye Robert G. Purrington Trinity Lutheran Church Lynn Rittmann House of God C. B. Clendenen Church of the Nazarene First Presbyterian Church Marjorie Brandt Cecil Harding Jones Amos L. Heyde St. Matthew Lutheran Church

Ace-High Euchre Club hosts social evening

Mrs Edna Dunlap hosted the Ace-High Euchre Club with prizes awarded after play. Winners included Thelma Frasure Jean Wilson Josephine Hermey Martha Benedict Beulah Craig Hazel Edwards and Helen Bruns Lunch followed. Hazel Edwards will host again January 28.

Edna Dunlap Thelma Frasure Jean Wilson Josephine Hermey Martha Benedict Beulah Craig Hazel Edwards Helen Bruns

Mrs August Kessler Operated For Appendicitis

Mrs August Kessler of N Spring Street was taken to a Columbus hospital Wednesday for an appendicitis operation.

Logan August Kessler N. Spring St Columbus

Scout Troops To Patrol Service Area

Logan county announcement states every Boy Scout troop in Hocking County will oversee a service area during the war. The Central Ohio Area office in Columbus prepares a war service instruction book with area maps for troops. Areas cover material distribution and defense effort coordination and emergency service. Training will emphasize signaling first aid and firemanship. Scout officials cooperate with H E Kirk Civilian Defense. Efforts aim to recruit more scouts to train all eligible boys.

Logan Hocking County M. B. Nes Central Ohio Columbus H. E. Kirk

Carbon Hill Woman Held in County Jail

Dorotheus Mac Wray of Carbon Hill was jailed by Sheriff Floyd Duffy and Deputy Frank Larimer after allegedly operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. She pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Magistrate Frank St. Clair. Bond set at $400. no injuries reported.

Army Tests Set for Wednesday in Hocking County

The selective service office announced that physical examinations for registrants in Hocking County will be conducted each Wednesday evening for the coming weeks.

Gray Enlists in Army at Ft Hayes Columbus

Wesley Gray son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Gray Union Furnace traveled to Fort Hayes Columbus Wednesday and enlisted in the army. He is assigned to motor transportation and his father served with the AEF in France during the last world war.

Walter Williams Columbus Williams Curtiss-Wright B. M. Hickok Sterling Cleveland Blanche Smith Moore's Junction Gerald Marshall Florence Hampson Morgan Walters August Charles Schlingerman Mike Aughman Leo Glass Harrison Ave Herman Eickel Chicago Henry Fickel Eliza Murray Lily Brown New Lexington

Chicken House Warms Hens With Wood Stove In Poultry

Logan Harry Armstrong of Starr township installed a wood stove in the poultry house to combat the cold period. The 220 birds have produced 150 to 155 eggs daily, and the hens appear to appreciate the extra warmth.

Logan Harry Armstrong Starr Township

Hocking Red Cross Fund Reaches 563 in Logan

Hocking County Red Cross War Fund rose to 563.00 on Thursday as volunteers report a 19.00 addition to the prior 544.00 total. Workers canvassing business districts finish collecting materials for the 7000.00 quota while Saturday Club, Child Study Group, and individual donors add to the tally.

LOGAN Hocking County Red Cross War Fund Red Cross Blanche England Margaret Martin Wellman

Logan High School Adds New Courses for Second Semester

Logan High School will offer sociology and solid geometry in the second semester with business arithmetic and salesmanship carried over. Examinations schedule prompted an assembly cancellation for Friday. Principal Fred Burchfield announced the changes, effective Monday.

LOGAN Fred Burchfield

Logan Dick Thress Taken Into Custody By Patrolman

Logan Dick Thress a Lancaster youth was taken into custody early Thursday morning by Patrolman Harrison Litherland. He ran away from home according to his story. Juvenile Court Officer Alfred Campbell arranged to return him to his home.

Logan Dick Thress Lancaster Harrison Litherland Alfred Campbell

Waste Paper Collection To Be Held in Logan

Logan residents are urged to join a Saturday waste paper drive with four trucks. Kaye Blosser will supervise and H. D. Saxton handles transportation. Proceeds fund Civilian Defense work, with extra collections planned. Mayor Weltner also pushes scrap iron sales to accelerate city and county campaigns. Local dealers are buying metals. residents should contact dealers to sell scrap iron promptly.

Logan Kaye Blosser H. D. Saxton Denzil Weltner

Natco Plant Forms Civilian Defense Fire Unit

Logan C S Matheny reports Natco plant has an organized fire unit and a civilian defense fire unit will be set up to augment wardens. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith plans to organize committees in South Bloomingville Union Furnace Murray City Carbon Hill Gore and Oroville to continue after the emergency. The church supports the move for better county fire protection.

Logan C. S. Matheny Haydenville Roy Stallsmith Natco Stallsmith South Bloomingville Union Furnace Murray City Carbon Hill Gore Oroville Hocking County

Murray City Organizes For Red Cross

Murray City Civilian Defense forms a Red Cross first aid class meeting at 7 pm each Monday at the high school. The recent meeting drew 65 attendees and 51 enrolled. Roy M. Weller leads instruction with Fred M. Collins as instructor. enrolled include Joe J. Stone mayor Roy Martin and other officials and staff.

Murray City Red Cross Roy M. Weller Fred M. Collins Joe J. Stone Roy Martin

David Roberts Visits Parents Logan

David Roberts arrived home Thursday to spend time with his parents Logan.

Logan David Roberts

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