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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1941

Page

16

Patrolman Added to Logan City Police Force by Council

Logan City Council approves budget and police expansion restoring an extra patrolman and lowering weekly hours from 84 to 63. Salary changes set chief at 130 dollars a month and patrolmen at 110 to 120 dollars over three years with 10 days paid vacation after one year. Budget totals 136,906 with police increases and new relief item.

Logan Logan City General Assembly Dallas Kinser Police Department

Logan Mingos to Play Troy Friday Afternoon

Logan Mingos to play Troy at Zanesville Friday at 3 p m after noon. If they win, they are to return to Zanesville for a Sunday game. They also face Franklin Post of Columbus Sunday and seek alternative arrangements.

Logan Mingos Troy LOGAN Zanesville Franklin Post Columbus

Stout reels in 24 pound catfish on trot line

Wilbur Stout of E Main Street caught a 24 pound catfish near Stockport on a trot line. The large fish was shown at his residence after the weekend catch.

Stout Logan—Wilbur Stout E. Main St Stockport

Logan-Jean Sharff Admitted for Appended Surgery

Logan Jean Sharff of Nelsonville was admitted to Cherrington Hospital Tuesday morning for an immediate appendicitis operation.

Logan Jean Sharff Nelsonville Cherrington Hospital

Draft Board Calls 10 Men for July 31

Logan selective service officials issued an advance call for July 31 with a tentative quota of 10 men. The second July call follows an earlier July 11 draft for one man. John R. Kleinschmidt will report Friday after volunteering for immediate service.

Logan John R. Kleinschmidt

Straitsville Bible School Set to Open July 14

Straitsville community Vacation Church School will open July 14 for a two week term sponsored by United Brethren Church with Mrs Merlin Rose Logan as leader and Mrs Amos Potts as director assisted by Mrs Thea White Mrs Faith Thompson Miss Rachel Keeler and Miss Marilyn Witchey. Pupils from town Sunday Schools urged to attend starting Monday July 14 at 9 am.

New Straitsville United Brethren Church Merlin Rose Logan Amos Potts Thea White Faith Thompson Rachel Keeler Marilyn Witchey Mary Margaret Brown Dayton William Brown, Jr Barberton William Brown Fred Milgate James Wallace Albuquerque N. M Alice Webb Simeon Nihiser Sugar Grove Fred Blankenship John Lawson Elyria Warren Hite Detroit John Sweazy Lee Thompson Cherrington Hospital Jane Shuttleworth Washington, D. C Andrew Shuttleworth Robert Blankenship John Risher Denvertown Mechanicsburg Melborne Dowler Columbus Levi Wolfe G. M. Hughes G. K. Hughes Flint Mich Forest Hughes E. C. McDonald Barbara Joe Hutchins Stewart Cress Webb Roy Palmer Martha Cheetham Dwight Newman John Newman Elizabeth Moulton Shawnee Methodist Parsonage George M. Hughes Joe Shuttleworth L. D. Russell Walter Sentiff Deb Ricardson Illinois Bob Anson Butte Montana Dave Ohliler South Bridge Mass

Logan Social Notes and Weddings Highlight July Events

Mrs Merle Karshner led Harrington Church meeting at Mrs Clinton Webb home with devotionals by Mrs Bess Mutchmore and Ruth Heft. Coed Class social hour featured a hayride and wiener roast at Wayne Ball’s. 25 members attended. A July wedding in Logan saw Dorothy Wilson wed to Donald Taylor at the United Brethren parsonage with a reception at the bride’s parents’ home and plans to reside in a new Steubenville residence. Donald is assigned to the 10th Evacuation Hospital at Camp Forrest.

United Brethren Church Wayne Ball Robert Shaw Mary Ellen Rutgers Emmet Blosser Helen Clarke Donald E. Arnold Logan M. B. Iles Vance Wolfe Laurel Run Camp Forrest Tenn Dorothy Wilson O. F. Wilson E. Hunter Sr Donald Taylor Billa Taylor E. B. White United Brethren Parsonage Elaine Nixon John Wilson Nixon Mrs. Wilson New Straitsville High School Godman Plant E. Hunter St

Stillwell Announces Daughter Juanita to Wed Arkley Jr

Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stillwell announce the marriage of their daughter Juanita to Mr John W Arkley Jr of Steubenville on June 5 at La Belle View Christian Church Steubenville. The Rev Daniel Packard officiated with only attendant Mrs.

Lawrence Stillwell Third St Juanita John W. Arkley, Jr Steubenville la Belle View Christian Church Daniel Packard

WPA Workers Seek Reemployment in Logan

A Ward Township delegation of WPA workers removed from the rolls met Logan officials led by Commissioner Stanley W. Baker and county WPA head Engineer Robinson. They said they lack income and funds to leave the area, with about 130 WPA layoffs countywide. The county has supplied 25 percent of the sponsor share and efforts aim to resolve the situation soon.

Logan Ward Township Stanley W. Baker Orla Wolfe Kenneth R. Fitzgerald Robinson Ward

Kanauga Social and Brief Personal Notes

Kanauga social notes recount visits and guests from neighboring towns and states. Included are Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clendenin and Mrs. Martha Knapp at Mrs. John Vickers home, plus Reverend H N Snider from Hanover visiting friends. Other profiles mention Mary R Shaw and relatives from Larimer Pa and Clendenin W Va dining with the Shaws, and several Columbus visitors to the Giles and Pullins households.

Gallipolis Eugene Shaw Clark Wethee Bativia N. Y Luther Lee Henry Spencer Sam Giles Albert Spencer William Claybough Columbus A. W. Pullins J. A. Liddell Lida Giles William Woods Philadelphia Samuel Giles

Principal Clair O Hara Resigns at Kanauga Gallipolis

Clair O Hara principal of Kanauga Schools in Addison resigns after two years in the post. The announcement notes his departure from the Kanauga Gallipolis district.

Kanauga Gallipolis Kanauga Clair O’hara Addison

TONJON Helped Sharpsburg Man End Five Year Ills

Joe Beard of Sharpsburg Ohio near Athens reports severe kidney and prostate trouble plus stomach disorders. He describes bloating a two inch waist increase and leg cramps. After starting TONJON his aches subsided and stomach improved, with daily endorsements at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store in Athens.

Tonjon Joe Beard Sharpsburg Ohio Athens Beard Pilgrim Holiness Church Tonjon Health Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Ton Jon Health Quick W. Union St

Logan Briefs Locals Visit and Travel Notes

Logan reports social visits as Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Higgins and their children Cecil and Patty from Middleport, and Mr. and Mrs. George Humphrey with Lenore from Columbus, were guests of J. B. Humphrey. John Snyder of Murray City was a business visitor in Logan. Charles H. Wheatley of Dayton spent the week end with J. B. Humphrey and family.

Open District Legion Series Begins Friday

Logan American Legion Tournament team makes arrangements to travel to Gallipolis for the opening game of a three game series to decide District 8's representative for next month’s state tournament. L. W. Robinson confirms date by telegram. Second game set for Logan on Friday July 18.

Logan Logan American Legion Gallipolis L. W. Robinson Gallipolis Legion Tom Bender Albert Leonard

Margaret Alexander files divorce suit in Logan

Margaret Alexander sues William Howard Alexander for divorce alleging neglect after a three year absence and that he returned in 1941 and enlisted. she seeks restoration of her former name Margaret Ross. Pearl Danison of Perry County is reported seriously ill but improving after major surgery at Cherrington Hospital.

Logan Pearl Danison Perry County Cherrington Hospital

Logan inquiry on WPA street project in Murray City

Logan guests Logan James Smart and Floyd Stiff of Murray City visited Logan on Tuesday to ask about a proposed WPA street improvement project for the village.

Logan James Smart Floyd Stiff Murray City

Funeral Held for Mrs. Aleshire in Gallipolis

Rev. Charles G. Baird conducted funeral rites yesterday for Mrs. Edward S. Aleshire who died Sunday in Clarkburg West Virginia. Entsminger Funeral Home arranged the service and interment was in Mound Hill Cemetery. She was a native of Ashland Kentucky.

Gallipolis Charles G. Baird Edward S. Aleshire Clarksburg W. Va Entsminger Mound Hill Cemetery Ashland

Belville Sell Gallia Farm in Guyan Township to Sheets

Mr and Mrs Stanley Belville sold their 114 acre Guyan township farm to Grover Sheets for 2625 dollars. The conveyance covers the Gallia area farm property and the transaction closes with Sheets as new owner.

Gallia Gallipolis Stanley Belville Guyan Township Grover Sheets

WPA Men Return to Orchard Street Work

Logan reports the city WPA force resumes work after a one week shutdown. Thirty men are restoring a concrete base on N Orchard Street where construction for the Goose Creek enclosure had torn up the surface.

WPA Orchard Street Logan N. Orchard St Goose Creek

Logan-Doyle Weaver and Jeannette Wiseman Seek License

Logan-Doyle Weaver 18 a farmer of South Perry and Jeannette Wiseman 17 at home of Mound Crossing are granted a marriage license for Monday.

Logan—Doyle Weaver South Perry Carl Weaver Jeannette Wiseman Mound Crossing Thomas Wiseman

Funeral services announced for Thomas Krieg

Funeral services for Thomas Krieg who died Monday will be held at St. John's Catholic Church at 9 a m Thursday. Rev Father John Eyerman will be in charge. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Logan Thomas Krieg St. John’s Catholic Church Father John Eyerman Oak Grove Cemetery

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