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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1942

Page

11

Logan Civilian Defense Council Prepares for Air Raid Alert

Final arrangements have been completed for an air raid alert practice in Logan tonight. R. R. Loomis, commander, directs from the police station control room. Police Captains meet at 7 30 p.m. at the station for final instructions to relay to their squads. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith calls auxiliary firemen to the Tennehill garage for the east group. West side and regular city groups meet at designated garages and stations. The alarm sequence includes 80 minutes, 15 minutes, a three minute attack siren, and a noon all clear whistle.

Tennehill E. Front St South Orchard West Side Pratt- Hawkison W. Hunter St Stallsmith

August Camp Session Sees 26 Registrations

Logansville reports 26 registrations for the annual Men's Camp to be held August 12 at Camp Ross-Hocking under James R. Smoot county extension agent. Music by Russ Woodruff and orchestra. Weekend features games contests and recreation. Reservations urged at the county extension office for transportation planning.

LOGAN Camp Ross-Hocking James R. Smoot Russ Woodruff

Memorandum Filed by Defendant in Logan Court

The defendant in the Logan case Ma tilda Walker Hansel filed a memorandum in the Court of Common Pleas. Judge Phil A. Henderson heard the case several days ago and a decision is pending until briefs from counsel are filed.

Logan Court of Common Pleas City of Matilda Walker Hansel Phil A. Henderson Henderson

Logan Baby Born At Cherrington Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barrick of Logan are the parents of a daughter born Thursday at Cherrington Hospital. Building cement is sifted through screens so fine that it can hold water.

Logan Joseph Barrick Cherrington Hospital

Mingos Triumph Over Belt Works advances in State Tourney

Mingos defeat Columbus Belt Works 2 to 1 in a tense pitchers duel led by Albert Leonard who struck out 11 while McDonald also fanned 11. The decisive run came in the sixth on Russell stealing home, with a late walk parade in the ninth nearly sealing the win for Logan A’s Mingos.

LOGAN Mingos Albert Abe Russell McDonald Mingo Mowery Nelson Marshall Brooker Thomas Hick Spence Columbus Spence Wylie Bishop Bader Logan RH Harkins Aalpamn Mines EY Wei Sisi oKeeseeueweneses Redintanes Etneweenansaweeee Smith Enandienee

Logan High seeks successor as coach amid shortage

Logan High School faces a difficult fill for athletic director and football coach after Tom E. Bender resigns. Ohio boards fear widespread coach shortages as many candidates are in the army, with Shelby schools having offered Bender a job and promising a contract delivery Friday.

Logan Tom E. Bender Logan High School City Board of Education Boards of Education Ohio Bender Shelby Lawrence Swackhammer Laurelville Nolan Swackhammer

Four Districts Get Relief Commodities

Rockbridge South Bloomingville South Perry and Laurelville received surplus commodities Thursday per county relief director Everett Jacoby. Clients in Carbon Hill Murray City Logan and vicinity will get their consignments Friday and Saturday from the central warehouse.

LOGAN Rockbridge

Zaleski Personal Mention

Local notes from Zaleski record births visits and funerals. A daughter Jacquline was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starks in Columbus on July 24. Several residents and relatives are mentioned visiting, with the funeral of Reverend Father Farrell noted as possibly the town’s largest, attended by the Bishop and 60 priests.

Ansel Columbus Luther McKibben McArthur James McKibben Mary Alice Bedinghaus Cincinnati Alfred Reeves Raymond Farrell Mary Cavanaugh Glenn Falls Don Anders Joseph Hayes Nelsonville Anders Anna Kohler Kohler O. D. Mont Chillicothe Emma Vansky Luther Mc Kibben Clyde C. Pinnell Lake Wawassee Ind Mary Watson Jennie Price Bruce Merritt Wonn, Jr A. F. Wright Ed Myers Charles Reuss Champaign III Dallas Kinser Martha Ann Fred L. Junod Terra Alta W. Va

Elliott Gallipolis W. M. Elliott Named Legion Delegate

Elliott Gallipolis W M Elliott elected a delegate from Lafayette Post American Legion to the organization’s national convention in Kansas City in September.

Gallipolis W. M. Elliott Lafayette Post American Legion Kansas City

Seven Docketed Cases Disposed By Court of Common Pleas

Seven cases were dismissed Thursday from the Court of Common Pleas by Judge Phil A. Henderson according to county records. Names listed include Ida Linton versus Bernard Linton and The Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York versus William Henderson among others.

Logan Coach Praises Fans of Logan Area

Tom Bender, named athletic director and football coach at Shelby, lauded Logan fans and residents for six years with the Logan High School Chieftains. His teams won Southeastern Ohio League titles in football in 1938 and 1941 and produced other champions during his tenure.

Logan Shelby Tom Bender Logan High School Bender Hilltop School

Local Social Notes Highlight Club Meetings and Dinner

Logan notes cover Wednesday Sewing and Stitch and Chatter clubs meeting at members homes with listed guests. The Lutheran Youth Group contributed 25 dollars toward church debt and planned a hamburgery event at Rachel Macher Park. A noon dinner honored Willard Smith before army departure and other visits and guests are listed. The report ends with a baffling line about the largest human brain on record belonging to an imbecile.

Margaret McBroom Rachelmacher Park

Coach’s six-year span yields eight league titles in era

The record notes a coach with six-year tenure producing eight championships across his reserve squads, and a remarkable four losses in league play across five seasons, highlighting a dominant period in 1937 38 41 basketball history.

Additional Telephones for Current Athens Directory

The Athens directory has new telephone entries for the current period and a Fall edition due October 1. Listings include residents and farm calls with addresses in Athens and surrounding areas such as State Street, Union Street, and E State Street, plus rural operator numbers.

Athens Exchange

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