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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1944

Page

11

Donors Sought for Red Cross Blood Unit in Logan

Logan residents urged to donate as June 15 16 mobile unit visit aims to meet daily blood quotas. List of county workers released with many volunteers in Webb Summit Carbon Hill Union Furnace Enterprise New Straits ville Logan Rockbridge South Bloomingville Laurelville Haydenville Murray City and more.

THE Athens Messenger Athens Red Cross Blood Logan Europe Charles Brown Webb Summit Ben Bailey Carbon Hill Jacob Calvin Union Furnace Carl Engle Enterprise Robert Goodlive Nellie Westfall Laurelville Daily News Victory Center Elberfeld Florence Perkins Walter Bowen Sumner Martin Florence Huffman Gerald MacMannis Floyd Hiles Harley Kalklash Ardelia Palmer Gladys Meadows Louise Miller

Two More Townships Readied for Drive

Logan reports two more township War Bond drives organized by Earl Elberfeld. Starr Township quotas set at 15000 with D O Davis leading. team includes Mrs. Kennard Clark Kennedy Sowers Chesser Egileston and others. Carbon Hill School district in Ward Township aims for 10000 under Ben Bailey with Dwight Stacey Wilkerson Pence Stedwill Devol Winigman and others. Ward Township group meets tonight at 8 at Carbon Hill school.

Carbon Hill Ward Township Ben Bailey Dwight Stacey Bob Wilkerson Floyd Pence Edgar Stedwill Gerald Devol William Winigman R. K. Dupler Archie Harris Zoa Blosser W. E. Evans

Logan Boys Sent to Buckeye Boys State Affair

Logan-Luther Brimmer and Ned Krieg, chosen by American Legion Post No. 78 and its Auxiliary, depart Logan for a 10 day session at Otterbein College in Westerville. The program, sponsored by the State Department of the American Legion and local posts, sends outstanding students noted for activities and scholastic achievement.

Logan Luther Brimmer Arlie Brimmer South Logan American Legion Post No. 78 Buckeye Ned Krieg John Krieg N. Walnut Street The Legion Auxiliary Otterbein College Westerville State Department of the American Legion

Nazis Forecast Allied Invasion Will Be Halted

New York dispatch reports Nazi leaders claim to know when and where the Allied invasion will strike the Fortress Europe. Goebbels Rommel and Runstedt assert Germany can repel and even counterattack. Rommel hints a major clash near the Atlantic Wall in France with heavy casualties anticipated.

Larry Allen New York Nazi Germany Europe Paul Joseph Goebbels Berlin Deutschland Goebbels Reich England Germany Erwin Rommel Gerd von Runstedt Rommel Atlantic Wall France Atlantic

Bible School Opens Monday in Logan

Daily Vacation Bible School sponsored by three churches will open Monday morning June 12 at the Methodist Church. Sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday for two weeks with programs in Bible instruction music games and handicraft. Mrs Paul Monks will supervise and announce teachers later this week.

Logan Methodist The United Brethren Presbyterian Churches Methodist Church Paul Monks

Guild Has Meeting at Culbertsons West Virginia Armory

Members of Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild met at the West Virginia Ordnance Works commander's residence for the June gathering. Luncheon on the lawn was moved indoors due to cool weather, followed by a brief business session and social time. A beneft bridge is planned for June 16 at 7 30 pm. Juliet Smith was named arrangements chair.

Point Pleasant Christ Episcopal Church Service Guild Lawrence J. Culbertson West Virginia Ordnance Works Frank T. Cady S. C. Moustin T. Stribling Forrest W. Ingraham Harold Sayre Clifton O. Dunfee Harold E. Somerville Gail Faires Milton L. Miller William Meade Howard Yerges Harry Wendlekin Doak Markley Leon Juliet Smith

Gooding Rites Set For Harley B Gooding Saturday

Funeral services for Harley Burns Skip Gooding 66 will be held Saturday at his Logan residence with Rev Cecil H Jones officiating Burial will follow in Wellston Cemetery He retired from Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad after more than 40 years with last post as a brakeman on the Logan to Pomeroy run He leaves a wife two daughters Clara Bretelle Freda of Steubenville a son Ensign Harley Burns Gooding III at sea a grandson in Parkersburg a brother Robert and three sisters all of Wellston Leonard Funeral Service is in charge

Gooding Old Hocking Valley Railroad Logan Pomeroy Wellston Jackson Mary Clara Gooding Bretelle Mingo Junction Freda Steubenville Ensign Harley Burns Gooding Harley Burns Gooding Parkersburg W. Va Robert Gooding Joseph Gallagher Charles Ransom Henry Willard Leonard

Logan Brief Social Notes

Social notes from Logan recount a dinner at Pritchards Restaurant followed by a social evening of bridge with prizes won by Mrs. H M Cherrington and Mrs. Dunnick. The Tuesday Bridge Club met at Blosser's Restaurant then adjourned to the home of Mrs. Kinser with twelve members and substitute players. Names of attendees include Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Dunnick, Mrs. Craig Adair, Mrs. Stanley Baker, Mrs. Warren Bright, Ruth Brooke, and others.

Blosser Dallas Kinser N. Market St John Lee Samuel Primmer Judson Shriner Clinton Webb Henry Dague Frank Harden Clarence S. Matheny Roswell Perkins James Barker Harry Bell Clarence Blosser Shriner Webb Dague Nelsonville O. P. Bingman Glenn Thomas Duplicate Bridge Club M. H. Cherrington Edgar Paul Rudolph Hankinson H. D. Saxton Lawrence Hack Alfred Carpenter Athens Claude Hammon Edward Kemper Carpenter Kinser

Legion Delegates Named for State Convention

Logan Ohio meeting of the American Legion Post names George Carr superintendent and Charles Struble commander as delegates to the state convention. Alternates listed are Claude Bright and Russell James. The convention will be held August 20 21 22.

Logan Logan American Legion George Carr Charles Struble State Legion Claude Bright Russell James

Logan Clyde Goss Announces Open Air Meeting

Logan Clyde Goss announces an open air meeting at the Court House Saturday evening June 10 at 8 00 p m Reverend Baker will be the speaker.

Logan Clyde Goss Court House Reverend Baker

Logan Area Sees Service Men On Leave and Departures

James C. Cotrill Jr. a Navy petty officer on 15 day leave in Logan, after training at Great Lakes, will report to Norfolk June 15. John Blasius leaves for Cleveland following merchant marine duty bulletin. Pvt. Charles H. Wheatley visits Wright Field. Maria Gloriosa and Emperor bells remade from French cannons noted from Cologne.

Logan James C. Cotrill, Jr James C. Cotrill Front St Navy Great Lakes Ill Norfolk John Blasius Mary Blasius Cleveland Merchant Marine Jimmy Wardwell Alice Koppe Katherine Myers Pvt Charles H. Wheatley Wright Field Dayton J. B. Humphrey W. Front St Maria Gloriosa Cologne

Campbell Funeral Is Held Wednesday

Hugh D. Campbell died at home on Railroad Street after a long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the United Brethren Church with Rev. Miranda Castor and Rev. A N Grueser in charge. Music by Faith Wright Madge Wright and organist Mrs Walter Prather. Pallbearers were Ernest Imboden Delbert Conkle Harry Casto Sherman Burgoon Jack Six and Mark Canfield. Burial followed at New Straitsville Cemetery.

Honey and asparagus grow from a maple tree in New Jersey

A maple tree owned by Philip Karge in Smithville shows bees storing honey in a hollow while asparagus sprouts from a higher hole. The odd pairing is highlighted as an amazing home feature and a novelty.

Philip Karge Smithville N. J

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