Mass screening ordered for 50 Hocking County men
Hocking County Selective Service Board announced that 50 registrants, mostly married without children and some 18 year olds, are to report for screening exams at the Court House in Logan on Wednesday night June 2. The list covers dozens of Logan residents and surrounding communities with addresses in Nelsonville, Laurelville, Columbus, Lancaster, Newark, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Loan
Robert Holloway
Ralphrederick Courter
Front St
Logan
Charles Robert Deer, Jr
Rt. 1
Nelsonville
Charles William Justice
S. Bloomingville
Clarence Edward Brown
Box
Murray City
William Walter White
Mulberry St
Trenton
Charles Frederick van Bibber
Wilber Albert Oeffler
Union Furnace
Raymond Finkbone St. Clair
N. Mulberry St
Donald Wyker Spencer
E. Main St
Virgil McNichols
Rich St
Columbus
Rolland Leslie Tolliver
Winner Ave
Lawrence Truman Webb
South Logan
Hilas A. McAfee
New Plymouth
Harry Herbert Ricketts
E. Mulberry St
Lancaster
James Hoy Karshner
Haydenville
Howard Kenneth Fetheroll
Rt. 2
Laurelville
Thomas V. Pritchard
Long St
Charles William Vancuren
Neil Ave
Earnest Norwood Jinks
Clarence Calvin Salts
Merrill Edwin Spackey
Rising Sun
Marion Camp Allen
Clinton Orville Queen
Harry Leroy Nutter
Forest Rose Ave
Joseph Franklin Adcock
E. Second St
Clifford Franklin Hughes
East Canton
Oakley Burl Thomas
McCoy
Winferd K. Dumm
Eugene Leroy Miller
W. Hunter St
Chester Ray Herdman
New Fredericktown
John Richard Pierce
N. Spring St
Vaughn Walker Lloyd
W. Church St
Elmer A. Bailey
Woodrow Walker Blum
Church St
Harold Lee Bryan
Kenneth Ervin Chaffin
George William Bolden
Rockbridge
Lawrence Grant Ellinger
Orchard St
William Smith Miller
Eastview Ave
Robert Leo Williams
Red Cross Institute Held In Zanesville For Hocking County
Mrs Earl Logan chaired the two day Red Cross Home Service institute in Zanesville with Margaret Lutz guiding the executive staff. Representatives from the Red Cross focused on the national aid to armed forces and the final day covered soldiers' claims administration. The Hocking County home service office operates from the first floor of the county building with military adjustments processed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Earl
Hocking Red Cross Home Service
Margaret Lutz
Zanesville
Red Cross
Seing
Apy
Hocking County
Enrollment of 130 Children in Vacation Bible School
Logan instructors report about 130 children enrolled in the Daily Vacation Bible School Classes now in progress after opening Monday. Sponsored by United Brethren Presbyterian and Methodist Churches the program serves all denominations with Bible study memory work handicraft and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
United Brethren
Local Hospital Notes Report Care For Several Residents
Mrs. Howard Goheen and infant son Nelsonville were discharged from Cherryton Hospital. Mrs. Elva Taylor of Rockbridge Route 2 was admitted for observation and treatment. Mrs. Harold Forbes of Nelsonville underwent major surgery at Cherryton Hospital. Mrs. Naomi Goulding is improving at her home on North Walnut Street after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Forbes
Nelsonville
Cherrington Hospital
Naomi Goulding
North Walnut Street
Izaak Walton League Meeting Postponed to June 24
The Hocking County Chapter announces its regular meeting is moved to Thursday, June 24 at 7 30 p m at Rachel Macher Park. The bass season opening is cited as the reason for the postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Izaak Walton League of America
Rachelmacher Park
Lt Paul Matheny On Furlough From Air Corps Duty
Lt Paul Matheny son of Mr and Mrs C S Matheny Haydenville spends a brief furlough visiting parents and friends. He received his second lieutenant commission at Ft Belvoir Va on May 28 and will be transferred to Geiger Field Spokane Washington with the U S Army Air Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Paul Matheny
C. S. Matheny
Haydenville
Ft. Belvoir
Geiger Field
Spokane
Washington
U. S. Army Air Corps
Smoot To Speak On Agriculture At Nelsonville Rotary
James R. Smoot extension agent of Hocking County will address the Nelsonville Rotary Club Tuesday night on The Future of Agriculture in Southeastern Ohio. He will discuss trends and prospects for local farming communities.
Logan Briefs: Weddings and Meetings in Delaware and Logan
Logan reports the June 17 marriage of Jeanne Webb to Lieut. Philip R. Riddle at Asbury Methodist Church. The couple will live in Houston Me. Thelma Lehman weds Staff Sgt Allen Adair June 9. he is a B 17 radio operator stationed at Dalhart Texas. Also noted: Von Born Society meeting at St Matthew Lutheran with Mrs. Harry Willige presiding and guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jeanne Catharine Webb
Vance
Nellie Webb
Philip R. Riddle
Charles Riddle
Delaware
Asbury Methodist Church
R. T. Alton
Lawrence T. Webb
Ralph Griffin
Della Webb
Leonard Haynes
B. J. Nuhfer
Parkersburg
Ohio Wesleyan University
Mt. Gilead
U. S. Army Air Corps
Houston
Thelma Lehman
William Lehman
Allen Adair
W. C. Adair
Stanley W. Wiant
Methodist Parsonage
Logan High School
Dalhart
Texas
Amos L. Heyde
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Harry Willige
Irma Powers
James R. Smoot
Alice Frasch
Garnet Sheets
Catherine Myers
Theodore Dupler
Logan personals and local visits noted around Columbus
Logan residents James Robert Callahan returns to Columbus after a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs George Eberst. Cpl George Cunningham resumes post at Robins Field GA after a 10 day furlough visiting family. Mr and Mrs Harry Bell and son David travel for business in Columbus. Mrs Melvin Griffin returns home from visiting daughter Mrs Donald William. Presbyterian Missionary Society hosts to meet Friday afternoon with Mrs Jimmy Martin and Mrs John Cruise assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Callahan
Columbus
George Eberst
George Cunningham
Robins Field
Georgia
Harry Bell
David
Melvin Griffin
Donald William
Jimmy Martin
John Cruise
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Mauk Funeral Service Held Today
Last rites were held today at 2 p m at the First United Brethren Church for John L. Mauk 82 a retired farmer who died Monday night at his North Street home. Rev A N Grueser conducted services with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery by Leonard Funeral Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
First United Brethren Church
John L. Mauk
North Street
A. N. Grueser
Oak Grove
Leonard Funeral Service
Bricker Signs 24 New Laws in Ohio
Gov. John W. Bricker signed 24 measures in Columbus while delaying 18 others. Notable actions include a $2,936,000 boost to the school foundation program for 1944 and a $1,450,000 increase for early 1945, expanding the program by about $500,000 beyond the governor's budget. A new felony crime penalizes stealing tires tubes or gasoline with up to a $1,000 fine and one to seven years in prison. Other laws authorize acquiring delinquent tax lands for state forests, require U S citizenship for civil service, and remove the 90 day Ohio residence rule for filing injured worker claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Bricker
U. S
Ohio
County Agent To Give Talk on Harvest
Logan James R. Smoot county extension agent will discuss the coming wheat and hay harvests over Radio Station WHKC on the regular Ohio Farm Hour at noon Saturday June 26. Extension agents statewide present this program weekly and Smoot has appeared many times before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James R. Smoot
WHKC
Ohio Farm Hour
Smoot
Logan Kiwanis Hears Jack Baker on War Time Manufacturing
Jack Baker a former RCA employee awaiting a Navy call was guest speaker at the Logan Kiwanis Club meeting at the White House Tuesday night. He discussed converting industry from peacetime to wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jack Baker
Radio Corporation of America
U. S. Navy
Logan Kiwanis Club
White House
First Lady Sees Zoot Suit Fights Rooted in Discrimination
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attributed Los Angeles zoot suit clashes to long-standing bias against Mexicans. She told reporters at a Washington press conference that racial problems are mounting both in the United States and worldwide and urged facing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Los Angeles
United States
Murray City Social Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs William Lanning of Trimble visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Farley. Lawrence Short was a business visitor in Logan. Frank Bryan of Willoughby called on the Craft family. Mrs Rolland Colburn and daughter Ann of Bedford stayed with the Colburns. Lester Sorrell and family plus Joe Louis and Teddy Sabo visited Nelsonville. Billie Lanning of Trimble visited relatives here. The note adds a line about home scrap in steel finishing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
William Lanning
Trimble
Ralph Farley
Lawrence Short
Logan
Frank Bryan
Willoughby
Howard Craft
Rolland Colburn
Ann of
Bedford
Lon Colburn
Lester Sorrell
Patty
Joe
Louis
Teddy Sabo
Nelsonville
Billie Lanning of
Vacancy May Be Filled at Meeting
Hocking County commissioners plan to fill the vacancy at the county home created by the death of Virgil Hite at Friday’s regular meeting. A civil service eligibility list will be used for the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County Board of Commissioners
Hocking County
Virgil Hite
Jack Wright Leaves for Keesler Field
Logan reports Jack Wright son of Mr and Mrs B V Wright left Thursday for Keesler Field Mississippi to train as an aviation cadet in the U S Army Air Corps. A Logan High School graduate who starred on the football team he passed his final exams weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jack Wright
B. V. Wright
Keesler Field
Miss
U. S. Army ‘Air Corps
Logan High School
County Agent Urges Use of Whitewash for Barns
Logan James R Smoot county extension agent urges poultrymen and dairy operators to whitewash barns to prevent disease. Instructions include cleaning surfaces, salt water rinse, flour paste, warm water, and hydrated lime. Surface type dictates brush choice for even coating. Shawnee hosts a June 28 card party in St Mary's Hall for St Mary's Church School fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James R Smoot
Shawnee
St. Mary's Hall
St. Mary's Church School
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Athens Messenger
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Toul
No. 10
Downing Street
Winston Churchill
Red Cross Institute
Logan Hospital
Rotary Club
PABST
Carling’s
Grosswater
Hudepohl Miller
Hi-Life
Athens
East State
Middle East
Syria
Turkey
Kiwanis
Murray City Social Briefs
Kessler Field
Jersey
Smart Bemberg Sheers
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