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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1943
Page
10
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Carl C. Harsh was named chairman of the Hocking County War Meat Committee to direct county meat programs under the War Board and FDA. Members include Claude Harsh Clarence Heine Dr. Southard Clarence Blosser and Ruth Bennington. The panel will route slaughter through normal channels review permits enforce rationing and promote sanitation and meat by products conservation.
The 84 year old Mt. Pleasant resident died Wednesday after a period of ill health. Survivors include a son Ollie of the home a daughter Leota Bright of Logan and a sister Emma Sain of Mt. Pleasant. Durbin was a native of Hocking County and lived in the Mt. Pleasant area most of her life.
Hart ford social column lists a new Girl Scout Troop organized sponsored by Hartford P T A with leaders Stearnes Smith and others. Members named include Elzanna Johnson Jane Anne Stone Dorothy Stone Ernestine Evans and several Lerner Knight and Smith girls. Returns from camp and a dinner honor are noted along with many other personal visits and hospital news.
Miss Elizabeth Collison presented her piano pupils at the Logan Presbyterian Church in a Monday recital attended by Mary Norris and many young performers. Mrs. Marion C. Ray, recently married, was honored with a gift shower at the Dupler home as her husband serves with the U S Army in England. The American Legion Auxiliary plans a pot luck supper Monday at six.
The Hocking County Chapter of the Red Cross will hold its annual organization meeting Monday at 8 p m in the Court House. A new chairman will be named at the meeting, succeeding S H Dillon the current chairman. The executive committee will fill the office, and the annual budget and treasury report will be presented along with other business.
Private Tony Brown on furlough from Langley Field visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown. Lt James Huffman and Betty return to Toledo after visiting their relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harden host Kentucky family, Harden serves at Camp Breckenridge. Maria Parsons spends Thursday in Columbus. United Brethren senior choir meets Friday at eight. Girl Scout Council meets Friday at seven in Probate Court.
Mrs. Guy Lewis of Nelsonville underwent major surgery at Cherrington Hospital Thursday morning. Mrs. Ballard Shumate of the city, a medical patient, returned home on Church Street Thursday. Mrs. Wilburn Stewart of Gore, a surgical patient, was dismissed Thursday. Mrs. Harold Forbes of Nelsonville was dismissed from the hospital.
Forest O. Wolf, former Hocking County AAA chairman, grows one of the county s best corn fields on Middlefork Road. A five foot high heavily eared stand stands out despite poor weather. Deffenbaugh and Sons harvest 30 acres of winter barley near Laurelville. Soybeans in the county are expected to be planted by July 1, with buckwheat recommended as a 60 day emergency crop.
James R Smoot county extension agent reports early wheat harvest in Hocking County with Cliff Haynes and Nelson DeLong among first workers from Salt Creek Township. He notes heat accelerates ripening but rust and blight harm crops, predicting a light yield overall as extensive damage persists.
Tru man Pittman asks the Court of Common Pleas to set aside Agnes Pittman’s recently granted divorce. He alleges the couple lived together as spouses for a month before the decree and accuses Agnes of fraudulently obtaining the ruling after planning to withdraw the case at Logan and move to Lancaster.
Logan James R. Smoot, county extension agent, announced that Earl B. Tussing, an extension potato specialist from Ohio State University, will visit local potato growers Tuesday after noon June 29. He will lead a 8 o clock meeting on care, marketing and storage of potatoes at the Court House with Smoot assisting. All farmers gardeners and full time growers are invited to attend.
Earl Elberfeld announced Mrs. Harry Sweazy as chairman of the Hocking County War Savings Committee. She becomes the first woman on the committee and will promote payroll deduction in factories stores and businesses while focusing on encouraging participation among women. Jimmy Young serves as vice chairman.
The Logan Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will hold a regular meeting Thursday night at Rachelmacher Park. Chapter officers announce the constitution and by laws will be discussed and copies mailed to the membership will be reviewed.
Thelma Wright Adcock files a motion to dismiss without prejudice in the partition suit of Charles Robert Wright against Thelma Wright Adcock Samuel Mundy and Logan Mundy. The case concerns real estate division.
Warren Logan stock clerk Robert Johnson age 40 and Kathryn Pauline Bell age 32 of Logan received a marriage license in Probate Court on a late Wednesday session. Johnson is a stock clerk and Bell is a teacher, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Bell.
Logan 4 H Club will host a canning demonstration for members and guests on Tuesday June 29 at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Kenneth Frazier near Ball School. Mrs Ruth Bennington county home demonstration agent will conduct the event with club advisors Clara Beery and Mary Ruth Krinn.
Logan County extension agent James R. Smoot will discuss harvesting problems on the Ohio Farm Hour program broadcast by Columbus radio station WHKC this Saturday at noon. Smoot appears regularly on the program.
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