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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
18
Logan Min gos fielded the original Mingo lineup in a Twilight League game against the Nelsonville Eagles. The nine players, all American Legion Junior graduates, have played together since youth and many also contributed to the American Legion Tournament team.
Logan report states the Hocking County Selective Service Board will register youths who have turned 21 since Oct 16 1940 on July 1. Registration will be held at the Local Board 1 office Laurelville Council chamber Carbon Hill town house with chiefs Durant and Thorne in charge. Gov Bricker appeals for civic aid to match the original draft system. about 125 more registrants are expected, bringing the total to around 2 510.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Shaw on Hill Street for Mrs. Lydia Shaw widow of Frank Shaw who died in Columbus earlier in the week. Miss Madge and Miss Faith Wright sang with Mrs. Paul Cruise as accompanist. The sermon was by Rev. Cecil Harding Jones. Burial followed in Shaw Cemetery.
Officials confirm July 11 as the first reporting date for the next month. One Hocking County inductee is asked to report, with designation pending. Raymond Miller of West Street Logan may also report, having been transferred from Tucson, Arizona for induction.
Funeral services for William Bond will be held at Haydenville Methodist Church at two o'clock Friday afternoon. He left a wife Gertrude Bond and father Levi Bond of Haydenville, two sons Wilbur of Haydenville and Murl of The Diamond, two daughters Velma Leffler of The Diamond and Helen Pickett of Nelsonville. He was a brother of John and George Bond of Haydenville, Pearl of Shawnee, Simon of Nelsonville, Mrs Gertrude Weed of Haydenville, Mrs Naomi Cochran of Lancaster, Mrs Ruth Dadnoff of Cleveland, and Mrs Orpha Sterrett of Akron.
Hocking County residents will receive surplus commodities this week on the usual schedule. Everett Jacobs, relief director, confirms a carload of cabbage and oranges received for distribution alongside graham flour and cornmeal across parts of the county.
The Contract Bridge Club met Tuesday evening at Dr and Mrs Victor Simble on Midland Place. High awards went to Mrs Hubert Lappen and Clarence Blosser. Betty Liff returned to duties as a student nurse at Grant Hospital after a home stay, with her mother and Mrs Fred Heine accompanying.
Officers and members of the initiation team of the Delta Theta Tau Sorority held a practice session Wednesday evening at the Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity rooms. J. M. Meldrim has recovered after injuries from a fall and is visiting his son Hugh who has been in California. Mrs. Stanley Baker was admitted to a Columbus hospital for a blood transfusion after illness. Commissioner Baker accompanied her. The Reynolds family announced their arrival in Denver for a month’s vacation. Logan area updates note Kathleen Lang visiting St. Clairsville, Barbara West visiting Troy, and Mrs. John W. McBroom returning from surgery with improving condition.
Logan Ohio reports a surge in veteran placements with the state job service and 346 veterans listed as available. Ohio employers were urged to hire returning servicemen, as placements tripled since January. Meanwhile Velma Evans was buried in Hawesville Kentucky after a Route 33 accident.
Logan report details Everett Jacoby relief director hunting groundhogs on Tuesday killing six in two sites including four at another location. Separate item notes W L Speigle of Logan losing his truck in New Straitsville when it caught fire and burned.
Logan youths Paul Stivison and Ed ward Kreider returned from Buckeye Boys State Enthusiastic about ten days of training Stivison served as honorary mayor of Columbus and met Mayor Floyd Green Kreider was an assistant engineer named by Logan Post American Legion and Kreider Auxiliary They will speak to the Legion and Auxiliary about their experiences and join Barton Hall Jr as Buckeye Staters Logan Post plans to sponsor a representative annually as part of the Legion civic program
Logan. Robert Bell appeared before Mayor Dallas Kinser for arraignment on failing to stop after an accident. He pled guilty, was fined 50 dollars plus costs, and certified for suspension of driving rights.
About fifteen youths set up tents on the Martin land to the north of town and are spending several days camping, enjoying night outdoor activities near the site.
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