Hocking County Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens
The Hocking County Red Cross War Fund drive for 7800 dollars opened Monday in Logan and surrounding districts. Forest E. Weinrich is city chairman with S. H. Sebold as county chair. The drive aims to reach rural residents by mail to support rationing programs and the nationwide 125000000 appeal backing war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Red Cross War Fund
S. H. Sebold
Forest E. Weinrich
C. W. Johnston
Leroy Conkle
William T. Clapp
R. B. Perkins
Logan Wylie a Tigers star may join college roster
Gib sonville High School center forward Logan Mark Wylie, an honor student with 1378 career points, earned county title runs for four years, averaging about 20 points per game and scoring 57 in the recent county tournament. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wylie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mark Wylie
Gibsonville
Laurel Township
Army
Wylie
Tigers
David Wylie
Derr Daughter Funeral Services Held for Stillborn Mary Derr
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Leonard Funeral Home for Mary Evelyn Derr stillborn at Cherrington Hospital Sunday morning. Rev. Harry Anguish officiated with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include parents Pearl and Derr and brothers James and Charles Derr. grandparents Charles Derr of Logan and Charles Purdum of Shawnee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Leonard Funeral Home
Mary Evelyn Derr
Pearl Derr
Cherrington Hospital
Harry Anguish
Oak Grove
James E. Derr
Charles T. Derr
Charles Derr
Charles Purdum
Shawnee
Fire Damages Trailer On North Mulberry
An overheated coal stove caused a fire that damaged a house trailer on North Mulberry. Assistant Fire Chief Gerald McLaughlin said the blaze damaged the trailer by about 100 dollars, with the rest of the loss in personal property. The trailer, owned by Hugh Wharton, was investigated Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Gerald McLaughlin
Hugh Wharton
North Mulberry
Tussing to Lead County Potato Meeting Tuesday
Logan Earl Tussing from Ohio State University will preside at a special potato meeting Tuesday at the Courthouse. County extension agent James R. Smoot announced the event inviting all Hocking County farmers and gardeners. The session will cover care harvest and significance of potatoes in the current food production program. Mrs Curtiss Cole underwent emergency appendicitis operation and was taken by ambulance to Doctors Hospital Columbus.
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Logan
Earl Tussing
Ohio State University
James R. Smoot
Hocking County
Curtiss Cole
Doctors’ Hospital
Columbus
Elsworth Day Buried in Nye Cemetery
The body of Elsworth Day age 82 former Chauncey resident who died in Florida was brought to Chauncey for burial in Nye Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home Athens with Rev Frank Donaldson officiating. Mr Day is survived by two sons James and Pearl Day both of Athens.
Chauncey Methodist Class Meets At Lois Cline Home
Chauncey Willing Workers Class of Chauncey Methodist Church gathered Wednesday at Lois Ann Cline’s home on West Main Street. Wanda Mullins and Lois Cline won prizes in games and readings marked Washington’s birthday read by Wilma Allen. Members include Madeline Matheny, Wilma Allen, Wanda Mullins, Betty Palmer, Norma Jean Antle, John Matheny, Bobby Freeman and Georgia Allen with Mrs. Georgia Allen as class teacher.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Methodist Church
Lois Ann Cline
W. Main St
Wanda Mullins
Lois Cline
George Washington
Wilma Allen
Georgia Allen
Joe Cline
Ronnie
Rita Ann Hale
Madeline Matheny
Betty Palmer
Norma Jean Antle
John Matheny
Bobby Freeman
Worker's Conference at Chauncey Church in Evening
Rev Gilbert Courtney announces a workers conference at Chauncey Church of Christ tonight at 7 30 for all officers teachers deaconesses and others to discuss the attendance program leading up to Easter Sunday.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Church of Christ
Mrs S D Jackson Slightly Improves in Chauncey
Mrs S D Jackson of Lexington Avenue near Chauncey shows slight improvement after serious illness at home. Family and friends including Rose Poling Coy Wells Carsey are visiting during her critical condition. Also, Chauncey Millfield Church of Christ Ladies Aid to meet Friday with a 6 PM potluck at Mrs Henry Heffken’s home.
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Chauncey
S. D. Jackson
Lexington Ave
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Church of Christ
Henry Heffken
Mabel Smith
Church Club Meeting in Jacksonville Tuesday Evening
The U S C S of the Methodist Church in Jacksonville will meet Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock in the church. A missionary program will be led by Mrs E C Shirkey. Refreshments will be served.
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Jacksonville
U.s.cs
Methodist Church
E. C. Shirkey
Train Timetable Fragments Show Baltimore Routes and Schedules
A clipped timetable lists various Baltimore and regional rail services with multiple trains daily or weekly. Notable entries include Diplomat, National Limited, and West Bound routes with morning and afternoon departures, plus New York Central and Chesapeake & Ohio services noting daily and weekend variations.
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Diplomat
National Limited
NEW York Central South
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chauncey Wedding of Cartwright and Stahl
Pvt Ray Gordon Cartwright and Miss Dorothy Louise Stahl wed in Chauncey on Saturday noon February 27. The single ring ceremony took place at Rev Gilbert Courtney's home with both sets of parents in attendance. The bride is a Glouster High School graduate and works in Columbus. The groom, a Greens Run Hollister High School graduate, serves in the Army Air Field in Pecos Texas and returned to Texas Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ray Gordon Cartwright
Dorothy Louise Stahl
Gilbert Courtney
First Church of Christ
Carl Stahl
Columbus
Greens Run-Hollister High School
Army Air Field
Pecos
Texas
Local social notes from Ravenna and Lower Plains area
Mrs. Wendell Moore and sons Roger and Richard of Ravenna hosted by the Dickens and Moore families in Lower Plains. Arthur Barstow, employed in Columbus, visited. Wayne Howard returns to Aberdeen Proving Grounds after a five day visit with his mother Mrs. Lucy Howard and receives an Army discharge though his age limits him. Other guests include Arthur Welling of Baltimore and Mrs. A S Johnson and Mrs. Sid Johnson among others.
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Chauncey
Wendell Moore
Roger
Richard
Ravenna
W. E. Dickens
Harry Moore
Lower Plains
Arthur Burchfield
Flora McHarg
Alice Dawley
Carroll Gaskens
Jolene
Carbon Hill
W. E. Dick
Arthur Barstow
Columbus
Wayne G. Howard
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Lucy Howard
Army
The
Proving Grounds
Stanley Howard
Charleston
W. Va
San Antonio
Tex
Arthur Welling
Baltimore
A. S. Johnson
Sid Johnson
Frank Cone
Athens
Morris town church repairs shift prayer meetings
Repairs at Morris town school for Holiness Church move Tuesday night prayer meeting to the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney. Friday night cottage prayer meeting will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs James Mullins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown
Holiness Church
Andrew McKinney
James Mullins
School Bus Routes Are Changed in Hocking County
Revisions to county school bus routes were planned to take effect Monday to conserve gasoline and tires under current rationing. Changes focus on removing excessive stops and reducing total mileage while keeping student welfare intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
S. H. Dilson
State Director of Education
ODT
Cleveland
Straitsville Personal Mention Highlights Local Wartime Notes
Straitsville residents share furlough plans for Lt Helen Dishon and WAAC member Lois Dishon in Florida. Local shoppers, sewing circle, class play postponement, and furloughs for PFCs Huston and Whorle weave through community life. Ensign Smiley’s family links and WSCS meeting anchor a page of social news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
William Dishon
Helen Dishon
Ohio
Lois Dishon
Straitsville
WAAC
Florida
Wally Holcombe
Emma Fry
Sue Strain
Logan
Mary Douglas
Nellie Orndorff
Minnie Strawn
Leonard to West Coast duty after New River posting
Lt Albert Leonard formerly star Ohio Wesleyan athlete has been stationed with the U S Marine Corps at New River North Carolina and has been assigned to the West Coast for duty. He will arrive in Logan Thursday for a nine day furlough with his father Walter Leonard.
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Logan
Albert
Abe) Leonard
U. S. Marine Corps
New River
N. C
West Coast
Walter Leonard
Ohio Wesleyan University
Marine Corps
Real Estate Transfers in Logan and Laurelville Featured
Real estate transfers recorded by Mrs. Ethel Bratton include multiple deeds across Logan Laurelville Perry Falls and Falls Lewis Ward and West Logan. Transactions involve individuals families and the United States government plus property on Hocking Canal numerous lots and tracts totaling hundreds of acres.
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Logan
Ethel Bratton
John W. Lee
Gladys T. Lee
Lloyd Loring
Flossie Loring
Jacob E. Fox
Joseph N. Campbell
Emma Boyle
Falls Two
Charles Toth
Elizabeth Toth
Esther Wolfe
Murray City
Siimon E. White
Mildred M. Woolson
Laurelville
Mildred Woolson
Harold E. Woolson
Clifford Dillie
Lulu Poston
United States of America
Starr Two
Nancy A. Creiglow
Delmar
Dewey Mathias
Perry
Barney B. van Atta
Zetta A. van Atta
Frank Burberry
Hocking Canal
Inlet
Charles Unger
Florence Unger
Edna Unger
Laurel Two
Mary Bowen
Edna B. Delworth
Lewis H. Wolfe
Mayme Wolfe
H. W. Fair
Stella Fair
Hartley Kalklosch
Xenna Kalklosch
West Logan
Keynes Bros
Logan Area Social And Local Visit Roundup
Gore Social And Personal column notes numerous visits and social events in Logan and surrounding areas. Residents including Starrs Hood family Emrick Hite Terrel and others are listed with weekend and Sunday gatherings. A separate police blotter reports no arrests and a coal resource estimate for Peru.
Fish and Game Club Dinner Meets War Time
The Fish and Game Club announces its last annual wartime dinner meeting on Wednesday March 10 at 6 30 p m in Maccabee Hall Main Street Tickets are one dollar and can be obtained from committee members Clarence Matheny Boyd Wright Harry Shaw and Ed Eberst New officers for 1943 will be elected during the business session Speakers include a sportsman speaker from the Isaac Walton League of Ohio and another from the Ohio Department of Conservation Further details will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County Fish and Game Club
Clarence Matheny
Francis Roberts
Maccabee Hall
Main Street
Boyd Wright
Harry Shaw
Ed Eberst
Isaac Walton League of
Ohio
Ohio Department of Conservation
Presbyterian Guild Met Friday Evening
Mrs. John Wellman hosted the Presbyterian Guild gathering at the Wellman home Friday evening assisted by Miss Jessie McManigal and Mrs. Charles Yontz. The program featured Africa as the foreign topic and The American Negro as the home topic presented by Mrs. Walter Kleinschmidt and Miss Er Rochester. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs. Wellman Vice President Mrs. Harry Stevenson Secretary Mrs. Anthony Toerner and Treasurer Mrs. Clarence Heine. Refreshments were served. guests included Mrs. Tom Price Mrs. John Jones and Mrs. M. S. Pond.
Hocking County Sales Tax Report Totals Decline
Weekly tax collections in Hocking County for the week ending February 13 totaled 896.26, per Don Ebright state treasurer. The 1942 period reached 981.81, with year to date 6,618.16 in 1942 and 5,490.01 in 1943.
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Logan
Hocking County
Don Ebright
Ebright
West School Leads In War Bond Sales
West School tops city schools in war stamp and bond sales with 132.20 this week. East schools sold 11.70, Central 26.50, Junior High 126.60 and one 25 bond, Senior High 82.90.
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LOGAN
West
West School
East
Central
Episcipalian Bishop Hobson speaks at St. Pauls services
The Rt. Rev. Henry W. Hobson bishop of the Southern Ohio district was the guest speaker at St. Pauls Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoon. Regular services were suspended for the day and will resume next Sunday. A tea at the home of Mrs Amy Easterling followed the services. Members of the parish formed a committee to arrange the tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Henry W. Hobson
Southern Ohio
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Bishop Hobson
Amy Easterling
Logan Woman Enlists in WAAC at Ft Oglethorpe Ga
Frieda Smith, recent enlistee in the WAAC, reports to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia on March 9. She becomes the first Logan American Legion Auxiliary member to join the women’s branch of the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Frieda Smith
WAAC
Ft. Oglethorpe
Logan American Legion Auxiliary
U. S. Army
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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Bill Dishon
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Norfolk
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Frank Spicer
Mildred Thompson
New Lexington
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Chicago
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Doris Dishong
John Sweazy
Gore
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George Whorle
Mary Thomas
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James Starr
James Hood
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Walter Starr
Bloomingdale
Clifford Wolfe
Maxville
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Frank Emrick
Mary Hite
Dalton Terrel
Mary Kathryn
Orville
W. E. Terrel
Hattie Cain
Roy Saulters
Ruth
Grandson
Rudd Summers
Sandusky
Herman McMannis
Betty Ruth
Woodrow Rennolds
Orla Wolfe
Nate Starr
Greendale
John Starr
Earl Groves
Billy
Enid Hicks
William Hicks
Dave Burgess
Warren
Emmerson Terrel
Nelsonville
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Rose Donaldson
Bonnie
Kenton
Larry
Patty
James Campbell
Michigan
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Jack Proctor
Flave Proctor
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Dinty of
Mark Burgess
Floyd Duffy
Peru
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