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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1943
Page
10
Fragmentary OCR reading hints at obituary notices and classifieds. It mentions ages and dates, with fragmented lines suggesting a public notice or auction context and possible announcements for families and auction services.
Logan and Hocking County registrants, mostly 18 and 19 year olds, are ordered to report for screening at the Court House on Wednesday March 10. After medical clearance, they will go to Columbus for Army type exams. List includes Herman Smith Laurelville and many others across Logan, Columbus, and nearby towns.
Logan and Hocking County residents endured the year's coldest morning as the thermometer at the state highway garage showed 13 degrees below zero. Crews worked to clear roads but many routes remained slippery and hazardous for motorists. Names of residents and addresses listed likely for public notice or reporting purposes.
The Class B sectional basketball tournament begins Friday at Logan High School with Rockbridge versus Crooksville in the lidlifter. Fourteen teams compete March 5 6 and 12 13 with Friday matches Rockbridge Crooksville Ames Berne versus Rio Grande Corning versus Chester and Saturday games Vinton Rural Chauncey Dover Mercerville Middleport Thornville Oak Hill. Session times start at 6 p.m.
Venus Chapter No. 76 Order of the Eastern Star will hold a banquet at the Masonic Temple on Thursday March 11 at 6 p m with annual inspection rites after dinner Reservations are due by Saturday March 6 call Mrs Harry Willige or Mrs Rastus Allen.
A delayed Christmas gift arrived for Sgt. Willis Ohlinger in India. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Ohlinger of Logan note the package, sent from India in October, arrived Wednesday. Willis, a former Logan youth, has been stationed in India since last May and reports that summer has begun there.
Harold Brimner of South Logan departs for Manhattan Beach New York to train with the U S Coast Guards. He was the lone youth among 150 selected at a Columbus examination. A Logan High School graduate he attended Ohio University before enlisting.
Logan Charles M. Pratt resigns Thursday from his role as chairman of the Hocking County Selective Service Board, a post held since 1940. He cites need for farmer representation and fresh viewpoints to address manpower demands for war plants and civilian services, with resignation pending Washington approval.
Logan Rotary Club plans a community Charity Party Saturday night at Bell Hall. L K Showalter and wife with Mrs M H Cherrington oversee card games. R B Perkin is general chairman. Proceeds go to Hocking County Red Cross drive led by S H Sebold. Harley Meyer MCs intermission featuring square dance and vocal numbers.
Hocking County relief load shows 31 family cases totaling 85 persons and 29 single cases at month end, down from 39 family and 27 single at start. During February, ten family cases and three single cases were added while 18 family cases and one single case were closed. Private employment absorbs many on relief. director Carl Blosser expects gradual decreases in coming months.
Fire sparked by an overheated stove destroyed the home of Stacey Beougher in Rockbridge Thursday. Sugar Grove Fire Department arrived too late to save the upstairs furniture, but the family escaped with most downstairs belongings. Unofficial damage estimated around 3000 dollars.
Logan Senior High School auditorium hosted a talk on price rationing by LOGAN L A Edmonds regional Office of Price Administration representative. Harry L Smith executive director of rationing for Hocking County coordinated the event with good attendance reported.
Logan High School officials report a weekly sale of war stamps and bonds totaling 128 dollars. Stamps reached 71.75 and three war bonds 56.25. Room 32M led with 18.40 in sales.
Mr and Mrs William Blimes of Nelsonville are the parents of a son born on Tuesday at Cherring ton Hospital. Neil Shaw of Logan is reported improving at the same hospital after several days of treatment and observation.
The Hocking County School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday night in the office of County Superintendent S. H. Dillon. Routine business will be transacted during this meeting, according to a spokesman for the board.
The Logan office of The Messenger is now at 51 East Main Street in the former Logan Republican building. Subscribers may call 336 for news or subscriptions or drop mail in the letter slot. If subscribers miss evening papers, call before 5 30 p m EST. news must be in the office by 9 p m to ensure publication next day.
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