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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1943

Page

10

Logan Red Cross Benefit Party Attracts About 200

About 200 people attended the Logan Rotary Club sponsored Red Cross Benefit Party in Bell Hall. Proceeds support the Red Cross War Fund Drive. Highlights included bridge and dancing, entertainment during intermission, vocal numbers by Phil Matheny and the Logan High octet, a square dance exhibition, and prize awards chaired by Charles Achauer.

Logan Red Cross Logan Rotary Club Bell Hall R. B. Perkins Phil Matheny Logan High School Harley Meyer

Screen Exams To Be Given Wednesday

More than 50 Logan and Hocking County registrants will receive screening physical examinations at the Court House Wednesday evening, announced by the Hocking County Selective Service Board. Examinations will be conducted by city and county physicians. Approved registrants will advance to Fort Hayes in Columbus for final Army type tests and induction.

Logan Logan and Hocking County Court House Hocking County Ft. Hayes Columbus

Hankison Funeral Services Held Sunday

Funeral services for Pernal Hankison age 79 a retired lumberman were held Sunday at 2 p m at Leonard Funeral Home. Rev Stanley W Wiant officiated with burial in Ewing Cemetery. Survivors include wife Emma one son Arthur Milan two daughters Mrs Chester Hicks and Mrs Martin Nader two brothers Nelson Hankison and Charles Hankison and one sister Mrs Kathryn Hilty.

Logan Leonard Funeral Pernal Hankison West Hunter St Stanley W. Wiant Ewing Cemetery Emma Arthur Milan Chester Hicks Martin Nader Junction City Nelson Hankison Black Jack Charles Hankison Toledo Kathryn Hilty Columbus

Mrs. Viola Price Riggs Burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Mrs Viola Price Riggs widow of Asbury Riggs died at her East Second Street home. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p m at Heinlein Funeral Home Rev Stanley W Wiant officiated, burial in Mt Pleasant Cemetery. She was struck by a car two years earlier and remained ill. Survived by husband five children four brothers and one sister. Lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Husband a retired farmer who moved to Logan.

Logan Heinlein Viola Price Riggs Asbury Riggs East Second Street Stanley W. Wiant Mt. Pleasant Methen’st Church

Westinghouse Bond-a-Week Club Reaches 100 Members

The Mansfield Ohio group known as the Bond-a-Week club reports a hundred members purchasing war bonds every seven days making it the only organization of its kind.

Westinghouse Mansfield Ohio

Sanders Funeral Set in Chauncey Tuesday

Chauncey obituary for Chester Lincoln Sanders 83 lifelong Millfield resident dies after months of illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Millfield Church of Christ with Rev. Gilbert Courtney. burial Nye Cemetery Chauncey. Survived by wife Nancy and two sons Don and Fred plus seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Chauncey Chester Lincoln Sanders Millfield Fred Mabel Sanders Millfield Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Nye Fred Sanders Mr. Sanders Joel Cynthia Sanders Charles D Lewis W Norton Nancy Linscott Sanders Don Albany Nellie Gladys

Chauncey Woman Dies of Heart Attack Enroute to Nelsonville

Bernice Cub bison Cubbison aged 50 of Chauncey died Saturday night from a heart attack in Nelsonville after stopping near a physician’s office. Funeral Tuesday at First Church of Christ Chauncey officiated by Rev. Gilbert Courtney. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Survived by husband Walter, daughter Virginia, a brother and sister.

Chauncey Bernice Cubbison Walter Cubbison Nelsonville Gilbert Courtney Greenlawn Cemetery

Ladies Aid Society March Meeting Summary

CHAUNCEY Mrs Henry Heffken hosted the March meeting of the Ladies Aid Society of the Millfield Church of Christ. A 6 PM potluck started the evening followed by a business session led by Mrs Mable Smith and a Bible quiz by Mrs Bertha Sanders and Mrs Nellie Russell.

Chauncey Henry Heffken Ladies Aid Society Millfield Church of Christ Mable Smith Bertha Sanders Nellie Russell Bessie Pettit Mac Wade Fallon Mabel Smith Viola Howard Elizabeth Robinett Jessie Fulton Hazel Earich Mabel Sisson Mae Wade Fallon Ida Hill Eleanor Sharick Eda Heffken Patricia Pettit Dwight Sharick Anita Sisson Carolyn Heffken

Chauncey Hosts Needle Club and Church Group

Mrs. Guy M. Brookins will host Millfield Needle Club members at her Converse Street home on Wednesday. Ladies Aid Society quilting is an all day event at Chauncey M E Church. Visitors include Grover Patton of Millfield and Herbert Wade of Malta visiting family in Millfield and Columbus guests Olive and Mabel Sanders with Eldon. Lois Ann Shafer, Columbus worker, spends weekend in Chauncey with her parents.

Chauncey Guy M. Brookins Converse St Millfield Needle Club Ladies Aid Society Chauncey M. E. Church Grover Patton Millfield Columbus Herbert Wade Malta Viola Wade Mary Ruth Wade Olive Sanders Mabel Sanders Eldon Sanders Clarence Sanders Lois Ann Shafer Carl Shafer Ellis Ave

McDougal WSCS Meets At Howard Home

The semi monthly McDougal W S C S gathering met at Mrs. Anna Howard's home on Thursday March 4. A noon potluck was shared by several couples and the afternoon was given to quilting and current affairs discussion. The next meeting is planned for March 18 at Mrs. Ruth Keirns's home.

McDougal McDougal W.S.C.S Anna Howard Ace Kasler Ogre O'Neal Less Bobo Cecil Keirns Wilson Howard Will Mingus Mayme Keirns Arthur Lowery Ruth Keirns

Rolandus Social and Brief Personal Notes

Mrs. Everett Palmer spilled scalding water on her ankle and was burned. Mrs. Grover Harris is seriously ill, and Mrs. J. D. Hoback suffers rheumatism. Miss Audrey Hoback spent the weekend with Mrs Susie Gainer at Fast Spiller for a Marcus Gainer party. Temperatures dropped to 18 below zero Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Honack and sons visited the Theiss and Hoback families from Aliquippa Pa. Mrs. Ethel Hoback learned her daughter Mrs. Joseph Burke of Detroit had surgery and is now home.

Rolandus Everett Palmer Grover Harris J. D. Hoback Audrey Hoback Susie Gainer Fast Spiller Marcus Gainer Charles Honack Paul and Eddie Alliquippa, Pa Carl Theiss Dorcas Ethel Hoback Joseph Burke Harding Detroit

Logan Council To Vote on Time Change

Logan prepares for a final hearing on a proposed ordinance to restore Eastern War Time. City Hall will host the third reading, with four votes needed to pass and expectations that a 3-3 split may shift. The city has operated on mixed times since a state act.

Logan Court House

Logan Brief Social Notes

Mrs. Stanley W. Wiant entertained the Nonde script Club at the White House with dinner then a program led by Mrs. Edgar Paul. Ruth Brooks reviewed Gertrude Diamant's Days of Ophelia and a $5 Red Cross gift was approved. Husbands invited. several guests listed from Canton and New York. Vera Elinn Society meets Tuesday with officer elections. Mrs. Clarence Phillips in charge. Delphian Club plans Tuesday meeting. Queen Esther drill team to practice. Sergeant Woodard on 15 day furlough from Kingman AZ. Mrs. Addison Frey of Union Furnace hospitalized in Columbus.

Stanley W. Wiant White House Edgar Paul Ruth Brooks Gertrude Diamant Ofelia American Red Cross Fund Minnie Moore Russell Berlin Naomi Goulding Miriam Dunnick Edward Turner Harriet Humphrey New York Vera Elinn Ralph Jones Haydenville DeLong Army Charles Barker Delphian Club Walter Rochester Queen Esther William Woodard J. W. Woodard Kingman Arizona Addison Frey Union Furnace University Hospital, Columbus

Pork Price Ceilings Set for Ohio Markets

The State Office of Price Administration announced maximum per pound prices for 26 pork cuts effective April 1. Prices cover smoked hams, ready-to-eat hams, fresh picnics, smoked loin, shoulder chops, loin chops, sliced bacon, dry salt belly, and spare ribs. The note adds a historical count of buffalo in the U.S. and Canada, with current estimates down to 35,000 total.

Columbus State Office of Price Administration Ohio

Red Cross War Fund Drive Sees Strong Local Support

Logan Sher man Lehold, chairman of the Hocking County Red Cross War Fund drive, announced in a weekend report that city support under Forest E. Weinrich is unusually good. By Thursday morning the drive began and by evening pledges reached 1 250 from 12 gifts, 11 from individuals, with county appeals conducted by letter to meet rationing rules. The Red Cross services for local service members bolster the appeal as officials note notably stronger response than prior years.

Charles Achauer Jimmy Young L. K. Showalter M. H. Cherrington Sherman Pete) Lebold Red Cross War Fund Logan Sherman H. Lehold Hocking County Forest E. Weinrich Lebol Red Cross

Army Inducts Jack Brown of Trimble in Cleveland

Jack Brown son of Mr and Mrs Noah Brown Trimble was inducted into the Army in Cleveland on Friday. He will spend a seven day furlough at home before reporting to Fort Hayes for duty. He has worked at Warren for several months.

Glouster Jack Brown Noah Brown Trimble Army Cleveland Fort Hayes Jack Warren

Cannon on furlough visits family near Camp Polk

Corporal Nile Cannon stationed at Camp Polk Louisiana returns home on furlough to visit his wife Mrs Chrystal Cannon his parents Mr and Mrs Dow H Cannon both of Columbus his grandparents Mr and Mrs Dave M Sawyer of Red town and his aunt Mrs Maybelle Mingus of Millfield.

Chauncey Vern Orme Eunice Cannon Greens Run Grant Hospital Columbus Dow Cannon Dave M. Sawyer Redtown Nile Cannon Camp Polk Louisiana Chrystal Cannon Dow H. Cannon

Mrs DeVol Dies After Illness In Carbon Hill

Mrs Dan ny Belle DeVol wife of John De Vol Carbon Hill died at home Sunday evening after a period of declining health Funeral arrangements are by Leonard Funeral Service Survivors include six sons Donald Logan Phillip John and David in the U S Army Danny and Bobby Lee at home four daughters Mrs John Spence Carbon Hill Mrs Adrian Blake Sand Run Vivian and Mary DeVol at home and two sisters Mrs David Lloyd Logan and Mrs Myrtle Wright Nelsonville A native of Hocking County she had long resided in Ward Township village

Logan Leonard Danny Belle DeVol John DeVol Carbon Hill Donald Phillip John David U. S. Army Danny Bobby Lee John Spence Adrian Blake Sand Run Vivian Mary DeVol David Lloyd Myrtle Wright Nelsonville Hocking County DeVo Ward Township

Addison Child Buried At Oak Grove

Graveside services were held Monday at 3 pm for the one day old daughter of Mr and Mrs Addison Frey Union Furnace who died Saturday evening at University Hospital where she was born Friday. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery by Heinlein Funeral Service Rev Charles Fox officiated. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs O H Bryan Union Furnace. Father serves in the U S Army.

LOGAN Addison Frey Union Furnace University Hospital Oak Grove Heinlein Charles Fox

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