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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1944

Page

10

Corning Perry County Lads Fall In Regional Thriller

In Logan High School Auditorium Corning Railroaders led by Alex Chiplinski lost to Muskingum Electric 41 to 40 in a dramatic regional Class B semifinal. Forest Cole dominated early for Philo but Corning rallied and nearly pulled off a dramatic late comeback.

Paul Lunsford Logan Logan High School Corning Alex Chiplinski Logan High School Auditorum Perry Muskingum Ty Philo Forest Cole Chiplinski Electrics

Logan Social Notes Highlight Hostesses and Engagements

Logan society notes recount Edith Potts hosting eee Club at Mul Street with Beauty Spots of Ohio theme and Red Cross donation. East End Needle Club gathers at John Weaver home for dinner and informal entertainment. Engagement announced for Miss Bette Ann Brown to Lt. George Washburn with wedding March 26 at Presbyterian Church. Presbyterian Missionary Society meeting at the Manse featured Rev Wiser book review and prayer services.

C. E. Pollock Clarence Salts Charles Achaver James Barker Clarence Blosser Paul Cruise John Clark D. O. Davis Eleanor Durr Howard Kirk Matthew Murtha Clarence Schempp Lillian Winters Ralph Walker Weaver John Weaver Church St East End Needle Club Amos Ellinger Russel Polling Charles Bright Charles Arnold D. Walker Joe Brooker Sam Bright Paul Fox John St. Clair Ida Rose Bette Ann Brown Carl M. Brown Spring Street Logan George Washburn Carl D. Washburn Columbus Miss Brown West Ohio State University Washburn U. S. Army Morris Field North Carolina Cecil H. Jones Presbyterian Church White House Manse Frank Johnson Warren Johnson Presbyterian Missionary Society James Martin Paul Monks William H. Wiser Wiser India Charles Brehm Franklin Kerr Harry Reeves

Principal to Attend Chicago Convention

Fred B. Burchfield Logan Senior High School principal left Sunday for Chicago to attend the North Central High School Association annual session Wednesday through Friday. He will join special committee sessions on Monday and Tuesday as a member of the reviewing committee evaluating member school qualifications.

LOGAN Fred B. Burchfield Chicago North-Central High School Association

Basketball Dance By Logan Council Honors Senior Paul Acker

Logan Ohio. The annual Logan high school basketball dance was held Friday in the senior auditorium under student council auspices. Faculty and wives acted as chaperons. Paul Acker was announced as the high school pin up boy after a brief review of the Chieftains 1943-44 season and Southeast Ohio League championship.

LOGAN Joe Smith Dick Buntz Zita Connors Jim Harbarger Tonette Mary Jane Lanning Paul Acker Jack Rauch Chieftains

Illness Report Affects Local Residents

Logan oilman Charles Bell is seriously ill at his East Hunter Street home under physician care. Mrs Nelle Allen Adams was brought home from Columbus after falling ill the day before while teaching piano classes.

Logan Charles Bell East Hunter St Nelle Allen- Adams Columbus

Moore To Speak For Rotary Kiwanis at Logan Meeting

Logan columnist Claude Moore will address a joint Logan Rotary and Kiwanis meeting at the White House Monday night. His topic is They Can't Ration Laughter. George C. Shaw chairs the program committee.

Logan Claude Moore Columbus Logan Rotary Kiwanis White House George C. Shaw

Laurel Grange Elects New Officers in Laurelville

Laurel Grange members select new officers at a special meeting in Logan area. New Master O W Hartsough and leaders including Fred McClelland and Mrs. Bessie McClelland are named. Installation set for March 31 with C W Skinner in charge.

Laurelville Gaze Ce . Harrison Ricketts Ceres Vernie Frazier Pomona Eva Tatman Flora Mary Starr Rockbridge A. S Gladys Schaal Lewis Starr Ray Stevens Forest Frazier C. W. Skinner County Grange

Births and Deaths Reported in Hocking County

Miss Josephine Iles, county registrar, reports February births 25 and deaths 18 in Hocking County with 9 births and 12 deaths in Logan city. Listed are newborns to Hilton Nihiser Joyce Conner Waltz Holdren Steele Campbell families and other Logan residents. Delayed registrations include several female births.

Logan Hocking County Logan City Josephine Iles Health Department Morton W. Kraft Sherman Cooksey Clifford W. Bailey Orn H. Scott Lewis E. Arnold W. B. Showalter Joseph F. Shanley Gerald Devot Virgil B. Lanning Lawrence R. New

Driver Fined After Crash On Hunter St

Ray Seel of Logan pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars plus costs after a Saturday arraignment before Mayor W D Weltner. Seel was arrested after his car collided with Raymond Gartner’s vehicle on West Hunter Street as Gartner traveled east and Seel attempted to pass on the wrong side.

Logan Ray Seel W. Denzil Weltner Lew Reynolds Raymond Gartner Hunter St Gartner Seel

Two Cars Damaged in Spring St Collision

Police report says Vincent Hamilton of Logan Route 4 and Mrs Dorothy Good of Logan collided on Spring Street Saturday. Both vehicles were damaged but drivers uninjured after Hamilton's truck traveling south and Good turning from an alley caused the crash.

Logan Vincent Hamilton Logan Route 4 Dorothy Good Spring St Hamilton

Miss Pearl Mason to Speak at Methodist March 23

Rutland notes announce Miss Pearl Mason a missionary to China will be guest speaker at the Methodist Church March 23 at eight o'clock Family Night with a 6 30 covered dish supper Many relatives and friends expected to attend plus a birthday party for 15 year old Miss Bessie Graham with gifts and games at home of Mr and Mrs Will Graham. Other items include travels of the Kennedy family and social visits around Rutland with nearby towns and Camp Livingston and Camp Shelby mentions.

Harley Griffin Toledo Logan Arthur Tschudy Jennie Tschudy Pfe. Tschudy Texas Lincoln Nebraska Seaman James Brown Brown Robert White Hunter Street Seaman Brown Sampson N. Y Rexford Jewell U. S. Navy Chicago Howard Blum United Brethren Church N. Mulberry Street Clarence Schempp Harry Bell Franklin Kerr Guild The Presbyterian Church Charles Bell Logan Oilmen Dorothy Koppe Osgood Laura San Marino Calif Alice Koppe Catherine Myers Rutland Pearl Mason China Will Graham Bessie Graham Jackie Reynolds Tommy Donahue Earl Nelson Bill Larkins Bill Smith Ewing Hutton Harry Snowden Leona Grueser James Grueser Molly Grate Betty Smith Ann Price Betty Fink Jean Snowden Dorothy Mae Kennedy Mona Hysell Betty Buck Jean Plummer Vera Roush Floyd Snowden Naomi Graham Billy Graham Leafy Graham Gerald Graham William Graham Hila Barker Miss Graham Clarence Chase Columbus Charles Kennedy Walter France Junior Buskirk Camp Livingston Earl King Vint King Bradbury William Burford Middle Margaret Wells C. O. Chapman Carol Pickens Lalia Sidenstricker

Dover Miner in Athens Hospital After Mine Accident

Chauncey Russ Childress of New York Coal Company suffered serious injuries at Chauncey Mine. He was thrown from a motor and dragged beneath a car, X rays ordered, fractures noted and cast planned. He is in room 103 at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens with family visiting nearby in Ohio and Italy.

Chauncey Russ Childress Chauncey Mine New York Coal Company C. N. Sanders Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Dennis Childress Italy Gilbert Childress Aleutians

Red Cross Drive Chairman Calls Chauncey Meeting

Chauncey Gilbert Courtney, chairman of the Red Cross Drive in the Chauncey Dover district, announces a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Chauncey high school. All committee members should attend for a complete solicitor check. absent solicitors should report by phone to gauge campaign progress.

Chauncey Gilbert Courtney Red Cross Chauncey-Dover Chauncey High School

Mrs. Daniel Fulton Returns Home After Surgery

Mrs. Daniel Fulton, after a minor operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens, went home to Millfield Saturday night and is recovering well. Her daughter Mrs. Loretta Bowers, who came from Columbus to visit, returned home Sunday.

Chauncey Daniel Fulton Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Millfield Loretta Bowers Columbus

Sons in Service Are Guests of Weakleys

CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Phillip Weakley Sugar Creek have as their guests two sons in service Pfc Jesse Weakley Drew Field Fla and Seaman Second Class Hoyt Weakley Ala Kans

Chauncey Phillip Weakley Sugar Creek Pfc Jesse Weakley Drew Field Fla Hoyt Weakley Alathe Kans

Shouters Advised To Avoid GOP Convention

Washington observers report a formal request urging out of town spectators to stay home during the Republican national convention in Chicago. The plea cites the war effort and aims to keep the gallery quiet for the event.

Washington Chicago

Chauncey Mayor Urges Strict Enforcement Of Running at Large Ban

Mayor W D Hines again calls attention to the ordinance prohibiting running at large of chickens and dogs in Chauncey after March 1. Many residents have not complied and all dogs and chickens must be confined immediately due to reported damage. Officers have been notified to seize any animals found at large.

Chauncey W. D. Hines

Plains PTA Monthly Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening

The Plains Parent Teacher Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Plains Community Room at the school. Grade Two under Vera Sproul will entertain, with Seventh and Eighth Grade demos led by E B Bannon. Guest speaker James Seward Ranger of Wayne National Forest. Mrs Bernice Humphrey PTA president will lead the business session. Attendance is encouraged.

Chauncey Plains Parent Teacher Association Plains Vera Sproul E. B. Bannon James Seward Wayne National Forest Bernice Humphrey

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