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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
14
Logan and Hocking County shoppers emptied butcher shops and grocers after meat rationing started on Monday. Merchants report stocks far below normal with supply not soon restored as packers cannot meet demand. State liquor store also saw a Saturday rush and depleted stock with purchase limits.
The OPA faces uneven meat supplies with rationing continuing while restocking occurs. Unrationed items include game poultry fresh fish milk bread and many canned and processed foods. Point values for beef pork and other staples are outlined with changes in juice can sizes and dried fruits.
The Ladies Aid Society of Chauncey Methodist Church will meet at the church on Wednesday for an all day quilting session.
Logan County Superintendent S H Dillon reported over the weekend that several Hocking County schools take part in the Buy a Jeep campaign though no results yet. Laurelville School under Claude Chilcote holds the county record having sold bonds and stamps to purchase two jeeps at $900 each.
Clarence Lew Rider 45 known as Pete died at 11 30 p m Saturday at 253 Gallagher Avenue after years running a city barber shop and recent service as a carpenter at Marion ordnance plant. Survived by wife Catherine two daughters Pauline Dorothy son Paul and brothers Raymond Greenfield and Joe Cincinnati. Funeral 9 a m Tuesday at St John Catholic Church with Fr John H Eyerman. burial Oak Grove Cemetery Roberts Funeral Home.
Logan police identified the owner of an abandoned car found near the corner of Riff Avenue and Hunter Street as Francis Hydell of Chillicothe who reported the theft. A youth who escaped from Lancaster Boys Industrial School was linked to the thefts of Hydell’s auto and M. W. Schrader’s car, later recovered by Sheriff Floyd Duffy on U S Route 33 north of Logan.
The fifth annual grade school deck tennis tournament began Saturday in the Logan Junior High auditorium with 120 pupils from East West Central schools. Sponsored by the Logan High School Girls' Athletic Association, the final round will be held Saturday morning April 10 in the junior high gym. Team captains in the first round were Boyd Wright Jimmy Frazee Bob Fiske Leo Wallace Jayne Shriner Ronnie Soliday Mary Conkle Clarence Ohlinger.
LOGAN AIL members of the Hocking County Beekeepers Association are urged to attend a special meeting Tuesday night at the Court House with Charles A. Reese state apiarist in charge. Reese will discuss methods to curb colony losses from winter and replenishing honey supply with sugar. Arthur Woods president notes sugar procurement will be discussed.
Revised ration point values effective today apply to processed foods. Applesauce rises from 8 to 11 points per pound while grapefruit drops from 8 to 4. Some items gain or lose value or are eliminated, and corn on the cob is newly added.
Lieutenant Lowell Cupp on short furlough visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. Roxie Cupp in Logan while stationed at Camp Stewart Georgia. James Shaw leaves for Philadelphia for observation prior to an operation at Osteopathic Hospital. Miss Juanita Root returns to Ohio State University after spring vacation. Mrs. Florence Whitcraft recovers from a recent operation at Doctors Hospital Columbus. Girl Scout Troops 4 and 5 meet at 7 pm at Mary Ann Ellis home Warner Avenue. Knights of Pythias host Pythian Sisters at 6 pm potluck supper Tuesday. sisters urged to bring a covered dish. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters entertain daughter Mary Jean, a Columbus business school student, for the weekend. Gilbert Leffler and family visit Logan. they now reside in Lorain Ohio.
Chauncey native Lloyd C. Merry age 59 died at his Beloit Wisconsin home after a stroke and heart attack last Monday. Funeral and burial were in Beloit. Survived by wife Myrtle son Homer and grandson Lloyd C. with several Chauncey relatives attending.
Miss Louise Nagle hosted the Cookie Bridge Club of Millfield. Two tables were in play with high score and travel awarded to Mrs. Georgia Nagle and low to Mrs. Elizabeth Willis. Refreshments were served. Present were Mrs. Mabel Smith, Mrs. Georgia Nagle, Mrs. Mabel Sayre, Mrs. Elizabeth Patton, Miss Virginia Nagle, Mrs. Bertha Sanders, Mrs. Elizabeth Willis, Mrs. Jessie Fulton, and Miss Louise Nagle.
Mrs William Matson of Millfield has been moved to her daughter Mrs Lena Martins home in Trimble for care after several weeks of serious illness. The condition of Mrs Matson is reported improved and she is able to sit up some each day.
Revival services start tonight at 7 30 led by Pastor Rev Frank Noel assisted by Rev Fitch of Cincinnati as evangelist Vera Bridgewater of Chauncey will lead the song service.
Local social notes list residents and visitors in Carbondale and nearby towns. Dates include Monday night waffle supper at Neighborhood House and weekend visits among families such as Woodrow, Landis, Starrett, and Barber households. Military furloughs and out of town travels are noted for several residents.
Logan officials report Logan city schools sold war bonds and stamps totaling $300.25 for the week ending March 27. Senior High led with $94.95 in sales including a $25 and a $50 bond, followed by Junior High with $72.90 in stamps, West School $68.90, Central $40.45, and East $23.05.
Clarence Fealty field supervisor for the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan will be at the county extension office Tuesday from 9 30 to 10 30 a m James R Smoot county extension agent says he will take applications from Hocking County farmers for feed and seed loans Farmers needing loans to aid crop production or livestock feeding are urged to contact Fealty at the extension office
A benefit party will be held at the R of P Lodge Building on Monday March 29 at 7 p m. Proceeds support a local cause and attendance is open to the community.
Hocking County weekly sales tax receipts for week ending March 13 totaled 815.50, down from 1,056.72 a year earlier. Cumulative 1942 receipts reach 10,682.82 while 1943 totals stand at 9,198.98 per State Treasurer Don H. Ebright.
Mrs. Dale Primmer also know n as Lillian Backus, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Tignor, formerly of Logan and Nelsonville, underwent a major operation March 24 at Huron Road Hospital Cleveland. She is reported in fair condition. The remark about a world only six hours old is noted.
A circus python reportedly swallowed a goat weighing 84 pounds in a dramatic animal act. The incident drew attention as the trainer prepared for the next performance and safety observers noted the snake’s unusual bite size.
Chauncey district residents hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Gil bert Love of Columbus were guests last week with Gilbert Love's parents in Chauncey. Jean Powell visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Kinson in Beaumont, while Mrs Ruth Hartley and Mrs Rhoda Olliver returned from Barberton. Edward F Y Millfield and family, Dayton employees, spent the weekend with Richard Dunkle in Millfield. Ethel Scott and her son Jenny of Chauncey visited Detroit with Mrs Edna Branham. Mabel Sanders and El don of Columbus visited the Millfield home of Clarence Sanders. Thomas Oliver and family from Chauncey were guests of William South in McArthur.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hartman announce the birth of a son Ralph Gilbert at their home in The Plains on March 23. The birth coincides with the 65th birthday anniversary of grandfather Gilbert Hartman. The couple also has a daughter Lois Ann, age seven. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Woodyard of Albany and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hartman of The Plains.
Mrs Carrie Chan nell of The Plains entertained over the weekend her sons and daughters in law Mr Glenn Channell and Mrs Dale Channell of Mansfield and others.
Corporal James Hartley arrives in Washington D C after a furlough spent in Chauncey with his wife Mrs Ruth Atkinson Hartley.
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