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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
6
Logan and Hocking County markets faced an unprecedented rush as meat rationing began Monday. Shoppers nearly cleared butcher shops and grocers of stock while merchants warned supplies remain far below normal and future restocking will take time. Local state liquor store also saw a Saturday rush with lines at noon and depleted stocks.
The meat ration begins with scarce supplies and restocking delays. Unrationed items include poultry dairy bread and canned goods. Point values for steaks chops bacon butter and other foods are detailed as ration rules stay tight. Chauncey-Luaries Aid Society meets for all day quilting Wednesday at Chauncey Methodist Church.
Logan County Superintendent S H Dillon reported over the weekend that several Hocking County schools join the Buy a Jeep campaign though no results of war bond and stamp sales have been returned yet. Laurelville School under Claude Chilcote holds the county record, having sold enough bonds and stamps in one week to purchase two jeeps at 900 dollars each.
Clarence Lew Pete Rider 45 died at his Gallagher Avenue home after weeks of ill health. He ran a local barber shop for years and later worked as a carpenter at a Marion ordnance plant. Funeral 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church. burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Catherine. daughters Pauline and Dorothy. son Paul. brothers Raymond Greenfield and Joe Cincinnati.
LOGAN The owner of a car found abandoned at the corner of Riff Avenue and Hunter Street is Francis Hydell of Chillicothe. Hydell reported the vehicle stolen after a youth who escaped from Lancaster Boys' Industrial School was linked to the theft. Schrader's car stolen from Hunter Street and recovered by Sheriff Floyd Duffy on 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 and Central Schools. Sponsored by the Logan High School Girls Athletic Association. Final round set for Saturday morning April 10 in the junior high gym with semifinalists from the first round. Team captains listed as Boyd Wright Jimmy Frazee Bob Fiske Leo Wallace Jayne Shriner Ronnie Soliday Mary Conkle Clarence Ohlinger.
Hocking County Beekeepers Association members 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 combat colony losses from the winter and replenishing honey by sugar, plus sugar procurement for beekeepers, per Arthur Woods, association president.
Official rationing table updates point values for processed foods. Applesauce rises from 8 to 11 points per pound while grapefruit falls from 8 to 4. Some items gain or lose, others unchanged. new items like corn on the cob added. Several items are excluded from rationing and not listed.
Lieutenant Lowell Cupp on short furlough visiting parents in Logan. James Shaw leaves for Philadelphia for Osteopathic Hospital observation before surgery. Juanita Root returns to Ohio State University after spring vacation. Mrs. Florence Whitcraft recovering after operation at Doctor's Hospital Columbus. Girl Scout Troops 4 and 5 meet at Mary Ann Ellis home. Pythian Sisters host potluck with K of P guests. Mary Jean Walters visits from Columbus. Gilbert Leffler and family of Lorain visit Logan.
Lloyd C. Merry, 59, born Chauncey, died at his Beloit Wisconsin home after a stroke and heart attack. Funeral and burial occurred in Beloit. He leaves Myrtle, a son Homer, and a grandson Lloyd C. of Beloit, plus his mother Mrs. G. S. Merry and siblings Mrs. Stella Witham, John Merry, and several sisters. His father G. S. Merry died in Chauncey 12 years ago.
Miss Louise Nagle hosted the Cookie Bridge Club of Millfield. Two tables played with high score and travel to Mrs. Georgia Nagle and low to Mrs. Elizabeth Willis. Hostess served refreshments. Attending: Mabel Smith, Georgia Nagle, Mabel Sayre, Elizabeth Patton, Virginia Nagle, Bertha Sanders, Elizabeth Willis, Jessie Fulton, Louise Nagle.
Mrs William Matson of Millfield has improved after a several weeks illness and was moved to her daughter Mrs Lena Martins home in Trimble where she is able to sit up some days.
Revival services start tonight at 7 30 at The Plains Nazarene Church with Pastor Rev Frank Noel assisted by Rev Fitch of Cincinnati as evangelist Vera Bridgewater of Chauncey leads the song service.
Local families share weekend visits across Carbondale and nearby towns. Several residents including Mrs. Elizabeth Starrett and Maureen Jewett greet friends while service members Pvt Carl Frank Jr and others spend furloughs with relatives. A note adds a circus tale of a python swallowing an 84 pound goat.
Logan city schools reported war bonds and stamps sales totaling $300.25 for the week ending March 27. Senior High led with $94.95 including a $25 and a $50 bond. Junior High $72.90. West $68.90. Central $40.45. East $23.05.
Clarence Fealty field supervisor for the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan will be at the county extension office Tuesday 9 30 to 10 30 a m James R Smoot county extension agent says Fealty will take applications from Hocking County farmers for feed and seed loans Farmers needing loans to assist with production or to feed livestock should contact Fealty at the extension office
Chauncey residents are invited to a benefit party at the K P Lodge Building on Monday March 29 at 7 p m. The event proceeds will support local needs and community programs.
Week ending March 13 sales tax receipts in Hocking County totaled 815.50 down from 1,056.72 a year earlier. Cumulative 1942 receipts reach 10,682.82 while 1943 year to date totals stand at 9,198.98 per State Treasurer Don H. Ebright.
Mrs. Dale Primmer formerly Lillian Backus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tignor, Logan and Nelsonville natives, had a major operation on March 24 at Huron Road Hospital in Cleveland. Her condition is reported as fair. A humorous note follows about existence lasting six hours if the world were one year old.
Chauncey social notes describe visits and family gatherings. Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Gil bert Love hosted guests from Columbus during a last week stay. Jean Powell from Corning visited grandparents in Chauncey. Rhoda Oliver returned from Barberton to Chauncey. Edward and Mrs Millfield Evans spent a weekend in Millfield with Richard Dunkle. Ethel Scott and son Jimmy of Chauncey traveled to Detroit to visit Edna Branham. Mabel Sanders and son Eldon from Columbus spent Sunday in Millfield with Clarence Sanders. Thomas Oliver and wife visited Chauncey residents William South at McArthur.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hartman announce the birth of a son named Ralph Gilbert at their home in The Plains on March 23. The birth coincides with the grandfather Gilbert Hartman’s 65th birthday. A daughter Lois Ann, age 7, also graces the family. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Woodyard of Albany and Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hartig man of The Plains.
Mrs Carrie Channell of The Plains entertained weekend guests including her sons Glenn Channell and Dale Channell and their wives from Mansfield.
Corporal James Hartley has returned to Washington D C after a furlough spent in Chauncey with his wife Mrs Ruth Atkinson Hartley in the local district yesterday.
A romance and adventure tale follows two lovers in Guatemala as they face dangerous odds to keep their romance alive. Written by John C. Fleming and Lois Eby.
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