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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
8
At the Yocking County Women’s Food for Victory Rally held March 29 at Logan Methodist Church Mrs. Ralph Swartz welcomed 55 attendees. Home agent Helen Evans stressed need for greater home supply and organized community support.
Leaders from Ohio State University and Fairfield County, including Miss Alma Garvin and Miss Eunice Kochheiser, summarize 4-H, meat and protein, and food preservation efforts. The meeting features canning demonstrations, Basic 7 foods emphasis, and soybean product displays. Community groups also highlight War Bond and Red Cross activities at the Victory Center with wide volunteer involvement.
News of the death of H. D. McKenzie age 47 former superintendent of the National Fireproofing Co Haydenville was received in Logan. McKenzie died in Brazil Indiana after resigning for health reasons he left a wife four children two daughters and two sons serving in the armed forces.
Penicillin, a drug effective when sulfa drugs fail, arrived at Cherrington Hospital via the Keefer Committee in Boston. Doctors J S and M H Cherrington secured a supply for Viola Palmer of Gore after prior attempts failed and the patient died. This marks Logan’s first penicillin use and requires patient photos and case history to be sent to the Boston clinic.
Logan chapter reports no volunteers showed up Tuesday at the Chapter House. On Wednesday Mrs. Paul Monks and Mrs. Harry Bell cut pajamas to prepare handiwork for the group.
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