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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1943
Page
12
Logan Mayor W Weltner announced resignations from Sterling Smith as City Council president and Roger W Friend as City Civil Service Commission clerk. Smith leaves for Columbus with Western Union duties. Friend departs May 1. Successors will be named soon at upcoming meetings.
A Friday 2 to 4 p m canning demonstration for Murray City District girls and women will be held at the school building. Mrs. Ruth Bennington, county home demonstration agent, leads with Miss Jane King assisting. The event kicks off a series of county meetings focusing on wartime food preservation and new canning materials.
Logan Dr H T Houwt of Ohio University will give the commencement address on Friday May 28 at 8 p m. Charles Fox pastor will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday May 23 at 8 p m. The Union Furnace High School band directed by Miss Grace Wood performs May 14 in the school auditorium with admission 25 and 15 cents.
Robert Holcomb of Logan Route 4 pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was fined 25 dollars and costs when arraigned Monday night before Mayor Denzil Welt ner. His car had struck and damaged a parked vehicle owned by George Spang on Front Street Sunday night.
Funeral services for Effa Caroline Hammond aged 77 widow of James Hammond were held Wednesday at 2 p m at the United Brethren Church. Rev A N Grueser officiated and burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery per Leonard Funeral Service.
LOGAN The United Shoe Workers of America Local 153 held its regular Tuesday night meeting at their Main Street headquarters. The session covered routine business and a 10 percent pay deduction plan presented by Charles Dalton, chairman of the committee at the H C God man plants.
The defendant receives 15 days to plead in the case of Bernice Connor versus William F Crawford and others after an entry filed Tuesday.
Jerry Hammon, a sophomore at Ohio State University, was thrown from a horse during ROTC cavalry maneuvers. The horse hoof struck his face, causing a fractured nose and facial cuts. He was taken to University Hospital and listed in good condition as authorities notified his parents.
A Tuesday service at Rockbridge United Brethren Church mourned Eugene Couch 19 and the two Graham brothers 18 and 17 from Rockbridge Route 2. They died with two companions from carbon monoxide in a Lancaster hotel room from a gas stove incident. A Fairfield County coroner ruled accidental monoxide poisoning.
Logan A local source debunked reports that the aircraft carrier Ranger was sunk. Dr H M Boocks says his son Jack Boocks store keeper third class is aboard the Ranger and confined to sick bay with pneumonia after enlisting and training at the University of Indiana. The Navy Department denied the sinking claim and reassured families concerned.
Last rites for Nancy Jane Fee Sterling 90 widow of Edward Sterling will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Iron St Church. The Rev Stanley W Wiant will officiate with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery by Heinlein Funeral Service. A native of Vinton County she lived in Washington Township for years. Survived by two daughters Clara and Florence at home two sons John and Frankelly both at home. Husband and three children preceded her in death.
Salt Creek Township Board of Education announced the hiring of teachers for the 1943 44 term. The list includes Golda Paxton Bethel Pine Phillip Swackhammer Blue Creek Charles Lively Sams Creek Nelle Westfall Smith Clarence Mehl and Marcella Reed, all assigned to respective posts.
Logan D W Gathers Jr has purchased the first new automobile of the month per Miss Mildred Blum deputy county clerk of courts in charge of the certificate of title office. The purchase was authorized through local rationing channels.
Mrs Paul Wilson of Congo underwent major surgery at Cherrington Hospital Tuesday with fair condition. Mrs Fanchion Cooley of city was dismissed after treatment on Tuesday. Guy Hartman of Logan Route 4 also underwent major surgery at the same hospital Tuesday.
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