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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1944

Page

20

Health department annual report highlights extensive county services

Logan Ohio health department ends year with 98 educational conferences 1206 personal meetings 1782 leaflets 35 talks and 22 films. Vital stats note 369 births 216 deaths nine stillbirths with 473 school visits and 3324 children examined. Dr H G Southard urges resource conservation amid dust storms erosion and pollution.

Logan Hocking County Vital Statistics Department Health Department H. G. Southard Southard

WSCS Meeting and Local Notices From Kanauga

Kanauga Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting details ranged from worship led by Mrs. Pete Stace to a lunch hosted by Mrs. A W Pullins. Local social notes report visitors, surgeries, and a May 2 auction of Alex Kovach goods with terms cash. Legal notices list multiple parties and a probate petition in Athens County Ohio.

Lote Alex Kovach Sase Aaid Robert Moore Te Derwood Maryland Ovieda Edens Elshart City Virginia Vaughn Marfrance Molly Mae Moore Henry Ll. Moore Burlington Canyon Utah Harrison Moore W. Virginia State of Ohio Mary Andrews Henry L

Jet propulsion set to revolutionize aviation soon

New York reports jet propulsion as a 2000 year old idea moving toward major aviation changes. G Geoffrey Smith, authority on jets, outlines how compressed air and combustion drive nozzles to propel planes, promising higher speed, lighter builds, cheaper fuels, and simpler cockpits with potential sonic speeds and flying wing concepts shaping future transport and combat aircraft.

New York Egypt Hero G. Geoffrey Smith Order of the British Empire Aerosphere, Inc Isaac Newton Mr. Smith Heinkel Junkers Germany Smith

Mothers Day gathering reflects active Chase Circle

Chase Circle of Ruth held a Mothers Day meeting at Maud Martin's home with seven members and visitors. Emma Robinson presided as president. Ruth Carbaugh won the door prize and Jack Carbaugh won a contest. Officers elected include president Emma Robinson and treasurer Carbaugh. Guests and members listed, with plans for June at Vivian Coates. Several local families noted for birthdays and visits.

Chase Vivian Coates Merrill Chase Arminta Chase D. E. Blackburn Charles Everett Carbaugh Dayton Wade Haning Herb Carbaugh Wilford Chaney J. A. Graham Earl Martin Sharon Blanche Lloyd Stanley Lowry Field Cole Eugene Stanley Twila Knowles Columbus Great Bend Kansas Ed Bolton Thelma Pfc Ted Foster Camp Barkley Texas

Ohio Power Office To Stage Canning Clinic

Logan area event to train selected Hocking county representatives in home economics and teaching. Miss Helen Evans announces a Tuesday 8 p m session at the Ohio Power office with discussion on equipment and planning. Attendees will lead local canning demonstrations in their communities.

State Highway Director of Ohio Columbus Athens County Pomeroy-Marietta Troy Township Department of Industrial Relations State Highway Department Department of Highways Ciatriet H. G. Soars Logan Hocking County Ohio Power Office Helen Evans

Wheat farmers hold grain in market despite rationing ease

Crop experts said that even as meat cuts were removed from rationing last week in Chicago, farmers have not yet sold large quantities of wheat. The easing of meat rationing did not prompt a surge in wheat sales or a notable shift in market activity.

Chicago

Winners of Hocking verse contest announced

Mrs. Raymond Lanning announced the winners in the Hocking County verse contest. Marcella Swackhamer Laurelville senior high division, Betty Bowles Haydenville junior high, Julie De Main Logan elementary. honorable mentions Ann Sellers Union Furnace senior high Lois Inboden Logan junior high Claude Strawn West Elementary.

Logan Raymond Lanning Hocking County Marcella Swackhamer Laurelville Betty Bowles Haydenville Julie de Main Ann Sellers Union Furnace Lois Inboden Claude Strawn West Carl Harsh Bess Mutchmore Jessie McManigal Central St. John’s Parochial Rockbridge Enterprise Gore Carbon Hill Lanning

Voting Hours Announced for May Primary

Logan County polls open at 7 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m in the May primary. Counties observing fast time follow the same schedule with state time noted.

Logan Hocking County

Logan District Hospital Notes

Dorothy Heinlein Logan admitted to Cherrington hospital Saturday for surgery. Doris Schrader titled Mrs Kenneth Coakley was dismissed from Cherington hospital Friday and taken to her home 278 1 2 W. Second Street. Mrs Lee Busch Elm Street returned to her home Saturday after a major operation at Grant hospital Columbus.

Logan Dorothy Heinlein Cherrington Hospital Kenneth Coakley Doris Schrader Cherington Hospital Second Street Lee Busch Elm Street Grant Hospital Columbus

Buchtel PTA Plans Concerts and Plays Amid Local News

The Buchtel PTA meets Monday May 8 with the school band directed by Mr. Allen performing before the business session. A junior class play The Phantom Bell is set for Friday May 12. Floyd, the Hayden son, was wounded overseas while in the Army. Blood donors from Buchtel include Lenna Whitmore and others. Mary Kay McDonald recovered from appendicitis in Columbus.

Buchtel—Buchtel-York Parent-Teacher Association Allen Billie Jean Graham Betty Turner Maraleen Doolittle Mercedes Walker Evelyn Hartman Bill White Don Koon Max Collins Don McDonald Dick Thompson John Hayden Floyd India E. M. Stanley Great Lakes Norman Oklahoma Earl Lewis Doris Burgess England Paul Taylor Earl Graham Jr Eugene Harris John Wade Clyde Byers Lenna Whitmore Athens Buchtel Orville Burgess James Odenthal Viola Smathers Charles Mohney Sr Columbus Mary Kay McDonald Mary Kay

Logan Social Notes Highlight Community Moves and Birthdays

Miss Pat Weiss hosted the Just for Fun club at her Motherwell Avenue home with sewing and refreshments for Mrs. Charles Dalton Mrs. Edward Dalton Mrs. Carl Risch Mrs. Doyen Hartmen Mrs. Fred Blodgett and Miss Margaret Harrison. East Hunter Street hosts for Kenneth Sheets and Edward Dalton. A birthday surprise honored Billy Lee Waugh of Haydenville on his seventh birthday with local youths in attendance. Detailing visits and social gatherings across Logan including Collumbus and Detroit locals.

Billy Waugh Billy Lee Waugh Haydenville

Kiwanians Plan Film on Synthetic Rubber Process

Logan Mr. Wilbur Lanning, chairman of the program, will present a thirty minute film at the Kiwanians meeting Tuesday night at the White House. The film shows the manufacture of synthetic rubber from raw materials, the methods of production and the finished results.

Logan Wilbur Lanning White House O. W.L

Flags in Court Room Like New Again

Logan Miss Thelma Keyes, clerk of courts, recounts the tale of silk American flags in Common Pleas court. Fifteen years past the Women's Relief Corps presented them to the county. Florence Wells, now president, named Amy Easterling and Ida Myers to oversee cleaning and replacement, yielding flags with a near new look.

Logan district service men letters home and abroad

Lt Richard Brown of Camp Forrest Tenn visits his parents in Logan. S-Sgt William Ennis and Mrs Ennis left for Camp Carson Colo after visiting relatives. Twin brothers Earl and Merl Bell recently joined a B 17 squadron in England as combat gunners. Both trained across multiple bases since July 9 1942 and transferred to the same unit to fly together in the Atlantic crossing. Merl is a top turret gunner and Earl a tail turret gunner aboard the Fort Miss Mickey Finn.

England Air Corps Earl Louisiana Merl Atlantic British Isles Mer Dal Mickey Finn

To the Voters of Hocking County

A concise political appeal directed at Hocking County voters urging support in upcoming elections. The message emphasizes local concerns and civic participation, urging residents to consider candidate Platforms and vote accordingly.

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