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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1942

Page

16

Logan High School plans May 29 graduation

Fifty eight boys and 55 girls will graduate from Logan High School this year. The commencement exercises will be held May 29 with Paul Stimson as president of the class and fifth honor student. The list of 42 graduates includes many names such as Tom Brehm and Betty Moriarty among others.

Logan Logan High School Fred B. Burchfield Logan Senior High School Paul Stimson Dick Brown Ray Lohr Conrad Tracy Tom Brehm Betty Moriarty Virginia Butterfield Mary Jeanne Walters Paul Stivision Baker Ralph Blankenship Donald Brehm Tom Brimner Harold Brown Burt Hunter Cable Bill Campbell Leo Louis Chute Richard Kley Coakley Kenneth Cole Eddie Conrad Tracy Crabbe Jim Crane Daubenmire Loy Davis Fred Dillon Neal Donahue Pat Dunn Rob Dupler Jay Fetheroff Amilton Paul Hammon Jerry Holcomb Robert Howdyshell Hummel Morris Imboden Lester Irick Johnston Johnson Charles Kelch Roy Kellenbarger Joe Kemper Kessler Kreider Lee Jack Lehman William Lohr Ray Loomis Floyd Lott Russel Mason Homer Russell Matheny Phil McGonagle Moore Neff Lawrence Primmer Ringhiser Robinson Bob Rutter Pearl Scrader Carl Stivision Taulbee James Tignor Watkins White John Adcock Mary Kathryn Bagent Marjorie Beery Clara Beougher Irene Bowlby Betty Bownes Jane Boyle Marie Mary Alice Butterfield Virginia Canter Marilyn Cochran Margaret Connor Patricia Pauline Derr Marguerite Edson Eva Jane Eichel Sylva Jane Evans Jean Wileva Fickel Hilda Ford Kathryn Garverick Ray Ellen Gleason Florence Greene Geneva Gruner Haas Helen Hamilton Erma Haney Om Hansley Ruth Hiles

Registration Cards Given Serial Numbers

LOGAN Hocking County Selective Service officials announced Wednesday that serial numbers are being placed on the registration cards of men aged 45 to 65 who registered in the last draft. No order number will be assigned as they are registered for non combatant duty. It will take several days to complete the serial number assignments.

Logan — Hocking County Selective Service

Memorial Day Committees Announced in Logan

Logan adds Memorial Day committees for the parade and ceremonies. Wood Bowen chairs activities and Virgil Martin serves as officer of the day. Members cover flowers, graves, band, and parade planning with leaders named for each group.

Logan Wood Bowen Virgil Martin American Legion Auxiliary Joe Rowley WRC Jennie Richards Lawrence Adcock Jimmy Martin Frank Judy John Allen Luther Timberlake Frank St. Clair Eddie Herzog Harold Larimer Walter Kinner Don Bort Forest Weinrich Floyd Duffy John McBroom Roy Vanatta

Library Instruction For Logan Pupils

Mrs. Hallie Grimes Logan public librarian led 72 elementary pupils in library instruction covering catalogue use and finding books and authors. Students from first and fifth grades of Central School participated, with teachers Jean Bright and Elsie Martin supervising. Sixth graders from Central and West Schools will receive the same instruction Thursday.

Logan Hallie Grimes Logan Public Central School Jean Bright Elsie Martin Central and West

Civilian Defense Group to Meet Thursday in Logan

Civilian Defense firemen will hold their regular meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Logan Fire Department under Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith. Final phases of the first aid course will follow in the American Legion rooms directed by Charles Eberst.

Logan Logan Fire Department Roy Stallsmith American Legion Rooms Charles Eberst

Annual Play Day Rain Halts School Sports Event

Nearly 300 Logan grade school children joined the fifth annual Play Day at Logan High School athletic field. Seven of ten events were held before rain ended the program. Virginia Foltz led as general chairman with Carol Walburn overseeing equipment and Helen Thomas supervising the information desk.

Logan Logan High School Gertrude Bliss West Central Logan Senior High Virginia Foltz Carol Walburn

Logan Pupils To Take Final Tests

Logan students prepare for final examinations across the city schools. Superintendent G E Carr says exams begin Tuesday at Logan Senior High with grade school quizzes starting Wednesday and junior high tests also on Tuesday.

Logan G. E. Carr Logan Senior High

Local Hospital Reports Discharges and Recoveries

Logan Mrs Dean Tillman and infant son from Glouster were discharged from Cherrington Hospital. Mrs Ralph Campbell shows improvement after giving birth by Caesarian last Wednesday. Mrs Walter Lane, severely burned in a recent house fire while trying to recover a pocketbook, is improving at Cherrington Hospital.

Mrs Pearl Derr Leaves Hospital After Heart Ailment

Mrs. Pearl Derr of Iron Street was discharged to home Tuesday from White Cross Hospital where she had been treated for a heart ailment.

Hospital Logan Pearl Derr Iron Street White Cross Hospital

Deputy Huffman Takes Week-Long Vacation to Wilmington

Miss Charlene Huffman a deputy in the county probate court left Monday for a week's vacation. She will visit friends and relatives in Wilmington.

Logan Charlene Huffman Miss Huffman Wilmington

Social Notes from Portland Society Gatherings

Social notes list visits and stays in Portland. Members of the Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Francis Worthington's home near Lock No. 21. Local and regional guests include the Prices, Kerwoods, Shiflets, and Howard Deems returning from East Liverpool for an army exam.

Portland Women's Society of Christian Service Francis Worthington U. S. Lock No Eris Price John Kerwood John Shiflet Howard Shiflet Point Pleasant B. F. Price James Rush Columbus Florida Miss Price C. L. Chappelear Howard Deems East Liverpool Charles Newman George Adams Earl Wilford Claude Price Anna Rummer Lowell Rose Patterson Pleasantview Eva Blosser Charles Slaughter James Slaughter Kate Mills R.N Akron Essie Alexander

Compulsory Canadian Registration Ordered for Men 16 to 70

Ottawa AP reports Eliott M. Little, director of national selective service, announced a plan demanding compulsory registration of virtually all unemployed men in Canada aged 16 to 70. The move aims to organize labor resources nationwide.

Ottawa Canada Eliott M. Little National Selective Serview

Logan pupils sign pledges for war bonds and transportation

Logan school children sign pledges to buy war savings stamps and bonds. Pledges are directed to the men of the fighting forces and distributed to home rooms and parents. Parents pledge cooperation with the war transportation program urged by Governor Bricker to drive less, keep speeds under 40 mph, swap rides, protect tires and prevent accidents.

LOGAN John Bricker

Former Jobs Man Must Support His Children

Clyde Nixon of Mansfield, formerly of Jobs, was ordered to pay $6 weekly child support and to cover prosecution costs within 60 days. He signed his own $500 bond and appeared before Judge Phil A. Henderson in the Court of Common Pleas. Payments go to Prosecutor Harley Meyer.

Logan Clyde Nixon Mansfield Jobs Phil A. Henderson Court of Common Pleas Harley Meyer

Enlists in Marines William North joins United States Marines

Logan Dale William North son of Mrs North enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as reported by the local Selective Service. He previously worked in Barberton and lived in Sand Run. Crash at intersection Sheriff Floyd Duffy said two autos driven by Karl Grove of Columbus and Jacob Allen of Logan Route 1 sustained minor damage with no injuries at the State Route 664 and U S Route 33 junction.

Logan—Dale William North North Uni States Marine Corps Selective Service Barberton Sand Run Logan Floyd Duffy Karl Grove Columbus Jacob Allen

Logan High to host commencement speaker Ray and baccalaureate address

Logan High School announces Kenneth C. Ray state director of Education will deliver the commencement address May 29 at 8:30 p.m. in the LHS auditorium. Rev. James C. McLeod will give the baccalaureate address May 24 at 2:30 p.m. Class Night is May 22 at 8:30 p.m. Three complimentary tickets per student available at Risch Drug Store.

LOGAN Fred B. Burchfield Wetapees Kenneth C. Ray Logan High School LHS Burchfield James C. McLeod Westminster Foundation Ohio State University Risch Drug

Logan Junior High Style Show Friday at 3 15

The Logan Junior High School Style Show is set for Friday at 3 15 p.m. in the junior high gym under Miss Ruth Bryan home economics instructor. Public admission is free. Cast includes Barbara Hull Marie Stone Mary Ann Ellis Louis Williams Leah Lyke Shirley Blum Bob Anthony Betty Bowers Judy Buntz Joan Thom as Amy Jo Littlejohn Janice Barker Phyllis Hite Tom Matheny Dick Gage. Soloist Mary Jane Lanning with accompanists Joan Ann Prather and Ruth Ann Norris.

Logan

Logan Marion Grange Plans Thursday Meeting

Logan Marion Grange will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the grange hall. A program of entertainment is planned and a potluck supper will be served.

LOGAN Marion Grange Grange Hall

Logan Pup Rescued After Near Fatal Hurl

A motorist threw a small mongrel from a moving vehicle at Mulberry and East Hunter Streets, aiming to run over it. The attempt failed. eyewitness Mrs. C. F. Ackers and Gertrude Bliss helped the injured pup later named "F.A." by Bliss for its hip injury.

Logan Mulberry and East Hunter Sts C. F. Ackers Gertrude Bliss Logan School F.A

Victory Theme Used In Grade School

Logan seventh grade home economics pupils under Miss Ruth Bryan create nutrition posters with a well balanced diet to support home defense efforts. They use patriotic colors and current magazine clippings, allowing imaginative pew and colorful designs centered on the victory theme.

Mrs Frey Admitted for Observation at Cherrington Hospital

Mrs James Frey of Union Furnace was admitted to Cherrington Hospital on Wednesday afternoon for observation and treatment. She received a blood transfusion upon arrival.

Logan James Frey Union Furnace Cherrington Hospital

Mrs Rafferty Undergoes Major Operation At Grant Hospital

Mrs William Rafferty of Culver Street underwent a major surgical operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus on Wednesday. The operation was performed by Dr Andrew Crotti.

Logan William Rafferty Culver St Grant Hospital Columbus Andrew Crotti

Couple Married in Columbus Ceremony

A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Howard H. Hartsook, 47, Columbus, a machinist, and Ioie Evel Thurm from Portsmouth, at home with instruction from Rev. G. W. Erskine. The couple, both children of named parents, were married in a ceremony performed by Rev. Erskine.

Logan Howard H. Hartsook Columbus George Hartsook Ioie Evel Thurm Portsmouth George Handyman G. W. Erskine

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