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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1943

Page

10

Demand for Library Books Is Greatest in Hocking County

Logan and Hocking County library circulation for April totaled 9 849 volumes with Logan City at 3 007 and county schools at 2 068. Murray City led county schools with 216, Rockbridge topped deposits at 418, and 159 new volumes were added while 58 new borrowers joined. Periodicals remain the most popular reading material.

Logan Hocking County Hallie Grimes Logan City Murray City South Perry Rockbridge Union Furnace Laurelville Grimes

Prin Ache Tent Will Mer Corr Girl S Tha We

Unclear fragmentary text appears to reference a tent, a girl, and possible wording of a local note. No coherent event or names emerge to identify a definite report or outcome.

A. T. Spears Dies in Logan Home

A. T. Spears of North Walnut Street died Monday night after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are handled by Leonard Funeral Service. He was a longtime Logan resident and a carpenter. Survived by his wife Mary and daughter Mrs. A. G. Sellars of Union Furnace.

Logan A. T. Spears North Walnut Street Leonard Funeral Service Mary A. G. Sellars Union Furnace

Wounded Soldier To Return for Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shively expect their son Cpl. Fred Shively to arrive in Logan this week on furlough. He has been a patient at Mare Island Veterans Hospital in California for six months recovering from a wound received in action in the Solomon Islands. This will be his first home visit in over four years.

Logan Fred Shively Cpl Young Shively Veterans’ Hospital Mare Island California Solomon Islands

Cole Brothers Circus Arrives in Athens for Two Shows

The Cole Brothers Combined Circus rolls into Athens tomorrow morning from Wheeling aboard a mile long train. Two performances at the Fair Grounds start at 3 pm and 8 pm with gates opening earlier, featuring Miss Florence Tennyson and a parade of stars in a 356 member show including clowns, elephants, horses, and aerial acts. Tickets available at Cline Drug Store 21 South Court Street.

Athens Baltimore and Ohio Wheeling Cole Brothers Fair Grounds West Union St Coronado Cole Bros Florence Tennyson Spangleland Mile Cyse Odell Antaleks Cole Brothers Circus Cline Drug Store South Court St Jean Allen AL Ballet Ring England

Slow Cigarette License Sales Reported in Logan

County Auditor Kenneth Fitzgerald said Monday was the last day to sell cigarettes under old licenses as new permits took effect Tuesday. Only 54 licenses have been sold, about 25 fewer than last year. Licenses are available at the auditor’s office and no penalty for late procurement is planned, though selling without a permit will incur heavy fines.

Logan Kenneth R. Fitzgerald

Kurtz Lytle in Hospital in Tunisia

Lt. Kurtz Lytle former Logan youth is in a base hospital in Tunisia awaiting an operation to repair a severed leg nerve from wounds suffered in action with the U S Army. Logan natives Mr and Mrs Charles FE Lytle of Pomeroy report the expected surgery and recovery hope.

Logan Charles FE. Lytle Pomeroy Kurtz Lytle U. S. Army Tunisia Mediterranean Logan High School River City

Golden Wedding Anniversary for Logan Couple at Union Furnace

Anthony and his wife celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sunday May 23 with church services at Haydenville Church where they were wed. A personal altar reception followed, then dinner at home with children and grandchildren present. Other notes mention Barton Rees Pogue’s speaking engagement for Carbon Hill High School and a wedding of Helen Frasch Seydler and Ned Diltz in Columbus with a family reception at the Frasch home.

Logan Charles Anthony Union Furnace Haydenville Anthony Roy Anthony Eleanor Bob Elmer Anthony Helen Sue Patty Carl Anthony Columbus Floyd Anthony Bonnie Lizzie Anthony Homer Anthony Barton Rees Pogue Carbon Hill High School Pritchard Ed Barker Floyd Pence Gerald Devol Ray Woodgeard Paul Potts 3. G. Cole Grace Hibarger Hugh Meldrim Joan Adcock Walter Prather Carl Harsh Helen Frasch Seydler Lewis Frasch Ned Diltz St. Matthew Lutheran Church A. L. Heyde Lutheran Church Diltz Logan High School Grant Hospital School of Nursing Ralston Steel Car Company East Fifth Avenue

Army Families Return From Furloughs And Church Meet

Corporal Don Knapp returns to Edgewood Arsenal Maryland after a weekend furlough spent with his mother Mrs Margaret Knapp. Miss Mary Elizabeth Frasch of Columbus visited her parents. Lt Victor Nixon and wife leave for Muskogee Oklahoma after a furlough with his parents. Robert Sparnon of Columbus visits his parents. Harry Shaw on furlough from duties in Boston with his parents. The Lutheran Youth Group meets Wednesday at 7 30 PM at St Matthew Lutheran Church East Hunter Street.

Don Knapp Edgewood Arsenal Maryland Margaret Knapp Mary Elizabeth Frasch Columbus George Frasch Burr Nixon Victor Nixon Muskogee Oklahoma U. S. Army Robert Sparnon Carl Sparnon Harry Shaw Boston Massachusetts St. Matthew Lutheran Church East Hunter Street

Wynn Rites To Be Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Celia Wynn aged 48 will be held Wednesday at 10 a m at Leonard Funeral Home. Mrs. Wynn died Monday at the home of her son Lyle Hall in South Logan after a brief illness. Rev. Stanley W. Wiant will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. She is survived by her son, a brother William Carter and a half sister Maude Foster in Minneapolis.

Logan Leonard Funeral Home Celia Wynn Lyle Hall South Logan Stanley W. Wiant Oak Grove William Carter Maude Foster Minneapolis

Harden Rites Held Tuesday

Funeral services for Even Harden 83 retired Washington Township blacksmith and farmer were held Tuesday at 2 p m at Leonard Funeral Home. Rev Carl Wilson officiated with interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include wife Minnie two sons Darley Detroit Mich and Walter Columbus one daughter Mrs Albert Hansley Logan Rural Route and one brother Elijah of Pataskla Ohio.

Logan Leonard Even Harden Washington Township Carl Wilson Oak Grove Minnie Darley Detroit Mich Walter Columbus Albert Hansley Elijah Pataskla

Dr Sundberg to Speak to Eagles in Logan Meeting

Springfield educator and humorist Dr C A Sunny Sundberg will address Logan Aerie F O E 2168 members at a Thursday May 27 meeting. Announcement by Logan Aerie president Lewis Richard Canty highlights Sundberg as a nationally known speaker who has lectured across civic clubs fraternal groups and educators in many states over the past twenty years.

Logan C. A Sunny) Sundberg Springfield Logan Aerie F. O. E Lewis Richard Canty Logan Aerie Sundberg

Haydenville School Operetta “Polished Pebbles” staged

Haydenville School presented its annual operetta Polished Pebbles at Haydenville Methodist Church Monday night under Miss Grace Orr music supervisor. A large crowd attended the production.

Haydenville Haydenville School Haydenville Methodist Church Grace Orr

Poppy Day Observed Saturday by Local Students

Logan city children will sell crepe paper poppy emblems honoring Hocking County soldiers under the American Legion Auxiliary. Auxiliary members and students will assist with house to house solicitation and street sales to aid disabled veterans in hospitals. A marriage license was issued in Logan to Joseph Emerson Johnson and Genevieve Virginia Konkler.

Logan—City Hocking County Roy B. Anthony America Legion Auxiliary Committee Logan Joseph Emerson Johnson Bremen Volney Johnson Genevieve Virginia Konkler Edward Konkler

St John’s Catholic School Pupils Stage Pinocchio Operetta

Pupils from St John’s Catholic School presented the operetta The Adventures of Pinocchio in the school auditorium to a capacity crowd with a second performance on Monday. The cast included J Donahue, S Fancis, J Saving, M A Geiger, J Fox, B Fox, J Connor, R Shonk, F Donaldson, M Eberst, J Krannitz, J Geiger, C Schorr, P Schorr and Catherine Kessler who also played piano with scenery by Augustus Kessler.

Logan St. John's Catholic Pinnccchio J. Donahue 2. Francis J. Saving M. A. Geiger J. Fox B. Fox J. Connor R. Shonk F. Donaldson M. Eberst J. Krannitz J. Geiger C. Schorr P. Schorr Catherine Kessler Augustus Kessler

First Session Opens in The Oven Chamber

The first session of the U.S. House opened in a temporary Capitol chamber nicknamed The Oven. Delegates gathered to begin legislative work in the improvised room as construction continued on the new facilities.

U. S House of Representatives

Eagles Wf Honor lag At Rally

Mrs. John E city at Logan Hospital underwent major operation. Donna Cottrill Cavondale was admitted over the week end for an appendectomy.

Eagles Logan Hospital Logan John E City Cherrington Hospital Donna Cottrill Cavondale

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