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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1945

Page

9

Logan City Voters Approve One-Mill Levy in 1945 Election

Approximately 73 percent of Logan city voters backed the one mill special tax levy for municipal needs with 1335 for and 487 against. Mayor race preliminaries show Weltner 994 and Kinser 824. Also approved were a $10,000 Good Hope Township sanitation bond and a 3 mill Laurelville Perry school levy. Precinct 3 A reported first. Local election workers listed.

Athens Messenger Logan City Logan Weltner Kinser Goodope Township Rockbridge Laurelville-Perry County Board of Education C. T. Grattidge Harry McVey David Thorne Stephen Barber

Discharges Announced By Board

Hocking County Selective Service Board lists discharges for several servicemen including Pfc Washington Bowers Jr of Logan and Lt Clyde W Jones of Logan. Notable overseas service durations range from four months to twenty five months with statuses such as POW and ship’s cook.

Logan Hocking County Selective Service Board Washington Bowers, Jr Charles Wayne Wood Route 3 Nelsonville Ship

St Marys Auxiliary Installs Officers After Dinner

St Marys Auxiliary held a por iuck dinner on Tuesday for its November meeting followed by installation of officers led by Mrs Mueller of Columbus. New officers include Emma Walsh president Sarah Weis vice president Florence Kessler recording secretary Agatha Brown financial secretary Catherine Eberst treasurer Ida Schrader messenger Margaret Mary Kaiser sentinel Mary Adcock guard Jennie Dolan Smooney Halby Catherine Roberts trustees. Past president Julia Donahue attended her first meeting since fracturing her hip last February. December meeting will be a social.

Mary Adcock Guard Jennie Dolan Smooney Halby Catherine Roberts Julia Donahue

Hospital Notes Of Logan Area Highlights Local Surgeries

Logan area hospital notes report Gerald Sinnott recovering from major surgery at Gibbons Hospital Tuesday afternoon. Patricia Shanley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shanley, had a tonsillectomy on Wednesday. Mrs. Alice Lake underwent major surgery at Gibbons on Wednesday. Travis Barnes, Mrs. Ernest Nutter, and infant daughter were dismissed from Gibbon Tuesday or Wednesday after injuries or birth. Shanley Shriner Brown born at Lancaster Municipal Hospital Wednesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brown. grandparents and great-grandparents listed. Father recently left for overseas duty. Mrs. N. M. Brown and Mrs. Gerald Devol noted. Florence Larimer underwent major surgery at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Columbus Tuesday. replacement teacher named. Ben Vorhees treated for crushed left foot at Hocking Valley Brick Company. Giraffe fact ends.

Lancaster Municipal Hospital Shanley Shriner Brown Judson Shriner Harry Brown Ann Shriner Second St Edwin James Springfield N. M. Brown Third St Pas Gerald Devol Carbonhill Florence Larimer Saint Anthony's Hospital Columbus Mary Lemon Ben Vorhees Hocking Valley Brick Company

Arraigned on Charge of Property Damage

Jack Dane and Dwayne Brooks of Longstreth were arraigned before Magistrate Frank St Clair on destruction of property charges. They pled not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury on 200 bond each, then released. Also noted: Mae Freeman versus Robert Freeman divorce case dismissed. E A Person versus Foster Kyle suit as of November 7. Sheriff Floyd Duffy apprehended the defendants.

Logan Social Notes Promote Club Meetings and Events

Logan reports detail Garden Club and Book Club gatherings at Emma and Anna Wellman’s home with flower displays, program papers on Pioneer Women, and guest attendance. Other clubs meet for sewing, circle socials, and contract bridge while members travel to Athens for a duplicate club event and Sigma Phi Gamma initiation. Local notices include deliveries, visits, and Selective Service updates.

Logan Emma Anna Wellman South Spring St E. M. Godfrey Amos L. Heyde John Rochester Paul Monks Num- Logan William Faienen C. W. Scheide Hevde Godfrey Carl,Harsch

Funeral Rites Held for Frank Rose

Logan obsequies for Frank Rose, former Logan resident, who died Sunday in Norfolk Virginia after a long illness, were held Wednesday at 2 pm at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev C W Swengel officiating. Pallbearers were Homer Gabriel, Melrose Harbaugh, Newell Grooms, Libourn Iles, W W Martin and James Mreig. Burial was in Lake Store Cemetery.

Logan Frank Rose Norfolk Leonard Ev. C. W. Swengel Homer Gabriel Lelrose Harbaugh Newell Grooms Ilbourn Iles W. W. Martin James Mreig Ak Store

Blue Lake Notes Share Local Visits and Updates

Blue Lake residents report guests from Ripley Los Angeles and Columbus. Families welcome returning sailors and returning servicemen while noting tobacco farming, power installations in homes and schools. Five Elizabeth Chapel youths to speak at county peace declamation contest.

Blue Lake Halley Mays Ripley Beecher Golda Wells Walter Sheets Los Angeles Calif Sheets Navy C. E. Sheets Virginia Halley B. Covington Columbus Wilbur Boggs Boggs Geraldine Sheets Columinus Truman Saunders Perrysburg Emory Carter Noah Carter Joseph Hunt Spencer. W. Va Parsons Harold Smith Florida Sergeant Smith G. M.' Nith E. Saunders Eli'beth Chapel Alia County Orin R. Sheets Evelyn Samuel

Pleasant Valley Social Notes

Pleasant Valley notes record Mrs Matthew Reeves and family visiting from Columbus. Mrs Reeves and Mr Reeves’ mother also called on relatives in the area. Several local families, including Wood, Whaley, Cooley, Bolin, Gilham, Bechl, and Cline, are mentioned with visits and gatherings.

Pleasant Valley Matthew Reeves Colum Reeves Tie Reeves Nville Reeves Wood Columbus Pork Wood Iles Wood Jim Will Whaley Vorhes Hebbardsville Bolin Betty Gilham

Syracuse WSCS Meets and Area Social Notes

Syracuse residents attend a district WSCS meeting in Wheelersburg, Mrs. Irving Karr Sr hosts Syracuse WSCS at home, and local clergy Rev A J Shea wrapped up a Nazarene revival. Community updates include illness recoveries, new homes, visitors from Cadiz and Beaver, and a Halloween PTA party at Syracuse grade school.

Syracuse C. B. Weese A. M. Roberts Wheelersburg Woman’s Society of Christian Service Irving Karr WSCS Carl Seidenabel Cadiz George Réa Hortense Seidenabel Marcia Karr Asbury Methodist Church School A. J. Shea Twila Land Echo Pitlinger Shelby Ohio Church of the Nazarene Ross Stewart Minersville Jeff Jones Beaver John Hallam George McBride Racine George Rea Holzer Hospital William Stobert Janice Lake Hand Fla W. H. Franciseck Clifton Charles Calkins Athens van Johnson Mary Elizabeth Syracuse Pta Emma Duckworth Daisy Duckworth Genevieve Rittman Heber James

Junior Red Cross Drive Starts At Logan High School

The Junior Red Cross drive began Wednesday under Mrs James Horwell supervising Room 22 led by Miss Alice Frasch first to enroll fully. Room 20 under Harley Ellinger and Room 36 under James Rutgers followed with complete enrollments. The American Junior Red Cross supports the National Children's Fund since 1919. It funds medical kits for schools in Yugoslavia Greece and other foreign countries.

Francis Car Damaged In Traffic Crash

Corrigedor veteran Jesse Francis of Zanesville arrived unexpectedly at the Wood and Hunter Street corner scene in Logan. He was driving south and was struck at the Hunter Street intersection while a prisoner on Wood. He suffered machine gun wounds and was driven to Fletcher General Hospital where his condition was listed as fair.

Logan California J. Sheets Fletcher General Hospital Hunter Sr Ohio Fletcher Hospital

State Auditors Check On School Records

Miss Lucille Hertzer and Miss Marian Burns of the Auditor of State's Columbus office examine county and city school records. The report references water clocks and clepsydra as historic time-measuring devices displayed on the third floor of the courthouse, illustrating ancient timekeeping used by Egyptians Chinese Greeks and Romans.

Logan Lucille Hertzer Marian Burns Columbus

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City Buellaby John. Allen Russell Montgomery Harry Wright Sam Buchanan William Tannehill Gan Robert Raymond Mettler Samuel David Strous Chilcothe Herman Leroy Devore Gore T-Set William Wilson Calvert Buchtel Ray P. Dollison Pfe Arthur Mectin Rose P.O.W. l Germany Richard Vance Glancy Glouster Ralph Porter Overseas St. Mary's Auxiliary Teen A. F National Labor CIO Green Tra Mosher National Association of Manufacturers John L. Lewis William Washington India Tanit Ikao Flushing Long Island Johnny Book Club Madge Wright Tourist Book Club East Hunter St Henry Adcock Josephine Finchney Wayne Todd George Washburn Warren Johnson Ack Myers Raycllen Garverick Richard Brandt Faith Wright Ruth Goodswin Dean Collison Sewing Club Fanny Spears South Market SL Frank Harden Harry Bell Charles Yonie Pritchards Yonle Mound St Edgar Paul Harry Stevenson Mary Bowen Emma Petts Naomi Goulding Elia Keynes Edith Ellison Bess Muchmore Della Bishop Charles Breene Ruth R. Re Lanning Keith Schultz Ed Miller Noember Bright Wayne Heers, Scheide Mjchle Winona Case Schultz Fred Carpenter Mr Cherrington Kemper J. R. Hankison John Lee Lawrence Hack Dans K Ser Matheny Harold Saxton Claude Hammon Cherrington Delta Anna Marie Shorr Marjorie Price Thomas Walsh John Shaw Hayes Pritchard Garnet Sheets Margaret Ann Martin John Connor Joinor Emma Floyd J Wiliam Lehman Howard White Isabella Hyson M. H. Cherrington Russell Mont-gomery Bell Miller Melrose Harbaugh Phil Tschappat Arthur Miller G. Bowen Hyson Philip deMain Akron deMain Pius Paul Sanderson Sherman Texas Sanderson P. L. Sanderson East Second St. Pie Donald Smith Camp Chaffee Ark United States Easant Valley Cial Syracuse News Elberfeld Red Cross Francis Corrigedor Boa Mecca Board
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