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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1941

Page

10

Men Told To Report in County Seat

Logan's selective service board announces a 24 man call up with cards mailed to registrants to report at Fort Hayes. The list includes Tom my Lee Johnson and 23 older men from multiple towns who will depart Logan by bus after eight o'clock.

Logan —Hocking County Selective Service Board Tommy Lee Johnson Fort Hayes Logan Columbus Lawrence Leslie Cochran Hunter St Edger McNichols S. Bloomville John Wesley Coakley, Jr Murray City Charles Orin Baum St. Albans W. Va Seth Willard Smith Union Furnace James Joseph Dugan James Vernon Dixon Akron Stephen Roland Barber Nelsonville Joseph Phillip Mock

Logan Prepares Holiday Lighting and Decorations

Small Christmas trees are being prepared at Worthington Park for Main St decorations. Work continues installing strings of lights across intersections along the thoroughfare.

LOGAN Main St Worthington Park

Tall and Short Pair Blocked From Enlistment

Logan residents Clyde Anthony at six feet ten inches and John Dalton four feet ten inches tall presented to the selective service board. Anthony is too tall for service while Dalton is too short, weighing eighty pounds.

Logan Clyde Anthony John Dalton Anthony Dalton Selective Service Board

Gospel Five to Sing at Church of the Nazarene Sunday

Columbus group Gospel Five will sing at the Church of the Nazarene during the 9:15 a.m. Sunday School hour and the 11 a.m. worship service. Rev Cc B Clendenen will deliver the morning sermon "Palm Like Saints" and evening sermon "Take Down Those Shutters."

Logan Columbus Church of the Nazarene Cc. B. Clendenen St. Matthew Lutheran Church Amos L. Heyde Harley Meyer St. John Lutheran Church Laurel Township First Presbyterian Church Cecil H. Jones Bernard L. Hughey Stanley W. Wiant Methodist Church Epworth League Wiant Lester Risch W. Hunter St United Brethren Church E. B. White America Christian Endeavor Societies

Super Excellent Degree Revival by Masons in Hocking Valley

Logan masonry plans a revival of the Super Excellent Master’s degree to be conferred on New Year’s Day. Rehearsals begin in early December with several candidates ready for the work. The annual reunion is expected to draw super excellent degree Masons from the entire Hocking Valley.

Logan—Hacking

Logan Social Notes Chronicle Local Club Meetings

Logan and surrounding residents attend a series of social gatherings. The Delphian Chapter met at Mrs. Charles Barker Sr.'s home with Mrs. Cher rington leading and Mrs. Monks presenting Hawaii notes aided by her son Edwin. Piano solos by Janice and Shirley Barker accompanied the hostess’s guests. Hostesses and attendees include numerous local names and families. Rendered reports describe varied social events at the Tourist Book Club and Friday Bridge Club with book reviews, refreshments, and prize winners.

LOGAN Logan Delphian Charles Barker Tchaikovsky J. E. Frasure Edward Godfrey Cherrington James Barker Richard Lavey L. T. Worley E. O. Pettit Monks Anna Emma Mayme Wellman

Drilling Setbacks Hit Hemlock Oil Efforts

Discouragement grows as another dry hole is reported near Hemlock while Rachelmacher Estate completes a Hemlock Coal Co tract operation. Preston Oil Co sunk a well in the same area with two other local efforts. No new development in Salem Hollow as government price policy dampens activity.

Logan Hemlock Rachelmacher Hemlock Coal Co Preston Oil Co Salem Hollow

Joyce Jarvis Returns Home From Columbus Hospital

Mrs. Joyce Jarvis of New Plymouth was discharged to her home Tuesday after an operation at White Cross Hospital in Columbus.

Logan Joyce Jarvis New Plymouth White Cross Hospital Columbus

Logan High School Teacher Leads Reforestation Effort

J. F. Rutgers of Logan High School oversees a forested tract on Rush Creek where he removed weed trees and planted 750 evergreen saplings last year. The project ties school teaching to forestry development and shows good growth on the timbered land.

LOGAN J. F. Rutgers Logan High School Rush Creek Rutgers

Fanny Spears Named Secretary in Aged Aid Office

Mrs. Fanny Spears will take the county aged aid office post Monday morning replacing Mrs. Rhea Harden who served for two and a half years. Spears earned the civil service score after Harden did not take the recent exam and was chosen from the civil service list. She has worked as secretary to the resident engineer at the state highway garage for months.

Men Bible Class Dinner Attracts 115 Attendees

Logan members of the Meth odist Church Men s Bible Class held their annual dinner meeting Thursday night at the church. Kiwanis Club members joined, bringing attendance to 115. Vance Webb was reelected class president for the third time. Officers nominated by committee led by Edward Leach included D C Walker vice president Jacob Robb secretary treasurer E N Turner Samuel H Dillon L P Mooney Miles M Graham and Prof J H Clark teachers. The Kiwanis brief business session was led by Kerwood Martin. Pastor Rev Stanley W Wiant welcomed all as Kiwanis president elect. Jerya Poldi Crystal Cook and Richard Hmphrey from the Chicago Musical Revue presented a 15 minute program. The Reverend Wiant spoke on aspects of Christian service.

Logan Man Applies For Citizenship

Logan J. Halby of this city applied on Thursday to become a U S citizen. Born in Mexico to Syrian parents at Pachuka, he entered the United States at Laredo on September 1, 1920. He later settled in this city where relatives live and is a Logan High School graduate who played football as a lineman.

Logan John Joseph Halby United States Mexico Pach‘uka Laredo Texas Logan High School

Logan Venus Circle Donates to Red Cross Roll Call

Logan Venus Circle of the Order of Eastern Star contributed $3 during their meeting this week to support the Red Cross roll call.

LOGAN Venus Circle Order of Eastern Star Red Cross

Brotherhood group proposal discussed by church leaders

Kiwanis and other service clubs cooperated with the church in community service. H. H. Heinlein outlined a plan to form a brotherhood for the church, followed by Walter M. Haas. The Reverend Wiant named the committee including Heinlein Mooney Haas Vance Webb and Samuel H. Dillon to study possibilities of the group.

Kiwanis H. H. Heinlein Walter M. Haas Wiant Heinlein Mooney Mr. Haas Vance Webb Samuel H. Dillon

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