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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1941
Page
12
Logan Ohio Thirty five men have been notified to report at the courthouse this evening for physical examinations. A similar list will be called for October fifteenth. Future examinations may be held at Ft Hayes in Columbus and no exams will be held in Logan after October fifteenth.
Logan motorists crowded the office of Deputy Registrar Jed E Hull to obtain driving licenses as the last day rush neared. About 1 000 drivers still lacked licenses for the new year and some had lost their 1941 licenses requiring duplicates from Columbus or tests under state patrol supervision.
Logan reports prosecutors filed informations against Chester Smith of Union Furnace and Frank Kinnison of Logan for operating vehicles under the influence. Both were arraigned before Judge Phil Henderson, pled not guilty, and were fined 100 dollars plus costs, with 30 days in jail and a one year license suspension.
Logan Juanita Wilson age 13, daughter of Mrs William Nelson Wilson, died three hours after her father was buried from a heart attack. Father also died from the same disease. Funeral services for the child will be at Leonard Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev C B Clendenen officiating. Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Woodard Patrick, LOGAN Walt Bellville and Williams Colum eus are listed as speakers at the Townsend Club gathering at Maccabee Hall. The rally starts at 2:30 with Rev Will to address duties and lunch to follow after sessions conclude.
Mrs. David Hinds and son William plus Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dusenberry of Zanesville were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Markins. Don Saunders moved to Dayton for work. Elizabeth Lambert of Dayton visits home. Mrs. John Clark of Downington was guest of Mrs. Lily Jewell. Visitors at H. G. Waggoner home included Clayton Waggoner and Jack Waggoner of Dayton. Clinton Gilkey hosted a surprise party with refreshments. Pat Williams of Shade visited relatives. High School officers elected by class: Freshmen Everette Welch president. Carrie Darnell vice. Vergean Douglas sec-treas. Harriette Jewell reporter. Sophomores Evelyn Warner president. Bernard Gilkey vice. Raymond Douglas sec-treas. Maryellen Jewell reporter. Juniors Imogene Epple president. Don Bailey vice. Rosemary Overholzer sec-treas. Edna Warner reporter. Seniors Beryl Moore president. Gladys Hill vice. Robert Alkire sec-treas. Dena Hanning reporter. Ruth Dixon and a local music instructor formed a glee club with Frances Gilkey, Eva Douglas, Beryl Moore, Annabelle Stacey, Virginia Askire, Imogene Epple, Claradell Jewell, Anna Circle, Maryellen Jewell, Rosemary Oberholzer. A WPA lunch room now operates at the local school serving about 126 lunches daily.
Miss Clara Belle Lambert and Lawrence Samuel Wyckoff tied the knot with Rev. C. B. Clendenen conducting. The couple will reside in Mansfield where Wyckoff works as a metal worker. The column also notes vacations, hospital updates, and visits among Logan residents and nearby towns.
The Mississippi Valley Association plans its 23rd annual convention in St Louis October 27 and 28 with emphasis on defense cooperation and inland waterways as vital to national transport during the emergency. The report also notes steamboat transactions and repairs on several Ohio River vessels and a rise in river construction employment.
Gallia County reorganizes a county chapter of the Junior Red Cross. The aim is to enroll all city and county school children with one penny per child on registration and small ongoing contributions. Funds buy spectacles for indigent school children in need.
Mrs. Homer Wright files for divorce alleging cruelty and neglect and asks custody of their five children. A 1934 mining disaster in Old England left 200 widows and 800 orphans.
Logan James R. Horwell, Logan High School band leader, returned from Wyoming where he served in the army and was discharged under a new plan capping service at 28 years. He enlisted June 11 at Ft. Hayes and was later assigned to a Wyoming camp with the band. The discharge dated September 27 ends his military duty and he will search for reemployment, aided by the local selective service board.
Revival services at the South Haydenville Church of God will continue through next week. Rev. C. N. Watson newly named pastor leads the line with Rev. Thomas E. Sexton as song leader. The services are open to the public.
Hold services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Fairview Methodist Church for Andrew J. Fee the local night watchman. The Reverends Myron W. Clark and Ellsworth Allen led the service with burial in the nearby cemetery.
Logan Ohio high school graduate Jack Brown won a flute seat in the Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra under Director Izler Solomon. He trained at Logan High, led the band, played with the Ohio University summer band, and appeared with the All Ohio Boys Band. The orchestra plans three Memorial Hall concerts this season on Nov 25 Feb 24 and Apr 21.
Logan High School student Paul Stimson will speak at Logan Post American Legion next Tuesday evening. He represented the local post at Buckeye Boys State in June and served as honorary mayor of Columbus for a day during the program.
Miss Mabel Blosser daughter of Mr and Mrs James Blosser of Zanesville Ave was brought home by ambulance from Grant Hospital Columbus Monday afternoon after a two week stay. Her condition is reported improved.
A marriage license was issued Monday to Lawrence Samuel Wyckoff 19 a metal worker of Mansfield son of Mr and Mrs Frank Wyckoff and Clara Belle Lambert 17 at home Green dale daughter of Mrs Mary Dixon.
Bradbury BRADBURY-Bible School attendance was 62 on Sunday Sept. 28. George Waters of Zanesville delivered the morning sermon. Robert Rice preached at Bradford Church. Church repairs are ongoing with services held at the parsonage. The Rife family lost all possessions in a fire last Thursday. aid is being sought. Mrs. Dale Barnhart underwent surgery at Holzer Hospital. Sue is recovering well. George Waters and family from Zanesville visited with the Gardners. John Haning and wife visited with their son Wilbur and wife. Mrs. Sanford Dodson remains gravely ill. Mrs. Margaret Braley of Akron and Eloise Braley Sellards of Cedar Falls returned home after a week with Homer and Walker McElhinny.
Albert Feastal Sr., 86, of Gallipolis, was pulled from the Olentangy River near the OSU bridge after telling officers he was trying to drown. He was treated at University Hospital and discharged in good condition with his son James Feastal.
About 50 Logan citizens attended a Nelsonville dinner meeting Tuesday evening. They heard a report on a survey of brine drawn from old local wells.
Logan Wright, chief tain tackle, expected to report for practice this evening after a heavy cold. If fit, he will help the team against Jackson Friday night as Jim Goss recovers from injury. The squad continues hard practice focusing on charging blocking tackling pass offense and defense. Coach Bender also directs reserves who have a Saturday 10 30 game with Columbus South.
Logans County selective service board announced the next reporting date for Hocking County is October 22 instead of October 6. No men will report on October 6, while 24 will report on October 22. Registrants chosen for October 22 will receive official notifications soon.
Logan E. V. Irvin of Murray City, a board of education member seeking reelection, was part of Murray City High School’s first graduating class in 1907. He has long supported the schools and now has children enrolled there.
Reno White of Coonville faced Magistrate Frank St. Clair on assault and battery charges and pleaded not guilty. He was held to the grand jury with bond set at $200.
Logan Commodore Stone of Oklahoma was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate Frank St. Clair Monday on an assault and battery charge filed by victim E. E. McCoy.
The Logan Murray City schools sponsor a community food kitchen to provide hot meals for about 250 children daily. Free meals for unemployed or on relief. two cents for WPA wages. five cents for others. Donations support the effort and a summer garden yielded 2387 cans of vegetables and 3 tons of cabbage plus 100 bushels of potatoes.
Logan Hocking County closed the squirrel season without fatal or serious accidents. Hunters reported mixed success amid dry weather. Fire Chief Roy Stallsmith ended strong, bagging a season limit on his final hunt.
Seventy seventh and eighth grade history pupils from Murray City schools tour historical spots in Marietta, the first permanent Ohio settlement. Bernard L. Hughey and James M. Wolfe lead the group on Thursday.
Union Furnace couple Lottie Bray and Harry Bray dissolved their marriage in common pleas court Tuesday on the ground of neglect. They wed Oct. 30 1920 and Lottie Bray was restored to the name Lottie Shaw.
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