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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1944
Page
8
Mrs Oral Daugherty chairs the Special Gifts Committee for the National War Fund Drive in Nelsonville. Miss Irma Wilson is named auditor. The campaign is sponsored by the Business and Professional Woman's Club with Mrs Mabel Haffner, president, guiding efforts.
Evangelist Murray City Revival meetings open Sunday October 22 at Pilgrim Holiness Church and run through November 5. Rev H W Dickerson pastor announces services at 7 each evening with evangelist and singer Rev James Carder of Mineral in charge. Public invited to attend.
Nelsonville social notes report Circle No 1 of the Wide Methodist Church meeting at 7 pm October 19 at Miss Blanche Mooreheads home. Business Girls Club share a 6:30 p.m. covered dish dinner at Nina Meiching home. Local residents, including Mr and Mrs James Martin, Mrs Esther McCray Tremain, and Ruth V Higgins, attend events and visits.
The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville will be held Wednesday October 18. The district includes the New Plymouth Lugan and Nelsonville churches. The session opens at 1 pm followed by a tea for guests. Speakers include Miss Blanche Riley Miss Helen Chappie and Miss Irene McDowell. Mrs H S Weir will also speak.
Local families report sons in the armed forces stationed nationwide. Jesse has landed in France after training at Fort Knox and other bases. Gene Bryson and wife return to Fort Sill after furlough with parents. Leslie Bryson serves in England. Craig Kinney to Great Lakes for 16 week signalman course. Jack McCall visits from Camp Atterbury. Thomas Higgins returns to Temple hospital after furlough. Alan Higgins stays in Nelsonville. Huddy advances to Storekeeper third class at Mare Island.
Paper Drive announced with details of collection on Oct 10 at the school under Miss supervision. Residents urged to bundle and place near porches or library. notes list Mt Carmel Hospital Colum and local clubs as organizers. Community notices include society meetings and family visits across Columbus, Wellston, and Dexter.
Ray Whitman age 1? 8 member of Columbus police for 23 years died last night at his home in Columbus after illness. He was married to Grace McManaway, former Nelsonville resident. His mother Mrs. Charles McManaway resides in Nelsonville. He leaves his wife and two sons.
Logan Christian Culture class of the United Brethren Church met at Mrs. M. C. Martins home with Miss Belva Rhodes assisting. Devotions led by Miss Rhodes, Martha Sue Cruise guest sang and Mrs. Earl Roberts performed. The club pledged a donation to the USO and planned a November meeting hosted by Mrs. Hutchison and others. Various local residents are noted attending events, visiting, or hosting gatherings, with mentions of birthdays, church services, and community activities amid an active social scene in Logan.
Lanaihe America Legion Post No 78 holds its regular meeting at the hall tonight George Carr will preside for the first time as commander Members urged to attend.
Four years after the first selective service registration in Hocking County, the county board reports that 26 young men have been notified to report in October for medical examinations for entry into military service. The list includes Stanley Asbury Pinnell, Joseph Haw Sinnott, Leroy Bell, Us Uiganea Johnson, and many others with addresses in Logan, Laurel, Columbia, and nearby townships.
Logan Garden club met at 148 E Ind St with Mrs Dorothy Rigo of Ohio Fuel Gas Company presenting on refrigeration and food forage. President Mrs Carl Harsh proposed supporting the U S C and the group unanimously voted to donate. no refreshments were served this year and a social hour followed. Members present included Mrs William Loomis Mrs Amos Feyde Mrs Paul Monks Mrs Imma Shaw Mrs Hubert Bolin directors EA Godfrey Mrs William Patchen Mrs Clayton Scheide Mrs George Hengst and several Wellman sisters who will host in November with Mrs J S Cherrington presenting.
LOGAN The Red Cross Chapter names Mrs Paul Bennington as committee chair to organize the Red Cross Nutrition Service to start soon. A committee meeting is set for Wednesday at 4 PM at the Chapter House on E Hunter St to plan class openings with co chair Mrs Harold Thrush and members including Misses Rockhold Evans Bryan Swarner and others. Instructor for the program will be Dorothy Rigo home service director for Ohio Fuel Gas Co. In a separate item Mrs Tide Huston fell on basement steps yesterday afternoon injuring her leg and will be confined at home for some time.
JOGAN Kaakwaiton League schedules its first autumn gathering at Camp Hocking on Thursday October 19. Committee for the program includes James Young Chester Appleman Joe White Richard R Bininger and Lawrence Adcock. Dinner is served promptly at 6 30 and an important business meeting will follow.
Franklin Kerr Guild hostess group led by WOGAN Mrs Cecil Jones and Mrs John R Pierce and Mrs Marcus Kerr met at the Presbyterian church Monday night. Devotions by Mrs Fannie Spears covered India and Alaska with a mission talk by Dr and Mrs Sam H ibbottom noted. New member welcomed by Mrs Thomas Armstrong. guest Mrs Robert Green of Omaha. November hostesses named. Refreshments served to many members and guests.
Rev A N Grueser presided at a District Rally of adult workers of the conference held Monday morning at ten o clock in the interprise U B Church. Rev C Bowmen spoke on Our Task and Rev PE Wright was also a speaker. Representatives from all district churches attended Logan Rockbridge Union Furnace Murray City Gore Oreville.
Logan West senior PTA will hold its first meeting of the year Thursday at three in Delock. New officers will lead the session with Supt. George Carr as speaker. Children from West School aided the membership drive, bringing total memberships to one hundred fifty five.
Mrs Bowen hosted Get Togethers Monday night with two substitutes Miss Emma Becker for Mrs Tide Huston and Mrs Russell Montgomery for Mrs Harry Bartlett. Miss Becker won the prize for high score. Next hostess will be Mrs Fred Rochester with guests Miss Emma Floyd Miss Isabella Hyson Mrs Lucius Wright and Mrs Arthur Miller.
Mrs Bartelle Hamilton welcomed members and a guest to the Book of the Mouth Club meeting at Logan. Mrs Alice Genevieve Poston led a brief session as teachers pledged support for the U S O drive. Monica Acker reviewed Daphne Alloway McVicker's The Queen Was In the Kitchen. Card tables and refreshments followed.
Randolph, age 83, longtime Murray City resident, died last night at his Murray home. Funeral service will be Thursday at 2 PM at the family home with interment at Buchtel. Survived by wife, two sons Harry and Charles of Zanesville, two daughters Mrs Letha Farmer of Zanesville and Mrs Beatrice Harden of Murray City. One son and one daughter preceded him. He also leaves sister Mrs Lucy Rice of Shasieates We Va.
Mr Yontz was injured at home after striking his head on a radiator. He required several stitches to close the wound and remained under a physician’s care with a satisfactory condition reported Monday night.
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