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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1942

Page

9

County meeting on kerosene rationing and county league

Hocking County school superintendents and principals will meet Thursday at 4 p m in the office of County Superintendent S H Dillon to discuss kerosene rationing rural school areas the penny milk program and school athletics. The meeting will cover the Hocking County basketball league set to start next month and the impact of gas rationing on transportation for athletes.

Logan Hocking County S. H. Dillon Ohio High School Athletic Association

Laurelville Vocational Teacher Resigns for Florida Move

George Bushnell, veteran voag instructor at Laurelville School since 1938, resigns to take a similar post in a Florida school. Superintendent S H Dillon says a successor has not yet been named and the board will likely address the vacancy soon. Bushnell is popular with western Hocking County farmers and his move is described as a distinct promotion.

Logan George Bushnell Laurelville Florida S. H. Dillon Bushnell Hocking County

Court Set to Sentence Strous in Laurelville Embezzlement Case

Federal Judge Mel G. Underwood will sentence Elmer F. Strous of Laurelville in Columbus this week for embezzling 14000 dollars from Salt Creek Valley Bank where he was cashier for 12 years. Strous was arraigned last week and held on 7500 bond after a county jail detention.

Logan Mel G. Underwood Columbus Elmer F. Strous Laurelville Salt Creek Valley Bank Salt Creek Bank

Beekeepers May Receive Extra Sugar This Winter

Logan Hocking County beekeepers may get additional sugar for winter feeding after officials from the Office of Price Administration advised the county extension office. Fall honey flow is well below normal and many keepers have exhausted 1942 sugar allotments risking winter bee colony losses. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hanning Carbondale announce the birth of a son Monday at Cherrington Hospital.

Logan Hocking County Office of Price Administration Ralph Hanning Carbondale Cherrington Hospital

Farm Agent Urges Ca re Of Machinery For Harvest

Logan James R. Smoot county extension agent urges county farmers to inspect farm machinery for broken or worn parts before harvest. Machinery is rationed and must last through the war, so keep it under cover, clean, greased, and painted. Place repair orders with local dealers now to ensure arrival by harvest time.

Logan James R. Smoot Smoot

Mrs. Claire B. Laird Dies in Logan

Mrs. Claire Brown Laird died at her daughter’s home in Logan after moving from Ashtabula County three years ago where she taught in the sight-saving class at Central School. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Gilbert Jepson and Mrs. Marguerita Hudson and three sons Lt. Arthur Laird stationed in Oregon, Horace and Emerson Laird in Columbus. Services set at Finefrock mortuary Mansfield Tuesday afternoon.

Logan Claire Brown Laird Marguerita Hudson Ashtabula County Central School Gilbert Jepson Ashtabula Arthur Laird Oregon Horace and Emerson Laird Columbus Mansfield

Group Reports High Cattle Prices at Sale

Logan Grant Harden Ed Terrell William Bowlby Mr and Mrs Forest O Wolf Mary McCleland and James R Smoot county extension agent attended two live stock sales in West Virginia on Friday one at Lamberton and one at Spencer. They reported prices remain very high and only 20 head of cattle were purchased by the group. There is slight indication that feeder stock prices may decrease as buyers become discouraged and fail to attend.

Amended Petition Filed in Tractor Accident Case

Logan case At New Plymouth Route 2 plaintiff Howard Weaver now 24 sutures claim left leg crushed in a June 25 1934 tractor accident at age 16 requiring amputation due to negligence of Lake Eggleston address. Damages sought total 25000. Original petition was filed months earlier.

Logan Howard Weaver New Plymouth Lake Eggleston

Logan Brief Social Notes

Haydenville community notes a birthday dinner honoring Grace Kline and Marlene Kline with Pvt. Forest D. Freeman home on furlough from Camp Hood Texas. Guests included Grace and Marlene and other local residents and relatives. Ed MacGonagle visits Chanute Field and friends in Logan.

Haydenville W. M. Wallett Grace Kline Marlene Kline Pvt Forest D. Freeman Camp Hood Temple Texas Charley Wallett Perry Kline Dorothy Jackson Harold Daubenmire Gloria Wallet Roy Kline Janet Sue Hubert Lehman Etta Kline Donald Wallett Dean Freeman Donna Lee Kline Pyl Forrest Freeman

Partition Sought In Falls Township Court Action

Harry Mock and Wayne Mock petition for writ of partition against John A. Rodman Grace Collett and Edith Worden in the Court of Common Pleas as heirs of William Rodman they claim one eighth undivided interest in part of 70 acres. Judge Phil A Henderson appointed George Burgess Ewald Schmitter and Frank Lyke as partition commissioners.

First 4-H Club Calf Bought by Hocking County Boy

James R. Smoot county extension agent reports Jack North son of Mr and Mrs Noel North is the first 4-H Club boy in Hocking County to purchase a feeder calf for his 1943 project. He is 12 years old and will begin his first club project.

Logan James R. Smoot Jack North Noel North Hocking County

Rationing Of Kerosene To Begin Delayed In County

Harry Smith, executive director of rationing for Hocking County, said kerosene rationing will start next week after state headquarters reported coupon books not yet printed. Dealers, consumers, and rural areas face timing shifts with books arriving Thursday and school officials handling rural distribution.

Logan Harry Smith Hocking County Smith

Protector Announces Hunting Season Dates

Game Protector Ed Eberst states in Logan that rabbits in Hocking County open Nov. 20 to Jan. 5 with a four daily bag. Pheasant season runs Nov. 20 to Dec. 5 with two cocks daily and eight in possession after day one. Hungarian Partridge shares dates with a four daily bag and same possession limit after day one.

Logan Ed Eberst Hocking County

Democratic Women Are To Meet At County Organization

The Hocking County Democratic Women's Organization will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Democratic headquarters. Mrs Lavon Goodlive will preside and a speaker from state headquarters will outline party plans. All party members are invited.

Logan Hocking County Democratic Women's Organization Lavon Goodlve

Purchase of Apples To Continue In Logan County

Logan The Agricultural Marketing Administration will continue apple purchases in Logan County during the week of October 1924. Carload lots with varieties Delicious Grimes Golden McIntosh Ram es Cortland Jonathan Stayman Winesap and Baldwin. Grade US No 1 size at least 2 1/4 inches. Sales arrangements through the county extension office via James R Smoot.

Logan Agricultural Marketing Administration Hocking County Cortland Jonathan Stayman Winesap Baldwin U. S James R. Smoot

Logan man sent back to prison on parole violation

Logan Ohio. Guy Fiske was returned to the Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to second degree manslaughter in a fatal crash on U S Route 33 near Logan. He violated parole by drinking and entering taverns and was arrested Saturday night on an intoxication charge.

Logan Guy Fiske Ohio Phil A. Henderson Fiske

Hunters Urged to Save Empty Shotgun Shells

Logan Hocking County Game Protector Ed Eberst urged hunters to save exploded shotgun shells for reclamation by the county salvage committee. Containers in city hardware stores will collect shells for later transfer to the committee for war industry use.

Logan — Hocking County Ed Eberst

Former Straitsville Resident William Slatter Dies in Columbus

Funeral services for William Slatter, 72, of 1128 Sidney St. Columbus, retired waterworks worker and former miner, will be held Wednesday at 10 am at Feil Funeral Home with rites at the New Straitsville Methodist Church. Burial in New Straitsville. Survived by wife Margaret H. Slatzer, two sons Roland E. and Floyd F. Slatzer, and a grandchild, all of Columbus.

Columbus William Slatter Sidney St City Waterworks Feil Methodist New Straitsville Margaret H. Slatzer Roland E Floyd F. Slatzer

Licensed To Marry In Hocking County

Two marriage licenses were issued over the week end by Probate Court attaches in Hocking County. Clifford Allen Christian 21 Columbus electrician and Marjorie Anita Waite 21 Columbus stenographer. Paul Richard Westhoven 25 Sandusky TNT plant employee and Pauline E Widener 22 Sandusky clerk.

Marion Township Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault

Ethel Scott of Marion Township pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate Frank St. Clair. She was fined $1 plus costs after arraignment on Monday. The arrest affidavit was filed by Ellen King and she was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Jack Waldron.

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