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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
12
Logan reports Selective Service will induct the largest Hocking County quota since draft laws began in October. The 1-A pool will be exhausted with married men without dependents to follow. State officials expect 800 county men in service now, surpassing World War II totals.
State auditor examiners LOGAN Lara Pelley from Mingo Junction and Lucille Hertzer of Bucyrus arrived in Logan to audit Hocking County and Logan City School records. The review is expected to last over three weeks with temporary headquarters set at the former Hocking County Selective Service office in the courthouse.
Mare Lohr Jr a former Logan High School captain led the Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College eleven to a 13 0 victory over Tennessee Polytechnic playing over half the game at tackle. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Marc Lohr of Logan. Kentucky Teachers will play Akron University Zippers in the Rubber Bowl on Oct 9, their first Ohio game in three years.
Logan Walter H Huls of Rockbridge has been named superintendent for the current year after a board meeting. He succeeds W Jack Jones who enlisted in the U S Navy as chief petty officer. Huls, a Aurora College graduate and son of the late Gene Huls, taught at Grand Valley Colo Schools and will teach commercial subjects and science at Rockbridge. He is married with one daughter.
Mrs. J. R. Pierce hosted Wednesday evening for the Wednesday Contract Club. Guests included Mrs. Hankison, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. White, Mrs. Frasure and Mrs. Kemper with Mrs. Pierce presiding. Next hostess will be Mrs. Baker.
Delta Theta Tau members held a Wednesday meeting with committee reports and winter plans. Guests included Ruth Riggs and others. initiation practice is planned for next Wednesday. Various clubs hosted dinners and bridge gatherings with many local residents attending. A Western and Southern Life Insurance dinner gathered several area couples. A Logan-area couple, Richard Spannow and Jean Weltner, to move to San Antonio after a church wedding. Sparrows have become pests in parts of Australia, with a price on them and their eggs.
A description notes that South Africa spans an area roughly equivalent to the combined lands of Arizona California Nevada and New Mexico highlighting its substantial geographic extent and similarity in scale to major U.S. southwestern states.
Logan officials say the Hocking County basketball league may be suspended for 1942 43 due to imminent gasoline rationing. Private cars would be used for travel but school buses are banned. officials fear games could be canceled if rationing begins soon.
Miss Annalea Woltz daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry L Woltz Logan is the first local girl to apply for entry into the WAVES women’s naval reserve. A Logan High School 1940 graduate she has worked as a clerk at a local five and dime store since graduation.
Logan Smoot reports Ohio 94 hybrid corn performed excellently as ensilage on Wayne Whitcraft's farm, operated by Leo Ward. The crop reached about 10 feet tall with three stalks per hill, covering over four acres and filling two silos totaling 105 tons. Whitcraft's yield surpassed 20 tons per acre, with three cutters, four pickers, and four wagons taking 10 hours to fill the silos.
C L Karr sues Harvey Conkle Frances Stump Andrew White and Lloyd Whistler trustees of Perry Township seeking 200 in damages for water overflow from a ditch and sewer crossing on and near his property. He alleges Conkle blocked a sewer culvert causing water to back up and that the township trustees opened a ditch guiding water away from its natural channel onto Karrs land around June 15 of the current year.
Logan Sunday schedule lists 9 15 a m Sunday school at First Church of God on S Culver Street with 10 30 a m morning worship. Evening services at 7 30 led by Rev T Mitchell. youth and children meetings 6 30 to 7 15. Wednesday prayer meeting also at 7 30.
Logan Charles Howard Mathias Jr and Joseph Nicholas Campbell enlisted in the U S Army Air Corps at Patterson Field Dayton according to information received by the Hocking County Selective Service Board.
Real estate transfers recorded in Logan follow. Listings include Arthur Ingram to Edward Stufflebean for six acres in Ward Township and multiple transfers across Perry and West Logan townships. Also noted are hospital updates on patients William Lewis and Lawrence Wright after major surgery at Cherrington Hospital.
Orlandeth Lehman of Gore Route 1 presents a large bouquet of prize winning dahlias to the county superintendent. Lehman’s dahlia cultivation has earned him national renown, with multiple prizes at state flower shows and a previously awarded trophy for a new flower type.
Logan Hocking County AAA officials announced a farm machinery rationing board has been formed with Paul Shaw as chairman. Members named include William H. Mowery and Irvin Krinn, with alternates Andrew Rheinscheld and Forest Keck. Applications for machinery purchases under rationing categories A or B were issued to local implement dealers. a third group covers garden tools not requiring permits.
Logan reports a third loan applicants meeting at the Ambrose Hotel Building with FSA chief James Rimelspach in charge. Five families attended as loans on chattels like farm machinery livestock fertilizer and household equipment were discussed. The next meeting is in two weeks with inquiries directed to the FSA office. Logan also notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Norman Vorhees Gibisonville Thursday night.
Harry Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, graduated Thursday from the Cleveland School of Embalming after a year as a student. In attendance at graduation were his parents, and Mrs. Eber Mowery and Mrs. Paul Cruise.
George St Clair Leffler of Haydenville was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery at arraignment before Magistrate Frank St Clair. The arrest affidavit was filed by Lee Crane, also of Haydenville. He was released after paying the fine and costs.
Rev Myron Clark, long serving at Enterprise and Pleasant Hill United Brethren Churches, will take the pastorate at Columbus Avenue and Bowlesville U B Churches in Springfield. He and Mrs Clark and daughter Roseann will relocate to Clark County within a week. No successor is named yet. supply pastors will fill the pulpit until vacancies are filled.
Logan H. M. Hay, an inspector for the State Selective Service headquarters for this district, visited the local office on Thursday.
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