Athens Citizens Defense Corps urged to stay ready for action
In Athens Ohio the Citizens Defense Corps reported it stands ready and will be activated only by state defense orders military orders or local emergencies. Harold Wise praised 124 attendees as faithful and urged members to notify chiefs if unavailable while stating 413 certified and ongoing open volunteer opportunity with April 15 deadline for next listing.
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Athens Messenger
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Athens Citizens Defense Corps
Harold Wise
Athens High School
Wise
Defense Corps
States Council of Defense
Athens Defense Corps
Don Clippinger
Frank B. Guilum
George Clark
Roseberry
Defense
City Hall
Hugh Jefferson
Ohio State ‘Council
Athens Defense Corps Commander Thanks Local Institutions
Harold E. Wise praises Ohio University officials city schools fraternal groups churches and Ohio State Home Guard for loaning buildings heat and light during Athens Defense Corps training and organization. He cites The Messenger for comprehensive coverage and notes doubts about Defense Corps activities eased after attending Purdue school sessions with 124 attendees.
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Ohio University
Ohio State Home Guard
Rvice
Athens Defense Corps
Defense Corps
Athers
Purdue” School
Social Notes Of Kanauga
Kanauga notes show church revival meetings led by Rev. P. A. Casto with nightly sermons. Residents travel, relocate, or receive furloughs and military changes. Leroy Lester moves within Texas defense work. Amelia Spencers visit family. several families change homes and duties across Kanauga and nearby towns.
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Kanauga
P. A. Casto
W. E. Houston
Wade Ables
Kanauga Church
Cheshire
Olen Litchfield
St. Patersburg
Fla
Arents
Joe Litchfield
Olen
Navy Corp
Alfred Vance
California
Luther Lee
Kimball
Emma Comstock
William Reynolds
W. E. McDade
John Lee
Reynolds
Martha Knapp
Bluefield
John Vickers
Leroy Lester
Camp Howze
Texas
Ft. Worth
Lester
Troy Russell
John Lambert
Dickerson
W. Va
A. W. Pullins
Albert Spencer
Columbus
B. PD. Raike
Virgil Roberts
Point Pleasant
Carl Oliver
Marietta
Marriage license issued in Athens County probate court
A marriage license was issued in Athens County Probate Court to Alva Jackson Leyda age 1 farmer of Cutler and Blanche C Kristy age 68 of Guysville.
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Athens County
Alva Jackson Leyda
Farmer
Cutler
Blanche C Kristy
Guysville
British Soldiers Killed in Beirut Train Collision
A Rome radio report from Beirut says 120 British soldiers died and over 250 were injured in a collision of two trains.
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London
Rome
Beirut
Lebanon
Mayor Roberts ends meatless Wednesdays after rationing
Warren residents note the city stopped meatless Wednesdays after months of observation due to ongoing rationing. Mayor Robert H. Roberts announced the change, aligning with broader wartime food conservation efforts.
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Warren
Robert H. Roberts
Youth Meet Draws Five County Disciples
The Disciple Youth of District 14 across Athens Meigs Washington Morgan and Hocking counties gather at Athens Christian Church for a three day meeting. Rev Harold Monroe and Rev Glaze Thompson lead sessions themed For the Healing of the Nations Physician Heal Thyself That We All May Be One with tours of Ohio University and Athens State Hospital and an All Nations Banquet.
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Athens
Meigs
Washington
Morgan
Hocking
Athens Christian Church
Harold Monroe
Cleveland
Christian Education
Disciples
Ohio
Glaze Thompson
Columbus
Ohio University
Mexico
Puerto Rico
China
Athens State Hospital
All Nations
Harold Salzman
Viola Georgescu
John Wesley Lively Dies in Kansas at 84
John Wesley Lively of Knox Township born in Athens County died Wednesday at his Bluff City Kansas home. Funeral services set in Bluff City and Albany with a second service in Knox Township. Separately Ermel Stalder filed for divorce from Clarence Stalder in Athens County Common Pleas, asking custody of their child.
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John Wesley Lively
Knox Township
Vinton County
Albany
Bluff City
Kans
Lee Township
Athens County
Ohio
Charles Lively
Bethel Church
Knox ‘Township
Coe
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ermel Stalder
Clarence Stalder
Fencing Material Rationing Ends Today
AAA chairman Frank Pugh announced that all fencing materials are no longer rationed. Fencing can be purchased without certificates according to the official statement.
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Frank Pugh
AAA
Firemen Extinguish Grass Fire on Euclid Ave
The Athens Fire Department battled a small grass fire on Euclid Avenue last evening with no damage reported. No injuries or property loss occurred as crews contained the blaze.
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Athens Fire Department
Euclid Ave
Meigs County servicemen graduate for air force duty
Three Meigs County men have graduated from the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School at Gulfport Field Mississippi as airplane mechanics. Kenneth Matlack Forrest Neigler and George Thomas now await assignments to bases where big American aircraft are stationed.
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Meigs County
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Gulfport Field
Miss
Farflung
Kenneth R. Matlack
Velma Cassidy
Tuppers Plains
Forrest Neigler
Ralph Neigler
Racine
George E. Thomas
Mabel
M. S. Holliday Rites Set for Saturday
Funeral services for M. S. Holliday, longtime Meigs County resident, who died Wednesday night in an Akron hospital, will be held Saturday at two o'clock in Old Dexter, Meigs County. Holliday previously lived in Dexter and Athens before moving to Akron.
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M. S. Holliday
Meigs County
Akron
Old Dexter
Dexter
Athens
Mr. Holliday
Weather note from Athens on April skies and temps
Old Man Weather delayed rain yesterday amid threatening clouds. The high in Athens reached 70 degrees with a 42 degree low last night. At noon today the mercury stood at 47 degrees.
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Athens
Anna Ludden Enlists With Marine Corps Women
Pvt Anna K Ludden 91 Myers St Nelsonville reports March 26 at the Naval Training School The Bronx for the first training course as part of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. Recruits face a six week program of drill conditioning and indoctrination then may be assigned to duty overseas or to specialist training fields such as aviation mechanics photography or radio.
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New York
Anna K. Ludden
Myers St
Nelsonville
Naval Training School
The
Bronx
U. S. Marine Corps
Wheat Crop To Be Light, Pugh States
Frank Pugh AAA chairman reports indications of a very light wheat crop this spring. In Athens County about 75 percent of 400 wheat insured farmers may suffer some loss. If land will not yield harvestable wheat, notify the AAA Office for an appraisal and potential compensation for the shortfall.
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Frank Pugh
AAA
Athens County
Insurance Corporation
Mr. Pugh
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertisement
An old promotional ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to ease constipation by stimulating liver bile secretion and intestinal motion. It claims gentle but thorough bowel movements and lists prices 15¢ and 30¢ with directions to follow the label. It mentions drugstores as a distribution point.
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