Blood Drive Seeks 900 Donors Across Five Days
The Franklin County Red Cross Blood Donor Service announces a May 1–5 blood drive in Athens, calling 415 Athens County residents to donate a pint each. A daily goal of 180 donors is set, with Washington County and Meigs County contributing 180 and Ohio University students 125. Dr. Carl A. Frey urges immediate registration and lists contact details for Ruth Herbert, health office, Sonic Building, phone 955.
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Athens County
Franklin County Red Cross
Athens
Carl A. Frey
Washington County
Meigs County
Ohio University
Frey
Ruth Herbert
Masonic Building
Young man fined for unsafe operation in Athens
Donald Evener aged 21 of Ath ens Route 3 was arrested by Athens police Saturday on a charge of unsafe operation. He was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth.
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Donald Evener
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Cancel Draft Calls for Men 26 in Essential Jobs
Athens County Selective Service Board No 1 began sending notices canceling temporarily the calls for pre-induction physicals for men 26 and over in essential work. Two calls totaling over 100 were sent for examinations within 10 days. cancellations will be sent to those affected. Men not cancelled should report as originally scheduled unless notified otherwise.
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Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Ballots Ready for May 9 Primaries in Athens County
Absentee ballots for the May 9 primaries will be ready tomorrow at the Athens County Board of Elections in the Courthouse basement. Board clerk David Johnson announced the office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Eligible voters 50 miles or more from their home precinct on election day may vote absentee after obtaining and returning an application. Athens residents now away can request applications by writing to the board office.
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Athens County Board of Elections
David Johnson
Election Board
Athens County
Board
Two Drivers Arrested By Highway Patrolmen
Tommy H Kennedy 18 of Stewart was fined 10 plus costs by Mayor Thomas Clark of Amesville for driving without an operator license on Route 50 Alternate near Lathrop. Charles A Dicken 23 of New Marshfield faces arraignment in Athens before Mayor Franz Woodworth on Route 33 for driving an auto with no tail light.
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Tommy H. Kennedy
Stewart
Lathrop
Thomas Clark
Amesville
Charles A. Dicken
New Marshfield
Franz Woodworth
Athens
Car Overturns on Route 33 Injures Two
James A. Coey 23 of Glouster loses control on Route 33 half a mile south of Chauncey. vehicle overturns in a field. Coey and passenger Junior Skinner 15 suffer minor bruises. 1937 coupe badly damaged. Tra Cunningham 53 of Chauncey fined $5 and costs after collision on Route 33 a mile and a half south of Chauncey. Cunningham charged with driving on the left side of the center line.
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James A. Coey
Glouster
Chauncey
Coey
Junior Skinner
Tra Cunningham
Franz Woodworth
Cunningham
Alfred Kamento
Seven Men Fined for Intoxication in Athens
Seven men arrested by Athens police for intoxication during the weekend were fined five dollars and costs each by Mayor Franz Woodworth. The men named are Charles Misner 65 Athens Road Dean Maxwell 44 Athens Route 4 Lonnie Bradshaw 37 Mineral Clyde Bailey 48 Washington D. H. Fred Carsey 63 Athens Route 3 Earl Lockary Amesville and Troy Hyre 56 Weston West Virginia.
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Athens
Franz Woodworth
Charles Misner
Athens RD
Dean Maxwell
Lonnie Bradshaw
Mineral
Clyde Bailey
Washington D. H
Fred Carsey
Earl Lockary
Amesville
Troy Hyre
Weston
W. Va
Air Medal Awarded to Sgt Echstenkamper for 20 Combat Missions
Staff Sgt. Earl R. Echstenkamper, 21, of Glouster, receives a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on 20 combat missions over Europe while serving as waist gunner on a Flying Fortress. He previously worked for General Industries in Elyria. his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Echstenkamper.
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Earl R. Echstenkamper
Barbour St
Glouster
Europe
United States
Echstenkamper
General Industries
Elyria
Henry Echstenkamper
Masonic Inspection Friday at Para muthia Lodge No 25
The Para muthia Lodge No 25 F and A M holds its annual inspection Friday April 14 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. District grand master Fred H Ervin of the 17th Masonic District will inspect. Dinner at 6 30 p m tickets from officers Spot Restaurant or Kerr Hardware. Visiting Masons welcome.
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Paramuthia Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Fred H. Ervin
Glouster
Masonic District
Spot
Kerr Hardware Store
Ernest E. Hart
Youth Escapes After Reformatory Sentence
Kenneth Haux a 15 year old of 53 Morris Ave escaped as he walked with Police Chief Grogan after being ordered back to the Boys Industrial School for parole violations. He had returned from the industrial school three weeks earlier for stealing 300 dollars from an Athens home and reportedly robbed the same residence again.
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Francis White
Boys Industrial School
Kenneth Haux
Morris Ave
J. B. Grogan
Haux
Athens
Bobo on Team in England To Help Build Blood Bank
Staff Sgt. Belford O. Bobo, 25, Athens Ohio, serves with a mobile bleeding team in England aiding the U S Army Medical Corps blood bank program. The effort, led by Col. E Elliott Cutler, aims to collect universal O type blood for wounded soldiers, with Quartermaster units the first to host drives and Lt Eugene Miles first donor.
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England
European Theater OF Operations
Belford O. Bobo
Elmer Bobo
Athens
Route 4
R. A. Miller Lumber Co
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Europe
Col
E. Elliott Cutler
Edmundson Dies Sunday At Age 73 In Athens
W. Thomas Edmundson 73 of North Congress Street died Sunday night after a long illness. He operated a roofing and metal business in Athens for over 30 years until retirement three years ago. Survived by wife Ida, two sisters, three brothers. member of Methodist Church and Athens Commandery of Knights Templar. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM at Jagers Funeral Home. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Call at funeral home anytime.
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North
Congress St
Edmundson
Athens
Ida Edmundson
James Jones
Fred White
Clyde
Charles
James Edmundson
Methodist Church
Knights Templar
Jagers Funeral
E. C. Kenney
W. Union St
Moonshine Found In Car During Route 33 Stop
George Warner age 29 of 226 Broderick St Columbus held at Athens County Jail on untaxed liquor possession charges after two gallons of white moonshine were found in his car during a Route 33 stop with Violet Warner and Margaret Topsail.
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Broderick St
Columbus
Athens County
State Liquor Department
Warner
Violet Warner
Margaret Topsail
Nelsonville
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