Waste Paper Drive Urges Athens and Mechanicsburg Families
The Athens Messenger reports a Thursday waste paper collection led by the Junior Army of Athens High School and Mechanicsburg pupils. Residents should bundle newspapers separately, flatten cardboard, place on porches by morning, with rain postponing. The drive supports war production, yielding materials for shells, parachutes, and aircraft parts.
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Athens City
Richland Ave
W. H. Wakefield
Army of Athens High School
Mechanicsburg Gakaal
Sumuye Wesspeewsew
Richd Ave
U. S. Victory
Cattle Grazing Warned Amid Wet Pasture Conditions
Ross Wright Ath ens County extension agent warns cattle should not graze now due to wet weather and scarce grass. He says grazing damages pasture by cropping spears and trampling fields, suggesting fertilizer and delaying until grass reaches three to four inches.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Wright
Five Students Initiated into National Honor Society
Five Athens High School students Lola Rose Patricia Connor Shirley Seaman Donna Ayers and Grant Ferguson were inducted into the National Honor Society in school exercises attended by parents and friends. The initiation was conducted by local chapter officers Frances Noble Jean Dow Peter Vanity Jack Stokes and Theresa Beal with Miss Ann Pickering as advisor. A reception with tea followed the initiation coordinated by Miss Mary Connett dean of girls.
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Athens High School
Lola Rose
Patricia Connor
Shirley Seaman
Donna Ayers
Grant Ferguson
Frances Noble
Jean Dow
Peter Vanity
Jack Stokes
Theresa Beal
Ann Pickering
Mary Connett
Kanauga Social and Personal Highlights
Kanauga society notes detail sunrise church services led by Rev. Julius Chandler and an Epworth League Easter play directed by Mrs. Alma Anderson. The Woman's Society of Christian Service met with Mrs. Alice Perry, with ten members and three guests, led by president Mrs. Sidney Stewart.
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Kanauga
Julius Chandler
Epworth League
Perry
Oak Hill
Chandler
Stewart
Bessie Litchfield
Evelyn Rothgeb
Kananga Pta
Emma Comstock
W. H. Comistock
T. S. Hanes
Billie Maddy
Clarence Rollins
Charleston
Fruit Spray Reports Given to Orchardists
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright says orchardists can use radio to time sprays for best effect. Broadcasts run on WLW Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 1 46 p m, WOSU Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday at noon, and WTAM at 1 10 p m. Wright will mail fruit spray letters to interested orchardists upon request.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Ohio
WLW
WOSU
WTAM
Prayer for Vatican City Cited in Fra tini Obituary
Mrs. Angelini Fratini of Canton expressed a wish for Vatican City to be spared bombing as one of her final words. She was a second cousin and childhood playmate of Pope Pius XI.
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Canton
Vatican City
Angelini Fratini
Pius XI
OUR MEN IN SERVICE PROMOTIONS AND RETURNS
Local families report promotions and overseas postings as World War II service continues. Lieutenant Colonel Wilfred J. Smith of the 14th U.S. Air Force in China, former Ohio University history professor, was notified of his advancement. Marion County and Athens area servicemen receive medals and ship out, with Ben E. James earning a lieutenant promotion at an England base and others from Ohio awaiting leaves and letters from overseas.
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Wilfred J. Smith
Elmwood Place
U.S. Air Force
China
Smith
Ohio University
Legion of Merit
Edgar Keirns
Amesville
Pvt
Victor E. Keirns
England
Keirns
Claude Steppe
Athens
Marjorie Smith
Columbus
Ben E. James
Union St
James
Germany
RAF
Bible School Workers to Meet at First Christian Church
The Bible School Workers Conference holds its monthly meeting at the First Christian Church on Thursday April 13 at 6 30 p m A potluck supper will precede a business session Discussed will be emphasis on the Christian family in late April and early May and plans for Vacation Bible School.
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Bible School Workers’ Conference
First Christian Church
Victory Gardens Push for 1944 Expansion in Athens County
Editor note introduces a series on victory gardening by the Athens County Victory Garden Committee. The goal urges 100000 additional gardens statewide in 1944 to meet increased wartime needs. Citizens advised that 50 percent of US fresh vegetables should come from gardens, with broadcasts on WOSU at 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Victory Garden Committee
Enid Swarner
T. M. Wolfe
Ross Wright
Ohio
Lend Lease
U. S
Victory Gardens
Athens County
WOSU
Mary Ann Reeder Dies In Coolville Hospital
Mary Ann Reeder age 71 died after a long illness in St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Funeral services led by Rev T A Runnells will be Friday at 2 pm at White Funeral Home with burial in the family plot at Tuppers Plains. She was widow of George Reeder and resided in Coolville for 30 years active in church and civic groups. Surviving Clyde Reeder Pittsburgh sister and brother pair. several siblings preceded her.
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Coolville
Mary Ann Reeder
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
T. A. Runnells
White Funeral Home
Tuppers Plains
Juvenile Grange to Plant Thousands of Trees in Ohio
Juvenile Granges across Ohio launch Memory Tree Planting Project with seedlings from the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station and the Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources. Arbor Day programs will honor community figures and servicemen as Trumbull and Lorain counties join park and arboretum efforts.
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Ohio
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State
WISES
Trumbull County
Lorain County
County Agricultural Society
Taber Forest
Grange
Moonshine Case: Warner Fined by Mayor
George Warner, 29, of Columbus, was fined a total of 125 dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth in a moonshine case. He pleaded guilty to transporting liquor without a permit and possessing untaxed liquor after two gallons were found in his car on Route 33 near Nelsonville.
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George Warner
Columbus
Franz Woodworth
Warner
Route
Nelsonville
State Liquor Department
Liquor Department
Woodworth
Parker elected commander of Floyd Bolin Post VFW
Clarence A. Parker of Athens was elected commander of Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars for the coming year. Other officers include Senior vice commander Clark J. Ailstock Athens Route 4 junior vice commander William Rex Nagle Millfield chaplain Harry F. Minney Athens Route 5 surgeon S E G Pedigo Athens service officer Ernest McGraner Athens officer of the day Millard O. Bryan The Plains trustee Ray Howard Millfield adjutant quartermaster Ernest McGraner judge advocate Oscar J. Tinkham The Plains guard William C. Fish Guysville Route 1.
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Clarence A. Parker
Athens
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clark J. Ailstock
William Rex Nagle
Millfield
Harry F. Minney
S. E. G. Pedigo
Ernest McGraner
Millard O. Bryan
the Plains
Ray Howard
Oscar J. Tinkham
the Plains Guard
William C. Fish
Guysville
Rainfall and Temperatures Reported for Athens
Rainfall measured at .67 inches in Athens yesterday. The high reached 69 degrees with a low of 48. At noon today the temperature stood at 39 degrees.
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Athens
William Bolton Fined for Intoxication in Albany
William Bolton aged 43 of Albany was fined five dollars plus costs today by Mayor Franz Woodworth on a charge of intoxication.
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William Bolton
Albany
Franz Woodworth
Soothe Itch With Mexaana Medicated Powder
A soothing medicated powder called Mexaana is advertised to relieve simple rashes and diaper irritation by sprinkling on the affected area.
Amesville Enforces Dogs and Chickens Rules
Amesville Mayor Thomas Clark warns that after April 15 all dogs and chickens must be confined to their owners properties. The ordinance will be enforced to protect gardens considered highly important this year.
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Amesville
Thomas Clark
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America
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Bardin Bros
Athens, Ohio
14Th Air Force
Claire L. Chennault
Vatican
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Harry Osborne, Jr
Harry Osborne
Pomeroy
Marshall Islands
Marine Corps
John McGuire
Frank McGuire
Deanville
251St Station Hospital
New Guinea
Robert S. Keller
C. F. Keller
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Robert W. Decker
Ruth G. Decker
Franklin Ave
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Max N. Harmon
Camp Hope
Ethel Harmon
Carpenter
Evelyn Chesser
Congress St
Kenneth O. Chesser
Italy
Cpl
Edwin Jordan
Pine Camp
N. Y
Walter Jordan
Carpenter Home
Albert Dodson, Jr
Chicago
John Wilson Loper
Arctic Circle
Tropics
Bible School
Mr. Fichter
Parker
E. Stanley Haller
Fast State St
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