Men From Athens County report to Fort Hayes for service
Thirteen men from Athens County joined Selective Service No 1 comprising Athens Dover and Trimble to depart by New York Central train to Fort Hayes Columbus for active service. McAfee led as corporal in charge at departure with ten cigars and personal notes from the Legion Auxiliary.
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Athens County
Athens
Dover
Trimble Town
New York Central
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Clarksburg
W. Wa
Wawa UW McAfee
Legion Auxiliary
Dugan
Skinner
Glouster
I LaHugh
Virgil Franklin Culins
Thomas Mcsonville
Frederick
Raythers
Bryson
I Hawk
Woodland
Contingent Leaves Nelsonville for Fort Hayes Training
Seventeen men from Athens County Selective Service Board No 2 depart Nelsonville for the Fort Hayes reception center in Columbus for induction and training after examinations at Clarksburg West Virginia. In charge of acting corporal James G Knight, group includes seventeen local inductees and two transfers from Ogden Utah and Warren Ohio, with representatives from the Community Selectees Honor Committee City Ministerial Association and York Township Service Club in attendance.
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Nelsonville
District of Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Army
Clarksburg
W. Va
Community Selectees Honor Committee
City Ministerial Association
York Township
Donald Yeater
Frost
Harry Eldon Lee
Albany
Everett James Murphy
Thomas Allen Taylor
Robert Harry Hawk
Guysville
Emmett Henry Davis
Benjamin Franklin Martin
Chester Lewis Wolf
Willard DeLong
William Jasper Mace
Local
Ogden
Utah
John Rex Butcher
Jocal Board
Warren
Ohio
Preview of USO Benefit Concert at Athens High
Athens High School Orion Girls Glee Club and Mix chorus previewed Frn night USO Benefit Concert under director Floyd Prince. Participants included Julian Meton and Veda Shoemaker with Bonnie Heron tap dancing. Pierce presided as student body president.
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Athens High School
Orra
Mixhorus
Frnnight
Floyd Prince
Julian Meton
Veda Shoemaker
Bonnie Heron
Pierce
Early Reports On Bond Drive Are Splendid
Reports from Athens County indicate strong citizen support for the Second War Loan Drive. Fred H. Sands who chairs the County War Finance Committee says 225 workers are contacting residents about bond sales and urges regular progress reports to captains. He notes payroll deductions should not be disturbed, but invites increased regular purchases.
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Athens County
Fred H. Sands
County War Finance Committee
Sands
Examinations Set for Ohio University Posts and Tax Office Jobs
Miss Gertrude Jones and Carl W. Smith announced May 8 exams for stenographer and typist at Ohio University. May 12 and 13 tests cover district manager examiner and investigator roles in Taxation across Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Toledo with details at county auditors and State Civil Service Commission in Columbus. Applications due by 5 p.m. May 3 to the State Civil Service Commission Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Jones
Carl W. Smith
State Civil Service Commission
Ohio University
Department of Taxation
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
County Auditors
Ohio
John Ewing Dies at Richland Ave Home
John Ewing 68 retired electrical engineer died at his home 88 Richland Ave after a six month illness. He was born in Jackson and lived in Athens since 1907. Survived by wife Norah Ewing mother Jennie Ewing Jackson and sister Sonica Roberts Jackson. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at the residence conducted by Rev. Dr. E. A. Brown with burial at W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.
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John Ewing
Richland Ave
Ewing
Jackson
Athens
Norah Ewing
Jennie Ewing
Sonica Roberts
E. A. Brown
W. Union St
AHS Orchestra Prepares USO Benefit Concert Friday
Athens High School gears up for a USO Benefit Concert Friday at 8 in the auditorium. Floyd Prince leads the orchestra and Girls' Glee Club with guest conductor Prof. C C Robinson. The program features Musical Tournament from Hahn to Gershwin and a patriotic finale with Victory.
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Athens High School
USO
Floyd Prince
C. C. Robinson
Ohio University
School of Music
Yoder and
Breck
Hahn
Gershwin
Helen Bailey
Margaret Barnett
Betty Coffman
Imogene Laughlin
Mary Rhyter
James Pennell
Wilma Weatherby
Bryan White
Margaret Williams
Jo Ellen Young
Mary Sarver
Jim Farley
Nancy Rosser
Virginia Dabritz
Jauvanta Young
Ann Channel
Rosemary Glockner
Ursula Green
Thelma Martin
Walter Patterson
John Reed
Gordon Stout
Don Bingman
Edward Brown
Paul Frost
Sara Roach
Peter Vanity
Ted Dean
Bill Edleman
Arthur Yoho
Bob Hawk
Joe Vanity
Joe Williams
Dorothy Dar
Hi Y Boys Discuss Leisure Time Use At Athens High
Athens High School Hi Y boys held a noon forum on The Wise Use of Leisure Time. Topics included Boy Scouting church programs library civilian defense dating entertainment and hobbies. They urged a community recreation center for all ages and noted character shows in how one spends free time. Dick Mackinnon led the session with speakers Frebault Farley Deem Hallett La Baw Lavelle Mackinnon Grover Dunfee.
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Athens High School
Hi-Y
Duane Deem
Jim Hallett
Wallace la Baw
Bill Lavelle
Dick Mackinnon
Tad Grover
Luther Dunfee
Waterloo High Seniors Present Fridays Play Leave It To Grandma
Waterloo High School seniors stage the class play in the high school auditorium on Friday at 8 p m with doors opening at 7 45 p m The production titled Leave It To Grandma features a large cast including Victor Hayes Charles Mace Martha Hayes Inez Stump Grand ma Norfleet Hazel Addis Carol Hayes Margaret Rice Herman Knox Larry MacFadden Larry Tucker Donald Lowry Dolly Janice Pidcock Abe Swift George Beveridge Nancy Foster Eileen Lowry Steve Dawson Leo Black ford Beverly O Day Madeline Starrett
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Waterloo High School
Grandma
Victor Hayes
Charles Mace
Martha Hayes
Inez Stump
Grandma Norfleet
Hazel Addis
Carol Hayes
Margaret Rice
Herman Knox
Larry MacFadden
Larry Tucker
Donald Lowry
Dolly
Janice Pidcock
Abe Swift
George Beveridge
Nancy Foster
Eileen Lowry
Steve Dawson
Leo Blackford
Beverly O'Day
Madeline Starrett
Sands to Speak at Athens Grange Meeting Thursday
Mr. Fred H. Sands, chairman of the Athens County War Finance Committee, will address the Athens Grange meeting Thursday evening. The program includes a male quartet number, a skit, and a contest. The home economics committee sponsors a box supper with coffee provided by the Grange.
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Fred H. Sands
Athens County War Finance Committee
Athens Grange
Home Economics Committee
The
Grange
Blue Ribbon 4-H elects officers at first meeting
At the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club gathering held at Mrs. Finsterwalds home officers were chosen. Dorothy Love is president, Joan Walker vice president, Faye Easler secretary treasurer, Mary Nash recreation leader, and Mary Droz the news reporter. Twelve members attended. The next meeting will be at Dorothy Loves home on Maple Street Thursday April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon
Finsterwald
Weather and Marriage License Report From Athens
Mid April weather in Athens brought rain and snow flurries with blustery winds. The high yesterday reached 49 and the low 26 with noon today at 31 and rainfall of 0.45 inches. A marriage license was issued in Athens County Probate Court to Glenn Aaron Gaston 25 district insurance manager Athens and Clarice Belle McDaniel 26 teacher Athens.
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Athens
Athens County
Glenn Aaron Gaston
Clarice Belle McDaniel
Driver Fined After Route 33 Collision
John E. Vincent 49 of Nelsonville Route 3 was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor William D. Hines after a crash at the Route 33 and 13 intersection. State patrol arrested him for unsafe operation. He said heavy rain and a faulty windshield wiper prevented him from seeing Cecil T. Carpenter 34 of Spencer West Virginia approaching in the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Vincent
Nelsonville
William D. Hines
Chauncey
Vincent
Cecil T. Carpenter
Spencer
W. Va
Local Births and Hospital Updates Across Region
Parents welcome a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital for Mr and Mrs John Eyener of Athens Route 3. Mr and Mrs Virgil Mates of Trimble have a son. Alma Rhorick of Akron and Helen Rodehaver of Guysville undergo surgeries. Floyd Barnhart, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Barnhart, has an appendectomy. Mrs Josephine Byers of Millfield and Mrs Margaret Gibson of Miner aldismissed from hospital. West Virginia Ordnance Front spring dance set at Berry Hotel April 16 8 30 to 12 00. State Defense Council to train riv ers corps reps from about 40 Ohio cities for operating cars during air raids.
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John Eyener
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Virgil Mates
Trimble
Alma Rhorick
Akron
Helen Rodehaver
Guysville
Floyd Barnhart
Lewis Barnhart
Josephine Byers
Millfield
Margaret Gibson
Mineral
West Virginia Ordnance Front
Berry Hotel
Len Gurion
Bill Svenson
Columbus
State Defense Council
Ohio
Rivers’ Corps
Fragmentary Time Marks From Broadcast Scan
Readable fragments show times such as 106 pm 638 p.m. and 7:34 p.m. with station identifiers like wwae and Kio, indicating a radio schedule scan or bulletin. The text lacks complete context but preserves the listed times and call letters.
Our Men in Service Brings Local Servicemen Updates
Readers learn of Athens area servicemen and families during World War II from furlough returns to new assignments. Arnie Bradley awaits Norfolk duty after carrier duty in Africa, while Lt. Joseph Gill progresses from law student to instructor post in Greenwood Mississippi. Other notes follow transfers, hospital news, inductions, and training moves across Fort Hayes Camp Hood and various bases.
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Arnie Thomas Bradley
Arnie D. Bradley
N. Lancaster St
Two Ceilings Announced By Price Office
Washington reports two new price ceilings as part of Roosevelt hold the line actions. The Office of Price Administration raised yellow corn ceilings by five cents a bushel for the Midwest and placed horsemeat under price control. Effective April 20, horsemeat tops are set at 18 cents per pound boneless, 17 cents for ground with bone, 19 cents for boneless ground in bulk or jars, with larger cuts at 14 cents a pound.
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Washington
Midwest
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
James F. Byrnes
Chester C Davis
Hospital Cows Set Production Records
Three registered Holstein cows at Athens State Hospital posted top butterfat records. Athens Ripple Fel produced 585 pounds of butterfat and 17,684 pounds of milk in 365 days, aged 8 years 4 months. Athens Burker Change followed with 582 pounds butterfat and 17,543 pounds milk in 365 days, age 4 years 11 months. third is Athens Burke Balsam with 557 pounds butterfat and 17,030 pounds milk in 325 days, age 7 years 4 months.
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Athens State Hospital
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Athens Ripple Fel
Athens Burker Change
Athens Burke Balsam
Albany Soil Tillers elect officers at meeting
Albany 4 H club known as Albany Soil Tillers names Worley Baughman president Donald Van Dyke vice president William Elliott secretary Gene West treasurer and Lamar Springer news reporter Officers set for April 28 meeting at 7 30 p m at the high school in slow time Girl is killed Cincinnati A midnight crash of a automobile and double trailer gasoline truck in Suburban Hartwell causes death of Edna Robbins 16
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Albany 4-H Club
Albany Soil ‘Tillers
Worley Baughman
Donald van Dyke
William Elliott
Gene West
Lamar Springer
Cincinnati
Hartwell
Edna Robbins
Labor Bill To Be Checked by House Solons
The House Judiciary Committee assigns a five member sub committee to study a proposed labor union regulation bill. The panel will decide whether the measure should be modified expanded approved or discarded. The Senate enacted a 0.65 percent utilities excise tax for poor relief and sent to the House a bill ending pre audits of local poor relief expenditures. The House also approved bills for real estate reappraisal cycles township employee retirement system and joint school district nurse employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Joseph O'T. Ferguson
David Rood Funeral Held in Eden Community
Funeral services for David H. Rood age 75 lifelong Eden resident were set for Thursday at 1 p m at the Eden Church with burial nearby. He is survived by five daughters four sons and twenty grandchildren. Services were delayed awaiting arrival of sons in the armed forces.
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Coolville
David H. Rood
Eden
Eden Church
Two City Residents Fined in Intoxication Case
James Weston aged 2 from Nelson ville and Eber Carpenter aged 6% from St. Athens were fined a similar amount today after arraignment before Mayor Franz Wood worth on intoxication charges.
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James Weston
Nelsonville
Eber Carpenter
St. Athens
Franz Woodworth
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C. M. Gill
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Gill
Harvard School of Law
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Lloyd H. Efaw
North Africa
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C. F. Davis
Jacksonville
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Hazel Griffith
J. E. Griffith
Homer A. Irwin
M. BE. Irwin
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Grosvenor St
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Sheppard Field
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Tank Destroyer Replacement Training Center
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Pear Lonas
Canton
Miami Beach, Fla
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Pvt
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Alaska
Hawk
U. S. Army Air Corps
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Vallejo
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Heatamin
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Court St
Albany Club
Solons
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St.Joseph Aspiri
Beaco
F. J
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Laity Ayniaet
A&p Food
Esua
Athens National Bank
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