Ohio war bond quota set at one hundred million monthly
Treasury official told Athens Nelsonville and Marietta committeemen in Hotel Berry that Ohio's monthly war savings quota is 100 million dollars as part of a national billion monthly target. He urged immediate planning for Bond Buying Pledge Day on May 1 and a state house-to-house survey to gauge future purchases. The meeting characterized the program as the third front of the war with emphasis on payroll deduction and voluntary participation. Fred W. Weber presided as county chair and local clubs joined in discussion after the briefing.
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War Savings Program
Athens
Nelsonville
Marietta
Berry
Ohio
Treasury Department
Wagner
Treasury
Fred W. Weber
Athens Messenger
Athens County
Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Federated Women’s Clubs
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation and sluggish liver. It promotes relief from headaches and fatigue, urging readers to buy boxes priced 15 30 or 60 cents at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Athens Sees Warm Day With 66 at Noon
The Athens area enjoyed a warm spell with temperatures at 66 by noon. Yesterday’s high reached 73 and the overnight low fell to 40 as the Hocking River receded to 5.05 feet this morning.
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Athens
Hocking
AHS Orchestra Glee Club Chorus Plan Friday Night Concert
Eighty three Athens High School students from the orchestra Girls Glee Club and Mixed Chorus will perform a choral orchestra concert at 8 p m Friday in the high school auditorium Music Director Floyd Prince leads the program Tickets are on sale at the high school The program features orchestral pieces including Stony Point Mignonette and Tea for Two songs by the Glee Club including Where Go the Boats and I Dream of Jeannie plus pieces for the Mixed Chorus such as Ave Maria and The Waltz of the Flowers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Floyd Prince
Laurendeau
Perth
Widdel
Baumann
Seredy
Chopin
Tillotson
Offenbach
Arcadell
Mrs. Hoskinson Dies At South Canaan Home
Hoyt Hoskinson eight year old died Tuesday night at home near South Canaan Church in Canaan Township. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at South Canaan Church with ministers Walt ers and Hubbard. interment in nearby cemetery. She was born near the family home to Emile and Adeline Droz. surviving husband, three children, nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
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Hoyt Hoskinson
South Canaan Church
Canaan Township
Walters
Hubbard
Hoskinson
Emile and
Adeline Droz
Switzerland
United States
Droz
Grangers To Hear of Employment Service
A representative of the United States Unemployment Service will be at the Athens Grange meeting on Thursday night April 16 at 8 o clock to discuss efforts to assist farmers in obtaining farm labor. All Grange members urged to attend. The program includes skits music and stunts under Mrs Clara McKibben.
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United States Unemployment Service
Athens Grange
Grange
Clara McKibben
Merrill Ogg Named to Athens County Advisory Committee
Merrill Ogg of Glouster was appointed to the Registrants Advisory Committee of Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1. The announcement corrected an earlier error that listed Merrill Russell, with Harold J. Rose, committee chair, confirming the proper appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Ogg
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Merrill Russell
Glouster
Harold J. Rose
Sheltering Arms admits and releases several area residents
At Sheltering Arms Hospital Tuesday admitted were Mrs. Mary Kelly of Glouster Route 1 and Leo Potts of 16 Walker Street for medical treatment. Released today were Mrs. Louise Beckle of 12 Smith Street, Mrs. Marle Clark and her infant son of 5 Maple Street, Mrs. Blanche Christy of Guysville, and George Higgins and his infant son of Glouster. Ohio Wesleyan University announced that Navy Secretary Knox approved the school for training freshmen and sophomores as possible officer candidates under the Naval Reserve V-1 program.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Kelly
Glouster
Leo Potts
Walker St
Louise Beckle
Smith St
Marle Clark
Maple St
Blanche Christy
Guysville
George Higgins
Wesleyan
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Naval Reserve
Athens Defense Corps invites members to report for Red Cross work
Members of demolition, road repair, and decontamination crews of the Athens Citizens' Defense Corps are asked to report to the Little Theater of the Athens High School at 7 15 tonight. Auxiliary Police will meet at the Armory at 7 o'clock tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Citizens’ Defense Corps
Red Cross
Athens High School
Laverne Lausene
Science Hall
D. R. Clippinger
Athens Citizens Defense Corps
Joseph B. Grogan
Defense Group Names Henkle As Its Leader
Henkle was elected president of Mechanicsburg civilian defense volunteers at a meeting held in the Mechanicsburg School. Committees and co chairmen were chosen and plans were made to organize a volunteer corps. A second meeting is set for Sunday April 19 at 4 pm. in the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg Civilian Defense Volunteers Sunda
Mechanicsburg
H. C. Henkle
Utilities
J. R. Baker
Floyd Gale
Cochairman
Guy Morrison
G. R. Shafer
Morrison Burns
Paul W. Carpenter
William Smith
Mary Langston
F. T. Paige
J. S. Sampselle
Owen Kennedy
John Cabeen
Model Aviation Meet Planned at Findlay
Findlay hosts the second annual gas model aviation meet on Sunday May 17 at Green farms. A $300 prize list attracts many entrants with major prizes including 10 gasoline motors. The event is sponsored by the Findlay Co operative club, which hosted a similar meet last year drawing over 200 enthusiasts from Brooklyn, Canada and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Green Farms
War Stamps Sales Rising at Athens Schools
The steady increase in War Stamps and Bonds sales is reported at Athens Central and Junior High School. Principal S. E. Gilmore said 70 percent of Central students have purchased, over 90 percent at Junior High, and seven of twelve homerooms reached 100 percent ownership.
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Athens Central and
S. E. Gilmore
Central
Dean Voigt Elected Dean of Women At Ohio University
Irma Voigt of Ohio University was elected representative of universities on the Board of Ohio Association of Deans of Women at the meeting held last week in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Voigt
Ohio University
Ohio Association of Deans of Women
Cincinnati
Correction on Athens arrest name spins confusion
Athens police issued a correction noting the man arrested in a recent police court matter was not William Masterton but William Masten. The error prompted a clarification from authorities about the correct surname.
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William Masterton
Athens
Masterton
Masten
Bolins Have Letter From Son in Hawaii
Mr and Mrs Sam Bolin of 7 N McKinley Ave receive a letter from son Edward with the 165th Infantry stationed somewhere in the Hawaiian Islands. Private Bolin says current duties fill his time since leaving the United States and notes he has tasted no candy or chewing gum. Their other son Frank, recently living in California, is visiting while awaiting a call to officers training school.
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Sam Bolin
N. McKinley Ave
Edward
165Th Infantry
Hawaiian Islands
Bolin
United States
Frank
California
Officers’ Training School
Athens Junior High Names 61 in Honor Group
Sixty-one students at Athens Junior High School are listed on the honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Ninth graders include Joan Algeo Glennis Barringer Elizabeth Barton Marguerite Bartlett Don Bingman and others. Eighth graders include Mary Blaker Dick Clippinger Bernard Coo ley Beverly Davis and more. Seventh graders include Barbara Algeo Laura Jean Anderson Danny Arnold Donna Jean Buck Tom Dowler and others.
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Athens Junior High School
Joan Algeo
Glennis Barringer
Elizabeth Barton
Marguerite Bartlett
Don Bingman
Joan Campbell
John Caskey
Cleora Coppers
Marilyn Covert
Ursula Green
James Haning
Jerry Josten
Wallace LaBaw
Nancy Leeka
Deanue McPherson
John Pence
Dean Rotramel
Marjorie Smith
Roy Yaw
Mary Blaker
Dick Clippinger
Bernard Cooley
Beverly Davis
John Good
Lenora Graham
Dick Grekila
Jane Grover
Ardath Hansen
Sallie Hawkins
Dee Henry
Janet Ingechem
Pat Kassing
Dorothy Zasher
Kathleen McAfee
Robert Pierre
Mary Sarver
J. Leo Schuler
Julian Snyder
Betty Thomas
Jimmy Westfall
Janice
McKibben Child Dies Enroute To Hospital
Erma McKibben ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen McKibben New Marshfield R D 1 died Tuesday night at Canal Winchester while en route to a Columbus hospital She suffered from pneumonia Survived by parents three brothers one sister and grandparents and will be buried in Zion Cemetery The Plains Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist Church Rev Ray Pidcock in charge Friends may call Hoodlett Funeral Home after 6 p m
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New Marshfield
Erma McKibben
Allen McKibben
New Marshfield R. D
Canal Winchester
Columbus
Richard McKibben
Zaleski
Ned Gould
Dowler Ridge
Methodist Church
Ray Pidcock
Zion Cemetery
the Plains
Hoodlett
Jo Ann Paterna Named Champion Speller at Athens Jr High
Jo Ann Paterna of the seventh grade at Athens Junior High was chosen as the champion speller for grades seven and eight. Randall Mé Clain finished as runner up. Jo Ann will represent the school in the Central Ohio Spelling Bee in Columbus on Saturday April 25.
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Jo Ann Paterna
Athens Junior High School
Randall Mé@Clain
Jo Ann
Columbus
McNeill Heads ROTC At Washington School
Col Thomas F McNeill former ROTC commandant at Ohio University retired last summer has been called from retirement by the War Department and now commands ROTC at State College of Washington Pullman Washington While retired he was at Indian Head Maryland
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Thomas F. McNeill
Ohio University
War Department
State College of Washington
Pullman
Wash
McNeill
Inidian Head
Soldier’s 1000 mile hitchhike to see newborn daughter
Pvt. H. E. Niswonder, nicknamed Spike, raced 1000 miles by thumb to reach his wife and baby at St Beverages Mouspitai after a telegram took three days to catch him at Fort Hayes. The infant girl was born March 31 at 6:22 a.m. as his pay day, meeting her father soon after arrival.
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Pvt. H. E
Spike’ Niswonder
McAfee
Camp Perry
Fort Hayes
Quartermaster Corps
Infantry
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Niswonder
Runs From Officer He Is Sent to Jail
Robert Abbot of Sharpsburg was fined 25 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for resisting an officer. Police Chief John B Grogan was aided by an Ohio University student who tripped Abbot as he tried to flee up South Court Street. Abbot had prior orders to stay out of Athens and was committed to the Nelsonville jail to serve the fine.
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Robert Abbot
Sharpsburg
Franz Woodworth
John B. Grogan
Ohio University
Abbot
South Court St
Athens
Nelsonville
Ohioan Survives Tanker Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
Quartermaster James J. Tirpat of Lorain was among 29 survivors when a tanker was torpedoed and shelled by an Axis submarine off the Atlantic coast on the night of April 10. A French engineer reportedly laid out the capital, Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
James J. Tirpat
Lorain
Atlantic
TON JON Diuretic Ad at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
It is a liquid diuretic. You may talk with the druggist about TON JON any time at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store, 9 W. Union St., Athens, Ohio. Caution: Always take TONJONS recording to directions on the label.
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Ton Jon
Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Athens
Ohio
21 Die in Air Raids in March Londres Ministry Report
The Ministry of Home Security announced civilian casualties in UK air raids during March were 21 killed and 13 injured.
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London
Ministry of Home Security
United Kingdom
Judgment Awarded in Pleas Court on Promissory Note
A judgment of 767.21 was awarded to Fred S. Wheaton in Common Pleas Court as Francis Lemoine waived issuing and serving a summons. The amount covers an unpaid promissory note of 711.62 plus interest from January 23, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Wheaton
Common Pleas Court
Francis Lemoine
Bike Club to Ride on Mill Street Tour
The East Side Bicycle Club will be chaperoned on a tour down Mill Street over East Bridge and around Fast Hill Thursday from 2 to 3 pm by Chief of Police J. B. Grogan.
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East Side
Mill St
East Bridge
Fast Hill
J. B. Grogan
Hardware To Be Featured During National Hardware Week
Athens hardware stores join nationwide observance April 16 to 25 with special merchandise values. Dealers will highlight services, show window displays, and showcase hardware inside stores. Merchants prepared for extra attention this year due to limited merchandise under the war program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
To Offer Concerts at Mountville Ringgold
Homer Union High School Morgan County forms a 25 member band presenting a music jamboree at Mountville on April 17 and Ringgold on April 24 under the direction of Grace Wood music supervisor. New uniforms purchased and school songs introduced.
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Mountville
Ringgold
Homer-Union High School
Morgan County
Grace Wood
Officers Elected By Health Association In Athens County
At a meeting last night of the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association officers for the coming year were elected. Herman Humphrey The Plains was named president, Mrs Eldon Dailey Albany vice president, Lawrence Worstell Athens treasurer, and Miss Bertha Bridgman Athens secretary.
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Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Herman Humphrey
the Plains
Eldon Dailey
Albany
Lawrence Worstell
Athens
Bertha Bridgman
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Mercury
Garunohy Sunor
Sears
Katherine Lacy
AHS
Grangers
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America
Taiwan
Greyhound
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Chillicothe
Dayton
W. Union St
Veereyhound
Union Bus Station
Athens, Ohio
Defense Corps
Defense Group
Henkle
Dean Voigt
Bolins
Hawaii
McKibben
Washington School
The
Washington, D. C
F. D. Forsyth
Security Bank
St.Josephiio
Rob Key
Merrimack Mutual Fire Ins. CO
E. Stanley Haller
Room
Health Association
Lord Nelson
SSS
Rardin Bros. Distributors
Thens County
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