Sugar ration registration set for Athens County trade consumers
Athens County officials announce sugar ration registration for trade consumers on April 28 and 29 at county high schools. Registrants must provide 1941 sugar use estimates and be registered by a store official. registrants will be guided by teachers and school administrators.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Leonard Prater
United States
Prater
Ohio University Singers Enter Fred Waring Contest
The Ohio University Men s Glee Club and 161 college glee clubs enter the Fred Waring contest. A Fred Waring representative helps record contest numbers and balance voices. Dir Prof Philip Peterson leads the club through I Heard a Forest Praying Goodbye My Old Ohio Baby and All Through the Night. The district winner advances to New York for finals as Fred Waring s guest sponsor. final winner will be featured on his radio program.
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Ohio University Men’s Glee Club
Fred Waring
Glee Club
Philip Peterson
Ohio
New York
Mrs Barrows Dies at Stewart After Heart Attack
Mrs. John Barrows, 48, died Wednesday at 3 a.m. at her Stewart home after a heart attack. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs. Carl Rose of Athens, two sons John W. and Robert, two sisters Mrs. E. H. Knight and Mrs. Gaylord Cook, and brother Ernest Gray. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Stewart Methodist Church. Family may call at home.
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John Barrows
Stewart
Carl Rose
Athens
John W
U. S. Marine
Robert
E. H. Knight
Nelsonville
Gaylord Cook
Ernest Gray
Union Furnace
Stewart Methodist Church
Starvation and Ruins Described by Belgrade Missionary
Dr. John Allen Moore, Baptist missionary from Belgrade, spoke to Athens High School about hunger and destruction in occupied Europe. He recounted escape from Belgrade during the 1941 bombing, flight through Yugoslavia, and time in Budapest and Lisbon before returning to the United States. He warned Americans not to be overoptimistic about Russia and noted Serb resistance against Nazism.
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Athens
John Allen Moore
Yugoslavia
London
England
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Moore
Budapest
United States
America
Lisbon
Portugal
Cuba
Penny Milk program expands to 10 more Athens County schools
The Penny Milk Program will extend to ten additional Athens County schools next Monday, benefiting about 3,000 more children. The Bennett Co. won the bid to supply milk for all ten sites, with current Athens and Nelsonville areas served by Banks Ice Cream and Cline Ice Cream, and Banks Co. in Nelsonville.
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Athens County
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the Plains
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Ter
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Milwaukee
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Bennett Co
Banks Ice Cream Co
Cline Ice Cream Co
Banks Co
Nelsonville Pure Milk Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3477 Meeting Set
Friday at 7 30 p m a meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 3477 will include installation of officers announced by commander Floyd L Bridge.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Floyd L. Bridge
Victory Book Day Set Nationwide To Aid Soldiers
Miss Anna C. Keating announces April 17 as Victory Book Day to collect books for U S troops through the Victory Book Campaign run by the USO and the Red Cross. Citizens urged to donate volumes at Edwin Watts Church Library for shipment to camps and training centers.
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United States
USO
Red Cross
Anna C. Keating
Athens
Ohio University
Edwin Watts Churb
Keating
Knights Templar To Meet Here on Friday
Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar will hold a special meeting at the Masonic Building Friday at 7 30 p m to confer the Order of the Red Cross and the Order of Malta on a class of candidates Rob ert J Studer commander urged all Sir Knights to attend.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Order of the Red Cross
Order of Malta
Robert J. Studer
Medical admissions and releases at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harry Elkins of 60 Elmwood Place and Mrs Mary Hoce of Nelsonville were admitted Wednesday night for medical treatment and major surgery respectively. Herbert Blackford of Grosvenor Street, Mrs Marie Hawk of Guysville Route 2, and Mrs Gladys Bailey with her infant daughter of 18 Marietta Avenue were released today. The text notes meteor showers as remnants of comets that broke up.
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Harry Elkins
Elmwood Place
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Hoce
Nelsonville
Herbert Blackford
Grosvenor St
Marie Hawk
Guysville
Gladys Bailey
Marietta Ave
FASTEETH promises secure dentures and fresher breath
An old advertisement touts FASTEETH as an alkaline powder that keeps false teeth in place and reduces denture odor. It claims the product prevents embarrassment from slipping plates and is available at drug stores.
Problems Encountered By Victory Gardeners
County agent advises best practices for seed and fertilizer use in home gardens. Mix fertilizer into soil to shield seeds, avoid direct contact with fertilizer, and use well rotted manure when possible. Suggested rates for broadcast application are 1 1 2 to 2 1 2 pounds per 100 feet. Do not waste seeds amid shortages.
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Wright
Andrew Tabler Dies at Big Run
Andrew Tabler aged 18 died at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs David Tabler at Big Run near Stewart after a long illness. He was born at Big Run and belonged to Kilvert Church of God. Survived by parents three sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Kilvert Church of God Saturday at 2 pm burial Kilvert Cemetery. Friends may call Spencer Funeral Home Belpre.
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Andrew Tabler
David Tabler
Big Run
Stewart
Kilvert Church of God
Garnet Walker
Bula Tabler
Kathleen Tabler
Ernest Tabler
Harley G. Tabler
Davey Tabler
Kilvert
Spencer Funeral Home
Belpre
Frolic Friday at Plains High School Delights in Theater
Plains High School presents a frolic Tuesday night April 17 at 7 30 in the school auditorium featuring two Samuel French plays When You Marry the Navy and Uncle Bob s Bride Cast includes Mary Campbell Betty Thompson Gladys Shields Doreen Harmon Irene Douglas Charles Canale Jean Bingman Ruth Armbruster Ida Gabriel Dorothy Dailey Geraldine Davies Aileen Davies LaDonna McDonald Doris Neal Pauline Navotni and Walter Sams supervision by Miss Louise Diver with Miss Clara Scipione student director and Mr James Harkness assistant director Dancing and prizes follow the performances
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the Plains High School
Samuel French
Mary Campbell
Betty Thompson
Gladys Shields
Doreen Harmon
Irene Douglas
Charles Canale
Jean Bingman
Ruth Armbruster
Ida Gabriel
Dorothy Dailey
Geraldine Davies
Aileen Davies
LaDonna McDonald
Thelma Risley Named As Deputy Sheriff
Thelma L. Risley wife of Harry Risley was appointed Athens County deputy sheriff to handle clerical work in the office. A Republican she succeeds Esther Gross a Democrat who left the post after the death of Sheriff Charles W Bayless.
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Thelma L. Risley
Harry Risley
Athens County
Risley
Esther Gross
Charles W. Bayless
Workhouse Inspection Claims Sanitary Conditions By Officials
Athens officials Police Chief J B Grogan and Mayor Franz Woodworth traveled to Cincinnati yesterday to inspect the workhouse housing Athens prisoners. They described it as sanitary and well run with daily labor, noting the city pays Cincinnati 90 cents per day for each confined prisoner. The Ohio Division of Insurance certifies Century Indemnity Co is authorized to transact business in the state for the current year with assets of 13 891 081 60 and liabilities of 4 000 000 plus. net assets 4 462 618 14. annual income 6 294 017 06. expenditures 1 866 223 63.
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J. B. Grogan
Franz Woodworth
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Division of Insurance
Columbus
Actus
Ghia Beni
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