Names Drawn for Jury Service in Athens County
The Athens Messenger reports 15 Athens County voters named for May grand jury duty and two venire panels of 25 for Common Pleas Court. Grand jury convenes May 4 at 9 a.m. and venire panel one May 11 at 9 a.m. Names include A. E. Algeo, Mrs. Jessie Baker, Clifford Brown, and many others across Athens and nearby towns. Twenty two cases await grand jury action.
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Leriday
Gproy
THE
Athens Messenger
ATS
PACE
Athens C County
Athens County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
E. R. Walker
Alberta C. Grones
George Bateman
Frank M. Joyce
A. E. Algeo
N. Lancaster St
Jessie Baker
Clifford Brown
Nelsonville
Carmi Shafer
Carl Hull
New Marshal
Sidney Riley
Athens
William Thompson
Chauncey
Harvey Person
Guysville R. D
Urban Parker
Albany
James Hines
Amesville
John Southerton
Sugar Creek
Charles Bobo
Shade
Emma Walden
Olville
Carl Seaman
Stewart
Don Sanders
Albany R. D
Veniremen
Common Pleas
E. E. Brown
E. State St
Adeline P. Browning
Hadley Bellows
Kurtz Ve
Morrison Burns
Richland Ave
Harold Parson
Locust Heights
Blanche McCune
Morris Ave
Edgar Green
Ruby Cooley
William Barker
Dorsack
Edna Jeming
Earnest Grosvenor
B. R. Angle
Carl Pico
Glouster
Arthur Lewellyn
Adelle Cline
Ella Morrison
Trimble
Maude Knowlton
Summer Lax
R. D
R. D. Greene
Guysville
Lydia Hope
John Boden
Adam Tom
New Marshfield
Walter Lennox
Erwin Channell
Defense Leaders of Township Will Meet
The committee chairman and the co-chairman of the Mechanics- Surg Defense Corps will meet at the Athens Township Schoolhouse Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Mechanics- Surg Defense Corps
Athens Township
Country Club Season Opens at Athens Club Stag Night
The Athens Country Club will host the first Stag Night of the year next Wednesday April 22 with a 6 to 7 p.m. buffet. Golf season plans, tournaments, and events will be announced. Guests may be invited by members. tickets available at the club or from committee members. The Southeastern Ohio District Golf Tournament is set for Marietta on June 15 and 16.
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Athens Country Club
Don Barstow
Norman Dean
W. B. Drake
H. B. Noble
William Smiley
Byron A. Wolfe
D. H. Sams
Earl Beckley
Mike Heaney
B. T. Grover
Marietta
Navy invites enlisted men to seek commissions
The Navy announced that regular and reserve enlisted personnel may apply for officer training as ensigns without the usual college requirements. A six month veteran may enter OT C after three years of college work, while a 12 month veteran needs only two years. The move aligns Army and Navy trends to promote officers from the enlisted ranks.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Reserve
Naval
Army
Promoter Outlines Athens County Industry Prospects
At a Berry Hotel meeting with 19 members the Athens County Industrial Association heard Chicago promoter G. A. Bentley discuss attracting new industries. Bentley, praised for success in other counties, outlined his work and shared results after touring the county Thursday. Gordon K. Bush presided.
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Athens County Industrial Association
Berry Hotel
G. A. Bentley
Chicago
Athens Cunty
Bentley
Gordon K. Bush
Cole Brothers Circus Wins Athens Permit
Cole Brothers Circus has obtained a permit to show at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Wednesday May 20. Mayor Franz Woodworth reported the event and noted a $50 license fee payable to the city if the circus performs.
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Cole Brothers Circus
Athens County Fairgrounds
Franz Woodworth
Cole Brothers
Athens woman jailed for intoxication sentence
Frances Sycles a 28 year old resident of Athens was arrested Thursday night by city police on a charge of intoxication. She was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the Nelsonville City Jail by Mayor Franz L Woodworth this morning.
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Frances Sycles
Athens
Nelsonville
Franz L. Woodworth
Carl William Smart
William Golden
Parkersburg
Franz Woodworth
Woodworth
Gerald Cooper
Red Cross Arranges Messages With Relatives Abroad
The International and National Red Cross set up a message system for war separated families. Local chapters accept 25 word messages with no cost and replies arrive soon. A package service delivers food and cigarettes to prisoners or those in enemy countries for a $2.75 payment.
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International
National
Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
National Red Cross
International Red Cross
E. H. Hudson
Elmwood
G. E. Cutforth
Offag
Germany
Alice V. Kurtz Dies at 86 in Granville
Word has been received that Mrs. Alice Vorhees Kurtz died Thursday at her Granville home aged 86. A former Athens County resident, she was first married to William H. Voorhees of Albany then to George A. Kurtz, Athens County treasurer. She leaves son Arthur B. Kurtz of Granville, granddaughter Mrs. G. A. Smith of Newark, and two great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sydney Everson officiating. burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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D. Whaley
Hebbardsville
Alice Vorhees Kurtz
Granville
Kurtz
Athens County
William H. Voorhees
Albany
George A. Kurtz
Arthur B
G. A. Smith
Newark
Sydney Everson
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Driver Fined After Truck Car Collision Near Coolville
A semi driven by Robert McCall 24 Warren skidded on Route 50 near Coolville and forced a car driven by Harry Weber Pittsburgh off the road. The truck shed steel casings that crushed the car roof. Both drivers were uninjured. McCall pled guilty to unsafe operation and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Robert McCall
Warren
Harry Weber
Pittsburgh
Coolville
Weber
Justice of Peace
Fairchild
McCall
William Barber Home for a Navy Leave of Ten Days
William Leslie Barber, apprentice seaman in the U S Navy, is spending a 10 day leave at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Barber 217 St John St Nelsonville. Barber enlisted at the Athens naval recruiting sub station in January 1942 and has completed basic training at Great Lakes Navy Training Station. He will enroll in the Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes after his leave. A second son Floyd Barber also serves in the navy and is stationed aboard the USS Colorado.
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William Leslie Barber
U. S. Navy
Leslie Barber
St. John St
Nelsonville
Barber
Athens
Great Lakes
Floyd
Navy
Colorado
Zirkle Promoted to Corporal in Military Police
Barboursville resident Pvt. Carroll W. Zirkle of the Military Police Detachment has been promoted to corporal. A Rutland High School alumnus, he previously resided with his parents and joined the U S Army on July 3 1941. He is now stationed at Shelby Mississippi.
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D. E. Zirkle
Barboursville
W. Va
Pvt
Carroll W. Zirkle
Military Police
Corporal Zirkle
Rutland High School
U. S. Army
Shelby, Miss
Unemployment Benefits Rise in Ohio Area Figures
Unemployed workers in the Athens area received 95 628.33 dollars in unemployment compensation during the first quarter. The state reports the average weekly benefit at 12.77 dollars, while Athens area averages 11.64. Statewide new claims fell from 23 095 in February to 19 164 in March and weekly benefit recipients declined to 40 625. In Athens area counties 238 new claims were filed in March with an average 701 recipients. Warren led the state with 13.72 and Springfield at 13.65.
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Athens
Thomas A. Wood
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Hocking, Vinton
Meigs
Hocking
Vinton
Warren
Springfield
Alarm System Not Adequate In Athens Rights
In Athens a test alert reportedly failed to reach many areas. Rolland S. Jones of the Citizens Defense Corps cites inadequate sirens. Heating plant steam whistles Athene State Hospital Rardin Bros plant and McBee Co plant sounded intermittently for two minutes. No funds exist to buy a city wide siren.
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Athens
Rolland S. Jones
Citizens Defense Corps
Ohio University
Athens State Hospital
Rardin Bros. Co
McBee Co
Jones
Defense Corps
Peter Seel Nears End Of Aviation Training
Ellington Field Texas awaits the graduation of Aviation Cadet Peter B Seel Jr 27 of Athens on completion of seven months of intensive instruction. His program includes ground school combat orders precision and instrument flying radio work and blind flying. He will be commissioned a second lieutenant.
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Ellington Field
Texas
Peter B. Seel
S. Congress St
Athens
P. B. Seel
Busy Bees 4-H Club elects officers at meeting
The Busy Bees 4-H Sewing Circle elected officers for the year including President Patty Laziman and Vice President Nancy Risley. Secretarial duties go to Betty Martin, treasurer Martha Davidson, news reporter Phyliss Cuttingham, with recreational leaders Betty Hixenbaugh and Shirley James. Members Peggy Hood Barbara Lowe Martha Rickey Geraldine Mecalf Eurless Hess Hope Hess Jean Brooks and Peggy Shafer attended. Next meeting is Tuesday April 21 at Mechanicsburg School at 3 30.
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Busy Bees 4-H Sewing Circle
Patty Laziman
Nancy Risley
Betty Martin
Martha Davidson
Phyliss Cuttingham
Betty Hixenbaugh
Shirley James
Peggy Hood
Barbara Lowe
Martha Rickey
Geraldine Mecalf
Eurless Hess
Hope Hess
Jean Brooks
Peggy Shafer
Mechanicsburg School
Local Hospital Admissions Increase Across Athens Area
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Ella Yearger of The Plains underwent a major surgical operation this morning. Miss Wardene Brooks of Glouster was admitted for an emergency appendectomy Thursday night. Mrs. Alma Harvey of 69 West State Street and Mrs. Mary Kouri of Nelsonville were admitted Thursday afternoon for medical treatment. John James of Athens Route 1 was released today.
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Ella Yearger
the Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wardene Brooks
Glouster
Alma Harvey
State St
Mary Kouri
Nelsonville
John James
Athens Route 1
Salvation Army Weekend Services Announced in Athens
The Athens Salvation Army Corps lists a weekend program with a salvation meeting Saturday at 7 30 p m Sunday School at 9 45 a m holiness meeting at 11 a m and a salvation meeting again at 7 30 p m.
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Athens Salvation Army Corps
Brooks Fletcher Announces Run for Eighth District Nomination
Brooks Fletcher, former five term Congress member, announces candidacy again for the Democratic nomination in Ohio's Eighth Congressional District after a defeat four years prior.
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Marion
Brooks Fletcher
Eighth
Post Office to Issue 3-Cent Stamp for Kentucky Admission
The Post Office department plans to issue around June 1 a special 3-cent stamp commemorating Kentucky's 150th anniversary as a state. The release marks a historic milestone and honors Kentucky’s admission to statehood.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Kentucky
Rudy's Still Rushing to Serve in Air Corps
R. J. Isselstein former Athens County Board of Elections clerk now serves in the army at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. He hopes to attend the Air Force Officers Training School in Miami Florida. In a letter he describes boot camp routine and early mornings with drills meals lights out. He signs as Flight B 367 T. S. S. Jefferson Barracks Mo.
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R. J. Isselstein
Athens County Board of Elections
Army
Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Air Force Officers’ Training School
Miami
Fla
Reveille
Flight B
Athens Youth Stationed At a New Post in India
William Van Dyke, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Van Dyke of 34 Race St., reports from Karachi India as part of the U S Air Corps ground division. He sailed in January and is the first of the family to write from his new station. Nearby, John Van Dyke recently joined the Army and is stationed at Camp Livingston Louisiana after transfer from Fort Benjamin Harrison. Carl Van Dyke, not in active service, trains pilots in the CPTP after transfers to Milwaukee and previously worked at the Athens Airport.
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Athens
India
William van Dyke
R. M. van Dyke
Race St
Karachi
U. S. Air Corps
van Dyke
Australia
John van Dyke
U. S. Army
Camp Livingston
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Carl van Dyke
Sam
Roscoe Turner Aeronautical School
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Wis
Amesville 4-H Club Elects New Officers
Thirty attended the Amesville 4-H Lewin Club meeting at Amesville High School for officer elections. Officers elected include President Jo Jag0, Vice President Pauline McDaniel, Secretary Pauline Fleming, Treasurer Leona Faye Zarley, Recreation Leader June Eckward, and News Reporter Dorothy Mesehher. adviser is Mrs. James Mesehher. The event was held April 29 at the high school.
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Amesville
4-H
Lewin Club
Hig
James Mesehher
Jo Jag0
Pauline McDaniel
Pauline Fleming
Leona Faye Zarley
June Eckward
Dorothy Mesehher
Amesville High School
Columbus Man Fined in Local Court for DUI Plea
Arliss Allen, 43, Columbus, was fined $100 and costs after pleading guilty to physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated on Route 33 north of Athens. State patrol arrested him Wednesday. Mayor Franz Woodworth issued the judgment Friday.
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Arliss Allen
Columbus
State Patrol
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Wood Shows Mexico Color Films At 4-H Meeting
Athens County Senior 4-H Club met at Athens Grange Hall on Wednesday. Principal L. Wood screened color films of Mexico. A hobo party was planned for May. Margaret Chadwick Mildred Ulmer Mary Jane DeLano led the recreation hour. Refreshments by Howard Starlin. Attendees listed include Sheridan Chadwick Dorsey Hart Ifler Loeffler Starlin Wright Thelma Smith Barlow Frische Maxwell.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Athens High School
Mexico
Margaret Chadwick
Mildred Ulmer
Mary Jane DeLano
Howard Starlin
John Sheridan
Helen Sheridan
Frances Dorsey
Bowman Attends Columbus Dental Meeting
Dr. C. M. Bowman has returned from Columbus where he attended the annual dental meeting at Ohio State University. The event is a refresher gathering for OSU dentistry graduates held each year.
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C. M. Bowman
Columbus
Ohio State University
OSU Dentistry
AHS Orchestra and Glee Club Plan Evening Concert
Athens High School will present a combined concert tonight at 8 in the high school auditorium featuring the Orchestra under Floyd Prince with members Bill Abraham Donna Ayres Helen Bailey Cayr Baird and others and the Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus and additional band supporters. The program will include popular classical and folk numbers performed by the ensembles and soloists.
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Athens High School Girls’ Glee Club
Floyd Prince
Bill Abraham
Donna Ayres
Helen Bailey
Cayr Baird
Eleroy Clendenin
Betty Coffman
Virginia Dabritz
Gerald DePew
Jim Farley
Esther Gale
David Goldsberry
Dick Grekila
Robert Hart
Sally Hawkins
George Hooper
Dorothy James
Homer Johnson
Conrad Josten
Mary Marianeo
Betty Marshall
Ted Neutzling
James Pennell
William Puckney
Julia Abraham
Gail Baird
Dorothy Bradfield
Margie Brannon
Isabelle Brown
Betty Bartlett
Enid Bean
Maxine Bethel
Mary Chadwick
Mary Christian
Sue Coury
Ruth Evans
Ruth Gentry
Martha Gilbert
Jane Gladding
Betty Griswold
Hattie Lou Grones
Ruth Ann Grover
Elaine Hess
Jeanette James
Gene Kissner
Jean Mickle
Ethel Parkis
Margie Rose
Elsie Rowles
Irene White
Paul Barnhill
Howard Bobo
Jimmie Clark
John Deissle
Bob Jones
Emory Koker
Eddie McPherson
Albert Dalton Dies After Short Illness
Albert W. Dalton aged 78 of Athens Route 3 died this morning at Sheltering Arms hospital after a two week illness. A native of Decatur Township he spent most of his life in Stewart. His death followed his 56th wedding anniversary. Surviving are his wife five daughters and five sons several sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be Sunday at Belpre with burial at Rockland. Friends may call at Spencer Funeral Home Belpre.
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Albert W. Dalton
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Decatur Township
Washington County
Dalton
Stewart
Albert Dalton
Joe Adams
Leonard Mayle
Belpre
Antonio Edward
James Ellison
Pittsburgh
Glenn Simpson
Irwin
Guy
Wyatt
Canaonville
Emmett
Loring
Wade
Elmer Parker
Springfield
Margaret Morgan
Dayton
Rockland
Spencer Funeral Home
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Busy Bees
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