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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1941

Page

5

Osborn Rites Planned for Saturday at Athens State Hospital

A Knights Templar funeral service will be held Saturday at the Christian Athens for Dr. F. A Osborn assistant superintendent of Athens State Hospital who died Wednesday Burial is in Logan Friends may call at the state hospital Dr Osborn born February 18 1873 in Long Bottom attended Mountain State Business College Parkersburg Lebanon College and Ohio University He graduated from Starling Ohio Medical College in 1909 and practiced in Ag Bottom before joining the Athens State Hospital staff in 1911 He was a Knight Templar and a member of several medical societies He married Anna Giesecke in 1922 and is survived by his wife a brother George of Racine

Knights Templar George Racine

Industrial Arts Conference Draws 300 at Ohio Campus

About three to four hundred instructors and students from over 40 Ohio counties will attend the Industrial Arts Conference at Ohio University. The event features demonstrations by university and high school students, 20 commercial exhibits, and a luncheon speech by Dr. E N Dietrich on Ohio Industrial Arts in National Defense.

Ohio Ohio University Department of Industrial Arts William M. Young College of Applied Science Ohio University Hotel Berry Ohio Industrial Arts E. N. Dietrich Dean Young F. Theodore Paige James O. Stephan Douglas W. Clausen Super Hall Southeastern F. P. Bundy Richard Chapman Dick Hughes Emmanuel Charonis Athens High School Martha Dowler Harry Peckham Edco Wreo Neil Thomas Deitrich Paige Thomas C. McCracken College of Education Stephan Einar A. Hansen University College Leonard Atkins James Roberts Myron Thompson Edgar Godfrey Kenneth Ward Alan Barnhill David McCall Wendell Swaim Roland Byers John Terleschi Alan Barnhillwood Eugene Harkins

Knights of Columbus donate blood in Athens council drive

Seventeen Athens Knights of Columbus members including Rev. Fr. William Dowd were blood typed at Sheltering Arms Hospital by Dr. Carl Frey. The donor group spans four blood types and will be called upon as needed when a patient’s family blood is unsuitable, each to receive a donor certificate and emblem. Members listed include George B. Rowan, George E. Christman, George A. Dresher, George Civille, William Miller, Charles Allberry, Paul Shannon, Andrew Kolenich, John Niggemeyer, Thomas Wood, John Vessalo, Gabriel Guerra, Fred Sanders, Edward Gallagher, Francis Lavelle, and Charles Ley.

Athens Council Knights of Columbus William G. Dowd Sheltering Arms Hospital Carl Frey Ohio University Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus Father Dowd George B. Rowan George E. Christman George A. Dresher George Civille William Miller Charles Allberry Paul Shannon Andrew Kolenich John Niggemeyer Thomas Wood John Vessalo Gabriel Guerra Fred Sanders Edward Gallagher Francis Lavelle Charles Ley

Army Recruiting Unit To Visit in Athens

Army recruiting officer Sgt. Arthur Wright announced the mobile unit will arrive in Athens on April 21 and remain the following day. Young men ages 18 to 35 interested in joining the Army may contact unit officers.

Arthur Wright United States Army Fourth St Zanesville Athens

U S Made Bombers Arrive in Singapore

American made patrol bombers arrived in Singapore after a Trans Pacific flight. They were greeted by RAF pilots in Brewster Buffalo fighters, reported in the air within 24 hours of uncrating.

Singapore U. S. Navy R.A.F

South Africa's Gold Supply Seen Near Exhaustion in 15 Years

The article warns that South Africa, source of over half of global gold, will see its gold output nearly exhausted within the next decade and a half, threatening long term supply.

South Africa

Have You Read Up at the Villa by Maugham

Review notes Somerset Maugham novel Up at the Villa set in a Florence area villa. Mary Panton, a widow of thirty after a glamorous past, faces three days of love and danger as three men pursue her. The tale blends lush Italian setting with themes of beauty, desire, and tragedy.

W. Somerset Maugham New York Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc Somerset Maugham Mary Panton Florence Ghirlandaio Mary Sir Edgar Swift Edgar India Bengal Rowley Flint Rowley Maugham

University students host Book Fair at elementary school

Ohio University literature class in early childhood prepares a Book Fair at University Elementary School from April 21 to 26. Students select children's books to gauge which types appeal to young readers and how adult choices are received. Elementary pupils add home books and rate favorites on slips.

Ohio University University

Parole Hearing Notice and Utility Abandonment Proposal

In London Ohio on April 17 1941 Carlos Harvey an inmate at London Prison Farm eligible for a parole hearing on or after June 1 1941 is noted. The Union Telephone Company seeks abandonment of a toll line between Glouster and Murray City with a public hearing set for April 29 1941 at 10 AM in Columbus Ohio.

London Ohio Carlos Harvey Athens County A. K. Chenoweth Union Telephone Company Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Glouster Murray City Public Utilities Commission Ohio Departments South Front Street Columbus Union Telephone CO George B. Quatman

Church of Nazarene Plans Sunday Services and Meetings

The Church of the Nazarene will hold Sunday School at 9:30 with Cecil Cox as superintendent. The Rev. Floyd Hondell will preach at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The N.Y.P.S. meets at 6:30 p.m. Youth and adult prayer groups meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Church of the Nazarene Cecil Cox Floyd Hondell N.Y.P.S

Draftees Now Real Soldiers from Ohio Letter

Athens mayor receives Corp. Jess Larch letter describing draftees becoming soldiers at Camp Shelby Mississippi. He notes basic training progress promotion chances, army life adaptation, and morale as troops train for possible invasion while facing night movements and disciplined routines.

Ohio Cliff Cornell Athens Corp Jess Larch Corporal Larch Company B 147Th Infantry 37Th Division Camp Shelby Hattiesburg Miss United States Army Ohio National Guard

Sharp Elected Chairman of County Farmers and Sportsmen

Edward Sharp of Nelsonville was elected chairman of the Athens County Farmers and Sportsmen's Association at a meeting in the Athens mayor's office last night. Harold Howell of Athens was named vice chairman Denzel Robinson of Amesville secretary Fred Phillips of Amesville former representative and Clarence Kelch of Athens sportsman representative were also chosen.

Edward Sharp Nelsonville Athens County Farmers’ and Sportsmen's Association Athens Harold Howell Denzel Robinson Amesville Fred Phillips Clarence Kelch Sportsman

Food distribution dates listed for Athens County towns

Surplus food commodities will be distributed in Athens County on Thursday April 24 to Ames Lee Bern and Alexander Townships and on Friday April 25 to York Township and Nelsonville per the Messenger notice. Martha Foster Yeomans files divorce petition against Jay Lawrence Yeomans in Case 17757. hearing set for May 31 or later.

Athens County Ames, Lee, Bern Alexander Townships York Township Nelsonville Jay Lawrence Yeomans Seventh Avenue New York City New York Martha Foster Yeomans Common Pleas Court Ohio

Supreme Court to Rule on Vote Board Vacancy Contests

Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments over a Republican Democrat clash for Athens County Board of Elections clerk. The dispute centers on the phrase otherwise by the secretary of state and whether it creates a distinct vacancy procedure. Secretary of State John E. Sweeney faces a mandamus petition to name a Republican.

Secretary of State Ohio Supreme Court Athens County Board of Elections Marseant Mre Channan Ee Ee Mee Ge Speperettilite John Call Frank Poston O. K. Parrett Lucy Murphy Earl Johnson R. J. Isselstein Athens John E. Sweeney Shannon Supreme Court Call and Poston Call

Substances Prolong Life of Auto Tires

Roy Lorentz of Roy's Auto Supply announced B F Goodrich Co is using Duramin in its 1941 tire line to resist rubber aging. The vitamin like material, developed since 1924, is blended by Goodrich chemists to create cooler running tires with less heat and reduced deterioration across the Silvertown line.

B. F. Goodrich Co Roy Lorentz Roy's Auto Supply Lorentz Goodrich Silvertown

Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges

At Sheltering Arms Mr. Eter Cole of Tuppers Plains was admitted yesterday for surgery today. Mrs. Pauline Williams of 74% W State St was discharged yesterday. Mrs. Ethel Leadbetter of 9 Atkins St Glouster Mrs. Ellen Clark of Coolville Miss Rhoda McCathern of Sugar Creek and Mrs. Marie Kerns of Amesville were discharged today.

Eter Cole Tuppers Plains Sheltering Arms Hospital Pauline Williams W. State St Ethel Leadbetter Atkins St Glouster Ellen Clark Coolville Rhoda McCathern Sugar Creek Marie Kerns Amesville

Athens Area Receives Light Rain and Mild Temps

Rain totaling forty hundredths of an inch fell in the Athens area Thursday night. The temperature dipped to 54 degrees with a high of 0 yesterday. This morning the mercury climbed to 73 degrees.

Athens

Athens Junior High Chooses Spelling Bee Representative

Glennis Barringer of the Athens Children's Home will represent Athens Junior High School in the central Ohio spelling bee in Columbus on April 26. The bee is open to students in grades up to the ninth.

Glennis Barringer Athens Children's Home Athens Columbus

Millfield Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Intoxication

Carl Shively 27 a truck driver of Millfield was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell this morning on intoxication charges and pleaded guilty. He received a fine of $5 plus costs after arrest Thursday night on Union Street by Officers Leslie Bradfield and Howard Mills.

Carl Shively Millfield Cliff Cornell Union St Leslie Bradfield Howard Mills

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Messenger Suppy Ee Kerr's Blackmore Philco and Crosley By Jack Wipgman Random Harvest James Hilton H. M Pnham Msquire John P. Marquand Oliver Wiswell Kenneth Roberts Delilah Marcus Goodrich Ernest Hemingway Jan Waltin the White Cliffs Alice Duer Miller Daphne DuMaurier Irvin S. Cobb Kabloona Gontran de Poncins Church of Nazarene Mary Farley Farley Larch Sam Sharp Conservation Agency M. PD. Hughes Carl Henry Love Shade Henry Cone Francis D. White Said Burke Ervin Court St Italy Oxfords Tan D White Hill's S. Court St the Mutual Home and Savings Association E. Washington St Athens, Ohio City Hall Cornell Cline
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