Men of Athens County No 1 Area Accepted for Armed Forces
Forty five Athens men underwent preinduction physicals in Clarksburg W Va. Thirty three were Navy acceptable eleven for Army general service and one for Army limited service. Of those accepted 39 registered locally and six transferred from other boards. The list names many Athens Dover and Trimble residents with addresses and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clarksburg
W. Va
Office of
Athens County Selective Service Board No
Navy
Army
Dover
Trimble Townships
Loren Rodney Phillips
Niles
Carl Gabriel
Edward Eugene Welch
Trimple
Harold Elliott Lucas
Dayton
William Clarence Channell
the Plains
Charles W. Barnhart
Marion
FORE
Arnold Anel Maxwell
Worthington
Pearl Hobart Misner
Mantua
Courtney H. Pettit
West Carrollton
Ollie Townsend Shouse
Union St
Lloyd Francis Wade
Chauncey
Richard Morgan Stanley
Trimble
Samuel Francis van Ness
Columbus
William Harison Goins
John Warren Tolson
Nelsonville
Max Berle Peden
Wilmington
Donald Martin Bolin
John Forrest Wise
N. Court St
John William Roberson
Montrose Ave
Harold Edwin Umbarger
S. Congress St
Lawrence Albert Malone
Summit St
Glouster
Lawrence Edwin Peck
Pratts Fork
James Edward McMullen
N. Shafer St
Shift to War Work Is Slow
Columbus Ohio war manpower commission director E L Keenan said last week the number of 4 F registrants moving to war jobs is up but still relatively slow. He urged 4 F men to seek war work to ease draft related employment issues and noted a compliance program to improve reporting of employer leaves without notices of availability to give the U S Employment Service full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. L. Keenan
Ohio War Manpower Commission
WMC
Keenan
U. S. Employment Service
Roscoe Simmons Dies Of Accident Injuries
Coolville Ohio portable note reports Roscoe Jack Simmons age 41 painter for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died in Portmouth hospital from injuries after a fall from a bridge while working at Sciotoville. He leaves two brothers Lawrence and Wilbert and five sisters Lora Clem Ella Butcher Irene Brownfield Beulah Buckley Virginia Ruch Funeral arrangements not set Marion Ohio had separate report of Mrs Gertrude High age 55 struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train while walking along tracks.
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Coolville
Roscoe
Jack) Simmons
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Porttmouth
Sciotoville
Torch
Lawrence
Wilbert
Lora Clem
Ella Butcher
Weston
W. Va
Irene Brownfield
Local servicemen on leave and training across the nation
Ernest A. Lucas, a petty officer first class in the U. S. Navy with two commendations and a Presidential Unit Citation, returns home after eight months at sea aboard submarines. The report lists his unit transfers, home life, and plans to join a destroyer escort in Norfolk, with mentions of family, wife Beatrice Martin, and the couple’s San Diego home. The page also highlights other Athens County service members completing training, receiving transfers, or reporting overseas from Fort Knox, Drew Field, Camp Crowder, and ships in Sicily, Italy, and England, naming numerous individuals and their units or destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Lucas
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Lucas
San Diego
Calif
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Okhotsk Sea
Japheld Paramoshiri Island
Submarine Service
Norfolk
Verna Mulpas
Poston
Perry Lucas
Burwell
W. Va
Beatrice Martin
Shade
Consolidated Aircraft Plant
Navy
Raymond Augustine
Athens
Pfc
Raymond Dewey Augustine
Sicily
England
Bowman Field
Maxton
Paul James
Pfe
Glennis Karns
Italy
Remember The Snow 1901 Heavy Snowfalls Hit Ohio
In 1901 April 19 Morgan County recorded 24 inches of snow as one of the heaviest on record. Local observer H A Wooley recalls measuring the snowfall eight miles from Glouster. By May 7 snow remnants persisted in some areas, while today Athens enjoys springlike warmth with 60 degree noon readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
H. A. Wooley
Foster St
Half of U. S. Negro Soldiers Overseas
Secretary of War Stimson reports about 50 percent of American Negro soldiers are overseas or en route. A Congressional Record letter to Rep. Ludlow notes 32 percent of overseas Negro troops serve in combat or combat support roles, addressing discrimination complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
War Stimson
Stimson
Rep. Ludlow
D-Ind
Congressional Record
WCTU Praises MacArthur Stance Against Scotch Reward
In Evanston Illinois the Women's Christian Temperance Union lauds General Douglas MacArthur for denying Maj. Richard J Bong a bottle of Scotch whisky as a reward for his 27 confirmed aerial victories. WCTU leader Mrs. Ida B Wise Smith hails the ruling as moral leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
Douglas MacArthur
Richard J. Bong
America
Women's Christian Temperance Union
MacArthur
Ida B. Wise Smith
WCTU
Local military families visit during furloughs and leaves
Gene Rorick and James Hooper return to home towns after furloughs from training and service. Rorick plans leave at home after recruit training at Great Lakes. Hooper spent a furlough with parents in Athens while his wife Frances works in Columbus. In the Hooper household a family dinner brought together relatives including Ben Hooper, Jane Hooper, Fred Hooper Jr., Frank Hooper and John Pedigo families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hooper
Camp McCoy
Wis
Fred Hooper
Athens
Frances
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus
Hooper
Ben Hooper
Jane Hooper
Pontiac
Mich
Frank Hooper
John Pedigo
Wounded Can't Wait Blood Drive Urges County Volunteers
Dr. Carl A. Frey, Athens County Red Cross chair, says five hundred forty volunteers are needed as a mobile Blood Donor unit comes from Columbus May 1 to 5. He stresses urgency of blood plasma for battle fronts and urges residents to register now with Mrs. Ruth Herbert at the health office for an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Frey
Athens County
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
The
Blood Donor Service
Columbus
Frey
Ruth Herbert
Poston Social And Personal Notes Chronicle Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Stanley Sycks hosted a dinner for son Stanley before Navy entry. Numerous relatives, including Ed and Ruth Sycks family, joined Easter visitors and others from Pontiac to Akron. The Poston Ladies Club held farewell for Susan Fograssy, with a schoolhouse gathering and last club meeting at Mrs Ethel McDaniel's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Bonnie
Eugene
Ed Sycks
Lavena
Thelma
Margaret
Jackie Sycks
Bennie Hooper
Pontiac
Mich
Mary Rivers
Fred Hooper
Shade
Hooper
Jim
Clifford Wade
Evelyn Lonas
William Holderman
Walter Stiers
Columbus
James Wade
Ann Skinner
Thelma McCann
Canaanville
Arthur Fresh
Barbara Lonas
William Lonas
Lucille Dennis
Seaman
Tommy Dennis
U. S. Coast Guards
New York
Kenneth Wade
Dennis
Wade
Dolores Hunter
Sandusky
William Hunter
Alec Fograssy
Matila
Isabelle
Susan Fograssy
Clinton Bartlett
Akron
Della West
Bartletts
Bartlett
Susanna South
Deliah Edwards
Hazel Bobo
Cleo Pierce
Ethel McDaniel
Mary Belle Sycks
Charlie Hillyer
Daugter
William McColley
Clarice Shields
Lenora Wade
Inez Wade
Poston
Two fined for reckless driving and intoxication in Athens
Mayor Franz Woodworth fined two residents for traffic offenses. Denver Stover, 20, of Athens Route 2, received $25 and costs for reckless driving, while Ivan Welch, 29, of Athens Route 1, was fined $5 and costs for intoxication.
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Denver Stover
Athens
Ivan Welch
Franz Woodworth
Edward H. Russell Observes 23rd Birthday Aboard USS North Carolina
Edward H. Russell SF 2-c son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Russell of Athens Route 3 marked his twenty third birthday on April 12 aboard the battleship USS North Carolina. A Chauncey-Dover High School graduate, he enlisted December 12, 1941 and has not yet had a home leave. He serves in the Pacific theater.
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Edward H. Russell
SF 2-c
Thomas Russell
Athens
North Carolina
Chauncey-Dover
Navy
Pacific
Cuckler Rites Held at Syracuse Funeral Home
The funeral for David T. Cuckler, 67, was held Monday at Finsterwald Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Liam Steen of Junction City. Burial took place at Wells Cemetery in Downington. D. B. Williams, former school superintendent, was readmitted for treatment after hospital discharge. Distinct attendees included Donald Graves and family from Canton, various Cuckler relatives, and local friends. A roof damage incident affected Mollie Clark’s home. a birthday party honored Miss Marjorie Moore at Pt. Pleasant chemical plant with cake and dinner. Rev. Lawrence Schmitt plans to attend the Ohio Methodist Conference in Columbus May 23 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
David T. Cuckler
Finsterwald
Liam Steen
Junction City
Wells Cemetery
Downington
D. B. Williams
Holzer Hospital
David T. Duckler
Donald Graves
James
Ruth Ann
Eva Nelle
David Cuckler
Keith
George
Canton
Reid Jenkinson
Joe
Columbus
John Cuckler
Akron
Owen Bartram
Huntington
William Steen
Mollie Clark
Marjorie Moore
Pt. Pleasant Chemical Plant
van Johnson
Dana Hysel
da Quisenberry
Annie Will
Athens
Lawrence Schmitt
Ohio Methodist
Lawrence Sellers
R. B. Sellers
Larry
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Athens County No. 1
Marine Corps and Coast Guard
Paul Herbert Beckley
E. State &J
Widbur Baird Ines
Franklin Ave
Donald James Wolfe
Wolfe St
Thens
George Nathan Smith
S. McKinley Ave
Edward Townsend van Dyke
Point Pleasant
John Floyd Rankin
Millfield
Edward John Moleski
Joseph Edward Tinkham
Earl Edward White
Hudson
Albert John Davis
Detroit
Willard Adams
Clarence Woodrow Sherwood
Gardner Purdy Hogte
Portsmouth
Mavin Edward Murphy
Harry Lee Coon
John Madison Jackson
William Edward North
First St
Herman Vance McKibben
Columus
William Monroe Johnson
G.N. Shafer
John Spicer Dalton
Grand Park Blivd
Conrad Martin
Roscoe Simmons
Gertrude High
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nippon
Robert Sherman McDaniel
New Plymouth
Aviation Ordnanceman
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Robert L. MecGraner
Mrs
Elva MecGraner
John R. Smith
Lathrop
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
D. D. Smith
Broadwell
Albert
166Th Infantry
Amos F. Priest
Armored Replacement Training Center
Fort Knox
Frederick R. O’nail
Helen F. O'Nail
Mill St
Charles Hudnell
Mildred Hudnell
Albany
Wilbur Young
Juanita Young
David E. West
Drew Field
Fla
Edward West
Private West
Camp Crowder, Mo
A. H. Brooks
Pvt
Ivan L. McLeod
Camp Bark
Eley
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Athens High School
Ohio University
Cleveland
KE. W. Swisher
Guysville
Lieut
Glenn E. Swisher
Cpl
Jess E. Nagle
Cora Nagle
Gulfport Field
Miss
LaCrosse
Alliance
Nebr
Dale Dye, Jr
Dale Dye
Carpenter
Fairport Harbor
Boston
Anzio
States
North Africa
South America
Walter V. Swett
Liverpool
Altringham
Manchester
Glennis Foughty
C. E. Foughty
Eva Foughty
California
Eddie Lou Howery
Columbia High School
Northern Ireland
Shirley F. Howery
Floyd W. Casto
Cheshire Route 2
Tank Destroyer Replacement Training Center
North Camp Hood
Texas
Hoyt McAfee
R. H. McAfee
Army Air Corps
Sergeant McAfee
Curtiss Wright Corp
Lee Beasley
USNR
Ralph Beasley
McKinley Ave
Sgt
Paul Beasley
Paul Edwin Kimes
Florence Adena Kimes
E. State St
Fred Sanders
Court St
the City
U. S
M’ Arthur
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Gene Rorick
Washington, D. C
Roe Rorick
Roricks
Arthur
New Guinea
Carl
E. Stanley Haller
Fast State St
Keystone Custodian Funds
Bonos Semes
Paerennen
Roy E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities
Cline
White House
Berry Hotel
I Finance Corporation
UE Asad
Athens Pharmacy
Nursola
Rardin Bros
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