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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
10
A garbled record notes a public meeting with officers elected and board actions discussed. Mentions include a Mr Gray at home for security, Chapter members such as Carl Wils ing and Logan His Art, and a dispute involving a Columbus Spring Street location with a $25 entrance window entry.
Corning notes urge residents to send worn fur coats to the Fur Vest Project. Expert workmen will transform them into fur lined vests for merchant marines, with contact Mrs. Bertha Levion at 3771. Also in Corning news Catholic Ladies of Columbia met, and TNT Sewing Club gathered at Mrs. Exenkamper’s home with members listed.
Hemlock news notes list three sailors returning to bases after furloughs with parents. Herman Hodgson to Washington, Ted Orris to Massachusetts, and Bryce Tharp to Great Lakes. Families report Easter flowers and health updates for servicemen overseas and in hospitals. Local residents visit relatives, travel for military examinations, and attend events in nearby towns.
Hooper Ridge notes report 34 in Sunday school last Sunday and plans to paint the church interior and exterior. Local residents donate and may contact Mrs Garnet Keirns Mrs Hilda Kasler or Mrs Altha Snyder. The column mentions visits, illnesses and family ties among Keirns Kasler Mingus Lafollette Osborn and related households.
Mrs. James Mays mother of Clyde Mays dies at her Huntington home aged octogenarian. J Everette Saunders sells store to Fred Frownfelter. Saunders' son died from meningitis. Huntington residents guests of Angell. Pvt Ralph Waugh on furlough from Camp Barkley visits Waughs. Paul Sheets and family host furloughs from Fort Riley. Nelson Brucker and daughter visit. Mumps claims local youths Jimmy Baldwin Anita Belle Sheets Phyllis Wooten. Frances Sheets Evelyn visit Donovan Wogan in Pomeroy.
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