Three Athens County registrants called for screening tests
Thirty three registrants from Athens County Selective Service Board No 2 are notified to report for screening at the board office in Nelsonville on April 29. The list includes Windle, Pierpoint, Higgins, Monroe, Per, Scott, Sewards, Grose, Thompson, Huddy, Kles, Shaw, Hutchison, Kessler, McDaniel and others from Nelsonville, Athens, Glouster and surrounding areas. A next induction will be scheduled for the sec t week of May. Marriage licenses filed in Athens County Probate Court include Homer Jenkins and Dorothy Pearl Maxwell.
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Nelsonville
Hens County
Selective Service Board No. 2
Office of the Board
American Ion
Adams St
Mas F
Vashon St
Ralph O. Higgins
Far St
Eddie Monroe
Ivenor
Clyde Lobo Harold
Franklin St
Jos- Donald Storick
Wright
Fort St
Edwardton
Grover St
Frankman Rosser, Jr
Fayette Frank Bellman Betts
Washington St
Thomas Sher- Williams
Chestnut St
Mest Howard Thompson
Ons Rt
Lorenzo Dow Huddy
Onville
Carl William Kles
Pratts Fork
Ctharles Shaw
Iles Edward Lewis
Charles Melvin Hutchison
Nville
Lawrence Edward Ian
Lathrop
Clyde Leroyngler
Fines Floyd Baker
Guysville
Lloyd Ancil Dowler
New Irshfield
Orville Murley
Carbondale
Walker Lewis Ian
Hockingport
Freddie
Athens County
Homer Jenkins
K Yard
Jacksonville
Dorothy Pearl Maxwell
Glouster
Simplexes Disappeared Pimples Promoted In Ad
An advertisement touts a medicated liquid ErEx for drying pimples and Kleerex as a compatible product. It claims users achieved clear complexions after daily application and offers a 47 cent bottle via Athens Pharmacy on Court Street.
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Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Sylvia Hartley Dies After Prolonged Illness at Vere Ridge
Sylvia Hartley 75 of Vere Ridge died Sunday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a long illness. Her husband John Hartley died last August. She leaves three daughters, five sons, three sisters, 21 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral by Rev. Gilbert Courtney at the family home Tuesday at 1 PM EWT. burial in W Union St. Cemetery. Friends may call at home.
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Sylvia Hartley
Vere Ridge
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Hartley
Byron Danford
Athens
Theodore Sparks
Seattle
Wash
William Sparks
Auburn
John W
Andrew C. Hartley
James C. Hartley
Jacksonville
W. Nay Hartley
Warren
S. N. Hartley
Amesville
William Hartley
Columbus
Burl Carpenter
Lancaster
Lena Thorne
Gilbert Courtney
Vore Ridge
W. Union St
A L Maxwell Dies Suddenly Former Athens Resident
Alford L Maxwell, 76, former Athens resident, died suddenly Saturday night of a heart attack while at work at Hoover Sweeper Manufacturing Co in Canton. He leaves his second wife Louisa Smith Maxwell and five daughters Mrs Bennett, Mrs Clemens, Mrs Swingler of Canton, Mrs Case of Akron, and Mrs Carpenter of Athens. services Tuesday at Jagers Funeral Home Athens with calling after seven.
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Alford L. Maxwell
Athens
Hoover Sweeper Manufacturing Co
Canton
Maxwell
Mary Maxwell
Louisa Smith Smith Maxwell
Cleve Bennett
Howard Clemens
Walter Swingler
Charles Case
Akron
L . Carpenter
Frank Donaldson
Jagers
Fire destroys Findlay Country Club. blaze started by chimney sparks
Fire swept through the Findlay Country Club yesterday with authorities attributing the blaze to chimney sparks. Fire Chief Raymond De Hays reported the fire caused extensive damage to the building.
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Findley
Findlay Country Club
Raymond de Hays
Six Drivers Arrested by State Patrol
Sunday morning arrests by the State Highway Patrol led to fines from Mayor Franz Woodworth for two Athens County men Lawrence Owen Slaughter 37 of Athens and Danial Jefferson McKinley 63 of Glouster. Other cited or fined include Noah E. Tye Nelsonville cab driver awaiting mayoral appearance for unsafe operation on Route 33, Neal Elton Nelson 24 of Carter Michigan for unsafe operation on Route 216, Garth Reed Miller 24 of Chauncey for failing to halt at a stop sign on Route 33, and Walter Kobaleski 42 of Chauncey for unsafe operation on Route 33.
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State Highway Patrol
Franz Woodworth
Athens County
Lawrence Owen Slaughter
Smith St
Athens
Danial Jefferson McKinley
Route
Neal Elton Nelson
Carter
Mich
Ogg
William Hines
Chauncey
Garth Reed Miller
Route 33
Hines
Walter Kobaleski
Five Hurt as Car Overturns Near Chauncey
Five persons suffered minor bruises and lacerations when a car driven by Harold Eugen Drake age 16 of Corning Route 1 failed to make a curve on Route 33 south of Chauncey Friday night. The car left the highway and rolled over badly damaging it. Treated for minor injuries at a Chauncey physician’s office were Phil Drake Corning Martha Tharp Richard McCarter Hemlock and Vietta Masterson Glouster.
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Harold Eugene Drake
Corning
Chauncey
State Highway Patrol
Phil Drake
Martha Tharp
Richard McCarter
Hemlock
Vietta Masterson
Glouster
Movie Patron Loses $1500 Under Seat
John Kurinzi age 60 lost a 1500 roll of small bills in the State Theater in Elizabeth New Jersey yesterday. Police ordered 600 patrons to stay in seats while officers searched and the bills bound with an elastic band were found under a rear seat.
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Elizabeth
N. J
John Kurinzi
National League umpire Robert Emslie dies at 84
ST THOMAS Ont AP Robert D Emslie longtime National League umpire died at home after a long illness He was 84.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
Robert D. Emslie
Emslie
Local men sent to Army posts and Navy aviation schools
Eight area soldiers depart Fort Hayes for Camp Polk Louisiana as part of World War II mobilization. Names include Emmett Manley Joseph Morgan Delbert Macombs Theodore Reuter Marion Congo Roy Palmer and William Poling who graduates from Great Lakes Navy boot camp as honor man and begins aviation machinist schooling. Others return furloughs and moves to Bolling Field Miami University Roosevelt Field and Atterbury while pursuing radio radioman and aircraft engine training.
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Army
Fort Hayes
Camp Polk
Emmett R. Manley
Middleport
Joseph B. Morgan
President St
Athens
Delbert R. Maccombs
Nelsonville
Theodore W. Reuter
Pomeroy
Marion F. Congo
Racine
Roy R. Palmer
William Denning Poling, Jr
Morris Ave
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Athens High School
Ohio University
Poling
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Navy
W. D. Poling
Retailers To Report Food Sales Under OPA R-1601
The Office of Price Administration requires all retailers selling meats fats fish and cheese to register OPA Form R-1601 between May 3 and May 14. Reports must cover point values of sales from April 25 to May 1 plus points on hand at May 1 and total in the ration bank. Forms will be mailed by the local War Price and Rationing Board.
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Office of Price Administration
Leonard Prater
War Price and Rationing Board
Second Officer Catharine Wells Promoted in WAAC
Third Officer Catharine Wells of Wilkesville Ohio has been promoted to second officer at the WAAC. A former Wheelersburg High teacher and Ohio State University graduate, she serves as assistant chief of the Administrative Specialist School in Des Moines. Her brothers Loring and William Wells are in the military.
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Orville M. Christy
Sara Christy
Long Bottom
Route 2
Navy
Miami University
Oxford
Catharine Wells
Bessie L. Wells
Wilkesville
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Wheelersburg
Wilkesville High School
Ohio State University
Columbus
Capitol City Products Co
Air cadet transfers noted after academy training
Arnold E. Wilson of Gloucester is moved from Fort Thomas Reception Center to Air Force Command Medical at Kearns Field Utah. He previously attended the Academy of Aeronautics at LaGuardia Field New York and the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics at Newark New Jersey.
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Arnold E. Wilson
Glouster
Fort Thomas
Air Force Command
Kearns ‘Field
Utah
Rain Holds Off Until Easter Parade’s Over
Dark clouds threatened showers on Easter but held back until late last night. Athens enjoyed ideal warm weather with bright skies and a high of 78 and a low of 54. At noon today the temperature was 60 degrees, and last night’s rainfall was a mere trace reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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Athens
C. N. France
Credentials Needed To Change Jobs In Ohio Area
H Sands, manager of the Athens office of the United States Employment Service, issued a statement on credentials for locals seeking work elsewhere. Residents must obtain an inter area clearance from their current local office before responding to ads or seeking jobs in other areas. County by county contact points include Athens Meigs Gallia Hocking Vinton and West Virginia offices with specified meeting days and locations. Two men were fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Woodworth for intoxication.
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I H. Sands
Athens
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Athens County
N. Court St
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Gallia County
Hocking County
Logan
Vinton County
McArthur
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Ohio
St Joseph Aspirin Claim as 10 Cent Leader
An advertisement proclaims St Joseph Aspirin as purer and the world’s largest seller at 10 cents with a promise of reliability and high demand. The copy emphasizes superiority over competing products and urges readers to choose St Joseph Aspirin.
March birthday registrants register for selective service
Sixteen Athens County youths from Selective Board No. 2 have registered for selective service upon reaching 18. They must appear for registration on their 18th birthdays this March. Names include Charles Calvin Juniper Nelsonville, Gerald Warren Doanville, Harold Warren Doanville, and others across Nelsonville Athens Guysville Trimble and Buchtel areas.
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Nelsonville
District of Athens County Selective Board No. 2
Charles Calvin Juniper
Gerald Warren
Doanville
Harold Warren
Lloyd Edward Howard
Vern Allen Webb
Guysville
Ray Allen Cheeseman
St. Charles St
Raymond Loren Mckibben
New Marshfield
Richard Marshall Brown
Athens
Thomas Joseph Griffin
William George Chesser
Hubert Buck, Jr
Dean Silas Sayers
Trimble
Miles Eugene Wolfe
Clyde LeRoy Moore
Rodney Yulis ‘Thomas
Buchtel
David Arden Hawk
Athens Rt
No Experience Needed to Join WAVES in Athens
Navy recruiter R. J. Windisch in Athens says no prior business or professional background is required for WAVES or SPARS entry. He notes Navy training will prepare recruits for service roles after a few months, and urges interested women to discuss qualifications with a recruiter at the Post Office Building.
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R. J. Windisch
Navy
Athens
Jessie Carpenter Dies At Her Home In Meigs County
Miss Jessie Carpenter age 63 of Meigs County died at her home after months of illness. Burial will be at Temple Cemetery with Rev. Crabtree of Rutland in charge. She was daughter of the late Alvin and Mary Carpenter and survived by a sister in law Blanche Carpenter and a niece Mrs Dan Farmer. Additional relatives in Meigs and Athens Counties survive.
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Jessie Carpenter
Meigs County
Carpenter
Temple Cemetery
Crabtree
Rutland
Miss Carpenter
Alvin and
Mary Carpenter
Blanche Carpenter
John Carpenter
Dan Farmer
Middleport
Meigs
Athens Counties
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