Athens County Faces Bond Drive To Reach Quota
Athens County needs 200 000 dollar bond sales with three days left in the drive. County chairman Fred H Sands reports total purchases 517 000 dollars toward a 1 164 000 dollar quota and urges residents to subscribe by Saturday. Area leader J H Warburton says the county has strong organization and calls for more solicitors and bank purchases to lift Athens from doubtful to quota assured.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
PACE
Athens County
Cign
Fred H. Sands
Ubtful
Thas
Sevice
J. H. Warburton
Messenger
Sands
Old Capitalism Declared Dead by U S Chamber Leader
Eric A. Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, proclaimed that old-style capitalism is gone forever. He tied political and economic freedom, warning that curtailing one harms the other, and cited Europe’s example where destroying free enterprise leads to tyranny.
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New York
Eric A. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Johnston
Europe
Plains Man Fined After DUI Plea in City Court
Martin Hunter aged 52 of The Plains was fined 50 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after state patrol found him in a parked car on the highway under the influence of alcohol. He pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.
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Martin Hunter
the Plains
Franz Woodworth
Hunter
Athens and Meigs Counties men deployed to Greensboro and Miami
Fourteen Athens and Meigs Countians depart from Fort Hayes Columbus to duty stations in Greensboro North Carolina and Miami Florida Army release lists sendees including Raymond L Withers Eugene Starn Glenn R Davis Charles R Harris Tommy H McGrath Howard P Logan and others from Pomeroy Racine Langsville Middleport and Glouster Also Henry F Scarberry transferred to Miami and Privates Clyde Hayden Floyd Hayden John Hook and Dix Pickering receive new assignments promotions and training notes mention merchant marine recruit Donald Gibson US Navy and Marine Sgt Barney Ross visit by hospital apprentice Dwight Shingler with family details included.
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Athens
Meigs Counties
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Greensboro
N. C
Miami
Fla
Army
Raymond L. Withers
Athens R. D
Eugene Starn
Ohio University
Glenn R. Davis
Charles R. Harris
Tommy H. McGrath
Howard P. Logan
Pomeroy
Wilkie Holman
Lawrence W. Friend
Racine
R. D
James S. Phillips
Harrisonville
Earl Lansbury
Langsville
Wilbur E. Gillilan
Chester
Lawrence L. Bullock
Millfield R. D
Hobart M. Durst
Middleport
Henry F. Scarberry
Miami, Fla
Dexter Social Roundup Readers Visit Neighboring Families
Dexter residents recount visits with Eli Dennison family in Rutland and extended gatherings with Worley Davis, W. R. Amos, F. C. Folden, J. W. Weaver, and the Halliday household. Mrs. Evelyn Martin and daughter from Columbus stay with her parents the Amos trio. George Perry and family from Petersburg Virginia join the Perry and Halliday families for recent guests. Wade Halliday and family of Dyesville also visit the Halliday home.
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Dexter
Eli Dennison
Rutland
Charles Perry
W. R. Halliday
Wade Halliday
Dyesville
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Mattie Ellen Newlan of Carbondale and Betty Parsons of Athens R D 3 underwent emergency appendectomies while John Pidcock of Athens and William Watkins of 58 Columbia Ave received medical care. Mr and Mrs Fred McBee of 260 East State announce the birth of a daughter, and Frances Wheaton also reports a daughter born last night at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mattie Ellen Newlan
Carbondale
Fred Elliott
Second St
Athens
Mt. Carmel
Columbus
John Pidcock
Athens R. D
Betty Parsons
William Watkins
Columbia Ave
Fred McBee
E. State St
Frances Wheaton
Pimples Disappeared Overnight Ad
An old advertising blurb promotes Kleerex medicated liquid claiming pimples dry up overnight and leave a clear complexion. It guarantees satisfaction or money back with the first application and offers a 47 cent bottle sold by unspecified sellers.
Reuter Divorces in Ohio Case No 15145
Virginia Larimer Reuter files for divorce and equitable relief from Arno Reuter in the Common Pleas Court of Athens County Ohio. Hearing set for on or after May 21 1943. Attorney Joan F Newcomb represents the plaintiff.
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Ee Reuter
Charleston
Arno Reuter
McFarland Street
West Virgina
Virginia Larimer Reuter
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Joan F. Newcomb
Lowry Reported Captive of Germans
Mrs Emma Lowry received a telegram confirming her son Leonard Lowry, a miner turned soldier, is a prisoner of the Germans. The message said he is well and a letter will follow. Leonard has served nearly a year and is unmarried.
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Carbondale
Emma Lowry
Leonard
Leonard Lowry
Five Tons of Tin Sought for Monday Collection in Athens
Athens salvage committee aims to collect five tons of tin next Monday to fill a freight car bound for the Pittsburg collection center. Don Peden, chairman, urges every family to save all cans and search for additional contributions, noting fifteen tons have already been gathered locally and twenty more are needed.
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Athens
Pittsburgh
Don Peden
City Salvage Committee
Athens Plans Spring Cleanup Drive For War Effort
Mayor Franz Woodworth announced a city cleanup next Tuesday with three trucks starting at 7 30 AM to visit every street. Residents should place cans on the curb in containers or bundles by Sunday night and separate iron for the war effort. Trucks collect tin and take it to the old Ray Glo factory for shipment to Pittsburgh, with proceeds donated to the Defense Council after freight costs.
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Athens
Franz Woodworth
Pittsburgh
The
Defense Council
Athens Hits 80 in April as Temperature Rises
The thermometer climbed to 80 degrees in Athens marking a new April high. The previous night’s low was 50 degrees as residents prepared for another warm day.
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Athens
Revival At Mt Liberty U B Church Schedule
A revival begins Friday night at Mt Liberty U B Church on April 30 and runs through Sunday May 2 with services at 8 p m each night. The Rev Guy H White will preach.
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MT. Liberty
Mt Liberty U. B
Guy H. White
Luehs Speaks On Marriage To Hi Y Boys
The Rev. Fred Luehs of the Presbyterian Church addressed Athens High School Hi Y boys on success in marriage. He argued marriage rests on Christian religion, provides life philosophy and shared devotion, and urged wise money use. Camp Nelson Dodd at Brinkhaven announced its twenty second season from Aug 23 to Sept 2. Dick Mackinnon presided.
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Athens High School
Hi-Y
Fred Luehs
Presbyterian Church
Nelson Dodd
Brinkhaven
Dick Mackinnon
Online Ear Drops Offer Claims Simple Hearing Test
An advertisement touts a home hearing test and cerumen relief with Online Ear Drops priced at $1.19. It promises improvement or a money back guarantee if the user does not hear better after the test.
Hess Elected State Officer at Ohio Wholesale Group
E. J. Siller of Cleveland was named president of the Ohio Associated Wholesale Food Distributors at the group's 37th annual conference in Columbus. Other officers include William Johnson of Youngstown as vice president E B Smith of Lima Robert McClain of Massillon and R C Hess of Athens as executive committee members August Janzen Cincinnati A B Wierebome Lancaster Don Gladfelter Toledo W H Quotland Akron and R R McGown Steubenville as trustees.
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Columbus
E. J. Siller
Cleveland
Ohio Associated Wholesale Food Distributors
William Johnson
Youngstown
E. B. Smith
Lima
Robert McClain
Massillon
R. C. Hess
Athens
August Janzen
Cincinnati
A. B. Wierebome
Lancaster
Don Gladfelter
Toledo
W. H. Qoutland
Akron
R. R. McGown
Steubenville
Trustees
Demand St. Joseph Aspirin Promise More For Less
Advert suggests aspirins cheaper at 10 cents from St. Joseph, claiming the product offers more value than competing brands. Promotes St. Joseph as world’s largest seller and urges readers to buy aspirin from the brand.
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St. Joseph
Athens High students prepare for state scholarship tests
Athens 106 pupils from Athens High School prepare Friday for state and district scholarships. Ten percent of each class may compete, with tests in biology chemistry physics general science algebra geometry history English Latin French Spanish bookkeeping and more. Principal Oliver Wood chairs the committee overseeing selections.
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Athens High
Athens High School
Harper C. Pendry
AHS
Athens
Oliver Wood
Mayme Johnston
William Bryant
Carl Roberts
C. PD. Samford
R. W. Emmett
Aged Woman Nellie Maupin Dies By Own Action in Jacksonville
A coroner in Athens county ruled death a suicide for 68 year old Nellie Maupin whose body was found in a cistern at her niece Kate Tyne’s Jacksonville home. Maupin had lived with nieces Nelle and Mary McCann since September, previously in Columbus. Her son Mike Maupin lives in Columbus. Neighbors and relatives in Jacksonville and Glouster are listed. coroner Pritchard was notified by Marshal Parks.
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J. L. Pritchard
Nelsonvile
Athens County
Nellie Maupin
Kate Tyne
Jacksonville
Marriage License Issued in Athens County Court
John C. Herron 29 farmer New Marshfield and Mary Bridge 26 teacher New Marshfield receive a marriage license from Athens County Probate Court.
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Athens County
John C. Herron
New Marshfield
Mary Bridge
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