Large Athens group leaves for Army physical tests in Columbus
A large number of Athens County men registered with Selective Service Board No. 1 left the city in three buses for the Franklin Post of the American Legion in Columbus to be examined for induction into the U S Army. Those accepted may take a 14 day furlough or immediately enter training at an Army base. A farewell breakfast and band music accompanied the assembly at the City Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Athens
Franklin Post
American Legion
Columbus
U. S. Army
Athens High School
Floyd Prince
Board No. 1
K. T. Crossen American Legion Post
Death of John E Wakely in Londonderry
John E Wakely 48 World War veteran died suddenly of a heart ailment Sunday night at his Londonderry home. Born in Meigs County he worked 24 years in Athens County coal mines and lived in Londonderry 10 years. He leaves five sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Poston Community Church Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at Mrs Norval South’s home in Poston after 7 PM tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Wakely
Londonderry
Wakely
Meigs County
Athens County
Mebel Lynch
Langsville
Margaret Rizer
Columbus
Clara Roases
Cleveland
Lettia Blackstock
Chillicothe
Anna Blackford
Poston
Charles
Fort Devens
Mass
Floyd
Camp Clairbourne la
Roy
Allison
Gilbert Courtney
Greenlawn
Norval South
Three men fined for intoxication by mayor gives early arrest report
Three men pled guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz L Woodworth. Harry Gregory 46 Albany Ray Norris 54 Athens Route 4 paid $5 fines plus costs, William Dailey 50 of S Congress St jailed for nonpayment. All were arrested by city police early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz L. Woodworth
Harry Gregory
Albany
Ray Norris
Athens
William Dailey
S. Congress St
Clark Promoted to Sergeant in Army Air Forces
Robert H. Clark son of Mr and Mrs Ted Clark Mason City Hill Nelsonville has been promoted from corporal to sergeant in the Army Air Forces at Blythe California army air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Clark
Ted Clark
Mason City Hill
Nelsonville
Army Air Forces
Army Air Base
Blythe
Calif
Aspirin Ad Claims Pure St Joseph Brand Lead
An advertisement touts genuine St Joseph Aspirin as safer and the world’s largest seller at 10¢. It promotes big savings on larger packs with 36 tablets at 20¢ and 100 tablets at 35¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Cornwell Enlists Hughes Solicit or Appointment
The appointment of M. D. Hughes as city solicitor to replace Foster D. Cornwell who resigned to enlist in the U S Army was announced by Mayor Franz L. Woodworth. Hughes will serve until December 31 1943. Cornwell enlisted and was to be inducted at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Hughes
Foster D. Cornwell
Franz L. Woodworth
Hughes
Athens
T. B. Roush
C. M. Gill
Alex M. Moore
Ohio University
Harvard Law School
Strathmore Blvd
Cornwell
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Ohio State University College of Law
Fred Cornwell
Helen Willim
the Messenger
USO Center in Pensacola Provides Homey Service for Servicemen
Mrs. M C Morrison describes the Pensacola USO center opened 1941 42 at 90 565 with a 109 by 159 foot building including social hall lounge and studios. Volunteers from Garden Clubs Red Cross and Legion Auxiliary run a busy schedule of dances meals games and letter writing while serving free recreation and low cost snacks to military personnel and civilians alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Pensacola
Fla
American Legion Auxiliary
U. S. A. Council
Red Cross
Motor Corps
USO Club
Gandhi Warns Great Britain Urges India Independence Now
Gandhi in Harijan warns Britain that failure to grant independence could trigger support for a Japanese invasion. He calls the threat a calamity and vows non violent campaign as All India Congress faces a final decision Friday.
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Bombay
India
Mahandas K. Gandhi
Harijan
Gandhi
Britain
United States
All-India Congress Party
Ohio University Employes Meet At Ewing Hall
Ohio University Employes Chapter 44 will hold its monthly meeting tonight at 8 in Room 103 Ewing Hall. Ralph W. Barker president announces special reports and initiation of new members after the business session. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Ralph W. Barker
Barker
Harrisonville Social and Personal Briefs
Mr and Mrs Harold Ball and son Charles returned to Columbus after a vacation at the home of Homer Welsh and Mae Ball. Eugene Campbell of Columbus visited his niece Norma Lee last week. Robert Gibson underwent a major operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Wednesday. Ruth Alfin, who fractured a hip, is recuperating in a Ripley hospital. Mr and Mrs Eugene Atkins visited friends in Nelsonville Sunday. Garden Club met at Grace Skinner's home with 14 members. Friendship Circle Class met at Frances Welsh's home Tuesday.
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Harrisonville
Harold Ball
Charles
Columbus
Homer Welsh
Mae Ball
Eugene Campbell
Norma Lee
Robert Gibson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ruth Alfin
Ripley
Eugene Atkins
Nelsonville
Garden Club
Grace Skinner
Friendship Circle
Frances Welsh
Kelch Elected Delegate At-Large For Veterans Encampment
L R Kelch of Athens Camp No 78 United Spanish War Veterans has been elected a delegate at large to the national encampment in Cleveland August 16 to 20. Ottawa reports Canada begins rationing tea and coffee with per person weekly quotas based on ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Kelch
Athens
United Spanish War Veterans
Cleveland
Ottawa
Canada
CPT Enlistees at Ohio University Training in CPT program
Army and Navy cadets in the Civilian Pilot Training program at Ohio University complete the first half of their eight week course. The 20 men aircraft types including glider and V-5 pilots study physics, regulations, radio, meteorology, and flight, with a goal of 35 hours solo flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Ohio University
U. S. Army
Emmett Rowles
Harold W. Jones
C. L. Dow
Nine more join Navy at Athens station
Nine men enlist at the Athens Recruiting Station under G. J. Cain bringing July total to 31 for the station. Enlistees include three from Athens city area and three from Athens Route 2. Enlistments span Naval Reserve Apprentice Seamen and Construction Battalions with one man entering the Regular Navy for six years. The Cincinnati District reports a July record of 1,275 enlistments, the highest since the war began.
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NAVY
Athens
G. J. Cain
Robert E. Hedges
John E. Hedges
Sunnyside Drive
William M. Cook
E. State St
Owen J. Carmichael
University Terrace
Hedges
Naval Reserve
Cook
Carmichael
James F. Kinnison
John F. Kinnison
Milford L. Dailey
Archie Dailey
Billy Joe Gabriel
Roy Gabriel
Paul J. Garlinger
Ruby Garlinger
Buchtel, En
William V. Kimble
Merle Kimble
W. Second St
Logan
U. S. Navy
Cincinnati
L. E. Oehring
Oehring
United States
Army
Change Meeting Place For First Aid Class
The Red Cross first aid course for civilians and Athens County bus drivers begins tonight at 7 in Athens Junior High School Building. Eugene Cottle is instructor. Classes move from senior to junior high due to painting and will meet Monday and Thursday nights for five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Athens County
Athens
Eugene Cottle
Mrs Myrtle Hamilton Sues For Divorce In Common Pleas
The mother of two children ages 3 and 5 files in Common Pleas Court for divorce from George Edward Hamilton citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of the children and reasonable permanent alimony for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle W. Hamilton
Common Pleas
George Edward Hamilton
Surgeries Reported At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Bernice Swartz of Athens Route 4 underwent major surgery this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Clarence North of Amesville and Mrs. Mae McGrath of Athens Route 4 were admitted for minor surgery. James Music of New Marshfield had an appendectomy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Swartz
Athens Route 4
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence North
Amesville
Mae McGrath
James Music
New Marshfield
Driver Fined After Stop Sign Violation Near Athens
Paul E. Martin of Gallipolis Route 2 was arrested Saturday by State patrol for failing to stop at the Route 50 and 33 junction south of Athens. He pleaded guilty at arraignment before Mayor Franz L. Woodworth and was fined $5 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Martin
Gallipolis
Athens
Franz L.woodworth
Auto crash injures ten near Youngstown
Mrs. Guy Caswell and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edward Woods of Sharpsville Pa were killed and seven others injured in an automobile accident near Youngstown yesterday. Walton League Athens Chapter to meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm at City Hall fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Guy Caswell
Edward Woods
Sharpsville
Pugh Urges Three Year Wheat Insurance Plan
Athens AAA Chairman Frank Pugh urges farmers to insure wheat for three years, arguing steady farm income supports national welfare during wartime. The plan guarantees 50 or 75 percent of average yield against losses from hazards, with a fixed baseline through the contract, and applications close September 15 for the 1943 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Aaa
Frank Pugh
Uncle Sam
Pugh
United States
AAA
Nine ships sunk in past week report by Associated Press
The Associated Press tabulates 408 Allied and neutral merchant losses in the Western Atlantic as nine ships were sunk last week. The latest sinking was a Russian cargo carrier July 4 in the Gulf of Mexico with two women among eight fatalities. Eleven ships from various nations were listed in the week’s announcements.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Halfway Mark Reached in Athens County USO Drive
The Athens County USO drive reaches the halfway point with a goal of 8400 dollars. Contributions include 231.28 from the Ohio University musical concert and 851.03 from Glouster area. Frank L. Harvey reports solicitors assigned to numerous neighborhoods with local mayors pledging further support.
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Athens County
USO
Frank L. Harvey
Ohio University
Thomas Williams
Glouster
Harvey
Thomas E. Clark
Amesville
Athens
High St
Johanna Daugherty
Stewart St
Charles Ley
Ruby Darst
H. T. Houf
Stimson Ave
Frank Harvey
E. State St
Morris Ave
T. R. Bennett
Hudson Ave
Kathleen Lavelle
University Terrace
Edna Bogle
Children's Home
Clara Goodrich
Grosvenor St
L. M. Williams
Utah Place
Strathmore Blvd
C. F. Rowland
Richland Ave
Mae Smith
McKinley Ave
Wolfe St
R. L. Pinkerton
N. Congress St
Carpenter
Pine Place
H. H. Simmons
Elliott
O. G. Houck
Congress St
Carpenter St
W. V. Gordon
Park Place
Pearl St
Poplar St
R. M. van Dyke
John Dowler
Frank Betz
Isaac Vaughn
Elmwood Drive
Alberta Grones
Roger J. Jones
L. J. Addicott
Four Thousand Attend Miners Picnic at Sportsman Lake
A crowd of about 4000 gathered at Sportsman's Lake for a miners’ picnic with dinner refreshments and union speeches. B C Day chaired the program with H T Rainey presiding. Adolph Pacifico Pete Phillips and Thomas Price spoke. Bill payments cleared with funds left in the treasury. planners aim to make it annual and seek a more accessible site, possibly the Athens County Fairgrounds.
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Sportsman's Lake
B. C. Day
H. T. Rainey
Adolph Pacifico
Ohio
Pete Phillips
Thomas Price
Kimberly
Chauncey
Hocking
Coonville
Day
Athens County Fairgrounds
Assignment of Men To Camps Reported
Announcement from Columbus states several men dispatched from Fort Hayes reception center to Fort Warren Wyoming and various field posts. Names include Paul C. Ward Harold W. Marcum Donald L. Kirkendall Raymond H. Wiseman John G. Will Lewis E. Reed Burtis Nettle Lawrence O. Lietz George W. Queen Harland W. Greens Homer J. Weed John J. Potter.
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Columbus
Fort Hayes
Paul C. Ward
McArthur
Abberdeen Proving Grounds
Harold W. Marcum
Albany
Donald L. Kirkendall
Raymond H. Wiseman
Hamden
John G. Will
Lewis E. Reed
Burtis Nettle
Lawrence O. Lietz
George W. Queen
Carpenter
Harland W. Greens
Homer J. Weed
John J. Potter
Zaleski
Fort F. E. Warren Wyo
Marriage Licenses Issued in Athens County Shows Two Couples
Athens County Probate Court issued licenses to Ira Eldon Bennett and Chloe Brenstine Harris of Columbus and Sharpsburg, and to Carrol Lee Lines and Martha Louise Cooley of Nelsonville. The Germans hog population declined 15 to 20 percent since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ira Eldon Bennett
Columbus
Chloe Brenstine Harris
Sharpsburg
Carrol Lee Lines
Nelsonville
Martha Louise Cooley
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Athens Messenger
Selective Service Board No. 1
Dover
Trimble Townships
John Wakely
Clark
M. C. Morrison
USC
Security Bank
Great Britain
O.U. Employes
Kelch
Olson Flying Service
George Larrick
Orangeburg
South Carolina
Galen Miller
Danny Sims
Hjalmar Olson
Clair
Haas, Marion
Athens Airways
Charles Wheaton
CPT
Mansfield
Zanesville
William Gibson
Charleston
W. Va
Herald Knore
Ashland
Civil Air Patrol
University Stadium
Ohio University Lotc
CAP
CCA
Olson
War Production Board
Denver Smith
Rutland
Garlinger
Pearl Harbor
Supreme Court
U. S. Army Armored Division
Frank Murphy
Carolinas
Chandler
Louisville
Kentucky
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
John Young Brown
Lexington
Athens County Savings and Loan Co
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
Wilson Smith
H. J. Jeddelph
Earl FE. Gorham
C. FE
Fultz
Maplewood Drive
G. E. Mills
L. B. McCune
Glen Staneart
W. J. Davidson
N. Shannon Ave
James M. Scriven
S. Shannon Ave
Walter Rohrer
N. May Ave
H. A. McCaskill
S. May
John Cline
Glen W. Pryor
Ohio Ave
Cable St
E. W. Moran
Franklin Ave
Dell Finsterwald
Lancaster St
C. E. Dupster
E. H. Gallagher
Don Strawn
Mound St
Harry Spaulding
W. State St
P. and
Zinae
California
SM. Callies
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