Community Chest Agencies Agree To Reduce Budgets
Athens officials and agency representatives meeting to plan the annual Community Chest drive agreed to cut budgets to fit financial limits. The total planned campaign budget is 17 000 dollars, including the National War Fund, with agencies like Salvation Army Girl Scouts Boy Scouts City Recreation Board Hospitalization Fund and Child Health and Protection Fund participating.
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Athens Community Chest
The
Athens Community Welfare Association
O.C. Bird
Association
Athens
National War Fund
Bird
Athens Sees Cooler Night After 90-Degree Day
Athens recorded a cool night with temperatures in the 60s after a daytime high near 90. Mrs C N France, weather observer, notes rain of 0.11 inches, slightly less than total moisture from Wednesday and Wednesday night.
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Mercury
C. N. France
Earl Columber Dies After Year’s Illness in Logan
Earl Columber, 65, a former employee of Logan Clay Products Co and a member of Logan Aerie of Eagles, died at his home on East Bowen Street after more than a year of illness. Funeral arrangements are by Leonard Funeral Service. Survived by wife Elsie May. daughters Margaret of Marysville, Mrs Lawrence Schoor, Mrs Helen Tolbert of Logan. son John of Logan. brother Jesse Columber of Sandusky.
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LOGAN
Earl Columber
The
Logan.Clay Products Co
Logan Aerie of Eagles
E. Bowen St
Leonard Funeral Service
Columber
Elsie May
Margaret
Marysville
Lawrence Schoor
Helen Tolbert
John
Jesse Columber
Sandusky
Our Men in Service Update From Local Navy Deployments
Lists personnel and assignments in the Atlantic Fleet Newport facilities. Fireman Second Class William R. Cunningham reports to USS Donner for invasion craft duty after training at Great Lakes. Fireman First Class Delmar W. Swain heads to USS Xenia for attack cargo duties. Promotions and service details follow for Burt, Maxwell, Sprague, Shust, Ogg, Mills family, and William Coffey in the Navy and Marine Corps with bases in Cleveland, Camp Blanding, Melville, The Plains, and Parris Island.
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William R. Cunningham
USNR
Russell Cunningham
Chauncey
Naval Training Station
Newport
R.L
Donner
Great Lakes
Chauncey-Dover
Cunningham
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Wavy
Delmar W. Swain
Reedsville
Xenia
Swain
Navy
Cecil Swain
Edith Baker
Lawrence
Ronald
Richard
Selby Murphy Becomes Barber Shop Employee
E M Murphy who was discharged from the Army after four and a half years is now employed at the John Poww ex barber shop at 39 S Court St. He and his wife Catherine Andrews live at 54 Second St. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Selby Murphy of Kent formerly of Buchtel. He served two and a half years overseas with the Eighth Air Force and previously worked at Power shop in 1938 39 while attending Ohio University.
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Pic
Samuel Arthur
Mills
Carbondale
Africa
States
Thomas Mills
Cleveland
Pfc
Edward L
Signal Corps
South Pacific
Thomas M. Mills, Jr
Coast Guards
Orlando, Fla
William Rex
Billy) Coffey
Fred R. Caffey
Louisville
Forjterly
Athens
United States Marine Corps
Parris Island
8. C
Selby Murphy
Selby
E.murphy
John Powwex
S. Court St
Murphy
Catherine Andrews
Second St
Kent
Buchtel
Eighth Air Force
Ohio University
Soldier Seeks Divorce Over Gross Neglect Claim
Charles Chandler sues Thelma Chandler in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect. He says he served overseas from May 1944 and returned July 12, 1945, and that his wife left their Athens home for Los Angeles and has not answered letters. Married since 1936 with no children.
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Charles Chandler
Thelma Chandler
Athens County
July Busy Month in Athens County Probate Court
Miss Dorothy Frank, clerk, reports July as a busy month with $789.25 in fees from marriage licenses, estates, wills, probated and other documents recorded. The month also saw 16 marriage licenses issued, up from 12 in June.
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Athens County
Dorothy Frank
Frank
Rites for Mrs Crooks Held Sunday At Syracuse
Funeral services for Mrs. A S Crooks 77 who died Thursday at her Syracuse home will be at Syracuse Presbyterian Church Sunday at two oclock with burial at Letart Cemetery. Surviving are her husband seven children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Reverend Schmitt will lead. Friends may call at the home anytime.
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Pomeroy
A. S. Crooks
Syracuse
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Letart Cemetery
Newspapermen Briefed on Task Ahead in Pacific at Parkersburg
Journalists from Southeastern Ohio and adjacent West Virginia counties heard a three hour briefing on war plans to defeat Japan. Public Relations officers of Fifth Service Command outlined measures, transport issues, and the Pacific campaign with Okinawa war footage. Private John S. Elder and Sgt Charles Heltrone, two veterans of Guadalcanal and Okinawa, warned that victory would be long and hard, not soon.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
Fifth Service Command
Pacific
Japan
Okinawa
War Department
Mr. W. Turner
Shelin Stidham
W. C. Scott
John S. Elder
Charles Heltrone
Guadalcanal
Elder
Morgan County Probate Court Judge Substitutes in Athens
Judge Carlos M. Riecker of Morgan County Common Pleas Court presided in Athens on Wednesday in probate court in the absence of Judge Francis White who is ill. Riecker will continue to serve while White cannot attend.
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Morgan County
Carlos M. Riecker
Athens
Francis White
Riecker
White
Four Men Fined by Mayor Woodworth for Intoxication
Basil Bennett age 27 of Athens Road Albert Miller age 27 of Stella Avenue and Daniel Harris age 85 of Haydenville pleaded Guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz Woodworth and were fined 5 dollars and costs each Vernon Lonas age 25 of Athens Road pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars and costs with a 10 day jail sentence suspended on good behavior
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Woodworth
Basil Bennett
Athens RD
Albert Miller
Stella Ave
Daniel Harris
Haydenville
Franz Woodworth
Vernon Lonas
Athens, RD
C F Tucker Succumbs In Mansfield
Charles F Tucker former Athens resident died this morning at his Mansfield home. Funeral arrangements are tentative for Monday in Mansfield. Survived by wife and four children Victor Clifford Helen of Mansfield and Kenneth in France, plus three sisters Mrs J L C Kelley Mrs John South both of Athens and Mrs Ben Cornell Shawnee.
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C.F. Tucker
Mansfield
Charles F. Tucker
Athens
Augustus Tucker
Victor
Clifford
Helen
Kenneth
France
J. L. C. Kelley
John South
Ben ‘Cornell
Shawnee
Case Dismissed in Gilkey Divorce Case
Ora Gilkey's divorce suit against Wayne Gilkey was dismissed by the plaintiff, an entry filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court shows.
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Ora Gilkey
Wayne Gilkey
Athens County
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