Record Broken in July by Athens Recruiting Station
Athens recruiting station exceeded peacetime enlistment records in July by filling 200 percent of its quota. Thirty area men enlisted for the Army, Air Force and Army Reserve Corps, including names from Glouster Athens The Plains Racine and more. The station also seeks ex-service men for MOS 0502 and 0405 clerical roles with high school diploma and 35 wpm typing test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Air Force
William Jansen
Army
Army Reserve Corps
Richard A
Fultz
Errett
Racine
John D. Hynon
Syracuse
Orville
A. Hysell
Harrisonville
Howard E. Knox, Jr
Donald E. Cain
George R. Tinkham
Thomas E. Talbert
William FE. Bryan
Gerald L. Dunlevy
the Plains
Harry W. Hayman
George M. Sayre
Defense Job Listings at BUC Office
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Service Administrator ank J Collopy says job openings will be posted on site at local Ohio State Employment Centers. The agency reports 150000 seekers through its 82 offices and 11000 handicapped among 100000 men and 50000 women. Last week 56000 claimed unemployment compensation, down 6000 from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Ank J. Collopy
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Service
County Soil Conservation Board Acts at Athens Meeting
Edgar Dickson was selected to attend a district supervisors school September 5 through 8 at Baldwin Wallace College funded by the Mississippi Valley Associated Men. The board approved five conservation plans for farmers for W. C. Lambert Bern Township William Bishop Athens Township Burl Davis Rome Township Charles Kelley Lodi Township and Paul Martin. Members present included Roy Gilham chairman Ralph Frash Alton Hanning Edgar Dickson Granville Smith and Ralph Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dickson
Baldwin Wallace College
Athens County Soil Conservation Board
Mississippi Valley Association of Business Men
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Soil Conservation Service
Ohio State University
W. C. Lambert
Bern
William Bishop
Athens Township
Burl Davis
Rome
Charles Kelley
Lodi
Paul Martin
Roy Gilham
Ralph Frash
Alton Hanning
Granville Smith
Ralph Barker
Precinct List Duties Set by Athens County Elections Board
Athens County Board of Elections calls central committee chairmen to start appointing precinct judges and clerks for the November election. Parrett urges careful selections with reports due by Sept 1. absent reports the board will appoint. The board offers aid to the Selective Service in processing draftees per a notice from Secretary of State Charles Sweeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Elections
Central Committee
K. Parrett
C. W. Gross
Parrett
Elections Board
Selective Service
Charles Sweeney
Plating of Home Land Is Planned
Athens County officials plan to plat land around the Athens County Children's Home for sale. The group will inspect the area Monday to lay out land for sale to fund a new facility. Dowler presented drawings and a study group discussed the unsatisfactory current home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Court House
John Dowler
L. W. Roberts
Dowler
Roberts
Ed Sharp
Nelsonville
M. M. Bryson. Glouster
Child Welfare Board
Rev. R. D. Powell, Longtime Marshfield Minister, Dies
The Rev. R. D. Powell, 91, retired New Marshfield Methodist minister, died Thursday in Athens. He lived with daughter Mrs. R. H. Stright. Survived by five sons William Hubbard Ohio Roland F E and Charles Long Island N Y Newman Canton Ohio Daniel Portland Ore and five daughters Mrs. Stright Mrs. Emily Mayer Boston Mrs. Ada Williams Long Island Mrs. Catherine Weikart Youngstown and Mrs. Mary Beatty London Ohio. Wife preceded him in death. Funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. Hoodlet funeral home New Marshfield with Rev. H. H. Lafferty. Burial New Marshfield Cemetery. Flowers not wished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Powell
New Marshfield
Athens
R. H. Stright
William
Hubbard
Ohio
Roland FE
Charles
Long Island
N. Y
Newman M
Canton
Daniel A
Portland
Ore
Stright
Emily Mayer
Boston
Adalaid Williams
Catherine Weikart
Youngstown
Mary Beatty
London
Hoodlet
H. H. Lafferty
Resurfacing of City Streets Completed
Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce announced city street resurfacing is finished. Streets resealed include W State from Court to Lancaster and W Washington from Lancaster to Shafer, plus Elliott from Mill to Stimson and Grosvenor from Carpenter to end of pavement.
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Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
W. State
Court
Lancaster
State
Washington
W. Washington
Shafer
High
Elliott
Mill
Stimson
Grosvenor
Carpenter
N. Congress
N. May and
Coos St
Stewart
Owners Told to Mow Weeds
Mayor W. P. Mickle warned property owners to mow weeds, citing health and fire hazards. Complaints lead to health department action, and as a last resort city workers will mow the weeds and charge the owner on the tax duplicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mickle
Mother Charges Son With Assault and Battery
Gail Showalter 31 of Athens Route 3 was fined $15 and costs and given a 10 day jail sentence by Mayor W P Mickle on assault and battery charges filed by his mother Sarah Showalter. Showalter was arrested Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Mame Pincelli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Showalter
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Sarah Showalter
Showalter
Depuy
Mame Pincelli
McGuffeyians to Meet at First Presbyterian Church
Athens County McGuffey Society will meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church officials announced today in a community notice.
No Muffler Charge Fined Driver Bricker
Ned A. Bricker aged 23 of Howard Hall was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle for driving a car without a muffler on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned A. Bricker
Howard Hall
W. P. Mickle
Remnants of the Atwood Institute in Albany Ohio
The article details the rise and fall of the Atwood Institute in Albany, Athens County. It traces its origins as Lewis Institute, then Albany Manual Labor Academy, and Franklin College before becoming Atwood Institute. It notes donations, shifts in control, racial admissions changes, and the final 40-foot main-building fragment near Route 680 and the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Harris
Atwood Institute of Albany
Athens County
Ohio
New York Central
Albany
Institute
Atwood Institute
Clovis Chesser
Atwood
Larmira Lewis
Oberlin
Lewis Institute
Ohio University
Athens
Free Will Baptist Church
The
Christian Church
University
Franklin Garvin
Franklin College
Nehemiah Atwood
Rio Grande
Gallia County
John Brown
John Winn
James Perry Wood
Detroit
Canaanville
Committee Heads Named for Athens Lions Club
Appointment of committee chair men announced by Wesley Miller president with Denver Gooding attendance Glen Gaston finance Dwight Robinson membership Fred Lentz program and entertainment Franklin Maerker music Clifford Mohl constitution and by laws Allen Locke Lions information Cloyce Martin convention Joe Vance sight conservation Dale Orcutt boys and girls Robert Matthews citizenship and patriotism Marvin Phillips agriculture Wayne Ward greeters Robert Blackmore publicity and bulletin Paul Ullmark civic improvement Edgar Turner community betterment Frank Reigel education C R Griffiths health and welfare Elmer Jones safety James Seward United Nations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Lions Club
Wesley Miller
Denver Gooding
Glen Gaston
Dwight Robinson
Fred Lentz
Franklin Maerker
Clifford Mohl
Allen Locke
Lions
Cloyce Martin
Joe Vance
Dale Orcutt
Robert Mathews
Marvin Phillips
Wayne Ward
Robert Blackmore
Paul Ullmark
Edgar Turner
Frank Reigel
C. R. Griffiths
Elmer Jones
James Seward
United Nations
Births and hospital notes from Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Cecil Calvin Athens a son and several Athens area couples welcoming daughters and sons. Admissions include Craig Blaine Rympn Athens Genevieve Tom Athens and others. Dismissals name Clyde Pratt Athens and daughter plus E M Biddison Jr Athens and son and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Blaine Rympn
Athens
Genevieve Tom
Richard Miller
Dewey Hunter
Jean Thomas
Mary Ownby
Clyde Pratt
E. M. Biddison, Jr
Gertrude Jewell
Glouster
Franklin N. Stout
Spokane Wash
Donald Kennard
New Marshfield
Legion Delegates Attend State Meet
Delegates from Athens K. T. Crossen Post Ben Williams James Vercoe Everett Barnhart G E White James Balding and Dr James Porter leave this weekend for the American Legion department convention in Cleveland. Wa terloo Band Boosters to meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the high school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion's Department
Cleveland
Athens
K. T. Crossen Post
Ben Williams
James Vercoe
Everett Barnhart
G. E. White
James Balding
James Porter
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Temperature Range Reported For Thursday
Temperatures Thursday ranged from a high of 84 degrees to a low of 55 degrees. The report noteswide fluctuations across the day with cool conditions persisting into the evening.
Early Findings From Athens County Health and Nutrition Study
Dr. Frank W. Lowenstein reports that most farm diet items in Athens County are home produced with flour and bread common purchases. The study of 85 farm families, part of a three phase survey sponsored by federal, state and local health agencies, seeks links between diet, soil and animal health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Frank W. Lowenstein
Athens County Health and Nutrition Survey
Lowenstein
Florida
Spokane man fined for unsafe operation after crash
Franklin N. Stout of Spokane Washington, 39, was fined 25 dollars and costs by Mayor W P Mickle on Thursday for unsafe operation. Stout, injured in a crash Wednesday night at Carthage Cap, faced charges stemming from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin N. Stout
Spokane
Wash
W. P. Mickle
Stout
Carthage Cap
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Cross Bros
Frank H. Cross
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BUC
Ask
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South Court
Obsey
Theo. C. Johnson Co
Logan
Swanson
County Soil Conservation Board Acts
Shopper's Guide
Athens Home Telephone CO
Powell
Albany Academy
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Cecil Calvin
Floyd Ballinger
William Perry
James Wielgos
Ervin Romine
Ray Sickels
Legion
Ann Page
Marvel
Meat Dept
California
Nullo
O, Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Jeffrey
Carrols Market
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Cline
Onlo
the Mutual Home &6 Savings Association
East Washington St
Westinghouse
Jbig
Firestone
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