Missing in Action Pilot Safe After Sicily Raid
Richard Elwood Cone of the Army Air Forces, reported missing since July 8, is safe and sound according to a cable to his wife Mrs Jane Cone. The message noted his improving condition after a Sicily raid, with no details on rescue or current location. Cone trained at Marana Field and Lake Field, Ariz., and served about three months. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cone formerly of Washington Street and near Lancaster. He attended Athens High School and Ohio University and worked at McBee Co before enlistment.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Ichard Cone
Jane
Sicily
Richard Elwood
Buddy) Cone
Army Airorces
Cone
Lue Ann
Lois Baugh
Jt V. Baughman
Ray Baker
St. H. Mich
Athens High School
Ohio University
McBee Co
Plan Second Night Swim At Crystal Pool
The city will offer another adult night swim at Crystal Pool from 10 to midnight. A N Johnson safety director announced the event with season tickets not honored. Earlier, 59 children from the Children's Home swam as guests, invited to swim free one or two times weekly.
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Crystal Pool
A. N. Johnson
City Service
Fragments from Ember Chronicle Show Lingering Mystery
Readable lines hint at a historical event tied to Mi and Or Thel of the Ember era. The fragment suggests a regional context and possible names, but details remain unclear. Further text needed for a complete, factual card.
Local social notes mix with names and places
Fragments from a social sketch mention various individuals including Mrs Alden, Mr Kellet, and the Joy Staff along with a parade of surnames. The text references visits, homes in Springfield and Guysville, and guests staying over a weekend with unspecified events and dates.
Adventist Camp Meet Highlights Mission Work and Health
Seventeen members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Chauncey joined the Ohio Adventist Camp Meeting at Mt. Vernon Academy from July 29 to Aug. 8. Speakers included Elder R. A. Anderson and Dr. H. W. Miller, noting ongoing Adventist health and China mission efforts despite war.
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Seventh Day-Adventist Church
Chauncey
Ohio
Mt. Vernon Academy
Mt. Vernon
R. A. Anderson
General Conference
Australia
London
Fredric Lee
China
W. A. Scharffenburg
Orient
H. W. Miller
Miller
Adventist Church
Weather and alert notes from Europe
Yesterday Athens reached 92 degrees with a 57 degree low overnight. Today noon records show 80 degrees. Stockholm reports Germany declared a state of alarm in Bergen Norway.
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Athens
Stockholm
Bergen
Norway
Milk Price Hike Shelved Awaiting Subsidy Plan
Washington AP reports no farm milk price increase in Ohio for at least three months as officials study a U S subsidy program. Charles W. Holman says gains depend on government action and a price rollback plan, with no relief expected before 90 days.
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U. S
Washington
Ohio
Charles W. Holman
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Indiana
Michigan
West Virginia
War Food Administration
Holman
Office of Price Administration
OPA
New England
Midwest
Our Men in Service See All in England and Training
Mrs. Thomas E. McBride learns her husband Master Sgt. Thomas Edward McBride has landed safely in England. Sergeant McBride, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McBride, entered service June 2 1942. William Bird of New Straitsville completed AAF Tech Training at Chanute Field Illinois. Tinker Junior Hamilton of 55 EB State St. arrived in England while Gordon Hamilton serves at Great Lakes Naval Station and Paul Hamilton in submarine service. Tom David Biddle, son of Dr. D. H. Biddle, inducted at Fort Hayes, Columbus after working for Hank Donkey Construction. Roger D. Humphrey of Dalton Ave. Athens qualified for aviation cadet training at Geiger Field. Herbert Rast, husband of Mrs Orpha Rast, arrived in England after basic at Camp White and combat training at Fort Lewis. The Army bugle now uses nonmetal materials due to war demand. All merchant seamen have been lost to enemy action nationwide.
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Thomas E. McBride
Irene Woodrum
Thomas Edward McBride
England
Charles McBride
Brown Ave
McBride
Athens Automotive Service
Pfe
William Bird
New Straitsviles
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School
Chanute Field
Ill
T. M. Hamilton
State St
Tinker Junior Hamilton
Hamiltons
Gordon
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Paul
Navy
Tom David Biddle
D. H. Biddle
N. College St
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Hank & Donkey Construction Co
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Athens
Marianna Linscott
Amesville
Orpha Rast
S. Shafer
Sgt
Herbert Rast
Sergeant Rast
Army
Camp White
Ore
Fort Lewis
Wash
Albany
Paul Barnes
Dayton
Eileen Baughman
Timken
Sydney C. G. Everson
Joe
Delaware
Lester Bremser
Wellston
Pearl Chapel
Richard Bolin
Route 50
T. B. Smith
Albany Methodist Church
W. L. Cline
Charles Parker
Ed Haning
Henry Ennis
Earl Barnhouse
Mila Sisson
Homer Fridenmaker
Perry Russell
Point Pleasant
Emmett Sweeny
C. O. Sweeny
Set
Charles Ennis
Jerry Brooks
Bolin
Mona Jean
Greta June Leadinghaus
Ruth Russell
Rachael Freidenmaker
Starling
Bertha Wingett
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rodney Osler
McArthur
Lauria Gibson
Mildred Doss
E. Selby
George Thorn
W. W. Cline
Lockbourne and
Frances Cline
Air Service Command
Patterson Field
A. D. Cline
Shirley Howery
Carpenter
Clyde O. Whitlatch
Harley Ayler
D. E. Finsterwald
Xenia Fair
Navy Officer Thanks Athens Red Cross for Sweater
Lieutenant (jg) N R DeCasare in the North Pacific sends a letter of thanks to the Athens County Red Cross Chapter for a locally knitted sweater. He praises the warmth, serviceability, and morale boost of home front support and the Red Cross’s efforts in aiding Allied troops.
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N. R. DeCasare
Navy
North Pacific
Athens County Red Cross
American Red Cross
British Ambassador Lord Halifax Arrives in Britain
Lord Halifax the British ambassador to the United States and Lady Halifax arrived in Britain today marking a return from their intercontinental journey and signaling a pause in diplomatic travel.
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London
Lord Halifax
United States
Lady Halifax
Britain
Allies Build Planes At Three Times The Axis Rate
Allied production has accelerated to triple the Axis output with factories increasing aircraft output. Officials emphasize sustained tempo to pressure the enemy while maintaining supply lines and pilot training programs.
Do Not Drive Across Those Painted Lines
State wide highway patrol launches campaign to stop crossing fresh center lines. Supt Lynn Black says offenders face reckless driving charges and arrest on the spot. paint trucks followed by patrol cars. markers mark fresh paint. drying time is 90 minutes to two hours. crossing lines creates a traffic hazard and undermines center line enforcement.
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Highway Patrol
Lynn Black
Black
Hemlock Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Teaching Plans
Social and Personal notices list George Sargent and Pauline St Clair slated to teach Hemlock Grove School next year. The column records numerous family visits, weekend stays, and travel from Akron Columbus Parkersburg and beyond, with residents hosting relatives and friends through a string of Sunday gatherings and furloughs.
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Hemlock Grove
George Sargent
Pauline St. Clair
Ward Bing
Lowell Bing
North Africa
Ernest Cullums
Tennessee
Dwight Logan
Columbus
George Logan
Ziba Midkiff
Heilman
Sohn Sargent
Bunker Hill
Bert Romine
Gene
Kenneth Romine
Charles Romine
Terry
Robert Leifheit
Burlingham
Everett Taylor
Akron
Arthur Atherton
Alfred
Dale Wells
Wyatt Wells
Parkersburg
Richard Reeder
Porter Midkiff
Herb
Addie Bradfield
Harrisonville
Hunt
Spencer
W. Va
Albany Social And Personal News Roundup
Albany residents report returns from defense work in Dayton and visits with relatives. Funerals for Mrs. Richard Bolin are noted, with local family ties, and many local residents are cited in weekend gatherings and hospital notes. A final line mentions the first international revolver shooting tournament in 1900 at Greenville, New Jersey.
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Greenville, N. J
State Motor Law Changes Take Effect This Month
Amendments to Ohio motor vehicle laws become operative in August and September affecting over two million owners. Liberalized licensing for service members on active duty starts August 24 allowing driving without a license if previously licensed. Sept 20 marks tougher safety financial responsibility rules with license suspension for judgments. manslaughter, DUI, hit and run, or certain felonies trigger suspensions or revocation. Emergency vehicle classification expands exemptions for salvage and volunteer fire vehicles. Prohibits driving left of center within 100 feet of intersections or grade crossings.
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Ohio
Opera. Tame
Aka Place
Mind GU Cmnaumiicuis
United States Armed Forces
Armed Services
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Chin
General Assembly
Director of Highways
Muskie Catch In Athens Man Nets 87 Inch Fish
Ernest Baughhan of Athens trapped a massive 87 inch muskie in the Hocking River near Stewart while using artificial bait. The report notes he had previously spotted the big fish and pursued it. In Conneaut a five year old boy, Paul Fedor, died after falling from a bicycle and under a truck’s wheels.
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Ernest Baughhan
Stewart St
Hocking
Stewart
Tursday
Conneaut
Paul Fedor
Lebars
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