Dunfee Caught After Jail Escape in Chauncey Hunt
Leonard Dunfee 26 Scatter Ridge escaped Athens City Jail Jan 3 with Jess Cass, then fled through Chauncey area. After 14 hours of searching by sheriff deputies state patrol Chauncey officers, Dunfee knocked down Chauncey Marshal Alva Karns and seized his gun. He was found asleep in a Jacksonville shanty with the revolver under his pillow.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Leonard Dunfee
Chauncey
Alva Karns
Scatter Ridge
Athens City
Dover
Trimble
Chauncey Offi
Dunfee
Jacksonville
Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
Ernest Glass
Dorothy Glass
Ernest
Gross
Bailey Run
Esther B. Gross
Bayless
Day
Karns
Denver Bricker
Bricker
Chauncey Depot
Albany
Ralph Smith
Carl Six
J. M. Kratzer
Kenneth Duling
Jess Coss
Fern Sr
Cass
Curtis Janssen
James Thompson
FBI
Slowest in Years At Athens Primary Reports
Athens election workers describe the city primary as the slowest in years with few votes at precincts. Polls close at 6 30 p m and each precinct presiding judge will report by phone tonight to R J Isselstein for the complete tabulation of Republican and Democratic votes.
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Athens
R. J. Isselstein
Election Board
Parts of Carthage Township sections changed says Taylor
County Superintendent F J Taylor corrected a Sunday print saying only parts of the transferred Carthage Township sections were changed not the entire blocks. He noted the pupils remain in the Rome Canaan District despite the adjustment.
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Taylor
Carthage Township
F. J. Taylor
Rome-Canaan
Old Carthage
Troy Township
Sprague Family Matriarch Dies in Wheeling General
Charles Sprague aged 62 of Bridgeport died after a two week illness at Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling West Virginia. His son Dr Edward H Sprague an Athens dentist and U S Army dental corps lieutenant stationed at Camp Blanding Florida was visiting Bridgesport and Athens when notified of his father's worsening condition and death.
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Charles Sprague
Bridgeport
Edward H. Sprague
Athens
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
Sprague
Dental Corps
U. S. Army
Camp Blanding
Fla
School Band To Practice Next Monday In Athens
Floyd K. Prince, Athens High School music instructor, announced the band will practice next Monday and Tuesday at 10 am and 7 pm at the school for the Athens County Fair. Summer music classes begin Friday Aug 15 with registration times for beginners 8:30 am, juniors 9 am, and advanced players 10 am. There is no charge for instruction and credits toward annual music awards.
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Floyd K. Prince
Athens High
Prince
Air Defenses Hinge on Men Not Planes
Army air leaders argue that defense hinges on trained crews, not planes. Brigadier General Davenport Johnson cites the need for 30 000 pilots and 43 000 ground specialists, with two crews per some aircraft, to sustain operations. Major Joseph L. Loutzenheiser notes about 10.1 men per active plane. General Henry H. Arnold voices the Army Air Forces training mission.
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Army
U. S. Army Air Forces
Aeronautical
Flying and Popular Aviation
Europe
Davenport Johnson
Joseph L. Loutzenheiser
Air Forces
Army Air Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Air Corps
War Department
National Defense Organization
Nora Stace Dies in Millfield at 66
Nora B Stace 66 died Monday at her Millfield home after a three year illness Born in Pomeroy she had lived in Millfield 18 years Survived by husband Martin four daughters Mary Kesterson Cathryn Turner Myrta Schaefer Grace Russell two sons Pete Stace John Stace and two sons from a former marriage James Stahl Clayton Stahl 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren Two children predeceased her Funeral services Thursday 2 PM at the family home Millfield Rev Gilbert Courtney burial Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy Friends may call at home anytime
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Nora B. Stace
Millfield
Pomeroy
Stace
Martin Stace
Mary Kesterson
Columbus
Cathryn Turner
McCuneville
Myrta Schaefer
Grace Russell
Pete Stace
John Stace
Athens
James Stahl
Clayton Stahl
Gilbert Courtney
Beech Grove
Senior Club Will Meet At East Hill Wednesday
The Senior 4-H Club reschedules its monthly meeting to Wednesday August 13 at 7 30 p m due to the county fair. Members should assemble at East Bridge by 7 15 p m. The program includes a vesper service and entertainment and games. Contact President John Sheridan for more information.
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Athens County
East Hill
East Bridge
John Sheridan
Miners in Eastern Ohio Walk Out Over Vacation Pay
Two hundred fifty Kimberly Mine workers join a sympathy strike with Carbondale Coal Co miners idle since July 29. At Belmont County 2500 Belmont miners return to pits after UMW orders walkout over $20 vacation money. Canadian National mines report continued stoppage at Big Run and Stewart shafts. Edyth Mescher and Jeanette Parfitt attend the Athens County 4-H Conservation Camp in Newark.
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Kimberly
The
Valley Mining Co
Carbondale Coal Co
Carbondale
Oral Daugherty
UYVIL
Ohio
Railland River and
Webb
UMW
Owens
Canadian National Co
Don W. Maloney
Canadian National
Big Run
Stewart
George M. Jones Co
Thomas Sparks
Edyth Mescher
Amesville
Jeanette Parfitt
Plains
Athens County
Camp Ohio
Newark
Woolley Hired to Fight Mettler Budget Mandamus
Athens County commissioners named John J. Woolley to defend against Harry A. Mettler’s petition demanding full salary and expense appropriations for the prosecutor’s office. Mettler seeks 1200 for a stenographer 1500 for a security officer and 1294.98 for expenses, while the board has allotted smaller sums citing budget limits.
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Athens County
John J. Woolley
Athens
Harry A. Mettler
Mettler
Woolley
Charles Stratton
Common Pleas
Agricultural Society
Stratton
Alberta Grones
John Preston
Clyde O. Gibson
Claudis Chappel
Cincinnati Ministers Catch 426-Pound Blue Marlin
Two Cincinnati ministers Revs. Albert Schreck and Ben Yunker fished off West Palm Beach Florida when a 426 pound blue marlin took both hooks. They battled the fish for over an hour before landing it. It was believed the largest marlin ever caught in the area.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Cincinnati
Albert Schreck
Ben Yunker
Blame Defense Program For Soaring Death Toll
Ohio rural road deaths surged in early 1941 with 371 fatalities outside cities in the first six months, 73 more than the same period last year, according to State Highway Director Hal G. Sours. The report also notes Lake Mead and its 50 miles of shoreline in the Boulder Dam area.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hal G. Sours
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam National Recreational Area
Hospital releases following major surgery at Sheltering Arms
Mrs Gerald Tryon of Athens Route 3 underwent a major surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Ernest Algeo of 123 N Lancaster St and Mrs Fred Penn of 56 Central Ave were released today.
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Gerald Tryon
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lore Err Beead
Ernest Algeo
N. Lanjcaster St
Fred Penn
Central Ave
Athens Merchants Picnic Scheduled at Lake Hope
The Athens Retail Merchants Association will hold its annual picnic Thursday afternoon at Lake Hope in Zaleski State Forest. About 150 to 200 people are expected. Activities include swimming boating and fishing with games planned under Harry Lackey. Westfall's Restaurant will cater potato salad baked beans sandwiches pickles lemonade and ice cream. Members buy tickets for employers and some for families, and each group provides its own transportation.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
B. A
Wolfe
Carpenter Hardware Co
Harry Lackey
Westfall’s
Association
Fine Plains Woman Fined for Unsafe Driving After Route 33 Crash
Dolly F. Stalder 54 of The Plains was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell for unsafe operation of a vehicle after a Saturday afternoon accident on Route 33 north of Route 682. Three passengers from her car suffered injuries. the other driver, Goldie Wine, 26, Columbus, faced no injuries. A separate Sunday collision on Route 33 near the Y involved Ralph Hutchins 45 and Dwight Cullums 18 with damages totaling 175 dollars. Hutchins was charged with unsafe operation of a vehicle.
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Dolly F. Stalder
the Plains
Cliff Cornell
Stalder
Plains
Nellie Stalder
Betty Thompson
Irene Douglas
William M. Stalder
The
Columbus
Ralph Hutchins
Athens
Dwight Cullums
Pratts Fork
Cullums
Ralph Williams
Pomeroy
Hutchins
State Highway Patrol
Williams
Record High Attendance in Ohio University Post Summer Session
Dr. Frank Dilley said the 1941 post summer session at Ohio University has enrollment up more than 10 percent from last year. One hundred forty-seven students are enrolled in 10 regular courses and research work for the three week period ending August 30.
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Frank Dilley
Ohio University
White Sues Brown. Court Grants Judgment in Athens County
Edgar S. White obtained a judgment against George W. Brown in Athens County Common Pleas Court for 403.48 dollars. The amount covers a promissory note of 350 dollars plus interest from January 21, 1939.
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Edgar S. White
George W. Brown
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Horoscopes and public bids mix a busy period read
A planetary forecast notes possible breakthrough ideas and caution against treachery while outlining a zodiac birthday year of potential success. Separate notices announce a public hearing on the York Township tax budget in Ohio and coal bid solicitation from Albany Consolidated District.
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York Township
Athens County
Ohio
Nelsonville
Frank Johnson
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