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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1942

Page

5

Athens Area Men Report for Duty at Fort Hayes Center

Athens area men inducted at Columbus on Aug 3 report to Fort Hayes Reception Center for active duty. Delbert C. Hayes acts as corporal. breakfast at Hotel Berry is avoided to allow departure with parents’ wishes. Group from Athens County Selec tive Service Board No. 1 departs via train to Fort Hayes with Red Cross support and New Testament gift books for each man.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Athens Area Fort Hayes Columbus Delbert C. Hayes Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1 Hotel Berry Raulroau Red Cross Motor Corps City Hall Es Padden K. T. Crosgen Post American Legion Auxiliry Walter Baird Roosevelt America Padden Baird Samuel E. Shields Fort Hayate

Naval Reserve expands V-1 and V-7 eligibility during 9th District

Capt. E S Root announces broadened V-1 and V-7 programs for college students. V-1 opens to freshmen and sophomores ages 17 to 26 pursuing engineering, mathematics, or physics with 12 20 or better vision. V-7 remains for unmarried juniors and seniors and now also welcomes graduates under 28. Navy Recruit Office Athens PO Building offers further details.

U. S. Naval Reserve E. S. Root Naval Officer Procurement 9Th Naval District V-1 Navy Athens

Four men leave Athens for Navy recruit training

Four men from Athens begin their naval careers at the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes Illinois They learn seaman ship drill and naval procedure before possible nine day leave or further training Milford L Dailey James F Kinnison Robert E Hedges and Billy Joe Gabriel are the recruits aged 21 21 20 and 20 respectively from local routes.

Great Lakes Ill Athens Navy U. S. Naval Milford L. Dailey Archie Dailey James F. Kinnison Fred Kinnison Robert E. Hedges Elson Hedges Billy Joe Gabriel

John Hartley Dies Sudden at 76 After Stroke

John William Hartley 76 died suddenly from a stroke at his home on Vore Ridge Saturday night. Survived by wife Sylvia, three daughters including Mrs. Theodore Sparks and Mrs. William Sparks of Seattle, five sons, one sister, two brothers, 21 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at two at the family home, Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating. burial in W Union St. Cemetery. Arabs do not drink during meals.

John William Hartley Vore Ridge Sylvia Hartley Theodore Sparks William Sparks Seattle Wash Byron Danford Athens S. N. Hartley Charleston John William Hartley, Jr Andrew ©. Hartley Zanesville James C Webster N. Hartley Jacksonville William With

Principals Foresee USC Fund Curtailment in Athens County

County high school principals and Supt. Glen M. Hanes voted to leave athletic and extracurricular programs to district officials due to transportation limits from OPA tire restrictions. They urged curtailed sports rather than full elimination and planned revised schedules, intramural emphasis, and delayed opening. Contributions to the USC Fund reached 5709.94 toward an 8400 goal as 11 of 12 principals approved the plan.

USC Athens County Glen M. Hanes OPA Ieauine Watina Viveeveeo VA Lauvnou Athens County Basketball League Hanes USC Fund Frank Harvey Hocking Local United Pit Wo AB A Tan

Farmers Asked To Divert Portion of Wheat Acreage

County AAA chairman Frank Pugh announced the 1943 wheat marketing quota proclaimed by Secretary Claude Wickard. A national referendum will be held before June 10 1943 to decide if quotas stay in force. The quota aims to divert wheat land to soybeans flax and other feed crops while storing surplus on farms.

County Aaa Frank Pugh Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard Wickards Wickard U. S

Nelson Cowdery Dies At Reedsville Home

Nelson Cowdery aged 52 died at his Aville home Sunday morning. He was born in Reedsville, lifelong resident, survived by wife Nettie, daughter Ruth Barthelmas of Columbus, son Kenneth at home, four sisters Nellie Packard Leah Stanbury Linn Parker Emma Prince, two brothers George and Winther, and one granddaughter. Funeral Tuesday at two o clock at the residence with Rev. Lee Wallace officiating. Burial in Reedsville Cemetery.

Nelson Cowdery Aville Reedsville A. W Callie Cowdery Nettie Cowdery Ruth Barthelmas Columbus Kenneth Nellie Packard Leah Stanbury Parkersburg Linn Parker Belpre Emma Prince Long Bottom George Cowdery Washington Court House Winther Cowdery Lee Wallace Reedsville Cemetery

Amanda Uhrig Dies In Columbus Saturday

Funeral services for Amanda Elizabeth Uhrig 75 of 440 W Fourth Ave will be Tuesday at 9 30 am in Shaw-Davis funeral home with burial in Chillicothe She was born in Zaleski and was former president of the Womens Relief Corps A member of Glenwood Methodist Church Surviving are husband Edward Uhrig five sons Earl Ernest Both Henry Leroy Howard and How ard Uhrig three daughters and 24 grandchildren

Columbus Amanda Elizabeth Uhrig Fourth Ave Shaw-Davis Chillicothe Zaleski Women's Relief Corps Glenwood Methodist Church Edward Uhrig Earl Ernest Henry Reading Leroy Toledo Howard Uhrig Leroy Miller Walter Haney Levy Hartong Greenville

Local Births and Admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital

At Sheltering Arms Hospital Mr and Mrs Charley Paterno 49 Stimson Ave are the parents of a son born today and Mr and Mrs Norman Welch Millfield Route 1 are the parents of a daughter born Sunday. Mrs Virgene Huffman 44 Second St was admitted today for major surgery and Alfred Howard Glouster was admitted Saturday night for emergency treatment. Released today were Robert Gibson Harrisonville and Mrs Stella Judy Athens Route 2 and released Sunday were Mrs Doris Chesser and infant son 124 EF Union St Miss Dora Jean Jenkins Mineral and Herbert Parker Harrisonville.

Charley Paterno Stimson Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital Norman Welch Millfield Virgene Huffman Second St Alfred Howard Glouster Robert Gibson Harrisonville Stella Judy Athens

Navy Reservist Nathan Rozell Green Enlists in Cincinnati

Nathan Rozell Green 21 of Harrisonville son of Myron Green of Pulaski New York was accepted by the Naval Reserve in Cincinnati on August 16 He enlisted via the Naval Recruiting Station in Athens Ohio Army bomber crashes near Sweetwater Texas killing three airmen in a cotton field ten miles north of Loraine on Sunday.

Nathan Rozell Green Harrisonville Myron Green Pulaski N. Y Naval Reserve Cincinnati Naval Athens Sweetwater Tex Loraine

Patrol Arrests Three On Route 50 Alternate

Three arrests were made Saturday night and early Sunday by state highway patrolmen on Route 50 Alternate. Offenders were arraigned before Mayor Thomas Clark of Amesville and fined five dollars plus costs each. Charles L. Lewis nineteen of Chesterhill cited for insufficient brakes. Robert Franklin Lawrence eighteen of Sharpsburg Route 1 cited for no operator's permit. Gershon A. Mayle twenty three of Detroit Michigan cited for driving without a red tail light.

Thomas Clark Amesville Charles L. Lewis Chesterhill Robert Franklin Lawrence Sharpsburg Rmit Gershon A. Mayle Detroit Mich

Plains High students invited to industrial arts display

H W Humphrey superintendent of The Plains Schools asks all boys at The Plains High School who wish to participate in the industrial arts display at the Athens County Fair to meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at the school house.

H. W. Humphrey The Plains Schools Plains High School

Senior Club Meeting at Grange Hall in Athens County

The Athens County Senior 4 H Club will meet at the Grange Hall Wednesday evening at 8 30. The program includes short plays and readings. John Sheridan is program chairman with committee members Mary Bell Maxwell, egret Chadwick and Thelma Smith.

Athens County Grange Hall John Sheridan Mary Bell Maxwell Egret Chadwick Thelma, Smith

Two Athens residents fined for intoxication and disturbing the peace

George Nagle aged 62 of Athens Route 2 and W G Ewing aged 68 of 300 Highland Ave pleaded guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace. Each was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Franz L Woodworth.

George Nagle Athens Franz L. Woodworth W. G. Ewing Highland Ave

All Athens Merchants Asked To Meet Tuesday

The Athens Retail Merchants Association calls a noon meeting for Aug 18 at Hotel Berry. John W. Bolin says the gathering is open to all retailers, members and non members, and will follow a luncheon.

Athens Athens Retail Merchants Association Hotel Berry John W. Bolin

Birth Announcement for Collins Family Daughter Judy Elizabeth

Mr. and Mrs. John Collins Millfield Route 1 welcomed a daughter weighing eight pounds four and a quarter ounces born Friday night August 14. Grandparents are William Collins Athens and Sam and Mrs Magies Chauncey. A separate weather note records Athens rainfall of .48 inch and a high of 86 with a noon temperature of 70.

John Collins Millfield Judy Elizabeth William Collins Athens Sam Magies Chauncey

Cheap Loan Boosts Sales for Sorrowful Salesman

A dismissible tale from Athens Ohio notes a salesman in debt finding relief after a $200 loan repaid in a year at a total cost of $18. The loan netted higher commissions and happier cash flow, with the salesman declaring the loan worth three times its cost. Stop in at 48 6 S Court St.

Hours Open From 8 30 A M To 5 P M

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