Opening of Athens County Fair Brings Bright Crowd on School Day
The Athens County Fair opens with a 10 o'clock concert by the Athens High School Band livestock judging and vaudeville acts. School Day offers free admission for youngsters under 16 and features prominent displays from Athens County Granges and the Athens State Hospital. Rodeo acts and nightly jitterbug contests are on the schedule with harness racing planned midweek. A mobile dental unit from the Ohio Health Department arrives to examine children’s teeth during the fair.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Athens High School
Lodi
Albany
Canaan Township
Athens State Hospital
State Hospital
United Service Organizations
Red Cross
U. S. Navy
Ohio University
Jacksonville
Carbondale
Farm Security Administration
AAA
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio State Highway Department
Industrial Arts Department of the Plains High School
Future Farmers of America of
Rome
Ames-Bern
Troy
Waterloo
FFA
Adams Rodeo
Mobile
Ohio State Health Department
John E. Davis
Patrick Griffin Fined for Intoxication in Luhrig
Patrick Griffin, 67, of Luh rig, was fined $5 and costs this morning by Mayor Franz L Wood worth after being arrested last midnight on a charge of intoxication.
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Woodworth
Patrick Griffin
Luhrig
Franz L. Woodworth
Japan Alters Strategy for New Pacific Assault
Chinese dispatches report Japan withdrawing 50 000 to 60 000 troops from Chekiang and Kiangsi to mount a fresh push elsewhere possibly toward Siberia India or Australia. Chiang Kai Shek's forces recapture Linchwan Jushung and near Nanchang while MacArthur reports air battles in New Guinea Darwin raids and Kokoda dispersal of Japanese troops near Port Moresby.
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China
Siberia
India
Australia
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Nanchang
Juthung
Jushung
Chuhsien
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Darwin
United Nations
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Frank G. Burke Dies at Stewart Home
Frank G. Burke aged 58 of Stewart died early Monday at the family home after months of illness. He is survived by wife Ollie Burke daughter Grace Dailey Barberton father Michael Burke four brothers two sisters and two grandsons. Funeral services set for Thursday at two oclock at the family home in Stewart.
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Frank G. Burke
Stewart
Ollie Burke
Grace Dailey
Barberton
Michael Burke
Inmate Parole Board Grants Paroles at Ohio Prison
Arthur Wilson was granted parole from the London Prison Farm on larceny charges after a meeting of the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission. The board released a total of 50 inmates during the session.
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Arthur Wilson
London
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Weather tweaks keep Athens cool with mild highs
The Athens forecast shows a high of 74 Monday amid cool conditions. Overnight low near 47 followed by a noon reading of 70 today as warmup continues.
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Athens
Dutrow Safe After Jungle Trek in New Guinea Mercy Flight
Technical Sergeant William Dutrow, bombardier on a mercy flight, survived 13 weeks in New Guinea jungles after his plane crashed. He lived on animals caught in the jungle before reaching an air base. His wife Ann Dutrow of New Marshfield and sister-in-law Mrs. V. C. Vickers of New Marshfield report the return. Dutrow’s brother-in-law, Technical Sergeant Robert Lee Barlow, earned the Silver Star for photographying Japanese bases north of Australia.
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New Guinea
Comebackers’ Club
William Dutrow
Ann Dutrow
New Marshfield
Ama Haanital
Comebackers
Jungles
Olive Ailstock named regional War Bonds champion
Mrs. Olive Ailstock of Athens County is honored as July War Stamps and Bonds Champion for a 12 county Ohio region. She will receive a $25 War Bond and an honor medal, donating the bond to the Athens Aerie of Eagles Auxiliary. The July booth at Woolworth and Court Street sold 4,627.50 in bonds with 958 first-time buyers. The award banquet is in Youngstown, but she cannot attend due to county fair duties.
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Olive Ailstock
C. J. Ailstock
E. Riverside Drive
Ohio
Fred Weber
Athens County
Ailstock
Harold H. Bredlow
War Savings
Athens Aerie of Eagles
Eagles
F. W. Woolworth Co
Court St
Youngstown
Treasury Department
Belmont
Cochceton
Guernsey
Hocking
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Washington
Admitted and Released At Local Hospitals
Mrs Francy Bailes 22 of Columbia Ave admitted to Shelter ing Arms Hospital today for medical care Leroy Brooks of Gloucester Route 1 admitted today for major surgery A F Reeves 11 Pearl St admitted Monday for medical treatment Mrs Helen Hooper Athens Route 1 and Mrs Burtina Skinner Guysville released today Charles Patterson 11 with a broken leg after bicycle collision will be transferred to Mt Carmel Hospital today Mrs Russell Bashore and infant son Athens Route 4 released Monday
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Francy] Bailes
Columbia Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Leroy Brooks
Glouster
A. F. Reeves
Pearl St
Helen Hooper
Athens
Burtina Skinner
Guysville
Charles Patterson
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Russell Bashore
Athens Route 4
Man Injured While Peeling Guard Rail Post Near East Bridge
Ben Searls a 48 year old laborer in the Athens County engineer's office suffered a fracture of the big toe on his left foot this morning. The accident occurred as a guard rail post fell from saw horses onto his foot near East Bridge. He was attended by an Athens physician and taken home.
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Ben Searls
Glouster
Athens County Engineer's Office
East Bridge
Searls
Athens
Judgment Granted in Beasley Co Note Case
Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland granted a judgment of 371.50 plus six percent interest from Aug 1 1942 to F J Beasley Co after defendants Cletus Marie and J Co Chapman confessed judgment on a promissory note dated March 1 1938.
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Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
F. J. Beasley Co
Cletus
Marie
J. Co. Chapman
Son Arthur Scott stationed at Camp Wolters Texas
Stationed in Texas Mr and Mrs F E Scott received notice that their son Arthur who entered the Army in Youngstown August 15 is now stationed at Camp Wolters Texas.
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F. E. Scott
Arthur
Youngstown
Camp Wolters
Tex
Lunar Eclipse Sets Evening Sky Ablaze in Athens
Dr. George Starcher of Ohio University says lunar eclipses recur two to three times yearly but are not always visible worldwide. The total eclipse peaks at 11 48 p m and ends 1 35 a m with Earth’s shadow darkening the moon from 11 01 p m to 12 35 a m if skies stay clear.
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George Starcher
Ohio University
Athens
Starcher
Apple Grove Personal and Social Notes
Apple Grove notes record visits from Althea and Mattie Hayman to Sergeant Spencer Hayman on furlough from Taft California. Family gatherings include George W. Hayman in Pittsburgh and Kathryn Evelyn Sharpnack in Columbus. Other entries note guests Delores Wolfe at Bliss College, Racine visitors Ruth Weldon Elizabeth Taylor, and a birth announcement for a child to Ralph and Mrs Ours of Beaver Falls.
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Apple Grove
Althea Hayman
New York
Mattie Hayman
Washington
W. Va
Spencer Hayman
Taft
California
George W. Hayman
Pittsburgh
George R. Hayman
Kathryn
Evelyn Sharpnack
Columbus
Jack Sharpnack
Delores Wolfe
Bliss College
Carl Wolfe
Ancil Siders
Arch Chapman
Chapman
W.S.C.S
Church Annex
Ruth Weldon
Elizabeth Taylor
Racine
Charles Sayre
Howard Johnson
Sgt
Ruby Hayman
Eva White
Gay
Howard Carpenter
Charles Sharp
Helen Lee
Huntington
Mary Slaughter
Chester Durst
Newton Falls
Marion Ours
Ralph Ours
Beaver Falls
Non-Stop Stitchers 4-H Club Meeting Report
The Non-Stop Stitchers 4-H Club met at advisor Jean Lorne's home. Attendees included Helen Pennell Margaret Schaeffer Martha Caheen La Roma Gaver June Beal Peggy and Jean Lorne, with the business meeting followed by refreshments.
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Jean Lorne
Helen Pennell
Margaret Schaeffer
Martha Caheen
la Roma Gaver
June Beal
Peggy
Jean Lorng
University to Open Children’s Theater Program in Athens
Miss Elaine Pagel announces a new Children’s Theater at Ohio University to run with the University Theater. Tryouts for ages eight to fourteen begin Thursday at 3 pm in Fine Arts Auditorium. Rehearsals will be afternoons with a September opening, selections to be chosen by talent.
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Ohio University
University
Elaine Pagel
Athens
Fine Arts
Naval Sea Battle Rages In Pacific
Naval action in the Solomons intensifies as American ships report heavy fighting with Japan. Losses include carriers sunk or damaged on both sides, while Marine landings consolidate gains amid sporadic harassment from air and sea forces.
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Navy
Japan
Army
Aleutians
Solomons
Scouts Will Call on You For War Scrap on Friday
Athens city and county leaders plan a house to house scrap drive Friday with two trucks donated by the Athens Township trustees. Boy Scouts will precede the trucks and collect any scrap offered, with a back up Saturday if needed. Proceeds go to war service organizations or donors' chosen recipients.
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Don C. Peden
W. H. Wakefield
Ming Tesidents OL II Alan
Athens Township
Boy Scouts
War Service
Ohio to honor service men in September
Ohio officials urge observance of September as Salute to Our Heroes Month led by Ralph H. Stone and Gov. Bricker. Citizens from all walks are asked to salute fighting forces at 9 a.m. on Sept. 1 as part of a broader war bond and stamp drive. Theaters nationwide are to spearhead the campaign.
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America
Stone
George Watkins Dies In Iowa Hospital
Telegram relays death of George Watkins in Jeanne Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs Iowa to Mrs Amanda Sheridan of Athens. He leaves many relatives in the Athens area. His wife was Ida Dean of Athens. Funeral services set for Thursday in Shelby Iowa.
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Amanda Sheridan
Athens
George Watkins
Jeanne Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Watkins
Ida Dean
Shelby
County Courthouse to Close for Athens County Fair
The Athens County Courthouse offices will shut Wednesday and Thursday after noon due to the Athens County Fair.
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Athens County
Elks Lodge to Convene Tonight in Athens
A special Athens Elks Lodge meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 with exalted ruler Charles H. Evans absent soon as he has enlisted in the Army and will depart for service.
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Athens Elks Lodge
Charles H. Evans
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