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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1941

Page

5

McBee Sales School Closes With Athens Banquet

The McBee Sales School in Athens ends after seven weeks with a banquet at the Athens Country Club for salesmen lecturers agency managers and division heads. Attendees include dozens of executives from New York Chicago Detroit and elsewhere along with local Athens residents and visitors.

McBee Athens Athens Ountry Club Hich McBee Company Hotel Berry Roger Connor Connor Robert Lee Houston Tex C. M. Eiseman H. C. Davis W. A. Comer Norbart Barry William Davis Arthur Perry New York Henry F. Jacobs Robert Lazenby Chicago Andréw Fairie Atlanta Atlanta, Ga.; E. C. Smith,Pittsburgh, Pa.; Ray Plemon, Los Angeles Calif R. C. Arndt Three Rivers Mich Jack Moore Charleston W. Va H. F. Augustine Sherwood Wis Paul Terry G. D. Bryant Rochester C. M. Bell Boston Mass Leo H. Ketteringham Texas Clarence S. Morrell Providence R. 1 Dale Moffet Kansas City Paul Hall Richmond William Burt Detroit George Wyant N. Y Ernest L. Bragg Portland L. C. Yeagle Des Moines W. F. Schell Dayton R. E. Wolfe Logan E. R. Freed Cleveland John S. Boyd Charlotte N. C Charles Drollinger Buffalo Hans Nestler Parkersburg Wayne Gerber Columbus Oklahoma Gerber A. G. van Looren al Bodary Don Abel Indianapolis Ind Philip M. Zenner Mills Mead Paper Chillicothe Hattie Lou Grones

Naval Reserve Men Offered College Mathematics Courses

Fenn College of Cleveland announces two college mathematics courses including trigonometry for applicants entering U S Naval Reserve Class V 7. Classes run from September 15 to December 19 with details from Dean M B Tolar or the U S Navy Recruiting Station in Athens.

Fenn College of Cleveland U. S. Naval Reserve M. B. Tolar Fenn College U. S. Navy Athens

Local residents receive surgical care at Sheltering Arms

Glenna Morris of 19 Locust Street Glouster and Carrie Pickett of Nelsonville Route 2 underwent major operations at Sheltering Arms this morning. Rex McKnight of Coolville was admitted yesterday for medical observation. Roland Smith, three year old son of Mr and Mrs George Smith of 92 East Main Street Glouster, was treated for first and second degree burns after pulling a pan of hot tomato preserves onto himself.

Glenna Morris Locust St Glouster Carrie Pickett Nelsonville Sheltering Arms Rex McKnight Coolville Roland Smith George Smith E. Main St

Crossed Paths of Warblers Across North America

Migration notes show Palm warblers wintering in Louisiana travel to Labrador to nest while those in the Greater Antilles spend summers in northwestern Canada. The two routes intersect in Georgia. A legal notice from Athens Rural School invites bids for run of mine and lump coal for Mechanicsburg School through September 1, 1941.

Louisiana Labrador Greater Antilles Canada Georgia Athens Rural School Mechanicsburg G. R. Shafer Richland Avenue Athens Ohio

Oak Grove Church Vacation Bible School and Local Notices

Oak Grove Church held the Vacation Bible School commencement led by Rev. W M George of the Methodist Church Nelsonville. Funeral services for Frank McClain were at Oak Grove Church with C E Hoskins and Rev B A Awe assisting. Guests visited the Hartman family and others across Athens Barberton Detroit Marion New Marshfield Carbondale. The Homer Davis 1941 reunion occurred on Carbondale Road with Mr Davis ill recently.

Oak Grove W. M. George Methodist Church Nelsonville Miss Allen Frank McClain Oak Grove Church C. E. Hoskins B. A. Awe Hayden Detroit Charles Hartman Ray Johnson Jesse Allen Paul Kennard Wilbur Hartman Clint Smart Ruth and Paul Barberton John Hartman Norma Hartman Athens William Hartman Roy Case Frank O’hara Gloria Neil Swaim Marion Leonard Hartman New Marshfield Royal Hartman Waveline Verna Wachenschwanz William Brown Carbondale Wanda Wachenschwanz Beulah Dolly McDade Adda Trueman Pilgrim Holiness Church Shafer Awe Holiness Church Logan Douglas Hartman Homer Davis Carbondale Road Mr. Davis

Athens County Youths Win State Fair Prizes

County Extension Agent Ross Wright reported at the Ohio State Fair that two Ath ens County youths earned prizes for livestock. Alden Antle of Amesville showed two white faced steers weighing 950 and 970 pounds and placed second in a class of twenty five, with the 950 pound steer in the FFA class. Walter Lee Daniel, 13, also of Ames Bern High School, placed fifth in a class of twelve with his yearling Ayrshire heifer.

Ross Wright Athens County Alden Antle Amesville Young Antle Ames- Bern Yo-Ag Ames-Bern High School Walter Lee Daniel

Chemists Sought For Government Powder Inspector Post

Government seeks qualified chemists and experienced technicians for the position of Inspector Powder and Explosives. Applications are received by J. L. C. Kelley at the Athens Post Office. Civil Service Commission employment to inspect powder for national defense.

J. L. C. Kelley Athens United States Civil Service Commission

Naval Reserve Sends Racine Youth South

Charles E. Spencer of Racine son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve for the duration of the emergency and will attend a sixteen week course at the Aviation Mechanics School in Jacksonville Fla upon his leave. Albert M. Banik of Murray City also enlisted the second Banik son to join the Naval Reserve after passing the preliminary exam.

Charles E. Spencer Racine U. S. Navy Navy Athens County Fair Charles Spencer Naval Service Athens U. S. Naval Reserve Aviation Mechanics School Jacksonville Fla Albert M. Banik Paul Banik Murray City Albert Banik Naval Reserve Tom

Benefit Party For Old Settlers Reunion In Jacksonville

A benefit party to raise funds for the Old Settlers Reunion and Home Coming in Jacksonville will be held Friday night on Sixth Street if weather allows. The event starts at 8 p.m. with a rain location in Tom Kelley’s building. Bruce Russell of Millfield chairs the Labor Day Horse and Buggy Parade and announced Joe Toepfner of Columbus will bring seven show horses to compete. he invites other local horse owners to enter.

Jacksonville Sixth St Tom Kelley Bruce Russell Millfield Joe Toepfner Columbus

Widower Henry Duncan’s family sells household iron in Greenville

In Greenville Tennessee widower Henry Duncan returned home to find his four children ages from 12 down to younger had sold every piece of moveable iron in the house including the kitchen stove to a passing junk dealer.

Greenville, Tenn Henry Duncan

Athens Recruiting Office Sends Recruit to Great Lakes

A recruit departed from the Athens Recruiting Office on Wednesday evening and traveled to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station for service.

Ation Athens Great Lakes

Civil Service Examinations Scheduled For Several Posts

The U S Civil Service Examiners announce openings for accountants with salaries from 2600 to 5600 and require no prior routine accounting or audit clerk experience. Closing dates are September 18 and September 2 for various positions including junior Inspector in the Wage and Hour Division with a 2000 salary. Apply through Kelley or at first or second class post offices.

Civil Service Commission J. L. C. Kelley U. S. Civil Service Post Office Department of Labor Kelley Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners

Lanterns signal prayer for peace across Italian Switzerland

Red lanterns hang from farmhouses and cottages in Italian Switzerland as a general reminder to pray for peace amid war between Christian nations. The article notes a population imbalance with 1,500,000 more males than females in the United States.

Italian Switzerland United States

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