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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1945
Page
7
Local Board 2 in Nelsonville reports postponement of pre-induction and induction calls for registrants. New schedules will be issued soon with deliveries targeted for the week of Sept 17. Labor Day and the prior Saturday half-holiday trigger office closure and non work status.
Nelsonville War Price and Rationing Board will close every Saturday starting September 1 at the Public Square office. Hours remain 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday and 12 noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday. The board will also be closed Labor Day, September 3. In a separate report Sheriff Hancock said about 2,200 imported laborers from the Bahamas and Jamaica rioted at Camp Murphy, and law officers from three counties restored order. Labor experts cited reluctance to return to dull work after enjoying higher wages and luxuries in the US.
Mrs Ellen Crossman Guest, wife of famed poet Edgar A. Guest, died here today after a long illness. Her passing leaves a noted literary family in mourning in Detroit.
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