Old Settlers’ Reunion Opens Social Weekend in Jacksonville
Hundreds of former residents from Sunday Creek Valley are due to return for Jacksonville’s Eighth Annual Old Settlers Home-coming and Reunion. The event begins Saturday with a street dance and includes concerts by the Jacksonville Old Time Band and the Minford High School 50 Piece Band, a Sunday school, church services, a basket dinner, a grove program, and an 8 pm band concert in the park. Monday features a Round the Town Serenade, a big parade, a radio show, and a magician act, culminating in evening dancing.
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Sunday Creek Valley
Jacksonville
Sundeay
Aneng Ypee
Minford High School
Old Settlers
the Grove
Jacksonville Park
Cap
Andy and
Milt
Ben Franklin IV
Magician
Andy
Class Has Picnic Dinner Aug 26 at Keirns Home
People from the First Christian Church Athens joined guests from Hooper Ridge Bible School for a Sunday Aug 26 picnic at the Keirns country home. Activities included croquet and horseback riding. attendees included teachers Mary Tribe and Eleanor Keirns and many other local residents. Major Hap Nye recently discharged from the Army Air Forces is home with his family and will operate the Buckeye Cafeteria in town. Major Nye’s posting was at Columbus Quartermaster Depot. Pvt James J Farley, training on B 29 crews at Amarillo, Texas, is on a 17 day furlough with his parents in Athens and returns Sept 14. Dinner guests at the Bretts included Deeters and Bretzs from several nearby towns. Birth notices include Patrick Murphy born Aug 29 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. grandparents Lafe Andrews and S A Murphy listed. Barbara Vance welcomed Aug 2, child of Louis Hammerle and Elizabeth Nester.
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First Christian Church
Athens
Church of Christ
Hooper Ridge
Misses Jeanor
Esther Keirns
Mary Tribe
Eleanor Keirns
Jo Ann Williamson
Mary van Dyke
Opal Brown
Donna Adams
Elden Ball
Kenneth Leoffler
Keirns
Rosemary Gloeckner
Clinton Brown
John QO. Tigner
Trimble
Richard Williams
Glouster
Opal Myers
Hetty Betz
Jimmie
Spicer Keirns
Earl L
Hap’) Nye
Army
Air _Forces
Philip
Nye
Columbus
Quartermaster Depot
Army Service Forces
Buckeye
Aow
Pvt
James J. Farley
Ary Air Field
Amarillo
Tex
John Farley
Campbell St
Ann Hammerle
Louis Hammerle
Leonard Barn
Mary St
Joan
Barbara Vance
Elizabeth
J. R. Vance
Mar
Elizabeth Nester
Currier St
Rrs Ave
Marland
Mrs
Hurl Barnhouse
Flyn Poling
Albany
Athens County Schools to Open September 10
Athens County schools will open Monday September 10 announced by Glen Hanes superintendent. The system includes 23 elementary schools 10 high schools and one junior high. Improvements during summer vacation include redecorations fluorescent lighting and new window shades at several campuses.
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Athens County
Glen Hanes
Doolittle Pilot Major Dick Cole Visits Athens
Major Dick Cole, co-pilot with Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle on the Tokyo raid, visited Athens with his wife and infant daughter Cindy. The Ohio University alumnus, who later flew in the China Burma India theater, shared war stories and appeared in a news reel beside Chiang Kai-Shek.
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Athens
Dick Cole
James H
Jimmy” Doolittle
Tokyo
Epting
Pearl Harbor
Cole
Ohio University
Dayton
Japan
Major Cole
Cindy
Martha Cole
States
Texas
Texas School of Mines
E. L. Church
Christina
Madame
Chiang Kai-Shek
General Doolittle
Hump
India
China
Jes
Sams joins Roy Hawk Co. in Athens
D. H. Sams resigns from Athens National Bank after 24 years and will join Roy E. Hawk & Co. in the Cline Building as an investment securities associate. A native of Athens and Ohio University graduate, he is a World War I veteran and active in Masons, American Legion, Elks, and Isaac Walton League, known as a top local sports fan with honorary university and high school keys.
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D. H
Jonsey) Sams
Shannon Ave
Athens National Bank
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Cline
Sams
Athens
Ohio University
Masons
American Legion
Elks
Isaac Walton
Athens High School
132000 Dairy Payment Drafts Uncashed in Athens County
Irvin Wolfe, Chairman of the Agricultural Conservation Committee, urges Athens County farmers to cash uncashed dairy and meat drafts to aid Commodity Credit Corporation bookkeeping. A report shows over 32 000 drafts issued before Nov 1 1944 remained outstanding as of June 30 1945.
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Athens County
Irvin Wolfe
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dorothy Waters Dies In Columbus Hospital
Mrs Dorothy Chase Waters, 43, died this morning at White Cross Hospital Columbus after a long heart illness. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs John Chase of Pomeroy. Survived by husband William Waters a son Robert in the Navy V 17 at Ohio Wesleyan University a daughter Phylliss her parents two brothers Glen Chase Camden N J and Lieut Allen Chase U S Navy in the Pacific and a sister Mrs Harold Russell Charleston. Funeral arrangements not completed today.
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Lomeroy
Dorothy Chase Waters
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
John Chase
Pomeroy
Washington County Fair Opens In Marietta Weekend
Miss Irene Cooley dies at her Lynn Haven home aged 74 after illness. County Victory Fair to open Sept 2 for four days with square dancing band concerts horse racing bicycle races and midway attractions. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd changes Sunday services to 10 30 a m starting Sept 2 replacing summer evenings.
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Irene Cooley
Lynn Haven
Fla
Sisce Peer
Jennie L
C. Erneatine
J. M. Cooley
Haven
Ed Adalshe
George J. Cooley
Cincinnati
Cooley
Howard Brothers Midway
Klein
Good Sheprerd Church Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Men in Service Posts on 15 Day Furloughs
Daniel Cavanaugh and James Breeze of the U S Marine Corps are home on 15 day furloughs after completing basic training at Parris Island South Carolina Cavanaugh staying with aunts Marie Betty and Helen Cavanaugh 32 S Congress St Breeze with his aunt Mrs Mattie Treace 20 MN Mrs Dolores Whitlatch and Mrs Gertrude Kyle received calls from their husbands Cox swain Carl Whitlatch and Seaman Alva Kyle last Monday from New York they had completed a voyage from Norfolk to France and return and said they would be at sea again soon The Rev Roy Deeter of Coolville will hold an old fashioned revival at Lodi Townhouse beginning Sept 3 with services each night at 8145 Special musical programs will be arranged Helen Tatmann is the new pastor
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Daniel
Jerry) Cavanaugh
James Breeze
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
South Carolina
Cavanaugh
Marie
Betty
Helen Cavanaugh
S. Congress St
Breeze
Mattie Treace
Dolores Whitlatch
Gertrude Kyle
Carl Whitlatch
Alva Kyle
New York
Norfolk
France
Roy .Deeter
Coolville
Lodi Townhouse
Helen Tatmann
Athens War Price and Rationing Board Hours Change
The Athens Ration Office at 20 percent N. Court Street will be closed tomorrow and Labor Day. Starting this week the board will run a 40 hour schedule with five eight hour days and the office will be closed each Saturday.
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Athens
N. Court St
Ath ens Pony Tourney fields 38 golfers for $161 prize
Thirty-eight golfers from Ath ens Country Club will compete in the Pony Tournament on Sunday with prizes totaling 161.95 dollars. One foursome led by lCankey, Shepard, Hall, and Parfitt tees off at 9 a.m. The remainder play afternoon rounds on a tight schedule with groups at 1 p.m. and later.
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Athens Country Club
lPony
Fish
lCankey
Shepard
Hall
Parfitt
Dean
Miller
Henley
Selby
Paynter
Rood
Barstow
Swanson
Merchant
Beckley
Parsons
Wileon
van Meter
Roberts
Garrison
Heck
Dilley
Biggins
Wolfe
Davis
Tribe
Russell
Allmark
Barron
Shumway
Tipton
Chadwick
Keplar
Sanders
Engieskind
Jefferson
Cumley
jNunemaker
Four More Discharged At Atterbury Center
Four southeastern Ohio men were discharged from the Army at the Atterbury Separation Center after scoring 85 or more points on the adjusted service rating plan. Civilians listed include Elmer E. Lonag of Athens, David E. David of Nelsonville, Arnim L. Haddox of Athens, and John St. Jones of Gallipolis. Jones will revert to inactive status on Oct. 13. Three others arrived at Indiantown Gap for reassignment after overseas duty and will be furloughed home before new postings: Samuel R. Turner of Pomeroy, Lee E. Evans of Logan, and James G. Harburger of Logan.
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Southeastern Ohio
Army
Atterbury
Elmer E. Lonag
State St. Athens
David E. David
Nelsonville
Arnim L. Haddox
Lancaster St. Athens
John St. Jones
Gallipolis
Jones
Waterloo Teachers Set Meeting Before School Opening
Gordon Thompson principal announced a meeting of Waterloo Township elementary and high school teachers in the high school building on Friday September 7 at 2 p.m. in preparation for the opening of Waterloo Township Schools on Monday September 10.
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Waterloo Township
Gordon Thompson
Funeral Services for Mrs. George Cradlehaugh Held Here
Attendees traveling from Akron Cincinnati Detroit Newark Rutland Logan Nelsonville and Chauncey joined local relatives for the funeral of Mrs. George Cradlehaugh. Relatives listed include Grover and Delia Cradlebaugh A J Bonnette G F Schutz R L Shafer Marie charged Lydia Shafer C D Shafer D H Shafer and others. Navy men Chauncey and Russell Nichols were among those present.
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George Cradlehaugh
Grover Cradlebaugh
Childdren
A. J. Bonnette
G. F. Shutz
Irs
R. L. Shafer
Marie Charged
Akron
Huff
Cincinnati
Hayden Shafer
Detroit
Mich
H. G Nichols
Newark
Ethel Jackson
Rutland
Audrey Hunter
Logan
Cecil Shafer
Mabel Shafer
Louise Shafer
Lydia Shafer
C. D. Shafer
Imr
D. H. Shafer
Delia Shafer
Nelsonville
Leora Trippett
Charles Daugherty
Guy Brookins
Chauncey
Russell Nichols
U. S. Navy
O Oo
M A N Club Canteen names Service Committee members
The Marine Army and Navy Women's Club announces Friday August 31 service canteen committee members Mrs B F Beckler Miss Virgie Quivey Mrs William B Orr and Mrs George Brophy named for the occasion.
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Marine, Army and Navy Women's Club
B. F. Beckler
Virgie Quivey
William B. Orr
George Brophy
Breeze Completes U.S.M.C. Boot Training In South Carolina
Pvt. James H. Breeze arrives in Athens for a 15 day furlough after ten weeks of boot training at Parris Island. He is a 1945 Athens High School graduate and will visit his aunt Mrs. Mattie Treace at 9 North Court Street. He previously reported to Parris Island for Marine Corps training. Also note a rummage sale by St. Paul’s Church Young Ladies Sodality to be held at City Hall on Sept 1.
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James H
Jim) Breeze
Athens
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Mattie Treace
N. Court St
Breeze
Athens High School
Young Ladies Sodality
St. Paul's Church
Chase Circle of Ruth plans all day Athens picnic dinner
The Chase Circle of Ruth will hold an all day meeting on Athens State Hospital Grounds for a picnic dinner. Every member is invited and asked to bring food as usual. Mr and Mrs Arthur Roker of 68 Stewart St returned Tuesday from a ten day vacation visiting friends in Cincinnati Dayton Toledo Akron and Dennison.
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Amos Brett
Arthur Deeter
Ruth Apple
Judith
Roger
Stewart
Clyde Deeter
Betty
Jo Ann
the Plains
Carlos Bretz
Guysville
Floyd Bretz
Little Hocking
Chase
Ruth
Athens State Hospital
Arthur Roker
Stewart St
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Akron
Dennison
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C. F. Guinther
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Dance
Lawrence Turner
Co. F. Guinther
Bruce Russell
William Hallam
Fred Kempton
Margaret Hammond
Lulu Mills
Ott Brinkley
Albert Gordon
A. L. Morrison
L. Morrison
E. C. Shirkey
Harry Sayre
Mary Buza
Russell Davis
Thomas McMenamy
Mitch Bartells
Mohawk Aerie
Aoa
St. John
Charles Blank
Saipan
Lee J. Blank
Sue Woolley
J. 3. Woolley
N. Congress
Blank
U. S. Naval Reserve
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Chicago
Man
William ‘Leo Barnett
GR. Barnett
Richland Ave
Barrett
640Th Bombardment Squadron
Sth Air Force
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Millard E. Barnett
Barnett
Germany
Army of Occupation
439Th Medical Collection Company
Courtney Hodges
W. D. Polling
Morris Ave
April Kinsel
W. H. Rose
Norma Peoples
Wir
Don Millikan
N. High St
Wesley Evans and Son
Bethesda
E. Murphy
Union St
Patrick
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lafe Andrews
McArthur
S. A. Murphy
Kent
William McKnight
Washington
Breiis
Howard Bros
Pisn
U. P
U.S. P
U.S
Fesalk Moor Cline
The
Plains
Jacksonville Trimble
Hollister
New Marshfield
York Township
Studhiel
Mechanicsburg
Hanes
Doolittle
Roy Hawk Co
Dorothy Waters
Marietta
Steppe's Beauty Shop
Court St
Lodi
Big Bamby
Rauch's Bakery
Atterbury Center
Teachers of
Waterloo
M.A.N. Club
J. H. Breeze
U.S.M.C
the Mutual Home and Savings Association
Washington St
City Hall
Athens, D
Milldeck’s Shoe Store
Jas. P. Cumley
N. Court
H. A. McCaskill
Athens, Ohio
St. Joseph
St. Jomepb
Rim
Cross Bros
James H. Wilson
Security Bank
Clyde Mansfield
Mgr
P.I.C
PLLC
Athens Home Telephone Co
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