Clothing Drive Extends Two Days at Athens City Hall
The Community Service Club chaired by Mrs C J orderly will collect cast off clothing at Athens City Hall Friday and Saturday from 1 30 to 3 00 to aid destitute civilians in liberated areas. The Ohio Salvage Committee and War Action Board back a drive to stock men women children and infants with usable garments. Cleaned items go to local points then to a Defense Supplies Administration warehouse. Rags and unwearable cloths to be reduced for reuse are also requested.
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Community Service Club
O. C. Bird
Ers
Defense Supplies Connon
Federal War Agency. Ie
Bird
W Livingston Dies at Home in Athens
William H. Livingston aged 89 died Wednesday evening at 23 N Congress St in Athens after years as a local carpenter The Coolville origin 1905 marked his family's move He was in the First Christian Church and the carpenters union He leaves son Dr Alfred Livingston of Temple Medical School Philadelphia His wife and daughter predeceased him Funeral at First Christian Church Friday at 2 Rev Frank Donaldson officiating Burial at W Union St Cemetery Flowers requested not to be sent
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William H. Livingston
Athens
N. Congress St
Livingston
Coolville
First Christian Church
Carpenters’ Union
Alfred Livingston
Temple Medical School
Philadelphia
Frank Donaldson
W. Union St
Salvation Army Offers Christmas Food Orders in Athens
The Salvation Army in Athens will issue grocery orders instead of traditional Christmas baskets this season after assessing need and order amounts. Christmas kettles start December 11. Weekly services include Sunday School 9 35 a m worship 11 a m evangelistic service 8 p m and public services Tuesday and Friday 7 30 p m. Mothers Club meets Wednesday 7 p m with children's hour and study.
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Salvation Army
Athens
Mother’s Club
Scout Tests at Camp Dupler Sunday
George Fee scout commissioner announced tests at 2 p m Sunday at Camp Dupler for all scouts wishing to pass outdoor requirements. The tests prepare for the Court of Review Monday Dec 6 at 7 30 p m at Central Methodist Church. Boys should bring equipment to pass cooking and other outdoor requirements.
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Camp Dupler
George Fee
Central Methodist Church
Fee
Soldiers in Life Magazine feature highlight air crew and families
The Life Magazine article Target Germany spotlights ground crews awaiting planes over England. It includes Staff Sergeant James H. Gibson of Albany and various service members from Ohio and nearby areas, detailing their overseas service, training, and family furloughs as World War II mobilization continues.
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Life Magazine
Germany
James H. Gibson
Albany
L. C. Gibson
Gibson
England
Floyd Lowe Enlists in Navy for Boat Training at Great Lakes
Floyd Eugene Lowe of 45 Home Street enlisted in the Navy last week and has reported to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boat training. Chief Ed Shields of the Athens and Office reported today.
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Aviation Metalsmith
Lawrence E. Snowden
USNR
Rutland
Navy
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Floyd Eugene Lowe
Home St
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ed Shields
Athens
John Williamson Dies in Holzer Hospital
John Edward Williamson aged 60 died Wednesday night after a long illness in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:30 PM at Ewing Funeral Home. He is survived by brothers Phil Pomeroy Harry Texarkana Clyde Warren and Earl and sisters Elizabeth Chafin and Virginia Speed. Friends may call at the funeral home before the service.
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Pomeroy
John Edward Williamson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ewing
Phil
Harry
Texarkana
Tex
Clyde
Warren
Earl
Alabama
Elizabeth Chafin
Logan
W. Va
Virginia Speed
Philadelphia
Barbara Warthman Dies At New Plymouth Home
Barbara Pyle Warthman 87 died at her New Plymouth home on Wednesday evening. She spent her life in the community and is survived by two daughters, a sister-in-law, five grandchildren, and two sons-in-law. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 30 a m at the family home with burial in Wesley Cemetery.
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Barbara Pyle Warthman
New Plymouth
New York
H. Warthman
Linworth
Elizabeth Fri Wilson
Lois Fri
Athens
James Fri
Painesville
Luther C. Warthman
W. H. Warthman
Wesley Cemetery
Roosevelt vetoes measure to honor Pearl Harbor Day
President Roosevelt vetoed a congressional resolution that would have designated December 7 as Armed Services Honor Day. He said honoring Pearl Harbor Day during the war is singularly inappropriate and premature to establish a commemorative day for those serving in the military.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Eleanor Urges More Rigid Examination
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed for stricter psychiatric checks for men before induction into the armed forces. She argued thorough exams could lower casualties from battle fatigue or mental strain, noting about 20 percent of WWII casualties she observed in Pacific battle zones were of that nature.
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Washington
Armed Services
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific
Reduction in Butter Supply Seen in 1944
Washington The Agriculture Department predicted a five percent drop in butter production next year due to smaller milk output and ongoing heavy military dairy product requirements.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Housing program approved for 35 Newark family units
The National Housing Agency approved a publicly financed conversion of 35 family accommodations under a government lease in Newark Ohio.
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Washington
National Housing Agency
Newark
Ohio
Char coal making endures as one of oldest industries
A note on the enduring practice of char coal making, described as one of the oldest industries still carried on by man, reflecting its traditional value and continued use.
Harrisonville Social and Personal Highlights
Mrs Hom er Welsh spent a week in Columbus with her two daughters Mrs Arthur Woodyard and Mrs Harold Ball Pvt Everett Turner stationed in California is home on furlough Mr Eugene Atkins Ontario spent Thanksgiving at home J F Bowles to spend winter with daughter Mrs Morgan Jones in Springfield Mrs Martin Hanson Betty Daniels of McConnelsville visited Heil French family Sgt Grafton Stout celebrated Thanksgiving here Mr and Mrs Edgar Koheler and two sons of Buchtel joined Thanksgiving at Greenler home Adrine French hosted Garden Club Louis Campbell and Coelle Alkire welcomed a son Thomas Felix November 20 Bernard Humphrey of North Lima lives with Mr and Mrs John Stout Miss Farnof joined SPARS stationed Palm Beach Fla
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Harrisonville
Homer Welsh
Columbus
Arthur Woodyard
Harold Ball
John Paynter
Andrew Dye
Everett Turner
California
Eugene Atkins
Ontario
J. F. Bowles
Iola
Leo Markins
D. F. Dye
Miss Farnof
SPARS
Palm Beach
Fla
Nye Elected Trustee of Automobile Association
C. B. Nye of Nye Chevrolet in Athens and Nelsonville was elected a trustee on the governing board of the Ohio Automobile Association in Columbus Tuesday by unanimous vote on motion by James Rankin of Lancaster. The 1,167 member dealers group is active in postwar affairs and Nye serves on key committees of the General Motors national organization.
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C. B. Nye
Nye Chevrolet
Athens
Nelsonville
Ohio Automobile Association
Columbus
James Rankin
Lancaster
Association of
Automobile Dealers
Nye
General Motors
Veterans To Meet At Armory Friday Evening
Floyd Bolin Post will meet in their club room at the Armory on Friday evening December 3 at 7 30. All members urged to attend and any veteran of the present war who has foreign service is eligible for membership and welcome. Refreshments will be served.
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Floyd Bolin Post
Armory
Adjt
Clarence A. Parker
Weather Update Athens Warmer With 52 Degree High
Athens experienced warmer conditions with a 52 degree high yesterday and a 32 degree low last night. Today the temperature remained steady around the same level as officials monitor the warm spell.
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Athens
Three Divorces Filed In Athens County Court
Three suits for divorce were filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Nora Cartwright seeks divorce from Harry Cartwright and restoration of her maiden name Nora Knott after a long separation since 1922. Hazel Wallace asks divorce from Andrew Wallace with alimony and a restraining order regarding furniture. Carl M. Stalder seeks divorce from Eva Olson Stalder and asks courts to determine custody of their minor child.
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Athens County
Millfield
Pomeroy Land
Carl M. Stalder
Eva Olson Stalder
Athens
Auto Hits School Bus Driver Arrested and Fined
A collision occurred south of Athens as a car struck a school bus carrying pupils. Bus driver Paul W. Carpenter 26 of Richland Ave was turning into a driveway when struck by I Frank Wallis 42 of Apple Grove WV. Wallis was arrested and fined five dollars plus costs for unsafe operation.
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Athens
Paul W. Carpenter
Richland Ave
I. Frank Wallis
Apple Grove
W. Va
Wallis
Franz Woodworth
Former Athens Woman Dies at Edison Home
Mrs. Mary Courtney Betz aged 80 died last night at the Edison home of her daughter near Marion Ohio. Funeral services will be held in Athens at Union Street Cemetery chapel Saturday at one o clock with interment in the family lot. She had two marriages, previously lived in Athens, and had been bedfast since injuring a fall on Labor Day. Surviving children are John of Detroit Helen Sheaks Marion Carrie Howell Galion and brother Douglas Nanna of Lisbon.
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Mary Courtney Betz
Zimrod Holanded
Edison
Marion
Athens
Union Street
Athens trapper fined for unlabeled muskrat traps
Jess Larch of Athens pleaded guilty before Magistrate J. W. Bailey to trapping muskrats without identification tags on his traps. He was fined $15 and costs. State Game Protector C. H. Moore made the arrest.
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Jess Larch
Athens
J. W. Bailey
C. H. Moore
Fire Destroys Outbuilding in Haydenville
Nelsonville fire department battled a morning blaze that destroyed an outbuilding adjoining the residence of Mrs. Bert Crane in Haydenville. Firefighters confined the fire to the one building with no report of injuries.
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Nelsonville
Bert Crane
Haydenville
Allied Chiefs Plan Drives To Defeat Axis
The Far East conference brought 201 British experts, 100 Americans, and 20 Chinese. Churchill Roosevelt and their chiefs drafted plans for Japan and coordinated China theater strategy while keeping details guarded in North Africa. Roosevelt arrived Nov 22 and Churchill Nov 21. Chiang Kai-shek met them for the first time.
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Far East
Churchill
Roosevelt
Japan
Pacific
Southeast Asia
China
Burma
India
North Africa
Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Lewis Gandee Dies Suddenly
Lewis Gandee age 73 former local police chief and street commissioner died this morning at his home on Mill Street after years of ill health following a hip fracture. He came from Silverton West Virginia fifty years ago and worked as a machine man in local mines. Survived by wife, son Orland, daughter Mrs. Freda Dilcher, Cleveland, brother J. S. Gandee Akron, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral plans not set.
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Nelsonville
Lewis Gandee
Mill St
Gandee
Silverton
W. Va
Orland
Freda Dilcher
Cleveland
J. S. Gandee
Akron
Athens
Canadian National Ran North Americas Only Shipyard Rail Line
The Canadian National is identified as the sole railroad in North America operating a shipbuilding yard, highlighting its unique industrial capacity.
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North America
The
Canadian National
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