Men Fes Examinations for Armed Forces at Fort Hayes
About 31 see pre induction physicals at Fort Hayes Columbus last Friday. 15 qualified for general service and 3 for limited service. Names and addresses of those qualified listed. most are from Athens County area with others from Millfield Glouster The Plains The Columbus area and transfers from Cambridge and Cleveland. They return home and are not liable for call for three weeks.
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Athens Messenger
Fes
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Ronald Edward Boyd
Athens
Herbert Walter Bates
W. Mulberry St
Cambridge
Frederick Smith English
Grosvenor St
Cleveland
Wounded Veteran Hurt In Collision Near Schoolhouse
Wilbur White a 27 year old veteran of Glouster sustained chest injuries in a Route 13 collision near the Jacksonville Trimble school house and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. The other driver was Wilbur Kempton Jr 19 of Jacksonville, state patrolmen said.
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Wilbur White
Glouster
Jacksonville-Trimble
Sheltering Arms Hospital
White
Wilbur Kempton, Jr
Jacksonville
Soldier Carr Returns from 24-day Aleutian Furlough
Pfc. Carr, back in the Aleutians after a 24 day furlough to visit his ill father Charley Carr of Millfield and his mother Mrs Grace Carr of Chauncey, traveled from the Aleutians by plane in four days but faced an 18 day return due to heavy fog. He has served in the Army since March 10 1941.
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Pfc
Carr
Aleutian Islands
Charley Carr
Millfield
Grace Carr
Chauncey
Aleutians
Darrell C. Gorby
Peggy Gorby
Bonnie
Richland Ave
Corporal Gorby
Army
Fort Bliss
Tex
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Harry Gorby
Mediterranean
Margaret Gorby
N. Shafer
Alvina Rose
Athens
Sandusky
Postpone DAV Meeting and Holiday Party Change
Members of the Conrath-Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans learn the Friday December 8 meeting is rescheduled to Friday December 22 in a joint gathering with the Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars. Commanders C. A. Parker and Earnest McGraner announce the Christmas party and invite all veterans eligible for membership.
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Conrath-Bean
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. A. Parker
Earnest McGraner
Edith Clawson Will Directs Body for Scientific Research
The will of Edith Clawson daughter of a Hamilton Ohio banking family was approved by Superior Court. She directs that her body be used for scientific research after death.
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Los Angeles
Edith Clawson
Hamilton, O
Superior Court
Splendid Cough Syrup Easily Mixed at Home
A vintage ad promotes a homemade cough syrup using sugar or corn syrup with Pinex. It claims quick relief from coughs, loosened phlegm, soothed membranes, and easier breathing. It emphasizes easy preparation, child friendly taste, no cooking, and a money back guarantee.
Our Men in Service From Guyville Area Highlighted
A regional roundup details deeds of local servicemen overseas. Pfe Ernest E. Midkiff of Guysville earns Meritorious Service Unit Plaque for pioneering airfields in the Southwest Pacific. Pvt Robert A. Meyers of Amesville earns the Soldier's Medal for halting a gasoline-dump fire at Fiji. Capt Roger J. Jones of Athens is appointed Group Air Inspector after his 50th combat mission. Other locals in England and Italy send updates on training, campaigns, and family messages as World War II continues.
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U. S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Pfe
Ernest E. Midkiff
Harley Midkiff
Guysville
Engineer
Pfc
Midkiff
Robert A. Meyers
Amesville
Coast Artillery Corps
Meyers
Viti Levu
Fiji Islands
15Th Aaf
Italy
Roger J. Jones
Elmwood Place
Athens
Jones
Ship Torpedoed, Preston And Men Leave on Rafts
Lieut. Fred L. Preston of Athens Ohio after 11 months at sea reports his ship was torpedoed ten seconds after alarm. Five hatches blew and a submarine surfaced before being forced under by gunfire. The vessel drifted 100 miles, was towed to Suez, and men escaped on rafts. Preston’s wife and parents are named in Ohio.
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New Orleans
Fred L. Preston
Athens
Armed Guard Center
Navy
Suez
Preston
Athens High School
Florence Preston
Washington Courthouse
John H. Preston
E. State St
Need 20 Men to Enlist in State Guard
Athens state guard unit seeks 20 new enlistees to reach authorized strength. Captain Witham and Lt. Carmichael urge local men 18 to 63, older preferred, noting 103 former members now serve in the armed forces. Two volunteers raised the count to 41. more meetings planned at the Armory and a 7:30 officers meeting tonight. Fred Elliott and Alan Easterling signed on.
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W. S. Witham
D. R. Carmichael
Athens
State Guard
Witham
Fred Elliott
Alan Easterling
S-Set
Jimmy Romine
Manuel
Carl Wilson
Stained Glass Origin Likely From Near East Industry Hub
The article notes that stained glass likely originated in the Near East, region recognized as a historic glass production center. It highlights the Near East as the home of early glassmaking and implies a connection to classic glass industries.
Mrs. Lively Funeral at Poston Community Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Minta Acord Lively aged 91 were held at Poston Community Church. She died Tuesday at the home of her son Lewis B. Acord. Survived by husband J. W. Lively and four sons Wirt, Lewis, Morton, and Oliver Acord. Burial in Augustine Cemetery.
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Poston
Minta Acord Lively
Lewis B. Acord
Millfield
Cemetery Association Meeting in Amesville Tonight
Amesville Cemetery Association members will meet at the bank building Saturday night at 7 30 to elect trustees. Persons interested are urged to attend.
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Amesville
Amesville Cemetery Association
Zemo Doctor’s Medicated Liquid Promises Skin Relief
Zemo offers a medicated invisible liquid claimed to soothe itching burning eczema pimples and athlete's foot with over 35 years of success. It is said to aid healing and has sold over 25 million bottles. Available in all drugstores.
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Zemo
Turtle Shell Bears Initials 1867 Date
A turtle shell carved with initials I E M and the date 1867 was found near Torch and is now owned by W P Mickle of Athens. Ira E Mickle, who carved it in his boyhood on the family farm, died five years ago. The shell’s discoverer, a Torch resident, says the turtle likely died this year.
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Ira E. Mickle
W. P. Mickle
Athens
Mickle
Divorce Suit Filed in Athens County Court
William E. North filed for divorce from Anna Stanley North in Athens County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect of duty. The couple married November 6, 1936, at St. Marys West Virginia and have two children.
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William E. North
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Anna Stanley North
St. Marys
W. Va
Grange at Amesville to Exemplar Degrees Monday
Amesville Grange will confer the Third and Fourth Degrees on Monday December 11. Eight candidates will be exemplified and the event was announced today.
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Grange
Amesville
Amesville Grange
Man Suffers Leg Fracture In Route 13 Crash
Eugene Hunter age 27 of Logan Route 4 suffered a leg fracture when his car left Route 13 north of the Athens Perry county line early Tuesday State patrolmen reported Hunter was taken to Lancaster City Hospital.
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Eugene Hunter
Logan
Athens
Perry County
Hunter
Lancaster City Hospital
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