Athens Leaders Named To Direct City Defense Council
Athens Ohio Mayor Cliff Cornell announced the formation of the local Defense Council with an executive director and thirteen chairmen to oversee divisions such as public utilities welfare housing health education safety and transportation. The council will coordinate with Ohio councils and report committee names to Governor Bricker. Also, Ohio University student Frank LaZelle pleaded guilty to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Athens City
Ohio
Cliff Cornell
Public Utilities, Welfare and Housing
Department of Health
Department of Education
Public Safety
Consumers
Ohio State Council of Defense
Columbus
Cornell
Bricker
Frank LaZelle
N. Congress St
Ohio University
W. Union St
Ohio University convocation urges students to stay with books
President Herman G. James along with three deans and five student speakers addressed Ohio University students at Memorial Auditorium urging them to remain enrolled during the wartime emergency. He warned that a drop in enrollment would harm national defense and emphasized the value of college trained men and women.
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Ohio University
Herman G. James
Memorial Auditorium
United States
James
Ohio
Laurence W. Lange
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
E. A. Hansen
University College
Ann Weymueller
Mortar Board
Max Garfinkle
Men’s Union
Dorothy Stevens
Boosters Club
Marian Hooper
Women’s League
Donald Davis
Torch
Phillip Peterson
Sigma Alba Iota
Virginia Segale
Alice Maccombs
Lena Adams
State Aid Sought to Repair Athens County Jail
A move to obtain state financial help to restore the Athens County jail and sheriff's residence was announced with Dr. H. T. Phillips leading discussions in Columbus. A planned inspection by Paul Ballard and a fire marshal representative aims to adjust the fire marshal’s original requirements, with a meeting expected within two weeks.
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Athens County
H. T. Phillips
Columbus
Phillips
B. B. Buckley
Charles Stratton
Ray Bobo
John Hope
Ray R. Gill
Gill
Athens
Paul Ballard
Jackson
Ohio House Finance Committee
Ballard
87 Teachers Attend Meeting at Athens County Teachers Association
At the bi monthly dinner meeting in the Christian Church Rev Dr John W Danford and Dr Edith Wray spoke on preparation and character for teachers. A 1942 program committee with Miss Willa Tippie as chair and Wanda MacDonald and C T Newsom was chosen. Eighty seven members and guests attended.
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Athens County Teachers Association
Christian Church
John W. Danford
First Methodist Church
Edith Wray
Ohio University
Danford
Willa Tippie
Wanda MacDonald
C. T. Newsom
Man Sues Executor Over Farm Deed Claim
Paul N. Hawk files suit in Athens County Common Pleas seeking the Waterloo Township farm or compensation for services to Martha J. Baughman before her death on July 1 1941. He alleges a prior agreement from 1930 to live on and manage the farm in exchange for deed to the property and claims eviction on June 17 1939 constitutes fraud. The case names Edward E. Hawk as executor of the will.
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Paul N. Hawk
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Martha J. Baughman
Waterloo Township
Martha Baughman
Haseen
Edward E. Hawk
Hawk
Two Cars Damaged In City Collision
Cars driven by Mrs. Martha Friedrich age 22 of 14 Palmer St and Charles L Williams age 24 of Athens Route 4 were damaged Monday afternoon after a collision at Mill and Palmer streets during a brief storm. No injuries were reported.
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Martha Friedrich
Palmer St
Charles L. Williams
Athens
Mill
Welch in Philippines
Pvt First Class John Maurice Welch son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Welch The Plains with a medical detachment was last reported stationed at Fort Stotsenburg Philippine Islands.
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Welch
Philippines
John Maurice Welch
Raymond Welch
the Plains
Fort Stotsenburg
Philippine Islands
Draft Board May Release Men To Enlist In Service
Athens County Board No. 1 at Athens City Hall received the first change in Selective Service regulations since U S entry into the war. Local boards may release registrants who enlist after notice of a physical exam but before induction, if it does not hinder filling calls. Other rules remain unchanged and any future act or rule changes will be transmitted to boards.
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United States
Athens County Board No. 1
Athens City Hall
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
C. W. Goble
Selective Service
War Department
Congress
Ohio State Selective Service
Six Navy Enlistment Applications Accepted at Recruiting Station
Four regular Navy recruits accepted and one each for Naval Air Corps and Naval Engineering Corps. Rejections reported. Accepted: Cloyd S. Householder Jr. 18 Athens area. Fred Kenneth Bratka 19 Jacksonville. Richard H Hayes 32 Guysville. Carl Henry Moody 21 Millfield. Also John Lewis Lent 22 Athens area passed final exam. John Louis Repar 20 Barberton, Ohio University sophomore, for Air Corps. Michael B. Egan 24 Snyder, New York, senior at Ohio University for Engineering Corps.
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Navy
Naval Air Corps
Naval Engineering Corps
U. S. Naval Recruiting Station
Cloyd S. Householder, Jr
Cloyd S. Householder
Richland Ave
Fred Kenneth Bratka
Jacksonville
Julius W. Bratka
Richard Harold Hayes
Guysville
Kenneth W. Hayes
Carl Henry Moody
Millfield
Joe Moody
John Lewis Lent
Raymond W. Lent
Athens
Cincinnati
John Louis Repar
Washington St
Ohio University
U. S. Navy Air Corps
Barberton
Michael B. Egan
Mill St
U. S. Navy Engineering Corps
Snyder
N.Y
New York Man Arrested for Depot Break-In Over Draft Card
David Yushinsky, 31, of New York City, was seized at the Guysville depot after entering the office during morning hours. He could not produce a selective service registration card though he claimed registration in New York. Sheriff Bayless and Deputy Day notified federal authorities after fingerprinting.
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David Yushinsky
New York City
Guysville
Yushinsky
New York
Charles Bayless
Bayless
B. C. Day
Colder Than Normal Locks Athens In Frigid Night
The coldest weather of the season hit Athens with a thermometer at 11 degrees above zero. Previous low was 16 on November 25. The high yesterday reached 42 and noon today was 28. Paul Northup, 26, of 8 First St, pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Cliff Cornell and was fined $5 plus costs after Monday night’s arrest in N. Court.
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Athens
C. N. France
Pearl Evans Pleads Guilty for Intoxication Charge
Pearl Evans age 49 of Pratt Street pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell on Wednesday. Police arrested him Tuesday night on West Union Street after he struck Constable Elza Graham.
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Pearl Evans
Pratt St
Cliff Cornell
W. Union St
Evans
Elza Graham
Car Damage Report From Walter Pyle
Walter Pyle of 227 1 2 West Union Street reported to city police that his car parked near his home was struck and slightly damaged today.
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Walter Pyle
Union St
Rally at Marshfield at Pilgrim Holiness Church
A youth rally is planned at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in New Marshfield on Friday evening December 12 starting at 7 30. Rev William Brown zone leader will lead the event and the public is invited to attend.
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Marshfield
Pilgrim Holiness Church
New Marshfield
William Brown
Men of Athens County Meet at First Christian Church
The men of the Christian Churches of Athens County will convene at the First Christian Church in Athens Ohio on Thursday evening December 2 at 7 30 p m in the Higley Class Room.
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Athens County
First Christian Church
Athens
Higley
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Linked to Liver Bile Flow
Advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to ease constipation by stimulating liver bile secretion and improving intestinal tone. Claims benefits include headache reduced and clearer thinking. Priced 15¢ 30¢ 60¢ and sold at all drug stores.
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Dr. Edwards
Army and Navy Air Corps Movie Night in Athens
Athens townspeople are invited to the showing of Army and Navy Air Corps motion pictures tonight at 7 30 in the Athens High School auditorium. The pictures show the latest flying equipment used in the war against Japan. Army and Navy officers will be present to provide information for men interested in joining either branch.
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Athens
Army and Navy Air Corps
Athens High School
Japan
Army
Navy Air Corps
Hospital Admissions and Discharges After Morning Surgeries
Fred Russell of Frost and Mrs. Maydle Carter of Hooper Street underwent appendectomies this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Wallace Warner of Webster Springs, injured in an automobile accident, was admitted for treatment of a right ankle. Clifford Grandstaff of Chauncey and Mrs. Ruby McKnight of Coolville were released.
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Fred Russell
Frost
Maydle Carter
Hooper St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wallace Warner
Webster Springs
W. Va
Clifford Grandstaff
Chauncey
Ruby McKnight
Coolville
Cleveland man suffocated in stairway fire at home
Jacob Brennan, 78, confined to a sick bed, was suffocated when flames swept a stairway in his frame home in Cleveland. Firefighters battled the blaze as neighbors reported the fatal smoke incident.
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Cleveland
Jacob Brennan
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