Funeral of War Veteran Killed in Nelsonville Crash
Curtis Floyd Rutter a 20 year old Navy veteran killed in a Nelsonville crash is to be buried Friday. The automobile he rode in struck an electric pole on Canal Road and was crushed near the chest. Coroner J H Elias of Glouster reported at inquest. others in the car are recovering.
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Page & the
Athens Messenger
Nelsonville
Curtis Floyd Rutter
Navy
Canal Rd
J. H. Elias
Glouster
Gibbons Hospital
Logen
Euaiee Faye Perry
Hocking
Betty Armstrong
Union
Edward Yeager
Fialns
Rut~iter
Pacific
U.S.S. Franklin
Iate
Sand Ridge
Millfield
Rt. 1
Hiram Mingus
Hill Top Cemetery
Clyde Rutter
Clyde
U. S&s. Navy
Japan
John
Robert
Orris
Carlos
Glenn
Charles
Larry
Wanda
Thelma
Jeanette
Judy
Pauline
Fire department responds twice to Nelsonville incidents
Nelsonville reports two alarm calls Wednesday afternoon and night. A spot chimney fire at W. S. West home on Madison Street caused no damage. The Nazaren Church on Adams Street yielded no fire upon inspection.
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Nelsonville
Madison St
Nazarene Church
Adams St
Dana Windon
Draft Board To Observe Holidays In Nelsonville Athens
Nelsonville Athens County Selective Service Board No 2 will close for the Christmas holiday Friday evening December 21 and reopen Wednesday morning December 26. The office will be closed all day Saturday and all day Monday and Tuesday.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Selective Service Board No.2
American Region
Mayor sentences two for intoxication arrests in Nelsonville
In Nelsonville, two arraignments were heard by Mayor Miles Howe on intoxication complaints. William Badwell of Nelsonville and Theodore Sharp of Hamley Run pleaded guilty and were fined $5 plus costs each.
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Nelsonville
Miles Howe
William Badwell
Theodore Sharp
Hamley Run
Women veterans form Legion of Women Veterans in New York
Mrs Patricia M. Deusé announced a new organization the Legion of Women Veterans comprising former women service members. The group seeks to oppose discrimination and to achieve economic political and social equality for women veterans.
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Legion of Women Veterans
New York
Armed Forces
Patricia M. Deusé
Churchill to Visit America Early Next Year
The White House announced that former British prime minister Winston Churchill will travel to the United States in mid January. Lord Moran, Churchill’s medical adviser, recommends a month or more of rest in a warm climate during the trip.
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Washington
White House
Winston Churchill
United States
Churchill W Aula
New York
Churchill
Lord Moran
Nelsonville DAR Christmas Party Hosts Members
Mrs E J Kes singer entertained for her daughter Miss Mary Elizabeth a Euclid Schools teacher at the Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter DAR Christmas party Monday evening in Nelsonville. Mrs Kessinger used holiday decor and a tea table setup in her dining room with assistance from Mrs Edith Hardy as fourteen members and two guests attended.
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Nelsonville
E. J. Kessinger
Mary Elizabeth
Euclid
Elizabeth Zane Dew
D.A.R
Jacksonville News Notes Social activities and church updates
The notes cover Mrs. H A Crawford and Mrs Flossie Crawford visiting during a social hour with devotions by Mrs Julius Fischer and readings by Miss Margaret Johnson and Mrs L I Krieg. A Christmas story read by Mrs Rose Weigand. A class party hosted by Mrs Don Mohney with members Shirley and Verna Lou Nixon Helen Morgan Rio Rita Mohney and guests Lucille Elizabeth Turn. Jacksonville Methodist Church cancels the Christmas program due to illness. Naomi Circle WSCS will hold a Sunday School hour with a primary instead. Newell West Virginia school holidays and influenza-related suspensions mentioned with plans for a Christ party and school visit.
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H. A. Crawford
Flossie Crawford
Julius Fischer
Margaret Johnson
L. I. Krieg
Rose Weigand
Don Mohney
Jobs
Shirley
Verna Lou Nixon
Helen Morgan
Rio Rita Mohney
Lucille
Elizabeth Turn
Jacksonville
Methodist Church
Naomi Circle
maCramner
Nelsonville
Carl
Newell
W. Va
George Evans
Arles Cheuvront
Adena
Orley Vore
Aged Nelsonville Resident Overcome By Smoke
Mrs. Jane Bateman 84 former Nelsonville resident now in Columbus home, is in White Cross Hospital after smoke from furnace room fire in her apartment. She is an invalid since a hip fracture two years ago, rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital. Also note: Christmas party for the Methodist Sunday School postponed due to illness.
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Nelsonville
Jane Bateman
Anna Riley
Neil Ave
Columbus
White Cross Hospital
Bateman
George Bateman
Athens
Leonard Bateman
Brain Tumor Fatal to Soldier's Child in Maryland
Three year old David Long, son of Cpl. Oscar E. Long, died after a brain tumor. He had been treated at Gibbons Hospital in Logan for several months and was flown from Germany with his soldier father for care. The boy's mother is Mrs. Orley Wotre. The story notes a prior appeal to President Truman and Maryland lawmakers for the corporal's return from duty.
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Kimberly
Thelma McDonald
Nelsonville
R.F.C
Cumberland
Gibbons Hospital
Logan
David Long
Appen- George (Jocky) Chappelear
Hillcrest
Germany
Melor Ihetot
Hannesburg
Albany
Memorial Hospital
Orley Wotre
David
Oscar E. Long
Evening Times
Truman
Maryland
Corporal Long
Methodist Guild Sees Annual Christmas Party
Mrs Phil Ong hosted the Methodist Guild at 242 Fort St for the annual Christmas party with 18 members. Lillian Betts was elected president with W Mender as first vice president, Bee Adamson secretary, and Ruth Call treasurer. Eleanore Keily led devotions, Blanche Linton read a story, and a program committee was named. The group sang carols by a decorated tree and opened gifts before a lunch.
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Nelsonville
Phil Ong
L. E. Butts
Methodist Guild
Fort St
Ong
Lillian Betts
Guild
Lilian Betts
W. Mender
Bee Adamson
Ruth Call
Eleanore Keily
Blanche Linton
Blanche Moorehead
Gay Sharp
Lena Cramner
Blanche Will
Glass reinforced plastic described for large parts
Chicago reports that glass reinforced plastic may be used for large components like railroad car tops. H. W. Collins of Owens-Corning-Fiber Glass and Games Slayter of Fiberglas stated the glass fiber reinforced plastic offers greater strength than other structural materials and resists corrosion.
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Chicago
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
H. W. Collins
Owens - Corning - Fiber Glass Corporation
Games Slayter
Fiberglas
FAB TEETH Promises Relief From Loose Dentures
An ad touts FAB TEETH as an improved alkaline powder that secures dentures for comfort and stability. It claims soothing gums, reduced embarrassment, and easy use, urging readers to buy at drugstores.
Army Lowers Release Criteria Reducing Draft Discharge Requirements
The Army on Wednesday announced another cut in release requirements effective December 31. The change lowers the enlistment point score to 50 for enlisted personnel and to 70 for officers, expanding eligibility for separation by about 600000. A public notice also notes a divorce petition filed in Ohio between Lola Bretz and Albert Bretz in Athens County.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Lola B. Bretz
Stott Street
Covington
Kentucky
Albert Bretz
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
Woolley and Howlabrd
Hitler SS Seen as Special Nazi Weapon by Prosecutor
An American prosecutor at the international military tribunal described Hitler's SS as a specialized apparatus essential to unaccountable deeds. The force began with 280 men as bodyguards and swelled to about 240,000 troops forming 38 divisions at the war's outset.
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Mernberg
Heinrich Himmiler
International
Lmallitary Tribunal
Hitler
Jimmie Pierce Returns to Old Job in Detroit Area
Nelsonville veterans story about Sgt. Jimmy Weasley Pierce of the 99th Quartermaster Corps returning to work at an A&P warehouse in Detroit after three years in service. He earned the Meritorious Service Insignia Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal and served in Ardennes Rhineland and Central Europe. He and wife Margery Blair live at 1018 Starr Ave. Also note visiting sister events in Nelsonville.
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Jimmie Pierce
Nelsonville
Detroit
Jimmy Weasley Pierce
99Th Quartermaster Corps
Sergeant Pierce
Army
Ardennes Forest
Rhineland
Central Europe
A&p
Brown Ave
Margery Blair
Starr Ave
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