Urges Caution As Fire Dept Sees 18th December Call
Athens firemen responded to three calls in 13 hours as cold weather tightened risk. Chief Parker urged extra care during holidays and warned against rubber hose connections for gas stoves. Incidents included a coal fire at Tom Bailes home causing $50 damage and minor bathroom blaze at Wade Swartz home. chimney soot ignited at Myron Martin residence with no damage. Temperatures dipped to three below zero, the coldest of the season.
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Athens
C. A. Parker
Parker
Tom Bailes
Columbia Ave
Wade Swartz
Cass St
Donaldson To Serve Church In Charleston
The Rev. Frank Donaldson has accepted a call from the First Christian Church in Charleston West Virginia and will conclude his pastorate at the First Church in Athens with services next Sunday. This will be a return pastorate for Donaldson who served there eight years ago. He has previously pastored in Memphis Tennessee and Beverly Ohio before coming to Athens three years ago. The Reverend and Mrs. Donaldson plan to move to Charleston next week.
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Frank Donaldson
First Christian Church
Charleston
W. Va
Athens
Donaldson
Memphis
Tenn
Beverly, O
Markets show mixed advances in early New York trading
The report notes slight gains in several issues led by American Distilling Chrysler GM Goodyear U S Rubber and Union Carbide, with declines for Southern Pacific Great Northern New York Central Westinghouse and Sinclair Oil. Chicago produce and livestock markets show firm butter eggs steady hogs mixed cattle calves modest demand and thin sheep receipts.
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NEW York
American Distilling
Chrysler
General Motors
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber
Union Carbide
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Westinghouse
Sinclair Oil
New York Stocks Noon Prices
Market snapshot shows mixed gains and declines among major NYSE issues at noon. Key items include Chrysler at 81, General Electric 13, Goodyear EE, U.S. Steel 16, Standard Oil elements around 3, and United Aircraft 26 with total sales 104,040.
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Douglas Airc
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Families share Christmas greetings from abroad troops
Mr and Mrs Hollie Thomas of Richland Ave receive a card from son Staff Sgt Hollie C Thomas in England while son Cpl Kenneth Thomas stationed at Fort Meade Md sends holiday greetings. Max Zimmerman of Albany sends a cablegram from overseas date unknown. Ralph E Smith of Chauncey begins training at the Transportation Corps Replacement Training Center in New Orleans after basic and will move to specialized training. his wife Ethel M Smith lives in Chauncey. He formerly worked for New York Coal Co.
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Hollie Thomas
Richland Ave
Hollie C. Thomas
England
Cpl
Kenneth Thomas
Fort Meade, Md
M. D. Zimmerman
Albany
Max
New York
Ralph E. Smith
John C. Smith
Chauncey
Transportation Corps Replacement Training Center
New Orleans
Transportation Corps
Ethel M. Smith
The
New York Coal Co
Loan Agency Aids Small Columbus Firms in War Effort
The Smaller War Plants Corp. SWPC loan agency in the Columbus district reports loans and machinery leases completed. Frank E. Gibson says Cleveland district office arranged the assistance and Philip C. Houston notes rising demand in Columbus and nearby counties. Banks can extend loans up to 25000 with SWPC 100 percent repurchase commitment to help manufacturers finance wartime and essential civilian goods. Machinery leases aid rapid expansions beyond peacetime needs.
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War Plants Corp
Columbus
Frank E. Gibson
Cleveland
Ceveland
Philip C. Houston
Mr. Houston
SWPC
Will Plan Jobs for Returning Veterans
A meeting at the Athens U S Employment Service office will discuss reintegration of returning World War II veterans into civilian jobs. Attendees include Selective Service and War Manpower Commission officials, local board chairs, re employment staff, and state officials as part of a southeastern Ohio series. Veterans may seek reinstatement within 40 days or file new job applications with the Athens USES. About 2,500 veterans are returning to Ohio monthly.
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Athens
Athens U. S
Tian
Congress
Seective Service Board
United States Employment Service
Devore
H. H. Sands
Columbus
Ohio
J F Dishong Dies After Illness At 30
James Franklin Dishong 30 of 83 Mill Street died Friday morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two day illness. He was born in Poston and lived in Athens County all his life. He worked at the West Virginia Ordnance Works. Survived by his wife Dessie, three children Emily Lois Emory Morris and David Allen, his mother Mrs Raymond Malpas Athens Route 3, his father Morris Dishong Powhatan Point, and a brother Woodrow Dishong California with three half brothers and two half sisters. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm at Pilgrim Holiness Church conducted by Rev O M Awe. burial in Clarks Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at 83 Mile Street after 7 pm Saturday.
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James Franklin Dishong
Mill St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Poston
Athens County
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Dishong
Dessie
Emily Lois
Emory Morris
David Allen
Raymond Malpas
Athens
Joe Bentley Arrested For Stop Sign Violation In Chauncey
Joe L. Bentley, 29, of Millfield, was arrested by state highway patrolmen for failing to obey a stop sign. He was fined $5 and costs by Mayor W. D. Hines in Chauncey.
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Joe L. Bentley
Millfield
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
Walter Baird Arrested for Intoxication in City Case
Walter Baird aged 41 of 41 Mil Street was arrested by city police on a charge of intoxication. He was fined $5 plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth.
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Walter Baird
Mil St
Franz Woodworth
Kreider Advanced by Red Cross for Disaster Service role
Michael C. Kreider appointed assistant director of Disaster Service in charge of disaster operations for the Eastern Area American Red Cross. Headquarters in Alexandria Virginia, with prior posts in Ohio and at Ohio University reflecting a career in welfare and child welfare work.
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Michael C. Kreider
American Red Cross
Alexandria
Kreider
Ohio
Wooster
Ohio Welfare Department
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Division of Charities
Columbus
Mr. Kreider
Tarleton, O
Hocking County
Ohio State University
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