Grand Jury To Convene at Courthouse on January 8
Athens County draws 65 residents for jury service in January term of Common Pleas Court. Names announced by Clerk of Courts Mrs Alberta Grones in the presence of Judge O F Rowland jury commissioner E R Walker and deputies. Grand jury panel and two petit juror panels named with report dates Jan 13 and Jan 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Alberta Grones
O. F. Rowland
E. R. Walker
Betty Hoyt. Fuller
Dorothy J. Parmiter
Pein Meene
Abpulysmeriai
Frank Anderson
St Dela
Sareen Gursile
Jann Brener
ST OM
Athens
Petit Lary
Marion Johnson
Navy Recruiters in Athens Friday at Post Office
Navy recruiting representatives will be at the Athens Post Office on Friday December 29 from 10 am to 5 pm. G G Rice says the change is due to holidays. regular Monday schedule resumes January 8. Men with pending applications should use the Athens window December 29.
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Navy
Athens
G G Rice
Mechanicsburg School Hosts Holiday Carol Program
The Junior High and lower grade students entertained their parents with carol singing and Christmas songs around a decorated tree. Directed by Miss Mary Blayney with student teachers, the program featured the Girls of the Junior High and the Christmas program committee. Mrs Ruth Pierce Miss Crystal Simms and Mrs Esther Whitlateh decorated the tree and arranged the program.
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Mechanicsburg School
Mary Blayney
Miss Denton
Sias
Ruth Pierce
Crystal Simms
Esther Whitlateh
Paul Carsey In Hospital After Wounds In France
Mgr and Mrs Edson Carsey of Athletics Route 4 received a letter from their son Set Robert Paul Carsey reporting injuries from shrapnel in France. He was flown from Paris to an English hospital where he now recovers after earlier eye loss for three days in July.
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Mgr
Edson Carsey
Athens
Set
Robert Paul [Carsey
France
Paris
England
Walter E Carsey
Pacific
San Diego
Cat
Gifts Exchanged Amid Holiday Rooms At East Side School
East Side school children held classroom Christmas parties featuring stories and gift exchanges. Students decorated trees with handmade paper trims and soap flakes while windows showcased snow scenes and Biblical nativity tableaux. The fourth grade painted arble story depictions on front windows as festive decorations. The origin of the word barber is traced to Latin barba meaning beard.
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East Side
Schoo
Santa
Bethlehem
Oregon Wedding Of Interest Here In Coos Bay Ceremony Details
At the First Presbyterian Church of Coos Bay on November 24 Miss Ethel Dorthea Plaep married Wesley Herbert Rice in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Oscar W Payne. Attendant was Mrs E J Sourme of Portland. best man Ralph Jansen. A reception followed at the W. G. Barron home. The couple will reside at 214 Aero Ave Marshfield Ore after Rice finishes Navy service.
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First Presbyterian Church
Coos Bay
Oregon
Ethel Dorthea Plaep
Fred Plaep
Ada
Wesley Herbert Rice
P K Beckler
Columbus
Oscar W Payne
E J Sourme
Portland
Ralph Jansen
USN
North Bend
Molly Payne
Helen McPherson
W. G. Barron
Rice
Junior Cooks Class Opens Dec 30 in Gas Co Office
Cooking classes for girls aged ten to sixteen start December 30 at the Gas Company Betts Newton home service office on S Court St. The Junior Cooks Breakfast Club will teach basic recipes and homemaking with no cost, and Camp Fire Girls and Girls Scouts may earn honors on completion. Ohio cities Columbus Toledo Zanesville Springfield have started similar six week courses and will continue the series through summer.
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Home Service Department
Betts Newton
Home Service Adviser
S Court St
Miss Newton
Camp Fire Girls
Girls Scouts
Gas Company
Ohio
Wednesday Club Christmas Party Celebrated at Stinson Home
The Albany Wednesday Club held its annual Christmas party December 20 at Mrs H M Stinson's home. The event featured decorations, a large tree, carols, readings, and a Nativity story read by Mrs Jane Dailey followed by a prayer. Guests and members enjoyed refreshments hosted by the hostess and helpers.
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Albany Wednesday Club
H M. Stinson
Jane Dailey
Thomas Smith
Olive Baugh
Holiday Guests Entertained at Bush Home
Christmas night party at Mr and Mrs Gordon K Bush Strathmore Boulevard drew twenty five guests including out of town friends. Candles with a large white centerpiece lit the buffet as Mrs H B Ackerman presided at the OES meeting.
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Gordon K Bush
Strathmore Boulevard
H B Ackerman
Mrs Bush
Pythian Sisters Meet and Athens Chapter Plans Install
Pythian Sisters meet Wednesday night in the I.O.O.F. Hall. Athens Chapter O.E.S. to install officers Friday December 29 at the Masonic Temple with a six o clock dinner beforehand. Reservations due by Tuesday December 26 at Drake's Jewelry Store or with Mrs. James Earich or Mrs. James Dalege-nog. Guests include Major and Mrs Charles Woodworth Atlantic City Captain and Mrs Robert Matthews Camp Shelby Mr and Mrs Phil Zenner Miss Blair and E C Logan.
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Athens
Masonic Temple
Turhes
Drake's Jewelry Store
James Earich
James Dal
Holiday Week End Brings Informal Parties and Guests
Holiday weekend gatherings unite local residents with visiting relatives and military personnel. Mrs Frank Nolan a Birmingham contralto soloist attends Christmas services and assists in the Episcopal Children's Department. Ensign Thomas N. Hoover Jr. spends leave with parents before sea duty. Prof. and Mrs Benjamin Franklin IV join the Hoovers with their boys in Morgantown, while Seaman Joe B Boyd returns from Randolph Field for furlough. Other guests include Prof. and Mrs T N Hoover, the Boyd family, Mr. Roy M. Pierce and son in Athens, and Col Wilfred J Smith visiting from Washington. Local figures and families host meals and greetings amid festive travel and military schedules.
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Frank Nolan
Margaret Alice Guthrie
Episcopal Church
Birmingham
Ala
Nolan
Schine’s
Nolans
Nancy
Michael
F M Guthne
Athens
Sam Burson
W. State St
Thomas N. Hoover
Armed Guard
U. S. Navy
T N Hoover
Elmwood
Hoovers
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin V
Thomas Hoover
Morgantown
Franklin
University of West Virginia
Roy M. Pierce
Charles
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Wilbur Bames
Franklin Ave
Pierce
Jack and Heintz Company
Christmas Party and Dance for Employes at Athens Country Club
Approximately 300 employees and guests attended the Christmas party at the Athens Country Club hosted by the Ohio Packing Company. The event ran from nine to three with a floor show at ten, a buffet supper, and a dance. Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sabel and Mr. and Mrs. Harry J Rothman, among others.
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Athens Country Club
Ohio Packing Company
Jack Sabel
Harry J Rothman
Audrey Rothman
Noel Rothman
Charles T. Sabel
Paul Casper
Tuesday Needle Club Christmas Party At Jewett Home
Mrs W H Jewett hosted the Tuesday Needle Club Christmas party at 73 W State St on December 29. New officers were elected led by president Mrs L B McCune and included vice president Mrs Walter Totman secretary Maude Kittemiller treasurer Roy Dupler and flower committee chair Elmer Poston. The hostess daughter Mrs Clark E Williams gave a Christmas story and the Williams children sang. Fifteen members attended and a gift exchange followed with guests Mrs R D Williams and Mrs Clark E Williams and children. The January meeting will be with Mrs J B Stiff at 127 E State St.
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Jewett Home
W. H. Jewett
State St
Progressive Literary Club Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Progressive Literary Club met at Mrs. Earnest Horn’s home at 74 West State Street Tuesday night for its annual Christmas party. President Mrs. Ralph Woods led the business session and others contributed to a district convention report. The group donated five dollars to Athens Girl Scouts and collected a cash gift for Athens County Children’s Home.
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Progressive Literary Club
Earnest Horn
State St
Ralph Woods
Clyde Hines
Consumers’ League
Jackson
Athens Girl Scouts
Athens County
Elmer Finsterwald
Aura Bolen
Carl Gorham
R. E. Wagoner
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Dave Lauser
Glouster
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Mary Clayton
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Jacksonville Bere
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Irene Olson
Woodard Axe
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Nelson Ile
Ella Clark Coplsille
Guy Lowery
Arline Gibson
Amesville
Olio Schroppe
Chaunce
H.D Garrison
Nancy of
Blanchester
W. L. Slutz
Raymond Slutz
Congress St
Mary Slutz
Cincinnati
Athans
Westside
John Carmichael
Charles Sl. Eddy
E State St
Richard W. Eddy
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Nays
Mechanicsburg
Paul Carsey
Barba
Logan
Bush Home
Athens Shrine No
F A. Lavelle
Alban Road
Elizabeth Lavelle
Norfolk
Lavelle
A. C Tadd
Irs
Todd
A. E Wagner
Mary Devlin
Irene Devlin Beckley
J R Sprague
Morris Ave
Pythian Sisters
C.F Hall
Joe B Boyd
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Jackie
David
Boyd
Juanita Henry
Tom Henry
Wilfred J Smith
Washington
Karl Packard
Frances Packard
Palmer St
Packard
Camp Howzie
Tex
Ordnance Department
Chicago
Patricia Mackinnon
Naval Air Station
Quonset Point
C. N. Mackinnon
Utah Place
A. A. Baldwin
Baldwin
Lorain
Central Ave
James Carmichael
Owen Carmichael
Berry Hotel
BR. E. McCammon
Maca
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