Slippery Streets Ice Over Town as Rain Freezes Hard
Athens Adapts to sleet and freezing rain turning streets sheets of glass. Roads iced, buses halted, milk deliveries delayed, and residents struggle on rubber-booted feet. Local phone lines congested amid emergency calls as crews lay calcium and cinders on main routes. Christmas visitors and service members gather in homes across Athens despite treacherous travel conditions.
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Celled
Ion
Beaumont
U. S Route 33
Plains Road
Athens
C. L. Jones
Which of his two wives will he come
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Prisoner of War Jack Sickels Reported Missing Again
Master Sergeant Jack Sickels age 22 of New Marshfield is a prisoner of war in Germany, wife Wilma Sickels notified by the War Department. He had been missing since November 16, previously reported missing after a July 28 raid on the Ploesti oil fields. he bailed out and was rescued before rejoining his unit. He is a Waterloo High School graduate and former Sunday Creek Coal Co. employee.
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Jack Sickels
Wilma Sickels
New Marshfield
Germany
War Department
Sickels
Ploesti
Romania
Sergeant Sickels
C. J. Sickels
Waterloo High School
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Three Injured in Route 75 Collision Near Shawnee
Monday three people injured when Daniel Ricketts 56 Shawnee attempted to pass Nelson Carlinger 28 Shawnee and hit Clarence Colbert 39 Crooksville on Route 75 one half mile north of Shawnee. Passengers Rex 13 and Eugene 17 and Hazel 52 Ricketts suffered head and jaw injuries.
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Shawnee
Daniel Ricketts
Nelson Carlinger
Clarence Colbert
Crooksville
Ricketts
Hazel Ricketts
Rex Ricketts
Eugene Ricketts
Mrs Johnston Dies at Cincinnati Ridge Home
Mrs T J Johnston aged 72 died at her Cin cinnati Ridge home near here. She leaves a son Carl W Smart of Parkersburg and three brothers William Landon of Prospect Ohio Edward Landon of Delaware Ohio and Lewis London of Newcomerstown. Funeral services set for Saturday morning at 1930 oclock at the White Funeral Home with the Rev W C Dennis officiating. Burial in Reedsville Cemetery.
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Johnston
Cincinnati Ridge
Coolville
T. J. Johnston
Carl W. Smart
Parkersburg
William Landon
Prospect
Edward Landon
Delaware
Lewis London
Newcomerstown
White Funeral Home
Rev. W. C. Dennis
Reedsville Cemetery
Air Corps Reservists May Transfer for Earlier Call
Air Corps Enlisted Reserve members who meet age limits may transfer to the Enlisted Reserve Corps for immediate call after 18th birthday. Transfers relinquish air crew training eligibility and follow classification at reception centers. Parents’ consent required. students may defer call to finish current term but not beyond six months.
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Air Corps
Army
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
War Department
General Arnold
James L. Collins
Fifth Service Command
Arnold
Collins
Army Specialized Training Reserve
Seabees Third Anniversary Noted By Overseas Seabee Crews
Eldon L Johnson sends a published Seabees article for The Messenger marking the third anniversary of the Navy Seabees on Dec 28. The piece honors 240000 personnel, recalls Pearl Harbor origins, and cites their role in Pacific bases and amphibious landings from Africa to Normandy. Also notes Seabees overseas with copies reaching The Messenger via C T Fitzer and C H Courtney.
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Eldon L. Johnson
Glouster
Seabees
the Messenger
Navy Seabees
United States Naval Construction Battalions
Pearl Harbor
Guadacenal
Pacific
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Ben Mooreel
C. T. Fitzer
C. H. Courtney
Christmas War Mail From Glouster Area Servicemen
Multiple Glouster families report Christmas greetings from sons and sons in law overseas. Letters from Roland Frazier and others in Navy Army and air service detail war years and future assignments. Posts note promotions and overseas postings in Italy France the Philippines Germany and Belgium with families awaiting homecomings.
Athens Pilot Hively Downed German Plane in Luftwaffe Skies
Major Howard Deacon Hively of Athens led a Mustang squadron over Germany and shot down a Focke-Wulf 199, perforated a locomotive boiler, and hit a Fw 190 in the cockpit. The crew earned cheers from spectators in the air as he destroyed 12 Nazi planes in the air and three on the ground. He holds the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Howard (Deacon) Hively
Athens
Germany
Major Hively
Mustang Squadron
Alice Hively
Zella D. Hively
Columbus
Fay Channell Leads War Orphan Christmas Party in England
At Headquarters Third Bombardment Division Eighth Air Force England the WAC Detachment hosts Christmas events for British war orphans with gifts and ice cream. Air Wacs sing carols at a hospital for wounded soldiers and airmen before resuming duties on Christmas Day.
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Third Bombardment Division
Eighth Air Force
England
WAC
Pfe
Erma Fay Channell
Edith Channel
Athens
Air Wacs
One Woman to Another on Blue Point Shortages and Rationing
A reader criticizes rationing practice as 24 points for butter and blue points cancelations after Christmas. She plans to spend points to the limit weekly, noting shortages and distrust of stamps that were said to be good indefinitely. She fears renewed hoarding and repeat shortages.
Donna Beveridge Celebrates Sixteenth Birthday Party
Donna J Beveridge celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a party at her home in New Marshfield on December 19. Guests included Freda Collins Nell Andrews Donne Steinmeyer Eileen Beveridge Donna Lee Beveridge Marilyn Jones Marilyn Hoon Dale Hawk John Bridge Allen Rorick Russ Roush Harold Morgan Laird Llewellyn Dent Saylor. Mary Adena and Charlie Hibbard sent presents but could not attend.
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Donna J. Beveridge
New Marshfield
Freda Collins
Nell Andrews
Donne Steinmeyer
Eileen Beveridge
Donna Lee Beveridge
Marilyn Jones
Marilyn Hoon
Dale Hawk
John Bridge
Allen Rorick
Russ Roush
Harold Morgan
Laird Llewellyn
Dent Saylor
Mary Adena
Charlie Hibbard
Herrons Visit Athens From Youngstown Family Guests
Mr. Dwight Herron and son Philip of Youngstown are hosted by Mrs. W. N. Herron on Franklin Ave. Herron works for The Youngstown Vindicator, formerly at Messenger. His wife, a nursery school teacher, cannot join. Mr. W. D. Herron, a Newark schools instructor, spends midwinter vacation with his mother.
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Louis I. Brown
Isabel Brown
University Terrace
Betty Brannan
Ohio Univesity
A.S.T.U
Herbert Evans
Athens
Frances Evans
State St
Sallie Finney
Jackson
Herbert
Evans
Seaman Evans
University of Wisconsin
Madison
U. Naval Station, Great Lakes
Edward Banks
Franklin Ave
William Roberts
Carolyn
Virginia
Cincinnati
Roberts
Jack Tritipo
Dwight Tritipo
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Dwight Herron
Philip
Youngstown
W. N. Herron
Herron
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Beckley
John Stack
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H. D. Mathews
Richland Ave
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T. Deane Mathews
Carol Ann
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Camp Fannin
Tex
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Los Angeles
Calif
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Nelle Foster
R. A. Foster
Woodard Ave
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WLW
Ashford General Hospital
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Russell J. Dean
Dayton
Frank Wears
Second St
Richard Jones
Kurtz Ave
Dean
C. FE. Russell
Point Pleasant
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Logan
Patty Daugherty
Columbia University
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O. J. Daugherty
N. High St
P. B. Smith
Ardoth
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Claudis Chappel
Carl Tom
Howard Pond
W. Mulberry St
George C. Foss
Conrad
Frank Reinhart
Pomeroy
Howard Pond, Jr
U.S. Medical Corps
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Athens Hotel
Lawrence FE. Cummins
Lance
Jimmie
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E. T. Hayes
Hayes
Air Service Command
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Washington, D. C
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Mound St
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Elizabeth, N. J
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Wolfe St
O. R. Ross
R. M. van Dyke
Race St
Clark B. Hunter
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Mildred Cox
Hagerstown
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Mary Hunter
Dorothy Hunter
Blaine Hunter
Gay
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Unicaps
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Pearl Frazier
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Mill St
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France
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Ohio University
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Ted) Dorr
Grahams
Central Pacific
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Stewart Route 1
Pfc
Gail Brawley
Philippines
Robert Carsey
Fern St
Phc
Floyd Elwood Carsey
Cpl
Raymond Carsey
West Indies
Donald E. Sanders
15Th Aaf
Italy
Arthur Sisson
Millfield
Thames FE
Sisson
Fifth Army
Willford Dwight Sisson
Belgium
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O. F. Hall
Athens, Ohio
McKelvey's Orchestra
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N. Court St
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Noble Grands' Club
Margaret McHarg
W. Union
Deborah
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Floyd Cross
Richard
Virgil Cross
New York
O. E. Cross
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
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Athens National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Keystone Custodian Funds
Serine
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