Mayor Woodworth Replies To Dirty City Editorial
Mayor Franz Woodworth defends Athens service amid a harsh winter, noting nine inches of wet snow and 30 miles of paved and 25 miles of improved streets. He explains snow and ice removal efforts, dirt to improve traction, and the need to serve all residents rather than a select district. He cites staff and budget limits and invites further citizen suggestions.
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Mayo Woodworth
Cna
the Messenger
Bush
Ohio
Athens
Court St
Fair Grounds
Missing Lt Kyle Scott Smith of Albany MIA over Germany
A War Department telegram informs J W Smith of Albany that his son Lt Kyle Scott Smith, chief pilot on a B 17, has been missing in action over Germany since November 26. He has served overseas about six months and recently earned the Air Medal for meritorious service. A graduate of Albany High School, he attended Ohio University two years before joining the Army Air Forces.
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War Department
J. W. Smith
Albany
Kyle Scott Smith
Germany
Smith
Albany High School
Ohio University
Army Air Forces
McBee 30 Year Club Dinner Honors New Members
The McBee Co. inducted two new members into its 30 Year Club at a Delta Edgeham dinner. Attendees included Beretene, Henry A, Charles M. Strauss, and A. B. Roe. Watches and parchment certs were presented as badges of honor amid bad weather and marked attendance. A Messenger Honor Roll list showed carriers with long weeks on duty. Five old members attended. Mr Roe, Ben Fuller, George Minnameyer, Clarence Wackaffl, and Nelson Welk.
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Henry A
Beretene
Execuivey
Charles M. Strauss
St. Louis
McBee Co
A. B. Roe
Delta
Eddie Olds
Lynn Samford
Billy Driscoll
Ronnie Gox
Keith Wells
Hob Nida
al Gulitz
Don Grafton
George Svarcher
Jesse McGrath
Dave Algée
Bernard Baker
Paul Vercoé
Gerald Gilker
Eugene Rosser
Mr. Roe
Ben Fuller
Chicago
George Minnameyer
Clarence Wackaffl
Nelson &. Welk
Mr. Fuller
P. M. Zenner
Nelson S. Welk
Athens
Henry A. Baker
Clarence W)ckoff
George Minnemeyer
Harry B. McBee
Roger Conner
Raymond Webb
James Scriven
Wisen Smith
D. R
Andrew Brown Dies At Home of His Son
Chesterhill farmer Andrew Brown 71 died Friday morning at his son Lester Browns Chesterhill home after lifelong Amesville life. Survived by six children eight including Fleming Brown and Opal Kassler. Funeral Sunday at 1 pm at Federal Valley Church with burial there. Weather note records 34 high and 19 low in Athens.
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Chesterhill
Andrew
Brown
Amesville
Lester Brown
Mary Fleming
Amersville
Onie L. Brown
McConnelsville
Maude Jones
Columbus
Opal Kassler
Glouster
Grace Carsey
Cincinnati
Jasper Brown
Squire Brown
Trimble
Sylvester Brown
Millfield
Cora Hines Brown
Federal Valley Church
Church
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Service Boys in War News Reach Home Front Letters From Gulfport to Athens Friends
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Bruce Russell report sons Paul E Price and George Russell training as engineers in France and Italy. Paul, a B-17 pilot, writes from Gulfport Army Air Field of activity and home longing. Other Athens County servicemen, including Bernard Bingman, Johnnie Davis, William Ford, Berleval Rathburn, Jack Shingler, Donald Tolliver, Ralph Jackson, James Walls, William Lewis, and Wilbur Everett, send news of overseas duty, honors, and furloughs.
Aviation Cadet Training News From Big Spring and Service Youths
Aviation Cadet Robert J. Lewis trains at the Big Spring Bombardier School of the AAFP Training Command in Texas. He is the grandson of Mrs. Margaret Bauer of Pomeroy and a Pomeroy High School graduate formerly with J. B. Elberfela and Sons. His brother Jack is in the U S Navy. Cpl. Carrot Q. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Davis, has been promoted to sergeant and serves as a cook in the Quartermaster Corps stationed in England for ten months. his wife Ruth Wilson works in a Columbus government office. Mrs. Virginia M. Gillan of Coolville received Christmas rose buds from her husband, Col. Charles L. Gillian, stationed in England for three months. Eta Sapp of 448 Richland Ave renewed Christmas greetings from her grandson, Cpl. David E. Clark, in the South Pacific. Master Sgt. Robert Hawk has been in New Guinea for six months.
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E. L. Bingman
Athens
Pfc
Bernard Bingman
USMC
Samos Islands
Bingman
United States
Marine Corps
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Johnnie Leroy Davis
Nelsonville
Army Air Forces
Napier Field
Ala
RAF Training Command
Estella Davis
Buchtel High School
William Ford
U. S.marine Corps
Southwest Pacific
George Ford
Akron
Guadalcanal
IE. Rathburn
Berleval Rathburn
India
Francis Barrett
Jacksonville
Cpl
Patrick V
Barrett
France
Alliance
Nebr
South Pacific
Jack Shingler
Italy
Sergeant Shingler
Orvill Shinger
Mineral
Howard Shingler
New Hebrides Islands
Clyde
Wilson
Eila A. Pierce
Army
Pere
Sergeant Wilson
Herman Ator
Eighth Air Force
England
Charles R. Stewart
Rome Stewart Cheshire
Stewart
305Th
AAF
James J. Simpkins
Fifth Army
Woodward Ave
Cecil V.vansickle
Ida I. Vansickle
Aid Fox
Dia L. Pickerville
Maly
W. State
Will
General Patch
338Th
Seventh Army
Gothic Line
Soiacciano Ridge
Gustav Line
Formia
Gaeta
Rome
Apardgches
Minturno
Robert J. Lewis
Big Spring
Bombardier School
Aafp Training Command
Tex
Lewis
Margaret Bauer
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
J.B. Elberfela and Sons Co. Pamely
Jack
C. J. Davis
Cpi. Carrot, Q. Davis
Quartermaster Corps
Ruth Wilson
Columbus
Virginia M. Gillan
Coolville
Cor
Charles L. Gillian
Eta Sapp
Richland Ave
David E. Clark
Albany Grange wins national Booster Night prize
Albany Grange No. 1611 captured first place in the national Booster Night program, awarded at the All-Ohio State Grange Convention in Columbus. The 72 minute program, planned by Mrs. Winifred Hooper, featured a 600 word essay by Carl Robinson and included 60 Grange members.
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Albany Grange No
Columbus
Albany Grange
Grange
Winifred Hooper
Orland D. Hooper
Albany
Agriculture and War Service Allies of Our Grange
Carl Robinson
Albany High School
The
Future of Our Church Theme at Presbyterian Service
The Sunday morning service at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church will feature a theme titled The Future of Our Church as Revealed by Questionnaire. Miss Elizabeth Krecker, student at Eastman School of Music, will sing These Are They by Gaul.
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Presbyterian Church
Our Church
Elizabeth Krecker
Eastman School of Music
Gaul
Account Book Helps Farmer Figure Taxes
County Extension Agent Ross Wright explains farm account books aid in income tax returns and business planning. Records serve to show expense timing and future operation planning, with books available at the county extension office. Poultry calendars and bulletins on home pork processing are provided free of charge.
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Ross Wright
Fake 17 Year Olds in Coast Guard Service
The U S Coast Guard now accepts 17 year old men as apprentice seamen. Volunteers go to Manhattan Beach Training Station for three months of "hoot" training with Jack Dempsey teaching PE. After boat training, seamen may serve on destroyer escorts LSTs anti submarine patrols or troop transports, with info at 433 Main St Cincinnati Ohio.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Coast Guard
LST
Main St
Cincinnati
Legion and Auxiliary Plan for Watch Party
A New Year s Eve Watch Party starts at 9 a m Sunday Dec 31 at the Legion Home S Courg St Legion Post No 21 invites all Legionnaires and Auxiliary members to attend with refreshments and entertainment announced Commander G E White.
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Legion Home
S. Courg St
G. E. White
Legion Post No
OES To Install Officers at Athens Chapter Dinner Night
Athens Chapter 175 OES to install officers tonight after a 6 o'clock turkey dinner at the Masonic Temple.
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OES
Athens
Masonic Temple
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O. O. F. Hall
Cross Bros
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Kyle Smith
McBee
Andrew Brown
C. N. France
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Clark G. Price
Gulfport Army Air Fields
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Paul E. Rus
Gulfport
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George Russell
Paul
Bel
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Raymond Glum
Pearl Miller
Margaret Tolliver
Palmer St
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Donald Tolliver
Washington, DC
New Orleans
Ralph Jackson
Seattle
Wash
Joseph Jackson
Greens Run
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James Vernon Walls
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Field Artillery
Fort Silt
Oklo
James W. Walls
Lloyd Copeland
W. Union St
William O. Lewis
Frank Lewis
Chauncey
Camp Blanding
Fla
Morris Dupier
Warren K. Dupler
Athens County
Armored
Fort Knox
Wilbur L. Everett
Robert Everett
Frank H. Miller
Ray Miller
James H. Bycofski
Byscofski
Eighth St
James F. Whitmore
Alan Whitmore
Robert E. Darst
Athens, QC
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Portland
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Darst
Athens High School
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Athens High
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Trimble Route 1
Athens Cemetery Association
Hotel Berry
Robert Hawk
New Guinea
New Hampshire
Hooper
E. H. Carbaugh
St. Joseph Aspirin
St. Joseph Aspirin Ady
Berry Hotel
Nee
Nance Corporation
the Mutual Home and Savings Association
E. Washington St
City Hall
Ting
Namaco
Carpenter Howe. Co
Tipperary
Jaynes Furniture Co
Athens, Ohio
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