Troop 55 Scouts Display Work And Fun For Kiwanis
Members of Green Bar Patrol of Troop 55 Boy Scouts presented a program of meetings hikes and camp activities for Athens Kiwanis at Hotel Berry marking National Boy Scout Week. Leaders explained planning and directing group activities while demonstrations covered knots first aid signaling and ranks. The event featured stunts games a piano solo and closing ceremonies with taps and bugle. Troop 55 meets weekly at the Presbyterian Church and currently has four patrols with a fifth forming.
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Green Bar
Troop 55
Boy Scouts
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Carl Sylvester
Ber
Kiwanis
Paul Cotton
William P
Hillyard
CAA
Ohio
Iers
CM. Bowman
Athens
Herbist
Ichel T
Dick McKinstry
Janssen
Patrick
Dilley
Jerry Evans
Robert Perry
Ray Sheppard
Sam Carpenter
Paynter
Groun
Jamison
Philip Nye
Ted Frew
Presbyterian Church
Harold Kellogg
First Methodist Church
Harold Wise
C. B. Nye
George Clark
Gas Station Demolished By Explosion in Logan
The Chief Logan filling station and grocery at South Mulberry and Front streets was destroyed by an explosion and fire shortly before noon. Otto Hartman, an employee, suffered serious burns and was hospitalized. Pat Horley and Mrs Ora Yaw were present and uninjured. Origin of the blast undetermined as flames razed the single story frame building within half an hour.
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LOGAN
South Mulberry
Front
Sts
Otto Hartman
Ferdick
Pat Horley
Ora Yaw
Waterloo Man Ends His Life With Revolver
Kenneth Newton, 29, of Carbondale, shot himself this morning after a period of ill health. Coroner J.H. Elias ruled death a personal safety related wound. Survived by wife Ruth, three sons Kenneth Jerry and Leonard, parents Mr. and Mrs. Webb Newton, and brother Pear of Nelsonville. Funeral at 1:30 Friday at Asbury Church with interment nearby. Friends may call after Wednesday evening.
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Nelsonville
Kenneth ‘Newton
Carbondale
J.H. Elias
Glouster
Ruth
Kenneth
Jerry
Léonard
Webb Newton
Pear
Asbury Church
Newtun
Archie O. Darst Dies At Albany At 62
Archie O. Darst aged 62 died Monday at his Albany home after years of heart illness. Born in Cheshire he lived in Gallia Marysville and Meigs counties before moving to Albany last October. Survived by his wife Gertrude M. Darst and several cousins. Funeral at his Albany residence Thursday noon by Rev. Thomas Smith with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Friends may call after Wednesday noon.
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Archie O. Darst
Albany
Mr. Darst
Gallia County
Cheshire
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Marysville
Meigs County
Iast Oet
Edward A Lynch Dies in Tulare California
Edward A Lynch aged 78 longtime superintendent at Sugar Creek and Jacksonville died February 10 at his son's home in Tulare California. He had lived in California more than 30 years and was an uncle of Anthony Padden and E Gallagher of Athens.
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Edward A. Lynch
Staines
Sugar Creek
Jacksonville
Tulare
Calif
Lynch
California
Anthony Padden
E. Gallagher
Athens
Mrs Campbell Rites To Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ernest Campbell, who died Sunday evening, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Jas Jingers Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Gerald Pirkey. Burial will be at Union. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
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Ernest Campbell
Jas ‘Gers
Gerald Pirkey
Union
Athens Considers Neon Sign Rules Under Brownout Limits
Mayor Franz Woodworth stated that there will be no objection to neon signs operating at night under brownout regulations in Athens. The measure covers signs inside or outside buildings as part of the city’s new lighting controls.
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Athens
Franz Woodworth
Half Dead People Come Back To Life
Court notices report divorce petitions in Athens County Ohio from Sumner M Nelson and Florence Hysell with hearings set for March 1945. The lengthy notices include addresses, grounds of wilful absence, neglect, and extremecrassity, plus attorney names and dates. Also an Athens City ordinance bans parking on Best State Street and promotes a laxative ad style public notice blend.
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Court OF Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Baiie E. Nelson
Alben
Sumner M. Neilson
Court OF Communilers
Frank E. Hysell
Provost Tarshall
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Jerence Hysell
Court of Common Plea
Kress
Florence Hysell
John W. Bolin
Best State Street
Athens
Athed
Service Members and Families Share Wartime News
Lieut. Joe Bobo travels from Camp Barkeley to John M. England General Hospital Atlantic City new station. Mrs. Lewis Marsh of Jackson received a watch and a German helmet from her husband S Sgt. Marsh who sent a German helmet and a purple heart for his France wound. Mrs. Harvey Chalfan of Chauncey gets a German souvenir box and coin board from Pvt. Chalfan who has served three years overseas 16 months. Pvt. Eugene Davis writes from Italy to wife Virgene Davis about Naples after enlisting last April and going overseas in January with the Field Artillery. Mrs. Anna Wade of Gloucester notes her son Pvt. Aaron J. Wade is in Germany with an infantry badge. Mrs. Theo Heines reports her Navy husband commended for meritorious work beyond the call of duty at sea. Pfc. Howard Lee France reports to Keesler Field awaiting reassignment. Pvt. William H. Sharp returns from outside the continental U.S. and, at Miami Beach, awaits his next Army assignment after 33 months in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
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Joe Bobo
Ray Bobo
Athens
Camp Barkeley
Tex
John M. England
Lewis Marsh
Jackson- Vie
Sgt
France
Ser-geant Marsh
Harvey Chalfan
Chaunbeey
Chalfan
Pvt
Eugene B. Davis
Italy
Virgene Davis
N. Lancaster St
Naples
Davis
Field Artillery
Teast
Theo Heines
Hemlock ‘Grove
Navy
William H. Sharp
Herbert Sharp
Brown Ave
United States
Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station
Miami Beach
Fla
Sharp
Stedman Packing Co
You May Deduct Business Expense From Gross Salary
Ninth in a series detailing how to prepare income tax returns. The article explains deductions for miscellaneous items including alimony, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, rental deposits, and losses treated as capital losses on Schedule D. It outlines claiming uncollectable loans, reporting, and how to compute total deductions on the Tax Computation Schedule. Detailed guidance covers unreimbursed travel, vehicle expenses, depreciation, home office deductions, and allocating home costs to business use.
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Burton Heath
Internal Revenue Bureau
John Boe
Heji R
John Doe
Enmanoyer
Goss
Boy Tips Nazi Plot Saves Ship Aboard
George Foss 26 of W. Mulberry Street recalls a German 16 year old mess boy aboard a ship carrying POWs from North Africa. The boy tipped off captors about a plan by a German major and seven lieutenants to seize the ship and sail to Spain. Foss doubts the plot could be carried out but credits the warning with averting trouble. Foss, formerly of Pomeroy, now works in the machine shop of The McBee Co in Athens.
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George Foss
W. Mulberry St
Foss
United States
North Africa
Gibraltar
Spain
Athens Band to Play for Nelsonville Dance at Elks Club
Harold Shields and his orchestra from Athens will perform at a public dance hosted by Tri Psi Sorority to raise funds for Fletcher General Hospital Cambridge. The event occurs Friday night February 16 at the Nelsonville Elks Club with tickets sold in advance and at the door.
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Elks Club
Nelsonville
Tri Psi
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
Harold Shields
Orchestra of
Athens
Doningman
Mary McKinley
Gary Ripley
Don Rex Farrow
Eddie J. Brown
Ned Cameron
Infant McInturf Dies in Columbus Hospital
Gary McInturf aged year old son of Mr and Mrs D McInturf dies Monday afternoon at Children's Hospital Columbus after two months illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at one in Stewart Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Pennsville.
Johnson Brewer Rites Planned in Kentucky
Funeral services for Johnson Brewer aged 52 who ended his life by hanging will be held in Ashland Kentucky, home of his brother Edward Brewer. The brother traveled from Athens to arrange transport of the body to that city.
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Johnson. Brewer
Kentucky
Johnson Brewer
Ash Jland
Edward Brewer
Athens
Three Fined and Woman Sentenced to Jail in City Court
Emmett E. Taylor aged 20 of Mineral and Virgil Gilkey aged 28 of Athens Route 3 were fined and costs each Monday by Mayor Franz Woodworth on intoxication charges. Orpha Rast aged 46 of 20 S Shafer St was fined 5.00 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail for trespassing.
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Emmett E. Taylor
Mineral
Virgil Gilkey
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Orpha Rast
S. Shafer St
Want Letters Telling About Red Cross Work
The Athens County Red Cross seeks letters from servicemen and civilian internees mentioning Red Cross service. Families are asked to send copies or originals to the Red Cross at 78 E State St.
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Red Cross
Athens County
E. State St
Divorce Granted to Marjorie Matthews in Athens County Court
Judge Oliver F. Rowland of the Athens County Common Pleas Court grants divorce to Marjorie Matthews from Warner Matthews. Custody of their two children awarded to her with care and supervision. Also contains weather snippet and local notes about honor roll and prayer band meeting.
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Marjorie Matthews
Warner Matthews
Oliver F. Rowland
Athens County Common
Wounded, He's Back on Duty
Pfc. Howard Hanning son of Mr and Mrs Stacy Hanning of Sharpsburg was slightly wounded in action in Germany, states in a letter to his sister Mrs Harold Henry. He says he is well and back in action. His wife and son received the Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal from him along with German money and stamps. Pvt. Herbert Hanning, brother, is stationed at Fort Wheeler Ga and John Hanning, another brother, has a medical discharge and lives in Painesville.
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Pfc
Howard Hanning
Stacy Hanning
Sharpsburg
Germany
Harold Henry
Pvt
Herbert Hanning
Howard
Amp Wheeler
John Hanning
Snow
Painesville
University To Offer Honors Work Program
Ohio University will start a Honors Work Program next academic year for juniors and seniors with at least a B average. Students may register for three to eight hours per semester in tutorials, seminars, or advanced courses, and will be candidates for a degree with honors. Committee on Honors Work includes Volwiler, Eblin, Krauskopf, Roberts, Sias, and Staats. World Day of Prayer service in Amesville Presbyterian Church Friday Feb 15 at 7 30 pm.
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Ohio University
A. T. Volwiler
L. P. Eblin
K. H. Krauskopf
Vivian Roberts
A. B. Sias
L. C. Staats
Amesville
Amesville Presbyterian Church
Fulton Recites New Letter Fraud Across Churches
Oscar Fulton of the Athens Credit Bureau exposes a fresh scam in which a hospitalized man and wife seek three dollars and seventy five cents to buy a Bible for the wife. The letter travels to 200 churches via credit bureaus, yielding numerous checks and Bibles before exposure by the Associated Credit Bureaus of America. The sole truth is the couple’s hospitalization.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
Associated Credit Bureaus of America
Credit Bureau
West
Lloyd Knowlton Dies Funeral on Thursday
Albany resident Lloyd Knowlton age 62 died at his home Monday evening. Funeral services set for Thursday at Hebbardsville Church with burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery. Survived by wife Vera a brother Oscar Knowlton and sister Mrs W C Nichols. Born in Lee Township he farmed there before two years ago and worked at Athens State Hospital.
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Albany
Lloyd Knowlton
Hebbardsville Church
Hebbardsville
Knowlton
Airline Church
Woodmen Lodge
Vera
Oscar Knowlton
W. C. Nichols
Plains
Lee Township
Athens State Hospital
Covert Returns From Visit With His Son
Dr B M Covert of 116 N Congress St returned Saturday from Denver Colorado after visiting Lt Robert B Covert at Lowry Field. Lt Covert completed his first B 29 training course at Amarillo Texas and is progressing in the advanced course. Upon completion he will be eligible for three positions on the B 29: pilot copilot and flight engineer. He is also a first pilot of an R 17.
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B. M. Covert
N. Congress St
Denver
Calo
Robert B. Covert
Lowry Field
Covert
Amarillo
Tex
Athens City creates recreation board and funds center
In a brief Athens City Council session a new Athens City Recreation Board was approved with five members named and confirmed by Mayor Franz Woodworth. The council also authorized immediate use of $505.23 in donations to the Youth Recreation Center on West State Street, turned in to City Treasurer J. S. Sherrard and City Auditor Robert P. Tompkins.
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Athens City
W. State St
Franz Woodworth
Harold Wise
W. H. Herbert
George Merchant
John Bolin
Frank
Guilum
J. S. Sherrard
Robert P. Tompkins
Baker Speaks On Future of U S Business
Dr. John C. Baker president of Ohio University spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on long range planning for American business. He urged reading world trends, cited postwar shifts, and warned of moral latitude after a period of moral exhilaration. He expressed optimism for business and asked for continued cooperation between Athens interests and Ohio University to foster a progressive community unit.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
America
Baker
Business Ten
Athens
Meeting at Marshfield by the New Marshfield WSCS
The New Marshfield Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will meet Wednesday evening at the home of the Davis sisters. A suspicious insurance certificate statement from the State of Ohio notes Century Indemnity Company compliance and financial figures as of December 31, 2043, with signatures of Walter Dressed, State Ins. Superintendent, dated January 30, 1045.
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Marshfield
New Marshfield
WSCS
Methodist Church
Davis Sisters
State of Ohi
Ing
State of Ghia
Century Indemnity Company
Hartford
State of Connecticut
Tome
Wilness
Calumbug
Okin
Walter Dressed
Beal
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John Gibbs
Mr. Grocer
Waterloo
Mrs. Campbell
Sumner M. Nelson
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Pru Lax
Court St
H. J. WiLsox
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Lotr Meyor
Mr. Foss
Pomeroy
U. S
Anna Wade, Glouster
Aaron J. Wade
Howard Lee France
Flossie Fern
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Keesler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Army
AAF Training Command
Bing
Cen
Tokel
Nelsonville Dance
Murray City
Murrey City
Joe Stone
Bill Quinn
Leonard Spenser
BH Dinon
Graham Chapel
Ane Firs
Kenry
Fulton
Vicks VA
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Oliver
Kerr Hardware Co
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