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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1945
Page
5
A summary of a 1940s tax instruction excerpt explains using an income tax table, deductions and exemptions, and line by line steps to compute tax. It notes a sample where withholding is $301.60, tax due $24.60, and discusses selecting smaller tax, refunds, and timing amid 1940s withholding changes.
The Athens Junior High School reports third six weeks honor roll standings. Seventh graders on the list include Patty Ayers Watson Burn field Charles Frank Barbara Gibbons Jo Ellen Goddard George Good Nona Green Jean Hartley Robert Heidler James Hoy Charles Moore Jane Morgan Alice Newetomb Philip Nye Sharon Old field Lewis Ondis Mary Patrick Ruth Bannon Eleanor Russell Cresentia Spurbeck George Starch ler Frederick Stehr Doris Terrell David White Patsy Wolfe. Eighth graders listed are Flora Armbruster Beverly Bachus Thelma Bailey Jean Baira Sammy Carpenter Jan Clark Miriam Clippinger Dorothy Clutter Frank Dilley Don Graham Sammy Henderson Marjorie Johnson Lindley Jones Robert Jones Charles Krauskopf Paul Lehman Karen Link Shirley Miller Maxine Moore Carol Nessler Ronald Ridenour Patrician Rohrer Ann Rowles Margaret Scott Donald Shafer Jean Vance Nina White. In Ninth Grade names include Robert Alexander Shirley Andrews Annita Clark Jacquelyn Deem Albert Gubitz Jean Herbert Lina Hess Patricia Holmes April Kinsel Dick Mathews Emma McCune Nancy Packard James Patrick Betty Reeder Gary Ripley Merrill Thomas Joe Todd Joan Vance Mary Varnes Claude Westfall Jane Windisch Marion Vanity.
Burton Heath explains the tax process and instructions to compute income tax, decide if Form 1040 is needed, and use the bottom-of-page schedule on Page 4 to determine payments or withholding receipts. The piece outlines the final steps for taxpayers and directs readers to the official forms.
Mattie Reed aged 66 died after a long illness at her Coolville home. Funeral services led by Rev W C Dennis were at White Funeral Home with interment at Success. Surviving: son Orville, brother Frank Reed of Coolville, sister Mrs Cora Coleman of Parkersburg. World Day of Prayer union service set at New Marshfield Christian Church Friday at 7:30 led by Gerald Sidders. Athens Grange meets tonight at 8 with Dr Wilbur A Yauch of Ohio University as lecturer at Grange Hall.
John Myers, a veteran donor with eight donations and a Gallon Club ribbon, plans to register when the Red Cross mobile unit visits Athens in early April. He says he will attend every drive until declined. His son Franklin serves in a railroad battalion overseas, underscoring the need for plasma for servicemen. Myers works in the composing room at The McBee Co.
Three petitions for divorce were filed in the Athens County Common Pleas Court. Sumner M. Nelson charges willful absence in his case against Halie E. Nelson, married Sept 35 1940 at Moorehead Kentucky. Harold A. Cochran cites willful absence against Lorena Hartley Cochran. three children. He seeks custody for Elma Relfe while in the Navy. Nora B. Boyer accuses Francis Boyer of gross neglect and willful absence. asks custody of their two children. married Dec 74 1931 in Athens.
Miss Mary Armbruster age 67345S Court St underwent a major operation Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital and is reported in fair condition. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Armbruster of Athens Route Two.
Mrs. Wakefield reports her husband met her brother Daft in the South Pacific and they shared a two hour visit before Navy enlistments. Virgil Wilson of Millfield earns a commendation for sustained duty in Pacific air operations. Martha Phelps receives the Purple Heart. Ray Chadwell completes base flight training at Shaw Field as 8,000th cadet. Hjalmar Olson reports to Keesler Field for reassignment flight duties.
Jack Cunningham a GM 3-c and Albany High School standout was killed in a naval engagement off Formosa. His parents Rev and Mrs M S Cunningham of Portsmouth were notified. He enlisted in 1943 and served in major Pacific battles. He leaves a wife Emma, a sister Dorothy, and brother Harold QM 3-c radioman on Tinian. Harold's family lives in Athens.
Harry Six, 30, of 28 Moore Ave, arrested last Saturday by state highway patrolmen on a charge of driving while under the influence pleaded guilty before Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court. He was fined $100 and costs and his driving rights were revoked for one year.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cone Franklin Ave announce the birth of a son Charles William to Mr and Mrs F C Fountaine Moscow Idaho Pauline Cone formerly taught home economics in Athens County and Pullman High School before marriage Mr and Mrs Fountaine live at 521 E A St Moscow and he is on the Idaho State College faculty Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Fountaine Elk Horn Wisconsin
Sunny skies and a moderate day returned to Athens with highs around 43 degrees yesterday and a low near 29 last night. By late morning the temperature had climbed back into the forties as the pleasant weather continued.
John Slipher of Ohio State University led a discussion at the Mechanicsburg School on four main benefits of organic matter in soil. He urged sod crops as primary, outlined mulching and discing steps, and recommended specific fertilizer rates and seed mixtures for hand and drill seeding to boost organic content and water retention.
Pvt. Donald L. Baer of Logan, 28, arrested by state highway patrolmen in a local nightclub. He has been AWOL from Camp Walters, Texas, since December 7. He was jailed and an Army guard was sent from Fort Hayes to take custody.
Mrs Elizabeth Clifford a former Guyville Ohio native died in Burlington Colorado last Friday. She moved to Colorado with her husband John Clifford 25 years ago. Her survivor list includes four sons Harold Burlington James Oakland John Perry Denver and twin daughters Virgene Carson City Iris Topeka. Funeral services were held in Burlington with burial there.
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