Men of Athens County No 1 Area Qualify For Military Service
Forty seven men from Athens County Selective Service Board No 1 including Athens, Dover and Trimble Townships qualified for service after examinations by Feb 8 in Clarksburg West Virginia. Twenty four were accepted for Army, 23 for Navy. many listed as physically acceptable. Names include Allan Moore, Winfield Brooks, Alvin Koons, George Butt, and numerous others with home towns Athens Mansfield Millfield Nelsonville The Plains Glouster and residents of Millfield and Chauncey among the listed candidates.
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Innesday
Athens Messenger
Athens
050
Athens County No. 1
Athens County
Athens, Dover
Trimble Townes
Clarksburg
W. Va
Navy
Army
Iles Allan Moore
N. May Ave
Winfield Brooks
Jack Dayton
Elvin Grover Koons
Canton
Rge Elliott Butt
New Lexington
Guard Ray
Detroit
Mid
Ley Mack Bolen
Mineral City
Er Lee Riley
the Plains
Fiam Francis Lee
Columbus
Seenice Price
Fairview Ag
Carter's Little Liver Pills promote bile flow digest aid
An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a natural aid to digestion by increasing liver bile flow. It claims noticeable effects within thirty minutes and urges use as directed, highlighting drugstore availability.
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Carter
Unemployment Payments Totals in Athens January
Unemployment compensation in the Athens area reached 5191.29 dollars in January, with 14 recipients on average weekly. Statewide benefits totaled 120,602 dollars, indicating a 47 percent rise from December but still over 60 percent lower than January of the previous year.
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Athens
H. H. Sands
United States Employment Service
Sands
Hugh S. Jenkins
Columbus
Finsterwald Speaks at Hi-Y Meeting on Football Officiating
Athens County prosecutor R W Finsterwald addressed the bi monthy Hi Y Club gathering at Athens High School. He spoke on officiating big league football and shared experiences as a football official. Hi Y president Jim Jarley presided.
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R. W. Finsterwald
Athens County
Athens High School
Finsterwald
Jim Jarley
Athens Grange Meeting Speaker From State Patrol
Athens Grange will hold a meeting at the Grange Hall on Thursday February 17 at 8 p m A state highway patrolman will be the speaker sharing safety and road travel tips with members.
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Athens Grange
Grange
Lands Seeks Athens County Sheriff Nomination
Mr. Lands of 282 E State St Athens announces candidacy for Athens County sheriff seeking Republican nomination at the May 9 primary. A 37 year old married father of three, he spent years on a Dover Township farm and previously worked in a mine. He held positions at International Harvester 1935 to 1941 and has served at West Virginia Ordnance Works Pt Pleasant in Plant Protection, currently sergeant of the local Police Department with patrol training from Ohio State Patrol.
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Mr. Lands
E. State St
Athens
Athens County
Dover Township
International Harvester Co
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Pt. Pleasant
Ohio State Patrol
Gas Crisis Declared Past In Area
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co announces the gas emergency is past and urges continued conservation. Officials credit large reductions in usage and thank customers, radio stations, and newspapers for cooperation during wartime conditions.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
United States Army
War Production Board
The
Gas Co
Lee speaks on Lincoln at Kiwanis Club meeting
Major Raymond A. Lee of the Ohio University ASTP Unit, a Kiwanian, spoke about Abraham Lincoln at Monday evening’s Kiwanis Club gathering. Biographical background and sidelights from research enlightened listeners about The Great Emancipator. James Van Nostrand was welcomed as a new member.
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Raymond A. Lee
Ohio University Astp
Abraham Lincoln
Kiwanis Club
James van Nostrand
Social and Sale at Doanville This Thursday Evening
Doanville hosts a social and sale Thursday evening starting at six. Soup cake pie and coffee will be served and soup by the quart will be available after three o clock.
Our Men In Service Update From Local Families
Local families report sons and relatives in the armed forces. Sgt Brewster Higgins in an undisclosed overseas location sends a cablegram confirming safe arrival after six weeks. Pfcs Patrick Barrett left for overseas duty from Camp Cooke California. Pvt Hubert Nye returns to Camp McCoy after visiting wife and mother. Aviation Cadet James Person arrives at Seymour Johnson Field for officer training. Sgt William Harrison recently arrived in England. Pfc Thomas Biddle returns to Newcastle Army Base after furlough.
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Homer Higgins
Richland Ave
Sgt
Brewster Higgins
Sgt. Higgins
Francis Barrett
Jacksonville
Pfe
Patrick V. Barrett
Camp Cooke
Calif
Barretts
South America
James A. Person
EB. J. Person
Montrose Ave
Army Air Forces Eastern Technical Training Command
Seymour Johnson Field
N. C
Four Athens youths accepted for Navy service
Four youths from the Athens area have been accepted by the Navy, Chief Ed Shleds of the Athens Navy Recruiting Office said today. They are Leonard Junior Gould of New Marshfield George Elsworth Yates of Buchtel Charles Wesley Kerns of Nelsonville and Clarence McGirr of Glouster.
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Athens Area
Navy
Ed Shleds
Athens Navy Recruiting Office
Leonard Junior Gould
New Marshfield
George Elsworth Yates
Buchtel
Charles Wesley Kerns
Nelsonville
Clarence McGirr
Glouster
Illnesses and local notes listed in Blue Lake briefs
Blue Lake reports illness and impending surgery for Mrs. Samuel Kemper and Mrs. John S. Evans. Local guests include Miss Froggy Haziett and Mrs. Francis Sheets of Columbus. Army and Navy service members Donald Wogan Slyde Holcomb Raymond Houck and others mentioned with furloughs, discharges, or duties. Cited community updates note dry wells and a WAVEs home furlough.
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Blue Lake
Samuel Kemper
Francis Sheets
Columbus
Donavan Wogan
C. E. Sheets
Curtis Wrights
Miss Froggy Haziett
James Haziett
E. N. Leonard
Slyde Holcomb
Timer Holcomb
John S. Evans
Raymond
C. E. Houck
Navy
Billy Wooten
Robert Wooten
Rosetta Marie
Russell Sheets
Janice
Linzie Cornell
Pauline Houck
John Houck
Flouck
Dayton
E. C. Houck
Eddie Stieger
Elizebeth Chapel
Athens Weather Yesterday and Noon Reading Today
Yesterday high reached 37 and low 28 in Athens. At noon today the temperature stood at 35. US national parks produced 6,475,885 pounds of scrap metal in 1942, enough to fill more than 75 freight cars.
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Athens
National Parks
United States
Youth Hostel Chartered for Fourth Year at New Marshfield
Miss Margaret Hampel heads a local committee receiving the AYH Charter from Northfield Massachusetts. The group includes Miss Charlotte LaTourette, Miss Elsie Druggan, Miss Irene Elliott, Mrs. W. A. Elliott, Mrs. W. A. Comer, and Rev. Fred Lachs. The hostelry, run by houseparents Mrs. Nary Clayton and son, accommodates 10 boys and 10 girls, with cooking facilities. The 40,297 overnight stays were reported last year across 255 hostels nationwide. Nearby points of interest include Ohio University, Old Man's Cave, Ash Cave, Conkle's Barn, Zaleski Park, and Rock House. FOR SIX WEEKS COLUMBUS Liquor Director Don Fisher announced the next ration period will run six weeks from March 1.
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Margaret Hampel
Clayton Ranch
New Marshfield
American Youth Hostels
Northfield
Mass
Miss Hampel
Charlotte
E. LaTourette
Elsie Druggan
Irene Elliott
W. A. Elliott
W. A. Comer
Fred Lachs
Toledo Marine Lt George Vencer Smithers Killed in Crash
Deland Florida reports Marine Second Lt. George Vencer Smithers of Toledo Ohio was killed Saturday when his aircraft crashed at the naval air station.
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Deland, Fla
Deland Naval Air Station
George Vencer
Cq) Smithers
Toledo, C
Fair Files Petitions as Democratic Secretary of State Candidate
State Rep. Lee Fair of Holmes County submitted nominating petitions as a Democratic candidate for the position of Secretary of State.
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Fair
Columbus
Lee Fair
Holmes County
Couple Applies for Marriage License in Athens County
Joseph Andrew Dunfee 21 and Opal Eva Blake 21 file for a marriage license in Athens County Probate Court. Both residents listed as Route 2 Coolville.
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Athens County
Joseph Andrew Dunfee
Opal Eva Blake
Route 2
Coolville
Tax Law Provides for Men in Armed Forces
Special provisions for service members ease filing and payments. Deferment for those outside the United States ends by the third or fourth month after war ends. within the United States, servicemen can request up to six months more to pay. Civilians overseas get extended deadlines. couples may file jointly or separately with rules on exemptions, dependents, and allocating 1942 taxes between spouses.
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S. Burton Heath
NER
United States
Continental
Western Hemisphere
Armed Forces
Prune Grape Vines Now Advises County Agent
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright urges pruning grape vines now before sap starts in spring to prevent old wood and too many fruiting canes. OSU fruit specialist Frank Beach notes yearly pruning and recommends nitrogen for bearing vines, with specific fertilizer types and application near the vine trunk.
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Ross Wright
Athens County Extension
Frank Beach
OSU Extension
Beach
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