Nelsonville War Veteran Celebrates 98th Birthday
Joseph R. Stalling, last Civil War veteran in the Nelsonville area, will observe his 98th birthday on Saturday February 22 at his granddaughter’s home Mason City Hill. Born in Maryland in 1843, he later moved to Ohio with his family and raised a large brood at Utah Ridge near Denville. The article notes his service during the Union cause and reveals a family secret about his beard disguise.
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Nelsonville
Maryland
Darkie
Southland
Joseph R. Stalling
Union
Stalling
Chris Wolfe
Mason City Hill
Iny Stalling
Ohio
Mary Ellen McMillen
Palestine
W. Va
Utah Ridge
Deanville
Egg Auction Group Scouts Athens for Site
The Washington County committee of the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction visited Athens Friday to inspect several local buildings as potential locations for the proposed auction. A district meeting to report on the visit will be held Tuesday at 7 o clock in the Athens County Courthouse Common Pleas Court room.
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Washington County Committee
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
E Egg Auction
Common Pleas
Athens County
Chicken Found Gold Cache in Illinois Yard
In Vandalia Illinois a chicken led to the discovery of $375 in gold coins. Miss Lottie Lawler chased the bird through a flower bed and tripped onto a sack containing the loot.
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Vandalia, Ill
Draftee Must Serve 30 Day Jail Sentence
Hobart F. Chipley, 30, began a 30 day jail term after Judge John H. Druffel refused to quash charges for wilful filing of an incomplete selective service questionnaire.
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Cincinnati
Hobart F. Chipley
John H. Druffel
U. S. District Court
Red Cross Reports Large Relief Aid to Abroad
The American Red Cross reports furnishing 19,496,805 in money and supplies to relieve suffering abroad in the first year and a half of the war effort. It notes aid across multiple nations and emphasizes coordinated relief work.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Aiding Britain Seen as Peril To Our Safety
Senator Gillette of Iowa opposed the administration's British aid bill during the fifth day of Senate debate. He argued that U S defenses are inadequate and that the lease loan program could drag the nation into war. He warned spending billions on Britain would deplete defenses and require escorting ships and broader war actions. He urged defense and production improvements before further aid.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate
America
United States
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Italy
Britain
FDR Questions Secrecy of Marshall Testimony Publication
President Roosevelt condemned the newspaper publication of what was described as secret Senate testimony by General George C. Marshall. He said disclosure harms national defense and raised ethics questions for committee members editors publishers and broadcasters. He urged not to publish or use such information.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Associated Press
Senate Military Committee
Pacific
Navy
Congress
Young Skater Drowns at Island Park Lagoon
Firemen recovered the body of 10 year old John Luges Jr an hour after he slipped through a hole in the ice at Island Park Lagoon. The drowning occurred while the boy skated on the lagoon.
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Dayton—C
Island Park Lagoon
John Luges, Jr
Gallia County Commissioner Struck By Stroke
Gallia County Commissioner Jerry Grover is in serious condition after suffering a stroke. The Gallipolis official is receiving medical care as relatives and colleagues monitor his status.
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Gallia
INI Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jerry Grover
Better Homes Edition in Next Sunday's Messenger
The Messenger will publish a Sunday edition February 23 titled Better Homes featuring over 40 photos of new homes built in the past year. It includes district wide building stories and 1941 prospects, plus reader opinions on renting versus owning a home and needs for Athens.
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Better Homes
Your Messenger
Messenger
Athens
Speedy settlement eyed in Allis-Chalmers strike
Milwaukee Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing negotiators accept a strike settlement formula from the Office of Production Management and seek approval from 6,800 CIO-UAW workers. The walkout affects defense orders and echoes broader auto and steel plant disruptions across Michigan and New York.
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Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Office of Production Management
Washington
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Michigan Automobile
Motor Wheel Corporation
Lansing
Mich
AFL United Automobile
Cluett, Peabody and Company
Troy
N. Y
Atlanta
Willard Storage Battery Company
Cleveland
United States Farm Program Questioned as Unwise
Canadian editor G. W. Ferguson of the Winnipeg Free Press told the fifth National Farm Institute opening session that the U S farm program costing at least four billions is risky. He warned that relying on national grants to fund defense and sustenance is unsustainable as urgent needs emerge.
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Des Moines
United States
G. W. Ferguson
Winnipeg Free Press
National Farm Institute
Ferguson
Phillips Seeks Anti Conspiracy Law in Ohio Senate
Senator H. T. Phillips of Athens bills a state anti conspiracy act with a 10000 dollar fine and two years imprisonment for anyone convicted of conspiring to violate state law. The measure mirrors a federal act to target gangsters and racketeers, aiming to punish the "higher ups" and the agents differently.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
H. T. Phillips
Athens
Rome Imposes Food Regulations Tightening Ice Cream Pastry Rules
A government ban halts manufacture of ice cream cake and fresh pastry with common fats after March 1. Pastry and ice cream may be sold three days weekly while new fruit fees allow aging milk to be sold every day.
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Rome
Greece Pleads For Airplanes In Urgent Appeal
Washington reports Greece has made a second urgent plea to the United States for aircraft to reinforce its defenses. Defense officials are seeking planes that can be spared, but factory orders to the army, navy, Britain, and China complicate deliveries.
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Washington
United States
Greece
Roosevelt
Britain
China
Kelleys Island Group Seeks Relief Plan With Officials
Mayor Roland Brown and 12 islanders flew to Sandusky to meet County Auditor George Oswald. They pressed for a higher tax rate to fund the island's sole physician's salary as quarries closed, cutting income for Kelleys Island Lime and Transport Co. workers.
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Sandusky
Roland Brown
Kelleys Island
George Oswald
Cleveland Buys Ohio Coal as Prices Rise
Cleveland buys coal from Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia as Ohio coal loses price advantage. Purchasing agent C B Patterson says Cleveland’s specs based on heat production favor out of state coal, making Ohio coal less economical after the Bituminous Coal Commission price change. Ohio price up from 2.93 to 3.59 while out of state coal rose to 3.79. Consumers' counsel seeks a 25 cent reduction.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
C. B. Patterson
Commission
Consumers’ Counsel Division
House Group Approves Mine Inspection Bill
The House Mines Committee approved a measure to require annual inspections of every coal mine with more frequent checks after accidents or hazardous reports. Inspections would be directed by the Bureau of Mines, with potential delegation to another agency and possible use of state mining departments.
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Washington
House Mines Committee
Representative Flannery
Dpa
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Brothers Charged With Burglary and Arson Near Wellston
Jackson deputies filed charges against Willard 29 and Henry Canter 23 for burglary of the John Barnes home near Wellston and torching it on February 13. Investigators say stolen jewelry was found in their possession after they admitted looting the house.
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Jackson
John Barnes
Wellston
Willard
Henry Canter
Lawrence Houser
Thieves Take 1000 Tons of Rock Near Gallup
Thieves stole about 1 000 tons of crushed rock piled for highway maintenance near Gallup New Mexico. The loss was reported as workers prepared material for road work in the area. Local authorities investigated the incident.
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Rock Santa FE
N. M
Gallup
Vital Statistics Bill Approved by House
The Ohio House approved unanimously an emergency measure to revise vital statistics laws for births and deaths. The bill would allow persons unable to obtain birth certificates to petition a probate court to establish their births officially, aiding workers needing certificates for government contracts.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
Senate
Investigation Started On Housing Conditions
A congressional committee will investigate housing conditions at Camp Shelby Mississippi where Ohio troops are training. The inquiry aims to assess living standards and welfare for soldiers stationed there during their training period.
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Washington
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio
Eight Athens County teams battle in OHIO gym crowd roars
Fans fill the Ohio University Gymnasium as eight Athens County high schools vie for playoff spots. Cheerleaders lead revved up sections, with Buchtel and Greens Run among notable outfits and coaches James Vollmer and W M Anderson highlighted for their long tournament records.
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Ohio University
Athens County
Hollister
Rosalie Mingus
June Heffken
Glenna Hanning
Elizabeth Murray
Amesville
J-T
Rome
Eleanor Six
Helen Ashcraft
Irene Miner
Katherine Kubpe
James Vollmer
Murray City
W.M
Andy” Anderson
German motorized divisions threaten Greece from Rumania
Columns of German troops reportedly move south through Rumania toward the Danube as Britain rushes air reinforcements to Greece to deter a Nazi invasion. Washington warns of rapid German developments within days while Eden and Dill visit Cairo amid North Africa ports talks.
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Rumania
Danube River
Bulgaria
Britain
Greece
Aegean
Salonika
Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
Germany
Japan
Far East
Yosuke Matsuoka
Tokyo
Egypt
Anthony Eden
Imperial
John Dill
Eden
Middle East
North Africa
Dill
Cairo
United States
Africa
Last Call for Free Insults To Rhineland
New York Americans may send criticism to Ameradio in Berlin at the German government's expense until tomorrow midnight EST. A Nazi announcer hinted the offer to accept collect messages could be renewed later. Over six days the flood cost Germany about $11 000 daily. some messages were obscene but the Nazis enjoyed reading them.
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New York
Ameradio
Berlin
J. B. Rostron
Radio Corporation of America
Bowling Green Man Charged With Murder
A special grand jury will be convened next week to act on first degree murder and arson charges against John L. Thompson 39 in the slaying of his employer. Deputy Sheriff Ray Bower said Thompson after a lie detector test confessed to burning December 23 the barn where the body of John Horner 69 a retired farmer living near Bloomdale was found.
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Bowling Green
John L. Thompson
Ray Bower
Thompson
John Horner
Bloomdale
Debate Over $300000 Stamp Collection Snafu
Philadelphia AP report says the district attorney debated who owns a stamp collection valued at $300000. The landlady who sold it for $9 did not seem to know its worth. The collection was given by the late Edward Green before his death.
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Philadelphia
District Attorney's Office
Edward Green
Administration Eyes $225 Million for Soldier Recreation Centers
Washington reports the administration likely will ask Congress for about 225 million dollars to build recreation centers for soldiers and sailors stationed near small communities.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Edison’s Helper Dies in Pittsburgh Inventor Lamp Work
John T. Ryan, 57, of Pittsburgh, who aided Thomas A. Edison in developing the miners safety cap lamp in 1915, has died in Miami Springs Florida.
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Miami Springs
Fla
John T. Ryan
Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Edison
Far East Units Receive Planes Amid Reinforcement Moves
The British Embassy announced that aircraft are being flown to its Far East forces from the U S West Coast. Bomber reinforcements are bound for Singapore with Consolidated and Lockheed bombers reportedly sent from San Diego via Hawaii. For months planes have been flown across the Atlantic to England.
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Washington
Far East
United States
Singapore
Consolidated
Lockheed
San Diego
Hawaii
Atlantic
England
Mine Injuries Fatal To Gallipolis Worker
Homer Woods age 42 father of three died at Holzer Hospital from injuries after a steam shovel crushed him at the Miller Bros strip mine in Flag Springs.
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Gallipolis
Homer Woods
Holzer Hospital
Miller Bros
Flag Springs
Alfonso Declared In Grave Condition
Rome doctors described King Alfonso of Spain as in grave condition today. They noted his health deteriorated and reported concerns for his immediate medical status.
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Rome
Alfonso of
Spain
She Saves Money But Spends Time
Mrs. Mike Kormych 49, wife of a Lafferty farmer, failed to pay a $1 dog license penalty and spent four days in Belmont County Jail. Her husband commented that if that is the law they should have lived up to it.
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ST. Clairsville
Mike Kormych
Belmont County
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