Dorothy Hall Dies After Stove Fire In Townsend Home
Dorothy Hall 33 of Euclid Drive Townsend Additon died in Sheltering Arms Hospital from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire while starting a fire in a heating stove. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shepard saw flames and aided as doctors and an ambulance were summoned. Hall leaves husband Ralph and daughter Marilyn plus her mother and siblings in Athens. Funeral planned Thursday at 2 pm at Hocking Street Church of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hall
Euclid Drive
Townsend Addition
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Henry Ayers
Athens
Paul Ayers
Dayton
Harry Kuhn
Patricia Ayers
Hocking St. Church of God
Jerald Pirkey
Drunk Drivers Are Fined Fifty Dollars Each
Two men involved in accidents and charged with driving while intoxicated were fined fifty dollars plus costs by Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Each sentence included one year driving rights suspension and sixty days jail suspended on condition of paying damages. Defendants are Sylvester Hammond of Chauncey and Harley Francis Sephus of Sharpsburg Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charef
O. F. Rowland
Athens County
Chauncey
Harley Francis Sephus
Loved
Sharpsburg
Ammond
Sylvester
Stenographers Sought at Wright and Patterson Fields
James H. Joyner of the U S Civil Service Commission says a severe stenographer and typist shortage exists at Wright and Patterson Fields. He will be at the 25 N Court St employment office today and tomorrow and available at Hotel Berry tonight. Qualified women may earn 143 to 163 dollars monthly with overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright and Patterson Fields
James H. Joyner
Atterson Fields
Army Air Forces
Athens man fined for intoxication under mayor ruling
Milton Mills, 72, of Athens, was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Mills
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Service families share war news from overseas
Army and Navy personnel from the area report letters from England and brief overseas movements. Warrant Officer Thomas Edward McBride writes of promotion. Lieut Bernard Coleman and Cpl Paul Sands describe arrivals in England and Northern Ireland. Other families note sailors and air corps instructors in England, furloughs, and training stations in the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edward McBride
England
Irene McBride
McBride
Thomas Edward, Jr
Central Ave
Charles McBride
State St
Cpl
Paul R. Sands
Lenora Sands
Morris Ave
Northern Ireland
Corporal Sands
U. S. Army
Lillian Cumley
N. Congress St
City Lantern Theft Fines Levied on Two Girls
Gertrude Munter and Mildred Frankel, both teens from Lind ley Hall and 94 N. Congress St., were fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for possessing an oil lantern not their property. The mayor cited its use on W Union St to guard an open ditch and warned others after noting prior lantern removals and minor accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Munter
Lindley Hall
Mildred Frankel
N. Congress St
Franz Woodworth
Woodworth
W. Union St
Midwest Drenched as Heavy Rain Hits Akron to Dayton
The heaviest rainfall in months drenched the Midwest and was especially heavy in Akron Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus and Dayton. Carroll Sprigg a 66 year old Dayton attorney and former United States consular general in Egypt died unexpectedly in Dayton.
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Athens
Midwest
Akron
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Carroll Sprigg
United States
Egypt
Athens War Fund Drive Names 134 Solicitors
134 Athens residents named to serve in a Red Cross War Fund solicitation. Miss Josephine Garvin chairs the campaign planning a March 1 opening with a $30,000 goal for Athens County. The city will use the Civilian Defense Block System to visit every home, organized into zones and districts with Zone Leaders and district leaders managing many named volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Red Cross War Fund
Josephine Garvin
Miss Garvin
Report Chappelear Killed in Accident Near North Pacific
Corporal Donald Dess Chappelear Jr. 23 of Athens was killed in an accident in the North Pacific. He had been missing since Jan 6 and was in the Coast Artillery at an Aleutian outpost. Inducted Aug 17 1942 he had not been home on furlough since. He attended Athens High School and worked for Imperiod Ice Cream Co. in Athens. A brother Jack Chappelear lives in Canton.
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Cpl
Donald Dess Chappelear, Jr
Athens
D. D. Chappelear
N. Shafer Sr
North Pacific
War Department
Corporal Chappelear
Chappelear
Coast Artillery
Aleutians
Betty Race
Mill St
Athens High School
Imperiod Ice Cream Co
Jack Chappelear
Canton
Crumley Honored by Ohio Forestry Association
John Jackson Crumley 81, former Ohio Experiment Station staffer and 160 acre Canaan Township farmer, received a recognition award at the Ohio Forestry Association banquet in Columbus. The 28 year station career included purchasing about 70,000 acres for state forests and parks, with credit for Zaleski State Forest Old Man's Cave and Rock House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson Crumley
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
Canaan Township
Ohio Forestry Association
Columbus
Crumley
Zaleski State Forest
Old Man's Cave
Rock House
Scioto Trail Forest
Doolittle
Southern Hotel
Edmund Secrest
Ohio Agriculture Experiment Station
Melvin Henry Doolittle
Carbondale
Eugene Cranz
Ira
Summit County
Henry Clay Rogers
Mechanicsburg
A. B. Graham
Mr. Crumley
Kiwanis Sees Movie Films On First Aid
Kiwanis Club of Hotel Berry hears illus tration films on bandaging pressure points and shock from Johnson and Johnson Co. N. D. Quick arranged the showing. Lieut. Lyn Keiser reads a George Washington birthday poem. The club plans to collect supplies for Mrs. Ernest McGraner for troop trains. D. M. Goddard becomes secretary, replacing C. W. Reamer who will join the armed forces. Walter Porter and J. B. Keitz attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Johnson and Johnson Co
N. D. Quick
George Washington
Lyn Keiser
Ohio University Astp
Ernest McGraner
D. M. Goddard
C. W. Reamer
Walter Porter
J. B. Keitz
Three More Youths Enter Navy Service
Three 17 year olds enlist in the Navy through the Athens Navy Recruiting Office with names Robert Eugene Davenport Buchtel Albert Dodson Jr Pomeroy and Vernon Lee Weber Minersville reported by Chief Ed Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Athens Navy Recruiting Office
Ed Shields
Robert Eugene Davenport
Buchtel
Albert Dodson, Jr
Pomeroy
Vernon Lee Weber
Minersville
Local Names Cited For Rose and Smee Families
Readable fragments show Rose of Poe Avenue and Euclid Avenue with Mrs R F Rose and Mrs Earl Smee in Locust Heights. The text references Black Leaders and community figures by name in a neighborhood context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Poe Ave
R. F. Rose
Euclid Ave
Earl Smee
Locust Heights
Colorful Opening Sets Athens County Tournament Pace
The Athens County High School Basketball Tournament opened with about 400 fans at the Athens High School gym. Albany and Ames Bern defeated Buchtel and Troy, amid bright lights, spirited cheers, and a festive, holiday atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kiel
Athens
Ruth Russell
Albany
Carrie Graham
Buchtel
Earl
Rosella Turner
President Vetoes New Tax Measure
The President vetoed a bill aiming to raise taxes by scrapping the social security tax increase and delaying war contract renegotiations. The measure would have boosted individual and corporate levies and removed the earned income credit and excise tax deductions. It would also set a flat 3 percent victory tax on individuals earning over 624 dollars.
Milk Industry Praised For Cutting Truck Travel In Ohio Area
Cooperation between the milk industry in the Zanesville district and the Office of Defense Transportation saved over one million miles annually and cut total dairy truck mileage 19.5 percent across 11 Ohio counties. Ohio Kentucky Michigan totals show 4,370,884 miles saved nationally last year.
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Zanesville
Office of Defense Transportation
E. Royal Crawmer
ODT
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Athens
Belmont
Coshocton
Guernsey
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum Noble
Perry
Washington
Sheriff Tells Athens Rotary of Experience
Athens County Sheriff George Bateman spoke to the Athens Rotary about his career as a peace officer. He recalled being shot by Alfred Wade at Buchtel, described Wade’s death after wounding him, and showed the sawed off shotgun used in the attack. Bateman noted the public’s interest in law enforcement and the wide range of cases officers handle. Juvenile delinquency is present but not worse than prewar levels, he said, and cited urban differences. Guests included Leonard Melching and others.
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Betty
Liitl
Nettie Lee Humphrey
Troy High School
Nettie Lee
Maidie Hayes
Barbara Chapman
Julia Ann Walden
Troy
Ames-Bern
Ames- Bern High School
Donna Kuhns
Virginia Morehead
Dorothy Mescher
Bob
George Bateman
Athens County
Athens Rotary Club
Bateman
Nelsonville
Alfred Wade
Buchtel
Wade
Leonard Melching
D. W. Codding
William Brooks
Ken Orweiler
Rotarians
Don’t Be Tortured With Your Feet Ad
An old advertisement promotes San-Cura Soap and Antiseptic Ointment to relieve tired sore feet. The copy claims soothing relief after nightly use and mentions itching between toes, minor sores, cuts, burns, and rectal irritations. Prices listed 35 and 60 cents for soap 25 cents.
Good Attendance at Democratic Meeting
Mr. C. BE. Handley of Glouster reported strong turnout at the Athens County Democratic Executive Committee gathering Sunday in Nelsonville at the Dr. Dew club rooms. Candidates announced for county offices were introduced, party actions and postmastership changes were noted, and Mrs. Hazel Coon was praised for her service as clerk of the county board of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Handley
Glouster
Athens County Democraic Executive Committee
Dr. Dew Club
Nelsonville
Handley
Hazel Coon
County Board of Elections
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Athens Messenger
Hall
Ina Coleman
Hudson Ave
Lieut
Bernard Coleman
London
Lieutenant Coleman
Signal Corps
Kenneth French
Jefferson Barracks
Grosvenor St
French
Air Corps
Miami Beach
Fla
Hartsel Windland
Coolville
Dale C. Windland
Robert E. Windland
Great Lakes
Tfl
Jesse J. Brown
Pleasanton Road
Pfe
Leonard D. Brown
John E. Featherstone
Camp Peary
Stewart
Lewis Slater
Guysville
Sgt
Johnnie Slater
Clyde Colburn
Pratts Fork
Pfc
Carl Colburn
Ireland
Ruby Gunthre Colburn
Ringgold
Wiley Colburn
Hawaiian Islands
Wilbur Colburn
Fort Worth
Tex
Lester Lawbert
Norfolk, Va
Lucile Colburn Lawbert
Norfolk
Oliver Chilled
Mr. Farmer
Kerr Hardware Co
Red Cross Fund
North Lancaster St
James E. Householder
N. High St
C. E. Atkinson
J. E. Householder
Fred McCoy
E. R. Walker
J. L. LeFollett
Stanley Nida
Mound St
Harold Whaley
Jesse Vickers
John Deem
West Carpenter St
John Newcomb
N. Lancaster St
Henry Farrar
John McElroy
Charles Rohrer
W. State St
Kenneth Reeder
H. G. Jefferson
Earl Dailey
First St
Sidney Kasler
N. Shafer St
J. W. Hudson
Second St
James Josten
T. L. Yoho
George Merchant
Glen Pratt
Myrta Ashworth
Curran Drive
Gertrude Wolfe
C. E. Fortney
C. L. Ogg
Elsie Finsterwald
Anthony Pettiford
Granville Ave
Donald Johnson
Columbia Ave
Herman Curry, Jr
Highland Ave
Peyton Reed
Roosevelt Drive
E. N. Corwin
James
W. M. Bryant
N. High Street
W. M.bryant
Sylvia Moler
W. Washington St
Thomas Rosser
M. M. Kerr
F. M. Hutchinson
S. Court St
D. P. Carmichael
S. Congress St
Frank Cross
Union St
Gladys Moore
Park Place
Julia Cable
E. D. Cooley
Chas. Tribe
Sadie Luckett
Smith St
Lora Briggs
W. Union Street
Alice Shannon
S. Shafer St
C. R. Morrison
Riverside Drive
Nellie Long
Maple St
Wade Bean
Kenneth Galvin
Moore Ave
Mary Connett
Wilma Pierre
Fred Fields
Naomi Black
P. S. Wams
Bertie Bahr
Palmer St
Harry Swank
Elmer Finsterwald
Hocking St
Dennis Jones
Elliott St
Earl Beckley
S. College St
Mary Williams
Geraldine Hope
Church St
R. C.orr
Stewart St
O. C. Chapman
C. J. Davies
Pearl Buck
E. Union St
Frank Ayers
E. Mulberry St
Greta Lash
University Terrace
Ernest Baughman
P. S. Wamsley
van Vorhes St
Paul Wilson
John Hamer
McKinley Ave
Harry Faulkner
W. Mulberry St
Fred Fenzel
Fred Cabeen
Wolfe St
W. A. Comer
E. State St
John Hess
Charles Mills
Carl Roberts
P. L. Peterson
Franklin Ave
Ralph Woods
Harold Lee
Leland Stokes
Hal Rowland
Ed Cole
Rufus Hopkins
Oscar Fulton
R. J
Studer
A. E. McConkey
Spring St
J. B. Roberts
Charles Jordan
Pear Chase
Paul Kraus
N. May Ave
J. L. Duncan
C. V. Junod
N.shannon Ave
Paul Fontaine
Marietta Ave
Maplewood Drive
Ena Rasp
Elmwood Place
J. C. Blackburn
Sunnyside Drive
F. D. Higgins
George Mee
D. M. Clutter
Anna K. Price
Alberta Grones
Clark Williams
Albert Johnson
Moris Ave
L. J. Addicott
Howard Mills
C. D. Samford
Wm. J. Davidson
Mary Allen
Fred Sanders
May Ave
E. E. Algeo
Lorene Ave
Homer Baird
Robert Essex
May
C. N. Mackinnon
Utah Place
R. F
Forestry Association
AHS
Margaret Laverty
Rome-Cannon
Robert Bobo
Shade High School
Virginia Knecht
Lewis E. Buell
Jacksonville-Trimble High School
Opt
Justice Department
WPB
Cranmer
Athens Rotary
Colegroves
Middleport, Ohio
Quick’s Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
Wit
the City Loan End Guaranty Company
Court St
Eddie Algeo
Mgr
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court ST
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