Red Cross drive aims for 4000 in York Township
Nelsonville area report notes Ralph Cook named Red Cross Drive chairman for York Township and Nelsonville. Drive opens March 1 with a 4000 dollar quota and York Township Service Club assistance. Campaign highlights blood plasma work, hospital recreation, aid to service families, POW parcels, surgical dressings, overseas clubs, and nurse recruitment. George Lattimer hospitalized in Columbus after transfer.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Cook
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Red Cross
York Township
Army
Navy
Rvice Club
Army Delousing Fight to Eradicate Typhus in Naples
The U S Army launches a major delousing program in Naples to combat typhus. A fire department typhus commission coordinates case finding, contact delousing, mass delousing, and immunization with stations citywide and a flying squad to track reported cases. Bert Brandt photographed the operation for the war pool.
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U. S
Naples
Army
Nea-Acme
Bert Brandt
War Picture Pool
World Day of Prayer Observed at Pilgrim Holiness Church
Nelsonville doors of Pilgrim Holiness Church open all day Friday February 25 for World Day of Prayer with individual prayer and a 7 pm prayer and praise service. Organizers expect strong turnout for the peace observance.
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Nelsonville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Senator Mechem in Mansfield for Ohio Small Business hearings
Senator Stan ley Mechem attends meetings in Mansfield as part of the Ohio Small Business Commission to study issues facing small business. Richard Hoskins and Norman Moore, Seamen second class, stationed at Radio School, Miami University, Oxford Ohio, visited home in Nelsonville on the weekend. The Cosmopolitan Club to meet Friday at 7 pm at Mrs. Walter Wolf’s home with Mrs. Rose Weigand assisting.
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Nelsonville
Stanley Mechem
Mansfield
Ohio Small Business Commission
Richard Hoskins
Seaman
Norman Moore
Radio
Miami University
Oxford Ohio
Cosmopolitan Club
Walter Wolf
Poplar St
Rose Weigand
Brazilian observer studies Southeastern keg auction practices
Brazilian official Ozanam Frederic Marra visited the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction with Ohio State University’s D. D. Moyer to observe grading and marketing. They aim to import similar methods to Brazil after months of study in the United States.
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Nelsonville
Brazil
Ozanam Frederic Marra
United States
Marra
D. D. Moyer
Poultry Extension Department
Ohio State University
L. B. Melching
Washington
Moyer
Mara
Ohio
Delaware
Nelsonville D A R Chapter Reports February Meeting
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter D A R met February 21 at Mrs Julius Fischers 38 East Franklin Street with 18 members and two guests. The group prepared over 700 disposal bags for Fletcher General Hospital and distributed Buddy Bags. Members heard talks on Washington and Lincoln and postwar policy reviews. Refreshments were served. local residents visited afterwards.
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Nelsonville
Elizabeth Zane Dew
D.A.R
Julius Fischer
E. Franklin St
Rose Weigand
Walter Hudson
Fletcher Generalital
Margaret Johnson
Oley Speaks
Edith Stiers
Washington
Lincoln
Margaret Barber
Lord Halifax
Fischer
Bernard Baruch
G. I. Putnam
Flossie Crawford
John Wilson Dies at Home After Coronary Thrombosis
John Robert Wilson known as Bob Wilson a leading Mason County farmer and local figure died Wednesday at about 11 after a coronary thrombosis in his field. He was 49, survived by his mother sister Ohio University faculty member Isabella Wilson and several uncles and aunts. Funeral arrangements were not set, with services likely over the weekend. He had studied at Marshall College and Greenbrier Military Institute and led Mason County Farm Bureau and local farmers cooperative stores. He was active in dairy farming andland improvements and held Masonic and Shrine memberships in Buffalo Point Pleasant and Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
John Robert Wilson
Bob” Wilson
Mason County
McIntosh
Buffalo
Mr. Wilson
Kanawha
Arbuckle
Isabelle Wilson
John R. Wilson
Wilson
Marshall College
Greenbrier Military Institute
Lewisburg
Mason County Farm Bureau
Farmers’ Cooperative
Franklin Commandery
Royal Arch Masons
Beni Kedem Temple
Knights of the Mystic Shrine
Charleston
Kimberly Miners Refuse To Work Over Missing Flag Pole
Officials of Kimberly Local 3905 UMWA explained that miners did not report for work after the flag pole, taken down for repairs, was not reerected. The grievance committee pressed officials to replace it, citing solidarity with soldiers and ongoing war bonds support. The pole was replaced Wednesday and miners returned to work.
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Kimberly
Flag
Nelsonville
United Mine Workers of America
Clarence Keck
Royal Hartman
Harry Smith
Leonard Christman
Carl Duskey
Carl Anders
American Air Losses Over Europe Not Heavy
The Eighth Air Force said bomber losses stayed at 3.1 percent since August 1942. From February 1 to 22 this year the loss rate dropped to 2.2 percent despite a record number of bomber sorties. A note adds that the average recruit wears ten pairs of shoes per year.
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Europe
London
Eighth Air Force
Germany
United States Army
Prayer Day To Be Friday In Nelsonville
The United Council of Church Women will observe World Day of Prayer at the Nelsonville Methodist Church Friday from 2 to 3 p m The first Friday in Lent. All Nelsonville women are urged to attend and pray for enlightenment guidance in restoring faith to a war torn world.
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Nelsonville
United Council of Church Women
Methodist Church
Rock Slide or Slip FASTEETH Denture Powder Ad
FASTEETH, an improved powder to sprinkle on denture plates, holds false teeth firmly in place. It prevents sliding and rocking with no gummy taste. Alkaline and non acid, it does not sour and helps control denture odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
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Ralph Iph Cook
Chhairman
York
K Two
Lawrence Murphy
Bessie Marie
E. Bateman
William Jones
George Lattimer
Watkins St
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Holland
Shoe
Nels
Naple
John
Gaffer
Mechem
Mrs. Wolf
Hickman
W. Washington
Seorye Sensonine
Zia
RED & White
Mr. Marra
Ministry of Agriculture
Rhode Island
Andrew Johnson
Nelsonville Social Notes
Gilbert Love
Arthur Love
John Love
Bill Raybould
Marietta
Ben Raybould
Butte ‘Fresh
Cressery
Kirwan Grocery
Your
East End
Helene Stedem Kirwan
John Wilson
Rubin Cytatat GooDs
Pills
Jergens
Caldwell
Kondremus
Phillips
The
GEM Pharmacy
P. Bidg
Nelsonville, Ohio
J. D. Adamson
W. Columbus St
Nels., Ohio
Urey
Starnne Charles Coburn
Marguerite Chapman
Bill Carter
Isobel Elsom
Edward Gargan
Columbia
Harald Gaiman
Andree Sel
Lacaph Fafiman
Neal
Pradmond
P. J. Walon
Richart
Ohlinger
Wolfe
Chestnut Street
Wolfes
Temple
Newark
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