Victim Was Father of 3 in Millfield Mine Accident
Charles Leffler 37, father of three, was killed when coal fell at Millfield Mine No 6 in Dover Township. Funeral Friday at Millfield Methodist Church with interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by wife Isa belle Brown Leffler and children Charles Jr Sarah Frances Janet Sue, plus six siblings and his father Fred Brown. He had lived in Sunday Creek Valley and worked as a miner for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leffler
Millfield
Dover Town
Millfield Methodist Church
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Leffler
Isabelle Brown Leffler
Charles, Jr
Sarah Frances
Janet Sue
Nellie Adams
Goldie Deltra
Bessie Mingus
Glouster
Alice Mingus
Greens Run
Floyd Leffler
Virgil Leffler
Columbus
Fred Brown
Nelson Reid Dies in Detroit Funeral Here
Nelson Henry Reid aged 66 of Detroit Michigan died Monday night after a month of illness. He leaves his wife a daughter and a sister Bertha McGuire. The body was brought to Athens and taken to Jones Funeral Home where friends may call. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM at the funeral home with burial at W Union Street Cemetery.
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Nelson Henry Reid
Detroit
Mich
Bertha McGuire
Athens
Jones Funeral Home
W. Union St
No. 1 Draftee Gains Nine Pounds and Enters Service
Walter B. Zukoski, Athens County's top draftee at 23, recounts his civilian to soldier transition after volunteering for immediate service. He describes training at Fort Knox and Fort Hayes, clothing swaps, a 13 week recruit drill, and daily routines from reveille to taps. He gained nine pounds and may reenter service after his year if possible.
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Selective Service
Draft Board No. 1
Walter B. Zukoski
Athens County
Uncle Sara
Zukoski
Board No. 1
Modoc
Athens
Steve Vamos
Richard B. Orr
Jacksonville
Union
Columbus
Fort Hayes
Jukoski
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Ohio Selectees
Indiana
Kentucky
Army
Fort Knox
6Th Infantry
New York
Louisiana
Louisville
Mrs Gardner's Mother Dies Funeral Here
Theresa Hill aged 76 mother of Mrs Guy Gardner dies at her daughter's home Montgomery West Virginia. Body to be brought to Athens for funeral Friday at 2 PM at Gardner home 43 West State Street with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. She leaves two daughters a granddaughter a great grandchild three sisters and three brothers. a son Walter preceded her in death.
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Theresa Hill
Guy Gardner
Emory Champe
Montgomery
W. Va
Athens
Gardner
State St
Hill
John Luse
Peoria
Ill
I. N. McHarg
New Marshfield Road
W. F. Copeland
Detroit
Robert Williamson
Lancaster
J. D. Brush
Phoenix
Ariz
William Winefordner
Glouster
Gus Winefordner
Galena
John Winefordner
Duncan Falls
Walter
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Mrs Tillie Hashman Succumbs in Lancaster
Mrs Tillie Hashman wife of Earl Hashman former Chauncey resident died Tuesday morning at City Hospital Lancaster of a heart ailment and stroke Funeral arrangements not complete. Survived by husband daughter Daisy son Charles granddaughter Shirley Kay all of Sugar Grove Fairfield County and brothers and sisters in Ohio and Michigan with services at Chauncey residence of sister-in-law A B Lester.
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Tillie Hashman
Earl Hashman
Chauncey
City Hospital
Lancaster
A. B. Lester
Hashman
Woman Injured In Route 50 Crash Near Strouds Run
Mrs. Alta Bailey 23 of Coolville Route 3 suffered forehead lacerations when her husband Aubra Bailey’s car rear ended A D Gillett 56 farmer of Athens Route 3 at the junction of Strouds Run Road and Route 50 Tuesday at 4 p m. Gillett attempted a left turn onto Strouds Run Road.
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Alta Bailey
Coolvie
Strouds Run
Aubra Bailey
A. D. Gillett
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Gillett
Stouds Run Road
Bailey Auto
Probate Court Notice in Jen nie Mathews Estate
In Athens County Ohio a notice to creditors heirs and the Muskingum County treasurer follows an application filed December 11 1940 by Charles Mathews to release from administration the estate of Jen nie Mathews deceased Hearing set January 3 1941 at 10 AM before the Probate Court Witness Francis D White judge and John F Newcomb attorney for the applicant dated December 17 1940 30tw
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Athens County
Ohio
Jennie Mathews
Muskingum County
Charles Mathews
Said
Francis D. White
Grass Run-Side Hill Social and Personal
Long social notes list visits among local families including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Andricks and daughter of Dayton, and Harley Amos returning for a week. Influenza illness is noted locally. Seguin Maine recorded fog for 2734 hours in 1907.
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Ralph Andricks
Dayton
C. H. Amos
Andricks
Harley Amos
G. O. Will
Frank Young
Rutland
Jean Plummer
Betty Bratton
Margaret
Betty Amos
Columbus
F. W. Winn
William Nicholson
Lon Hampton
Salem
Robert McKinney
O. E. Bratton
Ward Nicholson
Harold Saxton
Logan
Saxton
B. E. Saxton
W. H. Taylor
Harry Plummer
Claude Dulaney
Dexter
A. E. Plummer
Jean
Race Davis
Ed Minx
Paul Nelson
Lelia Walker Dies in Columbus After Hip Injury
Miss Lelia M. Walker of Athens died Thursday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus from complications after a fall on Dec 23. She was 7 S College St lifelong resident, survived by four cousins. Burial planned at West Union Street Cemetery after services Thursday.
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Lelia M. Walker
S. College St
Athens
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Miss Walker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mt. Carmel
George Walker
Ida Mingus Walker
L. H. Smith
Ed Walker
J. C. Brannan
Dover
Fred B. Walker
Akron
Court St
Art and Thimble Club
Higley Study Club
Athens High School
F. E. Lachs
W. Union St
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
Members of the Ladies Aid Society will be entertained Friday night Jan. 3 at the home of Mrs. Gladys Kempton. Christmas visits include Mr. and Mrs. Bob Corwin Chauncey Mrs. Eugene Dowler Akron Mrs. Ed Corwin Nelsonville and Miss Blanche Corwin Akron and Misses Ethel and Thelma Corwin New Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ridge
Ladies Aid Society
Gladys Kempton
Albert Moody
Bob Corwin
Buchtel
Eugene Dowler
Chauncey
Ed. Corwin
Sam Warren
Nelsonville
Blanche Corwin
Akron
Ethel
Thelma Corwin
New Marshfield
Clyde Canter
Everett Taylor
Clifford Olbers
Dorothey Plumwell
Dayton
Fred Olbers
War Production in 1940 Not Matter for Real Satisfaction
The Navy and Marine air forces held 2,145 planes a year ago with a later rise of 390. Training has doubled while aircraft output nears 700 next month, and light tanks roll out four a day. New camps and bases expand, manpower moves toward readiness, yet major gaps and delays cloud progress toward total war capability by 1941.
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Navy
Marine Corps Air Forces
Army
William S. Knudsen
War Department
Atlantic
Britain
Newfoundland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
France
Pleasant Valley Socials and Christmas Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Wood and others from Albany Athens Nel sonville and Chauncey enjoyed a Christmas dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones home in Chauncey. Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs. Lola Gordin's home on Thursday Jan 9. E A Dixon returned home after visiting Hamilton with Floyd Robinson.
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Pleasant Valley
Pearl Wood
Pearl Howard Brooks
Edward Brooks
Mike Charles
Cora Brooks
Albany
Mary Hanning
Athens
Harold Jones
Chauncey
D. L. Wallace
Nelsonville
Pleaaant Valley
F. McCoy
Anna Powers
Howe Brooks
Kate Wood
Two Fighting Deer Battle Near Bend One Body Found
Two deer fought with locked antlers near Bend Oregon. A second deer escaped carrying the severed head of its rival. Local authorities investigated but the exact cause of death remains unclear.
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Bend
Ore
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Quick Relief
Simple home remedy promises rapid relief from rheumatic, arthritis or neuritis pain. Use Ru-Ex Compound two-week supply mixed with water and lemon juice, take two tablespoons twice daily, with money-back guarantee if not improved. Athens Pharmacy and drug stores advertise widely.
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Athens
Ady
Meeting Postponed by Junior Chamber of Commerce
The Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting scheduled for tonight in the new club rooms over the Harvey Grocery on EF State St has been postponed for one week. President James Scriven announced the change.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harvey
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Middle East
Italy
Nelson Reid
William C. McGraw
Co. A
Co. E
Regular Army
Army Reserve
Gallaher
McKee
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
John F. Newcomb
Seguin
Maine
Lelia Walker
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
Glen Chalfant
Ala
P. B. Chalfant
U. S. Army Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Robert
Richard Loper
the Plains
John Wenger
Jess Byron
Truetown
Gerald Byron
Fred Walter
George Herbst
Carl Herbst
Shelva
Hollister
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
House
London
Laurence Olivier
Vivien
Scarlett O'Hara
Leigh
Olivier
Gallipolis
Florence
Haddox
SY Vaata Ea
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
Optometric Service
S. Court
Wheaton
S. Court St. Athens, O
Cappy
Isaly
Mountain Air Ginger Ale
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