Athens adopts garbage department and city budget
Athens City Council approves an ordinance to create a Garbage and Trash Department under the director of public service with weekly pickups at a minimum $1 monthly charge. An annual appropriation of $124,590 funds general, motor vehicles, gasoline tax, and water funds. Officials sworn in for new terms include Franz Woodworth as mayor and council members such as Vern Vorhes.
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Athens
Direc of Public Service
A. N. John
Franz Woodworth
Robertompkins
Foster
J. S. Sherrard
P. F. Good
H. G. Householder
George Ashworth
Vern Vorhes
Oscar Fulton
R. J. Studer
H. L. Wilson
George Minameyer
J. E. Bailey
Co. H. Harris
Council
Good
Wilson
Studer
Vorhes
Ashworth
Fulton
Minameyer
Householder
Trustees of Townships Meet in Athens County Jan 8
E M Daugherty announces two township trustees and clerks meetings in the Athens County Courthouse. The first gathering is Saturday Jan 8 at 2 PM to elect officers and handle business. A second session Thursday Jan 13 at 2 PM will feature Joe R Thomas, state president, speaking.
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Athens County
E. M. Daugherty
Troy
County Association of
Daugherty
Joe R. Thomas
Fall Fatal to Stewart Man Oliver Dies After Stair Accident
Oliver, 35, of Stewart, died Monday at Portsmouth General Hospital from a skull fracture after a fall down a stairway Saturday. He worked as a telegraph operator for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and belonged to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and the Stewart Methodist Church. He is survived by his mother, a sister in Parkersburg, four brothers in Akron, Columbus, Baltimore, and Vincent, and was preceded in death by a brother and sister and his father. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Stewart Methodist Church.
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Oliver Oliver
Stewart
Portsmouth General Hospital
Oliver
Portsmouth
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Order of
Railroad Telegraphers
Methodist Church
Hulda Oliver
Mabel Florence
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Golden Oliver
Akron
Ray S. Oliver
Columbus
Nelson H. Oliver
Baltimore
Clair W. Oliver
Vincent
James
Hazel
John J. Oliver
Stewart Methodist Church
E. A. Brown
Health Official Discusses Disease Prevention at Kiwanis
Mr. O. C. Carter of the Environmental Sanitation Division Ohio Department of Health spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club on preventing communicable diseases in eateries. He urged proper equipment and careful employees to maintain adequate protection, followed by a health film.
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O. C. Carter
Environmental Sanitation Division
Ohio Department of Health
Athens Kiwanis Club
Health Department
Hope Re-elected Chairman of Athens County Board
John T. Hope was re-elected chairman of the Athens County Board of Commissioners at the organization meeting held at the Courthouse on Monday. Other board members are Ray Bobo and Charles E. Bolin.
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John T. Hope
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Ray Bobo
Charles E. Bolin
St. Aspirin Tops Aspirin Market With Low Price Line
Advertisement touts St. Aspirin as fastest and safest choice and world’s largest seller at 10c. It offers economy packs 36 tablets 20c and 100 tablets 35c, urging demand for St. J Aspirin.
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St. J
Four Indicted by County Grand Jury in Athens
Athens County Grand Jury indicted four individuals on five counts including receiving and concealing stolen property, pocket picking, forging checks, and grand larceny. Names include Charles Kimes Blaine Everton Glendon Nichoson and Herb Hunkerford with cases from Athens Kimberly and Guysville areas.
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Athens County
Charles Kimes
Kimberly
Blaine Evener
Poston
Glendon Nichoson
Guys
Lucy Russell Dies at Coolville Home
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Jane Warren Russell 77 who died at her Coolville area home will be held at Stewart Methodist Church on Thursday at 10 30 with interment in Troy Baptist Cemetery near Frost. She was the wife of Grant Russell and survived by six children and several grandchildren including four grandsons and one granddaughter in service.
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Coolville
Lucy Jane Warren Russell
Stewart Methodist Church
Troy Baptist
Frost
Russell
Grant Russell
Legion Will Meet at Post Home Wednesday
The monthly meeting of K. T. Crossen Post No. 21, American Legion, will be held in the post home Wednesday evening, beginning promptly at 8 o'clock. Three important matters will be discussed, and refreshments will be served after the session.
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K. T. Crossen Post No. 21
American Legion
Seek Way To Improve Mental Health in Ohio
Gov Bricker's special committee to study housing and treatment of mental defectives prepared to seek means for better mental health in Ohio. In its first organizational meeting the panel outlined three divisions: the mentally ill including epileptics and the feeble minded, and defective delinquents and psychopaths.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Mrs. Watkins Dies Tuesday at 77 in Athens
Mrs. William Watkins, 77, died at home after a years long illness at 58 Columbia Ave. She was born in Reedsville Meigs County and lived in Athens for 50 years. Survived by husband, one son Ralph Watkins, a sister in Cincinnati, and a brother in Long Bottom. Funeral Thursday at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in W Union St. Cemetery. viewing after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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William Watkins
Columbia Ave
Reedsville
Meigs County
Athens
First Christian Church
Watkins
Ralph Watkins
Hattie Beverage
Cincinnati
John Chevalier
Long Bottom
Charles B. Richardson
Altoona
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
W. Union St
Wolfe Announces Oilseed Meal Program Relief Order
Irvin A. Wolfe, chairman of the Athens County Agricultural Conservation Association, announces Food Production Order No. 9 requiring processors to set aside 20 percent of oilseed meal. The meals will be distributed by AAA State and County Committees to farmers and sold at or below the OPA ceiling price. Supplies will be limited and dealers should allocate quotas to eligible customers as evenly as possible. Farmers should request only their share to maximize reach.
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Irvin A. Wolfe
Athens County Agricultural Conservation Association
AAA
OPA
Mr. Wolfe
Coolville Woman Learns Mother Fractured Hip After Fall
Mrs R S Henderson of Coolville learned yesterday that her mother Mrs Estella Holter of Racine had fallen on an icy sidewalk and suffered a fractured hip. She was removed to Holter Hospital in Gallipolis.
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Coolville
R. S. Henderson
Estella Holter
Racine
Holter
Gallipolis
Our Men in Service Centered in Wartime News
Names and updates from Athens Ohio area servicemen plus family notes. Sgt Cleo Davis of McArthur survived a crash in England aboard Flying Fortress Little Twink. Orin Secoy graduates aerial photo course at Pensacola and earns corporal rank before transfer to Cherry Point. Samuel Frost wounded in Italy reports hospital in North Africa. Cadet Raymond Fairchild on furlough from John Hopkins program. Pvt John Kepple begins Army Air Forces training in Greensboro. Various other updates include promotions, furloughs, and letters from Australia and Solomons.
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Cleo “Curley” Davis
England
Sergeant Devis
McArthur
Ella Davis
Blanche Angel
Chillicothe
Marvin Secoy
Woodland Ave
Orin E. Secoy
U. S. Marine Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Cherry Point
N. C
3Rd Marine Air Wing
John D. Kepple
J. B. Kepple
Vernon
Basic Training Center
No. 10
Army Air Forces Training Command
Greensboro
Ohio University
Bowdoin College
AAF
German Seamen To Be Interned By Eire
Ireland decides to intern 162 German naval officers and men rescued after the Bay of Biscay action where three German destroyers were sunk. German envoy Hempel failed to secure release, arguing they are shipwrecked. A farm tractor wreck is cited as metal for 38 machine guns.
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London
Eire
Bay of Biscay
Eduard Hempel
Theft of ration coupons from War Price and Rationing Board
A break in at the War Price and Rationing Board in the Worstell Building on N Court Street led to the theft of gasoline coupons and food ration books 3 and 4. Leonard Prater, chief clerk, said glass was broken, stamps taken from a cabinet, and desks were looted. This is the first such robbery in the Southeastern Ohio District after other boards in Ohio were robbed previously.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Worstell
N. Court St
Leonard Prater
Ohio
Southeastern
Stewart Social Notes
Ruth Dunfee returned from Philadelphia and visited her parents before going to Norfolk to be with her Navy husband. Navy members Tippie Ogg and Davis spent the holidays with Stewart relatives. Various local families hosted holiday guests including McBees Berry Seaman Barnes Barrows Colburn and others with several workers traveling for Christmas.
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Stewart
Ruth (Cain) Dunfee
Philadelphia
Asher Cain
Norfolk
John L. Dunfee
U. S. Navy
Dunfee
Canal Zone
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Charles Tippie
Raymond Ogg
Price Davis
Charles McBee
Ray Dye
Anna
Bettie
Mack Berry
Parkersburg
W. Va
Frederick McBee
Martha Jane
Ruth McBee
Athens
E. R. Seaman
Reedy
R. W. Seaman
Mary Barns
Wellston
Claud Barnes
Catherine Barrows
Zanesville
D. P. Barrows
Colburn
Pratts Fork
Ralph Colburn
Church Street
Mrs. W. D. Robinson Funeral in Athens
Funeral services for Mrs. W. D. Robinson will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the First Christian Church in Athens. Interment follows in W. Union Street Cemetery. The Rev. A. R. Walker and Rev. Gilbert Courtney will conduct the services. viewing at the family home, 89 May Ave.
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W. D. Robinson
May Ave
First Christian Church
Athens
W. Union St
A. R. Walker
Indianola First Christian Church of
Columbus
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Christian Church
Recruit 65,000 student nurses for six months
The armed forces require about 65,000 student nurses to be recruited within the next six months to meet minimum manpower needs. The push targets nursing students to fill critical shortages across military medical services.
Albert Poston Dies at Home in Strouds Run
Albert G. Poston aged 65 died at his home in Strouds Run after a week of illness. Born in Athens County he returned here 21 years ago from Mason County West Virginia. He belonged to a pioneer family and traced lineage to Josiah Coe Capt Matthew Dorr and Samuel Poston. He was a member of the First Christian Church Athens. Survived by wife Ada line Taylor Poston three daughters Clara FE Poston Sidney Freda L Poston Middletown Estella A Poston Amanda a son Glen H Poston Charleston WV two brothers Frank A Poston Ironton and Jesse B Poston Athens Route 3 and one nephew Lloyd Poston Akron. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Albert G. Poston
Strouds Run
Athens County
Mason County
W. Va
Mr. Poston
Josiah Coe
Capt
Matthew Dorr
Samuel Poston
First Christian Church
Athens
Adaline Taylor Poston
Ellsworth Waxler Dies At Vinton Co Home
Ellsworth Waxler, 83, a Vinton County farmer of Elk Township, died Monday morning at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Holt Waxler and one daughter. Survived by three daughters Emma Waxler of Marietta, Ruby Waxler of home, and Mrs. Guy Peters of Columbus. Funeral services set for Thursday.
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McArthur—Ellsworth Waxler
Vinton County
Elk Township
Waxler
Barbara Holt! Waxler
Emma Waxler
Marietta
Guy Peters
Columbus
Ruby Waxler
Letter Writing Duty Is a Pleasure Now
West Orange New Jersey students tire of monotony but English teacher John H. Fuller has found a cure by encouraging them to write to friends serving in the armed forces.
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West Orange, N. J
West Orange High School
John H. Fuller
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