Athens County Defense Council Formed Amid War Preparation
Mayors from ten Athens County municipalities were named to the Athens County Defense Council to coordinate county defense efforts during the national emergency. Twelve division chairmen will lead areas from public safety to health and education, with further appointees drawn from municipal and county groups.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County Defense Council
Athens County
Charles Stratton
John Hope
Ray Bobo
Ohio State Defense Council
Defense Council
George Bateman
Nelsonville
Franz L. Woodworth
W. A. Hines
Chauncey
Thomas Clark
Amesville
W. B. King
Coolville
S. S. Underwood
Trimbie
W. J. Wright
Buchtel
Ralph Miller
Jacksonville
O. D. Dailey
Albany
Thomas Williams
Glouster
H. C. Bobo
IC. W. Bayless
Francis D. White
Frank Pugh
O. F. Rowland
H. T. Rainey
L. W. Roberts
B. B. Buckley
F. J. Taylor
Dale Ziggafoos
Harry Dust
Lattin Named Manager of Schine’s Athens Theaters
Francis Lattin takes over management of Schine's Athena and Ohio Theaters in Athens. He arrives from Hamilton New York where he led the State Theater for two years and has eight years with Schine. A Cortland New Yorker, he and his wife moved to Athens last week.
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Schine
Athena
Ohio
Athens
Francis Lattin
Lattin
Hamilton
N. Y
State Theater
Schine Organization
Cortland
Tom Johnson Speaks at Athens Grange Installation
Former extension agent Thomas H. Johnson spoke at the Athens Grange meeting, as new officers were installed. New officers include Master Agnes Terrill and secretary Hazel Morrison. Visitors from Albany and Rome Granges attended, with refreshments served to 82 attendees. An additional installation in Hocking County will be arranged soon.
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Thomas H. Johnson
Athens County
Summit County
Athens Grange
Agnes Terrill
W. A. Finney
Alice Shannon
John Sheridan
Clarence Morrison
Celia Hope
Denver Gooding
Hazel Morrison
Frank Gilham
Ceres
Dorothy Frank
Pomona
Isabel Snyder
Hocking County
Prater Appointed County Coordinator Of Auto Tire Ration
Leonard Prater, a clerk in the Athens County commissioners office, was appointed this morning by the commissioners to fill the position of county coordinator of the rationing in accordance with the federal ration plan.
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Leonard Prater
Athens County Commissioners
Guthrie Jailed, Arraigned for Intoxication
Fred Guthrie aged 34 of 72 N Congress St. was arraigned Sunday before Mayor Franz Woodworth and pleaded guilty to intoxication. He paid a $50 fine and costs and was committed to jail for failure to pay. Earl Minerd, 19 of Athens Route 2, also charged with intoxication, was fined $10 and costs.
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Franz Woodworth
Fred Guthrie
N. Congress St
Earl Minerd
Athens
County Appropriations Cut In 1942 Budget Plan
Athens County commissioners adopt a tighter 1942 General Fund budget totaling 132600 with reduced jail repair funds and a new 8500 soldiers relief allocation. Other changes include WPA sewing, school lunch, and housekeeping aid projects funded by state and federal sources, with relief staff salaries listed.
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County Road and Bridge
Jobless From Garages Seek County Relief Aid
The Athens County relief chief reports a record surge in new direct relief applications over the past week, mostly from families never on relief before. Many are auto mechanics and sales staff cut by defense program curtailment. The relief director and county commissioners plan to travel to Columbus to seek additional state funds as Athens lacks local money to cover half the relief costs. At present 2367 cases, representing 108 individuals, are on the county relief rolls.
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Athens County
Dale Ziggafoos
Ziggafoos
Columbus
West Virginia Coal Trucker Fined Here
Charles Leon Talkington of Clarksburg was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Franz Wood for improper loading of a coal truck. Police said he hauled coal from West Virginia to Lancaster with the load two and a half feet above the side boards.
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Charles Leon Talkington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Franz Woodworth
Talkington
West Virginia
Lancaster
Federal ban halts titles for 1942 new autos
Alberta C. Grones Athens County clerk reports a telegram from Ohio official forbids issuing certificates of title for new 1942 model passenger cars and trucks starting January 1 1942. The notice marks a statewide halt on new vehicle titles.
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Alberta C. Grones
Athens County
Newborns and hospital admissions listed at Sheltering Arms
At Sheltering Arms Mr and Mrs Joe Batcheller 65 W Washington St are the parents of a daughter born this morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mr and Mrs James New 235 W Union St are the parents of a daughter born Sunday morning. Harry Ferguson Glouster Rate 3 was admitted today for a major surgical operation. Released today were Mrs Virgil Ball and infant son 114 E Union St and Mrs Elizabeth Shaffer and infant daughter 17 Woodland Ave.
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Joe Batcheller
Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James New
W. Union St
Harry Ferguson
Virgil Ball
E. Union St
Elizabeth Shaffer
Woodland Ave
County Grange Holds Dual Installation Ceremony
The Albany High School Auditorium hosted an open meeting for a double installation of officers for the Athens County Pomona Grange and the Albany Grange. Mrs. L. F. Miller served as installing officer, with officers named for both Granges and two executive committee members listed.
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Albany High School
Athens County Pomona Grange
Albegny Grange
L. F. Miller
Athens County Grange
James Whaley
C. H. Copeland
M Howard
Alton Hope
George Snider
Wayne Wingett
Pomona
Orland Hooper
Ceres
Fred Lezier
Flora
Mattie Coates
Harry Jacoby
John Hope
Everette Carbaugh
Armany
Grange
Lee Elliott
Frank Bobo
Marie Carpenter
Ray Knowlton
Frank Pugh
Lena Johnson Dies at Home of Her Daughter
Mrs. Lena Johnson 79, died Sunday at the home of her daughter and son-in-law near Dexter. Funeral services Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Dexter with interment at Middleport. She is survived by her husband, daughter Mrs. Nelson, son George Johnson of Rutland, and sisters Mrs. Cora Schenfield of Dexter and Mrs. Ella McElhinney of Middleport.
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Dexter
Lena Johnson
Miles Nelson
Middleport
Johnson
Nelson
George Johnson
Rutland
Cora Schenfield
Ella McElhinney
Loans Talk Set With Farm Credit Supervisor
Clarence Fealty field supervisor from the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan office of the Farm Credit Administration will hold a session in the office of Ross Wright county extension agent on Wednesday January 7 between 1 and 2 p m to discuss loan programs and eligibility.
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Clarence Fealty
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
The
Farm Credit Administration
Ross Wright
Furnace Blaze Sparks Fly at Johnson Home
Slight damage occurred at A. L. Johnson residence 21 Morris Ave Sunday night at 11 25 when the furnace overheated and a chimney spot caught fire causing sparks to scatter on the roof.
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A. L. Johnson
Morris Ave
Scouts Meet Tonight in Nelsonville Feed Zoning
Troop 56 of Boy Scouts will meet at 7 PM in the scout club room of the First Methodist Church following the annual district meeting in Nelsonville Tuesday night.
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Nelsonville
Boy Scouts
Scout Club
First Methodist Church
Five Car Crashes Reported Around Athens Area
State Highway Patrol corporal J. M. Kratzer reported five minor accidents over the weekend in and near Athens. Bessie Lee Hayes’ car collided with a parked vehicle where Mayor Franz Woodworth sat on Richland Ave. Kratzer’s patrol car was involved in a Lancaster St. collision with Willard Oxley who pulled out on the wrong side. Dale Van Sickel’s car hit Cecil Throckmorton’s on Route 33. Mary Spurgeon suffered a bruised side. Courtwright and Cooper sideswiped on ice on Route 33. Bertha Russell skidded into a ditch on Route 50.
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State Patrol
Kratzer
Lancaster St
Willard Oxley
Athens
Dale van Sickel
Columbus
Cecil Throckmorton
Albany
Mary Spurgeon
Throckmorton
Robert Courtwright
Ashville
Lorna Jane Cooper
Somerset
Bertha Russell
Frost
Route 50
Canaanville
Mary Cline Dies at Home of Son in East Liverpool
Mrs. Mary McKinstry Cline 80 formerly of Albany and vicinity died Sunday morning at the home of her son William B. Cline in East Liverpool. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Temple Church with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Widow of Nimrod Dailey Cline she was survived by a son a grandson and two great grandchildren and a brother Edward McKinstry of Akron.
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Mary McKinstry Cline
Albany
William B. Cline
Liverpool
Temple Church
Cline
Nimrod Dailey Cline
Besse Cline Jones
Edward McKinstry
Akron
McKinstry
East Liverpool
Masons Meet Tonight at Athens Temple
Athens Chapter No. 39 Royal Arch Masons will hold its monthly meeting at 7 30 PM at the Masonic Temple. The Royal Arch degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. All members urged to attend and visiting members welcome, announced by Thomas E. Gibson, high priest.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Thomas E. Gibson
Five Above Coldest Weather Welcomes OU Students
Athens coldest winter night greeted returning Ohio University students as the temperature fell to five degrees above zero. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported the prior low of 11 above on December 11 with six inches of snow. Sunday’s high reached 32 degrees and noon today the mercury stood at 11.
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Athens
Ohio University
C. N. France
George Foster Dies at Home in Charleston West Virginia
George Gould Foster aged 79 died Sunday at his Charleston home. A former Athens resident, he was son of Zimrode Carter and William Brown Foster. He leaves his wife Grace Baird of Canaanville, a foster-daughter Elizabeth Mitchell, a brother Fred Foster of Gallipolis, and five sisters Elizabeth Humphrey Los Angeles Daisy Brown Dennison Nelle Robinson Bertha Dailey Hattie Carr of Athens. Funeral services are Tuesday at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home at 3 PM, Rev. Dr. John W. Danford officiating. burial in W Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon.
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George Gould Foster
Athens
Charleston
W. Va
Zimrode Carter
William Brown Foster
Foster
Grace Baird
Canaanville
Elizabeth Mitchell
Fred Foster
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Humphrey
Los Angeles
Cal
Daisy Brown
Dennison
Tex
Nelle Robinson
Bertha I. Dailey
Hattie Carr
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
John W. Danford
W. Union St
Izaak Walton League Officers Elected at Athens Meeting
The annual meeting of the Izaak Walton League will elect officers Tuesday night at 7 30 in the Athens Fire Department rooms.
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Izaak Walton League
Athens Fire Department
Army Officers to Inspect Ohio Guard Athens Company
Ohio State Guard unit Athens Company B prepares for inspection by regular Army officers late in January. Capt. C L Woodworth says drill schedule and equipment readiness are underway. Change from State Guard led by Col. Christy and Gen. Bird, with members to be issued U S Army uniforms and gear.
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Athens
Ohio State Guard
United States Army
C. L. Woodworth
Trenantine
Jaspecuvieus Tne
State Guard
Woodworth
Columbus
Col
W. C. Christy
State
W.S. Bird
U. S. Army
Legion Will Meet at Post Home Wednesday Evening
The monthly meeting of K. T Crossen Post of the American Legion will be held at the post home on Wednesday evening January 7 beginning promptly at 7 30. Since it has been five weeks since the last meeting there will be much business to discuss and all members are urged to attend. Lunch will be served after the business session.
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K. T Crossen Post
The
American Legion
Wilkesville Man J A Newsom Dies at Home
J A Newsom died Sunday at his Wilkesville area home. Funeral plans are underway. He is survived by his wife and four children Edward Paul Worley and Erma.
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Wilkesville
J. A. Newsom
Edward
Paul
Worley
Erma
Nudge Your Lazy Liver Tonight With Olive Tablets
An old advertisement claims Olive Tablets by Dr. Edwarda and Dr. F M Edwards stimulate bile flow and aid digestion for constipation. It promotes pills priced 15 30 or 60 cents and urges purchase at all drugstores.
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Dr. Edwarda
F. M. Edwvards
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