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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1942
Page
5
Second Degree Indictment For Parsons In Athens Shooting
The Athens County Grand Jury returned a second degree murder indictment and a shooting with intent to wound charge against 22 year old Kenneth Parsons for the December 23 fatal shooting of Etta Collins and wounding her husband Charles. The panel also handed up 20 indictments in 33 cases with 45 witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Kenneth Parsons
Etta Collins
Salem
Parsons
Charles Bayless
Mettler
Collins
Metstler
Ralph Slaughter
John Coury
L. R. Wagner
Athens
Slaughter
Herb Paul
Homer
George Evenerere
Osephine Agelia Calcara
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for gentle bowel movement
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate liver bile flow and improve intestinal action. It claims relief from headaches and dullness from constipation and lists prices of 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Wartime Skywriting Field At Athens Airport Anchors Local Planes
Athens Airport serves as a wartime open field with 24 hour guard protection hosting multiple private planes including a Cessna owned by Dr. Alfred Lawrence and a Cub owned by Harley Picket. Ensign Hardman and pilot Ogg are noted cadets moving through CPT programs with renewed pilot licenses and observer gear. A grounded Athens Flying Club Aeronca awaits reinstatement while authorities require birth certificates photographs and fingerprinting for pilots amid Pearl Harbor era checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C.A.A
Alfred Lawrence
Crooksville
Harley Picket
Carpenter
Cub
Frericks
Cy Andine
Athens Flying Club
Aeronca
Robinson
Ill
St. Louis
Pearl Harbor
John Jagess
Benton Potts Dies at 70 in The Plains
Mr. Benton Potts aged 70 died at 10 o clock this morning at his home in The Plains. Funeral arrangements had not been completed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Potts
the Plains
OU Students Sign Up For Navy Cadet and Reserve Programs
Ohio University students crowded the Athens Naval Recruiting Station as 36 men applied for the Navy Class V-7 program to finish college while serving. Locally accepted were Andrew Szalay Clayton Scholes William Brehm and Howard Duff among others. ten will go to Cincinnati for final physicals and, if successful, return to complete the academic year. Five men were accepted for Naval Reserve V-6 with transport to Cincinnati for final exams and possible training at Great Lakes or Norfolk. names include Richard Hayes Norman Hubbard Donald Cottrill John Cowie and Dana Winebrenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens
Andrew Szalay
Toledo
Clayton Scholes
Danville
Naval Air Cadets
Cincinnati
Grosse Itlle
Szalay
Scholes
William Brehm
Shadyside
Air Cadets
Grosse Isle
Mich
Howard Duff
Philadelphia
Naval Reserve
V-6
Great Lakes
Ill
Norfolk
Richard H. Hayes
Guysvillé
Norman E. Hubbard
Donald A. Cottrill
John W. Cowie
Dana B. Winebrenner
Syracuse
Cotton Leads Kiwanis Club Officers for 1942
Athens Kiwanis Club installed 1942 officers at a Monday meeting. E Paul Cotton became president with Dr Carl A Frey as vice president. F J Taylor presided. F H Sands was re elected treasurer. C W Beamer re appointed secretary. Past president badge and attendance lapel pins were awarded to several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Kiwanis Club
C. S. Relch
F. J. Taylor
E. Paul Cotton
Carl A. Frey
F. H. Sands
C. W. Beamer
Kelch
Lapel Button
P. Cotton
Dr. Frey
R. S. Atkins
J. E. Thackery
Norman Dean
L. W. Roberts
C. W. Reamer
People of Coolville to Form Defense Council Thursday
Mayor W B King announced a general meeting for Coolville and surrounding area at the school building Thursday night to set up a defense council and appoint a fire rationing committee. All citizens of the Coolville district are urged to attend due to its importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
W. B. King
District Scouters Meet In Nelsonville Tonight
The annual district meeting of the Boy Scouts of America Hock Hocking Area will be held at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville tonight. Field Scout Executive J R Stratton will present the district scouting report and 1942 officers will be elected with Roy E Dupler in charge. The Rev D E Kinsler will speak on Scouting in Our Present Emergency. Invocation by the Rev L E Evans. Clark E Williams will serve as toastmaster. All scouters in the district are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Hock-Hocking
Church of Christ
Nelsonville
J. R. Stratton
D. E. Kinsler
First Lutheran Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Roy E. Dupler
L. E. Evans
Travel Forbidden From Baltic States to Germany
The Swiss telegraph agency reports a decree banning travel to Germany from Lithuania Estonia Latvia and White Russia due to numerous typhus cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Swiss Telegraph Agency
Germany
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Russia
Measles Epidemic Reported In County And City
Dr. B. B. Backley district health chief reports an outbreak with 20 city and 21 county cases. First case on Dec 19, nine new city cases in two days, 40 cases in three weeks. Parents urged to keep children home if catarrhal symptoms or rash occur and to call a doctor for rash. Schools to remain open with daily nurse observations to identify cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Backley
Backley
Buckley
Economy urged by C of C director in Athens remarks
George J. O'Brien, head of District Councils of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, urged strict public spending controls at a noon Rotary Club luncheon. He called for abolition of WP, ACCC and NYA and stressed trimming non-defense federal expenditures to avert a tax blackout while urging local reforms and citizen civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of C
George J. O'Brien
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Athens Rotary Club
Berry
O'Brien
Washington
Columbus
Cive
Chamber of Conmerce
Ohio
Athens City Council Approves 1942 Budget and Posts
Athens council adopted an appropriation ordinance setting up about 100 000 for operating costs in 1942 and approved Mayor Woodworth’s plan to appoint A N Gus Johnson as service and safety director. Patrolmen salaries were reclassified with raises and new pay scales for patrolmen and special officers were set. The waterworks and health departments receive substantial funding and a tire rationing office is to be established with clerical support. Chief Grogan reported December arrests and commendations for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Franz Woodworth
A. N
Gus) Johnson
County Budget Commission
Health Department
Robert Tompkins
Council
R. J. Studer
H. G. Householder
Johnson
Bart Davidson
Cliff Cornell
Hugh Jefferson
Woodworth
Carl Stickney
J. W. Grover
Betty Kasler
Mayor-Service Department
J. F. Grogan
Joseph McBride
Carmen Church
City Tire Rationing Committee
A. E. Whaley
H. B. Noble
Albert Gubitz
Meeting Postponed for Athens Ma sonic Club
The Athens Masonic Club meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed indefinitely. Gelatin is described as the highest protein food, containing about 85 percent protein, compared with meat at about 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Masonic Club
16 Below In Athens
Athens froze last night with a record 16 degrees below zero. Weather observer C N France noted the coldest period around 5 am as the sun returned later. Cars were fewer due to curtailment, plumbers faced frozen pipes, and four lakes at Athens State Hospital grounds froze, offering ideal skating conditions as snow melted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
C. N. France
Folkseare
Athens State Hospital
Dessie Webster Dies At Home Of Her Son
Mrs Dessie Rowell Webster 74 died Monday at the home of her son G H Rowell near Albany. She leaves three brothers A L Riley Owen Riley and James G Riley and one grandson Eugene Rowell. Funeral at Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 3 PM with Rev Sidney C G Everson officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the Rowell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessie Rowell Webster
G. H Rowell
Albany
A. L. Riley
Athens
Owen Riley
Canaanville
James G. Riley
Mt. Vernon
Eugene Rowell
Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church
Sidney C. G. Everson
Rowell
Legionnaires Urged to Attend Wednesday Meeting
All members of the American Legion are urged to attend the regular meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the Legion rooms. Commander James P Cumley said a special service call necessitates full attendance to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
James P. Cumley
Cornell mayor ends term with record month fines
Cliff Cornell concluded his four year term as Athens mayor by reporting $1,307 in fines and licenses for December. Most cases involved intoxication and driving while intoxicated. Athens traffic fines totaled $17 and licenses brought in $37, marking the largest monthly collection in the police court’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
Athens
Council
Hall divorce suit dismissed on motion in common pleas
Dismissed from Common Pleas Court on a motion by the plaintiff today was the divorce suit of Fred Hall against Ina Hall. The petition, filed Sept. 18, 1941, charged desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Fred Hall
Ina Hall
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