Induction Notices and Screening Tests Reach Athens County
Forty three of sixty two area registrants prepared for final physicals at Clarksburg West Virginia. Forty four from Athens County Board 2 receive notices for screening at Nelsonville January 13 with last local tests Feb 1 expected.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board No
Clarksburg
W. Va
Local Board
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2
Office of the Board
American Legion
Wright Urges Good Care of Heifer Calves
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright warns that underfed calves never fully recover. Ohio State specialist C L Blackman outlines economical milk feeding plans for Holstein Brown Swiss Jersey Guernsey Ayrshire calves with specific weekly milk targets and a recommended grain mix. He advises keeping calves with dam for 2 4 days and using nipple pails, with milk scaled down after four weeks and full rearing for eight to twelve weeks.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
C. L. Blackman
Ohio State University
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Service Our Men In World War II News
Telegram from the War Department informs Chauncey Karns that his son Pfe. Glennis V. Karns, 29, was wounded in action in Italy on December 13. Karns trained as a paratrooper at Fort Benning and participated in Sicily and the invasion of Italy. Other local families report furloughs and overseas service including Pvt. James Blazer and Pvt. Ronald F. Nixon.
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Jefferson St
Nelsonville
Ashland County
Herbert Edmund Woody
E. Franklin St
Montgomery
W. Va
Chester Wayne Stewart
Fort St
Columbus
Jack Martin
Grace Martin
Myers Sr
Los Angeles
Calif
Charlie Karns
Chauncey
War Department
Pfe
Glennis V. Karns
Italy
Karns
Ft. Benning
Sicily
North Africa
Chauncey- Dover High School
Hattie Karns
Henry Lock
Near
Katie Lock
James Blazer
Maple St
Ohio University
Blazer
Army
Camp Lee
Fargo
North Dakota
Pittsburgh
Quartermaster’s Corps
Syracuse Social and Personal Notices This Week
Syracuse church services planned as evangelistic meetings at Asbury Methodist led by Rev. Lawrence Schmitt. Local residents listed include Stobert Cuckler Newman families ill. Bartels visiting. Flanagan ill in North Africa. Underhill and Karr families visiting. Jones furlough and South Pacific posting. Gilmore family dinner. Rea visiting Ironton. Capehart back from New Year visit. Wallace learns daughter’s son missing in South Pacific. Clark assists Post Office. Grimm returns to Great Lakes Naval Training.
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Asbury Methodist Church
Lawrence Schmitt
Herbert Stobert
David Cuckler
Nancy
Sharlee Newman
William Bartels
A. M. Roberts
David Flanagan
North Africa
Helen K. Underhill
Columbus
N. J. Karr
Marcia Karr
Vernon Jones
New York
N. Y
Frank Capehart
Barberton
William Wallace
Bessie Massar
South Pacific
Thomas Clark
Robert Grimm
Melvin Grimm
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Escort Vessel To Be Named for Ohio Marine
Two Guadalcanal heroes will be honored at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard with a double launching ceremony on Saturday January 15. The destroyer escorts will bear the names USS Charles J. Kimmel and another ship named for a Marine Corps second lieutenant from Rushsylvania Ohio wounded fatally on November 2 1942 while leading his platoon against Japanese forces.
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Boston
Bethlehem-Hingham
Charles J. Kimmel
Marine Corps
Rushsylvania
Ohio
Beavers Use Wind Power in Tree Cutting
Beavers cut trees leaving a fine core and rely on wind to finish, understanding gnawing through the trunk would be dangerous for them.
FBI Agent Warns Rotary On War Time FBI Activities
Special FBI Agent A. H. Belmont addressed the Athens Rotary on FBI war time work. He cited 125000 draft evaders drafted, arrests for sedition, espionage and sabotage, and praise for local police cooperation. Belmont noted 70000000 Americans fingerprinted during the war, with 100000 daily transfers to Washington.
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FBI
Rotary
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Belmont
Washington
Mrs Phillips Dies Tuesday At Athens Home
Mrs America L Phillips died at her home 112 East State Street Athens after an illness of several weeks She was born in Carbondale and had lived in Athens since 1900 She leaves one son Howard L Goodwin two sisters Mrs M J Callahan and Mrs C O Lowry and one brother Benjamin F Beckler Funeral services will be Thursday at two o'clock at the home conducted by Rev Dr E A Brown with burial at New Marshfield
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E. State St
Carbondale
Athens
First Methodist Church
Phillips
Lewis Goodwin
Franklin P. Phillips
Peter and
Rachael Beckler
Howard L
Goodwin
M. J. Callahan
C. O. Lowry
Richland Ave
Benjamin F Beckler
E. A. Brown
New Marshfield
Seed testing urged for farmers in seed sale season
State making tests of seed urged as farmers with grain or grass seed for sale should have it tested. Ross Wright of Athens County extension agent notes service by the Ohio Department of Agriculture is free for the first four samples with a small fee for additional tests. C N McIntyre, seed inspection chief, cites labor shortages and urges immediate sample submission for timely results before seeding time.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Division of Plant Industry
Ohio Department of Agriculture
C N. MclIntyre
McIntyre
Wright
Move To Keep Doctors In Veterans Hospitals
The Army now enrolls Civil Service doctors in active military service to prevent resignations as a growing shortage of doctors in veterans hospitals strains staffing. The Veterans Administration says about 1400 doctors hold reserve commissions, but some were entering active Army duty.
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Veterans’ Hospitals
Washington
Veterans
Army
Veterans Administration
Stewart Re elected Cincinnati Mayor for Fourth Term
James Garfield Stewart was elected mayor by the Cincinnati City Council for the fourth consecutive term. He led the council vote with 19,738 first choice ballots, surpassing the 11,749 needed, creating a surplus of 7,798 votes. Stewart is also backed for governor by 15 county Republican organizations.
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James Garfield Stewart
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
Cincinnati
Poultry Production Goals for 1944 Outlined by State Official
Irvin A. Wolfe of Athens County AAA reports 1944 poultry goals set by the Department of Agriculture. Eggs target up 2 percent from 1943, meat slightly lower. Achieving this requires 28.5 million tons of feed and aggressive culling of non laying and slow maturing birds. Hatcheries urged to ensure local feed availability and customer readiness with housing, equipment, and labor.
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Irvin A. Wolfe
Athens County Aaa
Department of Agriculture
WFA
Wolfe
Committees Chosen for Kiwanis Club in Athens Meeting
Kiwanis members in Athens rededicate during Anniversary Week as Fred C. Sanders becomes club president and Harold E. Wise outlines 1944 committee structure. New chairs include Ross Wright in Community Service and B A Wolfe in National Service with vice president Wise coordinating all panels.
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Kiwanis
Athens Club
Robert H. Sanborn
Cleveland
Ohio
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Fred C. Sanders
Harold E. Wise
Wise
Ross Wright
C. B. Nye
T. H. Metters
B. A. Wolfe
Leonard Prater
George Smith
W. A. Mechem
H. O. Wagner
Glen Hanes
J. B. Grogan
FE. G. Clifton
R. A. Lee
D. M. Goddard
F. L. Williams
Legend Says Music Lured Sun Goddess From Cave
An Oriental legend claims music was created by the gods to lure the sun goddess from her cave retirement. The tale frames melody as divine tool to awaken light and life.
Driver Fined in Pomeroy DWI Guilty Plea
Luther J. Imboden age 36 of Minersville was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving while under the influence of alcohol before Mayor George Howell in Pomeroy.
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Luther J. Imboden
Minersville
George Howell
Pomeroy
Athens Weather Record Shows Warm Day
Yesterday high reached 38 in Athens with a 15 degree low overnight. By noon today the temperature stood at 35 degrees.
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Athens
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