Candidates For Degrees At Ohio U Semester Ends
Ohio University will close its fall semester on January 21 with 73 students applying for degrees. No formal exercises will be held. diplomas will be issued at the Registrar's Office. The list includes degrees in science electrical engineering and education, with named graduates from Athens and elsewhere.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Ohio U
Ohio University
Af Arte
Ruth Ham
83 Sent to Ohio as replacements in ASTP unit
Eighteen eighty three men have arrived at University as replacements this term in the ASTP Unit announced today by Lieut. Col. E Brannan commandant Morris N Y Walter Jones Lykens Pa Shirley Knight in Nelsonville and Robert Demark Lima etc. Names listed include many from Ohio and nearby states. The roster shows majors in science education and home economics with several locations in Ohio West Virginia and New York.
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Ighty
ASTP
E. Brannan
el Joan Mathews
Clarksburg
Edwin I. Nagel
Brooklyn
Robert G. Hendler
Kene
N. Y
Achelor
Science
Ednamaed Riker
Ewood
Helen E. Degner
Corrine K. Levy
Lorain
Joseph Louis Stanton
Poe
Helen Lucille Rass
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Claims
Ad claims Carter's Little Liver Pills rapidly increase bile flow to ease indigestion and digestive discomfort. It suggests natural digestion improves within minutes and urges readers to buy at drugstores for 25 cents.
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Carter
Nature
Army education chief in England plans weekly Army Talks
Captain Robert S. Dawes, ex director of Ohio University School of Dramatic Art, heads the U S Army education program for services of supply troops in a large England region. He develops weekly discussions on Education in Military and Current Affairs through Army Talks and coordinates foreign language study, self teaching booklets, and liaison with the British Education Corps.
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Robert S. Dawes
School of Dramatic Art
Ohio University
United States Army
England
Dawes
Special Service Division
United States
British Education Corps
Ackley Named To Committee In Athens Milkshed
Ackley was elected to the Athens County Milkshed Transportation Committee after Charles Elliott resigned. The nine member panel aims to cut waste truck mileage in fluid milk collection and includes producers haulers and distributors. Objections must be filed in writing with Fred E. Dorr or the Office of Defense Transportation within 10 days.
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Autmer Ackley
Athens County Milkshed Transportation Committee
AAA
Athens
Charles Elliott
Fred E. Dorr
Farmers Asked to Report Well Depths Saturday
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright declares Well Measuring Day on January 15. He urges farmers with wells to measure depth from surface to water line and submit data to his office. Seventeen wells have been reported.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Pvt Clyde Mullins Stationed in Ireland
Chauncey and Mrs. Ben Mullins report their son Pvt Clyde Mullins of the Field Artillery is stationed in northern Ireland after transfers from Nashville and the East Coast. The couple also has another son Earl serving, and Clyde has been in the service two years.
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Chauncey
Ben Mullins
Pvt
Clyde Mullins
Field Artillery
Northern Ireland
Nashville
Tenn
Mullins
Earl
Weather notes from Athens temperature readings
Yesterday's high reached 45 degrees in Athens with a low of 15. At noon today the temperature stood at 24 degrees.
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Athens
Seven Ohio men graduate as Army Air Forces pilots
Seventeen soldiers are among the first year graduates at 11 Central Flying Training Command schools led from Randolph Field Texas. The Ohio group includes bomber pilot Robert B. Covert Bruce Rhodes and Victor Bahr among others. 187 Ohio men total graduate.
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Army Air Forces
Central Flying Training Command
Randolph Field
Tex
Robert B. Covert
Congress St
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Horace W. Rhodes
Altus Field
Okla
Earl E. Tope
Pine St
Texas
Oklahoma
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Tope
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Ensign Andrew Szalay Reported Killed in Action
Ensign Andrew T. Szalay, 24, Toledo and Ohio University alumnus, was reported killed in action after a prior missing in action notice. His family, including Detroit mother Mrs. Michael Kovach, learned of the loss from a Navy telegram. His brother Frank Szalay and Pfe William Szalay also served in the Navy and Ohio University connections noted.
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Toledo
Ohio University
Navy Department
Michael Kovach
Detroit
Wmmr Benes
Ensizn Ozalay
Nis
Corpus Christie
Tex
South Pacific
Athens
Pensacola
Fla
Frank Szalay
Navy
Pfe
William Szalay
Sioux Falls S. C
Andrew
Frank
Day enters sheriff race in Athens County
Nelsonville resident Bud Day a former Athens County deputy sheriff announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for sheriff at the May primary. A 60 year old miner, Day has long ties to the area and is active in the United Mine Workers and Elks Lodge.
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B. C. Day
Athens County
Nelsonville
Mr. Day
Foster Day
United Mine Workers of America
Kimberly Mine
Carbondale Mine
Day
Elks Lodge
Joseph Heard Speaks At Revival Services
Major Joseph Heard of the Salvation Army opened a week of revival meetings at the Salvation Army Citadel on W Union St. Services run nightly through Sunday with singing and musical programs. He and Mrs Heard once commanded the Athens corps and now devotes his time to evangelistic work visiting 16 corps commands in the Southwest Division. Call 20652 for home visitation.
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Joseph Heard
Salvation Army
Athens Commandery to Confer Degree Thursday Evening
Athens Commandery No 15 Knights Templar will hold a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m to confer the Order of the Temple. Refreshments will follow the meeting and all Sir Knights are urged to attend announced by commander Fred H Irvin
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Knights Templar
Order of the Temple
Fred H. Ervin
Navy Repair Units enlistment for S E Timmons
Seymour Edward Timmons of 69 Carpenter St has enlisted in the Navy Ship Repair Units and awaits active duty. He is rated mulder first class with South Pacific designation green dragons. Chief Ed Shields reports the decoration of his boat as in harbor style for Christmas.
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Glouster Route 4
William
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Seymour Edward Timmons
Carpenter St
Ed Shields
Athens Navy Recruiting Office
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Strontium Wins Flag for Service at Chauncey Plant
The Strontium Products Co plant in Chauncey earned the Army and Navy E flag with star citation and raised it over the building. The facility, which once employed 65 to 70 workers, closed about two months ago and now houses only guards. Guards Homer Johnson, Ralph McKibben, and Alva Karns are on shift duty, while Otho Castle remains at Athens. Resident manager William C. Thomas and production manager Paul Fiske are not present and reportedly work in Huntington.
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Strontium Products Co
Strontium
Homer Johnson
Ralph McKibben
Alva Karns
Otho Castle
Athens
William C. Thomas
Paul Fiske
Huntington
Millfield Sailor Returns Home for Week End
Virgil S. Wilson A M M 2 c paused from Curtiss Wright Columbus after six weeks study, visiting his mother Mrs Evelyn Wilson and sisters in Millfield and meeting brother in law Hughie McCune and family at Sand Ridge. He enlisted after Chauncey-Dover High School graduation and has seen active duty in the Navy.
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Virgil S. Wilson
Evelyn Wilson
Wavyreen
Ada Wilson
Millfield
Hughie McCune
Bob
Goldie
Johnny
Leroy
Dorothy
Sand Ridge
Virgil
Navy
Chauncey-Dover High School
Hartleys Suffering From Influenza at Home
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hartley have been seriously ill with influenza in Mill Street over two weeks. Mrs. Hartley is able to go out while Mr. Hartley remains confined. Visitors Sunday included William Hartley, Daniel A. Pierce and Lorena Cochran, and Odd Dixon.
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Chauncey
William A. Hartley
Mill St
Samuel Frost Wounded in Action Report
The War Department announced seven Ohioans wounded in the Mediterranean Area. Pvt. Samuel K. Frost, son of Blanche Frost of Athens Route 4, was named among those wounded.
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Washington
War Department
Mediterranean
Samuel K. Frost
Blanche Frost
Athens
Women of Ohio Aid in Red Cross Work
Women of Ohio, 138,064 strong, contribute time and labor to wartime Red Cross efforts. In three months July 1 to Sept 30, 1943 they logged 2,625,987 hours across Volunteer Special Services. Ohio chapters produced 135,337 garments and 1,253 other items, plus 10,404,486 surgical dressings and 33,546 kit bags. Blood donations topped 476,500 pints since 1941, while canteen workers served over 230,000 meals in hospitals and home service expanded with 195 new cases.
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Athens County
Red Cross
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War Bond Workers Meet at Chauncey High School
Chauncey, Dover Township solicitors for the Fourth War Loan Drive are summoned to a 6 30 p m meeting at Chauncey High School Building. Two names Marinda Cruikshank and Frances Wallace were omitted in Sunday’s Messenger. Chairman Max Wilson urges all solicitors to attend.
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Chauncey High School
Dover Township
Marinda Cruikshank
Slightly Improved Health of Mrs. Zimmie Courtney Smith
Mrs. Zimmie Courtney Smith of Chauncey, ill with heart trouble and influenza at Wonderland, shows slight improvement per word to sister Marinda Cruikshank. Daughter Doris Fis naugle helps care for her mother.
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Chauncey
Zimmie Courtney Smith
Wonderland
Marinda Cruikshank
Doris Fisnaugle
Two Chauncey brothers advance in military training
Paul Ley completed training at Great Lakes Ill and was promoted to seaman second class before entering a Radio School in Auburn Alabama. His brother Jack Ley finished aviation cadet training at Santa Ana California after leaving Eastern Kentucky Teachers College. Both Chauncey high school graduates are sons of John J. and Opal Syx Ley.
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Paul Ley
Great Lakes, Ill
Auburn
Alabama
Great Lakes
Jack Ley
Santa Anna
California
Eastern Kentucky Teachers College
Richmond
Chauncey- Dover High School
John J. and
Opal Syx Ley
Mrs Gertrude Brown Hosts Millfield Aid Meeting
Mrs Gertrude Brown will host the monthly meeting of the Ladies Aid Society at the Millfield Methodist Church tonight. Members are expected to discuss upcoming church activities and community outreach.
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Chauncey
Gertrude Brown
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Methodist Church
Windiest Spot on Earth Adebe Land Sees Relentless Winds
Adebe land in Antarctica is described as the windiest place on earth with gales lasting daily. Historical records note wind speeds above 90 miles per hour for a full day in 1912 and sustained 60 mile per hour winds for a month.
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Adebe
Antarctic Continent
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