Volunteers in Defense Work To Register in Athens
Registration for civilian defense and Red Cross volunteer service will take place in Athens over three days with six offices. PTA counselors and senior class volunteers will aid registrants who may choose from multiple defense work classifications and hours.
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Messenger
Athens
Ohio
PTA
McBee Co
Red Cross
McBee
East Side School
West Side School
Athens Senior High School
Hotel Berry
Logan Book and News Store
McGuffey Hall
Ohio University
The
Athens Parent-Teacher Association
Athens High School
Defense Plans Advanced At Ohio University Committee Meeting
At a Defense Council meeting at Ohio University, Dean E A Hansen announced Irma Voigt will head campus Red Cross volunteer work including first aid home nursing sewing and knitting classes. B T Grover will handle Red Cross war drive funds and new memberships. Col James Churchill will lead the draft and enlistment group. A bid to extend the school year from September to September will be presented to students.
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Defense Council of Ohio University
E. A. Hansen
Irma Voigt
Red Cross
B. T. Grover
Athens County Red Cross
James Churchill
County Civilian Defense Council appoints fire rationing board
The Athens County Civilian Defense Council announced appointments to the county wide fire rationing committee. Members named are L. C. Baker of Athens Howard Stout Canaan Pike and Homer Gaul Richland Ave. They will handle rationing applications for residents outside incorporated municipalities with temporary headquarters in the county commissioners office in the courthouse basement.
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Athens County Civilian Defense Council
L. C. Baker
Athens
Howard Stout
Canaan Pike
Homer Gaul
Richland Ave
County Commissioners
Two Drivers Are Fined In Court at Glouster
Louis P. Palmer age 31 of Euclid pleaded guilty to unsafe operation before Mayor Williams in Glouster and was fined $10 plus costs. William Kinsel age 68 of Glouster pleaded guilty to driving on the left side and was fined $10 plus costs.
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Louis P. Palmer
Euclid
Williams
Glouster
William Kinsel
Warmest Day Yet as Athens Sees 45 Degree High
The warmest day and night of the year for Athens were recorded Monday. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported a high of 45 degrees and a low of 32 degrees. By noon today the temperature stood at 33 degrees.
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Athens
C. N. France
Call Special Meeting of Legion in Athens
K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 American Legion will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Legion Home. Post commander James P Cumley urges all members to attend for important business.
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Athens
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
James P. Cumley
Engineers To Visit Nelsonville Plants In January
The January meeting of the Hocking Valley Chapter of Ohio Professional Engineers will be in Nelsonville on Thursday. A 3 30 p m inspection starts at the new $200 000 Nelsonville municipal water plant located about one mile west on Route 278. A 5 o clock mining inspection visits Sunday Creek Coal Co offices. Dinner at 6 30 at the Catholic Church parish house. Frank Smith will speak on civilian defense and Ray Fuller will discuss water treating. A business meeting follows.
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Hocking Valley Chapter of
Ohio Professional Engineers
Nelsonville
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Peoples Bank
Public Square
Catholic Church
Jefferson and
Washington Sts
Frank Smith
Bailes Elected President of Albany Village Council
George R. Bailes was elected president of the Albany Village Council at an organization meeting. Bonds for mayor C. D. Dailey clerk Frank Radcliffe and treasurer F. E. Bolton and Bailes were approved. Committee appoinments listed. Wells Library has no librarian due to funds.
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George R. Bailes
Albany Village Council
C. D. Dailey
Frank Radcliffe
F. E. Bolton
Mr. Bailes
Dailey
J. H. Cline
H. M. Chase
Street
Wayne Welch
A. E. Donaldson
Light
Surplus Corn Pours Into Market From War Stockpiles
CHICAGO The nations ever normal granary is disgorging large corn stocks from surplus crops of the past three seasons. Corn flows into consumption channels in record volume from tanks that once held war stocks. Grain men say this does not signal a national shortage and it offsets the 1941 surplus kept to sustain the granary.
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Chicago
Scouts of Troop 56 to receive 1942 membership cards
Scoutmaster Roy L. Dupler announced that Troop 56 of Boy Scouts in Athens will meet at the First Methodist Church tonight. Membership cards for 1942 will be issued, and First Class Second Class and Tenderfoot badges awarded to boys who pass tests. The troop committee will also meet with the boys to arrange activities for the year.
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Boy Scouts
Athens
First Methodist Church
Roy L. Dupler
Coverts and Millikan At Columbus Meetings
Mr and Mrs B M Covert returned from Columbus where Mr Covert attended a Sheard Foundation of Ohio State University meeting and Mrs Covert attended state officers and zone chairman meetings of the Ohio State Optometrists Association where she is second vice president. Mr C C Millikan attended a zone governors meeting.
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B. M. Covert
Columbus
Covert
Sheard Foundation
Ohio State University
Ohio State Optometrists Association
C. C. Millikan
Dayton Exceeds Red Cross War Relief Drive Quota
Dayton becomes the nation's first city to exceed its quota in the Red Cross and war relief drive, announced by Chairman John F. Ahlers.
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Dayton
Red Cross
John F. Ahlers
Valley Power Line Delayed by War
P H Druggan assistant to Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co chief engineer told Athens Rotary Club the Floodwood to Big Walnut line is held up by war material priorities and right of way issues. Poles and towers exist but metal shortages persist due to wartime demand. An aerial survey guided routing and land-title clearance took months. Completion would interconnect major plants to prevent service blackouts from fires and storms.
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Floodwood
Columbus
Athens Rotary Club
P. H. Druggan
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Druggan
Big Walnut
Troy High to Meet Ames Bern on Ames-Bern Floor Friday
Coolville and Troy High School teams will play the Ames-Bern basketball squads on Ames-Bern's floor Friday evening January 16. Local social notes recount Red Cross sewing by Ireland neighborhood women with 96 overalls in progress and family visits and illness updates across Coolville Ireland area.
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Coolville
Troy High School
Ames-Bern
Ireland
W. R. Clark
Red Cross
Expert Details Records From 300 Poultry Flocks
Poultry extension expert D. D. Moyer reported records from more than 300 flocks kept from Oct 1939 to Oct 1940. High performing flocks yielded $1.74 labor return per bird versus 36 cents for low flocks. egg production per bird was 171 vs 143. feed cost per dozen eggs 10.1 vs 12 cents. selling prices 26 vs 23 cents. He advised buying chicks to hit production in August to October.
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Athens Grange Hall
D. D. Moyer
Ohio State University
Moyer
DAV Chapter Offers Help to Defense Groups in Athens County
Disabled American Veterans Conrath-Bean Chapter 37 of Athens County voted to backs any civil defense project at 100 percent. Commander Earnest McGraner announced the offer of DAV services to any defense group. The Athens County chapter comprises about 100 members.
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Conrath- Bean
Earnest McGraner
Athens County
Laughlin Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Donald Laughlin of Stimson Ave pleaded guilty to intoxication at arraignment before Mayor Franz Woodworth on Monday. He was fined $5 and costs after police arrested him Sunday night on E State St.
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Donald Laughlin
Stimson Ave
Franz Woodworth
E. State St
Athens Company B Ohio State Guard to be inspected
Public inspection of Athens Armory by Captain Mann U S Army officer from Fort Hayes on Wednesday night January 14 at 7 30 includes interior guard duty bayonet drill close order drill extended order drill calisthenics first aid and other duties. Morning and afternoon inspections of ordnance records and administrative files follow. The advance is to speed up wartime preparedness and maintain the unit’s high state guard rating.
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Athens
Ohio State Guard
Mann
U. S. Army
Fifth Corps
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
C. L. Woodworth
Woodworth
36 Are Put in Class 1 A Likely To Be Called Soon
From Athens to Parkersburg W V for Selective Service exams 36 men were placed in Class 1 A fit for general service nine in Class 1 B fit for limited service and 13 in other classifications Two examined did not report Local men named among those in Class 1 A include Brewster Higgins Perry Riley Guerra and others Transfers from other cities also listed Class 1 B contains nine men Andrew Kolenich Davidson Factor McDaniels McConaha and others It is expected those in Class 1 A and possibly Class 1 B will be called within the next two months.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens
Brewster W. Higgins
Charles K. Perry
Charles W. Riley
Joseph S. Guerra
Mh Nui
Wreieri i
Wnariecs mm. Vrme
William M. Miller
Alfred Savage
Thomas W. King
James F. Hooper
Herbert E. Corwin
Henry Lee Burchfield
Joseph C. Andrews
Aaron Jay Wade
Ralph Leroy Dalton
Delbert T. Guess
Mathew Dawson
Ohio University
Charles W. Jones
Andrew P. Bradman
Frank A. Valice
Andrew J. Kolenich
Edward H. Davidson
William Ralph Factor
Wilber L. McDaniels
Roy E. McConaha
Leo B. McBride
Jack F. Thayer
John M. Taylor
Ellis T. Chaney
New Farm Bulletins Available in Athens
Athens county extension agent Ross Wright announces three farm bulletins at his office in the Post Office Building. Bulletin 182 covers buying preserving cooking and carving meats. Bulletin 187 discusses pork home-killing cutting curing. Bulletin 219 explains father son arrangements in farming.
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Ross Wright
Athens
Two Men Take Army Physicals at Columbus
Ernest Mackey of Gloucester Route 4 and Woodrow W. Bush of Milford were at Fort Hayes Columbus today for U S Army physical examinations. They were enlisted by Technician Sergeant Charles H. Fair in his office at Room 105 basement Carnegie Hall Ohio University.
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Ernest Mackey
Gloueter
Woodrow W. Bush
Millfield
Fort Hayes
Columbus
U. S. Army
Charles H. Fair
Carnegie Hall
Ohio University
Masons To Meet at Guysville Thursday
Savannah Lodge 466 F. and A. M. will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at Guysville. Work will be done in the Fellow Craft Degree. Officials request all members be present. Visiting members will be welcome.
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Savannah Lodge
Guysville
Newsad Trial Held in Athens County Court
The trial of 49 year old Mike Newsad of Greens Run continued in Common Pleas Court after an indictment for breaking entering and larceny of a News York Central railroad car. State witnesses testified sacks of flour and feed from the car were found at Newsad home and he claimed the flour was brought by his brother in law from Dayton.
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Mike Newsad
Greens Run
Athens County Grand Jury
News York Central
Common Pleas Court
C. Day
R. E. Wonnell
Fred Burdiss
Joe Toczik
Charles Cordray
Newsad
Dayton
Miss Nan Whipple Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
At Sheltering Arms Miss Nan Whipple 35 N College St a student underwent an emergency appendectomy Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Katherine New and infant daughter Grosvenor St and Mrs Leona Glass New Plymouth were released today.
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Nan Whipple
N. College St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Katherine New
Grosvenor St
Leona Glass
New Plymouth
Mary Parker Dies. Mrs. Claude Parker in Athens
Mrs. Mary Parker dies prompting her daughter in law Mrs. Claude B Parker to travel from Athens where she is staying with her sister Miss Dorothy Gist. The death connects to Parker family lineage and Agnes Mary Parker.
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Claude B. Parker
Dorothy Gist
Athens
Gallipolis
Mary B. Parker
Stir Up Your Lazy Liver Bile Remedy Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate liver bile secretion and improve bowel movements. It claims daily intake prevents constipation and related headaches and dullness, listing prices 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢.
January 20 Final Day To Obtain Dog Licenses
Deadline set for 1942 dog licenses with a $1 penalty after January 20. County auditor C. Gibson says the Courthouse will stay open on Saturday afternoon January 17 and Tuesday evening January 20 for license sales. Tags cost 1 dollar male 3 dollars female 10 dollars kennel. licenses available at several local agents including J R Davis Glouster Frank Johnson Nelsonville Robert Sedwick Amesville Guy Osborne Chauncey R L Bailey Coolville J L Altman Jacksonville.
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C. ©. Gibson
Gibson
J. R. Davis
Glousteg
Frank Johnson
Nelsonville
Robert Sedwick
Amesville
Guy Osborne
Chauncey
R. L. Bailey
Coolville
J. L. Altman
Jacksonville
Mrs Dickson Dies at Son's Albany Home
Ollie Dickson 80 of Albany died Monday evening at her son Mark Dickson's home after a long illness. She had lived in Albany all her life and is survived by a daughter Nellie Parker of Athens and brother W. J. Neff of Albany. husband predeceased her. Funeral at Town House Church Wednesday at two, Rev Sidney C. G. Everson presiding. Burial in adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at Coe Funeral Home Albany.
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Ollie Dickson
Albany
Mark
Dickson
Nellie Parker
Athens
W. J. Neff
Coe Funeral Home
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