Athens Selective Service to Send 34 Men to Army Training
On Monday at 7:45 a special bus will depart Athens City Hall carrying 34 young men from Athens County Board No. 1 area to Columbus for one year of U S Army service. An additional 28 men from Nelsonville’s Draft Board No. 2 will leave shortly after. The 34 volunteers include Lewis King Marsh and 33 others from Glouster, Chauncey, Millfield, and Athens. The board paused a public send-off due to influenza and reported the list of volunteers and reserves, with Manning held as a replacement. The office phone is listed under War Department, Selective Service.
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Columbus
Athens City Hall
Athens County
Selective Service Board No. 1
United States Army
Draft Board No. 2
Nelsonville
Athens
Dover
Trimble
City Hall
Lewis King Marsh
Millfield
William Wallace McGrew
Glouster
John Henry Nott
Wilfred Jesse Knott
Richard Henderson Cary
Carl Melvin Snyder
John Francis Love
Owen Kiser
Athens R. D
James Henry Echstenkamper
George Warren
Chauncey
John Bill LaFollette
Darrel Floyd Roberts
CCC
Lester Lewis Northrop
Virgil Braglin
Leroy Risley
John Chancey
Glouster R. D
John William Pettit
WPA
Andrew Jackson Gyurk
Arnold Bernard Manning
Manning
Jess Abraham Larch
Douglas Spaulding
Roy James Cunningham
Kenneth Clarence Gabriel
John Morrison
Paul Sheldon Parker
James Wilford Carsey
Earl Richard Hamilton
Dorothy Parmiter
War Department
Selective Service
Elementary League to Start Saturday in Athens
Athens fourth to sixth grade boys are invited to report at the high school gym Saturday at 9 35 for the Elementary League directed by Harry Lackey and Lewis Sabo. Each team will name itself and games will stress fundamentals and fun. Mechanicsburg and all Athens schools expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Harry Lackey
Lewis Sabo
Mechanicsburg
Gullum Re-elected President Of Athens Health Board
Prof. Frank B. Gullum of Ohio University was re-elected president of the Athens City County Health Board at the January meeting. Harry Henry of Amesville was appointed to the board, replacing O. O. Mantz. The board read the 1939 United States Standard Milk Ordinance for a third time and appointed Rose Decker as county health nurse to replace Carolyn Pico who will attend the University of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Gullum
Ohio University
Athens City
Henry
O. O. Mantz
Athens
Cornell
B. B. Backsley
Buckley
Health Board
Rose Decker
Carolyn Pico
University of Michigan
Decker
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
John C. Henry
Pico
Michi
Foundation Driving Ohio Coal Production Growth
Officers of the Ohio Coal Foundation report Ohio coal output rose by four million tons over 1939 and six million tons over 1928, with hopes to reach 30 million tons this year. The drive includes badges, stickers, school literature, and statewide exhibits, backed by miners, unions, and state agencies.
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Ohio Coal Foundation
Ohio
Ohio Coal
Bricker
Foundation
Ohio Control Association
State Highway Department
State Administration
Many Jobs Open in Government Service
The Civil Service Commission notes a critical need for skilled workers in national defense roles. In 1940 many were appointed, but thousands more are required in arsenals, navy yards, and the air service. Key trades include toolmakers instrument makers machinists and various aviation and shipfitting crafts. Interested persons should contact the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at their local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Air Service
Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Americans and Dutch Lead World in Smoking Rates
The report states Americans and the Dutch are the heaviest smokers, each consuming about two ounces of tobacco weekly per capita, leading global smoking levels.
Oceanic Cosmic Rays Detected One Mile Deep
Researchers report detecting cosmic ray particles one mile below the ocean surface, using submerged detectors. This achievement expands the depth range for high energy particle observation and informs underwater neutrino research efforts.
Val Cox Dies In Nelsonville
Val F. Cox 72 a noted figure in Hocking Valley mining died at the family home in Nelsonville on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He leaves a wife Mary and six children Frances G D Gorham Athens H W Bartels East Fultonham Ray J T H W Cox at home Athens. Funeral from the Nelsonville home Sunday at two conducted by Rev Robert G Parrington. Burial Nye Cemetery Chauncey.
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Val F. Cox
Hocking Valley
Kentner St
Nelsonville
Staffordshire
England
United States
Cox
Mary Cox
Frances
G. D. Gorham
Athens
H. W. Bartels
East Fultonham
Ray
J. T. Cox
H. W. Cox
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Robert G Parrington
Nye
Chauncey
Mrs. Matilda Russell Dies in Albany at 87
Mrs. Matilda Russell age 87 died Thursday evening at her Albany home. Survived by two sons Kyle Russell Cincinnati Quinn Russell Albany two sisters Ella Cukler Lan caster Lucy Stone Los Angeles two brothers B F Dais Athens and D A Dais Pomeroy eight grandchildren three great grandchildren. Husband A F Russell and daughter Inez Williams Monroe NC preceded her. Funeral Sunday 2 PM Albany Methodist Church Rev Sidney Everson. Burial Dowington Cemetery. Friends may call at T W Coe Funeral Home Albany.
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Matilda Russell
Albany
Kyle D. Russell
Cincinnati
Quinn A. Russell
Ella Cukler
Lancaster
Lucy D. Stone
Los Angeles
Cal
B. F. Dais
Athens
D. A. Dais
Pomeroy
A. F. Russell
Inez Williams
Letha Riley Dies at Home in Athens County
Mrs. Letha Riley age 68 died at her home Athens Route 3 after a three year illness. Survived by husband Owen Riley two daughters Mabel and Donna Mae three sisters Frances Efaw of Athens C M Connor of Wyandot Mich Lora Mansfield of Columbus and three brothers Addison Bean Chillicothe Milo Bean Athens and Arthur Bean Guysville. She lived in Athens County all her life and was member of the old Presbyterian Church Guysville. Funeral at Methodist Church Guysville Saturday at two with burial Bean Cemetery. Friends may call at home anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Riley
Athens
Owen Riley
Mabel
Donna Mae
Francis Efaw
C. M. Connor
Wyandot
Mich
Lora Mansfield
Columbus
Addison Bean
Chillicothe
Milo Bean
Arthur Bean
Guysville
Old Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Bean Cemetery
Minstrel Show With Athens Cast At High School
An all Athens cast minstrel show will play the Athens High School Auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday February 26 and 27. Sponsored by the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Athens City Federation of Women's Clubs. Ed Condon Pomeroy a veteran showman will direct cast and production and has written the show. Athens business and professional men will comprise the cast. Federation clubs will handle ticket sales.
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Athens High School
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Athens City Federation of Women's Clubs
Ed Condon
Pomeroy
Athens
Athens City Federation
Bolin Addresses Athens Merchants Dinner On Taxes
John Bolin warned Athens merchants at their annual dinner of higher taxes inflation and operating costs. The event at Hotel Berry drew over 60 members and guests with remarks by William Carpenter state senator H T Phillips and a Will Rogers routine by J E Thackery. Rolland Jones was named treasurer and plans for 1941 Dollar Days on February 7 and 8 were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bolin
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Hotel Berry
James P. Cumley
Athens
William A. Carpenter
Carpenter
H. T. Phillips
Bolin
J. E. Thackery
Ohio University
Will Rogers
Herpel Saunders
Byron Wolfe
Rolland Jones
George Whipple
P. O. Nichols
Ralph Miller
Paul Gillilan
Cumley
Earl Beckley
Hugh Kayser Dies in Parkersburg Hospital
Hugh R. Kayser, 64, of Guysville Shade Road, died at City Hospital Parkersburg Thursday afternoon. Survived by wife three sons John William Mead and one daughter Mary Jo. Funeral at South Canaan Church Saturday at two o clock with visitation after 4 p.m. today.
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Hugh R. Kayser
Guysville-Shade Road
City Hospital
Parkersburg
John
William
Mead
Mary Jo
South Canaan Church
Divorce Awarded to Geneva Stanley in Custody Suit
Geneva Stanley was granted a divorce from John Stanley by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Geneva, who filed on June 17, 1940, receives custody of their daughter and a $3 weekly child support. They wed in July 1935.
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Geneva P. Stanley
Chauncey
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
John Stanley
WPA funds approved for county road projects
President Roosevelt approved 404,079 dollars in federal WPA aid for county road construction in 1941. The blanket project aims to employ 781 workers for nine months, with total county expenditure around 538,857 dollars including sponsor contributions. Projects include Mudsock Road York Township Stewart Street and Willow Ridge Road with several ongoing from 1940.
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Athens
Thomas A. Jenkins
Roosevelt
Harry Dust
Paul Allen
Dust
Mudsock
York Township
Stewart Street
Willow Ridge
Clarks Chapel
Willow Creek
Allen
Long Run Road
Lodi
Canaan
Strouds Run
Plains
Medley Hill
Troy Township
Buckley Run Road
Millfield Road
Dover
Peach Ridge Road
Oakdale
Trimble
Gorham son transferred to aerial photography school
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gorham Peach Ridge Road have learned their son Harold Tex Gorham has moved from the Air Corps Technical Schools at Chanute Field Rantoul Illinois to a branch school at Lowry Field Denver Colorado where he will study aerial photography.
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C. E. Gorham
Peach Ridge Road
Harold
Tex) Gorham
Air Corps Technical Schools
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Lowry Field
Denver
Col
Athens County Fair Board Attends State Meeting
Seven members of the Athens County Fair Board participated in the 16th annual Ohio Department of Agriculture and Fair Managers Association sessions in Columbus. L. C. Baker reported talks with race people show managers and concessionaires and that some 1941 fair shows were secured. Others attending from Athens included Howard Cline F. L. Woodworth C. Hooper G F Pincelli Russell Maple and M E Christman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fair Board
Columbus
Department of Agriculture and
Ohio Fair Managers’ Association
L. C. Baker
Athens County
Athensigs
Baker
Howard Cline
Albany
F. L
Rawlins Family Visits Ill Father in Ironton Home
Mr and Mrs William Rawlins and sons of Jacksonville spent several days in Ironton with Mrs Rawlins father Mr Joe Primm who is ill at the home of another daughter Mrs James Gustin. They found his condition improved.
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Glouster
William Rawlins
Jacksonville
Ironton
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Orville Lee Lyons
George Richard Berry
Harry Max Elliott
NYA
Clarence Douglas Roush
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Marion Franklin Boggs
Paul James Lewis
John Harold Gabriel
DENTU
Polident
Mechems
Elementary League
Ellen Biddle
Red Cross Chapter
N. College St
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Gullum
Veo Mevew Carter
Val Cox
Time Cleaners
All - Athens
Hugh Kayser
Parkersburg Hospital
Geneva
Stanley
Gorham
Isaly
RED Circle
Stevice
A&p
Mullins
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