Athens County War Loan Drive Opens Today
The Fourth War Loan launches with Athens County aiming to raise 1.35 million dollars. F. H. Sands chairs the War Finance Committee as 14 township quotas and city drives are outlined, with Nelsonville and Athens City leading efforts and volunteers pledging support for Bonds sales across multiple U S Treasury series and savings notes.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
F. H. Sands
War Finance Committee
U. S
Treasury
U.S. Treasury
U. S. Treasury
War era notices show soldiers promoted and enlisted updates
Sgt Carl Lowery aged 25 is promoted to staff sergeant and leads a Sixth Army firing battery in the Southwest Pacific living in jungle tents. Pvt Charles Wheaton 23 goes to St Cloud to begin five month Army Air Forces instruction toward aviation cadet training. Robert D Johnson 18 prepares for aviation cadet appointment at Allegheny College Meadvill. Harold Leeman Glover enlists in Navy and arrives at Great Lakes. Ernest Campbell earns captain's commission on Christmas Day. Capt Robert M French attends officers course at Ft Benning after ROTC service.
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Carl Lowery
Leonard Lowery
Glouster
Sixth Army
Southwest Pacific
Lowery
Charles Leland Wheaton
Fred S. Wheaton
Northwood Drive
St. Cloud State Teachers College
St. Cloud
Minn
Army Air Force
Army Air Forces
Flying Raining Command
Robert D. Johnson
University Terrace
Allegheny College
Meadville
Army Air Forces Flying Training Command
Guy Glover
Walker St
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Harold Leeman Glover
Navy
Glovers
Army
Richard V. Glover
India
Gerald M. Glover
England
Jessie Hall
N. Shafer St
Ernest Campbell
Captain Campbell
Keep Those Birds Inside Keep Those Birds Inside
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright warns flock owners to keep laying hens indoors in cold weather. He notes arctic birds tolerate cold, but hens may stop laying when fed insufficiently and exposed to snow. Wright observed eight flocks venturing out on a 20 mile trip, urging confinement to reduce feed cost and sustain egg production.
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Athens County
Ross Wright
Guernsey Breeders To Meet Here Wednesday
Athens County guernsey cattle breeders will meet Wednesday at 8 oclock in the Civil Service Room of the Athens Courthouse. Ross Wright extension agent announces the meeting. Ivan McKellip and H E Denlinger will lead the discussion. The open meeting mainly targets guernsey breeders and invites breeders to bring wives and 4-H children as dairying is a family affair.
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Athens County
Civil Service Room
Athens
Ross Wright
Ivan McKellip
OSA
H. E. Denlinger
Ohio Guernsey Cattle Club
Hog Producers Aim to Break Even Amid Feed Costs
Hog producer Ross Wright warns current feed and hog prices require careful hog care to break even. He notes prices for hogs under 200 pounds are 25 cents to $1 per hundredweight lower than 200 to 300 pound hogs, so feeding lighter hogs when healthy and housed well is advantageous. He cites scarce tankage and high protein concentrates and advises lighter hogs need less protein while heavier hogs require 10 percent protein. weanlings need 15 to 20 percent. Wright warns against parasites in hogs.
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Ross Wright
Wright
Waves Recruiting Visit Planned in Athens Station
Ensign Courtney will be at the Athens Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office building tomorrow and Thursday to interview any girl interested in waves. Chief Ed Shields says the trip aims to meet inquirers and applicants who want personal talks with a Wave recruiting officer. If direct visits aren’t possible, a phone appointment can be arranged for evenings.
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Courtney
Athens Navy
Ed Shields
Athens Nav
Wave
Shields
Work Stoppage Ends At Ironton Shipyard
600 workers who had stayed away from the Mount Vernon Bridge Company's Ironton yard since last Thursday agreed last night to end the stoppage. Production will resume pending mediation by the U S Conciliation Service and the War Production Board, district W D Mackay of the CIO United Steelworkers announced.
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Mount Vernon Bridge Company
Ironton Shipyard
W. D. Mackay
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Production Board
Mackey
Athens Cemetery Stockholders Meet Tomorrow at Hotel Berry
Stockholders of Athens Cemetery plan their annual meeting at the Hotel Berry tomorrow after noon at 1 o’clock. The article notes cameos were once carved from stone and lava used in making them before shells became the material of choice.
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Athens Cemetery
Berry
Ohio University Sets Two Eight-Week Summer Sessions
Ohio University announces a summer plan with two eight week terms starting June 5 and August 1. Commencement for early finishers on July 28. Registration for term two on July 31 and classes begin Aug 1. A tentative three week session may run July 31 to Aug 18. fall term begins Sept 25 with freshman meetings Sept 28. Beginning students may enter at any semester.
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Ohio University
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Matlack Dies In Air Battle
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Raymond Matlack 23 son of Mrs Velma Matilack of Tuppers Plains was killed in action January 5 while serving as an Army Air Corps gunner in England. He enlisted November 1942 and had been in England since November 1, 1943 after graduating Olive Orange High School in 1938. His father Howard Matlack died in 1928.
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Velma Matilack
Tuppers Plains
Army Air Corps
England
War Department
Matlack
Olive Orange High School
Howard Matlack
Profit Control Fight Grows as Senate Debates War Profits
Washington reports ongoing contention over a $2 275 600 000 revenues bill with minor amendments. Finance Chairman George of Georgia meets with administration officials to ease opposition to proposals narrowing war contract review by Army and Navy. The Senate also defeated Senator Maybank's measure to abolish a 10 cent per pound tax and $600 annual license fee on colored oleomargarine.
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Senate
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Administration
Army
Navy
Maybank
D-Sc
Sheriff’s Daughter Foils Escape From County Jail
Sheriff Dudley Crider credited his 17 year old daughter Jean with stopping two Fairfield County jail inmates from escaping while a third got away in fog after sawing bars. He said he was alone in the jail office when his daughter rushed in to warn that escape was underway through a back window.
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Lancaster
Dudley Crider
Jean
Fairfield County
Crider
City Plans Bid for Police Car and Water Pipe
Athens City Council authorized Service Director A N Johnson to advertise for bids on a new automobile for the police department and 2600 feet of four inch cast iron pipe for water line extensions in the West Union Street district. Mayor Franz Woodworth and the service director were also authorized to renew a contract with the Athens County Board of Commissioners to administer poor relief for 1944. The mayor noted a special garbage truck is being prepared by the service department and several citizen service requests have been received.
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City Service
A. N. Johnson
Athens City Council
Union St
Franz Woodworth
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Woodworth
City Service Department
McDonald Boy Dies and Mother in Hospital
Bill Edgar McDonald aged three died Saturday afternoon after a brief illness. His mother Mrs. McDonald, residing at 208 W Washington Street Athens, is in Sheltering Arms Hospital after giving birth to another son the same day. The family includes Juanita Luella Jerry Clayton and the baby born Saturday. Grandparents are Mrs. Minnie Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Riley of Athens. Funeral services set with Rev. O. M. Awe at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home on Wednesday at 10 AM.
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Bill Edgar McDonald
Stanley McDonald
Minnie Miller
Arthur Riley
Athens
0. M. Awe
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Birth Announcement for Linda Kay Fields
Mr and Mrs Howard Fields announce the birth of a daughter Saturday January 15 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The baby is named Linda Kay. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Joe Chiki of Poston and the Rey and Mrs Fred Fields of West State Street.
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Howard Fields
N. Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Linda Kay
Joe Chiki
Poston
Rey
Fred Fields
W. State St
Is Hospital Forgotten? Athens Fund Calls for Help
Citizens react to a voluntary mail campaign for an Athens Hospital Fund with only ten donations totaling 132.50 received by Mrs. Fuller. The Community Welfare Association laments dwindling support versus past giving of about 1300 yearly, urging hopeful contributions without door-to-door campaigning.
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Athens
Fuller
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Community Welfare Association
Son Reported Missing In War After Jan 6
Mr. Dess Donald Chappelear of 47 N Shafer Sr receives War Department confirmation that his son Corporal D D Chappelear Jr has been reported missing in the North American Area since January 6. The letter notes missing status does not imply closure and stresses ongoing efforts to determine the fate of personnel.
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Dess Donald Chappelear, Sr
N. Shafer Sr
War Department
Cpl
D. D. Chappelear, Jr
North American
Rotary Hearing on ESP Tests by University Psychologists
Dr. A. C. Anderson and Dr. J. R. Gentry of Ohio University presented ESP test results at the Athens Rotary Club, citing above-chance transfers of mental images from lab studies in American and European universities. They warned the tests are not conclusive but should be considered with an open mind.
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A. C. Anderson
J. R. Gentry
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Anderson
Ohio U
Dr. Gentry
Patriotic War Bond Show Draws Crowds in Mechanicsburg
The Fourth War Loan premiere Victory on Parade drew an enthusiastic audience at Mechanicsburg School. Dean Hansen urged giving for the war effort as Pvt. Humphrey, a wounded paratrooper from Flushing on leave, spoke of behind enemy lines duties and bonds support.
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Athens
America
Dean F. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Mechanicsburg School
Mr. Connor
Humphrey
Fletcher Hospital
Cambridge
Frank E. Moore Funeral set for Wednesday at Hollister
Funeral services for Frank E. Moore who died Sunday will be held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at the Hollister United Brethren Church with Rev. John M Molnar officiating. Burial will follow at Hollister. Friends may call at the Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home at any time.
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Frank E. Moore
Hollister
Schedule of Victory on Parade showings with chairmen
The remaining performances of Victory on Parade are listed with local Fourth War Loan Drive chairmen. Shows start at 7 p.m. in the high school auditoriums, with dates and organizers including F. L. Thomas in Jan 18, Chauncy with Max Wilson on Jan 19, New Marshfield with Rev Miles E. Hoon on Jan 20, Nelsonville with Frank G. Smith on Jan 24, Stewart with P P G Chapman on Jan 25, The Plains with Herman Humphrey on Jan 26, Shade with Ray Bobo on Jan 27, Coolville with Hall H. Chapman on Feb 2, and Louster with M M Bryson on Feb 3.
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James Whaley
Irman
F. L. Thomas
Willa Tippie
Herman Humphrey
Nan
Marvella Craw
Ithage
Emmett Swisher
Max Wilson
Howard Stanley
I— Ray Bobo
Ome
P. G. Chapman
Rimble—M. M. Bryson
Roy — Hal H. Chapman
Jaterloo
Miles E. Hoon
Ork
Edgar L. Koehler
Sands
Fourth War Loan Drive
P.m
Chauncey
New Marshfield
Miles FE. Hoon
Nelsonville
Frank G. Smith
Stewart
G. Chapman
the Plains
Shade
Ray Bobo
Coolville
Hall H. Chapman
Louster
M. M. Bryson
Blackface Quartet Lights Up Athens Show With Nostalgic Numbers
Roger Connor led the audience in the National Anthem and introduced a minstrel quartet in satin waistcoats. D. H. Sams performed Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me while B. A. Wolfe sang I Ain't Got Nobody. Gus White and Claudis Chappel joined in the songs as Marilyn Todd danced Tops in Taps with Vir- at the piano.
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Roger Connor
D. H
Jonsey) Sams
Indman B. A
Marilyn Todd
Athens High School
Vir
Explosive Permits Issued by Mrs Grones in Amesville Nelsonville and More
Mrs Al bert a Grones clerk of courts issued explosive licenses last month to vendors F H Gifford Co Amesville Smith Coal Co Nelsonville and to buyers C E Wolfe New Marshfield Athens State Hospital Lee Jenkins Stewart Route 1 Joe Biffle Nelsonville and Chester Seaman Nelsonville. Licenses are valid one year from the date on the license and do not need renewal by calendar year.
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Alberta Grones
F. H. Gifford Co
Amesville
Smith Coal Co
Nelsonville
C. E. Wolfe
New Marshfield
Athens State Hospital
Lee Jenkins
Stewart
Joe Biffle
Chester Seaman
Nelsonvile
Grones
Mohawk Diuretic Pills Ad at Gem Pharmacy
A vintage pharmacy ad promotes Mohawk Diuretic Pills for laxative relief and a range of symptoms including gas pains belching bloating dull headache coated tongue and loss of appetite. Caution to use only as directed price 49 cents.
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Gem Pharmacy
Time Extended for Returns on Sales Tax
The filing period for the ST-10 Form 2-43 covering July 1 to December 31, 1943 is extended from January 31 to February 29. Wayne Wingett, sales tax examiner, said returns postmarked or filed by February 29 will be honored without penalty.
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Wayne Wingett
Penetro Nose Drops Advise Cautious Use for Breathing Aid
Instructions warn to use Penetro Nose Drops only as directed to ease nasal breathing and provide cool air relief. Cautionary note emphasizes proper dosing and age considerations.
Sta-Put Rupture Support Ad Promotes Free Trial
An advertisement offers the Sta-Put Rupture Support on a 10 day free trial for groin or scrotal rupture. It promises no leg straps and no harsh pressure, with payment only after testing and no money due in advance. The claim includes prices for single and double ruptures and invites blank form requests.
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