Early Reports on Athens County War Bond Sales Encouraging
The Fourth War Loan Drive in Athens county shows encouraging progress with a county quota of 1 352 000 split into 826 000 for individuals and 526 000 for business. The Victory on Parade shows boost interest with no admission or bond solicitation, and schedules a series of high school venue performances across communities.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Fred H. Sands
War Finance Committee
Nanu Vuuptep Sur Cre
Nelsonville
Vassers
McBee Co
Sands
Chauncey
New Marshfield
Tarlight
Stewart
the Plains
Shade
Jacksonville- Trimble High School
Coolville
Albany
Wayne Kenney Dies at 84 in Athens Area
Wayne Kenney 84 died Thursday morning at 3 o'clock at his home near Pleasanton after years of illness. He was a Bates Methodist Church member and is survived by his wife Mary five daughters and three sons including Melvin and Dale Kenney of Athens Ray Kenney and Mrs Cyrus Gilmore of Cincinnati Mrs Thaddeus Thomas of Wheeling Mrs Hugh Winchell and Miss Jorpha Kenney of Dayton four grandchildren two sisters Mrs Nevada Sapp of Athens and Mrs Louella McVay of Akron and a brother Dock Kenney of Athens. Funeral services Saturday at 2:30 pm at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial at Bates Cemetery. Friends may call after Friday noon.
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Wayne Kenney
Pleasanton
Vinton County Plans For Basketball Benefit
McArthur. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chaired by J W Saltz opens county wide activities with a basketball benefit at McArthur High School gym Wednesday night at 7. Mrs Edith Church county chair announces the first game will feature Vinton County League varsity teams. Fans urged to attend the games and a dance is planned for Saturday January 29 to raise funds.
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McArthur
National Fundation For
J. W. Saltz
Vinton County
McArthur High School
Vinton County League
Edith Church
McArthur Gymnasium
WAVES recruit offers 274 jobs for college girls
Ensign Jean Courtney touring Athens urges college girls to join WAVES and discuss opportunities at the Recruiting Office. Courtney, a Smith College graduate from Poughkeepsie, replaces Ensign Catherine Strait and is assigned to Columbus recruiting.
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WAVES
Jean Courtney
The
Athens
Ed Shields
Toda
Ensign Courtney
Catherine Strait
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Columbus
Service Family Notes From World War II Home Front
Sgt Theodore A Winner of Camp Barkeley Texas spent 11 days with his mother Mrs Hattie Winner and sister Nancy at 25% Race St. His other sisters G E Wright Pomeroy Wakeman and Gerald Teeters Wakeman and La Donna Russell visited. Thomas A Winner in Italy promoted to Staff Sergeant aerial gunner overseas since Oct 29. Roy E Sams 22 seaman first class son of Mr Mrs Carlos Sams Harmony Rd visited wife Evelyn and daughter Linda at 89 W Union St after radio school at University of Wisconsin. He left for Los Angeles to begin another training course. Naval Aviation Cadet Harold Edward Juniper son of Don Juniper Lancaster graduated from Wesleyan Naval Flight Preparatory School Middleton Conn. He is Nelsonville High School alumnus who played football and basketball. A brother Robert Juniper also a naval aviation cadet.
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Camp Barkeley
Tex
Hattie Winner
Nancy
G. E. Wright
Pomeroy
Gerald Teeters
Wakeman
la Donna Russell
Winner
Thomas A. Winner
Italy
Roy E. Sams
Carlos Sams
Harmony Rd
Evelyn
Linda
W. Union St
University of Wisconsin
Los Angeles
Calif
Harold Edward Juniper
Don Juniper
Lancaster
Wesleyan Naval Flight Preparator School
Middleton
Conn
Nelsonville High School
Robert Juniper
Brief Illness Fatal To Mrs Allen McKibben
Mrs Allen McKibben age 34 died after a brief illness at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by husband and four children Eugene Waveline Al fred and Pvt Raymond McKibben at Camp Fannin Texas. Also her parents Ned and Mrs Gould Dowler Ridge three sisters Mrs Lucy Riley Union Mrs Garnett Dowler and Mrs Dorothy Gould New Marshfield and a brother Leonard Gould New Marshfield. Funeral Saturday at two at Marshfield Methodist Church with Rev Ray Pidecock presiding burial Zion Cemetery Lower Plains. Friends may call Hoodlett Funeral Home after 10 Friday morning.
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Allen McKibben
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Eugene
Waveline
Alfred
Raymond McKibben
Camp Fannin
Tex
Ned Gould
Dowler Ridge
Lucy Riley
Union
Garnett Dowler
Dorothy Gould
Leonard Gould
Marshfield Methodist Church
Ray Pidecock
Zion Cemetery
Lower Plains
Hoodlett
War Stamp Sale Totals $2,560 at Court Street Booth
The City Federation of Women's Clubs sold war stamps totaling $2,560.95 at the Court Street booth from December 13 to December 31.
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Court St
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Massive Columbus depot links war production to front lines
At Ware house 41 Columbus Army Service Forces Depot dwarfs others, spanning half a mile by 335 feet with 800000 square feet storage. It houses 270000 kinds of spare parts and 300000 to 500000 tires, including a 24.00x22 tire weighing 975 pounds. Black widow spiders serve a war purpose as sighting web fibers.
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Columbus
Columbus Army
Supply & Demand, Inc
America
Sears-Roebuck
Wilkesville Girl To Take Safety Training
Fort Des Moines Iowa reports First Lt Agnes Catharine Wells of Wilkesville Ohio has been selected to attend New York University in New York City for a course in safety engineering. After completing the course she will return to the First WAC Training Center Fort Des Moines. Wells has served since July 1943 as training administrator in the plans and training division. Her two brothers Cpl William H Wells and S Sgt Loring B Wells are in the Medical Corps and Air Corps respectively.
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Fort Des Moines
Agnes Catharine Wells
Columbus
New York University
New York City
Wells
First
WAC Training Center
Bessie L. Wells
Wilkesville
Wheelersburg
Cpl
William H. Wells
S Sgt
Loring B. Wells
Medical Corps
Air Corps
Legless Veterans Fitted For Civilian Jobs At Mare Island
At Mare Island Naval Hospital California sailors and Marines who lost legs in the Pacific are being rehabilitated with tailor made artificial limbs and reorientation training. The program yields active veterans walking and even running again and reentering civilian life with good job prospects in trucking and other motor vehicle work.
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Mare Island
Calif
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Naval Hospital
J. P. Owen
Owen
Navy
Icy Streets Triggered Multiple Traffic Crashes
Several accidents occurred as rain froze on streets. In Murray City two 16 year old boys were injured when their car skidded. Raymond Huston was taken to Cherrington Hospital with a head injury and Tad Mohney had a facial cut. In Athens Nathan Campbell escaped injuries when his car hit a pole on Second Street, police reported. a truck later rolled down a hill but remained unharmed. Beulah Weber and Hiram Westfall collided at E State and Marietta. both escaped injury with minor vehicle damage. Electric and telephone crews repaired lines and safety concerns.
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Murray City
Raymond Huston
Cherrington Hospital
Tad Mohney
Nelsonville
Athens
Nathan Campbell
Second St
Central Ave
Campbell
Electric Company
Beulah Weber
Dalton Ave
Hiram Westfall
Patton St
E. State St
Marietta Ave
Westfall
Marietta
Weber
Browning Named Pastor at North Methodist Church Indianapolis
The Rev Dr Dallas L Browning a Ohio University graduate has been assigned as pastor of North Methodist Church Indianapolis He previously led First Methodist Sidney Ohio for seven years and served in Athens Glouster and Amesville His Sidney church added new members bringing total to 1590 He was born in Rutland and earned an AB from Ohio University in 1922 His wife attended Ohio University They have three children Janet Richard and Scott He is a Mason and a Rotary Club member.
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Dallas L. Browning
Ohio University
North Methodist Church
Indianapolis
First Methodist Church
Sidney
Athens
Glouster
Amesville
Browning
Rutland
Ohio Wesleyan University
Funeral Held Tuesday For Adelaine Calloway
Funeral services for Mrs. Adelaine Calloway age 75 were held at her home near Coolville Tuesday afternoon. She had been living with Mrs. Billa Lawhead in Minersville for several years and died Saturday after pneumonia last Friday. Mrs. Lawhead 87 has influenza and is being cared for at the home of Mrs. Jack Stivers with help from Mrs. Ronald Grindley.
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Adelaine Calloway
Coolville
Callaway
Billa Lawhead
Minersville
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lawhead
Jack Stivers
Ronald Grindley
Catherine Stiff Dies At Home In Pataskala
Catherine Stiff aged 72 died at her home near Pataskala. She formerly lived near Nelsonville and is survived by son Clarence at home two grandchildren one sister Mrs Ira Blackstone of Buchtel two brothers Frank Evans of Springfield and J C Evans of Grove City. Funeral Friday at 2 30 PM at the residence with burial in Pataskala Cemetery.
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Catherine Stiff
Pataskala
Nelsonville
Clarence
Ira Blackstone
Buchtel
Frank Evans
Springfield
J. C. Evans
Grove City
Boy Scouts of Albany Collect Waste Paper
Boy Scout Troop 70 of Albany led by Stephen Nenoff will collect waste paper Saturday. House wives should have the paper ready when the scouts call during the day. The troop headquarters are moved to the J Howard Cline building on Route 50.
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Albany
Boy Scout
Stephen Nenoff
J. Howard Cline
Route 50
Veterans To Meet at Armory Friday Night
Floyd Bolin Post No. 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet in their club room at the Armory Friday evening Jan 21 at 7 30 Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to attend also any veteran of the present war who has seen foreign service is invited it was announced by Adjt Raymond Howard.
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Floyd Bolin
Adjt
Raymond Howard
Cleveland Philanthropist Leaves $8 Million Education Trust
The National City Bank reported Elizabeth Severance Prentiss, a Cleveland philanthropist, left a trust fund estimated at over $8,000,000 to be distributed to educational institutions. Rainfall noted at .25 inch. Athens high was 42, low 25, noon 36.
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Athens
Cleveland
The
National City Bank
Elizabeth Severance Prentiss
Tragedy Near Grove City Claims Two Young Riders
A truck struck a bicycle two miles north of Grove City, killing 9 year old Leonard Thompson and injuring 15 year old Fred Ott Jr. The incident occurred last night on a rural road in Columbus area. Also in the notice, Harry Hawk of New Marshfield Ohio is appointed Executor of Rebecca J Hawk deceased, with creditors asked to file claims within four months. Probate dated December 24 1943. 30tw
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Columbus
Leonard Thompson
Fred Ott, Jr
Grove City
Harry Hawk
New Marshfield
Ohio
Rebecca J. Hawk
Athens County
Francis D. White
Albany High School to Receive Service Flag Friday Assembly
A service flag purchased by Albany High School district residents will be presented in an assembly Friday January 21 at 2 30 p m The flag bears stars for every Albany High School boy and girl now in service and will be shown to the school community.
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Albany
Albany High School
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