Air-WACS Plan Orientation Flights At Ohio University
Army recruiters announce 15 minute orientation flights from Ohio University Airport this week. Lieutenant Amy Morrison says Civilian Flight facilities will support the program with sessions at the Army recruiting office in Athens and Columbus. The drive includes the Air WACS team and aims to boost enlistment during wartime mobilization.
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Ohio University
Air Corps
Amy Morrison
Army Recruiting
Air Base
Columbus
Athens
John 8S. Gullet
Herbert
Army Recruiting Office
Post Office Examinations Open In Athens Area
Competitive federal postings seek substitute clerks and city carriers at the Athens Post Office. Appointments are wartime temporary up to six months with pay 65 cents an hour plus 300 dollars extra per time. Applicants face a written test. blanks available from Mr Kelley and must be sent to the Sixth U. S. Civil Service at Cincinnati Ohio.
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Ath
J. L. Ley
U. S. Civil Service
Athens
Kelley
U. S. Civil Service U.S. Post Office
Cincinnati 2
Ohio
Brotherhood Dinner At Yterian Church Set For Evening
The Men's Brotherhood of the church plans a dinner at 6 o clock to close the church year. Lt J E Brannan will be the guest speaker. Cadet Poole will impersonate famous Americans and the Cadet Quartet will perform. Tick lers should report to Mr G E Mills by phone today. Officers directing the dinner include D Williams Dr J F Dix G E Mills P H n and Prof Thor Olson.
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Men's Brotherhood of the Yterian Church
J. E. Brannan
Poole
G. E. Mills
D. Williams
J. F. Dix
P H. N
Thor Olson
City Considers Garbage Service Start February First
Mayor Franz Woodworth announces a city run garbage disposal service starting February 1 to gauge community interest. The project is a non profit service offered to residents. registration is at the Waterworks Office, City Hall.
Five Men Enlist In Navy Here
Five men sworn in at Columbus by Chief Ed Shields, local recruiting officer. Names given are Leonard Lewis from Buchtel, Harold Leman Glover of 10 Walker Street, Robert Lee Poling of Nelsonville, Robert Lee Tate of 61% North Court Street, and Thomas Merle Metcalf of Athens Route 2. Shields notes many applicants for naval service and WAVES units.
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Navy
Columbus
Ed Shields
Leonard Lewis
Buchtel
Harold Leman Glover
Walker St
Robert Lee Poling
Nelsonville
Robert Lee Tate
N. Court St
Thomas Merle Metcalf
Athens
Shields
Scouts Meet Tonight For Group Pictures
Boy Scout Troops 50 54 56 and 59 meet at 7 in the Scout room of the Methodist Church for group pictures to be used during National Boy Scout Week. Scouts with full uniforms urged to wear them. all Scouts requested to attend.
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Methodist Church
Doanville Man Fined For Assault On Wife
Roy Savage of Doanville was fined 25 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after an arrest by Sheriff George Bateman and Deputy Frank Joyce on a Saturday night charge of assault and battery. Savage received 60 days in jail, suspended on the condition of good behavior, for beating his wife.
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Roy Savage
Doanville
George Bateman
Frank Joyce
Franz Woodworth
Savage
William Humphreys Fined for No Tail Light Driving
William Roy Humphreys age 22 of Jackson was arrested early Sunday on Route 75 south of McArthur by state patrolmen for driving an automobile with no tail light. He pled guilty yesterday before Mayor Co W Barnhill at Hamden and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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William Roy Humphreys
Jackson
McArthur
Co. W. Barnhill
Hamden
Albany Primary Grades sponsor benefit dance at Albany High
The Primary Grades of the Albany Schools plan a benefit dance at Albany High School on Saturday January 29. Proceeds fund school activities. Music prizes and refreshments will be provided.
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Albany
Albany High
Resisted Officer fined by mayor in Hickory case
Homer McWilliams aged 21 of Hickory Street was fined ten dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Wood for resisting an officer.
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Homer McWilliams
Hickory St
Franz Woodworth
Two Die As Army Plane Crashes At Toledo Air Field
Two civilian pilots and an Army Air Forces lieutenant died in a twin engine plane crash during an attempted landing at Toledo Municipal Airport yesterday.
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Toledo
Army Air Forces
Municipal Air Field
Stimson to Speak on National Service Tonight
Secretary of War Stimson will broadcast at 6 pm Eastern Washington time with a 15 minute presentation outlining urgent support for national service legislation.
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Washington
War Stimson
Army and Navy Promotions and Transfers Across World War II
The dispatch lists promotions from private to corporal and from private first class to corporal for service members in the Army Air Forces and Navy. It notes assignments in Italy North Africa the Pacific islands and the United States. Families in Athens Ohio Glouster and nearby towns receive word of these military advances and transfers.
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Army Air Base
Casper, Wy
Uhion W. Doolittle
Jeep
Elizabeth Doolittle
Carbondale
Ohio
Orient
Atlantic
Chauncey Girl Serves At Cairo Conference
Private Ruth Sweazy Herman of Chauncey served as one of 13 WAC telephone operators at the Cairo conference with President Roosevelt. The Chauncey- Dover High School graduate trained at Fort Oglethorpe last February and arrived in North Africa on August 5. Her husband is Harry H Herman of Columbus. Her mother, Mrs Maggie Sweazy, lives on West Main Street in Chauncey and is visiting Columbus this winter.
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Herman
Ruth Sweazy
Chauncey
WAC
Cairo
Roosevelt
Maggie Sweazy
L. L. Sweazy
Chauncey- Dover High School
Dew Medal Highlights Bougainville Action and Local U.S. Servicemen
Sergeant Howard L. Dew, veteran of New Georgia, earns the Silver Star for actions at Empress Augusta Bay Bougainville. He led a platoon despite a gunshot wound, then returned to aid, inspiring his men to reduce an enemy strong point. Additional notes report promotions, transfers, and training details for several Ohio service members.
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Howard L. Dew
Glouster
New Georgia
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Dew
Bougainville
Ona Dew
Glouster Route 1
The
National Carbon Works
Fosteria
AAF Training Command
Pampa Army Air Field
Tex
Thorne W. Longsworth
John B. Longsworth
Ohio University
Police report dog poisoning cases prompt warning
Police say dog poisoning incidents have been reported recently. Chief J P Grogan stated the law imposes severe penalties and urged anyone with information to contact the department.
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J. P. Grogan
Police Department
Weather update from Athens highs and lows
Athens recorded a yesterday high of 46 and a low of 29. At noon today the temperature stood at 41 degrees.
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Athens
Athens K of C Dinner Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Athens Council Knights of Columbus marked its 30th anniversary with a dinner at the K of C Clubroom. Father William A. Kelly spoke of patriotism and wartime welfare work, while Jack Bennett recounted Tunisian campaign experiences and battlefield episodes. Virginia Segale and Agnes Padden provided music and singing as congratulations flowed from local leaders.
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Athens
Knights of Columbus
William A. Kelly
Nelsonville
Jack Bennett
Ohio University
Father Kelly
Bennett
Virginia Segale
Wellston High School
Frank Segale
Agnes Padden
Edward P. McHugh
John A. Ward
Wm. M. Corry
Dion McDermott
George Civille
Fred Sanders
Master Mason Degree Tonight at Paramathia Lodge No 25
Paramathia Lodge No 25 will confer the Master Mason Degree at its regular meeting tonight at 7 30. Ernest E Hart, the master, urges all members to attend and says visitors will be welcome.
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Paramathia Lodge No
Ernest E. Hart
New York Job for Kroger Ex-Employee Carol Burris
Mrs. George Carsey of 20 Elliott Street received a telegram stating her son Carol Burris has accepted a position in New York City. Burris is a former employee of Kroger Super Market on West State Street.
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New York
George Carsey
Elliott St
Carol Burris
New York City
Kroger
West State St
Free tree units offered to Athens County landowners
Athens County landowners may obtain wildlife food and cover plantings from C. H. Moore, state game protector, consisting of 125 red pines and 42 shrubs of seven species. Up to two units per farmer, with delivery around April 1, upon contacting Moore at 22 S. May Ave. Phone 488.
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Athens County
C. H. Moore
Moore
S. May Ave
Photography in War shown to Athens Rotary Club
Athens Rotary Club met at Hotel Berry to view slides from Eastman Kodak illustrating photography use in war plants and on front lines. Dean Laurence Lange and Dr. FE E Shipman of Ohio University led the review and discussed wartime photographic applications.
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Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Eastman Kodak Co
Laurence Lange
FE. E. Shipman
Ohio University
Penetro salve marketed as cold relief remedy
An old advertisement touts Penetro salve as relief for coughing nasal congestion and muscle aches from colds. It credits a grandma’s home remedy using mutton suet and modern medicine, urging mothers to follow her example for family relief. Cap price 25 cents, double supply 35 cents.
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Main St
Stimson
Moresco
Kerr Hardware Co
E. L
Happy) Nye
Eva Nye
Nye
38Th Air Depot Group
Italy
Frieda Shonborn, Glouster
Pfe
Ernest J. Shonborn
North Africa
George D. Burson
Ralph Burson
Pratts Fork
Keesler Field
Miss
Air Force Gunnery School
Las Vegas
Nev
South Pacific
Ernest Campbell
Dolly Campbell
E. State St
G. C. Hall
N. Shafer St
Campbell
134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
140Th Field Artillery
Fijis
Guadalcanal
Russel Islands
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ronald L. Kincade
Ira Kincade
Coolville
Charles Mills
Milton Mills
Army Air Center
Nashville
Tenn
Army Air Forces Training Command
Mills
Waterloo High School
Frank Reed Beverage
Frank Beverage
Franklin Ave
Australia
Racine
Coffeyville
Kans
Army Air Field
Longsworth
W. H. Allen
Stimpson Ave
William H. Allen, Jr
Sergeant Allen
Hawaiian Islands
Cpl
Charles T. Hayes
Cooville
Army
Panama
Corporal Hayes
Panama Canal Area
Vernon N. Hayes
Harley W. Collins
G. W. Collins
Fort Hayes
Camp Lee, Va
Quartermaster Corps
A. E. McConkey
Spring St
Pfc
Richard E. McConkey
British Isles
McConkey
Ashton
Martha Lou Dowler
Tom Dowler
McCon
J. W. Martin
Near Stewart
Paul E. Martin
Nashville, Tenn
Milton E. Efaw
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mary Jane Efaw
Don
Ruth V. Herman
Ald
Woodland Ave
Fefaw
L. H. Efaw
New Marshfield
H. S. Smith
Kenneth
Ordnance Department of
the Army
Arthur Scott
F. E. Scott
Camp Hulen
Texas
Clovis
New Mexico
Philip E. Straus
Floyd Eugene Lowe
Home St
Ross Runkle
Athens High School
Eddie Alco
Mgr
Nye Chevrolet
Athens, Ohlo
Athens K of C
Rotary Club
North America
Dr. Werner
S. Court St
City Loan Varanty Company
Uncle Sam
Four Corners
Earth
Seven Seas
Greyhound Organization
Greyhound
W. Union St
Union Bus Station
Athens, Ohio
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