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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1942
Page
5
Athens County boards and solicitors report strong early returns on the Sacrifice Day drive. Harper Pendry’s American Legion solicitation brought $1,000 from downtown firms, while local union members and women canvassers added hundreds more.
Registration for Selective Service at Ohio University campus set for February 16 in Memorial Auditorium foyer. In Glouster Al Craft and Mayor Thomas Williams coordinate, while Chauncey organizers Max Wilson and Mayor William Hines assist.
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. The Order of the Temple will confer on one candidate. Sir Knights are asked to appear in full uniform with swords, announced by Commander R J Studer.
Learn about Army and Navy structure and insignia in a 32 page Athens Messenger pamphlet. The guide explains ships, ranks, and branches, with plain explanations and examples. Send 10 cents plus 1 cent for mailing to The Athens Messenger New York address.
Pvt. James M. Vercoe, son of Thomas Vercoe of Athens Route 4, reports a transfer from Camp Wolters Texas to Camp Haan California. He serves as a truck driver with a machine gun platoon near Los Angeles. He asks friends to write to Pvt. James Vercoe, Co. D 106th Infantry, AP O 27 A S N 35035709, San Francisco care Postmaster General. Vercoe formerly worked for The Athens Messenger circulation staff.
The fourth in a series of seven Boy Scout Leadership Emergency Courses will be held Friday night at Athens High School. Instruction covers first aid and transport of injured persons, a calisthenics review, Indian leg wrestling by J. P. Trepp, rope climbing, and district hospital and Red Cross unit locations. Mrs. J. R. Stratton to speak on Emergency Repair of Clothing.
Temperatures ranged from 26 to 45 degrees across Athens with a 35 degree noon reading today. A heavy fog covered the Hocking Valley overnight reducing visibility.
In Athens, 30 members of the McGuffey Society gathered at Athens High School to reenact a rural classroom. A reading contest featured McGuffey readers, with Miss Myrtle Lortz and Mrs Mae F Harmon praised as top readers and F L Thomas winning the spelling bee. Twelve new members joined, bringing total to 43, as officers outlined goals to promote McGuffey readers in area schools. The next meeting is the last Monday in March.
A red light signal atop the Athens Courthouse alerts police to call City Hall for orders. The existing Security Bank Building signal remains in use. City Hall houses a telephone extension to the fire department, ensuring someone on duty can relay police calls when officers are away.
The notice records births at Sheltering Arms Hospital with parents Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Romine of 59 Stewart St and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Patton of Glouster. It also lists admissions for medical care and major surgery and releases including Mrs. Silas Carpenter and infant, Mrs. William P. Cherrington, and Mrs. James O. Stephan with infant. John Kircher and Mrs. Lillie Goins were released.
The passage blends a lively daily forecast predicting progress, travel, fresh contacts, and inventive plans amid risks of fraud and deceit. It notes a birthday year of activity, entrepreneurial change, and potential talents for writing thrillers, followed by a statistical line: England has 1,843,656 old age pensioners, 1,080,585 women.
Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray will address the Athens County Methodist Men's Rally at 2 30 Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Athens. A half hour song service precedes the talk. Gray, listed in Who's Who in America, holds degrees from Dickinson Seminary Drew Theological Seminary Baker University Syracuse University and Dickinson College and has served as a preacher in England during WWI and as exchange preacher there. He is currently pastor of Bexley Methodist Church in Columbus.
Athens Girl Scouts announce annual Family Night on Thursday February 5 at 7 in East Side School auditorium. The program committee and troop leaders plan features of Girl Scout work and show short films of Athens girls at Camp Rotan. Prizes will honor troops with the most parent attendance. committee members include Mrs. Wilson Smith and four others.
Standard Oil of Ohio motion pictures were shown at the Athens Rotary Club noon meeting at Hotel Berry. New color segments covered spider silk use in instrument making and steel manufacture. Dr. John G. Albright, Ohio University graduate and Case School of Applied Science faculty member, is using spider silk in his technical work.
An eight pound son Lary Eugene was born Tuesday January 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Elba Bing. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ward Bing and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jeffers. Twenty nine attended Sunday School and various local social visits and gatherings are noted through the week with families including the Midkiffs Romines Heilmans and Cullums in Hemlock Grove and nearby towns.
Dr. E Herndon Hudson director of the Health Service at Ohio University leaves for naval duty with the United States Naval Reserve as lieutenant commander in the Medical Corps. Dr. Embree R Rose becomes acting director during Hudsons absence and a second full-time physician will be added.
Contributions totaling 1908.13 from 1681 persons and firms in Athens County have been received by the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association. A second reminder has been sent. the drive aims to reach a 2200 quota by week’s end to aid tuberculosis control and broad health education.
Scout Executive J. R. Stratton assigns six Athens Boy Scout troops to city wards for weekly salvage collection. Troop 54 covers Wards 1 and 2, Troop 50 wards 3, Troop 52 and 59/56 cover Ward 4 parts, Troop 51 serves Mechanicsburg, Troop 58 handles The Plains. Each troop selects six messengers to aid wardens under Civilian Defense Council.
PETERBOROUGH New Hampshire R Knowlton of Albany recently purchased three registered Guernsey cows and a registered Guernsey bull from Fred W Nelson of Radcliff to add to his herd. Dora’s Patsy Merry Christmas Dorothy’s Merry Christmas Nelson’s Pride are the registered names with The American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Nine members of Troop 54 of Boy Scouts passed second class tests Sunday at the scout cabin. Names include Donald Tudor Frank Allen Carlos Spurbeck Billy Miler Tommy Barstow Herbert Harris Jimmy Biggins with Spurbeck and William Puckey ready for their second class badges. At camp meals John Hunter cooked hunter's stew.
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