Redtown Man Killed by Train at Doty Crossing
Peter Maillard 74 of Redtown was killed Sunday evening when struck by No. 6, a New York Central passenger train south of Doty Crossing. He had left home saying he would go to the store and apparently did not hear the approaching train due to poor hearing. Survived by stepsons Thomas Ndell Dayton Allen Swindell Jacksonville Dudley Swindell Redtown and Beatrice Edwards New Athens and a sister Mary in France. Funeral at Jacksonville Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 with Rev. C. E. Palmer. Burial Maplewood. Friends may call at Dudley Swindell home after Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Maillard
Redtown
New York Central
Maillard
Dudley Swindell
Doty Crossing
France
United States
Thomas Ndell
Dayton
Allen Swindell
Jacksonville
Beatrice Edwards
New Athens
Mary
Jacksonville Methodist Church
C. E. Palmer
Maplewood
Mr. Chadwick Dies Saturday Funeral Services Held
Harry Chadwick aged 63 of 240 N Congress St died Saturday night after a long illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Jagers Funeral Home with Rev Fred Fields. Burial in W Union St Cemetery. Survived by wife Osa Slagle two sons Clinton and Clyde three brothers Frank William Fred and two sisters Viola Sands and Martha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Chadwick
N. Congress St
Jagers Funeral
Fred Fields
W. Union St
Sugar Creek
Sylvester
Loretta Chadwick
Athens
Florence Harvey
Osa Slagle
Clinton
S. Shannon
Clyde
Frank
Highland Ave
William
Fred
Viola Sands
Trimble
Martha
Chicago
Two Divorce Suits Filed in County Court
Two divorce actions filed in the Athens County Common Pleas Court accuse gross neglect. Anna Catherine Haning seeks divorce from William Don Haning and restoration of her maiden name Anna Catherine Sargent. they married December 18 1934. Helen Swart asks divorce from S Kendall Swart of 1712 West Washington Street and restoration of her maiden name Helen Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Anna Catherine Haning
William Don Haning
Anna Catherine Sargent
Helen Swart
S. Kendall Swart
Washington St
Helen Walker
Wool Thefts Hit County Again With 200 Pound Loss
George Tedrow reported to Sheriff Charles Bayless that 200 pounds of wool were stolen from his property. This marks the county's second major wool robbery in six weeks, according to the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tedrow
Stewart
Charles Bayless
Skywriting Over Athens Air Tour Draws Crowds
Athens hosts the Junior Chamber of Commerce All-Ohio Air Tour with roughly 40 ships from Cleveland stopping in Youngstown Zanesville Parkersburg and Athens. The event features talks on Army Aviation Cadet training Ohio aviation programs and an escort of three PT-17 Stearman planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Ohio
Earl Johnson
H. C. Kress Muhlenberg
Fifth Corps
James L. Zimmerman
Youngstown
New Philadelphia
Zanesville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio Aviation
Kay Greshauge
Newark
Marion
Lima
Mansfield
Sandusky
Public invited to studies on the Southeastern Ohio problem child
A two day conference at Ohio University gathers state welfare education juvenile research teachers and the Ohio Probation Association to discuss actual facts statistics and remedial measures for the problem child in Southeastern Ohio. Register Wednesday morning July 16 in Memorial Auditorium between 10 20 and 10 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio
State Departments of Welfare, Education, Juvenile Research
Ohio Probation Association
Ohio University
Henry J. Jeddeloh
Ohio
Memorial Auditorium
Lindley Hall
H. J. Jeddeloh
Farmers Granted Extension to Store Excess Wheat
Washington announces an extension to April 30 1943 allowing grain to be stored under government loan after farmers protested a 49 cents per bushel penalty on wheat grown beyond allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
City Court Records Jesus Linscott Arrest
Jesus Linscott arrested on West Union Street Saturday night and forfeited $14 in mayor's court today. Officers Leslie Bradfield and Fred James made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Linscott
W. Union St
Mayor's Court
Leslie Bradfield
Fred James
Izaak Walton League Holds Regular Meeting
The Izaak Walton League will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday night July 15 at 7 30 in the Athens Fire Department rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League
Athens Fire Department
Fall from bridge kills 57 year old steel worker
A 35 foot fall from the 55th Street bridge proved fatal to Gus Lindstrom 57 a structural steel worker. Historians say Napoleon's defeat in Europe was accelerated by disease among his troops more than by enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
55Th St
Gus Lindstrom
Napoleon
Europe
Time Card Fast Round No 4 Diplomat Daily Schedule
Train timetable fragment lists several rail lines with daily and Sunday or Monday exceptions. It includes entries for Diplomat Daily Nos 1 3 11 44 and others, plus National Limited and Chesapeake & Ohio Southbound and Northbound services with arrival and departure times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diplomat
TOA Aenewsenmn
National Limited
New Speed Reached by Racers in Derby
Soap Box Derby racers clocked Sunday on West State Street with 18 entrants showing faster times than last year by about 4 miles per hour. Pre-race inspections begin Tuesday at Nye Chevrolet Garage with weight length wheels and brakes checked for final entry, while fans view the display of varied colorful builds from Edwin Powell to Billy Beckley and Abraham brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Ohio River
Memphis
Tenn
Ralph Haynes
C.P.T.P
Morgantown
W. Va
Reanie
Zanesville
Ohio-Kentucky
Haynes
Soap Box Derby
West State St
Carman Church
Floyd Wolfe
The
Jaycees
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court St
Nye
Bill Puckey
Puckey
Joe Williams
John Good
Dick Potts
Abraham Brothers
Charles
Billy
Abraham
Clair Baker
Tuppers Plains
Wyckoff and Rowland Fined After Road Accident
John Wyckoff 73 of 14 First St and Ray Rowland 33 of Route 56 were fined 100 and costs each by Mayor Cliff Cornell after an accident on The Plains Road. Wyckoff pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and Rowland to leaving the scene. charges filed by state patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wyckoff
First St
Ray Rowland
Cliff Cornell
Plains Road
Wyckoff
Rowland
Ohio Receives Over 600 Million for Defense
The year ended June 30 shows Ohio defense expenditures totaling 606,484,801. Army contracts placed with Ohio concerns amount to 278,274,826 while navy contracts reach 171,928,317. The Defense Plant Corporation spent 141,256,250 in Ohio on new factories additions and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Office of Government
Navy
Defense Plant Corporation
Buckeye
Derby Souvenir Helmet For Athens Soap Box Derby
Each participant in the Athens Soap Box Derby this Thursday afternoon will receive a personal helmet souvenir. The aluminum finish helmet features superior padding and is pressed from solid steel. Helmets are supplied by Chevrolet Motor Division, co sponsor of the All-American Soap Box Derby nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Chevrolet Motor Division
Athens Soap Box Derby Builds Toward Thursday Race
Race officials and family members watched trial runs as minor problems emerged. An axle split and assorted bugs were found, to be fixed before the upcoming Thursday race. Earl Nye chairs the event with James Scriven Jaycee president and others aiding Nye Chevrolet as co sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ents
Earl Nye
James Scriven
Jaycee
Harry Begg
Wilbur Imes
William Darnell
George Perry
Sol Rosenberg
C. B. Nye
Nye Chevrolet
Athens
Fire control highlighted at Ohio State Fair exhibit
Ohio Division of Forestry will showcase fire control during the Ohio State Fair August 23 to 29. The display centers on a 100 foot steel fire tower with lookout cabin and two way radio demonstrations. Forester John A. Bastian notes most fires are man caused and urges public awareness to protect timber, soil and wildlife. The exhibit includes a portable sawmill, timber samples, wood utilization displays, and views of Ohio forests and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio
John A. Bastian
Bastian
Division of Forestry
Mammoth Conservation Commission
Man fined for unsafe operation in Gore arrest
Herman McMannis aged 41 of Gore was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell yesterday on an unsafe operation charge. He was arrested on Route 50, state patrol reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman McMannis
Gore
Cliff Cornell
State Patrol
Weather Edge Athens Heat Tug Continues
Moderate conditions persisted in Athens with a Sunday high of 87 and a low of 61. By noon today the temperature had reached i.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
Tuberculosis Awareness Films Set for Memorial Auditorium
A series of sound motion pictures on tuberculosis will be shown at Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday July 22. The films are presented by the National Tuberculosis Association with involvement from Ohio University health service the Athens County Health and Tuberculosis Association and the local Ohio Public Health Association branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tuberculosis Association
Memorial Auditorium
FE. Herndon Hudson
Health Service
Ohio University
Athens
University Health Service
Athens County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Ohio Public Health Association
Training in Music For Ohio University Elementary School
Students under J E Thackery and Harold Guthrie receive broad music training. A 40 pupil talent group tests native ability, while others pursue instrumental study on flute clarinet trombone trumpet saxophone and violin with private lessons offered at low cost. A drum class teaches coordination, and second graders receive vocal instruction to build musical foundations. Group singing and instrumental relaxation occur twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
J. E. Thackery
Harold Guthrie
Thackery
Youth Killed Under Train in Coolville
Funeral services were held for Holly Malcolm 19 in Coolville after he fell under a freight train Friday night. The body was found two miles north of Coolville by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and taken to White's Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs George Malcolm and several brothers and sisters. Coroner A L Pritchard ruled the death accidental following his Sunday investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Holly Malcolm
Malcolm
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
White
George Malcolm
A. L. Pritchard
Seven Hurt in Car Collision West of Guysville
Seven persons sustained cuts and bruises in a collision on U S Route 50 one mile west of Guysville. Cars driven by Kenneth F Celevenger and Roy H McGill were involved. Injured include Walter Campbell George Duty Richard Dunfee Carl Dunfee Sila s Dunfee and George McGill.
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Guysville
Kenneth F. Celevenger
Avon
W. Va
Roy H. McGill
Stewart
Celevenger
McGill
Walter Campbell
Norwood
George Duty
Clarksburg
Richard Dunfee
Carl Dunfee
Silas Dunfee
Coolville
Route 2
George McGill
America First Groups Urge Knox Removal
Ten America First committee chapters urge Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox be removed for proposing using the navy to clear the Atlantic of the German menace. The move cites his stance as escalatory amid rising wartime tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Knox
Chicago
America First Committee
Frank Knox
Atlantic
Missing June Air Raid Toll Low at 399 Killed in Britain
The ministry of home security reported 399 deaths from air raids in June in Britain the smallest monthly toll since July 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Home Security
Britain
Chicago Population Shifts in the 1940 Census
Chicago, the nation's second largest city, recorded 3,384,556 residents in 1940, up from 3,376,438 in 1930, reflecting a modest urban growth pattern during the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Enrollments Grow at Athens Mechanics School for 1941 Term
Enrollment in the Athens Mechanics School for the second term of 1941 exceeds 80 young men. The program trains 18 to 26 year olds for aviation and related industries with students from Athens, Glasgow, Nelsonville, and surrounding towns including Ackley, Bey ly, Bosworth, Carsey, Cole, Collins, Gloeckner, Henderson, Johnson, Kepler, Morgan, Plumly, Ranes bottom, Root, Shingler, Stewart, Van Atta, Vaughn, Wright, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Mechanics School
Athens
John William Ackley
George Dick Agar
W. Union St
Charles H. Bewly
Wayne FE. Bosworth
Russell B. Carsey
Narnall
Dean Cole
Central Ave
Don Guy Collins
Richland Ave
Lewis Robert Gloeckner
Hanlin Ave
Charles Richard Henderson
Harlan Gayle Johnson
Ross Edward Kepler
W. Washington St
Chester Roland Morgan
W. State St
Clyde Mansfield
E. Mulberry
Francis Loman Plumly
Richard Otto Ranesbottom
Mill St
Robert Elwin Root
Chester Walter Root
Dwight Lyman Shingler
Herman Riley Stewart
Ray Emerson van Atta
Lewis W. Vaughn
Morris Ave
Orin Dale Wright
Pearl Douglas
Dallas Edward Nester
First St
Glouster
Andrew J. Andrews
Jack Duncan
Madison St
Andrew
Robert Edward Bescoe
Millfield
Cameron M
Marcus A. Brooker
Carbon Hill
William W. Brooks
Murray City
John Leslie Cox
Nelsonville
Andrew J. Fade
Hollister
Wilmer Dale Harris
Paul Robert Hull
Union Furnace
Charles Edward Lawton
Barlow
John Thomas McClain
Logan
Hubert Clayton Mundy
Benjamin F. Neel
Frank Reinshell, Jr
New Plymouth
Charles William Reuter
Pomeroy
Wesley Herbert Rice
New Marshfield
Wendell Lloyd Ridgely
Chesterhill
Ralph Joel Sanders
Trimble
Harold Winner Snow
Guysville
Clair Blair Smith
Shade
Richard Donald Smith
William Earl Smith
Dennis Eugene Trotter
Stockport
Everett Edward
Leslie Ray Walker
Stewart
Benson Edgar Workman
Robert Edwin Blatt
New Lexington
Jesse William Hill
S. Main St
Arthur William Thomas
Wayne Buck
Guys
Hospital Admits Four for Medical Observation
Sheltering Arms Mary Katzenhbach and Hattie Weatherby were admitted Sunday to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Route 4 and Mrs. Lenora Davis of 1812 Court Street was admitted today for medical observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Katzenhbach
New Marshefield
Hattie Weatherby
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lenora Davis
1812
Court St
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Athens Messenger
Mr. Chadwick
Tedrow
Athens Pharmacy
By Marian Bush Reeder
Texas
Collier Nogues
Elmira
N. Y
Mertzen
Mertzen Flying Club
Carl van Dyke
Athens Airways
Boston
Mass
van Dyke
Henry Ferrick
Crooksville
Harley Pickett
Carpenter Station
McElroy
Stewart Airport
Olson
Cross
Winfield
Columbus
Port Columbus
State
Federal
Security Bank Member
Federal Deposit Ins
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Daly — Mee
Derby
Edwin Powell
Clay Milar
Billy Imes
Austin Wiley
Vernon McKibben
George Beasley
F. J. Beasley
Billy Beckley
High
Congress
College Sts
Wyckoff and
S. W
Colonial
Colonial Plan
Colonial Finance Co
Berry Hotel
Athens, O
Rexton
ST. Joseph
Clements
Coliseum
Frankie
Taft
New York City
Jimmy Stewart
Chancellor
Maa Pvtas
Dixie Coffee
Ginger
Capital Brand
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