Plans for Christian Rural Overseas Program meeting in Athens
County residents will discuss the Christian Rural Overseas Program at the Athens Grange Hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. Volunteer Ohio counties will donate crops and livestock via an Ohio Food Train beginning August 26 with Athens as a regional stop. A film Seeds of Destiny will be shown and donations distributed by need.
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Ohio
Athens Grange Hall
Villa Tippie
Agricultural Extension Service
Athens
Airmail Site Sought Near Athens Faces Possible Move
All American Aviation may discontinue its Athens to Athens area airmail pickup service by week’s end unless a new ground site is found. The valley east of Athens lacks a safe knoll free of trees and wires for aircraft approaches. John Graham from Alleghany Airport, Pittsburgh, urged locally aware residents within a few miles of Athens to propose viable sites under year long contract and accessible by all weather roads.
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Athens
All American Aviation
John Graham
Alleghany
Pittsburgh
Graham
Deadline Thursday for Appeal in McBride Case
Joseph McBride, suspended city patrolman, has one day left to appeal to the Athens Civil Service Board. If he does not appeal by Thursday, 10 days after suspension, his right of appeal ends and his dismissal becomes final.
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Joseph McBride
Athens Civil Service Board
Paul C. Gillilan
McBride
Gillillan
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
Joseph Grogan
Fred James
Grogan
Lions Club hears aims of Region Council plans
Associate State Forester Jim Wells outlined Southeastern Ohio Regional Council goals at the Lions Club in Logan. He spoke of promoting industry, natural resources, agriculture and forestry, recreation and tourism, highways, health and education, and constructive legislative policies. After the meeting, members viewed oil well operations on the Fred Beasley farm, and the club announced sponsorship of programs for the Athens County Fair horse show and harness races.
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Jim Wells
Logan
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Lions Club
Wells
Clarence Blosser
Rotary Club
Bob Mathews
Fred Beasley
Athens County Farr
Legion Forms Picnic Plans At July 29 Stag Event
Plans for a July 29 stag picnic to be held at the fairgrounds by K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will be finalized at a post meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the Legion home at Washington and Congress Streets. Commander John Cox says refreshments will be served after tonight's meeting.
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Fairgrounds
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Washington and
Congress Streets
John Cox
Wonder Salve promises relief for skin irritations
Wartime discovery developed for the Army now offered for home use. Wunder Salve is painless to apply, alcohol and acid free, antiseptic, and designed to relieve psoriasis eczema infections and athlete’s foot. Sold in Athens through local druggists.
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Athens
Gallaher
Quick
Sawmill owner Joseph Ritenour Ritenour dies in Decatur Township
Belpre obituary for Joseph Ruben Ritenour 73 a sawmill owner in Centenial District Washington County native who spent his life in the area. Survived by wife two daughters three sons three grandchildren two sisters and a daughter in law. Private funeral Friday 2 p m at his residence with burial in Decatur Congregational Cemetery. Friends may call Spencer Funeral Home Belpre and the residence.
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Belpre
Joseph Ruben Ritenour
Ohio
Decatur Township
Washington County
Ritenour
George W
Eliza Gardener Ritenour
Ray Wilcoxen
Kenneth Welch
Grover
Homer
Frost
Spencer Funeral Home
Vental Hygiene Meeting Tonight At Athens
Dr E J Humphreys acting commissioner of mental hygiene and Mrs Marion Wells executive secretary of the Ohio Mental Hygiene Association are expected to address an Athens group tonight Prof James R Patrick of Ohio University says the session at 7 30 p m in Carnegie Hall will discuss proposing a mental hygiene clinic in the area Interested persons are invited to attend the session.
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E. J. Humphreys
State Department of Public Welfare
Marion S. Wells
Ohio Mental Hygiene Association
Athens
James R. Patrick
Ohio University
Carnegie Hall
Rites Held for Infant Son of Rev and Mrs Ervin
Graveside services were held at 1 p m for the infant son of the Rev A R Ervin and his wife of Athens Route 2. The baby died shortly after birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Surviving are the parents three sisters Darlene Mae Carolyn Sue and Rosemary Ann all at home and grandparents Lewis Ervin of Bellefontaine and George Wayman of Urbana Route 1.
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Clarence Way
A. R. Ervin
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Darlene Mae
Carolyn Sue
Rosemary Ann
Lewis Ervin
Bellefontaine
George Wayman
Urbana
Appeal Granted Over Missing Minutes In Peddling License Case
Roland D. Brown of Nelsonville won the right to appeal in Common Pleas Court after claiming the Nelsonville meeting minutes were not written when an ordinance requiring a peddling license was enacted. Brown was fined $10 and costs for selling ice cream without a license and posted bond for release. He alleges the lack of a written record as grounds for assignment of errors.
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Roland D. Brown
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Brown
Two Crashes Reported by State Patrol
Moderate vehicle damage occurred in two crashes investigated by the State Highway Patrol on Tuesday with no injuries. A Logan man Jack Marshall 21 driving a Logan Clay Products Co. truck rear ended a state truck driven by Ned Webb 23 near Route 75. A second collision on Happy Hollow Road near Nelsonville involved Clifford Lowdner 22 entering a township road and striking a taxi driven by Noah E. Tye 47 both of Nelsonville.
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State
Logan Clay Products Co
Jack Marshall
Logan
Ned K. Webb
Logann
Webb
Marshall
Happy Hollow
Nelsonville
Clifford Lowdner
Noah E. Tye
York Estate Is Appraised
Total estate of the late Hattie C. Jackson of Nelsonville was appraised at 38422.63 in Probate Court. The division shows 26962.63 for accounts and payments receivable and 9280 for real estate. Administrators are Earl C. Jackson and Frank R. Jackson. Beneficiaries include John W. Jackson and Helen C. Jackson. Appraisers are Vern Vorhees James Shafer and A. M. Wilson.
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Hattie C. Jackson
Nelsonville
Earl C. Jackson
Haverton
Frank R. Jackson
John W. Jackson
Helen C. Jackson
Patuxant River
Jackson
Vern Vorhees
James Shafer
A. M. Wilson
Laurelville Social Notes and Obituaries
Laurelville headlines list bridge club high score Miss Gwendolyn Dent and second Grace Dumm, birthday party for Kathryn Jinks, families visiting, funeral in Logan for Hubert Lappen, various local gatherings, and notes on teaching hires and a wartime burial remembrance. The column records resident movements, visitors, and community events with names and places.
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Laurelville
Bob Bowers
Gwendolyn Dent
Grace Dumm
Norwood Jinks
Kathryn
Lavonna Jinks
Lula Morris
Sue
Wanda Lowery
Glenda Martin
Saundra Karshner
Rita
Janice Lowery
Sharon Steele
Judy Eveland
Johnnie Karr
Douglas Fox
Sara Welsh
David Karshner
Gary Hunt
Judson Beougher
Larry
Dwight
Michigan
Frieda Lappen
Logan
Hubert L. Lappen
Toledo
Wilson Ross
Lecca Hay
Laurel
Emma Cox
Alice Morris
Winnie Armstrong
Alice Beougher
Myrtie DeHaven
Florence Fetheroll
Andalene Poling
Cora Rose
Mabel Bowers
Thelma Hinton
Mildred Armstrong
Edith
Sophia Jack
Columbus
H. E. Defenbaugh
Helen Mettler
Fostoria
Worthington
Judy Oberfield
George Bowers
Robert Oakley Steele
Oakley Steele
France
Eub Church
Raymond Welch
John
Glenn
Joan
Marylou
Donna Sue
Betty Lowery
John Steele
William Budd
Jake Hinton
Tarlton
A. L. Straus
Gael Jinks
California
Celesta L. Hoy
Affidavit Voted In Charleston By Labor Federation
The Federation of Glass Ceramic and Silica Land Workers of America CIO resolved that its officers must sign non communist affidavits. The vote took place in Charleston West Virginia with implications for internal policy and union loyalty.
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Charleston
W. Va
Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Land Workers of America
CIO
Man killed in collision near Bellefontaine
Fred S. McCulloch aged 66 died yesterday half a mile north of Bellefontaine when his stone truck collided with a ready mix concrete truck. The crash occurred on a rural roadway and police investigated the scene.
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Bellefontaine
Fred S. McCulloch
Here
Flying board accident kills man in Bryan
A man named Frank Beck, aged 52, died in Bryan when a flying board propelled by a power saw he was using yesterday struck him. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Man Bryan
Frank Beck
B29 Bombing Training Over Helgoland Reported
U S B 29 Superfortresses based in Wiesbaden Germany conducted a bombing training mission over Helgoland today, confirmed by the U S Air Force.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Helgoland
U. S. Air Force
VA Benefits for Veterans Funeral and Burial Aids
N K Blosser outlines four VA funeral and burial aids available after a veteran's death. Up to 150 dollars covers expenses. a burial flag, national cemetery interment, and a grave marker are provided. Applications available at VA offices and via service groups and Red Cross chapters. Discharge must be other than dishonorable. loans remain for certain mobile homes used for business.
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N. K. Blosser
Veterans
National
American Red Cross
Blosser
Home Loans Clarified Excludes Trailers and Houseboats
N K Blosser veteran representative clarified under the G I Bill that trailers and houseboats do not qualify as homes for loan guarantees. He noted many inquiries and emphasized the intent of home definition in veteran housing programs.
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N. K
Birth of Chauncey Hamer In Athens Area
Births announce Chauncey son of Mr and Mrs Jack Hamer. Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Anna Malone Glouster and Mrs Lois Lee Glouster both for major surgery. Discharges include Mrs Hanley Cone and daughter Athens and Mrs Richard Shirley and daughter Amesville. Several Athens residents Kay Spencer Jene Spencer readied in notes.
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Jack Hamer
Chauncey
Anna Malone
Glouster
Lois Lee
Harry Leake
Athens
Hanley Cone
Richard Shirley
Amesville
Raymond Gibson
Edward Blackford
Shirley Ashcraft
Everett Patterson
Bertha Dailey
Kay Spencer
Jene Spencer
Rain Keeps Temperatures Low in Athens
Rain fell in Athens keeping temperatures down for a third day. The high reached 73 at 10 a.m. observed by Mrs. C. N. France. Tuesday’s high was 85, four degrees below Monday. Last night’s low was 67 and the Hocking River rose to 3.32 feet.
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Athens
Steel prices rise as April cut wiped out
United States Steel Corporation announced a $9.34 a ton price increase. The move nullified an April cut of $1.25 a ton issued by U S Steel subsidiaries. President Benjamin F. Fairless said the cut was an unsuccessful effort to curb rising living costs.
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New York
United State Steel Corporation
U.S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Personal income climbs in May to 208.1 billion
The Commerce Department reports May personal income rose to an annual rate of 208.1 billion dollars marking a sizable gain. The increase reflects stronger wages and business earnings, signaling continued consumer demand in the economy.
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Washington—P
Commerce Department
Marriage License for Angeloni and Hromika
Alfred Vincent Angeloni aged 27 from Butler Pennsylvania and Julia Hromika aged 27 are recorded as a married couple pending license formalities. The notice lists both individuals as applicants in the local marriage register.
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Alfred Vincent Angeloni
Butler, Pa
Julia Hromika
Athens
Army medical officers sought for Fort Knox summer camp period
Army medical officers MOS 3100 are urgently needed at Fort Knox Kentucky for the summer camp period. Lt Col C V Grafton unit instructor for the organized reserve corps in this area announced today. Medical officers who can accept any active duty tours prior to Sept 11 should contact Grafton 36 S Third St Zanesville Ohio as soon as possible.
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Army
Fort Knox
C. V. Grafton
Organized Reserve Corps
Grafton
S. Third St
Zanesville
Trimble Men Serve With Occupation Forces in Japan
Dis patches from the Eighth Army report Trimble Township soldiers serving in Japan. Private Jack T. Whaley of Glouster’s 24th Infantry occupies Kyushu after arriving in June following Fort Ord training. Pvt. John C. Carter of Trimble serves as a warehouseman at Kobe with the Army Quartermaster Depot. Pfe. Robert Kirkendall has landed in Tokyo for 30 months duty. Charles Hoffman of Athens Route 3 has enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers and is stationed at Fort Jackson.
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Trimble Township
Japan
Eighth Army
Jack T. Whaley
Bernice Whaley
Glouster
24Th Infantry
Kyushu
Pvt
Whaley
Glouster High School
Fort Ord
Calif
John C. Carter
John F. Carter
Trimble
Army Quartermaster Depot
Kobe
Army
Ames High School
Pfe
Robert Kirkendall
Jessie Levacy
McKinley Ave
Tokyo
Charles Hoffman
Charles C. Hoffman
Athens
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Jackson
S. C
Divorce Action Filed In Common Pleas Court
Katie Lanning files for divorce from Calvin Lanning in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They married in 1921 and have two children, one adult and one two year old. she seeks custody of the minor child and alimony.
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Common Pleas Court
Katie Lanning
Calvin Lanning
Gardner Reappoints Librarian Athen County Law Library
Karl Gardner, court bailiff, has been re appointed as librarian by the Law Library Association of Athens County. The one year term was announced, noting Gardner has served in the role for more than ten years.
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Karl Gardner
Law Library Association of
Athens County
Gardner
Shooting Star Jets Leave for Germany Duty
The escort carrier Sicily sails to Glasgow with 69 Shooting Star jets for duty in Germany. The 36th Fighter Wing based at Howard Field will station its 85 fighters in Europe, with arrival in Glasgow expected August 4.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Sicily
Glasgow
Scotland
Shooting Star
Germany
36Th
Howard Field
Europe
Divorce Action Filed by Wife in Common Pleas Court
Letha Tanner files for divorce from Raymond E. Tanner in Common Pleas Court. Ground cited is gross neglect and wilful absence. The couple married in Parkersburg West Virginia in December 1935 and have no children.
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Common Pleas Court
Letha Tanner
Raymond E. Tanner
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wiring Outages Hit Minneapolis After Thunderstorms
Lightning and thunder storms knocked out communications and electrical service in several areas of Minneapolis last night, plunging parts of the city into darkness and affecting power and phone lines.
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Minneapolis
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