Tragic drowning of Ronald E. Boyd at Mine 211 Reservoir
Ronald E. Boyd 18, of Poston, drowned at Mine 211 Reservoir while wading as friends played dive tag. Companions presumed he was hiding as a prank, but his body was recovered by Edward Bobo near 12 midnight. Boyd, a Chauncey-Dover High School graduate and trucker for F. J. Beasley Co., left a mother, two sisters, brothers in service, and two nephews. Funeral set for Mt. Hermon United Brethren Church Sunday at 2. Burial at nearby cemetery.
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Ronald E. Boyd
Jessie Boyd
Poston
George Bateman
Boyd
Bateman
Tamnanw
Abe
Reren Arere Ener Eenres Douglas, Jr
Edward Sycks
Clinton Augustine
Jack Tolliver
Edward Bobo
Chauncey-Dover High School
F. J. Beasley Co
Dorothy
Mildred
Anerson
Ind
William Db. Boyd
Billings General Hospital
Benjamin Harrison
James W. Boyd
Germany
Ronald
Donald Wolff
Anderson
William Boyd
Billings Hospital
Edward T. Boyd
Mt. Hermon United Brethren Church
Ohio University Convocation Honors Senior Alumni Speaker
Mr. Sauer, an Ohio University alumnus and former Leesburg Citizen editor, will speak at Memorial Auditorium tomorrow at 9 45 a m honoring university seniors. He wrote The Watchdog for The Messenger in the 1920s and has authored humorous books and led newspapers in several states. Also noted are Cpl. Vernon H. Alvis on 30 day furlough visiting his parents, with 25 months in uniform and multiple overseas campaigns earning Bronze Star and other honors. and Gunner's Mate 3-C Guy C. Gabriel sending birthday roses to his wife Mrs Guy Gabriel of Athens Route 3 with Okinawa Saipan Iwo Jima and Philippines souvenirs from a 15 month Navy service.
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Sauer
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
the Watchdog
The
Messenger
Leesburg Citizen
Cpl
Vernon H. Alvis
H. Alvis
Rutland
Ireland
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
Germany
Field Artillery
Guy Gabriel
Athens
Guy C. Gabriel
Navy
Pacific
Okinawa
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Philippines
Gabriel
Jerry Martin Dies at McArthur
Jerry Martin age 84 died at his home in McArthur Tuesday evening. He leaves his wife Jane Goodin Martin three daughters Blanche Howell E F McKibben and Bessie Wood eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Friday at two o'clock in the Tinker Funeral Home McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Martin
McArthur
Jane Goodin Martin
Blanche M. Howell
E. F. McKibben
Zaleski
Bessie Wood
Athens
Tinker Funeral Home
Creed Reports 44 Vacancies at Athens State Hospital
Dr. C H Creed superintendent told Dr Frank F Tallman commissioner of mental diseases that Athens State Hospital had an average of 44 vacancies in the first six months of the year The lowest were 39 in January and the highest 48 in March The hospital’s staff quota is 263 with openings mainly for ward attendants dining room help and a cook Pay ranges from 60 to 100 monthly plus maintenance Those not living on site receive 20 extra monthly in lieu of housing.
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Athens State Hospital
C. H. Creed
Frank F. Tallman
State Welfare Department
Creed
Two Divorces Filed in Athens County Court
Ora Gilkey accuses Wayne Gilkey of shooting at her on about June 1, 1945 and of a July 22 knife throw and club strike amid a divorce filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking custody of their two children. Eliza C Dotson sues Sam Dotson for extreme cruelty and gross neglect in a lengthy marriage begun March 11, 1915 with nine children and requests custody of the minors.
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Ora Gilkey
Wayne Gilkey
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Eliza C. Dotson
Sam Dotson
Five Southeastern Ohio Men Discharged From Army
Three men from the Camp Atterbury Separation Center and two from Indiantown Gap receive discharge under the adjusted service rating plan. Veterans named include First Sgt. David W. Tones, T-Sgt. Erwin C. Merrick, S-Sgt. Earl F. Needham, Charles R. Halley, and Louis M. Palla. Pvt. Virgil Cook reported arriving at Indiantown Gap for furlough and redeployment.
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Southeastern Ohio
Army
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Indiantown Gap
Virgil Cook
Racine
David W. Tones
Richland Ave
Erwin C. Merrick
Stewart
Earl F. Needham
Oak St
Pomeroy
Charles R. Halley
Gallia
Louis M. Palla
Millfield
Nursery School Group Enjoys Lake Outing
The Ohio University Nursery School children from Athens picnicked at Lake Hope Zaleski Park yesterday. They swam and played in the sand after lunch, returning about 5:30. Names include Jack Coffee Mary Jane Lee Sissy Gabbison Robin Flowers Lee Snyder and Joseph Gibison. Teachers Mrs Mable Bell and Miss Lenore Schulte were present with drivers Mrs Jean Flowers and Mrs Alice Gibison.
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Ohio University
Lake Hope
Zaleski Park
Athens
Jack Coffee
Mary Jane Lee
Sissy Gabbison
Robin Flowers
Lee Snyder
Joseph Gibison
Sissy
Jean Flowers
Alice Gibison
Mable Bell
Lenore Schulte
Hugh Cook Funeral Service Planned in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Hugh Rice Cook aged 79 will be Saturday at 2 PM at Finsterwald Funeral Home Pomeroy. Burial will be in Hemlock Grove. Survived by wife and three sons Ray Charles at home and Jerome in the Army stationed at Atlanta Georgia.
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Pomeroy
Hugh Rice Cook
Hemlock Grove
Finsterwald
Mr. Cook
Ray
Charles
Jerome
Army
Atlanta
Atcone Club To Elect Officers On Saturday
The Atcone Republican Club executive committee will meet Saturday July 28 at 2.30 p m in the courthouse courtroom to elect officers Any member is eligible for county chairmanship or other offices and all members are urged to attend Earl C Cooper chairman sent the notice urging presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atcone Republican Club
Earl C. Cooper
Memorial Services for Casto Held in Ewington Church
Memorial services for Stanley Casto age 23 killed in action in Germany April 13 will be Sunday at 3 30 p m in Ewington Methodist Church His wife resides in Rutland and his parents Mr and Mrs Granville Casto live near Ewington
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Stanley Casto
Germany
Ewington Methodist Church
Rutland
Granville Casto
Ewing
Elliott Low Bidder on Route 216 Span
W. J. Elliott of McConnelsville was the low bidder at 109771.82 for a new bridge over Monday Creek on Route 216 near Nelsonville. Other bids ranged to 143182.89 from Monroe Construction. State official Knicely notes Route 216 traffic, including boat hauling, has grown since 1941. A truck hit the old curved bridge last April. a temporary bridge will detour while the new 150 foot span, wider and straighter, is built downstream.
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W. J. Elliott
McConnelsville
Monday Creek
Nelsonville
Perry T. Ford
Elliott
Visintine and Associates
Columbus
A. J. Baltes
Norwalk
Monroe
Fats and Oils Drive War Effort Urgency in Salvage Push
The USDA urges homemakers to salvage every drop of used fats to meet a 259 million pound national goal, with dealers paying up to four cents a pound plus two red ration points. The effort aims to boost fat and oil supplies for war material and civilian needs amid civilian shortages. A 1500 foot railway bridge is being built by American Railway Service soldiers across the Po River in the Mediterranean Theater.
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Clifford G. Pulvermacher
USDA
Office of Supply
Columbus
Broad Po Rover
Mediterranean
Athens sees seventh straight day of near ninety degree heat
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports Athens temperatures heading toward the nineties for a seventh consecutive day. At noon the mercury neared 86 with the hottest mark in the heat spell previously 94. Yesterday peaked at 93.
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Athens
C. N. France
Mercury
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James H. Wilson
Security Bank
Ana
Sunkist Lemons
Hugh Cook
Atcone Club
Casto
Elliott Low
Quinkity
Larry Lydia
Quick's
N. Court St
Heinz Baby Food Pablum
J&j
Peterson
Mennen SF
Quart
Quart Johnson
Putnam
LeGears
Dr. LeGear
Konkler
Grove
Shur
Glover
Stanbuck
MIDOL
Ooeromo Seltzer
Alka Seltzer
Chen Yu
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