Men from Athens County report for Fort Hayes
Seventeen Athens County men in Selective Service Area No 1 left by bus for Columbus to report at Fort Hayes for active duty in the Army. Inducted at Clarksburg West Virginia July 6, they had been on inactive duty at home. Corporal in charge Charles E Tate Jr led the contingent as the group received New Testaments from the Gideon Society and candy from American Legion Auxiliary.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Clarksburg
Charles E. Tate, Jr
Themerican Legion Auxiliary
Agnes Padden
Carlhard Wicks
Amond C. Bardin
N. Col- St. Garets
John Bratton Dies After Stroke At Home
John Bratton age 69 died early today at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a stroke suffered yesterday afternoon at his Route 5 home near Athens. Funeral at Wales Mill on Friday with service time to be announced. Surviving are five children and his wife who died earlier. Friends may visit at the Pierce home 41 2 W Union St after six this evening.
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John Bratton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Route 5
Athens
Wales Mill
Bratton
Radcliff
Vinton County
Athens County
Harold Pierce
Garland Perry
Columbus
Harrison Sloane
Kentucky
Charles
Arizona
Edna Boyer
Pierce
Union St
Syracuse War Promotions and Visits Update
Franklin M Riz er rises from first lieutenant to captain in the Southwest Pacific area and earns an Air Medal for rescuing three transports and their cargo. Several local residents return or visit family members including Helen Underhill Marcia Karr Helen Grace Williams Edward Houdashelt Linda Owen and James McDonald with family farewells and bereavements noted.
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Syracuse
Franklin M., Rizer
Dan Rizer
Southwest Pacific
Helen K. Underhill
Columbus
N. J. Karr
Marcia Karr
Helen Grace Williams
A. E. Williams
Spokane
Washington
Edward Houdashelt
William Houdashelt
Texas
Fred Crow, Jr
Linda Owen
Washington D. C
Irving Karr
Our Men in Service Promoted and Training Notes
Dow D Grones of 64 Elmwood Place is promoted to captain after serving with National Guards at Camp Shelby Mississippi and at Fort Benning Georgia. Other servicemen include Frank Reed Beverage at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and Pfc Darrell D Cole starting basic training at Keesler Field Mississippi.
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Dow S. Grones
Elmwood Place
Grones
National Guards
Camp Shelby
Miss
Fort Benning
Camp Wheeler
Army
Athens High School
Ohio University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Frank Reed Beverage
Clyde Beverage
Franklin Ave
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Athens County Defense Corps organized by county leaders
Herman Humphrey, superintendent of The Plains Schools, was named commander of the Athens County Defense Corps at a Court house meeting of the Executive Committee. Dr. B. B. Buckley serves as chairman and Glen Hanes as coordinator, with members including John T. Hope, Franz Woodworth, George Bateman, Herman Ogg, and Charles Daugherty. Harold Wise attended as commander of the Athens Citizens Defense Corps.
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Herman Humphrey
Plains Schools
Athens County Defense Corps
County Council
B. B. Buckley
Glen Hanes
John T. Hope
Franz Woodworth
Athens
George Bateman
Herman Ogg
Nelsonville
Charles Daugherty
Coalville
Bible School Leaders Meet Tonight at Athens Church
A Vacation Bible School will run August 2 to 13 at the Christian Church for Athens area children. Mr Gray leads the program with Miss Mildred Giesecke as committee chair. Classes run 9 to 1130 am Monday through Friday, for ages four to six and grades one to six. no registration fee, materials only. An evening workers meeting at 730 pm is planned for volunteers.
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The
Christian Church
Athens
Gray
Mildred Giesecke
Pitfalls of Love in a Hotel Espionage Plot
Madge Graham disguises as a maid at the Van Stittart Hotel under the watch of a housekeeper and security as she moves to 17th floor. Secret service operative Charles Spencer aims to expose Ruth Hayes and others by intercepting forged funds from Georges of Trees. Milner’s unlisted Lansfield number hints at deeper surveillance and danger. Continued tomorrow.
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Madge Graham
Halloran
van Stittart Hotel
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Olina
Georges of Trees
Ruth Hayes
Spencer
Georges
Ruth
Steve Redfield
Madge
Dicky
Milner
Lansfield
Athens mayor urges tin can drive for carload shipment
Mayor Franz Woodworth urges Athens households to collect tin cans for a monthly drive on Monday August 2. He aims for at least 2,000 pounds to complete a carload headed to the processing center.
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Franz Woodworth
Athens
Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Walter Cornwell
Mr and Mrs Walter Cornwell of 3 Palmer Street are parents of twin sons born this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Also this morning Miss Maude Rose of 121 Lancaster Street underwent a minor surgical operation. Grace Carsey of Glendale Ohio recovering from an operation in Cincinnati hospital, formerly of Amesville. Her father Andrew Brown suffered a stroke six weeks ago and is slowly recovering.
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Walter Cornwell
Palmer St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Maude Rose
Lancaster St
Amesville
Grace Carsey
Glendale
Cincinnati
John Vercoe
Franklin Ave
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
W. Va
David Trasin
Fenzel
Pvt. Trasin
Fort Knox
Doc Walker
Lenore Thompson
Columbia
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lexington
Walker
Walden Woodyard
Athens
Paul Neutzling
Cleveland
Moorehead Leads Air Lift of Emergency Shipments
Lieutenant Leigh Moorehead, Cedar Point Maryland, commanded one of eight transports delivering 45 000 pounds of parts to an Atlantic naval base within 72 hours.Planes from New York Kansas City and Miami carried the shipment in about 26 hours triggering a rapid east coast handoff. The alert followed an emergency plea after which the first plane departed within six hours.
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Leigh Moorehead
C. C. Maneshosad
Iinian
Eye
EFL
Navy
Amer
Ican Naval Base
Atlantic
New York
Kansas City
Miami
Naval Air Transport Service
East Coast
Moorehead
Naval Reserve
Cedar Point
Athens High School
Ohio Univer
Westside Garden Club forms with by laws read
A group of women met in Mrs. J. R. Harvey’s club rooms to organize the Westside Garden Club. By laws were read and discussed. Officers elected include Mrs. Harvey president Mrs. Cross vice president Mrs. Stauffer recording secretary Mrs. Dicken treasurer and Mrs. Wagner publicity secretary. Next meeting set for Monday Aug 9 in Harvey rooms.
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J. R. Harvey
W. Washington St
Westside
John Cross
Fred Stauffer
Porter Dicken
A. E. Wagner
Harvey Club
Calendar notes and club meetings announced
Calendar items include Class with Mrs. Kasler at 540 Richland Ave Tuesday 6 pm SG Group Six at First Christian Church at 7 15 pm with transport to Mildred Banks summer cottage and sewing and stamps brought. Kenney reunion set for Aug 1 with Becket dinner at noon. Clark's Chapel WSCS meets July 28 at 1 15 with potluck.
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A. W. Kasler
Richland Ave
SG Group
First Christian Church
Mildred Banks
Kenney
Kenney Farm
Pleasanton Becket
Alva Hanning
Howard McClain
Clarks Chapel
WSCS
Clark's Chapel
WAC Recruiter Corps Moves Migrates to Youngstown District
Corporal Gertrude L. Mensch, active in the Athens Area since April, is reassigned to Youngstown Ohio to aid Army and WAC recruiting. A Kansas State College graduate, she previously served as Home Service Director for Gas Service Co in Hutchinson Kansas and trained at Des Moines First WAC Center. Sergeant DeMarius Sanders of Nelsonville will assume Mensch’s Athens duties to support recruiting in the district.
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Gertrude L. Mensch
Athens
Youngstown
Ohio
Cpl. Mensch
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kansas
Gas Service
Hutchinson Kansas
WAC
Des Moines
Iowa
DeMarius Sanders
Nelsonville
Army
Farewell Party For Arthur Smith At Home
A farewell party for Arthur Smith son of Mr and Mrs William Smith on Pomeroy Road ahead of his army departure was hosted by his Sunday School class and friends. He works as timekeeper at Curtiss Wright in Columbus. An identification bracelet was given to him. About sixty percent of Yellowstone National Park visitors are women.
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Arthur Smith
William Smith
Pomeroy Road
Guy Morrison
Henry Bolin
Deann Parrish
Denver Gooding
M. C. Bolin
Alva Hanning
Gladys Gaver
Laroma Gaver
Anna Mae Baker
Harry Burson
William
Tommy Ashton
Myrtle O'Brien
Dorothy Baker
Yellowstone National Park
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Mt. Carmen Hospital
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Mill St
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