Ohio University ROTC Men Return From Fort Knox Training
Twenty six men from Ohio University ROTC joined by Howe Military School cadets formed the 2nd platoon of Company G at Fort Knox for six weeks of intensive training. Cadet Capt. Sherwood Jones praised the unit as out shooting and out fighting the entire outfit while Cadet Lt. Lysie Croft led the group.
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Kentucky
Ohio University
Howe Military School
Indiana
Ohio U.nen
Lysie Croft
University of Kentucky
Robert Garn
Sth
Ohio State University
Purdue
Indiana U
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Eastern Kentucky State
Culver Military School
St. Xavier University
Greenbrier
Kentucky Military Institute
Tennessee Military Institute
Rose Polytechnical Institute
Dayton University
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Harold B. Festerly
North Canton
John Bailey
Carl Beasley
Dwight Riley
Athens
Pat White
Charles Pritchard
Nelsonville
Bradley Peck
Carbondale
Hubert
Sherwood Jones
Sixty Men to Be Examined for Army Service
Sixty men from Athens, Dover, and Trimble Townships will undergo physical exams tomorrow at the Athens Armory for the County Selective Service Board No. 1. Eight physicians and one dentist will perform the checks. blood samples will be tested in a lab. Reports will classify each registrant for general or limited service or disqualification. Lt. Col. Goble notes induction rules for those over 28 as of July 1, 1941 and allows volunteers to be inducted.
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Athens
Athens County Selective Service Board No
Dover
Trimble
Sheltering Arms Admits Two for Medical Observation
Mrs. Betty Pincelli of Albany and Dwight Roads of 8 Marietta Ave were admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for medical observation. Both arrivals occurred recently with condition updates not provided.
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Sheltering Arms
Betty Pincelli
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dwight Roads
Marietta Ave
Absentee Ballot Applications for Aug Primary
Athens County Election Board reports nine applications for absent and disabled voters ballots for the Aug 12 primaries in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster. Applications may be filed in writing or in person by Aug 7 6 30 p m. Absentee ballots require distance over 50 miles from the voter’s precinct. Disabled ballots need illness or disability details plus a physician certificate. Ballots must reach the clerk by Aug 8 noon.
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Athens County Election Board
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
R. J. Isselstein
Toledo Grain Prices Report
Grain prices from Toledo show Wheat No 2 red at 9 54 2 9 6 2, Corn No 2 yellow at 74 42 7 5, and Oats No 2 white at 35 2 36. Prices reflect commodity market notes.
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Toledo
Heat Wave Continues as Athens Sees Short Relief
The Athens thermometer hit 99 degrees for a second day in a row the highest yet this summer. Heavy thunder last night cooled to 73 briefly, but the day rose to 88 again with another scorching forecast. Rain last night measured 0.87 inches.
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Athens
Miss Leete’s Home Struck By Lightning
A lightning fire damaged Miss Constance G. Leete’s home at 52 University Terrace in Athens. The blaze started in a rear bedroom via a floor lamp wiring. Loss included a bed and antique furnishings. Miss Leete vacationing in New Hampshire. caretaker absent. Athens firemen extinguished the blaze.
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Constance G. Leete
University Terrace
General Grosvenor
Aluminum Salvage Grows at Athens County Courthouse
Aluminum for national defense piles up at the Courthouse barricade in Athens County. A large truck arrived from Jacksonville Trimble and Glouster, joining prior local donations. A pickup from Waterloo Township is planned Wednesday to collect aluminum assembled at central points.
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Athens County
National Defense
Jacksonville
Trimble
Glouster
Waterloo Township
Grain and Produce Prices in Regional Markets Report
Grain and produce details from Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Nelsonville markets show egg prices with government grades unchanged and various sizes listed. Poultry figures include hens roosters ducks and dressed poultry, while Nelsonville lists case totals for white eggs and brown eggs with multiple grade categories.
Livestock Prices Across Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Markets
Cincinnati hogs barrows 160 to 220 lb to 11.80 top for good and choice 180 to 220 lb with 11.25 for 220 to 260 lb. Cattle and calves steady to 25c lower. good to choice steers 600 lb at 11.75, 280 lb heifers 12, other grass fed sales 9.75 to 8. Pittsburgh hogs salable 300, market active up to 10 cents higher. Cattle 600, steers good to choice 11.50 to 12, cows 7.75 to 14, calves 250 at 1313.50, lambs 11 to 11.50.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
FBI Agents Training Outlined for Athens Clubs
L A Obenshain, assistant to the FBI agent in charge at Cincinnati, spoke at Hotel Berry before the Athens Rotary and Kiwanis. He described the training and roles of 2500 agents, their focus on intelligence over force, and the FBI’s work with local police, espionage and sabotage investigations, and defense plant surveys during wartime.
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Hotel Berry
L. A. Obenshain
Athens
Kiwanis Clubs
FBI
Cincinnati
Terie Neti Om Sione
4Mesubaliuns OL Fo
Obenshain
Department of Justice
Arkansas
Louis Alfred Brown
Missouri
Little Rock
Ark
Markets edge higher as earnings spark some gains
Irregularly higher prices persisted on today’s market with profit taking hindering leaders after an initial rise. A flood of favorable earnings supported individual stocks while federal loan data showed a fourteenth straight weekly rise to 6.011 billion across mem ber banks in 101 cities. Wholesale distribution in June ran 32 percent above 1940 levels signaling strong consumer demand.
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New York
Commerce Department
America must lead in art training says new Ohio dean
Dr. Earl C. Seigfred, new dean of Ohio University's College of Fine Arts, urges the United States to lead in art training amid the wartime crisis. He says European productivity has fallen and leaders must expand art education to preserve cultural heritage, noting his Europe study of theatres and extensive arts background.
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America
Earl C. Seigfred
Ohio University
College of Fine Arts
Seigfred
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Farm Bureau District Meeting Planned in Pomeroy
A district Farm Bureau membership meeting for Athens Meigs Gallia and Vinton Counties will be held at Bethany Methodist Church in Pomeroy on Friday August 1 starting at 10 a.m. Discussions will cover problems of the 1942 program and all Farm Bureau members are invited.
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Farm Bureau
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Pomeroy
Betheny Methodist Church
Reading Methods Presentation at Ohio University Library
Teachers are invited to a discussion on Reading Methods in Rooms 5 and 6 at the Ohio University Library Athens on Thursday July 31 at 1 30 PM. Gladys Wickwire reading specialist of the MacMillan Company will conduct and discuss the Gates Huber Peardon New Work Play Books and new basic readers for grades one to six. John O Niederhauser representative of the MacMillan Company will participate.
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Jones
Ohio University Library
Athens
Gladys Wickwire
MacMillan Company, Publishers
Dolman Wins Navy Honors at Norfolk Training Station
Richard M. Dolman apprentice seaman has been named honor man of his platoon 159 at U S Naval Training Station Norfolk Va. The selection followed recruit training for qualities such as attention to duty leadership and military bearing. Dolman enlisted via the Athens substation on June 11 after Nelsonville High School graduation and will soon be assigned.
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U. S. Navy
Athens
Richard M. Dolman
U. S. Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Dolman
Robert Buck Killed in California Accident
News from Athens reports the accidental death of Robert Buck age 18 in California. He was the son of Mr and Mrs I A Buck of Farm Grove West Virginia formerly of Athens. He attended a California college last year and worked there this summer. He was killed by a falling tree.
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Athens
California
Robert Buck
I. A. Buck
Fim Grove
W. Va
Robert
Wailburns Accept Posts at Meigs County Home
Mr and Mrs Fred Wailburn of Athens Route Four have accepted positions at the Meigs County Children's Home and will assume duties on or before August 1.
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Fred Wailburn
Athens Route Four
Meigs County Children's Home
Leave with Parents for Dolman Child in Nelsonville Route 3
Joying a few days leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Ms Dolman in Nelsonville Route 3.
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Henry
Dolman
Nelsonville
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