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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
2
Donald Lawton Condit, 25, was executed by firing squad for killing Harold A. Thorne in Salt Lake City. Five Iron County men conducted the death volley. one rifle bore a blank unknown to the shooters. Condit chose firing squad over hanging.
In Nelsonville at City Play Grounds Brooks Shoes pounded 12 hits off Spence to win 9 4 over Logan. Buddy Williams had three hits, Smoky Garner cleared the bases with a triple and held Logan to four hits as Brooks Shoes improves with a late offensive surge. Carbon Hill and the Eagles meet Friday at 6 p.m. in the regularly scheduled game.
The Office of War Information reports a complication in the share the ride plan at a Cleveland war plant. Workers learned that only one car owner in the pool is eligible to purchase rebuilt tires.
A vintage medical ad explains kidneys remove acids and waste through 15 miles of tubules. It lists symptoms of kidney trouble such as backache fatigue swollen eyes and dizziness and promotes Dean's Pills as a remedy used by millions for over 40 years.
Nelsonville friends learn Charles Godenschwager now stationed at Fort Knox Ky has received his second advancement in a month. He rose from staff sergeant to technical sergeant and serves as an instructor for new recruits after training at Fort Knox and Pine Camp NY.
Nelsonville social notes report the marriage of Rev Lawrence Crawford Butler and Madge Marie Pittroff in Cato New York with residence in Winnipeg after July 26. The Brooks Wood family announce a daughter born July 28 and list grandparents in Athens and New York. Other items note visits, a bridge club gathering, hospital discharge, and local residents visiting relatives in Marion and Columbus areas.
Crescent Ridge society notes mention visits among families on Taylor Ridge and Millfield. Judy Conners and Aldine Wemer return from Toledo with hosts the Wemers as others share weekends and dinners. A Farm Bureau meeting at Bolin home draws 28 attendees plus locals Glenn Seamons and Marion Dennis visiting relatives. Vera Wemer travels to Columbus for work while Marion Dennis spends the summer with grandparents R. H. Werner.
Social notes record numerous Sunday and weekday visits in Bradford. Families including Hysell Buck Rumfield and others in West Rutland Columbus Coolville and Middleport share greetings and meet with relatives and neighbors. A newborn girl Judith Kay is named for Clyde Stewart's infant daughter.
Nelsonville reports the Commandos defeat the B-19 Bombers two games to one to break a tie for second place. Maxine Cope led the women with 414 series while the Home Guard rolled a league high single game of 771.
The United States Army relies on trainer planes costing about 15000 dollars each to train new pilots. Factories are churned out thousands of such aircraft as the air force grows. Buy War Bonds and Stamps to fund this effort and join the Ten Percent Club with a return of four dollars at maturity for every three invested.
Gov. John W. Bricker travels from Columbus to Camps Hocking and Zaleski in the Hocking Hills to observe Ohio State Guardsmen and the State Naval Militia during a week of field training.
Washington report states the WPA will allocate 6 million dollars to war nursery schools. The program targets 50,000 children of working mothers and will be sponsored by local educational authorities.
Mrs R L James was taken to Lancaster Hospital on Tuesday for observation and treatment as described in the hospital log.
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