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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1941
Page
2
Draftees from the Nelsonville area are scheduled to depart Friday as part of the military call up. The article notes local families preparing for the draft and outlines the scheduled departure in the Athens Messenger edition.
Theodore Shiffiet of Glouster Ohio reports severe kidney and stomach disorders improved after taking TON JON. He describes relief from gas acidity fatigue and back pains with better sleep and regular bowel function and commends the remedy as helpful to others. Sold in Nelsonville at GEM Pharmacy.
Five Nelsonville youths among twelve selectees from Athens County Draft Board No. 2 will depart Friday morning August 1 for Fort Hayes Columbus for induction. The Selectees Honor Committee will serve them breakfast before departure.
Funeral services will be at Finsterwald Funeral Home at two o clock Saturday afternoon. Burial in Beech Grove cemetery. In Columbus, William M. McCullough named six representatives to attend Mees funeral: Ballard, ONeill, McKelvey, Tarr, Slagle, Addison. Floyd Mees was a noted House member and former taxation committee chairman.
Miss Catherine Wolfe will teach in Fairport Harbor schools Miss Catherine Warehime will teach in Port Clinton schools and Miss Nita Powers will teach in Berea Ohio They will begin their new positions with the opening of school in September prepared for a new academic year
Annual home coming will be held at Centenary Church Sunday Aug. 3 with 11 oclock preaching, basket dinner and an afternoon program. Numerous local residents and visitors from Sharpsburg Parkersburg Cleveland and Columbus attended gatherings and dinners with host families over the weekend and week.
The column reports a Presbyterian basket picnic on Friday August 1 with church members organizing committees for table setting athletic contests and refreshments. It notes engagements and travels including Blaire McKiddie to J Thomas Wolf wedding planned for August and several family visits and trips across multiple states. It ends with a WWI note about parachutes saving 800 British airmen from burning balloons.
Harold Campbell age 27 died after a long illness at his home near Haydenville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at two o'clock at the family home. Burial will follow in Wolfe Cemetery. He leaves his wife Avinelle a son Larry his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell and siblings Mrs Vesper Vollemer Haydenville Mrs Mellie Huddy Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs Flora Taylor Columbus Charles Rowland Paul Foster Haydenville and James Magnolia Ohio.
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