Massing of Colors Planned for Flag Day in Athens
A nine member Athens committee plans a community massing of the colors on Ohio University campus for Flag Day June 14. Churchgoers will bring their largest flag after services and join others from local groups coordinated by Athens clergy. The ROTC Honor Guard will conduct the flag raising as civic groups display placards identifying their organizations.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio University
Frank Donaldson
Wiest Mb
Ohio University Rotc
Donaldson
Charles H. Fair
James P. Cumley
American Legion
Harold E. Wise
Civilian Defense
Kiwanis
Har
C. Pendry
J . Stratton
Boy Scouts
Frank Cook
Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Bolin
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Dean A. H. Armbruster
Rotary
Driver Suffers Minor Injuries in Elmwood Collision
I Chesser of Athens Route 2 sustained minor injuries to his right leg and ankle when two autos collided at Elmwood Place and May Ave on Wednesday afternoon. Mary Kollister of Pross Apartments was charged with reckless driving in a court affidavit before Mayor Franz Woodworth.
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I. Chesser
Athens
R. D. Graham Dies at Home in Athens Area
R D Graham 43 WWII veteran and foreman at F R Isley Garage died at his home 74 May Ave after several years illness. He served 15 months overseas with the 28th Division and was gassed. He spent time in Temple University Hospital and recently returned from Philadelphia. Survived by wife Mona Dalton and two children Margaret and Dan, plus his mother and grandmother and several siblings.
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R. D. Graham
F. R.sley
May Ave
Mr. Graham
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia
Atuaimensville
Graham
Mona Dalton
Nelsonville
Margaret
Ohio University
Dan
Marion Graham
J. Shaw
Athens
Steppe's Beauty Shop Opens With Employee Gala
Formal opening at 8 Court Street drew about 250 guests, who received roses and complimentary cosmetics. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Claud E. Steppe entertained Steppe's Beauty Parlors employees from Parkersburg Huntington Charleston Columbus Toledo and Cincinnati at their home on Logress Street.
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Steppe
Court St
Claud E. Steppe
Parkersburg
Huntington
Charleston
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
L Gress St
Satouael
Hospital Admissions And Discharges In Local Communities
Miss Frances Noland of Millfield Route 1 was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for a major surgical operation. Albert McGonagle of Arlington Virginia and James Plsace of Millfield were admitted for medical treatment. Released were Mrs. Lizzie Martin of Pratts Fork Mrs. Isele Perry of Athens 3 and the three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Townsend of New Marshfield.
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Frances Noland
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albert McGonagle
Arlington
Athens
James Plsace
Lizzie Martin
Pratts Fork
Isele Perry
Sond
Robert J.townsend
New Marshfield
Sam Williams Pleads Guilty for Intoxication Charge
Sam Williams aged 64 pleads guilty to intoxication at arraignment before Mayor Franz L. Woodworth. He is fined $5 and costs.
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Sam Williams
Franz L. Woodworth
Vinton County Court Notes May 1942 Highlights
McArthur Harrison Palmer and Allensville man were placed on probation after a liquor charge. A replevin petition was filed for Elmo Richards vs Harrison Carr. A cognovit note suit awarded G F Pincelli against Athens Lime and Coal Co. Roads funds approved for Knox Township with limestone resurfacing. Bethel Cemetery repair funded. Registrants classified for military induction. several assigned to Army Air Corps, Navy, and ground crew. Marriage license issued for Turner Morrison couple. Weekly sales tax and year-to-date figures shown. no real estate transfers. Rationing office overflow prompts sugar certificate procedures. sugar applications limited to Tue Wed Fri.
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G. F. Pincelli
Athens Lime and Coal Co
Knox Township
M. and R
Gibson and Ross
Bethel Cemetery
Agnes Scott
Vinton County
W. Smith
Smith
R. V. Cottrill
Vinton Stone & Coal Co
Earl Riddle
Earl Ellis
Glendon Herbert
Jerry Walsh
Social and Personal Notes From Zaleski Area
Memorial Day visits Abound as families gather at the Sands summer home and relatives travel from Columbus Nelsonville Washington D H and Athens. Clergy Rev David Weaver leaves for theological study after Sunday service and guests at local homes include families from Glen Ferris Toledo and Marion.
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Chillicothe
Donald Hoskinson
Columbus
C. E. Vansky
Avis Helm
Donna Maxine Hayes
Dayton
Frank Yes
Clyde Martin
Anne
Bobby
Martin
Cleire James
Velinus
Thomas James
Donald
David Weaver
Methodist Church
J. H. Bedinghaus
W. H. Montgomery
Glen Ferris
W. Va
J. A. Knight
Toledo
James McKibben
Memorial
H. L. Atkinson
Athens
Merrill R. Atkinson
Logan
Ida Lemley
C. E. Atkinson
Joseph Anderson
Marion
Ella Murray
New Torch Resident Is Victim of Theft
Three boxes of carpenter tools valued at $250 were stolen Monday night from a woodshed on the farm of L. G. Reese near Torch. Sheriff George Bateman reported the theft, noting Reese recently moved from West Virginia to Athens County and had not completed the move.
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L. G. Reese
Torch
George Bateman
Reese
Athens County
West Virginia
Bateman
Oak Grove Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Oak Grove residents host relatives from Springfield Lancaster Glouster Millfield Nel sonville and Ashland. Private Jesse F Cagg visits from Camp Knox Kentucky. revival services close. fishing trip on the Muskingum River. funeral for Ed Knight. Mrs Wes Woodard recovering after an operation.
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Oak Grove
Sant Littrel
Nelsonville
Homer Davis
Holly Hook
Dayton
Charles Gilpin
Oak Grove Pilgrim Holiness Church
Tad Levering
Buck Hartman
Johnny Campbell
Musum River
John Carter
Chauncey
Dan Gill
Roy Knight
Glenda Leonard
Ed Knight
Warren Funeral Home
Wes Woodard
Charleston
W. Va
Navy Opens Enlistment To Class 1-A Recruits In Athens
E S Lashmett recruiting officer in Athens announced that men placed in Class 1-A by local Selective Service boards or other classes who can pass naval medical and mental exams may apply for Navy enlistment before final physicals. The Navy seeks all men ages 17 to 50, skilled or unskilled, to explore opportunities.
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U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Lashmett
Athens
Army Medical Examining Board
Navy
Senate Debates War Declarations and Soldiers Pay Increase
The Senate prepared to declare war on Hungary Romania and Bulgaria while leaders maneuver to delay a vote on a soldiers pay rise. President Quezon of the Philippines to address the chamber as Senator Lafollette presses to discharge conferees and push a $0 monthly minimum pay demand.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Chamber
Barkley
Kentucky
Lafollette
Legion to Get Flag at Ohio Penitentiary Ceremony
Columbus Ohio penitentary defense legion to receive its own regimental flag and an American flag from a local Ladies of the GAR chapter. Warden Frank D. Henderson will organize the 450 strong unit on military lines for potential post release service. The legion will be reviewed by Henderson, a retired brigadier general and former Ohio adjutant general.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
The
Ladies of the G.A.R
Frank D. Henderson
Henderson
Ohio
Cole Was Pilot for Doolittle Raid
Lieut. Richard E. Cole from Dayton, a former Ohio University student, is identified in a San Francisco story as the pilot of Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle’s Tokyo raid plane. Miss Martha Cole, his sister, secured a clarification and notified the alumni secretary in Athens after a merit certificate event.
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Richard E. Cole
Dayton
Ohio University
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
San Francisco
Martha Cole
Cole
Ohio University Alumni Association
Athens
Clark E. Williams
All French Police Under Laval's Control
The decree moves the national gendarmerie from the war department to direct control by Pierre Laval, uniting most French policing under one leader. Laval already oversees national and state police since the armistice. The gendarmerie enforces rural order as a major shift in governance.
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VICHY
France
War Department
Pierre Laval
Gasoline fumes blamed for boy’s death during siphoning
An 11 year old, Paul Raymond Johnson of Albany, died after inhaling gasoline fumes while siphoning fuel from an empty drum into a mower using a small hose. He is survived by his parents Ray and Mrs Johnson, a brother James, a sister Kathaleen, and a half sister. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 pm at Albany Baptist Church with visitation at the Johnson home tonight.
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Paul Aul
Raymond Johnson
Ray Johnson
Albany
James
Kathaleen
Mildred Doss
Albany Baptist Church
Friends
Hebbardaville Cemetery
Time To Mow Pasture Says County Agent
County extension agent Ross Wright urges mowing pastures now with an ideal clover grass height of two to six inches. He lists three reasons: weed control, preventing bluegrass from crowding clover, and producing younger palatable bluegrass with higher protein. He notes farmers save ten to fifteen dollars by reducing tall grass and improve soil nitrogen similar to fertilizer.
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Ross Wright
Wright
One-Armed RAF Ace Downs Two German Bombers
Squadron Leader J A F MacLachlan, who lost an arm, shot down two of four German bombers over France and damaged two others. Using a metal arm and a special gadget, he now holds seven planes downed in night combat.
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London
J. A. F. MacLachlan
France
Maita
Cash Promoted to Technical Corporal and Transferred
Mr and Mrs Co B Cash of 1 Woodland Ave Clarence 1 Cash promoted to technical corporal and to a new camp in Alabama mail should be sent to Fort Benning Ga ROMETTES PLAN PARTY A backwards party members wear dresses backwards adjournment first on program meeting Tuesday June 9 last meeting June 2 Stewart High School supervisor Catherine Barrows advisor
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Co. B. Cash
Woodland Ave
Clarence 1
Cash
Alabama
Fort Benning
Romettes
Romettes Club
Stewart High School
Catherine Barrows
Athlete's Foot Overnight Test Ad Promotes TEOL Solution
An old advertisement touts TEOL solution as a strong penetrating fungi cide for athlete's foot claiming 100 percent alcohol enhances penetration. It warns many liniments fail and urges readers to visit Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store for purchase and a morning return visit.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Ady
Scouts Report In Quick Time At Athens Mobilization
George Fee, Athens neighborhood scout commissioner, said 50 of 85 boys reported ready for active duty after a mobilization of four City of Athens Boy Scout troops. John Fee led the call, with 25 scouts responding within 30 minutes. many forgoing dinner to assist. The gas defense class was cut short to place flags on soldiers’ graves across the three Athens cemeteries for Memorial Day.
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Athens
George Fee
John Fee
Fee
Brashers Transferred to Scott Field Radio School
Pvt. C. R. Brashers has been transferred to a radio school at Scott Field TI.
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Pvt. C. R
Scott Field
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