Men of Athens Trimble and Dover Called for Army Tests
Sixty four Athens County men from Athens Trimble and Dover townships are ordered to report Wednesday morning at the K. T. Crossen Post American Legion home for army screen tests. The list includes 20 Athens residents and six from The Plains, with many from Glouster and surrounding areas. Those passing may be classified 1-A and sent to Ft. Hayes for final induction.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Trimble
Dover
Athens County
Dover Townships
Select Service Board No. 1G
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Emmansel Sind
Plains
Melvin Shafer Moore
John Edward Vessalo
Dwight Berrd Grace
John Edward Kvist
Tinker Hamilton
Ora Benson Darnell
Glousier
Merle Miller
Glouster
Donald Rexford Lowery
Elza Lawrence Xwell
Frankie Grubbs
Leonard Ray Snowden
John Martin
Floyd Robert Hayden
Ray Gordon Cartwright
Ry Wesley Shafer
Illiam Mitchell Deem
Lewis James Palmer
Charlies Henry Barnhart
John Edward Phillips
Junior Stanley
Uncey
William Harold Hallam
Martin Owen Ginnan
Ralph Fredrick Meeks
Charlies
William Welling
Jacksonville
Phillip Powell, Jr
Siifield
Frank Bendervich
Millfield
Wilbur Leroy McDaniel
Leslie Windsor Lee
Lewis Dane Terrell
Ores Desman Swartz
Roy Byron Langel
Everett Franklin Anderson
Adam Charles McLean
Wiley Chubb
Carl William Conrath
Francis Freancroft Conrath
Dean Mason Williams
John Lewis Gwinn
Guy Elias Moore
Troy
Richard Arthur Bisnaugle
London
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Ohio University ROTC Unit Receives Excellent Rating
Ohio University announced its ROTC regiment earned an excellent rating in the federal inspection held May 25 to 27. It marks the sixth consecutive year the unit has attained the top rating, with eligible members allowed to wear a blue star on uniforms. The inspection is conducted by a corps area headquarters officer evaluating the unit and its personnel.
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Ohio University
Military Department of the University
Ohio U. Rotc
Sugar rationing office opens for extra canning sugar
Women queued at the Athens sugar rationing HQ at 11 E Washington St to obtain canning sugar stamps. The weekly hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Stamps were issued by Olive Rose Betty Davies Ina Parrott and Leonard Prater. The site serves Rationing Board 5 1 led by L C Baker Harry Stout Homer Gall and Board 5 2 led by A E Whaley A C Gubit z and H B Nobie.
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Athens
Washington St
Olive Rose
Betty Davies
Ina Parrott
Leonard Prater
L. C. Baker
Harry Stout
Homer Gall
A. E. Whaley
A. C. Gubitz
H. B. Nobie
Daggett Enrolled in Air Corps School at Keesler Field
Pvt. Wilbur L. Daggett of Athens Ohio has begun a 19 week airplane mechanics course at the Air Corps Technical School in Mississippi. He will study aircraft maintenance, structures, hydraulics, engines, electrical and fuel systems and propulsion to prepare for active duty with the air force.
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Keesler Field
Miss
Wilbur L. Daggett
Bertha H. Daggett
N. St
Athens
Air Corps Technical School
Uncle Sam
Daggett
Fort Hayes
Mrs Gage Rites Set At Bartlett Church Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Morrow Gage 77 of Columbus will be held at Bartlett Methodist Church at 2 PM Wednesday. Interment will follow in Bartlett Cemetery. She leaves three daughters Mrs Myrtle Carnes Mrs Cargaret Croft and Mrs Myrna Walker and two sons Gale and Dale plus nine grandchildren.
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Laura Morrow Gage
Columbus
Myrtle Carnes
Bartlett Methodist Church
Bartlett Cemetery
Gage
Carnes
Cargaret Croft
Sugar Creek
Myrna Walker
Toledo
Gale
Stockport
Dale
Cutler
Mechem seeks Republican nomination for state senate
Stanley Mechem, Athens and Nelsonville businessman, announces his bid for the Republican nomination for the Ninth Fourteenth Senatorial District. Born in Nelsonville, he lived in Caldwell 1900 07, then returned to Nelsonville to run the family business for 25 years. He married Helen Hall in 1917, served 16 months in World War I, and has been active with the Red Cross and USC. He and wife have three children William 22 Alice 20 and Charlies 11.
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Stanley Mechem
Athens
Nelsonville
Mr. Mechem
Caldwell
Helen Hall
Red Cross
USC
Church of
Plan Special Conferences At Ohio U During Summer
Ohio University plans eight week summer term features multiple conferences and short courses. Deans of women and advisers of girls will attend a June 22 to July 4 course led by Dean Irma Voigt. Visitors Day at the University Farm is set for June 18. A July 1 state Education Officials Conference will offer consultations for students and teachers. Summer programs also include a nutrition and community coop workshop, an industrial arts conference under Epsilon Pi Tau, and a July 2 3 Conservation of Natural Resources session directed by L Fink. The History and Government departments will host July 13-17 lectures and forums with notable speakers.
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Ohio University
Irma Voigt
Agriculture Department
University Farm
Hebbardsville
S Somerset Ware
Ohio University Ments of
Aay and Social
Liege of Education
State Department of Education
State Department
O. Et
Tona
Epsilon Pi Tau
Geography
Geo
L. Fink
Cee of Education
Ohio Education Association
History and Government Departments
Afa
Theft of Dog in 1896 Meant Term in Prison
NEW LEXINGTON A photograph from Feb 16 1896 is shown of a jury after a three day trial. A Gloucester man was found guilty of dog theft and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. Juror Joseph Sherlock, now living at 226 W Union St Athens, participated.
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New Lexington
State Penitentiary
Joseph Sherlock
W. Union St. Athens
Tells Changes In Drug Store
Walter E. Musgrave longtime manager of Cline Pharmacy spoke at the Athens Rotary Club on changes in the drug store business over the last three decades. He has 33 years in Athens County and is a Jefferson County native. He attended Broadwell Amesville schools, Athens High School, Ohio University, and Cincinnati School. Carl H. Beentey of York Pa Rotary Club and an Athens Rotarian attended the meeting.
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Walter E. Musgrave
Cline Pharmacy
Athens Rotary Club
Musgrave
Athens County
Jefferson County
Broadwell
Amesville
Athens
Athens High School
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Carl H. Beentey
York (Pa
Rose announce birth of daughter Marcella Creed
Mr and Mrs Rose Morisson-Brown Hill announce the birth of a daughter at Hester Gallipolis last Saturday. She is named Marcella Creed and is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Co. Mr Rose is son of Mr and Mrs Frank Rose Athens Route 4.
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Marion Rose
Morrison-Brown Hill
Hestergs Gallipolis
Hesteroo
Rose
Frank Rose
Athens
Sheltering Arms Welcomes Newborn Son At Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lewis Mallett of 85 Sunnyside Drive are parents to a son born Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Nine children underwent tonsillectomies today at the hospital child welfare clinic including Betty Pauline Smith Robert Llewellyn Michael Wayne Lonas Leon Lonas Leslie McDonald Pheda Ferne Bell Annabelle Sams Barbara Guseman and Gertrude Lovsey all from nearby towns. Mrs Goldie Hendren of Kananga and Mrs Katharine Crawford of Glouster were released today. Charles Sprague Stack of 22 N Congress released Monday night.
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Lewis Mallett
Sunnyside Drive
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Betty Pauline Smith
Pratts Fork
Robert Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Michael Wayne Lonas
Leon Lonas
N. McKinley Ave
Leslie McDonald
W. State St
Pheda Ferne Bell
Lathrop
Annabelle Sams
Athens Route 4
Barbara Guseman
States St
Gertrude Lovsey
Goldie Hendren
Kananga
Katherine Crawford
Glouster
Charles Sprague Stack
N. Congress
Men Fined for Intoxication Guilty Plea Before Mayor
John Bratton age 66 of Athens Route 5 paid 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz L. Woodworth. Ernest Nash age 45 of 34 Brown Ave received 10 dollars and costs after guilty plea and was jailed for nonpayment to work off fines. Harvey McColley age 19 of Athens Route 3 also pleaded guilty and was fined and costs.
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John Bratton
Athens
Ernest Nash
Brown Ave
Franz L. Woodworth
Harvey McColley
Cyclists Compete In Fairgrounds Events
Some 125 young cyclists rode on the Fairgrounds track before 500 spectators in the first annual Community Bicycle Festival planned by Chief of Police J B Grogan and the Athens Police Department to promote safety. Winners included Ann Hammerle Lindley Jones Richard Selby Ann Rowles and others in various events and age groups. The festival opened with a parade on Court Street led by Mayor Franz Woodworth, with certificates awarded for bike decorations and skill contests.
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Fairgrounds
J. B. Grogan
Athens
Court St
Franz Woodworth
Ann Hammerle
Lindley Jones
Richard Selby
Ann Rowles
Woodworth
Uth Ann Schuler
Evelyn Ayers
Wanda Townsend
Jackie Simmons
Irma Connett
Jane Ham
Winifred Connett
Mary Conkey
Harriet Ayler
Wanda
Jack Bruce
Fewer Families Lose Surplus Food Aid in Athens County
The Athens County Relief Office announces new eligibility cuts for commodity distributions per Agricultural Marketing Administration. Singles with 30 monthly dollars, two-person households at 40, three-person at 50, four-person at 60, and five or more at 75 or more lose eligibility due to no surplus and to ensure fair distribution.
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Agricultural Marketing Administration
Athens County Relief Office
Citizenship Tests Scheduled June 25 in Common Pleas Court
Final citizenship examinations will be held at 1 30 p m in the Common Pleas Courtroom. Athens County clerk of courts Mrs Alberta C Grones announced eligibility notices will be sent to those who qualify. The tests are conducted by the U S Department of Immigration and Naturalization.
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Common Pleas
Alberta C. Grones
Athens County
Temperature Readings In Athens Reach 90 At Noon
In Athens the temperature hit 90 degrees by midday today with yesterday’s high at 82 and last night’s low at 66. The reading follows a sequence of warm conditions reported across the region.
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Athens
Boy Maker Builds Musical Instrument From Willow Whistles
Gene LaBaw from Avon Place created eight willow whistles to form an octave capable of playing many tunes. He determined pitch by stick length and diameter and assembled them into a small instrument. Gene is a sixth grade pupil at East Side School.
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Gene LaBaw
Mary LaBaw
Avon Place
Gene
East Side School
New Marshfield 4-H Club Organized
The New Marshfield 4-H Club was organized Friday night June 5 at the home of Mrs Harold Stright. Officers elected are Freda Collins president Marilyn Jones vice president Donna Jane Beveridge secretary treasurer and Donna Steinmeyer reporter. Next meeting will be at Mrs Stright's home Friday night June 12.
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New Marshfield
Harold Stright
Freda Collins
Marilyn Jones
Donna Jane Beveridge
Donna Steinmeyer
Stright
Dr Pedigo Improves After Grippe Illness
Dr S E G Pedigo of 26 Elmwood Place, long ill from grippe, is reported improving.
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S. E. G. Pedigo
Elmwood Place
Ohio University summer term enrollment climbs past 1200
OU summer semester enrollment is projected between 1200 and 1300 after the first day. 950 students registered Monday and freshman figures push expectations over 1100 with late enrollments likely to exceed 1200 as eight week classes start Wednesday.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Two youths enlist for Navy service in Athens station
Clarence Franklin La Follette age 17 of Logan Route 3 enrolled today in the regular navy at the Cincinnati recruiting HQ. Calvin Coolidge Houston age 18 of Nelsonville joined as an apprentice seaman in the naval reserve under Class V-6. Both enlisted at the Athens sub-station with E S Lashmett conducting the notices.
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Clarence Franklin la Follette
Logan
Navy
Naval
Cincinnati
Calvin Coolidge Houston
Nelsonville
Naval Reserve
E. S. Lashmett
Athens
la Follette
Lashmett
Robert Follette
Houston
Victor Spencer Houston
Relief cases in Ohio reach all time low
Columbus AP report shows Ohio relief cases declined 10 percent in the last month to about 35 000. Welfare Director Charlies L Sherwood announced preliminary figures from 154 relief areas, with five month relief costs around 5 970 597 compared to 8 551 446 in the 1941 period.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charlies L. Sherwood
Danford Advanced Brown Is New Methodist Pastor
The Rev. Dr. John W. Danford, longtime pastor in Athens, was advanced to superintendent of the Dayton District for six years and will move to Dayton with his family. The Rev. E. A. Brown was assigned to the First Church in Athens, as Springfield's Ohio Methodist Conference announced numerous district assignments.
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First Methodist
Athens
Dayton
Ohio Methodist
Springfield
E. A. Brown
Madisonville
Cincinnati
Danford
Third National
Ann
Ohio University
Ruth
Athens High School
H. E. Bright
Lancaster
Chillicothe
J. Ira Jones
Trinity Church
Lima
Lynch Pleads Guilty on Intoxication Charge
Terrace Joseph Lynch of Columbus was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth to a charge of intoxication.
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Terrace
Joseph Lynch
Columbus
Franz Woodworth
A. T. Winfield Dies in Sanatorium at 28
Thomas A. Winfield former chief instructor for Athens Airways died after a four month illness in Rocky Glen Sanatorium Mc Connellsville. He flew in Ohio and California serving as chief pilot for Grand Central Flying School in Los Angeles and piloted movie stars including Alice Fay Tony Martin and Patricia Ellis. He began flying at 14 and held a transport pilot license at 18, youngest in the country. Survived by sisters Dorothy and Lillian. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Winfield
Ohio
California
Grand Central Flying School
Los Angeles
Alice Fay
Tony Martin
Patricia Ellis
Athena
Athens
Harrington Flying Service
Mansfield
Dorothy
Lillian
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