City approves $750 for Athens Civil Defense from state funds
Athens council votes to allocate $750 for Civil Defense work in the city, funded by the state and usable only for civil defense needs. Mayor Woodworth notes a possible larger future appropriation and that federal agencies oversee rationing board expenses. The meeting also discusses lease renewal for the old waterworks building and requests for traffic signs and flood damage remedies.
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Civil Defense Council
Athens
Athens County
F. L. Woodworth
Woodworth
Fedral
Ohio
State St
Foster B. Cornwell
Vans
Spring Sts
Elm Place
May Ave
Service Department
C. W. Goss
N. Congress St
Mid week service announced for First Methodist Church
A mid week service is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the First Methodist Church. The notice prompts congregants to attend and observe the regular weekday worship.
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First Methodist Church
Softball Play To Be Started Friday Night
At a meeting of the Athens City Softball League last night, four teams are entered and games start Friday at 6 p.m. at the high school recreation field. Additional teams may enter by Friday. contact Harry Lackey at the field or his home.
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Athens City
Harry Lackey
Mr. Lackey
Athens Lawyers
Bob Cooley
Davis Lynch
Ray Sams
Logan Book Store
Stanley
Joseph Ricardi
Ohio University Physical Welfare Department
Lackey
Tennis Tournament Set At High School Center
Entries for the girls tennis tournament to be held at the high school recreation center will be accepted this week until Friday at 6 p.m. Players will be divided into 14 and under and 18 and under groups. Entries received by Harry Lackey, supervisor, at the center or his home. Play begins next Monday.
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Harry Lackey
Appeals Court Reverses Ruling in Gas Well Case
The District Court of Appeals reversed Hocking County Common Pleas Judge Henderson in a dispute over a large gas well on the Lincea SCOLA farm in Canaan Township. Finsterwald and Gray claimed trespass and gas accumulation, but the Appeals Court found no proof the gas came from the coal mine chambers and ruled they owned only coal, not gas. The case was remitted with funds impounded to Orndoff.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
District Court of Appeals
Hocking County Common Pleas
Phil Henderson
R. W. Finsterwald
Gordon Gray
Waterford Commercial and Savings Bank
D. T. Orndoff
Lince Ae
Scola Farm
Canaan
Lownship
Finsterwald
Gray
Canaan Coal Co
Bank
Orndoff
Henderson
Court of Appeals
Chillicothe
Will Explain C of C Plans For Farmers
Members of the Athens County Agriculture Conservation Committee plan a meeting Friday at 8 p m in Washington School Gallipolis where Brooks Burnside agricultural agent of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce will detail the chamber program. The gathering, with six counties represented, includes committee members from Amesville Coolville Glouster Athens and other area towns.
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Athens County Agriculture Conservation Committee
Gallipolis
Washington School
Brooks Burnside
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Athens County
Frank Gifford
Amesville
John Aiken
Coolville
B. R. Angle
A. H. Brooks
Athens
Robert Chapman
Guysville
Thomas E. Clark
Melvin Dunfee
Stewart
H. G. Henry
J. G. Hope
Dean Easler
Hull Kittle
Glouster
H. McKiddie
Nelsonville
William Mingus
Millfield
Frank Pugh
Albany
Charles Stratton
E. L. Wilson
New Marshfield
S. S. Danford
Trimble
Clyde Parrish
Ross Wright
Fire at Berry Hotel Causes $15 Damage
A short circuit in wiring at the Berry Hotel caused damage estimated at about $15. The fire originated from a wire attached to an electric refrigerator and scorched the basement ceiling under the kitchen on the first floor, according to Fire Chief Clarence Parker.
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Berry Hotel
Clarence Parker
Parker
Patrolmen Hunt Long But Get Big Bag
MT VERNON State Highway Patrolmen spent 17 hours hunting a stolen truck and two Mansfield Reformatory fugitives identified as August Audenaert and Herman Ingram both 20. The pursuit ended with a notable capture described as a large bag by Corp H Dimhenery.
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MT. Vernon
Mansfield Reformatory
Corp. H
Hospital Admissions and Discharges In Local Notices
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Marie Myers Trimble Route 1 was admitted Monday night for medical treatment. Vitas ail The Plains underwent major surgery Sunday night. Billy Bowen Springfield W Va was released today and Pete Mernadakis 56 Sunnyside Drive was released Monday. Released Sunday were Mrs Kathleen Boden and infant daughter New Marshfield Mrs Florence Adamson and infant daughter 168 E State St John Griffith Pomeroy and Mrs Charlotte Frashier
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Marie Myers
Trimble
Army to issue girdles to WAC recruits in Fort Des Moines
A Fort Des Moines dispatch reports the U S Army will provide two girdles to each Woman Army Auxiliary Corps recruit to ensure proper uniform fit and appearance. The note signals attention to dress and sanitation standards for the new corps.
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Fort Des Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Army
Maine GOP Primary Shifts as Hale Edges Oliver
In a Maine Republican primary, former isolationist U S Representative James C Oliver loses renomination to Robert Hale a longtime backer of President Roosevelt's foreign policy Hale's victory signals a shift in Maine's GOP stance ahead of Pearl Harbor era politics
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Portland
U. S
James C. Oliver
Pearl Harbor
Maine
Robert Hale
Roosevelt
Ohio appoints Sandage acting price executive
Columbus announces H T Beckmann state OPA director names JC H Sandage head of the Miami University Marketing Department as acting Ohio price executive in a department reshuffle.
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Columbus
H. T. Beckmann
OPA
JC. H. Sandage
Department of Marketing
Miami University
Ohio Price
MacArthur Named Outstanding American Father of 1942
National Father’s Day Committee designates General Douglas MacArthur as the outstanding American father for 1942 in a ceremony. The announcement highlights his public service and wartime leadership.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
National
Father's Day Committee
Prater Outlines Duties of Local Ration Boards
Athens County coordinator Leonard Prater described the role of civilian ration boards at the Athens Rotary Club. He said boards interpret federal orders under local conditions, decide eligibility, and will grow as new commodities are added, with more offices and help planned.
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Leonard Prater
Athens County
Athens Rotary Club
Prater
Meeting of Driver's Corps at Athens High Tonight
A Drivers' Corps meeting is set for 7 30 PM at Athens High School. The Red Cross Motor Corps will join the Drivers' Corps at Athens High at the same time.
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Athens High School
Red Cross Motor Corps
Drivers’ Corps
Athens High
Deunk Driver Fined $100 by Woodworth
Frank Scott age 53 of Barberton was fined 100 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Franz Woodworth following arrest on E State Street by city police. George Graham 54 Wolfe Street and Kenneth Chesser 26 468 Richland Avenue were fined 10 dollars and costs each for fighting. Roy H. McGill 32 Stewart and James Wade 56 Canaanville were fined 5 dollars and costs each on intoxication charges.
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Frank Scott
Barberton
E. State St
Franz Woodworth
George Graham
Wolfe St
Kenneth Chesser
Richland Ave
Roy H. McGill
Stewart
James Wade
Canaanville
Lange and Stratton To Address Athens Jaycees
Dean of Men Laurence W. Lange and Boy Scout Executive Joseph Stratton will speak at the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at Hotel Berry Wednesday night at 8. They will outline scout activities they want the Jaycees to promote.
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Laurence W. Lange
Joseph Stratton
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
Jaycees
Registration Dates Set for 18-20 Year Olds in Ohio
Ohioans aged 18 to 20 must register June 27 and June 30 at local selective service offices. Registration hours run 12 noon to 6 p.m. on the 27th and 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the 30th, with local draft boards overseeing the process.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Delbert Cline Enlists at Patterson Field AAF
Delbert Cline of The Plains enlists at Patterson Field Air Depot Fair field Ohio for training in ground work with the Army Air Forces. Delbert R. Cline is listed as son of John Cline.
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Delbert R. Cline
John Cline
Patterson Field Air Depot
Fairfield, O
Army Air Forces
Auto plane promises future of mass transport
Athens Kiwanis Club heard Bill Sweet describe auto airplane ideas enabling vehicles to convert from air to land travel with simple licensing and low cost. County truckers and the War Board discussed reducing mileage to conserve fuel and tires, with map guided territorial hauling and milk distributors reorganizing routes.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Bill Sweet
Sweet
Milk Sales Office
Athens Livestock Sales Office
Cut Weeds on Vacant Lots in Athens Urged
Dr. B. B. Backley urges owners to cut weeds on vacant lots in Athens and nearby municipalities, especially ragweed, to reduce hay fever suffering from August to October. He notes poison ivy and snakes as potential problems and calls for monthly weeding during summer to curb pollination and associated discomfort amid wartime travel restrictions.
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Athens
B. B. Backley
Buckley
Meigs County Bridge Collision Injures Three
Three people were injured in a Meigs County crash on State Route 124 near Long Bottom Sunday night. E. E. Hayman 45 of Long Bottom suffered leg lacerations and a sprained knee. Carl Fitch 34 and Katheryn Baker 18, both of Long Bottom, sustained facial lacerations. Harold Newton 20 of Long Bottom drove the other car and was uninjured. All were treated by a Chester doctor and released.
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Long Bottom
State Highway Patrol
Chester
E. E. Hayman
Carl Fitch
Katheryn Baker
Harold Newton
Newlon
Two Drivers Arrested After Route 33 Crashes
State highway patrol officers arrested two drivers after collisions on Route 33. Francis Graham 29 of Nelsonville and Robert Dunfee 19 of Youngstown were fined for driving while intoxicated and unsafe operation respectively. Graham also collided with Estle Harrison 31 of Parkersburg. Verna Porter suffered bruises. Lester Martin 32 of Spring Street was fined for unsafe operation after a Route 33 arrest.
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Francis Graham
Nelsonville
Robert Dunfee
Youngstown
Monworth
Graham
Estle Harrison
Parkersburg
Woodworth
Chauncey
Dunfee
Peach Ridge Road
Harry D. Porter
Athens
Verna Porter
Porter
Lester V. Martin
Spring St
Martin
Cavinee Pleads Guilty to Insufficient Brakes Charge
Pearl O Cavinee 21 of Zanesville was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Murray Brown in Corning after being arrested Saturday on Route 13 near Corning by state highway patrolmen for driving with insufficient brakes.
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Pearl O. Cavinee
Zanesville
Murray Brown
Corning
Cavinee
Pamphlets on Price Regulations Available
County retailers may obtain pamphlets What Every Retailer Should Know About the General Maximum Price Regulations by calling Leonard Prater county rationing coordinator in the basement of the Athens County Courthouse. Limited supply published by the Office of Price Administration is available this week.
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Leonard Prater
Athens County
Office of Price Administration
Rome Band Boosters Plan Social Friday
The Rome Canaan High School Band Boosters Club will host an ice cream social on the school lawn at Stewart on Friday evening June 19. Home made ice cream and cake will be served. Proceeds fund purchases of instruments for the school band.
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Rome-Canaan
County Grange To Meet At Lodi On June 20
Athens County Pomona Grange joins Lodi Grange for a Saturday meeting at 11 a m. Lunch will be served by the Lodi Grange and an afternoon program will feature Amesville and York Grange sharing activities.
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Athens County
Pomona Grange
Lodi Grange
Amesville
York Grange
ZEMO Doctor's Formula Soothes Itching Skin
Medicated liquid ZEMO promoted for itching skin including ringworm eczema athlete's foot and blemishes. Claims 30 years of success with over 25 million packages sold and prices as low as 35 cents to 1 dollar.
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