Ohio University Demonstration Farm Hosts Visitors Days
The Ohio University Demonstration Farm at Hebbardsville opened two Visitors Days with a tour of the 375 acre operations nine miles from Athens Alongside livestock cattle hogs and poultry the event featured talks by Dr W W Wiggin on soil building diverse crops and profitable livestock management The farm serves as a senior agriculture lab and runs on a commercial basis aiming to show profitable farming methods for the region The first English Bible version by Wyclif appeared circa 1382.
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Ohio University
Hebbardsville
Athens
W. W. Wigin
Wiggin
University
Ohio
Arid
Fifth Selective Service registration set for Athens dates
The Athens County Selective Service Board announces a fifth registration for men aged 18 to 20 born 1922 through 1924. Registration runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday June 27 and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday June 30 with exemptions listed for military personnel cadets and officials.
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United States
Athens
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Selective Service
Board No. 1
Sugar allotments to be made to trade next week
Sugar certificate issuance for home canning will be limited next week to specific days to clear institutional and trade allotments. County ration coordinator Leonard Prater notes certificates will resume for blackberry season after noon Friday.
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Leonard Pater
Prater
York
Waterloo
Athens
Washington St
Navy Accepts Schminky and OU Football Standouts for Enlistment
Three youths applied for U S naval service and were accepted at Cincinnati recruiting HQ. Robert Roy Schminky Jr 21 senior end on the 1941 Ohio University football team enlisted in Class V17 for ROTC. Charles Randolph Allberry 26 1941 OU graduate enlisted in naval reserve. Wilby Lewis Stump 23 of Laurelville Route 2 enlisted in the naval construction regiment for duty outside the United States.
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U. S. Naval Service
Cincinnati
E. S. Lashmett
Athens
Robert Roy Schminky, Jr
Ohio University
Schminky
Robert Roy Schminky
Willoughby
Charles Randolph Allberry
Zaleski
Naval Reserve
Allberry
Cecilia Margaret Cochran
Wilby Lewis Stump
James
Stump
Laurelville
Naval Construction Regiment
United States
Miner Seeks Compensation From Industrial Commission
Ned Stanley of Franklin County filed in Common Pleas Court an appeal from an Ohio Industrial Commission ruling that bars further participation in State Workmen's Insurance Fund. He says injuries in 1920 at Poston Coal Co. caused a fractured and dislocated left hip a fractured ankle and tuberculosis in the bones. Stanley seeks judgment against the commission and permanent total disability compensation from June 7 1942 onward for life.
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Industrial Commission of Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Ned Stanley
Franklin County
Poston Coal Co
Stanley
Industrial Commission
Admitted Patients Include Dowler and Vetso at Local Hospital
Lester Dowler of Chauncey was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning for a minor surgical operation. Julius Vetso of Glouster Route 4 was admitted Thursday night for medical treatment.
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Lester Dowler
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Julius Vetso
Glouster
Blue Ribbon 4-H Club Hosts Picnic At State Hospital Grounds
After a business meeting at Lois Puckey's home, the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club held a picnic on the Athens State Hospital grounds. The next gathering will be a combined meeting and birthday party for June E. Schuler at her home on June 25.
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Lois Puckey
Blue Ribbon
4-H Club
Athens State Hospital
June E. Schuler
Dora Young Dies in Massillon Hospital
Dora May Young 44 of Massillon died at 8 this morning in Massillon City Hospital after a six month illness. Born in Broadwell she leaves husband Daniel Young four children May Maxine Sharon Kay Dallas Donald Charles her mother Mrs. William Phillips Stewart two sisters Mrs Besse Taylor Stewart and Mrs Blanche Conat Athens RD and three brothers Franks Massillon Ezra Fast Canton and William Stewart. Friends may call Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Athens after 6 45 p m Saturday. Funeral services Sunday at two o clock in the funeral home burial in W Union St Cemetery.
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Dora May Young
Massillon
Massillon City Hospital
Young
Broadwell
Daniel Young
May Maxine
Sharon Kay
Dallas
Donald
Charles
William Phillips
Stewart
Besse Taylor
Blanche Conat
Athens RD
Franks
Ezra
Fast Canton
William
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Athens
Funeral Home
W. Union St
Birth of Sharon Lee Schermerhorn in Huntington
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Schermerhorn of Huntington W V announce the birth of their daughter Sharon Lee on Tuesday June 16 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents Mr and Mrs C A Donley of Buchtel and Mr and Mrs William Hirschfelder of Cleveland and great grandparents Mrs Mary Hardy The Plains and Mrs Barbara Mars Roselle N J. Mrs Schermerhorn was formerly Dorothy Donley. In Canton China some shops sell potatoes by the piece halves or quarters.
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Arthur E. Schermerhorn
Huntington
W. Va
Sharon Lee
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. A. Donley
Buchtel
William Hirschfeild
Cleveland
Mary Hardy
the Plains
Barbara Mars
Roselle
N. J
Schermerhorn
Dorothy Donley
Canton
China
Junked Autos Of County Aid In War Effort
Athens County auto graveyards produced 734000 pounds of scrap steel in May aiding wartime production. Regional WPB coordinator Dowd said scrap could yield 25320 M1 machine guns or 421 1200 pound bombs, highlighting the impact of cooperative dealers on the war effort.
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Cleveland
E. S. Dowd
War Production Board
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Athens County
America
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Dowd
WPB
Axis
Agencies Urge Full Reports On Tire Rationing
Leonard Prater, ration coordinator, ordered all tire, tube, and recap sellers to return Part C of their ration certificates within three days. He said prompts are sometimes missed and stressed Part C data will aid state and Office of Price Administration reports. Inspectors should file thorough condition reports on tires inspected to reflect actual wear. The rubber shortage requires maximizing mileage on current tires to prevent restrictions during emergencies.
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Prater
Glouster
Leonard Prater
Office of Price Administration
Seel Promoted to Technician Fourth Grade at Fort Sill
Pvt First Class Wendell W. Seel of Athens Ohio has been promoted to technician fourth grade at Fort Sill Oklahoma announced by Lt Col John Mesick of the 3rd Field Artillery Observation Battalion. Inducted April 1941 at Fort Hayes Seel served at Fort Bragg and in August became a private first class. His wife Mrs Luzerne Seel lives in Lancaster Ohio.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Wendell W. Seel
Peter Seel
Athens
John Mesick
3Rd Field Artillery
Fort Hayes
Lee
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Fort Bragg
N. C
Luzerne Seel
Lancaster
Test Announced for Stenographers and Typists
A civil service examination will be held at Athens High School for junior typists at 1260 a year and junior stenographers and senior typists at 1440 a year on June 26 starting at 1 p.m. For more information call Mayme Johnston at 23423.
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Athens High School
Mayme Johnston
Hemming Demonstration at Poston 4-H Girls Club Meeting
Ernestine Smith led a sewing box and equipment demo showing how to hem a towel at the Poston 4-H Girls Club session. Eight members attended with adviser Mrs. Bradbury. Members listed include Virginia Koska Ernestine Smith Jo Ann Webb Ethel Mae McDaniel Margaret Sycks Flora Bell Cruise Patty Webb Leona Webb. Each member was assigned to bring her sewing box and equipment to the next meeting.
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Poston 4-H Girls
Ernestine Smith
Mrs. Bradbury
Virginia Koska
Jo Ann Webb
Ethel Mae McDaniel
Margaret Sycks
Flora Bell Cruise
Patty Webb
Leona Webb
Army Recruits Fault Non Readers Of War News
Ohio University screened 58 applicants for Army Air Force Reserve pilot training on May 28. Col James M Churchill said 40 passed, while many failed due to poor knowledge of current events. Passes advanced to Fort Hayes Columbus for physical exams. results pending.
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Ohio University
Army Air Force Reserve Corps
James M. Churchill
Churchhill
Fort Hayes Columbus
Boyles Slated for War Service Post
Arthur Boyles Jr a Athens contractor has won a civil service appointment as associate superintendent of construction for the federal government The post covers work essential to the war effort and may require service as construction superintendent anywhere in the world Boyles says he is ready to go wherever asked His wife and son will stay in Athens with his father and secretary handling Athens business
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Arthur Boyles, Jr
Athens
Boyles
Arthur Boyles
Thomas Lloyd Thomas reported missing in action
A Telegram to Mr and Mrs J G Lloyd Thomas Circle Hill says their son Lieut J G Lloyd Thomas U S Naval Air Corps is missing in action It clarifies the telegram does not state he died in action as earlier reported by the Messenger and adds the family statement.
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Rice Thomas
Circle Hill
Lieut
J. G. Lloyd Thomas
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Thomas
Leonard Graham Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Leonard Graham aged 45 of 8% W State Street pleaded guilty to intoxication when arraigned before Mayor Franz L. Woodworth this morning. He was fined five dollars and confined as prescribed. Garage floors must stay oil free to prevent tread corrosion.
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Leonard Graham
W. State St
Franz L. Woodworth
OU Aviation Training Shifts to Full Time Military Basis
Ohio University will switch from Civilian Pilot Training to full time military aviation status effective immediately. Participants enlist in Army or Navy aviation, complete eight weeks of preliminary flight and ground training, then proceed to glider or naval training, with eight weeks of instruction totaling 240 classroom and physical hours.
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Ohio University
Army
Navy
Trimble Dover Home Conservation Committee Meeting
The Trimble Dover Home Conservation Committee met Tuesday night June 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. White Millfield Route 1 with Mrs. Bessie Wem mer as discussion leader. Twenty two members attended a pot luck dinner. Next meeting is July 14 at Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weiss home.
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Trimble-Dover
St Joseph Aspirin Promoted at 10c Budget Price
Advert says buy aspirins from St Joseph at ten cents, claiming higher value than competitors. Mentions largest store and urges demand for St Joseph Aspirin.
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St. Joseph
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