War Loan Drive Explained To Nelsonville Civic Club
A Nelsonville Rotary meeting featured U S Army combat pictures from the Anzio beachhead shown courtesy of Ohio Bell Telephone Co. A second set showed telephone industry challenges amid wartime demand. John Koch of Ohio Bell presented, with Billy Monks operating the projector and guests Kenneth Snyder and Lieut. Charles Parks attending. The gathering followed dinner at Little House and a viewing at the Episcopal Church basement. The Fifth War Loan drive organization in Nelsonville was outlined.
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Nelsonville
U. S
Anzio
Italy
Rotary Club
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
John Koch
Telephone Company
Billy Monks
Kenneth Snyder
Bell Exchange
Charles Parks
Fort Benning
Little House
Episcopal Church
Public Meeting Promises War Visuals Campaign Drive
Campaign chairman Dr. James Wilson lines up a public meeting with plans to show war pictures similar to those used earlier. The event aims to persuade attendees and bolster support for the ongoing drive through visual displays.
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James Wilson
Buchtel Soldier Earns Expert Infantry Badge
Pfc. Willard L. Smathers of Fort Dix New Jersey won the Expert Infantry Badge for exceptional field duties. He passed a rigorous exam in scouting patrolling camouflage first aid and field sanitation and completed a 25 mile hike with full gear in under seven hours. He will begin his second year in July and recently received a Red Cross card for expert swimming.
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Nelsonville
William Smathers
Buchtel
Willard L. Smathers
Fort Dix
N. J
Pfc
Smathers
Pfe. Smathers
Red Cross
Chauncey Woman Winnie Six Pritts Dies at 35
Winnie Six Pritts, 35, wife of Clarence Pritts, died suddenly of a heart attack at the home of Mrs. William Pancake in Chauncey after falling ill downtown. She was a Chauncey resident, daughter of the late Abe Six, adopted daughter of George Griffith, and mother of 13 year old Jimmie. She is survived by her husband, son, mother, and a brother. Her sister-in-law is Mrs. Sylvia Davis.
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Chauncey
Winnie Six Pritts
Clarence Pritts
William Pancake
May Ave
Stout
Seiber Family Honors Soldier With Chicken Dinner
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Hodge A Seiber hosted a two course chicken dinner on Converse Street to honor their son Pfc James H Seiber home on furlough from Fort Sill Oklahoma. Guests included Mrs Seiber and son Jimmie Jr Mrs William Laurence and son Billie of Columbus Jo Ann Donna Jean Edna Mae Seiber and Mr and Mrs H A Seiber Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Hodge A. Seiber
Converse St
Pfc
James H. Seiber
Fort Sill
Oklo
Seiber
Jimmie, Jr
William Laurence
Billie
Columbus
Jo Ann
Donna Jean
Edna Mae Seiber
Mrs. H. A. Seiber
Funeral services for Walter Slisher in Chauncey
Walter Slisher died Wednesday morning at Chauncey. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o clock in the Chauncey M. E. Church conducted by Rev. Ray Pidcock of the Holiness Church. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Slisher.
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Chauncey
Walter Slisher
George Slisher
Chauncey M. E
Ray Pidcock
Holiness Church
Returns from Chauncey to Camp Reynolds for Overseas
Pvt Ralph Smith of the Engineering Dept returns to Camp Reynolds Pa after furlough with wife Mrs Ethel Smith. Mrs Smith accompanied him to Columbus then back to Chauncey Wednesday. In Chauncey Mrs Kate Norris hosted a two course dinner for Charles Brown on his 78th birthday with guests including Vern Sayre Edith Stiers and Grace Sayre. Isabelle Courtney underwent a tonsillectomy in Athens. Eugene Morgan and daughter Donna Jean move back to Chauncey from Columbus. Marie Morgan Love reports husband Gilbert Love, now in England after training at Camp Wolters and Camp Breckridge.
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Chauncey
Ralph Smith
Ethel Smith
Camp Reynolds
Kate Norris
Charles Brown
Grace Sayre
Trimble
Chas. Brown
Vern Sayre
Edith Stiers
Nelsonville
Isabelle Courtney
Gilbert Courtney
Hoskins
Athens
Eugene Morgan
Donna Jean
Columbus
Henry Morgan
West Jacobs Ave
England
Chauncey Families Update From World War II Service List
Mr and Mrs Joseph Davis Chauncey report four sons serving overseas or stateside including Pvt Charles Davis in England after seven months overseas and Pfc William Davis in Richmond California. Clifford Davis in New York awaits overseas assignment while Earl Davis MP is in Texarkana Texas. Lois Jean Lands of Chauncey works in Dayton and lives with sister Mrs John Karr. Effie Lands returns to Chauncey residence visiting daughter Mrs Edward Linscott at Amesville.
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Chauncey
Joseph Davis
Charles Davis
England
Earl Davis
Texarkana
Texas
Lois Jean Lands
Dayton
John Karr
Effie Lands
Edward Linscott
Amesville
Zaleski Social And Personal Notes Briefly Summarized
Zaleski residents hosted and visited relatives including Mrs. Charles Brown of Jackson and the Rider family. A son named James Larry was born to Mr and Mrs Glen Booth on June 12. The King family from Columbus visited, with ministerial transfers announced affecting Zaleski. Camp Light encampment planned for July 1 as State Guard activities begin. Extended visits occurred among the Howell, McKibben, Booth, Rathburn, Bedinghaus, Boal, Legge, and Booth families in Zaleski and nearby areas.
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Zaleski
Charles Brown
Jackson
Ernest Rider
Duane
Phyllis Anne
Rosemary
Larry
Indiana
Brown
Albert Rider
Thuday
James Larry
Glen Booth
Blanche Howell
Gerda
Bibbie
McArthur
King
South Bloomfield
Buell
Hamden
Cpl
Max Rathburn
Washington D. C
Rathburn
Margaret Anne Bedinghaus
Cincinnati
Bedinghaus
Martin
Pvt William Lewis visits Chauncey for 20th birthday
Pvt William Lewis returns to Camp Blanding Florida after a 15 day visit in Chauncey with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis. Mrs Florence Lewis Venters of Athens hosted a dinner honoring his 20th birthday with guests Mrs Lewis Jo Ann Lewis Anne Venters and the guest of honor Pvt William Lewis.
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Chauncey
William Lewis
Camp Blanding
Florida
Frank Lewis
Florence Lewis Venters
Athens
Private Lewis
Jo Ann
Florence Venters
Anne
Pvt
Lend Lease Aided Invasion Preparations
London reports Capt. Oliver Lyttelton British war production minister told the American Chamber of Commerce that American and British lend lease programs were the key to making invasion possible. He denied charges of lend lease goods being sold to third countries and said precautions prevent it.
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London
Oliver Lyttelton
Bitish
American Chamber of Commerce
Lyttelton
Mrs Iona Sapp Hosts Birthday Gathering in Chauncey
Mrs Iona Sapp of Chauncey celebrated her husband Arthur Sapps birthday at her Mill Street home. Guests included Eldon Sapp of Milwaukee Marshal and Mrs Dailey Sapp and Desmond in Chauncey Mrs Baron Sapp and Barbara Ann Nelsonville William Dennison and Mrs Sarah Stratton of Jacksonville and Mr and Mrs Arthur Sapp of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Iona Sapp
Mill St
Arthur Sapp
Eldon Sapp
Milwaukee
Wis
Marshal
Dailey Sapp
Desmond
Baron Sapp
Barbara Ann
Nelsonville
William Dennison
Sarah Stratton
Jacksonville
Hear From Son at Front in Italy
Herbert Griffin of Nelsonville Ohio Route 1 receives a letter from son Pvt Dana Griffin now at Anzio beachhead. He is well and had just received two care boxes one from his parents and one from his former Toledo employer.
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Nelsonville
Herbert Griffin
Pvt
Dana Griffin
Anzio Beachhead
Toledo
Vacation Ends Asher Reeves Returns Home
NELSONVILLE Asher Reeves came back to Toledo with his parents Mr and Mrs Elwood Reeves and other relatives after a family vacation. CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Frank Neighbors and daughters hosted weekend guests Mrs Ethel Neighbors and her son Ralph Neighbors from Columbus and serving in the Navy in San Diego California. An advertisement promotes Post's Raisin Bran with toasted flakes of wheat and bran plus raisins for gentle bulk in daily meals.
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Nelsonville
Asher Reeves
Toledo
Elwood Reeves
Chauncey
Frank
Mildred
Marjory
Mill St
Ethel
Columbus
Ralph
Navy
San Diego
Calif
New Post
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