Son charged with murder of father in Ohio county
Thomas Davis 31 of Rome Township was charged with second degree murder in the shotgun death of his father Hanley W. Davis 73 at their home on Memorial Day. Housekeeper Amanda McAfee 34, held as material witness, pleaded not guilty and posted bonds. Sheriff Bateman cited new evidence and lie detector tests as basis for the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bateman
Thomas Davis
Stewart Route 1
Rome Township
Davis
Hanley W. Davis
Amanda McAfee
Avis
Justice of the
T. R. Bennett
Lodgl
Amanda Mcke
Nelsonville
Ateman
Pener
A. L. Pritchard
Victory Stitchers Hold Key Meeting At Snedden Home
The Victory Stitchers met at Itha Snedden’s home with fifteen members and four visitors present. Mary Helen Worth and Joan Bailey demonstrated altering a dress pattern while Margie Ja gave a sewing technique on laying a pattern, and Margaret Anne Ashworth demonstrated straightening a pattern. Tea and snacks were provided by Mary Anne Ashworth and Joan Ey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itha Snedden
Mary Helenworth
Joan Bailey
Margie Ja
Margaret Anne Ashworth
Mart Anne Ashworth
Joaney
Kiwanis Hears War Talks by Two Veterans
Athens Kiwanis Club heard Dewey M. Goddard and James P. Cumley discuss war and peace at the annual All-Kiwanis Night. Goddard urged full American cooperation and blamed no one for war losses while noting heavy casualties among British forces. Cumley called for a just peace and a strong tribunal to enforce it, critiquing Versailles as unjust and citing Wilson’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey M. Goddard
James P. Cumley
Athens Kiwanis Club
Goddard
Royal Navy
Cumley
France
Britain
Woodrow Wilson
Market Hogs Early Urges County Agent
Athens County farmers should market hogs early due to transportation and packing shortages. Ross Wright notes record hog crop moving to market in November through January and urges preparation in September and October. He recommends pasture as cheap feed and a mineral mix for hog tonic replacement in self feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ross Wright
Wright
Wooster
Start Course In First Aid At Athens High School
A Red Cross Standard First Aid Course starts Thursday at Athens High School for men and women not meeting first aid requirements. Ellen Biddle, executive secretary of the Athens County Red Cross Chapter, announced. The ten week program runs Thursdays 7 to 9. Eugene Cottle, Athens High School faculty member and Red Cross instructor, will teach. The first and second 10 hour schedules are planned. After 20 hours, participants receive a standard Red Cross certificate. A 60 cent textbook is the only expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
Athens High School
Eugene Cottle
Hunter Enrolled in Keesler Field School
Pvt. George D. Hunter son of Mr and Mrs C B Hunter from New Marshfield entered a 19 week Air Forces Technical School course at Keesler Field to become an airplane mechanic. He arrived from Ft Hayes reception center after completing basic training including marching target practice gas mask and bayonet drills. Upon completion he will be assigned to active duty with an Army Air Forces unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Field
George D. Hunter
C. B. Hunter
New Marshfield
Army Air Forces Technical School
Hunter
Ft. Hayes
Army Air Forces
Injured Woman in Route 56 Collision
Mrs. Amanda Simpson 57 of New Plymouth Route 1 suffered knee lacerations when the car carrying C. H. Simpson 49 collided with a coal truck driven by Lester E. Haybrow New Plymouth on State Route 56 about 4 45 yesterday afternoon state patrolmen reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Simpson
New Plymouth
C. H. Simpson
Lester E. Haybrow
Olivet College Group At Nazarene Church
Olivet College group from Olivet Nazarene College Kan kakee Ill including the Aeolia Girls Trio will perform at the Athens Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday evening June 24 at 7 30. Mrs Leist will address God's Challenge to Youth and sketches show student life in a Christian college. The service is open to the public and targets young people and parents interested in Christian education. Louis Gale son of the Rev and Mrs Lloyd Gale Athens is a graduate and Rev Gale is a trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Leist
Aeolia
Olivet Nazarene College
Kankakee
Ill
Athens Church of the Nazarene
Louis Gale
Lloyd Gale
Athens
Oliver Nazarene College
Gale
Hudson Returns From Hawaii to Assume Naval College Post
Dr. E Herndon Hudson longtime Ohio University Health Service director and Navy lieutenant commander arrives in Athens for a brief home visit at 60 Columbia Ave before departing to Washington DC for a teaching post at the naval medical college. He recently completed three months of active duty in Hawaii after receiving his naval reserve commission over two years ago. While in Hawaii he met Ensign John Paul Jones of Athens and Harry Hess hospital apprentice son of Dr and Mrs John A Hess. He plans to leave for Washington this Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University Health Service
U. S. Naval Reserve
Athens
Columbia Ave
Naval Medical College
Washington, D. C
Hudson
Hawaii
Naval Reserve
John Paul Jones
James Jones
Ohio University
Harry Hess
John A. Hess
Grosvenor St
Washington
Sanders Heads Athens K of C
At a special Athens Council meeting of the Knights of Columbus officers were elected for the year starting July 1. Fred C. Sanders is Grand Knight and John Niggemeyer trustee, with George Rowan as financial secretary and Rev. William G. Dowd as chaplain. Delegates reported on the Columbus state convention. Future meetings set for the first Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Council
Knights of Columbus
Fred C. Sanders
Joseph Weisenbach
George Dresher
Joseph B. Grogan
M. P. Shannon
John Kircher
Thomas Lavelle
Andrew Kolenich
Frank Lavelle
John W. Niggemeyer
William G. Dowd
George B. Rowan
Clarence Billet
John Niggemeyer
Columbus
Royal Gorby Dies in Auto Wreck near New Lexington
Royal Gorby aged 17, grandson of Mr and Mrs W E Jeffers of Carpenter, died from injuries after a car crash near New Lexington. The driver and another passenger died at the scene while Gorby died in a Zanesville hospital after a fractured skull and broken leg. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday at the Methodist Church in Crooksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Jeffers
Carpenter
Royal Gorby
New Lexington
Young Gorby
Zanesville
Gorby
Calvin Gorby
Ohio Power
Methodist
Crooksville
Reed P Rose Named Defendant In Ohio Suit For 474.75
Reed P. Rose, Athens, is named defendant in a Common Pleas Court suit filed Friday by Schantz Inc. seeking a judgment of 474.75 dollars plus 6 percent interest from Sept. 9, 1959. The petition notes a prior 474.75 dollar judgment on Sept. 6, 1939, in Trenton District Court, N J, now unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed P. Rose
Athens
Common Pleas
Schantz, Inc
Rose
District Court of
Trenton
N. J
Burglary Hits Bark er and Son Filling Station
The filling station of J. E. Barker and Son at 315 W Union St was entered through a back window early Sunday. Police Chief J B Grogan reported that nothing of value was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Barker
Weather report notes cooling after rain lull
After 56 inches of rainfall on Sunday night the temperature fell. The day reached a high of 78 degrees and last night’s low was 57. By noon today the thermometer stood at 72 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noom
Army Navy Plans To Inform Ohio University Students
An Ohio University meeting in Memorial Auditorium will inform freshmen and sophomores about the Navy V-1 program and the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps ERC plan. Navy officials and university leaders will outline paths to V-1 V-7 and V-5 options, remaining in college, and commissions as ensigns, with provisions for later transfer or enlistment if not admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Navy
T. Wisner
Chicago
James M. Churchill
Athens Citizens Defense Corps Meeting at Hotel Berry
An important gathering of Athens Citizens Defense Corps staff will be held tonight at o o'clock in Hotel Berry instead of Room 144. A separate meeting for Athens Boy Scouts serving as messengers occurs Wednesday night at 7 o'clock on the second floor of the Ohio University Men's Gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Citizens Defense Corps
Hotel Berry
Athens Boy Scouts
Ohio University
Ohio Communists Fight For Place and Ballot
The Communist party announced it would appeal to the Supreme Court over Secretary of State John Sweeney's decision to bar the party from the state election ballot. Arnold Johnson, Cleveland, party secretary for Ohio, filed the notice with the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Communist Party
Supreme Court
John Sweeney
Arnold Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Water samples sent after illness hits Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon officials report about 300 residents suffered a mild intestinal ailment prompting Water Works Supt A G Pickard to send water samples to the State Health Department for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
A. G. Pickard
State Health Department
Northern Kentucky First Major Blackout Declared a Success
Fort Thomas Kentucky reports its first major blackout last night described by military observers as a decided success. The outage marked a milestone in regional power testing and preparedness exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Train Timetable Snippet Shows Multiple Lines and Times
A fragment of a railway timetable lists several trains with numbers and arrival or departure times. Entries include Chesapeake and Ohio No 30 arriving daily except Sunday at 12 25 p m and New York Central lines with various daily schedules and reversals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diplomat
Cenassene Sene Cenaeltt
National Limited
Heavy Burlap Curtailed for Use on Farms
Farmers in Athens County learn from AAA chair Frank Pugh that heavy weight burlap for agricultural bags will not be available this year due to war emergency and limited shipping. They should use cotton Osnaburg or sheetings, or paper bags, and reuse old bags. Light burlap may be scarce this year with little supply. mills shift to fabrics of widths not typical for ag bags. Some light weight burlap may appear briefly through December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pugh
Athens County Aaa Committee
AAA
Osnaburg
Directed Verdict In Defendants Favor In Ohio Case
A Common Pleas Court jury of five women and seven men was directed by Judge O F Rowland to return a verdict for Tal Schroyer and Charles R Herman in a 10949 50 dollar damages suit filed by Clifford A Jenkinson. Jenkinson claimed partial loss of use of his left leg after a August 18 1940 Route 33 traffic accident near Chauncey during a rainstorm. The collision involved five cars and caused abrupt stops when a breakdown blocked the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Tal Schroyer
Charles R. Herman
Clifford A. Jenkinson
Jenkinson
Chauncey
Edward Guy Enlists and Is Stationed in Manchester Conn
Mr and Mrs Andrew Guy of near Chauncey report their son Edward has enlisted in the Army and is stationed at Manchester Connecticut, a development he relayed to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Guy
Near Chauncey
Edward
Manchester
Conn
Rev Frank H Throop Named Moderator of Ohio Presbyterian Synod
The Ohio Presbyterian Synod appoints Rev Frank H Throop, pastor of Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, as its new moderator.
Rubber drive aims to gather old scraps in Athens County
The Athens County rubber salvage drive chaired by D. G. Haley and led by Dean Einar A Hansen seeks to collect old rubber from all 14 townships. Trustees will coordinate pickups and reimbursements at service stations to support troops in World War II. 31 tons salvaged so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Haley
Athens County
W. H. Wakefield
Haley
Dean Hansen
America
Hansen
Hitler
Europe
J. E. Thackery
Ohio University School of Music
Salvation Army to Collect Rubber in Athens Drive
Captain William Prescott announced the Salvation Army will collect scrap rubber in cooperation with the Athens salvage drive. Donors may donate or the Army will collect and sell for those unable to bring rubber to stations. Place rubber in a labeled box. call 20652 to arrange pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Salvation Army
William Prescott
Prescott
Poultry revival urged for Athens County farms
Charles Finsterwald of the Athens Chick Hatchery spoke to the Athens Rotary Club about reviving the county's poultry industry. He noted the hatchery’s long history since 1919, its economic impact including $14,000 paid for eggs and over $22,000 for eggs and poultry locally, and urged support through breeding, premium egg purchases, and improved chick handling as a path to higher farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens Rotary Club
Charles Finsterwald
Athens Chick Hatchery
H. O. Atkins
Ohio
Athens Hatchery
Athens
Finsterwald
Nelsonville
America
Appeal Dismissed Over Mine Injury Case
Ned Stanley’s appeal of an Industrial Commission of Ohio ruling was dismissed in Common Pleas Court by agreement of the parties. He claimed disability from a 1920 mine accident at Poston Coal Co and seeks state workmen’s insurance funds participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Common Pleas
Ned Stanley
Stanley
Commission
Poston Coal Co
Trimble 4-H Club Holds Stitch for Victory Meeting
The Trimble 4-H Club met June 19 at Donna Johnsons home with Janet Earich in charge. Members sewed pin cushions and pot holders in the afternoon and refreshments were served. The next meeting is set for June 26 at Margaret Addingtons home at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Johnson
Janet Earich
Margaret Addington
Railroads Key to War Effort Urges Travel Planning
Joseph Eastman, Director of the Office of Defense Transportation, stresses that transportation underpins all war activity from troops to ammunition. He notes railroads must handle peak production and troop moves, with passenger demand shifting to rail due to fuel limits and scarce rolling stock. Plan trips in advance and expect limited car choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
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