Largest group of men leaves Athens for Army
The largest unit yet from Athens County left for Columbus induction with two buses and a third taking a regular Athens–Columbus trip. Mothers and sweethearts gathered at City Hall to see them off as Ohio University musicians played. Those accepted may receive about a 14 day furlough. others stay at Ft. Hayes reception and are sent to camps.
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Athens
Columbus
Dover
Trimble Townships
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Army
Athens-Columbus
Athens City Hall
Ohio University
City Hall
Selective Service Board
Paul Gillilan
Carl Radford
John Gwinn
N. High St
Ft. Hayes
Tavares to speak in Athens over two days
Brazilian journalist and educator Dr Hernano Tavares De Sa will visit Athens for two days. He will discuss Brazilian-American relations at a joint dinner of the Athens Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs and present lectures at Ohio University and related venues as part of an Institute of International Education itinerary.
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Hernano Tavares de Sa
Athens
Ohio University
Irma E. Voigt
Tavares
Chubb
Ellis Hall
University
Dr. Tavares
Memorial Auditorium
Super
Athens State Hospital
C. H. Creed
Carrie May Ransom Dies at 67 in Town City Home
Carrie May Ransom 67 died at her daughter’s home in Northwood after a six month illness. She was born in Iowa and lived there most of her life. Survived by three daughters Myrna Mc Queen Dora Foster and Ruby Hanson and six grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at Catholc Funeral home in Town City. The Hanson family will travel from Athens this evening.
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Carrie May Ransom
Carl Hanson
Northwood
Iowa
Hansons
Ransom
Iowa City Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Myrna McQueen
Chicago
Dora Foster
Greenville
Miss
Ruby Hanson
Athens
Catholc Funeral Home
Town City
Demonstration tents hosted by Mrs Stright sparks club meeting
Demonstration tanners held at the home of advisor Mrs Harold Stright was called to order by Marilyn Hoon president. Members answered roll call by naming a favorite perfume. Donna Stienmeyer and Nell Andrews demonstrated testing different cans rubbers and can lids.
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Harold Stright
Marilyn Hoon
Donna Stienmeyer
Nell Andrews
Battle Continues as RAF Targets Axis Strongholds
Axis planes raid Gibraltar but Britain reports no damage while Germany claims planes destroyed. British night air offensive hits St Nazaire and Bremen as RAF strikes German air fields and railways in Northern France. Germany bombs England’s southwest coast for a second night, though scale lags behind RAF tactics.
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Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Western Europe
St. Nazaire
France
Bremen
Hitler
Atlantic
RAF
England
Speeder Nestor Fined by City Mayor for Speeding
Fred E. Nestor of Marion pled guilty to speeding in a 35 mph zone Sunday. He was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth after arrest by city police Saturday night on East State Street.
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Fred E. Nestor
Marion
Franz Woodworth
E. State St
Guy Gilkey Pleads Guilty in Intoxication Case
Guy Gilkey of 11 Walker Sr pleaded guilty to a charge of in toxication and was fined five dollars.
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Guy Gilkey
Walker Sr
Franz Woodworth
News Notes from Kimberly York Two
Chuck Rizer visits from Eastern Ohio to see his parents and is employed in St. Clairsville. Family and friends attend the Wallace Pickett funeral from Columbus. Cecil Searles undergoes appendicitis surgery at Mercy Hospital Canton after NYA camp service at Carrolton. Tyes report third surgery in eight months. Jacobs road project in York Township employs seventy four men. Connett road to get a new blacktop surface.
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Chuck Rizer
Ohio
Dick Rizer
St. Clairsville
Wallace Pickett
Ben Ryan
Donald
Glen
Jesse Ryan
Juanita
Edith Brown
Columbus
Mer Love
Cecil Searles
Vern Tyo
Mercy Hospital
Canton
Cecil
NYA
Carrolton
Tyes
Jacobs Road
York Township
Connett Road
Death of Rev Vinton Nanna noted in Oak Grove
News notes report the death of the 83 year old Rev Vinton Nanna of Moundsville West Virginia with relatives in Oak Grove. He was the last surviving son of a large family and is survived by a sister Mrs Ida Ortman of Chillicothe.
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Oak Grove
Vinton Nanna
Moundsville
W. Va
Nanna
Carbondale
Ida Ortman
Chillicothe
L. Eckles
Edna
Dunedin
Fla
M. Metcalf
Columbus
J. E. Cagg
Arthur Kenner
Jim Pickett
Jane Pickett
Roy Knight
Danny
Landis
Arthur Cagg
Chester
Ashland
Edward Cagg
George Heightland
Athens
Charles Hartman
Edith
Evelyn
Donna
Monnalee
Frazee
Nelsonville
Charles Levering
Gerald Jacobs
William Foughty
Neil Swaim
Camping Trip Postponed for Boy Scout Troop 59
Scoutmaster Raymond Atkins announced the Boy Scout Troop 59 camping trip to Camp Kootaga in Walker, West Virginia has been moved from the week of July 5 to the third week of July. The troop requires a $6 fee at tonight’s meeting. refunds apply if a scout is sick or unable to attend. Parents with questions should contact Mr. Atkins.
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Kootaga
Walker
W. Va
Raymond Atkins
Atkins
Dayton
National Boy Scout
Mr. Atkins
Orbiston Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Orbiston residents hosted and visited multiple families this week. Guests included Harold Sheridan and Donald Newton from Chillicothe and Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Martin from New Straitsville, and others from Circle Hill Newark Columbus Dayton and Murray City.
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Orbiston
Clarence Banfield
Harold Sheridan
Chillicothe
Donald Newton
Tommy
Nelsonville
Buck Strausbaugh
Joe
Dayton
Walter McManaway
James Sorrell
Cleveland
Fred Conger
Lawrence Martin
New Straitsville
Harry Powell
Circle Hill
Jane
Billy Roberts
Annabell Bosswell
Newark
Alice Glancy
Pearl
George Thompson
Joe Leybourne
Carson Coakley
Columbus
Alie Nida
Clarence O’rouke
Murray City
James Sorrel
Harold Vanbibber
Janet
Walter Wade
Joann Ayers
Floyd Sorrell
Carrol
Frank Kincade
Shawnee Personal News Highlights Many Local Moves
Shawnee residents report travels and visits including Carl Lyund Fuchs visiting his brother in Sparrows Point and Baltimore, Bob Norris returning to Fort Hayes Columbus after leave, and families moving to Columbus. Farewell party for Crisey as she moves, and trips by Dittoe, Byrne, Peart, and Crawford families to visit relatives and schools.
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Shawnee
Carl Lyund
Fuchs
George
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Bob Norris
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Bertrand Norris
Florence Jones
Carl Mollencamp
Mollencamp
Bertrand Dittoe
Bob Dittoe
Jimmy Dittoe
Lancaster
U.S. Navy
L. D. Browning
Geraldine
Mazel
Morgantown
N. C
Ethel Bates
Athens
Lenna Norris
Zanesville
Laura O'Ferrell
Crisey
Gould Byrne
Geraldine Byrne
June Peart
Michigan
Sarah Crawford
Mary Crawford
Helen Davis
Ivan Davis
Philo
Blue Ribbon 4-H honors June E Schuler on fifteenth birthday
The Blue Ribbon 4-H Club hosted a party at June E. Schuler’s home on her 15th birthday. After a brief business meeting, games and gifts followed. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Ruth Hannah. Attendees included Mary and Marian Droz, Dorothy Love, Helen McBride, and others. The next meeting is at Helen McBride’s home on July 2 at 7:30 p.m.
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June E. Schuler
Ruth Hannah
Mary and
Marian Droz
Dorothy Love
Helen McBride
Lois Puckey
Mary Nash
Jo Ann Walker
Jinny Knox
Mabel Lee
Ruth Beverage
Alice Vercoe
William Finsterwald
Morgan County Court Notes and Local Proceedings
Judgment of 2554.43 awarded in a cognovit note case. DWI plea by Charles Kenneth Cain fined 100 dollars with one year license suspension. Probate notices appointing administratrixes and estate valuations. Licenses issued for residents of Columbus Chesterhill Malta and Marysville. Road vacation petitions approved with final hearing set for mid July. Weather notes report a high of 88 and low 63 after mild spell.
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Mcconnellville
Henry Hook
Stockport
H. W. White
Charles Kenneth Cain
Todds
Riecker
Esto E. Ross
Gusta Ross
Golda B. Anguish
Malta
George Lane
Lillie Lane
Wm. Scott
Columbus
Thomas
Elsie Grether Scott
Ina Haines
Reinersville
Oral Glenn
Carmen Anderson Haines
A. Bernard Wiley
Marysville
Nestles
Charlotte Bretz
Chesterhill
Joseph A. Bretz
Recorder's Office Co
C. Spears
Sylvia Norman
Ownie L. Brown
Calvin in Training as Navy Torpedoman
GREAT LAKES NL Franklin Harley Calvin age 23 son of Mr and Mrs Frank R Calvin Athens Ohio is undergoing a 16 week course at the Navy Service Schools here for torpedomen He was selected on the basis of aptitude tests given to every Bluejacket during recruit training Upon graduation he will be transferred to the fleet for sea duty or to a naval base for further instruction under veteran petty officers in his specialized field.
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Great Lakes
Franklin Harley Calvin
Frank R. Calvin
Athens
Navy Service Schools
Two More Withdraw From Central Committee Races
Two more candidates for Athens County Republican Central Committee withdrew today at the Board of Elections office. Clifford Campbell from Athens Ward 4 Precinct 6 and Frank Dow from East Millfield are out, reducing the field amid earlier rulings voiding petitions by D. M. Sawyer and David L. Jones. The report lists contesting candidates for congress, state senate, and county offices across Athens and neighboring counties.
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Athens County Republican Central Committee
Board of Elections
Clifford Campbell
Athens
Frank Dow
East Millfield
Candidade Lace Eos de Becese
Gates Nave Wilegra
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
H. T. Phillips
Congress
Harry D. Knox
Roy J. Gillen
District Court of Appeals
Athens County
E. LeFever
Glouster
John P. Kelso
Nelsonville
Ralph Elliott
James A. Jones
Thomeas Williams, Sr
Alfred News Notes Alfred Alabama Visit and Local Arrivals
Alfred notes a Palo Alto student Alfred O'Brien visiting his uncle and wife in town during vacation while his parents remain in the Philippine Islands. The column lists a string of local visitors and relatives from Pomeroy, Columbus, Beaumont, and various Midkiff and Bentz families visiting or returning home for gatherings and reunions.
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Alfred — Charles O'Brien
Palo Alto
Calif
Harry Guthrie
Seldon O’brien
Philippine Islands
Charles Randolph
Herm Hawk
Bill Robinson
Sherman Henderson
Jewell Carr
William
Sam Davis
Virginia Atkins
Maxine Spurlock
Pomeroy
Mabel Swartz
Poca
W. Va
Reuben Midkiff
Orlando Midkiff
Almarine Midkiff
Flora
Harley Midkiff
Dutch Ridge
Elbert Midkiff
Dayton
Alice Houdashelt
Meril
Point Rock
Ora Sinclair
Mercer
Linton Midkiff
Walter Tuttle
Clay
Mildred
Malcolm Bentz
Akron
Vesta Bentz
Dog fined for running at large in city case
Kenneth Steward of 4 Ellis Avenue pleaded guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth to permitting his dog to run at large and was fined one dollar with costs suspended.
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Kenneth Steward
Ellis Ave
Franz Woodworth
Summer Workshop Enrolls 75 Students at Athens High
At Athens High School a summer workshop enrolls 75 students under Lloyd B. Bjornstad. Both boys and girls work on craft, wood, and drawing projects, producing many useful household articles.
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Athens High School
Lloyd B. Bjornstad
Troop 56 Plans Supper Hike Tuesday
Members of Boy Scout Troop 56 of Athens meet at scoutmaster Roy L. Dupler's home 537 Richland Ave Tuesday evening June 30 at six for a supper hike. Each boy brings food to complete the cooking tests he aims to pass.
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Boy Scout Troop 56
Athens
Roy L. Dupler
Richland Ave
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