Campaign seeks volunteers and funds for Red Cross
Nelsonville area solicitors prepare a residential drive led by Ralph Cook to boost Red Cross support. Local service club backs a March 15 completion target and urges residents to donate and aid war prisoners, wounded servicemen, and prisoner camps with plasma and assistance.
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Nelsonville
Ralph Cook
Rman
York Township Cross Drive
York Township Service Club
Bng
Red Cross
Cook
Radio Seaman Jellison Receives Furlough
CHAUNCEY Allen Jellison Jr son of Mr and Mrs Allen Jellison Zanesville formerly of The Plains and grandson of Mr and Mrs Peter Erb is a radio seaman home on furlough to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Peter Erb spent three weeks in Zanesville at the home of their daughter Mrs Jellison and family. They returned home with Mr and Mrs Allen Jellison and son Carl who visited Mrs Carrie Channell at The Plains.
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Chauncey
Allen Jellison Jr
Allen Jellison
Zanesville
the Plains
Peter Erb
Seaman
Mrs. Jellison
Carl
Carrie Channell
Local solicitors listed for kit drive contact sheet
A roster of solicitors who have received kits for a drive is named. Names include Mrs. Audrey Shaffer, Mrs. Garnet Schoonover, Mrs. Edith Betts, Mrs. W. W. Myers, and many others, with more to be added as they are contacted.
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Audrey Shaffer
Garnet Schoonover
Edith Betts
W. W. Myers
Mabel Lancaster
Mabel Campbell
W. W. Powell
Fannie Williams
Lou Shafer
Emma Connors
Wesley Hawk
Gay Circle
Bertha Lawson
Anna Juniper
Odie Green
Alice Duskey
Gerald Nelson, Jr
Marie Ashworth
Rose Weigand
Gertrude Stocklein
Grace Shepard
Ruth Butts
Howard Raine
Mildred Spray
Edna Dodds
Mayme Fiske
Lois Williams
Thelma Starkey
Nellie Johnson
Edith Patton
Max Sniffen
Athens and Logan Units To Be Guests
Nelsonville WSCS will host a meeting at the Methodist Church on Tuesday March 7. Athens and Logan groups will join for a full day with devotions music seminars and a luncheon. An afternoon session features Mrs. Turley addressing The Church Came to Us and Miss Mason speaking on The Ascending Songs of China.
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Nelsonville
WSSCS
Methodist Church
Athens
Logan
J. M. Hyde
Philip Weller
Hostess Society
Ws.c.s
China
Nelsonville Social Notes and birth announcements
Nelsonville Class No. 21 of the Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. Frank O Mara with 16 members present. Beverly Ann Crombie was born Feb 27 at Marietta Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Crombie Jr. grandparents are Clarence Hampton and Mr and Mrs Robert Crombie Sr. Tech Sgt Edgar J Patton, son of Mrs J H Patton, has arrived overseas in New Guinea. mother notified.
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Nelsonville
The
Methodist Church
Frank O'Mara
Chestnut St
Ruth Call
Cliff Brown
Anna Juniper
Robert Crombie
Ida Lee Hampton
City
Beverly Ann
Marietta Hospital
Clarence Hampton
Cincinnati
Nelsonville—Tech
Edgar J. Patton
J. H. Patton
New Guinea
Dover Red Cross Workers Are Selected at Meeting
At a Red Cross meeting in Dover last night officers and volunteers were chosen to lead the county drive. The chairman urged each family to give an average of 2 for a 2000 quota and noted many gifts of 5 or 10 from those more able. A list of volunteers and territory assignments followed, with town officials and educators named among the workers.
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Chauncey
The
Red Cross
Dover
Gilbert Courtney
Jennie Jackson
Max Wilson
Chauncey- Dover School
Wayne Matthews
Leah Featherston
W. D. Hines
West of Railroad
Ruth Smith
Marinda Cruikshank
Main and
Mound Street
Lizzie Canter
Converse
Dedication Services At Heath Church Draw Large Attendance
Week of services at Heath Methodist Church features guest speakers from United Methodist and Mt. Moriah churches. Vocal and instrumental offerings include Velma Geary Aleshire duet, solo by Mrs Klein, and Handel Largo by Norman Foss.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Nobel Rompe
United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Velma Geary
Willis Aleshire
H. A. Rothrock
C. M. Hennesy
Aleshire
O. P. Klein
Rothrock
B. R. Smith
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
R. C. Burton
Church of Christ
Norman Foss
Heath
Handel
Largo
George Wilder Pomeroy Transferred for Observation
George Wilder Pomeroy who has lived at home for a year with a heart ailment was moved to St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg for observation and treatment.
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Pomeroy
George Wildermuth
St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg
Waste yields emergency life boat rations for crews
A note urges saving every scrap as 100 pounds of waste can produce 1470 rations for emergency life boats. The message emphasizes frugality and preparedness for critical situations.
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Aife
Mrs Stewart Bell Returns to The Plains
Mrs. Stewart Bell returns to The Plains with her husband and children after living in Louisville for the past two years. Mr and Mrs Har ley Saylor moved from the Stewart Bell property to Mrs Myrtle Roberts property. Duane attends high school in Athens and Ruth Ann studies in The Plains.
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Chauncey
Harley Saylor
Stewart Bell
The
Plains
Myrtle Roberts
Louisville
Local lodge meetings and community notices in Chauncey area
Chauncey and nearby lodges plan meetings tonight with 7 30 and 7 o clock start times. Members to bring pie or sandwiches for lunch. Five year old William Mark ill at grandparents in Mill Street Chauncey. James Edward Dickens injured knee riding a bicycle. Betty Lou Lands Columbus visits Shafer grandparents in Chauncey.
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Chauncey—Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Chauncey K of P
Mazon Council
Pocahontas Lodge
Millfield
William Mark
Emmett Sutton
Athents
Chauncey
Mark Sutton
Mill St. Chauncey
John Shafer
Betty Lou
Columbus
Wm Hartley Honored At Farewell Party
Chauncey report notes Mrs. Hartley honored at farewell gathering as the Hartleys sell property and move to Glouster. Women’s Class of First Church of Christ presented a gift. Hartley thanked participants including Rev. Gilbert Courtney and William Hartley.
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Chauncey
First Church of Christ
William A. Hartley
Mill St
Hartley
Glouster
Hartly
Homer Johnson
Farm Council Meets at Sawyer Home in College Hill
Chauncey Athens County Farm Bureau Council No 1 held its regular monthly meeting Monday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Sawyer College Hill. After business an hour of socializing and refreshments followed.
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Chauncey
Athens County Farm Bureau Council No. 1
Ralph Sawyer
College Hill
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Dover Red Cross
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Lizzie Dickerson
Ellisworth
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Mary Ferrell Dew
Eva Benedum
High St
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Lexington Ave
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Little Bailey
Isabel Schrappe
Thelma Ferrell
Lizzie Harvey
Jacobs Ave
Dorothy Stalder
Maxine Boudinot
Anna Pearl Kosma
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