Sixteen Athens County Men Report for Fort Thomas Induction
Sixteen men from Athens County Selective Service Board No 2 headed to Fort Thomas Ky for induction. They traveled by bus to Columbus and by train to their destination as the first pre induction group under the new examination plan. The list includes Frank Collins Paul Wilson Hartley Edward Fink Rudolph Gabriel Inne Windle Ralph Pulline Alfred Cornell George Klinebriel Obert Owen Hawk Oscar Pierce Edward Rhorick Charlies Foster Clark Graves Iwon Wallace Roland Williams and others. Five colored men from Local 1d 2 district also passed pre induction and await induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens
Buty
Selective Service Board No
Army
Fort Thomas
Coumbus
Clarksburg
City Nisterial Association
Frank Collins
New Marsh
Paul Wilson Hartley
Edward Fink
Chestnut Nelsonville
Ray Blake
Coolwille
Rudolph Gabriel
New Marshfield
Inne Eet Windle
Grover Ralph David Pulline
Coolville
Alfred Cornell
Atheny
A Williams Summers
Stewartssell
George Klinebriel
Nelson
Obert Owen Hawk
Oscar J. Pierce
Edward Rhorick
Charlies Foster Conner
Walnut Bt
Clark Graves
Alban Iwon Wallace
Zion Bt
Roland Franklin Williams
Jackson St
Columbus
Charre. A. Colbert
Ira Roosevelt Harris
William Lorn Mayle
James Godford Nichols
Kenneth M. Cook
Hayward Kennedy
Ohio
Mary Linscott Dies At Amesville Sunday
Mary Linscott 72 widow of Bert Linscott of Amesville died at her residence Sunday at 2 40 p m after weeks of ill health. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 30 at Wilson Chapel near Amesville conducted by Rev Charles Henderson. Burial in Sand Rock Cemetery. She was a daughter of George H and Eliza Henry Moore born in Amesville and a member of Amesville Methodist Church WSCS and Amesville Grange. Survived by two daughters Mrs Fred Vernon Amesville and Miss Louise Linscott who teaches in Amesville schools and one grandson Kenneth Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Moore Lintt
Bert Linscott
Amesville
Wilson Chapel
Lodge Plans Wednesday Meeting in Athens
Pocahontas Lodge schedules a Wednesday 7 30 p m gathering at the Man s Hall Athens. March birthdays and wedding anniversaries will be celebrated with a potluck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Lodge
Athens
OPA Rules On Coupons And Farm Ration Plans
OPA directs that new license plate numbers be recorded on gasoline ration book front covers and coupons remain valid. Endorse coupons upon receipt from Local Ration Board. AAA assesses farm tractor needs for a 12 month period and 60 percent of yearly rations will be issued for six months from April 1 1944 after AAA certification. Lost tire records require notarized loss statements for duplicates. Rubber tires for tractors only by hardship with War Food Administration approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
AAA Department
AAA
Ration Board
War Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Carbon Hill Club Hosts Evening Social
Mrs Howard Wiseman entertained the Thursday club at her home with members present including Mrs Edgar Stedwill Mrs Robert Hardy and others. Betty Johnson and Evelyn Levens assisted with refreshments. Next meeting will be at Mrs Robert Hardy's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon ‘Hill
Howard Wiseman
Edgar Stedwill
Robert Hardy
Joe Brosser
Charles Courtney
John Dehnen
Don Dawley
Clarence Lehman
Betty Johnson
Evelyn Levens
Lawrence Jones
Lawrence Blair
Logan
John Huffman
Lee Shepard
Detroit
Howard Bateman
Leslie Horn
Bremen
Charles Downs
Springfield
Charles Grant
Grant Horn
Joe Blosser
Floyd Parry
Doris Clark
Columbus
Lee Clark
Maria Smith
Walter Ritchason
Great Lakes
Wakefield Seeks Athens County Commissioner Nomination
Candidate for one of two Republican nominations for county commissioner is Alexander Township native Mr. Wakefield. He has run a Richland Avenue garage 22 years, chairs the Athens County Salvage Committee, and serves on county Republican committees. He is married to Margaret McGucken of Athens with three children Betty Bob and Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wakefield
Athens County
Alexander Township
George Wakefield
Hebbardsville
Richland Ave
Margaret McGucken
Athens
Ohio University
Betty
Bob
Naval Engineers
South Pacific
Jim
Meigs County Men In Service Highlight Local WW II News
Pvt Gene Rice writes from a Red Cross Center describing a five day rest period and comforts of bed and shows while overseas. Richard Elberfeld, in India, is promoted to sergeant. Dick read The Messenger and Elberfeld ads with happiness. Sgt Willace Amberger at Patterson Field has earned the Good Conduct Medal. Corporal Charles Morton arrived in North Africa and asks friends to write.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Gene Rice
Middleport
Rice
Marie Rice
Cora Bennett
Red Cross
Alfred Elberfeld
Richard
Dick) Elberfeld
India
Elberfelds
Messenger
Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Willace W. Amberger
Patterson Field
Ohio
Racine
Minersville
Amberger
Charles Morton
Cpl
North Africa
Morton
Chesterhill News Briefs Reflect Local Moves and Illness
Local notices report several households changing residences and caring for ill relatives. McGinnis couple moved to Mary J. Price's home in McConnelsville. Mrs. Ella Gray ill in Malta with care at Mrs. Jesse B. Wood’s home. K I Robinson and family relocated to Mrs. Ballou farm. W W Miller moved to Lilie Fitch farm near Crooksville. Dessie Rowland underwent surgery in Zanesville. Hazel Ashcraft of Dayton with her. Ray Coler on furlough from Great Lakes base visits family. Otto Addis family moved to Miss Beulah Fawcett residence rooms. Postmaster Hettie Woodward attended the wedding of LaDue Davis and Charma Mills in Zanesville. Davis had service in Jamaica and Puerto Rico, with brothers in the South Pacific. Howard Sweet moved to the Frank Elliott farm tenant house. Howard Harris sold two whitefaced yearlings at Zanesville Ision Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Fitch
Crooksville
Dessie Rowland
Rbethes
Zanesville
Hazel Ashcraft
Dayton
Ray Coler
Great Lakes
Hettie Woodward
Nonna Marshall
LaDue Davis
Woodward
Cpl
la Due Davis
Jamaica
States
Charma Mills
Puerto Rico
Mr. Davis
Tech
Sgt
Calvin Davis
Edwin Davis
South Pacific
Howard Sweet
Frank Elliott
Route 2
Howard Harris
Tabor Ridge
Zanesville Ision Company
Athens native serves on Bougainville beachhead action
Pvt Dwight Antle son of A F Antle of 196 W State St Athens Ohio lands with the 37th Infantry on Bougainville Island in the Solomons. He helped unload ammunition amid Japanese dive bomber attacks and later served in New Zealand Fiji Guadalcanal and Munda New Georgia campaigns. Other local soldiers include Harold Efaw in Anzio and Cpl Robert A Juniper in the British Isles. James F Huddy from Nelsonville graduates Navy recruit school and Lt Bob F Yaw, OU alumnus, completes Bombardment Pilots training at Carlsbad Army Air Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
37TH
Bougainville
Dwight Antle
A. F. Antle
State St
Athens
Bougainville Island
British Solomons
Antle
New Zealand
Fiji
Guadalcanal
Munda
New Georgia
U. S. Engineers
Muskingum Conservancy
Zanesville
Leland Electric Company
Dayton
L. H
James F. Huddy
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
UU S&s Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Huddy
Bluejackets
Navy
Fred R. Beasley Ford Sales
Bob F. Yaw
Otto V. Yaw
Morris Ave
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Army Air Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Yaw
Carlsbad Field
Ohio University
Mary Hughes Dies at 82 in Local Obituary
Mrs. Mary Hughes age 82 died Sunday morning. Her husband James Hughes died 14 years ago and there are no close relatives. Requiem high mass by Rev. Father William G. Dowd Tuesday at nine in St. Pauls Church. Burial in New Lexington. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home. Rosary recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hughes
James Hughes
William G. Dowd
St. Paul's Church
New Lexington
Jagers Funeral
Women in WAC May Choose Post and Job Under Plan
Sgt. Claire Dutcher announced a War Department plan allowing WAC enlistees within the Fifth Service Command to request a specific post and job after basic training. Qualified volunteers may receive a near home station if vacancies exist in fields such as medical technical personnel public relations photography drafting radio and electrical repair and more. The plan runs until April 15 or until vacancies fill, whichever occurs first, and Lt. Elizabeth R. Chase will visit the local Army Recruiting Office early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Dutcher
War Department
WAC
Fifth Service Command
Elizabeth R. Chase
Chillicothe
Army
CAPC News Mobilization at Athens High School
A CAPC notice announces a Wednesday mobilization at 7 30 p m in room 206 Athens High School Cadets may wear uniforms and participate in the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Lottridge Social Notes Honors Werner on Fifteen Day Furlough
A John Archer home dinner honored Sergeant and Mrs. Clarence M. Werner of Perry, Fla., on a fifteen day furlough. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. John Morgan and children, the Allen family, the Warners, the Archers, and other local residents. Also noted are hospital visits and weekend guests in nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
John Archer
Sergeant
Clarence M. Werner
Perry
Flin
John Morgan
John Jr
Helen
Robert
Tuppers Plains
R. M. Allen
Eleanor
Otis Wade
Mary Alice
Wilbur Warner
Marlene
Albert Warner
Eloise
Alfred
Carrie Gainer
Bertha Allen
Glenn Gaston
Athens
Omah Gaston
Naomi Archer
Sgt
Warner
John Westfall
Marion
C. E. Woode
Dutch Ridge
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
L. A. Townsend
C. M. Warner
Eloise Warner
Lawrence Robinson
Barbara Ann
Akron
Ira Robinson
Fred Hooper
Patty
Charles Robinson
Linda
Fred Warner
Ronald
Russell Snears
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Haydenville Social Briefs
Miss Leota Hutchinson was the six o'clock dinner guest of Mrs. Tate Shrader Thursday. Corporal Ralph Bond on furlough with his parents. Carl Bond left to join the U S Army at Fort Thomas. Roy Crothers accepted for Navy service and headed to Great Lakes for boat training. A church purse aided him at Sunday services. Mrs. Marion Cahill and children returned to Lancaster after a visit with her parents. Mrs. Lewis Feeback and children of Longstreth were weekend guests of the Mills family. Mr. and Mrs. Howard St. Clair visited Portsmouth. J. C. Martin left for Canton for employment and plans to move his family. Mrs. Henry Ohlinger and Nellie and Louise Ohlinger were visiting in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydenville
Leota Hutchinson
Frank Allen
Marion Cahill
Lancaster
Walter Lehman
Lewis Feeback
Longstreth
Raymond Mills
Hal Phelps
Tony
Logan
A. E. Campbell
Howard St. Clair
Portsmouth
J. C. Martin
Canton
Henry Ohlinger
Nellie
Louise Ohlinger
Kate Fisher
K License Sale Here Wednesday
David Johnson deputy registrar of motor vehicles in Athens said the "K" series licenses would be reached in the sale here on Wednesday. He urged all persons with "KK" numbers reserved to call for them Wednesday morning at his office 19 W Carpenter St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Restrictions Placed on Use Of R Coupons
Washington reports nationwide limits on off highway R gasoline ration coupons to stop leakage to the black market. The five gallon R coupons may be exchanged only at bulk plants or where storage tanks exist, with an option for acceptance at filling stations if 50 percent of business is bulk transfers. Farmers and non highway users must use EF coupons at other stations. Regular automobile rations remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Serious Condition Reported After Athens Area Crash
Kenneth Farmer age 30 of Athens Route 2 was listed in serious condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Saturday automobile accident on West Union Street. His wife remains hospitalized. Jack Brammer and Addie Hashman Canton were injured but released from hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Farmer
Athens Route 2
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jack Brammer
Athens
Addie Hashman
Canton
Mayor Finances Three Citizens in Morning Court
Mayor Franz Woodworth fined Frank Howell of Athens Route 4 ten dollars and costs and jailed him six days for intoxication. Iola Jewett of 133 W. Wasington St. paid ten dollars and costs for tres posting. William Lonas of Columbus, seven years old, fined five dollars and costs for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Howell
Athens
Iola Jewett
W. Wasington St
William Lonas
Columbus
Franz Woodworth
Plan Network of Airports To Link Ohio Cities
The Ohio Bureau of Aeronautics backs a postwar plan for a statewide airport network linking small cities with metros. Four airport classes would standardize runways from lighter Class 1 fields to Class 4 hubs in Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo and more. Most Class 4 cities already host regular airline stops. nine more are in current postwar airline plans with terminal point applications filed in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Aeronautics
Bureau
Athens
Bryan-Defiance
Chillicothe
Elyria-Lorain
Findlay
Gallipolis
Ashtabula - Conneaut
Springfield
Wilmington
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Youngstown-Warren
Dayton
Zanesville
Mansfield
Akron-Canton
Hamilton-Middletown
Lima
Marion
Newark
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Washington
Mechanicsburg School Honor Roll Names Fourth-Period Students
Twenty-one junior high pupils from Mechanicsburg School earn honors for the fourth period. Notable all A students include Betty Hixenbaugh Barbara Hope Hubert Koker and Eileen Walls. Honors span seventh eighth and ninth grades with baketing lists of students by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
E. R. O'Neill
Betty Hixenbaugh
Barbara Hope
Hubert Koker
Eileen Walls
Marjorie Hoo
Roger Sapp
Norma Jean Walls
Harold Douglas
Lewis
Ross Wright to Attend Chillicothe Conference
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright will attend an extension conference in Chillicothe with agents from 14 southern Ohio counties tomorrow and Wednesday. Topics include nutrition in the 4‑H program, agronomy planning to support the war effort, and farm labor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Athens County
Ohio
Chillicothe
Two enlist in Navy from Pomeroy in the Athens office
Clarence Edward Mitchell Mc Arthur and Oren Lloyd Wright Jr from Pomeroy have enlisted in the Navy per Chief Ed Shields at the Athens Navy Recruiting Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Edward Mitchell
McArthur
Oren Lloyd Wright, Jr
Pomeroy
Navy
Ed Shields
Athens Navy Recruiting Office
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Athens Messenger
Athens County No
Mary Linscott
Ginger Bre
New Orleans
Carbon Hill Club
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
W. H. Wakefield
Meigs County
Chesterhill News
Menlin
Grace Juniper
Oregon Ridge
Robert A. Juniper
British Isles
Eisenhower
England
Sir Arthur Tedder
Ike
Capc News
Lottridge Social Notes
Haydenville Social Briefs
Sound Investment
Athens Co. Savings and Loan Co
Lostro Building
Athens, Ohio
Aspifi Vwok
Norito
Shoe Repair
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Choice Center
Mo. Sn. le
Keystone Milk
Florida
Oleo
Mi Choice
IOC
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