Kenneth Farmer Rites To Be Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Kenneth Farmer who died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital from injuries in an automobile crash March 11 will be Sunday at two at the Schoonover home The Plains conducted by Rev Charles Chesser Burial will be in Marshfield Cemetery Friends may call at the home Adolphus Keirns in service has filed for divorce from Anna Keirns east Liverpool for willful absence married September 1929
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Kenneth Farmer
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harry Schoonover
the Plains
Charles Chesser
Marshfield
Schoonover
Adolphus D. Keirns
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Anna . Keirns
East Liverpool
Athens to switch clocks for hour of sleep loss
Athens will lose an hour’s sleep Friday night as clocks move ahead one hour. The city will return to Eastern War Time at midnight, ending Central War Time which has been in effect since September 30 of the previous year. This change aims to reduce travel confusion for railroads and buses operating on Eastern War Time.
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Athens
Be Careful in Check Cashing
In cooperation with the U S Treasury Know Your Endorsers campaign Chief J B Grogan warns merchants to avoid cashing checks for strangers without verifying identity and rights. He urges caution to prevent forged endorsements and urges consideration of recoverability if a forger cannot be located.
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United States
Treasury Department
J. B. Grogan
Time To Start Gardens Now Says Extension Agent
Athens County extension agent Ross Wright urges planting seeds now for Victory Gardens with cabbage and tomato plants ready. He notes crops can double if ground is workable and fertilizer is available. 4-12-4 standard analysis fertilizer is obtainable from regular dealers.
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Victory Gardens
Ross Wright
Athens County
Wright
Victory Garden
Ella Ginn 85 Dies in Huntington Home
Mrs Ella Ginn age 85 former Athens resident died Thursday morning at Foster Woman s Home in Huntington WV Funeral services planned in Huntington today burial Saturday at 1 pm in New England She is survived by sister Mrs Hattie Dodds of Cincinnati born and raised in New England and longtime member of First Methodist Church in Athens
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Ella Ginn
Athens
Foster Woman's
Huntington
W. Va
New England
Ginn
Hattie Dodds
Cincinnati
First Methodist Church
Army Air Forces officer receives wing and lieutenant rank
Charles J. Armbuster is presented with second lieutenant wings at Stuttgart Army Air Field Arkansas and will attend a transition flying school for large aircraft combat training. The report lists several family members in military service across the United States and overseas, including Pfc Floyd Clark at Aberdeen Maryland and others in England Italy and Australia.
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Army Air Forces
Charles J. Armbuster
Stuttgart Army Air Field
Stuttgart
Ark
Armbuster
Pfc
Floyd Clark
Charles Clark
Albany
Ordnance School
Aberdeen
Clark
Camp Breckenridge
Lola Mae Clark
Terry
W. B. Cable
E. State St
Edward L. Cable
Australia
Charles David Cable
England
Air Corps
Paul W. Cable
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Ration Roundup Lists Wartime Stamp Values Across States
The Associated Press rounds up ration details for Ohio Michigan Kentucky Indiana and West Virginia noting stamp values and validity dates for processed foods meats sugar and other essentials. It mentions gasoline tires fuel oil liquor ration periods and a Times Square cigar store replacing its telephone directory every 72 hours.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Times Square
New York City
Nine Messenger Carriers Named to Weekly Honor Roll
Nine Messenger carriers in Athens are on this week's Honor Roll for satisfactory service. They are Roger Gilkey Tommy Dowler Gene LaBan Merrill Thomas Danny Watkins Danny Morrison Charles Gilkey Carlos Bean and Don Carr.
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Athens
Roger Gilkey
Tommy Dowler
Gene LaBan
Merrill Thomas
Danny Watkins
Danny Morrison
Charles Gilkey
Carlos Bean
Don Carr
Local residents attend film showing and updates on families
A crowd watched A Guy Named Joe at a Gallipolis theater with Mrs Walter Windsor and others. Mrs J G F Johnson and children left for Arlington after two weeks here following her father R E Somerville’s death. Several residents report illnesses and hospital news while John C Hutchinson is called to Navy induction. Clyde Lowell Haner II born to C L Haner family in Madison hospital.
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Guy
Joe
Gallipolis
Walter A. Windsor
Nelson A. Park
C. G. Balerele
Forest W. Ingraham
Carl Jeffries
Patty Ingraham
Martha Lynn Rothgeb
J. G. F. Johnson
Joseph and
Dickie
Arlington
R. E. Somerville
Charleston
H. E. Somerville
William Woolfitt
Park Drive
Vern C. Filson
Mt. Vernon Ave
W. H. Vaught
Milton L. Miller
Garnette Tillis
Ora P. Biddle
W. H. Morgan
Samuel Chadwick
Huntington
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mabel Love
Morgantown
Herbert King
Darlington
George Tillis
Arbuckle
King
Ohio State University
Navy School
David
Harold E. Somerville
Viand St
J. J. Lovell
John C. Hutchinson
Moose Club
Navy
C. L. Haners
Clyde Lowell, II
Madjison Hospital
Invasion Prep Hints From European Theater Troops
Pfc. Peter J. Bycofski, 28, of Trimble Ohio, serves in an infantry outfit in Great Britain. The unit trains for Europe invasion with a focus on endurance, improvisation, and rapid plan changes. They stress individualism and mental stamina through long hikes and daily hand to hand combat drills.
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Peter J. Bycofski
Trimble
Great Britain
Europe
Hitler
Veterans Invited to Legion Birthday Celebration
The American Legion invites all veterans from World Wars I and II their wives and auxiliary to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday March 18 at 9 pm at the Legion Home. A short program yard decorations and entertainment will precede refreshments.
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American Legion
Legion
Memorial purchase planning and assistance offered
If you are planning to pur chase a memorial this Spring we offer our experienced assistance and a complete selection of most any make or type desired. You'll find our prices no higher than else where, SINCE 1921 W. Union St. Athens, O.
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously to Armbruster
The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously to First Lieut. Harry Armbruster of Athens Route 2 for his death in action in North Africa on February 14 1943. The medal was received by his mother March 9 from Secretary Stimson with a consoling letter. Armbruster, a Plains High School graduate and Ohio University alumnus class of 1941, was reported missing February 14 1943 near Sidi Bouzid Tunisia and confirmed dead by February 10 1944. He served in the ROTC and was called to duty soon after graduation.
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Harry Armbruster
Grover C. Armbruster
Athens
North African
Armbruster
Stimson
Sidi Bouzid
Tunisia
War Department
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Call From Christian Church Accepted by Rev Moffett
The Rev. Joe B. Moffett, longtime minister of the Church of Christ in North Tonawanda, has accepted a call from the Athens First Christian Church and will move to Athens with his wife and family on Tuesday March 21. He will preach his first sermon there on Sunday March 22.
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Joe B. Moffett
Church of Christ
North Tonawanda
N. Y
Athens First Christian Church
Mr. Moffett
Carrollton
Bethany College
W. Va
Union Seminary
New York
University of Chicago
Byesville
Old Bedford Church of Christ
Cleveland
Athens County Auto Title Fees Reported for February
Fees collected in the automobile title office in Athens County during February totalled 222.55. County revenue was 155.40 and the state received 67.15. Titles issued covered 148 vehicles: 4 new cars, 15 used trucks, and 126 used cars. Cancellations of 127 liens were recorded with 79 new liens noted.
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Athens County
Alberta Grones
Additions To 100 Per Cent List In Athens War Fund
Four additions were announced today to the 100 Per Cent List in the Red Cross War Fund Campaign in Athens. The new contributors include City Waterworks Employees, Athens County Extension Office, College Inn, and Blackmore's Grill, with every staff member reported to have contributed.
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Athens
Red Cross War Fund
City Waterworks
Athens County Extension Office
College Inn
Blackmore's Grill
Rainfall in Athens Registers .33 Inch Yesterday
Rainfall in Athens totaled .33 inches with a high of 51 degrees yesterday and a low of 40. At noon today the temperature stood at 42 degrees.
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Athens
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