Armbruster Family Informs Of 2nd War Loss In Action
Mr and Mrs Grover C Armbruster of Athens Route 2 received a third War Department telegram confirming their son First Lieut Charles J Armbruster 22 was killed in action in Belgium on March 1 while flying a B 17. Another son Dent Harrbrn 30 was killed in Tunisia on Feb 14 1943 and a third son Technical Sgt Dan Armbruster was missing in Belgium last Dec 22. Charles had two and a half years in service and overseas since last November with the Eighth Air Force at a bomber station in England. A Plains High School graduate he attended university and worked for Fraser Brace Engineering Co Meadville Pa before enlisting. He received the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster. The Armbrusters have four other children Mary Ruth Bobb and Norman at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Armbruster
Athens
War Department
Charles J. Armbruster
Belgium
Dent Harr
Brn
Ogre Thruster
Tunisie
Dan Armbruster
Charles Armbruster
Eighth Air Force
England
the Plains High School
We University
Lausche Plan Cuts $1,200 For Athens Schools
Governor Lausche proposes $104,200,000 for the School Foundation Program for 1945-46, yielding about $1,200 less for Athens City Schools than 1944-45. Ohio schools would receive $54,542,000 this year. the next budget would not maintain current support. Senate Bill No. 39 would boost funding to $111,000,000 for the biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausche
School Foundation
Athens City
Ohio Education Association
Athens Board of Education
Ohio
Daniels Cramer
Senate Education Committee
Nazis Radio Welcome To New Yankee Fliers At Athens Rotary
Major Roger Jones of the 25th American Airforce spoke at the Athens Rotary Club about bomber missions over Southern Europe. He described prep, dress, and guard against German intelligence, noted high altitude bombing to dodge flak, and recalled the Fifteenth's air raids across Italy Greece and Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Jones
25Th American Airforce
Europe
Athens
States
Major Jones
Roger J. Jones
North
Africa
Ploesti
Romania
Fifteenth
Jones
Balkan
Germany
Italy
Austria
Hungary
Greece
France
Jugoslavia
Hollister Man Hangs Self in Glouster Jail
Hollister resident H E Butts was found dead in Glouster City Jail. Coroner J H Elias ruled death by self action. Police say Butts hanged himself with his shirt after a Monday arrest for assault. Night Patrolman Henry Williams and Police Chief Ed Kurtzman made the arrest. Waldeck found the body this morning. Body turned to Blower Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
H.E. Butts
Hollister
Glouster City
J. H. Elias
Butts
Henry Williams
Land Police
Ed Kurtzman
Jake Waldeck
Blower Funeral Home
U S GIVES GOOD HOUSEWIVES BONUS OF RED POINTS
Patriotic housewives receive red points for saving used kitchen fats. Turn in every pound to the butcher for a two point bonus as fats fuel medicines, gunpowder, synthetic rubber, soaps, and other battlefield needs. Keep saving until victory.
Women's Club backs wage equal pay bill in Ohio legislature
The Business and Professional Women's Club of Athens with 70 members voted to back House Bill No. 288 to abolish wage discrimination and ensure equal pay for equal work. Miss Theresa Heiser wrote to State Senator Stanley E. Mechem and State Representative E. LeFever, voicing the club's stance. The meeting also announced a Silent Auction netting $27.50 and additional club donations of $24.90 to benefit the Athens Youth Center, auction arrangements led by Finance Committee chair Virginia Larimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club of Athens
Ohio
Theresa Heiser
Stanley 5. Mechem
E. LeFever
Athens Youth Center
Virginia Larimer
Authorize Bond Issue For Avon Place Paving
Athens City Council approved a bond issue of 7000 dollars to pave Avon Place in East Athens. The council also ordered a grade established for part of Stimson Ave and Falmer St as several new buildings rise by local business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Place
Athens
Stimson Ave
Falmer St
Boy Scouts Plan Planting 2000 3500 Trees at Carbondale
Troop 55 scouts, led by scoutmaster Prof H T Gier, will travel to Carbondale on Saturday April 7 to plant 2000 to 3500 trees. Each boy aims for about 100 trees and will be paid three fourts of a cent per tree. Court of Honor after Easter to award First and Second Class badges. Patrols organized with leaders named. Many scouts attended, with George Smith as a guest committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Carbondale
Scoutmaaster
H. T. Gier
Court of Honor
Board of Review
Frank Dilley
The
Eagles
Bob Parry
Beavers
Raymond Sheppard
Pelicans
Charles Dent
Tigers
Jim Hooper
War Bennetts
Ted Frey
Frank Disley
Charles Frank
Custis Janssen
Charles Guffree
Barry Brown
Bill Brown
Carl Conrad
Jerry Evans
Theodore Geary
John Gibbs
Ben Henthorne
Jessie McGrath
Dick McKinstry
Philp Nye
Russell Shields
Don Sickels
John Smith
Frederick Stehr
David Tucker
Richard Tucker
Harold Vickrey
Big War Work Jobs At Electro Metalurgical Co Athens
Men sought for furnace and packing work at Electro Metalurgical Co Ashtabula with hourly overtime pay. Transportation and week of room and board provided. Positions staffed 8 am to 5 pm at U S Employment Service Athens with further openings in Glouster and Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electro Metalurgical Company
Ashtabula
United States
Athens
Electro, Metalurgical Co
U. S. Employment Service
Glouster
Jin Nelsonville
Revival Opens at Church of the Nazarene The Plains
An old fashioned revival began last night at the Church of the Nazarene The Plains. It continues until April 1 with meetings each evening at 7 30 led by evangelist and singers Rev. and Mrs Hollie Foster. The Rev J N Lakin is pastor. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
the Plains
Hollie Foster
J. N. Lakin
Miss Martha Hooper to marry in San Diego next week
Miss Martha Hooper announced engaged to Pharmacists Mate 2c Gabriel F. Pincelli Jr. and will wed in San Diego, where he is stationed at the U S Naval Hospital. Other personal notices include visits from family members and relatives in Athens, Columbus, Akron, and Louisville as they travel for funerals and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Hooper
Gabriel F. Pincelli, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Mate Pincelli
U. S. Naval Hospital
J. A. Slingluff
Jackson
W. H. Rose
Athens
Route One
One Woman Demonstrates Slow and Low Meat Cooking
In Athens last week Jane Masters, a national meat cookery expert, explained the slow and low method. She urged using 200 degrees and three or more hours for tougher cuts, demonstrated braising and simmering, and shared tips on avoiding overcooking while producing tender, flavorful results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Masters
Athens
Jane
Miss Masters
M.B.R
Sunset Garden Club Meeting at Mechanicsburg School
The Sunset Garden Club plans a 7:30 p m meeting at Mechanicsburg school with Mrs Owen Kennedy speaking on herbs and Miss Villa Tipe presenting flower topics The Athens pie group will also talk to the Royal and Select Masters No 15 at the Masonic Temple Wednesday at 7 30 p m The Womans Auxiliary of the Church of the Good Shepherd holds an all day meeting with degrees conferred on a class Visitors are welcome The March 21 event has been postponed to a later date announced by E R Jacoby master
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Garden Club
Mechanicsburg
Owen Kennedy
Villa Tipe
Athens Pie
Flower Council
Royal and Select
Masonic
S. Court St. the Royal
Church of the
Good Shepherd
E. R. Jacoby
Two Fined by Mayor U C D Club Meeting Thursday
The U C D Club will meet Thursday at 2 p m with Edward Bobo 24 of Athens and Mrs F P Frebault Route 3 pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace by boisterous conduct in a public place. He was fined 10 dollars and costs and sentenced to five days in jail. Warren Bennett 33 of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined five dollars and costs. Pomona Grange to meet at Albany March 25 with a potluck supper following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.C.D
Edward Bobo
Athens
F. P. Frebault
E. State St.ing
Franz L. Woodworth
Warren Bennett
Pomona Grange
Athens County
Albany
Formana
Tea at Mrs. Fenzel Home for Child Conservation League
Mrs. Fred Fenzel hosted a Child Conservation League tea at Park Place Sunday from noon to four with Mrs. P. F. Wamsley presiding and Mrs. Willis Johnson assisting. Ohio CCL president W. Claire Barnette of Zanesville helped form a Junior Circle for mothers of preschoolers with nine charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fenzel
CCL
Park Place
Child Conservation League
P. F. Wamsley
Willis Johnson
W. Claire Barnette
Zanesville
Ohio CCL
J. F. van Nostrand
Bettie Lou Arnold Marries Petty Officer Bouras in Williamsburg
Bettie Lou Arnold became Bridel to Petty Officer William T. Bouras on Saturday in Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg. Chaplain H W Howe officiated a double ring ceremony before spring floral arrangements. Attendants included maid of honor Mrs Harold Schmidt and best man Petty Officer Harold Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Lou “Arnold
William T. Bouras
Ting
Ro Williem T. Bouras
Mabel J. Arnold
Bettie Lou Arnold
Williamsburg
Bruton Parish
H. W. Howe
Navy
Harold Schmidt
Pittsburgh
South Pacific
Harold’ Schmidt
Tommy Littler Celebrates 8th Birthday With Party
Tommy Littler celebrated his eighth birthday at his mother Hazel Littler’s home at 43 WN Lancaster St. Family helped entertain guests including George Carr and other local children. Ice cream and cake were served as games and contests entertained the small party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Littler
Hazel Littler
Lancaster St
Tommy
Luella
Betty
George Carr
Tommy Wilkes
Ronnie Wycoff
Jimmy Sheldon
Bobby Sheldon
Paul Mulligan
Morrison Hatch
Jerry Stewart
Leslie Perry
Max Morrison
Edmie Wong
Club Calendar Tuesday Activities Include Elections and Speakers
Alpha Gamma Delta plans officer elections at 7 15 pm at the chapter house. 200 American Legion Auxiliary hosts 8 pm meeting at Legion Home with Community Service and Pan Americanism talks. West Side PTA meets 7 30 pm in School Auditorium with a guest speaker Mrs. Fred Luchs. Needle Club holds a 6 pm potluck at Mrs. E L Poston’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Gamma Delta Aluronae Association
Lehman
Gamerisfelider
Harry Benz
Ohio
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Ralph Straw
Gertrude Brumley
Straw
Brumley
E. W. Bavley
Henry Frost
West Side P.T.A
Fred Luchs
E. L. Poston
Hocking St
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Armbrust
Wrett
Sofskin
Sopskin Company
Pindlay
Logan
Oriel
Buster Brown
Girl Scout Headquarters
Starney's Shoe Store
South Court St
H. F. Defensbacher
Glouster Jail
U.S
Good Housewives
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Shackelton
Women’s Club
Gov't
Smeck Flying Service University Airport
Richard Imes
Ohio State University
ASTP
R. P. Imes
Franklin Ave
John N. Cordray
Larry
Myrtleanne Cole
Bellevue
Lester Cordray
Elmer Cole
Coolville
Cordray
William Cole
Ray Harrold
Jimmy
Akron
Ben Littler
Mark and
Robby
Columbus
William Masterton
East Carpenter St
Charlotte Agnone
Youngstown
Agnone
Cpl
Tony Agnone
Ohio University
Southwest Pacific
US. Marines Corps
Joan Johnston
Louisville, Ky
Fred A Johnston
Marshfield Constitution Lodge No. 426
A. M
New Marshfield
Walter Hawk
Graham Chapel
O. B. Chapman
Edith Laurer
Earth
Lydia FE
Pinkhizo
Pinkham
Lyla E. Pinkue
van Nostrand
N. Shannon Ave
Raleigh Tavern
J. H. Farrar
Richmond Rd
Robert Whytlay
Maurice Clark
John South
David Herman
Anna Ball
Cynthia
Tarawa
Marshalls
Solomons
Marianas
Formosa
Luzon
William Aka Mary College
Bouras
College Terrace
East Side
P.T.A
Harold F. Kellogg
Pallas Club
Failas Club
W. M. Bryant
N. High St
Albany Wscs
Methodist
Charles Shaver
Will Cline
John Withers
Union
C. R. Withers
Virginia
Barbara
B. J.withers
Linda
Nancy
Carolyn
Peggy
Fauna
W. H. Cooper
J. L. Carsey
Cash
Flakorn
A Nix
Sunnyfield FE
Sunnyfield
Whitehouse
Maine
Florida
United States of America
Aryeh
Talhian Freyon
Soifax
Murphey's
Walvet
Cincy
Cleveland
Benjamin Moore
Kerr Hardware Co
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