Athens Woman Leads Ninth Annual Roadside Inspection Trip
Mrs. Thomas L. Wolfe of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs will join a national group for the Ninth Annual Roadside Improvement Inspection Trip Friday. The tour, supervised by Max R. Farley, includes officials from 22 states and visits Wilson Park on Route 40 east of Guysville. The park, recently upgraded, hosts over 200 daily visitors and houses Ohio’s unique laurel leaf oak.
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Thomas L. Wolfe
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Wes
Ben H. Petty
Purdue University
School of Highway Engineering
Carl F. Izzard
PRA
Washington
Emmett H. Karrer
Ohio State Uni
Versity’s
Wilson Park
State Highway Department
Route 40
Guysville
William Carrico
Stewart
Ohio
First lady enlists through local office for WAF service
Sgt Harold F Buck announces Elizabeth Thomas of Jacksonville is the first local recruit to join the Women's Air Force, selected for Ohio's March quota. Four more enlistments follow, with Kisor Snyder and Morman sent to Fort Knox and Alexander to Shepherd Field for basic training. Navy Reserve commissions offered to civilian specialists in shipbuilding, firefighting, engineering, electronics, and more through Lt Comdr Homer T Baird.
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Harold F. Buck
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Women's Air Force
Elizabeth Thomas
Jacksonville
Army
Ohio
Buck
WAF
Sgt
Elmer E. Kisor
Nelsonville
Eugene R. Snyder
Glouster
Pearl H. Morman
U. S. Army
Robert K. Alexander
Athens
Air Forces
Kisor
Snyder
Morman
Fort Knox
Alexander
Shepherd Field
Naval Reserve
Homer T. Baird
USNR
Columbus
Baird
Veterans May Convert GI Insurance To 3 6 Or 12 Month Plans
Veterans may convert their GI insurance to three six or twelve month payment plans with sums from 1000 to 10000 in 500 increments. They may convert part of National Service Life Insurance and keep the rest on term. Original service term insurance issued before end 1945 expires eight years after issue. VA will notify two months before expiry.
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N. K. Blosser
National Service
Zimmer Rites Set Saturday in Glouster
Mrs Selena Zimmer 71 died Wednesday at her daughter’s home in Glouster after five years illness. She left son Lester Zimmer of Glouster and daughters Mrs Mike Sharlike Glouster Mrs John Darling Columbus and Mrs Andrew Alderman New London. Also six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Glouster Methodist Church Saturday 2 p.m. Rev John Devol officiating. Burial Maplewood Cemetery. Blower funeral home held calling hours until service time.
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Glouster
Selena Zimmer
Mike Sharlike
Lester Zimmer
John Darling
Columbus
Andrew Alderman
New London
Ohio
Robert Skinner
Harry Vaughn
Isaac Vaughn
Trimble
Thomas Vaughn
Canton
Henry
Glouster Methodist Church
John Devol
Maplewood Cemetery
Blower
Graduates Eligible for Regular Army Commissions
College graduates and seniors who served as commissioned officers in World War II may apply for Regular Army commissions as second lieutenants. Col William H Speider said these appointments are in addition to ROTC and other standard commissioning tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Speider
Ohio University
Speidel
Ex-Wac convention to meet near Denver in July
Members of the Ex-Wac Inc will hold their first convention at a former CCC camp converted into a recreation center 14 miles from Denver on July 2 to 4. Eligible members include honorably discharged WAC and WAF personnel and present active members. The gathering will discuss and vote on by law amendments elect officers set operating procedures and possibly buy a site for a lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ex-Wac, Inc
CCC
Denver
Colo
WAC
WAF
Arnold Society of Airmen Formed at Ohio University
Maj. Neil E. Walker announced that Ohio University will establish the Arnold Society of Airmen, an honorary group for advanced course Air ROTC students. Cadets Francis W. Collins Milt Taylor and John Evans helped establish the society with Walker set as faculty advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil E. Walker
Ohio University
Arnold Society of Airmen
Francis W. Collins
Milt Taylor
John Evans
Maj. Walker
Air ROTC officer instructors to expand training program
The Air Force plans a larger ROTC instructor program with about 250 officers to be assigned as unit instructors and commanding officers. Other items note promotions and transfers among air force personnel including Sgt Ralph E Rowell in Tokyo and Pvt Royal N Stover in Japan, plus Sgt Raymond L King’s graduation from the airplane hydraulic mechanics course at Chanute AFB.
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Air Force
Treat
Pvt
Royal N. Stover
Ben G. Stover
Stewart
7Th Cavalry Regiment
Camp Drake
Tokyo
Japan
Raymond L. King
Wayne King
Pomeroy Route 3
Chanute Air Force Base
Army
Rutland High School
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Edward A. Brandfass
The
Ohio Industrial Commission
Division of Safety
Williameoe Heater Company
Williamson
Fred Cardosi
Obie
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Extermital
Middleport
Strawn Plumbing Co
Paul Fiske
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Pomeroy
Willis Anthony
Womeldorff & Thomas
Gallipolis
Kerr Hardware
South Court St
G.I. Bulletin Board
Women’s Air Force
Miss Thomas
Rosa Thomas
Nsli Payments
Zimmer
Air
Ralph E. Rowell
George H. Rowell
Albany
Johnson Air Force Base
iTokyo
Caromel
Carter
Reliance
Steven
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