Scrap Metal Quotas Set for Athens County War Effort
South Ohio and West Virginia leaders met at the Presbyterian Church to plan 1943 salvage quotas for metal scrap silk nylon hosiery fats and tin. The group heard county figures for iron steel 3 001 tons tin 139 tons fats 41 550 pounds and silk nylon hosiery quota pending. Speakers urged farmers and cities to supply scrap noting current furnaces have four to ten weeks of stock and war supply needs rise.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Presbyteran Church
Athenee County
Oota
Neweewers
Uota
Given
Boy Scout
Usda War Wds
War Production Board
R. E. McElree
John E Plow Co
Columbus
M McElree
France
Imbland
Airee
Dexter
Don Peden
Athens City
Frank Dix
Boy Scout Council
Cincinnati
Peden
W. H. Wakefield
Athens County
Coeds Produce 41 Woolen Dresses for Red Cross
Ohio University student auxiliary chapter delivered 41 new woolen dresses valued at 615 to the local Red Cross headquarters. Made after classes in the clothing lab, the dresses have belts and fastenings and would sell for at least 15 each. Miss Mariam S. Morse supervised the project.
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Red Cross
Ohio University
Mariam S. Morse
Civilian Protection Teachers In Purdue Defense Course
Capt. Frank Ware Major William Gilliland and Lieut. Charles Dutreau of the Purdue Civilian Protection School will teach in Athens this weekend. Sessions at Athens High School begin Saturday 9 30 am with demonstrations of control centers and incendiary bomb defense.
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William Gilliland
Charles W. Dutreau
Chemical Warfare Service
Purdue Civilian Protection School
Athens
Ohio State Council of Defense
Athens City Defense Council
Defense Corps
Athens County
Athens High School
Athens Defense Corps
High School
R. F. Hartenstein
OCD
David M. Ferguson
County Defense Corps
Phil Gibbs
Br. B. B. Backley
Athens City-County
A. C. Felty
State Highway Patrol
Walter Banning
Kent State University
Livestock Dealers to Meet Over New Regulations
Athens County livestock dealers and butchers will meet March 29 at 8 30 p m in the County Children's Home school building. USDA War Board members will explain new licensing requirements effective April 1 for buying and selling livestock. Permits cover those who sell. those who butcher only are exempt. The War Board issues permits, not policing, to curb black market meat while ensuring fair home distribution.
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Athens County
Usda War Board
War Board
OPA Price Rules Printed In Notebook For Retailers
Leonard Prater announces a notebook of OPA price regulations issued for retailers. The eight sections cover Apparel, Consumers Durable Goods, Food, Fuel, Machinery, Miscellaneous, Rubber, and Services with bulletins and wholesaler regulations also included.
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Leonard Prater
Prater
Washington
Central Methodist Choir to Broadcast from Church Tower
The Central Methodist Church choir will broadcast a 6:30 to 7:30 PM program from the church tower next Sunday. The concert features old hymns with Mrs Eva Van Dyke at the piano Mrs Eldon Byrne on the organ and Lela Van Dyke at the chimes.
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Central Methodist Church
Eva van Dyke
Eldon Byrne
Lela van Dyke
Margaret Yeager Dies At Home of Daughter
Mrs. Margaret J. Yeager 80 widow of J O Yeager of Pt Pleasant W Va died Thursday night at the home of her daughter Mrs Charles C Goodrich 154 EF State St where she had lived since 1935 after her husband’s death She is survived by two sisters two sons three daughters including Mrs Goodrich of Athens and Mrs Walter Rice of Pt Pleasant and two granddaughters Funeral plans pending word from a son in Florida Friends may call at Arnatt Funeral Home Pt Pleasant Ruth Yeager predeceased her mother
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Margaret J. Yeager
J. O. Yeager
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Charles C. Goodrich
State St
Charles Goodrich
Athens
Florida
Arnatt
Sallie Black Dies in Dayton After Brief Illness
Miss Sallie Black age 58 died Wednesday night in Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton after a brief illness. She leaves two sisters Mrs Mae Lyons of Dayton and Mrs Blanche Jenkins of Washington DC, four brothers Moss Walter James Barboursville WV and Morton of Jackson OH, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Saturday at 2:30 PM Morris Sons Funeral Home Dayton and Woodland Cemetery burial. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Sallie Black
Good Samaritan
Morris Sons Funeral Home
E. Third St
Dayton
Woodland Cemetery
Army and Navy Test Sessions Set at Ohio University
Ohio University will host qualifying examinations on Friday April 2 for the Army Specialized Training Program and the Navy College Training Program. Supervisors are Dr FB A Hansen and Mr P L Peterson with testing in Room 201 Carnegie Hall at 9 am. Successful candidates enter service funded college study. Army entrants undergo 13 weeks basic training first.
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FB. A. Hansen
University College
P. L. Peterson
Ohio University
Army
Navy College
Carnegie Hall
Navy
Dean Hansen
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Freer To Speak at Nelsonville Church
The Rev. C. A. Freer former pastor of the local Church of Christ will teach the Men s Berean Bible Class Sunday at 9 30 a m and preach at the evening service at 7 p m All Bible School departments meet for a general assembly in the church auditorium at 9 30 a m before class sessions begin
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Nelsonville
C. A. Freer
Church of Christ
Bible School
General Assembly
Parachutists Seed a Practice Attack on St James Island
Pfc Charles R Green of Torch with the 82nd Parachute Unit writes his mother from Florida about a practice surprise attack on St James Island near Tallahassee. Parachutists flew from Pope Field in full gear to a swampy drop zone outwitting opposing bat talions and rangers. One captured pig Ambrose became the company mascot with all jumpers uninjured.
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Charles R. Green
Nellie Green Lyons
Torch
Florida
82Nd Parachute
St. James Island
Tallahassee
Pope Field
Green
Ambrose
Red Cross War Fund exceeds goal in Athens County drive
Contributions to the Red Cross War Fund in Athens County total $15,135.42 today, led by campaign chairman Roy Hawk. The appeal aims for $18,000 with recent gifts from Mechanicsburg $115.42 The Plains $195.50 Troy Township $587.33 Lodi $303.82 Ames $575.45, each with its set quota.
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Red Cross War Fund
Athens County
Roy Hawk
Mechanicsburg
Plains
Troy Township
Lodi
Ames
Ninth Grade Teams Win Basketball Games at Mechanicsburg
The ninth grade girls defeated the eighth grade 24 to 16 with captain Catherine Bolin leading a roster including Helen Pennell and Lois Williams. The ninth grade boys won 23 to 17 in overtime behind captain Wayne Dailey and a lineup featuring Floyd Gale and Charles Ashworth. James Vernon Walls won the ping pong tournament.
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Mechanicsburg
Catherine Bolin
Helen Pennell
Lois Williams
Ellis Marie Shafer
Margaret Schaeffer
Maxine Radford
Evelyn Nicholson
Wayne Dailey
Floyd Gale
Charles Ashworth
Alan Richey
Bill Ashton
Tom Hixenhaugh
Dick Grum
Vernon Walls
Tom Coffman
David Williams
Carl Uldrich
Donald James
Paul Wayne Carpenter
James Vernon Walls
Darrell Gould Dies in Hospital After Illness
Darrell Gould, 26, of Mineral, died this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hoodlett Funeral Home New Marshfield conducted by Rev Ray Pidcock. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday afternoon. He has no parents wife or relatives according to Mrs Hoodlet.
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Darrell Gould
Mineral
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hoodlett
New Marshfield
Ray Pidcock
Hoodlet
Ration Roundup Updates Stamp Validity Dates
The Associated Press notes ration validity: Blue stamps A to C through March 11, D to F through April 30. red stamps start March 29 with A via March 29 and others through April 30. Coffee Stamp 26, sugar Stamp 12, shoes Stamp 17, gasoline Stamp 5, and tires Book B and C details included.
Athens Weather Dips From 65 to 33 Overnight
At noon today the mercury stood at 46 in Athens. Yesterday the day opened high at 65 and cooled to a low of 33 last night.
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Athens
You May Always Be Constipated If
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for constipation and to stimulate liver bile flow and intestinal tone. It lists prices 15 30 and 60 cents and urges following label directions at all drugstores.
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Dr. Edwards
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