Rebecca Morris McKee Chapter Elects Officers for 1812 Group
Rebecca Morris McKee chapter of 8 Daughters of 1812 met with Mrs. J R Harvey on W State Street Friday. Elected officers for the year include L E Carpenter president James Earich vice president H L Atkinson secretary Delle Finsterwald treasurer O A Terrill chaplain J R Harvey registrar Blanche Finsterwald historian J L LaFollette press reporter. Committee heads named. $5 donated to Red Cross. Next meeting April 13 with Delle Finsterwald hosting and H L Atkinson presenting a paper on naval heroes of the War of 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Morris McKee
J. R. Harvey
W. State St
J. L. LaFollette
L. E. Carpenter
James Earich
H. L. Atkinson
Delle Finsterwald
A. Terrill
Blanche Finsterwald
Historiian
John Cross
O. A. Terrill
Blanche Vfinsterwald
Mary Millis
Nora W. Atkinsson
National Defense
Phi Delt Alumni Marks 77th Athens Chapter Anniversary
More than fifty Phi Delta Theta members and alumni gathered Sunday at the Hotel Berry to note the 77th anniversary of the Ohio University chapter. Honored guest Dr. J M Higgins, initiated in 1887, spoke as Harry M Gerlach of Zeta Province outlined postwar education and alumni duties. The event paid tribute to 11 war casualties and mentioned two in German camps and another recently freed from Japan.
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Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Berry
Ohio University
J. M. Higgins
Dr. Higgins
Phi Delta Theta
Harry M. Gerlach
Oxford
Ohio
Zeta
Phi Delta
Boe EL Lee
The
Air, Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Dayton
H. Wheatley Link
Athens
Ohio University Phi Delts
Goldsberry
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Robbin Gardner
Nelsonville
Marlin Hecht
Jae Chapman
Guysville
U. S. Navy
Bill Brandle
Chillicothe
Bob Brandle
S-Segt. Ritter Collett
A. Lovell Elliott, Jr
Ohio State Phi Delt
Bright Rutherford
Dr. Goldsberry
Howard
Col Coughlin Returns Home After 32 Months Overseas
Col Robert E. Coughlin arrives in Athens after 32 months overseas service. He visited his wife and daughter and enjoys time with his grandson Peyton Davidson Reed Jr. He built roads and airfields in Bataan and Ascension Island, and his son John T. Coughlin is in the Corps of Engineers returning from the Philippines. He notes the family ties to Ohio and jokes about the small world of military life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Coughlin
Athens
India
Peyton Reed
Park Place
Peyton Davidson Reed
Coughlin
Bataan
Ascension Island
Army
John T. Coughlin
West Point
D- Day
Corps of Engineers
John
Philippines
States
West Coast
Hawaii
Ohio
China
Raymond Bardin
Raymond Rardin
E. Williams
Engineers
Waldo Williams
Coughtin
Far East
Three Day Workshop Starts for Athens County Teachers
A three day Elementary Workshop for studying school teaching problems in the area is sponsored by the Athens County Schools and the State Department of Education with Rome Canaan Buchtel York and Athens Rural as meeting centers. The agenda includes classroom visitations conferences and group discussions. The opening session is in Athens at the county superintendent's office with Glen M Hanes and state elementary school consultants. Luncheon follows at the Rome Canaan School, then visits and discussions with teachers from Ames Bern Carthage Troy and Rome Canaan. Tuesday meetings shift to Buchtel York School with teachers from Jacksonville Trimble Buchtel York and Trimble Township. Final meetings Wednesday at Mechanicsburg School will include all county elementary teachers and High School teachers are invited. Consultants listed include Louise Asplund Edith Beecher Edith Keller H Litherland Idella Mann Marie Quick Alice Seaman Verna Walters Glen C West and Wilbur Yauch of Ohio University and state and university programs.
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Athens County
State Department of Education
Rome-Canaan
Buchtel- York
Athens
Glen M. Hanes
Ames-Bern
Carthage-Troy
Buchtel-York School
Jacksonville-Trimble
Buchtel-York
Trimble Township
Mechanicsburg
Louise Asplund
Ohio State University
Edith Beecher
University
Ohio University
Edith Keller
H. Litherland
Bowling Green University
Idella Mann
Randall J. Condon
Cincinnati
Marie Quick
Alice Seaman
Verna Walters
Glen C. West
Wilbur Yauch
Veterans in Service and Family News From Albany Area
Reports detail Sgt. Orville King son of Albany couple. Capt. David Dailey earns Air Medal and DFC while in India. Private Coury in Eng land. Lieut. Mettler named navigation officer for USS Sarita. James P Blazer sends Philippine Edition of Base A Star and a New Guinea dinner menu. Purple Heart awarded to Pfc. Paul B McAtee. families in Glouster, Akron, Athens area share updates on servicemen overseas and training.
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Eldon S. Dailey
Albany
Capt
David T. Dailey
Captain Dailey
India
Air Transport Command
James P. Blazer
Maple St
Base
Pacific
MacArthur
Philippines
Blazer
New Guinea
Ethel McAteer
Pfe
Paul B.mcatee
Babe [McAfee
Jacksonville Sergeant Withem Killed in English Channel
Sergeant Withem age 20 son of Mr and Mrs John Withem Jr of Jacksonville was killed in action in the English Channel on Christmas Day, after earlier reports of missing in action. Before induction he worked at the Miamisburg Foundry in Miamisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Withem
John Withem
Jacksonville
English Channel
War Department
Miamisburg
Lubricate Machinery And Keep It Running Nationwide Appeal
W B Reinhart, Columbus District War Production Office manager, urged housewives, husbands, car owners, farmers and mechanics to protect and lubricate all machinery to keep it running through the war. He stressed that the home front is a mechanical world and every bearing and small part must function to prevent equipment diversion from the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Reinhart
Columbus
War Production Board
Reinhart
Social at Lottridge for Red Cross War Fund
An entertainment and social is planned at Carthage School in Lattridge on Tuesday night March 27 at 8 o clock for the benefit of the Red Cross War Fund. There will be games and prizes. Refreshments will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Lattridge
Red Cross War Fund
Alfalfa Conversion Plan Outlined by Soil Expert
F C Hartman of the Cambridge Soil Conservation Service details converting broom sedge fields to alfalfa. Proper soil prep and lime and fertilizer are crucial. discing preferred to plowing to keep litter on surface. Recommend 300+ pounds fertilizer per acre. Seed with eight lbs inoculated alfalfa, three lbs medium clover, six lbs broom grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Hartian
Cambridge Soil Conservation Service
Hartman
Stout to Speak at Conservation Meeting
Clyde Stout an agriculture instructor at Coolville and Tuppers Plains will discuss pasture improvements at the soil and water conservation meeting. The gathering led by Ross Wright, county extension agent, will be held Wednesday night March 28 at 8 in Mechanicsburg School, postponed from March 21 due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Stout
Coolville
Tuppers Plains
Mechanicsburg
Ross Wright
Sunny Sunday Sparks Athens Pre-Easter Parade
A sunny Sunday drew crowds in Athens for a pre Easter parade. Temperatures climbed to 87 with a low around 61 overnight and near 70 by late morning. The Hocking River fell to 5.91 feet as residents enjoyed warm weather.
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Athens
Hocking
Divorce Sues In Athens County Court Over Gross Neglect
Philip M. Stauffer files for divorce from Lois Legg Stauffer at Athens County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect. The couple, married at Gallipolis on October 20 1944, are referenced with address 27 N Congress St. In a separate item, James Lockhart 50 of 112 West Washington St. was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Franz L Woodworth for intoxication.
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Athens County
Athens
James Lockhart
Washington St
Franz L. Woodworth
Armbruster Nazi Prisoner Reported Missing in Action
Technical Sgt. Daniel Armbruster aged 25 was reported missing in action in Belgium after December 22 and was later confirmed as a prisoner of war in Germany. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Grover Armbruster of Athens Route 2. A card written by Armbruster from a prison camp reached his wife Annie in Ravenna. Her parents telephoned the family as she visits. Two of the Armbrusters sons were killed in action, Lieut Charles J Armbruster aged 22 in Belgium on March 1, and Lieut Harry Armbruster aged 30 in Tunisia on February 14, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Armbruster
Belgium
Germany
Grover Armbruster
Athens
Armbruster
Annie
Ravenna
Armbrusters
Charles J. Armbruster
Harry Armbruster
Tunisia
Mrs Callahan Dies At Carbondale Home
Jane Callahan age 86 died at her Carbondale home after a three week illness from a fall in February. She was the eldest of nine, married Augustus Frazie Callahan in 1877, he died 34 years ago. Survived by three daughters Katherine Enderlin Jessie Creed Rose Tefft, one brother Benjamin Beckler Sr, one sister Sarah Elizabeth Lowry, and a granddaughter Juanita Johnson. Funeral at her home Wednesday at two o'clock with calling after Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J
Rachel Beckler
Augustus Frazie Callahan
Callahan
Katherine Enderlin
Chillicothe
Jessie Creed
Placerville
Calif
Rose Tefft
Benjamin Beckler, Sr
Carbondale
Sarah Elizabeth Lowry
Athens
Juanita Johnson
Ruth
Augustus Frazie Chambers
Three Are Arrested By State Patrolmen
Three drivers arrested Saturday night by state highway patrolmen were to be arraigned this evening in mayors courts. Alvin Marshall Cole, 36, Millfield, arrested on Route 33 on a charge of unsafe operation. Charles Hashman, 58, Nelsonville, arrested on Route 18 near Jacksonville, charged with crossing yellow lines in passing another car. William Joseph Mall Jones, 31, 267 East State Street, accused of driving 65 miles per hour on Route 33, to be arraigned before Mayor Franz Woodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Marshall Cole
Millfield
Charles Hashman
Nelsonville
Jacksonville
Miles Howe
William Joseph Ma! Jone
E. State St
Franz Woodworth
Funeral for Mrs. Neal Heisel Set Tuesday at Home
The funeral for Mrs. Neal Heisel who died Saturday evening will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the family home at 81 Second Street. The notice also notes a brother Raymond Hawley of Los Angeles was omitted in a prior death report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Heisel
Second St
Club Calendar Programs and Birth Announcement
Woman's Music Club meets 7 30 p m with Dr Mary T Noss and Prof H L Ridenour at University Terrace speakers at Ohio University Tuesday 11 a m Circle Three Central Ave Methodist Church Mrs Etta Foster 225 W Union St hosts 7 30 p m program Eagles auxiliary meets 7 30 p m drill team asked to attend Parents of son Mr and Mrs Paul A Raine announce birth of Joe Leroy at Mercy Hospital Columbus March 15 1945 grandparents and great grandparents named Mothers Study Group West Side School meets Wednesday 7 30 p m potluck supper P E O meets with Miss Ida Patterson Wednesday 7 30 p m at Women’s Faculty Club Mr Charles Tillery visiting family in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Music Club
Mary T. Noss
University Terrace
H. L. Ridenour
Baldwin-Wallace College
Professor Ridenour
Dean Siegfried
Ohio University
Circle Three
Central Ave
Etta Foster
W. Union St
West Side
Events Club Hears Talk on Inflation
The Current Events Club met Thursday night at 43 Grosvenor Street. President Mrs Karl Witzler presided while program leader Mrs Lewis Ondis introduced Miss Grace Gerard of Ohio University Home Economics who spoke on How To Keep Down Inflation. A social hour followed. Next meeting is April 12 with hostess Mrs Thor Olson and program leader Mrs R P Imes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current Events Club
W. H. Radford
Grosvenor St
Karl Witzler
Lewis Ondis
Grace Gerard
Ohio University Home Economics Department
Hation
Thor Olson
R. P. Imes
One Woman to Another In Warm Spring Imagery
A reflective spring vignette notes warmer weather and budding plant life as residents enjoy sun and garden activity amid caution on planting seeds. Observers comment on the season’s vibrancy while a reader mentions a nationwide clothing drive for the United National Clothing Collection slated April 8 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United National Clothing Collection
M-B.r
Selecting a Portable Yet Appealing Wedding Gift
The guide advises choosing a gift suited for a moving couple likely to relocate often. It warns against fragile glass or china and recommends compact, sturdy items that are easy to pack and add comfort or charm to temporary living spaces.
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Glass
China
WRC Meets With Mrs J R Harvey in Columbus
Columbus Golden W R C welcomed a new member Mrs Clarence Laughtin at a Monday meeting at 69 State Street. Eas ter socials followed with hostess Mrs Vinnie Woode helped by Mrs Blanche Mills. Next gathering set for April 12 with hostess Mrs Lydia Fenzel. A birth announced by 90 BC Technical Sergeant and Mrs Dan H Stright Daniel Halbert II born March 23 at Shelter Arms Hospital. grandparents Chester Lowry Carbondale and R J Stright New Marshfield. great grandparents Emme Lowry R D Powell and H B Strvight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dan H. Stright
Marjorie Lowry
Daniel Halbert II
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chester Lowry
Carbondale
R. J. Stright
New Marshfield
Emme Lowry
R. D. Powell
H. B. Strvight
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Phi Delt
Col. Coughlin
By Elizabet
H Kolenich
Clark’s Chapel
M. T. McDonald
McDonald
Columbus Hospital
A. F. Anlie
Doctors' Hospital
Kathryn King
Richland Ave
Nichols General Hospital
Louisville
R. H. King
Sergeant King
Land
France
Armed Forces
Patterson Field
King
Mary
Sgt
Orville King
Pvt
Otto A. Riley
Hando
Texas
Helen Riley
Luhrig
Raymond M. Santee
Elizabeth Santee
Long Bottom
John L. Cox
Ralph §. Cox
347Th Field Artillery
Livergnano
Leghorn
Pisa
Futa Pass
Mildred Bryan Smith
William Henry Smith
Tenth Service Squadron
Pacific Fleet
Service Squadron
Ten Boat Group
Dao Channel
Uthi Atoll
Seaman Smith
Ae Clarence Smith
Charles Coury
First St
Coury
England
Red Cross
Thomas Coury
Harry A. Mettler
Sarita
Providence
R. I
Mettler
Sherry
Mertler
Harlan G. Johnson
Helen Linscott
Sue Johnson
Norfolk
Johnson
Casablanca
Bermuda
Azores
Puerto Rico
Heawood
Oryn G. Johnson
Heawoods
Johnson Brothers
Merle C. Johnson
Akron
Irene Wallace
Glouster
Pfc
Ellis P. Wallace
Pfc. Wallace
Leonard McGill
Coslville
Thomas Merle Metcalf
Joe
Don Metcalf
Atlantic
Metcalf
Athens High School
Mediterranean
Tialy Ane Freres
Prom Fort Benang Ga
Intaniry Y Senn
Charles W. Withem
Lottridge
Stout
Conservation
Vir
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Missouri
Jane Callahan
St. Joseph
Noa Ladies Auxiliary of
Eagles
Lodge Hall
P.E.O
Ida Patterson
Women’s Faculty Club
Charles Tillery
Hamilton
M. J. Tillery
T. M. Pilcher
Union St
Frieda Grace Hawk
Ardale Pitts
Fred I. Williams
Vicks
Athens Co. Savings and Loan Co
Lostre Building
Chile
Aia ¢ Finance Corporation
Qnomy Savings & Loan CO
WRC
J.R Harvey
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Warrar
Evan
Marke
Vunches
Florida Oranges
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