Easter Seal Sale Launched to Aid Crippled in Athens County
The Athens Messenger reports the Easter Seal drive in Athens County under Ralph L. Miller, Athens Rotary Club president, to fund un met local needs for physically handicapped children and adults. Funds support state gaps, with seals mailed to contributors and awards given at a local design contest won by June Smith and others.
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Athens Messenger
Athens County
Ralph L. Miller
Athens Rotary Club
Berry Hotel
Harper C. Pendry
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
Marian S. Wells
Kiwanis Club
Athens
Miller
A. H. Rhoads
Athens County Society For Crippled Children
Pendry
June Smith
Waterloo High School
Harold Runyan
Helen Murphy
Waterloo
Red Cross Appeals for Blood Type B Donors
An urgent appeal was issued for blood type B donors to contact the Athens Red Cross immediately. Miss Ellen Biddle, Red Cross director, announced that plasma is available but the illness prevents its use. Eligible donors should reach Red Cross Headquarters or Miss Biddle as soon as possible.
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Athens
Red Cross
Elfen Biddle
Miss Biddle
Ellen Biddle
Markets rise as investors bank on improved outlook
Markets resumed their advance on renewed profit-taking pressure, with buyers buying back after a recent rebound amid hopes of higher prices. Cincinnati hogs and cattle markets stabilized with steady to firm prices, while produce prices showed mixed wholesale levels for eggs and related items.
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York
Wall Street
UXO Security Council
Veterans training firms aid Athens area men
Seven Athens firms are listed as On the Job training facilities for local veterans including Athens Armature and Machine Works Electric Motor Service Gillilan's Jewelry Shop McBee Company Nye Chevrolet Schine's Theater and Young's Electric Shop. Additional employers in the area also hire veterans from nearby communities. A Marine recruiting station opens at the Marietta Post Office Building serving Athens Meigs Monroe Noble and Washington Counties. Recruiter Russell Loehner reports enlistments from Athens County and related counties, with some rejections for disabilities and several already assigned to camps. The GI Bill of Rights expires July 1, but 17 year olds may enlist in the Navy for two years.
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Athens
Wesley
Floodwood Power Plant
Nelsonville
Hilerary Shoe Hospital
Marietta-Harmon Chemical Company
Marietta
State Highway Department
Navy
Hong Kong
Sir Harold Richard Jewell
Shade
Jewell
Letha Jewell
U. S
Meigs
Monroe
Noble
Washington
Russell Loehner
Marines
Loehner
Marine Corps
Athens County
Ralph Lay
Morgan
Lay
K. T. Crossen Post
Sam C. Russell
Coolville
Earl L. Nye
Dan Downey
Joe E. Thacke
Homer Caskey
Belford Nelson
Charles E. Pritchard
First Military Area
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pritchard
First Army
30Th Infantry Division
Betty ‘L
Charlene
Roy W. Carter
Fort Jackson
D. C
Vergil
Carter
New Marshfield
Rer
Fort
Jackson
Marvin Secoy
Cpl
Orin Secoy
Kinston, S.C
Cherry Point
Nh. C
Local Beauty Establishment To Operate in Eleven States
Marking the 15th year of operation, Mr and Mrs Claude Steppe plan to expand their beauty salons into two additional states. Currently in nine states, the chain began in 1931 as Harold's Style Shop, later moving to the Zenner Company building and expanding through the 1930s and 1940s. The business hires over 200 people with shops in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, and now eyes South Carolina and New Jersey. During wartime, Mrs Steppe ran the business as Mr Steppe served with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany and France.
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Claude Steppe
Harold
West Virginia
West
Illinois
Iowa
Washington
D. C
Wacs
WAVES
Bolling Field
Athens
Court St.' S
Home, Furnishing Co
Steppe
Missouri
Kansas
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
South Carolina
New Jersey
Army Air Force
11St Airborne
Germany
France
Judge says 12 year old not jailed in runoff case
Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Francis White stated no order sent to place two runaway youths in county jail. Sheriff George Bateman reported the younger boy, 12, was in a private juvenile detention home while the older boy, 18, remained in the county jail. Relatives later returned both boys to Washington, Pennsylvania, and an error by another county official led The Messenger to publish the false report.
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Francis White
Probate and
Sunday Messenger
George Bateman
Bateman
Washington
Chess Club Formed At Ohio University
Ohio University organizes a chess club with its first meeting set for Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the Men's Lounge at the Grill. All players are invited. beginner instruction will be offered and plans include a tournament and matches with Spring Field and Columbus Chess clubs.
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Ohio University
Springfield
Columbus
Sanctuary Redecorating Planned at Central Avenue Methodist
The sanctuary of Central Avenue Methodist Church will be redecorated in a Tiffany finish from base to ceiling. Rev. El mer G. Roessner says completion is hoped for by the first Sunday in April. The woman's Society of Christian Service led funding comes from a rummage sale on April 6 at City Hall to cover redecorating costs. This is the first redecorating in seven years.
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Central Avenue Methodist Church
Elmer G. Roessner
Roessner
Women's Society of Christian Service
OU Physician Appoints Dr Frank R Moore Health Service Associate
Dr Frank R Moore of Durham W C is named associate physician on Ohio University Health Service Staff President John C Baker announced. A naval medical officer for 32 months he is described as a tuberculosis specialist from medical and X ray standpoints. He graduated Duke Medical School 1937 and served at Woman's Hospital Baltimore before joining Dunham Hospital Cincinnati then Naval Reserve in 1943. He holds American Theater Asiatic Pacific Theater Philippine Liberation and Victory Medals. The Moores will reside in Athens with their two children.
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Frank R. Moore
Durham
W.C
Ohio University
Health Service
John C. Baker
Naval Reserve
Moore
E. H. Hudson
Duke University
Logan man pays ten for speeding. another fined for poor brakes
A fine of ten dollars was paid by Lester E McManaway 23 Logan on speeding charges after appearing before Mayor W D Weltner. Lemore Ball 39 Glasgow was fined 35 dollars plus costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth for insufficient brakes following a patrol arrest yesterday.
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Lester E. McManaway
Logan
McManaway
W. D. Weltner
Lemore Ball
Glouster
Franz Woodworth
Parking Meters Operate Saturday Evenings in Athens
Athens police chief J B Grogan announced meters run on Saturday evenings until six o clock. Drivers misread the one hour limit after six, and the stenciled meter labels are to be replaced with stamped metal plates for clarity.
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Athens
J. B. Grogan
Crogan
Pilot Seeks Special Gear To Free Bogged C 47
The Army Air Forces plan to use flotation gear to lift a C-47 stuck in soft ground at Ohio University airport. 1st Lt. Robert Mill holland says a plane from Bolling Field may bring the equipment as weather worsens visibility and ground conditions. A Lockbourne Army Air Base truck with jacks and towing gear arrived to assist. Brig. Gen. W. R. McReynolds returned to Washington aboard the UC-45 with steel cable, en route to Orlando from Athens.
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Army Air Forces
Ohio University
Robert Millholland
Bolling’ Field
Washington
Lockbourne Army Air Base
W. R. McReynolds
Athens
Orlando
Fla
Spring vacation for Ohio University and Athens schools
Students at Ohio University and Athens public schools will embark on a nine day spring break after classes end Friday and return Monday April 8. This is OU students first spring break in several years as last year’s break was cancelled due to a serious transportation shortage. With the break and the 18 week term, OU classes will continue until June 7 and commencement exercises will be held the following Monday.
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Ohio University
Athens Public Schools
Woman 18 Fined Pleads Guilty Before Mayor
Orpha Rast 48 of South Shafer Street pleaded guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth yesterday to intoxication and was fined 55 dollars plus costs. Diabetes sufferers advised to request retief from Crsode Remeds Co. 907 Main Akron.
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Orpha Rast
S. Shafer St
Franz .Woodworth
Crsode Remeds Co
Main
Akron
Nine Area Schools Attend FFA Contest in Albany
Nine Southeastern Ohio high schools sent 150 FFA members to Albany for leadership contests in public speaking parliamentary procedure project records secretaries and treasurers. Winners listed include Logan and Albany in public speaking, with overall totals led by Albany at 833 points and Gallipolis second with 794.
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Southeastern Ohio
Future Farmers of America
Albany
Logan
Gallipolis
Bidwell
Rio Grande
McArthur
Chester
Coolville
Stewart
Jack North
Billy Munn
George Miller
George Woodard
Rome
Anid
Troy
Merchandise Stolen From Sharpsburg Store
Thieves forced the front door of Wilbur Gilchrist's grocery in Sharpsburg and stole about 30 dollars of merchandise, according to Sheriff George Bateman.
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Wilbur Gilchrist
Sharpsburg
George Bateman
False Teeth Solution Promises Long-Lasting Comfort
A dental advertorial touts SUNION as a tasteless, nonirritating alternative to sticky powders and tube pastes for loose false teeth. It claims the product holds teeth firmly, lets users eat and speak normally, and offers long service, urging readers to buy at QUICK'S CUT RATE DRUG STORE on 9 West Union Street.
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Quick’s Cut Rate Drug Store
West Union St
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