Mines Return to Production Under New Wage Agreement
Eight district mines plan to operate Friday after a month of suspension as a new wage agreement affects Appalachian Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and West Virginia. The pact sets temporary pay scales per 2000 pounds of coal plus day labor rates and includes adjustments to shortwall and loading rates to expedite production for national defense.
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Poston
Millfield
New York
Roseville
Foster Day
United Mine Workers
Appalachian Territory
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
Panhandle
Maryland
Grant, Mineral
Tucker
United States
Wait to get work at Ohio Arsenal in Ravenna
Gloucester County workers told to join AFL and be in good standing, secure social security cards, and expect a waiting period of one to six weeks before employment at the Ravenna arsenal under construction. Carpenters earn about 1.12 12 an hour, laborers 62 cents, with three eight hour shifts. transportation or sleeping in a car trailer is needed due to the 12 mile distance to Ravenna.
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Athens
Ravenna
Ravenna Arsenal
Chester W. Love
Mr. Love
Everett Hashman
Babe
AFL
Arsenal
Love
Mrs. Nellie Dorr Giesecke Dies At 50
Mrs. Nellie Dorr Giesecke 50 employed at Athens State Hospital died there at 3:30 this morning after illness since January. Born in Athens County she trained as a nurse in 1915 and led hydrotherapy before marrying Carl Giesecke in 1917. Survived by husband two daughters Helen and Mary three brothers Elmer Dorr and James Dorr of Athens Route 3 and Carlos Dorr Newark and a sister Mrs Helen Brown Newark. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm in Athens Christian Church conducted by Rev Frank Donaldson with calling after 7:30 pm tonight at 12 Sunnyside Drive.
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Nellie Dorr Giesecke
Athens State Hospital
Giesecke
Athens County
State Hospital
Carl Giesecke
Columbus
Athens
Fourth Ave
Church of Christ In
American Legion Auxiliary
Helen
Mary
Carlos
James Dorr
Elmer Dorr
Guthrie Center
Helen Brown
Newark
Christian Church In
Frank Donaldson
Sunnyside Drive
Amesville Plans Clean-Up Week for May 9 and 10
Amesville officials announced a general clean-up of yards and streets for the week ending May 10. Property owners may place trash at the curb next week and it will be hauled away on May 9 and 10.
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Amesville — Corporation
Transfer of John Seimer to NYA finances post in Washington County
Seimer transferred to Marietta from Athens NYA where his training was completed. He will oversee NYA finances in Washington County and serve as project supervisor under Wesley Miller. Leimer trained for the new office under Miller. Lightning struck a barbed wire fence near Pierre killing 21 cattle.
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Wesley Miller
Athens
NYA
Marietta
John Seimer
Seimer
Washington County
Leimer
Miller
Pierre
S. D
Public Invited to Air Corps Program With Major Zimmerman
Major James L. Zimmerman of the U S Army Air Corps will speak at an open meeting in the National Guard Armory next Monday at 7 30 PM on Flying Cadet training course qualifications and opportunities A moving picture of the program will be shown The course is open to single men aged 20 to 26 with a high school education who can pass a mental test and meet physical requirements Two years of college exempts from the mental test Completion of the course earns a commission as 2nd lieutenant in the Army Air Corps Reserve with three years active duty at 245 50 per month plus a 500 bonus on completion
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James L. Zimmerman
U. S. Army Air Corps
National Guard
Army Air Corps Reserve
James Ansel Smith Dies in Zanesville Hospital
James Ansel Smith aged 38, son of J W Smith of Albany Route 3, died Wednesday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville after a serious illness. He worked in Zanesville for two years. Survived by father, step mother, two sisters Mrs James Trout and Mrs Isaac Perry, brother Scott K Smith, grandmother Mrs Nancy Love Smith, and relatives in Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia. Funeral at Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church Friday at 2 pm, Rev Sianey Everston. burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call Coe Funeral Home Albany.
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James Ansel Smith
J. W. Smith
Albany
Good Samaritan
Zanesville
Smith
Lona Smith
James Trout
Isaac Perry
Athens
Scott K. Smith
Nancy Love Smith
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Sianey Everston
Coe Funeral Home
Athens Bakes Under Warmth as Temperatures Rise
In Athens the high reached 86 degrees yesterday while overnight low settled at 45. By today the temperature reading stood at a mild level, reflecting a lingering warm spell in the area.
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Athens
Wallace Re-Elected Head of Foundation
Charles F. Wallace of Glouster was re elected president of the Ohio Coal Foundation at the annual meeting announced by executive secretary William B. Morris. Re elected vice presidents are Dr B B Buckley of Jacksonville and Ernest Parker of Glouster with Charles F Guinther of Jacksonville as treasurer.
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Charles F. Wallace
Glouster
Ohio Coal Foundation
William B. Morris
B. B. Buckley
Jacksonville
Ernest Parker
Charles F. Guinther
Treas
Jack Marshall Dies in Camp Shelby Accident
Athens relatives report the death of Jack Marshall 26 son of Mr and Mrs John Marshall of Cincinnati in a truck crash near Camp Shelby Mississippi where he was in military training His mother formerly Miss Pearl Blackwood of Athens has been an invalid for many years.
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Athens
Jack Marshall
John Marshall
Cincinnati
Camp Shelby
Miss
Pearl Blackwood
W. S. Blackwood
Young Marshall
Camp
Directors Authorize Morris to Fight Anti Smoke Legislation
The directors have authorized Morris to combat the anti smoke legislation and propaganda which has developed in numerous Ohio cities. The passage notes the balance of debits and credits as part of this approval.
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Morris
Ohio
Science Group To Meet In City Saturday In Athens
The Ohio Branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists with over 300 members holds its semi annual meeting in Athens on Saturday. The 2 pm program at Athens State Hospital Recreation Building precedes a 6 pm dinner at Howard Hall Ohio University. President J A Toomey will deliver the presidential talk on Fundamental Unknowns in Infectious Diseases.
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Ohio
Society of American Bacteriologists
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Howard Hall
Ohio University
J. A. Toomey
City Hospital
Cleveland
C. T. Butterfield
U. S. Public Health Service
Cincinnati
G. L. Stahly
Ohio State University
Columbus
Toomey
Ohio State
Department of Bacteriology
Athens Senior High School Scholarship Rally Honors Winners
Students at Athens Senior High cheered the scholarship team ahead of Saturday District Scholarship Tests. The event featured the Cadenza Club music program led by four girls, a Dowell speech, and performances by Max Baughman, Jane Maccombs, George Elliot, and Ruth Ann Grover. Principal Wood awarded certificates to Warren Stack, Elizabeth Kolenich, Harry Peckham, Jack Grover, Jimmy Williams, Joe Dilley, and Mary Margaret Graham.
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Athens Senior High School
Edward Dowell
Max Baughman
Jane Maccombs
George Elliot
Ruth Ann Grover
New Wheat Growers May Join in Program
Athens County farmers who did not plant wheat in 1939 1940 or 1941 but plan to grow in 1942 and want an AAA allotment should file a written request with the county committee before June 1 Frank Pugh chairman says no allotment will be given to farms with no wheat planted in those years unless the request is filed
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Athens County
AAA
Frank Pugh
Athens
AAA Committee
Pugh
County Marble Title On Black Saturday
The Athens County Marble Tour nament will be held at Chauncey High School grounds Saturday at 1 30 P M announced by WPA recreation director Russell Michael. Winners from Athens Nelsonville Glouster Kilvert Poston and Chauncey advance to the state tournament.
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Athens County
Chauncey High School
Russell Michael
WPA
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Kilvert
Poston
Chauncey
Athens Gun Club Holds Twilight Shoot Near Airport
The Athens Gun Club will conduct the first twilight shoot of the season at the range near Athens Municipal Airport on Friday. Shooting will be at 16 yards and the skeet range will not be used. The event starts shortly after 5 o clock, catering to local men preferring the hour.
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Athens Municipal
Athens
Bible Conference in Albany at Albany Baptist Church
The Rev. W. W. Barn dollar conducts a weeklong Bible conference at Albany Baptist Church with nightly services at eight o clock. Barn dollar is a Wheaton College and Ohio State University alumnus and a Dallas Texas Theological Seminary graduate.
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Albany
W. W. Barndollar
Albany Baptist Church
Barndollar
Wheaton College
Ohio State University
Dallas, Tex
Theological Seminary
Scout Leaders To Meet For Final Training Session
The third and final meeting of the Boy Scout Leadership Training Course will be held Friday at 7:30 PM at the First Methodist Church. Topic: The Program of Scouting and How It Is Used.
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First Methodist Church
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Jackie) Bell
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