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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1944

Page

5

Athens Elks Honor Memory Henry Zenner With Initiation Plan

Athens Lodge of Elks plans a May 16 initiation for a McBee Co led Henry Zenner class. Ten McBee Co associated members sponsor the event with a formal resolution naming the class the Henry Zenner Class and arranging a committee to organize the ceremony in Athens Ohio.

Tgs Anne Messenger Athens Athens Lodge of Elks Henry Tanner McBee Co Lodge of Elks the Lodge A. B. Roe Roger Connor Nelson Welk Charles Jordan Woody West John Manning George Merchant Ray Hinton Cecil Williams Paul Tribe Horace D. Palmer Harvey G. Householder B. T. Grover R. W. Finsterwald Charles L. Jordan Roy C. Shirley E McBee Co Henry Zenner The Athens Lodge

Allied fliers return to attack across German targets

Allied air forces press morning raids as British based planes lead daylight attacks totaling about 1,000 heavy bombers with escorts. Doolittle notes April losses of 359 bombers and 144 fighters for the U S Eighth and Ninth Air Forces, with German fighter and ground losses mounting.

U. S. Army Air Forces RAF English Germany James H. Doolittle U. S Eighth Air Force United States Fighth Air Force Doolittle Tactical Britain

Motor Corps Serving At Red Cross Center

Miss Hazel Roach chairs the canteen at the Blood Donor Service Center in Athens this week as nutrition chairman. Mrs. B. F. Cutler leads the Motor Corps with members including Mrs. Carl Bowman Mrs. George Clark Mrs. W. A. Comer Mrs. Dorothy K. Dent Mrs. Alton Hope Miss Edna Kasler Mrs. Seth Lewis Mrs. Ollie Shouse Miss Elizabeth Simpkins Mrs. R. J. Studer Mrs. Charles Tribe and Mrs. D. R. Zenner. In other city news Perry Russell 38 of Albany and William Miller 57 of W. Washington St were fined five dollars and costs each by Mayor Franz Woodworth for intoxication.

Hazel Roach Athens B. F. Cutler Motor Corps Carl Bowman George Clark W. A. Comer Dorothy K. Dent Alton Hope Edna Kasler Seth Lewis Ollie Shouse Elizabeth Simpkins R. J. Studer Charles Tribe D. R. Zenner Perry Russell Albany William Miller W. Washington St Franz Woodworth

Ohio University graduate officers serving in World War II

James V. Galloway of Gloucester, promoted from captain to major, serves as aide to General George S. Patton. other Ohio University alumni and family members are noted for military service and overseas assignments including nine Air Force officers in England, a torpedoman trainee at Great Lakes, and paratrooper participation in England.

James V. Galloway R. C. Galloway Glouster George S. Patton Ohio University Phi Kappa Tau Pershing Rifles Galloway 69Th Armored Fort Knox Fort Benning Camp Young Calif Patton Washington Major Galloway General Patton North Africa Sicily Dorothy Christine Galloway James L. Eveland Pullman Reservation War Department Columbus Army U. S. Army Depot Gene A. Jones Spencer W. Va Ninth Air Force England

Izaak Walton League To Meet on Tuesday

Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet Tuesday night at the cabin in Waterloo Township. Lunch will be served at 6 30 and the business meeting will be held at 7 30. Members are to take the lunch.

Athens Izaak Walton League Waterloo Township

Open Conference on Industry Regulation in Cleveland

Members of the National Council of Industrial Government Relations Associations gathered for their first two day conference on federal regulation of private industry. The National Council of local units in 17 cities will discuss priorities material procurement price control taxes renegotiation contract termination and postwar planning.

Cleveland National Council of Industrial- Government Relations Associations National Council. Com

102-Year-Old Ohio Woman Catherine Myers Dies

Mrs. Catherine Myers of Tiffin, aged 102, died at her home Saturday. She was survived by six children, 23 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Tiffin Catherine Myers

Festival to Open Cleveland Spring Festival Tales of Hoffman

Metropolitan Opera Company opens its 19th annual Cleveland spring festival with Tales of Hoffman in a splash of color and brilliance tonight. CAPC news notes mobilization at Athens High School Stadium on Wednesday at 7 15 p m. Three die at crossing near Medina in a linked report of a fatal automobile train collision.

Athens High School Cleveland Metropolitan Opera Company Medina Here

Dale Tittle Held Captive in Germany

Pvt. Dale Tittle son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tittle of Beaumont is listed as missing in action in Italy and is now reported a prisoner of war in German captivity. A card from him dated February 17 says he is healthy and being moved to another camp, with letters to be sent to a later address. Parents were notified March 13 by the War Department.

Stella McBride Moore Ave Pvt Leo B. McBride Italy McBride North Africa Dale Tittle Ray Tittle Beaumont

Brown Seeks Tax Levy for Athens Recreation Program

The Rev. Dr. E. A. Brown urged immediate support for a social center and full‑time recreation program for Athens high school youths, proposing a 0.5 mill tax and a curfew to keep minors off streets. Other ministers in Nelsonville and Athens echoed calls for parental responsibility and community religious education in public schools. Daughters of Union Veterans announce a rummage sale at City Hall today and tomorrow.

Athens E. A. Brown First Methodist Church Athens County Dr. Brown Carl Nessley Ohio Nelsonville William Martell George Daughters of Union Veterans

Three Autos Damaged In Early Morning Crashes

Three automobiles were damaged in separate accidents early Sunday state highway patrolmen reported No one was seriously injured William D Mason 24 Shawnee in the Navy fell asleep at the wheel on Route 215 four miles north of Murray City about 230 am and the car hit a culvert edge Waldine Spitzer 22 New Straitsville a passenger suffered minor head injuries A second pair of cars driven by Louis A Weed 47 Huntington W Va and Philip Norris 18 Shawnee on Route 75 half a mile north of Shawnee around 1 am sustained severe damage to the left side of each vehicle.

William D. Mason Shawnee Murray City Mason Waldine Spitzer New Straitsville Louis A. Weed Huntington W. Va Phillip Norris

Dr P D Hayman Dies After Operation

Mr and Mrs E Cullums learned this morning of the death of their son in law Dr P D Hayman of Huntington West Virginia. He died in St Marys Hospital Richmond following an operation. He is survived by his wife and three children P D Jr 12 Lois Ann 9 and Patricia 1. Funeral arrangements will be in Huntington on Wednesday.

Cpl Hobart M. Darst Ray Darst Third St Middleport Army Air Field Casper Wyo E. Cullums P. D. Hayman Huntington W. Va St. Marys Hospital Richmond Hayman Mary Louise Cullums Park Hills

Local Girls Graduate From Nursing School

Miss Dorothy Bateman of Nelsonville and Miss Joan Watts of Cleveland Heights, formerly Athens, graduate from Christ Hospital School of Nursing Cincinnati tonight. Bateman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bateman, Nelsonville, is a U S cadet nurse who plans to join the Army Nurse Corps. Watts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C A Watts, California, attended Athens High School and graduated in 1941.

Dorothy Bateman Nelsonville Joan Watts Cleveland Heights Athens Christ Hospital School of Nursing Cincinnati Bateman Robert Bateman Lyle Ave Nelsonville High School U. S U. S. Army Nurse Corps Miss Watts C. A. Watts San Bernadino Calif Athens High School

Man Surges From 16 Year Brick in Stomach Claim

A man claims a 16 year stomach issue vanished after using ERB HELP. He says a lump of undigested food caused pain and swelling. after two days the sensation disappeared and bowel function, gas, and headaches improved. Athens Pharmacy advertises ERB HELP.

Athens Pharmacy Court St.Ady

Private Shacks for Marine Torpedo Pilots at Green Island

A group of Marine torpedo bomber pilots at Green Island under Major A. C. Robertson have improvised an officers club of seven wooden huts near a 90 foot cliff. The "Breader Inn" and "Cliff Dwellers" feature sun porches, bamboo bars, and rough lumber interiors. Private sleeping cots and makeshift wash racks shelter pilots amid jungle heat and sea breezes.

Green Island A. C. Robertson Coronado Cal Rabaul Breader Inn

State Patrol Arrests Three Drivers in County Courts

Three drivers arrested by state highway patrolmen Saturday night pleaded guilty in mayors' courts. Frank Dudgeon 51 of Carpenter was fined 25 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Harley C. Saylor 33 of The Plains was fined 5 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive. Scott Folmer 48 of Pomeroy was fined 50 dollars and costs for being in physical control while intoxicated.

Frank Dudgeon Carpenter Athens Franz Woodworth Harley C. Saylor the Plains Nelsonville Woodworth Scott Folmer Pomeroy Route 33 C. O. Fisher Middleport

Two Fined 850 Each For Shooting Fish

George Smith and Webb Cole of Broadwell were found guilty of shooting fish in Federal Creek Saturday night and fined 50 dollars plus costs each by Magistrate J. W. Bailey. State Game Protector C. H. Moore made the arrests. The Mercury reports Athens temperatures of 81 yesterday 47 last night and 75 at noon today.

Federal Creek George Smith Webb Cole Broadwell J. W. Bailey C. H. Moore Athens

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