VE Anniversary Nears Discharge 1 713 Area Men
Athens County Selective Service board reports 1713 total discharges as of May 1 with 747 still in service, including 491 inducted and 356 enlisted. Recent discharge list includes Alexander Glouster McGraner Athens Rowland Evansville Hock Pratt Ogg Holland Smith Knox Russell Love Cooper Wicks Cain.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board
Draft Board
Gerald N. Alexander
Glouster
William P. McGraner
Athens Junior High Musicians Earn Superior Ratings
Five Athens Junior High School students and the clarinet quartet earned superior ratings in the Eastern Ohio Auditions in Dover. Students Paul Lehman, Harry Graham, Watson Burnfield, David Lewis, Carolyn Kellogg, and the Richard Selby led ensemble all received superior certificates, with two trombonists and two cornets achieving excellent. Athens High School will honor these winners with medals at Friday’s assembly.
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Athens
Pana
Ohio
Dover
Paul Lehman
Harry Graham
Watson Burnfield
David Lewis
Carolyn Kellogg
Richard Selby
Jerry Tolliver
Bob Heidler
Carl Conrad
Charles Krauskopf
Charles Frank
Cornetis
Bobby Green
Athens High School
Father Retires From Service After 41 Years in War Dept
Mr. L. Frank Nye of Washington DC, father of Athens resident C. B. Nye, retires after 41 years with the War Department. He received a commendation from Secretary of War Robert P Patterson praising his conscientious duty and willingness to serve. Nye has visited Athens since 1936 and spoken at Kiwanis Club meetings.
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Nye
Robert P Patterson
Secretary of War
War Department
C. B. Nye
Washington, D.C
Kiwanis Club
Week Day Church School Discussed in Athens Meeting
The Athens Committee on Religious Education held a special session at First Methodist Church to discuss establishing a Week Day Church School. Dorothy Wolcott compared growth from Gary Indiana beginnings in 1914 to state and national reach, while local reports from Marietta Dayton and Zanesville branches highlighted activities.
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Athens
First Methodist Church
Dorothy Wolcott
Ohio Council of Churches
National Committee
Gary
Indiana
Edith Beecher
Ross Wright
Floyd Wolfe
Marietta
Elmer G. Roessner
E. A. Davis
Myrta Ashworth
William C. Stehr
Rites Tuesday for Thomas C Roberts 68
Thomas C Roberts 68 died Saturday night at his home in Columbus after a three year illness from a heart attack. He worked 39 years on the Display Advertising Staff of the Columbus Dispatch. Survived by wife Julie and daughter Josephine R Steward of New York. Preceded by two sisters D H Biddle and Elizabeth Roberts and brother Eline L Roberts. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Carroll Weir Funeral Home with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Thomas,c. Roberts
Franklin Park
Columbus
Roberts
The
Columbus Dispatch
Julie
Josephine R. Steward
New York
D. H. Biddle
Athens
Elizabeth Roberts
Costyathas
Presbyterian Church Annual Meeting Set for Monday
Athens Presbyterian Church will hold its annual meeting at 7 p m with reports from the Men’s Club, Women’s Association, Boy Scouts, Cubs, Sunday School and other groups. A reception for 73 new members who joined on Solte Good Friday will follow at 8 p m at Quick Drug Store, Athens.
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Quick Drug
Athens
Real Estate Transfers in Mild Slump
In May opening days, the Recorder’s office logged 36 transfers versus 89 in the April period. Notable deeds include Pearle Parker to Cora Parker and Evan Williams to Charles Lee, with many other lot and tract transfers in Athens, Verity, Chauncey, Nelsonville, Coolville, and surrounding townships.
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Recorder’s
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Recorder's
Pearle H. Parker
Cora Parker
Ots
University Place
Athens
Sarah E. Batchelder
William Stalder
Verity
Arthur Lester
Frederick WiCoen
Potter-Webb
Evan Williams
Charles Lee
Lodi
Menel R. Robinson
John C. Swart Sr
Chauncey
Charles E. Morris
Merle ‘Morris
Homer Place
Stewart
Clinton D. Shafer
F. E. Sharr
Currier
Nelsonville
Clyde L. Reeder
Myrie G. ‘King
Glenna Flanders
Coolville
W. W. Totman
Joe Young
Bern Township
Elias F. Balk
Lewis Slater
Carthage Township
BP. G. Chapman
Perry L. Wood
Ruth Bridgewater
Nye
Mary Jane Saver
Elmer A Spencer
Cornell
Addion
Frank Lewis
George Burton
Wye
Disorderly Conduct Charged In Court
Clifford Guthrie aged 23 of Granville Avenue was arraigned before Mayor Franz Woodworth on an affidavit accusing intoxication disorderly conduct and fighting in the streets. He pleaded guilty and was fined $15 and costs and ten days in the city jail. Police made the arrest. Edward Carsey 68 of Rose Avenue Roland Conley 34 of Coolville and Charles H Showalter 23 of Millfield also pleaded guilty to affidavits charging intoxication and were fined $5 and costs each.
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Franz ‘Woodworth
Clifford Guthrie
Granville Avenue
Guthrie
Edward Carsey
Rose Ave
Roland Conley
Coolville
Charles H. Showalter
Millfield
Peach
Woodworth
County officials weigh joint sanatorium purchase plan
Athens County commissioners set for 2 p.m. Monday meeting with Rocky Glen TB Sanatorium representative at McConnelsville to discuss creating a district sanatorium with other counties and buying the facility.
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Athens County
Rocky Glen TB
McConnelsville
H. T. Phillips
Radio Highlights on OPA Debates This Week
New York radio schedules feature forums on the Office of Price Administration and its future. Tuesday 8:30 p.m. American Forum of MBS asks What Should We Do About OPA with a congressional panel. Thursday 7:30 p.m. America's Town Meeting on ABC questions Should the OPA Be Continued Without Restrictions with speakers including Leon Henderson and Fulton Lewis Jr. NBC presents Helen Hayes Cavalcade and Don Voorhees concert with Lily Pons and others. CBS offers Jackie Cooper and Claudette Colbert programs. ABC features Plane Ranger and Paul Whiteman music. MBS carries Bulldog Drummond and Sherlock Holmes with Wesley Mauzon vs. Joe Barnum.
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New York
American Forum of
MBS
Congress
America
ABC
Leon Henderson
OPA
Fulton Lewis, Jr
NBC
Helen Hayes
Don Voorhees
Lily Pons
Lillian Gish
CBS
Jackie Cooper
Ernest
Joan Davis
Claudette Colbert
Ginger Rogers
Paul Whiteman
Bill Thompson
Sherlock ‘Holmes
Guy Lombardo
Wesley Mauzon
Joe Bar
County high schools plan numerous May commencements
Some 180 Athens County seniors will receive diplomas in late May as county Superintendent Glen Hanes announces ceremonies across Albany, Ames Bern, Buchtel York, Carthage Troy, Rome Canaan, The Plains, Idle, Jacksonville Trim, Hollister, Waterloo, and The Plains. Notables include speakers Dr John C Baker Ohio University and Rev Harold Kellogg Athens.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Glen Hanes
Shave
Buchter-York School
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Albany Consolidated ‘Schools
Carthage-Troy
Evan R. Collins
College of Education
W. J. Smith
Gerald O.dykstra
the Plains
Ames-Bern
Rome-Canaan
Ialbany
iAlbany Consolidated School
Mabel M. Beatty
Mary G.beatty
Billie Maynard Beckley
Elizabeth K. Dailey
Helen Geneivieve Davis
Roger W. Foreman
Donald Aaron Gibbs
Dora~ Ann Hawk
Wade Edward Jeffers
George Elwood Lash
Norma Lee McDaniel
Nita M. Munn
Herman J E. Rickard
Carl D. Robinson
Parsene R. Stanley
Donald Dailey van Dyke
Gerald Dean White
Frances Marie Woodgerd
Betty Io Zimmerman
Heriman Edis
G.A. Gardner
Mary Armstrong
Marie Bryson
Virginia Butcher
Carol Gardner
Leona Zarley
Dick Jago
Bob Mescher
Freeiman Riley
David Thompson
Amesville
Joyce Bruce
Mary L. Dean
Irma McPherson
Bob Cunningham
Lewis Everett
iPaul Morris
Donald O'Neal
Wal Jter Poston
Harold Tryon
Donna Kuhns
Wahneta Wolfe
Bill Sanders
Gerald Taylor
Trimble
Mary Sealock
Millfield
Buchtel-York School
Wade Brady
Mary Carpenter
Olive Dean
James Dishong
Lois Heft
Calvin Juniper
Bertie McCombs
Mary Matheny
Joe Ruscoe
Betty Jo Saudiers
Emily Whitmore
Nelsonsville
Max Collins
Helen Odensthal
Mar
Dorothy Uhi Rockshold
Julia Ann Walden
Hilda ‘Pringle
Emmett Blake
Basil Boggs
Harold E. Kellogg
Hollister High School
E. L. Koehler
Mary L. Reynolds
Betty Jayne Losey
Angeline Docie
Mary G. Rankin
Mary Lou Frazier
Iris Rose Bailey
Juanita Mae Stansberry
Donna Jean Hardy
Elvira M. Herceg
Billy Byers
William Alfred Andrews
Harold J. Bowers
State Department of Education
Waterloo High School
Robert Hartley
Richard Hartley
Charles Hibbard
Reid McBride
Allen Rorick
Nell Andrews
Donna Jane Beveridge
Donna Lee Beveridge
Donna Brown
Gracie Dicken
Jean Holland
Mary Adena Hibbard
Marilyn Hoon
Marilyn Jones
Virginia Kennard
Lucille Lovsey
Martha Mace
Ruth McBride
Betty McClain
Donna Steinmeyer
Lawfrance Calvin
the Plains High School
David Winesford
Ner
Charles McDonald
Jack Metcalf
Richard Michael
John Goodman
Charles Cochran
Walter Reed
Dorothy Gabriel
Shirley Slater
Wanda Hillen
Wilma McHarg
Phyllis LeMaster
Jo Baughman
Clara
Precincts Readied for Tight Athens Primary Election
Preparations for one of the lightest primary turnout years proceed in Athens as polls open at 6 30 am. Election equipment rests with precinct judges and more phones are added in the county courthouse basement for returns. Republican names include Ralph Elliott and E LeFever with Bolin seeking a third term and Nora Atkinson for party posts. Democratic options list Walter Tigner and William Witham for county posts. Bond issues of 198 000 for a Nelsonville Vocational Trade School and 35 000 for a Chauncey memorial stadium appear on the ballot along with 28 county central committeeman candidates across 14 city precincts. Johnson urges rapid tabulations after the 6 30 pm deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
David Johnson
Board of Elections
Ralph Elliott
Nelsonville
E. LeFever
Giouster
Athens County
Charles E. Bolin
Nora W. Atkinson
Walter G. Tigner
William Witham
Glouster
Chauncey
Baoters
Johnson
Four State Patrol Arrests Over Weekend
Four men were arrested and fined over the weekend but no serious accidents occurred, state patrol reported. Belford E. Rosser of Nelsonville, 37, on Route 78 for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive, fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Carl Daugherty. Joseph C. Smart of Nelsonville, arrested early Sunday for speeding, driving 75 mph, arraigned and fined 25 dollars and costs. Charles S. Woodward, 28, South Bloomingville, charged with driving a bar in unsafe condition, to be arraigned before Mayor McArthur Crow. George E. Williams, 18, Guysville, charged with speeding on Route 50, driving 68 mph, fined 15 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belford E. Rosser
Nelsons Jvile
Carl ‘Daugherty
Nelsonville
Joseph C. Smart
Smart
Daugherty
Charles S. Woodward
South Bloomingville
John Crow
McArthur
Patrolymen
Woodward
State ‘Patrol
George E. Williams
Guysville
Shelter ing Arms Hospital Notes
A fragmented clipping from Shelter ing Arms Hospital notes lists the hospital name and partial mentions of Raths. The readable text provides no actionable details about events, personnel, or dates.
Wake of the Red Witch labeled a man's book review
Athens County Librarian William F. Morse reviews Garland Roark novel Wake of the Red Witch as a seaborne men’s tale set in the Dutch East Indies and the Bismarck Sea. The critique lauds Captain Ralls as unscrupulous, compares him to Bligh and Rhett Butler, and highlights brutal, money driven action amid tropical peril and vivid lagoons.
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William F. Morse
Athens
Garland Roark
London
Dutch East Indies
Bismark Sea
Captain Ralls
Captain Bligh Christtian
Rhett Butler
Ralls
Divorce Filed by Nita E Emig in Athens Court
Nita E Emig filed a divorce suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court against Roland R Emig alleging extreme cruelty. The petition states they married in 1943 and have no children. Also note Royal Arch Masons Athens Chapter No 29 will meet tonight at 7 30 announced by P J Muffman High Priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nita E. Emig
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Roland R. Emig
Athens
Royal, Arch Masons
P. J. Muffman
Fascism Still Alive in Italy Says Italian Student in US
Edward deRobert, 21, Italian student at Ohio University, argues fascism remains strong in Italy. He cites Mussolini’s legacy, Giannini’s rise, and notes Americans helped but England and the king hold influence. predicts an upcoming Italian upheaval and calls for democratic political education and individual effort.
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Mussolini
Italy
Edward deRobert
Ohio University
Guglielmo Giannini
United States
Giannini
de Robert
Turkey
Rome
Constantinople
deRobert
Institute of International Education
Royal University of
Robert
Musical Show Presented at Mechanicsburg
Eighth grade students at Mechanicsburg School staged a two act musical comedy Hearts and Gowns before a large audience. Ronnie Cox Peggy Hood Joe Lavelle and John Gibbs earned applause in principal roles with Jo Ann Lasure Joyce Carmichael also praised. A costume parade featured Home Economics students and younger pupils modeling attire, led by Patricia Cooley and Richard Carmichael.
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Mechanicsburg
Ronnie Cox
Peggy Hood
Joe Lavelle
John Gibbs
Jo Ann Lasure
Joyce Carmichael
Pauline Bowles
Virgil Frost
Barbara Ellen Lowe
Barbara Gooding
Malcolm McDonald
Harriett Linscott
Patricia Laziman
Fanny Mae Munn
Martha Yeager
Barbara Hope
Bette Hixenbaugh
Marjorie Hooper
Gladys Well
Betty Glass
Rose
Ellen Brooks
Dorothy Kelley
Nellie Ashworth
Grace Pugh
Mary Burchfield
Jennie Dailey
Eleanor Wickline
Eloise Milter
Patricia Frost
Faith Clark
Elaine Gooding
Marjorie Brooks
Martha Davidson
Shirley Cain
Mary Parsons
Mary Louise Buffington
Theresa Hood
Harriett Sapp
Barbara McDonald
Suzanne Gooding
Virginia Koska
Hope Hess
Helen Sapp
Martha Richey
Ruth Wickline
Patricia North
Patricia Cooley
Richard Carmichael
Carol Ann Frost
Dee Ann Piris
Crystal Simms
Alice Maccombs
Ise Chorus
Hocking River Reaches Flood Stage After Rainfall
The Hocking River rose to 5.03 feet after several days of rain. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported the high and noted a low of 48 degrees last night.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Eather
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Lester E. D. Smith
James W. Knox
Byron D. Russell
William H. Love
Stephen A. Cooper
R. F. Ty
Carl R. Wicks
Jesse Milton Cain
Athi
Johnny
Lottie
T. C. Roberts
Mr. House
Real Estate Loan Headquarters
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Emerson F. Shreffler
Floyd W. Stanley
Waterloo
Howard Stout
Peryl S. Wams‘ley
Hudson
James Crabtree
Ernest Conlant
J Currier
R. Hanes
State Patrol
Sheltering Arms Hospital
County Library
Paul Kendall
Watt St
Clayton Lee
Neilsonville
Roy Graves
Franklin Ave
Francis Douglas
Viola Farrell
Rutland
Minttie Clark
Earl Hooper
State St
Frank Weisenbach
Mill St. Norte
Madinal
Gee
Clark Hoy
Margaret Crawford
Albany
Laurence Carr
Edna Kasler
Amy Lowther
Carpenter
St.Joseph
St. Joseph
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
G. Householder
Mandy
F. M. Murphey & Son Reliable Insurance
Worship
N. Court St
Hocking River
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
RE. McCammon
Betty Hotel
Finance Corporation
OMY Savings & Lore CO
Evans Food Market
Quality Brands
Taya
Evans
Meat Department
Evan 'S Laaarket
O. E. Clyse, Grocery
Mgr. Eee
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