Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1952

Page

3

Armed Forces Day Plans for Athens Area Event

Plans for Athens Armed Forces Day observances include a Friday drill show at Athens High School Stadium with Pershing Rifles teams from 12 universities, an OU ROTC parade and awards at Ohio University Stadium and campus, free film showings, a noon luncheon with speaker Galbreath, and a Saturday night Armory dance. Parade units include Pershing Rifles from multiple colleges and a public display of ROTC drills and rifle matches.

Athens Armed Forces Berry Athens High School Stadium Pershing Rifles Ohio University Army Rotc Ohio University Stadium Air Force Athens Armory Front Line Air Force Women In the Mt. Clemons Quartermaster Air Supply Korea Athens Country Club John Plete Galbreath Ohio University Pittsburgh Pirates Armory Samuel Bradlyn OU Air Force Rotc Ohio State Dayton Kentucky

Athens County men begin pre induction exams for draft

Thirty three Athens County men and fifteen youths transferred from other boards left Athens for pre induction physical exams at Fort Hayes Columbus. The May 1 draft produced seven inductions. Group leader was Robert Allen of Athens.

Athens County Selective Service Board Robert Allen Athens Fort Hayes Columbus Bill J. Shea Carl White Harold D. Laughlin Boss E. Wheaton Charlies D. Guthrie Harvey K. Frank Jordie R. Warner Ronald E. Dougan David W. Hamilton Darwin W. Streets William E Potter Denny A. Camp James A. Ray John R. Cook James C. Hill Clarence L. Wolfe Nelsonville Harold H. McKibben Glencon N. Millican New

Mrs. Gertrude Rainey 74 Dies. Services Planned

Mrs. Gertrude Rainey of Trimble, 74, died early Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after confinement since Saturday. She is survived by children Olive Thomas and Jonathan, all of Columbus, a sister Lillie James Akron, a brother Roy Andrews Moundsville W V, grandchildren Jerry Judy and Marcia Root of Columbus, and great granddaughter Janette Lee Root. Husband Marsh died earlier. Funeral set Friday 2 p m at Trimble Church of Christ with Maplewood Cemetery burial. viewing after Thursday noon at Trimble residence.

Gertrude Rainey Trimble Sheltering Arms Hospital

Thief Steals $45 From Theta Chi Fraternity House

Theft of 45 dollars from Theta Chi at 117 State Street reported to police this morning. Money taken from members' billfolds between 3 30 a.m. and 6 a.m. No other valuables were taken.

Theta Chi E. State St

Woman Slashes Wrist in Suspected Domestic Crisis

Opal Hartfield, 36, of Richland Ave trailer camp, is treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a deep cut on her left wrist made with a pen knife in what police call an attempted death by own action. Estranged husband Edward Hartfield reportedly found her. a bloodstained note details domestic troubles. Common Pleas records show Edward was granted a divorce from Opal on March 8 for gross neglect and extreme cruelty.

Athens Sheltering Arms Opal Hartfield Richland Ave Hartfield Edward Fire Department Richard McClung McClung

Weather Cooling From Sixty to Ninety One Declines

Temperatures cooled over Tuesday and Wednesday with highs near 81 and a night low around 40. By 9 am today the thermometer read 57, contrasting with Monday’s high of 91.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Armed Forces Day Akron Cincinnati Xavier West Virginia Kent State Toledo John Carroll Bowling Green Marshall Central State Ohio Wesleyan National Air Force Technical Museum Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Army Athens Army and Air Force Recruiting Service R. W. Finsterwald John K. Graham Air Science ASN Ny TT Korn John E. Duffy Shaker Heights Ronald M. Rothman Youngstown Donald E. Lehman Medina Eugene A. Monson Mason City Iowa Alfred J. Meier Salem, Mo Peter Leviton Far Rockaway N. Y Falls City Keck Distributing Cec Weat State St Ohio Fagi Mlle Lida Thad Pitt EN Fraternity Ome Boy Wood Denier Wel Sipou Malin Grand New Spring
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication