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!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1944
Page
15
Keltner called by Milwaukee draft board for a pre induction physical examination Monday. Mil waukee draft board requested Keltner report after hearing planes over Athens late at night.
At an England based exercise on April 23 Staff Sgt. Ralph Eugene Rowell of Albany Ohio earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster as a waist gunner on a Liberator bomber. Navy recruit honors go to Paul Edwin Kimes of Athens Ohio as company honor man at Great Lakes and awaiting Hospital Corps School.
Lieutenant Richard E. Cone of the Army Air Forces, hospitalized in Louisville, will recount his landing in German territory and escape during a CBS interview tonight at 8. Parks Johnson and Warren Hall will host the Vox Pop program from Bowman Field Air Evacuation School. Cone is the son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Cone of Lancaster. his wife Lois N. Baughman is in Louisville.
Athens police arrested Namon Joseph and Orice Stevens for selling chances on a tip sheet and numbers. Mayor Franz Woodworth fined each $100 plus costs. Also fined were James Cooper and Charles Hillyer for intoxication, $5 and costs each.
Civil Air Patrol advises Athens residents that nightly aircraft circling is routine training from Lockbourne Air Base and not distress, unless a parachute flare or landing lights indicate an emergency. Citizens should report only clear distress signals to local officials.
Two Ohio University freshmen Robert R. Bloor and John Edward Hyre of Athens qualified for Phi Eta Sigma with a 3.5 average in their first semester. Five men earned the honor this academic year. An initiation banquet at the Student Grill featured speeches by Dr. George W. Starcher and Prof. C. N. Mackinnon.
Mrs Ellen Elsie Helwig age 84 died Saturday night in Sheltering Arms Hospital from burns after clothing caught fire from a stove at her Pleasanton home. Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Jagers Funeral Home with Rev. Earl Cowan officiating and burial in Pleasanton Cemetery. Survived by daughters Jessie Hamilton Denver Colorado Pearl Coon The Plains C S Bassford Gahana Oda Johnson Mansfield Clyde Helwig Columbus and Earnest Helwig at home.
Edward Chaffin of New Straits ville, a minor, was arrested Saturday night by state highway patrolmen near Logan and ordered to appear before Juvenile Judge Ewing on a speeding charge.
Seven Ohio nurses have been promoted in the Army Nurse Corps the War Department announced yesterday. First Lt Blanche R Grosscup of Athens and First Lt Ilean Moore of Springfield promoted to captain. Second Lts Wahneta Talmage Chapman Adelaide M Mitchell Ruth A King Ruby E Putnam and Violet T Belnak promoted to first lieutenant.
Four persons injured Sunday in two auto accidents involving minor drivers. Route 675 collision north of Route 13 left Paul Newsad with a leg fracture and James Simon with head and leg lacerations. Ruth Loper suffered head injuries. Andrew Newsad, 16, arrested for driving on the wrong side and to appear in Athens County Juvenile Court.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.