Athens County votes in write-in primaries in 1944
Athens voters cast write-in nominations in the county primaries with Alberta Grones favored by both parties for clerk of courts. Other nominations included Gordon Gray for prosecuting attorney John Kelso for probate judge Robert Green for recorder L. E. Butts for coroner and several county posts with Republican and Democrat ballots detailed.
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Alberta
Athens County
Alberta Grones
Gordon Gray
John Kelso
Robert Green
L. E. Butts
Grones
Thomas A. Jenkins
Court of Appeals
Russell K. McCurdy
State Central Committee
B.lewis Jones
Earl W. Mauck
Nora W. Atkinson
Charles Stanley Mechem
General Assembly
E. le Fever
Charles Jaynes
Francis D. White
Ray Bobo
W. H. Wakefield
John T. Hope
Milton Nuzum
Ruth Morrison
George Bateman
Kenneth W. Lands
Claudis E. Chappel
Ed H. Lasch
Leonard Prater
Cash Stratton
John W. Dowler
John H. Elias
Congress
Elsie Stanton
Harold E. Rowe
John C. Call
Mary Gallagher
Herbert A. Smith
John P. Kelso
William H. Sisson
Clark B. Hunter
Harry A. Mettler
Linzey C. “Bud” Day
Otho M
Castle
Ernest Katzenbach
Robert ‘Green
John H. Preston
Harry Dust
George Woodyard Dies At Pratts Fork Home
George B. Woodyard, 80, died Tuesday night at his Pratts Fork home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Zion Church Thursday at two in the afternoon. He lived in the Pratts Fork district all his life and for fifty years resided with Mr. and Mrs. George King.
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George B. Woodyard
Pratts Fork
Mt. Zion Church
Mr. Woodyard
George King
Cash and bonds found after Eau Claire woman's death
Mrs. Alice Hayden of Eau Claire Wisconsin died leaving a bureau drawer stash of 81000 dollars in cash and 74000 in World War I Liberty Bonds. Later investigators found 62638 dollars largely in 500 and 1000 dollar bills in a laundry bag.
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Alice Hayden
Eau Claire
Wis
Athens Man Sends Drawings From Anzio Beachhead
Pvt. William B. Wolfe of the Thirty-Fourth Division writes from Anzio describing close calls a dud near his hole and aerial bombardment. He teaches military sketching to 90 men, sketches fellow soldiers, and reads every Messenger. Also noted are Virgil E. Hill’s Athens visit, Pvt. Burson’s return to duty, Eddie J. Kent in England, and four Athens County men sent from Fort Thomas to training stations.
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William B. Wolfe
Byron A. Wolfe
Columbia Ave
Anzio
Europe
Wolfe
Outfit
Jerry
Cassino
Virgil E. Hill
U. S. Merchant Marines
England
Athens
Carl McCune
McArthur
C. E. Hill
Charles F. Davis
Elva Jean
Baltimore
Pfe
Glen KE. Burson
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Burson
R. H. Burson
Lorene Fleming Bu
Athens County
Fort Thomas
Eugene B. Davis
Boyd E. Angell
Field Artillery
RTC
Fort Sill
Okla
Millfield
Army Service Forces
New Orleans
Fred W. Sayers
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Templars to Conduct Stanley Funeral Rites
Special meeting of Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar will be held Thursday at 1.45 p m to conduct the funeral service of Dr Edward I Stanley of Albany. Sir Knights to report at the Asylum in full Templar uniform announced by Fred H Ervin commander.
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Athens Commandery No. 15
Knights Templar
Edward I. Stanley
Albany
Templar
Fred H. Ervin
Newcome stresses need for recruits at Ohio State Guard banquet
State Senator Stanley Mechem and Dr. H T Phillips attended a Hotel Berry banquet for Company I personnel. Captain John F Newcomb urged recruitment to meet a 60 man quota and noted plans for a June overnight bivouac. Local entertainers Romine Morrison Dean and Biddison performed before a closing America.
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Stanley Mechem
H. T. Phillips
Athens City-County
Hotel Berry
Company I
Ohio State Guard
Mechem
Dr. Phillips
Newcomb
State Guard
Two Servicemen Nominated in Vinton County Primary
Light voting marked the Vinton County primary with two servicemen nominated for county treasurer Ronald Simms Navy and Douglas Sexton Army. Winners included Probate Judge Charles Keen ey James W. Darby Common Pleas Judge Arlo Chatfield County Commissioners Clark Herrold J W Weed Elvey Fri C O Newman Clerk of Courts Cliff Robb C L Johnson Sheriff Earle Stuck Gifford Fee Recorder Agnes Scott Nellie Leach Engineer J M Ogan Coroner J E Strong Representative O F Sharp Glenn Booth.
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Clark Herrold
J. W. Weed
Elvey Fri
C. O. Newman
Cliff Robb
C. L. Johnson
Earle Stuck
Gifford Fee
Agnes Scott
Nellie Leach
J. M. Ogan
J. E. Strong
O. F. Sharp
Glenn Booth
End Count in City Primary Point Pleasant
Unofficial May primary returns from Point Pleasant show Governor races Dawson 741 Funkhouser 185 Garrison 18 Democrat Meadows 285 Holt 59 Watts 27. Congress Democrat Penny baker 130 Hershman 153 Circuit judge Miller 611 Baker 195 Sheriff Heasson 447 Eleven 391 Snodgrase 29 County clerk Area 454 Harden 388 Mouse of Delegates Raiden 516 Keefer 68 Staats 222 Justice of Peace Lewis District Simmons 564 Taylor 319 Hartley 149 Markey 365. Observers expect Mason County trends to mirror the city.
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Point Pleasant
Dawson
Funkhouser
Garrison
Meadows
Holt
Watts
Congress
Pennybaker
Hershman
Miller
Baker
Heasson
Eleven
Snodgrase
Harden
Raiden
Keefer
Staats
Justice of Peace
Lewis
Simmons
Taylor
Hartley
Markey
Mason County
Spring Thunderstorms Signal Cold Weather Ahead
A saying links spring thunderstorms to incoming cold weather. While common, it notes a pattern some observers associate with seasonal shifts, suggesting chill air follows thunderstorm activity.
Athens man earns Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII mission
First Lieut. Ben E. James of Athens Ohio, 28, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement as pilot of the Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress Honky Tonk Sal. He led bombing missions on Berlin Bremen Frankfurt Regenburg and other targets, shot down by anti aircraft fire but returned home. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and served earlier as an RAF enlisted man and operations clerk.
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AAF
England
Ben E. James
Athens
Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress
Honky Tonk Sal
Germany
Europe
Ben James
West Union St
James
Hitler
Berlin
Munster
Bremen
Frankfurt
Regenburg
Lieut
RAF
Armed Forces
Sun Oil Co
Pure Oil Co
Columbus
Seek Men To Volunteer in Sea Service
Lieut. J. G. D. C. Phillips announces urgent enlistment for the Merchant Marine. Seamen will be shipped to the U S Maritime Service Training Station at Avalon California for a ten week drive targeting 3,000 men aged 26 to 50 from Ohio Michigan and Kentucky. Only 527 enlisted in the first month. War Manpower Commission allows regional employment service officers to act as temporary recruiters for the Maritime Service and applicants should apply locally for processing before transfer to receiving centers for exams and shipment to the west coast.
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United States Maritime Service
Avalon
Calif
J. G. D. C. Phillips
Tri-State
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Phillips
The
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
Maritime Service
Martime
Republicans Back Stewart for Ohio Governor Nomination
County voters backed Cincinnati mayor James Garfield Stewart for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Stewart led with 2,636 votes, beating Thomas J. Herbert and Paul M. Herbert as Democrats shifted support to Martin L. Sweeney who earned 576 votes in a six-candidate field.
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Athens County
James Garfield Stewart
Cincinnati
Stewart
Herberts
Thomas J
Paul M
Martin L. Sweeney
Sweeney
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
James W. Huffman
Herbert Hoover
Edward J. Hummel
Secreaary
Roger W. Cracy
Auditor of State
Hugh S. Jenkins
Thomas J. Herbert
Paul M. Herbert
Albert Edward Payne
Roy J. Stone
Dunston
Hoover
Maston
Mourey
Palmer
Saltsman
Ralph H. Stone
Taber
Brown
Hummel
Neffner
Turner
Defenbacher
Griffin
Tracy
Don H. Ebright
Boyd
Jenkins
Harry T. Marshall
L. J. Marshall
Mills
Bigger
United States
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Edwards
Reichle
Bender
Baertschi
Dye
Kuffman
Lausche
Reams
Nye
Wilcox
Winegardner
A. Lee Fair
Day
Ferguson
Armbruster
Officers Installed for Foreign War Veterans Post No 3477
Floyd Bolin Post No 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars installed officers led by Earnest Mec Graner. Clarence A. Parker Athens senior vice commander Clark J. Ailstock Athens Route 4 junior vice commander William R. Nagle Millfield chaplain Harry F. Minney Athens Route 5 officer of the day Millard Bryan The Plains guard William C. Fish Guysville adjutant quartermaster Earnest Mec Graner Athens surgeon Dr S E G Pedigo Athens sentinel Lewis Skinner Athens service officer Earnest Mec Graner post advocate Oscar J Tinkham The Plains. More than one half million people in England and Wales named Smith.
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Floyd Bolin
Earnest MecGraner
Clarence A. Parker
Athens
Clark J. Ailstock
William R. Nagle
Millfield
Harry F. Minney
Millard. Bryan
the Plains
William C. Fish
Guysville RD
S. E. G. Pedigo
Lewis Skinner
Harnest MecGraner
Oscar J .Tinkham
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Er Messenger
Dr. E. LeFever
Ers
Alberta C. Grones
Linzey
Bud” Day
Prater
Lasch
John J
Hope
Wakefield
America
George Woodyard
Prattts Fork
Clath
Business
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ohio University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Marie Beatty
Joseph Kent
Philladelphia
Eddie J. Kent
Kent
University of Pittsburgh
Templars
Stanley
Newcome
John F. Newcolt
Cpl
James Romine
Robert Morrison
Ted Dean
Mark Biddison
Singing of
Vinton County
Armstrong
Mulcahy
Hurley
Leasure
Harrison
Pickrel
Glass
Russell
van Sechoik
Ward
E. Stanley
Haller
East State St
City Loan
Fred Sanders
GS. Court St
the City
Plymouth
Mass
Auinomitt
INE Coca Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
England and
Wales
Smith
Ma Eo
Saad
Athens Pharmacy Rt St
Oman
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Keystone
Bonne Stais
Roy E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities
Cline
C. D. Shafer Co
Atkins
Nelsonville
Ing
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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