Athens County Industrial Association Starts Fund Drive
The Athens County Industrial Association opened a drive to raise 15000 dollars by selling 117 memberships. Gordon K. Bush announced 7200 dollars pledged by civic citizens, with 60 from Mine No. 255 miners. The plan aims to hire a full time industrial representative to attract plants and support local business. The drive is open to all and will expand to Nelsonville and Glouster.
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Athens County Industrial Association
Athens County
Gordon K. Bush
The
Athens Messenger
Athens Kiwanis Club
Athens
Bush
Ohio Coal Foundation
Nelsonville
Glouster
Athens Citizens Defense Corps to meet Thursday night
Commander Harold E. Wise announced an important meeting of all staff deputies and unit leaders of the Athens Citizens Defense Corps. The gathering at 7 30 p m in Room 144 Berry Hotel will cover completion of civilian defense training programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Citizens’ Defense Corps
Berry Hotel
Harold E. Wise
Wise
Soldier Bails Completes Surgical Technician Diploma
At Fort Story Virginia Elias F Bails spent a three day leave with brother Raymond and family in Guysville Route 1 and mother Lena Bails. He has been at the Army Medical Center Washington DC for two months where he earned a diploma as surgical technician before returning to the 160th Station Hospital Fort Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias F. Bails
Fort Story
Raymond
Guysville
Route 1
Lena Bails
Clarence
Hooper St
Virginia
Army Medical Center
Washington, D. C
160Th Station Hospital
First Aid Certificates Awarded To Firemen And OU Students
A first aid course taught by Mr. William Palmer for auxiliary firemen has concluded with certificates due to Ernest Baughman Robert H Bulloch Charles W Carpenter Clinton R Chadwick Richard Chadwick E Paul Cotton H P Curry Jr John S Dalton Don L Davis Eugene B Davis S M Davis E L Van Dyke Paul C Gillian Rex E Gorham Guy Graham James M Holland John James Sidney Kasler William Love Lewis D McBride Herbert L Olson John L Sheridan Kenneth L Woogerd Lloyd E Van Nest Ohio University students completed a first aid class led by Miss Mildred Dean with certificates going to Doris Louise Abel Helen Alex Mary Benner Carolyn Burton Irene Muriel Evans June Funk Constance Glass Alice Louise Howell Margaret Hughes Patricia Lee Malcolm Lucille McElhinny Garnet Mattice S Lucille Ormsby Ruth E Ormsby Jeanne Valentine Remsen Jane Saunders Geraldine Springer Frances Ruth Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Palmer
Ernest Baughman
Robert H. Bulloch
Charles W. Carpenter
Clinton R. Chadwick
Richard Chadwick
E. Paul Cotton
H. P. Curry, Jr
John S. Dalton
Don L. Davis
Eugene B. Davis
S. M. Davis
E. L. van Dyke
Paul C. Gillilan
Rex E. Gorham
Guy Graham
James
McDonald Found Guilty in Warehouse Burglary Case
McDonald with 8 Shafer Street was found guilty by a Common Pleas Court jury of breaking and entering the Nye Warehouse on April 1 with intent to commit larceny. The prosecution dropped a related charge of stealing two automobile tires and wheels after the conviction on the first count. Raymond Young, 24 Palmer Street, had pleaded guilty to a similar indictment at arraignment last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur McDonald
Shafer St
Common Pleas Court
Nye
Raymond Young
Palmer St
McDonald
Wellston Men Injured As Motorcycle Upset Near Radcliffe
Donald Arthur and Vern Philips of Wellston were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a motorcycle overturned on a Curve on Route 143 near Radcliffe in Meigs County. They were unconscious and the full extent of injuries was not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Arthur
Vern Phillips
Wellston
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Radcliffe
Meigs County
Stratton Files First Candidacy in Athens County Race
Charles Stratton Athens County commissioner files petition as the first candidate for the 1942 election. The Republican seeks re election as commissioner per the election board clerk Hazel Coon. Alice B Foutty files for divorce from Carley in Athens County Common Pleas case 17983 with hearing set on or after June 11. Ohio University calls for bids to restore Wilson Halls brickwork with sand blasting pointing sealing and waterproofing to endure moisture for five years. GEO. C. PARKS Treasurer and Business Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stratton
Athens County
Hazel Coon
Election Board
Stratton
Carley
Alice B. Foutty
Common Pleas
Ohio
John F. Newcomb
Athens
Ohio University
Wilsonee Halls
Geo. CC. Parks
Questionnaires to Third Registration Men Mailed
Classification questionnaires for men registered in the third Selective Service registration on February 16 will be mailed this week from Athens City Hall. Occupational questionnaires follow later. Seek help from Advisory Committee members or board colleagues if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Selective Service Board
No. 1
Athens City Hall
Harold Rose
Gordon Gray
John Bolin
Damage suits moved to federal court in Ohio case
Three suits totaling more than 17000 were moved to the U S District Court for Southeast Ohio by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland. Cleo Cola Bottling Corp of Parkersburg requests transfer due to diverse residences. Plaintiffs include Sibyl Root widow of Ray Root and Thelma Parsons Stewart seeking damages for injuries and hospital and funeral costs related to the Route 50 fatal crash near Canaanville. A fourth suit by Mrs Root remains in Common Pleas Court seeking 10000 for death benefits and support for four minor children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Ohio
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Cleo-Cola Bottling Corp
Parkersburg
Route 50
Canaanville
Ray E. Root
Frost
Cleo-Cola Corporation
Sibyl Root
Ray Root
Thelma Parsons
Stewart
Bottling Corporation
Root
Common Pleas Court
Amesville To Graduate 28
Amesville prepares for graduation with 28 seniors 15 boys and 13 girls. Baccalaureate is set May 17 at 8 p.m. at Ames-Bern High School with Rev. Fred Luchs delivering the sermon. Commencement follows May 22 with Prof. L. C. Staats of Ohio University as speaker. Alumni banquet May 23. reservations due by May 20 with Hattie Inman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Ames-Bern High School
Fred Luchs
Athens Presbyterian Church
L. C. Staats
Ohio University
Hattie Inman
Damages Sought After Auto Crash In Canal Street Night
Chester Six files in Common Pleas Court against Fred Stover of Richmond Indiana for 2500 dollars claiming his car struck Edwin C Shaw's truck on Canal Street Isonville on February 28. Six alleges the parked truck had no lights or markings and blocked the highway forcing Six to collide with the oncoming car. He says his 1937 sedan valued at 325 was destroyed and he suffered permanent partial loss of use of his right arm with 125 in doctors fees and 112 in hospital charges.
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Fred Stover
Richmond
Ind
Aed
Common Pleas
Chester Six
Edwin C. Shaw
Stover
Canal St
Isonville
Shells of These Eggs Have Permanent Waves
Mrs. Agnes Cooney of Athens Route 13 owns a three year old Rhode Island Red hen that lays eggs with permanent wave shells. The eight pound hen began this about a year ago and has not laid a smooth shell egg since. Two of the eggs are on display at Carpenter Hardware Store on N Court Street.
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Agnes Cooney
Athens Route 13
Rhode Island
Plains High School Concert Planned For Wednesday Night
The Plains High School will present a concert in the school auditorium on Wednesday night May 13 at o o clock. Music instruction is led by J E Thackery of Ohio University with student teachers Marjorie Malone Betty Storey and Robert Hofstetter. Performances include the girls chorus the school band tap dance numbers and vocal solos by Leta Nelson and Jean Bingman.
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Waterloo High School
Donald Gulley
Bill Carter
Elmer Elliott
Gertrude Lovsey
Betty Saylor
Louise Hartley
Mary Andrews
Donna, Stanley
Irene Ely
Emma Joe Brewer
Better Six
Minnie Smith
Isabelle Young
John W. Danford
First
Methodist Church of Athens
Orpha Dinsmoor
the Plains High School
J. E. Thackery
Ohio University
Melba Rowland
Leta Nelson
Jean Bingman
Irene Lucas
Vada Bricker
Ruth Bickley
Betty Hill
Bernice Gabriel
Doris Neal
Mary Campbell
Eileen Olson
Doreen Harmon
Dorothy Dailey
Florence Osborne
Ruth Goldsberry
Mary Kennedy
Betty Thompson
Marjorie Malone
Betty Storey
Jack Linscott
Jeanette Parfitt
Jerry Davies
LaDonna McDonald
Betty Deeter
Frank Noel
Coolville Social and Personal Highlights
Coolville notes record multiple Mother's Day visits and local travel. Families including Summerfields, Kilners, Bakers, and Kings visit relatives in Charleston Parkersburg Columbus and Athens. Several members report health, hospital stays, and summer plans between Nashville Terre Haute.
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Coolville
Harry Summerfield
Harry Lee
J. E. Young
Charleston
Nashville
Tenn
Summerfield
Terre Haute
Ind
Everett Keller
Delaware
Bertha Keller
Howard Smith
Russell
Columbus
C. E. Keller
Keller
Elma Fay Bailey
C. B. Kincade
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Mary Gunder
Sam Wildman
Granther
Vera Daugherty
Harry Pullins
Vern Pulling
Lancaster
Robert Barnhart
Charles Keller
Mabel
Athens
Cora Hill
Charlene Bingman
Dan Miller
Camp Sutton
N. C
Ancie
Walter B. King
E. M. Davis
Bethel Ridge
W. B. King
Nancy Davis
Frey Elected Officer of State Association
Dr. Carl A. Frey, professor of Bacteriology at Ohio University, was elected vice president of the Ohio Branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists at a meeting at Ohio State University. The group, with about 200 members, plans a national meeting in Columbus next year with Ohio as host. The Ohio branch met last year in Athens, and conducts meetings twice yearly.
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Carl A. Frey
Shannon Ave
Ohio University
Ohio
Society of American Bacteriologists
Ohio State University
National Society
Columbus
Athens
Enlisting Men For Air Force At University Athens Ohio
The Ohio University military department invites applications to enlist in the Army Air Force. Applicants must be 18 to 26, citizens with birth certificate and three letters of credit. Trips to Columbus or Patterson Field may be arranged for immediate testing. cadet training leads to second lieutenants.
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Army Air Force
Military Department of
Ohio University
Military Department
Aviation Cadet
Athens
Selective Service
Air Force
Columbus
Patterson Field
Election Board Office Open in Afternoons
Hazel Coon, board clerk in Nelsonville, says the Athens County Board of Elections office in the courthouse is open daily in the afternoons. She arrives between 11 and 11:30 a.m. and stays through the afternoon, noting that she sometimes keeps the door closed due to hallway noise.
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Athens
New Plymouth Community News Highlights Local Visits and Activities
WCTU members plan Thursday afternoon meeting at the Hawk home with a Mother's Day program. Several residents and visitors are noted including Miss Mary Hixinbaugh returning from Wellston, Rev and Mrs Kanbright visiting Kentucky, and Clara Miller at a missionary meeting in Mc Arthur. Sugar rationing was organized with 191 registered helpers across local towns.
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New Plymouth
WCTU
Cloyd Bardain
Luther Bardain
Earle Heinlein
William Cherry
Zaleski
Garth Harris
Sylvia Harris
Columbus
Dwight Harris
Groves
Mt. Pleasant
Methodist Church
Sawyer Hixinbaugh
Union Furnace
Elmer Hixinbaugh
Treachey Heinlein
Jeffersonville
Athens
Helen Reasoner
Ohio State
Eugene Reasoner
John Heinlein
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Heinlein
Pauline Peters
Irene Ward
Ruth Hawk
Hazel Hardesty
Anna Mae Heinlein
Marguerite Fuller
Elizabeth Heinlein
Logan
WPA road work continues in Athens County with 415 employed
Harry Dust, the county engineer, reports 415 men are on WPA road projects across Athens County. Work progresses on Goose Run-Hol Mister Road and other projects while material shortages and government orders could affect further activity.
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Athens
Harry Dust
Goose Run-Hol- Mister
Waterloo
York
Alexander
Margaret's Creek
Warner Road
Carthage
WPA
Rome
York Township
Jacobs Road
Congress Road
Trimble
Glouster
Long Run Road
Canaan Township
Baker Settlement Road
Athens Township
Jerseyville Garden
Lodi Township
Murray City
Hollister
Bailey Run
Happy Hollow
Coal Hollow
Chauncey-Dover Student Tops Ohio Latin Test
James McKinley Fahl of Millfield won first place in Ohio state first year Latin scoring 159 of 165. He previously set Athens County high marks with 188 points on the eighth grade exam. His Chauncey-Dover team also excelled with seven members tallying 98 district points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey-Dover High School
James McKinley Fahl
Millfield
Athens County
Leah Featherston
Chauncey-Dover
James Fahl
Mary Carolyn Bricker
Elizabeth Horvath
Helen Erdy
Frederica Theisen
Mary Lee Blower
Lois Estes
Local residents plead guilty to intoxication in city court
Gerald E. Cunningham of Richland Avenue Charles Costa of Millfield and Harley Brown of Fern Street pleaded guilty to intoxication charges. They agreed to work on city streets to serve out fines of five dollars plus costs assessed by Mayor Franz Woodworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald E. Cunningham
Richland Ave
Charles Costa
Millfield
Harley Brown
Fern St
Franz Woodworth
Local Hospital Admissions And Warm Weather Report
Sheltering Arms admitted Miss Josephine Quest and Miss Lizzie Hackman for medical treatment. Release today includes Mrs. Hannah Clutter and Bert Hovey. Athens saw a warm day with noon mercury at 78, after a record 72 yesterday and a 55 low last night.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Josephine Quest
N. Congress St
Lizzie Hackman
Townsend St
Hannah Clutter
Maplewood Drive
Bert Hovey
Albany
Athens
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Ft. Story
E. F
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Plains
Frey
State Association
Quick's
CUT Rate
Your Penslar Drug Store
Alexander Township
Bethany Ridge
Green Valley Road
Rome Township
Donald Barstow
New Calif
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Haddock
America
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