Salary Funds Exhausted as County Offices Face Pay Delays
The Athens County salary fund has run dry forcing the auto title office to close and workers to quit. Clerks at the Clerk of Courts face reduced pay for the rest of 1941 while other courthouse offices anticipate similar pay delays as funds run out.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Awaep
Clerk of Courts
Alberta Grones
Charles Stratton
Board of Commissioners
Stratton
John Hope
Ray Bobo
Eileen Stratton
Mary Terrell
Eudora Stauffer
Ruth Burdette
Beasley Sues for Possession and Back Rent in Athens County
Fred R. Beasley files in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking possession of property in Nelsonville now occupied by Thomas S. Bush Jr. and damages of 970 dollars plus six percent interest from April 10 1941. Bush allegedly leased the Poston Addition property for 65 dollars monthly rent and has not paid since March 1940.
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Fred R. Beasley
Athens County
Weather Snapshot From Athens Noon Reading
At noon today in Athens the temperature read 50 degrees. The previous night’s low was 38 and yesterday’s high reached 68.
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Athens
Athens State Hospital Nurses Graduate Omit Exercises
Four graduating nurses from the Athens State Hospital nurses' school asked to omit graduation exercises this year out of respect for Dr. F A Osborn who died April 16. Dr. C H Creed announced the ceremonies will be held next year with the four graduates invited to participate. The class includes Evelyn Pickett Ruth Sayre Welch Betty Morris Bashore and Eileen McKee Darnell.
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F. A. Osborn
Athens State Hospital
Hospital Nurses’ School
C. H. Creed
Evelyn Pickett
Darwin
Meigs County
Ruth Sayre Welch
Trimble
Betty Morris Bashore
Stewart
Eileen McKee Darnell
the Plains
Hudson Describes Middle East War Links At Athens Club
Dr. E. Herndon Hudson of Ohio University outlines Syria and Iraq in World War context. He notes France administers Syria as a mandate, Britain controls oil routes, and Axis influence risks oil supplies while Turkey remains a potential ally with a strong army.
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Syria
Iraq
E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University Health Service
Athens Rotary Club
Hudson
Middle East
France
Mediterranean
Royal Navy
Near East
Turkey
Stewart High Groups To Present Concert
Rome Canaan High School chorus directed by Miss Frances Haten and band led by Mr Raymond Connett will perform Thursday May 15 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The public is invited to attend this annual musical program.
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Rome-Canaan High School
Frances Haten
Raymond Connett
Final Day For Water Bill Payments Announced
Thursday, May 15, is the final date for payment without a penalty. City water department clerk J. W. Grover said the City Hall office will stay open until 8 PM on Wednesday and Thursday nights this week for customer convenience.
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J. W. Grover
City Water Department
Grover
Social Security Rep to Visit Athens Employment Center
A representative from the Nelsonville Social Security Office will be at the Athens Employment Security Center on Thursday May 15 from 1 to 2 p.m. to provide information on the federal old age and survivors insurance program to interested persons.
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Nelsonville
The
Social Security Board
Employment Security Center
Athens
They Met in Argentina at Athena Theater
The new musical film opens at the Athena starring Maureen O Hara James Ellison Alberto Vila Buddy Ebsen and Diosa Costello. Ellison plays an American sent to buy a racehorse in disguise courting the owner’s daughter as a ruse a romance develops. The film features Rodgers and Hart songs gaucho dances and the game El Pato shown to American audiences for the first time.
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Argentina
Maureen O’hara
James Ellison
Alberto Vila
Buddy Ebsen
Diosa Costello
the Athena
Ellison
Robert Barrat
Joseph Buloff
Antonio Moreno
Fortunio Bonanova
Leslie Goodwins
Jack Iively
Lou Brock
RKO Radio
County USO drive launched in Athens area
Plans to aid service members through the United Service Organizations began at the American Legion post rooms with a county wide campaign. Francis Lavelle leads the drive aiming to raise 1500 dollars locally as six national agencies cooperate in the effort to provide welfare and recreation for soldiers sailors and defense workers.
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Athens County
United Service Organizations For National Defense
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
USC
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
YWCA
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
E. F. Maurer
K. T. Crossen Post
Athens
H.G. Palmer
H. C. Pendry
United America
Lavelle
United States
USO
Walter Hoving
United Service Organizations
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
New York
United Service Organizations For National Defense, Inc
Empire State Building
W. W. Hinshaw
John de Molet
American Legion Council
Francis Lavelle
Legion Posts
Nelsonville
Glenford
Elizabeth Devol Dies At Home of Daughter
Elizabeth Devol 90 died at 6 this morning at her daughter Mrs. Cora Brooks’s home in Albany. Her husband Frank Devol preceded her. She leaves brother Thomas Towsley of Downington. Funeral Thursday at 10 at the Brooks home. Burial at Haning Cemetery. Rev. Sidney Everson to officiate. Friends may call anytime.
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Elizabeth DeVol
Cora Brooks
Albany
Frank Devol
Emma Woodgerd Dies at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Emma Woodgerd aged 64 died Monday evening around six at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by three brothers Charles Albany Albert Jacksonville and Frank Columbus. Funeral by Rev H E Warner at Charles Bean home Albany Thursday at two burial Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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Emma Woodgerd
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles
Albany
Albert
Jacksonville
Frank
Columbus
H. E. Warner
Charles Bean
Hebbardsville
Head Bandaged Glass Denies Assault Charge
Gerald Glass, with head bandaged and eye blacked, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett to a charge of assault and battery filed by Mike Lucas. Glass was held to the grand jury under $100 bond. Sheriff Charles Bayless and Deputy B C Day made the arrest in The Plains.
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Gerald Glass
The
Plains
T. R. Bennett
Mike Lucas
Glass
Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
Noted psychiatric guest to visit Athens Ohio University
Dr. Pacheco e Silva a leading neuropsychiatrist from Sao Paulo Brazil will visit Ohio University in Athens on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a U.S. State Department Prominent Visitors program. He will address an OU convocation and meet pre medical students, with hospital tours and a luncheon.
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Pacheco E Silva
Ohio University
Athens
James R. Patrick
Silva
Medical Hospital
Sao Paulo
Brazil
United States
United States Department of State
Division of
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Athens County Medical Society
Hotel Berry
Athens State Hospital
Gallipolis
C. H. Creed
Patrick
Athens Grange To Initiate Thursday May 15
Athens Grange will meet Thursday night at the Grange Hall to initiate a class of candidates. Work will be by Athens degree teams. Candidates include D. W. Gilmore Will Smith and Mrs L R Pierce of Athens and Mrs George Shamel and Miss Eileen Shamel of The Plains. Refreshments by committee led by Mrs Rhoda McLeod. Visitors and members welcome.
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Athens Grange
Grange Hall
D. W. Gilmore
Will Smith
L. R. Pierce
Athens
George Shamel
Eileen Shamel
Plains
Rhoda McLeod
Hospital Admits Five for Major Surgery and Treatments
Sheltering Arms Emerson Hanning of Athens Route 1 and Mrs Mary Kelly of Glouster Route 1 were admitted last night for medical treatment this morning. Elizabeth Bolin of 128 Congress St. was admitted for an appendectomy. Harry Morrison of Glouster was admitted for knee injuries from a mine accident at Millfield Mine No 6.
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Emerson Hanning
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Kelly
Glouster
Elizabeth Bolin
Congress St
Harry Morrison
Millfield
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Athena Theater
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