All City Defense Corps To Attend Gas Defense Classes
Athens Ohio will host five consecutive gas defense instruction meetings this week in Super Hall for Civilian Defense volunteers. Harold Wise announces the program covers masks, official films, and a home front film with Dr Donald Clippinger and Lt Charles Fair guiding demonstrations.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Super Hall
Athens Civilian Defense Volunteer Corps
Red Cross Motor Corps
Harold E. Wise
Ance AL Wiese Meeuning
Wise
Ohio State Council of Defense
Charles H. Fair
Ohio University of Military Science and Tactics
Donald Clippinger
Ohio University
Ella France Funeral Held at Mt Liberty
Mrs. Ella France age 68 widow of Kirby France died at her Decatur Township home after a prolonged illness. She was born in Decatur Township and lived there her whole life. Survived by three sons John Guy France and Homer France two daughters Mrs H J Pugh and Mrs Samuel Au 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren two brothers one sister and one son preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at Mt Liberty Church and burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Belpre
Ella France
Kirby France
Decatur Township
Washington County
Mrs. France
Thomas
Hanna Rowland
John
Guy France
Mansfield
Homer France
H. J. Pugh
Samuel Au
William
C. E. Rowan
Janie Jarvis
Columbus
Mt. Liberty Church
Julia Tyron Die in Ames Township Home
Mrs. Julia Sayre Tyron aged 67 died at 3 this morning at the family home near Dividing Ridge in Ames Township. She is survived by husband Owen Ton a son Gerald, three grandchildren, a sister Mrs Frank Cole of Long Bottom and another sister Mrs Alias Cole, a brother Sam Sayre and mother Mrs Alice Sayre both of Millfield Route 1. Funeral services will be held in Ames Township with burial in Concord Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home.
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Julia Sayre Tyron
Dividing Ridge
Ames Township
Owen Ton
Gerald
Trimble
Millfield
Frank Cole
Long Bottom
Alias Cole
Sam Sayre
Alice Sayre
Concord Cemetery
Jagers
Fealty To Interview Applicants for Loans
Clarence Fealty, field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office, will interview loan applicants at Ross Wrights office in Athens County on Wednesday from 1 30 to 2 30 in the afternoon.
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Clarence Fealty
Ross Wright
Athens County
Mothers of Service Men Are Honored at Athens Grange
Mrs. Clara McKibben, Mrs. George Ford, and Mrs. Celia Hope were honored at an Athens Grange meeting for mothers of service members. Agnes Terrell introduced them, a corsage was presented, and several musical readings and performances followed. A pot luck supper and a birthday celebration for members born in January were planned, with a shower for new bride Mrs. Lucille Hunter Mosier.
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Clara McKibben
George Ford
Celia Hope
United States
Athens Grange
Agnes Terrell
Grange
Nova Frank
Co. D. Duncan
Anna Gaul
Harry J
Frank Gilham
Ardith Westfall
Hattie Webb
de 7A
Es Oy
Della Shaw
Udrey Shaw
Parkers
AAA
Lucille Hunter Mosier
Margaret Chadwick
Alice Shannon
Harry Jacobys
Two Divorce Actions Filed in Court Here
Woodrow L. Simpson seeks divorce from Opal Simpson of Columbus for wilful absence over three years and asks her maiden name restored. Eunice Gyurko charges Stephen Gyurko of Hollister with extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty in a separate Common Pleas Court filing.
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Woodrow L. Simpson
Common Pleas
Opal Simpson
Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Eunice Gyurko
Stephen Gyruko
Hollister
Suit Seeks Participation in State Workmen’s Fund
Robert Taylor files in Common Pleas Court against the Industrial Commission of Ohio alleging entitlement to State Workmen’s Insurance Fund benefits for an inguinal hernia from injuries while employed by Keller and Weltner Inc on June 28 1942. He says his claim was denied at a rehearing on April 30 1942.
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Industrial Commission of Ohio
State Workmen's Insurance Fund
Common Pleas Court
Robert Taylor
Keller and Weltner, Inc
Taylor
Jaycees Meet at Berry Hotel Wednesday Evening
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday at 8 p m at the Berry Hotel. Frank Cook newly elected president will make announcements affecting all members and committees will be appointed to plan future activities. Members are urged to attend.
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Athens
Three Auto Crash Injures Ben Turner in Jackson ville
Ben Turner age 59 of Murray City suffered a forehead cut and knee injury in a three car crash on Route 13 in Jacksonville Saturday night. Turner rode with Henry Shafer age 51 of Nelsonville Route 4 as Shafer’s northbound car side swiped Mark Rothery 53 of Hollister and collided head on with Homer Boscoe 16 of Millfield driving south. Turner’s fate after the crash was not stated. Rescoe was taken before Judge Francis White in Juvenile Court and was ordered to give up driving for a year except to and from work.
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Ben Turner
Murray City
Jacksonville
State Patrol
Turner
Henry Shafer
Nelsonville
Shafer
Mark Rothery
Hollister
Homer Boscoe
Millfield
Rothery
Rescoe
Francis White
Red Cross First Aid Course Begins At Ohio University
The Red Cross instructor's class in first aid starts tonight at 7 in the Ohio University Men's Gymnasium with Donald Bischoff as instructor. Miss Ellen Biddle hopes to enroll about 40. eligibility includes those who have passed standard and advanced courses. The five-night class runs Monday through Friday from 7 to 10 p.m.
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Red Cross
Ohio University
Donald Bischoff
Ellen Biddle
Athens County
The
Belpre Woman Cora Cottle Dies After Illness
Mrs. Cora Cottle of Belpre, wife of George Cottle of Pomeroy Pike, died at her home Saturday evening after a long illness. Born in Meigs County, she lived in East Liverpool and Belpre, and joined the Methodist Protestant Church of East Liverpool. Survived by husband Edna Dray of Parkersburg granddaughter Gail Dray Blaine Dray and brothers Sylvester Taylor Plain City and John Taylor Bashan. Funeral in Long Bottom Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. T. H. Arnett officiating. Burial in Sand Hill Cemetery.
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Belpre
Cora Cottle
George Cottle
Pomeroy Pike
Cottle
Meigs County
East Liverpool
Methodist Protestant Church of
Edna Dray
Parkersburg
Gail
Blaine Dray
Clerk Appointed to Serve Athens Defense Council
Marian Guseman of 103 Maplewood Drive began a full time post as clerk in the Athens Civilian Defense Council office in the City Building. The WPA created the position to handle rising Defense Council activity, per Mayor Franz L Woodworth.
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Athens
Civilian Defense Council
Marian Guseman
Maplewood Drive
WPA
Defense Council
Franz L. Woodworth
House at Plains Destroyed by Fire
A two story frame house at Lower Plains owned by Russell Michael used as the office for a junk yard was destroyed by fire Saturday midnight. Cause of the fire was not determined.
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Lower Plains
Russell Michael
John Mandt Dies After Stroke in Huntington
John L Mandt former Trimble resident dies Sunday night at his Huntington West Virginia home after a stroke. Funeral services set for Wednesday at three o clock in the Christian Church at Charleston.
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John L. Mandt
Trimble
Huntington
W. Va
Christian Church
Charleston
Civil Air Patrol Seeks Private Planes For Coastal Patrol
Local CAP units request 200 plus horsepower planes and volunteers to bolster Atlantic coast surveillance under U S Armed Forces. Payments set per hour with pilots paid eight dollars daily and observers seven, plus mechanic wages. Members from Columbus and Marietta squadrons perform patrol flights and training at Chesapeake Airport. A Red Cross ambulance plane tour stops in Athens while CAP members plan a service talk on military courtesy.
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Civil Air Patrol
Atlantic
U. S
Columbus
Chesapeake
Coast Patrol
Super Hall
James B. Golden
A. S. Infantry
Carl Anderson
Marietta
E. E. Biehl
Untington
Bieh
Wheeler Weikle
U. S. Army
Maxwell Field
Alderson
Scrap Metal Drive Urges Citizens to Aid War Effort
W H Wakefield chairs the Athens County Salvage Committee and urges residents to hand over all scrap metal to junk dealers. Township trustees, as committee members, help collect metal and arrange disposal to plants for wartime use amid a metal shortage.
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W. H. Wakefield
Athens County Salvage Committee
Wakefield
Hansen Will Address Chauncey High Class of 1942
Chauncey High School auditorium was filled for the class of 42 baccalaureate service. Dr E A Hansen of Ohio University will deliver the class address at commencement on May 26. Supt Co D McClanahan will present the diplomas.
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Hansen
Chauncey High
Chauncey
Chauncey High School
Chauncey-Dover
C. S. Palmer
Chauncey Methodist Church
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Church of Christ
Christine Brown
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Supt
Co. D. McClanahan
Estes Family Buys Property in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs J E Estes of Chauncey purchase the Harry Linscott residence on Mound Street. The home is undergoing improvements as the Estes plan to move from the Jones property on Mill Street at month’s end. The Estes came from Huntington. Mr Estes directs the government plant near Chauncey. They have three children Lois Harry and Sammy and attend the Church of Christ. Lois graduates this spring from Chauncey Dover High School.
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Chauncey
J. Edgar Estes
Harry Linscott
Mound St
Jones
Mill St
Estes
Huntington
Lois
Harry
Sammy
Church of Christ
Chauncey-Dover High School
Verity Funeral Held Saturday in Chauncey
Funeral services for Benson Verity age 81 longtime Chauncey resident who died Thursday after a stroke were held Saturday afternoon at Saints Church with Rev Clarence Way officiating. Burial followed in Greenlawn Cemetery. He leaves two sons William and Earl both of Chauncey and several grandchildren.
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Chauncey
Benson Verity
the Saints Church
Clarence Way
Greenlawn
William
Earl
Reading Visits Home on Weeklong Furlough
Private First Class Robert Reading is home for a week visiting his mother Mrs O C Reading on Pomeroy Road. He has been stationed at Fort Knox for ten months as a company clerk.
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Robert Reading
O. C. Reading
Pomeroy Road
Reading
Fort Knox
Milo Bean Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge in Athens
Milo Bean of Athens was arrested Saturday night and pled guilty at arraignment this morning. He was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Franz L. Woodworth and committed to Athens City Jail upon failure to pay.
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Milo Bean
Athens
Franz L. Woodworth
Bean
Chauncey Personalities Visit Millfield Area
Mr and Mrs Gid Fallon of Sharon Pa visit Millfield. Mrs Walter White formerly of Millfield visits Mrs Carson Sanders in Millfield. Mr and Mrs Howard Brookins Athens Miss Olive Brookins Millfield and Miss Helen Howard Chauncey visit relatives in Toona Pa.
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Chauncey
Gid Fallon
Mae Wade
Sharon
Millfield
Walter White
Newark
Carson Sanders
Howard Brookins
Athens
Olive Brookins
Millsfield
Helen Howard
Toona
Senior Class Play Draws Large Dover Crowd
Chauncey Dover audiences packed the Senior Class play There Goes the Bride a three act farce directed by Miss Ruth Fiske. The Dover Orchestra led by Harry V. McMahen provided music with scenery and lights by Woodrow Ferrel. Allen Furniture Co. supplied stage furniture. Cast members included Ethel Gadnai Julia Kozma Glenn Russell Mary Lou Ferrel Carl Legg Juanita Blackford Arthur Chiki Lois Estes Paul McKinney Vera McBride Jack Ley and John Earich.
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Chauncey
Ruth Fiske
Chauncey-Dover Orchestra
Harry V. McMahen
Woodrow Ferrel
Allen Furniture Co
Ethel Gadnai
Julia Kozma
Glenn Russell
Mary Lou Ferrel
Carl Leg
Belle Smith Rites Held at Ferndale
Chauncey The Ferndale Church of Christ hosted the funeral for Mrs Belle Smith Trimble Route 1 with John S Blower Rev Gilbert Ortney and Chauncey Church of Christ singers officiating. Burial followed in Maplewood Demers. She is survived by her husband James a daughter two sons from a former marriage two farmers seven brothers and several grandchildren.
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Chauncey
Ferndale Church of Christ
Belle Smith
Trimble
Johns. Blower
Gilbert Ortney
Chauncey Church of Christ
Maplewood
Smith
James
Jarmers
Chauncey-Dover High Elects Senior Class Officers
Officers of the Chauncey Dover High School senior class include President Freda Mullins Vice President Ethel Gad nai Secretary Georgia Mullins and Treasurer Ruth Lester.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Freda Mullins
Ethel Gadnai
Georgia Mullins
Ruth Lester
Busy 4-H Club Meetings Highlight County Youth Programs
The Poston Community House hosts the first meeting of the Boy Chieftain 4-H Club with Arthur Connant elected president and McLean, Ivers, and Hunter named officers. The Poston Bees Girls 4-H Club distributed project books and hosted 16 members, while the Trimble Stitch for Victory group sewed tea towels at Nina Bailey home. A new Boys 4-H Club formed at Waterloo High School with 22 boys enrolling in vegetable gardening for national defense.
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Boy Chieftain
Poston
Arthur Connant
Accort McLean
Ivers
Wilbur McLean
Eugene Hunter
Ethel McDaniel
Poston Bees
Lenna Bradbury
Nina Louise Bailey
Shirley Ray Heiser
Margaret Addington
Vincent Baily
Waterloo High School
Calvin Efaw
Dowler Boy Bruised When Automobile Struck Bike
Eight year old Jack Dowler, son of Mr and Mrs John Dowler of 70 Morris Ave, was bruised when his bicycle was hit by an automobile on U S Route 50 near the stock barn Saturday night about 7 30. The driver was J D James, 44, of Jefferson City. State patrol investigated.
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Jack David Dowler
John Dowler
Morris Ave
J. D. James
Jefferson City
State Patrol
Brother of Mrs Gale Brother Dies in Train Crash
Dana Williams of Toledo was killed when his car was hit by a train while driving to work near Marion. He was the brother of Mrs Floyd Gale of Richland Avenue Toledo. He leaves wife Myrtle and two children Betty and John. Funeral set for Toledo Wednesday at 1 30 p m.
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Dana Williams
Toledo
Marion
Floyd Gale
Richland Ave
Myrtle Williams
Betty
John
Hospital Admissions and Transfers Report
Mrs. Caroline Myers aged 88 of Long Bottom was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital with a fractured hip and released the same day. Lizzie Martin of Pratts Fork admitted for medical treatment. na Goff of New Marshfield admitted for major surgery. George Gilham of Massillon admitted for minor surgery. Max Garfinkle a student transferred today to the Ohio University Infirmary.
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Caroline Myers
Long Bottom
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lizzie Martin
Pratts Fork
Na Goff
New Marshfield
George Gilham
Massillon
Max Garfinkle
Aton
Ohio University Infirmary
Mayor Discovers First Ceremony As Thompson Weds Walraven
Charles Leon ard Thompson of Columbus and Loretta Walraven of Stewart Route 1 married Saturday afternoon in the mayor's office. Mayor Franz L. Woodworth performed the ceremony, the first he has conducted.
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Franz L. Woodworth
Charles Leonard Thompson
Columbus
Loretta Walraven
Stewart
Woodworth
Credit Regulations Amended Under Regulation W
Federal Reserve Board released changes to Regulation W affecting consumer credit and charge accounts. Delinquent accounts limit new charge or installment sales until debt is paid or reset under Regulation W. Applies to yard goods, draperies, jewelry, appliances, clothing, furniture, auto accessories, tableware, pottery, glassware, and floor coverings with new terms: 12 month maximum for most items, down payments at 33 1/3 percent. Automobiles retain 1/3 down and 15 month cap. furniture and pianos retain 20 percent down and 12 month cap.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Typewriter Dealers Urged to File Inventory with Ration Boards
A letter from the Ohio State Council of Defense, received by Leonard Prater, urges all typewriter dealers to file the last month inventory blanks with local ration boards. The Office of Price Administration says failure to submit delays typewriter rationing to eligible buyers. Of 28 000 blanks sent in April, fewer than one third have been turned in. Dealers must file to participate in the typewriter ration program.
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Ohio State Council of Defense
Leonard Prater
Ailure
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Worst Year for Fires in National Parks
The 1940 fire season recorded more fires started by careless smokers in and near national parks than any year since the park service began 26 years ago.
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National Parks
Musicians of Grades Will Give Concert
Twenty eight fourth through six grade musicians will perform at the Music Festival Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Athens High School Auditorium under Floyd K. Prince. The program opens with the beginning class pieces then the high school marching band.
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Athens High School
Floyd K. Prince
With Me
America
Billy Boy
Scotland
St. Nicholas
Thelma Bailey
Phyllis Grafton
Barbara Allen
Anita Clark
Margaret Scott
Charles Bob Easler
James Patrick
Jackie Matthews
Richard Selby
Kenneth Tompkins
Harry Bowles
Ted Easler
Harrison Scott
Bill Fee
Jack Vickers
Bob Nida
Jim Algeo
Charles Quest
Danny Tolson
Bill Nash
Lyndall Wooley
Phillip Minameyer
Emily McCune
Tommy Barstow
Theresa Josten
Bob Fisher
Eloise Swank
Sentence of Cruise Suspended by Court
Alva Cruise of Brady Lake, who pleaded guilty to a grand jury indictment for failure to support his minor child, was suspended today by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland. He must pay $200 immediately and begin monthly support of $10 from July 22 1942 and $5 monthly for 24 months starting June 1 1944.
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Alva Cruise
Brady Lake
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Cruise
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Jerry Turner
Columbus Cpa
Clarksburg
Lew Wehring
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Indianapolis
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Roscoe
Dover
Verity
Ferndale
Athens County Savings and Loan Co
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
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Federal Reserve Board
Cleveland
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Athens Credit Bureau
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Manshi
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