Assignment of Methodist Ministers for Local Districts
The Sixth Annual Ohio Methodist Conference announced new pastor assignments. Chillicothe District lists Athens First H F Kellogg and others. Logan and Mc Arthur areas also reassigned. In Portsmouth District new clergy moves include L Taylor Saffron and Pomeroy United. Coulter heads to Hyde Park Cincinnati and other ministers shift to Epworth Dayton Mason and more.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
OHTO
Columbus
Ohio Methodist Conference
Chillicothe
First
H. F. Kellogg
Walnut St
J. B. Taylor
Coolville
Amos Hoover
Gibisonville
O. Blake
Guysville
Wayne Baxter
Haydenville
T. E. Kinnison
Jacksonville
Charles Caffrey
Logan
C. W. Swengel
Alva Shifflet
McArthur
Valentine Hainen
Shady- Jerseyville
Earl Cowan
Portsmouth
Cheshire
L. Taylor
Chester
E. L. Miller
Ureka
S. Saffron
Letart Falls
Miller
J. Chandler
Patriot
T. Jones
EF. Rice
Pomeroy United
A. Bitters
Reedsville
C. M. Coulter
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
L. A. Vonnally
Epworth Church
Dayton
Nobel Rompel
Pomeroy
Mason
Herbert Bowers Dies After Month's Illness
Mr. Herbert Bowers, 66, farmer, died Tuesday afternoon at his home three miles west of Coolville after four weeks of illness. Born in Athens County, he spent his life there and belonged to Vanderhoof Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Rosa, five daughters Gladys Coolville Route 3 Dorothy Jeffers Frost Route 1 Catherine Vanness Stewart and Millie Rachael at home, two brothers Herman and Emory of Delaware Ohio, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Friday at one o'clock at the home, Rev. Ben Pugh officiating, burial in Carthage Cemetery. Call at home after Thursday noon.
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Herbert Bowers
Coolville
Athens County
Vanderhoof Baptist Church
Bowers
Rosa Bowers
Gladys Bowers
Dorothy Jeffers
Frost
Catherine Vanness
Stewart
Millie
Rachael Bowers
Herman Bowers
Emory Bowers
Delaware
Ben Pugh
Carthage
Athens High School to host speaker Mr Bolt at 8:30 pm
Metropolitan journalist and world traveler Mr Bolt will speak at Athens High School graduation on Thursday June 1 at 8 30 oclock in the school auditorium. The program includes a processional star spangled banner invoca tion eye song of saint bride piano solo novelette and trumpeter performances and diplomas by Oliver Wood and Harper Pendry with benediction by Rev Floyd Gale.
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Bolt
Metropolitan
Athens High School
Floyd R. Gale
Saint Bride
Jean Mickle
Betty Bartlett
Mary Christian
Betty Sexton
Ethel Parkis
Enid Bean
Esther Gale
Dorothy Bradfield
Gail Bird
Harold Bolin
Bob Jones
Jim Farley
John Tritipo
Patricia Connor
Harper C. Pendry
Homer T. Baird
USNR
Board of Education
Oliver Wood
Sons of the Black and Red
Gale
Meldick Dies In Car Crash Near Jackson
Meldick Estey Meldick age 49 farmer of Oak Hill Route 2 was killed when his car left Route 75 a mile south of Jackson and hit a concrete culvert. Passengers John Fitzpatrick of Jackson and Alma Stiffler of Oak Hill suffered chest injuries. Witnesses cited a tire blowout and a demolished car.
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Estey Meldick
Oak Hill
Jackson
John Fitzpatrick
Alma Stiffler
Athens County Fair Board Meets June 3 in Grange Hall
The Athens County Fair Board will hold a meeting Saturday June 3 at 1 p m in the Athens Grange Hall announced by president Howard Cline.
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Athens County Fair Board
Athens Grange Hall
Howard Cline
Athens Grange Meeting Set for Thursday Night
A meeting of the Athens Grange will be held in the Athens Grange Hall Thursday night at 8:30.
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Athens Grange
Athens
Service, Our Men in the 37th Army Division on Bougainville
Sergeant Ted David C. White, son of Mrs. Mary E. Baker, spends spare moments aboard a captured Japanese motorboat off Empress Augusta Bay. He served since Oct. 15, 1940, trained at Camp Shelby, and fought in the Fiji Islands, New Georgia, and Bougainville. Other local service members include several brothers, spouses, and relatives stationed in England, Italy, Australia, and various U.S. bases, with promotions and awards noted. Ten Athens County men departed Fort Thomas for Field Artillery and Infantry training stations in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana.
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37TH
Bougainville
Ted David C. White
Mary E. Baker
Long Bottom
Empress Augusta Bay
White
National Guard
Field
Camp Shelby
Miss
Fiji Islands
New Georgia
John H. South
John L. South
Athens
Romulus Army Air Field
Mich
Sergeant South
Romulus
Jefferson Barracks
Leota A. Hill
Athens County
Fort Thomas
Field Artillery
RTC
Ft. Sill
Okla
Walter D. Bullock
Millfield
A. Farrel
Frank L. Hickman
Jack S. Hickman
Nelsonville
Clell L. Mingus
Infantry Rtc
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Donald R. Duncan
Trimble
Kenneth W. Russell
Torch
Richard B. Rypma
Raymond R. Chaney
George D. Scott
Army Service Forces
Camp Plauche
Celebration notes first public Seventh Army review in Hawaii
Private Mason, stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, is celebrated for the first anniversary of the Attu landing. The May 11 review at Schofield Barracks honored the Seventh Army with 300 wounded present, and admired by Nimitz Richardson and Calhoun. General Richardson praised infantry leadership despite modern weapons.
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Mason
Hawaiian Islands
Attu
Ida M. Mason
Seventh Army
Aleutians
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Robert C. Richardson
W. L. Calhoun
Richardson
Council Hears Health Report For Past Year
Athens County Health District Advisory Council elected W. D. Hines as chairman and C. E. Wolfe as secretary. The year’s report cites 244 scarlet fever, 133 measles, 103 whooping cough, and vaccination totals for smallpox and diphtheria. It notes extensive nursing, testing, and visits across tuberculosis, venereal disease, infant care, school hygiene, and food sanitation, with 456 deaths and 658 births in 1943. Session of the Presbyterian Church will meet at 8 tonight.
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Athens County Health District Advisory Council
W. D. Hines
C. E. Wolfe
Burr Oak Dam
H. T. Phillips
Commission urges steps to aid small business in Ohio
The Ohio Small Business Commission chaired by State Senator Stanley Mechem calls for an assistant secretary of commerce for small business and a plan to dispose of surplus federal goods after the war. It outlines seven OPA reforms and urges meetings across Ohio inviting operators to share problems and possible solutions.
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Ohio Small Business Commission
Stanley Mechem
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
Columbus
Akron
Lima
Mansfield
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Marietta
Steubenville
Youngstown
Dayton
Cleveland
Sandusky
Toledo
Coshocton
Mechem
Commission
American Red Cross
Congress
Crowning of Mary’s Sodality Held at St. Paul’s Church
Seven young ladies received the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary emblem during a Sunday May crowning at St. Paul’s Church. Judith Sanders crowned the image of the Blessed Virgin as Margaret Sheridan and Patricia Ley served as crown bearers. The sermon by Rev. Father William G. Dowd praised Mary as a model of womanly dignity and urged mothers to protect children, concluding with Benediction.
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St. Paul's Church
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Judith Sanders
Margaret Sheridan
Patricia Ley
Carolina Cecelia Hess
William G. Dowd
Jesus Christ
Mary
Christ's
Record Crowd of 539 at Crystal Pool Sets Heat Peak
Athens saw a 92 degree day as 539 visitors enjoyed Crystal Pool the largest daily turnout since city operation began. Mayor Franz Woodworth reported 845 children and 194 adults swam with operations expanded to five days weekly 1 pm to 9 pm Wednesday through Sunday, no swimming Monday or Tuesday.
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Athens
Crystal Pool
Franz Woodworth
Albany boy undergoes appendectomy at Sheltering Arms
Larry Pugh seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Pugh Albany underwent an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning.
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Larry Pugh
Edward Pugh
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Luster Enlow Dies at New Marshfield Home
New Marshfield Mr Luster S Enlow 67 died suddenly at his home at 5 30 this morning after a heart attack He was a farmer and a member of the Christian Church and the Summit Grange He leaves wife Stella a sister Leona Nichols Livingston Mont and a brother Elza Enlow Athens Route 1 One child preceded him in death Funeral will be Friday at 3 pm in the Christian Church New Marshfield led by Rev Miles E Hoon burial in Marshfield Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm this evening
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New Marshfield
Luster S. Enlow
Christian Church
Summit Grange
Enlow
Stella Enlow
Leona Nichols
Livingston
Mont
Elza Enlow
Athens
Miles E. Hoon
Marshfield
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CIA
Holtzman
Athens, Berry Hotel
East Main St
Don Bolt
Meldick
Keystone Custodian Funds
Seamus
Prereraren
Sexus
Roy E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities
Cline Bidg
Business
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Winfield Snyder
Glouster
Pfe
Sanford Lee Snyder
England
Snyder
M. H. Douglas
Cpl
Vernon Townsend
Pfc
Bob Townsend
Great Bend
Kas
Ida Mae Bernard
College Hill
Pvt
Alfred Bernard
Italy
Frances W. Meek
Cecil Meek
Madison St
Coast Guard
Charles R. Alkire
F. R. Alkire
Harrisonville
AAF Training Command
Buckingham Field
Fort Myers
aFla
United States
Joe McCullough
McCullough
C. J. McCullough
the Plains
Caribbean
Elizabeth Brunner
Ohio University
Uhrichsville
Ruth McCullough
New Guinea
Australia
Leadway Coffee
C. D. Shafer Co
Delbert Mason
Council
Presbyterian Church
OPA
Mr. Farmer
E. Stanley Haller
East State St
Bardin Bros
Athens, Ohio
Luster Enlow
ALTOS
Berry Hotel
Tut
the City
Fred C. Sanders
GS. Court St
OER Uc
America
Clorox
Ality
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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