Men Report at Columbus for Induction and Examinations
Athens County men travel by bus to Fort Hayes Columbus for induction while 16 others go for pre induction physical examinations. Leaders Marie Pincelli Chauncey and Byron Skinner Trimble head the induction and examination groups with transfers from Cleveland Elyria Hamilton and Barnesville noted.
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Athens Messenger
Columbus
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Marie Pincelli
Chauncey
Byron Charles Skinner
Trimble
Alfred Hunter Nolan, Jr
Athens
Clarksburg
W. Va
Freddie Irvel Bernard
Glouster
Route 4
Paul Edward Meade
Kenneth Eugene Kissell
Charles Abraham
Union St
Homer Wesley Davis, Jr
Mullfield
John Richard Noon
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Tommy Wayne Witches
Mulberry St
Barnesville
Morris Edward Porter
Ghaunecy
Frank James Barnhart
James Vernon Walls
Frank Edward Darling
Earl Dwight McGee
Jack Junior McLaughlin
Fark
Garlos Junior Parks
Paul Webster Gilkey
Wiliam Smith
Lewis Ray Shields
Milheld
Carl Ellsworth Davis
Stewart
Ramon Kuisiinger
Poplar St. Athns
Hamilton
Carl Steve Palagyi
Poplar St. Athens
Elyria
Silver Star Awarded Lt Mettler for LST Gallantry
Lieutenant Harry A. Mettler USNR commander of an LST based in England received the Silver Star for gallantry after his ship was torpedoed on April 28 1944. He maneuvered six small boats to steer the damaged vessel to port with minimal loss of life while enemy activity persisted. The award citation praised his calm resourcefulness and decisive action. Mrs Mary Kay Mettler and daughter Sherry lived in the Congress Apartments Athens days after the ceremony.
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Harry A. Mettler
USNR
LST
England
Harry R. Stark
U. S. Naval Forces
Europe
Mettler
United States Naval Service
Mary, Kay
Sherry
Congress Apartments
Athens
Athens High Students To Cast Ballots On Tuesday
Athens Junior and Senior High Schools plan a four ward election on a Tuesday morning using ballots like city elections. Ward 1 includes Junior High with Eugene Cottle and Ward 2 Senior High under Carl Roberts. Precincts divided. teachers integrate voting lessons across home room and social studies. Election board members include Q L Wood Sherman Gillmore Jacquelyn Deem Merrill Thomas Lina Hess Jimmy Biggens Bill Beckley Deanue McPherson Francis Frebault Ann Channell Tommy Wootten serves as chief student election official Ward 1 and Bill Beckley Ward 2.
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Athens
Navy
Eugene Cottle
Carl Roberts
Q. L. Wood
Sherman Gillmore
Jacquelyn Deem
Merrill Thomas
Lina Hess
Jimmy Biggens
Bill Beckley
Deanue McPherson
Francis Frebault
Ann Channell
Tommy Wootten
No Christmas Lights Outside War Production Board asks curbs on outdoor lighting
The War Production Board urged Columbus area officials clubs and merchants to halt outdoor Christmas lighting to conserve fuel. Indoor lights may remain. The measure mirrors 1942 1943 steps and aims to save enough fuel to cover a city of 560000 for a year. Automobiles collide in Athens no injuries. Mary Snyder WAC transferred to Camp Carson. Grange to elect officers at meeting Thursday.
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War Production Board
Chambers of Commerce
W. S. Reinhart
Columbus
WPE
Mary Snyder
Mary Eunice Snyder
WAC
Ohio University
Ft. Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Carson
Colo
Carson Army Service Forces Convalescent Hospital
Athens
Grange House
Little Venice nickname given to Venezuela by explorers
The name Venezuela means Little Venice. It was given to the South American span of land by AVES Gaol Ter-he Bes on Lake Maracas.
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Little
Venice
Venezuela
Spantey
Aves Gaol
Ter - He Bes
Lake Maracas
Halloween Celebrations Sweep Athens Schools
Grade schoolers in Athens joined Halloween fun with masks and parades at West Side School while University Elementary staged costumes, games, and parties across grades. Students studied Halloween origins, created art, and shared themed snacks and cocoa.
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Athens City
West Side
Sabra Dunlap
Jerry Henthorne
Elen Tullis
Prudence
Jamece Cunningham
Endurance
Sonny Easterling
Donnie Pierce
Marilyn Morris
PTA
University School
University
East Side
Alice Davis Dies at Home Here Tuesday
Alice Elizabeth Davis aged 78 died at her home 116 Mill St Tuesday night after a week of illness. Widowed since Ira Davis died 14 years ago, she leaves a daughter Anna Marie at home and brother Mike Rowan of Athens. Funeral 9:30 Friday at St Pauls Catholic Church, burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Altar and Rosary Society meet Thursday 7:30 at family home. Thanksgiving program by Mt Zion Missionary Society Thursday Nov 2 at 8 pm with speaking, music, and tea following.
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Alice Elizabeth Davis
Mill St
Ira Davis
Anna Marie
Mike Rowan
Athens
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Altar and Rosary Society
Sailor Pleads Guilty In Auto Theft Case
Harrison L Vandergrift a 30 year old sailor from Parkersburg West Virginia pleaded guilty to auto theft charges filed by state patrolmen. Arraigned before Mayor Franz Woodworth he was bound over to the grand jury and jailed at $1000 bond after failing to post it. Temperatures in Athens ranged from 38 to 75 with a noon reading around 60.
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Harrison L. Vandergrift
Parkersburg
W. Va
Franz Woodworth
Vandercrift
Jounty
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Democratic
Jon BH. Presten
Athens High
Leo Douglas
John R. Sheskey
Lancaster St
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Jand
Alice Davis
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