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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1944

Page

22

Second Group Is Sent To Take Tests

Two Athens County registrants from Selective Service Board No. 2, 47 men, left for Fort Hayes Columbus for induction and physical exams. Leader Thomas Keating. 28 to be inducted on arrival, 19 for exams then return home tonight. Names listed including Davis, Woodgerd, Davidson, Zimmerman, and others. New Testaments given and gifts presented before departure.

Nelsonville Athens County Selective Service Board No Fort Hayes Columbus Thomas Keating Armed Forces Harley Joe Hubbel James Richard Davis Stewart Carroll Dana Woodgerd Athens James Richard Davidson William Keith Zimmerman New Marshfield Preddie Evener, Jr Orville Walker Clifton Over Rice

Three Are Fined By Mayor Howe

NELSONVILLE Charged with parking a truck on the wrong side of Fayette St and obstructing entrance to the fire department Ear J. Davis of Wauseon pleaded guilty on arraignment in the court of Mayor Miles Howe Tuesday and was fined 5 dollars and costs Edgar Jones this city charged with assault and battery in an affidavit filed by his wife Mrs Verta Jones pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars and costs Arthur Lee Kennedy Senecaville was fined 5 dollars and costs on pleading guilty to an intoxication complaint.

Nelsonville Fayette St Ear J. Davis Wauseon Miles Howe Edgar Jones Verta Jones Arthur Lee Kennedy Senecaville

Mrs. Varenia Bowers Dies at 51 in Nelsonville

Mrs. Varenia Summel Bowers age 51 wife of Jefferson Bowers died this morning at the family home 201 Edwards St after a long illness. A native of Columbus she moved to Nelsonville in 1920. She was a Church of Christ member and leaves two stepchildren, two sisters, a brother and a missionary brother. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at the Church of Christ with burial at Greenlawn.

Nelsonville Varenia Summel Bowers Jefferson Bowers Edwards St Columbus India Lester Stimmel Fort Thomas Cole Warren Funeral Home Church of Christ Greenlawn

Local Mail Says Husbands Reach England and Patuxent River

Mrs Don Simonton of 69 Adams Street has word her husband Don Simmonton has arrived safely somewhere in England. Morton A Pairan of Oregon 3c has returned to Patuxent River Maryland after visiting with his wife over the weekend.

Don Simonton Adams St Don Simmonton England Morton A. Pairan 3-C Patuxent River

Tippett Announces Birth of Son Donald Lee Jr

Pfc and Mrs Donald Lee Tippett announce the birth of an eight and one half pound son on October 27 He has been named Donald Lee Tippett Jr Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Thomas J Davis of Buchtel and Mr and Mrs S A Tippett of Corning Pfc Tippett has recently been sent overseas

Buchtel Pfc Donald Lee Tippett Donald Lee Tippett, Jr Thomas J. Davis S. A. Tippett Corning Tippett Joseph H. Pedigo Helen Fearns Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Lana Jo George Fearns Murray City Sylvia M. Pedigo Nelsonville

GAA Club Bowled Again in Nelsonville Rematch

Nelsonville area notes report the GAA club bowled for the second time on October 25. Attendees included Eileen Davis Mary Hutchison Jane Hickman Arlene Hall Barbara Poole Ann Orwiler Lis Ogg Mary Lou White Anne Preston Louise McDaniel Helen Lehman Elvyra Thompson.

Nelsonville GAA Eileen Davis Mary Hutchison Jane Hickman Arlene Hall Barbara Poole Ann Orwiler Lis Ogg Mary Lou White Anne Preston Louise McDaniel Helen Lehman Elvyra Thompson

Mohney Family Receives Captured German Parachute

Mr and Mrs Chas Mohney of Buchtel report their son Cpl Duard A Mohney serving in France has sent home a captured German parachute. Another son Charles Jr is stationed in Germany.

Buchtel Chas. Mohney Cpl Duard A. Mohney France Charles Jr Germany

Democrats To Meet Thursday In Nelsonville Club Session

York Township Democrat Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 PM in the Buckeye Building headquarters. Precinct workers are urged to attend to organize vote outreach for election day. Officers thank Nelsonville officials for support at last Saturday’s rally on the Public Square.

Nelsonville York Township Democrat Club Buckeye Grover Lewis

Nelsonville Social Notes and Community Events

Nelsonville society reports new members and officers for the ElizabEth S. Nelson Society C A R including Nancy Krieg as president and Rose Marie Martin as secretary. The group backs the Buddy Bag project and supports a landing craft crew member. Navy Day remarks cover the Navy’s growth. Also noted are Pythian Sisters meeting, Birthday Club gathering, a Halloween party at First Baptist Church, and local social notices plus Nelsonville person­als detailing visits and convention attendance.

Nelsonville Elizabeth S. Nelson Janie Krieg

Corning Juniors Present The Campbells Are Coming

Corning High School junior class will stage the three act comedy The Campbells Are Coming on November 2 and 3. A matinee is planned for Thursday at 2 PM EWT and the Friday show at 8 PM EWT. Bob Reich will perform a half hour piano set beginning at 7 30.

Corning Corning High School EWT Bob Reich

Glouster Social Notes Eight in Service

Clyde Spencer after 18 months in the Southwest Pacific transferred to Sanford Florida. He had a 30 day leave at home with his mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs Wm H Evans now of Glouster. Also home from training was step-brother Barney D Evans RM G 3 c who earned the Navy Air Crewman Wings at Fort Lauderdale after torpedo bomber flight training. Another brother Joseph L Evans chief petty officer has spent five years in the Atlantic and moved to the Pacific. Eight boys of this family are now in service.

Southwest Pacific Clyde Spencer Sanford Fla Wm. H. Evans Glouster Barney D. Evans Navy U. S. Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Joseph L. Evans Atlantic Pacific

Oakdale Circle Holds Halloween Party at Brunton Home

Oakdale Friendship Circle met at Mrs Annie Brunton's residence with Mrs Mae Wilson assisting. The basement Halloween party featured season decor and prize winners Faye Nott Prudy Nott Madge Harry Phylis Brunton. Guests and lunch recipients listed, including many Bruntons and other locals. Mr and Mrs Frank Truszka of Modoc celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a two course chicken dinner and a pink trimmed cake center piece. Attendees included Bailey Run residents Andrew Guy Sr and Jr Louis Guy and Mary, Steve Toth family, Eugene Yanoski family, and other Modoc guests.

Oakdale Friendship Circle Annie Brunton Mae Wilson Faye Nott Prudy Nott Madge Harry Phylis Brunton Geneva Jewell Rosa Love Sarah McClellan Virginia Moore Della Loomis Nora Moore Bernice Lowery Ida Mae Frank Truszka Modoc Andrew Guy Andrew Guy, Jr Louis Guy Mary Bailey Run Steve Toth Eugene Yanoski

Local families host visitors during weekend in Glouster

Miss Bea Thompson from Columbus visited her mother Mrs Isabel Thompson in Glouster. Several families from Mechanicsburg and Jacksonville spent the weekend with relatives in Glouster and Greens Run. Arthur Smith Jr. of Glouster enlisted in the Navy and will train at Great Lakes. Barbara Richardson of Marietta College and her roommates visited home and attended the Ohio State vs Minnesota football game in Columbus.

Glouster Bea Thompson Columbus Isabel Thompson Robert Latta Mechanicsburg Arthur Smith Jr Arthur Smith W. Va Richardson

Local Woman Recovers At Home After Surgery

Betty Lewis, who had an appendicitis operation a week ago at Sheltering Arms Hospital, returned home Monday and is improving satisfactorily. Mrs. Robert Bulloch and her infant son, also from Sheltering Arms Hospital, arrived at James Bulloch’s home in the city on Tuesday.

Glouster Betty Lewis Sheltering Arms Hospital Robert Bulloch James Bulloch

Jacksonville Honor Roll For First Six Weeks

GLOUSTER The following names appear on the honor roll for the first six weeks at J-T Elementary school in Jacksonville. First grade lists Ann Pat Anderson Bonnie Sue Jackson Jayne Ann Jarvis Grace Ann Kearns Catherine Miller Marie Pascovitch Shirley Shivers Verla Stephenson Carolyn Sue Tippie Judy Wicks Larry Bycofski Charles Collins Bill Heiser Tommy McCaskey Clyde Tippie. Second grade names include Johny Kinney Gregory Koons Joe Paskievitch Mary Jane Ginnan Elizabeth Roebuck Harmalene Skrotzky Jean Ann Householder Dana Miller Richard Romanowski Jimmie Lee Doane Harold Collins Thelma Wright Ernest Lewis and Tommy Anderson. Third grade Roberta Border Patsy Bisnaugle Ann Heiser Rex Mecum Pansy Byers Janice Kinder Yvonne Sharp Amhur Exline. Fourth grade Shirley Davis Linda Lee Exenhamper Elizabeth Stoltz. Fifth grade Margaret Lasko Anna Marie Lowry Nancy Johnson Ann Williams Diana Ginnan Carrol Jackson Larry Morrison. Sixth grade Nancy Leake Jack Kempton Teresa Morrison Cary Lantz Bobby Shaw Mary Katherine Anderson. Seventh grade Ruth Williams Shirley K Heiser Janet Erick Virgil Grandy Junior Stolz Donna Bernard Hoy J Seckinger Keith McMenamy. Eighth grade Ann Zalupski. Those receiving A plus in spelling were Second grade Mary Jane Ginnan Elizabeth Roebuck Hermalen Skrotzky Jean Ann Householder Richard Romansowski Dana Miller Gregory Koons Jimmie Doane Johny Kinney. Third grade Yvonne Sharp Patsy Eisnaugle Janice Kinder. Fourth grade Linda Lee Exenhamper Shirley Davis.

Glouster J-T Jacksonville Ann Pat Anderson Bonnie Sue Jackson Jayne Ann Jarvis Grace Ann Kearns Catherine Miller Marie Pascovitch Shirley Shivers Verla Stephenson Carolyn Sue Tippie Judy Wicks Larry Bycofski Charles Collins Bill Heiser Tommy McCaskey Clyde Tippie Johny Kinney Gregory Koons Joe Paskievitch Margaret Lasko Anna Marie Lowry Nancy Johnson Ann Williams Diana Ginnan Carrol Jackson Larry Morrison Nancy Leake Jack Kempton Teresa Morrison Cary Lantz Bobby Shaw Mary Katherine Anderson Ruth Williams Shirley K. Heiser Janet Erick Virgil Grandy Junior Stolz Donna Bernard Hoy J. Seckinger Keith McMenamy Ann Zalupski Mary Jane Ginnan Elizabeth Roebuck Hermalen Skrotzky Jean Ann Householder Richard Romanowski Dana Miller Jimmie Doane Yvonne Sharp Patsy Eisnaugle Janice Kinder Linda Lee Exenhamper Shirley Davis

Trimble Sailors Report To Navy Carrier Duty

Navy assignments update from Trimble area servicemen. Billy L. Burcher, F-2c, finished boat training at Great Lakes, spent leave with parents Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Butcher, Trimble, and has been transferred to Newport Rhode Island after enlisting in June and turning 18 on October 24. Bob Thompson S-2c begins sea duty after Great Lakes training and further schooling before deployment.

Billy L. Burcher Great Lakes Naval Training Station Wilbur Butcher Trimble Great Lakes Newport Rhode Island Navy Dale Swyers Cecilia Chute Columbus Elizabeth Chute Chute Swyers Pierre South Dakota Bob Thompson Isabel Thompson Bob

War Relief Drive totals from J T Elementary Jacksonville

Report shows funds collected by grade levels at J T Elementary School Jacksonville for the National War Relief drive. Fifth and sixth grades led by Mary McCann with 5.55 dollars, first grade under Hazel Raber 5.32, seventh and eighth grades with Jessie Hill 3.75, second and third grades with Wahneta Exenkamper 2.90, and third and fourth grades with Susan Myers totaling 2.00 dollars.

Glouster J-T Jacksonville Mary McCann Hazel Raber Jessie Hill Wahneta Exenkamper Susan Myers

Local resident James Richards dies after hospital stay

James Richards of this city died in Peoples Hospital on Tuesday after being brought in for treatment Sunday. He had suffered failing health for several weeks. The body was moved to John S. Blower Funeral Home in the city today.

Glouster James Richards Peoples Hospital John S. Blower

Plans Complete For Glouster Fall Festival

Glouster schools set a Friday evening festival in the school building with an Antique Shop Lunch Booth Coke Booth Novelty Booth Turkish Tea Room Penny Pitch Baseball Throw Basketball Throw Musical Show Primary Revue and Fish Pond. The event starts at 7 pm and runs all night. One third of net receipts aid the athletic fund with the rest shared by the high and elementary schools.

Glouster

Christmas Cards To Be Sent by Club

GLOUSTER The Hollister Service Club will send Christmas cards to service members on the Hollister Honor Roll. Parents and families must provide current addresses to Mrs. Robert Cooper, Glouster RD4, at once for overseas names, and by November 20 for those in the U S camps. The Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion, meets in Legion Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m.

Glouster Hollister Service Club Hollister Robert Cooper R. D. No Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Legion Hall

The Past Matrons Club of Thea Chapter O E S Meet Friday

The Past Matrons Club of Thea Chapter O E S will meet in Masonic Hall Friday at 7 30 evening. Mrs Gertrude Pride and Mrs Mary Hawk's committee will lead the gathering. A pot luck lunch will be served after the meeting.

Birthday Club June Hashman Dorothy Staley Bonnie Mullins Lizzie Dickerson Ruth Smith Elizabeth McKee Sylvia Wallace Lillie Wallace Betty Wallace Kathleen Wallace Blanche DeLong Katie Lanning Jean Carpenter Muriel Thompson Minnie Whitmore Letha Boling Robert Wicks Glouster Thea Chapter O.E.S Masonic Hall Gertrude Pride Mary Hawk

Local Officer Promoted to Major in Belgium Duty

Word reaches Gloucester that Captain H R Heiskell was promoted to Major on October 1. He serves as executive officer with the 584th Bomber Squadron, stationed somewhere in Belgium. Major Heiskell is the son of L R Heiskell, local agent for the New York Central Railroad at Gloucester.

Glouster H. R. Heiskell 584Th Belgium Major Heiskell L. R. Heiskell New York Central R. R

Meeting Postponed by Glouster Women’s Democratic Club

The Women’s Democratic Club meeting previously set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Mrs. James Franklin’s home has been postponed to Thursday evening.

Glouster Women’s Democratic Club James Franklin

Peter son's Ointment promises quick pile relief

An advertisement claims over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile remedies and promotes Peter sons Ointment as soothing and cooling. It offers quick relief from itching with a 35 cent box or 60 cent tube with applicator and money back if not delighted.

Peterson Adv

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