War Department notices reach families of services members
War Department wires report Corporal Ernest W. Rowland 26 killed in action in Europe after last furlough in July 1943. The Rome High School graduate married to Esther Morrison and surviving parents Mr and Mrs Alva Rowland of Athens Route 4.2. The note mentions Cassino Rome and France, and a theater season ticket offer tied to local events. Other notices include Private Sedwick wounded in France and awaiting hospital care in October 1944.
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Ernest W. Rowland
War Department
Rowland
Alva Rowland
Athens
Cates
Cassino
Rome
Rowand
Germany
France
Esther
Morrison
Socen
Oy. OU
Ick
Ohio
Fort Knox
Camp Chater
Charles Watts
Rowlant
Dramatic
Alice Sherer
Eugene B. Rowland
Mastny
Navy
Arsin
Oi Lace
Son
Ewing Hall
Nev
Seawick
Mean Met
James Hill N
Bernadette
Action J
Franz Werfel
Sedwick
Sally Benson
Troy FFA Chapter Initiates Eight Greenhands
The Troy FFA Chapter initiated eight freshman boys as Greenhands, the first degree in Future Farmers of America. The new members are Glenis Boggs Billy Deter Vernon Depoy Austin Hall Benton Jones Russel Rockhold Frank Root and Harry Summerfield. Seventeen members attended the meeting and refreshments were served.
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Troy
Reunion of Brothers Gould Reported From Trine South Pacific
USMC first sergeant Hoger A Gould and his brother William A Gould T M 3 c met recently somewhere in the South Pacific, reported by their parents. The two brothers had not seen each other for days while both served overseas.
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Hoger A. Gould
USMC
William A. Gould
T. M
Trine South Pacifi
William Gould
Roger Gue
Wiliam
Chauncey
Etiam
Notowe
Brenda
Orton
Shade War Fund Basketball Game Plans Support
Shade community aims to reach its War Fund goal with a charity basketball game featuring forty two new members of the alumni and BOO squads. Cadets in Civil Air Patrol receive 200 hours training in aeronautics meteorology and flight theory with Lt. Dow and Lt. Green teaching.
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Shade
Boo
Country Club
Shenders
Raymond A. Lee
Civil Air Patrol
Army
WAC
of Stravot
Isonio University
C .Dow
CAP
D.B. Green
Flier
First Ad
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Plan Induction Ceremony For 42 CAP Cadets At Athens High
The Civil Air Patrol Cadet program readies a Tuesday night induction at Athens High School for 42 members from CAPC. New cadets include Barbara Algeo Gretchen Barstow Dorothy Bean and 39 others with officers led by Squadron Commander Don G. Bineyan and Training Sgt. Paul T. Farley guiding cadet training and examinations.
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Athens Civil Air Patrol
Athens
Athens High School
Civil Air Patrol
Barbara Algeo
Gretchen Barstow
Dorothy Bean
Ann Chanell
Phyllis Blauser
Marilyn Cov
Bill Driscoll
Esther Easterling
David Evans
Kathryn Farley
Mamie Farley
Tom Flowers
Francis
Frebault
Hubert Frebault
Ursula Green
Jane Grover
Lorris Hansen
Sallie Hawkins
Ray Kellogs
Wilson Koker
Mabel Lee
Dean Sue McPherson
John Nye
Joan Paterna
Linda Pedigo
Ben Paynter
Sara Roach
Margaret Rowland
Sue Rowland
June Schuler
Ack Stewart
Bill Warrener
Janice Wiggin
Carlos Spurback
Roger Gilkey
Kathryn Bolin
de Joris Mobler
Alfred Carpenter
Harold Wamsley
W. A. Harris
Betty
Lee McCaskill
Hattie Lu Grones
Don G. Bineyan
Paul T. Farley
Robert G. Hawk
Toy
Yaw
J. C. Haning
R. E. Langston
John Good
Delmar Lee
Don Farrow
GR. Dunfee
Jerry Quest
C.D. Ackley
L. W. Keenan
Bill Eleman
Tom Davis
Bill 8
Smiley
Jim Farley
CAP
CB. Nye
VEW To Meet Friday For Floyd Bolin Post Veterans
Members of Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Friday at 7 30 p m in the Athens Armory. Any veteran who has served outside the United States is eligible, even if still in service, and is invited. Commander C A Parker announced refreshments will follow.
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Floyd Bolin Post Veterans
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Athens
United States
Rvice
C. A. Parker
Welfare Conference in Columbus Prompts Regional Gatherings
A welfare conference scheduled for Columbus will trigger related meetings in Athens and area communities. Officials outline programs focusing on mental health, child welfare, and state recommendations as governors and agencies participate in the event.
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Columbus
Athens
haniagiiNg
Cepa
G. Sprout
Weller
Norma Jean Dry Reported In Critical Condition
Norma Jean Dry daughter of Claud Dry of 76 Shannon Ave was reported improved today at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus. She had been in critical condition after a skull bone graft operation and seven blood plasma transfusions, with eight hours of oxygen. She was seriously injured July 20 when she fell from a cliff on East Hill.
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Norma Jean Ds3yne
Claud Dry
Shannon Ave
Mt. Carmel Hosto
Pital
Columbus
Miss Dry
East Hill
Lice Eddy Dies in Rest Home at 83
Lice Eddy, 83, widow of John Eddy, Trimble, died Thursday at Fairchild Rest Home Albany Road. Survived by sister Mrs. Kate Blake of Columbus. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM Church of Christ Trimble with burial at Union Street Cemetery. Friends may visit Wallace Funeral House in Glouster.
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Eddy
John Eddy
Trimble
Fairchild Rest
Albany Road
Kate Blake
Comlumbus
Church of Christ
Union St
Wallace
Glouster
Voters in Sam Abernathy’s Store Debate Democracy
In a town gathering at the cracker-barrel in Sam Abernathy's store residents discuss voting as the bedrock of democracy. Homer Watson dodges the question about his last vote while Lamines urges the importance of casting a ballot and protecting freedoms.
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Sam Abernathy
America
Homer Watson
Homer
Sam
Lam Inesists
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