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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1940

Page

5

Forget-Me-Not Drive For War Veterans Supports DAV

Athens mayor urges public support for the Forget-Me-Not Day drive by the Disabled American Veterans of World War. Athens High School girls will wear the slogan Wear a Forget-Me-Not and help sell flowers in the streets. The drive by Conrath Bean Chapter 37 DAV funds rehabilitation and hospital care for war time disabled veterans and dependents.

Cliff Cornell Athens Cornell DAV Conrath Bean Chapter

Veterans of Foreign Wars to Hold Meeting Tonight

A special VFW meeting is called for 7 30 this evening in the club rooms at the Armory. Commander M C Morrison announced the session will address several important matters and refreshments will be served.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Armory M. C. Morrison

Revival at Pilgrim Holiness Church Carbondale

An old fashioned revival is held at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Carbondale on Route 56. Preaching is by Rev. Harry Wickerson and Rev. Ray Pid cock with nightly services and singing featured.

Carbondale Pilgrim Holiness Church Route 56 Harry Wickerson Ray Pidcock

Local Men of Battery C 134th F A at Camp Shelby Await New Quarters

The Messenger reports 75 Athens men of Battery C 134th Field Artillery at Camp Shelby Mississippi live in pyramid tents with wooden floors and will soon move to built up tents with white tile bath houses and modern kitchens. They describe daily schedules, meals, training, and upgrades in sanitation and billets, and note reassignment of officers while urging letters from home.

Athens 134Th Field Artillery National Guard Camp Shelby Miss Bow Bee Meith wVapt M Carmichael C. K. McKinstry Battery Street Battalion Keith de- Voe Ohio State

Meigs County Men Enter Navy Service

Vernon Allen Jones of Syracuse and Harvey W. Hoffner of Pomeroy enlisted as apprentice seamen in the U S Navy at Cincinnati recruiting station. W H Byers, petty officer in charge at Athens, announced. They will go to Great Lakes Illinois for five weeks of preliminary training.

Vernon Allen Jones H. C. Jones Syracuse Harvey W. Hoffner C. M. Hoffner Pomeroy U. S. Navy Cincinnati W. H. Byers Athens Great Lakes Ill

Bobcat Football Rally Prepares Athens For Cleveland Trip

Hundreds of Ohio University students gathered at the Student Center at 8 this morning to cheer the Bobcat football team before its departure for Cleveland for the Western Reserve game. Pep talks were given by Coach Don Peden, Dean Laurence W. Lange, Bandmaster Curtis W. Janssen, and Varsity President Charles Blickensderfer. The band marched from Memorial Auditorium to the Student Center, and later plans called for more than 300 students and the band to depart by train at 5:30 tomorrow morning, with 600 student tickets and 350 non student tickets already sold.

Ohio University Bobcat Cleveland Western Reserve Don Peden Laurence W. Lange Curtis W. Janssen Charles Blickensderfer University Memorial Auditorium E. Union St University Terrace Park Place Court St W. Union

Ohio University Chief Attends Chicago NA S U Session

Dr James G James president of Ohio University will attend the 45th annual National Association of State Universities meeting in Chicago today and Saturday as secretary treasurer. He serves on the accrediting agencies and student group life committees and is a representative to the American Council on Education.

Herman G. James Ohio University Chicago National Association of State Universities James Association American Council On Education

Dedication Planned for Marietta Hospital Addition

The Shelby Memorial Addition to Marietta Osteopathic Hospital will be dedicated at 2 30 Sunday afternoon with a bronze plaque unveiling and Rev G E Bartlett delivering an address. The addition raises capacity to 50 beds and adds an operating room office nurses room bath waiting room and dining room. The Ladies Auxiliary will lead a reception and guide the public through the new addition from 2 to 4 30 p m.

Shelby Memorial Marietta Osteopathic Hospital G. E. Bartlett

Three Attend Meeting of State Jaycee Board

James Scriven E Paul Cotton and Floyd Wolfe of the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce attended an all day meeting of the state board of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce in Columbus. The gathering drew about 250 Jaycee presidents and local committee chairs. Principal speaker was Claris Adams president of the Ohio State Life Insurance Co and Columbus Community Fund drive chairman.

James Scriven E. Paul Cotton Floyd Wolfe Athens

Information Session on Crop Loans by Athens County Supervisor

Clarence Fealty field supervisor for Athens County will hold a loan information session on emergency crop and feed loans at the Athens extension office on the second floor of the Post Office Building from 9 30 to 10 30 a m on Wednesday Nov 13. People wishing to confer with him should be at the office at that time. William Roy Lewis 27 of Craston NC was arrested in McArthur by state patrolmen for driving a car bought in Bristol Tenn with Virginia plates. He was arraigned before Mayor Collins on a fictitious license charge, fined $10 and costs and will serve the fine in the Vin ton County jail.

Tom Winning Emmett Ross Pete Wilkens War Department Clarence Fealty Athens County Athens William Roy Lewis Craston N. C McArthur Bristol

Texans Across Counties Take Nine Month County Tour

A note on Texas has 254 counties and visiting a new county each day would take about nine months to cover them all.

Texas

Ohio tests set for public welfare jobs statewide

Miss Gertrude Jones and Carl W. Smith of the State Civil Service Commission announced a December examination schedule for positions in the Divisions of Public Assistance and Aid for the Aged. Tests will be held in Athens Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Mansfield and Toledo with a December 3 application deadline. Applications are available at county auditor offices state employment offices aid for the aged county subdivision managers and the Civil Service Commission in Columbus.

Gertrude Jones Carl W. Smith State Civil Service Commission of Ohio Public Assistance State Department of Public Welfare Athens Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Mansfield Toledo the Aid For the State Civil Service Commission

Bixby Outlines Federal Prison Reform Efforts

Dr. F Lovell Bixby Chillicothe warden outlines seven federal penal institutions aimed at individualization and rehabilitation. The system emphasizes personal attention recreation education and work, with a central idea that a prisoner is punished for punishment not punished. Psi Chi sponsored the talk at Ohio University Fine Arts Auditorium.

F. Lovell Bixby Federal Reformatory Chillicothe Ohio University Cording Bixby Alcatraz Springfield Washington, D. C Dr. Bixby Psi Chi Psychology Society

Immunization Schedule Extended to School Areas

The smallpox and diphtheria immunization program run by the Athens City County Health Department will extend next week to Jacksonville Trimble Old Floodwood Connett Deanville Kimberly and Oak Grove on Tuesday. Buchtel New Floodwood East Clayton and Happy Hollow on Thursday.

Athens City- County

Health certificates issued for Athens County food handlers

Public health requirements completed certificates for Athens County food handlers are ready for pick up at the Athens City County Health Department offices announced today at the office.

Athens County Athens City County

Not So Among You Sermon At Athens Church

The Christian Church in Athens will host morning worship at 10 15 with Rev I J Cahill preaching on Not So Among You The choir will perform the anthem Keep His Commandments featuring Marilyn Porter in the soprano solo A pot luck supper for members and friends is set for Friday at 6 pm.

Christian Church Athens I. J. Cahill Marilyn Porter

Charles Noland Dies At Home In Marietta

Charles W. Noland aged 52 of Marietta died at his home at 1 a m after a two month health decline. He was a former oil and contracting business man and was well known in Athens County. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm at Constitution Methodist Church.

Charles W. Noland Mareetta Noland Athens County Constitution Methodist Church

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