Athens County Urges Sixth War Loan Bond Drive
The Athens Messenger reports a $1,645,000 Athens County quota for the Sixth War Loan starting November 20 and ending December 16. Individual buyers face $761,000 while corporate buyers are allotted $884,000. The drive promotes Series E Savings Bonds and urges every resident to participate as a sales agent or purchaser, emphasizing the Knock-Out Blow slogan and long term savings for education or retirement.
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National Treasury
Athens County
Dior
Treasury
Athens
James H. Keller Addresses Athens Eagles Event
James H. Keller, deputy grandworthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, spoke at Athens Aerie Sunday afternoon November 12 at 2 o’clock as part of the observance of the organization’s anniversary. New members will be initiated during the ceremony.
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James H. Keller
Me. Kelner
Columbus
Order of Eagles
E Tver
Athens
Arsenic and Old Lace at OU Theater Tonight and Saturday
University Theater presents Arsenic and Old Lace in Ewing Auditorium Friday and Saturday at 8 p m. The Joseph Kesserling comedy features Martha Brewster and Abbie Brewster and a cast including Hattie Lu Stones Corrine Van Dame and Irving Lippe. Director Christopher Lane and Alicia Masterny stage the production with 135 sponsor tickets sold and university patrons attending.
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Unitrsity Theater
Joseph Kesserling
Ewing Auditorium
Martha Brewster
Hattie Lu Stones
Dow Ht Stones
Elmwood Place
Abbie Brewster
Corrine van Dame
Spenatzo
Hosking
Flaine Harper
Sheila Graham
Mosimer Brewster
Gramatice
Uni- Isversity Theater
Plan Carnival Pledges Support at Athens Armory
Pledges of Sans Souel sponsor a carnival at the Athens Armory on Saturday night from 7:30 to 11:00 PM featuring dancing carnival games fortune telling and refreshments.
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Plan Carnival
Sans Souel
Athens Armory
Fragmented Sun Neav Note Yields Sparse Details
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an event titled Sun Neav and includes unclear names and dates, offering only fragmentary clues without full context or identifiable actions.
Sportsmen To Weigh In On Athens County Fishing Laws
Athens County Conservation Committee Chairman Henry Bolin chairs a November 14 meeting at the Athens County Courthouse to gather ideas on current fishing regulations ahead of a statewide public hearing. Don Waters notes sessions will be held across the state and urges participation by sportsmen groups farm organizations and individuals. A second meeting is planned after year’s start with officers elected and a representative chosen to attend the Columbus hearing.
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Athens County’ Conservation Committee
Athens “County
Henry Bolin
C. H. Moore
Columbus
Sie
Don Waters
Division of Conservation and Nature Resource
Bolin
County Conservation Committee
Church Service at Good Shepherd Opens Sunday Morning
Morning prayer and sermon will be conducted at the Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday at 11 o'clock. The service will be led by Kenneth C. Orwiler and Raymond Ashby of Epiphany Church Nelsonville.
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Good Shepherd Church
Church of the Good Shepherd
Kenneth C. Orwiler
Raymond Ashby
Epiphany Church
Nelsonville
Legion Dance to Feature Band and Fiddlers at Armistice Event
The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion plans an Armistice Day dance at Hotel Ferry Saturday night with a 3-piece band and two square dance fiddlers. Dancing begins at 8:30 in two ballrooms, offering modern and square dancing, plus a three-act floor show. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the gateway to Ohio University campus.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Hotel Ferry
Legion ‘Cers
Legionnaires
Ohio University
Road Blocked Six Hours By Wreckage On Route Seven
A truck carrying 20 tons of steel sheeting crashed on Route 7 a mile north of Colville this morning. Howard Dettenbaugh 32 of Toronto Ont drove the truck and semi trailer. the rig jackknifed after failing to ascend a hill at about 3 a m. The truck shed nearly ten tons of steel on the road and turned half its load. Dettenbaugh was en route to a Wellston factory. state patrolmen reported.
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Colville
Howard Dettenbaugh
Toronto
Deffenbaug
Wellston
Mechem Reelected State Senator With 12 003 Vote Margin
Mechem reelected Tuesday as state senator from the Athens District, winning by a 12 003 vote majority over Democratic opponent Herbert Smith. County totals show Mechem leading in Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Morgan and nearby areas, with overall totals Mechem 40 870 and Smith 28 867.
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Stanley Mechem
Athleith
Herbert Smith
Marietta
Athens
Fairfield
Smith
Hocking
Morgan
Community meetings in Athens County schedule detailed
The schedule lists talks at Coolville High School and New Williamsburg School with times in the afternoon and evening starting Monday December 13, plus a lecture by John Slipher of Ohio State University on profitable agriculture for Southeastern Ohio.
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Athens’ County
Coolvile High
Athens “Grange Halle & mm
New Siarahveldigh
John Slipher
Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio
Stolen Car Found Wrecked on Lower Plains Road
Police Chief J B Grogan reported the vehicle stolen from Millview Inn where Douglas is employed. The car was found wrecked on Lower Plains Road this morning after being reported stolen last night.
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Lower Plains Road
J.B. Grogan
Millview Inn
Douglas
Ted Scott Killed Over Adriatic Sea October 20
Sgt. Theodore R. Scott an aerial engineer gunner on a B 24 Liberator was killed in action over the Adriatic Sea on Oct 20 his wife Mrs Bertha Scott of Stewart has been notified by the War Department Scott trained at Keesler Field Miss Laredo Texas and Pueblo Colo he and Mrs Scott married in 1836 prior to service in June 1943 he worked for Ohio Fuel Gas Co at Stewart he was a member of Savannah Lodge No 468 Guysville he is survived by his wife his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Scott Racine and two brothers John Scott Minersville and George Scott Logan
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Theodore R. Scott
Adriatic Sea
Bertha Scott
Stewart
War Department
Scott
Keesler Field
Miss
Laredo
Texas
Pueblo
Colo
John Baily
Minersville
Sergeant Scott
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Savanah Lodge No
Guysville
Earl Scott
Racine
John Scott
George Scott
Logan
Night Flights Turn Fort District Fortified
Fragmented OCR text hints at fortresses and night flights over a district with scattered names and places. The readable snippets mention Nelsonville Go A eet tet and Athene sean of Go A eet tet, plus weather and sewers. The passage is garbled and lacks a clear narrative or outcome.
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Ceres Smsbonvie
Nelsonville
Anarthaty Willan
Clouse
Athene
Sean
Alport
Esas
Guy
UV Members Hold Thursday Meeting at American Legion Hall
UV members met Thursday evening for a regular business session at the American Legion Hall presided by Mrs. Sarah Seiple. Officers to be elected in December. Christmas dinner planned for December 14. committees formed for duties and fundraising contributions discussed.
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American Legion Hall
Sarah Seiple
National War Fund
Iso
Young People To Sing At Christian Church
The Young People choir from five counties will rehearse at First Christian Church in Atheny Sunday at 6 30 PM. Magan Courtney directs the singing as the group gathers in the balcony. The convention opens at 4 PM with speakers from Canton and the Ohio Christian Missionary Society invited to attend.
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Atheny
Courtney
PH. Welshimer
First” Christian Church
Canton
Gaines M. Cook
Ohio Christ Am Missionary Society
Coach Gilmore Speaks At AHS Rally For Game
Athena High School hosts a pep meeting as Coach Sherman Gilmore addresses students before the Knight's Athens-Logan game. The Athens High School Band, under Karl Witzler, performs Sons of the Slack and Red, the Alma Mater, Poratello, and Loyalty. Cheering closes the program led by the AHS cheer squad.
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Sherman Gilmore
Athena High
Knight
Athens High School
Karl Witzler
AHS
Child Burns in Fire At Home In The Plains
A child suffering burns was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital after clothing caught fire at home in The Plains. The Courthouse will be closed on Saturday November 1 for Armistice Day observances.
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Somron Kolalick
Ge Sour
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Plains
Mushroom Puffball Idolizes Bedf ord Cook's Steak Quest
Mrs. C. J. Albrecht of Bedford searches for a steak dish to pair with the giant puffball fruit shown above. The puffball, measuring 38 inches in circumference, is described as enormous and compared to a large apple as she seeks a real American meal using the fungus.
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C. J. Albrecht
Bedford
One Woman to Another Uses Wire Shaker for Soap Bits
Mrs Phil Hess of Hooper Street uses a wire mesh soap dish with a fasten-down lid and long handle to whisk suds from odd soap bits. When flakes run low the Hess family reuses the shaker to salvage soap. Children Furless, Virginia, Leland, Phil, Zane, Joyce, and Donny are part of the household. Where can you get one of these shakers.
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Wwe
Asxen
Phil Hess
Hooper’ St
Hess
Hess Family, Are Furless
Virginia
Leland
Phil Zane
Joyce
Donny
Kappa Phi Hosts Speaker at First Methodist Church
Mrs Katherine McAfee Parker of Hanover College will speak at the Kappa Phi Council meeting in Baldwin Kane. She will present on Wear Your Own Hat at the vespers program Sunday evening November 12 at 6 15 in the First Methodist Church. Also attending are her sister Mildred McAfee Waves lieutenant commander and many student groups invited. A coffee hour will follow. Fort Ben ling resident Lowenio Tribe spent 10 days with his parents in Athens Route 5. Other visitors included P V Coe and Dorothy Pencil from Albany Miss Nettie Kenney Mrs Louise Coon and Elaine Tribe. Tribe returned to Fort Ben ling Wednesday.
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Katherine McAfee Parker Teturer
Ational Kappa Phi
Baldwin, Kane
Athens
Phi
Kappa Phi
Parker
First Methodist Church
Lowen Io
Fort Benling
George Tribe
Route 5
Mother's Circle Meets at Clarence Allen Home
Mother's Circle gathered Wednesday at 106 Maplewood Drive for a recipe exchange and read an article by Dorothy Thompson on The Mental and Moral Life of the American Child. Prizes awarded to Beatrice Peebles J W Ashton Gwen Tolson and Fred White. refreshments served by the hostess assisted by Roger Allen.
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Allen
Clarence Allen
Maplewood Drive
James Seward
Dorothy ‘Thompson
Beatrice Peebles
J. W. Ashton
Gwen Tolson
Fred White
Roger Allen
Sayre Study Club Hosts Gilkey Home Event
Sayre study club met Tuesday evening at 18 Morris Ave with Mrs. Grant Ilkey and Mrs. A E Wagner. They discussed Russia and Stalin, voted to donate 5 to the National War Fund, and elected Mrs A F Jeutter and Miss Mina Fry to represent the club at the City Federation meeting.
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de Sayre Penny Carole
Grant Ilkey
Morris Ave
A. E. Wagner
Russia
Joe Stalin
National War Fund
John R. Sprague
A. F. Jeutter
Mina Fry
City Federation
Club Calendar Friday Meeting and Music Night
Current Events Club meets Friday evening at 7 30 at 16 N May Ave home of Mrs B A Renkenberger. Music night led by Mrs W D Hill. U S Daughters of 1812 meet with Mrs J R Harvey on West State Street Friday at 7 30 p m.
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B. A. Renkenberger
May Ave
W.D. Hill
U.S. Daughters of 1812
J. R. Harvey
W. State St
Pam
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