Bronze Star for six in France uncoupling artillery trailer
Pvt. Harry E. Lee of Albany C. is among six Army men awarded the Bronze Star for risking their lives to uncouple an artillery trailer and move it to safety as exploding ammunition threatened a burning vehicle in France. The action occurred August 13 during a drive across France with the Sth Armored Division.
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France
Harry E. Lee
Albany
Lunsford E. Oliver
Lee
Guy Lee
5Th Armored Division
Ohio to distribute funds to counties for highways
Final distribution of the 1943 motor fuel funds will be made to Ohio municipal and county governments for road maintenance. Dylon W. Wallace reports the total of 1,747,821.04 will fund roads across many counties with allocations to counties and townships, per state law.
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H. G. Sours
Dylon W. Wallace
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
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Theares
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Four WAC applicants Injured in Car Crash Near Canal Winchester Pike
Miss Ethel Slager 22 and Miss Carrie Augustine 20, WAC applicants from Athens, were bruised and shocked when the Army staff car they rode in skidded, turned over, and slid from Canal Winchester Pike. Pvt. Betty Baher 21 and Cpl. Lorain Turner 20, also WAC members, were injured. They were taken to Fort Hayes Hospital.
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Carrie Augustine
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Athens
Columbus
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Fort Hayes
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Elks District Meet to Be Presided by Chairman Allstoc
Chairman Dr Allstoc of the Central Ohio District of the Elks will preside over a Sunday meeting in Athens with 14 lodges represented. A business session is set for the Athens Lodge Hall, followed by a dinner and floor show at the County Club for members and their ladies.
Higher returns per acre urged for postwar farm efficiency
Ohio State University expert John Slipher addresses Athens County Community Institutes on postwar farm strategy urging higher output per acre and lower cost per unit. He lists four key production factors water soil organic matter tillage and nutrients, stressing water conservation via contour farming terracing and diversions. Featured notes include soil and crop rankings and naval training context mentioning Sweet Clover and timothy among cover crops.
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Ohio State Universi
Athens County
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Robert Duane Bell
Grinree
W. S. Bell
Timothy
Naval
Grea
Siinher
Lakes
Dies Thursday G C Rowland at 77 in Athens County
George C. Rowland age 77 of Union died Thursday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a weeklong illness. He was born in Washington County and lived in Chesterhill Logan before moving to Athens County. He worked as field foreman for Buckeye Pipe Line Co until retirement 12 years ago. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge New Lexington and Odd Fellows. Survived by wife Bertha T Rowland two sons Glen C Rowland Ashland KY Thomas G Rowland Toledo Master Sgt Ray P Rowland in England Robert C Rowland Charleston WV Pvt Fred B Rowland Camp Joseph Robinson ARK three daughters Carol Rowland Daugherty South Bloomingville Loise R Geiger Logan Helen Stengerink Toledo one sister eight grandchildren. A daughter Leah A Rowland preceded him in death. Funeral Monday at 1 pm Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home conducted by Rev M T McDonald with burial in Logan. Friends may call Sunday or Monday.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Washington County
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Ashland
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Toledo
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Charleston
W. Va
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Joseph Robinson
Arks
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Stengerink
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Dowler_ and Ferguson Funeral Home
M. T. McDonald
Ohio To Honor Own Division In War Drive
Ohio announces War Loan drive honoring the Buckeye Infantry Division. Major General Robert S. Beightler to chair the campaign with a $713,000,000 bond quota spanning Nov 1 to Dec 16. Division veterans include multiple Medal of Honor and other decorations. 15 000 men with extensive combat service in Pacific theatres.
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Guysville
Route 1
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Veeran
Guadalcanal
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Hill 260
Robert JB
Ohio
Robert S. Beightler
Buckeye Infantry
New Georgia
Frank Petrarca
Cleveland
Rodger Young
Clyde
Beightler
Pacific
John Morrison Printer Dies at McArthur Home
John Morrison a printer for six years died at his McArthur home on Wednesday night. He worked for The Athens Messenger in Athens and Portmouth and was a charter member of the Athens Typographical Union No. 482. For 28 years he served at the Republican Tribune in McArthur. He leaves wife Emma Salters Morrison two sons Fred of Athens and Emmett of Gallipolis a daughter Mrs Nellie Penn at home five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be Sunday at two o clock at the linker Funeral Home McArthur.
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Sixteen Messenger Carriers Honor Roll in Athens
Athens lists sixteen Messenger carriers on this week s Honor Roll with the top names including ily Drisen Tom Dower Vereoe Donald Doukas Dave Agen Gary Ripley Dickie Stewinstey esse earth Heinenry over Giaey Ronsia Ridenour and fob Armbruster Manning This irregular OCR excerpt notes multiple students honored for consecutive weeks with varied spellings.
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Tom Dower
Ail Vereoe
Donald Doukas
Dave Agen
Gary Ripley
Dickie Stewinstey
Esse Earth
Heinenry
Giaey
Ronsia Ridenour
Ob Armbruster Foe Manning
Abraham siblings enter service and defense work
Two days after reaching eligibility she reported at Hunter College New York on November 2 her brother Charles Abraham reported for induction the same day another brother James serves in the Army in France. Miss Abraham graduated from Athens High School in 1942 and worked in a defense plant at Patterson Field Dayton.
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New York
Charles Abraham
James
France
Miss Abraham
Athens High School
Patterson Field
Dayton
Local Service Members in Wartime Updates and Losses
Telegram confirms Pte Edward McPherson arrived at hospital in France after being shot in the neck on July 24. Pfc Delmar Gillette reports joining the invasion forces after seven weeks without word. Letters tell of mud and endurance as families await news from sons serving in Europe and England, including England based Paratroops and RAF trainees at Keesler Field.
Use of Poison To Kill Rats Is Explained
Mr John Hamlet of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service outlines rat control methods in Athens County demonstrations. Four steps include pre baiting with several baits, placing bait behind stores in covered runways, switching bait type from available grain, and timing after pre baiting to use the poison where most bait was taken.
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John Hamlet
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Athens County
Hamlet
Canadian banks barred from real estate lending
A historical note states banks in Canada are not permitted to loan money on real estate. The rule restricts financing tied to property, affecting developers and buyers seeking mortgage credit.
Refugee Professor to Speak at Athens Thanksgiving
Ohio University Campus Pensions Council announces Thanksgiving Service in Music Hall Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. Speaker is Dr Frederick Lehner, a refugee professor from the University of Vienna now teaching French at Institute of West Virginia in Institute, W. Va. He and his wife fled Hitler’s regime with possessions seized, later aided to the United States. They will be guests of Boyd Hall students and guests at the Thanksgiving dinner.
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Athens
John Clark Wounded In Action In Italy
Mr and Mrs W F Clark of 25 Brown Ave received a War Department telegram declaring their son Private John A M Clark age 26 infantryman wounded seriously in action in Italy on Oct 28 He entered service May 21 1942 training at Camp Shelby Shreveport Fort Dix and Camp Young then served overseas from December 1943 arriving in North Africa and proceeding to Italy Before service he was a store manager for C H Mead Coal Co at UV W Va His parents later moved to Athens from East G
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