Present Arms War Bond Show opens at New Marshfield
The Ohio University produced war bond show Present Arms directed by Mir Charles Watts and featuring 24 cast members opens tonight at New Marshfield high school auditorium as part of the Sixth War Loan Drive. It tours Athens County towns with songs, dance, and audience participation.
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Athens Messengerees
Neat New Marshfield
Ohio University
The
McBee Co
New Marshfield
Athens County
Miles Hoon
Waterloo Township
Mir Charles Watts
Dramate Arts
Watts
Plan To Take Farm Census Plans for 1945 enumerator drive
Plans are being made for the federal Agricultural Census to be taken early in 1945. Applications for enumerator appointments should be sent immediately to C. Drumheller, Bureau of Census, Room 401, Court House, Portsmouth, Ohio. A three day training school will be held in the county seat town after enough applications are received, to instruct in census taking. Enumerators will be assigned territories as near home as possible, with gas allowances. Athens received the season's first snowfall today with a high of 46 yesterday and a low of 27 last night per weather observer Mrs. C. N. France. By late morning today the mercury was 42.
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Drumheller
Bureau of Census
Court House
Portsmouth
Ohio
Athens
C. N. France
Mercury
Cannon
Albert
Cleveland
Athens service notes honor and overseas duty details
Cpl Paul E James son of N W James Millfield is in the medical section of a Troop Carrier Force decorated with the Distinguished Unit Citation for enemy action. He left for overseas in December 1942 and has won five bronze campaign stars for Egyptian Syrian Tunis Sicilian Italian and Western Europe campaigns. Seaman Woodrow Barnes of Albany recently returned to San Bruno after two weeks with family. Second Lt William J Anderson of Torch Ohio, 20, flew home via Air Transport Command and earned the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross after B 24 combat in China. Ensign Frederick Parker, 25, Athens Route 1, a Kingman Army Air Field graduate, entered service Sept 15 1943.
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Paul E. James
N. W. James
Millfield
James
Tunis
Europe
U.S
Paul L. Willams
Schuler
USNR
Morris Aves
Athens
Sintense
Bothi Torpedo Mota
Mi Torpedo
Cruse
Dante 'Im Wolfsea
Woodrow Barnes
San Bruno
Calif
Albany
Knara James Parker
D.C. Parker
RR. No.4
Kingman Army ‘Air Field
Kingman
Arizona
Athens High School
Girl Scouts Active Here in Athens Troops Report
Girl Scout troops in Athens report community projects and skill sessions. Troop 4 seals envelopes for tuberculosis control and sends Christmas aids to Fletcher Hospital. Troop 3 learns Morse code and a history talk. Troop 5 hosts Book Week with a Camp Totan hike and book party for Troops 5 and 6. Troop 7 at Children's Home makes scrapbooks for Sheltering Arms Hospital. Troop 2 focuses on organization while Brownies from multiple schools prepare hospital paper bags and Thanksgiving programs.
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Athens
Fletcher Hospital
Troon
Totan
Sheltering Arms Hospital
New Marshfield
Leader-Cornell
Central
West Side
East Side
Students Buy Bonds at Athens Junior High in War Drive
Students at Athens Junior High report bond and stamp sales reaching 5496.45 with a Jeep goal met and an additional 3000 target for a grasshopper airplane also achieved. Central Grade School totals reach 262.20 as students fund weapons like a 30 caliber machine gun and two sub machine guns, while the Central bond booth operates Mondays for war savings purchases.
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Athens
Jean Baird
Zo Baird
Barbara Allen
Change Arrangements For Oliver Funeral
Chauncey services for James Oliver will be held at 1st Church at ten o clock Saturday morning instead of Church of Christ. Charles Derry age 47 of Jacksonville pleaded guilty to intoxication before May 9. Franz Woodworth fined $5 and costs.
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Chauncey
James Oliver
Chauncey Meth
Woopworth
Charles Derry
Har- Church of Christ
S. Tate
Deadline Set for ASTRP Units Training Program
Fort Hayes Columbus announces December 31 deadline for Army Specializes Training Reserve Program enrollments. ASTRP provides six months of training at a major university with most expenses covered by the government. Eligible seniors due to graduate by March 1 1945 and under 18 and eight months, or graduates not older than seven years eight months, may apply at eight universities including Ohio University Ohio State Purdue Indiana Kentucky Rose Polytechnic Institute.
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Ventee
Army
Fort Hayes
Columbus
ASTRD
ASTRP
Ohio University
Ohio State
Dayton
Purdue
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Rose Polytechnic Institute
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Buchtel
Shade
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the Plains
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Dean E. A. Hansen
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Ments
Elsie Glover
Elks Memorial Service
Arthur Natona
Athens Elks Lodge
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Daniel Saltzberg
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Eddie’ Pappas
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Maine
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Nan)ead MIX
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Stack
Post Office
Birds Eye
Oliver
Keystone Milk
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Iar
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Steed
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