Enlistments Reported From Athens County Boards
Athens County boards announce lists of men accepted for Army service after final exams in Columbus. Names span Athens Trimble and Dover townships with 55 furloughed for two weeks before duties at Fort Hayes. Nelsonville board lists 102 registrants including 76 selectees and 26 enlistments from area. transfers noted and 55 furloughed men recalled to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Army
Nelsonville
Selective Service Group
Columbus
Athens County Board No. 1
Trimble
Dover Townships
Athens County
Selective Service Board No. 2
American Legion
Crsenenter civ
Mawintwnntea
Nhs Faw
Dovemly
Chestnut St
Thomas Windle Higgins
Poplar St
John Vincent Brown
Fairview St
Harry Elliott
Jackson St
Carlyle Rodney Mender
Galvin Wesley Britain Ray
Adams St
William Harry Wolfe
High St
John E. Fellem
Les Kenneth Farmer
New Marshfield
James Hiram Smith
Pratts Fork
Pearl Alonzo Clark
Mineral
Gerald Hansel Driggs
Sharpsburg
Thomas Davis
Buchtel
Orin Covert
Lyman Vermont Bower
Lawrence Raymond Niggemeyer
Guysville
Noel Francis Lowry
Ralph Delbert Stone
Hod Gill
Alfred Gregg
William David Martin
Fred Miller
Coolville
John Halliday
Glouster
Rex Alvin Smith
Amesville
Edward Sir Foster
John Sheldon Thomas
Doanville
Thomas Elden Thomas
Clarence Kenneth Dishong
Nelsonville Rt
Wade Kenneth Storer
Stewart
Wade William Sidders
Samuel Morris McClellan
Athens, Rt
John Oscar Barnes
Athens Rt
Pearl Lloyd Cline
Albany
Wayne Richard Gilliand
John Lewis Slater
James Walter Holland
Carbondale
Argyle Smith
Local Board
Canton
John Lenart
Nelsonville Rt. 2
Columbus Board
Athens County Local Board No. 2
Robert Leroy Morris
James Call, Jr
Max Leroy Adkins
Meredith Elwood Awe
Albert Earl Evans
Pierce Roy Baird
Guy Edward Dishong
Don Shirley
Foster M. Pierce
Shade
Raymond Howard Brooks
Richard Weber Wilson
Emmett Foster Hartley
James Frederick Kinnison
Kenneth Davis
John Richard Carr
Carl Foster Starlin
Walter James Lang, Jr
Deanville
Eugene Arthur Klinebrier
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
John James Dies in Hospital Athens
John James age 73 of Athens Route 1 near Hebbardsville died at 5 20 this morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital after several weeks illness. He lived with sister Eliza Akers since 1917 and was born in Vinton County. He worked at Carbondale Mine and belonged to the Athens Red Men Lodge. He leaves a niece Mrs William Taylor of Columbus. Funeral Friday at Asbury Methodist Church at two conducted by Rev William Brown. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home after Thursday noon.
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John James
Athens
Hebbardsville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Eliza Akers
Mr. James
Vinton County
Asbury
Kansas
William and
Eliza Morgan James
Carbondale
Athens Red Men's Lodge
Akers
William Taylor
Columbus
Asbury Methodist Church
William Brown
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Kohr Dies in Plane Crash In Puerto Rico
Major Roland M. Kohr 47 of Middletown Ohio died Oct 1 in a United States Army transport plane crash in the mountains northwest of Coamo Puerto Rico. He was chief chemist at the American Rolling Mill Middletown before joining the service July 9 1942. He leaves widow Mildred and two sons Buddy 11 Leon 8.
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Roland M. Kohr
United States Army
Puerto Rico
Elmer Brandeberry
Coalville
Kohr
Middletown
Coamo
Army
East Works
Mildred Brandeberry Kohr
Buddy
Leon
Mary A Root Dies Tuesday at 88 in Athens
Mrs Mary Ann Root 88 died after a two year illness at her daughter in law s home 63 Stimson Ave Athens She born in Allegheny County PA lived in Athens 27 years She was Methodist Church member and in Home Department and Woman s Relief Corps She leaves grandson Dewey Root and great grandson Bill Root Funeral Thursday 1 30 pm at 63 Stimson Ave and 3 pm at Haga Church Rev E A Frown to officiate Burial at cemetery adjoining Haga Church Call at Mrs Alex Root s home after seven tonight.
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Mary Ann Root
Alex Root
Stimson Ave
Root
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Athens
First Methodist Church
Home Department
Church
Woman's Relief Corps
Dewey Root
Bill Root
Camp Belvoir
Haga
E. A. Frown
Nelsonville Co. wins $213.50 in suit against Birch Hollow Coal
In Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge O F Rowland orders the Nelsonville Electric and Manufacturing Company to recover 213 dollars and 50 cents from Timothy Mitchel and others doing business as Birch Hollow Coal Company.
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Nelsonville Electric and Manufacturing Co
Timothy Mitchel
Birch Hollow Coal Co
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Wood Family Sees Son Promote to Corporal Rank
Mr and Mrs Charles Wood of 72 W Union Sr report their son Charles F Wood has been promoted to corporal He is currently convalescing from appendicitis in a hospital at Fort Myers Va
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Charles Wood
W. Union Sr
Charlies F. Wood
Fort Myers
Carroll Alcott To Speak In Athens Monday Night
Carroll D. Alcott WLW radio's Far Eastern authority will address Athens High School next Monday night October 12 at 8 o'clock. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the USO. Co chairs Miss Ethel Beekman and Miss Myrta Ashworth lead arrangements.
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Carroll D. Alcott
WLW
Far Eastern Authority
Athens High School
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club
USO
Ethel Beekman
Myrta Ashworth
Alcott
Japan
Des Moines
Iowa
China
Tokyo
Screening Test To Be Held Thursday In Nelsonville
Selective Service Board No. 2 schedules a screening test at 9 a.m. Thursday Oct. 8 in the American Legion building Nelsonville. Registrants notified include Colbert Guess Dresher Lattimer Wright McCray Ray Hannahs Cox Barrows Gibson etc with addresses across Nelsonville Athens Coolville Stewart Amesville Guysville and nearby towns.
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Nelsonville
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2
American Legion
Charles A. Colbert
William Henry Guess
Walnut St
Vern Dresher
Kontner
Ralph Lattimer
Charles Boyd Wright
Adams St
Carl Francis McCray
High St
Chester Allen Ray
John Wesley Keplar
Gerald Richard Hannahs
College Ave
Merrill Cox
W. Columbus St
Paul Wesley Barrows
Madison St
Edward Parr Gibson
Jackson St
Stanley Joseph Ruscoe
W. Washington St
Archie Ray Dailey
Donald Doodridge Dickson
Albany
Lewis E. Ogg
Stewart
Vancil H. May
Theodore Emery Deeter
Coolville
Clarence Castle
James Edward Carsey
New Marshfield
Leonard W. Prater
Carbondale
Edmond Lloyd Barrows
Athens
Clemist Leeroy Pidcock
Charles Bryan Ackley
Guysville
Roscoe French Simmons
James Arthur Frost
Frank Butcher
Leonard Arthur Smith
Amesville
Howard W. Murphy
Carlos Edward Bretz
Wade Atlee Richardson
George Thomas Dailey
Earl Dwight McKinley
Donley Clifton Shanks
William Rexford Armstrong
Sharpsburg
Walter Wend
Roy Olivier Slaughter
Joseph Mihalek
Belford Edward Burgess
Buchtel
David Wayne Wingett
Pratts Fork
Willie M. Pancake
Doanville
Roads to Plant Open for Defense Routes to Point Pleasant
State Highway Department announces keeping all state routes to Point Pleasant as priority routes this winter for defense workers. Plan outlines include cinders and 24 hour snow removal with weather and road condition reports throughout the day and night. Cinders contracted and calcium treated to prevent skidding on curves and hills. Local crew ordered to prepare equipment for emergencies between Athens and Point Pleasant.
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Point Pleasant
State
Athens
Court dismisses Rus sell and Wheaton cases for want of prosecution
The court action of Charles Rus sell as receiver of Francis Le moine against the Black Belt Min ing Co was dismissed at the plaintiff’s cost for want of prosecution. A separate case of Fred S. Wheaton against Francis Lemoine was also dismissed for want of prosecution.
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Charles Russell
Francis Lemoine
Black Belt Mining Co
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Fred S. Wheaton
OU Graduate Is Wounded in World War II Service
Capt. Fred J. Frazer 22 from Bellefontaine Ohio, an Ohio University graduate and Phi Delta Theta leader, was wounded in action and is hospitalized in Pearl Harbor after serving in the Atlantic and then the Solomons. Parents Mr and Mrs D M Frazer informed. He was recently promoted from first lieutenant.
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Fred J. Frazer
Bellefontaine
Ohio University
Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor
D. M. Frazer
Frazer
Atlantic
Solomons
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Torch
Samuel Six Dies at His Columbus Home
Samuel Wesley Six 76 of 105 Eldon Ave. Columbus dies Monday night. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday Glenwood Methodist Church officiated by Rev. J. B. Shelhans. Burial Sunset Cemetery. He operated a Hilltop grocery 45 years, retired five years ago. Native of Athens, lived in Columbus 50 years. Survived by three daughters Mrs. J. H. Cassell, Mrs. R. W. Kimes, Mrs. C. R. Hoffert. a brother William Six Mr. Sterling. five grandchildren.
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Columbus
Samuel Wesley
Eldon Ave
Hilltop
Glenwood Methodist Church
J. B. Shelhans
Sunset Cemetery
Glenwood Church
Athens
J. H. Cassell
R. W. Kimes
C. R. Hoffert
William Six
Sterling
Driver Fined S10 for Reckless Route 59 Route Near Hebbardsville
Marion D. Markin age 23 of Marion was fined 10 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth in Athens for reckless operation of his automobile on Route 59 near Hebbardsville by the State Highway Patrol.
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Hebbardsville
State Highway Patrol
Marion D. Markin
Marion
Franz Woodworth
Athens
Bescoe Chosen For Training To Be Officer
Sgt. George W. Bescoe of Nelsonville enters the Army Administration School at Gainesville Florida as part of the first officer candidate class. One hundred seventy five men in the class will be commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants after completing the three month course. The campus based program trains administrators for the Army with strict admission standards and a curriculum split between general military administration and branch specific work.
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George W. Bescoe
Washington St
Nelsonville
Army Administration School
Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Adjutant General’s Department
Army
John E Blake dies in Weston West Virginia hospital
John E Blake 81 died in a Weston West Virginia hospital. He was a former Athens and Vinton County schoolteacher who practiced law in West Virginia and served as Vinton County prosecuting attorney. He never married. Funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Coe Funeral Home Albany with burial in Hebbardsville.
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T. W. Coe
Albany
John E. Blake
Weston W. Va
Blake
Athens
Vinton
West Virginia
Vinton County
Coe Funeral Home
Hebbardsville
Grim in U.S. Army Air Forces radio school
Pvt. James B. Grim of Pratts Fork is stationed at the Sioux Falls South Dakota air forces training camp. He attends the new school focusing on radio mechanics and operators.
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James B. Grim
George L. Grim
Pratts Fork
U. S. Army Air Forces School
Sioux Falls
S. D
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Woodland Ave
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N. Congress St
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Race St
Fred Lion
Kempton
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Wade Wilson Burk
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Hoyt Samuel Williams
Ralph Eugene Dunfee
Elmer Foughty
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James Or Ma McCoy
Frank Shumway
Millfield
Earl Leroy Gibbs
Morris Ave
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Clouster
Henry Munn
Richland Ave
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Charles Markins
Don Carlos Strawn
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Ernest Louis Evans
Howard Leroy McCune
Edwin Albert Lecoy
E. Mulberry
Belford Beethan Nelson
Elmwood Drive
Elza Clinton Richardson
Louis Thompson Sanders
Ridgeley
W. Va
Louis Aaron Seidenfeld
Murray City
Glouster, Chauncey
Amos Clifford Lenigar
N. College St
George Hill Carsey
John Levandoski
Carlos Alfred Matthews, Jr
W. State St
Howard Willis Stephenson
Howard Nd, Jr
W. Mulberry
William Henry Petitt
Warren Grant Bennett
John David Lowe
Socrates James Parkis
W. Union St
Melvin Russell Conway
FE. J. Bateman
Bernard Thomas Linton
Robert Lynn Bumgardner
Terrace St
Earl Benjamin Raybould
W. Franklin St
Charles Eugene Kerr
Kantner
Leroy Edward Bond
Charles Jennings Linton
Edwards St
John Chapman Rider
Fayette St
Bill Eugene Traugh
Nelson
Dorothy Crowder
Los Angeles
Stalingrad
E. Stanley Haller
Mary A. Root
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