Wildes Retires After 35 Years With B and O
William D. Wildes of 139 Grosvenor Street retires as car inspector in the Athens yards of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad after 35 years in that role. He began railroad work in Athens in 1901 with the Hocking Valley Railway, living most of his life in Athens County and near Factory as a youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Wildes
Grosvenor St
Athens
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Wildest
Hocking Valley Railway
Mr. Wildes
Athens County
OU Technician Sid Spiegel Found Dead on Rail Tracks
Sidney Spiegel of Ohio University military staff was found dead on Baltimore and Ohio tracks between Wolfe Street and University Terrace about 6 30 this morning. Police say evidence indicates he was struck by a westbound passenger train. Spiegel, 34, lived with his wife Bessie Cheyuitz at 1 Park Place in Cleveland. He had married less than two weeks earlier and had been at the university about 16 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Spiegel
Ohio University
Baltimore & Ohio
Wolfe St
University Terrace
J. B. Grogan
Spiegel
Jess Tham
Bessie Cheyfitz
Cleveland
Park Place
Grogan
Bronx
Cheyuitz
Our Men in Service Returnees and Assignments
Six area men return from overseas duty with 30 to 99 months abroad, from Pvt. Charles A. Rupe to Pic. Elias W. Dafee, with furloughs and reception center at Camp Atterbury. Others report arrivals in England, South Pacific, and Great Lakes, plus seven men transferred to Camp Blanding for training. Also noted are Lt. Dearth in the South Pacific and SGT James W. Rickey processing in Miami Beach for reassignment, plus Poches earning the Bronze Star and CIB, and Baldy promoted to major in Italy with Ohio University ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Service Forces
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Chares A. Rupe
RFC
Nelsonville
Clyde E. Davis
RFD
Dexter
Elias W. Dafee
Athens
Raymond Clark
Coolville
Delbert Guess
Mary St. Athens
Charles E. Sheridan
Camp Attersbury
Ind
Camp Atterbury
Camp Blanding
Fla
Thomas E. Brammer
Harvey H. Brammer
the Plains
Charles H. Cox
Ralph 8. Cox
Darrel E. Cozart
Sanford WW. Cozart
Frost
Elmer C. Finlaw, Jr
Elmer C. Finlaw
Harrisonville
Clarence C. Meek
Wilma ‘J. Meek
Gerald E. Thomas
Virgie L. Thomas
Harold W. Thomas
Joseph MN. Thomas
Miss Finsterwald Rites Held Thursday
Funeral services for Miss Kathry n Elizabeth Finsterwald were held Thursday at the First Methodist Church in Athens. The Rev. Kellogg officiated with burial in W. Union Street Cemetery. Mrs. Kathryn King, of 544 Richardson Ave., received a letter from her husband, Orville King, promoted from private to sergeant in Germany. Rogers L. Williams celebrated his nineteenth birthday on a nine day furlough spent with his parents in Athens Route 4. He joined the Army Air Corps over a year ago, now at an air service command station in England. 2nd Lt. James R. Williams, husband of Helen Williams of Athens, recently completed orientation for combat in France, prior student at Ohio University. 3T-5 George J. Evans, engineer, returned to the U.S. aboard the Thistle after 19 months overseas. being treated at Stark General Hospital in Charleston. Walker L. Norman, 21, Hockingport, graduated from torpedo man training at Great Lakes. He was selected for specialized training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Shields
Moore General Hospital
Swan‘annon
N. C
Delbert EF. Shields
Merchant Marine Corps
Nettie Shields
Athens
Roscoe Shields
Robert Shields
U. S. Army
Camp Hale
Sergeant Shields
South Pacific
Delbert Shields
France
New York
Chief Shields
Guam
California
Naval Hospital
Kate Guess
Fifth Army
Italy
Paul A. Baldy
Rendville
894Th
Baldy
Ohio University
Palestine
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Army
Mary A Baldy
Francis
Navy
Fort Riley
Kans
Tech
iChester L. Riley
394Th Field Artillery
Miss Kath
Riley Ryn Elizabeth Fini
White Cross
Columbus
Ralph A. Gabriel
Camp Roberts
Calif
U. S
294Th Field Artillery
Hart Naval Training Center
Madge Riley
Kellogg
Burial Lakes
Brown Ave
W. Union St
Hocking
Kathryn King
Richland Ave
Orville King
Germany
King
R. H. “King
Albany
Pfe
Roger L. Williams
Louis Williams
Athens Route 4
Army Air Corps
Norfolk
AIR Service Command
England
James R. Williams
Helen M. Williams
Washington St
States
America
Occupied
Europe
Army Air Forces
George J. Evans
The
Engineers
Thistle
Africa
Stark General Hospital
Charleston
S. C
Logan
Walker L. Norman
Hockingport
Great Lakes
Norma Voris Death From Motorcycle Crash Injuries
Mrs Norma Voris 29 of Logan died at 2 45 this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens from injuries suffered Saturday when she and her husband were forced off Route 33 north of Logan while on a motorcycle. She is survived by her husband William and her foster parents Mr and Mrs F B Moore 303 Lincoln Ave Logan. Funeral arrangements not completed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Voris
Logan
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Route 33
Soot Fire Extinguished At Shafer Street Home
Firefighters were called to 29 N. Shafer Street to extinguish soot in a chimney that caught fire. The blaze was put out quickly with no damage reported and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Hamer
N. Shafer St
Wrire
School Spirit Promoted by AHS Art Club
The Athens High School Commercial Art Club enters its second year with 12 members including Knoll Dupler and Barbara Algeo. The group plans projects for Fire Prevention Day, maintains a campus bulletin board, and features a 10 finot thermometer tallying football wins with smiley faces and losses with frowns. Sponsor Miss Ethel Woolf leads the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Art Club of
Athens High School
Knoll
Dupler
Barbara Algeo
Lois Hansen
Ann Channell
Joanne Walker
Esther Easterling
Jane Reeder
Michael Swyers
Frances Gibson
Jacquelyn Smith
Kathleen McAfee
Margaret Williams
Ethel Woolf
Local a Athens sees frost as thermometer dips to 35
Weather observer Mrs C N France reports a chilly night in Athens with a low of 35 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 73 while this morning the reading rose to 70 before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Avon Place Assessments Still Owed for Street Improvement
Property owners in Avon Place East Athens have one more week to pay for last summer’s street work. Few payments reached City Treasurer J. S. Sherrard at Athens National Bank in three weeks. Unpaid assessments will be certified to the Athens County treasurer to be collected with interest over ten years. Mary Davis and Emory Johnson were fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz Woodworth. Athens Grange will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Grange Hall for third and fourth degree conferrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Place
Athens
J. S. Sherrard
Athens National Bank
Athens County
Mary Davis
Millfield
Emory Johnson
W. Washington St
Franz Woodworth
Racine Chaplain Keeps Faith With Fighting Men in Pacific
Chaplain Gilbert J. Spencer of Racine Ohio serves with a line regiment of the First Cavalry Division in the Pacific. He notes a rising need for worship amid brutal combat and says religion grows among young soldiers under fire. Spencer recalls a harrowing Admiralty Islands action and how services are brought to troops near the lines. The article also touches on milk marketing issues in Athens County and a state insurance certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Gilbert J. Spencer
Racine
First Cavalry Division
Spencer
Washington
War Food Administration
Athens Milk Sales Co., Inc
Athens
Marietta Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc
Marietta
Sciata Milk Producers Association of
Portsmouth
Huntington Interstate Milk Producters Association of Huntington
Wva
WFA
Gallipolis
Athens County
Ashland
Huntington
Parkershtre
W. Va
Ironton
Ohio
Sciote
Admiralty Islands
Camimand
T Ias
Fort Bliss
Texas
Chaplains’ School
Harvard University
Tour of Putnam Hall for University Elementary guests
University Elementary School staff and student teachers hosted an open house for Dr. Marie Quick and Dr. Wilour Yauch. Guests toured Putnam Hall from the office of Dr. Edith Beecher to rooms and facilities, ending in the auditorium with marigolds, autumn leaves, and bittersweet centerpiece. Margaret Thompson and Dorothy O'Donnell served refreshments. Janet Wilson and Clara DeLand coordinated arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Marie Quick
Wilour Yauch
Putnam Hall
Edith Beecher
Margaret Thompson
Dorothy O'Donnell
Janet Wilson
Clara DeLand
George Bernard Rites To Be Held Saturday
George Bernard age 64 farmer died at Guysville Sunday evening after a two year illness. Survived by wife Sara Paylor Bernard six sons Harvey Miami sburg Arnold Coolville R D Vern serving with the Army in France Herman at home Jack Army New York Robert Navy California two daughters Althea Whaley Barnsville Gertrude Morgan Akron three brothers John Millersburg Clarence Jacksonville Aaron Gloucester one son Ernest preceded him. Funeral at home Lovelock Saturday Central War Time. White Funeral Home visitation Thursday evening and residence. Burial Maplewood Cemetery near Gloucester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard
Guysville
Sara Paylor Bernard
Harvey
Miamisburg
Arnold
Coolville
R.D
Vern
France
Herman
Jack
New York
Robert
Navy
California
Althea Whaley
Barnsville
Gertrude Morgan
Akron
John
Millersburg
Clarence
Jacksonville
Aaron
Glouster
Ernest
Lovelock
Maplewood Cemetery
Major operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Nellie G Noble 83 Grosvenor St Mrs Charlotte Southerton 283 E State St and Mrs Emma Bennett 15 Montrose Ave underwent major operations today. To be discharged today were Mrs Mary Laziman and son Hooper St Mrs Lucy Steinmeyer and daughter New Marshfield Mrs Russell Hiles 44 Hudson Ave Mrs Harold Henry Amesville Mrs Edna Hoke Logan Route 4 and Mrs Shirley Street 235 W Franklin Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie G. Noble
Grosvenor St
Charlotte Southerton
E. State St
Emma Bennett
Montrose Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Laziman
Hooper St
Lucy Steinmeyer
New Marshfield
Russell Hiles
Hudson Ave
Harold Henry
Amesville
Edna Hoke
Logan
Shirley Street
W. Franklin
Nelsonville
Tanner Paroled In Bond With Ohio Penitentiary Background
Tanner Is Paroled, previously sentenced in Athens County on burglary charges and assigned to the Ohio Penitentiary, granted a parole effective March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Tanner
Ohio Penitentiary
Athens County
Junior Army on Duty In Paper Collection
The Athens High School Junior Army organized a paper collection drive with about two hundred freshmen and sophomores canvassing houses in their assigned “call.” Afternoon trucks would transport the gathered paper to Athens Junk Co. A Masons meeting at Masonic Temple was announced with Degree work and visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Athens Junk Co
Athens
Masonic Temple
Court St
Eugene R. Jacoby
St Joseph Aspirin Promises Fast Cold Relief
An old fashioned ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as prepared to relieve colds and achy muscles and sore throat. Mentions the product as the world’s largest seller at 10 cents and a Big 100 tablet size for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Ady
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Quickly
Advertisements claim poor digestion causes headaches and fatigue and promise Carter's Little Liver Pills will increase bile flow within 30 minutes. The copy urges use after Nature's order, at drugstores for 16 cents and 25 4 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Carter
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Athens Messenger
Start
Saa O
Wildes
OU Military
Paul Willard
Frank Willard
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
J. Spencer Dearth
Lieutenant Dearth
I. E. Fairchild
Pfc
Raymond E. Fairchild
Miami Beach
James W. Rickey
Richard W. Baughman
Robert KE. Cleland
Harry 2. Johnson
Kenneth DB. Russell
Pomeroy
U. S. Naval Training Center
Ill
Alexander Poches
Poches
Anna Phillips
T. Cpl
Walter Poches
North Africa
Sicily
Finsterwald
Rugby Knitting Mills, Inc
Beckley's
AHS Art Club
Member
Federal Reserve System
McKee Drug Co
Stani
McKee
Grange
Grange Hall
Keystone Custodian Funds
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline
WEA
Pacific
State of
Ghia
NEW England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Transnet
J. Roth Crabbe
Tanner
Ssaq Finance Corporation
Banal Hattery
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ing
N. Court St
A&p
South America
Shermer
Rick Ang
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