Wade Wade Detained After Shootout in Orbiston Case
Wade, pursued for multiple robberies after escaping custody last June, was shot five times during a raid at the home of Jonah Price near Orbiston. Fingerprints from milk bottles linked Wade to the Orbiston store robbery. Wade died en route to his mother’s home in Buchtel with funeral set for Tuesday at Buchtel Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Athens
Bateman
Joyce
Sugar Creek
Priser
Sohn
Wayside Inn
Jonah Price
Wade
Incida Tha Anan Wen
J. M. Kratzer
Kenneth Duling
Richard Queen
Athens County
Harry A. Mettler
State Reformatory
Floyd Duffy
Hocking County
John Maurer
Orbiston
Ohio Bureau of Identification
Duffy
Alice Keeney
Luther
Buchtel Methodist Church
Whitmore
Cash today at City Loan
A granite cutter needed urgent cash to take his wife to the hospital and settle a car balance. On the same day each month he makes timely payments, earns discounts, and reduces his loan, with offices nationwide including Athens Ohio.
Rome Canaan Schools Plan Autumn Carnival
Rome Canaan High School announced its annual autumn carnival to be held Oct. 28 at the high school in Stewart with Professor Minnie of Athens telling fortunes and a student program. Doors open at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome-Canaan
Mary Agnes Copeland
William Chesser
Betty Marshall
Jean Poston
Paul Dye
Martha King
Estella Seaman
Helen Jeffers
Meryle Vernon
Maxine West
Virginia Reuter
Agatha Hart
Mary Munn
Fannie King
Lucy Sutton
Margaret J. Laverty
C. W. Hayes
J. G. Russell
F. R. Dorr
G. G. Gaul
C. F. McBee
Arrest on Route 50 Alternate Leads to License Plate Transfer Fine
State Highway Patrol arrested Carlos V. Croston age 23 of Sharpsburg on Route 50 Alternate. Mayor Clark of Amesville fined Croston five dollars and costs for transfer of license plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos V. Croston
Sharpsburg
Clark
Amesville
Tank unit sergeant Williams stationed in Tennessee maneuvers
In Tank Unit Sergeant Williams formerly of Albany is serving with a U. S. Tank Battalion on maneuvers in Tennessee. Williams has eight months in the U. S. Army. His wife resides in Albany.
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Sergeant Williams
Albany
Tennessee
John Lewis Sees Athens Stop En Route to Washington
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America visited Athens for a brief stop on Saturday. He lunched at Hotel Berry during a trip from Cincinnati where the UMWA held its national convention en route to Washington.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Athens
Hotel Berry
Washington
Cincinnati
UMWA
Claretta Buckley Dies At Torch Sunday Night
Claretta Buckley aged 73 died at her daughter’s home in Torch Sunday night after eight months of illness. She was born at Eden a lifelong member of the Eden AB Church. Survived by husband Lee of Torch three daughters Mrs Gladwell Mrs Jessie Sounds of Coolville and Mrs Hazel Cole of Marion and four sons Laud Sac City Howard Norwalk Lawrence and Everett Little Hocking. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at White's Chapel Church with burial in adjoining cemetery.
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Coolville
Claretta Buckley
Goldie Gladwell
Torch
Eden
Eden A. B. Church
Lee
Gladwell
Jessie Sounds
Hazel Cole
Marion
Laud
Sac City
Iowa
Howard
Norwalk
Vesta Tabler Dies After Long Illness
Vesta Mae Tabler age 44 of Lathrop died Sunday morning after a 15 year illness. Survived by husband Ward Tabler a miner at Black Diamond Mine two sons Leroy and Willard of Lathrop her parents Mr and Mrs John Hill Rendville three brothers Elmer Herman and Walter Hill Rendville and two sisters Mrs Helen Adams Canton and Mrs Lula Craig Zanesville. Funeral services Tuesday at two o'clock at Mt Hermon Church with burial in Mt Hermon Cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill. The Rev Isaac Kennedy to conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesta Mae Tabler
Lathrop
Ward Tabler
Black Diamond Mine
Leroy
Willard
John Hill
Rendville
Elmer
Herman
Walter Hill
Helen Adams
Canton
Lula Craig
Zanesville
Gingham and Overalls Planned for 4-H Club Meeting
Athens County Senior 4 H Club will meet at the Athens Grange Hall Wednesday night October 21 at 8 oclock. Girls in gingham and boys in overalls will attend. Folk games square dances and refreshments are planned. High school graduates invited. Rural Life Class members at Ohio University taught by Dr E A Taylor will be guests announced by John Sheridan club president.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Ohio University
E. A. Taylor
John Sheridan
A Message to Every Driver from Rubber Director
A wartime public notice urges motorists to conserve rubber. Drive only when necessary and keep speed under 35 miles an hour. Maintain proper tire inflation, have tires inspected regularly, and share your car to reduce consumption.
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M. Jeffers
Clover Farmers of Division Meet Here
About 150 Clover Farm store owners and wives attended the Tenth Anniversary War Time Conference at Hotel Berry in Southeast Ohio. The event featured classes, a general assembly, and a banquet with Col J M Churchill delivering the main address. A Ten Year Club recognized longtime members, with certificates awarded to twenty store owners and firms.
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Clover Farm
Southeast Ohio
Hotel Berry
Office of Defense Transportation
R. C. Hess
F. J. Beasley Co
Arthur D. Kasler
E. State St
Athens
al Bechtel
C. T. Cisco
A. E. Staley Mfg. Co
M. E. Bechler
Deshler Broom Co
Deshler, Nebr
J. R. Boswell
Procter and Gamble
Bert Evans
Clover Farr
J. F. Endres
National
E. L. Platz
Northern Paper Mills
Green Bay
Wis
Grant A. Mason
Ohio University
H. H. Hague
General Assembly
Carl Beasley
Don Irons
Rupbert (Twink) Starr
Ohio University Rptc
Col. J. M. Churchill
Ohio University Rotc
New
Mr. Mason
Ralph Williams
E. F. Stedwill
J. A. Isselstein
C. E. McCafferty
Driver Fined After Route 78 Head-On Crash
Burt W. Lenigar of Richmond Indiana was fined $25 and costs after a reckless driving charge resulting from a Sunday morning head-on collision with Ray C. Bittner of Lansing. No injuries reported.
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State Highway Patrol
Burt W. Lenigar
Richmond
Ind
Thomas Williams
Glouster
Lenigar
Ray C. Bittner
Lansing
Deer Crosses Road Near Albany Spooks Driver
Theo Hines of Zanesville reported seeing a full grown doe step onto the road toward Alpeny near Pagetown around 9:30 this morning. The deer blocked the lane as Hines slowed for about 200 feet, then leaped a fence and vanished into the woods.
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Theo Hines
Zanesville
Alpeny
Pagetown
Hines
Missing Craft Hunter Second Lieut Lawrence Hunter
Second Lieut Lawrence Hunter age 27 son of Mr and Mrs Clark Hunter of New Marshfield is missing in an overdue aircraft. Rapid City Air Base sent a telegram to his parents. He attended Parks Air College and Ohio University before joining Athens Flooring Co. in Athens. His brother George is in the Army and was transferred from Keesler Field. Parents seek Red Cross help to locate him.
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Lawrence Hunter
Clark Hunter
New Marshfield
Rapid City
S. D
Hunter
Ohio University
Athens Flooring Co
Athens
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Juty
George Hunter
Army
Keesler Field
Red Cross
Lawrence
Army seeks chaplains across denominations for 1943
Brig Gen Arnold, chief of chaplains, reports 537 clergy needed in this area by Jan 1 1943 and 1200 nationwide before the new year. Quotas exceed current appointments, with oversubscriptions among Protestant Episcopal Presbyterian US Lutheran Missouri Synod and Unitarian. Applications for ordained ministers accepted. all must be commissioned as first lieutenants with rapid promotion for proven efficiency.
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Columbus
William R. Arnold
United States Army
Albert L. Evans
Fifth Service Command
Protestant Episcopal
Presbyterian
U. S
Lutheran
Missouri Synod
Unitarian
Evans
Gen
Arnold
Bezdek Infant Dies In Hospital
Laurel Bezdek four month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Hubert Bezdek Athens Route 4 died Sunday afternoon in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by grandparents Mr and Mrs Pyle East Palestine and Mr and Mrs Bezdek Chagrin Falls. Funeral at home tonight eight o'clock with Rev Frank Donaldson in charge. Friends may call at Jagers Funeral Home until seven this evening. Burial in East Palestine following funeral march tomorrow morning.
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Laurel Bezdek
Hubert Bezdek
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pyle
East Palestine
Bezdek
Chagrin Falls
Frank Donaldson
Jagers
East
Palestine
Walton League Fish Fry Set for Next Sunday
Athens Izaak Walton League chapter will host a fish fry at the cabin in Waterloo Township next Sunday evening. Menu includes pike bread and butter beans and coffee for members families and prospective members. Tickets are sold by William Billy Williams and Harry Dalton. Chapter meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Fire Emperums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton League
Waterloo Township
William
Billy) Williams
Harry Dalton
Draft Board Explains Married Men and Draft Calls
Athens County Selective Service Board explains why some married men are called for examination and induction in November and December. The notice outlines rules on quotas, marriage timing after registration, and the government’s evolving directives guiding local boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office
Athens County Selective Service Board No. 1
Athens City Hall
Washington
Mayor Fines trio for intoxication plea
Mayor Franz L. Woodworth fined Carlos Sams aged 45 of Athens R D 4 Howard Guess 26 of Granville Ave and Raymond Foreman 47 of 167 Mill St five dollars plus costs each after they pleaded guilty to intoxication charges.
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Carlos Sams
Athens R. D
Howard Guess
Granville Ave
Raymond Foreman
Mill St
Franz L. Woodworth
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Ystone
Fatmore Cranberries
Rome
Green Mountain
Sgt
Boyd Williams
Albany Grange
Amy Grange
Sam Scott
Proam
God Bless America
Lee Elliott
Mr. Miller
Etta Miller
Mabel Carbaugh
Lucille Wingett
Mildred Scott
Thora Belle Enlow
Martha Chase
Si Allen
Haning
John Lewis
Vesta Tabler
Gingham
Clover Farmers OF Division
Walton League
St. Joseph
the Security Bank
Gola
Plains Pta
Nurito
United States Defense Bonds
Athens County Savings and Loan Co
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
Joe
Michigan
Brenda
Bill
San Diego
Uncle Sam
Scrown Cola UG Pet
Nehi Bottling Company
Middleport, Ohio
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