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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1941

Page

5

Athens Urged to Keep Cars at Home for Education Meet

The Athens community was asked to park cars off streets Thursday and Friday as teachers from 11 counties arrive for the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting. Police Chief J B Grogan and university officials arrange parking near Ohio Stadium with bus shuttles, while locals are urged to keep garages open and deliveries提前.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Southeastern Ohio Education Association Memorial Auditorium J. B. Grogan B. T. Grover University Grogan

Leonard Smith Promoted to Corporal at Fort Bragg

Leonard W. Smith, son of Mr and Mrs L H Smith of 110 Morris Ave, is promoted from private first class to Corporal at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Officials cite attention to duty and soldierly qualities as the basis for the promotion.

Leonard W. Smith L. H. Smith Morris Ave Fort Bragg N. C Corporal Smith

Local Union 1205 will meet in Millfield Saturday

Local 1205 UMWA holds its monthly meeting on Saturday October 25 at 1 PM at the regular Millfield meeting place. A CIO convention report from Youngstown and a hospital report will be given. President William Ginnan and Secretary Herman Theisen Jr. preside.

Union UMWA Millfield CIO Youngstown William Ginnan Herman Theisen, Jr

Hitler critic Erika Mann to speak at Ohio U convocation

Erika Mann writer actress and daughter of Thomas Mann will speak at Ohio University tomorrow at 9 40 morning on Searchlight Through the Blackout. She has written School for Barbarians The Lights Go Down and with Klaus co authored Escape to Life and The Other Germany. Her work condemns Hitlerism and she is now in voluntary exile from Germany awaiting U S citizenship likely in 1942.

Erika Mann Thomas Mann Ohio University Miss Mann Klaus Germany Max Reinhardt America Europe London

Gifts of City Fill One Third of Chest

The Community Chest stands at 3386.07 dollars with 6613.93 needed to reach 10000 as of noon October 22, 1941. Chairman Frank Phillips and captains Earl Beckley and Cliff Cornell praised progress amid prior rain and clashes with other events. The list lists firms and individuals donating at least 25 dollars and many with average gifts of one dollar, including Logan's Book News, Wyckoff's Beauty Shop, and Colonial Finance among others.

Community Chest Treasury Frank Phillips Earl Beckley Cliff Cornell Nan Ann & Nbmak Logan's Wyckoff's Beauty Shop County Extension Office Carpenter Hardware Co Walker’s Grocery Ohio Food Market Varsity Rose Beauty Salon Davis Lunch Hope Dairy Schuster & Son Dowler & Ferguson Power & Perry Mutual The Security Savings Bank

Two Youths Enlisted for Navy Service

E S Lashmett announced that Junior Griff Archer of Pomeroy and Rankin Gerald Brunton of Glouster have enlisted in the Naval Reserve. Archer, 19, is the son of Griff M Archer of Route 2 Pomeroy. Brunton, 23, is the son of Mr and Mrs James Brunton of Route 1 Glouster. They are at Great Lakes Ill for primary training before active sea duty or transfer to a Naval Trade School.

E. S. Lashmett United States Navy Griff Archer Pomeroy Rankin Gerald Brunton Glouster Naval Reserve Archer Griff M. Archer Brunton James Brunton Ohio University Great Lakes Ill Naval Trade School

Presbyterian Dinner Postponed Two Weeks

The potluck dinner of Athens Presbyterian Church parents and teachers, set for Friday Oct 24, is postponed to Friday Nov 7 at 6 pm. Rededication of the Sunday School rooms will occur Sunday Nov 9 at 9 am with Church School members meeting in the main auditorium.

Athens Presbyterian Church

Athens seniors see This Amazing America film at school

Students of Athens Senior High School were entertained yesterday by a technicolor movie titled This Amazing America presented under the auspices of Greyhound Bus Co. The program offered a vivid glimpse at American life for local youth.

Athens America Greyhound Bus Co

Nazi executes sixteen in Berlin Bolshevist group

Dispatches report in Bucharest that sixteen members of an alleged Bolshevist terrorist cell were executed at Chisinau. The text notes improved glass cooking utensils arose from research while seeking better telescope mirrors.

Berlin DNB Bucharest Chisinau

County Physicians Invited to Postgraduate Lecture Day

Physicians from 11 neighboring counties will attend a postgraduate lecture day at McConnelsville High School Auditorium on Wednesday Nov 5 as part of a five year program. Speakers include Dr Charles W Pavey Dr James G Kramer Dr Arnold F Sydow Dr C C Sherburne and Dr William B Bean with topics on new drugs burns diet and care.

McConnelsville High School Athens Fairfield Guernsey Licking Meigs Monroe Morgan Muskingum Noble Perry Washington C. E.northrup Morgan County Medical Society Ohio State Medical Association Ohio Charles W. Pavey Columbus Ohio State University College of Medicine James G. Kramer Akron Children's St. Thomas Hospitals Arnold F. Sydow Cleveland St. Luke's Hospital C. C. Sherburne Columbus Academy of Medicine William B. Bean Cincinnati University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Local Hospital Briefs In Glouster And Athens Area

At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Lucille Grubb underwent an emergency appendectomy Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Thelma Bobo was admitted Monday night for medical observation. Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Niggemeyer of Guysville Route 2 are the parents of a daughter born this morning.

Lucille Grubb Main St Glouster Sheltering Arms Hospital Thelma Bobo Athens Delmar Niggemeyer Guysville

Federal admissions tax outlined for events and amusements

The 1941 revenue act imposes a one cent tax on every 10 cents of admission charges and applies to all paid, free, and reduced-rate entries. Exemptions are not allowed for charities. Returns are due by the end of the month following the taxed period. Penalties include 5 percent tax plus 6 percent interest, up to 25 percent. Estimates suggest high proceeds from slot machines in Jackson and Vinton Counties.

Seaway CCC Collector of Internal Revenue Athens Jackson Vinton McNeal

Athens students to decorate store windows for Halloween

Fifteen to sixteen windows in Athens will showcase soap sketch designs by third through sixth grade pupils from city schools and University Elementary Training School. The event, part of Kiwanis Halloween festivities, runs Friday with judging between 3 and 4 pm.

Athens University Elementary Training School F. J. Taylor Kiwanis Club Junior Chamber of Commerce

Shafer Leaves Hospital After Columbus Treatment

Mr. C. D. Shafer president of The C. D. Shafer Co. of Athens is back home in Nelsonville after a stay at St. Anthony Hospital in Columbus for treatment.

C. D. Shafer C. D. Shafer Co Athens Nelsonville St. Anthony Hospital Columbus

Navy School on Pacific Like a Vacation to Him

Joseph Jackson Williams, a Navy enlistee since June 16, 1941, attends a Signal Corps School in San Diego California. He praises the station climate scenery and the chance to study typing radio and signaling with a possible radio rating. His Athens parents are Mr and Mrs Herman Williams of 3915 N Court St. in Athens.

Navy School Pacific Joseph Jackson Williams United States Navy Signal Corps San Diego Cal Athens Williams Herman Williams N. Court St Uncle Sam California

Mrs Dinsmoor Dies After Long Illness at 71

Imogene Dinsmoor 71 died at her home south of Athens after a long illness. Born November 27 1869 in Shade she lived there all her life. She married Samuel I Dinsmoor in 1895. he died six years ago. Survived by four children Faye Graves Frieda Hollingsworth Ralph and Floyd Dinsmoor and seven grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 at the home with burial in Haning Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.

Imogene Dinsmoor Athens Mrs. Dinsmoor Shade David and Cordelia Reeves Samuel I. Dinsmoor Ross Eugene Carolyn Bernice Hollingsworth Dorothy Dinsmoor Haning

Pitt Coach To Speak Friday At Education Meeting

Dr. H. C. Carlson head basketball coach and health service director at the University of Pittsburgh will headline the Health and Physical Education section at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting in Athens. The talk, Friday at 2 p m in the Athens High School Little Theater, will feature a School Health Policy address by Prof. Bird of Ohio University, photos from the Ohio University Long Island University game at Madison Square Garden, and a modern dance demonstration for high school girls by Miss Esther Blackburn and Miss Alice Marting. Larry Lackey will preside.

H. C. Carlson University of Pittsburgh Southeastern Ohio Education Association Carlson Athens High School Co. Co. Bird Department of Physical Welfare Ohio University Ohio University-Long Island University Madison Square Garden Esther Blackburn Alice Marting Ohio University Department of Physical Welfare Larry Lackey

Doanville Man Fined for Intoxication in City Court

Robert McNeal, 49, of Doanville, pleaded guilty to intoxication at arraignment before Mayor Cliff Cornell on Wednesday morning. He was fined $25 and costs. Mayor Cornell noted prior intoxication arrests. The arrest occurred Tuesday night on N Court St by city police.

Robert McNeal Doanville Cliff Cornell Cornell N. Court St

Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claims Bile Flow Boost

An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as the remedy to stimulate liver bile flow. It promises two pints of bile daily to prevent decayed food, gas, constipation, and a sour mood, urging readers to buy the 10¢ and 25¢ packages.

Carter

Doctors Warn Constipated Folks About Lazy Liver

Ohio Doctor Dr. F. M. Edwards offered Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets to ease constipation and improve liver bile secretion aiding digestion. Sold by druggists for 30 cents.

Ohio F. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards Al&o

Republicans To Meet In Hotel Berry Tonight

A gathering of Athens County Republican Executive Committee members and Central Committee members is called by J. W. Wilson for Friday night at 7 30 in Hotel Berry. All Republican municipal and township candidates are invited and a buffet supper will follow.

Athens County Republican Executive Committees J. W. Wilson Hotel Berry

Smith Buys Sinclair Agency in Mansfield

George L. Smith of Mansfield buys the Sinclair Refining Co. agency from D. W. Roads. Smith, tied to Sinclair Refining Co. for 11 years, will live with Mrs. Smith and family at 307 East State Street. The Smiths include two sons aged 8 and 5.

George L. Smith Mansfield Sinclair Refining Co D. W. Roads Mr. Smith Smith E. State St

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