Thursday Night Deadline for Absent Voters Ballots
Athens County elections officials set 6 30 pm Thursday as the final time to obtain absent voters ballots for the November 3 general election. Disabled voters may request ballots with medical certification. service members’ ballots are accepted until polls close. Hazel Coon notes prior confusion at the board office and warns no mail or in person release after the deadline.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Hazel Coon
Election Board
John E. Sweeney
Navy
Coon
Sweeney
Army Nurse Corps
Navy Nurse Corps
Women’s Navy Reserve
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Pierces Transferred in World War II Moves
PFC Don Pierce moves from Patterson Field Dayton to an Ogden Utah air depot while Pvt Everett Pierce transfers from Camp Lee Virginia to Camp Barkley Texas. They are sons of Mrs. Charles A. Pierce of Athens. Five Cleveland prisoners escape Warrensville Workhouse by sliding down a chimney after removing clamps from a second floor corridor window.
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Don Pierce
Patterson Field
Dayton
Ogden
Utah
Everett Pierce
Camp Lee
Camp Barkley
Texas
Charles A. Pierce
Cleveland
Warrensville
Three Are Fined in Athens Police Court
James Patton aged 19 of Cleveland and John Patton aged 21 of 68 N Congress St were fined 10 dollars plus costs each after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Franz L Woodworth. John Patton was fined an extra 25 dollars and costs for resisting arrest. The pair were central figures in a Court St disturbance Friday night.
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James Patton
Cleveland
John Patton
N. Congress Sr
Franz L. Woodworth
Woodworth
Sugar for Bees This Winter Urged by Extension Agent
Granulated sugar is available for beekeepers to feed bees this winter. Ross Wright, county extension agent, says many colonies did not produce enough honey this summer and urges inspection for sufficient supplies. Feed before cold weather. obtain sugar through local rationing boards. Formula: two parts sugar to one part water. optional tartaric acid to prevent crystallization. Use a gallon can with holes over the frame to deliver syrup slowly.
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Ross Wright
Pearl Hunter Dies After Mine Disaster in Poston
Pearl Wilson Hunter 68 longtime coal miner and survivor of the Millfield mine explosion died at his Poston home after a period of illness. He leaves a wife four daughters and four sons including two sons killed in the explosion. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Poston Community Church with burial at W. State St. Cemetery.
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Pearl Wilson Hunter
Millfield
Poston
Wilson
Mary
Thelma Tipple
Chauncey
Martha Robinson
Lancaster
Milton Cooksey
Faye Kollister
William
James
Clarence Ebon
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Fred
Panama Canal Zone
William M
Grafton
Jesse
Amelia Wolfe
Gilbert Courtney
W. State St
Mrs Eslocker Receives Cablegram From Son
Mrs Faye Eslocker of 103 Franklin Ave received a cablegram from her son Staff Sgt Don Eslocker a radio technician aboard a B 24 Liberator stating he had arrived at a new destination and was well and happy.
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Faye Eslocker
Franklin Ave
Don Eslocker
Eslocker
Halloween Masquerade at Alexander Church Class
Alexander Presbyterian Church Berea invites all members to a Halloween party at 7 45 p m on Wednesday Oct 28 hosted by Mrs William Hooper at her home.
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Alexander Church
Alexander Presbyterian Church
William Hooper
Corporal Maple Returns From South Pacific Island Camp
Corp. Ivan L. Maple recounts months on a South Pacific island nine miles by eighteen with no wildlife where 7,000 U.S. soldiers and 300 New Zealand troops built huts and roads. He notes friendly natives, a fruit abundance, and a queen of remarkable weight, while describing cinema like moons and island blackout. Maple arrived in San Francisco September 12 and received a medical discharge on October 9, later visiting Columbus with his wife and parents.
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South Pacific
Maple
Athens
Camp Shelby
Miss
Indian Town Gap
Florida
United States
New Zealand
Australia
San Francisco
Letterman General Hospital
Army
Charles Maple
W. Carpenter
Columbus
Local marriage licenses issued to several couples
Marriage licenses were issued to William Mathew Watkins 22 and Bernadean M Whyte 21 both of Nelsonville plus James Gilbert Stalder 26 of Washington DC and Marjorie Eleanor Hickman 27 of Nelsonville. Additional licenses granted to James Lester Little 31 of Little Hocking and Beulah Virginia Cain 19 of Hockingport Frederick Wylie Norris Nelsonville RD2 and Adah Marie Bussey Nelsonville Henry Wilson Sprouse 22 of Fort Benning GA and Hilda Kathryne Johnson 23 of Nelsonville.
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William Mathew Watkins
Bernadean M. Whyte
Nelsonville
James Gilbert Stalder
Washington, D. C
Marjorie Eleanor Hickman
James Lester Little
Little Hocking
Beulah Virginia Cain
Hockingport
Frederick Wylie Norris
R. D. No
Adah Marie
Buy A Home Now Invest in a Worthwhile Home Purchase
Persuasive plea urges immediate home buying to maximize dollars and safeguard purchasing power. Ends mid-sentence with call to action to invest in a home as a key life necessity.
Tin Cans To Be Collected In County Campaign
W H Wakefield county chairman announces a tin can salvage drive with kitchen salvage during November. Remove ends flatten can and place ends inside. Families should save until reaching 10 pounds or more and call 555 or 830 in Athens or contact the salvage chairman or township trustee for pickup. Proceeds go to the USO.
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W. H. Wakefield
Wakefield
Athens
USO
Hellebrandt Commissioned as Army Lieutenant
Dr Edwin T Hellebrandt associate professor of economics at Ohio University has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the U S Army He will join the Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft and Officers Replacement Corps at Fort Eustis Virginia He joined Ohio University in 1929 and holds degrees from the University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin His wife and daughter Mary Anna remain in Athens at 153 Morris Ave.
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Edwin T. Hellebrandt
Ohio University
Army of the United States
Hellebrandt
Athens
Fort Eustis
Newport News
Coast Artillery
University of Chicago
Chicago
University Rotc
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Mary Anna
Morris Ave
Ensign Charles Hardman Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
Ensign Charles Hardman of the U S Naval Air Force has been promoted to lieutenant junior grade. He now serves overseas with the Navy and is an Ohio University graduate who was formerly employed at the Hotel Athens.
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Charles Hardman
U. S. Naval Air Force
Hardman
Navy
Ohio University
Hotel
Athens
Guysville WSCS Elects Officers at Mrs Starkey Home
The Guysville Church WSCS met at Mrs Laura Starkey home. Officers chosen for the year include President Anna Snow and Vice President Gladys Tuller. One new member Lois Linton joined. A scrap drive planned with scraps due by Oct 29. Members and guests attended. Next meeting set for Nov 12 at Mrs Anna Snow’s home.
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WSCS
Guysville
Laura Starkey
Anna Snow
Gladys Tuller
Faye Chapman
Christine Rodehaver
Hattie Kincade
Lois Linton
Dorothy Russell
Hildreth
Betty
Doris Coen
Oklahoma 1939 tuberculosis death rate noted
Oklahoma reported a tuberculosis death rate of 41.1 per 100000 population for 1939, reflecting the state health statistics of that era.
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Oklahoma
Kerosene Dealers and Users to Register This Week
Kerosene dealers and users in Athens County must register with the local War Price and Rationing Board on October 27 and 28. Dealers provide tank capacity and current gallons. replenishment coupons will follow low stock. Consumers obtain forms from stores or schools, and must file by October 31, aided by local schools on October 28 and 29.
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Leonard Prater
Athens County
Prater
Prate
England Bound Pvt Llewellyn Joins Bombardier Squadron
In England Pvt Thomas C. Llewellyn son of Mrs Ed Hawk of New Marshfield and grandson of Mr John Smith serves with a bombardier squadron stationed in England. A Waterloo High School 1935 graduate he lived with his grandfather before enlisting in February 1942. He trained at camps in Texas Florida and Washington while in the United States.
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Thomas C. Llewellyn
Ed Hawk
New Marshfield
John Smith
England
Llewellyn
Waterloo High School
Smith
Army
United States
Texas
Florida
Washington
Divorce Suits and Civil Actions Filed in Ath ens County Court
Two divorce suits and two money suits are on file in the Athens County Common Pleas Court. Clayton Morrison seeks divorce from Ethel Morrison on gross neglect. they married December 12 1930 and have no children. Delbert Hawk sues Helen M Hawk for neglect and cruelty. New York Coal Co seeks 1250 06 from Dow FP Shafer for unpaid royalty. Grace Stalder sues Judith Kull for balance due on services rendered per oral agreement.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Clayton Morrison
Ethel Morrison
Washington
Delbert Hawk
Helen M. Hawk
Nelsonville
New York Coal Co
Dow FP
Shafer
Grace Stalder
Judith Kull
South American Books Available at Library
Librarian Miss Anne Keating at Edwin Watts Chubb Library lists new titles on South America shelves including The Knight of El Dorado and Nazi Underground in South America. A suit in Athens County Common Pleas seeks $295 from Cuma Hart Laughlin on two promissory notes, filed by Franklin O. Schoedinger for the Knights Templar Educational Loan Foundation.
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Anne Keating
Edwin Watts Chubb Library
South America
el Dorado
Archniegas
Hoffman Birnay
Charles Morron Wilson
Caribbean
Eric Williams
Hubert Herring
Edgar Maas
Hugo Fernandez Artucio
Herbert C. Lanks
Samuel E. Morison
Latin America
William L. Schurz
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Franklin O. Schoedinger
Knights Templer Educational Loan Foundation
Cleveland
Cuma Hart Laughlin
Athens
Doesn't Pay To Keep Culls Wright Says
Ross Wright county extension agent reports fall turkey culling guidance based on 12 stations. Trap nest data show a 23.2 percent drop in eggs from 5,736 hens in year two versus year one, from 185 to 142 eggs per hen under good conditions.
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Ross Wright
Wright
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THE
Athens Messenger
Pierces
St. Achaga
Pirin
Pearl Hunter
Security Bank
Ohio
U. S. Navy
NEA
Seamen Rescue Air Patrol
Pacific
U. S
Curtiss
America
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Marine
Sam Scianguld
Joseph Almo
Guadalcanal
W.S.C.S
Nurito
Colonial Finance CO
Berry Hotel
Nouna
Green Mountain
Wheaties
Breakfast of Champions
Athens County Savings and Loan Co
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
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