Paratrooper Pfc Bernard B Tom Killed in Action in Holland
Pfc Bernard B Tom age 20 paratrooper was killed in action in Holland on Oct 9 his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Lee Tom were notified by the War Department He attended Athens High School graduating in 1942 and worked for Goodyear in Akron before enlisting in 1943 He parachuted into France on D Day near Carentan and later jumped into Holland around Sept 17 His brother Dana Lee Tom serves in India and Darrel Tom runs Lamborn Studio in Athens
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Raess
THE
Athens Messenger
Bernard
Tom
Holland
Bernard B. Tom
Fred Lee Om
S. Congress Sr
Pfc
Pvt
Dana Lee Tom
India
Darrel Tom
Lamborn
Athens
Dana
Chanute Field
Ill
Certificates Awarded To Swimmers At Crystal Pool
The American National Red Cross local chapter awarded certificates to 35 beginning and four intermediate swimmers after 20 tests. Carl Nessley of Ohio University led instruction at Crystal Pool with Ann Marie Kellner assisting. 132 children enrolled on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Recipients include Joan Bush, George Thompson, Jackie Wolfe, Donald Williams and others. intermediate list includes Bob Heidler and Wayne Wamsley.
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American National Red Cross
Ellen Biddle
Crystal Pool
Carl Nessley
Physical Welfare Department
Ohio University
Ann Marie Kellner
Joan Bush
George Thompson
Jackie Wolfe
Donald Williams
Dick Lacis
Ronnie Leach
Jimmie Leach
Kenner Bush
Jerry Maynard
Jim Mitchell
John Mitchell
Robert Poston
Jerry Tolson
Suzanne Tolson
Ruth Graham
Donald Tolliver
Phil Finsterwald
Lester Samford
Antoinette Ondis
Lewis Ondis
Joe Daily
Charles Leitweiler
Watson Burnfield
Joyce Carmichael
Tom Allen
George English
Bobby Bigley
Clarice Buck
Barbara Bryan
Mrs Ash Injured After Leaving Car On Mill and Kern
Mrs Isaac Ash aged 50 of Sunnyside Drive fractured a pelvic bone when she fell after exiting a car at Mill and Kern Streets. The driver moved the car to let another pass. She attempted to reach the door, lost balance, and fell to the street. She was treated by a physician and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Ash
Sunnyside Drive
Mill and Kern Sts
Soldier's Wife Dies After Auto Collision
Mrs. Horace Warnock, 44, of Portsmouth D. H., wife of a South Pacific serviceman, died from injuries suffered when an automobile struck her on October 4.
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Portsmouth
Horace Warnock
South Pacific
Families hear from service members in world war II
Messages from Pfc. Roger P. Coe and James B. Woodyard reveal a reunion in New Guinea after months apart. Sg t Walter L. McHarg arrives safely in England. S g t McAfee promoted to staff sergeant in Italy. Lt. (jg) Paul E. Wiley ends 18 months overseas duty with an LCT, after Sicily Italy Southern France and India Burma.
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Paul E. Wiley
Lillian Reed
Coalville
Sicily
Italy
France
India
Burma
Wiley
Ohio University
Troy High School
Navy
Pete Hull To Be Home Soon after 31 Months Overseas
Mr and Mrs Frank Hull of Athens Route Four received a telegram that their son Pfc Pete Hull has arrived at Camp Edwards Massachusetts after 31 months overseas and will be home soon He was wounded in action in September after the invasion of France and evacuated to England per his latest message
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Walter L. McHarg
England
Sergeant McHarg
Camp Maxey
Texas
James McHarg
Athens
Jennie Boyd
James W. Boyd
William D. Boyd
France
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Leo L. Bailey
Hollister
Pfe
Vilas L. Bailey
Italy
Frank Hull
Pfc
Pete Hull
Camp Edwards
Mass
Hull
Off-Highway Gas Coupons Expire October Thirty First
The Office of Price Administration announced the last of non serially numbered off highway gasoline coupons labeled E and R expire Oct 31. Filling station operators have until Nov 10 to turn in expired coupons or exchange them for ration banking checks. Distributors can deposit through Nov 20. Farmers and others may exchange E and R coupons for valid currency at War Price and Rationing Boards.
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Office of Price Administration
Dig Gladioli Bulbs Early in Athens County
Athens County gladioli growers should start digging their bulbs soon before ground hardens. Harvest anytime before freezing. cut stocks 11/2 inches above the corm and dry for a month. Separate new corms, then fumigate with naphthalene flakes, store cool and dry in a nonsealed container.
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Athens County
Ross Wright
Mr. Wright
Palmer Car Recovered Three Boys Are Arrested
The automobile of H. D. Palmer was stolen from Athens Wednesday night and recovered in Columbus last night. Three Columbus boys in the car were arrested. They reportedly stole a Columbus car Tuesday night, abandoned it near Albany, took an Albany man’s car, and left it in Athens before taking Palmer’s car back to Columbus.
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H. D. Palmer
N. College St
Athens
Columbus
Albany
Palmer
Eleven Messenger Carriers Make Honor Roll in Athens
Eleven Athens messenger carriers earned Honor Roll spots this week. Names include Al Gubitz with 13 weeks and Tom Dowler with 12 weeks, along with Ronald Ridenour, Billy Driscoll, Paul Vercoe, Don Carr, Donald Douglas, Dave Algeo, Gary Ripley, Roger Gilkey, and Joe Manning.
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Athens
Ronald Ridenour
Billy Driscoll
Tom Dowler
Paul Vercoe
al Gubitz
Don Carr
Donald Douglas
Dave Algeo
Gary Ripley
Roger Gilkey
Joe Manning
Declamation Contest to be Held in Amesville Churches
A Prince of Peace Declamation Contest will be held at the Amesville Methodist Church on Sunday evening October 29 at 8 oclock. Participants include James Justice Mary Moore Bill Wood Betty Closter Wanda Hines Joyce Bruce and Clifton Linscott. The following Sunday seven more contestants will speak at the Amesville Presbyterian Church.
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Amesville Methodist Church
James Justice
Mary Moore
Bill Wood
Betty Closter
Wanda Hines
Joyce Bruce
Clifton Linscott
Amesville Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Bascon Dies in Selma California
Mrs. Fred Graves reports the death of her sister Mrs. Henry Bascon of Selma California.
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Fred Graves
Henry Bascon
Selma
Calif
Present Tax System Obvious Approach To Communist Idea
The speaker, Channing Pollock, addressed the Southeastern Ohio Education Association at Memorial Auditorium. He argued the United States is a republic, warns against government planning, and criticizes taxation as redistribution of wealth. He contends equal rewards for unequal service erodes capitalism and cites tax examples to illustrate perceived inequities. He also cites Roosevelt and discusses German views in a broader anti socialism frame.
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Channing Pollock
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Memorial Auditorium
United States
Mr. Pollock
America
Abraham Lincoln
Pollock
Theodore Roosevelt
Rome Canaan School Carnival Announced with War Fund
Rome Canaan School announces its annual Carnival for November 17 as students contribute to the National War Fund through the FHA drive. Sophomore girls Athaline Jarvis Mary Lou Miller Pearl Phillips Virginia Bean and Dorothy Russell with instructors attended the State FHA Conference in Columbus and presented home improvement demonstrations.
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Rome-Canaan
National War Fund
Ward Cunningham
Athaline Jarvis
Mary Lou Miller
Pearl Phillips
Virginia Bean
Dorothy Russell
Miss Russell
M. L. Cook
FHA
Columbus
Nelsonville
PTA
Ruth Ann Miller
Donald Poston
Patricia James
Roger Bartlett
Presley Winner
Mary L. Miller
Jessie Crawford
Carol Ashcraft
Josephine Almashy
Betty Parsons
Robert Barrows
Winifred Nuzum
Norma Root
Destroy Militarism in Germany Adress to Teachers
Mrs Gladys Perrow Wehr urged educators to prevent a third world war by eradicating the German General Staff. She described Germany as degraded and vulnerable to another dictator, criticizing National Socialism as a threefold obsession with revenge authority and constant emergencies. She recalled living in Hamburg and witnessing German troops march into Austria before leaving Germany.
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Germany
Gladys Perrow Wehr
Austria
Mrs. Wehr
Albany PTA Meeting Set For October 31
An Albany PTA meeting is planned for October 31 at the high school auditorium. Students will present a school exhibit during the event.
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Albany Pta
Aid Society to Meet at Gordrey Home November Third
The Pleasant Valley Aid Society will hold an all day meeting at the home of Lester Gordrey on November 3.
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AID Society
Pleasant Valley Aid Society
Lester Gordrey
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Europe
Carpenter Howe. Co
Ash
P. V. Coe
Roger P. Coe
James B. Woodyard
John B. Woodyard
New Guinea
Woodyard
Coe
Army Engineers
R. H. McAfee
Sergeant McAfee
Army Air Forces
Harold Snyder
Winfield Snyder
Near
Glouster
Fort Jackson
S. C
E. V. Runkle
Home St
Sir Floyd Eugene Lowe
Lowe
Mary Ann Calvin
Morris Ave
Franklin H. Calvin
Calvin
Pacific
F. R. Calvin
S. Lancaster St
McBee Co
Raymond H.gauthier
Shaker Heights
A. F.reeves
Pearl St
General Patton
Third Army
Sartilly
Gauthier
Betty Dinsmoor
Pine Place
Claire C. Dinsmoor
Submarine Base
New London
Conn
U. S
Gould Island
Newport
R. I
J. R. Sprague
William Sprague
T-O
Palau Islands
Fleet Marine Hospital
Pelelieu
Charles F. Gastin
Haydenville
Camp Bradford
Wayne T. King
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Athens Pharmacy
War Price and Rationing Board
Amesville
Paramount
Cross Bros
W. Union St
the Mutual Home
Savings Association
Washington St
City Hall
Londonderry
Howard Street
San Francisco
Calif Ri
North Carolina
Union
Berry Hotel
Athens Home Telephone Co
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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