Parking Meters to Be Placed in Athens for Nine Months
Athens City Council approved a nine month lease and installation of about 200 parking meters in the business district. Meters will operate 8 am to 6 pm daily except Sundays with 1 to 5 cent fees. Revenue goes to the city treasury and meters may be removed without cost if traffic control is unsatisfactory.
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Local servicemen on leave and in service ties to Athens area
Richard Alton Pierce of Millfield returns home on a 30 day leave with wife Virginia and daughter Diana Lynn after 20 months aboard LST 983. He arrived in the States July 17 and was treated at Brooklyn Naval Hospital. Pierce is the son of Eila Pierce. Brothers Everett and Donald and stepbrother Clyde Wilson also serve in World War II in New Guinea Italy and the Pacific. Pvt Kermitt E. Smith recently back from Germany spent 30 day furlough with wife Judith Ann at The Plains before resuming duties at Indiantown Gap. Everett, Donald, and Clyde are among other local service members. Private Carr of the 43rd Infantry Winged Victory Division on Luzon receives the Combat Infantryman’s Badge for combat actions in the Philippine Liberation Campaign. He is the son of Marvin and Elizabeth Carr of Newark. worked as a reader for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric before the Army. He wears the American Campaign and Asiatic-Pacific ribbons. Clyde Beverage’s son also serves, with the family in Athens.
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Italy
Clyde Wilson
Pacific
Pvt
Kermitt E. Smith
Germany
Judith Ann
the Plains
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
43Rd Infantry
Luzon
Wilson H. Carr
Elizabeth J. Carr
Plas
Gainesville
Carr
Marvin Maxwell
Newark
43Rd “Winged Victory
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New Guinea
Army
Athens
Columbus
Southern Ohio
Clyde Beverage
Franklin Ave
Robert
Navy
Beverage
F. W. Woolworth Co
Athens High School
Walton League Corn Roast Thursday With 83rd Division in Germany
The Walton League plans a corn roast Thursday July 4 1944 through May 7 1945 for Athens Izaak Walton service members aiding in France Luxembourg Belgium and Germany. Sgt Harry D Aberts of Glouster Route 4 earned the Bronze Star for service with the 83rd Thunder Bolt Division in Panama Canal region duty and aiding in wood cutting. Also noted Sgt Warren F Cunningham of Athens and William R Clark of Charenton were feted for wartime service and a traffic fine for a highway violation involving a shovel in a strip mine context.
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Germany
Harry D. Aberts
Glouster
Athens Izaak
Walton League
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Luzembourg
Belgium
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League
Panama
Canal Department
Warren F. Cunningham
Athens
William R. Clark
Charfcent Coast Artillery
Thomas Williams
Earl H Crossen Dies in Columbus at 38
Earl H. Crossen age 38 son of the late Richard and Mary Coe Crossen died yesterday morning in Columbus. He worked as an expert lens grinder for White-Haines Optical Co. Surviving are two brothers Israel and Harry and one sister Irene Crossen Seidowski, all of Columbus. He lived with his sister and her husband Otto Seidowski and his aunt and uncle Lawrence and Mrs Gist. Funeral services are in Columbus tonight with interment Thursday at Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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Richard and
Mary Coe Crossen
Columbus
White-Haines Optical Co
Israel
Harry
Irene Crossen Seidowski
Crossen
Otto Seidowski
Lawrence Gist
Hebbardsvile Cemetery
Thomas Will Address Trustees and Clerks
Joe R. Thomas, state president of the Ohio Township Trustees and Clerks Association, will address a meeting of the Athens County Association in the courtroom Monday night, Sept. 17 at 8 o clock. E. M. Daugherty announced the event and urged all trustees and clerks to be present to hear about legislation passed by the last General Assembly and other matters.
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Ohio Township Trustees and Clerks Association
Athens County Association
E. M. Daugherty
Coolville
General Assembly
Mattaters
Daugherty
New Legion Officers To Be Named Tonight
NORFOLK VA Florence Albert Delcontivo 25 of Glouster Ohio and K T Crossen arrive to elect officers at 8 30 PM at the Legion Home for duties aboard a new destroyer in the Atlantic Fleet Defeontive Delegates to the state convention return from Columbus Sept 22 24 and will be elected to duties aboard an LST in the Pacific Refreshments will be served Athens Youth Center closed for cleaning new director appointed by City Recreation Board Sgt Michael F Canter of Latuop Germany a surgical technician wears an Oak Leaf Cluster on his Distinguished Unit Badge for twice receiving the highest citation Frank Reed Beverage 20 Athens Ohio arrives to train for duties aboard a new destroyer in the Atlantic Fleet Navy veteran of 18 months of duty course of article
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Glouster
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Atlantic
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Pacific
Florence Delconstivo
Locust St
Athens
Dorothy Miskel
Ninth Air Force
Iservice Command
Germany
Michael F. Canter
iLatuop
Vva
Frank Reed
Beverage
Naval Training Station
Gilmore Confident Bulldogs Will Repeat as Champions
Athens High School coach Sherman Gilmore spoke before Kiwanis at Hotel Berry predicting a successful season with the Bulldogs holding a better than even chance to defend the league title in Athens. Kiwanis members predicted final league standings while C. B. Nye previously forecast all teams’ positions. Leonard Prater presented W. H. Lowman as Kiwanian of the Week and Staats spoke on the Athens Community Chest Drive, noting his Youth Committee work and a county fair booth benefiting underprivileged children.
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Sherman Gilmore
Athens High School
Bulldogs
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Athens
Meeegues
C. B. Nye
W. H. Lowman
Lowman’s Dairy Store
Leonard ‘Prater
Navy Reopens Enlistment for Wider Age Group at Athens Post Office
Navy resumes the policy of enlisting men aged 17 to 50% at the Athens Navy Recruiting Station. Regular Navy seeks 17 to 36 year olds for a peacetime fleet and training in 52 trade schools. Eligible men should visit Mondays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the post office building for full details and enlistment before induction. Reserve enlistments open but details pending.
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Regular Navy
Navy Department
Congress
Naval Reserve
Athens
May Robinson Funeral Set in Athens Church
Mrs May Poston Robinson former Athens and Nelsonville resident died Monday in Charleston West Virginia after a brief illness Funeral services will be at Athens First Presbyterian Church Thursday at two oclock with interment in W Union Street Cemetery Brief services will be at the Charleston home tonight at eight oclock She was wife of Attorney Delbert T Robinson and married June 26 1919 in Athens Surviving family includes her husband and brother Henry Passon of Columbus
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Poston Robinson
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Nelsonville
Charleston
W. Va
Athens First Presbyterian Church
W. Union St
William W. Poston
Margaret Nelson Poston
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