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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
5
The piece notes Jeb Wilkins forsakes wanderlust due to gasoline shortages and train space for servicemen. He now spends vacations at home enjoying barbecues outdoor time with family and a glass of beer in the sun.
Oscar Fulton elected commander of the KE. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion for 1946. Any man or woman now in the armed forces may enroll with a $2 fee and receive a 1946 membership card sent to the service member. No formal application needed, only a relative’s word. Other officers elected include John McElroy, Walter Porter, Dewey Goddard, O. G. Houck, Francis Lavelle, Frank Harvey, Earl McConkey, D. H. Sams, and Sam Russell. Delegates to the Columbus state convention are Mrs. Byron Wolfe, OQ, G. Houck, and G. E. White.
Navy and air force personnel report long disarmament missions in Germany. T Sg t Forrest W Linton of Ohio led teams collecting aircraft gear and bomb sight gear while visiting civilian sites. He traveled about 5 000 miles since June and helped value captured aeronautical equipment for the Air Force.
Alonzo Martin Smith age 74 retired railroader died at his Coolville home Wednesday after a long illness. A Spanish American War veteran he was a Baptist and IOOF member. Survived by daughters Cora Hill Ada Smith Lillian Surman son Clarence and Roy Smith. Services Friday at 2 pm at White Funeral Home Coolville with Rev. W C Dennis. Burial in Rockland Cemetery.
Peter J Dennerlein of Springfield announces a million dollar expansion of the Crowell Collier plant in Springfield. A three story building will be built and ready by next June, with staff increasing from 2500 to 3000. Editorial offices are in New York.
James Carpenter aged 75 died suddenly Wednesday noon at his Harmony Road home. A lifelong farmer born in Athens County he is survived by two sisters Mrs James McHarg The Plains and Mrs Lara Edgar Athens and one brother Emmett Carpenter Athens. Funeral services Friday at two o clock at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with Rev Jerald Pickey officiating. Burial in W Union St Cemetery.
Miss Emma Turben, 74, died Wednesday at her Olive Township home in Meigs County. Funeral services will be at 2 30 PM Friday in the U B Church in Long Bottom. She leaves two sisters Mrs Viola Trent of Akron and Mrs Bertha Stanley of Long Bottom and two brothers Jesse Turben of Long Bottom and Purley Turben of Akron.
A National Grover-Consumer Anti-Inflation Campaign was discussed at the Office of Price Administration event in Hotel Berry Athens. Speakers urged grocers and consumers to pledge price control adherence while highlighting inflation’s harm to buying power and household finances.
Floyd Bolin Post No. 3477 Veterans of Foreign Wars calls a meeting Sept 7 at 7 30 pm in the Armory club room. A joint picnic will be held Sept 9 at Athens County Fairgrounds for DAV and VFW members and any veteran eligible for either group is invited. Refreshments follow the Friday meeting. Safety urged as Ohio towns seek to improve motorist and pedestrian safety with plentiful gasoline.
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