Luchs Family Sails Five Days Ahead of Schedule
Rev. and Mrs. Fred E. Luchs, delayed by a Paris pass office visit, catch the Roosevelt in Athens as the liner sails five days early from La Havre. They reach New York Sept. 5, after a crowded voyage with refugees and anti Nazi sentiment aboard.
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States
Fred E. Luchs
Paris
United States
Athens
Belgium
France
Southampton
Luchs
Roosevelt
Vienna
Germany
Luchses
England
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
New York
Gold Medal Haarlem Capsule Ad Promises Kidney Relief
Ad copy touts Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush kidney waste and stop night awakenings. It claims quick sleep relief and lists symptoms like backache puffy eyes and burning urine, urging buyers to seek the genuine 35 cent product from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Four Athens County youths enlist in U S Navy as apprentice seamen
Four Athens County youths Franklin Beitelschies Gerald Tate Ernest Burchfield and Joseph Evans enlisted Tuesday in Cincinnati as apprentice seamen in the U S Navy and transferred to Norfolk Virginia for a 12 week training before assignment to ships. Navy recruiter W H Byers will visit Nelsonville Logan Laurelville South Bloomingville Friday to accept more applications and share Navy information amid heightened wartime activity.
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Athens County
Cincinnati
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
W. H. Byers
Athens
Franklin Louis Beitelschies
Frank Beit
Navy
Nelsonville
Logan
Laurelville
South Bloomingville
Europe
Byers
McKinstry’s Condition Reported Unimproved
Richard McKinstry of 305 East State Street was reported unimproved at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Two miners were admitted for mine accident injuries. Nate Hartley of Jacksonville sustained a right foot injury from a machine at Millfield mine. James Johnson of Athens Route 2 injured his left foot after being run over by a loaded coal car at Carbon Dale mine.
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Richard McKinstry
E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Nate Hartley
Jacksonville
Millfield
James Johnson
Carbondale
John Bardin
Athens
Sheltering Arms
Dorothy Carsey
Leona West
Olga Hansen
Fred Sigrist Joins Summers Music Firm as Credit Manager
Fred Sigrist, OU 1936 graduate and former Angles Store employee in Huntington West Virginia, has joined Summers and Son Music Co as credit manager with headquarters in Jackson. He was in Athens this week visiting friends and renewing acquaintances. He played trombone in the Ohio University Band and in campus dance bands during school.
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Fred Sigrist
Ohio University
Angles
Huntington
W. Va
Summers & Son Music Co
Jackson
Sigrist
Athens
Big Chief a medicine for every member of the family
An advertisement promotes Big Chief a general system tonic made from roots and herbs. It claims to stimulate the appetite aid digestion and relieve occasional constipation. Available in regular size for $1.25 exclusively at local outlets.
49 Cent Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Athens Ohio
A readable line notes a drug store in Athens Ohio offering goods at 49 cents. The fragment suggests a local price point or advert for Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
Water Shut Off In West Side Streets
Water will be shut off Friday morning from 8 to 11 due to a new water line project near the Athens ice plant. The affected streets include W Union from the B and O crossing to the end, Factory St, Moore Ave, S Shafer St, and Coulson Ave, as announced by Safety Service Director Bart Davidson. Residents are advised to draw a morning supply before 8 o'clock.
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Athens
W. Union
B and O
Factory St
Moore Ave
S. Shafer St
Coulson Ave
Safety Service
Bart Davidson
Red Cross Aids War Victims and Plans Roll Call
Athens County Red Cross reports board meeting covering repatriation work for Americans in Europe and information services. 130 standard first aiders and 28 instructors trained countywide. Roll Call Conference set for Sept. 22 in Athens with county workers attending from many counties.
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Red Cross
Athens County
Ruth Knolling
Ohio
Europe
Southeastern
Athens
Arthur H. Rhoads
W. H. Herbert
Rose Rutherford
Guysville
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Carl Nessley
Arthur Rhoads
C. M. Gill
Esther la Hugh
County Health Department
Hubert Hyde
Nelsonville
Wilbur Mender
Carl Beasley
Harper Pendry
Roger Connor
R. P. Imes
F. D. Forsyth
Don C. Peden
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Jessie Lortz
Amesville
Jessie Owens
Cecil Shafer
Oral Daugherty
Elect Cornell Legion Leader at K. T. Crossen Post
Cliff Cornell was elected commander of the K. T. Crossen Post American Legion at a Wednesday night meeting. Elected officers include John H. McElroy as first vice commander and M. D. Hughes as second vice commander.
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Cliff Cornell
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
John H. McElroy
M. D. Hughes
Darrell Sams
James P. Cumley
J. Watt Grover
William W. Connell
C. J. Ailstock
F. A. Lavelle
Ray Duffee
William H. Sisson
Paul Edward Gordon
Jack Beasley
Athens High School
The
Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Ohio
Athens Urges Early Action For New Drivers Licenses
About 9 000 drivers scheduled for new licenses at the Athens agency. Deputy registrar David Johnson urged early action to avoid last minute rush. Licenses sold include 230 drivers and 20 chauffeurs with photographs required, regulation size 2.5 by 2.5 inches.
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Athens
David Johhnson
City Hall
Johnson
Minnie Morris Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Minnie Morris aged 71 died at her home on First Street after several months illness. Survived by husband who died nine years ago, three daughters Mrs. Fred Conner Mrs. J B Macconnico of Philadelphia Pa and Mrs W L Edwards of Lancaster, one son Fred Morris of Cincinnati, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Saturday 10 30 am conducted by Rev W G Seaman with burial at McDougal Cemetery.
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Minnie Morris
First St
Fred Conner
Amesville Rd
J. B. Macconnico
Philadelphia
W. L. Edwards
Lancaster
Fred Morris
Cincinnati
Alpha Wemmer
Athens
Elizabeth Phillips
L. W. Kelley
W. C. Mingus
Millfield Rd
P. E. Hixson
John Hixson
Athens R. D
Morris
Methodist Church
W. G. Seaman
Jones Funeral Home
McDougal Cemetery
Two Are Fined for Reckless Driving
Charles Gadd Jr. 25 of Marietta pleaded guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell to reckless driving and was fined $10 plus costs after arrest by state highway patrolmen on Route 377 near Sharpsburg at 11 45 p m Tuesday. Harley Rawlings of Columbus was arraigned by Mayor Cornell on a reckless driving charge after late Monday arrest on Route 33 and also fined $10 and costs.
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Sharpsburg
Charles Gadd, Jr
Marietta
Cliff Cornell
Harley Rawlings
Columbus
Cornell
Automobile Count in Use Hits Million Marker
The article notes there are about 25,260,000 automobiles in use in the United States today, highlighting the breadth of motor vehicle adoption and ownership across the nation.
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United States
Mother of Three Sues For Divorce and Alimony
Mrs. Stella Walldeck, mother of three aged five to eight, sues Conrad Walldeck in Common Pleas Court for divorce from their Dayton marriage in April 1928. She cites intoxication, violent language, and assault, seeks temporary and permanent alimony, child custody, and a preliminary hearing is set for Saturday September 9 at 9 a.m.
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Stella Walldeck
Common Pleas Court
Conrad Walldeck
Millfield
Dayton
Walldeck
Racine Driver Fined in Reckless Driving Case
Albert E. Gratehouse of Racine was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell. State patrolmen arrested him for driving over the white line on Route 33 south of Athens, forcing offcoming traffic off the road.
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Albert E. Gratehouse
Racine
Cliff Cornell
Gratehouse
White Line
Route 33
Athens
Bigelow Petition Signatures: 3 324 Approved in Athens County
About 3 681 signatures were filed and 3 324 approved by the Athens County board of elections after inspection. Rejected signatures, largely written with lead pencil, averaged 21 percent statewide and were often from copied or misattributed names. Len B. McCune, board clerk, cited ink and authenticity issues.
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Athens County
County Board of Elections
Len B. McCune
Driving Tests Planned at Athens Sub-station
State highway patrolmen will conduct drivers license tests at the Athens sub-station on Saturday forenoon, it was announced today.
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Athens
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la Havre
Rev
H. H. Ayers
Jergens
Listerine T
Lavoris
Lux Soap
Lucky Tiger Tonic
Mennens
Dr. West
Wrisley's Bath Crystal
McKinstry
Summers Music Firm
Big Chief
Athens Messenger
Cornell Legion
Oxfords
New Suedes
Suedes — Kids Patents
Amazing Values
North Court
Cash Shoe Store
Daddy
Sonny
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