Athens County Sees 261 Men in Military Service
Athens County reports 261 men in U S military service with 116 in the Army, 64 Navy, 10 Marines, 1 Coast Guard, and 70 National Guardsmen in the Army. Next group leaves Sept 22 with five local men and one transfer. Oct 1 physicals to examine about 50 men at the Athens Armory.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Athens County
H. W. Link
Army
Link
Joseph Shively Gill
Clarence M. Gill
E. State St
Dix Graham
Harry Graham
Central Ave
James Delbert Bickley
Ola Orphan Bickley
Embrey St. Glouster
James Merwin Vercoe
Congress
Truck and Car Collide at Lincoln and May Intersection
A pickup owned by Gar Hope of Athens R D and driven by Frank Starke collided with a car driven by Dean Williams of Athens Route 4 at the Lincoln St and May Ave intersection yesterday. Both vehicles sustained damage with the Williams car’s left side and the truck’s right front fender and bumper affected.
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Lincoln
May Ave
Gar Hope
Athens R. D
Frank Starke
Dean Williams
Athens
Old Mohawk Medicine Ad at Gallaher Drug Store
An advertisement promotes a large bottle of an unusual medicine named Old Mohawk. It claims to aid weakness nervousness and stomach issues caused by lazy liver and constipation with a small upfront cost. The offer includes a guaranteed promise and urges readers to try it today at Gallaher Drug Store or Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville.
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Gallaher Drug Store
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Mrs Davis Rites Held in Columbus After Weeklong Illness
Funeral services for Mrs Lara A Graham Davis 47 of 87 W Hubbard Ave Columbus will be at 10 a m Thursday at Murgatroyd funeral home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery She is survived by her husband Frank E Davis a Buckeye Republican Club member and Eastern Star member and by a sister a brother and other relatives. She worked 15 years as a clerk at F G A Howard Co. in Columbus.
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F. G. & A. Howard Co
Orpha Reed
Columbus
Charles Graham
Athens
Lewis Graham
Marines Recruiter in Athens for Two Days
Sergeant L Parker of the U S Marine Corps arrives in Athens to enlist men aged 17 to 30 for the emergency duration or four year regular enlistment. Contact Civil Service Room in the Athens Post Office Building during the visit.
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Sgt. L. Parker
U. S. Marine Corps
Athens
Sergeant Parker
Civil Service Room
Former Ohio University football player arrested in Ohio city
William A. Rogers a 23 year old former Ohio University football player was being returned to Athens today by Deputy Sheriff B C Day from Youngstown to face a paternity charge in Athens County Probate Court. He worked as a stock man in a local store in 1940 and has been employed in a defense industry for the last six months.
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William A. Rogers
Athens
B. C. Day
Youngstown
Rogers
Ohio University
Nye Chevrolet Promotes Tire Drive for Theater Tickets
To aid rubber reclamation for defense, Nye Chevrolet Co. offers theater tickets in exchange for old tires. Children bring tires to the Nye showroom on North Court Street and receive one Athena Theater ticket per tire. Collected tires go to the federal government.
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Nye Chevrolet Co
Nye
N. Court St
Athena
Cincinnati Club Will Confer Masonic Degree
The Mayfair Club of Cincinnati will confer the Master Mason degree Friday night September 12 at the Troy High School Auditorium. Cc. C. Barnett is master of the Coolville Masonic Lodge and H. H. Chapman is secretary. A large attendance of Masons from the Coolville area is expected.
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Coolville
Mayfair Club
Cincinnati
Troy High School
Cc. C. Barnett
Masonic Lodge
H. H. Chapman
Stocks gain on commodity watch as rails motors and oils struggle
New York stocks edged higher with broad gains but rails motors and oils lagged. Markets reacted to Morgenthau's proposal to release stored food supplies and the American Petroleum Institute reported a 523000 barrel drop in gasoline stocks on the eastern seaboard. Electric power output fell 4 percent weekly yet remained 19.4 percent above 1940 levels.
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NEW York
Morgenthau
American Petroleum Institute
Seaboard
New York Stocks Noon Prices Briefed
Noon stock prices for New York markets are summarized with focus on overall market movements and notable crude oil price references. Corning is cited with base crude oil price at 1.31 dollars, indicating commodity influence on early trading.
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New York
Corning
Army Bomber Missing In Cascade Mountains
Tacoma search teams combed a 4 330 foot Cascade ridge about 25 miles north of Mount Rainier for an army bomber that vanished yesterday with six aboard. The aircraft disappeared on the ridge between Snoqualmie and Chinook Pass while crossing state highways.
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Tacoma
Wash
Cascade
Mount Rainier
Snoqualmie
Chinook Pass
Toledo Grain and Produce Prices Report
Grain and produce quotes from Toledo and Chicago markets show Wheat No 2 red near 1.10 while Corn No 2 yellow sits around 0.79. Eggs steady with U S graded and standard cartons listed. Butter futures firm with varied scores from 89 to 93. Chicken and fowl prices span 14 to 22 cents per pound across multiple weight classes.
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Toledo
Livestock Prices from Cincinnati and Parkersburg Markets
Cincinnati hogs 2,200 holdovers with top 12.10 for 180 to 220 pounds and steady demand. Cattle 375 with calves 300 and varied prices. hogs sale steady, cattle and calves active with improvements noted for good to choice calves. Parkersburg receipts 1,835 with hogs steady at 11 to 11.90, cattle stronger up to 10.49, veal prime 13.50 to 14.20, sheep and lambs indices higher, horses sold around 25.70.
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Parkersburg
Boy on Bike Hit by Auto Near Logan
Robert Bolin age 14 of near Logan sustained a concussion when he turned his bicycle into a car approaching from Route 33 near Logan. Driver Don Shaffer age 62 of Columbus was traveling south 1.6 miles west of Logan. Bolin was taken to Cherrington Hospital Logan.
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Robert Bolin
Logan
Don Shaffer
Columbus
Bolin
Cherrington Hospital
Morgenthau Warns U S Inflation Threat Looms
Boston report states Secretary Morgenthau warns of an immediate inflation threat and calls for higher taxes lower spending faster saving and increased regulation. He urges laborers farmers and business men to curb wage and profit demands for the nation’s welfare.
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Boston
the Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Jess Lewis Dies at His Home in Albany
Jess Lewis age 67 died at his Albany home from a heart ailment. He is survived by his wife Sophia Lewis. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at the Baptist Church with burial in Crossroads Cemetery.
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Albany
Jess Lewis
Sophia Lewis
Baptist Church
Crossroads
Pleasant Valley Social Notes Preview
Pleasant Valley brief notes record visits among residents. Mrs. Maynard Coates and Mrs. Cora Brooks travel. Mary Hanning and Pearl Wood host. several families relocate. The Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid plans a Sept 28 potluck at Dorothy Jones in Chauncey with a Sunday gathering.
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Pleasant Valley
Maynard Coates
Wooster
Shade
Lester Cordray
Pearl Wood
Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid
Dorothy Jones
Chauncey
G. C. Stotts
Near Lathrop
Clara Buck
James Lemons
Columbus
Emma Inman
Policeman Held in Bellaire on Tire Theft Charge
Norman Biggs, 25, a recent Bellaire police recruit, was arrested by Police Chief Francis Moran three weeks after joining the force on charges of purchasing stolen automobile tires.
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Bellaire
Norman Biggs
Francis Moran
Defiance Tragedy: 20 Month Old Drowned in Water Tank
Judy May Gaskill, 20 months old, daughter of Mrs. George Smith, wandered through a barn and fell into an open water tank, resulting in her drowning per Coroner Fred W. Watkins.
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Defiance
Judy May Gaskill
George Smith
Fred W. Watkins
Isom Chute Dies at Home Following Stroke
Isom Chute age 66 died this morning about 10 o'clock at his home on West Washington Street after a stroke. He leaves a wife Ella, a son Carl in New Mexico, a daughter Nellie Erwin of Walbridge, and a sister Sylvia Hartley of Baker Settlement. Funeral services will be Friday at Jagers Funeral Home at two o'clock with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call after Thursday noon.
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Isom Chute
W. Washington St
Ella
Carl
New Mexico
Nellie Erwin
Walbridge
Sylvia Hartley
Baker Settlement
Jagers Funeral Home
W. Union St
Rare Book Obtained By Glouster Collector
Harvey South, noted Glouster antiquarian, acquired Labell's Schoolmaster's Assistant a leather bound arithmetic printed in Albany in 1821. Inscription shows use at Silver Creek New York as early as 1824. Mr and Mrs K A Skinner Columbus announce birth of daughter Patricia Ann at St Anne Hospital Columbus weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Grandparents listed Marquis and Shoemaker families.
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Harvey South
Glouster
K. A. Skinner
Jane Marquis
Columbus
Patricia Ann
St. Anne Hospital
D. FE. Marquis
S. Shafer Sr
Dan Shoemaker
Three Day Turnaround with Clements Tonic
Nervous strain signals a run down body. Clements Tonic offers a simple iron solution with two tablets thrice daily before meals. In three days sleep improves and energy returns as blood enrichment steadies nerves and boosts appetite. Money back if it fails.
Acomb Exonerated in Auto Death of Child
Dr. Richard Acomb of Athens was cleared of blame after a Madisonville grand jury declined to indict regarding a child death when the youngster ran from behind a parked truck and struck the side of his car. Acomb had been returning to Athens from Florida where he visited his mother Mrs. E B Acomb.
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Richard Acomb
Athens
Madisonville
Tenn
Acomb
Florida
E. B. Acomb
Christman Sues Over Partition in Athens County Case
M FE Christman files suit in Athens County Common Pleas against Gladys Sharp and county treasurer John H Preston to force presentation of a tax lien and division of jointly occupied Trimble Township property.
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M. FE. Christman
Athens County
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow. It claims two pints of bile daily aid digestion, prevent gas and constipation, and restore a positive mood with a 10¢ to 25¢ price, urging readers to buy now.
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Carter
Miners Treated After Morning Incident at Mine No 255
Steve Toth of Sheltering Arms Glouster Route 4 suffered a minor back injury this morning and was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Gar field Grimes of Chauncey underwent major surgery. Mrs. Carrie Pickett of Nelsonville Route 2 and Mr. Pearl Bolin of Athens Route 5 were released today.
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Steve Toth
Glouster
Mine No
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Garfield Grimes
Chauncey
Carrie Pickett
Nelsonville
Pearl Bolin
Athens
Modern trains boost fresh food to campuses
Eastern universities report 1941 students are taller than their parents by about a foot on average, credited to better diets. The piece notes the role of modern refrigerated trains in delivering oranges and other fresh foods, highlighting a shift from scarce preserved treats to abundant green foods, fruit, and milk.
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Central
Florida
Texas
California
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