Athens Schools Open With Record Fall Attendance
Athens residents awoke to the first day of school as students prepared class assignments and gathered books. Pendry reported opening day attendance rose about five percent from last year with 1,232 pupils across the district, led by Central and the Senior High. York Township opened earlier, with Glen Hanes noting figures will take days to finalize.
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Athens County
Ally
Athens City
H.C. Pendry
Central
Pendry
York Township
Glen Hanes
Sergeant Mc Harg recalls long WWII convoy and battles in Europe
England to Germany narrative covers sea convoy of up to 55 ships from Boston to Scotland Dorchester and Le Havre, stop at Aachen during the Bulge, Eisenborn defense, Remagen crossing, Ruhr cleanup, Danube crossing near Moosburg and final push to fall of Germany. McHarg, a Plains High School 1932 graduate, later returned to England awaiting shipment home. He served in First Army before transfer to Third Army after Rhine crossing.
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Germany
McHarg
James McHarg
Athene
Boston
Scotland
Dorchester
England
le Havre
France
Paris
Belgium
Aachen
Eisenborn
Duren
Rhine
Cologne
Remagen
Kassel
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Wurzburg
Neustadt
Nurnberg
Danube
Moosburg
Mannerstadt
First Army
Third Army
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Thompson Aircraft Corp
Cleveland
James Graham Dies on Sunday in Nelsonville
James G Graham eight year old painter in Athens died Sunday at his daughter Mrs H B Cran mer home 312 Fort St Nelsonville after a illness of several days He was born in Athens County and member of the Methodist Church He leaves a son Guy Graber Athens five grandchildren two great grandchildren a brother and his wife Jessie C Graham died June 23 Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two oclock at Dowler and Fergusson Funeral Home Rev William M George First Methodist Church Nelsonville Burial in Union Street Cemetery Friends may call after Tuesday noon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Graham
Athens
H. B. Cranmer
Fort St. Nelsonville
Athens County
Methodist Church
Mr. Graham
Guy Graber
Ese Grahi
S. Jessie C. Graham
Dowler and Fergusson
William M. George
First Methodist Church of
Nelsonville
W. Union St
Drunk Driver fined in Athens and Chillicothe mishap
Orien E Blackwood 65 of Ali Route 2 was fined 100 dollars plus costs after arrest for drunk driving. Archie Maile 33 of Cutler Route 1 paid 5 dollars and costs for lacking a valid driver’s license. Priscilla Spurgeon 57 of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 5 dollars and costs. Raymond Hidenter 22 of Chillicothe suffered a shoulder injury after a 40 foot fall from the Norfolk and Western Scioto River bridge. Ohio Superintendent of Insurance certifies The New York Casualty Company compliance and reports year end financials for 1944.
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Orien E. Blackwood
Aly
Athens Ice
Franz Woodworth
Archie Maile
Cutler
Priscilla Spurgeon
Athens
Chillicothe
S. B. Mark
Raymond Hidenter
Norfolk and Western Scioto River
Adaline Matheny Dies At Son's Home Monday
Adaline Matheny aged 87 died this morning at her son James Matheny’s home 527 Richland Ave after several weeks illness. She leaves four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at the son’s residence Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Miles Cemetery Rutland. Pomona Grange meets Sept 23 at Rome Grange Hall Stewart at 8:30 pm potluck refreshments. Alpha Hi Delta Auxiliary meets Ruth Klingenburg 98 Elmwood Tuesday 7:45 pm.
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Adaline Matheny
James Matheny
Richland Ave
John Mulholland
Wilkesville
Emma Spahn
Columbus
Ella Murray
Zaleski
Ethel Jackson
Rutland
Willie Grapes
Cheshire
Denver Grapes
Brentwood
Calif
Miles
Pomona Grange
Athens County
Rome Grange
Stewart
Alpha Hi Delta
Ruth Klingenburg
Elmwood
Posthumous Silver Star for Pfc Bolin of 24th Infantry
Pfc Edward F Bolin of Ath ens Ohio receives the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry on Okinawa Shrie as part of the 24th Infantry Division. He led a flanking attack silencing an enemy position and destroyed a gun, then crawled through heavy fire to contact a neighboring unit, was mortally wounded aiding a comrade, and previously served in Saipan and Makin with the Fighting Irish.
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24Th Infantry Division
Ryukyus
Edward F. Bolin
Sam ‘Holin
N. McKinley Ave
Athens
Okinawa
George W. Griner
27Th Infantry Division
Machinato Airfield
Pfc
Bolin
Keen
Makin
Saipan
Five Drivers Arrested by State Patrol
Five drivers arrested by state highway patrol were fined after pleading guilty before Shawnee Mayor Charles Welch. A sixth man, arrested Sunday night, was fined by Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge F. Rowland. Denzil Beougher Norman Hoss Clair Stobart and Clarence McFann are named among the offenders with fines ranging from 10 to 50 dollars plus costs. One driver, Elmer Rutter, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and had license suspended 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Welch
Shawnee
F. Rowland
Athens County
Stobart
Clarence McFann
Corning
State
Marine Corps Recruits Men In Cincinnati District
Major Kenneth C. Houston announces new enlistment rules for the Marine Corps in Cincinnati. Open to men aged 17 to 32 with previous service and 18 to 26 for first timers, all must have eight years of schooling. Marine Corps Reserve enlistments ended. Information at Room 103 Old Post Office Building Columbus.
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Kenneth C. Houston
USMC
Marine Recruiting District of
Cincinnati
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Reserve
Old Post Office
Columbus
Insurance Writers of 15 Counties To Meet in Athens
Insurance writers from 15 southern and southeastern Ohio counties will meet in Athens on September 20 to nominate a trustee for a three year term on the Ohio Association of Insurance Agents. The nominating committee includes Howard A. Berndt Thomas M. Lynn and Elza M. Scott. Dwight Rutherford handles arrangements. Counties represented include Pike Scioto Vinton Jackson Lawrence Muskingum Morgan Athens Meigs Gallia Guernsey Noble Washington Belmont and Monroe. Harry T. Minister is president and Theodore M. Gray is secretary.
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Ohio
Athens
Ohio Association of Insurance Agents
E. M. Farley
Caldwell
Howard A. Berndt
Portsmouth
Thomas M. Lynn
Zanesville
Elza M. Scott
Cambridge
Dwight Rutherford
Atheny
Pike
Scioto
Vinton
Jackson
Lawrence
Muskingum
Morgan
Meigs
Gallia
Guernsey
Noble
Washington
Belmont
Monroe
Harry T. Minister
Columbus
Theodore M. Gray
Radio Highlights and Concerts Across Networks
Radio program listings feature Parks Johnson and Warren Hull entertaining patients at the Army’s Winter General Hospital in Topeka Kansas, a thirty second segment on The Story of Col Warburton’s Madness on MBS WHKC, Joan Davis performing a tea reading on CBS WENS at 3:30, a Pan American Union Summer Concert with the U S Navy Band and Maria Robles at 9:00 on American TV, Pred Allette as Information Please Returns to NBC WLW at 9:30, and Johnny Long and His Orchestra in the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands on ME WHEE at 9:80.
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Parks Johnson
Warren Hull
Army
Winter General Hospital
Topeka
Kas
Chs
Col. Warburton
Joan Davis
Tea Ivaf Reading
Cbs-Wens
Pan American Union
U.S. Navy
Maria Robles
Allette
Pleaze
Nbc-Wlw
Johnny Long
Cars Damaged In Collisions In Richland And Glouster
Autos driven by Ira Edgar Spencer age 70 of 184% M. Lancaster St and John Henry Baker age 66 Nor folk Va were damaged when they sideswiped on Richland Ave Sunday afternoon no one was injured On the Route 12 overhead bridge three miles north of Glouster autos driven by Lance Hodgson age 43 Hemlock and Philip A Brown age 61 Glouster sideswiped The left front end of the Brown car and the entire left side of the Hodgson auto were damaged No one hurt
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Iran
Edgar Spencer
Lancaster St
John Henry Baker
Norfolk
Richland Ave
New York Central
Route 12
Glouster
Lance Hodgson
Hemlock
Philip A.brown
Hodgson
Ration Roundup Update on Food and Shoe Stamps
The Associated Press notes continued validity of Book Four fat and sugar stamps with dates through late year. Meat dealers will still receive 2 red points per pound of fats turned in. Shoe stamps from Book Three Airplane stamps 1,7,3,4 remain valid indefinitely with no planned cancellations by OPA.
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Associated Press
OPA
Airplane Designer Killed in Sunday Training Crash
Medina reports a training plane crash near a farm shortly after departure from Cleveland Airport. Victims are Herbert W. Reed, 43, designer for International Aviation Corp. of Cleveland, and Harry W. Lehr, 37, instructor for Sky-Tech, Inc. at Cleveland municipal airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Here
Cleveland
Herbert W. Reed
Lakewood
International Aviation Corp
Harry W. Lehr
Sky-Tech, Inc
Cleveland Municipal
Youngstown Workers Back-Pay Bonus Under War Labor Board
Employees at Youngstown fabricating plants will receive about 2 million dollars in back pay for vacations and late shift differentials under war labor board rules. Nearly 3 million dollars in retroactive back wages, dating from December 23, 1943, were recently paid by Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Carnegie-Illinois Steel, and United States Steel Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
War Labor Board
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Carnegie- Holinois Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Ohio firemen begin week long training at OSU
More than 100 Ohio firemen start a one week course at Ohio State University to learn fire fighting methods for their departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Shower and Dessert Honors Bride-Elect Barbara McKinstry
A Sunday evening event at University Terrace showered bride-elect Barbara Dea McKinstry with peach and lavender decor. Guests included Miss Tsanell Brown and many locals as Mrs. Louis I. Brown and Mrs. Richard W. McKinstry hosted. The dessert table centerpiece featured gladioli and candles, with the party outdoors overlooking the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Dea McKinstry
Tsanell Brown
Barbara McKinstry, Whittenberger
Louis I. Brown
Sable Hawkins
Beth Riley
Jane Finsterwald
Sally Link
Jan Armstrong
Sallie Armstrong
Hattie la Grones
Ann Peden
Betty Lee McCaskill
Carolyn Hopkins
James Burt
Janie Beckley
Jane Maccombs
Alice Maccombs
Ann Maccombs
Pat Connor
Sallie Hawkins
Basil Rutter
Walter R. Davis
John A
Richard McKinstry
H. W. McKinnys
Thomas Rollin Biddle
Personal guests and visits in Athens society notes
Mr and Mrs John Rood hosted guests including Wendell Wilcox of Chicago author of Everything Is Quite Al Right set for September 17 release by Bernard Ackerman New York City Publishers Weekly cited it among best books of the season Wilcox stories appeared in Harpers and the New Yorker The party will travel to Chicago to be hosted by the Wilcoxes Ensign Gerald M Ramsey Naval Air Station Memphis Tenn will visit Athens at Mrs Bardins home Mrs Ramsey’s mother now in Memphis Mrs Robert Wood and son Thomas A Wood plan a Detroit trip visiting the Bentleys and Robbie Wood while Mr Wood takes vacation from Ohio Farmers Insurance Leroy Ohio Major Charles L Woodworth arrives from Utah overseas replacement station Camp Atterbury Ind and will stay several days with his parents in Athens Miss Nancy Rosser daughter of Mrs Thomas Hosser leaves for Cincinnati to attend Sacred Heart High School junior year The Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Ohio inspected Belpre Chapter UL of the Order of Eastern Star with Athens Chapter attendees Ural V Westfall Grand Sentinel and wife Mrs Westfall Mrs Louis Wamsley Worthy Matron Isabelle Snider Molly Poston Theresa Hines Adda Glazier Amy Kimies.
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John Rood
Morris Ave
Wendell Wilcox
Chicago
Mr. Wilcox
Bernard Ackerman
New York City
Publishers’ Weekly
Wilcox
Harpers
New Yorker
Rood
Robert §. Wood
Thomas A. Wood
Detroit
Mich
W. S. Bentley
Mary Ellen Wood
Robbie
Mr. Wood
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance
Leroy, Ohio
Charles L. Woodworth
Kearns
Utah
Grand Chapter
Ohio
Belpre
UL. D
Order of Eastern Star
Athens
Ural V. Westfall
Grand Sentinel
Living War Memorials planned by U S communities
Communities across the United States plan living war memorials to honor World War II heroes. Suggestions include flower gardens beside stations, near libraries, or outdoor reading areas with a bronze plaque listing local service members. New WWII roses and a purple heart viola are highlighted as memorial plants.
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U.S
Columbus
Ohio
American Commission For Living War Memorials
Charles H. Perkins
Jackson and Perkins
Newark
Mr. Perkins
Ernie Pyle
Birthday Party Honors Bobby Snedden at Home
A Thursday birthday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Snedden’s Baker Road home celebrated Bobby Snedden’s 18th birthday. Guests enjoyed games ice cream and cake. Attendees included Nellie Margaret Charles Ashworth Otha and Virgil Frost Joan Wayne Dailey Betty Montgomery Reed McBride Lovie Hamilton Junior Russ Bob Mansfield Donnie Sapp Kyril Martha Snedden and other relatives.
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A. L. Snedden
Baker Road
Bobby
Nellie Margaret
Charles Ashworth
Otha
Virgil Frost
Joan
Wayne Dailey
Betty Montgomery
Reed McBride
Lovie Hamilton
Junior Russ
Bob Mansfield
Donnie Sapp
Kyril
Martha Snedden
Vacuum cleaner grill to clean shoes at store door
A New York store manager envisions a future store with a vacuum system under a door grill that cleans customers shoes as they enter. He notes it could be adapted for home use, likening it to the Dutch custom of removing shoes before entering.
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New York
Johnny
Chicken Dinner Honors Pvt Story Coen at Homecoming
Mr and Mrs G Coen Guysville hosted a chicken dinner honoring their son Pvt Story Coen on a home delay from Ft Riley Guests included Dane Carnes Paul Carnes Dunlavey family and many Springfield Columbus Athens and Guysville residents Evening visitors joined in the social gathering Detailing additional club notices Eagles Auxiliary meets at Eagles Hall and So Sew Sewing Circle plans meeting at 8 pm at 68 E Mulberry St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G . Coen
Guysville
Pvt
Story Coen
Ft. Riley
Mensas
Dane Carnes
Paul Carnes
St. Paris
Alfred Dunlavey
Alice
Helen
Clara
Pat
John H. Gabriel
Jackie
Donald Smith
Eloise Dunlavey
Springfield
Don Gabriel
Slumbus
John Gabriel
Athens
Carol Coen
Charles Bobo
Shade
Charles Dunlavey
Gilbert Coen
Herman Will
Peach Fork
Roy Smith
Kathryn Smith
Bunker Hill
Sammy Grim
Charley Smith
Harrisonville
September Meeting of the 31 Club at Mrs Merchant's Home
The 31 Club met at Mrs. George Merchant’s Shafer Street home on Thursday evening September 6. After a brief business session contest prizes went to Mrs. Jenny Risley and Mrs. Harold McGrath. Refreshments and social hour followed. Naomi Bible Class at The Plain Methodist Church will meet Wednesday night at Mia Wilma Darnell’s home.
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31 Club
George Merchant
Shafer St
Jenny Risley
Harold McGrath
Naomi
Naomi Bible
the Plaine
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Sgt
Walter L. McHarg
James Graham
Biate
Supt. of Inc
NEW York Casualty Company
Walter
Son
Erricane
Denk
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Insurance Writers
Athens Co. Savings and Loan Co
Lostro Building
Athen, Ohlo
Her
White
University Terrace
Robert Neil
Gerald M. Ramsey
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Tenn
D. A. Bardin
Ramsey
J. R. Hays
Hartwell
Nancy Rosser
Thomas Hosser
Washington St
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Bobby Snedden
Arthur Goodin
Albany
Pearl R. Goodin
Donna Salters
Maxine
Marene
Homer Goodin
Edna Barber
Frank Bratin
Niles
Harold Paines
Far
C. W. Lynch
Harry Peton
Joseph Rapkin
Joseph Aspirin
Hippen
Igan
R. E. McCammon
Capital Manager
Berry Hotel
Coen, Shade
Eagles Auxiliary Ladies Auxiliary of
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Frank Ayers
Mulberry St
Cyatex
AES PS
Sena
Dollerseriae
Ard Brothers
Righistandars
Carpenter Hdwe. Co
James H. Wilson
Security Bank
Peck
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