1000 New Students Expected at Ohio University Fall Term
The Athens Messenger reports Ohio University will enroll about 1,000 new students for the fall semester as the 138th year opens. Enrollment may be slightly below 1941 totals, with a strong ROTC and war-time training emphasis and mandatory physical education. Freshmen testing and adviser conferences kick off Monday September 28 at Chubb Library.
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Athens Messenger
Athens. of
Ohio University
Ermentl
Governent
Chubb
Knights Templar To Meet Here Wednesday
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. After the business session the Malta Degree team will rehearse. A special meeting is set for Friday Sept 25 at 7 30 p.m. to confer the Order of the Temple on a candidate, work to be exemplified by Sir Knights from Columbus.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Malta
Order of the Temple
Columbus
H. Hall Chapman
Car stolen from Davis found. no damage reported
A car stolen from William J. Davis of E Mulberry Street in front of the 33 Club early Saturday morning was recovered last night by Columbus police. The vehicle was found in running condition with no damage.
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William J. Davis
E. Mulberry St
33 Club
Columbus Police Department
Driver Fined Five Dollars for License Failure
Herbert William Harten aged 44 of New Lexington was arrested Sunday on Route 13 near Corning for failure to carry an operator's license. He appeared before Justice C. W. King in New Lexington and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Herbert William Harten
New Lexington
Corning
Harten
C. W. King
Conservation Leaders for Area Chosen
New Athens County Soil Conservation Committee names W. Frank Pugh Albany Route 2 as chairman Roy C. Gilham New Marshfield Route 2 as vice chairman and Irvin A. Wolfe 3 W Mulberry Sr as regular member Also elected are 11 community committee members across Athens County including Alexander Township Ames Township Athens Township Bern Township and others with chairs vice chairs and regular members confirmed for the coming year.
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Athens County Soil Conservation Committee
W. Frank Pugh
Albany
Roy C. Gilham
New Marshfield
Irvin A. Wolfe
W. Mulberry Sr
Athens County Agricultural Conservation Association
Alexander Township
Edward W. Brooks
Merrill H. Chase
J. Marvin Maxwell
Athens
Ames
Lirvin A. Wolfe
Don E. Linscott
Trimble
John E. Hixson
J. Arthur Walsh
Vernon O. Shaw
Frank Gilham
Bern Township
Jewett D. Parmiter
Amesville
Howard L. Keirns
Marguerite R. Campbell
Guysville
Coolville Youth Is Accepted for Service
NELSONVILLE Staff Specifch Two colored boys from Athens County reported for induction at Fort Hayes Columbus Saturday Sept 19. Delbert Lee Jenkins 21 Coolville was accepted after medical exam. Homer Romancus Kennedy 29 Sharpsburg Rt 2 was rejected due to physical disability.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Selective Service Board No. 2
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Delbert Lee Jenkins
Coolville
Homer Romancus Kennedy
Sharpsburg
Athens Weather Quiet as Autumn Arrives on First Fall Day
Mercury records a cool spell with a 72 degree high yesterday and a 40 degree low last night. At noon today Athens Ohio sits at 65 degrees as autumn begins. Notice of Appointment: Harold 2 Rose and M D Hughes named administrators of Ivie Miller estate in Athens County. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated September 2 1942. FRANCIS D WHITS Probate Judge.
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Athens
Harold 2. Rose
M. D. Hughes
Ohio
Ivie Miller
Athens County
Francis D. Whits
Said
W S Williams Dies Monday In Ohio County
Waldren S Williams 68 a farmer from near Pratts Fork died Monday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two day illness. He was born in Athens County and lived there all his life. He leaves wife Carrie a daughter J W Meeks Hebron six sons Floyd Athens Route 5 Richard Guysville Delbert Pearl both Rutland Route 2 Clarence Hebron and Orville Shade a brother Milan Williams Pratts Fork a sister Pearl Wood Albany Route 3 and 24 grandchildren. Funeral at Shade Methodist Church Wednesday at two conducted by Rev Earl Cowen with burial at Shade. Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home notices may call any time.
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Waldren S. Williams
Pratts Fork
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Mr. Williams
Carrie L. Williams
J. W. Meeks
Hebron
Floyd E
Athens
Richard E
Guysville
Delbert C
Pearl W
Rutland
Clarence H
Orville A
Shade
Milan A. Williams
Pearl Wood
Albany
Shade Methodist Church
Earl Cowen
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Evangelist C W Hatch Urges Christian Principles for Postwar Peace
The Rev. C W Hatch of Anderson Indiana spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club urging postwar peace built on love freedom unselfishness tolerance and non acquisition so past mistakes at the peace table would not recur He conducts evangelistic services at the Church of God in Athens and was introduced by Rev Thomas E Sexton A church quartet sang before the talk.
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C. W. Hatch
Anderson
Ind
World Service
Church of God
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hatch
Church of God In
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Thomas E. Sexton
Church
Sexton
R. S. Atkins
John J. Bailey
Carlos A. Bean
Mrs Kilgore Dies at Columbus Monday
Mrs J D Kilgore mother of Mrs Edward A Cottingham of 287 E State St died suddenly at her Columbus home Monday afternoon from a heart attack. Survived by husband Joseph D Kilgore and daughter and two granddaughters Martha Isabel and Virginia Cottingham. Funeral set for Wednesday at 3 30 p m Schoedinger's Chapel Columbus. Episcopal auxiliary meeting postponed to Sept 30 at 2 30 at Mrs Rutherford's home.
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J. D. Kilgore
Edward A. Cottingham
State St
Columbus
Dwight Rutherford
Rutherford
Survey of Housing to Start on Friday in Athens
Air raid wardens in Athens will begin a Friday house to house survey under the Civilian Defense Housing Committee. They will collect residents names addresses phones and rental owner details plus room counts occupants and emergency capacity and note vacant houses for evacuee housing planning.
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Athens City
W. J. Trautwein
Wardens
Civilian Defense Housing Committee
Fred Sanders
Trautwein
Athens
Forestry as Aid to Southeastern Ohio’s Economic Future
Director Forest Ranger J. R. Seward told Athens Rotary Club that timber resources in Southeastern Ohio can power the war effort via charcoal pulpwood and ties. He urged reforestation to boost water retention and reduce erosion, noting the Wayne National Forest covers about 80,000 acres with limited good farmland and that public support is needed for continued Forest Service operation after the war.
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Ohio
J. R. Seward
Athens
Seward
Germany
Wayne National Forest
Former Police Officer Charged With Auto Theft
George Hix a 34 year old former chief of police of Littleton West Virginia pleaded not guilty before Mayor Franz Woodworth to charges of stealing an automobile and driving while intoxicated. He was held to the grand jury with bond set at 1700 dollars and jailed. Hess reported his car disappeared from in front of F J Beasley Co Athens office and later was seen involved in a collision at Court and Washington. Hix claimed accidental travel and denied driving Hess car saying another man driven it and asked him to help loosen it after the crash.
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George Hix
Littleton
W. Va
Franz Woodworth
Hix
R. C. Hess
F. J. Beasley Co
Athens
Hess
W. Union St
State Highway Patrol
J. B. Grogan
Parkersburg
Corwin Auto
Juvenile Songsters at Bethany Church Recital
The Athens Salvation Army Corps juvenile songsters brigade will present a song recital at Bethany Methodist Church Thursday evening September 24 at 7 30 o clock. Rev Mary White pastor of the Bethany Church announced today. Chaplain William Prescott and soldiers of the corps will accompany the brigade.
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Athens Salvation Army Corps
Bethany Methodist Church
Mary White
Bethany Church
William Prescott
Amnesia Victim Reunited With Stranger Husband After Lost Year
Mrs Glory Weller Miller of Atascadero California, missing since November 1941, awoke in a Hollywood hotel to find she had remarried Henry Miller, a photographer she does not remember. Police identified her from a photo supplied by her first husband Pierce Weller who is dead, and she recalls nothing of Las Vegas marriage or Pearl Harbor era events. A diary fragment shows a Las Vegas wedding and a trip that confirms the marriage to Miller.
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Hollywood
Binghamton, N. Y
Glory Weller Miller
Henry Miller
Miller
Las Vegas
Noy
Atascadero
Calif
H. Pierce Weller
Motor Hotel
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Miller
WPA Workers Seek More Work and Pay in Athens County
Officers of the All American Organization of WPA workers urge Senator Taft and Representative Jenkins to press for a higher WPA quota for Athens County and a five dollar daily wage. Secretary John L. Southard notes many workers over fifty struggle to find private industry jobs. The group also seeks a seven or eight day work cycle instead of four days a week to gain more time for job hunting.
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All-American Organization of
WPA
Friends of the Group
Robert A Taft
Thomas A. Jenkins
Athens County
John L. Southard
Jacksonville
Red Cross Offers First Aid Class at Elks Club
The Red Cross will begin a first aid course for men and women starting Wednesday September 25 in the Elks Club Rooms. The 20 hour class runs 7 to 10 p m each Wednesday with William A. Palmer as instructor.
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Red Cross
Elks Club
William A. Palmer
Automobile arrest after sideswipe on Route 50 Alternate
Charles A. Linscott 70 of Ath ens Route 3 was arrested for unsafe operation after his car sideswiped Thomas Perry 63 on Route 50 Alternate. Perry's car had slight damage. Linscott arraigned before Mayor Franz Woodworth and fined $5 plus costs. SUPPERS HEART ATTACK KANSAS CITY Jacob Salslavsky 67 adjutant of the Ohio legion died from a heart attack during the convention closing session and was hospitalized.
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Charles A. Linscott
Athens
Thomas Perry
Perry
Linscott
Franz Woodworth
Kansas City
American Legion
Jacob Salslavsky
Columbus
The
Legion
Ohio
Wakely Brothers News From Fort Devens
Mrs James Blackford of Athens Route 3 reports Pvt Charles Wakely has been transferred from General Hospital Fort Devens Massachusetts to the R R C Company F at Fort Devens. Pvt Floyd D Wakely, stationed at Camp Claiborne Louisiana, has been honorably discharged for illness and is at Mrs Blackford's home.
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James Blackford
Athens
Pvt
Charles Wakely
General Hospital
Ft. Devens
Mass
Co. F
Floyd D. Wakely
Camp Claiborne
Initiation and Grange Program At Athens Grange
Seventy seven attend as first and second degrees are conferred on ten candidates during Athens Grange meeting in Albany. Judge O F Rowland addresses members and guests, praising labor and faith amid world chaos. Milk production notes by Homer Gall. musical numbers by local performers. Booster night set for October first. program at Summit Grange October third open to public.
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Athens
Everett Carbaugh
Albany
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
America
Homer Gall
Athens State Hospital
Gall
Glenn Atkinson
Carl Frische
Bernice McLeod
Stephen Foster
Jessie Duncan
Hattie Webb
Carrie Atkinson
Ardith Westfall
Annie Laurie
Edgar Guest
Mary Hope
Old Maids
Hazel Morrison
Nellie Earich
Mary Zornes
Angela Tierney
Clara McKibben
Elizabeth Walsh
S. S. Shaw
Clarence Shaw
Bernard Ward
Franz Woodworth
John Sheridan
Athens Grange
Summit Grange
New Marshfield
Columbus Road Named for North Ave Street in Athens
Athens City Council chose Columbus Road for the new northward street from Second and Lancaster, named by Mayor Franz Woodworth. Legislation to enact the name will be at the Oct 5 meeting as work continues toward the corporation line. Mrs. Evans urged Home Street improvements. county pending funds noted for later consideration. Extra policemen pay raised to 60 cents per hour to cover traffic duties. Council also sought an advance on county tax collections for current city operating expenses.
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Athens
Columbus Road
Franz Woodworth
Second
Lancaster Sts
Corporation
Lancaster St
Atkinson
Charles Evans
Home St
Athens County Commissioners
Woodworth
Robert Tompkins
Officials Seek Tire Inspectors as Board Selections Near
Applicants for official tire inspection roles must file at the Athens War Price and Ration Office by closing hours today. Leonard Prater reports that current inspectors are relieved tonight under a federal ration reorganization and their certificates will not be valid. Final inspectors to be named after Athens County ration boards review all applications, with announcements forthcoming. Alton banker and meat packer August Luer dies at 86 after ransom notoriety in 1933. Cleveland Army War Show sets paid attendance record at Municipal Stadium with 81,009 spectators.
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Athens
Leonard Prater
Prater
Athens County
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Lakefront
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