OU May Have Special Military Registration for Students
Ohio University may appoint a special registrar to conduct campus registration on Oct 16 under the Selective Training and Service Act. The county clerk may defer students’ draft by documenting their attendance, with local boards holding discretion on deferrals. OU reports 3,473 students enrolled for the first semester, the largest in university history.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Herman G. James
American Council On WaAwantiana
Avuuvaliuel
Local Selective Service (Draft) Board
F. B. Dilley
S S Tonic Promises Health Boosts For Workers
An Old Army bulletin discusses exemptions under the Selective Service Act and allows individual deferments for essential workers and teachers while preserving occupational deferment powers for local boards. It stresses continued operation of essential institutions and notes the call for active duty may be justified by national needs.
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Reserve Officers Training Corps
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Judgment Granted in Williams vs Bretz Action
Charles H. Williams won 598.50 from Nettie Bretz's estate in a Common Pleas ruling. Judge Rowland ordered foreclosure on the mortgage securing the note and sale of the property if the amount is not paid within five days by Albert Bretz and listed heirs.
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Charles H. Williams
Nettie
Albert H. Bretz
Common Pleas
Co. F. Rowland
Nettie Bretz
Albert Bretz
Albert H
Alberta
Mildred
Walker
Robert
Melvin
Charles Bretz
Velman Bretz Dawson
Judgement Awarded To Don R. Goddard
Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland awarded Don R Goddard as administrator of John Daly deceased an amount of 1106 10 in a suit on a promissory note against Arthur Frost. The note was secured by a mortgage on Frost property declared a first lien and an order was issued for sheriff sale to settle the debt.
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Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Don R. Goddard
John Daly
Arthur Frost
Sheriff's Office
Information session on Social Security at Athens center
A representative from the Nelsonville Social Security Office will be at the Employment Security Center on Court Street in Athens Thursday September 26 from 1 to 2 PM to provide information on the federal old age and survivors insurance program.
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Nelsonville
The
Social Security Board
Employment Security Center
Court St
Athens
Fire Prevention Week Announced by Athens Fire Chief
Harold Junod of the Athens Fire Department announced that Fire Prevention Week will be observed nationally from October 6 to 12. Junod also chairs the fire prevention committee of the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Harold Junod
Athens Fire Department
Beasley promotes Herron to Williamsport GM in new Ford agency
Larry Herron, Athens sales manager for four years, is named general manager of Mr. Beasley’s newly acquired Williamsport Pennsylvania Ford dealership. Robert Matthews becomes general sales manager. The Cincinnati dealers’ meeting previews 1941 models with wider longer cars and luxury features, display set for Friday.
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Fred R. Beasley
Ford
Larry Herron
Athens
Beasley
Williamsport
Lycoming Motor Works
Herren
Athens County
New Marshfield
Herman
Herron
Kiwanis Club
Robert Matthews
Matthews
Cincinnati
Council Plans Adult Classes For Education
The Athens County Adult Education Council held a preliminary reorganization meeting chaired by Mrs. Fred Lachs. Speakers outlined aims to reach adults overlooked by schools. A second planning session is set for Oct 7 in the Jacobs Building Employment Security Center.
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Athens County Adult Education Council
Fred Lachs
Clarke Foster
WPA Adult Education
J. G.crowe
H. Ray Wagner
Athens County
Employment Security Center
Jacobs
Graham Advanced in Navy Rank After Coxswain Test
Henry Harrison Graham son of Mr and Mrs Carl Graham of Ath ens Route 4 enlisted in the U S Navy Oct 18 1938 and passed examinations for coxswain earning immediate advancement. He is stationed in Guam aboard the USS Pigeon and was Seaman First Class 16 months after enlistment through local agent William H Byers.
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Henry Harrison Graham
Carl Graham
Athens
U. S. Navy
Graham
Guam
Pigeon
William H. Byers
Norfolk
F L McReynolds Dies Former Athens Resident
Funeral services were held in Columbus Monday for F. L. McReynolds who died at his home 68 E Woodruff Ave last Friday. He lived in Athens about 30 years ago and was superintendent of a shirt factory here.
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Columbus
F. L. McReynolds
Athens
E. Woodruff Ave
McReynolds
Race St
Athens Masonic Club Plans Oyster Supper Event
The Athens Masonic Club will serve fried oysters at a stag supper in the Masonic dining hall. Thursday evening at 6 30, announced by Frank H. Cross the chairman. Members are asked to bring prospective members as guests.
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Athens Masonic Club
Masonic
Frank H. Cross
Laughlin Purchases Ginley Superette Market
Mr C D Laughlin buys the Ginley Superette Market at 410 W Union St and will run groceries fruits and Atlantic gasoline and oils. James L Ginley the former owner moves one door west to keep stock and equipment. He is a distributor for Standard scales Friedrich cases American slicing machines and other fixtures.
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W. Union St
C. D. Laughlin
Atlantic
Laughlin
State Highway Department
Herrold Ave
James L. Ginley
Arrests and fines in city fighting case
Harold Jewett and W. Washington Sr were arrested Sunday on fighting charges. Jewett was fined $10 and costs and jailed to serve an outstanding $13.70 fine. Police Chief E S Finsterwald assisted in the arrest and Mayor Cliff Cornell imposed the penalties.
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Harold Jewett
W. Washington Sr
Cliff Cornell
Jewett
E. S. Finsterwald
Enrollment at University Elementary School tops two hundred sixteen
Dr. Edith Beicher announces 216 students enrolled at University Elementary School. School records will include each pupil's weight measurements and health data.
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University
Edith Beecher
Drunk Driver Fined in Athens Case
Orland E. Cullums of 12 Walker Street was arrested on U S Route 50 west of Athens by the State Highway Patrol after a Monday stop. He pleaded guilty Tuesday before Mayor Cliff Cornell to driving while under the influence and was fined $100 and costs.
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Orland E. Cullums
Walker St
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
Return to Columbus After Visting Hastings Aunts
The Misses Grace and Florence Hastings have returned to their home in Columbus after a short visit with their aunts the Misses Adda and Ollie Hastings at 111 State Street.
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Columbus
Grace
Florence Hastings
Adda
Ollie Hastings
State St
Criminologists Question Persistent Notion of a Criminal Type
Criminologists have abandoned the old idea of a distinct criminal type as no longer widely accepted. Modern theories reject a fixed offender profile, noting variability across cases and individuals.
Boys Arrested for Theft of Two Automobiles
Mike Tulak 16 of Toledo and Charlies Young 17 of unknown area were arrested by the State Highway Patrol for stealing two cars, one from Logan and the other from Athens Route 2. The Ellis car was seized at a Bennett Ice Cream Co location and the Logan car was abandoned after being driven to Pomeroy. The youths admit other thefts and vandalism and have been turned over to Sheriff Joseph Farbearn for charges. Young faces a prior breakout and attempted murder case. Tulak also has a prior breaking and entering sentence.
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Mike Tulak
Toledo
Charlies Young
Mr. Vernon
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
State Highway Patrol
Logan
Arthur Ellis
Athens
Ellis
Bennett Ice Cream Co
State St
Logan Auto
Pomeroy
Joseph Farbearn
Hocking County
Young
Industrial School
Mt. Vernon
Tulak
Wife seeks divorce over threats and gun claim
Minnie Von Scheele of Jacksonville files for divorce in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty by Er nest Von Scheele. She says he usually carries a loaded revolver and has threatened to kill her and burn their home. they have three children aged six, eight, and ten. requests alimony and custody.
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Ernest von Scheele
Minnie von Scheele
Jacksonville
Common Pleas Court
Covington
von Scheele
Ohio University to Study Game Bird Management Program
Zoology students at Ohio University will study conservation of game birds under a three year cooperative program with the State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources. Field work will be supervised by view Athens supervisor of grouse management and Kenneth Mitchell will lead weekly lab studies. Areas totaling about 19 thousand acres will host demonstrations on grouse management including brush restoration and predator control. Most areas will close to hunting except some to show results. The university will provide office and lab space for Dietz and the lab.
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Ohio University
State Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Herman G. James
Ats
View
Athens
Kenneth Mitchell
Vinton County
Dietz
Canada
Mitchell
University
W. S. Gamertsfelder
College of Arts and Sciences
Frederick H. Krecker
Department of Zoology
Buckingham Palace Roster Notes Over 200 Rooms
Buckingham Palace in London reportedly contains more than 200 rooms including 40 bedrooms. The detail highlights the palace’s expansive size and residential capacity.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Driver Ralph Nice Jailed After Auto Struck By Train
Ralph Nice age 47 of Guysville pleaded guilty to failure to stop after an accident. He was fined 25 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in Athens City Jail. His stalled car on the Baltimore and Ohio track near Frost was hit by a train at about 2 am Monday and the driver left the scene. The patrol said serious damage to the train and crew could have occurred.
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Ralph Nice
Guysville
Frost
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
Athens City
Nice
Baltimore and Ohio
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Williams
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E. N. Dietrich
H. N. Nisonger
Ohio State University
Foster
Cecil Harding Jones
Hocking
Perry
Vinton Counties
Navy
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Akrs
O. U
Jefferson County
Washington County
Zaleski
Jackson County
Abdella
Chauncey
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UDGA
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Gallaher
McKee
Optometric Service
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American Express
Athens National Bank
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