First United Appeal Starts Oct 18 Led by Rutkoskie
The First United Appeal aims to raise 31500 to fund a permanent project. Rotary Club members heard that Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA and Army health organizations will benefit. The drive will use a K sort system and pledges are to be simplified. The Oct 1 campaign is supported by McBee Co and featured speakers Carl Roberts and Dean Taylor.
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Rev Phil Porter to Lead Athens County Cancer Unit
The Rev Phil Porter Jr rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens was named president of the Athens County unit of the American Cancer Society. He will be installed Oct 1 1920 at the Berry Hotel with officers including Rev Drell H Goff first vice president and Mrs J H Felton second vice president. The unit plans education and patient service to ensure county residents know seven cancer danger signals and seek timely care.
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Athens
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George ‘Evans
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Don Saunders
William Harmon
Frank Hughes
Roger’ Dean
Ann P Hos
Doris Woodworth
Wiliam “Quinnie Clayde Martin
C Roger Biddie
Mechanicsburg
Tering Arms A Notes A Noted Family Announcement
Admitted names include Max Cone and Effie Robinson among others in Athens and Amesville. Dismissed individuals include Mrs William Warner and her son, Mrs Frederick Price, and several others across Glouster Albany Millfield. Details list multiple residents and family connections in Ohio towns.
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Charles Jones
Athens
Max Cone
Athe
Effie Robinson
Amesville
Patricia Carsey
Lester Johnson
Corning
William Warner
New Marshfield
Frederick Price
Jeaatt
James Parsons
Eldon Able
Glouster
Lorena Organ
John Gibson
Albany
Donna Smith
Millfeld
Transatlantic cable project near completion in 1940s
The first transatlantic telephone cable system is about half completed with completion expected by year’s end. The final splice on the west to east segment was made aboard the Monarch offshore. The 2000 mile line from Newfoundland to Britain carries a $42 million price tag. A Masonic meeting for Paramythia Lodge 25, F&AM, is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple, announced Master C Bowman.
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Masonic Temple
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Richland Man Heads Shoe Department
George H. Perry of 438 Richland Ave has been appointed manager of the Belk-Simpson Store shoe department on Court Street. Perry, a Toledo native with 20 years in retail sales and a decade in shoe sales, will oversee men’s women’s and children’s footwear as well as work shoes house slippers and rubber footwear. He is assisted by Mrs. Helen Haddox of 48 Shafer Street.
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Richland Ave
Belk-Simpson
Court St
Perry
Joseph B. Kelly
Ay T Soe Perry
Toledo
Athens
Belk-Simoon Co
Helen Haddox
Shafer
Rites Set for Dr Burt 86 in Nelsonville Area
Rites are set for Dr D W Burt 86 who died Sunday at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville. The services will be at 2 pm Wednesday conducted by Rev Joe B Maf ally who occupied the pulpit during the minister's absence. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Mount St. Mary’ Hospital
Nelsonville
Joe B. Maf
Riends
Jagers
West Union Street
Rain Seen for Opener Of World Series
NEW YORK city weather forecast predicts possible rain for Wednesday’s Opening World Series game between the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. Meteorologist Ernest J. Christie of the New York Weather Bureau cautioned it is not yet possible to say when or how heavy the rain will be.
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New York Weather Bureau
Little League Team Feted By Kiwanis
Kiwanis hosted a reception for a local Little League baseball team with guest speakers including Bob Wren OU coach and a film of the 1954 World Series. Other attendees included athletic and community figures such as Leaguers Paton Robey Poston Jones Mechem Antoinetto Evani Samble Widdoes and Bechtel. Dr Don Ketter was honored as Kiwanian of the week for community service.
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Nore
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Bucky Mechem
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Nelson
Spenser Stutter
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Wiliam Samble
Boulder
Cole
Carroll Widdoes
Storm Heads for Japan After Flattening Iwo
The Tokyu Typhoon, the Pacific’s fiercest storm this year, boiled toward Japan as Air Force technicians rush to repair the U.S. base on Iwo Jima, devastated by Sunday’s blow. Three planes delivered food and mail to aid recovery while a mercy flight reported the Coast Guard garrison with only minor injuries.
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Veteran polar explorer urges stronger U S interest in Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd, famed polar explorer, told an MBS radio audience Monday night that the United States should take more interest in the Antarctic continent. He warned the region is becoming strategically important and noted routes near Cape Horn would affect Pacific and Atlantic navigation if the Panama Canal were disrupted.
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Athens Lake to be Named for Dr. C. L. Dow near Athens
A new $500000 lake in Athens Forest four miles east of Athens on Route 50 will be named for Dr. C L Dow Ohio University geology professor and former Ohio Department of Natural Resources Commission member who died last July. The Strouds Run project is funded by the legislature and overseen by the Ohio Division of Parks with final plans under way.
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Pindlay
Hancock County
West Virginia
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Hall
Athens Uprooted Weather: Cooler With Cloudy Skies
Cloudy and cool weather persisted in Athens. A 9 am reading in Hamley Run showed 62 after a low of 54, while Monday reached a high of 66 and a low of 44.
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