City Amusement Tax Ordinance To Be Amended
City council set to draft amendments to the amusement tax statute with new exemptions likely including county fair admissions community concerts high school events under 41 cents and bowling alleys. Solicitor Foster B Cornwell and aides Swanson and Studer were directed to study feasible exemptions and prepare a preliminary report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster B. Cornwell
Cornwell
J. B. Swanson
R. J
Studer
Athens
Rotary Hears Outline of Power Plant
Fred M. McKay outlined the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. plan for the FE M Pos ton generating station near Hamley Run between Nelsonville and Athens. The 15 million dollar project would start in 1949 with 40600 kilowatts, rising to 81300 the next year, operated 24 hours with local coal. Dr. Jordon Liu of Nanking spoke on Rotary work and refugee charities. Other guests included Charles Walker and Bob Gillis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New FE. M. Poston
Fred M. McKay
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Rotary Club
Berry Hotel
CSOE
Hamley Run
Nelsonville
Athens
McKay
Ohio
Jordon Liu
Nanking
China
United States
Liu
City Reports First Quarter Expenses for Athens
The Athens city auditor report shows $63,355 spent in the first quarter ending March 31, in line with the $241,819 1948 budget. General fund led with $32,672 expense. total receipts $24,815, yet a treasurer’s balance of $71,453 remains due to prior fund balances and carryovers.
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Athens
J. E. Bailey
Veterans Housing
Policemen's
Poster Contest Sponsored by WCTU Opens in City Schools
A city wide poster contest sponsored by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union is underway in schools. Entries judged on execution and effect, with 32 in prizes for elementary and senior junior high divisions. Final date April 23. Judges include John Jagers, Rev Harold Kellogg, and Isabelle Work of Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Evan Edwards
C. R. White
Harold F. Kellogg
Isabelle Work
Space Arts
Ohio University
April Showers Bring Out Greens in Athens Weather
April showers and bright sun return a springlike mood to Athens with leaves and flowers visible. The day rose to 67 degrees with light showers, dipped to 52 overnight, and cooled to 62 by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday per local observer Mrs. C N France. The Hocking River fell about 20 feet to 5.20 feet despite 23 inches of rainfall.
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Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Knights Templar to Inspect Athens Commandery on Thursday
Annual inspection of Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m with dinner at 6 15 p m. Sir Knights in full Templar uniform attend as Rev Phil Porter Grand Prelate of Ohio inspects. Local commanderies invited. large attendance expected.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Templar
George S. Holdren
Phil Porter
Dayton
Ohio
Grand Commandery
USDA Positions Listed By Civil Service Board
Vacancies in the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in Ohio for conservation aids soil scientists and agricultural and civil engineers will be filled soon. Applicants must have farm or ranch experience and pass written tests. Salaries range from 1954 to 4149 dollars. Information from W H Oldfield local civil service secretary at the post office.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Ohio
U. S. Civil Service
W. H. Oldfield
Civil Service
Post Office
Two Athens Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Two Athens drivers arrested Sunday by the State Highway Patrol were fined Monday by Mayor W. P. Mickle. Dwain C. Landis, 38, was assessed $25 and costs on charges of unsafe operation, and Nellie M. Cash, 28, was fined $5 and costs for driving without an operator's license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
State Highway Patrol
W. P. Mickle
Dwain C. Landis
Nellie M. Cash
Man leaps to death from Akron high level bridge
A 71 year old retired painter Bernard Burgermeister plunged to his death yesterday from the high level bridge in Akron Ohio after eluding several persons who tried to stop him.
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Akron, O.—P
Bernard Burgermeister
Wanda Hegner Named Capital May Queen for 1948
Wanda Hegner of Sandusky, a 20 year old junior, was elected Capital University’s 1948 May Queen last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Wanda Hegner
Sandusky
Capital University
County Board Rejects Standing Township Road Petitions
Athens County commissioners halted all pending township road annexation petitions. They rejected 14 of 15 requests, citing insufficient county funds to take over more roads and noting townships gained relief from recent revenue measures. They also eyed a 1,000 dollar rural maintenance aid and a $1,000 tuberculosis cattle tests contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Board of Commissioners
Tdealt Lea
Ella Barnes
Canaan Township
Cauncey
County Welfare Board
Cancer Drive Canvass Begins in Athens
Solicitation of business houses in Athens will start Wednesday morning under city chairman John Jagers. Firms only will be solicited, employees not contacted yet. A house-to-house canvass will begin about April 15. Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs will conduct the drive in local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John Jagers
Jagers
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Attempt To Break Into Filling Station Reported
Sheriff reports an attempt to force the door at Opal Odenthal’s filling station on Route 216 between Nelsonville and Buchtel last night. Intruders failed to gain entry. Deputies investigate another break in at a Coolville drug store and theft of money and food from a general store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bateman
Opal Odenthal
Route 216
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Bateman
Coolville
Candidate for State Attorney General Here
Paul F. Ward the Democratic nominee hopeful for state attorney general spoke in Athens on Thursday. Born in Steubenville 33 years ago he is a World War I veteran and former secretary of Ohio’s Industrial Commission from 1945 to 1947. He also did research for the tax revenue commission and drafted legislation for the Legislative Reference Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Ward
Athens
Steubenville
Ward
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Tax Revenue Commission of Ohio
Legislative Reference Bureau
Ohio
Wife Again Charges Richland Ave. Man
Willard Bratton 32 of 238 Richland Ave is bound over to the grand jury for the second time in a month after pleading innocent Tuesday to assault and battery charges brought by his wife in Mayor Mickle's court. The other charge filed March 15 concerns the same case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Bratton
Richland Ave
W. P. Mickle
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court
Judge Oliver F. Rowland grants Naomi R. Swiger a divorce on a petition against Carl D. Swiger for gross neglect, in Common Pleas Court.
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Common Pleas Court
Oliver F. Rowland
Naomi R. Swiger
Carl D. Swiger
New Marshfield Lodge to Meet with Visitors Welcome
New Marshfield Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with visitors welcome per master S L Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
S. L. Collins
British Chief Discusses World Troubles at Army Day
Sir Guy Garrod, chief of the British Military Mission to the United Nations, speaks tonight at the Athens Armory on Troubled Spots in the World as part of Army Day observances. The event, sponsored by the Reserve Officers Association, begins at 7:30 p.m. with open attendance and military displays planned by the National Guard unit and the university ROTC. Garrod will follow an 8 p.m. talk, and a convocation on The Economic Situation of Great Britain is set for Wednesday at Memorial Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Guy Garrod
United Nations
Guy
Ohio University
E. T. Hellebrandt
Reserve Officers Association
Photography professor Edom to visit Ohio University talks
Clifton C. Edom from the University of Missouri will discuss photo journalism with Ohio University groups. He will speak at 1 p.m. on newspaper photography and 2 to 5 p.m. on portraiture, then lead a What Is Photo Journalism? session with the Camera Club.
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Ohio University
Clifton C. Edom
University of Missouri
Edom
Ohio U. Camera Club
Alpha Mu
Gerda Peterich
Federal Civil Service Vacancies Open In VA And REA
The U S Civil Service Commission announced open positions in the Veterans Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration. No written examination required. Jobs include laboratory technicians engineers and home economists with salaries from 1822 to 4902 dollars. Local secretary W H Oldfield will provide more information.
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Veterans Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Dog Owners Again Cautioned by Mayor
Mayor William P. Mickle urges dog owners to keep dogs from running loose during the quarantine period March 1 to October 1. He notes rising complaints and promises weeding out violations with intensified enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Mickle
Court Grants Divorce to Bernice Skinner in Common Pleas
In Common Pleas Court Bernice E Skinner was granted a divorce from Edwin J Skinner Sr on charges of extreme cruelty. Custody and support of their four year old child were awarded to Bernice with reasonable visitation to the father reserved.
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Common Pleas
Bernice E. Skinner
Edwin JL. Skinner
Conservation Meet Set at George Minton Farm
Ross Wright the county extension agent announced the annual Vinton County Soil Conservation District Round-Up will be held Thursday at the George Minton Farm located five miles west of McArthur.
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Vinton County
Frankfort Man Fined for Intoxication
Richard McCarty twenty four of Frankfort Kentucky was fined five dollars and costs Monday by Mayor W P Mickle after his arrest by city police on charges of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McCarty
Frankfort
W. P. Mickle
Kiwanis Honors Athens County 4-H Advisers at Dinner
A Kiwanis recognition dinner in Athens County honored 1947 4-H Club advisers at the Berry Hotel. Present were Shade Boys unit members, county advisers, and guest leaders including Lang Columbus and Miss Villa Tippie. Kiwanis President Raymond A. Lee presided as Irving Dickman chaired the program and Joseph E. Thackrey led song.
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Athens County
Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Shade Boys
Billy Munn
Albany Livestock
Ohio
Patricia Laziman
Hooper St
Dorothy Frank
Barbara Graham
Wilbur White
George Hyatt
Alton Hanning
Richard Hartley
Paul Burson
Robert Cordray
Ross Wright
C. C. Lang
J. M. Guthrie
R. W. Wolf
Charles Lanning
Charles Terrell
Walter Wharton, Jr
Kiwanis
Raymond A. Lee
Irving Dickman
Joseph E. Thackrey
Police Arrest Two On Traffic Charges
Two traffic arrests by city police led to fines in Mayor W. P. Mickle’s court. Gerald J. Pearlman age 19 of Lower Campus pleaded guilty to speeding and paid $15 plus costs. Vera Ruth age 38 of Athens Route 1 was found guilty of a parking violation after pleading not guilty and fined $5 with costs suspended.
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W. P. Mickle
Gerald J. Pearlman
Lower Campus
Vera Ruth
Athens Route 1
AHS Students Honored At Assembly For Scholarships and Letters
Athens High School held an assembly where Principal QO. L. Wood awarded certificates and scholarship letters to top students after the Ohio Scholarship Test. Honorees include Joe Todd Harrison Scott Margaret Robe Joan Vance Jane Long Nancy Packard and others with commendations for DAR Good Citizen and debate letters. Varsity and reserve basketball letters were also distributed to multiple players and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
QO. L. Wood
Ohio
Joe Todd
Harrison Scott
Margaret Robe
Joan Vance
Jane Long
Nancy Packard
Jane Windisch
April Kinsel
Jacquelyn Deem
Shirley Steven
Mr. Wood
Burton
Massie
al Gubitz
Ann Bowles
Flora Armbruster
Frank Dilley
Harry Lackey
Bob Alexander
Tom Ashton
Maurice Currens
Roger Pedigo
Don Tolson
Ted Cunningham
Bob Staneart
Sam Carpenter
Virgil Frost
Dick Guthrie
Joe Lavelle
Nick Parkis
Fred Fisher
David White
Have You A Scratching Dog Scratching Dog Remedy Ad
An old style advert claims Rex Hunter dog powders relieve itching in clean flea free dogs. It targets nationwide owners, offers 25 cents or economy 1 dollar sizes, and directs requests for a free dog book to J Hilgers & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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DR. Caldwell
Rex Hunter
J. Hilgers & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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