New Law Aids Oil Boom in Southeast Ohio
Legislation sponsored by Dr. H. T. Phillips and Dr. Mechener legalizes flooding oil wells by forced water pressure. In Bradford Pennsylvania and southeastern Ohio fields, recovery rose from 17 percent with gas to 60 70 percent with water, promising millions in wealth, land value increases, jobs, and tax gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
H. T. Phillips
Mechener
Chesterhill
Morgan County
Bricker
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Phillips
House
Senate
Two Escape City Jail After Arrest Sunday
Two men named Donald Powell of Millfield and Albert Hunter of Sugar Creek were in Athens police questioning. They were arrested early Sunday in the railroad yards on West Union Street and placed in the city jail for investigation. Half an hour after jailer Harry Dalton opened the cell to quiet a noisy prisoner both Powell and Hunter escaped.
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Donald Powell
Millfield
Albert Hunter
Sugar Creek
Athens
W. Union St
Harry Dalton
Police Recover Lost Money After Pocketbook Incident
In Athens Clyde Marshall of Albany lost a $30 pocketbook in a local store. Police Chief FE S Finsterwald traced the case. Two boys aged 14 and 12 found the money and hid $29. The chief located the youths and recovered the funds.
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Clyde Marshall
Albany
FE. S. Finsterwald
Athens
Marshall
Finsterwald
R T McDaniel Dies at Home of a Daughter
Riley T McDaniel 87 died at 1 50 am at his daughter Mrs Newton Russell Millfield Route Two after six weeks illness. He left a wife two daughters Mrs Charles Wood Athens and Mrs Russell and three sons Charles Carl Riley Jr of Guysville. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday Concord Church Millfield East.
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Riley T. McDaniel
Newton Russell
Route Two
Millfield
Charles Wood
Columbia Ave
Athens
Russell
Charles
Concord
Carl and
Riley
Guysville
Virgene Allbright
Hollywood
Calif
Mr. McDaniel
Elmer
Elpha
William
Blanche
Lenora
Charles F
Carl
Lee
Jackie Wood
Barney
Clarice McDaniel
Edwin McDaniel
Alice Sayre
Stella
Bertha
Mary
Okey
Concord Church
Civil Service Tests Announced for Ohio
The State Civil Service Commission schedules fifteen examinations for April 24 and 25. Carl W. Smith and Ralph W. Emmons announced. applications must be filed in Columbus by April 18. Bulletins with exam details and blanks available by request or at county auditor offices.
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State Civil Service Commission
Carl W. Smith
Ralph W. Emmons
Commission
Columbus
State Civil Service Commission of
Ohio
Surrender Story From The Enquirer Found In 1865 Copy
A faded Cincinnati Enquirer from April 11 1865 was found in the garret of George B Allen near Hebbardsville. The issue reports the Confederate Army surrender with the heading See Surrenders to Grant Full Particulars of the Surrender and notes the country edition carried the news a day earlier.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
George B. Allen
Hebbardsville
Grant
The
Enquirer
Lease Renewed for State Liquor Store in Athens
The State Liquor Control Department in Columbus announced a five year lease renewal for the Athens state liquor store at 19 W. Washington St. The monthly rent remains 80 dollars, but the owner will now cover heat, light and water. The building is owned by the Red Men's Lodge.
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State Liquor Control Department
Columbus
Athens
Washington St
Red Men's Lodge
Venice Resident Pioneered Sugar Loaves Five Centuries Ago
An inventive Venetian resident created the first sugar loaves about 500 years ago, marking an early innovation in sugar production and storage in the city.
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Venice
Skywriting Over Athens Moves Toward Charter Service
Definite plans for a scheduled Athens Airways charter to run between Athens Columbus Marietta and Parkersburg will be announced with the first flight likely this week This may hinge on patronage A new hangar for at least three airplanes is rising at Athens Airport signaling expanded flying The number of local aspiring pilots has climbed with Ohio University students among the early learners and Betas appear prominent in aviation interest Coeds show growing curiosity and a university flying club may form Some local flyers include Mary Helen Toni Christman and K J Sodders with Stuhldreyer and J B Christman taking test flights
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AL Knouff
Athens
Columbus
Marietta
Parkersburg
Athens Airways, Inc
Swiftair
Ohio University
Mary Helen
Toni” Christman
Massillon
K. J. Sodders
Cleveland
Ken Stuhldreyer
J. B. Christman
Stuhldreyer
Sodders
Cars Damaged Driver Fined Near Athens
An accident on Route 33 two miles north of Athens involved three cars and a Detroit man Silas P. Carpenter. Carpenter pleaded guilty to reckless driving at Mayor's Court in Athens and was fined $10 plus costs. Damages ranged from about $5 to $150 per vehicle. no injuries were reported.
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Athens
Silas P. Carpenter
Detroit
Mich
Carpenter
Reinhold Hueel
Saginaw
H. B. Greiner
Guysville
Produce man fined for unmarked containers
Hugh Jenkins, agent for William Fean and Co., Columbus, pleaded guilty in Magistrate T R Bennett's court to transporting garden produce in unmarked containers. A state warrant had been issued on the oaths of investigators Dalton Frankenburg and Harry H Sewell. He was fined $5 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Jenkins
William Fean and Co
Columbus
T. R. Bennett
State Department of Agriculture
Jenkins
Justice Bennett
Dalton Frankenburg
Harry H. Sewell
Department of Agriculture
Frank White
Inspectors Target Athens Food Scams Under Ohio Law
Ohio Bureau of Markets inspectors Harry Sewell and Dalton Frankenburg comb Athens area for violations of the Marketing Standardization Law. They warn brokers ship deceptive packages from other states and stress labeling with packer and sender details and accurate contents.
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Ohio Bureau of Markets
Athens
Harry H. Sewell
Bureau
Dalton Frankenburg
Department of Agriculture
Sewell
Frankenburg
Markets Bureau
Six Years Without Overshoes Postman Hedges Still Walking Strong
John E. Hedges the Athens Route 2 postman has not worn overshoes in six years due to cold feet in them. He travels five miles daily through neighborhoods including S High St and Fairgrounds, started postal service in 1917, and now covers his long route since 1934. Married with two children Mary and Robert, he enjoys gardening hunting with his dog Nancy and fishing Lake Erie, and reads detective novels like The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
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John E. Hedges
Athens
Mr. Hedges
Hedges
S. High St
Smith St
Moore Ave
W. Union St
Fairgrounds
S. Shafer
N. Shafer
W. State
Water Works
Central Ave
Raymond Drive
Second St
Mary St
Curran Drive
Clark St
W. Washington
Maple
Pratt Sts
Mary
Robert
Nancy
Lake Erie
Roger Ackroyd
Coal Available for Public Institutions
Schools hospitals or power plants needing coal during the current suspension of work at the mines may obtain it by contacting Herman Theisen United Mine Workers official. He received a telegram from national officials authorizing arrangements for mining coal for such institutions. He may be reached by telephone at Millfield.
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Herman Theisen
United Mine Workers
Millfield
School Superintendents Meet in Athens
The Southeastern Ohio County Superintendents Association with 25 counties met in Athens in City Hall council room. President is Eyman of Fairfield County and Athens County superintendent Taylor spoke on education legislation recently passed by the Legislature and bills pending.
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Southeastern
Ohio County Superintendents’ Association
Athens
City Hall
Eyman
Fairfield County
F. J. Taylor
Athens County
Kelley and Minameyer Run in Athens 1939 Election
First to file for the 1939 Athens election are L. W. Kelley Ward 1 councilman and George Minameyer councilman at large. P. F. Good council president circulates a petition for reelection. All candidates are Republicans.
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Athens
L. W. Kelley
George Minameyer
P. F. Good
Collision Avoided as Cummings Car Hits Pole
An automobile driven by L. E. Cummings of the Athens Hotel broke a telephone pole on E State Street at Lash Street in the early hours Sunday while avoiding a collision with another machine that fled the scene. Cummings’ car was badly damaged but the other driver did not stop.
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E. State St
Lash St
L. E. Cummings
Athens
Cummings
Public invited to Battery C inspection at Armory
Federal inspection of Battery C 134th Field Artillery will be conducted at the Armory tonight starting at 8 by Major R A Gordon of the Regular Army stationed in Indianapolis Ind The public is invited Lieut E E Carmichael commands the battery
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134Th Field Artillery
R. A. Gordon
Regular Army
Indianapolis
Ind
E. E. Carmichael
Daughter born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Dean Joyce Ann named
A daughter was born Sunday at 8 30 am at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr Norman Dean and Mrs Dean 41 W Washington St. The baby is named Joyce Ann. Grandparents are Mr L W Roberts and Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Dean Shafer St. Dean is manager of the Ohio Food Market.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Norman Dean
W. Washington St
Dean
Ohio
Joyce Ann
L. W. Roberts
Ellsworth Dean
Shafer St
Auto Goes Over Bank Near Chauncey Injures Glouster Youth
A car driven by Arnold Maxwell 19 of Glouster left Route 33 near Chauncey Sunday night and rolled over a bank. Maxwell suffered a right leg injury and the car damage was about 100 dollars, according to the state highway patrol.
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Route 33
Chauncey
Arnold Maxwell
Glouster
State Highway Patrol
Buchtel York PTA Meeting Set For Tuesday
The Buchtel York Rural PTA schedules its next regular meeting Tuesday evening April 11. The Connett PTA will present a tableau The Family Album with Mrs. James Stack reading.
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Buchtel
Buchtel-York Rural P.T.A
Connett P.T.A
James Stack
Bicycle Stolen From Park Place Residence
A red bicycle was taken yesterday from the home of E. J. Jones Jr at 37 Park Place and reported to police.
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E. J. Jones, Jr
Park Place
Misbranded seed potatoes lead to fines in magistrate court
J R Moore pleaded guilty to selling five sacks of misbranded potatoes bearing the word certified. He was fined $10 and costs in T R Bennett’s court for using tags implying certified seed potatoes. Investigators Harry Sewell and Dalton Frankenburg led the case. W O Barnitz of Letart Falls was found guilty Friday of distributing the misbranded potatoes and fined $25. A second offense could bring at least a $40 fine.
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J. R. Moore
Richland Ave
T. R. Bennett
State Department of Agriculture
Moore
Bennett
Harry H. Sewell
Dalton Frankenburg
Agriculture Department
Meigs
Frankenburg
Forest Fire Wardens Named for State
John A. Bastian state fire control forester announces local wardens to issue free burning permits in Athens County. Waterloo Township wardens include M. L. Carr L. H. Efaw Jesse D. Ely John C. Herron William Horn Seth Hunter Dave Stephenson George Vanmeter. York Township wardens are Floyd Brown and William McQuaid.
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Athens County
John A. Bastian
Chillicothe
Waterloo
M. L. Carr
Waterloo State Forest
L. H. Efaw
Jesse D. Ely
John C. Herron
William Horn
Seth Hunter
Dave Stephenson
George Vanmeter
York Township
Floyd Brown
William McQuaid
Program Announced At Community House Week schedule
Poston Community House outlines events for April 10 to 15. The week features a Women's Club talk by Dr Edith Beecher on Growing Up, Tea served, Toddlers Play Group, sewing and piano classes, Boy Scout meeting, and recreation hours for children and teens. YWCA leaders Miss Dorothy Goetz and Miss Vera Myers from Ohio University will lead the Girls Club on Saturday at 1 PM.
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Poston Community House
Edith Beecher
Dorothy Goetz
Vera Myers
YWCA
Ohio University
Unemployed Asked to Report April fifteenth
Paul A. Theisen of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation announces a change in filing claims for unemployment insurance. Workers with appointment cards for April 18 19 and 20 must appear at the Athens office on Saturday April 15 at the hour on their card. The Athens office will take claims all day April 15.
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Paul A. Theisen
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Athens
Lancaster Mourns Mrs Maggie Coakley Death
Mrs Maggie Coakley dies in Lancaster prompting summons of Mrs George Worthington and Mrs Curt Smathers. Funeral services announced to be held in Lancaster on Tuesday.
Shoes-hater Hedges reflects on surprising ending
"I never would have guessed the end in a million years," says Hedges about the unexpected conclusion. The remark captures his reaction to a twist that caught many by surprise.
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Konkler
C. c
Court
R. T. McDaniel
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home
Athens, Ohio
Produce Man
Ame
CAMEL
Kelley and
Minameyer
Mrs. Dean
Lancaster
Lamborn
Oscar Fulton
Dial
Motorists Mutual Insurance CO
Columbus, Ohio
Vic Donahey
East State
Carl Crispin
Stacy C. Sharp
Franklin Nelsonville
Security Savings Bank Co
U. S
Banking House
Furn
Fix
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Messenger Insurance
Pauline Zglencki
Glumbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Oraver
Ohio National Bank
Athens Messenger
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
P. P
R. F
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