Discharged WPA Men Must Wait Two Weeks for Relief
Athens County faces a mounting relief crisis as 156 WPA workers were discharged with no aid until two weeks after their last paycheck, per county relief director Fred Shafer. Officials cited state funding shortages and looming further layoffs across Ohio, with about 2,000 county residents on relief and funds badly strained.
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WPA
Shafer
Athens County
Fred Shafer
Vinton County
Help for Deafened Man Sees Hearing Return
An 88 year old Idaho man reports improved hearing after using Curine, a Vienna prescription. The ad touts relief from ringing or buzzing in ears due to earwax buildup, claims safe U S Pharmacopeia ingredients, money back guarantee, and a low daily cost.
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U. S
Ourine Catarrh Balm for Head Colds and Catarrh
Ourine Catarrh Balm provides relief for catarrh and head colds. It can be used with Ourine ear application for combined treatment.
Air Corps Flying Cadet Board Visits Athens for Exams
The War Department moves to increase Army air pilots as the Special Flying Cadet Examining Board, with two Air Corps officers and one Medical Corps officer, tours Fifth Corps Area institutions. The board arrives in Athens on Thursday April 13 to screen cadets for the Air Corps training center. Col. Thomas F. McNeill of Ohio University to arrange contact and details.
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War Department
Army
Air Corps
Medical Corps
Fifth Corps
Air Corps Training Center
Athens
Thomas F. McNeill
Ohio University
Instructions Given On Job Compensation
Paul A Theisen Athens Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office issued guidance to avoid confusion between registration appointment cards and insurance claim appointment cards. Workers with e cards dated 18 19 or 20 must report to the Athens office on Saturday April 15 at the hour shown on the card. Appointment cards were issued to workers of Poston Consolidated Coal Co and George M Jones Coal Co. The change in filing schedule does not affect the Registration for Employment card.
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Paul A. Theisen
Athens Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office
Athens
Poston Consolidated Coal Co
George M. Jones Coal Co
Sky Parade from Columbus to visit Athens Sunday
The Midwest Cavalcade of Private Owners brings the largest aviation parade to Athens this Sunday with 50 pilots and passengers expected between 10 and 11 a m. The group from Columbus will showcase 10 to 14 aircraft models including Piper Cubs Aeroncas Travelairs Spartans Beechcrafts Stinsons Robins Swallows Ryans Darts and Bearwins. Athens Aero Club will host lunch after a welcome at the airport, and spectators are asked to stay behind fences for safety.
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Athens
Midwest
Columbus
Ohio
Zanesville
Marion
Dayton
Springfield
Mt. Vernon
Piper Cubs
Aeroncas
Travelairs
Spartans
Beechcrafts
Stinsons
Robins
Swallows
Ryans
Darts
Bearwins
Athens Aero Club
Retailers Advised to Use Old Sales Tax Stamps by May 1
Licensed vendors in the 15th Sales Tax District Athens Hocking Vinton Gallia Meigs Morgan and Washington Counties must exhaust old stamps by May 1. New prepaid receipts go on sale April 24 and refunds will be processed May 1 to May 6 with applications reviewed at county treasurers offices and sent to Columbus.
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Wayne Wingett
Security Bank
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Gallia
Meigs
Morgan
Washington
Clerks Urged to Use New Sales Tax Stamps April 24
County clerks receive directive from J E Williams Jr chief sales and use tax urging that all consumers portions of the new stamp be sold April 24 and attached to title certificates. Purchasers will receive half stamp with their title. uncancelled prepaid receipts must accompany title applications. Vendors with old stamps may apply for refunds but refunds take at least 60 days.
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J. E. Williams, Jr
Columbus
Wingett
Tax Commission
Aged Woman Hit by Auto at Pratts Fork
Sarah Wix about seventy suffered a broken hip when struck at Pratts Fork at 10 this morning by a car driven by A R Swetland of Columbus. Swetland called an Athens ambulance and the injured woman was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Swetland reported he blew his horn as she stepped diagonally into the road and could not stop in time.
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Sarah Wix
Pratts Fork
A. R. Swetland
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Swetland
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
R. L. Doebel
Eagles to Meet for Regular Athens Gathering Tonight
The Athens Eagles schedule a regular weekly meeting at the Eagles Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m. Special business of interest to all members will be discussed.
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Eagles
Athens Eagles
Eagles Hall
Clinton Biddle Dies Tuesday in Athens Legacy of Harvard Career
Clinton Poston Biddle born November 14 1896 in Athens died Tuesday. An Athens High School graduate 1913 he led at Ohio University as football manager editor of The Green and White and debate team member. Harvard MBA 1920 and professor of investment banking later served as associate dean and research director at Harvard Business School. He married Barbara Freeman and leaves five children Barbara David Nancy Bruce and Susan. Thomas Freeman preceded him.
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Athens
Clinton Poston Biddle
Ohio University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Torch
Biddle
Harvard
Navy
Harvard Business School
Mr. Biddle
Barbara Freeman
Glenn Ridge
N. J
Barbara
David
Nancy
Bruce
Susan
Thomas Freeman
C. L. Poston
Hocking Valley
Poston
T. R. Biddle
Daytona
John Biddle
Athens County
Morgan WPA Workers To Organize Friday
A meeting to organize WPA workers in Morgan County will be held in the school building at Ringgold Friday night April 14 at 7 30 o clock. Chester E Parks of Glouster secretary of the Southern Ohio WPA Organization announced today that delegates are asked to attend from each WPA project in Morgan County.
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WPA
Morgan County
Ringgold
Chester E. Parks
Glouster
Southern Ohio
Parks
Veterans to Meet Conrath Bean Chapter 37
Disabled American Veterans of the World War will meet in their club rooms at the Armory Thursday night April 13 at 7 30. All members have been asked to attend.
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Conrath Bean
Armory
Mayors fine two men for intoxication in city incident
William Edgar of 154 E State St and Edward Curtis of 50 Mill St were fined $5 and costs each this morning by Mayor Cliff Cornell after arrest last night at Carpenter and E State St. Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield filed the charges. It notes Calbraith Perry Rodgers completed the first transcontinental flight in 1911, taking 50 days.
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William Edgar
E. State St
Edward Curtis
Mill St
Cliff Cornell
Carpenter and
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Calbraith Perry Rodgers
Mrs Dorsey Dies at Home in Athens
Mrs. J H Dorsey died early this morning at 97 N Congress St in Athens. Survived by husband four daughters Olive Maude Lee Mabel Dorsey Bechtel Delia Dorsey Cornwell and a grandson John Arthur Cornwell all of Athens two brothers John C Harner of Athens and L H Harner of Morgantown W Va and one sister Mrs C H Davis Morgantown Born Sarah Elizabeth Harner in Morgantown April 11 1875 she married John Harry Dorsey in Morgantown April 16 1895 She joined Harners Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church at age 11 later transferring to Athens M E Church 24 years ago She was active in the Home Missionary Society and Athens Chapter of Pythian Sisters Funeral arrangements will be announced later Friends may call at the home anytime.
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J. H. Dorsey
N. Congress St
Leaves
Olive
Maude Lee
Mabel Dorsey Bechtel
Delia Dorsey Cornwell
John Arthur Cornwell
Athens
John C. Harner
L. H. Harner
Morgantown
W. Va
C. H. Davis
Dorsey
Sarah Elizabeth Harner
Philip Fairchild
Olivia Robinson Harner
John Harry Dorsey
Harners Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens M. E. Church
Home Missionary Society
Pythian Sisters
Weather Snap Promises Warming After Cold Spell
In Athens, spring topcoats went on as a cold snap lingered with a low of 32. Forecasters predicted clearing skies and rising temperatures by Thursday. yesterday’s high was 44, noted weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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Athens
C. N. France
Kiwanis Dinner Features Florence Wagner Education Talk
Miss Florence Wagner assistant professor of home economics at Ohio University spoke on consumer education during the Glouster Kiwanis Club Ladies Night last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wagner
Ohio University
Glouster Kiwanis Club
State Dental Expert Lecturing in Schools in Athens County
Dr. Eleanor Graul, dental hygienist from the State Department of Health Bureau of Dental Hygiene, is in Athens County giving lectures in county schools with charts models of teeth and motion pictures. Her schedule continues through next week and the health office urges parents to attend.
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Eleanor Graul
State Department of Health
Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Athens County
Potatoes Branded Right in Logan Case
W O Barnitz of Letart Falls father of Hayman Barnitz says he would have fought the misbranding charge if notified in time. He claims his potatoes were properly tagged with Not Original Contents and disputes inspectors Dalton Frankenburg and Harry H Sewell over the 1000 tags and the word certified used on labels.
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W. O. Barnitz
Letart Falls
Hayman Barnitz
Logan
Dalton Frankenburg
Harry H. Sewell
Bureau of Markets
Barnitz
Sewell
Athens
Truck Damages Pole on South Court Street
An unidentified truck crashed into a light standard on South Court Street early this morning and broke the light globe. The vehicle drove away before police were notified.
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S. Court St
Twenty six Ath ens County youths chosen for CCC terms
Twenty six Athens County boys selected for Civilian Conservation Corps service have been sent to Camp Nelson in Nelsonville for preliminary training. The listed names include Lawrence Andrews Glouster James Bagley Nelsonville Elias Bails Guysville Hershel Brown Nelsonville Clarence Buffington The Plains Robert Dowler New Marshfield Ray Hart Athens Route 2 Fred Hemsley Glouster Dean Keplar Nelsonville Russell Lansford Glouster Ralph Lynch Mineral Walter McManaway Trimble Jack Mallett Athens Romanus Mayle Lathrop Paul Metcalf Guysville Carl Merritt Millfield John Morrison Nelsonville Sherman Pratt Mineral Jessie Pyett Buchtel Robert Robson Buchtel Guy Shen born Glouster Emil Sikers Murray City Raal Stover Nelsonville Edward Sweeney Glouster William Weckley Nelsonville William Wolf Nelsonville
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Athens County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp Nelson
Nelsonville
Lawrence
Andrews
Glouster
James Bagley
Elias Bails
Guysville
Hershel Brown
Clarence Buffington
the Plains
Robert Dowler
New Marshfield
Ray Hart
Athens
Mineral
Walter McManaway
Trimble
Jack Mallett
Atheins
Romanus Mayle
Lathrop
Paul Metcalf
iCarl Merritt
Millfield
John Morrison
Sherman Pratt
Jessie Pyett
Buchtel
Robert Robson
Guy Shen‘born
Emil Sikers
Murray City
Raal Stover
Edward Sweeney
William Ransbottom Dies Here Tuesday At 61
William A. Ransbottom, 61, of Baker Settlement, died Tuesday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a major operation. He is survived by his wife Elsie, a daughter Wilma, two step-daughters Ida Mae and Mrs Earl Drake of Athens, four sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Town House Church near Albany Thursday at two with burial at the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at Jager Funeral Home until service time.
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William A. Ransbottom
Baker Settlement
Sheltering Arms ‘Hospital
Ransbottom
Elsie
Wilma
Ida Mae
Earl Drake
Athens
Lillie Tanner
West Jefferson
Edward Eitle
Clarksburg
Otto Schumacher
Emiy Emi
Food surplus distribution for Lodi Township set Friday
The Harris store in Shade will distribute surplus commodities for Lodi Township on Friday. Local residents may pick up items at the designated Harris store location in Shade.
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Lodi Township
Harris
Shade
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State Relief Administration
L. C. Gibson
Messenger
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Gibson
Bernard W. Sweeney
State Auditor's Office
Wes Shaunacy
Capen
Court Athens
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Clinton Biddle
Morgan Wpa
Court St. Jesters
CCC
William Ransbottom
Gus
Carter
Colonial
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve Systéih
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