Relief rolls rise as coal jobs fade in county
In H M county relief director reported a May shift with coal industry decline pushing 25 to 50 families onto relief. About 1,345 workers were paid cash for day-to-day tasks while 300 of the direct relief group are planned to receive checks next week. Efforts propose public works in quarrying, stone surfacing, streets and sewers with a total $7,716 allocated for Carthage Township projects depending on funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thens County
H. M. County
Carthage
Health examinations set for county preschool children
Health officials announced a county program of school health examinations for preschool children entering school for the first time next April 21. Dr J M Higgins outlined the schedule with examinations for children not accompanied by a parent or guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M
Higgins
Glouster
Albany Consolidated School
Lodi Consolidated School
Albany High School
Dover Township
Neey School
Amesville
Morngeville
Canaanville
Hockingport
Coolville
Dowler Hamley Run Creek
Mineral
Dale
Marshfield High
Hospital Notes From Athens Amidlist Incomplete
Fragmented OCR lists numerous names associated with Athens and New Id. The note mentions Mrs Kenneth Dunn Mrs John Burritt Mrs W A Stone Albert Perry L Brown and others along with kin and initials. No clear event or outcome is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Kenneth Dunn
John Burritt
New Id
W. A. Stone
Albert Perry
Athens
L. Brown
Rannells
E. T. Ndt
Thomas Athens
D. R. Ruth
Lescing
Freq Josten
Ro- Hells
Earl Love
Thochter
D. R. R. Guest
Albert Per
Francis Hettie
Hellebrandy
Thirty Pupils Win In County Scholarship Test
Thirty high school pupils were chosen Saturday to form the Athens County Scholarship team for the district state test at Ohio University on May 4. Tests were given to 158 pupils in 15 subjects at the Athens Junior High Building under Supt. Kenneth Co. Ray. The top two in each subject become county team members. several ties for second required additional testing to determine the final representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio University
Merrill Barrows
the Plains
Edsel Kasier
Jacksonville-Trimble
Harold Richards
Troy
Delores Wagner
Buchtel
Daisy Murphy
Pauline Goodwin
Clarence Deeter
Meriam Bingman
Wanda Moore
Rome
June Shingler
Waterloo
Ruth Winner
Helen Martin
Carol Seaman
Richard White
Thelma Chute
Evelyn Sidders
Adelaide Stright
Maurice Welch
Otis T. Johnson
Bernada Lee Danford
Maxine Steinmetz
Elizabeth Dunberg
Nora Hall
Edith Leyda
Jack Eslocker
William Allen
Albany
Ruth Johnson
Jacksonville
Opal McWhorter Dies At Lima From Measles
Opal Fontelle McWhorter nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald McWhorter Lima died Friday night in Lima City Hospital from measles and complications. The McWhorters formerly lived at New Marshfield. Uncle and aunt are Mr and Mrs William Holdren of Albany. Body to be taken to New Marshfield for funeral at 1 p m Sunday in the Methodist Protestant Church with burial in the New Marshfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Fontelle McWhorter
Gerald McWhorter
Lima
Lima City Hospital
McWhorter
New Marshfield
William Holdren
Albany
Mrs Callie Coxey Dies At Athens Home
Mrs. Callie Coxey, 74, died suddenly at her home 101 West Washington Street Friday at 12 30 p m from a stroke. She lived in or near Athens most of her life and left a daughter Bessie Gorsiene. A second daughter Stella Gerrard died about 20 years ago. She was widowed twice, first to Charles Gorstene and then to Robert Coxey. Funeral at 11 p m Monday at Jager Funeral Home. burial Hebbardsville.
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Callie Coxey
West
Washington Street
Jager Funeral Home
Hebbardsville
Confesses Taking Mine Company Equipment
John Bilyeu of Chauncey was arrested near Beaumont and turned over to Athens County authorities after confessing to stealing mine tipple equipment from the New York Coal Company's Floodwood mine. He said he sold the gear to a Zanesville junk dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bilyeu
Chauncey
New York Coal Company
Floodwood
Beaumont
Marshal Burk Withem
William D. Hines
Athens County
Charles Stratton
Bilyeu
Zanesville
Civil Service Exam Announcements From U S Civil Service
The United States Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams for several positions. Vacancies include junior aquatic biologist at 2000 dollars yearly and associate engineer soils mechanics at 3200 dollars yearly. Full information from J L C Kelley, secretary, at the Post Office in Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Public Health Service
J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athena
Hitch-Hiker, 105, Goes Back Home in Ohio
Southeastern Ohio’s oldest man, Andrew J. Zink, 105, of Meigs County, rode to Athens after hearing of a comfortable county infirmary. He met with officials, spent a night at the county home near Chauncey, then was returned to Meigs County where he receives old age pension. He said he was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia in 1830.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Andrew J. Zink
Meigs County
Athens County
Athens
Chauncey
Mr. Zink
Shenandoah Valley
Old Virginia
City to Chase Dirt as Drive Opens Monday
Athens residents prepared for the annual Clean-up and Paint-up campaign. City trucks will collect refuse from defined blocks each day starting Monday, with tagged containers kept by residents and dumped at the city dump. Sponsored by the City Federation and PTA Council with the Better Housing Program Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
C. W. Gross
City Service
Mill Street
Congress Street
Mill
Congress
West State Street
West State
Athens
City Federation
Parent-Teacher Association Council
Better Housing Program Committee
Red Foxes Are Friends Of Farmer Said By Petty
Farmer C. C. Petty of Stewart area says red foxes help on his farm noting fox dens contain mice rabbits birds and sparrows while gray fox dens yielded bones of five chickens. He claims red foxes are friends to farmers and gray foxes are enemies.
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Red Foxes
Farmer
Petty
C. C. Petty
Stewart
Mayor Fines Three on Intoxication Charges
Mayor Len B. McCune fined three men Saturday on intoxication charges. Wyatt Cunningham of Athens arrested Thursday night at a Court Street Hotel was fined $10 and costs. Ross Ohring of Athens was fined $5 and costs. Frank Murray of Pittsburgh was fined $5 and costs. Police officers Charles Maple and Leslie Bradfield made the arrests.
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Len B. McCune
Wyatt Cunningham
Athens
Court Street
Ross Ohring
Frank Murray
Pittsburgh
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Athens NRS finds five jobs in week across local works
Five job placements were made by the National Re-Employment Service in Athens during the past week. Two laborers joined W. E. Wood Construction on the city waterworks, a plasterer and a mortar-maker worked for W. J. Paul on the Stewart School project, and a truck driver was hired by Fred Beckler for the Route 31 job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Re-Employment Service
W. E. Wood Construction Company
W. J. Paul
Stewart School
Fred Beckler
Hats of the World booklet sent for free distribution
J. L. Beckley & Son of Athens received a booklet titled Hats of the World. The book surveys and pictures a variety of hats from many lands, including tin hats worn by Portuguese fishermen and wooden hats used by Sumatra natives, spanning regions from Finland to the Philippines and Persia to Peru.
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J. L. Beckley & Son
Athens
Sumatra
Finland
Philippines
Persia
Peru
Merritt Ruling Upheld By Court of Appeals
Fourth District Court of Appeals in Athens upheld a jury verdict for the defendant in the suit of the Jacksonville Trimble School Committee against Will C Merritt. The appellate court affirmed the denial of an $800 judgment on printing equipment claim from Common Pleas Court.
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Fourth District Court of Apin
Athens County
Common Pleas
Jacksonville-Trimble
City Sues Athens School Board Over Water Rent
The City of Athens filed suit in common pleas court against the Athens City Board of Education for 2793.28 dollars covering water meter rent from November 1 1929 to May 1 1933. Superintendent Harper C Pendry said the board disputed validity of charges incurred under a statute later ruled unconstitutional.
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City of
Athens
Ohio
Pendry
Printer Joins His Publisher In County Jail
Fleming and publisher Manahan face charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor tied to a girl selling the Examiner in Nelsonville. Bond set at nine thousand dollars for both, arraignments planned before Probate Judge Johnson. Prosecutor Rose intends to press the case and may convene the grand jury within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Snyder
Harold J. Rose
Manahan
Examiner
Herald Voice
Mt. Victory News
Ohio News, Inc
Quartet to Sing Monday at Kiwanis Meeting
The Ohio University Men's Quartet will present a program of songs Monday night at the Athens Kiwanis Club meeting in the Hotel Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry
Hickman and Carsey Apply for Marriage Bond
James Hickman 28 of Nelsonville and Edna Carsey 22 of Athens apply for a marriage bond. They are children of Mr and Mrs John Hickman and Mr and Mrs John Carsey respectively.
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James Hickman
Nelsonville
John Hickman
Edna Carsey
Athens
John Carsey
Ohio U Graduate Wins Movie Prize
Al Sindlinger, former Ohio University student and Appleton Theater manager, won first prizes of 500 dollars in two exploitation contests by film companies. Awards honored campaigns promoting Universal Pictures Imitation of Life and Warner Bros Six Day Bike Race. Sindlinger studied at Ohio University from 1924 to 1928. his brother Walter is in his third year, and their father recently earned a master's degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Sindlinger
Ohio University
Appleton Theater
Appleton
Wis
Motion Picture Distributing
Sindlinger
Universal Picture
Warner Picture
Walter
Work Speeded At Courthouse
FERA remodeling and redecorating work at the Athens County Courthouse progressed rapidly the past week under Commissioner Fred Kittle. An office for the Ohio Emergency Schools was completed in the basement with Miss Mary Mulligan to head it. The deputy registrar of motor vehicles office is being redecorated. A wall between the sheriff and prosecutor offices on the third floor will be removed to create a small joint room. The county clerk offices are repainted and the third floor hallway and stair railings refreshed in oyster grey.
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FERA
Athens County Courthous
Fred Kittle
Ohio Emergency Schools
Mary Mulligan
C. L. Jordan
Richard Divorce Filed for Wilful Absence in 1907 Marriage
David P. Richard sues for divorce from Mabel Richard alleging wilful absence. they married in 1907 and have five children. Ed 8 S. White petitions judgment of 410 on cognovit note signed by Nellie H. Van Vorhees.
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David P. Richard
Mabel Richard
S. White
Nellie H. van Vorhees
Athens County youths urged to join CCC drive
Officials ordered 155 Athens County youths to enroll in the Citizens Conservation Corps as part of a nationwide 300 000 enlistment planned by Robert Fechner and President Roosevelt. Enrollment, examinations, and six month terms are outlined with eligibility for reenlistment.
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Athens County
Citizens Conservation Corps
W. R. Shafer
CCC
Washington
Robert Fechner
Roosevelt
Ohio
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Morgan
Perry
Fechner
Counties Get Funds For Relief Activities
Athens County will receive 1900 for emergency schools and 30 to care for transients during April. Other counties show emergency school amounts followed by transient allocations, totaling 240850 for emergency schools and 160470 for the state as part of a 9416000 Ohio relief budget for April, down from March by over a half million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Columbus
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Ohio
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Ing Arms Hospital
Poy “ Ry
Opal McWhorter
U. S
Meigs Countian
Athens County Infirmary
NRS
Merritt
Court of Appeals
the Covert Optometric Service
Court St
Fred G. Hoodlet
Ambulance Service
New Marshfield, Ohio
E. B. Acomb
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Ohio U
IN Common Pleas Court
War Department
Shafer
Navy
Wunder
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
G.M.A.C
General Motors
Ceral
McFarland
N. Court St
Athens, O
Flint
Mich
Eee
Avin
Mac
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