Fire Devours Wells as CCC Youths Battle Forest Flames Near Shawnee
Eighty CCC youths from Camp Nelson Nelsonville fought flames for five hours to contain a fire four miles south of Shawnee that destroyed two oil wells owned by Preston Oil Co and 15 acres of new planting plus 35 acres of woodland. Total loss about 15700 dollars. wells valued at 15000. Fire started by friction at a belt near a frame building. lookouts alerted crews who used pumps and rakes to create bare paths and cut flaming trees to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Camp Nelson
Nelsonville
Shawnee
Dudley Gilmore
U. S. Forest Service
Preston Oil Co
Forest Service
Gilmore
James H. Johnson
New Straitsville
Floyd Barrows
Bert Munthe
Ned Henry
James Seward
April 18 to 26 surplus commodities distribution schedule
Joe L. Hardy announces the second April surplus foods distribution from April 18 to 26 with locations in Athens Lodi Waterloo The Plains Buchtel Dover Rome Carthage Troy Canaan York Nelsonville Trimble Township Gloucester Jacksonville Trimble Village and items including raisins graham flour corn meal beans lard and potatoes. Recipients should bring containers. A note remarks the Pleiades star cluster showing many more stars through a telescope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Hardy
States
Athens
Lodi
Waterloo
the Plains
Buchtel
Dover
Rome
Carthage
Troy
Canaan
York
Nelsonville
Trimble Township
Glouster
Jacksonville
Trimble Village
Home Economics Girls Hold Luncheon Series
Students at Athens High School continue a home economics luncheon program. Sophomore girls rotate roles as hostess waitress cook and assistant cook with guests at each table. Participants include Ruth Steinmetz Marian Barnhart Jean Green Nellie Adkins Esther James Betty Bobo Stella Mae Taylor Ruth Hannah Schuler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ruth Steinmetz
Marian Barnhart
Jean Green
Nellie Adkins
Ruth Evans
Betty Gaston
Hazel Griffith
Mable Bean
Esther James
Betty Jane McCrum
Betty Bobo
Stella Mae Taylor
Ruth Hannah Schuler
Jayne Hooper
Opal Sharp
Juanita Grigsbee
Rachel Love
Ada Beal
Betty Allen
Ellen Starbuch
Jean Westfall
Anna Mae Keever
Carolyn Hopkins
Jane Lou Frame
Thora Cheatham
Kathleen Lavelle
Johanna Daugherty
Mrs Cabeen Funeral Set For Friday At Jones
Funeral services for Flora Burson Cabeen 60 will be at two o clock Friday at Jones Funeral Home with interment in Shade Cemetery. She died Wednesday after a major operation in White Cross Hospital Columbus survived by her husband Robert Cabeen two children from a former marriage Otho Burson and Glen Burson her father Carl Ackley sister Mrs J W Buck and five grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Burson Cabeen
Jones Funeral Home
Shade Cemetery
Cabeen
Lodi Township
Valley Hotel
Athens
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Robert Cabeen
E. State St
Otho Burson
Rutland
Glen Burson
Athens R. D. No. 1
Carl Ackley
Shade
J. W. Buck
Clean Up Week Continues in Athens Citywide Effort
Athens proceeds with Clean-Up Week as city administration and the Women's Federated Clubs push to beautify the area. Trucks collected trash containers south of Mill Street and east of Court while a midweek schedule directed work for districts north of Mill Street and east of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mill St
Court
Bart Davidson
Congress
Grangers Meet at Athens Hall Tonight
Athens Grange will convene at the Grange Hall tonight with members naming home improvements for spring. Mrs. E S Haller will read, a seed contest is planned, and refreshments will be provided by Mr and Mrs Harry Jacoby Mr and Mrs Andrew Jackson and Mr and Mrs Henry King. All members and visiting Grangers invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Grange
E. S. Haller
Harry Jacoby
Andrew Jackson
Henry King
Rain Brings Relief In Area's Dry Spell
Rain cooled the Athens area ending a dry spell with a quarter inch of rainfall. Temperatures fell from 85 to 54, then rose to 71 by late morning. Showers and thunder are forecast with warmer temperatures tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Sheltering Arms L F Jones of 113 N Congress St Athens was admitted for medical treatment. Pauline Williams of 7 State St was dismissed today. Mrs Fred Cornwell of 3 Palmer St transferred to White Cross Hospital Columbus. Marguerite Bigony Carpenter and infant daughter dismissed today. Curtis Johnson of Carbondale dismissed yesterday. William Grimm, recently injured in an airplane accident, readmitted today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Jones
N. Congress St
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pauline Williams
State St
Fred Cornwell
Palmer St
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Marguerite Bigony
Carpenter
Curtis Johnson
Joe Johnson
Carbondale
Willian Grimm
Scouts and Church Group Plan Overnight Camping Trip
Boy Scout Troop 59 and Class 4 of the Church of God will hike to the Dupler Cabin Friday night for an overnight camping trip. Raymond Atkins will lead tests, instruction, and games. Ken French will oversee tests. The group assembles at 6 30 p m from the church and 6 45 p m at Lancaster and W State Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Dupler
Raymond Atkins
Kenneth French
Hocking St
Lancaster
W. State Sts
Derby Clinic To Be Held Friday Night
The first of five clinics to prepare Athens County boys for the 1941 All-American Soap Box Derby will be Friday at 7 15 p m at Nye Chevrolet Garage Athens Harold Junod local chairman of Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce urges all prospective racers to attend The program will feature movies race rules discussion and one on one help with car construction questions for interested participants.
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Athens County
Nye Chevrolet
Athens
Harold Junod
Mine operator attacked on Route 56 near Carbondale
John Tennehill, operator of the C. D. Hopkins mine on Route 56 near Carbondale, said two unidentified men arrived in a truck about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and struck him on the head as he investigated their presence. He reported the assault to Sheriff Charles Bayless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tennehill
C. D. Hopkins
Route 56
Carbondale
Charles Bayless
Tennehill
Teachers Return From Carolina Conference
Miss Mary Ward supervising critic of fifth grade and Miss Viola Nelson supervising critic of fourth grade at University Elementary School attended a workshop conference sponsored by the Committee on Teacher Education at Women's College University of North Carolina Greensboro April 14 and 15. They returned to Athens last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ward
Viola Nelson
University
Committee On Teacher Education
Women’s College, University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Athens
Deeds to Speak on Wheat Marketing Quotas in Albany
Mr Dean D Deeds of the Ohio State Agricultural Conservation Committee will speak at Albany High School on Friday April 18 at 7 30 p m He will present first hand information on how marketing quotas will affect Athens County and the nation with focus on wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean D. Deeds
Ohio State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Albany High School
Deeds
Athens County
Old Furniture Sought For Repairing Project
A WPA project in Athens County repairs and refinishes old furniture for needy families. Relief director Dale Zigga roos urges residents to call 935 to arrange pickup by truck for discarded furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Dale Ziggaroos
Ohio U Student Fined For Fishing Without License
Ohio University student John Franco was arrested Tuesday by State Game Protector B F Swartz. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell to fishing without a license and was fined ten dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Franco
Ohio University
B. F. Swartz
Cliff Cornell
County Relief Directors Convene Conference in Ohio
Eighteen Southeastern Ohio counties attended a relief directors conference at Hotel Berry led by William Hartsough of the State Welfare Department. Discussions covered supplementation to categorical cases, surplus commodities, relief investigations, and legal settlement issues among county and city relief directors and state officials.
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Ohio
Relief Directors
Hotel Berry
William Hartsough
State Welfare Department
Hartsough
Charles L. Sherwood
Sion
Carl Graves
Welfare Department
Everett Schimp
Helen Harding
Robert Rookstool
Columbus
Solons Enact Dr Phillips Oil and Gas Bill
Senate approves House Bill 648 sponsored by Dr. H. T. Phillips of Athens by 33 to 0 and sends the measure to Governor Bricker for signature. Philip N. Faine of Athens says the bill lets the Public Utilities Commission exempt small gas and oil operators from certain utility laws and notes Phillips leadership for the industry welfare. He cites Phillips backing water flooding for oil and gains in northern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
H. T. Phillips
Athens
Senate
John W. Bricker
Philip N. Faine
Stewart Sr
Independent Gas Producers’ Association of Ohio
Representative O'Neil
Washington County
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
Faine
Dr. Phillips
Phillips
Alva McDonald Dies at Mt Hermon
Alva McDonald aged 52 of Mt Hermon died Wednesday about 11 am after months of illness. He was born in Utley and served in World War II, a member of the American Legion Post at Cutler. Survived by wife Grace, a niece, siblings, and step-siblings. Funeral at Mt Hermon A B Church Saturday at 2 pm, Rev C H Bennington officiating. interment in church cemetery. Friends may call at home tonight and until service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva McDonald
Mt. Hermon
McDonald
Utley
American Legion
Cutler
Grace McDonald
Frances Linscott
Jesse S. McDonald
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ethel Driggs
Lathrop
Annabell Hanson
Columbus
Ernest
Lyle White
Broadwell
Harley White
Malta
Walter White
Canton
Orval Harkins
Mersby Roberts
Pennsville
Dessie Luster
Warren
Lena Luster
Youngstown
Earl White
Stewart
AHS Girls to Attend Columbus Conference
Three Athens High School home economies club girls Luella La Follette Cayrl Baird and Arilla Hooper with Miss Ruth Giesen travel to Columbus for a two day Ohio high school home economies conference at Hotel Fort Hayes. They will take part in discussions speeches luncheons and dinners and prepare a Buckeye State Scrap Book page while knitting blocks to become Red Cross tap robes.
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Ohio
Columbus
Athens High School
Luella la Follette
Cayrl Baird
Arilla Hooper
Ruth Giesen
Hotel Fort Hayes
Red Cross
FASTEETH advertised denture powder promises secure fit
An advertisement notes false teeth can slip or wobble and offers FASTEETH, an alkaline powder, to hold plates more firmly, prevent souring and denture odor, and improve comfort. Available at drug stores.
OSU Dean Addresses Athens County 4-H Seniors
Chester 8 Hutchinson of Ohio State University speaks to Athens County 4-H Seniors at Mechanicsburg School on vocational choice and university options. About 60 students attend. He notes parental preference is not a safe guide and urges individual selection of profession. He oversees Kuder Preference Record tests and hands out test grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Hutchinson
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Athens County
Mechanicsburg
Dean Hutchinson
Knights to Attend Dr Osborn Funeral in Athens Temple
A special Athens Commandery No 15 meeting is called by Commander D H Sams at the asylum Saturday 12 30 p m to attend the funeral of Dr Freman A Osborne at the Christian Church 1 30 p m All Sir Knights are asked to report in full uniform The Montgolfier brothers first balloon experiments occurred June 5 1783.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Knights Templar
D. H. Sams
Freman A. Osborne
Christian Church
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Washington
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Belmont
C. W. Stullenburg
Lairfield
Leo Rinehart
Lancaster City
Miss Maud D. Kinsel
Gallia
Marvin Allen
Guernsey
T. D. Spaid
Hocking
Everett Jacoby
Jackson
William McKinniss
Lawrence
Rex Fuller
Ironton City
E. E. Corn
Licking
Clara Owens
Solons
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AHS
Tucker
Richland Ave
OSU
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Montgolfier Brothers
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General Motors
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Mich
Athens Buick CO
Carpenter & Court
Athens, Ohio
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