Enrollments Rise in FERA Adult Schools in Athens County
Enrollment and activity flourish in FERA Emergency schools across Athens County with 32 workers employed in teaching, new song books purchased, and multiple classes planning plays, exhibits, and recitals. Attendance climbs in rural programs led by Ball and Frischie while Stockham and Dillon lead workers’ education classes for unemployed participants. A Glouster adult class for colored people plans a play as the CCC camp photography class expands.
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FERA
Mary Mulligan
Athens County
Washington
Emerson Ball
Carl Frischie
Mineral
Ee. 8
Haller
Margaret Laverty
Mulligan
Shade
Trimble
Strouds
Stockham
C. B. Dillion
Athens High School
Arch Knowlton
Athens CCC
Robert Whitaker
Faith Codrey
Episcopal Service Friday at Shepherd Church in A
A three hour service of worship and meditation will be held Friday at noon at Shepherd Episcopal Church in A. The rector Rev. Lloyd Clarke announced several addresses on the seven last sayings of Christ from the cross. The service is open to the public with flexible attendance times. Attendees are asked to enter or depart during hymn singing.
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Shepherd Episcopal Church
Lloyd Clarke
Christ
Rail Lines Pay Athens County $184000 in Taxes
Athens County receives about $184000 yearly from railroads with the C and O paying $56633. The C and O employed an average of 03 persons in 1933 and paid $119.00 in wages. In three years, 5323 miles of US railroads were abandoned due to falling patronage, affecting county revenues and local business. GIll reports on a water conservation campaign meeting in Login for five counties.
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Athens County
J. H. Gross
Athens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
Athens Chamber of Commerce
United States
Jess Tages
Gill
C. M. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
Hocking
Perry, Morgan
Fairfield Counties
Easter worship at Athens High School honors risen life
Rev W H Fowler of the Methodist Episcopal Church addressed students parents and friends at Haster worship services in the Athens High School Auditorium. He spoke of Easter meaning life beyond death and urged daily thought before actions as the student body listened to choir performances and instrumental numbers. The event featured music led by Kenneth Kay with Imes and Welch accompanying.
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Christ
W. H. Fowler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens High School
Fowler
Kenneth Kay
Richard Imes
Chopin
Robert Bird
Bridge
Mr. Imes
Engelman
Roger Welsh
Krug
Worthing
Beethoven
Dale Gaitten
Allene
Merritt Preston
Passion Week Services At Presbyterian Church
The Rev Dr A D Wilcox delivered the second of a three part series on The Significance of Passion Week at the First Presbyterian Church. The third and fourth sermons will be at 7 pm Thursday and Friday. He said Jesus taught revolutionary ideas stressing love as redemptive and questioned war system justifications. Christianity’s early history showed conquest of Europe when revolutionary, but gains faded as church aligned with worldly gains.
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A. ¥. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Wilcox
Revival at Hocking Street Church to Close Saturday
The Church of God revival at Hocking Street will end with Saturday night message. Evangelist Rev. C H Featherston of Decatur Illinois will preach Thursday at 7 30 on The New Testament Church and Friday on The Scattering and Gathering of Gods People. Several conversions reported.
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Hocking Street
Church of God
C H. Featherston
Decatur
Ill
God
17 Year Old Wife Delivers Triplets in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a 17 year old Mia Estelle Carranza gave birth to triplets two girls and a boy amid a rare case for such a young mother. The father Joseph Carranza, jailed for 180 days for disturbing the peace, reacted with disbelief. The premature babies were placed in incubators as doctors described the family as under unusual strain.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mia
Estelle Carranza
Joseph Carranza
Union Street Leak Repaired After City Crew Probe
A leak in the Post Office water line on West Union Street was located and repaired by four city water crews after two days of probing. Stimson Avenue paving by FERA and Relief laborers under the City Service Department neared completion with weather permitting. Water plant surroundings graded for spring landscaping as planned. Owens-Illinois Glass reports net income of 6 427 074 78 for the year ending March 31, down from 6 903 489 10 a year ago.
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Stimson Avenue
FERA
City Service Department
Service
C. W. Gross
Service Department
Toledo
William %. Levis
Owens Illinois Glass Company
Barlow Reconciliation Records Show Partial County Payments
A report notes T J Barlow arranged payments to the county and Senger as correction for a previous fiscal omission. The State Bureau of findings lists unsettled fines tied to the Athens port townships. Records indicate a 19 percent rate related to Mr Barlow's payments.
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T. J. Barlow
State Bureau of
Athenport
Barlow
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