Four Towns Represented For Survey In Slum Project
Mayor Cliff Cornell announces a five member temporary committee from Athens and nearby towns to survey improvements under the Housing Authority Law for a proposed slum clearance project in Athens County. A later permanent panel will include probate and common pleas judges, county commissioners, and Athens mayor. Federal funds of one million dollars have been requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Cliff Cornell
R. J. Studer
Athens
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Hull Kittle
Glouster
W. Jyames
Chauncey
William Davis
Common Pleas
Poston Community House Week Meeting Schedule
The Poston Community House announced this week’s program with events each day. Tuesday includes the Woman's Club food demonstration and High School Girls' Club. Wednesday hosts a Boy Scouts initiation with Mr. Ashwill. Thursday covers garden care. Friday features the Men's Club planning for W P A classes. Saturday hosts Girls Clubs meetings.
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Poston
Ashwill
Brailey
Second Child Dies Within Five Weeks
Funeral services for James R. Carpenter two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Carpenter Barberton will be at Clarks Chapel at 1 o clock Wednesday. Five weeks earlier their three and a half year old daughter was buried in the same cemetery. Both deaths followed measles as stated by Mrs Fred Chevalier The Plains aunt of Earl Carpenter former Athens resident. The grandparents Mr and Mrs James Carpenter also live in Barberton. The couple has a seven-year-old son remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Carpenter
Earl Carpenter
Barberton
Clarks Chapel
Fred Chevalier
the Plains
Athens
James Carpenter
Rainfall tops one inch as river rises mildly
Rainfall yesterday and today totaled 1.5 inches. The Hocking River showed a slight rise. Yesterday’s high was 76 with a low of 58, and noon today stood at 66 degrees.
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Hocking
Rutland and New Jersey residents undergo minor operations
Miss Bernice Molten of Rutland Route 1 and Miss Ruth Hushower of 931 2 N Congress St underwent minor surgical operations this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Sheltering Arms
Bernice Molten
Rutland
Ruth Hushower
Congress St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Police Log Reports City Hall Calls From Weekend
Four officer unit led by Chief E S Finsterwald details weekend responses across Athens. Incidents include beggar removals on Grosvenor Street, funeral escort for L F Jones, intoxication arrests, prowler reports, hotel assault threat, and roaming dogs delaying residents. Darnell held for parole.
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Athens
E. S. Finsterwald
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Carman Church
City Hall
Grosvenor St
Final Coolville Bank Final Dividend Checks Delivery Plan
The Coolville National Bank receiver announces delivery of the final dividend checks to creditors will start Wednesday at 9 am and continue for three weeks. Undelivered checks return to Washington on May 11. Claims require receiver’s certificate and signatures. if a claimant died, required papers must be filed. Final dividend amounts to 19.55 percent. 44 percent had been paid. Bank closed February 28, 1931.
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Coolville National Bank
Washington
Will Explain FHA at Meeting Here Tuesday
A large crowd is expected at Hotel Berry Tuesday evening for a program where an authority explains the new Federal Housing Administration law and answers questions. Dinner is at 6:30, with the program to follow. reservations can be made at the hotel or with J. B. Roberts at Athens Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Federal Housing Administration
J. B. Roberts
Athens Lumber Co
Quidor Named Deputy in Athens County Court Action
Judge O F Rowland approved E L Quidor for deputy sheriff in Athens County this morning. Quidor, a Bank of Athens guard, was proposed by Sheriff Charles Bayless and will join the county force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Quidor
Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Quidor
Bank of Athens
NBA
Charles Bayless
PTA to Hear Expert on Motion Pictures
Dr. Edgar Dale, a leading authority on the social impact of motion pictures, will address the Athens High School PTA at 7:30 this evening. He is an associate professor of education at Ohio State University and former head of the Payne Foundation for motion picture study, which collaborated with Athens High School.
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Edgar Dale
Athens High School
PTA
Dale
Ohio State University
Payne Foundation For the Study
Skywriting Over Athens Plans Aviation Dinner
Questions and plans swirl for an Aviation Dinner tentatively set for Saturday April 30 with pilots and their wives or guests invited. The piece notes local aviation activity, a discussion of forming a pilots club, and reports on Lee Moorehead’s visit, oil in a chart, and various Athens Flying Club members and events.
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Moorehead
Lee Moorehead
Curtis
Brooklyn
Lee
Retirements Proposed for Ohio University Engineer Professor
To retire Professor Addicott of the Civil Engineering Department at Ohio University at semester end. He will have served 34 years on the faculty, having organized his department in 1904.
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Addicott
College of Applied Science
Ohio University
Oliver Linscott Dies After Long Illness
Oliver Austin Linscott age 76 of Amesville died Saturday after a lingering illness his wife having died years ago he leaves four brothers Frank Pearl Linscott Amesville Arza Linscott Ravenswood W Va and Clayton Linscott Beverly Funeral services will be held at Jones Funeral Home Tuesday at two o clock with burial in Warner's Cemetery Amesville R D Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home at any time.
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Oliver Austin Linscott
Amesville
Frank
Pearl Linscott
Arza Linscott
Ravenswood
W. Va
Clayton Linscott
Beverly
Jones Funeral
Warner's Cemetery
R. D
Jones Funeral Home
Send Out Crop Area Bounds
County Soil Conservation Office mails individual crop acreage allotments to farm owners based on 1936 1937 history erosion and management. Farmers exceeding limits face deductions. total Athens County allotment set at 22 903 acres.
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County Soil Conservation Office
Frank Pugh
Athens County
Student Seeks Divorce from Ernest Snyder in Athens Court
Eileen Dennison Snyder of Ath ens, Texas files for divorce from Ernest LeRoy Snyder of Har lingenton in Athens County Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect. She is a student at Ohio University and seeks restoration to her maiden name.
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Eileen Dennison Snyder
Athens
Ernest LeRoy Snyder
Harlingenton
Texas
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Snyder
Ohio University
Morris v LaFollette Paternity Case Opens in Athens County
The court heard the case of Ruth Audrey Morris versus Kenneth LaFollette of York Township in Athens County Common Pleas Court this morning. Morris alleges LaFollette is the father of her child born last September. The report notes unrelated detail about bamboo seeds eaten in India.
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Ruth Audrey Morris
Kenneth LaFollette
York Township
Athens County Commons Pleas Court
Miss Morris
Old Time Program Planned by Plains PTA
Plains Parents and patrons will run an old time school program at a PTA meeting Tuesday night at 7 30. Features include class recitations in old time style an old fashioned spelling school a Friday afternoon literary society meeting and a social hour after dismissal. Committee in charge are Mrs John Lopez Mrs C J McCullough and Mrs Fred Nida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Parent- Teacher Association
John Lopez
C. J. McCullough
Fred Nida
Third Offender Given 8 PM Home Curfew in Court
Arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell on a fighting charge William James of W Union St pleaded guilty and was fined $50 plus costs. The sentence suspends the $50 and requires nightly home by 8 PM for six months and weekly reports to Cornell. Holly Sprague of Athens fined $10 and costs for fighting while Clifford Huggins and Harry Williams of Athens were fined $5 and costs each for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
William James
W. Union St
James
Cornell
Holly Sprague
Athens
Trees Planted At Greens Run School Garden Project
About fifteen hundred trees were planted on a hillside near Greens Run School by the student body and 30 biology classes under Newman Powell. Trees, bought from the Ohio Agriculture Station, carry zinc nameplates sold for five cents each. nearly 150 plates were sold. Maurice Cartwright and Miss Treva Black planted the first two trees, marking the initiative.
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Greens Run
Newman Powell
Board of Education
Ohio Agriculture Station
Wooster
Stueents
Maurice Cartwright
Treva Black
Grand Jurors Drawn for New Term of Court in Athens County
Athens County clerk of courts lists 45 veniremen for May term. Grand jurors report May 2 under Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose. First petit panel reports May 9. second panel to report later. Names include Arlene Gibson Amesville and Gus Calentine Amesville among grand jurors. numerous Athens and Coolville residents named for petit panels.
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Athens County
Athens
E. J. Eddy
Glouster
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L. F. Jones
Hanlin Ave
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Park Place
Stella Ave
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Dowler & Ferguson
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Ohio
Shapiro's
Buckeye Cafe
Zenners Dept. Store
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Kroge Logan
AL Knouff
Howard Mayes
Huntington
Bureau of Air Commerce
U. S. Department of Commerce
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Fisher
Emmett Parker
W. K. Rhodes
Indianapolis
Rhodes
Thomas
S. J. Price
H. A. Crawford
O.N.G
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Bob Wheaton
Athens Flying Club
Vern Andrews
Mona Herron
Larry
Red Wallace
Howard Lockard
Hamden
Aeronca
Doc
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Rod Young
Bird
Prof
L. J. Addicott
Oliver Linscott
India
Plains
Elieve
Nurito
Attention Lodge and
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Paramythia Lodge
Assembly of Athens Council
Harry A. Hope
W. M
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J. A. Palmer
Secy
Carrie Hill
Athens R. F. D
Ella Clark
Coolville
Bertha Duncan
Frank Elliott
Sharpsburg
Frank Arbough
Albany R. D
John Roberts
Glouster R. D
C. C. Robinette
Ester Rothrock
Paul Kimes
John Glenn
Belsonville
George Cain
Waldo Poston
C. C. Gunder
Flossie Crawford
Eva Davis
C. E. Weltzheimer
John South
William Powell
Nelmanvilla
Edna Whiteman
Amy
America
Goodrich Silvertown
A. R. Ellis
Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory
Ty Goodrich
Silvertown
Roy’s Auto Supply
West Union St
Famous Testing Laboratory
Goodrich
Goodrich Safety
Silvertowns
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