WPA Payroll Cut Echoes in County Meeting
County WPA payroll reductions totaling 1621.31 were noted in a two week period. In Athens turnout greeted flood control speakers at a gathering with officials from Huntington Huntington Advertiser and Huntington Dispatch among attendees. The program highlighted the Hocking River watershed study near Lancaster and Logan with the Athens Chamber of Commerce presenting a red white and blue booth.
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America
Willis Baker
Central States Forestry Department
Columbus
John M. Weed
Fred Smith
James Barr
D. H. Young
Myron Hightower
C. A. Kinch
W. F. Smiley
Athens Messenger
David Warner
Ohio Water Conservation Board
Hocking River
Lancaster
Logan
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Fasteeth Powder Claims Firm, Comfortable Teeth
An advertisement touts Fasteeth powder to secure false teeth, preventing slipping or wobbling. It promises a secure fit for 81 days and claims no gooey paste, enabling eating, laughing, and talking with confidence.
Weather Worried Freezing Temps Give Way to Showers
Weather officials say warm conditions continue until Friday afternoon when cloudiness rises and frequent showers follow into the night. Athens reports 9am temperature at 43 degrees per C N France Athens weather observer.
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Athens
C. N
France
Sage Lord Tyrrell Helps Shape Britain's Diplomacy
Britain's grave crisis from Italo Ethiopian and Franco German disputes is being guided by Lord Tyrrell of Avon, described as a one man brain trust of British diplomacy. The distinguished elder statesman, once envoy to France, is believed to have urged concentrating on securing peace in East Africa.
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Britain
Lord Tyrrell of
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Varon
France
East Africa
McFarland Lands Big Bass at Buckeye Lake
T. E. McFarland of 11 Fremont S&t. landed a six pound large mouth bass at Buckeye Lake Sunday, said by fishermen to be the largest bass taken there in five years. Earlier, he hauled a seventy pound sailfish off the coast near Fort Lauderdale.
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Buckeye Lake
McFarland
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
General Motors
Ohio
Sohio
Relief Workers Dropped As WPA Cuts Hit Athens County
WPA payroll for Athens County totals 38 016 19 across 1 416 workers a 6 week decline of 421 jobs and 20 000 monthly federal payments. Some checks issued today others Saturday while final cuts occur by end of June. Injury rates drop as work shifts and project cleanups begin under WPA withdrawal.
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Athens County
Ray Noble
County Typing Tests Planned
The annual Athens County typing contest sponsored by Ohio University will be held Saturday at The Plains High School typing rooms at 1 15. Entrants from Ames Bern Rome Shade Waterloo and The Plains are listed with two students per division. Miss Helen Reynolds will supervise. The Plains entrants Wilma Yates Bart Keeton Helen Coon Eudora Stauffer.
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Ames-Bern
Rome
Shade
Waterloo
Helen Reynolds
Ames Bern
Mildred Fleming
Bernard Jones
Richard Smith
Charlies Ogg
Rome—Mary Winner
Wayne Buck
Helen Burson
Edward Pugh
June Shingler
Elizabeth Carmen
the Plains
Wilma Yates
Bart Keeton
Dr H T Phillips Seeks Reelection In Athens County
Athens County state representative Dr H T Phillips a Republican candidate seeks another term after unopposed in the May 12 primary. Born in Canaan Township he spent life in Athens County serving as coroner and probate judge before practicing medicine in Athens. He and wife Elsie McClanahan live at 143 Morris Ave with daughters Helen Addicott and Ruth.
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Athens County
H. T. Phillips
Dr. Phillips
Canaan Township
David Phillips
Phillips
Ohio University
Starling Medical College
Ohio State University
Jerseyville
Athens
Morris Ave
Elsie McClanahan
Helen Addicott
Mayville
N. D
Ruth
Recreation Supervisors Explain New WPA and NYA Programs
Russell Michael, WPA recreation chief in Athens County, spoke at The Plains town meeting about the new WPA and NYA recreational program. Plans for community cooperation and a possible recreation park were discussed, with a second meeting scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m. to improve attendance including both men and women.
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NYA
Plains
Russell Michael
WPA Recreation
Athens County
Friends Attend Funeral of E. C. Woodworth in Athens
Out of town relatives joined local mourners for the funeral service for E. C. Woodworth held at his home in Athens in the afternoon. Pallbearers included six Spanish American War veterans from Athens. The service was led by Rev. A. T. Clark of the First Presbyterian Church with assistance from Rev. A. Y. Wilcox.
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Athens
E. C C. Woodworth
C. A. Woodworth
West New York
N. J
Olive Sanders
M Irs
Mabel Sanders
Columbus
Robert Merton
Eldon Sanders
Cc. P. Sanderbaugh
Alfred Weisheimer
R. C. Hastings
Neal Rumsey
Pittsburgh
P. E Verity
Nelsonville
Herbert Grandy
New Straitsville
Charlies FE. Cameron
Clyde J. Eadmundson
Frank &. Lowery
John J. Gist
Herbert S. Sutton
Edward Sherlock
County Officials Train Committeemen for Farm Surveys
Athens County officials will instruct community committeemen on filling work sheets for farm surveys and soil conservation. The session Saturday April 24 in the courthouse assembly room will cover surveys of crops grown in 1935 and corn yield appraisals. Committee members F W Vernon Clarence G Morris and Frank Pugh with A R Linscott and Wright will lead the briefing and assist with explanations.
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Athens County Committee
Commissioners Assembly
Rossa Wright
Olen
F. W. Vernon
Clarence G. Morris
Frank Pugh
A. R. Linscott
Wright
Hocking Valley Livestock Club Chooses Officers
The Hocking Valley Livestock Club held its organizational meeting on Tuesday evening April 21 at the County Agent's office. Elected officers include Harold Tertrel as president Arthur Ellis as vice president Donna Mansfield as secretary George Maxwell as treasurer Warren Hope as recreational leader Ellen Terrel as news reporter.
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Hocking Valley Livestock Club
Palmer Jones
Rosa Wright
Athens County Xtension
Harold Tertrel
Arthur Ellis
Donna Mansfield
George Maxwell
Warren Hope
Ellen Terrel
Allport Links Modern Work and Leisure to Robins Metaphor
Syracuse University psychology professor Dr. Floyd Allport told a lecture audience that human behavior under mass production resembles a robins repairing a windlass with Earthward sounds. He argued leisure time rises as provisional functions expand and urged curbing excessive provisional activities while boosting biological functions.
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Robine
Robins
Floyd HM. Allport
Syracuse University
Ohin University Memorial Auditorium
Allport
Sobor
Doans Pills Offer Relief From Backache
The ad explains that tired kidneys cause backaches and other symptoms and claims Doan’s Pills, used by millions for over 40 years, can relieve pain by helping kidneys push out wastes. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Doan’s Pills.
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