WPA Builds ROTC Gun Range At Ohio University
The WPA began constructing a brick 98 foot long shooting gallery under the east stands of Ohio University Stadium for the ROTC unit. Athens city seeks a WPA grant for a street repair project totaling about 115 833 dollars with a 7 212 dollar grant already funded. Nelsonville Athletic Field gains a 300 foot reinforced concrete stadium at a cost of 15 010 dollars. In Athens County fourteen limestone quarries are active with more openings planned in two weeks.
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WPA
Ohio University Stadium
City of Athens
Nelsonville Stadium
Nelsonville Athletic Field
Athens County
Farm Bureau District Two Meets For Five Townships
District Two of the Farm Bureau Organization held its first meeting last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Jacoby with thirty eight people present. The district covers Athens Waterloo Alexander Lee and Lodi Townships. Papers by C. L. Poston John Hope Roy Gilham and Phil Briley were read. A recreational program followed and refreshments were served. Next meeting is May 27 with location to be announced. Officers are President John Hope Vice President Glen Scott Secretary Mrs H R Jacoby and discussion leader Mrs Eldon Dailey.
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Farm Bureau Organization
H. R. Jacoby
Athens
Waterloo
Alexander, Lee
Lodi
C. L. Poston
John Hope
Roy Gilham
Phil Briley
Glen Scott
Eldon Dailey
Play in Safe Place Urges New York Central
The New York Central Railroad Co issues a juvenile safety bulletin urging children to avoid railroad tracks and to play in safe places. It encourages discussion with parents about dangers of walking or playing on tracks and the risk of hopping trains, citing a boy injured while attempting to steal a ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railroad Co
William Zarley Dies At Mound Hill Home
William Zarley age 80 died at 9 oclock this morning at his home on Mound Hill near Amesville after a period of ill health. He leaves his wife Nora and three sons Tom Athens Charles at home and Harley Amesville. Two sons and two daughters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at Mound Hill Church Wednesday at 10 oclock with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at the family home after Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zarley
Mound Hill
Amesville
Nora
Tom
Athens
Charles
Harley
Ninth Graders Victors In Court Tournament
The Athens Junior High School girls basketball tournament ended with Home Room 208 Ninth Graders defeating Eighth Graders 20 to 4. Readership lists include Louise Blackford Laura Ogg Ruth Hammerle Jane Wamsley Kathleen Orr Jessie Rowles Jean Kilpatrick and many others.
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Athens
Louise Blackford
Laura Ogg
Ruth Hammerle
Jane Wamsley
Kathleen Orr
Jessie Rowles
Jean Kilpatrick
Betty Faulkner
Phyllis Bean
Elizabeth Krecker
Patsy Sherrard
Jane Bayless
Betty Chandler
Joan Tompkins
Clayta Pierce
Hester Hartman
Crop Loan Applications Now Being Accepted
County agricultural agent offices are receiving emergency crop loan applications. Clarence Fealty, district field supervisor, urges prompt filing since approval can take ten days to two weeks through the proper channels.
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Clarence Fealty
Carsey Birth of Son Max Wendell in Athens
Mr and Mrs Jesse W Carsey announce the birth of a son named Max Wendell on Sunday April 25 in Athens Route 6. The newborn weighs seven and one half pounds.
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Jesse W. Carsey
Athens
Max Wendell
Stock market week ends with light volume and mixed results
Trading last week was the lightest of the year after a three day rally early in the week. Government bonds declined while steel operations rose to 91.3 percent capacity and railroad shares posted a small net advance. Oil and motors were weaker while motor equipment and rubbers rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Aluminum Company of America
United State
Toledo Grain Prices Front Page Listing
Wheat No 1 red 134% 4 135% No 2 red 133% 4 134% Corn No 2 yellow 127 138 No 3 yellow 124 14 127 White oats No 1 white 55 14 57 No 2 white 54 14 56 2
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Toledo
Eggs Oready Extra Firsts And Poultry Weights 2014
Summary of poultry showing results listing eggs firsts and seconds counts. Live fowls colored by age 6 and over 18 4 and over 19 3 and over 19 with leghorn fowls roosters and broilers details. Geese ducks include medium common old white and colored varieties with counts given.
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Oready
Plymouth Rocks
Pittsburgh Produce Prices and Receipts Report
The Pittsburgh market shows mixed current receipts and varied price levels for eggs poultry and butter. Eggs unsettled with 35 555 cases and graded firsts 21 dirties 1844. poultry and meats steady to mixed with hens broilers roosters ducks geese and turkeys listed. butter market firm with diverse price ranges and processor scores.
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Presh
Eggs and Live Country Market Rates in Cleveland Area
Cleveland produce reports show eggs market unsettled with extra grade 22s and extra firsts 21, receipts 20 percent. Live country market steady with hens heavy 20 and mid 21, leghorn heavy 14, roosters colored 14, broilers fancy rock 27, leghorn 23, under 1 percent Ib leghorns 22, various small lots for ducks and other fowl priced.
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Bond quotes and yields from U S government issues
Government bond listings show live quotes with prices and percentages across several series. Notable entries include 44-47-82 at 114.20 and 4a 44-54 at 109.16 with multiple series like 42-47 at 108.14 and 40-43 Ju at 1059. BW8 44-46 at 104.27 and 8 at 43-45 at 104.29.
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U. S
Mercury Rises From Thirty Low to Sixty by Noon
The thermometer climbed from a 30 degree low to 60 by noon today. Showers are forecast for tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change expected.
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Livestock and Oil Prices Report
Cincinnati livestock receipts include 1000 hogs with direct 358 and holdovers 250 and varied prices across weight ranges. hog market softer. Cattle 125 receipts, calves 100. sheep 25. Pittsburgh hogs 1600 with 1000 direct, market slow and bids around 10.40 to 10.50. Oil prices list regional crude quotes across multiple pipelines and districts with varied per barrel values.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Bradford
Allegany
Pennsylvania
Penna
Eureka Pipe Line Co
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Oil City
Somerset
South Penn
Ashland
Eastern Kentucky
Western Kentucky
New York
Lima
Albany honors athletes at school award assembly
An April 14 award assembly in the Albany school auditorium named Irene Woodrum as the girls team MVP and Charles Ennis as the boys MVP. Medals were given to multiple students with talks by local coaches and staff. Letters were awarded to the listed students and managers.
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Albany
Irene Woodrum
Charles Ennis
B. T. Grover
O. U
Macfarlan
Enlow
McVay
Thora Belle Baughman
Virginia Ross
Bettina Collins
Virginia Zimmerman
Virginia Morrison
Louella Pincelli
Martha Knowlton
Wilma Musgrave
Helen Dowler
Donald Whaley
Harold Oxley
Max Zimmerman
Darrel West
Dick Scott
Donald Hoffee
Earl Stanley
The
Crusader’s Clube
James Burris
Ayler
Pontoons To Wheels For Whitney's Air Pilot
Pilot Lewis Gower flies for Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and guides a four place Waco that shifts from pontoons to wheels depending on the Whitney travels. The Whitneys, active in racing and aviation, recently had a forced landing near Albany and later reached Athens for oil and sandwiches. They may cross to Lexington or Lexington in Kentucky for racing, and Whitney chairs Pan American Airlines.
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Mary Herron
Lewis Gower
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Columbus
Waco
Whitneys
Adirondacks
Lexington
Unionville
Philadelphia
Athens
Albany
New York
San Francisco
Whitney
Pan-American Airlines
Texas
Gower
Salesman Awarded Gold Watch for 100 New Customers
Orville R. Baughman of Moore Avenue, a salesman for Athens Bottling Works, received a gold Pepsi-Cola watch for gaining 100 new customers in a national drive. The pocket watch is engraved with the winner’s name for superior salesmanship. His campaign aligned with The Messenger Cooking School held recently.
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Orville R. Baughman
Moore Ave
Athens
Pepsi-Cola Co
Baughman
United States
Record Pig Litter Sets High Herd Births in Ames Township
Sixteen pigs born to a young Ohio Improved Chesterwhite sow owned by A. L. Johnson of 21 Morris Ave on Route 50 Ames Township. fourteen pigs survived. Johnson says he never heard of a young sow producing that many pigs.
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A. L. Johnson
Morris Ave
Route 50
Ames Township
Johnson
Pupils Win Holiday for Perfect Attendance
Miss Helen Moriarty’s third graders at Central School earned a Friday afternoon holiday after reaching 60 half-days of perfect attendance.
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Helen Moriarty
Central School
Mineral Social and Brief Personal Notes
Marjory Ely went to McArthur for employment. Ernest Crow's recovery from a recent accident is slowed after a broken bone in his foot was reset. Athens shoppers from here last week included Grace Lowry, Averynelle, Lucy Shingler, Minnie Pidcock, Edith Addis and sons, Thomas Parsons and sons, Orland Ely and Ron ald, Lafe Lynch, Ralph Gibson, and Mrs. E. G. Gibson visiting. The last were joined by Mrs. C. O. Gibson and family at Robinette Ridge. Kenneth Shingler returned home with George and Mrs. Shingler after a Barberton trip. Charles Polen moved to Hewitts Crossing with Lydia Buckley and Homer Buckley. Mrs. Buckley was accompanied by Mrs. Everett Addis. Wilbur Ely and son and Mrs. Jesse Ely visited Carbondale and New Plymouth. Jesse Ely visited Emma Lowry in Carbondale. Wilbur Ely with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Weaver, New Plymouth. G. B. Spring, Flora Johnson and Orville Johnson of Albany were guests of Parker Snyder. Spring recently returned from Palm Beach Florida. LuElla Wise, previously in Florida, expected back to the Shingler home this week. Guy Bolen has suffered rheumatism for weeks. A. H. Simmons of Akron and wife visited here. Mrs. Gladys Beveridge of New Marshfield spent Thursday with Mrs. Golda Carmen.
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Marjory Ely
McArthur
Ernest Crow
Athens
Grace Lowry
Averynelle
Lucy Shingler
Minnie Pidcock
Edith Addis
Billy and
James
Thomas Parsons
George
Kenneth
Hewitts Crossing
Lydia Buckley
Wellston
Homer Buckley
Everett Addis
Wilbur Ely
Jesse Ely
Carbondale
New Plymouth
Emma Lowry
W. A. Weaver
G. B. Spring
Flora Johnson
Orville Johnson
Albany
Parker Snyder
Spring
Palm Beach
Fila
LuElla Wise
Florida
W. D. Shingler
Guy Bolen
A. H. Simmons
Akron
Gladys Beveridge
New Marshfield
Golda Carmen
Clean City Clean-Up Week Planned in Athens
Athens officials announce Clean-Up Week starting Tuesday May 4 led by Mayor Len Mccune. C W Gross says city trucks will haul rubbish from curbs. City will be zoned and collection schedule to follow. Start moved to Tuesday to avoid Sunday curb bins.
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Athens
Len B. Mel Cune
C. W. Gross
Will Combat Bee Disease In Athens County Meeting
Athens County beekeepers and orchardists will meet with the Board of County Commissioners to discuss eradicating American foulbrood at 7 30 Wednesday evening April 28 in the civil service room of the Post Office Building. Foulbrood has crippled many beekeepers in recent years but can be controlled with proper measures. County Extension Agent Ross Wright notes bees aid orchard pollination, so fruit growers are keen on solutions.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Civil Service Room
Post Office
Ross Wright
SAR To Be Received Into National Body
The Sons of the American Revolution group met on Friday with a committee named to represent the chapter at its installation into the State and National Bodies in Columbus on April 30. Medals will be awarded to school children for dependability cooperation leadership patriotism and cleanliness in speech and manners with engraving planned.
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Sons of the American Revolution
A. E. Wagner
E. S. Haller
Augustus Townsend
J. R. Harvey
L. C. Nye
Columbus
District meeting of Ath ens County Farm Bureau in Ames area
District one comprising Ames Bern Dover Trimble and York Townships will meet at H G Henry's home east of Amesville Tuesday evening April 27 at 8 o clock Mrs Selby Glazier is district chairman
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Farm Bureau
Athens County
Ames
Bern
Dover
Trimble
York Townships
H. G. Henry
Amesville
Selby Glazier
Lending Auto Permit Warning From Mayor McCune
Mayor Len B. McCune warned automobile operators not to allow unlicensed drivers behind the wheel. He said a $500 fine could be imposed on violators. Franklin Craig of Chauncey was fined $5 and costs after pleading guilty to permitting an unlicensed operator to drive his car. State Patrol arrests accompanied the cases of A. C. Robinson of Athens $10 fine for reckless driving on Route 50, North, and Lawrence Goodwin of Albany along with Belford C. Davis of Stewart, each fined $5 for reckless driving.
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Len B. McCune
Franklin Craig
Chauncey
State Highway Patrol
A. C. Robinson
Athens
Route 50
North
Lawrence Goodwin
Albany
Belford C. Davis
Stewart
McCune
State Patrol
Local Marriage Licenses Listed With Ages and Cities
Marriage licenses show Harvey Spencer 34 Racine miner and Naomi Townsend 28 New Marshfield daughter of Mr and Mrs Townsend. R H McAfee 30 Athens salesman and Dorothy Allen 35 Athens. Charles G Leffler 22 Columbus service dept son of Mr and Mrs Leffler Chauncey and Mary Louise Baughman 21 Chauncey daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Baughman. Richard Rutkoskie 20 Athens proof reader son of Mr and Mrs George Rutkoskie and Pauline Reynolds 17 Athens daughter of E S Reynolds.
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Harvey Spencer
Racine
Miner
Naomi Townsend
New Marshfield
Robert Townsend
R. H. McAfee
Athens
Dorothy Allen
Charles G. Leffler
Columbus
Service Department
Charles Leffler
Chauncey
Mary Louise Baughman
Virgil Baughman
Canaanville Men Held on Breakin Case
Red Ray Miller and Thomas Burkett of Canaanville were bound to common pleas court on charges of breaking and entering Clifford Darnell’s home. Each posted 200 dollars bond after pleading not guilty. Darnell said a bed was taken. the defendants claimed Darnell ordered them to retrieve it.
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Ray Miller
Thomas Burkett
Canaanville
Common Pleas
Clifford Darnell
T. R. Bennett
Darnell
Mrs Duke Dexter Allen Dies in West Virginia
Mrs Frances Samantha Allen 48 of Albany died last Tuesday at a daughter's home in Swandale West Virginia. Survived by husband Dexter Ernest Allen a son Rex two daughters Mrs Harper and Mrs J O Markell and two brothers and two sisters all in West Virginia. The family moved to Albany from West Virginia in 1925.
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Frances Samantha Allen
Albany
Q. M. Harper
Swandale
W. Va
Dexter Ernest Allen
Rex
Harper
J. O. Markell
Princeton
West Virginia
Allens
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Farm Bureau Meeting
N. Y. Central
Beasley
Clinton Bean
Robert Mathews
Lamborn
Fred R. Beasley Agency
Mr. Bean
Mr. Mathews
Atlantic
Ewe
Sennen
Neusnesgennsieninne B. & O
Ae Wee
Ind
Central
Texas Corp
Emma
N. Pacific
Neennnseneeeesss
Steels Penna
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Bethlehem
Pacific
Republic Iron & Steel
Steel
Aseace
Ag. Chem. del
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Monanneaeie
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Stewart-Warner
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Cincinnati Produce
Chicago
Mercury
Jock Whitney
Voice of the Sky
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt Field
C. V. Whitney
Saratoga
Jayne
Jaynes
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union &I
Athens, Ohio
STATE
Federal
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Clean City
Dexter Allen
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home
Ohio
G. D. Gorham
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