George A. Hunter Dies at 84 in Lancaster Home
George A. Hunter, 84, native of Waterloo Township, died at a daughter's home in Lancaster after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner, lived in New Marshfield area, and belonged to the New Marshfield Masonic Lodge for 29 years. He leaves three daughters, three sons, a brother, a sister, 24 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 PM in the New Marshfield Christian Church, with burial in the local cemetery. Friends may call at the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home in Lancaster.
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George A. Hunter
Waterloo Township
Emmett Morrow
Lancaster
Mr. Hunter
New Marshfield
Morrow
Hunter
Masonic Lodge
Milton M. Binder
George G. Beveridge
Clark Hunter
Stephen L
Ramon S. Hunter
Akron
John Hunter
Bucyrus
Lucille Martin
Glenn
Christian Church
Miles Hoon
Frank E. Smith
Lancester
Welfare plan eyed for November vote on relief measures
Athens County Welfare officials outlined a plan to conserve cash by pausing obligations to Aug 1 1940 and to raise funds via delinquent tax bonds potentially $58 000. A 1.5 to 2 mill levy for poor relief and a revolving fund of $20 000 were discussed along with reducing relief caseload to about $10 000 monthly and boosting WPA cooperation.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
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Athens County
Welfare Department
Noble
William Hartsough
Pouder Aucout
Hartsough
Columbus
Sherwood
State Emergency Board
Department
Dance Plan After York Grange Meeting
The York Grange No. 2436 meets Friday at 8 pm in the Grange Hall Oak Grove with candle lighting during the literary hour. Refreshments are by local residents and a dance on a newly sanded floor follows in the hall.
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York Grange
Grange
Oak Grove
Summit Grange
New Marshfield
Elsie
Adrienne Weaver
Gilbert and
Cleo Whitmore
James and
Lena Huddy
Charlies Levering, Jr
Frieda Smith
James Coope
C. A. Jack
Dana Windon
Five Enrolled in Army Handicraft Class
Five boys have enrolled in handicraft classes under Lieut. Howard Burr of the Athens Salvation Army. He plans a picnic for the boys next week and asks interested persons to see him at the army headquarters.
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Lieut
Howard Burr
Athens Salvation Army
Lieutenant Burr
Army
Pupils Study Milk Value and Kitchen Craft
Fourth grade students at University Elementary School explored milk value by comparing it with eggs meat and vegetables. They learned milk’s food value and how it is condensed evaporated or dried and built a model kitchen on paper. They also examined dress designing and materials including a skim milk fabric called lanital needing 63 quarts of skim milk per dress.
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University
Ida Brink
Lillian Wallace
Bertha Steinmeyer
Ruth Hedley
Mary Hamilton
Bonnie Miles
Helen Davis
Three Year Old Dies After Auto Collision
A three year old, Ronald Morris, was struck by a car while playing near Columbus yesterday and died today. The incident prompted a police investigation and family mourning.
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Columbus
Ronald Morris
Athens Cools After Heat Spell Ends
After two weeks of extreme heat, Athens cooled from 94 to 66 overnight. By noon the city enjoyed a 76 degree day as residents stretched out of improvised beds and prepared for the Athens Retail Merchants Association picnic and a business half holiday.
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Athens
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Navy Enlistment Push In Cincinnati Zone August Quota
The August naval enlistment quota for the Cincinnati Zone is set at 170 men. Athens is included in this district covering parts of Ohio and Kentucky. W. H. Byers of the Athens recruiting office says 70 men will sail from this area to Newport Rhode Island on August 7. Sterling Keasey Chauncey on 14 days leave is in this group. The Athens station averaged five enlistments monthly in the past year, nearly triple the prior year, and the August quota is double the previous peak. Byers urges men rejected for minor physical defects to seek another examination as requirements are less rigid now.
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Cincinnati
Athens
Ohio
Kentucky
W. H. Byers
Newport
R. I. Sterling Keasey
Chauncey
Major surgeries reported at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Olie Wallace of Stockport underwent a major surgical operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. Mrs. Marie Christie of Athens Route 1 was admitted at noon today for an emergency appendectomy.
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Olie Wallace
Stockport
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Marie Christie
Athens
Janitor Restores Upside Down Flag at Columbus Capitol
A janitor fixed the flag over the Ohio capitol after it was raised upside down, ending an hour of distress in Columbus. The act drew quiet praise as a symbol of resolve and civic duty.
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Columbus
Ohio
Capitol
4-H Club Boy Drowns at Circleville Picnic
Circleville reports the drowning of 7 year old Hugh Bradley at a 4-H Club picnic beside Scippo Creek. His father is an agriculture instructor. The tragedy adds to a summer of rural youth outings.
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Circleville
Hugh Bradley
Scippo Creek
Time Card Train Schedules Feature Major Lines
A timetable listing East and West bound trains on the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio routes with Daily and Sunday exceptions. It includes National Limited Diplomat and other services, plus New York Central connections and Athens Airways flight timings to connect with TWA in Columbus and Pittsburgh.
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Diplomat
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
Antec
NEW York Central North
Athens Airways
Athens
TWA
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Fund Raised for Troop of Boy Scouts at Long Bottom
At the Long Bottom School dedication a flagpole ceremony featured Boy Scout executive Joseph Stratton who is organizing a local troop. Edson Hobstetter showed moving pictures of the 1940 flood as ice cream sales and an egg auction benefited the new organization. Officials planned troop formation before the Grange on August 9 and a Kinshuta District meeting led by C. E. Brider to be held in Pomeroy on August 12.
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Long Bottom
Joseph Stratton
Edson Hobstetter
Grange
Stratton
Kinshuta
C. E. Brider
Pomeroy
Picnic Set by Athens Knights of Columbus Aug 4
Athens Council Knights of Columbus will host its annual picnic Sunday August 4 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Contests include horseshoe pitching and a softball game for married and single men, with an attendance prize and a mystery for the “Little Brown Jug.” Free coffee will be served with the 5 30 p m basket dinner as the committee aims for a family event.
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Athens Council Knights of Columbus
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens County moves to study coal by products
A new movement in Athens County pushes to study developing coal by products in the Hocking Valley. Kimberly Local 3 905 and United Mine Workers back the effort, with Dr H T Phillips aiding the push for state funds and a commission. Illinois has already earmarked 180000 for smokeless coal work and a 78140 lab contract at the University of Illinois for briquetting research.
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Athens County
Hocking Valley
Kimberly
United Mine Workers of America
H. T. Phillips
Illinois
University of Illinois
Phillips
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Flush Kidneys of Poisons and Stop Getting Up Nights
An old advertisement urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules to flush kidneys and bladder, reduce nighttime urination, and ease joint discomfort. It claims quick relief, promotes the original product, and warns against substitutes with price mentions of 45 cents.
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Haarlem
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