Arithmetic in Action Urges Grade Pupils at Ohio Uni Conference
Miss Esther Dunham of Ohio University casts arithmetic as broad as life noting numbers enrich every subject including music and art. She argues studying numbers in action better than in books and cites lunch programs weather studies and a baseball diamond project as examples while urging early familiarization and adaptive teaching.
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Esther Dunham
Ohio University
Dunham
Ohio
University School For
Legionnaires Off for Meet in Cincinnati
Legion Commander Donald FE Robinson and three Athens Legionnaires will depart today for the state convention in Cincinnati this weekend. Delegates from the local E. T. Crossen Post 21 include C. J. Ailstock Sam Alvarez and John Cox. A fish fry for members and veterans at the legion home preceded the trip, running from 5 p.m. to a late hour.
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Legion
Donald FE. Robinson
Athens
Rev Kellogg Attending Family Life Conference
The Rev Harold F Kellogg pastor of the First Methodist Church attends a church-wide conference on Christian Family Life from July 31 to August 8 at Clear Lake Iowa. He is accompanied by Mrs Kellogg and daughter Carolyn. The family will take a month long vacation and return to Athens in early September.
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Harold F. Kellogg
First Methodist Church
Clear Lake
Iowa
Kellogg
Carolyn
Athens
Suit Filed Over Nelsonville Rink Sale
Breach of contract charged against Elma L. Porter in Common Pleas Court. Tacie P. Raynes, Columbus real estate agent, says Porter agreed to sell the Nelsonville Roller Rink Portable for 10 percent of the sale price if sale occurred during the contract term. Raynes seeks 430 dollars from a 4300 dollar sale.
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Elma L. Porter
Tacie P. Raynes
Columbus
Common Pleas
Nelsonville
Twin Daughters Born to Mr and Mrs Bernard Osborne
Twin daughters born at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Osborne of Schloss Apartments. One weighs 3 3 4 pounds and the other 4 3 4 pounds. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Elza Osborne and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Brown. Father works for the VA at Ohio University. Names not chosen yet.
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Bernard Osborne
Schloss
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elza Osborne
Athens RD
Thomas L. Brown
Dayton
Osborne
Ohio University
All-County Band to Play Daily at Athens Fair
Athens County fair plans daily performances by an all county band from Aug 19 to 22. Glen Hanes announces rehearsals at Athens High School starting Aug 5 at 7 30 p m directed by James Carter with Daniel Martino assisting. Participants receive fair passes and expense money with transport arrangements provided.
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Athens Fair
Athens County
Glen Hanes
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Chauncey
Athens High School
Hanes
James Carter
West End
Bennett
July Weather Brings Extreme Rain and Heat Records
The month of July saw 8.11 inches of rain, higher than recent years, with a high of 89 degrees on July 24 and a low of 44 on the 23rd. The Hocking River peaked at 14.4 feet on July 28 amid heavy rain, while Athens faced 86 in afternoon warmth and 52 overnight cooling as cool breezes arrived at month’s end.
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Hocking
France
Athens
C. N. France
Real Estate Transfers In Athens County Ohio 80 Acres In York Township
A long list of property transfers includes Charles R Hamilton and others selling two 80 acre tracts in York Township to Gordon Tolliver, churches and associations conveying Inlet 1049 and 1050 rights, multiple Athens County residents transferring parcels in Athens Township and York Township to various buyers, including The Sunday Creek Coal Company and New York Coal Sales Company, with several adds and exceptions noted.
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Charles R. Hamilton
Helen H. Sadler
Bronxville
New York
Bolivard
Margaret B. Mead
Germantown
Gordon Tolliver
Nelsonville
York Township
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Athens Knights of Columbus Home Association
Athens County
Inlet
Stalder
Mercedean Warren
Gail Barber
Dale Bruce
Margaret Hawk
Florence Bruce
Longstreth
Gordon
Ada Tolliver
New York Coal Sales Company of Columbus
Rosa E
John Dewey
Samuel T
Helen Coen
Charles Coen
Frederick
Gladys Coen
Robert E
J. W
Myrtle Bain
Athens Township
Margaret Brickles Kyle
Charles D. Brickles
Alexander Township
Alf Dakin
Brigid G. Shannon
Athens
Ohio
Knights of Columbus Home Association
C. B
Evelyn T. Nye
Betty Jane Pettit
Nolan H. Mace
D. O
Mabel Chappel
James A. Farrell
E. H
D. H. Moore
James G
Ernestine L. Boden
Roy L
Helen Turner
Townsend
Alfred
Edith A. Black
Treva
Naomi Black
Guthrie, Gould, and Company
G. T. Gould
Mary FE
Virgil Maxwell
Fred Williams
Frank Stalder
Eileen Stalder
A. H. Matheney
Verity
Meade and Sheskey Receive Marriage License
Thomas John Meade age 23 of Athens and Elizabeth Jane Sheskey age 21 of Buchtel obtained a marriage license.
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Thomas John Meade
Athens
Elizabeth Jane Sheskey
Buchtel
Bonds Not Posted in Slots Case
Glen Burson and Emmett Poston have not posted the $500 bonds required by law as a condition of probation for gambling law violations. Burson was jailed 60 days with 21 served and Poston 60 days with 29 served. both released on probation July 21 and July 29 respectively. The county sheriff reports three confiscated slot machines smashed at the county garage, with about $71 found and turned in to the county treasurer, though receipts have not appeared in the clerk of court’s office.
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Glen Burson
Emmett Poston
Burson
O. F. Rowland
Poston
Death of J T Duffee at 65 in Zanesville Ohio
James T. Duffee aged 65 of 64 North Court Street died early this morning at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville after several months illness. He lived much of his life in Athens County and was born in Hebbardsville. He belonged to Albany Presbyterian Church and worked for Whittaker Paper Cincinnati and Ray Glo and Fought firms in Athens. Survived by sisters Hull Kittle Glouster and Mrs Thomas Hamilton Chauncey and brother Ray M Duffee Athens. Funeral set Sunday at 2 p m at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home with Rev Miles Hoon officiating. Call at the funeral home after Sunday noon.
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James T. Duffee
N. Court St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Zanesville
Athens County
Mr. Duffy
Hebbardsville
Albany Presbyterian Church
Whittaker Paper Co
Cincinnati
Athens
Ray- Glo Co
The
Fought Co
Athens County men enlist in Army Air Forces three years
Three Athens County men Kenneth E. Genheimer John L. Lands and William H. Vore have enlisted for three years in the Army Air Forces per local recruiting reports. The Navy offers the Defense Medal for service from September 1939 to December 1941 and plans Victory Medals for about 3.5 million veterans.
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Athens County
Air Force
Army Air Forces
Delbert P. Carmichael
Athens
Kenneth E. Genheimer
EF. G. Genheimer
N. Congress St
John L. Lands
Kenneth Lands
E. State St
William H. Vore
William Vore
Glouster
Navy
Parkersburg
Army Air Forces recruits offered training choices and postings
S Sgt Harold F Buck of the Athens recruiting station says prospective enlistees may select training type and learn station assignments. A list of technical training schools and training lengths is available, including bombsight mechanics and control tower operator courses. Further details can be obtained at the Post Office building recruitment office.
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Army Air Forces
Harold F. Buck
Athens
GI Bill Training Eligibility For War End
Recruiting officer 1st Lt. Thomas P. O'Reilly explains GI Bill benefits. Prospective enlistees must join at least one day before Congress ends the war to qualify. After 90 days of service, eligibility covers one year of higher education with additional months extending education credits.
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Thomas P. O'Reilly
Lt. O'Reilly
Vet Enrollment Drops in June but Fall May Bring High
A VA report shows veterans enrolled in schools under Pub Laws 346 and 16 fell from 108,067 on June 1 to 96,663 on July 1 marking a two year pause in increases. The VA expects a new all time enrollment high this fall as veterans plan to resume studies.
Ex Navy vets eligible for defense and victory medals
Ex Navy personnel who earned the American Defense and World War II Victory Medals may obtain them by presenting a copy of their discharge certificate at the designated office.
Athens Livestock Prices Reported For Cattle Hogs and Lambs
Athens market listings show cattle across grades with steers good 22 to 24.60 and common 14.20 to 17.10, cows 14 to 15.50, hogs mostly 28.60 to 29.10 per hundred weight, sows 17.90 to 20.60, lambs 17 to 19 per cwt, and milk cows stocker cows 59 to 177 per head. Baby calves and veal calves also priced, with ranges cited for each category, indicating a broad sale with strong hog activity and broad cattle demand.
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Athens
Divorce suit dismissed for lack of prosecution
The divorce suit of Mable Bay against Chester Bay in Nelsonville was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge O. F. Rowland for lack of prosecution but without prejudice to filing a new suit.
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Mable Bay
Chester Bay
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Faulty Lights Highlight 128 Car Defects Found in Check
A three hour State Highway Patrol check uncovered 128 defects in 386 cars. 101 warnings and two arrests followed for driving without licenses. Defective lights and brakes topped the list as nine officers from three posts worked from 3 to 5 pm on Routes 50 and 7 near Coolville.
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Henry Otterbein
Cincinnati
James N
Campbell
Bellwood
Ill
John Aiken
Coolville
Athens
Marietta
Gallipolis
Athens Families Welcome Newborns in Local Births
Athens residents welcome newborns including twin daughters for Mr and Mrs Ralph Danison and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Ralph Danison. Other births involve Mrs Martha Boles, Mrs Cynthia Easler, Larry Hockenberry, Eldon Hartley, Violet Martin, Kathryn Link, and Thomas Hixenbaugh Jr with hospital notes at Shelterin g Arms Hospital.
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Bernard Osborne
Athens
Ralph Danison
Martha Boles
Cynthia Easler
Trimble
Medical
Larry Hockenberry
Eldon Hartley
Cleveland
Violet Martin
Kathryn Link
Thomas Hixenbaugh, Jr
City Considers Painting Street Markers Citywide
The city service department tests painting all street markers with white bases on East and West State Street. After a second coat dries, street names will be added in black. If successful, markers citywide will be painted per Service Director George R. Evans.
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City Service
State Street
Service Department
Service
George R. Evans
Intoxication Charges Result in Fines in Mayor's Court
Two men faced fines in Earlville and Amesville mayor's court on Thursday. Earlville 26 and Amesville ? old offender penalties included 15 dollars plus costs. Ray Crandall 64 Mansfield was assessed 5 dollars and costs by Mayor Franz Woodworth.
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Earlville
Amesville
Franz Woodworth
Ray Crandall
Mansfield
Carriers Return From Washington After Beltway Tour
Twenty nine Messenger carriers completed a Washington tour and returned to Athens early Friday. They were greeted by families. some lacked transport and were driven home by Messenger staff. The visit included a stop at the Bureau of Engraving where currency is printed. The trip was a reward for winners of a Messenger contest.
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Messenger
Washington
Athens
Diplomat Limited
Messenger Circulation Department
Bureau of Engraving
the Messenger
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