Three Weeks Teachers Training Institute in Seed
Fifty representatives from almost all counties in Athens plan to attend a three week teachers training institute in adult education at Ohio University. The program, under the Ohio rural education administration, covers speaking, sociology, music, dramatics, and economics with credit for three hours. Participants will stay on campus and pay a registration fee.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Sinneibhese Sanssieeenttnaeitaitiidiee Ceria Eee Baia
Ohio University
Ohio Emerit
Critic
Tee
Atae College Graduior
Cefetive University
Fell
Unclear fragmentary text about travel youths and locations
Fragmentary OCR text mentions youths, travels in Kentucky and near Lexington, references to Cincinnati and inland areas, and vague tour mentions with unrelated terms and garbled names.
Three-County 4 H Camp Set To Open In August
The eleventh annual Three County 4 H Camp will run August 12 to 17 on Little Raccoon Creek in Jackson County. Athens Gallia and Vinton County 4 H members and leaders attend with about 200 campers expected. cost is 4 dollars plus cents. Normal daily schedule includes meals, swimming, health periods, vesper services, campfire, and bedtime with Norman Dillinger as director and L L Hoover guiding hikes and activities. Visitors limited to Friday and enrollment closes August 3.
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Athens
Cailia
Vinton
Little Raccoon Creek
Jackson County
Normen A. Dillinger
L. L. Hoover
Coolville
Margaret Jones
Gallia County
Athens County
Athens Firemen Not Called Out in July Report
Fire Chief E R Laughlin reported that Athens firefighters were not summoned during July. The last incident was June 30 when a gas range connection failed at Dr S E G Pedigo's home at 26 Elmwood Place, with no city fires reported since May 30.
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Athens
E. R Laughlin
S. E G. Pedigo
Elmwood Place
Four Athens Men Fined on Intoxication Charges
Four Athens men pleaded guilty before Mayor Len B. McCune to intoxication charges. Lester Mansfield and Harve McDonald were fined $10 and costs. Homer Secoy and Earl Carsey were fined $5 and costs. Mansfield failed to pay and was lodged in the county jail.
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Athens
Len B. McCune
Lester Mansfield
Harve McDonald
Homer Secoy
Earl Carsey
Mansfield
Pidcock Family Genealogy and Bible Primer Records
The fragment describes a century old Pidcock family booklet set by Hal and Genea with a Bible laden primer, religious questions, and a genealogical timeline from 1724 to 1933. It notes birth, marriage, and death details of Godfrey Melick’s line and ends with the current fifth generation.
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Goliath
Catherine Pidcock
Pidcock
Godfry Melick
Germany
America
Foster B Cornwell Takes Oath as Ohio Bar Member
Foster B. Cornwell son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cornwell of 3 Palmer Street traveled to Columbus to take his oath as a member of the Ohio State Bar after passing the June bar examination. He earned a BA from Ohio University in 1932 and a LLB from Ohio State University in 1935. He joined Phi Delta Pi at Ohio State.
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Foster B. Cornwell
Fred Cornwell
Palmer Street
Columbus
Ohio State Bar
Cornwell
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Phi Delta Pi
Large Ohio Eagles delegation to attend state and grand conventions
Athens Aerie No. 529 plans one of its largest delegations to the thirtieth annual Ohio State Aerie convention in Dayton, aligned with the Grand Aerie meeting. Virgil Davis highlights a home-coming program, reunion for founders, and a campaign honoring Col. Joseph H. Dowling as part of a statewide effort led by William P. Wetherald. Ohio aims to keep its lead in Eagles membership while Pennsylvania pursues parity. A rat reportedly ran 5447 miles in a wheel over three years.
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Athens Aerie
Order of Eagles
Ohio State Aerie
Dayton
Virgil Davis
Aerie
Ohio State Aerie,” Davis Said. ‘the State Aerie
Joseph H. Dowling
Grand Aerie
Eagles of
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Picnic Draws 600 Members of 4-H Clubs
More than 600 Athens County 4-H members with leaders and parents gathered in Athens for the annual 4-H Club Picnic and play day. The program opened at 10 o'clock at the Majestic Theater with remarks from T. W. Craig of the Chamber of Commerce and S. C. Hartman, extention agent, thanking sponsors. The event featured a film, music by Joy Cutler, a noon picnic at the fairgrounds, and an afternoon of recreation and tours including Crystal Pool and local plant visits.
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Athens County
Athens
Majestic Theater
T. W. Craig
Athens Chamber of Commerce
S.C. Hartman
Chamber of Commerce
Shade
Agnes Terrell
Hocking Valley
Selby Glazier
Amesville
Villa Tippie
Mechanicsburg
Clarence Friess
Lodi
Happy Hustlers
E. M. Mungrave
Albany Vocational Agriculturist
Robert Bobo
Crystal Pool
F. J. Beasley Company
Athens Messenger
Ohio University holds first commencement under Dr James
James addresses graduates as diplomas are conferred at Memorial Auditorium in a ceremony led by Dean Thomas C. McCracken and Dean Edwin Watts Chubb. About 1,000 relatives attend as four year graduates receive diplomas, with Merrill Davis singing and the University Orchestra performing.
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James
Thomas C. McCracken
College of Education
Edwin Watts Chubb
College of Liberal Arts
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
Doctor James
Thomas N. Hoover
H. T. Houf
Merrill Davis
Oak Hill
Mendelssohn
Lord God of Abraham
DeForest W. Ingerham
Cooler Weather Arrives After Sultry Athens District Weekend
Weather Bureau reports cooler air coming by Saturday after a stretch of 92 degree heat in Athens and vicinity. An early morning lightning storm damaged a barn at Charles Green farm near Amesville and killed a horse. sparrows perished in The Plains from a maple tree strike. a wind gust uprooted a tree, interrupting power for 22 minutes near Lubrig.
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Athens
Columbus
Plains States
Lake
Charles Green
Amesville
Plains
Grace Savage
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Lubrig
Insurance Costs Vary by Policy Details Under Ohio Law
Athens insurers explain that motorist insurance costs depend on issuing district, car type and policy provisions. Figures cited place personal injury and death coverage between 15 and 21 dollars, but property damage protection may not be included. The article notes U S murders outnumber Britain's by twentyfold annually.
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Ohio
Athens
the Messenger
H. T. Phillips
Ohio University Students Design Festival Program Covers
Art students in the Ohio University art department draft cover designs during summer session for the Ohio River Festival programs at Ravenswood West Virginia on September 1 and 2. The entries feature varied colors and styles from modern to classical, and will be submitted to the festival program committee promptly. It was noted that city women marry later than rural women.
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Ohio University
Ravenswood
W. Va
Poston Accepts Business Law Post at Charleston College
Glen H. Poston, son of Albert G. Poston of near Athens, left Friday to teach business law and accounting at Cap ital City Commercial College in Charleston W Va He had spent the past year in the Charleston City High School commercial department Thomas Dalton pleads not guilty to assault and battery charge filed by his wife Mary Dalton He is held to the grand jury under a 190 bond.
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Glen H. Poston
Albert G. Poston
Athens
Capital City Commercial College
Charleston
W. Va
Poston
Charleston City High School
Thomas Dalton
Richland Avenue
Mary Dalton
T. R. Bennett
Amesville Carnival Set at Amesville High School
Community members will sponsor a carnival at the high school on Wednesday night August 7 with a preceding softball game. The Athens CCC Camp team may play an Amesville team, refreshments available, and various entertainments planned. The Rardin family holds its eighth annual reunion Sunday August 4 at the Athens County Fairgrounds.
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Amesville
Amesville High School
Athens CCC
Rardin
Athens County Fairerounds
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