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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1940

Page

5

NYA Area Offices Reorganized In Ohio Zanesville Chosen Hub

NYA restructuring moves five way area offices in Ohio to Zanesville while reducing total areas from eleven to eight to cut costs. Athens remains part of Area 5 with main offices in Zanesville, overseeing five counties including Hocking Perry Morgan and Washington. Several staff members remain at local offices as transfers place many to Lima and Walls while other NYA operations continue in Hocking Perry Morgan and Athens counties. A separate note reports Infantry Major Clyde H Plank of Athens ordered to Fort Knox Kentucky.

NYA Ohio Perry, Morgan Washington Wesley Miter Su'geath Sass Flor Martha Minnameyer Softies Nya Pile Ot Anita Hatch Athens Tema Gaga Nelsonvile Maxine Chappes Vents Trimble Pauline’ Stemmeta Guymile Benton Davis Ave OSES Hocking County Ohio Bell ‘Telephone ‘Co Perry County Morgan Athens Clyde H. Plank Knox

Program Adopted To Solve Athens County Relief Problem

Athens County officials and city leaders convened in emergency session to approve a five point plan addressing relief needs. Actions include issuing 58,000 in tax cases, reducing relief caseloads, continuing WPA-related talks, submitting a two unit levy at the regular election, and raising food distribution funding. The plan, backed by Commissioners Stratton and Nuzum with Mayors Cornell Dew Hines Williams, aims to secure a $20,000 State Emergency Board loan for a revolving fund and expand local industry through defense-related employment.

Athens County Board of County Commissioners Athene Herman Theisen United’ Mine Workers Field Frieisen Stratton Counnell Nelsonville Wiliam Glenn HT. Phillips Cea ‘Chine

Hickman Resigns Ames Bern High Post for Geography Chair

Roy T. Hickman resigns after two years as superintendent of the Ames Bern school district to accept the head role in the Geography Department at Concord State Teachers College. He has 18 years in teaching and administration in Monroe, Washington, and Athens, holds a B.S. from Ford University and an M.A. from Ohio State, with doctoral work at Ohio State and Clark University. He will begin Sept. 9. He is married with one daughter, Carolyn, 11.

Roy ‘T. Hickman Ames-Berniehool Joncord State Teachers College Thens. W.V Hickman Monroe Washington Athens Faw University Ohio State Clark University Worcester Mass Carolyn

Backley to Examine Food Handlers Here

The Athens City County Health Department will start Monday free voluntary examinations for food handlers at grocery stores meat markets dairies and restaurants. Inspectors James Green and Ralph Leonard will cover the area. certificates and placards will be issued to those and businesses meeting standards.

Backley Athens City-County B. B. Backley James Green Ralph Leonard Health Department

Beechcraft Added To Athens Airways Fleet

Athens Airways gains two Beechcraft five place cabin ships from Edmund Ball of Muncie Indiana flown by Gordon Bush and Ensign Leigh Moorehead. The new plane features retractable landing gear two way radio and pitch propeller refinements and is powered by a 30 hp Jacobs engine with a 600 mile cruising range. The Waco cabin ship remains for charter work with additional radio gear and overhaul. A new hangar will be built at the field to support the growing fleet with Tailowcraft training planes under the CPT program and plans for a second Waco PT 14 for Ohio University CPT. Veterans of Foreign Wars Floyd Rolin Post will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Athens Armory with refreshments.

Athens Airways Beechcraft Edmund Ball Muncie Ind Gordon Bush Leigh Moorehead Waco CAA Mi Inc Ohio University

Albany Church Poised With Meetings and Sermons

The Albany Baptist Church invites members to a 9 30 Sunday School, followed by a picnic, with a young people's meeting and a 7 30 evening service where Rev C C Stricklin will speak on the subject Come and See The Carpenter Baptist Church offers Bible School at 9 30 and morning worship at 10 30 on Forgiving To Forgetting Bible School also meets at South Canaan Baptist Church under Mrs H Kayser A 13 year old Earl Willock was killed on a bicycle by an automobile southwest of here in a recent accident SHERIFFS SALE IN PARTITION notices and land descriptions appear, detailing deeds and boundaries in Athens County Ohio.

Albany Mpienic C. C. Stricklin Carpenter Baptist Church Bible School Outh Canaan Baptist Church A. m H. Kayser Youngstown Earl Willock Ere

Our Councilmen W Baseball Players

Fifty seven years ago yesterday two men now Ath ens City councilmen played a hall game at Zaleski. Zaleski won 9 to 6 with Bert Ruse at second for Carbondale and E F Stocklin in center for Zaleski. Umpire Joe Wolfe of Zaleski.

Ath Carbondale Robert Clark M. H. Doolittle Dave ‘Townsend Frank Emish Bert Russell John Sweeney Mike Honk John Tolliver Douiz Grim Zaleski John’ Snyder Jake Welle Jonesy Crooks Tim Nevins Spek Dudiey J. Hyson W. Hockime Clarence Spicer

Funeral gathering for late Hunter at Constitution Lodge

A special meeting of Constitution Lodge No 428 is set for Saturday afternoon August 3 at 1. Members are urged to attend the lodge hall for the funeral of the late Hunter. All members are requested to be present.

Constitution Lodge Delocket Hunter

Plains Group Seeks WPA Quota Increase Resolution

The Plains Local Athens County Refugees urged the county to borrow 20 from the State Emergency Board as a revolving fund for the Food Stamp Plan. They opposed cutting WPA quotas and relief rolls and asked President Roosevelt to raise the county WPA quota from 1000 to 2500, signed by Edgar Slater John Shust and Edward Agan.

Nursiny Atin Plains Athens County Board of Commissioners State Emergency Board Rooevelt Edgar Slater John Shust Edward Agan

Salvation Army Services Announced In Athens Week End

The Athens Salvation Army outlines a weekend program with open air meeting at 7 30 pm Saturday in front of the courthouse. Sunday School at 9 43 and holiness meeting at Moock follow. Young People's meeting at 6 15 precedes a salvation session at 7245 Pomeroy. Sunday services include Sunday School at 2 30 pm followed by a Young People’s meeting.

Athens Salvation Army Howard Burr Moock Salvathon Pomeroy Peo

Township Trustees Change Meeting Time in Athens Area

Township trustees have shifted their meeting time for this month and will meet tonight at 7 30 in the township building on West Union Street. They normally convene on the first Saturday of each month. The heat wave has stressed Ohio hay and potato crops, with Ohio State University extension service noting only adequate moisture can avoid damage to corn.

Athens W. Union St Ohio OM State University

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