Final date set for Carpenter St. improvement bids
Athens bids for the Carpenter Street project must be filed by August 24 with the contract let shortly after. The $76 576 estimate covers widening to 36 feet, brick paving, new sidewalks, relocation to straighten the street, and new storm sewers. The state will bear full construction cost while the city provides right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter St
Athens
John Jaster
D Jr
Lancaster
E. State
Lancaster St
Carpenter
W. State
High
Mead Filling Station
Congress
Mrs Hess Authored Articles in Century and Commonweal
Mrs John A Hess of 45 Grosvenor Street wife of Dr Hess German professor at Ohio University wrote The Mind of the Third Reich for The Christian Century August 4 under the pen name M Whitcomb Hess She also authored The Name Is Living The Life of Isaac Pennington noted as an addition to Quaker mystical literature She contributed Age and Politics to The Commonwealth June 4 and others have appeared in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hess
Grosvenor St
Hess
Ohio University
Christian Century
M. Whitcomb Hess
Isaac Pennington
Society of Friends
Carriers Plan Outing at Ash Cave Picnic
The Athens County Rural Letter Carriers will hold their annual picnic at Ash Cave on Sunday August 8. All carriers and their families have been urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ash Cave
Dates Set For 4-H Camp Sessions In Athens County
Senior 4-H Club campers from Athens and neighboring counties will meet August 16 to 21 at Camp Jackson, 13 miles southeast of Jackson. Junior groups will attend August 23 to 28. Enrollments are to be filed with the county extension agent early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Camp Jackson
Ross Wright
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Meigs
Lawrence
Gallia
Recorder receives July fees and records set in Ohio
Georgia Kilpatrick state recorder turned over 564.25 dollars to the county treasurer for July. She reports a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co right of way filing on July 12 totaling 252, a county daily record. July totals include 477 chattel mortgages 108 deeds 40 mortgages and 17 leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Kilpatrick
Rome Future Farmers Tour State Across Ohio in 1937
The Rome Future Farmers concluded a multi state tour visiting Northern Ohio dams at Muskingum valley Ohio Experiment Station Wooster Goodrich Rubber Co Akron Great Lakes Exposition Cleveland Lake visiting Blue Hole Castalia and farms along Route 2 to Sandusky They toured five Eastern States in 1935 five Southern States in 1936 and found Ohio differed from earlier trips They plan to meet August 18 to arrange for State and County Fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ohio
Muskingum Valley
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
Raymond Martins
Blue Ribbon Birkshire
Akron
Goodrich Rubber Co
Cleveland
Sandusky
Castalia
Two Held to Court By Justice Bennett
Pleading not guilty to pointing firearms at Woodrow Tippie Earl Marks of Hopes C was bound over to the grand jury by Magistrate T R Bennett Marks jailed in default of 200 bond John Bajns of Canaanville pleaded not guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace bound over to the grand jury and freed under 100 bond Bajus arrested on complaint by Ray Miller of Canaanville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Tippie
Hocking
Earl Marks
Hopes
T. R. Bennett
Marks
Athens County
John Bajns
Canaanville
Bajus
Ray Miller
Corn Crop Surpasses Estimate While Wheat Dips
Five private crop experts forecast the 1937 domestic corn crop at 2.771 billion bushels and the combined spring and winter wheat crop at 841 million bushels. The corn figure rises 162 million from the July 1 estimate while wheat drops 30 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carrier pigeon found dead bears inscription Au 37 MTA 206
A carrier pigeon found dead on Congress Street carried a leg ring reading Au, 37, MTA 206. County Commissioner Walter Maccombs reported the find and noted the inscription on the bird's leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress St
Walter Maccombs
Sloane Hurt in Fall at Home
Mr. A. O. Sloane, 69 South Court Street, fell yesterday at his residence and is confined to bed with back injuries.
WPA cuts 659 workers in District Three and 305 projects active
A district report shows 659 WPA employees cut from District Three payrolls versus the prior week and 1,788 fewer since late June. Despite losses, 305 projects remain active, employing 12,752 workers across 17 counties including 1,018 in Athens County and 405 in Gallia County across multiple construction and non constructiv e tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
L. C. Gibson
Athens
Athens County
Gallia County
Hocking County
Meigs County
Perry County
Vinton County
Watson Love Shares in Western Union Prize
Word arrived that Watson Love, an Athens Western Union messenger, earned a share of the prize money for the ninth district based in Columbus. The district won eighty dollars for a period with no accidents, and Love was one of nine messengers to share in the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Love
Athens
Western Union Messenger
Western Union Messengers
Columbus
Love
Birth of Henry Morgan Horn in Washington St home
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Horn at the home of Mrs. Horn’s mother Mrs. Kenneth Swyers 193 West Washington Street on July 30. The baby weighed eight and one half pounds and was named Henry Morgan Horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Evin Swyers) Horn
Wiener Roast Planned by Hebbardsville Sunday School
The Sunday School Class of Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville will meet at the church Thursday evening Aug 5 to go out for a wiener roast. All young people interested in attending Sunday School are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Police Fire On Thief In Garden Raid Near Connett's Greenhouse
Police Captain Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield fired shots into the air to halt a thief raiding gardens behind Connett's Greenhouse on W Union St. The man fled with a sackful of vegetables toward the river but vanished into tall corn and was not located after a city round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Maple
Connett
W. Union St
Captain Maple
Leslie Bradfield
August designated No Accident Month by Ohio Gas Co
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co designates August as No Accident Month to promote safe practices. F W Phillips reports the program has yielded national records in the utility field with millions of man hours worked without disabling injuries. In 1935 three thousand four hundred employees achieved over 1.8 million hours without a disabling injury through September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auust
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
F. W. Phillips
The
Gas Co
Coon Hunters Chase at Ator Farm Near Pleasanton Road
Members of the Athens County Coon Hunters Association held a coon chase at Herman Ator farm on Pleasanton Road Tuesday evening. Attendees included O. C. Chapman family Earl Ator family G. F. E. McMillin family C. O. Lillie family Forrest Gwinn Bird Johnson family and Don and Virgil Kenney. Two dogs owned by Earl Johnson won races while dogs owned by Forrest Gwinn and Earl Ator won one race each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Coon Hunters Association
Herman Ator
Pleasanton Road
Earl Ator
G. FE. McMillin
C. O. Lillie
Forrest Gwinn
Bird Johnson
Don
Virgil Kenney
Earl Johnson
West Union Lawyer Opens Office in Athena Building
Attorney A. R. Clinger of West Union Adams County today opened his law office in the Schine's Athena Building. He has recently practiced in Washington D C with the Resettlement Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Clinger
West Union
Adams County
Schine
Athena
Clinger
Washington, D. C
Resettlement Administration
Thirty More Boys Stay Week at County's Camp
Athens County Fresh Air Camp hosts 30 additional boys for a week as 25 depart after a first session. Champ Night brings boxing wins by Paul Johnson Nelsonville Paul McCreanor Glouster Red Daily Nelsonville. Greyhounds captained by Red Daily win team prize. New group ages 10 to 12 led by Camp Director A H Rhoads with Red Daily and Max Smith. Kitchen supervision by Mrs Earl Pyle and Bill Brooks. Camp ends August 16 due to funding. girls sessions canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fresh Air
Paul Johnson
Nelsonville
Paul McCreanor
Glouster
Red Daily
Charles Hassken
Donald Cunningham
James Andrews
Allen Jago
Max Smith
Allen Blackford
Junior Barron
Junior Myers
John Lomas
Greyhounds
A. H. Rhoads
Earl Pyle
Bill Brooks
Rhoads
Amateur Winners to Face Radio Audition in Columbus
Winners from Schine's Athena Theater will audition Thursday at Station WHKC in Columbus. Nelson Hamilton and Marjorie Moler tied for third. Lois Bradley won first prize and Bonnie Herron second but dancing led to radio unsuitability. Other finalists include Nancy Bricker, Alice Kalovsky, Helene Gibbs, Lawrence Helwig, John Van Dyke, The Three Rockets, and Donna Marie Ayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schine
Athena Theater
WHKC
Columbus
Nelson Hamilton
Marjorie Moler
Lois Bradley
Bonnie Herron
Nancy Bricker
Alice Kalovsky
Helene Gibbs
Lawrence Helwig
John van Dyke
The
Three Rockets
Donna Marie Ayers
Horse Runs Into Truck Injuring Rider on Route 680
A horse ridden by 14 year old Miss June Pincelli of Albany Route 3 veered from a side road and struck a passing truck on Route 680. Miss Pincelli sustained abrasions to one ankle. the horse was uninjured. The truck was driven by C. F. Barr of Ravenswood, West Virginia, and Miss Pincelli was treated by Dr. Mervin H. Mitchell of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbin
Miss June Pincelli
Albany
C. F. Barr
Ravenswood
W. Va
Miss Pincelli
Mervin H. Mitchell
Marriage Licenses Granted in Nelsonville and Amesville
John Altman 52 mine worker and Florence Lash 44 house wife of Nelsonville. Stanley C Norton 20 ranger clerk of Athens and Opal Irene Johnson 19 of Amesville daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Johnson. Frank Huddy 30 salesman of Nelsonville and Margaret Johnson 26 teacher of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Altman
Nelsonville
Florence Lash
Stanley C. Norton
Athens
Opal Irene Johnson
Amesville
George A. Johnson
Frank Huddy
Margaret Johnson
Gallipolis Social Notes Wedding in Rutland
Gallipolis and Rutland residents unite in marriage as Gallipolis man F B Amsbury wed Miss Gladys Steele of Rutland in the local Methodist Church. A reception followed at the Steele home with pink and white flowers. The couple will reside in East Gallipolis after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne Amsbury
F. B. Amsbury
Gladys Steele
Rutland
C. A. Copley
A. Cc. Steele
Mr. Amsbury
Roush announces engagement of Anne to Franklyn Churchill
Mr and Mrs Bert Roush announce the engagement of their daughter Anne to Franklyn Churchill of Akron. The couple spoke at a Addison home dinner with twenty guests present. Miss Roush has worked in Akron for several years and the wedding is planned in Akron in early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Saunders
Oole Pasco
Dale
Henry Smith
Violet Smith
Newell
W. Va
Jane Miller
Point Pleasant
Hattie Doss
Hurricane
M. S. Barlow
Carrie Plummer
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Gordon C. Greene
Barlow
A. J. Allen
Ray
Paul Carter
Sunbury
M.T. Carter
Garfield Ave
Veterans’ Hospital
Huntington
Henry Kerns
Iowa
Pearl Rader
Columbus
Tom Woodward
H. W. Cherrington
Jack Wolfe
Ironton
Earl VanHeyde
Faye Swisher
Cheshire
Dorothy Burnette
Bert Roush
Anne
Franklyn Churchill
Akron
Addison
Miss Roush
Luncheon Bridge Honors New York Guest at Lafayette Hotel
Mrs Henry W Cherrington entertained a dozen friends at a Lafayette Hotel luncheon bridge honoring Mrs Oscar Eagle of New York. Mrs Howard Neal won the high score prize after an afternoon of contract at the hostess's home Frances, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Moch, and Ann, daughter...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Cherrington
Lafayette Hotel
Oscar Eagle
New York
Howard Neal
Frances
Joe Moch
Ann, Daugh
Buckley Family Reunion Held at Royal Park
The Buckley reunion met Sunday, Aug. 1, at Royal Park in Coolville with 105 members present. A birthday anniversary for Mrs. C. W. Buckley of Reedsville was noted and a brief business session elected Grace Buckley Reed president and Carl D. Buckley secretary treasurer. The 1938 reunion is set for the first Sunday in August at City Park in Parkersburg. A basket dinner followed noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Buckley
Royal Park
Coolville
C. W. Buckley
Reedsville
Vernan Buckley Rose
Racine
Grace Buckley Reed
Carl D. Buckley
Parkersburg
Thorns ton family members attend visits and travels
Mrs F F Thonston and family head to Columbus for a two week girls camp stay while Dr H E Schrammel of Emporia joins his wife visiting relatives. Miss Roberta Cornwell returns to Columbus for work after an appendix operation. Miss Ruth Tope of Elgin Illinois visits aunts and Gallia County relatives. Mr and Mrs P J Pinney host over the weekend Mr and Mrs Clifford Kirkendall and daughter Martha Ann of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mabel
Georgia Saunders
Howard
Dyer Saunders
Golden
Cole
Milo Wilson
Athens
Frank Day
Lucille Myers
Detroit
Gallia County
Stella Arthur
Lancaster
FE. C. Waugh
Portsmouth
C. O. Betz
C. C. Richards
Bucyrus
Etta McCall
Charleston
Huntington
Crown City
Emma Wehrle
Columbus
Byrd Rose
R. P. Thompson
H. E. Schrammel
Will Cox
Ter
F. F. Thornston
Emporia
Kane
R. P.thompson
Roberta Cornwell
Ruth Tope
Elgin
Ill
Fannie Carter
W. G. Lusher
P. J. Pinney
Clifford Kirkendall
Martha
Observational timing errors vary from fractions to seconds
The report notes errors in observatory timing sometimes reach 1 to 10th of a second, while the average error remains under 5 to 100th of a second, indicating occasional larger discrepancies but generally small deviations.
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Carpenter St. Improvement
Mrs. Hess
Jayne
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Elza Graham
M. T. Ellis
Future Farmers
Justice Bennett
Optometric Service
Watson
Western Union
Ator Farm
NBC
CBS
Toy Band
Tommy and
Betty the In-Laws
Lowell Thomas
Bert Lytell
Nola Day
Lum and
Abner
Bob Newhall
One Man’s Family
Tee
Jack Shannon
Eton
Paul Douglas
Jack Fulton Patti Chapin
Billy and
Betty Easy
Uncle Ezra Lum
Mario Cozze
Coast Guard
Flying Dutchman
Cole Orch
Amos ‘N
Andy Madhatterfields
Rapp
Orch
Sullivan Pierce Orch
Sprigg Orch
Fernando Orch
Ken Murray
Kostelanetz
Goodman's Orch
Crime Crusade
Gogo de Lys
Dorsey Orch
Cummins Orch
Gerber Orch
Hamilton Orch
Nocturne
WLW
Three Spades
Haenschen
Betty
Bob Pepper
Young Family
Ma Perkins
Vic and
Sade
Jack and Loretta Dalton
Novelleers Army Band
Problems of Congress Circle
Barrie
Elsie Thompson
Margaret Daum
Jack Fulton
Elmer Davis
Patti Chapin
Major Bowes
Fioyd Gibbons
Dailey
Breck
Goodman
Marguerite Padula
Dan Harding
Ruth Lyon
Joyce Jordan
John B. Kennedy
Blaine’s
Brenderson
Dan
James A. Farley
Coburn
Whiteman Orch
Henderson Orch
Caballeros
Lorenzo Jones
Inez Lopez
Matinee
Stuart Gracey
Don Winslow
Johnnie Johnston
Kogen Orch
Bert
Lew
Radio
Rubes
Easy Aces
Bouthernaires
Roy Shield
Athens, Ohio
Oxfords
Goodyear West
Wun-Der Shoe Store
Athens Family Shoe Store
Gallipolis Social Notes
Arthur Steele
Hamilton
T. C. Pollock
Zanesville
Gladys Higley
Los Angeles
Kenneth Amsbary
Dewey Wallace
Laurence Milhoan
Middleport
F. B. Amsbary
William Amsbary
Elsie Shaw
Elaine Fulton
Allen Greuser
W. H. Plummer
Dan Anderson
James Higley
A. C. Steele
Buckley Family
Good Housekeeping
Wramone Cay
Nate Og Ai Dec
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whigh Lally
Cmense
Hu.m
OLD Ouarfa CO
Lawrence Barec
Indiana
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