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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
5
Ohio University announces a three week post summer session beginning Aug 11 with registration in Ewing Hall. Tuition is five dollars per semester hour and a field geography class will travel a 20 day southeastern United States bus tour.
The Ohio State Employment Service seeks 800 to 1,000 farm workers for tomatoes apples peaches and grapes. Wages range from 5.50 per ton for tomatoes to 30 or 40 cents per hour for fruit. Early start dates August 15 for tomato pickers and September 10 for fruit pickers with about 30 hands needed immediately. Athens office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Forty five absent voters ballots were cast at the Athens County Board of Elections for primaries in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster with Friday noon deadline to count absentee and disabled ballots. Ohio University faculty may vote at the board headquarters in the courthouse basement before Friday noon prior to summer leave.
Aaron Simmons aged 50 of Hudson Avenue lost his right hand in a nighttime railway accident on the Baltimore and Ohio line at Mill Street. He slipped while walking past a moving train and the hand was severed when he tried to stop his fall. He was released from Shelter ing Arms Hospital today per his wife.
Edward F. Taylor of Nelsonville pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to selling intoxicating liquor without a permit. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail, suspended on good behavior. State Liquor Control Board agents said he operated a camp by the Hocking River near Stewart and sold beer on weekends. the arrest followed a Saturday night raid. The case was filed by Prosecuting Attorney Harry A. Mettler.
Five speakers addressed Ohio University students taking part in a workshop in elementary education this afternoon. The discussion covered how teacher preparation work can become functional education for students. speakers: Prof. Henry Jeddeloh Dr. Rudolph Logansgard Dr. James R. Patrick F. J. Taylor Dr. Newman Wade with Dr. Edith E. Beecher directing.
The Stars Say forecast notes sudden, radical changes that may reshape futures in lands possessions work and plans. It cautions prudent investment and writings while promising opportunities for those born today to build a stable foundation with originality independence and talent.
Milwaukee Wisconsin ranked as the thirteenth largest city in the United States with 589 558 residents in 1940 up from 578 249 in 1930 census figures. The data reflect urban growth and demographic change during the period.
More than half of all tobacco products produced in the United States are manufactured in North Carolina, highlighting the state’s dominant role in the national tobacco industry.
Fifteen initiative petitions in Athens County bearing 926 names were forwarded for verification to the secretary of state by R J Isselstein of the Athens County Board of Elections. The measure would license small loans up to 500 dollars with specific interest caps and penalties. Circulators were to be paid per signature. the bill is tied to sponsor Dr H T Phillips and the Small Loan League of Columbus.
Ralph C. Howe as administrator of Aldred W. Antle s estate sues Citizens Central Bank of Nelsonville for 507 50 plus interest from Oct 28 1938 The note for 500 signed by Antle was paid Oct 28 1939 The estate insolvent per Probate Court claim alleges the bank is unjustly preferred over other creditors
Mr and Mrs William J Davis 78 FE Mulberry Sr willkommen a son born Monday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital Mrs Thelma Swift Athens Route 4 had major surgery Monday Mrs Sarah Jane Witham Chauncey admitted Monday for medical observation Dwight Hines Pratts Fork injured when a truck struck his bicycle Saturday morning moved to White Cross Hospital Columbus with a fractured left leg above the ankle Released from hospital Dwight Roads 8 Marietta Ave Mrs Buelah Headley and infant Amesville Mrs Lovey Stanley Harrisonville Desmond Whaley Millfield Mrs Belle Cornwell 157% Morris Ave Mrs Lorena Smith 52 Grosvenor St Mrs Olive Stumpf Carbon Hill Jean Bingman Athens Route 2 Mrs Irma Ervin Athens Route 5 Mrs Darrell Antle and infant daughter Trimble
The Civil Service Commission released multiple examinations with salaries from 420 to 5600 dollars per year. Positions include economist, junior veterinarian, student physiotherapy aide, apprentice physiotherapy aide, junior medical officers, junior soil conservationist, and topographic engineering aids. Applications and details are available from J. L. C. Kelley in Athens.
AHS sophomore class cultivated a hillside garden at Athens High School with zinnias marigolds and iris to beautify the slope behind the new wing and prevent erosion. The project sponsored by Miss Irene Hand includes many students and faculty contributions with dirt hauled from local farms and bluegrass and clover planted to stop further soil erosion.
The Athens Kiwanis Club received permanent possession of Division 11’s attendance banner after two April meetings. Lieut. Gov. J L Beck presented the banner and reported Kiwanis International Convention notes. Club president Cc S Kelch accepted the award as competing clubs Bellaire Cambridge Glouster Marietta Martins Ferry Zanesville are listed. Texas has more service stations than any state with 15 737 positions.
Second Lieutenant Roger J. Jones Jr son of Mr and Mrs R J Jones begins a six week refresher course with the Fourth Armored Division at Pine Camp New York. Aimed to build leadership and peak physical condition, the program covers vehicles weapons and unit basics through lectures field work calisthenics and obstacle course drills.
Mitchell LeMasters of The Plains was arrested for intoxication last night and appeared in Mayor Cliff Cornell's court this morning paying a $5 fine plus costs.
Until the mid 18th century people thought earthquakes were caused by winds rushing through vast underground caverns.
A historic anniversary notes the publication of the first American newspaper 250 years ago, highlighting its role in shaping early press, public discourse, and the nation’s journalistic tradition.
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