Athens OKs WPA plan to widen East State Street
Athens City Council approved two WPA projects and a 1941 city budget. The East State Street widening from College to Carpenter aims to eliminate a bottleneck and includes a 12 foot increase with a retaining wall at the cemetery. Agreement for Athens Airways to operate the municipal airport for three years was also approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
E. State St
College
Carpenter
W. State St
Athens City Council
Bart Davidson
East Side
State St
General Fund
General Sinking Fund
Athens Airways, Inc
Athens Municipal
State Patrol Fines Four Drivers in Athens Nelsonville Area
Four drivers were fined ten dollars and costs each by Mayor Cliff Cornell for driving violations. Henry Burton, 50, Athens Route 4, was fined for endangering others on Route 50 east of Athens. Dallas Bay, 32, 638 Chestnut Street Nelsonville, fined for excessive speed on Route 33 north of Athens. Henry C. Oden, 56, Columbus, fined for passing a vehicle without danger distance on Route 33 south of Nelsonville. Harold Boling, 20, West Union Street, fined for unsafe operation connected to a truck overturn on Route 50 west of Coolville after a Saturday night accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
Henry Burton
Athens
Dallas Bay
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Henry C. Oden
Columbus
Harold Boling
West Union St
Coolville
State of Ohio certifies Security Insurance Co of New Haven
The Ohio Division of Insurance certifies that The Security Insurance Company of New Haven is authorized to transact insurance in Ohio for the current year. Its Dec 31 1939 financials show assets 12,444,346.42, liabilities 6,444,346.42, net assets 6,000,000, paid up capital 2,000,000, surplus 4,000,000, income 4,552,915.55, expenditures 4,442,564.73. John A. Lloyd, Supt. of Insurance, seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Division of Insurance
Columbus
Security Insurance Company OF
New Haven
Connecticut
John A. Lloyd
Ina
Ohio
Rural County Picnic Planned By 4-H and Grange Groups
The Athens County Extension Bureau announced a county picnic at the Fairgrounds on Saturday August 10 starting at 11 a.m. Sponsored by Older Youth Groups 4-H Farm Bureau and the Granges the event features softball between area teams from Lodi Albany York and Athens Granges. Participants will bring basket dinners and gather at five tables with women in charge. Iced tea will be served. Events include music contests mixed quarte ts and duets and stunts for boys and girls with games horseshoes and gall games. General chairman Agnes Terrell.
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Athens County Extension Bureau
Fairgrounds
Farm Bureau
Granges
Lodi
Albany
York
Athens
Stephen Foster
Juanita
Amesville
Troy Summitt
Trimble
Rome
Canaan
Agnes Terrell
Ragan Sues For Note Payment In Athens Court
George Ragan files a debt suit in Athens County Common Pleas against James Summers and Jane Summers for 375 dollars plus 6 percent interest from Sept 25 1936. The note is secured by a mortgage on seven inlets and two outlets totaling about eight acres in New England village. Ragan seeks judgment and sale of the property with proceeds applied to the debt.
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Athens County
State Board to Act on Food Stamp Loan
Athens County seeks a $20,000 loan from the State Emergency Fund to establish a rotary fund for the Federal Food Stamp Plan. County Commissioners Stratton Nuzum and Housholder approved the resolution, chaos to distribute surplus commodities to relief clients. The State Welfare Department board plans meetings in Columbus today and tomorrow as the month ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Emergency Loan Board
Columbus
Rotary
C. O. Gibson
Charles Stratton
Milton Nuzum
Harvey Householder
Reading
Board of Commissioners
County of
Athens
Board of County Commissioners
State Welfare Department
Fruit Growers Meet at Oakes Orchard
Ohio dairymen orchardmen and beemen hold annual summer meetings this week. Dairymen meet at Ohio Experiment Station Wooster Friday on hay crop silage topics with demonstrations lectures and tours. Orchardmen meet at C H Oakes Little Hocking Friday and at the Experiment Station next week with tours and a church lunch. Beekeepers meet Kipton Lorain County on the high school grounds with speakers from multiple states. All meetings open to interested participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Experiment Station
Wooster
C. H. Oakes
Little Hocking
Kipton
Lorain County
R. H. Dadant
Roy Grant
Illinois
E. J. Anderson
Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Barnard
Louisiana
E. R. Root
Lloyd C. Gardner
C. A. Reese
Emmerson Long
M. J. Deyell
Clifford Muth
Ohio Training Courses See 28 Percent Enrollment Rise
Columbus report shows vocational training enrollment under the national defense program jumped 28 percent in the last two weeks of July. E N Dietrich Ohio state director of education said total enrollment reached 4500, up from 3271 on July 15, with an expected total near 6000. Forty cities already conduct schools and seven more have applied for a $350000 federal grant for the Ohio program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. N. Dietrich
Dietrich
Ohio
Charles Gibson Dies At Home of a Nephew
Charles Thomas Gibson aged 62 died Monday afternoon at the home of his nephew Ralph Gibson Athens Route 2 from a heart ailment. He is survived by two brothers Killis and W H Gibson Sharpsburg Route 2 a sister Emma Francis Chesterhill Route 2 and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home. Burial will be at Smith Cemetery Bartlett with services Thursday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thomas Gibson
Ralph Gibson
Athens
Killis
W. H. Gibson
Sharpsburg
Emma Francis
Chesterhill
Jones Funeral Home
Smith Cemetery
Bartlett
Time Card Schedule Snips For Major Rail Lines
A compact timetable listing East and West bound trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central lines, with daily and Sunday exceptions. Also notes Athens Airways connections to TWA with multiple daily east and westbound departures and Pittsburgh link notes.
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Diplomat
Ite
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Athens Airways
Athens
TWA
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Kk of C Holds Picnic Sunday at Athens Fairgrounds
The annual Athens Council Knights of Columbus picnic drew a large crowd at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday with contests and games. Andrew Kolenich Jr and Thomas Rowan won the horseshoe event, Paul Gordon captured the 100 yard dash, and children raced as well. The single men’s softball game was forfeited when they failed to appear with equipment, and Mrs. and Mrs. M. P. Shannon celebrated their 12th anniversary at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Council Knights of Columbus
Athens County Fairgrounds
Andrew Kolenich, Jr
Thomas Rowan
Paul Gordon
M. P. Shannon
Rain Arrives but Temperature Rises In Athena
Local showers expected earlier fell briefly before noon in Athena. Mrs. C. N. France, weather observer, recorded .46 inch of rain. The rain failed to cool the day as the thermometer moved from 83 midmorning to 90 after the shower. Monday's high reached 95 with a low of 65.
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Athens
C. N. France
Mercury
Civil Service Examinations Announced for Federal Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission opens competitive exams for positions in the Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration Veterans Administration Civil Aeronautics Authority and Indian Service. Salaries range from 1 620 to 4 600 annually with retirement deductions. Full details and applications available from J L C Kelley secretary at the Athens post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
U. S. Public Health Service
Federal Security Agency
Veterans Administration
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Indian Service
Chemical Warfare Service
War Department
Edgewood Arsenal
Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
J. L. C. Kelley
Board of
W. S. Civil Service Examiners
Athens
Veterans To Meet at Armory on Thursday
The Conrath-Bean Chapter 37 Disabled American Veterans will meet in Armory club rooms Thursday Aug 8 at 7 30 p m Commander Ernest McGraner and Past Commander Daniel A Pierce delegates to the state convention in Akron July 26 28 will report. Refreshments will follow the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath-Bean
Armory Club
Ernest McGraner
Daniel A. Pierce
Akron
Sheltering Arms Hospital reports July admissions and births
Sheltering Arms Hospital treated 65 patients in July, two fewer than June. There were 27 surgical cases, 28 medical cases, and 10 babies born. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Pearl Woodard at 73 Mulberry St yesterday, another to Mr and Mrs Robert Joy at 2 Palmer St this morning. Mrs Vinnie Haines of Athens Rt 2 was admitted for a fractured elbow. Mrs Sadie Miller of 8 S High St had a minor operation and Mrs Violet Close of Athens Rt 2 is under observation. George Evener of Athens Rt 1 and Helen Powell with her infant daughter of 516 Jackson St in Nelsonville were released.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pearl Woodard
Mulberry St
Robert Joy
Palmer St
Vinnie Haines
Athens Rt. 2
Sadie Miller
S. High St
Violet Close
George Evener
Athens Rt. 1
Helen Powell
Jackson St
Nelsonville
Legion Stag Picnic Tickets On Sale At Athens County Fairgrounds
The K T Crossen Post of the American Legion plans a Thursday stag picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds with buffet lunch offerings including cold meats beans cheese and salads. John De Molet chairs the committee Carman Church aids in ticket sales on Court Street. Social time games and contests will follow a sizable gathering open to all men, not limited to Legionnaires.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
John de Molet
Carman Church
Court St
Hamburg
Legionnaires
Truthful Admission Spares Youth in License Perjury Case
A 16-year-old boy who admitted falsifying his age to obtain a chauffeur's license escaped punishment in juvenile court. Judge Francis White suspended the license rather than revoke it, allowing reapplication at age 18. State patrol had announced that minors who voluntarily confessed would not be punished, noting only juvenile court can revoke licenses.
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State Highway Patrol
Francis White
Emergency grain loan program for Athens County farmers
Emergency grain loans for 1940 are offered to farmers in Athens County. Applications are taken at the county extension agent office in the Athens Post Office building by Clarence Fealty, field supervisor of the Farm Credit Administration. Loans target small cash needs, with a $400 maximum, secured by a first lien on the financed crop.
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Athens County
Athens
Clarence Fealty
Farm Credit Administration
Military Service Debate At Athens Rotary Club
Four members of the Athens Rotary Club debated universal military service at the Monday noon meeting. Participants were H. C. Pendry, R. W. Finsterwald, Dr. B. R. Goldsberry and B. T. Grover. The group announced a club picnic at Lake Hope Zaleski in early September.
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Athens Rotary Club
H. C. Pendry
R. W. Finsterwald
B. R. Goldsberry
B. T. Grover
Lake Hope
Zaleski
FBI Meeting Seeks Police Aid in Defense Program
Sheriff Charles Bayless of Athens County and 17 other Southeastern Ohio officers met in Portsmouth to hear a four hour briefing from an FBI official. The session discussed national defense preparations and invited officers to attend ongoing state meetings to cooperate with the FBI.
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Charles Bayless
Athens County
Ohio
Portsmouth
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bayless
Bait Casters to Vie at Waterloo Township Event
A fishing contest between Athens Izaak Walton League and Franklin County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs is planned at the local club lodge in Waterloo Township next Sunday at 11 am. Exhibitors include M R Crooks and T Behmen Columbus. Also planned are a small bore rifle shoot and a tall story contest. Lunch is a basket picnic with coffee provided by the Izaak Walton League.
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Athens Izaak Walton League
Franklin County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Waterloo Township
John Murray Dalton Columbus
Harry Dalton
Athens
Franklin County Federation
M. R. Crooks
Columbus
T Behmen
John Dalton
Izaak Walton League
Asks Court To Dissolve Firm In Athens County suit
Paul Robson, a partner in Nelsonville Murray Coal Co, sues Thomas Pierpoint B F E Walburn and Andy Robson in Athens County Common Pleas Court to dissolve the partnership, take an account, sell company property, and appoint a receiver. Formed Sept 1939 to mine coal at Murray City. Dispute over performance of a year long sale pact with Frank Dunning Inc. Books in Walburns possession and assets allegedly being disposed. Robson seeks restraining orders. Parrots live up to 75 years.
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Paul Robson
Nelsonville Murray Coal Co
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Thomas Pierpoint
B. F E. Walburn
Andy Robson
Murray City
Frank Dunning, Inc
Robson
Walburn
Walburn and
Pierpoint
Athens County Relief Delegation Plans Washington Trip
Three Athens County residents John Southard Pearl Anderson and Guy Berry announced today that fundraising for a three person delegation to Washington would end at closing time. They will seek meetings with Congressmen Jenkins Secrest Senators Taft Donahey and Mrs Roosevelt and aim to speak with the President's wife. They plan to depart Wednesday at 3 am with transport from a Guysville driver.
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Athens County
Washington
John Southard
Pearl Anderson
Jacksonville
Guy Berry
Nelsonville
Jenkins and
Secrest
Taft
Donahey
Roosevelt
Southard
Guysville
Dasa H. Long Dies Monday
Mrs. Dasa Hewitt Long, 2688 W Broad St Columbus, widow of J L Long, WPA claims examiner, native of New Marshfield, member of Athens Christian Church and Guild, charter member of BPW Athens. Survived by mother Mary A Hewitt, two sisters, two nieces, two nephews. Funeral Wednesday 2:30 pm Athens Christian Church with Rev Miles Hoon officiating. Burial New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home.
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Dasa Hewitt Long
W. Broad St
Columbus
Long
J. L. Long
WPA
New Marshfield
Athens Christian Church
The
Guild
Business and Professional Women's Club
Athens
Mary A. Hewitt
Carl H. Wharton
Guy H. Hewitt
Ruth FE. Hewitt
Colmbus
Mary Virginia Hewitt Schlereth
Manila
Philippine Islands
Cecil
James Hewitt
Pomeroy
Miles Hoon
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
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Athens Messenger
College Street
Weiher
Arpenter and
Lancaster Sts
William Brown
Hazard
Brown
Ohio Theater
State Patrol
George Ragan
Athens Home Telephone Co
Gibson
State Board
James V. Forrestal
New York
Forrestal
Frank Knox
Oakes Orchard
Ohio Training Courses
Charles Gibson
Baltimore & Ohio
Kk of C
Armory
U. S
Walter Kurt Reich
Boston
United States
Reich
Legion
Fishbaugh
West Union
Post Office
Dasa H. Long
Davis
Herbert G. Davis
D. L. Davis
Mill St
Ohio University
Plainfield
Proor
Kentucky
Millers Products
Coep A
Hill's
Penny Sale
Enna Jettick Shoes
Athens, Ohio
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