Culverts Under Route 50 Project Near Completion
Work on two mile section of U S Route 50 in Canaan Township began July 10 with about 40 men. Miller and Orndoff of Waterford hold the $127950.55 contract to relocate Strouds Run and rebuild the road, due May 31, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
G. R. Evans
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Evans
Miller and Orndoff
Waterford
Strouds Run
Canaanville
Baltimore and Ohio
Lanier Pitches Birds To Win
Max Lanier pitched a two hit nine inning game as the Columbus Red Birds defeated Louisville 2 to 0. Lanier, a hopeful 23 year old southpaw, is seeking another major league tryout with St. Louis next spring. Jim Weaver held the Colonels to four singles until the ninth before Bucher and Winsett then produced the decisive hits. John Wilson blanked Toledo for a 9 to 0 win, the Mudhens’ third straight shutout.
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Max Lanier
Columbus Red Birds
Louisville
Lanier
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Weaver
Colonels
Birds
Jimmy Bucher
Tom Winsett
al Fisher
John Wilson
Indianapolis
Tolpedo
Alabama Teacher Marks 62nd Consecutive Year
Miss Eula Beatty completes 62 years in teaching and is likely the oldest active educator in Alabama. Educated at Oxford Academy near Anniston, she taught in Georgia then 18 years at her alma mater before joining Coaling in Tuscaloosa County.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
U.R
Eula Beatty
Old Oxford Academy
Anniston
Glouster Men to Decide Tie by Coin Toss
Ernest W. Parker and Nick Brunton tied with 259 votes each in the Glouster Republican primary for Board of Trustees of Public Affairs. They must appear Saturday at 2 p.m. before the County Board of Elections to determine the winner by lot, most likely by coin toss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Parker
Nick Brunton
Glouster
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
County Board of Elections
Len McCune
Election Board
McCune
Carson B. Vernon
J. H. Elias
Parker and
Brunton
Mine blast injures Chauncey workers at No 25
Chauncey residents John Schoonover and Arthur West were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital at noon Thursday after an accident at Chauncey Mine No 25 during blasting. Schoonover suffered foot injuries while West endured body bruises and multiple fractures in one hand. Hospital officials said the blast caused the injuries. Separately Richard Ramsbottom, 17, of 12 Palmer Street, underwent an appendectomy this morning and Frank Ayers of Athens submitted to a major operation at the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schoonover
Arthur West
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chauncey Mine No. 25
Schoonover
West
Richard Ramsbottom
Palmer St
Frank Ayers
Athens
Large Attendance at War Veterans Republican Meeting
A large attendance was reported at the War Veterans Republican Club meeting in Glouster last night. Many new members joined. William Ronald, former state president of the American Legion, spoke. The next meeting is planned for the Athens County Fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Veterans Republican Club
Glouster
William Ronald
The
American Legion
Athens County Fairgrounds
Free Daily Music Classes Expanded At Athens High
Athens High School announces expansion of free music instruction by Floyd Prince to five days a week. Classes run in the Junior High basement with schedules for Senior, Junior, and Cadet Bands, plus Friday private lessons and violin classes next Wednesday. About 80 students currently attend, with more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Prince
Athens High School
Athens
Prince
Aneday
Local Guests Share Afternoon and Dinner Visit
Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Yaw hosted an afternoon and dinner gathering at 74 W State St with Miss Metta Deal and Alda Katherine Gregory, Mr. John Gregory of Hickory North Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Link of Salisbury North Carolina, and Mrs. Zelma Keiser of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. V. Yaw
State St
Metta Deal
Alda Katherine Gregory
John Gregory
Hickory
N. C
Frank Link
Salisbury
Zelma Keiser
Columbus
Keogh Baby Granddaughter Born in Dayton Hospital
Mrs. William West of Albany learns of the birth of a granddaughter in a Dayton hospital. The baby is the child of Mr. and Mrs. John Keogh formerly Frances West of Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William West
Albany
Dayton Hospital
John Keogh
Frances West
Dayton
Veteran Mine Mule Bob Set for Ohio State Fair Display
The 89th Ohio State Fair will feature Bob the mule, a former mine workhorse from Southern Ohio who never complained and now plows in Murray City while a replica coal mine exhibit by the Ohio Coal Foundation showcases 1000 tons of Ohio mined coal. Old miners recall his 20 years guiding coal car runs at Carbondale Mine under driver John Lowery and his calm, steady nature through illness and injury.
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Bob
Ohio
John Lowery
Carbondale
Mother Earth
Jim Robinson
Murray City
Exposition
Ohio Coal Foundation
Buckeye
Concord District Personal Notices Mark Concord Homecoming
Concord community notices list visits among Werner Boudinot Youngs and Kaslers from Glouster Nelsonville Crooksville and Columbus. The Concord Church homecoming is slated for Sunday August 20 with many locals attending and serving as guests and attendees.
National Scout Officer to Inspect Local Camp
William F. Lawrence will visit Camp Dupler Peach Ridge Saturday for a thorough inspection. District Executive Committee members and camping officials will meet him at the site for improvements. The camp opened Tuesday with 38 boys from Athens Nelsonville Carbondale Poston Guysville Stewart Murray City Pomeroy Parkersburg. 46 visitors yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Lawrence
Boy Scouts of America
Dupler
Peach Ridge
Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Carbondale
Poston
Guysville
Stewart
Murray City
Pomeroy
Parkersburg
G. E. Ashwill
E. F. Sells
Roy L. Dupler
Ed Cole
Mr. Lawrence
Group Hospitalization Plan Inaugurated In Cincinnati
The Hospital Care Corporation expands its jurisdiction to Hamilton Middletown and Dayton Ohio and plans to begin enrolling subscribers in its group hospitalization plan here on Tuesday and in other cities on Sept 1, officers said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
U.P
Hospiital Care Corporation
Hamilton, Middletown
Dayton, CO
Talking Film to Show Crucifixion of Christ in Athens
Golgotha the first talking motion picture of Christ life will be shown at the Christian Church in Athens on Friday August 18 at 8 o clock. The Married People’s Class sponsors the event and a complete talking motion picture setup will be installed for the viewing. The sponsors call it educational and highly interesting entertainment.
Augustine and Green Add To Purebred Herd
C. D. Augustine and John Green of Athens Route 3 added to their Poland China hog breeding herd. They bought a herd boar last spring from Racine Poland-China Breeders' Association and two foundation animals. They plan gradual expansion using top bloodlines. The hogs' ancestors are national show-type winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Augustine
John Green
Athens Route 3
Revival Opens Sunday at New Marshfield Church
A revival meeting begins Sunday evening at 7 45 at the New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev William Beirns of Denver Colorado as speaker. The service opens with congregational singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield Pilgrim Holiness Church
William Beirns
Denver
Col
Bayliff to Speak at Community Church in Poston
Rev Russell E Bayliff will conduct evening services at the Community Church in Poston Sunday at 7 30 under the Athens County Ministerial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Bayliff
Poston
Athens County Ministerial Association
Mill Reopens After Planned Upgrades in Middletown
The American Rolling Mill Company said its hot strip mill at the east works plant is back in operation after a month idle during which about 4.5 million dollars were spent on improvements.
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Middletown
U.P
American Rolling Mill Company Today
East Works
Dayton Fire Chief W. W. McFadden Dies in Line of Duty
Fire Chief W. W. McFadden of the Dayton Fire Department died of a heart attack while battling a blaze. He had a 33 year career serving Dayton and its fire service.
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Dayton
U.P
Dayton Fire Department
W. W. McFadden
Mother of Mrs. Class Dies Here on Thursday
Mrs. Margaret Meisel, mother of Mrs. E. C. Class, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Class on Fairview Ave. Born December 23, 1862 in Germany she married Henry Meisel in New York City in 1889 and lived much of her married life in Denver. Her husband died in an automobile crash in Denver on December 29, 1938. she then lived with the Class family. Funeral services will be held in Denver Monday at 2:30 p.m. and burial will follow there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Meisel
E. C. Class
Class
Fairview Ave
Meisel
Germany
Henry Meisel
New York City
Denver
Col
Paul Houf Services Held Sunday for WWII Pilot
Military funeral services for Second Lieutenant Horace Paul Houf USMCR who died in a crash near Escajon California were held in San Diego at 11 a.m. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Houf of 165 Lancaster Street. A separate service at the family home will precede interment Monday in Lexington Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Paul Houf
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Escajon
Calif
San Diego
Houf
H. T. Houf
Lancaster St
Lexington
Ala
Mons
A. Y. Wilcox
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America
Betty Nuthall
Kay Stammers
Mary Hardwick
Freda Hammersley
W. E.scott
Nina Brown
United Press
Alabama
H. H. Bailey
Virgil Strohmeyer
Rolland Hoffman
T. G. McDonald
Harry Trasin
Stacey McDonald
Emmett Rogers
William Stall
Bailey
Stall
Dola
Concord District Personals
Concord
W. S. Dennis
Janet
R. H. Werner
O. B. Boudinot
Ardeth
Coral Boudinot
Bertha Howard
Lillian Young
Harry Young
Bert Sivill
Herbert Paul
Margie Howard
Sivill
Paul
Vera Werner
Ernest Peughlein
Lydia Coulter
Crooksville
Lewis School
Lena Boudinot
Frost
Ollie Johnson
Clarence White
Harlin Linscott
Cecil Antle
Lawrence Myers
Fleming
Warren Kasler
Allen Balderson
Clyde Kasler
Wayne Fierce
Howard
Bert Smill
Lona Boudinot
B. H. Pettit
Patricia
Ardeth Boudinot
Rowena
Barbara Ann Duncan
Vincent Bailey
Neil
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Jefferson
Ella
Jane
Powell
Melvin Blanton
Plain City
Arza Kasler
Melvin Heyhurst
Otto Mohring
Orlin Savers
Roy Easler
Wilma White
Rowena Duncan
Wyllie Boudinot
American Red Cross Institutes
Syracuse University
American Polar Society
American Canoe Association
National Rifle Association
Ashwill
John Waldeck
Eagle Scout
Ralph McDonald
Richard Campbell
Life Scout
George Kennedy
Rutland
Cook
Kootaga
Boy Scouts
William Lawrence
Southern
W. P. A. Organization
Augustine
Bayliff
U. S
the Mutual Home and Savings Association
Washington St
Prunlax
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Mey Wat
N.court ST
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A&p Meat Markets
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Frankfurters Ib
Jones
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