Northwood Land Owners Seek Athens Annexation Approval
Twenty five Northwood Addi tion property owners petitioned county commissioners to annex the addition and nearby tracts to the City of Athens. The group cites future school tuition savings and access to city schools as key rationale. A signer spokesman heads efforts to obtain consent and present to city council after county action.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Northwood
Northwood Addition
J. Clyde Edmundson
Board of County Commissioners
Edmundson
George W. Starcher
Miners of Millfield To Meet on Tuesday
Local 1205 United Mine Workers of America will hold a meeting at Millfield Community Hall Tuesday night at 7. Clarence Willis and William Sisson announce the event. The program aims to outline skilled worker employment in the national defense movement for both unemployed and employed members.
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United Mine Workers of America
Millfield
Clarence Willis
William Sisson
National Defense Movement
Flies High H. W. Rohl Charters Private Airliners
H W Rohl head Los Angeles construction firm travels alone on 21 passenger airliners, arriving in New York after a Pueblo Colorado to Chicago to Washington route. He was the sole passenger on each flight and the total charter cost amounts to 2900 dollars.
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H. W. Rohl
Los Angeles
New York
Pueblo
Colo
Chicago
Washington
Surplus Commodities Schedule Announced
Distribution of surplus commodities will be made in Ames and Bern Townships Wednesday Aug 14 Dover Township and Buchtel Thursday Aug 15 Jackson ville and Trimble Villages Friday Aug 16 Glouster and Trimble Township Saturday Aug 17 Nelsonville and York Township Monday Aug 19.
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Ames
Bern
Dover Township
Buchtel
Jacksonville
Trimble
Glouster
Nelsonville
York Township
Athens crowd watches Detroit boy win Soap Box Derby
About 30 residents from Athens watched as Floyd Calvin Will of Athens lost to Thomas D. Fisher of Detroit in the seventh All-American Soap Box Derby at Akron's Derby Downs. Fisher won a four year college scholarship. Robert Londere and George Smith placed second and third.
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Athens
Detroit
Derby Downs
Akron
United States
Wilbur Shaw
Floyd Calvin Will
Amarillo
Texas
Wausau
Wis
Calvin
Thomas D. Fisher
Robert Londere
Charleston
W. Va
George Smith
Calvin Will
Edwin Powell
John Good
Julian Snyder
Billy Imes
Officials urged to return precinct appointment cards in Athens County
Athens County Republicans and Democrats were urged by election board clerk O K Parrett to return guidance cards for appointing judges and clerks for the November election. Each precinct will name three officials from each party, including four judges and two clerks with a presiding judge by the majority party. Parrett seeks prompt completion and notes volunteers for military service registration work.
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Republican
Democratic Central
Athens County
O. K. Parrett
Election Board
Board of Elections
Parrett
Albany Man Jailed for Theft of Cream
W. L. Howard a 30 year old Albany resident pleaded guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett to stealing five gallons of cream valued at 5 60 from Albany NY Central Railroad station He was fined 10 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail Railroad Police officer R E Wonnell testified the cream was sold at a cream station after the theft
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W. L. Howard
Albany
T. R. Bennett
New York Central Railroad
Howard
R. E. Wonnell
Grass fire at Avon Place causes no damage
Athens firemen were called to Avon Place Saturday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire. They reported no damage from the flames.
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Athens
Avon Place
Birthday Horoscope Signals Mixed Year Ahead
The forecast warns of high pressure and adversities with possible frustration and opposition from various quarters. Vigilance and tact may offset treachery while elders and influential figures respond to careful handling. A birthday child may be energetic and aggressive yet benefit from early discipline.
Destruction of Gilkey House by Fire at Pleasant Hill Ridge
George Gilkey reports his six room home at Pleasant Hill Ridge burned Saturday night from an undetermined origin. He and three children were away when the blaze, discovered about 9 p m, spread before a neighbor could help. A son was at a neighbor’s and only a few items were saved.
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George Gilkey
Pleasant Hill Ridge
Gilkey
Charles Evans
Crash Fatalities Reported Near Bellville
Thomas F. Harbaugh aged 38 of Mansfield sustained fatal injuries in an auto collision near Bellville Sunday. Involved authorities were not listed and exact circumstances remain under investigation.
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Wansfield
Thomas F. Harbaugh
Mansfield
Bellville
Driver Held in Jail For Grand Jury Action
Howard Adkins pleads not guilty to reckless operation of a motor vehicle and is held to a grand jury under $200 bond by Magistrate T R Bennett. He did not post bond and remains jailed after arrest on the New England and Amesville Road in an affidavit by Ralph Stover, with Sheriff Charles Bayless and Deputy B C Day making the arrest.
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Howard Adkins
T. R. Bennett
Adkins
New England
Amesville
Ralph Stover
Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
Aged Woman Struck by Auto on The Plains Road
An 83 year old woman, Ellie Six, was hit by a car driven by Lavera Cradlebaugh in Akron as she hurried across The Plains Road around 9 30 this morning. She suffered scalp lacerations and bruises to shoulders and legs and was treated by an Athens physician. State patrol and Sheriff Bayless with Deputy Day investigated.
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Plains Road
Ellie Six
Lavera Cradlebaugh
Akron
Six
Athens
Laundry Tips and Pests Highlight Household Care
Reading and storing washing instructions helps with special handling. A small laundry file keeps data handy for future loads. The note mentions termites or white ants and their damage to objects like a billiard ball.
Ex-Sheriffs Have Dinner
The Athens County Ex-Sheriff's Association formed at Wayne Wingett's Pratts Fork home after a chicken dinner. P. H. McKinley was elected president for the first year. The sheriff will always be an automatic member and the group will meet four times annually. Members include McKinley Beammett Finsterwald Lowry Williams Stratton Bayless. Also present were Mrs. McKinley Mrs. Williams Mrs. Bayless and Mrs. Wingett.
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Athens County
Ex-Sheriff's Association
Wayne Wingett
Pratts Fork
P. H. McKinley
McKinley
Beammett
John Finsterwald
Frank Lowry
William Williams
Etiedes Stratton
Charles Bayless
County Superintendents Meet in Athens
The Southeastern Ohio County School Superintendents Association met today at the Chubb Library. The body includes 25 counties and convenes every other month. Morgan County Schools Superintendent C W Mallett serves as president.
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Southeastern
Ohio County School Superintendents’ Association
Chubb
C. W. Mallett
Morgan County
Robert Clark Wins Traffic Scholarship
State Highway Patrol Sergeant Robert E. Clark age 33 of Amesville Athens County received a 1200 fellowship for traffic control and accident prevention study at Northwestern University. He is among 12 winners from 11 states chosen from 72 candidates by selective examination. He has served as a patrolman since 1934.
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Columbus
Robert E. Clark
Amesville
Athens County
Northwestern University
County Pushes New Bridge Across Hocking River at White's Mill
Athens County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution urging the State Highway Department to build a new brick on concrete bridge over the Hocking River on State Route 56 at White's Mill. The plan includes WPA funded repaving of W Union Street and a cost share by the city.
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State Highway Department
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Hocking River
White's Mill
Milton Nuzum
WPA
W. Union St
Erskine White
Athens
Porter files charge over stag picnic disturbance
Oscar Porter filed a malicious shooting charge against Marie Wyckoff before Magistrate Bennett. Wyckoff pleaded not guilty and was held to the grand jury on $1,000 bond. She had been fined $18.70 previously for discharging a firearm, with her husband and Porter each fined the same for fighting.
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American Legion
Fairgrounds
Magisrate
T. R. Bennett
Oscar Porter
Marie Wyckoff
Wyckoff
Cliff Cornell
Porter
Taylor Speaks At Picnic Of County Group
F J Taylor Athens County superintendent addressed about 600 at the Athens County Society of Columbus picnic at Old Man's Cave. He extolled American principles and family reunions as uniquely American and noted the absence of police surveillance and bomb shelters. Lehman of Columbus City Council welcomed the crowd as Gladys Webb presided and the Buchtel High School Band played.
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F. J. Taylor
Athens County
Athens County Society of Columbus
Old Man's Cave
Taylor
United States
Lehman
Columbus City
Gladys (Whitlatch) Webb
Buchtel High School
Cline Castle Dies After Brief Illness at 46
Cline Castle of Fisher Station died Sunday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Catherine, brother Dean of Clyde, daughter Freda, and four sons Otho Earl Cecil Vernon, plus two grandchildren. Funeral at Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebbardsville Tuesday at two conducted by Rev Patton Eva Alabama. Friends may call at the Castle home. Lithium is the lightest of all known metals.
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Cline Castle
Fisher Station
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Catherine Martin Castle
Dean of
Clyde
Freda
Otho
Earl
Cecil
Vernon
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Patton
Eva
Ala
Castle
Take No Applications For Relief in County
Athens County relief office will stop accepting direct relief applications starting Tuesday August 13 as part of reducing the county case load announced by Relief Director Dale Ziggafoos.
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Athens County
Dale Ziggafoos
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