Heavy rain lashes Athens County causing crop and bridge damage
A cloudburst in Athens County drenched the area late Sunday with 2.06 inches in Athens. Bridges, including a 40 foot span over Davis Run, were washed away or damaged, and crops on farms along Shade Willow Creeks and Green Branch suffered extensive losses. Lightning struck a hay stack near Ashbury Church, burning it. high water delayed traffic on Route 50 and adjacent roads.
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Athens County
Athens
C. N. France
Lodi
Carthage
Davis Run
Dog Hollow
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Beckler
Richland Ave
Harmony Road
I. M. Swisher
Asbury Church
C. Christy
Guysville
Lathrop
Junk Yard Derby in Athens County Sees Car Turn Over
A first Junk Yard Derby drawing 235 spectators on Pleasant Hill Road near Athens featured two races. Robert Harvey won the 20-lap opening race in 17 minutes. How ard Burley’s entry flipped in a narrow tag race but escaped injury and finished with his car. Organizers plan track enlargement and seek more entrants next Sunday.
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Athens County
Pleasant Hill Road
Athens
John Gabriel
Route 6
Robert Harvey
Trimble
Arnold Done
Route 1
Done
Howard Burley
Burley
Carl Nichols
British boys taller and heavier after six decades
London reports that over 63 years the average British boy has grown by three inches and gained about 20 pounds. Sir Henry Bashford said 14 year olds in 1876 were 18 pounds lighter and 3 inches shorter than today, while 16 year olds are 28 pounds heavier and three inches taller.
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London
Great Britain
Henry Bashford
Post Office
Royal Sanitary Institute
Britain studies food waste to cut costs nationwide
London reports a government led campaign to prevent waste of millions of dollars in foodstuffs from insect infestations. The effort is led by Prof. J. W. Munro, a renowned entomologist, who heads a newly created research organization. Results will be shared with industry across the country.
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London
J. W. Munro
Byerses Welcome Baby Boy Named Junior
Mr and Mrs W H Byers of Ath ens Route 4 are parents to a boy born this morning at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital. The infant is named Junior. Mr Byers serves as a Navy recruiting officer in Athens.
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W. H. Byers
Athens
Delegations Plea for Relief At Athens County Courthouse
Two delegations totaling about 30 people from Nelsonville and Trimble Township urged the Board of County Commissioners and relief officials to authorize emergency relief. They described destitution and hunger among more than 300 family members, including children who have eaten sour grass. WPA child feeding programs were discussed plus steps with state welfare officials if local legalities hinder relief.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Nelsonville
Trimble Township
Fred Shafer
Shafer
Harry Windle
Everett Windle
Sydney A. Cook
Windle
Walter Maccombs
Charles Stratton
Public Welfare
Charles L. Sherwood
Columbus
Sabotage blamed as streamliner derails on river canyon bridge
Rescue crews aid hundreds after the City of San Francisco derails in a river gorge. Officials say 44 spikes removed and rails loosened moments before the collision. Dr F C Brigham and stewardess Thelma Ristvedt singled out for help actions.
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Southern Pacific
Harris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frank Murphy
San Francisco
J. A. Jones
Elko Hospital
Golden Gate
Seal Rocks
Union Square
Telegraph Hill
Portsmouth Square
Nob Hill
Elko
F. C. Brigham
Boston
Thelma Ristvedt
Miss Ristvedt
Brigham
Deaconess Hospital
Schedule for Relief Distribution in Athens County Townships
Federal relief distribution will occur this week in Athens County townships with specific sites and times from Aug. 16 to Aug. 18. Heads of families must apply in person. unclaimed orders return to the relief office and void after three days.
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Athens County
Waterloo
New Marshfield
Lee
Lewis
Albany
Alexander
Town House
Lodi
Shade
Ames
Amesville
Bern
Lathrop
Canaan
Joyce
Rome
Dunfee
Carthage
Caldwell
Troy
Crislip
Trimble
Glouster Town House
Dover
Chauncey
York
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Athens
Union St
Athens County Relief Office
Moler Boy Undergoes Second Operation
Frank Moler Jr aged 12 returned home from White Cross Hospital Columbus after a second operation. He previously had emergency appendicitis surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens following a baseball injury. condition reported good.
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White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Frank Moler, Jr
Frank Moler
E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
White Cross
James Hudgeon Released After Forfeiting Bail
James Hudgeon was arrested on an intoxication charge by Captain Charles Maple and Officer Howard Mills and released after forfeiting $14. Thomas Sheraton, famed furniture designer, endeared himself to designers by publishing a series on furniture design for the trade in 1791, though the books failed financially.
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James Hudgeon
Charles Maple
Howard Mills
Thomas Sheraton
Stewart Native Backed for Senator in Missouri Race
William E. Byers a Stewart native now active in Missouri politics is backed for the Republican nomination for United States senator. Byers visited Athens and Amesville en route to Marietta and is championed by a statewide Missouri committee with support from 76 counties. He cites Americanism as the campaign issue and notes Democratic machine crackdowns as aiding his bid.
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Athens
William E. Byers
Stewart
Missouri
United States
Byers
Amesville
T. J. White
Marietta
Athens County
Frank Byers
Old Academy
Marietta College
Law School
Columbia University
New York
Kansas City
Jackson County
Republican City Central Committee
Bennett M. Clark
St. Louis
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Harry Truman
Truman
T. J. Pendergast
Emmett O'Malley
Leavenworth
Pendergast
Kansas City Star
Ike Six 86 to Spend First Night Abroad at State Fair
Isaac Six a Kimberly coal miner, still active at 86, plans his first trip away from Athens County to the Ohio State Fair Aug 26 to Sept 1. He will greet visitors at the fair’s coal mine exhibit run by the Ohio Coal Foundation, with a long record of safety and hard work.
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Ike
Athens County
Isaac Six
Kimberly
Daily Press
Six
Ohio Coal Foundation
Glouster
Athens
Belmont Counties
Fairgrounds
State Fair
Ohio
Minker Run
Three Hurt When Car Goes Over Bank Near Cannonsville
A car went off U S Route 50 at Cannonsville Saturday night, overturning three times and injuring three people. Driver Glenn Jarvis aged 22 of Columbus suffered a dislocated shoulder and was hospitalized at Sheltering Arms. Passenger Mrs Jarvis aged 22 and Edith Ball aged 16 of Columbus suffered facial cuts.
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Cannonville
Glenn Jarvis
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jarvis
Edith Ball
State Highway Patrol
Tragic suicide in Mt Vernon details disclosed
Glen Allen McGrew a 44 year old World War II veteran ended his life with a .22 rifle in a Mt Vernon bedroom. Sheriff Bayless Deputy Day and Coroner Pritchard reported the act occurred before midnight in the presence of his 11 year old son Myron. McGrew had been drinking heavily and left a pension of 46 dollars monthly as his sole support. The body was moved to Ches terhill funeral parlor and burial requested at Fort Hayes burial ground. Also noted was a separate report that more than 280000 eggs have been taken from a half pound perch.
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Glen Allen McGrew
Mt. Vernon
Sharpsburg Hill
Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
A. L. Pritchard
McGrew
Myron
Bayless
Day
Athens
Scout Leader Tours Camp Dupler Inspecting Health Safety
W F Lawrence national health and safety assistant director led an all day inspection at Camp Dupler Athens County Boy Scout camp with local officials. The visit supports Region 4 inspection tours and will guide a second camp period with troop cooking by scouts. Local leaders and visiting officials from Athens and Parkersburg attended the tour and report.
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Camp Dupler
Athens County
W. EF. Lawrence
New York City
Boy Scouts of America
Lawrence
Athens
Parkersburg
G. E. Ashwill
Kootaga Area
Region
Ohio
J. Arnold
Nelsonville
Athens County Boy Scouts
Ed Cole
Ed Sells
C. D. Shafer
Roy Dupler
Bart Davidson
Rolland Schaar
E. S. Haller
R. D. Dalrymple
George Stevenson
H. C. Thrasher
Homer Dobbins
Thomas Joyce
Ashwill
W. W. McDonald
Dayton
John Walldeck
Richard Campbell
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Happy” Chandler
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