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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
3
Nelsonville officials urge strict water use due to prolonged shortage from heat and drought. Water waste is prohibited and those sprinkling without payment face prosecution. Taps and hydrants must stay closed when not in use while leaks should be repaired immediately.
A northeast storm brought heavy rain and lightning to Nelsonville, drenching parched ground for about 30 minutes. Lightning damaged wiring in a home and a business, knocked three city transformers offline, and disrupted Fayette Street power for an hour, while flames caused by insulation burning filled Gilbert Johnson’s Walnut Street home with smoke. A Barron Building business room also reported smoke from burning insulation and a fire department response.
Friday at 7 pm in the Scout Rooms Eagle Building Troop 64 boys 15+ and all Second Class Scouts urged to attend. Joe Stratton new district Scout Executive will assist in forming the patrol. Also notices a sheriff sale in Athens County with bid sale Aug 19 1940 at 1:30 pm at the courthouse in Nelsonville.
The Navy Department launches Class V-7 U S Naval Reserve training to prepare eligible young men for officer commissions. Applicants undergo 30 days at sea aboard a ship, then 90 days at a Naval Shore School, with enlistment as apprentice seamen and potential appointment as Midshipmen upon successful completion.
Laying brick on the new canal road improvement in Nelsonville started Wednesday. Pavers from Hocking Valley Brick Co. are set on a cushion of natural asphaltic limestone with a concrete base completed last week. The project is sponsored by the state highway department under WPA auspices. Will give social Murray City ice cream social hosted by the Ladies Aid Society at U. S. Church in the high school home economics room Saturday evening August 17, serving begins at 5 o'clock.
Many sufferers find the real cause of backaches in tired kidneys. Poison in the blood from kidney disorder can cause nagging backache, pains, loss of energy, and nighttime urination. Dean's Pills are promoted as a decades long remedy to flush out waste and restore kidney function.
Mr John W Maley commander of the Disabled Veterans of World War in Springfield Ohio cites long constipation and stomach distress after meals. He says Vendol relieved constipation and other troubles quickly. The ad urges sufferers of upset stomach sourness heartburn headaches and other symptoms due to constipation or kidney diuretic need to try Vendol.
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