Preston Sets September Start For Second Half Real Estate Tax
Athens County treasurer John Preston announces the second half real estate tax collection will begin Tuesday September 3 and continue through September with no penalty for timely payment. He warns Whittemore Act buyers on the 10 payment plan must pay September to avoid voiding contracts and losing benefits. Distribution of first half totals by township and school districts is listed, including Athens City, Nelsonville, Trimble, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John Preston
Preston
C. O. Gibson
Athens Township
Alexander Township
Ames Township
Bern
Broadwell Stitchers 4-H Clean Church Basement
At their final summer meeting the Broadwell Stitchers 4-H Club cleaned the church basement. William Anderson hosted the Coolville Senior 4-H Club’s year end gathering with a roll call on next year’s improvements. Exhibits for the Athens County Fair were discussed and games plus refreshments enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwell Stitchers 4-H
William Anderson
Coolville
Athens County
Mingos Third Baseman Retires From Game
Logan Ribault Marshall the Mingos third baseman retired Sunday afternoon due to illness Albert Leonard substituted at the position for the remainder of the game.
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Logan
Roy Marshall
Mingos
Albert Leonard
Wind Storm Douses Athens Heat With Severe Storm
A severe wind and rain storm swept Athens cooling a 95 degree day to 64 with an afternoon rise to 73. The storm damaged tents at the fairgrounds and cut tree branches while causing crop and drink tent damage. Rain totaled .51 inches per observer Mrs. C N France. Farmers welcomed the moisture from the parched fields.
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Athens
Fairgrounds
C. N. France
Rodeo to Highlight Athens County Fair Week
Col A L Gatewood secures Flying X Rodeo for the Athens County Fair in Athens showing twice nightly on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. The show features 100 head of wild horses and steers with cowboys and cowgirls from several western states performing rodeo high skills.
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Athens County Fair
Col
A. L. Gatewood
Western States
L. Cc. Baker
Schenley Distillers Supports Employees in Defense Service
Schenley Distillers Corp. will cover the pay gap for employees who join summer military camps or serve with military organizations. The company will pay the difference between military service pay and current wages during service. Regular vacations remain, and reemployment is promised after service.
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Cleveland
Schenley Distillers Corporation
Lewis S. Rosenstiel
Schenley
Rosensteil
Floaters Find Hospitality in Athens Amid Fair Crackdown
Drifters who travel with county fair shows panhandle for cash are finding new hospitality in Athens. Mayor Cliff Cornell ordered arrest and detention until after the Athens County Fair. Two are confined now and more are expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dfeother
Athens
Cliff Cornell
Four attorneys and judge plan Lake Erie fishing trip
A party of four led by Common Pleas Judge O. F. Row land will depart Tuesday morning for a fishing trip to Lake Erie. They are attorney John Newcomb, Rudolph Isselstein, and Foster B. Cornwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
John Newcomb
Rudolph Isselstein
Foster B. Cornwell
Lake Erie
Dollar Days Are a Grand Success in Athens
The semi annual Dollar Days in Athens last Friday and Saturday drew crowds to the business district. Merchants and customers praised genuine bargains as seasonable goods were cleared at reduced prices. Earl Beckley, president of the Athens Retail Merchants Association, credited growing success and The Messenger’s cooperation in promoting the event.
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Athens
Earl Beckley
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Four Youths Enlist For Service In Navy
Four new enlistments in the United States Navy were reported by Athens recruiting officer W H Byers. They are Clyde William Simmons 22 Deanville Robert Carroll Sparks 19 McArthur George W Haning 18 Downington and Walter Schultz son of Joseph Schultz of Gilles Bottom. They enrolled in Cincinnati and were transferred to the Naval Training Station at Norfolk Virginia.
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United States Navy
W. H. Byers
Athens
Clyde William Simmons
Harry J. Simmons
Deanville
Robert Carroll Sparks
Carroll Sparks
McArthur
George W. Haning
Fred B. Haning
Downington
Walter ‘Schultz
Joseph Schultz
Cilles Bottom
Schultz
I Camp Hocking
Cincinnati
Naval Training Station
Norfolk, Va
Civil Service Exam Open for Government Jobs
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations with a closing date of September 3 for stenographers and typists. Women and men in junior and senior stenographer roles, salaries from 1,280 to 1,620, and junior and senior typists at 1,280 to 1,440 per year. Applications from J L C Kelley at the Athens Post Office or any first or second class post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Stanley Colley Dies In Columbus Hospital
Stanley E. Colley, age 10, died Sunday at Children's Hospital Columbus after a 14 week illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home Ath ens with interment at The Plains Cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening and until the funeral. He is survived by his parents Delbert Colley of Coolville RFD 2, a brother, a sister and two half brothers.
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Stanley E. Colley
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Jones Funeral Home
Athens
Plains Cemetery
Delbert Colley
Coolville
RFD
Broadway Ave Home Destroyed by Fire in Racine
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the attic of a Broadway Avenue residence in Racine Sunday noon. The house belonged to Lulu Wolfe and was used by Dwight Nease and family from Parkersburg, West Virginia. Syracuse fire crews kept flames in check after neighbors evacuated the interior.
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Racine
Lulu Wolfe
Sarah Spencer
Broadway Ave
Syracuse
Light Producer LOGAN-A well drilled near Murray City
The drill struck deep sand in a Ward Township well sunk by local capital. John Walsmith, the local driller, led the operation with financial aid from nearby residents. The well lies north of Murray City along Route 216.
One Direct Driver Tax in British Malaya
In British Malaya there is only one direct tax on automobiles: 25 dollars for a 14 horsepower vehicle. They have no driving license fuel tax nor automobile insurance to pay there.
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British Malaya
Navy Training Boosts Youths Across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky
Secretary Knox urges committees in Ohio Kentucky and Indiana to recruit youths for 30 day training cruises from New York in September leading to Naval Reserve Midshipman appointments. Quota for Ohio is 225 with ages 19 to 26, unmar ried, university credits, and physical requirements. Young men serve without pay but receive subsistence and later Navy pay as Midshipmen.
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Indianapolis
Knox
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
U. S. Naval Reserve
New York
Naval Reserve
Bureau of Aeronautics of
Earle Johnson
Gordon K. Bush
Athens
Navy
Naval Recruiting Office
Athens Post Office
Divorce Granted to Jessie H Ward in Ohio Case
A decree of divorce was awarded today by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland to Jessie H Ward. She charged her husband Valentine Ward with gross neglect of duty in a petition filed June 8. The couple were married in 1911 at Middleport.
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Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Jessie H. Ward
Valentine Ward
Middleport
Smiths announce birth of son at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs George Smith of 29 Kern Drive Athens announce the birth of a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital Sunday morning. Clifford Jenkinson of Crooks ville was released from the hospital today.
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George Smith
Kern Dr
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clifford Jenkinson
Crooksville
Four Injured in County Wrecks Sunday
Four persons were injured in three Route 33 crashes during a rain storm. Clifford A Jenkinson and Garnet Jenkinson of Pomeroy sustained knee and back injuries. Robert Hillyer Jr of Chauncey and Harold Soles of Buchtel were involved in separate rear end incidents. William Eneix and Joseph Pugh collided on Route 13 near Millfield. Pugh was fined five dollars for driving to endanger others.
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Route
Athens County Infirmary
Clifford A. Jenkinson
Pomeroy
Garnet
Robert Hillyer, Jr
Chauncey
William Keirns
Hillyer
Tal Schroyer
New Carlisle
Keirns
Schroyer
Floodwood
Harold Soles
Buchtel
Harry Slaughter
N. Court St
Slaughter
Soles
Millfield
William Eneix
Bridgeport
Joseph Pugh
Glouster
William Eneix, Jr
Fannie Pugh
Pugh
Thomas Williams
Tourists praise Athens and Ohio University on travels
A group of travelers from Arlington Virginia Springfield Illinois Gary Indiana Allentown Pennsylvania and other locations express admiration for Athens Ohio and Ohio University. They cite the campus cleanliness and hospitality as well as the city’s appeal during detours and multi city itineraries.
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Athens
Ohio University
Roy B. Gray
Arlington
Hampton
Iowa State University
Ames
Ralph Correll
Allentown
Edwin Belheimer
Detroit
Chicago
Virginias
Maryland
The Peacock Tail and the Poles by Dogs
The passage argues the peacock’s tail is a misperception. its covert feathers in front of the tail quill are the showy part. It asserts dogs enabled humanity to reach the earth’s poles only with aircraft perfected.
Ashes From Pipe Cause Davenport Fire at Home
Edward Maxwell, alone at 43 Woodard Ave, dropped hot ashes from a pipe last evening around 7 50. The Davenport was damaged but removed from the house and chemicals were used to extinguish the blaze. Fire Chief Harold Junod estimated damage at $25.
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Edward Maxwell
Woodard Ave
Harold Junod
Maxwell
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