Officials Outline Details of Storm Sewer at Athens Council
Athens City Council discussed a new storm sewer in Storm Sewer District No 2 with about 400 lots affected. Safety Director Bart Davidson said East Athens suffers poor drainage and Burgess Niple Engineers proposed a 42 inch main on Ohio Ave to the Hocking River with front foot assessments totaling about 40 cents per lot.
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East Athens
Athens
Bart Davidson
Shannon Ave
Maplewood Drive
Sunnyside Drive
Ohio Ave
Elmwood Place
Burgess & Niple
Columbus Consulting
Hocking River
Morris Ave
Revision of Athens traffic plan proposes speed cuts
Councilman Oscar Fulton urged two changes to Athens traffic rules. He called for a 20 mph limit in business districts and 25 mph in residential areas and proposed a center parking lane in business streets with open through lanes and one hour curb parking. Street committee will study and report within a week.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens City
City officials propose new district to handle storm water
Engineers say District No 2 cannot carry rainfall volumes and an outlet to the river is the only solution. Only directly draining lots would be assessed while other areas get new lines at city expense. Cost estimated at 35000 with federal aid. local owners face under 9000. Objections heard from Mrs Everett Grant as flooding worsens. decision postponed to next meeting.
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Davidson
Bardin Brothers
City Council Pushes East Morris Ave Light and Subsidy Talks
Council advised erecting a new electric light at the east end of Morris Avenue between Campbell Street and Shannon Avenue. John Dalton was promised a sanitary sewer line for a Townsend Addition home. The meeting also covered state subsidy for the city health department, noting a promised $2,000 annual grant that has largely not been paid, with Athens paying $4,400 of $8,600 last year. State officials will be consulted to confirm subsidy fate, guiding future council action.
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Morris Ave
Campbell St
Shannon Ave
John Dalton
Townsend Addition
Robert Tompkins
Athens City
Athens County
County Health Department
J. M. Higgins
State Health Department
State Department
Bell System at Athens Rotary Club Meeting
C H Hoover Bell System field engineer spoke at the Athens Rotary Club Monday detailing a trip to Bell laboratories near New York City and the World Fair exhibit. He presented moving pictures and explained two way radio aviation uses, dial telephones, radio tubes, tape recording, metal testing, aerials and transmitters receivers.
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Bell Telephone System
New York City
Athens Rotary Club
C. H. Hoover
Bell System
Hoover
Man Held in Columbus on Narcotics Charge
Jake Swim once of Huntington West Virginia was arrested Friday August 11 by Chauncey Marshal Lawrence Reeves. He was held in Athens city jail on drug addiction evidence and was taken to Columbus last Thursday by U S Marshal Charles Sisson. Sheriff Charles Bayless announced Swim will be held in Columbus for morphine possession investigation.
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Jake Swim
Huntington
W. Va
Chauncey
Lawrence Reeves
Athens City
Columbus
U. S
Charles Sisson
Athens
Charles Bayless
Swim
Two Men Fined for Reckless Driving on Route 216
State Highway Patrol arrested Fred S. Nixon and Clayton M. Lee on Route 216 north of Nelsonville. Both were arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell and fined $10 plus costs for reckless driving. Nixon is 20 from Deanville and Lee is 21 from Nelsonville.
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State
Nelsonville
Cliff Cornell
Fred S. Nixon
Deanville
Clayton M. Lee
G L Nicholson Fined for Speeding in Alabama
G L Nicholson of Alabama was arrested on E State Street at 2 p.m. Monday by Officer Carmen Church. He was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell and fined five dollars with costs suspended for speeding.
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G. L. Nicholson
Alabama
E. State St
Carmen Church
Cliff Cornell
De Valera to Visit Cleveland on October 10
Irish government chief Eamon De Valera will visit Cleveland on October 10 as part of his forthcoming U S tour, announced by the Irish legation today.
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Washington
U.P
Eamon de Valera
Cleveland
U. S
Four Steubenville men charged in Parkersburg kidnapping
A warrant charging kidnapping conspiracy accused four Steubenville Ohio men in the alleged abduction of a Parkersburg West Virginia woman.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville, O
Parkersburg
Kiwanis Club Hears Kreider Talk on Welfare Services
Michael C. Kreider of Athens County Child Welfare Services outlined federal state and local administration. He noted Athens entered the program in 1936 and that local costs have remained under 100 dollars yearly while needs and public funding shortages persist. He contrasted state support for the aged with children and urged broader public attention and support.
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Kiwanis Club
Kreider
Athens County
Athens Kiwanis Club
Michael C. Kreider
Athens
Ohio
Meigs
Washington
Vinton
Ohio Child Welfare Planning Committee
Cincinnati
Civil Service Exams Open At U S Commission
The U S Civil Service Commission announced open competitive exams for several posts. Applications are due Sept 18 east of Colorado and Sept 21 westward. Positions include junior engineer and junior marketing specialist at 2000 dollars, with various optional branches and age limit under 35.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens Post Office
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
U. S. Public Health Service
Treasury Department
Tol l iver Sues for Industrial Injury Compensation
Charles Tolliver of Nelsonville files a Common Pleas Court suit against the Industrial Commission of Ohio seeking accident injury compensation. He alleges an October 25 1937 injury at Poston Consolidated Coal Co. caused infection and amputation of his right little finger, claims the commission wrongly denied at initial hearing and a May rehearing, and seeks judgment under the Compensation Act.
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Common Pleas Court
Charles Tolliver
Nelsonville
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Poston Consolidated Coal Co
Tolliver
Zenner Store Hires Decorator for House Furnishings
Zenner Store announces the employment of Mrs. Blanche Church of Athens to head its House Furnishing Department. An experienced interior decorator, she formerly worked for Quaker Lace Co. in New York and Philadelphia and with Higbee Co. in Cleveland. The store dedicates the third floor to house furnishings.
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Blanche Church
Athens
Zenner
Itinerant George White Charged With Assault At Fair Grounds
George White, age 57, itinerant, was arrested Saturday at the fair grounds grandstand by Police Chief E A Finsterwald and Officer Leslie Bradfield. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a six year old girl, arraigned Sunday before Mayor Cliff Cornell, and was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond.
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George White
Fairgrounds
E. A. Finsterwald
Leslie Bradfield
Cliff Cornell
White
Itinerant Is Fined Arraigned Before Mayor
Itinerant Charles Edinhart of Cumberland Maryland was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell on a charge of intoxication. Police Captain Charles Maple arrested him. he was fined five dollars and costs.
Amesville Couple Welcome 712 Pound Baby Daughter Norma Jean
Mr and Mrs Roy Ziegler of Amesville are parents to a 712 pound baby girl born Saturday August 19. They named her Norma Jean. England spends 5 million dollars yearly on sweets and employs 85 000 people in their manufacture.
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Roy Ziegler
Amesville
Norma Jean
England
New Winter Grain Emergency Loans Authorized by FCA
Clarence Fealty, field supervisor, announces new Emergency Crop and Feed Loans for 1939 winter grain needs. Loans up to 400 dollars, restricted to farmers lacking other credit, with a first lien on the financed crop and lien waivers by landlords. Checks issued by the Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Clarence Fealty
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
Resettlement Administration
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office
St. Louis
Credit Talks Credit Talks
Credit is the foundation of commerce from nations to individuals. Producers sell raw materials to manufacturers who create goods then sell to merchants who supply consumers. Credit is a privilege and sacred trust, earned by timely payment, and abused by withholding funds, which harms all along the chain and damages the debtor’s own standing.
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Credit Bureau
Guardian of Credit
Mayor Fines Three On Fighting Charge
Glen Erwin and Harold Erwin of Athens RD 1 and Charles Beckley of Athens RD 2 were arraigned by Mayor Cliff Cornell on fighting in the street and disturbing the peace. Each was fined 10 dollars plus costs. Reuben Tucker of Athens RD 3 was fined 5 dollars and costs after arrest by Officer Maple.
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Glen Erwin
Harold Erwin
Athens RD
Charles Beckley
Union St
Leslie Bradfield
Charles Maple
Cliff Cornell
Reuben Tucker
Maple
Cornell
Two Are Fined for Intoxication by Mayor
Milo Bean arrested at 7 p.m. Monday by Police Captain Charles Maple on Court St. was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell on intoxication. Bean fined 25 dollars plus costs and held two months for non payment of prior fines. Ray Norris also arraigned before Mayor Cornell on intoxication. fined 5 dollars and costs. Norris arrested late Saturday on N Court St by Officer Maple.
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Milo Bean
Charles Maple
Court St
Cliff Cornell
Bean
Cornell
Ray Norris
Norris
N. Court St
Surgeons Remove Appendixes for Local Residents
At Sheltering Arms Julia Abraham of Athens and Margaret Abdella of Chauncey underwent appendectomies Monday. Mrs. Virginia Matheny had a tonsillectomy today, while Paul Shiver of The Plains and Glenn Goldberry of Athens were dismissed today.
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Julia Abraham
Athens
Margaret Abdella
Chauncey
Virginia Matheny
Paul Shiver
the Plains
Glenn Goldberry
Commissioners Secure Relief Orders for Unemployed Men
County commissioners obtained authority from a Columbus official to issue emergency relief orders for more than 100 families after a morning of protests by unemployed leaders from Nelsonville Glouster Amesville and Jacksonville. The action followed a threatened mass protest and calls for work fair wages and life necessities. The relief is viewed as a temporary measure pending WPA discussions in Zanesville.
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Columbus
Nelsonville
Glouster
Amesville
Jacksonville
Athens
Fred Shafer
van Scheik
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