Beckler Wins Low Bid for Athens Carpenter Street Job
Fred H. Beckler Athens contractor submitted the lowest bid of 76000 for the Carpenter Street improvement in Athens. Adams Brothers Zanesville bid 76476.12 and W E Ringwald Chillicothe 76426.12. The engineer's estimate was 76576.12 and federal approval was needed before award. Beckler said he could start after signing the contract. Weather may affect timetables and Maple Heights Construction Co of Bedford bid 23015.77 for Route 13 Dover Township grading. Prinzip noted as archduke assassination link to World War I start.
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Fred H. Beckler
Athens
Carpenter St
Columbus
John Jaster
Beckler
Adams Brothers
Zanesville
W. E. Ringwald
Chillicothe
Washington
Maple Heights Construction Co
Bedford
Dover Township
Athens Boys Earn Honors at Fort Benjamin Harrison
At the Citizens Military Training Camp 1670 youths from Indiana Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia train as Athens boys win recognition Roger Jones Jr after emergency appendectomy is promoted to sergeant by Col George B Strong John M Jones praised as outstanding in his company Richard Acomb earns two merit orders as he heads to Ohio University this fall
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Athens
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Roger Jones
Roger J. Jones
Elmwood Place
George B. Strong
111Th Infantry
U. S. Army
Richard Acomb
E. B.acomb
Ohio University
Union Official Faces Embezzlement Charge in Athens
Harry Nichols, financial secretary of the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Union Local 52 Athens, is charged with embezzling 728.54 dollars from union funds. Willis Rose, union president, says Nichols allegedly embezzled around June 4 1937 for personal use. Nichols pled not guilty and posted 800 dollar bond, bound over to the Athens County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nichols
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union
Athens
T. R. Bennett
Willis Rose
Nichols
Bennett
Athens County
Ice Cream Social at Temple Church on Route 133
Temple Church plans an ice cream social this Saturday night on Route 133 with home made ice cream and cake. Yellowstone was designated the first U S national park in 1872 amid early hopes for a broader park system.
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Temple Church
Yellowstone
U. S. National Park
Camp for Athens County Boy Scouts Planned Aug 30 to Sept 3
Two hundred twenty Boy Scouts in Athens County will attend a camp at Dup ler Lodge Peach Ridge from Aug 30 to Sept 3 under G E Ashwill scout field executive. A two tribe system will run crafts games and a mystery event the gallawampus while awards and insignias mark achievements.
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Athens County
Dupler Lodge
Peach Ridge
G. E. Ashwill
Ashwill
Hock-Hocking
WPA project openings and layoffs in Athens County report
L C Gibson reports three new WPA construction jobs in Athens County and an overall 992 workers employed across ten construction and six non construction projects. The district sees 134 workers released district wide and predicts continued declines as WPA staff move to private jobs by next year.
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WPA
Athens County
L. C. Gibson
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Gibson
Woman Is Out Police Hunt for Dennis Lowrey
Athens police pursued Dennis Lowrey, a Smith Street resident, after a Tuesday night stabbing that wounded Helen Barrett on Smith Street. Barrett, also color ed, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital and released with superficial wounds. The two had recent quarrels and Lowrey had been arrested for disturbing the peace on August 20.
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Athens
Dennis Lowrey
Smith St
Helen Barrett
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ruth Fisher in Shanghai War Zone with Husband
Mrs. Ruth Fisher once of Athens now lives with her husband James W. Fisher in the International Settlement of war torn Shanghai. Her sisters Dorothy Parmiter and Naomi Wemsley have not heard from her in two months. Ruth served as a Red Cross nurse in Italy during World War I and married James W. Fisher an airplane salesman from Nebraska. They have lived in Shanghai for 11 years.
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James W. Fisher
Ruth Fisher
Athens
Shanghai
Dorothy Parmiter
Naomi Wemsley
Italy
Red Cross
Nebraska
U. S. Aviation Service
Stores Open Friday in Athens Retail MerchanAssociation
Athens stores will close Thursday afternoon and stay open all day Friday. The announcement comes from C. O. Burnett, president of the Athens Retail Merchants Association.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
C. O. Burnett
State Auditor Allocates July Sales Tax to Ohio Counties
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announced 1,674,328 dollars allocated to Ohio counties from July sales tax. Checks mailed today mark the final distribution to counties not paying state debts for welfare institutions. Allocations list figures for Athens through Washington counties plus a note on 24 national park system acres.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Athens
Belmont
Carroll
Coshocton
Gallia
Guernsey
Harrison
Highland
Mocking
Holmes
Jackson
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Portage
Stark
Tuscarawas
Vinton
Washington
Prizes Won by Draft Horse Teams at Athens County Fair
Four owners captured first and second in horse pulling contests at the Athens County Fair with teams over and under 2700 pounds. Prize money included 22.50 for first and 15 for second in each class. Fireworks headline tonight as harness races and 4-H exhibits draw crowds.
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Athens County Fair
Clarence Wills
Elmer Bobo
M. H. Harner
O. C. Harner
Mary Dalton accuses husband and brother of assault
Mrs. Mary Dalton of Mechanicsburg says her husband Thomas Dalton and her brother Harold Lucas struck her. They pleaded not guilty in Magistrate T R Bennett's court and were released on $200 bonds each. Cases to be sent to the grand jury. Arbor Day origins noted in Nebraska in 1872.
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Thomas Dalton
Harold Lucas
Mary Dalton
Mechanicsburg
T. R. Bennett
Local farmer breaks city corn record in Athens
L. Miller, 85, long known for fertile farms in Lodi and Alexander townships, grows a remarkable 15 foot stalk on his city lot at 73 Stimson Ave Athens. The tall stalk supports a single giant ear, extremely husky and robust in appearance.
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L. Miller
Lodi Township
Shottown
Bates
Alexander Township
Stimson Ave
Athens
Messenger
Soil Office To Close For County Fair Attendance
The Athens County Soil Conservation Committee office will close Friday afternoon to allow staff to attend the Athens County Fair. It will reopen Saturday and resume its regular schedule, announced vice-chairman Frank Pugh.
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Athens County Soil Conservation Committee
Frank Pugh
Athens County
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Carpenter Street
Prinzip
Archduke of Austria
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Covert Orange-Crush Bottling Co
Middleport, Ohio
Athens Group
Optometric Service
Boy Scouts of
Philadelphia
Philly
Battle Zone
Mrs. Fisher
United States
Herb J. Parker
John Enright
Grange Hall
Knights of Pythias
Raymond Connett
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
W. Union St
Athens, Ohio
Union
STATE
Federal
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jayne
Quick
Union St
City Loan
Fred Sanders
Mer
Court St
TRE City Loan
Phir
Soil Office
Caromel
Carter
Sohio
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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