Athens County 4-H Club Delegates Head to State Fair
A group of twelve Athens County 4-H Club members leaves for the Ohio State Fair to compete in state contests. Eleanor Kincade 16 of Canaan Township is healthiest girl with a score of 782. James Pearcy is healthiest boy with 764. Janette Crammer Amenville leads in individual demonstration with refinishing furniture. sewing demos led by Winifred Travis and Lillian Reed. calf blanket project by John and Carlos Smith. livestock team includes Fred Hayes Charlies Copeland and Dick Ashcraft with Ashcraft traveling if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
8. C. Hartman
Eleanor Kincade
Canaan Township
Miss Kincade
T. O. Kincade
James Pearcy
Guyavill
Mary Pearcy
Rome High School
Stewart Janette Crammer Amenville
le Refinishing
Helen Sherman
East Hill
Janette Thompson
Maxine Radcliffe
Winifred Travis
Lillian Reed
Coolville
John and
Carlos Smith
Canaan
Conservation Exhibit At Ohio State Fair
Officials of the South Central Ohio Fish and Game Association urge Athens District residents to visit the conservation exhibit at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus this week. The state conservation department presents airplay on producing fish in natural waters and at state fish farms with eighteen tanks showcasing species found in nature.
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Athens
Columbus
Ohio Fish and Game Association
State Conservation Department
Conservation Dept Stands Firm on Oct 1 Squirrel Season
The Ohio Conservation Department reaffirms a Oct 1 opening for squirrel season extending to Oct 15, replacing the prior Sept 15 to Oct 1 dates. Commissioner L Wooddell cites concerns over killing young squirrels and calls for strict enforcement with fines up to 200 dollars and possible confiscation of gun and license.
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Conservation Department
Southeastern Ohio
State Department
South Central Fish and Game Association
Hocking Valley
L. Wooddell
Two Athenians Top Local Rifleman at Athens Club Range
Sam Bond of New Philadelphia, the 1934 outstanding small bore rifleman, was outshot by Claude Westfall and Charlies Woodworth at the Athens Rifle Club Dewar match. Westfall shot 398 and Woodworth 397, with Bond at 396 while using a borrowed gun. Bond previously scored two perfect 400s for the U S team at Camp Perry. Westfall Woodworth and Jacoby plan to join Camp Perry competitions as 1935 matches approach.
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Sam Bond
New Philadelphia
United States
Athens
Claude Westfall
Dewar
Charlies Woodworth
Bond
Camp Perry
U. S
RWS
England
Germany
Westfall
Woodworth
N. 3
Ohio
Ohio Caswell
Don Vining
Tusco Rife Club
E. D
Jake) Jacoby
Logan
Two Bands To Play At Athens Picnic At County Fair Grounds
The Athens K of P and a 4 H Club Band directed by Raymond Connett will perform at the National Brands Stores Picnic on September 22 at the Athens County Fair grounds. The event features motorcycle races, many contests, a grand drawing for an automobile, a horse and buggy, radios and food baskets. An all day program is planned.
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Athens K. of P
Raymond Connett
Big
National Brands
Athens County Fairgrounds
Ferry operator given annual license for Ohio River crossing
Ferry Joseph E. Randolph of Hockingport received his annual license to operate the ferry boat in the office of Ruth Burdette, clerk of courts. The license cost 83 annually and Randolph remains the county’s sole ferry operator. The old documents note state rates for transportation including horses, buggies, pigs, and cows, with no mention of automobiles.
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Joseph E. Randolph
Hockingport
Ohio River
Ruth Burdette
Skipper Randolph
Clerk of Courts
WPA funds approved for Southeast Ohio projects in 1935
President Roosevelt approved a total of 3 167 718 dollars for Works Progress Administration projects in Ohio with an additional 866 903 dollars pledged by sponsors. Readouts list Athens Albany Meigs Logan and others funding road work sewer upgrades quarrying and school renovations across twenty plus townships.
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Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Ohio
Charles C. Stillman
Works Progress
Albany
Athens
Lebanon Township
Hocking County
Light Survey Under Way For Athens Electric Plant
Engineer Roy Husselman began a city survey of Athens for a municipally owned electric light plant. An assistant joined him to assemble a detailed city map. The preliminary work, approved after a meeting with Mayor Len B. McCune, costs $2,500 and will be paid by McCune and Service Director W. H. Gross.
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Roy Husselman Cleveland
Athens
Len B. McCune
Hasselman
McCune
W. H. Gross
Auto Stealer Faces Federal Charges in Danville Case
Edward Holmes was arrested in Danville Virginia for stealing an automobile owned by W. E. Moler of Athens. Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose announced Holmes will be charged with violating the national motor vehicles act for taking a stolen car across state lines. Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra and Antony, was carried to Rome in chains by Octavianus at age 1t after her parents deaths.
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Edward Holmes
Danville
W. E. Moler
Athens
Harold J. Rose
Rose
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Selene
Rome
Octavianus
Antony
Nelsonville School Opening Plans Announced for September
Nelsonville City Schools prepared for Friday opening with pupils assembling at 10 30 for grades 1 8 and 2 00 for high school. Teachers gather at 8 15 for a conference. Free text books will be supplied for many grades and new teachers will join the faculty.
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Nelsonville
E J. Arnold
Methodist Church Orchestra Presents Tuesday Bingo Night
The Metho dist Church orchestra performs Tuesday evening in the Krepple Building for a public audience. The bingo party begins at eight o clock with entertainment and a social event.
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Nelsonville
Methodist Church
Krepple
Nelsonville Residents Host Friends and Travelers
Local notes list visitors and guests including Mrs J H Wilson and her children from California Pennsylvania visiting Mrs Elizabeth Warner. The Covert siblings Mary Ellen Dorothy, with Edgar Jones and Leonard Green, took a two week motor trip through Kentucky Georgia Alabama and Tennessee. Other visits include Mr and Mrs Cabe Shelton in Portsmouth and Hannah Evans with Margaret Wilma Scott Edna Dunlap returning from Buckeye Lake.
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J. H. Wilson
Dale
Thelsa
Donna
California
Elizabeth Warner
Mary Ellen
Dorothy Covert
Indiana
Edgar Jones
Leonard Green
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Jones
Joy Ann
Cabe Shelton
Portsmouth
Orville Dearth
Hannah Evans
Margaret
Wilma Scott
Edna Louise Dunlap
Corning
Buckeye Lake
Mary
Fae Shelton
Johnny Lovsey
Lawrence Byrd
Merle Pedigo
Two Boys Injured In Truck Wreck Near Chauncey
Two Happy Hollow boys Wesley Morris and Wendell Dew were injured when a truck from Athens Lumber Company overturned twice on State Route 31 near the old street car barns above Chauncey. Morris suffered a broken left foot and head cuts while Dew had a cut on the right leg. They were treated at a local doctor’s office and sent home.
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Nelsonville
Happy Hollow
Athens Lumber Company
Glouster
Chauncey
Wesley Morris
Wendell Dew
Dew
Surprise party honors Fae Shelton birthday
Mr and Mrs Cabe Shelton hosted a surprise party Tuesday for their daughter Fae on her nineteenth birthday. Invited guests included Johnny Lowsey Basil Cullison The Plains Ed James Violetta Byrd Lawrence Byrd and Murray City residents.
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Nelsonville
Cabe Shelton
Fae
Johnny Lowsey
Basil Cullison
the Plains
Ed James
Violetta Byrd
Lawrence Byrd
Murray City
Eagles Edge Nelsonville in a Tight Sundayouting
The Eagles defeated a Little Eagles squad in a late Sunday contest at City Central Ohio. Dupler Grayam and Grayam led scoring with multiple hits while Johnson and Tolbert anchored the mound. Fielding miscues and solid hitting from multiple Eagles shaped the final score.
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Nelsonvill
Eagles
Ohi
Gilbert Smith
of George Monarchs
Lodgemen
Duplevand Grayam
Stante Phillips
Grayam
Sabo Bus
Ant
Eagle
Ing
Jonnson
Fadie Tolbert Ant Columber
Red Grayam
Columbus
Horton
Grayas
Sabo
Johnaoa
Nelsonville Party Returns From California Trip
Visit party from this city including R. D. Haslett and daughter Rhoda and Miss Margaret Underwood of Chattanooga Tennessee traveled from California Pennsylvania to Kansas by motor. They will stay with Mrs. Elizabeth Warner for a few days before continuing to their southern homes.
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Nelsonville
R. D. Haslett
Rhoda
Margaret Underwood
Chattanooga
Tenn
California
Alice Sloan
Elizabeth Warner
Kansas
Warner
Mrs Ida Thornton Claims Tall Sunflower Record
Ida Thornton of Nelsonville says a sunflower grows nine feet tall with 32 blossoms and would win if prizes were awarded.
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Nelsonville
Ida Thornton
Nelsonville players summoned for athletic permit cards
Members of the football squad are asked to report to the principal's office to obtain their athletic permit card.
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Nelsonville
Mayor Fines Two After Saturday Night Arrestees
Raymond Windle and Lloyd Shaver were arraigned in Mayor G. Holland's court on fighting charges. Shaver pleaded guilty and was fined 10 dollars. Windle pled not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury under a 100 dollar bond. Mrs. Blanche Tenner pleaded guilty to intoxication and paid 5 dollars plus costs. A note mentions Omar Khayyam’s tomb canopy finally installed at Nishapur after his 1123 death.
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Nelsonville
Washington Street
Raymond Windle
Lloyd Shaver
G. Holland
Shaver
Windle
Blanche Tenner
East Canal Street
Omar Khayyam
Nishapur
India
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