Bigelow pension proposals face opposition in Ohio clubs
W. A. Mills of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce urged Athens Rotary and Kiwanis to mobilize against the Bigelow pension amendments. He warned the plan could bankrupt Ohio, citing expert estimates of annual costs from 380 million to over 500 million by 1960, and alleged federal security fund conflicts and increased demagogic risks.
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Ern Ens Messenger
Athens
Bigelow
Ohio
Athens Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
W. A. Mills
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Sata of
Colorado
Mills
Herbert Bigelow
Athens State Hospital Showcases at Ohio State Fair
For the first time in its history the Athens State Hospital displays at the Ohio State Fair. Mrs. C. H. Creed, wife of the superintendent, oversees the booth with help from hospital women. The exhibit features fancy work crafted by female inmates. Twelve state institutions participate this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
C. H. Creed
Athens
Ohio
Two Arrested In Stolen Car In Crooksville
Two youths driving a 1938 model car stolen Monday afternoon from Court Street were found by state patrolmen entering Crooksville on Route 13. The Beasley agency car was traced after a salesman left it briefly at a hardware store. Patrolmen arrested the youths and prepared to prosecute in Crooksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St
Newark
Crooksville
Fred R. Beasley
Athens
Beasley
Robert Shaneyfelt
Robert Doebel
Grosvenor Appointee In Athens for Visit
Venus Miller of Athens, from a longstanding local family, is visiting his sister Mrs Maggie Perkins in Athens. Miller went to Washington over 40 years ago to take a government post, later joined the police and served 35 years before retiring. He remains among the few Athens men who were Grosvenor appointees and still homes in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus Miller
Athens
Maggie Perkins
Washington St
Miller
Washington
C. H. Grosvenor
Water shut off on W Union and Riverside Drive for 3 hours
Water will be off from 8 to 11 Wednesday morning on W Union Street from S Congress to the railroad crossing and on Riverside Drive due to a new water line installation. Safety Service Director Bart Davidson announced the temporary outage and residents were advised to stock up before 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Place
W. Union St
S. Congress
Riverside Drive
Safety Service
Bart Davidson
Eldon Hardy Fined for Disturbing the Peace
Eldon Hardy of Sugar Creek was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell on a charge of disturbing the peace. A new position finder device that quickly locates airline and military pilots within two to five miles of their exact location is being sold commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell Eldon Hardy
Sugar Creek
Cliff Cornell
Tests of Soil Offered Free In September
The portable soils laboratory will stop at four Athens County sites on Sept 14 and 15. Farmers may bring soil samples for free tests to determine lime and fertilizer needs. Samples should cover the plow layer and come from several spots. avoid mixing varied soils. F. J. Salters will join to discuss recommendations. Locations to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ross Wright
F. J. Salters
G. E. Whipple
Hitler
America
Point Rock Social Notes Highlight Village Social Life
Social notes from Point Rock and surrounding areas recount school openings in Columbia Township, Laurel Grange degrees for John Levis and William Westfall, and numerous visits and gatherings. Residents include Edmond Foster, Edgar Weyand, Frank Westfall, D. V. Morris, Mrs. G. A. Radekin, the Kennedys, the Coopers, the McLaughlins, the Webbs, and the Holliday family among others with church tent meetings and 4-H activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock
Columbia Township
Laurel Grange
John Levis
William Westfall
Edmond Foster
Edgar Weyand
Frank Westfall
D. V. Morris
G. A. Radekin
Pomeroy
Owen Kennedy
Athens
I. A. Turner
John Cooper
Clyde
Lewis McLaughlin
The
Nazarene Church
Helen
Carolyn Holcomb
Radcliff
B. V. Swisher
Walter Beckley
Wales Mill
Morris
Beckley
P. Lodge
Wilkesville
Carrie Webb
Webb
Worley
Newark
Seldon
Worley Webb
Lena Knapp
Carl
Blanche
Clara
Laurence Oxley
Albany
Neva Cottrill
Crystal Pool
Hildred Stewart
Jerry Lewis
Columbus
Golden Lewis
Wallace Holliday
Wallace
Walter
Flora Bolton
Marie Bolton
Dale Giles
Springfield
Dove Care Taker Names Birds and Bills in Belfast
Dr Hazel V Bird tends about 300 doves in Belfast Maine. She feeds them daily and treats birds brought by neighbors. Last year her grain bill ran about 75 dollars as she cares for sick and injured birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Hazel V. Bird
City Council Eyes Five Lane Court Street Traffic Plan
Athens City Council reviewed radical traffic changes for Court St and nearby blocks. A five lane layout with a center parking lane for trucks and shoppers was proposed, along with two north-south lanes and curb parking. Other measures include restricting parking on College and Congress Streets and ending one way on S Congress Street to ease westbound movement. Legislation to adopt these plans will be acted on September 5.
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Court St
Athens
Oscar Fulton
Ward Four
Fulton
Mill St
Flatiron
College St
Congress St
State
Union
S. Congress St
President
OU Student Killed in Route 77 Crash Near Zanesville
Ohio University sophomore James McArthur 19 died when his car skidded off State Route 77 into a ditch ten miles north of Zanesville. Two Cleveland roommates, Jack Dobson 21 with a fractured vertebra and concussion, and Horace Ashby 21 with cuts, were injured and hospitalized in fair condition at Good Samaritan. The trio were en route to Athens to seek rooms for the coming college year. Dobson and McArthur had previously roomed with Mrs. Nelle Dana in University Terrace. McArthur belonged to Delta Tau Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McArthur
Ohio University
Cleveland
Zanesville
McArthur
Jack Dobson
Horace Ashby
Dobson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ashby
Athens
Nelle Dana
University Terrace
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Buchtel School opens Monday Sept 11
Buchtel School will begin Monday Sept 11. Illnesses affect several local families including Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster Brown and Mr. Albert Schmey Sr. Others visiting or returning include Allard and Theodore Brown of Detroit and Bob Bookman from Columbus. Band Boosters report $235 in sales tax stamps.
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Buchtel
Lancaster Brown
Albert Schmey
Allard
Theodore Brown
Detroit
Bobby Brown
Bob Bookman
Columbus
Bernice Bookman
Porter Schivley
Porter
Kate Maurer
Margaret Dunnett
Wanda Sue
William Smathers
Billie Jean Kirkendall
Alwilda Wilson
Charlotte
Shirley Thomas
Billy Wagner
Nina Mae Collins
Mary Novak
Mary Lou Jones
Martha Lee Tolliver
Carrie Marie
Alice Jay Graham
Betty van Bibber
Jody Leake
Adam Rife
Sue Ann Kimbler
Jacqueline Brown
Mich
Marie Riscoe
Pittsburgh
Marilyn Jo
Dickie Hankeison
Shirley Ann
Jan Smathers
Ollie Lopez
Alice Hawk
Murray City
Gene Smathers
Grace Hankeison
Home Building Easier Under New Regulations
Federal Housing Administrator Stewart McDonald announced new FHA rules allowing lower income buyers to build homes up to 2 500 dollars and repay in 15 years. The plan, effective Sept. 1, insures up to 90 percent of bank loans.
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Washington
Stewart McDonald
FHA
Catsup Spill Shuts Roads After 12-Ton Load Unleashed
In Tulare California a truck driven by Joseph Goss collided with a second vehicle driven by William E Long. Long’s 12 ton load of catsup was dumped across the neighborhood. Authorities investigate cause and impose penalties may include traffic law violations.
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Tulare
Cal
California
Joseph Goss
William E. Long
Man Covers City Light Pole Damage After Car Slip
Joseph Barber of Chicago visiting Athens with his family caused his car to slip from a hill on W Union St. It struck and knocked down a city light standard, damaging it. The standard cost $80 to replace. Barber had no insurance and agreed to pay.
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Joseph Barber
Chicago
Cliff Cornell
Barber
Athens
W. Union St. Hill
Langsville Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Dr. Bushong and family of Cleveland visit Langsville friends L E Entsminger and Anna Miller. Mrs. Ella Brown of Columbus stays with brother J E Longstreth. Miller Barton reunion at Gallipolis attracts Akron visitors. Various locals host and travel, with multiple family visits and recoveries.
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Langsville
Bushong
Cleveland
L. E. Entsminger
Anna Miller
Ella Brown
Columbus
J. E. Longstreth
J. F. Miller
Schuyler Hill
Akron
Gallipolis
A. G. Combs
Cumberland
Mabel Miller
Parkersburg
Hollis McKnight
Clyde McKnight
Richard
Roger McKnight
Harold Gardner
Sadie Wilson
Tom
Erma
Nelsonville
J. L. Miller
Rio Grande
Frank Braley
Orient
Clair Nelson
Camden couples withdraw from New Jersey blood test law
Camden marriage license bureau reports Southern New Jersey couples withdrew from the blood test law position. During July 83 couples applied for licenses here, nearly the normal number, compared with 20 applications in July 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
New Jersey
Marriage License Bureau
Will There Be a War on Court Street
A survey on Court Street finds mixed views on whether war will occur. Residents including FEA Davis, Paul Gillilan, Dr. Gilson, Mrs. Eblen, Miss Ayers, and others share opinions ranging from imminent conflict to extended postponement and insistence on arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
FEA
Davis
Hitler
Imogene Ayers
George Banks
Franklin Ave
Mussolini
Frank G Anthony Dies in Athens
Frank G Anthony of Athens Route Five died at his home Tuesday morning at age 75. He would have turned 76 on Oct. 14 and left a widow Hattie A Anthony and a sister Mrs Charles Loeffler of near Guysville. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home with Rev T L Lowe of Columbus officiating. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery. Flowers requested not to be sent. Friends may call Wednesday at the funeral home and until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Anthony
Athens
Hattie A. Anthony
Charles Loeffler
Guysville
Dowler-Ferguson Funeral
T. L. Lowe
Columbus
First Christian Church
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An advertising notice promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily fiber solution. It explains constipation stems from lack of bulk in modern diets and urges regular use with water. It suggests consuming the toasted cereal with milk or baked into muffins and notes Kellogg's in Battle Creek markets the product.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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