Hocking Valley Miners Plan Columbus Trip For UMWA Anniversary
Miners from the Hocking Valley plan to travel to Columbus in January for the Golden Anniversary of the United Mine Workers of America formed there in 1890. Veterans like J. A. Gaskins and Lee Hall recount early union milestones including the Knights of Labor links and the 14 000 member count, with anecdotes on dues, eight hour day gains, and the union as Ohio's backbone.
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Hocking Valley
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
Lee Hall
CIO
George W. Savage
Ohio
Chubb” Gallagher
Jackson
J. A. Gaskins
Powhatan
Sugar Creek
Athens County
John Wyckoff
Athens
Wellston
United Mine Workers
Wyckoff
The
Knights of Labor
Progressive Union
United Mine Workers Journal
Gallia Furnace
Andy Roy
John Horn
Griffith Evans
D. W. Wallace
Isaac Jones
Adam McClain
George Seasell
Dist
Ohio Union
William Feth Funeral Held in Lima
William Feth age 69 former Athens resident died last Wednesday at his Lima home. He moved to Lima 35 years ago and worked at the old tannery in Mill Street. Survived by wife Della Bodwell of Meigs County two sons and three daughters. Nephew David Feth and his mother Mrs Jacob Feth attended the Lima service held Friday.
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William Feth
Athens
Lima
David Feth
Jacob Feth
Mill St
Della Bodwell
Meigs County
Two Ways to Fight Constipation with All-Bran Cereal
Kellogg's All-Bran offers relief by supplying bulk lacking in modern diets. Eat the toasted cereal daily with milk or water, or bake into muffins, then drink plenty of water to keep regular. Made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by every grocer.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Students of AHS To See Revue Preview
Ohio University Revue acts will be previewed for Athens High School students in the high school auditorium on Thursday from 3 to 5 pm. The 16 piece Revue Orchestra will perform, with tickets for Friday and Saturday shows on sale Friday morning. Memorial Auditorium seats 3,000, general admission, curtain at 8 pm each night.
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O. U
Ohio University
Athens
Memorial Auditorium
Athens County Bar Won't Seek Large Receipt Share
Athens County Bar Association will not demand a large share of receipts for the law library next year. Council learned that state legislation allows fines from county and mayor's courts to support the law library, a move feared to reduce city revenues. A committee led by Mayor Cornell will meet the attorneys in January to discuss the matter.
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Athens County
Athens County Bar .Association
Athens City
E. E. Jacobs
Law Library
Ohio
Cliff Cornell
Cornell
Bart Davidson
Phillips Addition
East
Athens
Dwight Gaskill
Christman St
Council
Mrs. Fidelia Spencer Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Fidelia D. Spencer 76 of West Shade near Chester Meigs County died after a long illness. The body rests at Spencer Funeral Home Belpre. services at Mt Hermon A B Church near Chester Thursday at two with Rev Norris and Rev Sharp. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by husband Cassius four sons Charles Dale Guy Dwight. four daughters Murl Hilditch Verna Bauman Bessie Barr Evelyn Brickles. a brother Cyril Rice and a sister Sophrona Barstow. 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Belpre
Fidelia D. Spencer
West Shade
Chester
Meigs County
Spencer Funeral Home
Mt. Hermon A. B
Norris
Sharp
Kelley Mill Street Grocery Change Hands in Athens
Kelley Lloyd, son of J. L. and Mrs. Kelley of 32 Elliott St., Athens, has purchased the grocery at 100 Mill St. and will manage it starting Monday. He previously worked with Walker's Grocery and Stack's Market and once ran a Shade store and filling station with his brother R. E. Kelley. Born in Athens and a graduate of Athens High School, he and his wife plan to reside in the store building's residence section.
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Lloyd Kelley
J. L. C. Kelley
Elliott St
Athens
Mill St
Kelley
Walker’s Grocery
Stack's Market
Shade
R. E. Kelley
Mr. Kelley
Athens High School
Medical ad admissions and discharge at local hospital
Miss Rowena Duncan of Trimble Route One had an emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital this afternoon. Mrs. James Love of Millfield and Mrs. Emma Morton of Dexter were admitted for medical treatment Monday afternoon. Mrs. Dwight Herron and her son, of 14 aeewaes Ave, will be released from the hospital this evening.
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Rowena Duncan
Trimble
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Love
Millfield
Emma Morton
Dexter
Dwight Herron and Son
Aeewaes Ave
Two Million Fly In Commercial Planes
L A McDonald Columbus district manager of Transcontinental & Western Air said that in ten years since 1928 passenger flying grew from 47 000 to two million annually. Airlines carry over 500 million passenger miles per fatality first riders use air travel daily. Fares fell from 12 to five cents per mile and traffic out of Columbus doubled.
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Athens
Bmmusa
McWvun
Aireany
Air Lines
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
United States
McDonald
Chicago
Columbus
Driverless Car To Appear In Athens Safety Parade
A driverless "Magic Car" will travel Athens downtown at 3 30 p m with Captain John J Lynch riding a behind in another vehicle The exhibit demonstrates telegraph controlled driving using a wire link and robot device and includes safety talks for schools and service groups sponsored by local firms.
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Athens
John J
Wild Jim) Lynch
Gevil
Fred R. Beasley
Lynch
Captain Lynch
Duke of Gloucester
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Miami
Tampa
Omaha
Des Moines
Pittsfield
Springfield
Mass
Los Angeles
Denver
Class Will Meet at Greens Run Thursday
A WPA adult education class in home making and health education will be held at the Greens Run parish house Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Anyone not currently enrolled in a public school is eligible to attend.
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Greens Run Parish
Brothers Escape Jail From Vinton County Jail
Two brothers James Law 18 and Fred Law 20 escaped Monday night from Vinton County Jail. Each is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. report received by state highway patrolmen this morning.
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James Law
Fred Law
Vinton County
Evergreen free for Athens merchants decorating City Hall grounds
Mayor Cliff Cornell announced today that evergreen in front of City Hall is available at no cost for merchants who have yet to complete holiday decorations. The condition is simple keep the pine pile neat and do not litter the streets.
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Athens
Cliff Cornell
Weather delays Athens air show by six Seversky planes
Snow and poor weather between Selfridge Field Michigan and Southeastern Ohio caused Athens to miss an anticipated morning aerial display by six Seversky P-35 pursuit ships from Sel frid ge Field. The pilots planned a lunch at the Sigma Pi house before a routine navigation flight. An Army examining board will visit Ohio University Wednesday and Thursday for cadet corps physicals at Carnegie Hall, with 35 or more applicants expected.
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Selfridge Field
Mich
Ohio
Athens
Army
J. F. Taylor
Flying Cadet Corps
Carnegie Hall
Ohio University
L. L. Koontz
C. A. Tinsman
N. R. Dick
Mrs. Gertrude Chapman Dies. Funeral Held in Milton
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Chapman were conducted at Pleasant Valley Church in Milton West Virginia. She died at her Pratts Fork home Sunday. Survived by husband Charles A. Chapman four sons Russell Albany Lyle Dexter Ray Athens Roy at home one daughter Ruby at home four sisters Jennie Mayes Barboursville and two brothers Shelby Flynn and Clarence Flynn of Milton.
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Pleasant Valley Church
Milton
W. Va
Gertrude Chapman
Pratts Fork
Charles A. Chapman
Russell
Albany
Lyle
Dexter
Ray
Athens
Roy
Ruby
Jennie Mayes
Barboursville
Shelby Flynn
Clarence Flynn
OU Professor Presents 1939 Ohio U Football Films
Professor Neil D. Thomas of Ohio University showed motion pictures of the 1939 football season at an Athens Kiwanis Club gathering held at Hotel Berry last night.
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Neil D. Thomas
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Local Man Fined For Intoxication By City Mayor
Raymond Reed of Antiquity was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell for intoxication. Reed was arrested Saturday evening by Special Officers Carl Wilson and Charles Dalton.
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Raymond Reed
Antiquity
Cliff Cornell
Reed
Carl Wilson
Charles Dalton
Lone Crusader Pedals to Washington With Wild Prosperity Plan
O A Petree of Palo Alto rides 9,500 miles to meet President Roosevelt, predicting his name on monuments and his bicycle in a museum. He screens his mission as a one man lobby for universal prosperity with pamphlets and a stance that money should be a National Public Utility and shared with non workers.
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O. A. Petree
A. B
Palo Alto
California
Lone Crusader
America
Washington, D. C
Congress of the
United States
Athens
Washington
Roosevelt
Tte
Mr. Petree
Congress of
Uncle Sam
Athens Recreation Opens at West Side
Community meeting at West Side School outlines city and school board cooperation for a new recreation program. Led by O C Bird and Lewis Sabo, plans include Monday and Thursday nights 6:30 to 9:30 with basketball volleyball and paddle tennis.
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Athens Recreation
Athens City
West Side School
City Board of Recreation
Board of Education
O. C. Bird
Lewis Sabo
City Recreation
Meluuuwvei
Sabo
Central Gymnasium
West Side
Ohio recruits provide 924 of 14 460 new Navy enlistees
Navy figures show 924 of 14 460 recruits for the 1939 fiscal year enlisted in Ohio at Cincinnati and Cleveland stations. Of 5414 applicants at Cincinnati 545 enlisted, 259 rejected for defects or other causes. Limited December Cincinnati quota set at 52. Seaman second class Lester L Huston returned to Norfolk base after leave with his mother.
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Navy Department
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Navy
Athens
W. H. Byers
Byers
Lester L. Huston
U. S. Navy
Naval Operating Base
Norfolk
Bertha Dunfree
W.washington St
Surplus Commodities Schedule Announced
Surplus commodities will be distributed this week end at five points in Athens County. The relief office announced schedules for Athens City and Township Friday 9 a.m. to noon Trimble Township Saturday 9 a.m. to noon York Township Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Nelsonville Saturday 9 a.m. to noon and Buchtel Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.
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Athens County
Athens City
Trimble Township
York Township
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Snow falls in Athens with chilly Tuesday temperatures
The first real snow of the season began Monday night in Athens and continued into Tuesday morning. Noon Tuesday recorded 34 degrees with a high of 36 and a low of 31, as Turkey was later introduced to Europe in 1524 and the peacock featured as a Yuletide dish.
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Athens
Turkey
Europe
Institutes Part of the Past? Rural Meeting Questions
A public discussion in the Civil Service Room at the Athens Post Office Building on Thursday December 7 at 8 pm will ask if Farmers Institutes are still needed. Superintendent of schools and institute officers will discuss topics including church use, home and farm exhibits, school exhibits, and music in programs.
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Civil Service Room
Athens Post Office
Ludie Wright
Canaanville
B. E. Armstrong
Hermon
Joe Burdett
Albany
R. A. Smith
Amesville
Wayne Wingett
Shade
Bert Stout
Coolville
E. E. Hawk
New Marshfield
Fouts Appointed Relief Pre Auditor for Athens County
C. H. Fouts of Lima began work as state pre-auditor of funds for the Athens County relief office replacing Arthur Davis. He also supervises Coshocton Muskingum and Hocking counties and must examine and approve bills before payment.
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C. H. Fouts
Lima
Athens County
Arthur Davis
Athens
Mr. Fouts
Coshocton
Muskingum
Hocking
Relief Office
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AHS
Evergreen
Taylor
Flying Corps
Mrs. Chapman
Fishbaugh
West Union
N. Court St
Fouts
Nature
Dean
Gallaher
S. Court St
Gladstones
Wheaton's
Athens, O
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