Shop Now and Mail Early Athens Postal Officials Urge
Athens post office urges Christmas mail by week or ten days before to ensure prompt delivery amid holiday volume. Officials advise secure packing for hats, shoes, drawings, maps, and edged tools, use three-cent stamps for cards, two-cent locals, and full addresses. No parcel over 100 inches length and girth or 70 pounds. use first class, air mail, or special delivery when speed is needed.
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Athens
Post Office
Legion To Post School Sings For Protection of Children
Athens County children will be safeguarded by a safety campaign of the K T Crossen Post of the American Legion aided by the Ladies Auxiliary. Signs near schools and on Richland Ave will warn motorists. Welfare and service work include clothing, food for 14 families, 12 suits of underwear, medical aid for disabled veterans, and care for Christmas baskets. Plans include a war memorial in the new city park and a dues drive for 1940, with details for payment to Post Adjutant James P. Cumley.
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Athens County
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
The
Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
Legion Monthly
Athens
Richland Ave
C. J. Ailstock
Allstock
Burnett and Smith
Herb Sutton
Francis Lavelle
Dayton Veterans’ Hospital
Legionnaires
Veterans’ Hospital
Chillicothe
John DeMolet
John Dowler
John McElroy
Don Strawn
Earl McConkey
Mike Krivitsky
Christmas Treat for West Side Pupils Planned
West Side PTA met at 172 Second St Tuesday evening to discuss a Christmas treat for local pupils. Mrs. Evan Edwards, Mrs. Alton Wolfe, and Mrs. Kern were named to plan the treat, while Mr. Floyd Wolfe and Mr. Alton Wolfe organize a January 30 play dramatization with help from the city recreational program.
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West Side Pta
PTA
Alton Wolfe
Second St
Jack Kern
Evan Edwards
Wolfe
Rheumatism Prevalence Among Adults Over Forty in England
Estimates indicate that about one in five people aged over 40 in England suffer from rheumatism. The statistic highlights the commonality of rheumatic conditions among middle aged and older adults.
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England
Athens approves 1940 tax rate matching 1939 level
Athens City Board of Education adopted a tax rate for 1940 identical to 1939, set at 9.30 mills, lower than the Southeastern Ohio city average. The Budget Commission proposed the rate. The board also authorized gym equipment purchases, adult education use of the Senior High building, and use of West Side School for a City Recreation project.
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Athens City
East Side
West Side
City Recreation Board
Garden Club Donates Bulbs for West Side
Athens Garden Club donated a large number of tulip and hyacinth bulbs to West Side School. Mr. Dahl the school janitor arranged the bulbs along the terrace front of the building.
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West Side
Athens Garden Club
Dahl
Dance Democracy theme planned by Athens Jay Dees
The Athens Junior Chamber plans a Community Chest Dance at Hotel Berry on Wednesday night December 13 open to the public with Rex Koons and his orchestra. WPA Foremen Institute opens with talks on democracy in industry by Dr. F L Shoemaker and Clarke L Foster.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
Jay Dees
Rex Koons
H. C. Dorman
Fred Sanders
Dwight Rutherford
WPA
Athens First
F. L. Shoemaker
Ohio University
Foster
Bus Drivers Praised for Record in Athens County
Athens County Bus Drivers Association met at The Plains School with 35 present. F. J. Taylor praised the group ranking high in equipment and safety. Officers and reports noted, with 85 members statewide in the county and plans for January meeting at Earl Johnson's home.
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Athens County
Walter Dickens
New Marshfield
State Bus Drivers Association
Columbus
Ohio
Earl Johnson
Trimble
Ray Poston
Amesville
G. E. Moore
W. L. Heston
Albany Grange to Confer Third and Fourth Degrees
Albany Grange meeting on Saturday December 9 awards the third and fourth degrees to a candidate class. Refreshments follow the ceremony. The note adds Maine is the only state in the Union that does not border more than one state.
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Albany Grange
Albany
Maine
Union
Buick
Local Hospital Admissions And Discharges Report
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Page Gordon and Mrs. Evalina Brill underwent major surgeries this morning. Several others including Mrs. Hazel Bundy and daughter and Mrs. Thelma White were released today. Don Weglage of Dayton National Guardsman was released last night. E. K. Myers and Archie Mansfield were treated for burns from Millfield Mine No. 6 Wednesday morning.
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Page Gordon
Franklin Ave
Evalina Brill
Stewart
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hazel Bundy
Richland Ave
Thelma White
Athens
Frank Biddle
Don Weglage
Dayton National Guardsman
E. K. Myers
Guysville
Archie Mansfield
Canaanville
Millfield Mine No. 6
Infantile Paralysis Talk on NBC Radio Tonight
A radio discussion on infantile paralysis airs on NBC red network at 6 30 pm featuring Basil O’Connor president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Keith Morgan national chairman of the celebration of the President’s birthday Helen Hayes actress and Lowell Thomas news commentator.
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Red
NBC
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Keith Morgan
Helen Hayes
Lowell Thomas
Mrs Foster Funeral Set For Saturday at Alexander Church
Funeral services for Mary L. Foster will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock at the Alexander Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville. Interment follows in the adjoining cemetery. The obituary notes one grandson William Warren Foster of Albany was unintentionally omitted.
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Mary L. Foster
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
William Warren Foster
Albany
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad Warning
Page five advertisement promoting Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to improve kidney and bladder function. Claims include waste removal and longer life, urging readers to buy a 35 cent box from druggists, warning against substitutes and noting symptoms like back ache and puffiness. Recognizes Haarlem in Holland and emphasizes the Gold Medal brand.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Mildecks
North Court St
West Siders
Josten's Court ST
Garden Club
Athens Messenger
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Institute
E. E. Templeton
Dwight W. Roudebuch
Richard Evans
C. C. Cornell
Neil Crawford
Floyd Cooper
Lewis A. Shirley
Helen Davies
Virginia Reibel
Genevieve Thomas
UCONN
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Ler
Flint
Mich
Super
Athens Co
Buick Co
Athens, Ohio
Maynard's
Main Street
Malta
Mrs. Foster
Greyhound
Cincinnati
ST. Louis
Washington, D.C
Vincennes
Clarksburg
New York
Union Bus Station
W. Union St
Greyac
Ronson
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