Coal Foundation selects Mettler secretary for Ohio board
Harry Mettler a Nelsonville attorney was chosen executive secretary of the Ohio Coal Foundation to serve until next March at a Glouster directors meeting. The move aims to handle the growing program of promoting Ohio coal and dues collection with local solicitors in Athens Perry Hocking and Muskingum counties. The directors also voted to amend the constitution to add five more directors for wider board representation.
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Harry Mettler
Nelsonville
Ohio Coal Foundation
Glouster
Ohio
Messenger
Zanesville
Mettler
Athens
Perry
Hocking
Muski
Ore
Agen
Honor Students Chain for Central and Junior High
The second six weeks honor roll lists 105 students from Central Grade and Junior High, up 24 from six weeks prior. Sally Algeo through Patty Partlow lead second through fifth grades, with Thelma Kley to Jo Ann Tabler in higher grades. seventh and eighth grades add 26 and 19 honorees respectively, led by Frank Allen and Sally Rowland in their cohorts.
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Sherman E. Gilmore
Ale Nanan
Piscourent
Sally Algeo
Joyce Carmichael
Genevieve Ferrell
Barbara Gibbons
Jo Ellen Goddard
Donna Higgins
Jennie Knox
Alice Newcomb
Patty Partlow
Thelma Kley
Zoe Baird
Patsy Rohrer
Elsie Driscoll
Jean Gorby
Bonnie Herron
Maxine Moore
Rosemary Palmer
Paul Theisen
Peter Young
Bobby Beckley
Jana
Gretchen Barstow
Are Biddison
Don Bingham
Barbara Blume
Joan Campbell
John Caskey
Margaret Chapman
Cleora Coppers
Marilyn Covert
Paul Farley
Francis Frebault
Ursula Green
James Haning
Wallace la Baw
Delmar Lee
Mary Jane Martin
Mary Nash
John Nickoson
John Pence
Sue Rowland
June Schuler
Kate Seaman
Dick Shoemaker
Danny Smith
Jimmy Stemple
Robert Ullmark
Frank Allen
Donna Marie Ayers
Louis Burgett
Patricia Connor
James Cumley
Jean Dow
Jeanne Emerick
Jim Farley
Grant Feron
Dixie Genter
Geraldine Ibbons
Billy Hammerle
Mary Ellen King
Betty Lou Mead
Frances Noble
Ann Peden
Jack Stokes
Bill Trautwein
Jauvanta Young
Ninth Grade List of Students Named for Roll Call
A long list of ninth grade students includes Helen Bailey Gerald Barringer Martha Caskey Ann Dilley Lois Dixon William Greenless Rachel Hoffman Anna MaeKeever Robert King Betty Love Kyle McAfee Betty Mc Crum Julian McQuiston Dick Mackinnon Lorraine Millican Jo Ann aarety Dick Paynter Mary Parestides Luella Powell Wanda Quest John Reed Elizabeth Riley Jenny Sue Rousey Lois Shields Veda Shoemaker Claudine Steppe and Edward Wilsey.
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Helen Bailey
Gerald Barringer
Martha Caskey
Ann Dilley
Lois Dixon
William Greenless
Rachel Hoffman
Anna MaeKeever
Robert King
Betty Love
Kyle McAfee
Betty McCrum
Julian McQuiston
Dick Mackinnon
Lorraine Millican
Jo Ann Aarety
Dick Paynter
Mary Parestides
Luella Powell
Wanda Quest
John Reed
Elizabeth Riley
Jenny Sue Rousey
Lois Shields
Veda Shoemaker
Claudine Steppe
Edward Wilsey
Cecil Douglas Bags Two Large Black Snakes on Rabbit Hunt
Near his Shade farm home Cecil Douglas found two long black snakes during a Thursday rabbit hunt. The snakes measured 45 and 51 inches and were coiled when discovered. He carried them home displayed them to family and neighbors and then killed them.
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Cecil Douglas
Shade Farm
Mr. Douglas
To Confer Degrees by Athens Royal Arch Masons Tonight
Athens chapter No. 39 Royal Arch Masons holds a special convocation to confer the Master and Past Master degrees. Frank L. Bellows and Dr. H. T. Phillips will preside over the exemplification of the degrees.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Frank L. Bellows
H. T. Phillips
Temperatures Rise and Fall in Athens
Thursday high reached 64 degrees the warmest in weeks while the night low was 27. By noon Friday the temperature climbed to 42 degrees as conditions shifted.
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Athens
Boy Scouts Seek Porch Donations for Christmas Aid
Athens residents are urged to place toys clothing and shoes on their front porches Saturday morning for collection by Boy Scout Troops 50 54 and 56 under Clinton Knowlton. The items go to WPA to be refurbished and distributed to needy families with a 10 a m start.
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Athens
WPA Pe
Clinton Knowlton
Just a Breeze for Joe A Flunk for Our Bill
Joe passes medical and vision tests for aviation cadet selection, including eye strength, color vision, depth perception, and health checks. After oral ethics review, he proceeds to further training at Randolph Field and Kelly Field toward becoming a Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve.
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Joe
Army
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Texas
Kelly Field
Air Corps Reserve
Carnegie Hall
Ohio University
Columbus
Koontz
Athens
Forest Ranger Speaks At Meeting of Grange
Forestry work in Southeastern Ohio was the topic of an illustrated talk by Forest Ranger Rolland Schaar at the Athens Grange gathering. Forty-five members attended and plans were made for a Christmas party and dance on Thursday, December 21. Revival meetings continue at the Glouster Mission with Friday services at seven and an all day Sunday gathering on December 10.
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Ohio
Rolland Schaar
Athens Grange
Glouster
Cadet Joe Faces Tight Landing Field In Navy Test
The report notes the Columbus and Ohio State examinations for a ship of its size, with tests running from Nov. 6 to Dec. 21 before returning to Selfridge Field. Assistants Tech Sergeant T. J. Sargent and Staff Sergeant L. C. Edwardes aid the Athens mission as cadet Joe eyes a hopeful future despite concerns about weight and training quality.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Selfridge Field
Mich
Athens
T. J. Sargent
L. C. Edwardes
Joe
Flying Cadet Corps
Auto crash suit seeks $50,000 in Canton case
Eleanor McCracken Genther of Canton sues Virginia Minsker of Charleston for 50,000 stating a Dec 8 1938 crash on U S Route 50 near the Athens Washington line caused severe injuries. The state vehicle carried two workers and a crippled child from Wheeling to Huntington. Genther alleges excessive speed led to a collision with a truck driven by Burl Baker.
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Common Pleas Court
Eleanor McCracken Genther
Canton
Virginia Minsker
Charleston
W. Va
Athens
Washington County
West Virginia State Department
Frank Ott
Wheeling
Huntington
Burl Baker
Middlebourne
Dorsel Morris Dies From Heart Ailment
Dorsel Morris 53 died Thursday at his Burlingham home from a heart ailment. An auto mechanic who lived in Athens until four years ago, he leaves wife Fern and brothers Ray of Chester and Arthur of Urbana. His only child Alice died in 1935. sister-in-law Mrs. F E Goldsberry of Athens. Funeral at Burlingham home Saturday at two, Rev. Earl Cowen officiating. burial in Burlingham Cemetery. Friends may visit anytime.
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Dorsel Morris
Burlingham
Athens
Morris
Fern
Ray
Chester
Arthur
Urbana
Alice
F. E. Goldsberry
Earl Cowen
Band Member Dies After Illness From Altoona Orchestra
Fred A. Patterson aged 26 of Altoona Pa an original member of Sammy Kay's orchestra died Wednesday night at a South Mountain Pa hospital after an extended illness that forced him to leave the band two years ago.
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Fred A. Patterson
Altoona
Sammy Kay
South Mountain
Glouster Man Injured In Wreck On Route 50
David Pickard, 55, of 26 Madison Street Glouster, hospitalized after an automobile crash on U S Route 50 at Prattsville. He sustained concussions, two scalp lacerations, and a sprained left wrist. State patrol says he attempted to turn from Route 278 into Route 50 and lost control.
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David Pickard
Madison St
Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Prattsville
Pickard
State Highway Department
Vinton County
State Patrol
Great Value Plymouth Dodge De Soto Chrysler Cars
The 1940 Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto and Chrysler cars are praised for smart styling, size, luxurious tailoring and appointments, riding quality and performance. Dealers and builders confirm it and countrywide talk reflects the value.
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Plymouth
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
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Royal Portable Typewriter Dealer
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