Athens Man Pays First Real Estate Levy in Full
Athens County starts real estate tax collection for 1937 the earliest since 1925 with F M Brake first in line. Payments and tax suits have already raised 14000 dollars as work continues to Jan 20 to waive penalties on delinquent taxes. State examiner John Whitney commends the treasurer and auditor for careful tax settlements and the delinquent tax collection plan. The Progressive Class at Richland Ave M P Church meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with leaders named and officers to be elected.
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Athens County
G. D. Gorham
F. M. Brake
Athens
Gorham
John Whitney
State Examiner
Whitney
Gordon Gray
Foster B. Cornwell
Richland Ave. M. P
C. A. Hooper
Pearl Langston
Virgil Maxwell
John Ashton
Glenn Atkinson
Emerson Wise Welcome Baby Jackie Vernon at 4 Lb
Mr and Mrs Emerson Wise of 73 Franklin Ave announce the birth of a four pound son named Jackie Vernon born December 6.
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Emerson Wise
Franklin Ave
Jackie Vernon
Rebekah Lodge to Hold Meeting and Benefit Bingo
Rebekah Lodge will meet Thursday at 7 p m in the IOOF Hall. At eight o clock Rebekah Lodge members and Odd Fellows will sponsor a benefit bingo open to the public.
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Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Odd Fellows
State Leaders To Speak At Athens Veterans Dinner
Four state leaders of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War will attend the Con rath Bean Chapter dinner in Athens. Officers for 1937 will be installed, with speeches by W. K. Adams, Albert L. Daniels, Frank Mannarino, and Bernard Southard. The local chapter, in the Armory, has 60 members.
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Athens
Conrath Bean
W. K. Adams
Portsmouth
Albert L. Daniels
Cincinnati
Frank Mannarino
Chillicothe
Southeast Zone
Bernard Southard
Veterans Bureau
Armory
67 Win Honors In Classes at Athens School
The close of the second six weeks at Athens High School distributes 67 red cards for honor work. Eight students earned straight A’s, four from Senior Class and four from Junior Class, with no straight A students in the Sophomore Class.
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Athens
Athens High School
Stephen Fuller
Jane Foster
Clark Biedel
Aldine Duncan
Dwight Riley
Virginia Beasley
Jean Houf
Marjorie Harvey
Jack Fulton
Bob Hutchins
John Lockard
Alaire Beckett
Lillian Cumley
Helen Pennell
Dolly Schuler
Mary Louise Wyatt
Don Grones
John Hammerle
Warren McClure
Harold Moore
Peyton Reed
Edward Sheridan
Lois Fri
Emma Frost
Lucy Galloway
Dorothy Hartman
Phyllis Logan
Helen Baker
June Clark
Doris Finsterwald
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Dolores Scott
Betty Cash
Delpha Douglas
Lucille McDaniel
John Bailey
Harry Hess
Frederick Kittle
Bradley Peck
June Baird
Jean Finsterwald
Ruth Hartley
Martha Jones
Marjorie Malone
Virginia Porter
Ruth Rose
Ira Shafer
Kathryn Sherrard
Mildred Yeager
Alice Carpenter
Betty Cakenougher
Dorothy Edleman
Jean Forsyth
Donna Gaitten
Helen Stratton
Mary Ellen Burson
Mary Duncan
Grace Ellen Foster
Mary Ellen Gibson
Juanita McGrath
Jennie Pratt
Virginia Segale
Bonnie Jean Smith
Elizabeth Wood
Dana Gladding
George Maxwell
James Person
Springlike Weather Graces Athens After Mild Midweek
Athens enjoys springlike conditions as a cold wave eases. Yesterday’s high reached the forties while a 37 degree low kept temperatures above freezing for the first time in a week. Light rain fell this morning and the thermometer topped the high forties.
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Athens
Mercury
Local Hospital News From Sheltering Arms
Mrs Roy Pierce of May Ave was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for medical treatment. Mrs Earl Frantz of New Plymouth was dismissed. Louis and Larry Hamilton of Route 5 Athens shown improved from pneumonia. Doris Jean Carter of New Plymouth, age five, discharged after appendix rupture operation.
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Roy Pierce
May Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Earl Frantz
New Plymouth
Louis and
Larry Hamilton
Athens
Doris Jean Carter
Dancing Declared Not Immoral by Santa Cruz Board
The Santa Cruz board of education voted despite protests from the Ministerial Union, deciding that ballroom dancing is not immoral and may be indulged in by students.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
U.P
Board of Education
California Safety Council Seeks State's Safest City
San Francisco report says the California Safety Council will award a plaque to the city with the fewest automobile deaths in 1936, signaling efforts to identify the state’s safest municipality.
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SAN Francisco
U.P
Calfornia
Safety Council
City enforces ex convict registration in San Jose
San Jose authorities rigidly apply an ordinance requiring all former convicts to register with police immediately on arrival. Failure to register carries up to six months in jail and a $500 fine, underscoring strict compliance by residents and visitors with criminal records.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Old Mo Hawk the Unusual Indian Medicine Ad
Ad copy notes Old Mo hawk medicine sold at Gallagher's Drug Stores with mail order 15 cents extra.
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Gallaher's
Ady
Coal Truck Collides on Route 50 Near Coalville
A six ton coal truck breaks its front axle on Route 50 at the Route 7 junction near Coalville causing a crash with W J Waldie’s car. No injuries are reported to drivers Harry Gilbert and Waldie. The truck spilled coal and turned over, fenders damaged. Prince of Parkersburg offered to cover Waldie’s vehicle damages.
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Coalville
Harry Gilbert
Parkersburg
Harry Prince
Route 7
Waldie
Gilbert
Joyce
State Highway Patrol
Prince
Jukes Directs Christmas Fun In Athens District
Salvation Army to stage a Christmas entertainment and treat for hundreds of underprivileged children in the Athens District. Vincent Jukes of Ohio University directs the program with Santa Claus distributing candy oranges and toys after the show. The event seeks an auditorium and asks for candy toys groceries and money from the public. Adjutant Ronald Irwin notes the Army’s broadened Christmas effort.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Vincent Jukes
Ohio University
Santa Claus
Army
Ronald Irwin
Allen Alone Approved as New County Deputy
The Athens County Democratic Executive Committee approved Paul Allen for deputy to County Engineer-elect B. F. Beckler Jr. Allen, a former WPA and FERA engineer now Nelsonville city service director, would earn 2200 dollars yearly. Other deputy candidates Evans and Willis were not acted on.
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Athens County
Democratic Executive Committee
Lincoln St
O. K
Paul Allen
WPA
FERA
Nelsonville
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Charles H. Evans
Jerseyville
Clarence Willis
Millfield
Charles Bayless
Ruth Burdette
John H. Preston
Allen
Jackson Driver Fined for Insufficient Brakes
Clarence Rapp of Jackson was arrested by the State Highway Patrol on a Wednesday charge of driving with insufficient brakes. He appeared before Magistrate L A Tewksbery in Albany and paid a five dollar fine plus costs after pleading guilty.
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Clarence Rapp
Jackson
State Highway Patrol
L. A. Tewksbery
Albany
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Relief
The ad urges readers to use Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush wastes from kidneys and reduce nocturnal urination. It promises health benefits and longevity, listing symptoms of weak kidneys and irritated bladder such as backache puffy eyes leg cramps and moist palms. The call to action directs to ask a druggist for the Haarlem product from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
Ady
Athens man leaves town after fine option
Elmer Williams, a Black resident, chose to leave Athens after Mayor Len B. McCune offered to serve his $50 fine and costs in jail or depart. He was arrested Tuesday by Police Chief E. S. Finsterwald and Captain Charles Maple for intoxication.
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Elmer Williams
Athens
Len B. McCune
E. S. Finsterwald
Charles Maple
Enjoy Holiday Dinner GLOUSTER
The annual Christmas dinner of the Daughters of Saint George was held Monday evening at Susy Morgan’s home. Twenty one members and two guests attended with gifts exchanged and contests with prizes won by Bessie Thompson Mary Johnston and Susy Morgan. The next meeting is January 4 with Mrs Frank Seiler.
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Glouster
Daughters of Saint George
Susy Morgan
Bessie Thompson
Mary Johnston
Frank Seiler
Ohio University Theater to perform Squaring the Circle in Ewing Hall
The Russian play Squaring the Circle will be staged by Ohio University Theater in Ewing Hall not Memorial Auditorium. Performances are scheduled Friday and Saturday nights at the university venue.
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Ohio University Theater
Ewing Hall
Memorial Auditorium
Announce Son Birth of Ellison Stanley LeMaster Jr
Mr and Mrs Billison LeMaster announce the birth of a seven pound son Ellison Stanley Jr born December 8. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Albert Wilkes Athens and Mr and Mrs Mitchell LeMaster Chauncey.
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Billison LeMaster
Mary Wilkes
Walker St
Dee
Ellison Stanley, Jr
Albert Wilkes
Athens
Mitchell LeMaster
Chauncey
Stops Suffering With MOAVA Suppositories Ad
An advertisement touts MOAVA suppositories as quick relief for hemorrhoid pain and distress. It promises a money back guarantee at Athens Pharmacy and other druggists if the product fails to help.
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Athens
Albany to Use New Poison to Fight Rats in Albury
H A Fais, sanitary inspector, announces a new poison will be used to combat a rat infestation in Albury New York. The approach follows scientific methods rather than folklore as a solution to the pest problem.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Albury
H. A. Fais
Man Carves Lincoln Statue From Walnut Rail Tie
Fred Myers, 25, used a pocket knife and glass to carve a statue of Abraham Lincoln from a walnut railroad tie. He spent ten months on the project.
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Ezra
U.P
Fred Myers
Abraham Lincoln
Meerschaum Mineral Dried Hardens on Air
Meerschaum, a mineral used in fine pipes, is mined in Asia. It is cheese like at extraction but becomes hard when exposed to air.
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Asia
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