Ohio distributes 6000 highway funds to all 88 counties
Checks for 6000 each totaling 528000 in automobile license tag funds are mailed to treasurers in all 88 Ohio counties. The 5 percent equalization fund is divided equally and available for highway construction and maintenance as announced by Hal G. Sours and Cylon W. Wallace. Emperor penguins nest on bare ice in extreme Antarctic winter darkness.
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Ohio
Hal G. Sours
Ohio Department of Ways
Cylon W. Wallace
Souis
Egg auction plan eyed for Athens area growth
County representatives led by Cray review egg marketing surveys and set tentative quotas for 10 counties including Athens Morgan Jackson and Hocking. The plan envisions 600 cases weekly with two auctions a week and a $5 entry fee plus graded egg sale under government standards.
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Cray
Birds County
Largess
Athens
Morgan
Jackson
Hocking
Perry
Airfield
Gallia
Southeastern Ohio
JC's To Meet In New Rooms At 74% E State St
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce meets tonight at 7:30 in its new rooms above Harvey Grocery Store at 74% E State St. President James Scriven urges members to attend to see renovations by committee members E Paul Cotton Wilbur Imes Harry Begg and Lawrence Hayes. Plans include involvement in a community sing Christmas party activities and the home lighting contest.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
E. State St
Harvey
James Scriven
Scriven
Sclub
E. Paul Cotton
Wilbur Imes
Harry Begg
Lawrence Hayes
Scrivens
Jaycees
Carpenter recounts a half century of business in Athens
W A Carpenter of Carpenter Hardware Co spoke at the Athens Rotary Club on Monday. The senior member and charter member traced his career from a Morgan County log house near Glouster to a sawmill and country store before entering the hardware trade in 1892. He compared past and present business methods and outlined changes in economic conditions across his career.
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Ould
Ceir
Tas
Athens County
Cay
W. W. Starbuck
Wooster
Trent
Ralph
Nager
Gradim
Starbuck
Wyers
Burgh An Whem
Pittskets
Sond
Athens
Athens Rotary Club
W. A. Carpenter
Carpenter Hardware Co
Athens Club
Morgan County
Glouster
Carpenter
James Will Attend Chicago Meetings
Ohio University president Dr Herman G James will attend three Chicago meetings during the Christmas holidays. He will preside at a Pi Sigma Alpha gathering on Dec 28 and join sessions of the American Political Science Association from Dec 27 to 30. The Executive Committee of the National Association of State Universities, where he is secretary treasurer, meets Dec 29 at the Morrison Hotel to discuss accreditation and armory funding for ROTC schools.
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Herman G. James
Ohio University
Chicago
National Association of State Universities
James
Morrison Hotel
Pi Sigma Alpha
National Political Science Honorary Society
American Political Science Association
Civil Service Tests Start Here Today At Hotel Berry
A four day Civil Service examination series began at Hotel Berry with four applicants under Roscoe W. Franks, a Columbus Civil Service examiner. Examinations run through Saturday for about 150 on final day, covering administrative, field service, and case work positions across public assistance and related departments.
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Hotel Berry
Roscoe W. Franks
Columbus
Civil Service
Fawn
Awad Alchainanea
Tha
State Welfare Department
County Service
Division of Public Assistance
City Recreation Centers Busy Over Holidays Schedule
Athens Ohio recreation centers announce holiday activity timetables directed by Lewis Sabo. East Side and West Side centers list evening afternoon and morning sessions for Dec 19 through Jan 4 with age groups and times, coordinated with the Athens City School Board and Supt. Harper Pendry.
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West Side
Lewis Sabo
East Side
ManAaw Man C1
Deidan
Song
West Side School
Sabo
Athens City School Board
Harper C. Pendry
City Board of Recreation
Thieves Rob Public Health Nurse and Salesman in Athens
Police report thefts last night in Athens. Miss Dorothy Bache the health nurse had $40 of professional equipment and $25 of personal items stolen from her car and garage. Harry Jugsmith of Pittsburgh reported stolen samples from his car in the alley near the old county jail. He planned to mail a theft report after leaving for Parkersburg.
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Athens
Dorothy Bache
Harry Jugsmith
Pittsburgh
Miss Bache
W. Union St
Jugsmith
W. Washington St
Old County
Parkersburg
East Side Christmas Assembly Delights Fourth to Sixth Graders
East Side School students produced a holiday program with fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. The fifth grade performed The Nativity, featuring Claude Westfall and many others. a Silent Night pantomime by fourth graders. a white robed choir of sixth graders. and ensembles including a marimba solo by Ann Rowles. Christmas parties followed.
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East Side
Claude Westfall
Tommy Oldfield
Joe Truipo
Bill Mullin
Irma Connett
Gene la Baw
Hazel Pierce
Marjorie Davis
Norma Jean Kyle
Marilyn Poling
Mary Jane Beasley
Lynn Samford
Emma Lee McCune
Bill Conroy
Carlos Bean
Ann Hammerle
Paul Vercoe
Benny Roberts
Dickie Mathews
Merrill Thomas
Keith Henry
David Algeo
Jane Hamilton
Joan Vance
Eleanor Bradfield
Nancy Packard
Barbara Ann Whittington
Jane Dew
Mary Jean Wilson
April Kinsel
Lina Hess
David Potter
Patty Jordan
Betty Reeder
Don Ferguson
Esther Farley
Ann Rowles
Hark
Herald Angels
Bethlehem
Florine Conner
Barbara Algeo
Marie Farley
Jo Ann Paterna
Donald Ferguson
Danny Morrison
We Three Kings
Christmas Observed at Athens Junior High Assembly
The Athens Junior High held its annual Christmas assembly with James Farley presiding. Students performed carols by the Girls and Boys choirs, readings, and a Dickens adaptation, ending with audience singing. Separately, the Dutch tanker Pendrecht reported torpedo damage from a submarine west of Scotland.
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Athens
James Farley
Jeanette Isabella
Jesus
Wallace la Baw
Jack Stewart
Beverly Davis
New York
Scotland
Lodge at Guysville To Install Officers
Savannah Lodge No. 466 F and A M Guysville will install its new officers at a Thursday 7 30 p m stated communication Joseph Ashcraft to be installing officer Merwin Mansfield as marshal Paul Mansfield master says refreshments follow the ceremony Visiting members welcomed and urged to attend
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Savannah Lodge No. 466
A. M
Guysville
Joseph Ashcraft
Merwin Mansfield
Paul Mansfield
Road appointment announced for George Robinson
Athens County engineer-elect Harry Dust announced that George Robinson of Sugar Creek will become county road superintendent. Robinson has two years with the State Highway Department and several years as a superintendent for a West Virginia road contractor.
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Harry Dust
Athens County
George Robinson
Sugar Creek
Robinson
State
West Virginia
Dusz
Cornell Fines Two on Intoxication Charges
William Dailey of Athens was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell on an intoxication charge and fined $50 plus costs after arrest on Highland Avenue. Eber Carpenter, arrested on Court Street, was fined $5 and costs for intoxication.
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William Dailey
Athens
Highland Ave
Cliff Cornell
Eber Carpenter
Court St
Cornell
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