New Halls Requested On Campus Budget Push
Ohio University seeks 1.6 million dollars for the next two years covering 450 thousand for a science building and a classroom building 100 thousand to restore Cutler Hall 50 thousand for a Tower Club in the stadium 50 thousand for a service building 25 thousand to remodel Ewing Hall auditorium and alter the Agricultural Building basement 20 thousand for remodeling Carnegie Hall plus 600 thousand in student fees. Bowling Green State University requests 1.14 million for biennium remodeling and construction and Wilberforce seeks 1.04 million including a new dormitory gym addition a swimming pool and five cottages.
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M. Ray Allison
Columbus
Cutler Hall
University Stadium
Ohio State University
Ewing Hall
Carnegie Hall
Bowling Green State University
Wilberforce
Constable Fined and Driver Jailed in Intoxication Case
Bern Township constable Andy North was fined 20 dollars plus costs by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland for intoxication after Saturday night arrest by Deputies Evans and Day in North Lancaster Street. Logan resident Phil Harris pleaded guilty to drunken driving, fined 50 dollars and costs, sentenced to five days in county jail, and had his driver’s license revoked for six months after arrest on Route 33 north of Nelsonville.
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Bern Township
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
North
Charles H. Evans
B. C. Day
Lancaster St
Phil Harris
Logan
State Patrol
Harris
Nelsonville
Christmas Party For Athens Youth At Court Street Market
Norman Dean announces a Christmas party at Ohio Food Market Court Street for 500 Athens boys and girls with a Santa Claus, a big tree and 500 bags of candy oranges tangerines nuts and other treats. Each sack includes a miniature loaf of bread. Tickets were distributed through grade schools for eligible children. Santa arrives at 9 a m and gifts are distributed in the hour after.
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Ohio
Court St
Norman Dean
Santa Claus
Dean
Santa
Athens Post Office Extends Hours For Christmas Rush
The Athens Post Office will stay open until 6 p m this Saturday before Christmas to handle heavy mail. Last Saturday and Monday 37 810 letters were processed and 40 000 stamps sold, with extra work for sorting and cancelling Christmas cards many with unclear addresses or signatures like Jim. Postmaster Francis Frebault urges tucking flaps and including full addresses to aid delivery.
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Athens
Francis Frebault
Jim
Red Cross Urges Fire Safety For Christmas Claus
The Athens County Red Cross urges Santa to fireproof his beard and follow safety tips to prevent December fires. It advises dipping whiskers in ammonia phosphate, keeping exits clear, using water to prevent dry trees, replacing worn insulation, training children to unplug toys, and placing stepladders for high items.
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Santa Claus
Athens County
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Rutherford
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Indiana Pastor Rev. Frank O Ballard Dies at 86
The Rev Frank O Ballard aged 86 died at his Hanover Indiana home Sunday evening. He will be buried Wednesday at 10 am in West Union Street Cemetery after funeral services in Hanover. He was born in Athens and educated at Ohio University and served the Presbyterian ministry until ten years ago. Survived by daughter Alice Smith of Indianapolis and three sons Roger Felix and William, plus sisters Effie Schmitz Pittsburg Allan Kessinger and Lucy Ballard of Lancaster.
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Indianapolis
Roger
Chicago
Felix
William
Effie Schmitz
Pittsburgh
Allan Kessinger
Lucy Ballard
Lancaster
Germany and Japan to use squeeze play against Russia
Major M. E. Olmstead of Ohio University ROTC told the Athens Rotary Club that Germany and Japan will employ a squeeze play to gain advantage over Russia next summer. He warned Europe is an armed camp with rapid war preparations and outlined nations ready to strike quickly. He cited Germany’s move to the eastern zone and Japan’s planned action in eastern Siberia, predicting Communist trouble within a year.
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ROTC
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Band leader William Merrick dies at 83
William Merrick, 83, once a prominent bandleader for circus orchestras, died in Zanesville today.
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Zanesville
William Merrick
County To Buy Five Trucks And Two New Cars
Athens County commissioners approved a resolution to purchase five new Mercury W eights trucks and two new passenger cars for a total of 7484.25. One additional car for the county engineer, a 1939 Ford V-8 deluxe coupe, priced at 774.25, will be acquired from McFarland. Six older vehicles will be traded in. deals involve Beasley Co and McFarland Co with orange trucks for road work paid from the road fund.
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Athens County
F. R. Beasley Co
McFarland’s
McFarland Company
Beasley Co
Townships Receive Aid and Gravel Grants from Commissioners
The board approved two passenger cars funded from the general fund for township needs. Carthage Township gained 800 yards of gravel with a $200 payment by trustees for grading Dog Hollow Road. Lee Township road work to begin with WPA authorization. Troy Township to receive 200 tons of gravel for Cincinnati Ridge Road and other sites, 100 tons later, trustees to pay $45. York Township trustees assume $300 in road obligations.
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Dog Hollow
WPA
Lee Township
Route 143
Meigs County
Troy Township
Cincinnati Ridge
York Township
Skywriting over Athens highlights rise of air travel
The piece notes a hurricane driven surge in flying with American Airlines doubling flights Boston New York and carrying over ten thousand passengers in ten days. It mentions Marietta airport management change and pilots flights from Athens and Columbus as well as a 300-plane cruise to Miami for air show events with free fuel perks.
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New England
American Airlines
Boston
New York
New York-Boston
Miami
Gulf Refining Co
WPA Helps Ohio Poor Children With 238000 Toys
The WPA distributes 238000 new or renovated toys to needy children in Ohio as part of a Christmas effort. Union workers across the state contributed to this holiday relief project.
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Columbus
U.P
WPA
Ohio
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