Second Shot Discovered at Handley Home
New evidence indicates a second shot was fired at the Sugar Creek Handley residence before the fatal shooting of Mrs. Handley. Investigators report ceiling marks from a 410 pistol, echoes from the kitchen, and fingerprint work while Mrs. Handley hands remain under investigation by authorities in Athens County.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Handley Home
Sugar Creek
Chris Handley
Ge 49
Harold J. Rose
Smith
Rose
E. J. Yantis
Gate Bureau of Criminal and Inspection
Mre. Smith
Sher- Stratton
Poultry and Produce Prices Tide Through Wholesalers Notes
A noisy listing shows Weland Produce and other traders posting poultry and egg quotes. Prices cover ducks geese turkeys fowls and leghorns by weight, with case and dozen rates, plus regional grain and potato figures and assorted weight categories and grades.
Fragmentary OCR Notes on Energy Saving and Transport
Fragmented text discusses energy saving, storage of solar energy, coal comparisons, and references to air travel and European context. No coherent event or clear facts emerge from the garbled material.
Notices Sent For Sanitary Area Hearing In Athens County
Notices for the Sunday Creek Sanitary District hearing were mailed from Ruth Burdette to clerks of affected subdivisions with a Jan. 27 Common Pleas Court date in Athens County. The plan covers four townships and seeks a reservoir on East Branch of Sunday Creek at Burr Oak funded by a 56 percent PWA grant and district bonds.
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Sunday Creek Sanitary District
Athens County
Glouster Village
Dallas Christman
Trimble Township
Pearl Christman
Trimble Village
Jacksonville-Trimble
J. L. Altman
Jacksonville
F. F. Kittle
Frank Minner
Frank Biddle
W. D. Foraker
Corning Village
Velman Altman
Readville
David Mason
Monroe Township
E. J. Price
Bearfield Township
James T. Murray
T. J. Price
F. L. Onspaugh
Perry County
M. R. Lewis
Murray Village
Lon Harrison
Thomas McHugh
Nathan Wood
Morgan County
Edward Thomas
Union-Homer Townships
Trimble
Monroe
Homer
Union
Sunday Creek
Burr Oak
PWA
Cincinnati archaeologists push Troy findings toward further proof
University of Cincinnati researchers announced added confirmation of Homer's Troy story after four years of digs in Asia Minor. They say Troy is the seventh of nine settlements at the site and report bones likely from a Greek siege victim, while hoping to uncover grand stonework next year.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Troy
Asia Minor
Helen
Gale Strikes Pots of Gold Board Men Wounded
Myron Dewey and Robert Malpas were injured when a wind gust toppled a board during Pots of Gold drawings outside Athens Court House. The board pierced Dewey's right arm and Malpas's left leg as blizzard conditions forced both to seek rest after the incident. Dewey returned to plumbing work, while Malpas remained at home.
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Myron Dewey
Robert Malpas
Athens
Natis
Dewey
Mulpas
Wheaton Company
Fair Board To Elect Officers By January
Athens County Fair election set for Saturday January 4 with positions for president vice president secretary and treasurer. Secretary term may be three years while others limited to one year. I W Slaughter current secretary and Herb J Parker presumptive secretary candidate and board majority supporter. Financial report for previous fair must be published before election. delay due to missing state forms.
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Athens County
Fair Board
I. W. Slaughter
Herb J. Parker
WPA to Put 10,000 Athens District Workers to June 1
The Athens WPA District reaches about 10,000 workers, including 72 new assignments, as of today with 9,192 on payroll Tuesday across eight counties. Each earns at least 44 dollars monthly and will keep jobs through June 1 if performance remains credible. Outdoor work in Athens County is sparse due to snow. The district totals across Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, and Washington counties show varied staffing. More than 8.5 million vehicles have passed through the Holland tunnel since 1927.
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Athens
WPA
Ray Noble
Noble
Jackson County
Hocking
Washington
Athens County
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Holland Tunnel
New York City
Frigid Blizzard Buries Athens District Under Five Inches
Athens district endures a white Christmas with five inches of snow and subzero temperatures. Roads iced and many rural residents marooned as state and city crews clear highways with ashes and cinders. Local workers report increased overshoe sales and continued cold, while eggs from small flocks make up a large US share.
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Athens
Ohio
State Highway Department
Athens City Service Department
City
Goldsberry Announces Sheriff Candidacy in 1936 Primary
Roy Goldsberry former Athens County deputy sheriff today became the first publicly announced candidate for sheriff in the 1936 elections, seeking the Republican nomination for the May primary. He served as first deputy under Sheriff Stratton for 18 months and earlier six years as special railroad officer. He is a Lodi Township native with a farm, resides at 14 House Street, and is married with five children. Sheriff Stratton has yet to announce but is expected to seek re election.
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Roy Goldeberry
Athens County
Charles Stratton
Goldaberry
Stratton
Goldsberry
Lodi Township
Athens
House St
Goldeberry
Walton Seagle Feeding Birds in Athens Chapter Action
Ten bushels of corn and wheat were distributed today by the Athens Chapter of the Isaak Walton League to aid game birds and small animals. Members carried sacks of grain to farms around Athens and placed feed in shelters built of corn fodder, prompted by heavy snow and extreme cold feared to threaten wildlife.
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Athens
Isaak Walton League
Athens Waltoniana
Foreclosure Suit for Taxes Filed in Athens County
G. P. Gorham as Athens County treasurer filed a foreclosure suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court for delinquent taxes on a Carthage Township land parcel. Defendants Howard Jones and Mary Lizzie Jones or their heirs face $26.21 in regular taxes and $158.24 in special assessments. The note about Trichinae discusses hog meat safety.
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G. PD. Gorham
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Carthage Township
Howard Jones
Mary Lizzie Jones
4-H Club Expansion Major Attainment in Athens County
The Athens County extension report led by S C Hartman highlights 4-H enrollment reaching 816 with 43 clubs, 634 completed projects, and strong State Fair success. It notes soil erosion concerns, limestone soil amendments, hybrid corn trials, and a push for broader 4-H and county planning, including land policy and reforestation.
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Athens County
County Extension Department
S. C. Hartman
Hartman
Mrs. Dukeman Funeral Service Planned for Saturday
Funeral service for Mrs Mary Dukeman age 65 of The Pisins will be held Saturday morning at St Pauls Catholic Church in Athens with burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery The services were postponed to allow arrival of her sons and daughters from distant locations
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Mary Daukeman
Arma Hospital
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Athens
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Local Births and Relationships Listed in Glouster Area
Ralph Stedman 24 and Kathleen Smith 2 of Glouster noted as siblings' child and resident. Glendon Stroud Akron truck driver with Dorothy Conant 24 of Broadnell listed as couple. Jerry Conant noted as father. Dorothy listed as Conant’s daughter with unclear kin terms.
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Ralph Stedman
Glouster
Lewis Stedman
Kathleen Smith
Gloster
Daugheter
Fred Smith
Glendon Stroud
Akron
Dorothy Conant
Broednell
Ord Mra
Jerry Conant
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Liiro
Gnty
Mark Handley
Fred
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Miler and Egg Board
Leghorn Ee
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Ife
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Orci
Sack
Issate
Idaho
Colorado
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Minnesota
Rea
Tie
Airtaxi
Gale Victims
County Athens
North Court
U. S
London
Admiral McKinnon
Southampton
William Phillips
Norman H. Davis
William H. Standley
Areley
C. N. France
France
United States
Walton Seagle
Proston
Resettlement Administration
Harteman
Mrs. Dukeman
Seminole
Florida
Schenley
Cream of
Kentucky
State Stok
Wheaton Hardware CO
South
Schenney
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