County Has Not Set Up Needed Jobs
Athens County WPA relief efforts face delays as 744 approved workers await job schedules and sponsor funds. County officials report 29 road projects under WPA rules, with 78 miles of highways set but stalled by missing plans and cash.
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Columbus
L. C. Gibson
Southeastern
Ohio
WPA
Zanesville
Carl Watson
Athens County
Gibson
County Relief Agency
Watson
Ira Whitmore
Fred Shafer
Sight Seers Tour Athens Holiday Decorations
Hundreds of Athens families tour the city during holiday evenings to view Christmas lights. The Strathmore Boulevard and Utah Place loop is most popular, with Blackburn Heights on Route 50 toward Albany also featuring illuminated displays.
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Athens
Strathmore Boulevard
Utah Place
Albany
Blackburn Heights
Clarence Kelch
George McHenry
O. C. Bird
New Officers Installed by Athens Kiwanis Club for 1940
Dr J T Sprague and F J Taylor were installed as president and vice president of the Athens Kiwanis Club for 1940. Earl Beckley delivered the installation address and congratulated Ross Wright, retiring president, on a successful year. Committees were announced and board members elected. A grandfather’s cane was presented to B M Covert and a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs Marlette Covert of Maine.
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J. T. Sprague
F. J. Taylor
Athens Kiwanis Club
Earl Beckley
Beckley
Ross Wright
Harry Atkins
Dayton Wise
C. M. Ferguson
Co. M. Bowen
James Scriven
Neil Crawford
C. C. Cornell
L. C. Mead
L. W. Roberts
Norman Dean
H. J. Rose
P. F. Good
D. E. Barr
Irvin D. Quick
H. C. Dorman
Art Cornwell
Kiwanis
S. B. Erskine
Max Peden
C. M. Bowman
J. E. Thackery
D. M. Goddard
R. G. Purrington
C. S. Kelch
Larry Herron
F. H. Sands
C. W. Reamer
B. M. Covert
Covert
Marlette Covert
Maine
Athens County relief row tests county leaders patience
Unemployed delegates press Athens County officials as Dr. Phillips vows to seek state aid while delaying action until the full board commits to a Columbus conference. Stratton disavows a controversial relief letter, and county supervisors debate who bears responsibility for impending food relief.
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Phillips
Walter Maccombs
Charles Stratton
Dr. Phillips
Sherwood
Columbus
Athens
Board of Commissioners
Ira Whitmore
Board of
Athens County Commissioners
Ira M. Whitmore
Stratton
Officers Installed By Guysville Lodge
GUYSVILLE The following officers have been installed for the next year by Savannah Lodge 466 F and A M here: Paul Mansfield W M J Louis Winner S W L D Robinson J W D C Snow treasurer T O Kincade secretary Raymond Rose S D Vern A Bernard J D T M Crawford chaplain J G Rodehaver tyler G E Cook S S and Marion Rose J S Installing officer for the ceremonies was Joseph Ashcraft.
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Guysville
Savannah Lodge
A. M
Paul Mansfield
W. M
J. Louis Winner
S. W
L. D. Robinson
J. W
D. C. Snow
T. O. Kincade
Raymond Rose
S. D
Vern A. Bernard
J. D
T. M. Crawford
J. G. Rodehaver
Tyler
G. E. Cook
S. S
Marion Rose
J. S
Joseph Ashcraft
Farmer Killed as Train Hits Auto at Crossing
Bucyrus report says 68 year old Jay Gingery, a farmer, died yesterday after his automobile was struck by a train at a crossing near Bucyrus. No further details provided.
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Bucyrus
U.P
Jay Gingery
Here
Standard Advertising wins $200 in damages suit
The Standard Advertising Corporation of Fairmont West Virginia won a damage suit against Florence Shaw. Judge O F Rowland found the defendant negligent and the plaintiff’s car damage on October 22 1937 two miles west of Albany on U S Route 50 totaled 200 dollars.
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Standard Advertising Corporation
Fairmont
W. Va
Florence Shaw
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Albany
Rowland
Millfield Miners to Elect Their Delegate
Local Union No. 1205 holds its regular meeting Saturday December 30 at 2 45 p m in the wash house at Mine No 6. A delegate will be elected to the 36th constitutional convention in Columbus January 23. Additional business will be addressed. president W A Bell and secretary Herman Thiesen Jr urge all members to attend.
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Mine No. 6
Columbus
W. A. Bell
Herman Thiesen, Jr
Canadian Army Abolishes Death Penalty for Desertion
Ottawa report states the Canadian army has ended the death penalty for desertion cowardice and sleeping on sentry duty aligning with Britain. It retains capital punishment only for murder mutiny and treachery as the maximum punishment.
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Ottawa
Ont
One Run Two Fires Canton
Firemen returning from a blaze at a stop light heard a call of fire. They stopped and extinguished a motorcycle shop blaze before continuing to the station.
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Canton. O
Fire Claims Three Children of Chicago Woman
A Chicago fire killed the three young children of 22 year old Marie Worthley as she spoke on a neighbor’s telephone. The blaze started while she was nearby, and 13 birds are listed with the name Carolina or its derivatives, including the chuck willed widow species Antrostomus carolinensis.
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Chicago
U.P
Marie Worthley
Carolina
Loss of Extension Service Feared in Athens County
Farmers plan a Friday meeting at 1 30 pm in the Athens Grange Hall to discuss potential loss of the extension office due to county financial strain. Frank Pugh chairs a committee. county commissioners will attend as officials note the county may not fund the $1800 yearly extension appropriation, with only partial payments received this year.
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Whitmore
Maccombs
Phillips
Senate
Athens
Athens County
Commissioners
Board of
Athens County Commissioners
Bricker
Athens Grange Hall
Frank Pugh
Pugh
Miners to Elect Local Union Delegate in Plains Meeting
Miners Local 5096 of the United Mine Workers of America will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Plains school to elect a delegate to the international convention in Columbus.
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United Mine Workers of America
Hocking
Plains School
Columbus
Court Rules Mortgage Suit Favoring Mutual Home and Savings
Common Pleas Court Judge O F Rowland awarded Mutual Home and Savings Association $444.70 in a suit over a $500 promissory note from Everett E Williams and Ethel M Williams. The defendants defaulted on installments since June 30 1937 and mortgage on property in Athens Township faces foreclosure if unpaid.
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Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Everett E
Ethel M. Williams
Athens Township
Christmas Day motorcycle crash claims second victim
Marietta reports that Carl Cassidy age 30 died of injuries from the Christmas Day motorcycle accident. Dean Gutberlet who was injured in the same crash died earlier, with details noting the toll from the incident.
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Marietta
U.P
Carl Cassidy
Dean Gutberlet
Athens Buried Under Eight Inches Of Snow
Athens was buried under eight and a half inches of snow this morning the heaviest fall of the season. State and local crews cleared streets and highways by mid morning while motorists faced slick conditions and a minor accident occurred when a Rich Leaf Bakery truck collided with a parked state truck. No injuries were reported.
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Athens
State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
Rich Leaf
Carl D. Kern
Glouster
Courtney Hill
Harley Cline
Albany
Eczema relief tips with Resinol soap and ointment
Wash affected skin with Resinol Soap and warm water to soften scales. Pat dry. Apply Resinol Ointment to keep medication in contact with skin for longer relief. Resinol products have a long history of soothing itching in eczema and are sold by drug stores with free sample offers from Baltimore, Maryland.
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Resinol
Dept
Baltimore
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Cleveland
Sam Skarp
Berlin
Genthin
Optometric Service
Court Athens, O
Lott Bricker
Roosevelt
State Welfare Department
Guysville Lodge
McKee Drug Co
McKee
Millfield
East State
White
Dial 670
Gaso
Gulf
No-Nox
Gulf No-Nox
Gulf Oil Corporation
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