Major Route 50 South Improvements Planned for 1938
The Ohio State Highway Department plans two main upgrades totaling five and a half miles on U S Route 50 South between Athens and Coolville. Dowler expects plans ready for spring letting possibly as one contract with heavy grading and 1,000-foot sight-distance requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Athens
Coolville
John W. Dowler
Strouds Run
Lower Canaanville
Carthage Gap
Carl H. Beasley
G. K. Bush
C. M. Gill
U. S. Route 50 Association
Dowler
Canaanville
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Linscott Farm
Clark Handle Works
Funeral set for William M. Sherman in New Marshfield
Funeral services for William M. Sherman 56, former Athens County resident, will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the M P Church New Marshfield with burial there. Sherman died Tuesday in Barberton where he had lived nine years. He leaves a widow and many children, including Frances, Katherine, Esther, Merle of Barberton, Mildred in Suffield, Ernest Earl James Otho and William in Barberton, eight grandchildren, three brothers Frank Athens Lafe Barberton Charles New Marshfield, and five sisters Rhoda McLeod Mabel Holland Edna Sherman Ida Grimm Adda Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Sherman
Athens County
Barberton
M. P
New Marshfield
Sherman
Frances Wright
Katherine Wright
Esther Troutman
Merle Fowler
Mildred Matthews
Suffield
Ernest R
Earl
James
Otho
William
Frank
Athens
Lafe
Charles
Rhoda McLeod
Mabel Holland
Edna Sherman
Ida Grimm
Adda Wolfe
Bicknell
Ind
Mercer Funeral Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Willard Mercer 36 will be at Dowler-Ferguson Funeral Home Friday at two oclock with interment in W Union Street Cemetery. Rev A H Beckett officiates. He is survived by his father William Mercer a sister Mrs Ralph Porter both The Plains and brothers Barney and Woodrow Mercer Columbus. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Mercer
the Plains
Dowler-Ferguson
W. Union St
A. H. Beckett
Mercer
William Mercer
Ralph Porter
Barney
Woodrow Mercer
Columbus
Death toll in Athens County 1937 spans many causes
Dr. A. L. Pritchard and Sheriff Charles Bayless record 67 investigated deaths in 1937 with diseases of the heart first and automobiles second, causing 12 fatalities. Drowning, self harm, trains, mine disasters, and a June cyclone in Tablertown also figure in the county tally.
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A. L. Pritchard
Nelsonville
Athens County
Charles Bayless
Tablertown
Frank Bodi
Fred Lehoe
Bayless
Lehoe
Hooper Ridge
Orbiston
Pritchard
Jury Hears Appeal in Compensation Claim in Athens County
Hearings opened in Athens County Common Pleas Court as Rosa Hammeltenberg appeals Ohio Mining Co. for compensation tied to the 1929 death of her husband Samuel, who was employed by the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rosa Hammeltenberg
Ohio Mining Co
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Samuel
Parked Car Ran Into My Auto Driver Arrests After Night Incident
Athens County and State Highway Patrol arrested four for intoxicated driving after a 12 15 a m report of an intoxicated driver on Route 144 near Hockingport. William Buchanan Dogs Ridge Meigs County pleaded guilty and was jailed ten days with a $50 fine and six month license suspension. Clayton Perry Canaanville Mae Roof Greens Run Maurice Parker Rainbow Lake all faced drunken driving or intoxication charges with fines or bond set. Perry later sought to change plea as an industrial commission case proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
O. F. Rowland
William Buchanan
Dogs Ridge
Meigs County
Buchanan
Tody
Athens
Canaanville
Clayton Perry
Perry
Miss Mae Roof
Greens Run
Maurice Parker
Rainbow Lake
Rowland
Parkersburg
W. Va
Miss Roof
Parker
Industrial Commission
Harold J. Rose
Nurse Helps Athens County Families in Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria
An Athens County health nurse travels through Greens Run Truetown Redtown Trimble and Glouster visiting six to eight homes daily. She treats a paralyzed infant, guides scarlet fever care with warm soapy baths, and oversees diphtheria quarantine with cultures.
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Athens County
New York City
Greens Run
Truetown
Redtown
Trimble
Glouster
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Flush kidneys with Haarlem Capsules ad claim
An advertisement urges readers to flush poisons from kidneys and stop nocturnal urination with a 35 cent package of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Capsules. It asserts the product works quickly as a diuretic and kidney stimulant, claims relief from backache and joint pain, and warns to obtain the original Haarlem from Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Holland
Ady
Daughter of Martins Dies of Pneumonia
Mildred Mae Martin two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Martin Hooper Sr died at the home at 10 this morning of pneumonia Surviving besides the parents are brothers James nine and Jack two months a sister Betty six and the grandparents Mr and Mrs Jiles Brooks and Mr and Mrs William Martin Funeral services will be held at the Apostolic Church Richland Ave Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Mae Martin
Howard Martin
Hooper Sr
James
Jack
Betty
Jiles Brooks
William Martin
Apostolic Church
Richland Ave
Three Mine Locals Plan Jan. 29 President's Ball
The combined President's Ball Committees from UMWA Locals 358 Chauncey 1205 Millfield and 5096 Hocking will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. in Chauncey Knights of Pythias Hall. Invited guests include Mayor Hines and several field workers. The Jan. 29 dance at the Mayfair will feature an eight piece orchestra, round and square dancing, enhanced lighting and an amplified system to call dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Millfield
Hocking
United Mine Workers of America
Knights of Pythias
W. JD. Hines
William Morris
Glouster
H. T. Rainey
Trimble
Herman Theisen
John Wyckoff
Athens
Mayfair
Girl on Bike Strikes Car Leaving Lyons Suffering Concussion
Wil ma Lyons aged 14 of The Plains sustained a concussion after her bicycle collided with a car driven by John Bruce Gilbert of Newark on The Plains Road toward Athens. Gilbert and G Lester Miller of Wooster assisted and took her to a physician then the hospital.
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the Plains
Wilma Lyons
William Lyons
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Bruce Gilbert
Newark
State Liquor Department
Plains
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Gilbert
G. Lester Miller, Wooster
Gasoline Dealers Meet in Athens on December 30
The Athens Co. Gasoline Retail Dealers Association calls all local gasoline dealers to attend a meeting Thursday night December 30 at 67 N Court St Athens C. President P B Burns and Secretary H F Cokonougher urge participation to improve business prospects.
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Athens Co. Gasoline Retail Dealers Association
N. Court St
Athens
Creomulsion Claim Promises Cough Relief
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a quickest cure for coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation. It asserts the medicine reaches the trouble areas helps clear inflamed membranes and expel germ laden phlegm and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied after the first bottle.
Shade School Board Hosts Oyster Dinner Friday
Shade school board members will host all school employees at an oyster dinner in the school building at 7:30 p m Friday. Teachers janitors bus drivers and board members and wives are invited before the board's final 1937 meeting. Committee in charge includes Mrs D K Pierce Mrs L E Buell and Mrs Pearl Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade School
D. K. Pierce
L. E. Buell
Pearl Smith
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Route 50 Association
Guysville
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Los Angeles
Acme
NEA
Alex Kozek
Panay
Lieut
C. G. Grazier
N. D. Rider
Lieut. Grazier
U. S
Shanghai
By Elaine Ballinger
Ohio
Martins
Mine Union
Pittsburg Teachers’ College
Pittsburgh
Kan
P. B. Burns
H. F. Cokonougher
Secy
Atwater-Kent
Majestic
Philco
General Electric
Crosley
Parker Bros
Music Store
Shade School Board
Koehler & Eljer
Duro
Fosco
Wheaton
Stack's Market
Post Office
Idaho
Oleo
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Richard Howard
Orc
Huntington, W. Va
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