River Rises and Roads Deep in Mud
Athens was hit by a mixed snow rain and sleet storm leaving streets slushy and rural roads muddy with cars sinking to their hubs. The Hocking River rose past 12 feet and state crews battled slush with snowplows as county and city workers cleared intersections and hauled snow away.
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Athens
Coolville
Hockingport
Ohio River
State Highway Department
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Beckler
Divorce Case Heard In Common Pleas Court
George Fogorasy seeks divorce from Pauline Fogorasy after an all day session before Judge O F Rowland. Grounds include extreme cruelty and alleged spats. both sides presented testimonies with mutual accusations. The judge took the case under advisement at the end of the day.
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George Fogorasy
Pauline
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Rowland
Taylor to Conduct Citizenship Exam at Courthouse
The DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Contest will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. in the office of County School Superintendent F. J. Taylor. Now in its fourth year the event seeks Ohio’s most representative senior girl citizen with a trip to Washington, D. C., for the winner and two-day DAR from Toledo for the next five finalists in March.
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DAR
F. J. Taylor
C. J. W. Luttrell
State Advisory Committee
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Elks Plan Excursion To Gallipolis Monday
Athens Elks Lodge will send a chartered bus to Gallipolis Monday night for an initiation ceremony by the Athens degree team. Rol land Ruth, visits committee chair, announced today. Bus departs Athens at 6 p.m. Gallipolis lodge recently marked its golden anniversary.
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Athens
Bicycle theft reported near Armory on Carpenter Street
John James of 304 W Union St said his bicycle was stolen from in front of the Armory on Carpenter St between 7 and 9 p.m. The Horningsham Congregational Church claims to be the oldest free church in England, built over 360 years ago.
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John James
Union St
Carpenter St
Horningsham Congregational
England
Athens Mayor Urges Clean Snow Walks for Safety
Mayor Cliff Cornell urged Athens residents to shovel sidewalks, highlighting exercise and civic virtue. He noted a city ordinance requiring clean walks but emphasized the positive image and safety for Ohio University students and other pedestrians.
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Cliff Cornell
Athens
Ohio University
How About Ride Too for New York World’s Fair
Athens welcomes a World’s Fair advertising caravan from Lansing to New York. The nine foot longer open sided buses seat over 100 passengers and showcase architectural design. Mayor Cliff Cornell will receive further details and a likely March or April visit date.
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Athens
Lansing
Mich
New York
Cliff Cornell
Grover Whalen
Cornell
Whalen
Honor Roll At Athens Junior High Sees Grade Increases
The honor roll for the third six weeks at Athens Junior High School lists 34 ninth graders led by Daryl Baird and 26 seventh graders led by Frank Allen with 23 eighth graders earning honors. Principal Sherman E. Gilmore released the roll noting gains across grades.
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Athens
Sherman E. Gilmore
Daryl Baird
Anita Biehl
Isabelle Brown
Shirley Ann Cavanaugh
David Cooper
Sue Coury
Barbara Danford
Martha Lou Dowler
Kenneth French
Marjorie Gaston
Marjorie Gibbons
Hattie Lou Grones
Ruth Ann Grover
George Gloeckner
Vanita
Louis Burgett
Patricia Connor
Jean Dow
James Farley
Grant Ferguson
Mary Geisinger
Billy Hammerle
John Hyre
Mary Ellen King
Betty Lou Mead
Robert Mills
Edward Oldfield
Patricia Packham
Ann Peden
James Porter
Edwin Powell
Jack Stokes
Billy Trautwein
Jack Triipp
Robert Vercoe
Patricia Wright
Jauvanta Young
Frances Noble
Jeanne Emrick
Billy Breeze
Johanna Daugherty
Ann Dilley
Roy Geisinger
Anna Mae Keever
Robert King
Robert Lee
Robert Mathews
Grace Manigold
Jo Ann Murphy
Mary Parestides
Dick Paynter
Luella Powell
Wanda Quest
John Reed
Elizabeth Riley
Jenny Sue Rousey
Joan Seaman
Lois Shields
Veda Shoemaker
Jean Slagle
Charles Stack
Edward Wilsey
Driver Uses Old Tags Costs Man Fine
Charles L. Shields of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell to failure to register his automobile and pay the fee. He was fined $10 and costs totaling $14.70 after arrest by the State Highway Patrol for using tags from a former car on a machine he now owns without transfer of registration.
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Charles L. Shields
Millfield
Cliff Cornell
Shields
State Highway Patrol
Stranded in Athens Given Gas To Continue Journey
Raymond Vandal Earl Moran and Mrs Ruth Moran of New Comerstown Ohio were stranded in Athens with no money or lodging. Mrs Moran slept in the county jail while the men stayed in the city jail. Mayor Cliff Cornell supplied five gallons of gasoline this morning allowing them to proceed.
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Raymond Vandal
Earl Moran
Ruth Moran
Newcomerstown
Athens
Changes Announced at Ohio University Faculty Posts
Ohio University announces staff additions and leaves of absence. R Drexel MacTavish of Altoona has been named Sociology instructor. Ralph M Leonard to Bacteriology demonstrator. Edward S Dowell returns as supervising critic in Social Sciences. Alonzo Palmer and Car J House receive leaves. Oren B Relyea named supervising critic in physical welfare. Anthony M Ries named storekeeper. Jack Swanson appointed assistant in dramatics. Flora E Hall named graduate assistant in Botany.
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Ohio University
Herman G. James
R. Drexel MacTavish
Altoona
Mr. MacTavish
Juniata College
Arizona State College
University of Pittsburgh
Ralph M. Leonard
Ohio Uni
Versity
Leonard
Dowell
Edward S. Dowell
Athens High School
Alonzo Palmer
Car J. House
Oren B. Relyea
Springfield
Mass
House
Relyea
Springfield College
Columbia University
New York City
Athens
Anthony M. Ries
Cleveland
Jack Swanson
Swanson
Los Angeles Civic Repertory Theater
Hollytown
Hollywood
California
Flora E. Hall
G. William Bescoe
Start Study Tonight at University
Ohio University holds an organization meeting for evening and Saturday classes at 7:30 in Ewing Auditorium. Registration and payment follow, with fees totaling $3 per hour of credit plus ALE $5 and library $1, plus additional out-of-state surcharges. No registrations after Feb 11.
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Ohio University
Ewing Auditorium
Boetticher
Science
Gallum
Ewing Hall
Otis
Ellis Hall
Davis
Snook
Gilmore
Miller
Sponseller
Dramatic Arts
Blyton
Hampel
Ohio
Wagner
DeLand
Peckham
Mackinnon
Richardson
LaTourette
Cutler Hall
Gentry
Scott
Patrick
Porter
Taylor
Shannon
Cattlemen to Meet Monday on Bangs Test in Athens County
A Carthage Township cattlemen meeting is set for Monday at 7:30 pm at Lottridge schoolhouse. Dr DeFossett will discuss the Bangs test as applied to area herds. Athens County veterinarians report seven reactors among 1246 cattle across 116 herds, with retests planned in about 30 days.
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Carthage Township
Lottridge
DeFossett
Federal
Athens County
Waterloo
Lee
B. J. Elliot
D. G
Lee Township
Prospective Citizens Group Meeting In Athens County
All foreign residents in Athens County are invited to a Saturday 1 p m meeting in Common Pleas Court. Bailiff Karl Gardner announced. Judge O F Rowland will speak. Students studying for June naturalization tests and Gardner's class in Glouster are urged to attend. Another speaker will also address the audience.
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Athens County
United States
Common Pleas Court
Karl Gardner
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Mr. Gardner
Glouster
Gardner
Board Discusses Plans For School Buildings
The Athens Public Schools board met to review the new building program with architect William J. Davis Jr presenting. Construction starts Monday February 6 and 12 teachers will attend the National Convention of Teachers in Cleveland in late February.
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Athens Public Schools
Board of Education
William J. Davis, Jr
National Convention of Teachers
Cleveland
Sanborn Fined for Intoxication by Athens Mayor
Charles Sanborn of Athens R D was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication by Mayor Cliff Cornell yesterday. He was arrested on West Union Street early yesterday by Captain Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield.
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Charles Sanborn
Athens R. D
Cliff Cornell
Sanborn
W. Union St
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
European Disaster A Stranded American Seeks Passport Duplication
Clerk of Courts Ruth E Burdette handles a request from U S citizen Mike Janas stranded in Czechoslovakia After his passport and original papers were burned he asks for duplicates and guidance on required photos and fees Burdette investigates and provides credentials to aid his return to the United States
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Ruth E. Burdette
Europe
Mike Janas
Czechoslovakia
Naturalization Bureau
Europa
United States
Janas
Vienna
Burdette
Two Causes of Action Named in Bank Case Here
The Security Savings Bank charges contract and unjust enrichment in its suit against Bank of Athens for 236 577.82. Judge Rowland ordered split of the two causes on Jan. 17. Names include Wesley B. Lawrence and F. D. Forsyth with claims of use of funds and misapplied deposits totaling over 1.07 million. Several bond purchases cited from Bolivia to Peru and other firms.
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Security Savings Bank
Bank of Athens
NBA
O. F. Rowland
Urhiah
Wesley B. Lawrence
F. D. Forsyth
Lawrence
Republic of Bolivia
Detroit Hotel Co
Electric Power Corporation
Pacific Investing Corporation
European Mortgage and Investment Corporation
City of
Reynolds Inventing Co
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Goodrich Co
van Swearingen Corporation
Grangers Hold Meeting for Ath ens Grange Fun and Plans
About forty people from Ohio State University Meigs County and Canaan Granges attended the Ath ens Grange gathering at the Grange Hall Thursday night. A committee was named to buy equipment and redecorate the lodge room. E R Jacoby won top honors in a biggest lie contest and led a discussion on How to Keep the United States Out of War.
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Ohio State University
Meigs County
Canaan Granges
Athens Grange
Grange Hall
E. R. Jacoby
James Earich
James McClanahan
Coster
Alton Hope
Charles E. Stack
United States
George Snider
Mattie Jacoby
Naomi Vernon
Raymond Webb
Dorothy Frank
Grange
Ellen
Agnes
Mary Terrell
Enrollment figures announced for Athens Public Schools
Figures from the Athens Public Schools show small variation from last semester. The breakdown lists Athens Senior High 384, Athens Junior High 375, East Side School 217, Central Grade School 223, and West Side School 86 as reported by Superintendent Harper C. Pendry.
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Athens Public Schools
Athens
East Side School
Central Grade
West Side School
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertising notice touts Creomulsion as effective for lingering coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims the medicine acts on the seat of infection eases inflamed membranes loosens germs and guarantees satisfaction with money back if not helpful.
Four Athens County men face stock killings arraignment
Three men pled not guilty to butcherings of a heifer and two sheep while Roy Abram admitted guilt to breaking and stealing. The four suspects held on $1,000 bonds await grand jury action as deputies recovered the meat on site. An instructor used a dashboard chart teaching stopping distances in a dual-control car.
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Athens County
T. R. Bennett
Clyde Juniper
Oregon Ridge
Dolph Hipscher
Juniper
Sam Frost
Lodi
Grove McGrath
Greeley Holcomb
Minnesota
Roy Abram
Portsmouth
Bayless
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