Relief funds stretch in Athens County as bills mount
Athens County relief work continues on credit amid expired state relief law and pending legislation. By Feb 15 debts total about 2200 and rise to 4500 by month end plus 1100 in salaries, with 2378 in treasury inked by encumbrances. State money expected after new relief measure passes.
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Senger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Fred C. Shafer
Ohio House of Representatives
House Finance Committee
House
Frank Minner
Ira Whitmore
Columbus
House Committee
WPA
Athens High Pep Rally Heads to NelsonvilleGame
Seven Athens High cheerleaders energized a joint assembly this morning in the auditorium of the Junior and Senior High Schools. The pep rally for tonight's Nelsonville game featured Junior High Band music and a pep talk by Stephen Fuller. Warren McClure urged funds for the school annual and magazine donations for county libraries. The session closed with Sons of the Black and Red.
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Athens High
Nelsonville
Stephen Fuller
Warren McClure
Sons of the Black and Red
George Dunn Is Acquitted In Local Case
George Dunn was found not guilty after a trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The charge stated Dunn drove intoxicated on a Nelsonville street, colliding with Clyde Barber's car while John Landis of Carbondale served as jurist.
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George Dunn
Floodwood
Athens County
Nelsonville
Clyde Barber
Fire fills home on East State Street with smoke
A rug stuffed in a chimney behind a gas stove caught fire at 282 East State Street. The Ath ens Fire Department was dispatched at 6:50 this morning. No damage was reported by Fire Chief E. R. Laughlin.
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I. D. Gehres
E. State St
Athens
E. R. Laughlin
Rev Ray W Huff to Preach at New Marshfield M P Church
Marshfield services announce Rev Ray W Huff will preach at New Marshfield M P Church Sunday at 10 30 am on Peace Amid Strife His sermon topic reflects the church schedule for the Quarterly Conference on Saturday February 13 at the same church.
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Ray W. Huff
New Marshfield M. P
Vendor claims relief for constipation and aches from Athens foreman
Ralph Perry, foreman of the Used Car Dept at C A Daugherty Auto Co in Athens, credits Vendol for relief from constipation and related pains. He describes improved sleep, reduced headaches and dizziness, and renewed strength after trying the double acting remedy sold at Athens Pharmacy and Hickmans in Nelsonville.
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Ralph Perry
C. A. Daugherty Auto Co
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Hickman
Ady
Will of 1894 admitted to probate in Athens County
A 1904 widow’s husband left all to his wife by a will drawn in 1894. The document, discovered after Mrs. Wilkinson’s death, was admitted to probate by Judge O. F. Rowland. Executor J. M. Parker is deceased. a witness is dead. Surviving daughter Agnes Parry of Nelsonville.
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Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Thomas Wilkinson
York Township
Wilkinson
Agnes Parry
Nelsonville
Soil Program Board Named
The Athens County Soil Conservation Association re elected three members of the county committee to supervise the 1937 program. Re elected are F. W. Vernon Amenville chairman Frank Pugh Albany vice chairman and Clarence Morris Millfield third member. Edgar Dixon Coolville elected alternate and Opal Woodyard Albany secretary treasurer. The committee attends a district meeting at Jackson to discuss preliminary plans for the new program.
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Athens County Soil Conservation Association
F. W. Vernon
Amenville
Frank Pugh
Albany
Clarence Morris
Millfield
Edgar Dixon
Coolville
Opal Woodyard
Jackson
Miners Contribute to Flood Relief Fund
United Mine Workers of America groups donate to the Salvation Army flood relief drive. Union No. 2190 Lathrop contributes 175 dollars and Sunday Creek Coal Mine 69 Local No. 3863 gives 146 dollars. Checks go to the Salvation Army account for Ohio River relief, Adjt. Ronald Irwin said. The Salvation Army gratefully acknowledges the miners support.
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United Mine Workers of America
Salvation Army
Lathrop
Sunday Creek
Ohio River
Ronald Irwin
Irwin
Farm Leaders of Athens County Plan Second Meeting
Athens County farm leaders will hold their second meeting Monday February 8 at 7 30 p m in the Civil Service rooms of the Post Office building. A list of 26 aims from the first gathering will guide discussion on better living conditions lower taxes cooperative effort and rural electrification.
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Athens County
Civil Service
Teachers Entertain Education Council in Jacksonville
Members of the Athens Council of Childhood Education attended a Valentine party hosted by county teachers in Jacksonville. Dr. and Mrs. A B Sias joined about 40 guests for bridge and games with high prizes awarded to Ebba Walstrom and Edna Lantz. Six area high school students helped serve refreshments as songs were performed.
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Athens Council of Childhood Education
Jacksonville
A. B. Sias
Ebba Walstrom
Athens
Edna Lantz
Trimble
Jacksonville-Trimble
E. H. Gaylord
Edith Wolfe
Helen Kearns
Christine Porter
Rufus Putnam
Ohio University
NEA
New Orleans
Snow Blankets Athens Streets At Night
Athens lay under a one inch blanket of snow with icy sidewalks. The previous day reached 33 degrees melting the snow while a 17 degree low refroze surfaces. Pedestrians skate the pavements as the low twenties rise slowly tonight then warmer tomorrow.
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Athens
Birds shed teeth and heavy jaws to stay light
Birds evolved without teeth and heavy jawbones to reduce weight, aiding flight efficiency and maneuverability in the open skies.
Night Classes Enrollment Opens at Ohio University
Registration for the second semester evening and Saturday classes at Ohio University starts today in Ewing Hall Regis trar's Office, with full-time registration already closed. Courses span psychology, business, economics, education, English, geography, biology, and more, offered Thursday evening through Saturday morning, contingent on a minimum ten-student group.
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Ewing Hall
F. B. Dilley
Porter
Class
Beckett
Miss Miller
Gruchy
Krauskopf
Dykstra
Miss Reynolds
Miss MacLeod
Bennett
North America
Dow
Scott
Paulsen
Taylore
Three Are Arraigned In Bennett's Court
Elwood Carsey of Athens appeared before Magistrate T. R. Bennett and pled not guilty to abandoning his pregnant wife and neglecting her support, bound to the Common Pleas Court on $200 bond. Delbert Moody of Millfield pled guilty to reckless driving and was fined $10 and costs. Raymond Butler of Kimberly pled guilty to intoxication and was fined $5 and costs. Sheriff Charles Bayless made the arrests.
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Elwood Carsey
Athens
T. R. Bennett
Common Pleas Court
Charles Bayless
State Patrol
Delbert Moody
Millfield
Bennett
Raymond Butler
Kimberly
Bayless
Europe War Unlikely Says British Lecturer Ratcliffe
Ruth Taylor quotes Samuel K. Ratcliffe, British lecturer and Spectator correspondent, in Athens to lecture at Ohio University. He argues war in Europe is contingent on Hitler's military masters and Schacht, cites British rearmament, Franco, and potential shifts under Chamberlin, Baldwin, and the France Germany dynamic. He ends with a quick note on shorthand tricks before departing.
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Ruth Taylor
England
Berry Hotel
George Bernard Shaw
the Spectator
Samuel K. Ratcliffe
Athens
Ohio University
New York Times
Europe
Baldwin
Neville Chamberlin
Germany
Eden
Hitler
Soviet
Russia
France
Sanford Moore Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Sanford Moore of Athens pleaded guilty to intoxication in Mayor Len B. McCune's court on Thursday. He was fined $5 and costs. arresting officer was Capt. Charlies Maple.
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Sanford Moore
Athens
Len B. McCune
Charlies Maple
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