Man reports tire check turns into highway robbery near Athens
J Warner Pyles of Washington DC told State Highway Patrol he stopped to inspect tires on Route 50 east of Athens when two masked men in a second car pulled guns, robbed him of 200 dollars, and released him after driving about five miles. He recovered 5 dollars and provided few details due to darkness as authorities investigated with no trace found.
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Athens
J. Warner Pyles
Washington, D. C
Hotel Berry
State Highway Patrol
Charles Bayless
Pyles
Rural Electrification Administration
State Patrol
Tests for Drivers at Athens County Fairgrounds
Members of the State Highway Patrol will conduct drivers tests tomorrow from 9 to 5 at the Athens County Fairgrounds.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens Honor Court Tops Scout Activity
The Hock-Hocking Court of Honor held its first 1938 session at Athens High School Auditorium with over 100 scouts and scoutmasters from 18 troops. Awards were given for five year veterans and merit badges to scouts and scouters, led by President C. D. Samford and District Commissioner R. L. Dup ler with support from Ralph Dalton and James Williams.
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Hock-Hocking
W. D. Mender
C. A. Bingman
Ralph Dalton
James Williams
Donald Duncan
Harold McCune
Gerald Hock
Gilbert Smith
Life
Eagle
Ted Preston
C. D. Samford
America
Samford
Athens
R. L. Dupler
G. E. Ashwill
Dalton, Williams
Preston
Neil J. Crawford
E. S. Dowell
EK. J. Arnold
E. F. Sells
Foster Cornwell
T. W. Figley
H. C. Pendry
W. P. Porter
Ralph Dupler
Max Wilson
Ronald Pierce
Benny Sterling
Guy Moore
Paul Stewart
Clyde Mansfield
Jimmy Arnold
Dick Bingman
Charles Pedigo
Clarence Coakley
Gordon Ross
Sam Gayton
David Morris
Charles Vernon
Arthur Vernon
Troop
Glen Mathews
Fred Thomas
Bernard Rice
Leo Mayskella
Robert Carter
Troop 59 Wins Athens Scout Window Display Honors
Troop 59 sponsored by the Kiwanis Club captured first place in the Athens Boy Scout window display contest with an exhibit at Sells Dry Goods, 38 N Court St. Troop 54 of Central Ave M E Church took second in displays at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric, 29 S Court St, and Home Furnishing Co., 6 S Court St. Judges were Mayor Cliff Cornell P O Nichols and Charles H Harris.
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Athens
Kiwanis Club
Sells Dry Goods
N. Court St
Central Ave. M. E
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
S. Court St
Home Furnishing Co
Cliff Cornell
P. O. Nichols
Charles H. Harris
Athens High pep rally fires up cagers for Gallipolis
Athens students packed the senior high gym for a pep rally supporting the Athens High School basketball team ahead of tonight’s game with Gallipolis. Bill Root urged tolerance and respect for faculty, teams, and opponents. Entertainers included Virginia Segale, Rhea Wendleken, Marjorie Malone, and Marjorie Moler impersonations. Cheerleaders led school yells. Also reported: highs 64, lows 30s, rainfall .37 inch since yesterday. birth of John Hewell to Prof. and Mrs. H. H. Roseberry at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Athens High
Gallipolis
Athens High School
Bill Root
Virginia Segale
Rhea Wendleken
Marjorie Malone
Marjorie Moler
W. C. Fields
Katherine Hepburn
Maeest
Martha Raye
Donna Gaitten
Raymond Bardin
Betty Fulton
Connie Dent
Jessie Rowles
Frances Alexander
Athens
H. H. Roseberry
N. Congress St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
John Hewell
Show Bills Promote Happy Landing in Athens
Athens merchants partner with Schine's Athena Theater to promote Sonja Henie skating film Happy Landing. The film opens Saturday at the Athena with a weekly midnight show. An airplane will circle downtown Saturday noon dropping handbills that offer free tickets through bill instructions.
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Athens
Schine
Athena Theater
Sonja Henie
Athena
Sues for Ouster Decree in Athens County Court
Bertie Marquis files in Athens County Common Pleas against Lawrence Bennett of Canaanville claiming illegal occupation of Lots 15 and 16 in the Frank J. Hill addition. Marquis seeks $175 damages for unlawful possession and $200 for removing a frame house plus $350 for stolen items including outhouses, furniture, floor covering, dishes, utensils, canned fruits and more. Also seeks eviction and a judgment for $725.
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Bertie Marquis
Canaanville
Lawrence Bennett
Athens County
Bennett
Select New Manager of Athens Farm Bureau
Kenneth J. Dilley of Valparaiso Indiana was announced as the new general manager of the Athens Farm Bureau Co operative Association Depot Street He has worked in Farm Bureau roles since 1918 and joined the co op in 1928 He will move with Mrs Dilley and their three children in early summer to Athens
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Kenneth J. Dilley
Valparaiso
Ind
Athens Farm Bureau Co-operative Association
Depot St
Dilley
Farm Bureau Co-operative
Athens
Albany Grange Plans Evening Meeting at Grange Hall
Albany Grange will hold a Saturday night program at 8 o clock in the Grange Hall. The agenda includes roll call on Lincoln a poem by Mrs Wingett a piano solo by Frances Cline a Lincoln talk by Mrs Ed Lash an agricultural talk a contest and refreshments.
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Albany
Albany Grange
Grange Hall
Lincoln
Wingett
Frances Cline
Ed Lash
Republicans Urge Return to Good Government in Ohio Rally
A Republican rally in Athens featured speeches by Rep. McCullough and others urging a GOP comeback to end Democratic control. They criticized five years of Democratic rule as a “vicious racket,” praised the Young Republican movement, and urged collaboration with experienced party members. The program drew over 500 attendees, including Mayor C. C. Cornell and numerous party officials.
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Republican Party
McCullough
Ohio
Davey
Sawyer
Athens County
H. T. Phillips
C. C. Cornell
Athens
John S. Dalton
Young Republican Club
Cornell
John Finsterwald
Cloyd Smith
Harry Kelley
Nelsonville
Republican Central Committee
Foster Cornwell
Andy Able
Ironton
Harold Rose
Gordon Gray
Harry Hurn
Gallipolis
Francis White
McKinley Club
Mary Bartlett
Georgia Kilpatrick
P. F. Good
C. O. Gibson
O. F. Rowland
John Winder
Young Republicans Praise Dr. H. T. Phillips in Athens Rally
The Young Republicans lauded Dr. H. T. Phillips for his perseverance and help in organizing a hotel rally in Athens County. They credited him with much of the event’s success and noted visitors from Gallia Perry and Vinton Counties plan similar youth party movements at home.
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Athens County
Berry
H. T. Phillips
Phillips
Gallia
Perry
Vinton
Christian Science Services Announced in Athens and Pomeroy
The notice invites public attendance at Christian Science Sunday Services at Athens 15 S Congress St and Pomeroy 210 E Main St with Sunday School at 9 30 A M and testimonial meetings Wednesday at 7 30 P M.
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Athens
S. Congress St
Pomeroy
E. Main St
Examiners Urged to Inspect Athens County Office Records
The Athens County Democratic Executive Committee requests state examiners review county commissioners records. Oral Daugherty as chair, Dr. C. G. Dew Nelsonville mayor, and John Cail form the investigative trio. They will rely on examiner findings but continue their own inquiry for firsthand information.
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Athens County
State Auditor's Office
Democratic Executive Committee
Oral Daugherty
C. G. Dew
Nelsonville
John Cail
Daugherty
Surgery Update From Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carl Shaffer Chauncey underwent a major surgical operation this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Glen Thompson Pomeroy underwent a major operation yesterday afternoon.
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Carl Shaffer
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Glen Thompson
Pomeroy
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children Trade Mark
Trade Mark MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET POWDERS FOR CHILDREN. Pleasant relief for Feverishness, Constipation, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and act as vermifuge. They tend to break up colds. At all drs imamate, A Walking Doll and Sample sent oe a MOTHER GRAY CO., PeRey, N.
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Mother Gray
Drs Imamate
Mother Gray CO
PeRey, N
Sequoia Tree Yields Large Harvest in Shelterwood Cut
A Sequoia tree produced 3000 posts 650000 shingles and 100 cords of firewood when harvested below the upper one third of the branches.
City Loan Service Boasts Daily Loan Volume
The piece claims City Loan makes large daily loans to strangers and enjoys meeting new faces. It positions the business as popular and inviting, inviting readers to try the service.
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