Handley to Be Tried Friday for Fatal Shooting in Sugar Creek
Chris Handley 46 Sugar Creek merchant faces second degree murder trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court for the Dec 21 fatal shooting of his housekeeper Mrs Sarah Smith 49. Prosecution expected to focus on powder burns weapon distance and shot angle with 410 gauge shotgun pistol as key exhibit.
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Handley
Housekeeper
Chris Handley
Sugar Creek
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
New Floodwood Plant Shows Off Modern Boiler System
W. F. Smiley tours the Southern Ohio Electric Co. Floodwood boiler plant in construction. The 309 foot underground sections, four large drums, and 325 pound steam pressure mark a quarter million dollar facility designed for rapid load response and high efficiency serving 15 counties and multiple towns along the Hocking Valley.
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Southern Ohio Electric Co
Floodwood
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Middleport
Gallipolis
Hocking Valley
Haydenville
Sunday Creek
Glouster
Guysville
Stewart
Coalville
Amesville
Beckley and Burnett to Lead Ohio Retail Clothiers Convention
J. L. Beckley and Charles Burnett of Athens will take active roles on the Executive and Program Committees at the joint Ohio Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association and Men's Apparel Club of Ohio convention. The Staller Hotel in Cleveland hosts February 23 to 25 with programs on modern selling methods merchandising advertising display plus banquets luncheons and entertainment.
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J. L. Beckley
Charles Burnett
Athens
Ohio Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association
Men's Apparel Club of Ohio
Staller Hotel
Cleveland
Charges Gross Neglect In Divorce Suit Here
Nita Efaw of Athens files for divorce from Edmond Efaw in Athens County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Nita Ewing. Married September 1934 with no children, she alleges failure to provide since marriage. Meeting of Disabled American Veterans postponed to Thursday night February 20.
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Nita Efaw
Athens
Edmond Efaw
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Nita Ewing
Porter Shuler Pleads Guilty for Intoxication in Athens
Porter Shuler of Athens was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Len B. McCune.
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Porter Shuler
Athens
Len B. McCune
WPA Employs 1 582 Workers On 32 Projects In Athens County
WPA in Athens County employed 1 582 persons on 38 projects during the week ending Feb 8 Ray Nobile supervisor announced today In the eight counties of the Athens District 8 979 persons worked on 262 projects Women on WPA totaled 143 in Athens County and 676 in the Athens District The state total for the week was 180 906 persons on 3 906 projects
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WPA
Athens County
Ray Nobile
Athens
Lumbermen Hear Kidnapping Evidence at Ohio Convention
Dr. Arthur Koehler of the United States Forest Products Laboratory will speak at the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers convention in Cincinnati February 26 to 28. He testified on identifying lumber in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping ladder and will discuss wood technology and ongoing experiments at Madison. A delegate from Athens and about 2,000 lumbermen nationwide will attend.
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Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers
Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
Arthur Koehler
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Koehler
Bruno Hauptmann
Athens
Mrs Alice Yates 75 Dies After Heart Ailment
Mrs. Alice Jane Yates aged 75 died Tuesday morning from a heart ailment at her daughter’s home Route 50 near Mechanicsburg. She leaves ten children including four daughters Anna Ervin Athens Dave Ervin Nelsonville Mamie Ervin Renick and Georgia Ervin Athens Route 1 and son Walker Yates Athens Route 1. Funeral Friday at 9 in St Pauls Church Athens with burial Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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Alice Jane Yates
Georgia Ervin
Route 50
Mechanicsburg
J. W. Yates
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Anna Ervin
Athens
Dave Ervin
Nelsonville
Mamie Ervin
Renick
Walker Yates
St. Paul's Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Postpone Fair Board Suit: Weber Demurs
Adam Weber sued the Athens County Agricultural Society in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking 2321 dollars 50 cents for caretaker work at the fairgrounds. The board seeks 1927 dollars 99 cents for labor under contract. Weber filed a demurrer arguing the cross petition lacks facts and is barred by the statute of limitations.
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Adam Weber
Athens County Agricultural Socity
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Weber
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Athens High Prepares for Its Operetta Bon Voyage
Athens High School gears up for the operetta Bon Voyage to be staged Friday March 20. A 50 voice mixed chorus a 25 piece orchestra and a dancing chorus star in the production led by A A Nellis Wayne Henderson Miss Ruth Gief en Miss Helen Cornwell and Floyd Prince. The cast includes John Van Dyke Dick Kircher Dick Eddy Anna Dunfee and many others with Emerson Houf as toreador and Bob Daggett Henri and Clyde Pierce in supporting roles.
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Athens High School
A. A. Nellis
Wayne Henderson
Ruth Giefen
Helen Cornwell
Floyd Prince
Neal
Boston
John van Dyke
Larry O'Connell
Buddy
Carl Beasley
Mary Walsh
Betty Biddison
Priscilla
Kathleen Shannon
Patricia Galloway
Yvonne Meister
Andre Maurois
Dick Kircher
Pietri
Don Saunders
Vivian
England
Virginia Goldsberry
Margarita
Spain
Nelle Foster
Gretchen
Holland
Alice Bardin
Babette
France
Phyllis Logan
Dolcia
Ttalvy
Mary Ann McKay
Tony
Dick Eddy
Anna Dunfee
Arminta Morrison
Toreador
Emerson Houf
Rob Davis
Henri
Bob Daggett
Clyde Pierce
Heralds
Ruth Lewis
Florence Smith
Titien
Aslanides
Betty Higgins
Mary Graves
Kroger Store Improves Fresh Produce and Freights
Kroger Store on West Union Street completes a sequence of upgrades including a six foot fresh fruit and vegetable rack and new electrical refrigeration units in the meat and grocery departments. A new cooling system for the meat case was also installed. Manager William Poling says the fruit rack will enable a greater variety of fresh produce.
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Kroger
W. Union St
William Poling
Taxi Driver Burned While Checking Car Radiator
Athens taxi driver Quest suffered facial and eye burns Tuesday night from radiator fuel fumes igniting after he struck a match to see if the radiator was full. No explosion occurred and the car sustained no damage. The driver is employed by Arthur Sprague.
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Hat Quest
Athens
Quest
Arthur Sprague
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Merchant
Sarah Smith
Rose
Ohio State Bureau of Investigation and Identification
Secret Service
Rolland Ruth
Charlies Stratton
L. F. Jones
FE. J. Yantis
Investigation Bureau
Ruth
Stratton
Jones
T. H. Morgan
Alvin Lamborn
Wilbur Sharp
W. F. Smiley
Earl Cunningham
Charlevoix
Mich
William Woods
Cunningham
Jy Maentality
Athens Pharmacy
North Court Street
Beckley and Burnett Convention
McCune
Bell-ans
Ben Franklin
the Security Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Murwate
Weber Demurs
Athens High
Dr. Pierce
William Hughes
St. St
Hamilton
Golden Medical Discovery
Optometric Service
S. Court St
North Court
Via
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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