Akron Man Likely Named Athens County Extension Agent
Ross Wright, current Summit County agent, is recommended for the Athens County extension service post. A meeting of rural leaders and officials endorsed Brownfield’s recommendation despite Wright’s illness, noting his six years in Summit County and strong 4-H Club background. Wright, 38, is married with a 13 year old daughter.
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Akron
Athens County
Ross Wright
Summit County
W. W. Brownfield
Wright
Brownfield
Ohio State University
State Extension Service
College of Agriculture
Yote
Extension Service
Fred Dorr
Agnes Terrell
H. R. Jacoby
Louise Blackburn
W. H. McClain
Athens Grange
David Sawyer
Athens County Farm Bureau
A. H. Grim
Joseph Eslocker
Frank Pugh
Harry Jacoby
Coeds Invited to Sunday Meeting on Vocational Conference
Members of the Ohio University Women's League will meet at Dean Irma Voigt's home to hear Mary Lou Hudson report on the Women's Vocational Conference at Oberlin College. All university women are invited to discuss plans for the April conference on Ohio's campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Women's League
House of Representatives
Irma E. Voigt
Park Pt
Mary Lou Hudson
Oberlin College
Ohio
January vital stats show Athens County births and deaths
County health department reports January totals with 58 deaths and 30 births in the county. City of Athens recorded 15 deaths and some births while several townships filed mixed results. several reports were missing from Carthage and Waterloo Township.
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Athens
Carthage
Waterloo
Alexander
Ames
Bern
Canaan
Dover
Lee
Lodi
Rome
Trimble
Troy
York
State Patrol Completes School Bus Inspection
Fall and winter inspection of school buses by the Athens Sanitation of the State Highway Patrol was completed Thursday by Patrolman J. J. Richardson. Richardson, assisted by Patrolman J. H. Gore, finished the inspection of Arran County school buses and gave his last safety talk there Thursday.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
J. JL. Richardson
Richardson
J. H. Gore
Arran County
G’e
Auditor Named for University at Ohio University
Lamar J. Otis of St. Louis Missouri and a University of Arkansas graduate is appointed as an accounting instructor and to assist in auditing at Ohio University. Otis, born in Mansfield Arkansas, earned a 1933 BS in Business Administration and CPA certification the same year. His appointment, effective February 1, includes five hours of teaching plus university auditing duties. he is unmarried.
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Lamar J. Otis
St. Louis
University of Arkansas
Ohio University
Herman G. Jones
Mr. Otis
Mansfield
Ark
Universiy of Arkansas
Otis
MWCUNE HOLIDAY IS THREE IN ONE
Mayor Len B. McCune marked a triple celebration as he turned five years old his daughter Mary a junior at Ohio University reached twenty one and Valentine s Day arrived relatives planned a Sunday honor though no party was held Friday according to Mrs McCune.
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Len B. McCune
Mary
Ohio University
Checks must be endorsed by pensioners
Miss Rowena Sprout county administrator urged that every old age pensioner sign their own check or mark it with two witnesses. Merchants should refer doubtful cases to a bank. Delays occur when relatives fail to return required forms to the county office in Columbus. Death of the pensioner requires the check to be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowena Sprout
Miss Sprout
Columbus
Missie
Personal property tax collection delayed in Athena County
County auditor Clyde Gibson announced the collection of personal property tax in Athena County, set to start Saturday, will be delayed due to missing collection blanks that have not yet arrived.
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Athena County
Clyde Gibson
Weather Controls for Long Distance Phone Lines
Ingenious regulators along major telephone routes adjust signal strength to weather. Pilot wires transmit cable temperatures to regulators that automatically tune current. Installed at 100 to 200 mile intervals, these devices ensure stable service during sudden cold snaps or heat waves.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ohio
Telephone
Ohio University Faculty Forms 11‑Member Committee
The Ohio University faculty selected eleven members to form a committee to explore greater faculty participation in university affairs. President Herman G. James announced the results after a vote of 175 faculty members, with Velma Phillips Edith Wray J H Caskey and others named in alphabetical order and Gamertsfelder chosen as temporary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Herman G. James
James
J. H. Caskey
W.S. Gamertsfelder
E. A. Hansen
L. M. Heil
F. H. Krecker
R. L. Morton
Velma Phillips
G. W. Starcher
Victor Whitehouse
H. R. Wilson
Edith Wray
Gamertsfelder
Court actions outline fund transfers and probate cases
The Common Pleas docket covers Ames Township seeking a 400 transfer from road to general funds to cover 1935 bills, and Hudnell vs Foughts dismissed at plaintiff cost. Delta Sigma Pi house sale yields 7711 with 291.59 taxes and 44.43 costs. remainder goes to Mutual Home and Savings. Probate items set inheritance tax at 271.96 on Mary McCann Blake estate. net value 5939.15 all personal property. Cornwell and Munn named administrators. Hope appeals highway department easement. Walters seeks guardian for Ralph Coe. hearing set Tuesday at 9 a.m. before Judge S. M. Johnson.
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Ames Township
General Fund
Tax Commission of
Ohio
Donna Jean Hudnell
Nell Hudnell Buckley
Floyd Foughts
Delta Sigma Pi
University Terrace
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Sheriff's Safe
Mary McCann Blake
8. M. Johnson
Frank McCann
Foster B. Cornwell
Earl R. Bean
M. M. Munn
Emma J. Munn
Celia Coe Hope
State Highway Department
Chesaneake and Ohio Railroad Co
Floodwood
Bessie Walters
Ralph Coe
S. M. Johnson
Father and Son Event Planned by Athens Masons
Paramythia Lodge of Masons in Athens will hold a father and son meeting at the lodge hall on the night of February 21. The committee includes Paul Gillilan Forest Chism and Homer Baird. Dr E W Chubb of Ohio University will deliver the principal address. Members without sons are urged to adopt sons for the evening. A social hour with refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramythia Lodge of Masons
Athens
Paul Gillilan
Forest Chism
Homer Baird
George Washington
E. W. Chubb
Ohio University
Chickens Killed by Neighbor’s Police Dog
Twenty two chickens from the flock of Silas Nichols in Lower Plains were killed Wednesday night by a neighbor’s police dog. Athens County dog warden Porter Dicken tracked the dog by feathers and breed along the road and found she had carried the chickens to her pups.
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Silas Nichols
Lower Plains
Porter Dicken
Athens County
Dicken
Constance Barker Named Sup ervising Critic at Mechanicsburg School
Miss Constance Barker will replace Miss Irene Irwin as supervising critic of the Second and Third Grades at Mechanicsburg School. Irwin resigns to take a teaching post at a private New York school. Announcement came from administrative offices of Ohio University.
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Constance Barker
Irene Irwin
Mechanicsburg
Ohio University Today
Irwin
New York
Flossie Oblinger Granted a Divorce
Flossie Oblinger was granted a divorce from Glasp by Judge FP Rowland in the Athens County Common Pleas Court on grounds of neglect. They married in 1939 and have two children with custody awarded to Mrs. Oblinger.
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Flossie Oblinger
Glasp
Oblinger
FP. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Kross
Marriage License Granted for Dishong and Carsey
James Franklin Dishong 22 of Athens a truck driver and Dessie Louise Carsey 14 of Athens applied for a marriage license. The applicants are listed as son and daughter of their respective parents Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dishong and Mr. and Mrs. Emery Carsey.
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James Franklin Dishong
Athens
Morris Dishong
Dessie Louise Carsey
Emery Carsey
O U Graduate Council of Eleven Accepts Posts
The University of Oklahoma announces eleven faculty members named to the Graduate Council to assist the future dean in shaping graduate work and degree policies. Members include J H Caskey E A Hansen L M Heil F T Hellebrandt Florence Justin R H Marquis J A Patrick E A Taylor A T Volwiler G T Wilkinson. The council will rotate, with about a quarter replaced each year to ensure continuity.
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Ohio University
Graduate College
Herman G. James
J. H. Caskey
C. A. Frey
E. A. Hansen
Rufus Putnam School
L. M. Heil
EF. T. Hellebrandt
Florence Justin
R. H. Marquis
J. A. Patrick
E. A. Taylor
A. T. Volwiler
G. T. Wilkinson
Graduate Council
James
Deputy Collector To Aid Income Taxpayers
A deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the Athens Post Office from March 2 to 7 to assist taxpayers in preparing returns. No charge will be made. Use Form 1040A for net income up to 5,000 mainly from salaries and wages. use Form 1040 for higher incomes or any income from profession, business, farming, rents, or property sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Athens Post Office
Internal Revenue Department
Ohio
Scout Troop 59 Welcomes New Sponsors in Meeting At Church
Scout Troop 59 introduces committeemen and Athens Kiwanis Club sponsors at a Thursday meeting in First Methodist Episcopal Church rooms. Deputy Scout Commissioner Roy L. Dupler greets the committee as Scoutmaster Richard Atkins leads roll call and activities.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Karl Beckley
George Gibbs
James Scriven
Gerald Kyle
Roy L. Dupler
Beckley
Athens Kiwanis Club
LD. A. Barr
Richard Atkins
Don Sanders
Ralph Dalton
Jack
Gordon Ross
Service Station Ven Meet Here Thursday
Fifty proprietors and employees from about 30 Athens County service stations and garages selling Quaker State Oil attended a meeting sponsored by Fred R. Beasley district distributor and the Quaker State Oil Refining Co at Hotel Berry Thursday night. J L Howard zone manager and W Woodyard district representative advised dealers on increasing spring sales of lubricants, with a showing of a sales practices film. White Seal Oil Co recently became distributor for Quaker State Oil products in Athens Hocking Jackson and Vinton Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Quaker State Oil
Fred R. Beasley
Quaker State Oil Refining Co
Hotel Berry
J. L. Howard
Quaker State Oil Co
W. Woodyard
White Seal Oil Co
Howard
Quaker State Oi
Athens
Hocking
Jackson
Vinton Counties
Snow Is Predicted Snow Hocking River Rises in Athens
Snow is predicted as the Hocking River rises in Athens after two warm days. Last night’s temperature hit 84 degrees with .42 inches of rain. The river at Fast Bridge stood 5.8 feet at noon, up a half foot, after being four feet seven inches last night. A colder, snowy forecast followed for tonight and Saturday.
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Athens
Mra
France
Hocking
Fast Bridge
Improvement On Rt 31L To Start Monday
A crew of about 10 men will begin Monday clearing trees along the right of way for the Route 31 improvement between Floodwood and Beaumont. The sub-contractor will move 70 000 cubic yards of earth using equipment on site. Beightler and Hussey will handle the remaining construction work in Columbus, as the three mile project continues last summer’s Greenlawn Cemetery to Floodwood highway. Unskilled labor will be hired through the Athens County Reemployment Office. The sub-contractor had not notified NARS to assign men, manager Thomas Hixon said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Beightler and Hussey
Greenlawn Cemetery
Floodwood
Athens County
NARS
Thomas Hixon
Athens County Board Ordered to Pay School Bus Drivers
Alternative writs of mandamus require the Athens County Board of Education to pay $7,888.11 to five school bus drivers or show cause why not. The judges trace back to 1933 contracts, salary cuts, and subsequent appeals up to the District Court of Appeals, with the board arguing collusion and the drivers seeking the balance owed. Bolton Hall of New York represents the drivers.
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Albany Board of Education
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Board of Education
Albany Consolidated School District
Thomas EB. Dine
Jesse Douglas
George Sweeney
PDBE
Allen
Roger Biddle
Athens
District Court of Appeals
State Department of Education
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Portage County
Mahoning County
Trumbull County
Farm and Home Protective Committee
Mwcune
Zenith and Sparton
Parker Bros. Music Store
O. U
Court News
IN Common Pleas
Masons
Miami Beach
James T. Berryman
Chicago
O.U. Graduate Council of 11
Scout
Crosley Five Radio
Detroit
Rauch 'S Oven-To-Home Service
Hocking River
Beaumont
John W. Dowler
Bolton Hall
MR Bald
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Peay
Woodbury
Forhan
Lyons
Colgate
Uc Mennen
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