Favors Cash Payments for Schools and Debt Liquidation
Floyd Mees of Meigs County urged two Ohio Legislature bills to aid school funding. One would shift 12.6 million to cash quarterly settlements due Feb 28, replacing notes. The other plans a five year payoff of a 17 million deficit while continuing current school payments.
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School Foundation
Floyd Mees
Meigs County
Ohio
Athens
Mees
House of Representatives
Ohio University
William O'Neil
Washington County
Senator Nye To Talk Here And Others
C C Robinson announced Ohio University convocation speakers for February and March. Gerald Nye will speak February 27 at 11 10 am in Memorial Auditorium. Victor G Heiser lectures March 8 at 9 10 am. Arthur E Morgan speaks March 20 at 11 10 am.
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C. C. Robinson
Ohio University
University
Gerald P. Nye
United States
North Dakota
Memorial Auditorium
Victor G. Heiser
Heiser
Arthur E. Morgan
Eneer
TVA
Valentines At West Side School Brighten Day For Pupils
West Side School pupils hurried to finish lessons for the 2 p m Valentine box opening. Each room displayed a decorated box and first graders acted as postmen. After distribution, second graders hosted a party with candy hearts pink cookies and songs. The fifth graders later entertained the third and fourth grades with Valentine games and more treats.
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West Side School
Hit Skip Upsets Car Father and Sons Unhurt
Phil lip Schall and his two sons James 15 and Robert 13 escaped uninjured after a hit and run on The a Road near Hope's Dairy. Schall said a speeding car struck his vehicle from the side and fled toward Athens on Route 6.
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Hope’s
Phillip Schall
Athens
James
Robert
Plains
Schall
Scout Leaders Hear Plans of This District
The Hock-Hocking District explains a new constitutional set up for Boy Scouting. Leaders from Athens Nelsonville Chauncey Glouster attend Hillcrest Inn meeting with G A Stevenson and T J Lindsay among those present.
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Hillcrest Inn
G. A. Stevenson
T. J. Lindsay
R. D. Dalrymple
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Glouster
Roy L. Dupler
Hock- Hocking
Robert G. Purrington
Arch Knowlton
Figley
A. C. Bingman
Harry Mettler
E. B. Dean
Coolville
Supt
E. J. Arnold
Area
H. C. Pendry
Dupler
Max Wilson
Walter Porter
Ed Cole
Camp
Stevenson
Lindsay
Work With People Job Seekers Lesson At Ohio University
M L Frederick from General Electric says six factors personal traits and leadership shape hiring. A H Ambuster notes the talk aims to aid students in securing jobs. Athens public schools superintendent Pendry adds building reservoirs of job openings and cites high turnover among women in five years due to marriage.
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M. L. Frederick
Appointments Bureau
Ohio University
Thachienmsen
Auc Pulpyuse UL
A. H. Ambruster
College of Commerce
Frederick
H. C. Pendry
Athens
Pendry
Body of Man Found in Tree In Florida Hollow
A man’s body was found in a hollow ash tree after a bystander offered to help lower it with a rope. Sheriff Bayless and a state trooper assisted, the body removed to the road on a stretcher. One shoe was found. the other remained on the foot, and the victim wore a work shirt and shorts. Spectators recalled a prior odor of decay noted last fall.
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Paul Frost
Flora
Sheriff Bayless
Frost
State Highway Patrol
Hampton
Aliased assault case at livestock sale ends in fine
Marion Bobo of Albany pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate T R Bennett. He was fined five dollars and costs. J R Nelson of near Wilkesville filed the charge. The incident occurred January 21 at the Charles Brickle farm on Airline Mineral Road during a livestock sale.
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Marion Bobo
Albany
T. R. Bennett
J. R. Nelson
Wilkesville
Charles Brickle
Airline Mineral Rd
East Siders Plan Valentine Party and Stamp Club
East Side School students held a Valentine party with decorated boxes and postmaster roles. Sixth graders formed a stamp club with Wallace LaBaw as president and Ursula Green as secretary after gatherings at Bob Cable’s home. The club plans a Friday meeting to name the group. The Washington Club announced a Cherry Blossom Excursion rate around $5 for a Washington trip in April. The East Side Sixth Grade basketball team beat Central and Putnam, with a 12-game season record, and the fourth grade presented a Chinese theater piece using incense and a one-string violin.
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Bob Cable
Wallace LaBaw
Ursula Green
LaBaw
Danny Smith
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France
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
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Liberia
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Washington Club
Washington
Francis Frebault
Tad Grover
Ted Lohrman
Donald Bingman
Ted Neutzling
Central
East Siders
Putnam
Mrs Van Ness Dies at Stewart Home Tuesday
Mrs Mary Jane Van Ness aged 58 died at her Stewart home at 1 20 Tuesday morning. Survived by husband W B Van Ness and children Herbert Price at home Wilbur Shade Frank John Buck Pollard Davis Driggs all of Stewart and Athens plus 21 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not completed today.
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Stewart
W. B. van Ness
Herbert
Price
Wilbur
Shade
Frank
John van Ness
Jane Buck
Athens
John Pollard
Benson Davis
William Driggs
Herbert Barnhart
Darwin
Nora Poston
New Case of Smallpox Reported at Millfield
The county health office announces another smallpox case in Millfield. Dr. J. M. Higgins and Miss Caroline Pico vaccinate children at the Mechanicsburg school as the outbreak prompts ongoing countywide vaccination efforts by clinics and family physicians.
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Millfield
J. M. Higgins
Caroline Pico
Mechanicsburg
Rain and cooling forecast for Athens area
Rain late today will trigger a further drop in temperatures in this area. Yesterday's high reached 59 degrees, matching last Friday's warm spell, with a 33 degree low last night and a rise toward 40 today as the Hocking River recedes slowly and the 8 a.m. stage stood at 5.8 feet after a 1.1 foot fall in 24 hours.
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Hocking
Valentines Enjoyed By Central Grade Students
Dan Cupid climaxed his visit at Central Grade School with the opening of the Valentine mailbox during the annual party. Postmen delivered greetings after a week's preparation of valentines. Group singing stories and refreshments completed the event.
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Dan Cupid
Central
Cupid
Athens Man Fined for Intoxication After Arrest
Thom as Goodfellow of 43 1 2 S High St was fined $5 and costs for intoxication after being arrested on West Union Street Saturday night by Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield. Mayor C. C. Cornell presided over the case.
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C. C. Cornell
Thomas Goodfellow
S. High St
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Goodfellow
W. Union St
Pet Dog Killed by Hit-Skip Driver Near Kilpatricks
Fluffy a four month old snow white spitz pet of Jean Kilpatrick daughter of Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick county recorder was killed by a hit-skip driver near their home at 72 East Mulberry Street. The dog’s body was found in the street by a university student and buried today under a lilac bush in the Kilpatrick backyard.
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Jean Kilpatrick
Georgia Kilpatrick
County Recorder
E. Mulberry St
Kilpatrick
Albany Grange Confers Degrees and Plans Juvenile Group
Sixty members and guests attended a Albany Grange meeting on Saturday night where the third and fourth degrees were conferred on three candidates. The group discussed forming a Juvenile Grange and Elsie Ransbottom was chosen matron while F E Radcliffe and Bernie Derry couples provided musical entertainment after the business session. Refreshments of sandwiches pie and coffee were served.
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Albany Grange
Elsie Ransbottom
F. E. Radcliffe
Bernie Derry
Fourth Grade Junior Red Cross Aids Chile
Central School pupils collected funds for Chile with teacher Miss Doris Day adding support. The drive proceeds will go to Washington then forwarded to Chile. The group also made decorative Valentines to send to the Children's Home today.
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Chile
Red Cross
Central School
Doris Day
Washington
Sheltering Arms Admits Athens Man for Medical Treatment
Donald Menhenett of Athens, an employee of Campus Laundry, was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for medical treatment. Yesterday, Ruth Wooley of Athens Merle Hardman of Nelsonville and Walter Pierce of McArthur were released.
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Donald Menhenett
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ruth Wooley
Merle Hardman
Nelsonville
Walter Pierce
McArthur
Guthrie Found Guilty as Males Trial Opens in Court
The State versus Russell Males, of Route 1 Millfield, began in Common Pleas Court after Walter Guthrie was found guilty of cutting with intent to wound. Kerns neighbors testified Males entered their home last Nov 30 after breaking a rear door.
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Russell Males
Route 1
Millfield
Common Pleas
Walter Guthrie
Athens
Fred M. Kerns
Kerns
Road Turns Milky Way After Route 50 Collision
At 8:30 this morning a crash east of Athens damaged two milk trucks driven by J. G. Hope and Francis Wetz and a passenger car owned by James Bice of Guysville. Wetz’s truck struck Bice’s car, shoving it into Hope’s truck. milk bottles on Hope’s truck broke and spilled along the road.
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Athens
J. G. Hope
Francis Wetz
Lowell R. D
James Bice
Guysville
Hope
Roy Pierce
Bice
Wetz
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
Athens Junior Highboys win second in Gallipolis invitational
The Athens Junior Highboys basketball team received a cup for second place after losing 24 13 to Portsmouth in the finals of the Junior High School Invitational Tournament held Saturday night at Gallipolis.
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Athens
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Mills urges Rotary on state legislation and pensions
William Mills of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce urged the Athens Rotary Club to favor legislation aimed at reducing employment barriers and boosting state prosperity. He criticized a Little Wagner Act approach, warned against new pension schemes, and endorsed Governor Bricker’s cost cuts and broader local relief funding.
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Athens Rotary Club
William Mills
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Mills
AFL
NLRB
William Shuff Dies at 66 Night Watchman at Athens State Hospital
William Shuff age 66 died at Athens State Hospital after seven weeks illness. He collapsed in a hall while leaving his room and death was attributed to a heart attack. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Christian Church in Trimble with burial in W Union Street Cemetery Athens. He is survived by a daughter Mrs Earl Johnson Trimble a sister Mrs William Smith of Hensly WV two brothers George and Sam of Hensly and one grandchild Betty Addington Trimble.
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William Shuff
Athens State Hospital
Shuff
Earl Johnson
Trimble
Christian Church
Johnson
William Smith
Hensly
W. Va
George
Sam
Betty Addington
W. Union St
Athens
Albany Youth Fined For Driving Without Lights
Gerald Beckley an 18 year old resident of Albany was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell after an arrest by the State Patrol for driving without lights on Route 50 west of Albany last Friday night.
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Gerald Beckley
Albany
Cliff Cornell
Beckley
State Patrol
Common Sense About Constipation
A doctor explains the cause of constipation and how to prevent it by eating bulk via Kellogg's All-Bran. The ad urges daily consumption with plenty of water and promotes Kellogg's Battle Creek production sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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