Accidents on WPA Projects in Athens District Dip in January
WPA projects in Athens District showed 12 lost time injuries in 881 520 man hours in January, down 3.45 percent per million hours from December. Since WPA began, 76 lost-time injuries in the Athens District, a 26.5 rate, about three percent above the state, but January rate below state average by 6.96 percent. No fatalities in January in Athens. three elsewhere in the state.
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Athens
Columbus
WPA
Man jailed after liquor store dispute in Athens County
Carl Smith of Sand Ridge visited the county sheriff to protest not being sold liquor. He was placed in Athens County Jail on Sunday and was to be arraigned for intoxication. The store employee refused service, prompting the complaint. Deputy Karl Gardner placed him in custody.
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Carl Smith
Sand Ridge
Athens County
Smith
Karl Gardner
Dean Voigt to Speak on Youth Cooperation Broadcast
Dean of Women Irma F. Voigt leaves Athens for St. Louis to attend the national conference of the American Association of Deans of Women where she serves as president. She will broadcast Tuesday at 3 15 PM over the Columbia network from St. Louis detailing cooperation with youth.
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Irma F. Voigt
Athens
St. Louis
American Association of Deans of Women
Dean Voigt
Columbia Network
Truth, sight, and education in a wall-eyed debate
L. G. Canfield argues that truth is complex and partial, not absolute, and that education beyond books shapes direct vision. He cites Socrates Lincoln and the blind men and the elephant to urge careful weighing of viewpoints.
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FE. C. W
Socrates
Lincoln
Tomlinson
Hell
Heaven
Commonwealth
T. W. Smith
L. G. Canfield
Athens
Unusual WPA Layoffs Highlight Jail and Absence Reasons
At the Athens District WPA headquarters 25 of 27 layoff slips cite unusual discharge reasons. Five workers are jailed, one habitually drunk, three chronically absent, one refused to work, and 15 secured jobs with private employers.
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WPA
Athens
Flood threat fades as Hocking River recedes
Water levels dropped 2.7 feet from Saturdays high and ice jam at Fast Bridge eased. Temperatures near 22 to 35 degrees with light snow totaling about half an inch. continued cloudiness expected. In Nelsonville, George Wright was fined 100 and costs for driving while intoxicated and had his license suspended for six months. He was jailed in Athens County awaiting unable to pay.
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Hocking
Fast Bridge
George Wright
Nelsonville
Athens County
8. G. Holland
Wright
Izaak Walton League Meeting Moves to City Hall
The Izaak Walton League meeting will be held at City Hall council chamber at 7 30 Tuesday night replacing the Waterloo Cabin venue. The oyster supper has been postponed.
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Izaak Walton
Waterloo Cabin
Council Chamber
City Hall
Tax blanks available at Athens County Auditor office
Athens County Auditor C O Gibson announced personal tax blanks are now available and can be secured immediately at the auditor's office or filled out at the office or the taxpayer's home. Leonard Ogg stated he was not involved in a collision in which Edward Linncott’s car was damaged. he said the involved car was driven and owned by his son Albert Ogg.
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Athens County
C. O. Gigson
Gibson
Leonard Ogg
R Broadwell
Edward Linncott
Albert Ogg
Pleasant relief from constipation with olive tablets
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe laxative replacing calomel. It claims they cleanse the system, restore energy and beauty, and are prescribed for constipation with no dangerous griping. The copy urges taking one or two tablets at bedtime and notes the product is a vegetable compound sold by druggists and identified by olive color.
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Edwards
Nature
Jewelry Store Window Breaks Four Rings Stolen
Thieves broke the plate glass at W. B. Drake jewelry store 3 N. Court St early Sunday morning and stole three diamond rings and a wedding ring valued at several hundred dollars. Athens City police pursued several leads and noted the theft involved a heavy object masked by cloth.
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W. B. Drake
N. Court St
Athens
E.S. Finsterwald
Drake
Leslie Bradfield
State Highway Patrol Starts Traffic Drive
State Highway Patrol launches a new drive in Southeastern Ohio to curb minor violations. Ivron Erwin of Gallipolis was arrested for a cab without brakes and Nelson Geer for a car with no tail light, both to appear before Gallipolis Magistrate Fred Milliser. Clarence McKee of Cheshire was cited for a truck without a tail light in Middleport and to appear before Mayor J F Harley. Patrolman ay Grogan said Athens troopers will arrest and prosecute drivers with defective brakes or during funeral processions.
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Gallia County
J. H. Gorham
Athens
Ohio
Ivron Erwin
Gallipolis
Nelson Geer
Gorham
Fred Milliser
Clarence McKee
Cheshire
Middleport
J. F. Harley
Ay Grogan
Grogan
Positive Neutrality Theme Set by Bishop Jones at First Methodist
Bishop Paul Jones, chaplain of Antioch College and president of the Peace Heroes Memorial Society, will deliver a talk on Positive Neutrality tonight at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. An Episcopalian, he was ousted in 1918 over war critique and restored in 1934 to the episcopate in Southeastern Ohio.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Paul Jones
Antioch College
Jones
Peace Heroes Memorial Society
General Conference of the Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
Southeastern Ohio
Mrs Sadie A Jack Dies At Residence Saturday
Mrs Sadie A Jack wife of G M Jack died at her home 374 Richland Ave Saturday afternoon at 5 50 oclock She had been ill for years and recently underwent an operation at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus She leaves husband one daughter Mrs FB Butcher Athens one granddaughter Mrs B F Cline two great grandsons Thomas and Jack Cline Columbus three brothers George and Manterville Albany Nell Langaville one sister Mrs Douglas Hudnall and one half sister Mia Margaret King Albany Funeral services will be at Richland Ave M P Church Tuesday morning at 10 20 Rev Ray Huff officiating burial at W Union St Cemetery
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Sadie A. Jack
G. M. Jack
Richland Ave
Jack
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
GM. Jack
FB. Butcher
Athens
B. F. Cline
Thomas
Jack Cline
George
Manterville
Albany
Nell
Langaville
Douglas Hudnall
Mia
Margaret King
Richland Ave. M. P
Ray Huff
W. Union St
Wingett Chapel Road Work Opens Wednesday
County engineer C. D. Ault announced that grading and resurfacing on the Wingett Chapel Road WPA project will begin Wednesday. Workers will transfer from the Marshfield Fisher Road, which closes Tuesday due to funds. Most Athens County projects were active despite the snow, per local reports.
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Wingett
Chapel Road
Wingett-Chapel Road
C. D. Ault
Marshfield-Fisher Road
Legal suits filed in Athens County and by Ohio banks
The Colonial Finance Co. seeks 650 dollars with interest from J. C. Hallett doing business as Mac Chevrolet Co in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Nelsonville suit by Squire against Flossie Cooper asks 1840 dollars with interest on a promissory note.
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Colonial Finance Co
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Judement
J. C. Hallett
Mac Chevrolet Co
Nelsonville
S. H. Squire
Ohio
U S Opera Star Cusolina Giannini At The Met
Philadelphia born dramatic soprano Cusolina Giannini finally sings with the Metropolitan Opera. She is pictured in makeup as Aida, the role in which she made her homeland debut in New York.
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U.S
Cusolina Giannini
Europe
Metropolitan Opera
Aida
New York
Athens Scouts in Mystery Hike at Dupler Lodge
Boy Scouts of Troop 56 joined a Mystery Hike marking national scout anniversary week at Athens Boy Scout Camp. The event divided into two patrols to find hidden code messages, followed by games, a wiener feast, and a flag ceremony with remarks on scout aims. Attending leaders and members named include Bob Covert John Haller Tom Haller Donnal Duncan Lucius Burson Dan Bardin Carl Mathews Billy Mansfield Ira Archer Dick Burdette Bob Maurer Ivan Romine Bob Hedges Lawrence Graves Eugene Cole Bob Yaw Dan Gladding Bob Drake Billy Mansfield Jr scouts and committee members Haller Edward Cole J B Hedges F C Schilling and assistants Roy L Dupler Richard Atkins Walton Davies Ralph Dalton along with guests Richard Howe Clyde Mansfield.
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Dupler Lodge
Boy Scouts
Troop 56
Athens
Sceutmasters
E. S. Haller
Bob Covert
John Haller
Tom Haller
Donnal Duncan
Lucius Burson
Dan Bardin
Carl Mathews
Billy Mansfield
Ira Archer
Dick Burdette
Bob Maurer
Ivan Romine
Bob Hedges
Lawrence Graves
Eugene Cole
Bob Yaw
Dan Gladding
Bob Drake
KB. 8
Haller
Edward Cole
J. B. Hedges
F.C. Schilling
Roy L. Dupler
Richard Atkins
Walton Davies
Ralph Dalton
Richard Howe
Clyde Mansfield
Athens County Coon Hunters to Attend State Convention
A committee of the Athens County Coon Hunters Association was appointed to attend the League of Ohio Sportsmen Convention in Columbus next week. They plan a free oyster supper for members and wives in March, with date to be announced. Discussion covered State Conservation Department plans for small dam projects in local streams, aiming to build dams this summer via the County WPA. The group noted existing lakes in Ohio and nearby states and scheduled March officer elections and a membership drive.
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Athens County Coon Hunters Association
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Columbus
State Conservation Department
Athens County
WPA
Ohio
Association
4-H Club Plans Washington's Birthday Program
The Athens County Senior 4-H Club meets February 19 at 8 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall to observe Washington's birthday. Unmarried young people out of high school are invited to attend. Professor E F Hansen speaks after a brief meeting, followed by music by Mrs Glazier Amesville and her daughter, then games and contests. Refreshments close the evening.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Washington
FE. A. Hansen
George Washington
Claims Against FERA To Be Heard This Week
Vendors with claims against FERA may settle by meeting Federal Auditors R. R. Pospichel and FB. C. Randall at the FERA office on Mill St any day this week before Friday. Paul Rock announced. Auditors are in Athens County to liquidate FERA and audit books.
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FERA
R. R. Pospichel
FB. C. Randall
Mill St
Paul Rock
Athens County
Rock Geard
Ohio University Professor Assigned Rockefeller Research Post
Dr. Louis M. Heil associate professor of electrical engineering and physics at Ohio University is to report to Ohio State University to begin a six month Rockefeller Foundation sponsored research. The project directed by Prof Alphius W Smith aims to improve teaching of physical science across universities and create an integrated course from high school through college. During Heil's leave Dr R V Cook formerly of Bethel College will teach physics after earning his doctorate at Indiana University. Heil, a three degree Ohio State alumnus, was among the campus's most popular professors last year. Middleport Mrs J E Powell of Columbus visited with her parents Mr and Mrs James Root, whose eyesight has been failing.
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Louis M. Heil
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Rockefeller Foundation
Alphius W. Smith
Ohio State Physics Deepartment
Doctor Heil
Ohio State
Middleport
J. E. Powell
Columbus
James Root
Root
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Constipation
A New York appeal urges mothers to use a liquid laxative for children and adults. It claims exact dosing is possible with a measured liquid, recommends Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, notes doctors and hospitals use it, and says any druggist carries it.
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Athens County Savings & Loan Co
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Ed H. Pugh
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Gordon Collins
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