Eye Doctor Swindlers Convicted In Federal Case
Athens Postal Inspector aided conviction of five leaders of a nationwide eye operation scam that extorted thousands from victims. The ring used manipulated eye exams, radium belt plots, and forged checks routed via Milwaukee lawyers before a Wisconsin federal court sentenced four to four years and one to seven years. Attending officials included authorities from Dallas, Augusta, Washington, Milwaukee, and Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Postal
United States
Wisconsin
R. B. Beatson
Athens Post Office
Beatson
Meigs County
Milwaukee
Frank Mackett, Jr
William E. Hancey
Awindlers
John M. Gray
Shreveport
Wilkinson
Holtkamp
Louisiana
Gray
Dallas
Texas
Hancey
Mackett
Mr. Beatson
Augusta
Georgia
Washington, D. C
Choice Tag Blanks May Be Filed Here
Co L Jordan deputy registrar of motor vehicles announced that individuals with choice license tags from Columbus can file their reports locally. The blank forms are sent from Columbus but may be filed in Jordan's office, eliminating sending the bill of sale to Columbus. Plates will be mailed to registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Jordan
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Columbus
Jordan
Infant Dies Tuesday in Pneumonia
Infant Martha Jean two months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Billott of Stella Ave died at 2 PM Tuesday of pneumonia. Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM this afternoon in Rome with interment in W Union St Cemetery. The parents have another daughter Annalee two years old. grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Elliott Nelsonville L C Morris Sylvania and Mrs Viva Morris Stella Ave.
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Martha Jean
Charles Billott
Stella Ave
Rome
W. Union St
Annalee
Charles Elliott
Nelsonville
L. C. Morris
Sylvania
Viva Morris
Ohio University Orator Leads Athens Kiwanis Night
Ray Keesey, an Ohio University student who will represent the university Friday in the state contest, spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club about The Aristocracy of the Unfit. Emma Jean Wright read, introduced by Prof. L. C. Staats. Guests included Homer Dorman, F. B. Estes, and Rotary exchange guest Major M. E. Olmstead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Keesey
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Emma Jean Wright
L. C. Staats
Homer Dorman
F. B. Estes
M. E. Olmstead
Rotary Club
Two Divorces Granted and Name Restorations
Ernestine Shirkey becomes Ernestine Sollars in a decree granting divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty. Martha Rizer is granted divorce from James Rizer on similar grounds, issued Tuesday.
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Ernestine Shirkey
Ernestine Sollars
Gene Sollars
Martha Rizer
James Rizer
WPA Flood Repair Projects Start in Athens County
Emergency flood work began in Athens County with two projects and a third planned for Monday. WPA field engineer Paul Watson announced repairs to washouts debris and fences, plus road and riverbank work costing thousands. University projects were cancelled due to funds, with a $3407 WPA grant allocated for stadium and baseball field repairs.
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Athens County
Paul Watson
WPA
Nelsonville
State Hospital
Richland Ave
Ohio University
George Parka
University
Watson
West Children To Honor Washington Program at West Side School
West Side School will stage a Washington's Day program Friday at 2 30 PM. First Grade sings a Washington birthday song. Second Grade reads a Washington Lincoln poem and story. Third Grade presents two playlets Famous Men of February and Our Presidents. Fourth Grade performs Little February and all join in patriotic songs.
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West Side School
Washington
Lincoln
Team Is Selected For Marietta Junior High Tournament
Team selection lists Harry Davis and 11 other boys including Chiem Cox Gordon Hall McGlone Miller Sea man Van Dyke Williams and Wilson. They travel to Marietta for the sixth annual junior high basketball tournament with a first game at 6 pm Thursday against Gallipolis and final rounds on Saturday. Four doctors are engaged in aerial medical work in inland Australia, flying to distant homesteads by telephone telegram when called.
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Harry Davis
Junior Chiem
Jimmy Cox
Paul Gordon
Paul Hall
Cecil McGlone
Benton Miller
Albert Seaman
William van Dyke
James Williams
Robert Wilson
Marietta
Gallipolis
Australia
Snow Car-High Blizzards Highlight Iowa Travel Tale
Harry Low of Sac City Iowa and Tom Johnson of Athens Ohio drove 130 miles through a blizzard after leaving Iowa. Snow banked beside the highway and dust blown from Kansas covered a red mud on their windshield. Northern Iowa remains cold with record lows and frequent snow since January.
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Harry Low
Sac City
Iowa
Tom Johnson
Athens
Kansas
Low
Farmers Urged to Avoid Unadapted Seed in Ohio
Athens County Soil Conservation head Claude R. Wickard warns farmers against using unadapted red clover and alfalfa seed. Buyers should obtain origin slips, keep them, and note that unadapted seed will be treated as not planted for 1937 payments. Emergency crops and increased 1937 subsidies urged where adapted seed unavailable.
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Athens County
Soil Conservation
Claude R. Wickard
Ohio
Sudan
Founders Day Observed by West School PTA
West Side PTA marked Founders Day commemorating the PTA’s fortieth anniversary with a candle lighting ceremony. Mrs. Jack Kern read messages from state and national presidents and a tree planting on Arbor Day was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
PTA
Jack Kern
Harold Osborne
Louis Gloeckner
Alton Wolf
Theodore Kern
J. W. Towriss
Golden Bahr
Ira Gaston
Glen Pratt
Homer Brown
Ralph Barker
C. O. Townsend
B. Chandler
Barbara Olson
Margaret McCutcheon
Blaire Beckett
Caution on Ancestry Prestige Urges SAR Leaders
W H Alexander urged Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution to value merit over ancestral prestige. He warned against relying on lineage, noting 1046 ancestors in 10 generations with many names, and Lincoln and Washington greatness not tied to ancestors. He distributed SAR materials and highlighted scholarships.
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W. H. Alexander
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander
Lincoln
Washington
SAR
Nabby Lee Ames
DAR
Ewings
American Legion
Daughters of the Return
Jonathan Meigs
Hanna Dowd Vanderford
Elizabeth Zane Dew
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Florine Cotner
Opal Cotner
Dow Finsterwald
R. W. Finsterwald
Martha
George Washington
Raymond Connett
A. E. Wagner
Thomas Hoover
Ohio University History Department
Northwest Territory
Ohio Company of Associates
Congress
Ohio Company
Weather forecast and recent conditions in Athens
Rain and warmer weather are forecast for Athens and vicinity Wednesday night and Thursday. Yesterday's snowfall measured .28 of an inch. Despite the snow and wind, the temperature rose to 42 degrees. Last night's low was 22, and 10-degree-below-freezing conditions turned melted snow into ice.
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Athens
Ohio U selects Keesey for State Oratorical Contest
Orator Ray Keesey of Cadiz and senior at Ohio University will represent the university in the Men's State Oratorical contest to be held Friday February 19 in Memorial Auditorium at 8 p m The final elimination contest starts at 2 30 p m in Ewing Hall and the Fine Arts Building Keesey a previous year third place finisher is president of Tau Kappa Alpha and the Philosophy Club.
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Ray Keesey
Cadiz
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Keesey
Tau Kappa Alpha
Philosophy Club
Ewing Hall
Must Pay 3 Weekly Fine For Non-Support
John Law was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to six months in jail by Judge Louis Tyroler of Athena County Probate Court on a charge of non-support. The fine and sentence were suspended provided Law pay 3 dollars per week for the support of a minor child.
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John Law
Louis Tyroler
Athena County
Law
Gorham Sues Over Delinquent Taxes in Nelsonville Property
Athens County Treasurer G. D. Gorham files suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court against Perry L. Wood to recover 205.23 in delinquent taxes on Nelsonville property plus 2.31 in special assessments. The petition was filed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens County
G. D. Gorham
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Perry L. Wood
Japanese Garden Created by Central Grade Students
Third graders at Central Grade School built a history class project featuring a Japanese garden sand table with a Buddha figure, native garb figures, cherry trees, and miniature temples. University of Minnesota students pick Ella Teenberg as the sole woman in horticulture, noting her knowledge of apples.
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Central
Morriarty
Japan
Buddha
Minneapolis
Iu.p
University of Minnesota
Ella Teenberg
Ella
Dakota tenancy rises in North Dakota since 1909
North Dakota farm tenancy has increased by 30 percent since 1909, with rising numbers noted in state records. The report highlights a long term shift in farming arrangements across the state.
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Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
U.P
North Dakota
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Langsville
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South Carolina
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Ripon
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Paul Revere
L. C. Nye
Benjamin Franklin
Hoover
Massachusetts
Pittsburgh
Wagner
A. B. Sias
Paul Christmas
E. §. Haller
Allen Salser
Paul Carpenter
Tony Orecchio
W. Lloyd Garrison
Gale Jinks
J.B. Heidler
Joe Quisenderry
Harry Hamer
Roy Rinehart
Allen J. Baker
Alma Tingle
Anna White
Allen Baker
W. L. Gard
P. G. Hibbard
Helen Lawrence
Nell Pickering
C. O. Pickering
H. W. Murphy
Margaret Williams
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Nicholas G. Penniman III
Gorham
Carter
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Pierce
Buffalo
the Covert Optometric Service
S. Court St
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State
Federal
Windsor
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New York
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