Athens Council rejects Sunday bowling opening request
Athens Council voted unanimously to keep the Sunday closing law for bowling and pool. Protesting clergy and Athens City Federation members urged limits on Sunday sports, citing leisure time and littered streets from handbills. The council also funded city departments and approved $419 for a used police car.
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Athens
Athens City Federation
John W. Danford
First Methodist Church
Stanley Jeffrey
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Athens Ministeral Association
Laura Bailey
F. R. Beasley
City Federation
Church Class To Meet At Trimble Church Of Christ
The Progressive Class of the Trimble Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m. Refreshments will be served by Mrs Eva Gooding Mrs Nira Bailey and Mrs Edna Miner. All members are urged to attend.
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Trimble
Dorgan Finishes Bangs Tests in Lodi Township
Dr. W F Dorgan completes a set of Bangs tests on cattle in Lodi Township today and will begin testing in Alexander Township tomorrow.
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W. F. Dorgan
Lodi Township
Alexander Township
Extra Names Drawn To Get Trial Jury
Defense questioned Mrs Deissle's elector status and Ohio residence while Judge Belt noted the county wide juror drawing method was legal but uncommon. Jury selection consumed the Monday session with eight peremptory challenges allowed per side and several potential jurors excused for opinions or prior connections.
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Belt
Mrs. Deissle
Jennie Lyle Dies Monday in McArthur At 68
Mrs Jennie Finsterwald Lyle died Monday at her home in McArthur age 68 a former Athens resident She was daughter of the late Henry and Samantha Brooks of near Albany She married Fred Finsterwald who was killed in an accident later she married James Lyle of McArthur She leaves a son Foster Lyle two daughters Mrs William Lepley and Mrs Lew Ricketts seven grandchildren and three brothers Funeral services Wednesday at two oclock in the Tinkham Home McArthur conducted by Rev O W Williams
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Jennie Finsterwald Lyle
Athens
McArthur
Henry
Samantha Brooks
Albany
Fred Finsterwald
James Lyle
Lyle
Christian Church
Foster Lyle
William Lepley
Lew Ricketts
Columbus
William Brooks
Frank and
Richard Brooks
Logan
Tinkham
O. W. Williams
Surplus Food Distribution Set for Several Townships
Federal surplus commodities will be handed out all day Wednesday February 21 at Trimble Township Trimble Village Jacksonville Dover Township Chauncey and Nelsonville. York Township and Buchtel receive 1 to 4 pm. Other township schedules to be announced.
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Trimble Township
Trimble Village
Jacksonville
Dover Township
Chauncey
Nelsonville
York Township
Buchtel
Hospital Releases and Admissions in Local Mines
At Sheltering Arms Mr Nick Tagles Lathrop and Miss Jean Biffle Pomeroy were released yesterday afternoon from Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mr Ray Miller Millfield suffered a fracture of the left arm in a mine accident and was admitted yesterday. Stanley Balchius Jacksonville was admitted after his chest was crushed in a mine accident. Edward Smith 8 Church St underwent an emergency minor surgery last night. Mr Earl Snyder 37 E Union St was admitted this morning for minor surgery.
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Nick Tagles
Lathrop
Jean Biffle
Pomeroy
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ray Miller
Millfield
Stanley Balchius
Jacksonville
Edward Smith
Church St
Earl Snyder
E. Union St
Scout Executive Delivers Talk to Den Mothers at Meeting
All den mothers of Packs 54 55 and 59 and all mothers of Cub Scouts are asked to attend a special meeting at the First Methodist Church Wednesday Feb 21 at 2 p m Mr R D Dalrymple scout executive will discuss cubbing problems.
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First Methodist Church
R. D. Dalrymple
Fined in Plains and Pratts Fork for fighting and peace disturbance
Two men Archie Dailey of The Plains and Ralph Cain of Pratts Fork pleaded guilty to fighting and disturbing the peace and were fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Cornell. Harry Millican of 124 West Union Street pleaded not guilty to intoxication and disturbing the peace, was released on bond, and bound over to the grand jury.
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Archie Dailey
the Plains
Ralph Cain
Pratts Fork
Cornell
Harry Millican
W. Union St
Hoak Files for Divorce in Athens County Court
Glenn Hoak petitions for divorce from wife Lillian Hoak of Carbondale in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Married in Carbondale in August 1933, they are parents to two children aged six and four.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Glenn Hoak
Lillian Hoak
Carbondale
4-H Club to Meet in Athens Grange Hall
Athens County senior 4-H Club convenes its regular meeting on Wednesday February 21 at 8 p.m. in Athens Grange Hall. The program features a pantomime performance with sound effects along with folk games and singing.
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Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Clara Bowser Found Dead in Athens Apartment
Miss Clara Bowser was found dead in her second floor Athens apartment at 11 20 this morning by Miss Margaret Cronin a West Side School teacher who rooms there. She had come from near Lancaster with her sister the late Mrs L B Brown and worked in Ohio Fuel Gas Co offices. Death was due to a heart ailment. no immediate relatives survive. Funeral services planned for Thursday in Lancaster with calling hours at Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home in Athens.
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Clara Bowser
Washington St
Margaret Cronin
West Side
Miss Bowser
L. B. Brown
Athens
Lancaster
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Brown
Columbus
Dowler & Ferguson Funeral
Funeral for Mary Baker Scheduled in Coolville
Mary Baker aged 70 died Monday night. Funeral services set for 10 am Thursday at White Funeral Home with burial in Coolville Cemetery. She leaves husband Lindsey Baker and three children Lucy Davis Athens Clara English Coolville and Earnest Schrader Monongahela Pa. Daughter of Dallas Spencer and born at Hockingport.
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Coolville
Mary Baker
White Funeral Home
Coolville Cemetery
Westminster Foundation Dinner at Athens Church
Out of town guests from Ohio and nearby states will attend the Westminster Foundation Dinner at the Presbyterian Church in Athens tomorrow at 5 45 p m. Paul Rodgers of Cincinnati will be guest of honor and main speaker. Representatives from Philadelphia and Ohio University Board of Christian Education are listed among organizers and sponsors.
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Westminster Foundation
Presbyterian Church
Ohio
Paul Rodgers
Cincinnati
Earl Ziegler
Walter D. Howell
Elsie Rogers
Jean Stewart
Marion White
Philadelphia
Board of Christian Education
The
Edgar A. Walker
Christian Education
E. T. Hellebrandt
George Clark
Battery C Readies For Federal Inspection
Battery C of the 166th Infantry Ohio National Guard prepares at the Armory for a federal inspection on March 19 led by Major Allen Stowell with Major David R. Smith as battalion commander. A preliminary inspection is planned, with a public federal review later. Summer training moves to Sparta Wisconsin for three weeks starting August 11, with about 65 000 troops from several states.
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166Th Infantry
Ohio’ National Guard
Allen Stowell
David R. Smith
Delaware
Wendell C. Nagle
Corp
M. McDaniel
Everett E. Barnhart
Harold E. Chadwick
Sparta
Wis
Barnhart
Hocking River Rises Slowly Near 13.38 Feet
The muddy Hocking River continued to rise reaching 13.38 feet at noon. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes slow increases as 35 degrees at noon with a 24 hour rainfall of .37 inches. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts more snow tonight and rain Wednesday.
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Hocking
C. N. France
U. S. Weather Bureau
ROTC to Observe Washington Birthday as Military Courtesy Day
Ohio University ROTC cadets and officers will wear uniforms on Thursday February 22 to honor George Washington. Col. T F McNeill commandant of cadets issued the order and designated the date as Military Courtesy Day.
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George Washington
Ohio University Rotc
T. F. McNeill
League meets tonight at City Hall council chamber
Athens Chapter of Izank day holds a meeting at 7 30 p m in City Hall council chamber. Taft for President Club invites all interested to attend at 7 30 o'clock tonight.
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League
Athens
Izank
Council/Walton League
The
Taft-for-President
Committee to Meet of Troop 54 Tonight
A committee of Boy Scout Troop 54 will meet at 8 30 this evening in The C D Shafer Co office.
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C. D. Shafer Co
Troop 72 Wins Ribbon at Glouster Display
Boy Scout Troop 72 of Glouster won a red ribbon for the anniversary window display in Carpenter Hardware. The announcement was made today by G. E. Ashwill, scout executive.
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Boy Scout
Glouster
Carpenter Hardware
G. E. Ashwill
Students Debate at Athens Kiwanis Club Meeting
At the Athens Kiwanis dinner the Ohio University team Stephen Fuller and Emden Schulze debated Ohio Wesleyan’s Martin Kern and Keith Russell on the question What Stand Shall the United States Take in the Present European Situation. The 50 minute event, coordinated by L. C. Staats of Ohio University, had Dwight Riley as timekeeper. no winner was announced.
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Athens
Ohio University
Dwight Riley
Agricul ture Conservation Institute opens at Albany High
The first session of the Agricul ture Conservation Institute was held at Albany High School with 110 people present. The program featured the Albany High Glee Club and a county office play Mary Goes to College. Speakers included Frank Pugh on the 1940 farm program Roy Gilham on crop insurance and Herb Hoskinson on grants.
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Agriculture Conservation Institute
Albany High School
Albany High Glee Club
Charles Shaver
Mary
Frank Pugh
Roy Gilham
Herb Hoskinson
Land Use Committees Set To Meet In Nearby Towns
The Lee Township land use study begins this evening at 7 30 in the Albany Grange Hall focusing on population trends economy and fertility of land. Ames Township committee meets Wednesday at 8 p m at W W C Mingus home to discuss the same issue. Dover Trimble panel convenes Thursday at 7 30 in D M Sawyer home for further talks.
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Lee Township
Albany Grange Hall
Ames Township
W.W. C. Mingus
Dover-Trimble
D. M. Sawyer
Scout Leader to Speak at Berry Hotel Boy Scout event
Mr. R. D. Dalrymple, executive of the Kootaga Area Boy Scouts, will speak to the Organization and Executive Committee at the Berry Hotel on Wednesday February 21 at noon.
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R. D. Dalrymple
Kootaga Area
Berry Hotel
Shock Treatments for Dementia Praecox Featured by Athens Doctor
Dr. W. R. Hutchison spoke at the Athens Rotary Club luncheon on dementia praecox, outlining types of schizophrenia and the use of insulin and metrasol shock therapies. He noted rising psychiatric bed use and argued that early treatment with these drugs could restore many patients to mental health and reduce hospital costs.
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W. R. Hutchison
Athens Rotary Club
Hutchison
J. R. Sprague
Athens State Hospital
C. H. Creed
Rotary
United States
New Trial Refused in Ferry Parks Case
John Ferry, Athens carpenter, had sued Ohio University treasurer George C. Parks for malicious prosecution. Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland overruled Ferry's motion for a new trial after a three day hearing. verdict favored Parks with Ferry awarded no damages. The case centered on Parks filing an affidavit in 1938 and a grand jury indictment of Ferry for theft of an electric motor from the university.
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John Ferry
Athens
George C. Parks
Ohio University
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Ferry
Parks
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Wendell Wright
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Ethel Collamore
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O. O. Mantz
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Harry Carleton
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Harry Young
Gus Callentine
Jennie Lyle
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