Ohio Towns Sink Into Cold As Warmer Outlook Looms
Athens posted a low of 12 below zero marking the coldest blast of the season with readings near Cananville and Mill Place. Columbus recorded its coldest Feb 23 since 1885 as sub zero readings appeared. Water mains burst in Martins Ferry prompting school closures and a fire caused $1,000 damage. A search was under way for the Gulf Oil tanker Paratex on Lake Erie amid ice packs and foul weather conditions.
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Athens
Columbus
U. S
Port Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Bucyrus
Marysville
Mercury
Martins Ferry
Ridgeport
Brookside
Lake Erie
Gulf
Paratex
Toledo
Cofini Awarded Forty Dollars in Horse Case
After a lengthy Common Pleas Court session, a jury ruled for Patsy Cofini in the suit brought by Victor Houston over a horse that allegedly was mistreated and killed while in Houston's care. The award covered $40 plus costs, while Houston’s claim of $64.35 was rejected. witnesses and expenses brought total court costs to $83.03.
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Common Pleas Court
Victor Houston
Patsy Cofini
Cofini
Houston
Cosini
Athens County
Scout Board To Meet For Boy Scouts Reviews
Nelsonville Boy Scouts will hold a board of reviews Friday February 24 at Harry Mettler’s office. Additional reviews occur Tuesday February 28 in Coolville Glouster and Athens with Rev E B Dean Emmett Anderson and Ralph Dupler leading in their troop rooms.
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Nelsonville
Harry Mettler
Coolville
E. B. Dean
Glouster
Emmett Anderson
Athens
Ralph Dupler
Shoes Recovered by Deputy Sheriff Claimed by Vendor
Deputy Sheriff Charles Evans said 11 right foot shoes recovered Monday morning after they appeared discarded by a thief were claimed yesterday by Frank Betts a shoe salesman who said the box had been stolen from his car late last week.
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Charles Evans
Frank Betts
Local motorist to Foil Auto Thieves With Lifelike Figure
In Melbourne a driver uses a lifelike mannequin dressed in his suit top coat and hat to sit in the car while he is away. The ruse aims to deter thieves by making the vehicle appear occupied and under human supervision.
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BALKS
Melbourne
Australia
Nelsonville Students Tour Local Plants
Seventy Nelsonville High School students in physics and industrial art toured The Messenger and The McBee Co. buildings as part of a vocational guidance plan. Teachers Harold Figley and Earl Washburn led the group with several parents after a noon bus trip.
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Nelsonville High School
Messenger
McBee Co
Harold Figley
Athens
Earl Washburn
Nelsonville
Figley
Seven Initiated Into School Dramatic Club
Seven new members join the Athens High School Masquerers honorary dramatic club. Gerald Ramsey Alice Maccombs for stage and technical roles Jack Beasley William Cheatham Warren Cooper Jean Forsyth Kathryn Zarley earned points through drama. Initiation led by Bob Drake president and Betty Fulton secretary treasurer with adviser A A Nellis.
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Masquerers
Athens High School
Gerald Ramsey
Alice Maccombs
Jack Beasley
William Cheatham
Warren Cooper
Jean Forsyth
Kathryn Zarley
Bob Drake
Betty Fulton
A. A. Nellis
Bicycle Found In Canaanville Awaiting Owner
A bicycle with an Athens High School pennant was found in Canaanville Tuesday by Deputy Charles Evans and B C Day. It was abandoned and is at the sheriff's residence awaiting claim by the owner.
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Asins
Canaanville
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
Athens High School
Life of Washington reviewed in music by West Side Class
First grade at West Side School staged a Washington birthday musical with a lullaby for his childhood a room full of paper hats and tiny flags. Second grade shared Washington pictures while fifth graders learned soap carving rug weaving and embroidery. Fourth grade Uncle Remus party featured readings and a self produced Tar Baby dramatization with homemade props and scenery.
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Life of Washington
Music By
West Side Class
West Side School
Washington
Clara Kuenzli
Donna Greene
Louise Buck
Robert Mathewson
Lives of Lincoln Washington Honored in East Side Program
An East Side School assembly on April 14 featured readings about Lincoln and Washington, music by students and Girl Scouts, and a performance of A Little Life of Lincoln. Students from sixth grade led poetry readings and songs by Sally Hawkins and others, with a Gilbert and Sullivan medley and a Virginia Reel exhibition. A joint birthday party for Eleanor Goodin and Gary Bethel followed.
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Abraham Lincoln
East Side
Sally Hawkins
New York Herald
Marie Farley
Lincoln
Don Bingman
Paul Farley
F. J. Beasley II
Gilbert and Sullivan
County Agents Plan Work of 4 H Clubs
A group of county extension agents met in Athens to discuss 4 H Club problems and functions. C C Lang and Eva Kinsey from Columbus joined the district meeting. Attending counties included Hocking Meigs Gallia Gallipolis Pomeroy Athens Jackson Washington and Marietta with listed agents.
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Ross Wright
Athens
C. C. Lang
Eva Kinsey
Columbus
Jackson
Floyd Henderson
Eva Williamson
Washington
Leo Gaffin
A. H. Smith
Marietta
Cubbing Planned For East Side Boys
East Side PTA members are invited to a 3:30 p m meeting at East Side School on Tuesday February 28 to discuss starting a Cubbing program for boys aged 9 to 12 with Mrs C T Williams in charge and Mr Gerald Ash attending to answer questions about the scout sponsored activity.
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East Side Parent-Teacher Association
East Side
C. T. Williams
Athens
Gerald Ashwill
Second Night Is Thrilling Rome Troy Game
Rome fans led by Martha Mansfield and Anna Mae Wade and the Troy delegation under Ray Fairchild kept the arena lively. Families from Nelsonville and Rome packed the stands while young Keith Brandeberry played for Troy. Postgame chatter noted the excitement and plans for a bigger day ahead.
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Rome
Martha Mansfield
Anna Mae Wade
Troy
Ray Fairchild
C. E. Morris
Nelsonville
Stewart
Joan Clark
Wendell Clark
Joan
Keith Brandeberry
Prayer Meeting Planned at New Marshfield Church
A union prayer meeting is scheduled tonight at 7 30 at the Methodist-Protestant Church in New Marshfield in observance of World Wide Prayer Day.
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New Marshfield
Miners and Educators Discuss Athens Industrial Plan
Representatives of the United Mine Workers coal companies and educators met at the Athens Chamber of Commerce to advance a vocational training program. They stressed self reliance to solve local problems and examined a county vocational survey showing a shortage of skilled workers and limited training for youth.
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United Mine Workers of America
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
A. B. Sias
Ohio University
Frank Smith
Nelsonville
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Herman Theisen
Millfield
William Morris
Glouster
United Mine Workers
Dr. Sias
A. H. Armbruster
Ohio University College of Commerce
Harper C. Pendry
Athens City
F. J. Taylor
Contributors Urged To Attend Meeting In Athens
Mr. Harry Mettler president of The Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association announced the annual meeting for 7 30 p m March 2 in the council chamber Athens City Hall. Reports on the year’s work the Christmas seals sale and officer elections for the coming year will be on the agenda All contributors to the Christmas Seal Sale are urged to attend.
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Harry Mettler
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Council Chamber
Athens City Hall
Mrs Link Fleming Dies At Home Near Amesville
Mrs Link Fleming aged 72 died at her home near Amesville early Thursday after returning from a Marietta hospital where she underwent an operation. Survived by husband three daughters and 12 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren a sister and 53 years of marriage. Funeral services Sunday at one at the family home with burial in Cutlers Cemetery near Amesville. Friends may call at home.
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Link Fleming
Amesville
Marietta Hospital
R. B. McKinley
Amesville Rfd
W. E. Johnson
Puntagorda
Fla
Carlos North
Chesterhill
George Eckard
Corning
Mr. Fleming
Cutler's
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
Advertisements tout Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush kidneys and stop nighttime urination. Claims include relief from backache puffy eyes and burning or scanty urine. Doesn't disclose clinical support and urges purchase for 35 cents from Haarlem in Holland.
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Haarlem
Holland
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