Ohio University Names Faculty Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
Dr. Herman G. James announces a new intercollegiate athletics faculty committee at Ohio University with chair Prof. H. R. Wilson and members from philosophy, ministry, biology, triculture, English, and athletic directors. The panel will oversee equipment purchase and eligibility rules and will start functioning immediately though its formal term begins next college year. Dr. James also names G. W. Starcher to chair the Public Relation Committee, succeeding E. A. Hansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
Ohio University
H. R. Wilson
H. T. Houf
D. R. Clippinger
W. A. Itheny
W. W
Tohio University
E. B. Bryan
Smilar
Tuckeye Athletic Association
James
G. W. Starcher
E .A. Hansen
Rufus Putnam School
Big Crowd at Court Tourney Draws Loyal Supporters
Among Buchtel fans were William and Robert Schenz and many others. Albany supporters and Hollister, Greens Run, and Ames–Bern camps sent large turnouts with numerous named families and officials. The crowd displayed broad local enthusiasm for the court event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
William and
Robert Schenz
Charles Nutter
Cleo Sweazy
Ruth Mingus
Eileen Parker
Norma Worthington
Elizabeth Newman
Dolores Wagner
Lillian Lafollete
Mary Alice Wagner
Margaret McDonnell
Virginia
Agnes McDonnel
Gerald Robinson
Margaret Savage
John Collins
Joseph Schenz
Bernard Cookley
Ben Wagner
Winifred Smathers
Walter Smathers
Verne Daugherty
Raymond Rife
Alison May
Wayne Matthews
Otto Simons
Tom Smith
Walter Simons
Orrin Justus
Nelly Belle Connor
Eunice Connor
Mary Cartwright
Gladys Hilderbrant
Fred Ttate
Frank Thomas
Dolores Welch
Frieda Poole
Effie Donnely
Joe McCullough
Terry Smith
Theva Black
Carrie Smith
Ames-Bern
Clara Belle Eckard
Naomi Bell Connor
Alice Kerns
Clyde Gibson
Marie Grimm
Mary Ellen Heston
Will Heston
Johnny Bands
Neal Sedwick
Albert Gardener
Lacey Keirns
Louise Dixon
Fred Connor
Irwin Mosier
Jesse Nagie
Marc Heston
Hazel Everett
Jim Messicker
Alec Smith
Athens Girls End Court Season With Color Games
Athens Junior-Senior High School wrapped up the basketball season with the Girls Athletic Association color games in the gym. Red I beat Black I 27 to 19 led by Betty Higgins with 20 points. Black II defeated Red II 18 to 16 as Catherine Carpenter scored 10 for the Blacks.
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Athens
Girls Athletic Association
Reds
Betty Higgins
Anna Dunfee
Margaret Winning
Blacks
Jean Pickens
Red II
Mary Duncan
Catherine Carpenter
Camille Cash
Jean Finsterwald
Suzanne Danford
Anna McKibben
Ruth Lewis
Pauline Reynolds
Eileen Decker
Florence Smith
Lillian Cumley
Eileen Sanders
Helen Stratton
Marjory Junod
Helen Baker
Donna Gaitten
Mary Hall
Mabel Connett
Margaret Burt
Virginia Beasley
Marjory Thompson
Ethel McEwen
Marjory Herdman
Harriett Musgrave
Kathleen Darby
Virginia Hoover
Dolores Henderson
River Floodwaters Subside After Sharp Rise
River levels fell today after swelling to 16 12 feet yesterday. Water receded from roads and flood danger to homes in low lands eased. Route 530 South at Strouds Run and the road between Guysville and Stewart were passable, while Route 144 between Coolville and Hockingport remained closed. Temperatures dropped from a yearly high of 70 to 28 in Athens overnight.
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Hocking
Strouds Run
Guysville
Stewart
Coolville
Hockingport
Athens
Athens High Art Classes Keep Students Busy
Athens High School art classes show lively activity with Ninth Grade girls sketching interior rooms in water color plans and Ninth Grade boys modeling grotesque masques in clay. Eighth Grade boys design posters while girls carve jade like wax, and Seventh Grade girls prepare color notebooks with fine spacing. Senior and junior students work on posters stage sets for the operetta Bon Voyage as others select research media for the semester.
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Athens High School
Irene Furniss
Bernice McVay
Irma Hayes
Bernice
Irma
Beth Cable
Sarah Mer ‘Ld
Martha Meister
Sarah Spencer
Louise Thornton
Jane Swaim
Frances Moler
Mabel Connett
Pilgrim Holiness To Have Guest Pastors At Services
The Church of the Nazarene at W State and Walker Sts hosts morning sermon Attitudes and Relations by the pastor. At 7 pm Dr Charles Gibson Columbus and Rev Clyde Williams Oliver Ir will be guest pastors in a special evening service. Thursday 7 30 pm prayer meeting follows.
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Church of the Nazarene
W. State
Walker Sts
Charles Gibson
Columbus
Clyde Williams
Oliver
Pensions Will Be Unchanged In This State
Old age pensions in Ohio will not be increased by federal funds from the National Social Security Act. Miss Rowena Sprout, Athens County acting administrator, said the first federal grant will arrive soon and cover about half the pension costs. Funds will go to the pension fund in Columbus, and no extra monthly checks will be issued.
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Ohio
Miss Rowena Sprout
Athens County
Columbus
Miss Sprout
Athens High School Band Benefit Concert Planned
Contributors to the band uniform fund will be honored guests at a Thursday night concert March 5 in the high school auditorium led by Floyd K. Prince. A combined band of students and alumni will perform varied selections including a patriotic novelty two marches a clarinet solo and Brahms Fifth Hungarian Dance to be directed by Curtis Janssen of Ohio University. Proceeds fund new uniforms for next year.
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Athens High School
Floyd K. Prince
Curtis Janssen
Ohio University
Sanfranck
Southeast
Ohio
Hospital Operations At Sheltering Arms On Thursday
Two operations were performed at Sheltering Arms Hospital on Thursday. Van B Johnson of McArthur underwent a hernia operation and Mrs Willard Stivers of Athens had a minor surgical procedure.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
van B. Johnson
McArthur
Willard Stivers
Athens
Lanning fined for intoxication in Floodwood
Carl Lanning of Floodwood was fined $5 and costs by Magistrate T. R. Bennett after a Thursday hearing. Deputy Sheriff Karl Gardner arrested Lanning on Tuesday.
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Carl Lanning
Floodwood
T. R. Bennett
Karl Gardner
Lanning
Irma Dailey Sickes 55 Dies in Albany
Irma Dailey Sickes aged 55 of Albany died at Sheltering Arms Hospital early Friday after a three week illness. She is survived by her mother Elizabeth Dailey of Albany and sister Goldie Moore of Athens. Funeral services by Rev. T A Ballinger at Albany M E Church Sunday at 1 pm. Burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery. Friends may call at the Albany home until noon Sunday.
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Irma Dailey
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elizabeth Dailey
Goldie Moore
Athens
T. A. Ballinger
Albany M. EB
Hebbardsville
Scout Troop Holds Session At First Methodist Church
Scout Troop members received annual registration booklets signaling full participation for the year. First aid for snake bites and fainting was reviewed while the salute and handshake were taught to newer members. A Rotunda Ring story game provided entertainment as Scout Master Richard Atkins urged higher ranks for district points. Tenderfoot tests scheduled for William Maxwell Gerald Rider William Dorsey and Junior Efaw.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Undertakers Hold Ethical Standards Talk in Marietta
Prof. A. R. Smith of Cincinnati College of Embalming spoke on Maintaining the Ethical Standards of the Profession at the District Funeral Directors Association meeting Thursday night in the Hotel Lafayette Marietta. Attendees included funeral directors from Athens Meigs Washington and Morgan Counties and Mr and Mrs John Jager of Athens. next meeting set for March 26 at the Hotel Berry in Athens.
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A. R. Smith
Cincinnati College of Embalming
District Funeral Directors Association
Lafayette
Marietta
Athens
Meigs
Washington
Morgan Counties
John Jager
Hotel Berry
John Ellsworth Varner Dies in Columbus Hospital
Funeral services for John Ellsworth Varner age 19 eldest son of Mr and Mrs Ebert Varner formerly of Chauncey will be held in Columbus Saturday. He died in St Francis Hospital yesterday of pneumonia Burial will be in Columbus. His parents natives of Athens County moved to Columbus about eight years ago and live at 865 Harrison Ave with three other children.
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John Ellsworth Varner
Ebert Varner
Chauncey
Columbus
St. Francis Hospital
Warner
Athens County
Harrison Ave
Relief labor pullback hits Route 31 and school jobs
Sentiment against relief labor rules grows as workers assigned to the Route 31 improvement and to PWA school buildings fail to report. Only a minority report for these unskilled roles under WPA provisions. NRS manager Thomas Hixenbaugh notes most are already on WPA projects or refuse transfers, citing higher pay and security.
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PWA
Mechanicsburg
Shade
Buchtel
York Township
Works Progress Administration
Thomas Hixenbaugh
NRS
WPA
Hixenbaugh
New 1936 Athens County Car Tags Arrive for Sale Monday
New 1936 automobile license plates for Athens County arrived at the C. L. Jordan office in the Courthouse basement and will go on sale next Monday. Tags may be used starting Tuesday March 10 with old tags expiring March 31 midnight. Prices are 7, 10, or 16 dollars by horsepower. plates white with dark blue numerals. Jordan issues 4,745 licenses with certificates valued at 37,000 dollars.
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Athens County
C. L. Jordan
Jordan
The Baker Trio Returns on WPAR Parkersburg Air
The Baker Trio John Snedden Owen Snedden and John Powell resume regular broadcasts on Station WPAR Parkersburg Sunday after last week’s interruption due to Powell’s sister’s death.
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Baker
John Snedden
Owen Snedden
John Powell
WPAR
Parkersburg
Powell
Post Office Handles 150 Million Parcels in 1934
The British Post Office Department carried over 150 million parcels in 1934 with air shipments totaling 67 tons. Beau Nash uniquely wore a white hat among his era’s figures, and he lived from Charles II’s reign to George III.
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British Post Office Department
Beau Nash
Charles II
George III
Vendol Heralded as Relief for Constipation in Millfield Lady
Mrs. Fred A. Russell of Millfield near Athens credits Vendol with ending two years of constipation and related stomach issues. She reports improved digestion, reduced gas and headaches, calmer nerves, better sleep, and daily bowel movements. Vendol, made from herbal extracts, is sold at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
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Fred A. Russell
Millfield
Athens
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Vendor
Hickman’s
Nelsonville
Adv
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