County Budget Cuts Promised as 1940 Totals Set
Athens County officials opened the 1940 budget process aiming to reduce a $203,000 requested total to about $123,000. The board planned further cuts and set a policy limiting departments to 60 percent of appropriations in the first half of the year. Labor leaders pressed for WPA job creation and quarrying resumption, with a Friday meeting in Zanesville to set terms.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
C. O. Gibson
Gibson
William Morris
Hocking and
Sunday Creek Valley
Betwen County
WPA
Zanesville
Wyckoff
John Owens
CIO
Ohio
Labor Council
Bricker
Ark
Ira Whitmore
Theisen
D. N. Daugherty
Dogs Attack Sheep Hogs In Athens County
Porter Dicken, dog warden, reports a yearly tally of livestock losses and dog actions. The 434 sheep were killed and 192 people injured by dogs and hogs, 381 dogs destroyed with 39 known sheep-killers. Rabies tests on five dogs and one cat were negative. Jan 20 is license deadline. fines were imposed on 25 owners. Licenses sold at the county auditor. dog basic fees listed.
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Athens County
Porter Dicken
Dicken
First Lord Mayor of London Served 25 Years in Post
A historical note recalls the first lord mayor of London who held the office for twenty five years. The entry highlights long tenure and its implications for city governance.
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London
England
York Township Board Names New President and Clerk
York Township board of education elected Harry Colegrove as president and Charles Kinsey as clerk at its reorganization meeting in Buchtel. Other members are Ed Heft Selby Murphy Ben Wagner and Homer Adams. Voters added two mills to the three-mill levy for school purposes, boosting revenue for a strong county system.
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York Township
Taylor
Three Judges Hear Case in Athens County Court
Three judges sat in Athens County Common Pleas Court for a hearing on the suit of Russell against Russell to set aside a deed. The plaintiff A F Russell died during the pendency, and the hearing sought to revive the suit through the decedent's administrator.
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Phil Henderson
Hocking County
Arlo Chatfield
Vinton County
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Russell
A. F. Russell
Glover Boy Dies of Pneumonia in Dallas Texas
Mrs. E W O Brien of Pratts Fork hears of the death of her grandson Robert Glover eight son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Glover in Dallas Texas He died Saturday of double pneumonia The Glover family includes three younger sons Joseph Edward and Curtis and Robert was the eldest child of the couple
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E. W. O’brien
Pratts Fork
Robert Glover
Joseph Glover
Dallas
Tex
Public beer garden urged to curb liquor problem
Idaho Falls Idaho July urged by Rev Raymond Rees Methodist clergyman that a municipally controlled public beer garden could solve the liquor problem and keep drinkers out of unsupervised saloons.
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Idaho Falls
Ida
U.P
Raymond Rees
DePauw Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Admits Pioneer Graduate
Mrs John E Higdon of Kansas City Mo will be made a member of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at DePauw University forty four years after her graduation. At the time of her graduation women were not admitted to the scholastic fraternity.
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Kansas City
John E. Higdon
Phi Beta Kappa
DePauw University
Morrison Files for County Engineer in 1940 Election
M C Morrison of 21 Marietta Ave is first to file a petition for county engineer in Athens County as a Republican. Morrison is a registered engineer and surveyor with World War II service in Company B 112th U S Engineers and postwar rehabilitation to study engineering at Ohio University. He worked 16 years for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co in Athens, now does private engineering and surveying. He is active in politics, leads the Athens County Republican War Veterans Club, and commands the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He is married with three children Armin ta Robert and Daniel.
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Athens County
M. C. Morrison
Marietta Ave
Morrison
Len B. McCune
112Th U
Arminta
Ohio University
Robert
Athens High School
Daniel
East Side School
Escaping Gas Kills Four Jersey Children
Four Guile children died after a gas leak in their Perth Amboy home yesterday. The parents and the remaining child Nancy aged 4 were hospitalized with injuries.
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Jersey
Perth Amboy
N. J
John Guile
Nancy
Perth Amboy General Hospital
Theresa
Joan
Frank
John
Paper Hanger One Armed in San Jose Sets Day Goal
Paul Cardinal an one armed paper hanger in San Jose California claims he can hang 640 yards of wallpaper in a working day. Formerly a circus trapeze artist he lost an arm nine years ago. Police dogs show no tendency to become cross with old age compared with other breeds.
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San Jose
Cal
U.P
Paul Cardinal
Focklers Installed as New Medical Staff at Athens State Hospital
Dr. H. H. Fockler and his wife Beatrice Postle joined the medical staff at Athens State Hospital. Both previously worked at Columbus State Hospital. Dr. Fockler is a Jefferson Medical College graduate. Beatrice Postle is a College of Medicine of Ohio State University alumna.
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H. H. Fockler
Athens State Hospital
Columbus State Hospital
Dr. Fockler
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Beatrice Postle
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Ohio Education Association Meet Set in Columbus
The Ohio Education Association will gather Friday and Saturday in Columbus. County School Superintendent F. J. Taylor announced the meeting. Athens County delegates include H. W. Humphrey The Plains School superintendent and Roy T. Hickman Amesville superintendent.
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Ohio Education Association
Columbus
F. J. Taylor
Athens County
H. W. Humphrey
the Plains
Roy T. Hickman
Amesville
Emergency Appendectomy At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs Florence Clippinger of 200 Elmwood Street had an emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital Sunday night. Those released Monday were Mrs Jennie Jackson Chauncey R D Hughes of Athens and Mrs Nettie Shields Athens Route 2.
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Florence Clippinger
Elmwood St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jennie Jackson
Chauncey
R. D. Hughes
Athens
Nettie Shields
Leo Welsh Elected Mayor of Hamilton by Tight City Council Vote
Leo Welsh 49 year old railroad foreman was chosen as Hamilton mayor by a 4 to 3 vote of the new city council. He succeeds Mayor Raymond H Burke.
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Hamilton
U.P
Leo Welsh
Raymondh. Burke
Fechner Buried Today at Arlington Cemetery
Robert Fechner, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, was buried this afternoon in Arlington National Cemetery after dying Sunday. The funeral marked the end of a notable public service career.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Arlington National Cemetery
Severe Cold Triggers Heavy Domestic Coal Demand
Severe winter cold drives a rush of domestic coal orders in the Hocking Valley as mines run full. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reports six above zero and a high of 19, with night shifts and make up work noted at several mines including Millfield 6 Rendville 9 Carrington 90 and others.
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Hocking Valley
Athens
C. N. France
Millfield
Rendville
Carrington
Carbondale
Modoc
Chauncey
Tropic
Starr-Jackson
Coonville
Hanna- Essex
Kimberly
Congo
Goose Run
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Relief Orders Issued
Athens County relief director Fred Shafer announced that relief orders totaling about 7 500 were issued to aid eligible residents. He said 150 applicants were refused and auditors from Columbus begin a weeklong review of county relief records led by Charles L Sherwood, with Edward Knaub, Ralph Gust, David P Anderson, and Elizabeth Griffith.
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Athens County
Fred Shafer
Columbus
State Welfare
Charles L. Sherwood
Edward Knaub
Ralph Gust
Shafer
Sherwood
David P. Anderson
Elizabeth Griffith
Athens
Great Britain Expands Call Up For War Service In 1940
Britain announces 3,000,000 young men ready for action by spring with six new classes aged 19 to 27 called up by royal proclamation. They must register and be prepared to go to war on three days notice, while earlier calls bring the total mobilized across 18 to 41. Sir Thomas Phillips notes admin convenience and expects all new classes to be called by year end 1940. Employers urged to plan replacements as future mobilizations proceed.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Thomas Phillips
Ministry of Labor
Ing
Phillips
Fire alarm at Woodland Avenue home causes small attic blaze
Athens firemen led by Chief Harold Junod responded to R. M. Pence, 19 Woodland Ave., Monday afternoon about 3 30 when a fire was found in the attic. The blaze was put out quickly with about 10 dollars in damage. Faulty wiring blamed and Pence urged to have wiring checked.
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Athens
Harold Junod
R. M. Pence
Woodland Ave
Junod
Pence
Facial Relaxation Urged As Cure for Headaches
Prof G W Pickering of London told the British Medical Association in Aberdeen that headaches disappear by consciously relaxing facial muscles. He cited causes beyond physical disorders such as hangovers, social tensions, insults, visitors, loud voices, low mood, worry, and insomnia.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
G. W. Pickering
London
British Medical Association
Pickering
Missouri Dams Opposed by Conservation Federation
The Conservation Federation of Missouri opposes War Department plans to build 30 flood control dams in Missouri. Leaders say such dams would destroy virtually every major clear water stream in the state.
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Sedalia
U.P
Conservation Federation of Missouri
War Department
Missouri
Monkeys Seek Salt From Pores Not Fleas
Researchers observe primates in a salt-seeking behavior as they lick and rub their fur to extract mineral salts exuded from skin pores. The activity appears linked to dietary deficiencies and travel through arid habitats.
Trial in Seventh Week Opens in Arlington Memorial Case
In Cincinnati federal court the seventh week of the Arlington Memorial Cemetery mail fraud and conspiracy case began today.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Arlington Memorial Cemetery
State Feeding Many Birds This Winter
The Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources reports active winter feeding across the state. Officers and sportsmen cooperate to locate feeding stations and repurpose discarded Christmas trees as shelters for game birds, while citizens can feed song birds with suet to attract winter residents.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Don Waters
Conservation Division
Van Wert Boy Dies After Auto Crash Injuries
Billy Ireton eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Ireton of Van Wert died in a hospital from injuries suffered Friday when struck by an automobile.
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van Wert
Billy Ireton
Harold Ireton
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