Relief Orders Released as County Prepares To Borrow
Relief orders for Athens County families are released after fund exhaustion, as county officials plan to borrow 8200 on notes approved by state authorities. WPA shifts burden to state while miners' families seek steady aid. food orders issued biweekly through town trustees and mayors.
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Athens
Athens County
Fred Shafer
Shafer
Walter Maccombs
C. O. Gibson
Harold J. Rose
WPA
John Wyckoff
Herman Theisen
William Morris
United Mine Workers of America
Rose
Columbus
Roosevelt Defends Foreign Fees and Spending
Roosevelt argues that reducing unemployment and balancing the budget require complex reforms. He cites price, volume, and employment shifts, farm program changes, labor relations upgrades, and tax policy revamps as essential steps. He rejects deep cuts in federal spending and contends that current taxes can cover annual expenses to reach a high national income quickly.
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Roosevelt
Gallipolis Driver Fined and Jailed on DWI Plea
Paul E. Stewart 37 of Gallipolis faced Common Pleas Court after a State Patrol arrest on Route 13 at Truetown. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, sentenced to 10 days in Athens County Jail, and had his license revoked six months. Stewart admitted guilt saying he knew he did wrong.
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Paul E. Stewart
Gallipolis
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Stewart
State Patrol
Truetown
O. F. Rowland
Athens Sees Warm Spell Echoing January 1938
Athens weather observer Mrs. C. N. France reported a mild spell with 1 pm temperature at 62 degrees. This mirrors early January 1938 conditions as residents in overcoats feel the odd warmth and expect a mild month ahead.
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Athens
C. N. France
Court St
France
Grover outlines OU public relations role at Kiwanis meeting
B T Grover Ohio University public relations director spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club Monday night. He described gathering financial and educational data to project university objectives to Ohio residents and strengthen contact with alumni students and the public. Guests R W Finsterwald of Athens and D S Sharp of Columbus attended.
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B. T. Grover
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Grover
Ohio
R. W. Finsterwald
Athens
D. S. Sharp
Columbus
Samuel Goodwin Dies At Shade In Tuesday Death
Funeral services for Samuel Goodwin 30 who died at his Shade R D 1 home Tuesday evening will be held Friday at Bates Church at 2 pm. Burial will be in Bates Cemetery. Survived by wife two children Eulah Eileen eight and David Eugene six and parents Mr and Mrs John Goodwin of Shade plus four brothers Elmer of Pomeroy Leo of Covington Ky Charles and Ross of Columbus.
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Samuel
Goodwin
Shade R. D
Bates Church
Bates Cemetery
Mr. Goodwin
Eulah Eileen
David Eugene
John
Shade
Elmer
Pomeroy
Leo
Covington, Ky
Charles and
Ross
Columbus
Farm Allotments To Be Sent in Few Days
Listing sheets for the 1939 AAA program are nearly complete says conservation official Frank Pugh. The depleting allotments will be mailed to farmers within days and released earlier than in prior years to help plan operations within new limits. The United States remains the largest producer of raw furs though much of the wild country is gone.
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Frank Pugh
United States
Athens Council Sets Richland Ave Water Rates
Athens City Council approved operating appropriations for the year and fixed water rates for Richland Ave district at 10 percent above city rates. A sidewalk survey was ordered, and wage rates for ordinary laborers rose to 4.00 per day. Municipal court receipts for December totaled 246 dollars.
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Athens
Richland Ave
Fire, Service and Health Department
Cliff Cornell
Service Safety
Bart Davidson
Council
City Water Department
Davidson
Mock Trial Provides Look at Military Law Training
Charles H. Fair portrayed by ROTC students in a mock desertion case. Sergeant Fair alias Private John LeRoy was found guilty after a cadet major prosecuted and cadet captains defended him. Col McNeill highlighted the need for military law training for future officers and cited World War era miscarriages of justice.
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Charles H. Fair
Ohio University
Fair
John LeRoy
Russell Bush
Joseph Lipka
Thomas F. McNeill
M. E. Olmstead
Erle Bridgewater
Doran Saurs
Ralph Penick
Lewis Chase
Edward Job
Arthur DeLuca
Colonel McNeill
Department of Military Science and Tactics
McNeill
Betzing Pleads Guilty To Improper License Plates
Don Lewis Betzing of Chester pleaded guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett to driving with improper plates. He was fined $25 and costs after being arrested Tuesday afternoon by State Patrol on Route 50.
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Don Lewis Betzing
Chester
T. R. Bennett
Betzing
State Patrol
Four Reappointments Approved by Court
Common Pleas Court and prosecutor's office approved four reappointments by Judge O. F. Rowland to take effect in 1939. Elizabeth F. Mills named stenographer for the prosecuting attorney at 1200 dollars yearly. A secret service officer appointed at 103.75 dollars monthly. Karl W. Gardner named criminal bailiff at 1200 dollars yearly. Eleanor Beckler appointed court reporter at 1800 dollars yearly.
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Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Elizabeth F. Mills
Secret Service
Karl W. Gardner
Eleanor Beckler
Food commodities to be distributed in Athens Township
Athens Township will distribute federal commodities Saturday morning between 8 and 12 o'clock. Supplies will be available at the township garage on W Union Street.
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Athens Township
W. Union St
Vendors Must File Sales Tax Reports By Jan 31 1939
Wayne Wingett announces the period from July 1 to December 31 1938 requires vendors to file sales tax reports by January 31 1939 with penalties of one dollar per delinquent day. Examiners will assist at listed locations in Nelsonville Glouster Athens and Meigs County Meigs County Courthouse Thursdays Fridays Saturdays, and Meigs vendors should bring six months receipts exempt sales tax inventories prepaid tax receipts stamps on hand. The 3 percent use tax on out of state purchases is due and examiners will help with that report.
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Wayne Wingett
15Th Sales Tax District
Wingett
Nelsonville
McMaster’s Hardware
Glouster
Security Bank
Athens
Meigs County
E. R. Lama
Ohio
Hi Y Club Hosts Movie and Meeting at School
The Athens Hi Y Club met after Christmas recess at the Senior High School to view a motion picture The Declaration of Independence. A business meeting followed as members planned programs for future gatherings. Ladies of the mid 19th century used horseradish as a skin stimulant.
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Athens
Burkhardt Urges Creative Outlets in Courtship Talks
Columbus pastor Dr. Roy Burkhardt opened a three day Ohio University forum on Courtship and Marriage in Athens. He urged churches and schools to provide emotional training and creative outlets for youth rather than merely preaching purity.
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Columbus
Ohio University
Roy Burkhardt
First Community Church
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Burkhardt
Ohio State University
Dr. Burkhardt
Boy Scouts
Davey Attacks New Deal Isms and Wages Policy
Governor Davey denounces experimental legislation as misdirected for a complex nation. He says wages and hours laws cannot fit diverse regions, warns of legislative indigestion, and notes farmers face increased government oversight while small businesses bear the burden. He says Americans crave freedom and relief from tightening controls.
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America
Boy Scout Officers Meet at Hotel Tonight
Boy Scout chairmen and vice chairmen gather at Berry Hotel at 7 30 p m to appoint district committee chairs. E J Arnold of Nelsonville chairs with John J Woolley EF Sells Athens C D Shafer Nelsonville A M Bennett Glouster District Commissioner R L Dupler and G E Ashwill attending to review new scout by laws and constitution.
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Hotel Berry
G. E. Ashwill
E. J. Arnold
Nelsonville
John J. Woolley
EF. F. Sells
Athens
C. D. Shafer
A. M. Bennett
Glouster
R. L. du
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Cincinnati
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U. S
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens, Ohio
Col
F. C. Harrington
Harry Hopkins
Harrington
West Point
Samuel Goodwin
Bennett
Clover Farm
Colette d'Arville
New York
Tes Eee
Athens Senior High School
Bob Drake
Davey
Boy Scout
PIM
We Pharmacy
Ali
VICKS
Bho Musterole
Jean
Federal Depositors Insurance
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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