George Banks Named to Key Finance Committee in Legislature
Ohio state representative George A. Banks of Athens County received assignment to the Finance Committee and to the Elections and State Buildings Parks and Public Works panels. He serves welfare duties on Finance with other appointments for Handley Wright Betz Robbins Michener Paskell and Mees to various committees. Ruth Lloyd of Scioto County will lead the Taxation Committee, the first woman to head the panel in Ohio history. Additional chairmen include Hummel Petri Gilpin Williams Grubb. Walter J. Mackey, Canton, joins the Unemployment Compensation Commission as a four year employer representative.
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George A. Banks
Athens ‘County
Columbus
Frank R. Aible
Cleveland
Banks
Harry H. Wright
Hocking County
Betz
Gallia County
Robbins
Vinton County
Michener
Morgan County
Paskell
Perry County
Mees
Meigs County
Ohio
House
Ruth Lloyd
Scioto County
Portsmouth
Ray Hummel
Fairfield
Kenneth M. Petri
Crawford
Arthur C. Gilpin
van Wert
William H. Williams
Darke
Frank Grubb
Fayette
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Davey
Walter J. Mackey
Canton
Ohio University
Mackey
Charies & Leasure
Zanesville
Worstell To Open Athens Law Offices In Security Bank Building
Lawrence Grosvenor Worstell, son of the late Judge L. G. Worstell, announced he will succeed his father in Athens as a practicing lawyer. He will open offices on the fourth floor of the Security Bank Building on January 15 after six years with Day & Day in Cleveland. He is an Athens native, Ohio University 1925 graduate, and Ohio State University Law School 1929 graduate admitted to the bar in 1930. He resides at 91 University Terrace.
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Lawrence Grosvenor Worstell
L. G. Worstell
Athens
Security Bank
Day & Day
Cleveland
Athens High School
Ohio University
Ohio State University Law School
Justie William R. Day
Supreme Court
Worstell
Judge Worstell
Athens County Common Pleas Court
University Terrace
Putnam Team Wins Intra Mural Soccer Championship
The Putnamites defeated Central Grade School 5 to 0 in the season finale for the intra mural soccer championship. Scoring by quarter was 1 2 2 0, with East Side, Central, and Rufus Putnam as season entrants and players including Rufus Putnam Franklin Sanborn Paul Bartlett Bobby Moore Melvin Carey Jerry Grubb Jack Summers Darrell Gibbons Junior Bartlett Dana Connett Donna Moore Knoll Dupler Robert Foreman Billy Dorst and Central players Efaw Efean Chappelear Frenz Abraham Yoho Potts Maxwell.
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Central Grade School
Rufus Putnam
Putnamites
Putnam
East Side
Central
Franklin Sanborn
Paul Bartlett
Bobby Moore
Melvin Carsey
Jerry Grubb
Jack Summers
State Patrolman Injured in Route 31 Motorcycle Upset
State Highway Patrolman Homer Hall Jr of the New Philadelphia sub station was injured when his motorcycle skidded on a sandy shoulder on Courtney Hill Route 31 and overturned. His injuries were not believed serious and he was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. He planned a first aid demonstration at a medical meeting in Nelsonville and was en route to meet two Athens patrolmen for the trip.
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Homer Hall, Jr
New Philadelphia
Courtney Hill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hall
Nelsonville
Athens
Road To Be Hard Surfaced At Mt Hermon Hub
A road from Mt Hermon store on North 50 to the schoolhouse will receive a hard surface. E. G. Haller of NYA says work starts Saturday morning with local boys and community cooperation. Two farmers donate teams and Harold Meillmier volunteers to supervise the project.
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Mt. Hermon
Haller
NYA
Harold Meillmier
SAR Members Visit Graves At Chauncey
Members of the Ewings Chapter Sons of the American Revolution visit Nye Cemetery Chauncey to honor Revolutionary War veterans. They marked graves of Nehemiah Davis Samuel Nash Thomas Mansfield Azel Johnson and plan more grave-marking trips in Athens Meigs and Vinton counties led by local judges and officials.
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Ohio
L. C. Nye
Ewings Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
Nye
Chauncey
A. E. Wagner
E. Rey Lash
A. B. Sias
George Nye
Lt. Nye
Nehemiah Davis
Maine
Marietta
First Baptist Church
Dover Township
Athens County
Cap. Samuel Nash
Thomas Mansfield
Azel Johnson
S. M. Johnson
The
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
Darby
McArthur
W.A. Compton
Pomeroy
W. W. Bradford
Middleport
Athens County NRS Office Receives Partial Funding
Athens County Commissioners allotted 200 to the National Reemployment Service Office in Athens. The office needs 600 for the year, with officials warning of potential closure and a shift of records to Lancaster if funds are not increased. Interviewing might occur by mail for local applicants.
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Athens County
National Reemployment Service Office
Athens
A. M. Howard
District 10
Howard
Thomas Hixenbaugh
NRS
Lancaster
Prisoners Returned to Athens From Canton and Zanesville
Sheriff Charles Bayless brought back two prisoners to Athens from Canton and Zanesville. George Blackstone arrived on an affidavit from a Nelsonville girl. Beatrice Lucas was returned from Zanesville to face an assault and battery charge filed by Elmer Ames for his wife Margar et Ames.
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Charles Bayless
Athens
Canton
Zanesville
George Blackstone
Nelsonville
Beatrice Lucas
Elmer Ames
Margaret Ames
Salvation Army Praise Service to Resume in Eagleville
Salvation Army announces Saturday January 9 at 8 p m the return of its Saturday evening Praise Service after a hiatus. Adjt Ronald Irwin invites all former attendees and out of town friends to join. In Eagleville Ohio the tale of Henry Buck a hunter and trapper active at 80 years continues with daily rounds and a rifle. Miners sought in Ohio for Powhatan Mine 250 leaders advertised in Martins Ferry.
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Salvation Army
Ronald Irwin
Eagleville
U.P
Henry Buck
Ohio
Martins Ferry, CO
Powhatan
Banned Anti German Blotters Across Cape Province Schools
The Department of Education has banned blotters bearing the inscription Boycott Everything German in Cape Province schools. Blotters were reportedly tied in some schools, indicating a move to curb anti German material.
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Cape Town
Department of Education
Cape Province
Legion Post 21 plans large membership meeting tonight
K. T. Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion schedules a 7:30 PM meeting at the Legion home with entertainment and refreshments. Letters were sent to 500 local members and ex-service men, with several guests expected. The item notes 1936 book paper production in the U S at about 1,370,000 tons.
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K. T. Crossen
Post 21
American Legion
Legion
United States
Evanglistic Services At Free Methodist Church Tonight
Forties Athens reports a morning low of 28 degrees rising toward 40 by noon with yesterday’s 50 degree high noted as unpopular. The article also mentions a local incident about a child and adults coveting different skate gifts and lists evangelistic services at the Free Methodist Church tonight and every evening this week.
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Athens
Mercury
Santa
Free Methodist
First Arrest in Athens County by New Sheriff in 1937
Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Evans makes the first arrest of 1937 in Athens County under Sheriff Charles Bayless. He held Cecil Douglas Shade on a non-support charge after Douglas was released with suspended sentence for failing to keep payments. Douglas is again jailed for nonpayment.
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Charles H. Evans
Athens County
Charles Bayless
Evans
Cecil Douglas
Shade
Douglas
Alumnae Dinner Set by Columbus Association of Ohio University
Ohio University alumnae will hold a dinner meeting on Saturday January 9 at Cambridge Arms on East Broad Street in Columbus. Dean Irma E Voigt of Ohio University will be guest speaker. Cleveland-Aur officials ordered the arrest of Yvon Milre 47 for obstructing traffic after he drove slowly down Euclid Avenue at ten miles an hour while drinking tomato juice from a can.
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Versity Alumnae
Cambridge Arms
E. Broad St
Columbus
Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
Cleveland-Au
Yvon Milre
Milre
Euclid Avenue
Stay Out of Crowds If You Have a Cold
Dr. J. M. Higgins Athens County health commissioner cautioned against influenza and pneumonia. He urged avoiding exposure and staying out of crowds when ill, and warned about visiting areas with known cases.
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J. M. Higgins
Athens County
Ter Suits LS Winter Coat Dishes Group Gitases
A cryptic OCR fragment lists Ter Suits LS related to a winter coat and a group named Gitases. Ambiguous text provides few readable details beyond these nouns, offering little context or clear event.
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George Banks
SAR
J. B. Heidler
Evangelistic Services
Columbus Association of Ohio
Uni
Carter
White & Son
Coolville
White and Son
Melton
Clark's CO. N. T
Elastic
STOUT
New Stout
Dupont
Dr. Kohl
Foley
Mietcher
Box
Bayer
Aspirin
Vicks
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Winter Union
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Bloomers
Uting
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ESS
Oxfords
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TAMS
U'S
Axminster
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