Ferguson Boosts Athens County Relief Deficit to 10798
Athens County ends the year with a deficit of 10798.30 in the county poor relief fund. Auditor Ferguson states the county encumbered 19500 in January and confirms no errors in Fouts records. He notes authority issues around anticipated excesses and urges proper certificates of available funds for 1940.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Ferguson
Athens County
Joseph Ferguson
C. O. Gibson
van Schoik
William Evans
Fouts
Evans
G. C
WPA Sewing Halted Due to Heat Shortage in Mechanicsburg
About 30 WPA sewing project women urged Commissioner Walter Maccombs for coal to run the Mechanicsburg workroom. The project has been nearly idle since last Wednesday from lack of heat. 50 workers risk layoff after five idle days. Maccombs promised a coal load by Tuesday and said Relief Director Fred Shafer has been seeking coal. Workers travel costs and low pay were cited as barriers to continuing with minimal one hour’s work last three days. Project supervisor is Mrs. Thelma Wildermuth. foreman Mrs. Goldie Fielder.
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WPA
Mechanicsburg
Walter Maccombs
Board
Maccombs
Fred Shafer
Thelma Wildermuth
Goldie Fielder
Doctor Says Cold Caused Death Of Sayers
The Sayers family formerly lived in Nelsonville where Jack attended grade school. He returned to Athens from Cleveland three years ago and roomed with his father at 44 N. Shafer St. He had been working on WPA. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2:30 at Pilgrim Holiness Church Nelsonville. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Sayers
Nelsonville
Jack
Athens
Cleveland
James Sayers
W. H. Poston
N. Shafer St
WPA
Lewis Poston
Lancaster
Maye Sayers
New York City
Mary Alice
Schall
Philip Schall
Luhrig
CCC
Idaho
Chauncey
GOP Veterans Club To Meet Here Wednesday
The Veterans Republican Club will hold a special meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 at Athens City Hall. Officers said the meeting was called on instructions from state headquarters and the county chairman. All members are urged to attend.
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Veterans Republican Club
Athens City Hall
Teachers To Meet At Dean Chubb Library Building
Athens County Retired Teachers and Ex-Teachers Club will meet Tuesday evening January 9 at 7 30 in Room 6 of the Dean Chubb Library building. L C Nye of Athens will display rare and interesting books at the meeting announced secretary Charles E Miller.
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Athens County
Dean Chubb
L. C. Nye of
Athens
Charles E. Miller
Queen of Ferns Known as Lady Fern in Botany
The lady fern is popularly called the Queen of Ferns, a fitting nickname reflecting its graceful fronds and widespread presence in shade gardens and woodland understories.
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Ferns
Athens Fire Department reports 1939 losses and safety drills
Fire Chief Harold Junod released Athens City Fire Department’s annual statistics showing total losses of 10 930 50 with 8 000 from Children’s Home and Mills residence. The year had 52 fires, 28 in buildings, 5 grass fires, 3 rubbish fires, 16 car fires, 57 alarms, and no injuries or deaths.
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Athens
Harold Junod
Athens City
N. Lancaster St
Junod
Harry L. Dalton
Roy Robinson
Clarence Parker
Carl Wilson
Paul Dalton
C. L. Colmer
Russ Maple
Charles Dalton
Fred James
Methodists Plan 82 City Rallies For Unification Outreach
The 1940 Methodist Advance will launch January 16 in Boston and run through March in 82 major cities. Under the Council of Bishops, three unified branches will deploy teams of bishops to explain the history theology and policy of the new church to leaders of about 20 000 congregations and 8 million members with cross regional tours in the south and north. One rally is set for Columbus on February 22.
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United States
Boston
Methodist Advance
Council of Bishops
United Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Protestant Church
Columbus
January Grand Jury Sessions Begin Today
January grand jury sessions opened in the common pleas court jury chamber this morning and are expected to last three days. Members chosen include Fred V. Wilson of Amesville and R. E. Wilson of Athens Route 5 among others from Amesville New Marshfield Nelsonville Glouster and Coolville.
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Jury Chamber of Common Pleas Court
Fred V. Wilson
Amesville
Harrison Six
New Marshfield
R. E. Wilson
Athens
Route 5
Fred Beverage
George Dodds
eGrald Nelson
Nelsonville
Pocketbook Worth $152 Returned to Owner
Clair Hendrickson reported his pocketbook missing from his car on W Union St and containing $52 and a $100 postal savings certificate. A few hours later police returned it after Charles Campbell of Ohio Food Market found it on a N Court St sidewalk, intact.
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Clair Hendrickson
W. Stimson Ave
W. Union St
Hendrickson
Charles Campbell
Ohio Food Market
N. Court St
Firemen Called for False Alarm at Shafer Co
Sunday evening the automatic fire alarm at C. D. Shafer Co. Shafer and State streets rang due to a water line leak causing low pressure. The fire department responded to report no damage. An unrelated sentence about an arrow’s stiffness ends the piece.
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Barrow Graduates From Naval School At Norfolk
Merrill Glenn Barrow of The Plains has graduated from the U S Navy Communication School in Norfolk ranking sixth in a class of 23. He serves aboard the U S S Cole as radio man after enlisting January 25 1939 and is a Plains High School alumnus son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth J Barrow. Enlistment processed through the Athens recruiting station.
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Merrill Glenn Barrow
the Plains
U. S. Navy
Communication
Norfolk
Barrow
U. S. S. Cole
the Plains High School
Kenneth J. Barrow
Athens
Hospital Births and Surgeries in Local Notices
At Sheltering Arms Hospital a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold McBride of 72 N Shafer St. Georgia Griffin of The Plains underwent emergency appendectomy and Marie Pierce of 1 W Stimson Ave had major surgery this morning. H B Stright of New Marshfield awaits major surgery this afternoon. Release summaries include Mrs John Slaughter and daughter 44 Maplewood Drive Mrs Harvey Kittle and daughter Athens Route Three Miss Maxine Bullock Millfield and Mr James Sawyer Charleston W Va Marguerite Gooding 11 N McKinley St released this morning.
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Harold McBride
N. Shafer St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Georgia Griffin
the Plains
Marie Pierce
W. Stimson Ave
H. B. Stright
New Marshfield
John Slaughter
Maplewood Drive
Harvey
Child Bride Sent to Local Home in Athens County
Ten year old Mary Alice Lin denberger Schall, wife of 20 year old Charlie William Schall, was committed to the Athens County Children's Home by Juvenile Judge Francis D White. The court, after a two hour talk, opted for foster placement rather than Delaware Girls' Industrial School. Annulment proceedings were ordered with lawyers appointed. The mother Lydia Hudnall faces a one year term. the husband began a one year jail term for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The couple plan to remarry when Mary Alice reaches legal age.
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Mary Alice Lindenberger Schall
Charlies
William Schall
Athens County
Francis D. White
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware, O
R. W. Finsterwald
O. K. Parrett
Mary Alice
Alice
Lydia Hudnall
Marysville
Pomeroy
Athens
Schall
Luhrig
Presbyterians Plan 1940 Canvass in Athens
The Athens Presbyterians announce a 1940 41 canvass kickoff on Thursday at 5 45 pm. The Rev John Sharpe of the Ohio Synod is invited to address a session trustees and canvass committees plus former canvassers. January February plans assign budget publicity canvassers letters youth and special teams with February 18 as Every Member Canvass Sunday.
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Presbyterians of
Athens
John Sharpe
Ohio Synod
Women’s Association
L. H. Smith
A. B. Sias
E. B. Smith
Harry Foster
F. E. Goldsberry
Thor Olson
Porter
Dean Gamertsfelder
Dean McCracken
A. W. Comer
E. A. Hansen
E. McClure
A. Y. Wilcox
Tom Wolfe
McTavish
P. O. Nichols
N. Ogier
John Cline
H. T. Houf
L. W. Gard
Dean A. A. Atkinson
Roseberry
John Jagers
F. R. Bundy
H. C. Dorman
Lelia Walker
Freda Smith
Pursell
Robert Tompkins
Chapman
Hitchcock
Mueller
Eighteen Join Farm Study At New Marshfield
Eighteen young men from Waterloo Township organize a two part farming short course at New Marshfield under Eugene Ridenour vocational agriculture instructor. Sessions on poultry husbandry and farm shop work meet weekly at the high school with a social hour after meetings. Officers are Neil Gilham president Walter Giffin vice president and Robert Garrett secretary treasurer.
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New Marshfield
Waterloo Township
Eugene Ridenour
Neil Gilham
Walter Giffin
Robert Garrett
Scout Leaders Meeting Sets Committee Sessions At District Halls
G. E. Ashwill and Roy Dupler will direct committee meetings with district troops today and Tuesday. Troop 78 Chauncey led by Max Wilson meets at 4 p m today, Troop 59 Athens led by Rev. Neil Crawford at 7 p m tonight, Troop 55 led by Carlos Cameron at 7 30 p m, and Troop 52 led by Charles Jordan at 7 p m Tuesday. National Scouting preparations to be discussed.
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G. E. Ashwill
Roy Dupler
Chauncey
Max Wilson
Athens
Neil Crawford
Carlos Cameron
Charles Jordan
Glouster Man Fined On Driving Charge
Glouster Route 4 resident Alex Nogrady was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell after a Sunday arrest by the state highway patrol. Nogrady, charged with driving without regard for others on Route 13, is employed at Mine 255.
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State Highway Patrol
Alex Nogrady
Glouster
Cliff Cornell
Nogrady
Mine 255
Masons to Confer Degree at Tuesday Lodge Meeting
Paramathia Lodge No. 25 F and A M holds regular meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm with Willis F E Johnson as worshipful master. Entered Apprentice Degree will be conferred on one candidate instead of the Fellow Craft. All members urged to attend for important business.
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Paramathia Lodge No
Willis FE. Johnson
Bevis Named Ohio State Executive Amid Career Turbulence
Bevis, a former Ohio Supreme Court candidate, is named head of the Ohio State Bevis resumes law studies at Harvard after wartime ordnance service. He previously served as director of finance under Gov George White and taught at the University of Cincinnati. He and his wife, a Radcliffe College alumna, have a son Murray and a Canadian cottage where they vacation each summer.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Martin L. Davey
Harvard
Common Pleas
Hamilton County
Bevis
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Ordnance Department
Washington
Columbus
George White
Radcliffe College
American Association of University Women
Murray
Ontario
Canada
New Patrol Car Issued to Athens Sub Station
A 1940 deluxe two door sedan has been issued to the Athens sub station of the State Highway Patrol by patrol headquarters in Columbus replacing a 1938 model. The 1939 model remains in service. The new car features a 95 horsepower motor and standard police equipment including radio first aid kit fire extinguisher spot lights fog lights flares tow chains and extra gas.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Columbus
Warmer Temperatures Prevailing in Athens
Warmer temperatures prevailed in Athens over the weekend with a 27 degree noon reading and a Sunday high of 26. A half inch snowfall added to a thick snow cover while the mercury dipped to 23 last night. Hummingbirds can hover briefly in mid air.
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Athens
Clover Farm Stores Plans Annual Get-Together Banquet
Clover Farm Stores announced plans for the 13th Annual Get-Together Banquet at the Florentine Room in the Congress Hotel Chicago during the January 21 to 25 food trades convention. Toastmaster Carl H. Schlapp of Krenning Schlapp will lead a program with wholesalers, manufacturers and Clover Farm executives in attendance.
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Clover Farm
Florentine
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Food
Carl H. Schlapp
Krenning-Schlapp Grocery Company
St. Louis
Clover Farm Stores
T. Blair Willson
Lester H. Lipton
Bert Evans
Grant A. Mason
Glenn E. Greene
Carl Beasley
F. J. Beasley Company
Athens
Beasley
Clover Farm Stores Board of Directors
Magician Leland to Perform in Athens Hall
Leland the Chicago magician headlines an 8 o'clock Wednesday show at Odd Fellows Hall Court Street in Athens. Sponsored by Rebekah Lodge the one performance features nimble fingers and eye‑tricking feats. Admission is nominal with public access for all ages.
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Leland
Chicago
Odd Fellows Hall
Court St
Rebekah Lodge
Athens
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