Candidates enter race for Athens County offices in 1940 elections
Gordon Gray of Athens announces run for Republican prosecuting attorney in the May primary. John T. Hope, also of Athens Route 2, seeks Republican nomination for county offices, with past service on the Athens Township School Board and Pomona Grange leadership. Fred Burdiss of Jacksonville files for Democratic nomination for commissioner. Michael Collins plans to run for county treasurer while Stephen N. Young and Martin L. Davey seek congressional and governor roles respectively. With nine offices to be filled, a record number of candidates is anticipated.
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Athens
Gordon Gray
John T. Hope
Athens Route 2
Fax Saneuchaslinne
Ohio
Hope
Grosvenor
Hollister
Alton
Harry
Warren
Geraldine Hope
Clark Williams
Ohio University
Max He
The
Grange
Athens County
Fifth Graders Explore Florida Fruit At East Side School
Fifth grade pupils at East Side Elementary sampled citrus varieties from the South. Jo Allen Young brought tangelo temple lime kumquats and large lemons as examples alongside long-needled pine and Spanish moss. Posters in art class illustrated the fruits and Southern vegetation.
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South
East Side Elementary School
Jo Allen Young
Florida
Jo Allen
Dean
William M. Young
Janvanta
Athens City Council approves temporary 1940 funds
During a brief adjourned session Athens City Council approved temporary appropriations to cover operating expenses for the first quarter of 1940. City Auditor Robert Tompkins noted budget plans for the year are not yet complete. Funds approved included about 12 000 in the general fund 14 000 in the water fund 3200 in the street fund and 2560 in the gas tax fund. Harry L. Wilson presided in the absence of P F Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Robert Tompkins
Harry L. Wilson
Council
P. F. Good
Alabama to Build Recreation Center in Montgomery
Work will begin in January on a $200,000 federal state city project at Lagoon Park. The center will include a boating lagoon an open-air amphitheater thousands of trees and shrubs new roads bridle paths and picnic grounds.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Lagoon Park
Scoutmasters Dinner Planned in Hock Hocking District
The Hock Hocking District to hold a 6:30 p m January 23 dinner for all scout masters at Athens Methodist Church. G E Ashwill and Ed Cole announced the event and troop equipment will be handed to each master. A planning course and yearly activities will follow. The annual council meeting is set for January 20 at Parkersburg Presbyterian parish house with Arnold and Cole on the attendance committee.
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Hock-Hocking
Methodist Church
Athens
G. E. Ashwill
Ed Cole
J. L. Beckley and Son
Presbyterian Church
Parkersburg
Hock- Hocking
E. J. Arnold
Nelsonville
Two Husbands File Suits for Divorce in Athens County
Two divorce actions filed Tuesday in Athens County Common Pleas Court allege gross neglect of duty by wives. Walter Evans of Nelsonville claims Avnell Evans refused to live with him and prefers her parents in Pomeroy after their December 1936 marriage. Royal A. Worden of Lancaster says Sarah Worden ridiculed him for years and left their home June 19 1939, refusing to live with him.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Walter Evans
Nelsonville
Avnell Evans
Pomeroy
Evans
Royal A. Worden
Sarah E. Wilson Worden
Lancaster
Newport
Three New Students Enroll at East Side
Three new pupils enroll at East Side Elementary School two in first grade and one in second grade Ronald Wagner and Sue Gorham join Miss Lucy McBride's first grade class William Pollen enters Miss Mildred Giesecke's second grade Ronald is son of E R Wagner of May Ave transferring from University Elementary School and Wayne Pollen son of Harold Pollen of Route 3 recently moved to Athens from Parkersburg West Virginia
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East Side
Ronald Wagner
Sue Gorham
Lucy McBride
William Pollen
Mildred Giesecke
Ronald
E. R. Wagner
May Ave
University
Ste
Ottawa
G. D.gorham
Sunnyside Drive
Wayne
Harold Pollen
Route 3
Athens
Parkersburg
W. Va
Den Mothers To Meet Thursday Afternoon
Den mothers of Cub Pack 59 will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. H. Oldfield 126 Morris Ave. Attending are Mrs. Oldfield Mrs. O. T. Williams Mrs. W. B. Imes Mrs. C. E. Schuler and Mrs. Grant Gilkey. Cubmaster William Puckey will be present and the meeting will be conducted by G. E. Ashwill Boy Scout executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack
W. H. Oldfield
Morris Ave
Oldfield
O. T. Williams
W. B. Imes
C. E. Schuler
Grant Gilkey
William Puckey
G. E. Ashwill
Boy Scout
Four Athens County Boards Elect New Officers
Four district school boards in Athens County reported their 1940 reorganization to County Superintendent F J Taylor naming new officers. Jacksonville Rural elected Fred Wemmer president Joe Judson vice president J L Altman clerk with John E Davis and Henry Exenkemper as members. Waterloo District chose A B Conkey president W H Lowry vice president Leonard Prater clerk with C W Tewksbury R D Steinmeyer Glenn Prater as members. Plains Special School Board named W E Dicken president John McAllister clerk C J McCullough with Fred Nida L D Nelson Roy Cline as other members. Athens Township Board elected Guy Morrison president Homer Gall vice president G R Shafer clerk R A Langston J A Walsh as remaining members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
F. J. Taylor
Jacksonville
Fred Wemmer
Joe Judson
J. L. Altman
John E. Davis
Henry Exenkemper
Waterloo District Board
Presdent
A. B. Conkey
New Marshfield
W. H. Lowry
Mineral
Leonard Prater
Carbondale
Co. W. Tewksbury
R. D. Steinmeyer
Glenn Prater
the Plains Special School Board
W. E. Dicken
John McAllister
C. J. McCullough
Fred Nida
L. D. Nelson
Roy Cline
Athens Township
Guy Morrison
Homer Gall
G. R. Shafer
R. A. Langston
J. A. Walsh
Soldier Recruitment Expanded for Engineer and Air Regiments
Sgt. Arthur Furman, recruiting officer in Columbus, received authority from Brigadier General Dana T. Merrill to enlist a limited number of men for service with the 18th Engineer Regiment and the 16th Medical Regiment at Fort Devens Massachusetts, plus units at Langley Field Virginia and Fortress Monroe Virginia. Additional enrollments for Air Corps stations in Ohio Alabama or North Carolina are authorized. The 18th Combat Engineer Regiment plans maneuvers and deployment to Texas, exposing enlistees to broad new postings early in service.
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Arthur Furman
Columbus
Dana T. Merrill
Fifth Corps
18Th Engineer Regiment
16Th Medical Regiment
Fort Devens
Mass
Air Corps
Langley Field
Fortress Monroe
18Th Combat Engineer
Texas
Furman
Ohio
Alabama
North Carolina
Weather Milder in Athens Territory
Milder weather prevailed in Athens Tuesday and Wednesday. At noon Wednesday the thermometer recorded a 26 degree mark. Tuesday's high was 34 degrees, the first above freezing since the cold spell began. Night lows dipped to 12 degrees.
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Athens
Carpenter News Notes highlights local gatherings and events
Miss Geneva Humphreys led a Columbia School meeting on lunch planning. Elda Starkey demonstrated ironing. Columbia and Laurel Granges attended a Pomona meeting at Letart Falls. A Saturday oyster supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W S Swett included several local guests. Laurel Grange planned a birthday supper. A cinema program titled Broken Dreams was shown in the Columbia Auditorium. Mary Frances Farmer returned home ill with mumps from Perrysburg. John Riley Ogden returned from Columbus. Local visits and a funeral were noted for Jim Clark in Pomeroy.
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Carpenter
Geneva Humphreys
Meigs County
Columbia School
Elda Starkey
Columbia
Laurel Granges
Pomona
Letart Falls
H. E. Starkey
Dorothy Morrison
Eddie Lou Howery
Gerald Starkey
J. E. Radekin
R. S. Vale
W. S. Swett
Ralph Turner
Leslie Canode
G. A. Radekin
Hildred
Chester Steward
Wesley Allen Ogdin
Laurel Grange
Columbia Auditorium
Mary Frances Farmer
Perrysberg
Blanche Carpenter
John Riley Ogden
Columbus
H. W. Dudgeon
John Sheppard
Harley Pickett
Jim Clark
Pomeroy
Sea Lions Refuse Food When Feeds Donned in Blue
Three sea lions at Marine Park Aquarium refuse to touch food when approached by attendants wearing blue shirts. They eat readily when attendants wear white or any color other than blue. The pattern shows consistent aversion to blue attire across feeding times.
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Boston
A.B
Marine Park Aquarium
City Recreation Board reports 153 dollars raised
A total of 153 dollars has been collected by the City Recreation Board. O. C. Bird, president, announced today. Donations came from 25 cent to 25 dollar gifts, with a 25 dollar contribution from the Athens Order of Eagles. Funds_are turned over to City Treasurer J. B. Sherrard. Additional money will come from admitting fees for some Independence League basketball games. Four NYA leaders will join the staff to supervise dramatics, community singing, and children’s games.
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City Recreation Board
O. C. Bird
Athens Order of Eagles
J. 8. Sherrard
NYA
Bird
Lewis Sabo
Chilren
Daughters Born to Rauchs and Hoskinses
Two babies arrive at Shelter ing Arms Hospital this morning. The Hoskinses’ daughter Beverly Segar weighs nine pounds two ounces. The Rauch baby weighs seven pounds thirteen ounces and has not yet been named.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. R. Hoskins
Morris Ave
Frank X. Rauch
Avon Place
Hoskins
Beverly Segar
Rauch
Five Films Shown to Pupils at East Side Elementary
Students at East Side elementary enjoyed five short moving pictures Monday afternoon. The program mixed education and amusement with Wee Scotch Piper The Body Framework Making a Book Iron to Steel and Glacier National Park.
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East Side
Officers of Grange Will Be Installed
Regular Albany Grange meeting set for Saturday January 13 at 8 p m at Albany High School. After business the session opens to the public for the joint installation of Pomona and Albany Grange officers.
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Albany Grange
Albany High School
Grange
Pomona
Auto Fire on W State Street Causes $15 in Damages
Firemen extinguished an automobile fire on W State Street yesterday. Fire Chief Harold Junod said the blaze started as Dana Marks of Athens Route 3 attempted to start the car, with sparks from the backfire igniting gasoline in the carburetor. Damage was estimated at $15. The article also notes the pronghorn sheds only its outer shell.
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W. State St
Harold Junod
Dana Marks
Athens
Lemon Juice Remedy Claims Quick Rheumatic Relief
An old home remedy article promotes RU-EX COMPOUND sold by druggists with a money back guarantee. It instructs mixing four lemons with water and taking two tablespoons twice daily, promising relief within 48 hours or overnight.
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Inba
Rev Danford Heads Ohio Pastors Convention Program Plans
The Rev John W Danford of Athens County chairs the Programs Committee for the Ohio Pastors Convention in Columbus January 29 to February 1 He urges local ministers to register early The four day program features addresses by scholars and leaders from Dr Nisbuhr to Rabbi Goldenson and includes special rural supper meetings and a Fellowship Supper on opening night
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John W. Danford
Athens County
Columbus
Ohio
Swencree
Heinhold Nisbuhr
New York
Walter Russell Bowie
Merton S. Rice
Detroit
Luther Weigle
Yale University
Hornell Hart
Duke University
Sherwood Eddy
Samuel Goldenson
Sam Morris
del Rio
Texas
Roy A. Burkhart
Mordecai Johnson
Washington, D. C
Georgia Harkness
Mt. Holyoke College
Hermann N. Morse
H. Nevin Kerst
Reformed Church
Canton
Theisen Goes To Columbus
Paul Theisen, head of Athens Bureau of Unemployment Compensation since 1939, is transferred to Columbus to serve as claims examiner in the Benefits Department. The Athens office moves from W State Street to the Jacobs Building at 6 South Court Street and will be administered from the Logan office. no other staff changes.
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Paul Theisen
Athens
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Columbus
W. State St
Jacobs
S. Court St
Theisen
Logan
Deputy Takes Youths To Ohio Reformatory
Deputy sheriff Charles Evans took Gail Garner of Nelsonville and Ray Yoho of Athens to Mansfield Reformatory Sunday. Juvenile Judge Francis D. White sentenced Garner on probation violation and Yoho on an automobile theft related charge. Evans also transported Kline Galbreath of Newport Kentucky from Cincinnati on a domestic arrest.
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Gail Garner
Nelsonville
Ray Yoho
Athens
Mansfield Reformatory
Charles Evans
Francis D. White
Evans
Cincinnati
Kline Galbreath
Newport
Meeting Postponed for Zion Church Bible Class
The Mother's Bible Class of Zion Baptist Church Lower Plains postpones its January meeting from the 9th to January 30. The group will meet at Mrs Oris Swartz home and members are asked to pay January and February dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother’s Bible Class
Zion Baptist Church
Lower Plains
Oris Swartz
Grange in Ohio Holds Second Largest National Membership
Ohio reports 88 474 Grange members or the second largest total in the nation. State Grange master Walter F. Kirk says membership grew by more than 2000 in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Columbus
Ohio
Walter F. Kirk
Great Sale of Medicines Amazes Athens Druggist
Following the introduction of RUX Compound and Willan Formula, Athens druggists report strong customer response. Quick's Drug Store owner Mr. Quick notes RUX helps rheumatic and neuralgic pains while Williams Formula aids digestion and constipation with added minerals. Customers are urged to ask their dealer about RUX and Williams Formula with three sizes available at Quick's Drug Store Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mr. Quick
Quick
Willam Schleicher
Paeenany
Rax
Rux
Williams Formwula
Quick's
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Optometric Service
Court Athens
Calomel
Carter
Dietsinart
Pees
Carpenter News
Rauchs, Hoskinses
AMAL
TN Court
Rev
Danford
Ohio Reformatory
F. ©. Betts
Morris Avenue
Town & Village Insurance Service, Inc
East Long Street
Columbus, Ohio
Studebaker
C.I.T
Tiforo
Stratton Auto Sales
Fern Street
Athens, Ohio
Stom
Williams
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