Many Hocking Valley Miners To Attend Golden Jubilee Convention
Framed as a state spread, the Athens Messenger reports that about 2,000 delegates from 27 states and Canadian provinces will attend the United Mine Workers Golden Jubilee in Columbus. John L. Lewis and officials arrive as Pat Fagan chairs the resolutions committee. James Owens hosts Ohio greetings. Senator Wheeler is slated to speak as miners bands prepare to perform.
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Athens
Ohio
Hocking Valley
United Mine Workers of America
Columbus Auditorium
Columbus
Ohio Capital
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
John L. Lewis
Carbondale
William Morris
Mine 255
William Sisson
Millfield
John Jones
Lathrop
John Owens
Resolutions Committee
Pat Fagan
Pittsburgh
Owens
Lewis
Columbus City
Knights of Labor
National Progressive Union
John S. Wilson
New Straitsville
M. S. Wolford
Coshocton
John W. Jones
Bergholz
Jefferson County
Charles L. Kimes
Gillespie
Tom Haggerty
Pennsylvania
CIO
West Virginia
Burton K. Wheeler
Blackburn To Be Speaker at Farm Meeting
R. W. Blackburn secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation Chicago will speak at a farmers meeting in the Grange Hall Athens Monday afternoon January 29 at 1 o clock B B Spohn of Ohio State University supervisor of agricultural extension agents for Ohio will join and Perry L Green president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will introduce them The event is part of a series of 10 district Farm Bureau meetings in Ohio and is sponsored by the Farm Bureau all member families and friends are urged to attend.
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R. W. Blackburn
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Athens
Grange Hall
Blackburn
B. B. Spohn
Ohio State University
Ohio
Perry L. Green
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Columbus
California Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
The
Three Streets Closed For Athens Coasters
Athens plans protect coasting on three streets Friday night and Saturday with First St. closed to traffic. A guard will be on duty at Walker St. this afternoon and Eugene Hoffman will supervise coasting and assign traffic watchers. A second guard will be at Walker Street and First Street Saturday morning, with E Union St and Pine Place also closed between Mound St and N Congress St for coasting.
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First St
Walker St
Lewis Sabo
Eugene Hoffman
Walker St.First St
Sabo
E. Union St
Pine Place
Mound St
N. Congress St
Mother Hosts Seventh Birthday Party for Jimmy Edwards
In West Side School, Mrs. Evan Edwards hosted a classroom party for her son Jimmy Edwards and the second grade pupils. The celebration featured party favors games and refreshments including ice cream and cake for the students.
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Jimmy Edwards
West Side School
Evan E. Edwards
Second St
Minor surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital
At Sheltering Arms Mr. Ray Mathews of Athens Route Three underwent a minor surgical operation this morning. Mr. Charles E. Stack of 22 S. Congress St. and Mrs. C. R. Hoskins and daughter of 63 Morris Ave. were discharged today.
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Ray Mathews
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles E. Stack
S. Congress St
C. R. Hoskins
Morris Ave
Christianon Hits Cooperative Plans at Town Meeting
Theodore Christianson former Minnesota governor and critic of consumer co operatives argued co operatives could replicate monopoly like power and hurt the economy while Ken Foley and Gilman Calkins defended them as fair exchanges for labor and open membership and described their goals and principles at Music Hall last night.
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America
Theodore Christianson
Minnesota
National Association of Retail Cruecisia
Music Hall
Mr. Christianson
Europe
Kenneth Foley
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Gilman Calkins
Central Ohio Co-operative Association
Christianson
United States
Utopia
England
Foley
Calkins
Co-Operative
Young People Discuss Jobs at Athens Campus Forum
Dr E L Bowman of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation will speak Monday Jan 22 at 7 30 pm in Room 114 Ellis Hall on how to obtain work and where jobs exist. The event on the Ohio University campus includes a post talk recreation session in the women's gym with coordination by the Athens County Older Youth group assisted by Dr E A Taylor and Ross Wright.
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E. L. ‘Bowman
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Columbus
Ellis Hall
Ohio University
Athens County
E. A. Taylor
Ross Wright
Indictment Clarifies Beckler Sought Money From Ashcraft
The Messenger corrects a Wednesday report on the sixth indictment against Athens County official B F Beckler Jr county engineer. The document says he unlawfully and corruptly solicited money from Ora Ashcraft in July 1938, not that he merely accepted a sum.
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Athens County
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Beckler
Ora Ashcraft
Three-Year-Old Boy Dies in Coonville
Francis Higgins Jr. aged three, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins of Coonville, died Thursday at 5 p m after an illness of several weeks. The body goes Saturday to Wellston to the child’s great grandmother Mrs Jarvis. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p m in Wellston.
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Francis Higgins, Jr
Elizabeth Higgins
Coonville
Wellston
Jarvis
Thomas Campbell dies at home in Chauncey
Thomas Campbell age 61 died at his Chauncey home Wednesday morning. He was the sole child of the late James and Mrs. Campbell. A miner by trade for 25 years he was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery from Jones Funeral Home this afternoon.
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Thomas Campbell
Chauncey
James Campbell
Greenlawn
Jones
Outlives Daughter in Fort Worth Ex-Slave Lucy Clayton
In Fort Worth Texas Lucy Clayton 105 a former slave outlives one of her two daughters Clara Raleigh 78. Lucy who collapsed recently after hearing of Clara’s death lives with her other daughter Ann Rolla 74 also a former slave. The note confirms 40 years to the day to build the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Lucy Clayton
Lucy
Clara Raleigh
Ann Rolla
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rail and air schedules outline Chesapeake and New York Central lines
Timetables show Chesapeake and New York Central train departures arrivals daily except Sundays with north south routes. Airplane service from Athens via Columbus or Pittsburgh links to major cities and connects nationwide. charter flights available for daytime trips to any city with a civil airport.
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Chesapeake
South Boun
NEW York Central
Ean
Louis Brown Reported Seriously Ill at Home
Louis I Brown a Detroit Flint and Athens coal dealer, partner of Brown Ward Coal Co, is seriously ill at his home after a recent heart attack. He is connected with the Canaan Coal Co through his father L V Brown and is known among Ohio and West Virginia coal buyers.
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Louis I. Brown
Brown- Ward Coal Co
Detroit
Flint
Mich
Athens
University Terrace
Mr. Brown
L. V. Brown
Canaan Coal Co
Ohio
West Virginia
Hello from Hell postcard shocks Pasadena clerks
Pasadena county clerk employees received a postcard reading Hello from Hell postmarked from Pasadena. The card was traced to their friends Superior Court Clerk E. E. Ekdale and wife, but the Hell referred to is in Norway, easing the tension.
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Pasadena
Calif
Hell
Superior Court
E. E. Ekdale
Norway
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old home remedy advertises RU-EX COMPOUND sold by druggists with a lemon juice dilution recipe. Mix with water and lemon juice, take two tablespoons twice daily, promising relief within 48 hours or overnight with a money back guarantee if it fails.
John Newcomb Files for Athens Prosecuting Attorney
John F. Newcomb announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney of Athens County in the May primary. He and his wife Mary Louise Hartnell, with their seven year old daughter, reside at 116 North Lancaster Street in Athens, where he has lived for 15 years. He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University 1925 and earned a Masters from Columbia in 1931, taught science at Athens High School, served as supervising critic at Ohio University for 10 years, studied law at Ohio State University for two and a quarter years, and was admitted to the bar in February 1938. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sigma Nu, Garhma Eta Gamma, and Athens Aerie of Eagles.
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John F. Newcomb
Athens
Athens County
Ohio State University
Newcomb
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sigma Nu Social Fraternity
Garhma Eta Gamma Legal Fraternity
Athens Aerie of Eagles
Mary Louise Hartnell
Athens Faces Harsh Subzero Cold Wave
A sub zero cold wave sent temperatures to 11 degrees below zero Thursday night, making it Athens coldest day this winter. By Friday noon the sun appeared but the temperature only rose to one degree below zero, while Thursday’s high reached 20 degrees. Another half inch of snow fell Thursday, boosting Athens’ three day total to 3.5 inches.
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Athens
Waltonians to Help Lake Area Tree Cutting Next Sunday
Athens Waltonians will travel to a Waterloo cabin next Sunday to cut trees by the lake. The chapter will provide dinner for the workers after the effort. Fencing is noted as a popular sport in northern England.
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Athens
Northern
England
Mrs John Blake Dies At Harrisonville Home
Mrs John C Blake 66 died at her home near Harrisonville after a brief illness. Survived by brother Ellwood Chase Albany and three sisters Bertha Ward Dayton and Mrs John Reinheimer and Mrs Zed Ator Albany. Funeral at Albany Baptist Church Sunday 2 pm with Rev H E Warner officiating. Burial Hebbardsville. Friends may call at Coe k Funeral Parlors Albany.
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John C. Blake
Harrisonville
Jeffery to Preach at Central and Plains Churches
The Rev. Stanley Jeffery will speak at Central Ave Church 9 15 a m and 7 30 p m on Sunday. He will also preach at The Plains at 10 a m and Clarks Chapel at 11 15 a m.
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Stanley Jeffery
Central Ave
the Plains
Clarks Chapel
Cautious Driving Advised on Icy Athens County Highways
State highway crews cleared ice and snow through the night on Athens County roads. State police warned motorists to drive cautiously as icy conditions persisted on the highways.
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Athens County
State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
Highway condition reports urged cautious driving
Covered spots made cautious driving imperative. Motorists may call 657 or 872 for latest highway condition reports.
Hectlear Demonstration Promises Unmatched Breathing Comfort
The notice advertises a HECKLEAR demonstration promising dramatic relief for nasal breathing. It invites customers to visit and try the product, claiming it will be the most marvelous solution they ever experienced.
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Athens Tae Co
Christianson Hits Cooperative Plans
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National Limited
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Mens
Parkersburg
V. Baughman
Louis Brown
Mhens Pharmacy
TN Court
John Newcomb
LAKE
John Blake
Jeffery
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