Rainstorm Paralyzes Athens County Roads
Heavy rains turn miles of Athens County roads into mud trails with deep ruts. County Engineer Ben F. Beckler Jr says repairs halted until rain stops and crews will move within 24 hours. Hooper Ridge Road closed after a slide. Torch Road's school bus route damaged by high water and blocked access to repair material at Hockingport.
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Athens County
Ben F. Beckler, Jr
Hooper Ridge
Millfield
Torch
Washington County
Hockingport
Highway Department
Athens
WPA projects halted in Athens County by rains
Paul Watson, field engineer, said many WPA programs across Athens County are stopped or run on short shifts due to material shortages. About 1,400 men and 60 trucks are idle as rain blocks roads, mud halts trucking, and quarries cease operations, with only a few workers getting brief times in.
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Athens County
Paul Watson
Watson
To Consider Social Work in Athens County
The Athens County Ministerial Association sponsors a joint meet ing for all social agencies in Athens County to study social work in this country. A morning 9:30 to 12:30 panel and an afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 panel at First Methodist Church with a 12:30 luncheon at First Presbyterian Church will cover Health and Delinquency and Community Life. Rev. Neil Crawford Rev. Lloyd Evans co chairmen for morning. Rev. G B Courtney Rev. Russell E Bayliff in charge of afternoon.
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Athens County Ministerial Association
Athens County
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Neil Crawford
Lloyd Evans
G. B. Courtney
Russell E. Bayliff
Willard Reynolds Pleads Guilty In Floodwood Court
Willard Reynolds of Floodwood pleaded guilty to intoxication charges in Magistrate T. R. Bennett's court yesterday and was fined five dollars plus court costs.
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Willard Reynolds
Floodwood
T. R. Bennett
Double Parker Fined For Double Parking
John Groves of Albany R D was fined three dollars in Mayor Len B McCune s court this morning for a traffic violation on Court Street. He faced charges of double parking with no visible reason. Arrest was made by Officer Carman Church.
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John Groves
Albany
R. D
Len B. McCune
Carman Church
Farmers Elect Officials for Soil Program
Athens County six districts elected community committees to assist the county conservation committee in the 1937 soil conservation program. Names list district chairs, vice chairs, members and alternates. chairmen form the conservation Board of Directors. First meeting set for February 1 to establish soil depleting and conserving bases and determine land productivity yield.
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Athens County
County Conservation Association
County Conservation Committee
Alexander and
Lady
Frank Pugh
Ray Bobo
Merle Chase
Herbert Buck
Ames and
Bern
Fred Vernon
Donald O'Neil
Pearl Morris
Emmett Linscott
Lee
Waterloo
Kenneth Saylor
Paul Gillogly
Roy Gilham
Ray Knowlton
Athens
Dover
Trimble
York
Clarence Morris
Arthur Walsh
Miles Howe
Vernon Shaw
Carthage
Troy
Edgar Dixon
Harvey Persons
J. E. Humphrey
F. I. Caldwell
Conservation Board of Directors
No Accidents in WPA District 3 Athens County
WPA office reports no lost time accidents for the last half month in Athens County, the first such record in the county. District 3 recorded only four accidents overall, with Athens County as a part of the district.
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WPA
Athens County
District 3
Eighth Slosh Day Described in Athens Weather
Athens residents endured a soggy January with rain illuminating most days. The Hocking River rose to near flood levels while temperatures neared 50 degrees, contrasting with last year’s deep freeze. Forecasters expected more rain turning to snow by Friday as locals crave a drier spell.
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Joan Bolles
Athens
Dr Evenden To Speak Tonight At Memorial Auditorium
Dr Edward S Evenden a distinguished Oregon born educator and Columbia Teachers College faculty member arrived in Athens for a short lecture series He will open with The Development of Teacher Education in the United States at Memorial Auditorium tonight at 8 Tomorrow he speaks on What Have American Boys and Girls the Right to Expect from Their Schools Friday at 4 he concludes with The Professional Presentation of Subject Matter in Courses for Teachers with notable works including Teachers Salaries and Teachers Schedules in the United States and A Syllabus of a Course in Principles of Education
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YMCA
Edward S. Evenden
Columbia University Teachers’ College
Athens
Evenden
National Survey of Teachers
Education Council
National Council of Ymca
Memorial Auditorium
United States
Pettit and Milliron Taken to Mansfield Reformatory
Charles E Pettit and William E Milliron pleaded guilty last Thursday to stealing an automobile on December 14. They were taken to Mansfield Reformatory this morning by Deputy Sheriff Charles Evans. Milliron and Pettit were named in separate and joint indictments by the January Grand Jury.
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Charles E. Pettit
William E. Milliron
Mansfield Reformatory
Charles Evans
Milliron
Pettit
Auto crash seeks $230 damages in Athens court
Otho Castle sues James A. Andy in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking $230 for damages after a November 14 Route 56 collision with Andy’s school bus that allegedly wiped out Castle’s car value.
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Otho Castle
James A. Andy
Athens County
Honorary Fraternity Holds Local Oratorical Test At Ohio University
Tau Kappa Alpha will sponsor local eliminations to pick a representative for the state oratorical contest. In Fine Arts Auditorium at 7:15 p.m. tonight one school will be represented. In Alumni Memorial Auditorium on Feb 19 the state contest will be held here. Jack Meister will present The Man on the Horse about Mussolini. Four other entrants compete.
Births and hospital updates from Sheltering Arms
A son was born early Thursday at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr and Mrs Ralph Miller of Elliott Street. M J Manley of Franklin Avenue had a major operation this morning. Judy McCord from Monroeville, a new Ohio University freshman, had a major operation Wednesday night and is at Sheltering Arms. Byron Gaston Graham Chapel is treated for a self inflicted bullet in the left lung and recovering without complications. Michael Collins of High Street is recovering from a heart ailment and able to be up in the hospital. Thomas Yoho of High Street has recovered from pneumonia and returned home. Violet Casto of McArthur underwent a major operation ten days ago and has been released. Spiders are not insects and have four pairs of legs.
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Ralph Miller
Elliott St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
M. J. Manley
Franklin Ave
Judy McCord
Monroeville
Ohio University
Miss McCord
Athens
N. McKinley Ave
Byron Gaston
Graham Chapel
Michael Collins
N. High St
Thomas Yoho
Violet Casto
McArthur
Change Artist Is Ahead $10
Clerks in two Athens business places were outwitted by a rapid speaking trickster who netted about $5 from each. A third clerk foiled him after a quick change trick left him with $9 rather than $5. Police are seeking the stranger as the manipulation unfolded at the cash desk. Eleanor Anne Slye, 7, and Murial Slye, 9, children of Benham Slye, are ill with pneumonia and scarlet fever respectively at their Mis Street home.
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Athens
Eleanor Anne Slye
Mis St
Murial
Mrs
Benham Slye
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