Ferguson to Succeed as Division Engineer in No 10
Charles Fergu son of Caldwell Noble County was named division engineer for Highway Division No 10 covering Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Monroe Morgan Noble Vinton and Washington Counties. The appointment completes the new administration’s division engineer slate with a $4000 annual salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ferguson
Caldwell
Noble County
Athens County
Columbus
J. W. “Dyke” Wilson
Nelsonville
Republican Executive Committee
R. E. Bischoff
Gallipolis
Cooper
Ferguson
Noble
Monroe
Washington
Morgan
Hocking
Wilson
Gallia
Bischoff
Highway Department
Athens
G. M. Gerhardt
Marietta
Meigs
Morgan, Noble, Vinton
Washington Counties
Wintry Blast Strikes City in Ohio Weather Update
A wintry storm hits Southeastern Ohio as wind rises and snow falls. Athens weather observer reports a 23 degree low persisting into the afternoon with colder conditions expected tonight. State Highway Patrol notes treacherous roads as City crews spread salt and cinders on Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kellar
Ohio
C.N. France
Athens Weather Observer
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Athens
Bart Davidson
Court St
Creomulsion Promise Relief for Lingering Coughs
An advertisement advises relief for persistent chest colds and bronchial irritation with Creomulsion. It claims the medicine reaches the inflamed mucous membranes and helps loosen and expel germs, promising a refund if not satisfied and urging customers to request the genuine Creomulsion.
WPA Refuses Athens Probe and Jenkins Scores Agency
L. C. Gibson, WPA District 3 director, denied Athens County commissioners’ request to investigate the discharge of 27 workers at the Robinson Road project in Ames Township. Gibson cites a December disturbance and says only efforts now will seek the names of others involved. findings sent to the state office approved the action. Congressman Jenkins criticizes the agency for releasing many women, prompting Athens reception of the communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Athens County
Jenkins Scores Agency
L. C. Gibson
District 3
Robinson Road
Ames Township
Athens
Thomas A. Jenkins
Federal
Gibson
Robinson Project
County Board
Congressman Blasts WPA Move Releasing Mothers From Jobs
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins denounces the WPA action of releasing many mothers from WPA rolls. He forwards a national WPA reply explaining policy toward Social Security eligible workers and the impact on dependent children in Ohio. The exchange questions winter timing and states responsibility shifts to the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Thomas A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Ohio
Congressman Jenkins
David K. Niles
Works Progress Administration
Congress
Six Acquitted In 37 Minutes
John Six was acquitted by a jury in 37 minutes after being charged with failing to provide for his pregnant wife, Mrs. Josephine Six. The case highlighted hardship in Athens County as evidence showed limited employment and scant support from Six, who had married in July. The trial also contrasted defense claims of attempt to provide with the prosecutor’s assertion of neglect. The article notes revenue from motor truck fees could fund vast road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Six
Josephine Six
Six
Louis Tyroler
Tyroler
Athens County
Harold J. Rose
Rose
Neck Broken Drives Auto
A 76 year old Carbondale man G W Arnold suffered multiple injuries after a fall on stairs from a light switch mishap. He refused hospital care but visited Nelsonville with his son for X rays and a neck cast. Two weeks later he was up and driving again and preparing to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Nelsonville
Fred
The
Carbondale Coal Co
Deserter Roy Butcher Linked to 9 Athene County Children
West Virginia deputies caught Roy Butcher, sought since December 14 for failing to provide for nine children aged 6 to 21 after their mother died. He left the Torch area home, was extradited from Weston, and jailed in Athens County. The oldest daughter, a Parkersburg former worker, cared for siblings while WPA and CCC funds supported the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Charles Bayless
Athens County
Roy Butcher
Torch
Blair
Lewis County
Butcher
Columbus
Lancaster
E. S. Haller
Athens
Bayless
WPA
CCC
Parkersburg
Man builds 40 inch French cathedral replica in Saugus
William Love of Saugus, aged 69, completed a 40 inch high replica of a French cathedral featuring tower chimes and an electric lighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saugus
Mass
William Love
Walter Guthrie Case Shifts Plea Plans In Athens Court
The Walter Guthrie trial in Athens County Common Pleas was vacated as defense counsel announced a guilty plea then Guthrie said he would plead not guilty. Case reset for Feb 3 with attorney Parrett withdrawing. Separately nolle prosequi approved for Donald Figgins in a minor neglect case. Four other indictments schedule Jan 29 to Feb 2 trials. Powell pleads guilty to assault after prior jail time and a driving issues note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Guthrie
Athens County
Figgins
Donna Jean
Russell Males
Charles Shields
Shields
Charles
Jesse Frum
Don Powell
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Powell
Carbondale
Rose
Rowland
Mickle Funeral Services Set for Thursday
Funeral services for 75 year old I. E. Mickle of Belpre will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist Church in Torch. Burial follows in the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at White Funeral Home in Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E Mickle
Belpre
Baptist Church
Torch
White Funeral
Coolville
Veterans To Meet Conrath Bean Chapter No 37
Disabled American Veterans to meet January 26 at 7 30 in Armory club rooms Commander Ernest McGraner urges full attendance. Also notes America's first coal mine opened in 1730 near Richmond Virginia with shipments to Boston Philadelphia and New York through 1789.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Armory
Ernest MecGraner
America
Richmond
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
False Teeth Breath Odors Cut By Polident Powder
The article warns denture wearers suffer harsh breath from plaque and algae buildup on plates and bridges. It promotes Polident powder as a cleaning and deodorizing solution that dissolves scum and stains, promising sweeter breath and cleaner dentures at 30 cents. It cites Good Housekeeping Bureau and dentists endorsing the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Cowan Collects Dimes For Paralysis Fund
Athens hotel figure John Cowan leads the Mile of Dimes drive for infantile paralysis. He fills donation cards and seeks dimes from employees, traveling salesmen and local residents in connection with President Roosevelt Birthday Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Roosevelt
John Cowan
Hotel
Cowan
National Foundation of
$35,000 Paid Farmers Here By AAA Plan
Cooperaton by all Athens County farmers in the 1938 AAA farm program would have meant an ad ditional income of $27,907 to farmers on 2,747 farms in the county. A total of $35,000 of the $62,007 available for Athens County will be paid to the 1,100 farmers who cooperated in the program. This sum represents only a part of the total gross income from price stabilizing effects and soil improvement. The 1938 payment shows an increase of $15,000 over 1937. The county committee will assist farmers in 1939 with crop acreage and soil building plans and program provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Frank Pugh
Athens County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Pugh
Oratorical Contest at Ohio University Friday Afternoon
Tau Kappa Alpha sponsors a men's oratorical contest Friday January 27 at 4 pm in the Fine Arts Auditorium Ohio University. Winners advance to the state finals in Columbus next month. Contestants are Oscar Ibele Stephen Fuller Leonard Blanchette Nelson Miller and Donovan Zook. Judges include Deans Irma Vogt and W Gamertsfelder and Prof Emmett Bowles. Clifford Finch is chairman. All faculty students and townspeople invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tau Kappa Alpha
Fine Arts
Ohio University
Columbus
Oscar Ibele
Stephen Fuller
Leonard Blanchette
Nelson Miller
Donovan Zook
Dean Irma Vogt
Dean W
S. Gamertsfelder
Emmett Bowles
Clifford Finch
Deafened Man Hears Again
Joseph Meredith of Ontario reports hearing improvement after minister reads scripture, linked to Ourine a Vienna specialist prescription. Used since 1895 with over a million packages sold, safe ingredients listed in U S Pharmacopeia, money refunded if not satisfied, costs only a few cents daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Meredith
Ontario
Vienna
U. S
Ourine
Tree Pruner Documents Rare Misplaced Heart in Cotton Wood
C S Whelpley, an experienced tree pruner in Kingsville Ohio, reports a cottonwood with a heart nearly two and a half inches from the outer edge, the most misplaced heart he has ever seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Cutter
C.S Whelpley
Whelpley
Oklahoma expects 25 000 quail from state hatchery
Guthrie Oklahoma officials announce that about 1000 quail coops at the state hatchery will yield roughly 25 000 birds next year for distribution across Oklahoma. The figure would be nearly five times the 1938 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Ourine Catarrh Balm Relief for Catarrh and Colds
Ourine Catarrh Balm provides relief from catarrh and head colds. Useful in conjunction with Ourine ear application to enhance comfort and ease symptoms.
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Beaco
F. J. Beasley CO
Ames
United States
G. W. Arnold
TINY
Walter
Mickle
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens, Ohio
United —Coolville
Big Yank
AAA
EM TN
Court
Optometric Service
S. Court
Gus
Happy
Carter
Financial Statement
Mutual Home & Savings Association
Federal Home Loan Bank
Tiividenda Iteserve
Aojeeee
State OF
Frehault
P Frebault
D Hughes
Epeney
Wiver
L. W Roberts
H. H. Townsend
Chas. S&s. Bethel
Mutual Home & Savings Association of Athens
Ohie
W. Roberts HW. Townsend
Bethel
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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