Last Citizenship Test Set for 27 Athens Applicants
A federal director from Cincinnati will run final citizenship examinations in Athens on Tuesday January 30. Judge O F Rowland will assist and County Clerk Ruth E Burrette will administer the oath. Eligible foreign born applicants listed must bring two original witnesses to the clerk’s office at 9 a m. for the tests.
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Naturalization
Cincinnati
Athens
Athens County
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
United States
Ruth E. Burette
Evald Touri
Glouster
Sam Bruss
Nelsonville
Simon Stankevicus
Millfield
Jozsef Szabo
Eva Mihalik
Mary Danko
Anna Fogarasi
Ath- F
Demitra Varnes
Union St
Mary Trzaska
Kate Varady
Salvatore Calcara
R. D
Dominico Vaisicca
Braun St
Susan Fogarasy
Sophia Vegso
Andy Lasko
Jacksonville
Marion Bloomfield
Stanley Zachary
Ella Lindholm
Elizabeth Cupit
Buchtel
Veronica Edzikowski
Helen Sheskey
Antonia Walczak
Hollister
Ignac Horvath
Dan Kamento
Joseph Spisak
Alex Bainey
Icy Patches Prompt Caution on Highways
State Highway Patrol says main highways in Athens County are in fair to good condition while secondary roads remain slippery and dangerous. Crews continue cindering sanding and scraping to improve safety. motorists should monitor road reports by calling 657 or 872 for updates.
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Athens County
Knights of Columbus Benefit Party in Athens
Athens Council Knights of Columbus hosted a large gathering for a benefit party with most prizes being live chickens donated by members. A Jan 28 banquet marks Marietta Council’s 40th anniversary with state officers attending including Rev. R. J. Sherry. Athens Council plans a Feb 4 joint initiation in Lexington.
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Athens Council Knights of Columbus
Marietta Council
R. J. Sherry
Cincinnati
Athens Council
New Lexington
Near Zero Weather Returns To Athens
The cold wave returned to Athens Wednesday night and today after a brief respite with higher temperatures Tuesday night and Wednesday. Last night's low was 5 degrees above zero, compared with 21 Tuesday night. At 1 p.m. today the temperature was 11 degrees while Wednesday's high reached 27 around the same time.
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Athens
C. N. France
Needle in foot leads to foot amputation for Mrs Hageman
A needle embedded in the right foot since infancy caused 12 operations on Mrs Cornelius Hageman of Lorain Ohio. The 12th surgery amputated the entire foot just above the ankle.
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Cornelius Hageman
Betts and Phillips Enter County Race for 9th District
Athens figures Dr. H T Phillips announces re election bid in the 9th 14th district seeking the Republican nomination at the May primary. Frank C Betts of 5 Morris Ave Athens also enters for county treasurer. Phillips has long held public roles including probate judge and state senator. Betts, a longtime Athens resident and former salesman, has 23 years in Athens with ties to local churches and community groups.
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Frank C. Betts
Betts
Morris Ave
Athens
Coal Company
Republicn
Athens County
H. T. Phillips
Dr. Phillips
House of Representatives
Hocking Valley
Canaan Township
David Phillips
Ohio University
Starling Medical College
Ohio State University
Jerseyville
Phillips
Elsie McClanahan
Helen Addicott
Harold Addicott
Mayville State Teachers College
Mayville
N. C
Ruth Phillips
Columbus
Proprietor of Hotel Is Dead at Coolville
John C. McNeice 56 longtime invalid died at his Coolville home on Wednesday. Funeral services will be at his residence Friday at 12 30 PM and burial at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ Monroe County at 3 PM. He leaves wife Zelma and four children Chella Barrett Evelyn Ely Elsie Conn and Raymond Eugene plus four sisters and four grandchildren.
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Coolville
John C. McNeice
Pleasant Ridge Church
Chella Barrett
Charleston
W. Va
Evelyn Ely
Steubenville
Elsie Conn
New Castle
Raymond Eugene
Athens WPA Workers To Report On Friday
All WPA workers on Athens City streets must report at the project office in Athens City Hall between 8 and 11 a m on Friday January 26 to receive assignments and instructions from project superintendent Paul Rose.
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Athens
WPA
Paul Rose
Athens City Hall
Local Births and Hospital Updates Reported
At Sheltering Arms Mr and Mrs Louis McBride welcome a son born yesterday. Mrs Leona Vore underwent major surgery, and Jean Faye Wingett and Raymond Swinehart were listed as improved after treatment. Mrs Jessie Kirkendall had a major operation this morning. Hiram Mingus Jr 19 of Sand Ridge is improving after a shotgun wound to the right forearm shattered wrist bones.
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Louis McBride
N. Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Leona Vore
Athens Route 4
Jean Faye Wingett
Wayne Wingett
Pratts Fork
Raymond Swinehart
Dairy Ave
Jessie Kirkendall
Richland Ave
Hiram Mingus, Jr
Sand Ridge
Coastguard Film Shown At Athens High School
A government provided educational film about the United States Navy coastguard service was shown to Athens High School students Wednesday afternoon as part of a series of government educational pictures.
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United States Navy Coastguard Service
Athens
Foreclosure suit against Kinneys dismissed without prejudice
The Home Owners' Loan Corp. suit against Lillie M Kinney and George Kinney was dismissed by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland on the plaintiff's motion. The ruling was without record and without prejudice to a future action.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Lillie M. Kinney
George Kinney
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Pupils On Border Lucky Calexico Visit
Calexico is described as a border town where American and Mexican holidays and civil religious celebrations are observed, offering an ideal setting for pupils to experience cross border culture along the international boundary.
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Calexico
Cal
Senator H T Phillips seeks reelection in 1940 race
Dr H T Phillips state senator representing the 9th to 14th districts including Athens Hocking Fairfield Washington Morgan counties half of Noble and part of Monroe counties announced today he will run again in the 1940 elections.
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H. T. Phillips
Dr. Phillips
Athens
Hocking
Fairfield
Washington
Morgan
Noble County
Monroe County
Two Nelsonville youths sentenced to Mansfield for bar break-in
Dailey and Rolland Allman pleaded guilty to grand jury indictments alleging an attempt to break and enter the Hall Bros. bar and grill in Nelsonville on December 30. Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland deferred sentence and then sentenced both to Mansfield Reformatory, with probationary conditions still in effect.
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Car! Dailey and
Rolland Allman
Nelsonville
Hall Bros. Bar
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Curtis Jones Aided 4-H Club Members Across Counties
Curtis N. Jones of Summit Station Ohio formerly of Albany Athens County has a decade of 4-H Club leadership. He organized and served as first master of Chester Grange in Meigs County and now guides about 100 rural boys in agriculture as master of Summit Station Grange and head of the vocational agriculture department at Summit Station High School.
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Newark Advocate
Curtis N. Jones
Summit Station
Albany
Athens County
Five Fined by Mayor for Intoxication in Athens
Five men were fined by Mayor Cliff Cornell on intoxication charges after arrests Tuesday and Wednesday by Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Joseph McBride. Milo Bean of Athens paid $10 plus costs, while John Anderson The Plains Willard Clark Athens Lawrence Barnhouse Albany and George L. Vore Angel Ridge were fined $5 plus costs. George Wolfarth Pittsburg Ohio was escorted to the city limits.
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Cliff Cornell
Charles Maple
Joseph McBride
Milo Bean
Athens
John Anderson
the Plains
Willard Clark
Currier St
Lawrence Barnhouse
Albany
George L. Vore
Angel Ridge
George Wolfarth
Pittsburg
Marriage Licenses Listed in Athens County Probate Court
Athens County Probate Court records show several couples securing marriage licenses. Names include Rachard Howard Clendenin and Gladys Mae Durfee both of Athens, and Willard Paul Phillips with Kathryn Camille Davis of Athens. Other couples listed are Jerald Stephenson and Gertrude Cole of Frost, Robert Glenn Farrar of Parkersburg and Roberta Kittle of Coolville, plus Theodore Parker of Athens with Ira Gail of Glouster, and Dale L Provance with Daisy V Murphy both of Coolville.
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Athens County
Rachard Howard Clendenin
Athens
R. D
Miner
Gladys Mae Durfee
Willard Paul Phillips
Parkersburg
Kathryn Camille Davis
Jerald Stephenson
Stewart
Gertrude Cole
Problems of Farm Studied At Institute
An all day Hotel Berry Athens County AAA Institute opened at 9 30 with Frank Pugh chairing. Dean D Deets spoke on Is There a Farm Problem followed by discussions on Crop Insurance and The Agricultural Outlook with local agents and extension staff. The afternoon covered crop loans The 1940 Farm Program and closed with Dr H T Phillips state senator address.
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Hotel Berry
Athens County Aaa Institute
Frank Pugh
Athens County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Earl Cowen
Dean D. Deets
Felloy
Dwight Wise
Ross Wright
Ray Wingett
Lee Glass
Harry Carlton
Fred Dorr
H. T. Phillips
Bingman Couple Celebrate 57 Years On Farm Haven
Mr and Mrs W E Bingman marked their fifty seventh wedding anniversary on January 9 at their Coolville R D 1 home. They married January 9 1883 at the bride’s parents home in Little Hocking. They have four children eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren and remain active in church grange and community affairs. An engraving error had previously misidentified their pictured couple.
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W. E. Bingman
Coolville
R. D
Bingman
B. S. Cunningham
Little Hocking
Sunday Messenger
Divorce Case Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
The divorce suit of Evelyn Carey against Richard Carey filed December 16 was dismissed Wednesday by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland at the plaintiff costs.
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Evelyn Carey
Richard Carey
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Credit Talks by Oscar Fulton at Athens Credit Bureau
Manager Oscar Fulton urges prompt bill payment to avoid fret and loss of credit. He compares late payments to measles, emphasizing fair play, keeping promises, and maintaining trust with creditors.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
Reserve Seats Grow for Gone With the Wind at Schine’s Athena
More than 200 reservations have been made for the mid February week long engagement of Gone With the Wind at Schine’s Athena Theater. Manager Frank A. Nolan says requests come from towns including Lancaster Nelsonville Logan Albany The Plains Chauncey Gallipolis Pomeroy Middleport Parkersburg and nearby West Virginia. Evening shows begin 8 15 p m with matinees at 2 p m Tickets will not be sold after the feature starts and patrons must be present when it begins.
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Schine
Athena Theater
Frank A. Nolan
Lancaster
Nelsonville
Logan
Albany
the Plains
Chauncey
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Middleport
Parkersburg
W. Va
Revival Begins at Salvation Army Hall in Athens
Major W W Hinshaw announces a revival starting next Tuesday January 30 at the Salvation Army Hall in Athens. Col Richard Adby of Toronto will speak. he conducts services at Marietta and is known as the singing evangelist with over 50 years in the Salvation Army. A Marietta delegation is set to attend one night to assist.
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W. W. Hinshaw
Salvation Army Hall
Athens
Richard Adby
Toronto
Canada
Marietta
Colonel Adby
Salvation Army
Do FALSE TEETH Rock Slide or Slip Ady Ad
PASTEETH an improved powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates holds false teeth in place. It prevents sliding slipping or rocking with no gummy taste or feeling. FASTEETH is alkaline does not sour and reduces denture breath. Get FAS TEETH at any drug store.
Locals Plan Annual Ball Hosted by United Mine Workers
Three locals of the United Mine Workers of America sponsor a President's Ball at the Mayfair Route 33 Saturday night Jan 27. Music by Ozzie Osborne's Orchestra of Zanesville. Doors open 9 p.m. Admission 50 cents. Promoted by Locals No 5096 1206 and 358 with committee members Mike Krivusti Clarence Willis Mayor Hines John Wyckoff Bim Karns and Mr Triplett.
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United Mine Workers of America
Mayfair
Ozzie Osborne
Orchestra
Zanesville
Mike Krivusti
Clarence Willis
Hines
John Wyckoff
Bim Karns
Mr. Triplett
Revival To Start at Army Hall on Tuesday
The Rev. Carroll Chesser announced today that revival services will begin Tuesday at Army Hall. He urged local residents to attend finding renewed faith and community spirit.
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Army Hall
Carroll Chesser
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