Growth of aviation in Athens described by Bush
Gordon K. Bush Athens Messenger publisher told the Athens Rotary Club how aviation grew from a cow pasture six years ago at Rowland Field to a vital part of civic life. He cited 189 visiting planes in 1939 carrying 334 people and bringing over 500 dollars to the airport and 3,500 dollars to Athens.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Micrkans
Bush
Rowland Field
Gordon K. Bush
Athens Rotary Club
Memhare
Bob Swift
al Knouff
O. F. Rowland
Swiftair Company
Athens Airways
Airways Company
The
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
National Youth Administration
CAA
Bish
NYA
Mr. Bush
Water Pipes Are Frozen In Athens During Cold Spell
Athens water office reports about 50 thawing calls as ground stays two feet frozen. City workers use an electric thawer to restore service. meters are frost proof and not damaged. A note adds the four corners point where Arizona Colorado New Mexico Utah meet.
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Athens Waterworks Office
Bart Davidson
Davidson
Miner Found Dead in Jail in Chauncey
Donald Williams aged 34 was found dead in Chauncey jail around 9 am by Marshal Lawrence Reeves who had jailed him the prior night on a drunkenness charge. He lived on West Main with a wife Juanita and son Larry. Williams spent his life as a coal miner in Deanville and Chauncey.
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Donald Williams
Chauncey
Lawrence Reeves
Williams
West Main Street
Juanita
Larry
Thomas
Mack
Raymond
Columbus
Dorothy Thompson
Nelsonville
May Tennehill
Zanesville
Fannie Maffin
Virginia Williams
Deanville
Athens Relief Office Operating Costs Under State Limit
Ohio report shows Athens County Relief Office spends 3 percent on administration, well under the 12 percent cap in state law. Pre audit by Charles Foutz notes the agency’s administrative costs are only one fourth of the allowed maximum.
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Athens County
Charles Foutz
Athens
Grandson of Marshfield Couple Is Buried Today
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Donald Holt Huntington West Virginia was buried in Huntington today. The baby died shortly after birth Monday. Mrs Holt is the former Rose Carter of New Marshfield. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A Holt of Huntington and Mr and Mrs H E Carter of New Marshfield.
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Donald Holt
Huntington
W. Va
Holt
Rose Carter
New Marshfield
A. Holt
H. E. Carter
Hen quits cold nest for chair in kitchen
A Middlefield man reports a hen chooses a warm kitchen chair over a nest each morning. Detweiler says the hen scratches the door at dawn, enters, perches on a cushioned chair, and cackles after laying an egg.
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U.P
N. J. Detweiler
Middlefield
Detweiler
Rural Families Outlive and Amass More Wealth Than City Folk
The article notes that the typical farm family enjoys longer life expectancy and greater accumulated wealth compared with urban counterparts, reflecting advantages in farming households.
Salvation Army Revival Opens in Athens Tonight
Colonel Adby of Toronto a Salvation Army officer for over fifty years renowned for singing and preaching will lead old fashioned revival meetings at the Salvation Army in Athens starting tonight through Sunday February 11. Services begin each night at 7 30 o clock.
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Adby
Toronto
Canada
Salvation Army
Athens
Shriners Plan Attending Aladdin Temple Potentate Ball
Local Shriners will travel to Columbus Friday for Aladdin Temple's annual Potentate's Ball at the Masonic Temple. William M. Billy James of Columbus will preside as Potentate, with dancing to a leading dance band at 9 p m and a pre dance reception. Seth Lewis of Aladdin Temple chairs the Columbus group planning.
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Columbus
Aladdin Temple
Masonic Temple
William M
Billy” James
James
Ohio
Seth Lewis
Condition of Graves Improves After Train Collision
Homer Graves of Fishers Station remained hospitalized at Sheltering Arms with a fractured skull and injuries after a Saturday auto train collision. Earl Rorick of Athens RD 2 was released from hospital after injuries from a separate accident while assisting another motorist. Mrs Wilma Mason underwent a major operation and Henry Cass Jr aged eight had an emergency appendectomy. Mrs Alice Madison was admitted for medical treatment.
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Homer Graves
Fisher Station
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Graves
Earl Rorick
Athens R. D
Rorick
Wilma Mason
Lorene Ave
Henry Cass
N. May Ave
Alice Madison
N. High St
Suit Against LeMoine Filed in Court Here
The Nova del Agene Corporation files in Athens County Common Pleas Court against Francis LeMoine seeking $224 with 6 percent interest from May 10, 1938, for rent on a beer cooling and dispensing system.
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Novadel Agene Corporation
Athens County
Two Autos Damaged In Sharpsburg Crash
Two cars were damaged on the Sharpsburg hill late Sunday night. Orville C. McVay, 50, Athens Route 1, and Frank Lewis, 45, Sharpsburg, were involved. State patrolmen estimate $75 damage to McVay’s car and $65 to Lewis’s. Lewis says steering gear broke causing his car to veer into McVay’s car.
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Orville C. McVay
Athens
Frank Lewis
Sharpsburg
McVay
Lewis Auto
Lewis
Meeting on Stamp Plan To Be Held Wednesday
Officials in nine Southeastern Ohio counties were notified of a Wednesday night meeting at 8 o clock in Hotel Berry Athens to organize support for a food stamp plan for the district. Carl H. Beasley announced the change from tonight due to conflicting events.
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Ohio
Berry
Athens
Carl H. Beasley
Shafer Quits As Head of County Relief
Shafer resigns as relief director amid overhauls at the county relief office. Ten staff, only two investigators, with 1500 cases and many eligible families, raise concerns about uniformity and eligibility. C. L. Jordan expected to succeed. Shafer, married with four children, has a long history in railroads and WPA roles. He plans no immediate plans beyond health recovery.
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County Relief
Floyd Bridge
R. C. Colbert
Co. L. Jordan
Beatrice Stoecklein
WPA
Edith Parfitt
Kathryn Gillogly
C. L. Jordan
Reba
New York
Hayden
Detroit
Frederick R. Shafer
Ohio University
Virginia
Columbus
Glouster
Hobson
Fisher
Albany
Dexter
Palos
Burr Oak
Millfield
Poston Consolidated Coal Co
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Mercury Climbs 41 Degrees in Athens District
Thermometers in the Athens district rose above the freezing mark for the second straight day. The day began five below zero Sunday night and climbed to 36 above yesterday afternoon, a 41 degree gain. By noon today it stood at 33 above and expected to surpass yesterday’s high.
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Athens
Southard Elected Chairman of Athens County Citizens Committee
At a meeting of eligible relief and WPA job seekers and others in the Athens County relief program, held last Friday night in Glouster's mayoral office, John L. Southard of Jacksonville was chosen chairman. Don Davis of Glouster became secretary and an executive committee was named with Frank Butts, George Markus, and Charles Reese.
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Athens County
Glouster
John L. Southard
Jacksonville
Don Davis
Frank Butts
George Markus
Charles Reese
Wed marriage reshapes Wed Americas bachelor list
Mrs Gretchene Wilson Hearst wed Woolworth Donahue in a Palm Beach ceremony at the oceanfront villa of Mrs James P Donahue. The surprise wedding ties the Hearst former wife to the Donahue heir of the 5 and 10 chain.
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America
Gretchene Wilson Hearst
John Randolph Hearst
Woolworth Donahue
Palm Beach
Fla
James P. Donahue
Seventy-Nine Athens High Pupils Named on Honor Roll
The Athens Senior High honor roll lists 79 students across three grades for the year. C. L. Wood, the principal, notes a B average or better is required, with 36 seniors, 24 juniors, and 19 sophomores recognized.
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Athens High
Athens
C. L. Wood
Frances Alexander
Mark Allen
Betty Bird
Mary Charonis
Anne Danford
Ellen Davis
Constance Dent
Hester Hartman
Dorothy Pennell
Roberta Reynolds
Betty Wakefield
Jane Wamsley
Dorothy Roads
Jane Gross
Margaret Matters
Jack Beasley
Paul Gordon
Food Wine Cigarettes Stolen at The Coffee Pot
A break in at The Coffee Pot on West Union Street occurred early Sunday. Police report two hams bread wine and six cartons of cigarettes were taken.
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W. Union St
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