Food Stamp Plan Expands to Athens and Washington Counties
Logan reports new areas designated for the Food Stamp Plan following a Washington meeting of Surplus Commodities Corporation officials. He notes approval of the two counties and hints at extending the program to other eligible copostites, with Beasley confirming contact and advisory efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Washington
Surplus Commodities Corporation
D. C
Carl H. Beasley
John A. Logan
Logan
Beasley
Mr. Logan
W. H. Log City
Log
Scudder Darra
Surplus Ties Corporation
Two Men Enlist in Navy Under Clarification Names
Two men from Middleport enlist in the United States Navy. W H Byers, agent for the Athens district, announced the action and both were sent for training to Bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair E. Bachner
W. R. Bachner
Gordon
Albert G
Middleport
United States
Navinnati
W. H. Byers
Athens
Bet
Scout District Meeting After Hock Hocking Notice
The Hock-Hocking District is notified of a 7 30 PM meeting in Athens High School Swing Room 204. W P Porteg, district chairman, will host and introduce Joe Strattegilem the newly appointed B Picout executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock-Hocking
W. P. Porteg
Athens High
Joe Strattegilem
B@Picout
Tax Hike Changes Prices Across Athens Venues And Goods
New federal defense taxes raised prices on cigarettes beer gasoline and theater admissions in Athens. Cigarettes cost 16 to 17 cents per pack depending on the sale method, gasoline rose a half cent per gallon to 17 19 cents, and beer wine and whiskey prices increased across stores and bars. The Schine Athena Theater added a three cent matinee tax and a four cent evening levy while the Ohio Theater raised its evening and Sunday price from 25 to 28 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Schine
Athena
Ohio
Jury sees yard where dog bit boy in suit over damages
The $7,500 suit by John S. Algeo for his six year old son Jack alleges facial injuries from a beagle bite in the McElroy yard on April 27 1939. Algeo claims 18 stitches and long hospitalization. McElroy defense blames the boy for provoking the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleeo
Yard
John S. Algeo
Second St
Jack
John McElroy
Common Pleas Court
McElroy
Algeo
R. W. Finsterwald
Finsterwald
McElroy Yard
J. L. Meenan
New Lexington
John Bolin
Athens
Leonard Graham
State St
Baughman
Graham
J. E. Bailey
Jennie Jones
Glouster
Austin Conkey
New Marshfield
Raymond Brooks
Athens R. D
Alfred Black
Dwight Rutherford
Bert Walburn
Nelsonville
Ed Stocklin
Ella Shafer
Allen Boudinot
Millfield R. D
Hattie Bean
Fred Sands
Bertha McVay Dies in Albany At 71
Miss Bertha Wallace McVay of Albany died Monday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. A 1893 Ohio University alumna and first Pi Beta Phi president, she taught English and Latin in Ohio and Pittsburgh. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Alexander Presbyterian Church. She leaves three sisters L M Gillilan, C E Skinner, and Anna Pearl McVay plus a deceased brother Dr. Herbert R. McVay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Wallace McVay
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss McVay
Wallace W
Anna McCune McVay
Herbert R. McVay
Athens County
L. M. Gillilan
C. E. Skinner
Wilkinsburg
Anna Pearl McVay
New York City
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Birth of Richard Raymond Riley at 28 Fern Street
Mr and Mrs Chester Riley announce the birth of a son named Richard Raymond at their home on Sunday. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Guy Glover and Mr and Mrs W L Riley of Athens, with great grandparents Harry Glover of Bartlett and Mrs Rebecca Riley of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Riley
Madge Louise Glover
Fern St
Richard Raymond
Guy Glover
W. L. Riley
Athens
Harry Glover
Bartlett
Rebecca Riley
Columbus
Nellis to Speak at Industrial Arts Forum Lecture
A. A. Nellis, industrial arts instructor at Athens High School, will demonstrate silk screen poster printing at the second Industrial Arts Forum. The luncheon event is hosted by Ohio University’s Department of Industrial Arts and is open to all. Reservations with F. Theodore Paige or another department member on Super Hall’s second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Nellis
Athens High School
Presbyterian Church
Ohio University Department of Industrial Arts
F. Theodore Paige
Super Hall
Navy Recruiter Visits Towns In District
W. H. Byers, officer in charge of Athens naval recruiting, releases a schedule of local visits to inform prospective applicants. On Tuesday: Glouster 11:11:30, Murray City 11:45 1, Buchtel 1:50 2:45. Wednesday: Syracuse 10:30 11:30, Letart Falls 1:30 2:45. Friday: Tuppers Plains 10 11, Chester 11:30 12:30, Long Bottom 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Byers
Athens’ Navy
Navy
Glouster
Murray City
Buchtel
Syracuse
Letart Falls
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Long Bottom
Army Raises 100 During War Relief Campaign in Athens
The Salvation Army in Athens reports a $100 fundraiser for war refugees. Major W. W. Hinshaw says Lieut. Howard Burr, assistant officer, has been called to Tiffin, Ohio and should return within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Salvation Army
Athens
W. W. Hinshaw
Howard Burr
Tiffin
Motorcycle Crash Injures Nelsonville Man
Lawrence Klinebrier aged 22 of Nelsonville Route 2 sustained a broken bone in his left foot when his motorcycle struck the fender of a car driven by Eugene Pickett aged 48 of Nelsonville Route 33. The collision occurred at 7 15 p m Sunday south of the Nelsonville corporation line on Route 33, according to the State Highway Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Klinebrier
Nelsonville
Eugene Pickett
Nelsonville Corporation
State Highway Patrol
Weather Wrap From Athens Seventy Degrees At Noon
The Athens area reported a noon temperature of seventy and a river level of 3.55 feet on the Hocking River. Sunday’s high reached 80 with a low of 55. Rainfall totaled 0.35 inches yesterday and last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hocking
Value of the yellow billed cuckoo to farmers noted
The yellow billed cuckoo is valued by farmers for eating caterpillars especially hairy varieties. A cuckoo stomach contained 250 tent caterpillars, illustrating its feeding role in pest control.
Youths Are Pioneers in US Briggs
Dr Edward Howard Briggs told Ohio University summer convocation that today’s youth are pioneers entering a world of social injustice and international interdependence. He urged love work culture and religion, condemned neutrality laws, and said peace stems from true justice among nations and people. He slated further talks on government and living.
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America
Edward Howard Briggs
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Einar Hansen
Briggs
Delegates to Washington to seek WPA relief for Athens County
Three delegates representing relief and WPA workers from Athens County will travel to Washington after July 23 to push for higher WPA appropriations and to aid direct relief families. They will have at least three days in the capital, with final arrangements to be set at a follow up meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Washington
Carpenter St
John Southard
Pearl Anderson
Jacksonville
Guy Berry
Nelsonville
Civil Service Exam for Superintendent Post in Identification Bureau
The State Civil Service Commission announces a civil service examination for the superintendent position in the Bureau of Criminal Identification. Gertrude Jones and Carl W. Smith chair and member, with exams in Columbus on Wednesday July 24. Applications must be filed in Columbus by 5 p.m. July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Department of Public Welfare
Gertrude Jones
Carl W. Smith
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Fireworks Fine Hits Leo Brown in Athens
Leo Brown of Athens was fined five dollars by Acting Mayor P F Good for shooting firecrackers. He was arrested on Mill Street Sunday by Police Chief E S Finsterwald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Brown
Athens R. D
P. F. Good
Brown
Mill St
E. S. Finsterwald
Acting Mayor Fined for Intoxication Arrest
Acting Mayor P. F. Good fined Fritz Stocklin of Glouster five dollars and costs this morning on an intoxication charge. Stocklin was arrested Saturday on Congress Street by Police Chief E. S. Finsterwald and Officer Carman Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Good
Fritz Stocklin
Glouster
Stocklin
Congress St
E. S. Finsterwald
Carman Church
Bureau of Unemployment offices closed on July 4
All bureaus will close Thursday July 4 and reopen Friday July 5. Claimants scheduled for that day should report Friday and not Saturday July 6. Announcement provides a one day shift for affected filers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Understanding momentum transfer in jump and earth interaction
The text explains that a person jumping transfers momentum to the earth, yielding an infinitesimal motion per Newton's third law. It notes in steelmaking that stripping is the removal of ingot molds from ingots.
Canal Changes Prices Paid in Athens County
The article recounts how early Athens County settlements clustered around water, with ferries, toll bridges, and later canals shaping trade. It notes the 1840 Hocking Canal completion, its 1894 abandonment, and the impact on prices, plus rail, mail routes, telegraph lines, newspapers, and evolving transportation that connected Athens to the wider world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens
Federal Creek
Elijah Hatch
East Bridge
West Bridge
Hock-Hocking
Hocking
Carrol
Fairfield County
Marietta
Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Northwest Territory
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Ohio Company
Maysville
Athens Mirror and Literary Register
Archibald S. Brown
Mirror
Western Spectator
Hocking Valley Gazette
Gazette
The
Messenger
Major operations at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Two patients, Mrs Grace Morrison of Millfield and Mrs Helen Watkins of Athens, underwent major operations this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Vivia Nichols of Guysville was admitted for medical treatment and Mr John Carmichael of Athens had a minor operation. Mrs Delia Cornwell and infant daughter Miss Adela Hastings and Mr Ernest Champlain were released yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Grace Morrison
Millfield
Rt. 1
Helen Watkins
Athens
Vivia Nichols
Guysville
John Carmichael
Delia Cornwell
Adela Hastings
Ernest Champlain
Change Color of Sea Off North Carolina Coast
Atlantic waters off North Carolina show coppery channel bass in massive schools turning the sea blood red. Reports estimate England suffers annual rabbit damages totaling 350 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Education leaders to speak at Southeastern Ohio conference
Teachers students and school officials from Southeastern Ohio will attend the Ohio University Education Conference at Chubb Library from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. Officials from the State Department of Education will hold group and individual conferences to answer questions and reduce fall correspondence. An open meeting at 10 a m will feature leaders including Dick Smith H W Langhorst H J Bowers Dr W L Collins Enid W Lunn Lewis S Moorehead Dr Ray G Wood B A Aughinbaugh and others with pre and post meeting opportunities starting at 9 15 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University Education
State Department of Education
Chubb Library
Dick Smith
H. W. Langhorst
H. J. Bowers
W. L. Collins
Enid W. Lunn
Lewis S. Moorehead
Ray G. Wood
B. A. Aughinbaugh
C. D. Hutchins
E. Fink
Royer Named Head of NYA Columbus Area
Robert D. Royer, NYA Athens area supervisor, is appointed NYA supervisor of Area 8 with headquarters in Columbus. He will leave Athens July 8 to assume duties in Columbus. Announced by S Burns Weston state administrator. Area 11 supervisor announcement imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Royer
NYA
Athens Frea
Area 8
Columbus
S. Burns Weseton
Mr. Royer
Athens
Area 11
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Capital
Scout Laer
Oscar Fultm
Haml
Bertha McVay
Fedured Posit Insurance Corp
Nellis
Industrial Arts Forum
Farmers’ Aide
BUC
Molly
Laura Hinchman
Marie Kennedy
Scarsdale
N. Y
William Laverty
Molly Pitcher
Newark
N. J
Jehiel Gregory
Great Britain
Athens City
New Orleans
England
Deitel
Own
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Lostro Building
Athens, Ohio
Royer
Lumbago
Nurito
Donteaffer
August Wagner Breweries, Inc
Columbus, Ohio
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