Middleport Legion Post to sponsor fourth July celebration
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion in Middleport plans an all day Fourth of July event with contests a massive parade and other activities from mid morning to evening The night program features two recreation baseball games at Middleport High School and a fireworks display A large crowd is expected if weather cooperates the plan mirrors last year despite heavy rain and includes cooperation with nearby towns with no competing events held by other posts
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Middleport High School
Two Birthday Parties Held in Middleport
Two Friday birthday gatherings in Middleport honored local girls Pauline McKay and Maxine Wilson. Pauline McKay marked her fifteenth birthday with a chicken dinner hosted by Mrs J McKay on South Fourth Avenue. Maxine Wilson celebrated her fourteenth birthday with an evening party hosted by Mia Wilson on Gravel Hill from six to eight.
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Middleport
J. ©. McKay
South Fourth Avenue
Pauline
Mia
Joe Wilson
Gravel Hill
Maxine
Railroaders Return to Work in Columbus Yard
Middleport July 1 William Biusell and Alex Frazier have been called back to work for the New York Central Railroad and left Friday for Columbus where they will be employed in the NY Central yards. Several men have been called to Hobson and more shop work is anticipated there.
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Middleport
William Biusell
Alex Frazier
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
Hobcen
Freeze at Night Swelter at Noon in California Camp
POMEROY July 1 Claims of some reforestation workers not receiving enough to eat are denied by Frank Hysell of Bradbury who runs the camp kitchen. He says 30 crates of oranges arrive daily from California growers and describes a mild climate with night sleigh rides and daytime swimming. Jim Jeffries visited the camp and offered boxing anecdotes and a free fight pass if they claimed Hollywood ties. The Bear Mountain camp lies about 30 miles from Los Angeles with five recreation centers for sports and amusements.
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Pomeroy
Frank Hysell
Bradbury
H. H. Hysell
Mra
Joe Meier
Saugus
Calif
California
Bear Mountain
Hysel
Hysell
Jim Jeffries
Burbank
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Hynsell
Fiftieth Anniversary for Pomeroy Couple
POMEROY July 1 Mr and Mrs WD Chambers celebrate their golden wedding anniversary July 7 at home Long Bottom with a basket dinner on the lawn. Friends and relatives invited. MIDDLEPORT July 1 Mrs Leigh Boyd and Detroit- bound children visit several weeks with the mer’s parents. Mr and Mrs W G Huddieston and others leave for Columbus then Memphis Tenn.
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Pomeroy
WD. Chambers
Long Bottom
Middleport
Leigh Boyd
Detroit
W. G. Huddieston
North Second Avenue
Homer Galbroner
Galbroner
Boyd
Columbus
Mr. Galbroner
Memphis
Tenn
Mrs. C. W. Clark
South Third Avenue
Ed Hern
Earl French
South Second Avenue
Eleanor
Margaret Ward
Dee Ward
Marietta
D. A. Howell
Main Street
Zeisler Family Reunion Set at Shenant Springs
Members of the Zeisler clan from Ohio and beyond gather for the annual reunion at She nang Springs on Sunday. Mrs Henry Zeisler of Youngstown arrived Wednesday to visit and attend the event.
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Pomeroy
Zeisler
Ohio
Shenang Springs
Henry Zeisler
Youngstown
Talbott Family Returns From Columbus Following Mother's Death
J. G. Talbot and son Chappelle returned home from Columbus after the death of Mrs. Flora Talbot. They were joined by Mrs. Gertrude Talbott Baker who will stay until after her mother's funeral.
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Middleport
J. G. Talbott
Son Chappelle
Columbus
Flora Talbott
Gertrude Talbott Baker
Funeral services for Mrs Fiora BE Talbott
Funeral services for Mrs Fiora BE Talbott, who died Thursday night at her Columbus home, will be held at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Middleport.
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Middleport
Fiora BE. Talbott
Columbus
Firet Baptist Church
Knapsack Invented In Civil War Described In Letter
A time faded letter found by George D. Peoples recounts Corporal Granville Abbott’s proposed multi use knapsack during the Civil War. Abbott claimed the device combined ham rock blanket and pack to serve as bed shelter stretcher and dry carry for wounded troops. He sought a pass to present the design at army headquarters though the item was never adopted by the U S Army.
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Pomeroy
George D. Peoples
Thomas Fork
Granville Abbott
Harper
Abbott
United States Army
Manchester
Tenn
Reacrans
Critenden
Palmer
Co. I
Bist Ind. Reg
Army of the Cumberland
New Books Added to Chubb Library Shelf
New titles include Stabilization of Money by Hodgson and John Marshall in diplomacy and law by Lem Craigmyle. Also featured are Manchukuo by Kawakami, The Gods Little Acre by Erskine Caldwell, Death in the Afternoon by Hemingway, and The House Under the Water by Francis Brett Young among many others. Several works donated by Prof. C. W. Mackinnon accompany the new acquisitions. The list reflects a wide range of subjects and authors.
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Edwin Watts
Patterson
Arthur N. Pack
Poventry
Harvey
Firestone
C. W. Mackinnon
Helen Ashton
Belinda Grove
Robert Benchley
Richard Baleslawski
Helen Woodward
Moscow
Kathrine Brody
John Buchan
Pear
Buck
Erskine Caldwell
Winston Churchill
James G. Consens
Walter D. Edmonds
Erie Water
David Garnett
George
Kaufman
G. B. Lancaster
John Lardner
Willa March
Company K
John Joseph Mathews
The
Osage
Charles Morgan
Fountain
F. Wright Moxley
Robert Nathan
Arthur Salter
Skariatinag Irina
George Soule
Julia Strackey
F. A. Sutton
Norman Thomas
Pauli Blanshard
New York
Alec Waugh
H. G. Wells
the Burpington of
Dorothy Whipple
Greenbanks
E. H. Young
Jenny Wren
Francis Brett Young
Arnold Zweig
Eric Sutton
Fireworks and Races Planned for Athens County Fair
Fireworks displays will run for three nights at the Athens County Fair August 22 to 24 with purchases from a Dayton firm. Secretary J. W. Mass casualty event stated. Balloon ascensions and a triple parachute jump by Anna Lee are scheduled daily. Horse racing runs three days with Wednesday August 23 restricted to county resident owned horses.
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Athens County Fair
Dayton
J. W. Slaughter
Athens County Fair Board
Fair Board
Anna Lee
Mrs Rose Cook Dies At 63 In Pomeroy
Mrs. Rose Evelyn Cook widow of John Thomas Cook died Friday afternoon at her home in Pomeroy aged 63. Funeral services are set for 10 o clock Monday morning at Ewing Funeral Home.
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Pomeroy
Rose Evelyn Cook
John Thomas Cook
Ewing
Local visitors depart as others plan meetings in Pomeroy
Richmon dale visitors bid farewell with Charleston, Zanesville and Marietta connections. In Pomeroy, Ascahanoc Tribe, Red Men to install officers on Monday and host an open air meeting at Burlingham on July 18 with several candidates to receive degrees.
Funeral for Dr. E. E. Stansbury Held at Middleport
Relatives from Harrisonville Columbus Racine Athens Rutland and Charleston gather for the funeral in Middleport. Mourners include Mellie McClure Dell Dye J W Race Emerad Soliday Mabel Race George Stansbury J F B Stansbury Grace White Dale Musser Murt Musser A D McCormick Bernice Higley James Higley and others from multiple cities.
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Middleport
E. E. Stansbury
Mellie McClure
Dell Dye
Harrisonville
John McClure
Dexter
J. W. Race
Emerad Soliday
Baltimore
Mabel Race
Columbus
J. W. Lee
Dale
Racine
George Stansbury
George
Greenboro
N. C
J. FB. Stansbury
Howard
Frank Ferry
Athens
Grace White
Dale Musser
Murt Musser
A. D. McCormick
Bernice Higley
James Higley
Rutland
McClure
Charleston
Athens and Albany Men on Honor List
Thomas Porter of Athens and Arthur Lash of Albany were named on Ohio State University's College of Agriculture spring quarter honor list. The list includes 193 students with at least a 3.0 average across all subjects.
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Columbus
Thomas Porter
Athens
Arthur L. Lash
Albany
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Hold Funeral Services For H A Junod Today
Funeral services for Herbert A Junod of 30 West Carpenter Street are set for Sunday at 2 00 p m at the First Methodist Church with Rev A Y Wilcox officiating. He died at his home Friday morning.
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Herbert A. Junod
West
Carpenter Street
First Methodist Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Blacknight Bets to Win Big at Latonia Races
At Latonia, Blacknight teams with a friend to back Counsellor Crane Sis Agnes Ginga and other horses in multiple races. They win several wagers, turning a dollar into profits while the crowd chases the thrill of live pari mutuel betting.
Trick in College Town Makes Mock Fraternity Checks
A young man posed as a college student in Athens to gain trust at clothing shops. He wore fraternity pins to secure purchases, paid with alias signed checks, and fled with new clothes and gear. Banks later found the checks drawn by C. Smith were worthless.
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Athens
Wife of Crook Shot to Death
Alice Kenny Diamond widow of gangster Jack Diamond was slain by two of his cronies in Brooklyn. Detectives suspect she spoke freely about Legs' dealings or plotted revenge for Legs' Albany killing. Her body with a bullet wound was found in her Brooklyn apartment with three half consumed cups of coffee on the table.
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New York
U.P
Alice Kenny Diamond
Jack
Lega) Diamond
Brooklyn
Ankenbrand Appointed Mansfield Public Schools Chief
W. W. Ankenbrand, former Athens City Schools superintendent and recent Rocky River schools chief, has been offered a three year Mansfield public schools contract. He informed Mansfield’s board he would accept after release from Rocky River. Ankenbrand came to Athens in 1930, earned an AB at Marietta College in 1920, a master’s at Ohio State in 1924, and finished PhD work at New York University in 1982.
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W. W. Ankenbrand
Athens
Rocky River
Cleveland
Mansfield
Ankenbrand
Board of Education
Illinois
Marietta College
Ohio State
New York University
New Car Sales Rise in Athens County Amid June Trends
Report from Athens County Clerk Ruth E. shows 302 new cars sold in the month, the highest since earlier months. The tally also notes increases in hunting and fishing licenses with bass season opening on June 16 and related license issues rising from prior periods.
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Ruth E
Athens County
Hospital notes list week admissions and discharges
Report from tering Arms Hospital details week patients admitted including Miss Cooper Athens surgical and Mr Ian Calentine Amesville with others in Athens and surrounding areas. Discharges include Ann Gentry Henry Traube Beasley Jr and Jane Herron with several Athens residents listed. Convalescents include Walter Holliday and Harriett Miller among others from Albany and Athens.
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Miss Cooper
Athens
Surgical
Ian Calentine
Amesville
Walter Holliday
Ca Surgical
F. J. Beas
Trautwein
Ruth Gentry
Surgi Ann Gentry
Surgic
Anta Mae Milar
Dorothy Wallace
the Surgical
R Ann Gentry
Henry Traube Beasley
Jane C Mona Herron
E. Rose
Edna Huffman
Dorothy Bowen
Carpengical
W. C. Barrett
New Marshfield
Emma Athens
Bacock
Albany
Edna Athens
Harriett Miller
Ens
Clay Milar
Emm Ker
Neamantine
Josie Mitchell
County Funds Disclosed In Office Ledger
Checks were issued from the general county fund at Clyde Edmundson's office covering salaries for officials at the infirmary and children’s pensions for the blind. The general fund showed an overdraft of over 28000 at May and has since been replenished. Tangible and intangible tasks remain under review with complex timing expected this week.
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General County Fund
Clyde Edmundson
Genery Fund
Burns Father of Harry Burns Dies After Long Illness
J. B. Burns father of Harry Burns a Wellaton Athens groceryman died Saturday night at his Wellaton home after a long illness. He leaves a widow and one son, two children having preceded him in infancy.
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Burns
Harry Burns
Athens Groceryma
Wellatom
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Rardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
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