C H Nice Dies at Rome Township Home
Charlie H Nice 78 died at 11 30 am at his Big Run Rome Township residence after a paralytic stroke four weeks earlier. Lifelong Big Run resident, he was a farmer and long time lumber hauling and oil rig mover. Survived by wife Florence M France and daughter Ora Kline War ner O. Funeral Friday at three at home, burial in the Union Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie H. Nice
Big Run
Rome Township
Mr. Nice
Florence M. France
Ora Kline
Warner, O
USO Campaign Push Boosts Athens County Quota
The USC campaign in Athens County nears the halfway mark with about $750 raised of a $1,500 goal. Francis Lavelle, campaign chairman, announced plans to complete the drive as headquarters open at the K. T. Crossen Post rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
United Service Organizations
Francis Lavelle
130 Register At City Hall
Athens County reported fewer selective service registrants than expected. Athens City Hall counted 130 young men registered, per H. W. Link, clerk of the Athens Dover and Trimble board. Nelsonville logged 101 registrations from other townships as a national lottery to order questionnaire mailing is set for later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Free Treats Boost Derby Racer Builders in Athens
Boys building racers are invited to a July 17 Athens Soap Box Derby meeting tonight at 7 30 in the J C of C club rooms above Poling Grocery on East State Street. Jaycees will help with construction issues as prizes total many awards including a trip to Akron and a 1941 Chevrolet cars plus a college scholarship at the nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Poling Grocery
Bennett Ice Cream Co
E. State St
Jaycees
Fred Sanders
County titles office sets record with 180 new cars registered
The Athens County certificate of title office issued 1,385 titles in June, the busiest month ever. Clerk Eileen Stratton reports income of 1,403.65 with the county receiving 947.70 and the state 455.95. There were 180 new car registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Eileen Stratton
Certificate of Title Office
Conservation Lecture By H H Bennett At Local Lab
H H Bennett head of the U S Soil Conservation Service will present an illustrated lecture tonight at the Conservation Laboratory near Zaleski. The talk is part of a teacher training conference on soil botanical and zoological conservation funded by Ohio departments and universities. About 50 teachers are enrolled, the conference runs from June 16 to July 23. Local participants include Adena Gift and Jessie Doolittle. The lab formerly served as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bennett
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Conservation Laboratory
Zaleski
Ohio State Department of Education
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Ohio University
Ohio State
Miami Universities
O. E. Fink
Columbus
Conservation Education
Ohio
Adena Gift
Athens
Lash
Zanesville
Jessie Doolittle
Carbondale
Civilian Conservation Corps
Great Strides Made in Serious Drama at OU Convocation
Ohio University convocation speaker Professor S. Stephenson Smith, on leave from the University of Oregon, discussed Broadway and Hollywood wartime art. He praised art’s role in stress, noted satire’s rise, and urged genuine patriotic drama beyond mere flag waving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
S. Stephenson Smith
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Smith
Broadway
Hollywood
American Society of Composers
University of Oregon
Great Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Harold Rome
Sherwood
Rice
Hellman
Bombay
Pastor Hall
Professor Smith
Get Started Early on That Trip for Holiday
Athens Red Cross warns Fourth of July weekend will be more hazardous due to highway congestion and resort crowds. National death rate projections exceed 40 000 for 1941. drowning deaths average 7 000 yearly. Advice includes leaving early to beat traffic, checking tires brakes and lights, watching other drivers, securing luggage, avoiding after dusk travel, and swimming with guards near beaches and pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense
William Herbert
Athens County
American Red CO
Ross
National Safety Council
Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Cunningham Omitted From Grade A Milk Producer List
Dr Buckley announces the Cunningham farm in Albany should be on the Grade A Raw milk producers list. Cunningham milk, rated Grade A Raw, was omitted yesterday and should have joined the seven others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Buckley
C. L. Cunningham
Albany
Cunningham Farm
Dolly Madison Dips Finger Bowl in Social Gaffe
The article notes Dolly Madison wife of President James Madison once drank from her finger bowl to avoid embarrassment when a guest was left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Madison
James Madison
Boxing the Compass Explained
An explanation of the term boxing the compass as listing all compass points in proper sequence including cardinal, intercardinal, and secondary points used in seafaring navigation.
Mrs Baughman 82 Dies at Marshfield Home
Martha J. Baughman of New Marshfield age 82 died at her home after a three week illness. Survived by nephew James Steed and niece Brenda Steed Hartley. Husband Hiram Baughman died eight years ago. Funeral Friday at 2 pm by Rev J H Baughn at Home. Burial Town House Cemetery. Friends may visit after 6 pm. No flowers requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha J. Baughman
New Marshfield
James Steed
Brenda Steed Hartley
Hiram Baughman
J. H. Baughn
Town House
Special Class Day Trip To Scout Camp Rotan
Mrs. Clara DeLand’s special education class from Ohio University Elementary School will return at 4 p m today after an all day trip to Girl Scout Camp Rotan. The excursion is the second in a series for different grades with students Betty Lou Bartlett Darrell Bartlett Betty Boles Lillian Goodfellow Dorothy Goodfellow Bobby Guess Lola Graham Carl White and Pauline White accompanied by Mrs DeLand and three Ohio University student teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara DeLand
Ohio University
Rotan
DeLand
Betty Lou Bartlett
Darrell Bartlett
Betty Boles
Lillian Goodfellow
Dorothy Goodfellow
Bobby Guess
Lola Graham
Carl White
Pauline White
Boetticher First Registrant in Athens Selective Service
Robert Leonard Boetticher aged 21 of Athens Route 1 became the first registrant yesterday in Athens City Hall. The story notes his surname was omitted in yesterday’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Leonard Boetticher
Athens
Partition Suit Filed Over Real Estate in Bern and Ames Townships
Partition action filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court by Guy Brookins against Laura Roberts Helen Howard and Vinnie H Howard and Ohio Gas Fuel Co. The case concerns real estate in Bern and Ames Townships and names Vinnie H Howard as the widow of John H Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Brookins
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Laura Roberts
Helen Howard
Vinnie H. Howard
Ohio Gas Fuel Co
John H. Howard
Bern
Ames
Quebec Potato Crop Valued At 1939 Revenue
Quebec province in 1939 produced a potato crop valued at 10,827,000 dollars. The figure reflects the substantial yield and economic impact of potato farming in the region during that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Canada
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aids Liver Bile And Digestion
A vintage advertising blurb urges readers to try Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims improved digestion of fatty foods and elimination, citing Dr F M Edwards and urging purchase at drugstores with prices listed as 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Electric and Phone Lines Hit by Trees in Athens
A wind and storm in the Athens area damaged electric and telephone lines with trees felled near Jerseyville and Hebbardsville. Athens Home Telephone Co. and Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. crews repaired the lines. Homes shook and barn roofs were blown off as the storm moved through the area. Temperatures rose from a high of 98 to a noon reading of 88 after a brief cool spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jerseyville
Athens Home Telephone Co
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hebbardsville
Pleasant Hill
Mercury
C. N. France
University Extends Three Day Vacation After Holiday
Ohio University students and faculty will enjoy a three day vacation from summer session classes after the Executive Committee voted to observe a no school day on Saturday for the Fourth of July holiday. The decision follows the national Fourth holiday and extends a long weekend through the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Free booklet of doctors opinions offered by Educational Division
A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interesting subject will be sent free, while they last, to any reader writing to the Educational Division, Ave, New York, N. Y. Dept K7 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
New York
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. H. Nice
Evans
the Covert Optometric Service
S. Court
Legion Post
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Lavina Sycks
Leona May Carter
USC
Legion
R. G. Palmer
Bank of Athens
Lavelle
Messenger
Athens Buick Co
Algeo Motor Sales Co
C.E.S
Business and Professional Women's Club
Athens Cash Feed
R. C. Alexander
W. H. Allen
Athens Bottling Co
Athens Junk Co
Athens National Bank
A. and P. Store Co
Athens Automotive Service Co
Glenn Atkinson
R. Antoinette
I. E. Ash
Ashcraft
Coolville
W. C
Guysville
Doris Buck
E. S. Byron
Stewart
Rex Koons Orchestra
Bob Road
Travel
Enna
Hill's Shoe Store
South Court St
Quick's
Clark Gable
Rosalind Russell
Axnena
Cunningham
Pete
Dave
Jimmy Littler
Boetticher
Quick
Gallaher
N. Court St
Birds Eye
California
Baldi
Orla
University
Eber Carpenter
William Radcliffe
Cannonville
Leslie Bradfield
Fred James
Cliff Cornell
Ady
Millfield
Tang, LA
Culligan Iil
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!