First Celebration in City Is Set for Next Oct. 27th
Athens city officials push plans for the 150th Northwest Territory anniversary with a memorial volume and speakers. The council sends the funding request to the finance committee and solicitor for next year’s celebration, with events including a state history series in 1938 and a major city advertising push.
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Athens
Northwest Territory
Finance Committee
T. N. Hoover
Ohio University
Athens and Ohio University
Ohio Company
Hoover
Len B. McCune
Homer Baird
E. State St
Fred Webb
Lancaster St
Elza Graham
Hudon Ave
Fort St
McCune
Electric Company
Free Sample High Blood Pressure Tablets Offered
Athens Drug Store urges every high blood pressure sufferer to obtain a free ALLMIN Essence of Garlic Parsley Tablets sample at Athens Pharmacy. Dr. Frederick Damrau of New York City reports significant blood pressure relief and reduced dizziness, with a tasteless odorless tablet produced by a new process. A two weeks’ course costs only 50 cents.
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Athens
Frederick Damrau
New York City
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Three Couples
Jay Forest Watson Jr a 21 repair man of Anderson Indiana and Virginia Eileen Green 18 of Nelsonville nurse daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H Green. Wesley Doss 26 Lancaster tank worker and Helen Welch 21 Millfield daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Welch. Joseph T Farley 31 Wells ton adjuster and Josephine K Porter 29 Nelsonville teacher daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Porter.
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Jay Forest Watson, Jr
Anderson
Ind
Virginia Eileen Green
Nelsonville
Robert H. Green
Wesley Doss
Lancaster
Helen Welch
Millfield
Michael Welch
Joseph T. Farley
Wellston
Josephine K. Porter
Joseph Porter
Farm Picnic at Athens County Fairgrounds Planned
Rural groups including Farm Bureau Grange and 4-H announce an all day picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Saturday July 17. General chairman is John T. Hope. Featured speaker is John Grierson Hillsboro. Contests for men women and children, sports run by Senior 4-H Club. Committee meets July 9 to finalize details.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
John T. Hope
John Grierson
Hillsboro
Rita Burns Hurt In Route 31 Crash Near Athens
Miss Rita Ellen Burns 21 suffered severe lacerations and minor bruises when her sedan collided with a northbound salt truck at Route 31 and U S 50, three miles north of Athens. The truck overturned after the impact, its driver uninjured, Burns taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Rita Ellen Burns
Stimson Ave
Athens
Burns
P. B. Burns
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pomeroy
Columbus
Chauncey
Miss Burns
U. S. 50
James Dorr
Pearly Potter Dies At Amesville Home
Pearly Alvadore Potter, 75, died at his Amesville home after a year long illness. He was son of Joseph and Minerva Potter and is survived by his wife Belle Linscott Potter, a brother Will, a sister Ida Frash, and six nephews and four nieces. Private funeral set for Thursday at two with Rev G C Nutter officiating. Burial in local cemetery. flowers not requested.
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Amesville
Pearly Alvadore Potter
Joseph
Minerva Potter
Belle Linscott Potter
Will
Ida Frash
G. C. Nutter
Temperature readings point to hotter day ahead
Weather update shows 11 am temperature at 86 as yesterday’s peak. Overnight low reached 63, while the Hocking River stood at three feet and was falling.
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Hocking
Chase Merry Makers Meeting At Mrs Mary Chase Home
Six members attended the meeting at the home of adviser Mrs Mary Chase with one visitor Ruth Pratt present. The roll call asked members what they learned in their club.
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Chase Merrymakers
Mary Chase
Ruth Pratt
Athens meeting postponed by Commander Parker
Commander C. A. Parker announced that the Athens group would not meet Thursday night, delaying planned discussions and activities. The notice cites no rescheduled date and leaves participants awaiting further word.
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C. A. Parker
Athens
State readies bid for Carpenter Street widening project
The state will let a contract to widen Carpenter Street to 36 feet from Lancaster to E State, after purchasing right of way and approving plans. Lancaster Street from Carpenter to W State also to be widened to 36 feet. Fifteen properties were involved in the right of way acquisitions.
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Lancaster
E. State
Lancaster St
W. State
State Right-Of Way Department
Carpenter St
High
Bakers Contribute Cakes For Salvation Army Picnic
The Omar Baking Co and Grennan Bakeries provide 440 cakes for the Mothers and Kiddies Picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Thursday July 15. Cash gifts total 27 dollars from Irvin D. Quick and 21.50 dollars from C. C. Cornell plus other small donations. The Salvation Army Advisory Board picnic aims to serve 300 to 400 mothers and children with tickets distributed this week by Adjutant Ronald Irwin.
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Grennan Bakeries
Salvation Army
Athens County Fairgrounds
Irvin D. Quick
C. C. Cornell
Quick
Dowler and Ferguson
McKee Drug Co
Richard Fought
Burnett-Smith Co
Hotel Berry
College Inn
John Jagers and
Silvus
Cornell
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Steppe’s
W. B. Walker Grocery
McPherson's Shoe Repair
Schine’s Theaters
Salvation Army Advisory Board
E. F. Sells
Ronald Irwin
Granges To Conduct New Bible Services in Athens County
A newly arranged Bible service will be held for the first time in Athens County at Troy Grange on Saturday night July 10. Fifteen Rome Grange members will participate and the Rome Grange chaplain will present a Bible to the Troy Grange chaplain.
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Athens County
Troy Grange
Rome Grange
Campers Need Blankets At Athens County Fresh Air Camp
Mrs. Louis Tyroler requests blankets cutlery and clean rugs for the Athens County Fresh Air Camp today. People may donate items or food at the Salvation Army Headquarters on West Union Street.
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Athens County Fresh Air
Louis Tyroler
Salvation Army
W. Union St
Kiwanis Hear Hoover Review Birth of Independence
Prof. T. N. Hoover of Ohio University gave a patriotic address at the Athens Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday night. Hoover reviewed the events leading to the forming and signing of the Declaration of Independence and analyzed its guiding principles with club members and guest H. J. Smith of Parkersburg.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
T. N. Hoover
Ohio University
H. J. Smith
Parkersburg
Ice Cream Social at Amesville Church This Friday
The M. E. Church of Amesville will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday night, July 9. Homemade ice cream will be sold to benefit the church.
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Amesville
M. E. Church
Three Plead Guilty In Mayor Court Fined
Three men pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Len B. McCune this morning. Each was fined five dollars and costs. The offenders were Roy Chaney Ed Maxwell and Ira Morgan all from Athens.
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Len B. McCune
Roy Chaney
Ed Maxwell
Athens
Ira Morgan
Glouster Pythian Sisters Meeting Postponed to July 14
The Past Chiefs Club Glouster Temple Pythian Sisters No. 560 postponed tonight’s meeting to next Wednesday July 14 with Mrs. Lawson as hostess.
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Glouster
Chiefs Club
Glouster Temple
Pythian Sisters No. 560
Lawson
Gospel Musicians to Perform at Methodist Church
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Fish of Columbus will present a musical program at the Methodist Church on Thursday evening July 8 at 7 30 p m A free will offering will be taken.
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Glouster
Wilbur Fish
Columbus
Methodist Church
Detroit Obituary Notices Gutowsky Dies Former Glouster Resident
Theodore Gutowsky, formerly of Glouster, died at his Detroit home last Saturday. Attending the funeral rites from Glouster were Stanley Sikorski and his son Joseph.
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Detroit
Glouster
Theodore Gutowski
Stanley Sikorski
Joseph
Pastor A V Kessler Taken For Minor Threat Operation
Reverend A V Kessler of Holy Cross Church has been admitted to St Francis Hospital for a minor throat operation. He is in good spirits and awaiting a routine procedure.
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Glouster
A. V. Kessler
Holy Cross Church
St. Francis Hospital
Ice Cream Social Planned by New Marshfield 4-H Club
At the New Marshfield 4-H Club meeting held in the high school Mary Gilham leads the plans for an upcoming ice cream social.
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New Marshfield Workers
Mary Gilham
Glouster Civic Club Hears Talk by Two Boy Staters
Glouster Kiwanis guests Ellwood Skinner and Robert Craig spoke at Hotel Gordon about their Bay State trip to Columbus and camp experiences. Skinner was elected state senator and Craig city attorney. The drive for Athens County's fresh air camp proceeds with Glouster district pledging at least 50 eligible youths aged 10 to 16.
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Ellwood Skinner
Trimble
Robert Craig
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Gordon
Bay State
Columbus
Ben Goldberg
al Craft
Athens County
Phil Robinson
Strouds Run
Trimble Rural Board Elects New Teachers
The Trimble Township Rural school board met Saturday night and hired Pauline Fuller as teacher at McLeish. Merle Nelson moved from McLeish to Hollister, Orville Allen resigned as manual training teacher at Hollister. Carl Dupler to teach the course. George Nott, Edna Lunsford, Ernest McCall, and Hod Gill were named janitors at Oakdale, McLeish, Fierce Ridge, and Goose Run respectively. The Allen vacancy will be filled later.
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Glouster
Trimble Township
Pauline Fuller
McLeish
Merle Nelson
Hollister
Orville Allen
Carl Dupler
George Nott
Oakdale
Edna Lunsford
Ernest McCall
Fierce Ridge
Hod Gill
Goose Run
Allen
Athens Credit Bureau Issues First Bulletin
Twelve mimeographed sheets of confidential information comprise the first bulletin of the Athens Credit Bureau sent to all members by Oscar Fulton, manager. The bulletins will be sent off every two weeks. The first issue has a yellow cover with a picture of an Indian and the line Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Fulton said his office has been busy with requests for information from Athens business and professional men.
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Athens Credit Bureau
Oscar Fulton
Fulton
Athens
Sing at Services by Glouster Choir Sisters
A quartet from Glouster named Joan Beshara Dolores McAllister Norman McAllister and Rita Rice sang melodic chants at Holy Cross Church Sunday services. They are members of a singing school started by the church choirmaster. Mr Sikor ski reports gratifying progress.
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Glouster
Joan Beshara
Dolores McAllister
Norman McAllister
Rita Rice
Holy Cross Church
Sikorski
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