Athens County CCC Enrolls 38 Sent to Wyoming Center Camps
Forty three boys from Athens County were accepted at the Nelsonville CCC Camp last week. Thirty eight will be quartered at the Yellowstone Processing Center in Wyoming before assignments to West camps. Five remaining stay at Nelsonville. Fifty more applicants will be taken to Nelsonville tomorrow as the county quota sits at 30 with hopes to exceed it.
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Athens County
CCC
Wyoming Center
West
Nelsonville
Yellowstone
Wyoming
J. L. Hardy
James Arnold
Carbondale
Jeral Cline
Albany
John Gadnai
Max McCormick
Ignace Horvath
Glouster
Elias Bails
Guysville
Robert Bletcher
Deanville
Earl Brill
Broadwell
Sherman Brooks
Athens
Charles Carpenter
Rex Clark
Harold Eblen
Chauncey
Don Gabriel
Raymond Hambel
Albert Hayden
Buchter
Albert Jennice
Leo King
Millfield
Joe Laird
Joseph McKee
Tom Morrison
Gouster
Donald Orr
Jacksonville
Thomas Parsons
Donald Poling
Bernard Rhoades
New Marshfield
Charles Rife
Buchtel
Charles Safreed
William Sharp
Pearl Spencer
John Stupski
William Vamos
Everett Walker
Wilbur Walraven
Jack Webb
Leo Welch
Eugene Verian
Hardy
Hornbake and Allard To Lead Wednesday Forum
Dr Lucille Allard and R Lee Hornbake will lead the third Industrial Arts Forum with talks on Industrial Arts in the Elementary School The program starts with a 12 15 p m luncheon in the Presbyterian Church basement and ends at 1 p m in the Student Union Building lounge Reservations for Wednesday should be made by Tuesday noon with F Theodore Paige on Super Hall second floor.
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Lucille Allard
R. Lee Hornbake
Presbyterian Church
Allard
Garden City
N. Y
Ohio University College of Commerce
Hornbake
California State Teachers College
California
Ohio University Department of Industrial Arts
F. Theodore Paige
Super Hall
Willis New President of Local 1205 at Millfield
Clarence Willis is elected president of Local 1205 United Mine Workers of America at Millfield. Arthur Triplett becomes vice president with William H. Sisson as secretary treasurer and John Loeffler as committeeman. Sisson serves nine years as treasurer and assumes combined secretary treasurer post. John Jackson leads the burial fund with Rex Nagle as secretary treasurer and Guy Morrison as committeeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Willis
United Mine Workers of America
Millfield
Arthur Triplett
William H. Sisson
John Loeffler
Sisson
John Jackson
Rex Nagle
Guy Morrison
To Confer on U S Defense by Ohio Leaders
Mr F J Taylor superintendent of Athens County schools will attend a state educational leaders conference on Thursday July 11 at Ohio State University Columbus. The conference will discuss what Ohio schools can do to aid the government in meeting the national defense emergency and include members of the State Board for Vocational Education and State Board of Education. The gathering stems from a June 6 recommendation to Congress by the American Association of School Administrators to use public school and college facilities for defense needs, with Congress approving 70 million dollars for the program.
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F. J. Taylor
Athens County
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
State Board For Vocational Education
State Board of Education
Congress
American Association of School Administrators
Masons Install Officers After Annual Athens Meeting
Athens Council No. 15 Royal and Select Masters elected Harold S. Davis as master and Geo S Holdren as deputy master for the coming year. A special meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 P M to install the officers, followed by a social hour and refreshments. Members are urged to attend.
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Athens
Royal and Select
Harold S. Davis
Geo. S. Holdren
Dalton C. Snow
Eugene E. Woodworth
Orlan G. Houck
Harry A. Hope
Ellis D. Woodworth
Harold A. Pierce
William E. Clark
Robert J. Studer
Death of Father Prompts Marietta Travel for Miss Peters
Miss Mildred Peters secretary to Dr. E A Hansen of Ohio University summer session was recalled to Marietta by the sudden death of her father J L Peters 66. Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Marietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Peters
Congress Apts
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Marietta
J. L. Peters
Army War Fund Contributors Named with Local $250 Goal
Major W W Hinshaw lists new contributors to the Salvation Army war fund as local support grows toward the $250 goal. Names include Irvin D Quick Fred W Weber J J Sisler Francis Frebault H F Cromley Lola Danford and others bringing total gifts to $121.50 to aid war refugees and relief efforts.
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Army War Fund
Europe
Salvation Army
Salvationists
Salvation Army Board
Athens
Army Fund
W. W. Hinshaw
Irvin D
Quick
Fred W. Weber
J. J. Sisler
Francis Frebault
H. F. Cromley
Lola Danford
H. O. Atkins
John Jagers
Grace M. Bardin
H. J. Huffman
C .E. Ridenour
R. G. Palmer
Hinshaw
Grade A Rating Awarded To Athens County Library
The Athens County Library received a Grade A rating in the annual Athens County Library Service report. Since 1935 state aid has aided library growth. for 1940 the grant is 750 dollars. The library operates branches in Glouster Nelsonville Chauncey and Athens with deposit stations and about 15 000 patrons.
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Athens County Library
Athens County Library Service
Athens County
Columbus Rotary Club
T. M. Wolfe
Edith Beecher
Athens
Glouster
Nel
Sonville
Chauncey
Jacksonville
the Plains
Kimberly
Puston
East Millfield
Library Service
Surplus Food Program Dates Set for County Townships
Surplus commodities will be distributed Tuesday July 9 in Nelsonville Wednesday July 10 in York Township Thursday July 11 in Trimble Township and Gloucester. All clients should bring their own containers as tomatoes and eggs are included. Other township dates will be announced later.
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Nelsonville
York Township
Trimble Township
Glouster
Appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital for Clarence Russell
Mr Clarence Russell of Millfield underwent an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. Mrs Arthur Boyles Jr was released from the hospital yesterday.
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Clarence Russell
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Arthur Boyles, Jr
Weather Summary From Sunday Including Temperatures
Seventy five was the noon temperature today with a high of 83 on Sunday. The Hocking River stood at 3.05 feet and the overnight low was 62.
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Hocking
Izaak Walton League Special Meeting at Athens City Hall
A special meeting of the Izaak Walton League is set for 7 30 oclock Tuesday evening at Athens City Hall. Members are urged to attend, officials said.
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Izaak Walton League
Athens City Hall
Place Huggins On Probation
Clifford Huggins aged 31 of Athens was placed on a three year probation after May grand jury indictment for breaking and entering and larceny at the Donald Harvey grocery on State Street. Judge O F Rowland ordered labor, nightly confinement after 9 pm for three months, liquor abstinence, monthly reports for 36 months, and costs. Vercoe Murphy, indicted with Huggins, is serving a term in the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Clifford Huggins
Athens
May Grand Jury
Donald Harvey
FE. State St
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Huggins
Vercoe Murphy
Ohio
Rowland
Rolland Ruth
Hospital Clarifies Transient Patient Case Details
Hospital authorities today stated the transient man examined last Tuesday for a heart ailment had no cardiac issue upon two medical reviews. A nurse secured lodging at the Salvation Army and a doctor called there, with both examinations finding no illness.
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Sheltering Arms
Salvation Army
Army
Pleads Innocent in Charge of Bad Check in Athens
Ralph D. Watkins of W Union pleaded not guilty before Magistrate T R Bennett on a charge of writing a check for 45 dollars with insufficient funds to pay Dr John Singley for dental services. Watkins released on $500 bond as case to be presented to the grand jury.
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T R. Bennett
Ralph D. Watkins
Athens
John Bh. Singley
W. Union
Watkins
Siigley
Large Summer enrollments at Ohio University Departments
Ohio University reports large summer enrollments in the Department of Industrial Arts and the School of Home Economics. Dean William Young cites increased demand for home economics practice house training and graduate study, with 65 total in industrial arts including 29 grads and 29 undergrads and 17 in special elementary courses. The College also announces leasing a farm near Athens for practice and experimental agriculture to replace land used by the Physical Welfare department.
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Department of Industrial Arts
School of Home Economics
Ohio University
William Young
College of Applied Science
Grace Steininger
School of
Home Economics
Steininger
F. Theodore Paige
Athens
Department of Agriculture
Department of Physical Welfare
Loyal Sisters 4-H Club Meets With Adviser
Eight members attended a meeting at the adviser home on Tuesday evening July 2. A party followed on Friday night July 5.
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Loyal Sisters 4-H Club
Demands of Democracy Highlight Scouting Ideals
Joe Stratton, new Boy Scout field executive for the Kootaga area, stresses democracy in scouting while noting bans on scouts in Russia Italy and Germany. He oversees about 100 leaders across Athens and Meigs Counties and has long worked to make programs engaging for boys.
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Joe Stratton
Salem
Kootaga
Russia
Italy
Germany
Stratton
Buckeye
West Virginia
Virginia
Bluefield
W. Va
Kiwanis Club
Ohio
Boy Scouts of America
Athens
Meigs
Martha Minameyer Appointed NYA Stenographer in Athens
Martha Minameyer of Athens heads the NYA clerk stenographer list and begins work today. Ohio University graduate in June, she joins NYA as Wesley Miller, Columbus, is named youth counsellor for NYA with duties to interview youths for part time NYA positions in Athens Vinton and Hocking Counties.
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Wesley Miller
Columbus
NYA
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Miller
Athens County
Martha Minameyer
Minameyer
Ohio University
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