Ohio Coal Exhibit Expands At State Fair With Four New Divisions
Three new divisions will be added to the Ohio Coal Foundation exhibit at the State Fair from August 24 to 30. The display will cover education domestic use and dealer demonstrations, with plans for coal analysis demonstrations and a modern coal yard. A rescue squad display and an Ohio Coal Day are also planned, funded by contributions from unions and cooperation with the Ohio Coal Association.
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Athens Message
Ohio
Ohio Coal Foundation
Harry Mettler
Foundation
Glouster
Columbus
Bureau of Mines
Guardsmen to Join Revolver Fire Test at Ball Farm
Guardsmen from Battery C 134th U S Field Artillery at Athens will fire 45 caliber revolver rounds at Virgil Ball's farm in Armitage starting 9 20 a m Sunday. Each man fires eight rounds at five inch silhouettes from 15 to 25 yards with slow and rapid fire. A 60 percent score qualifies. Regular Army pay raises for qualified, National Guard no material rewards. Last Sunday guards fired 20 practice rounds. 8 000 rounds initially, 2 000 fired to date.
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134Th U. S. Field Artillery
Athens
Virgil Ball
Armitage
National Guard
Fio
Mrs Eva Graham Scott Dies During California Visit
After a four day illness Mrs Eva Graham Scott of California Pennsylvania died Monday afternoon at the home of her sister Mrs Mary G Noss 48 University Avenue California Pa She also left behind sisters Mrs Auld and Mrs Noss one daughter Mrs Margaret Springer and granddaughter Jane Springer of California Pa Funeral services will be held in California Pa on Thursday The Noss family accompanied the funeral party to Pennsylvania today
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Eva ‘Graham Scott
California
Mary G. Noss
University
Scott
Sarah Auld
Noss
Auld
Margaret, Springer
Jane Springer
Craft Class For Young People At Central Ave Church
A craft class will meet at Central Ave Methodist Church under Charles Savage supervision from 6:30. Participants will learn designs using blue print paper. Young people planning a hike this week should contact recreation leaders at city playgrounds.
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Central Ave. Methodist Church
Charles Savage
Birth of John Raphael Civille at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs George Civille of 143 N Lancaster St welcome a baby boy named John Raphael born yesterday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Julia Day of 77 E Mulberry St admitted last night and underwent a major operation this afternoon. Mrs Garnet Engh of 101 Union St had a major operation this morning. Released from hospital were Mrs Grace Morrison Miss Katie Singh Mrs Alice Stone Mr John Carmichael and Mrs Katherine Morrin.
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George Civille
N. Tancaster St
John Raphael
Afernoon
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Julia Day
Mulberry Snn
Garnet Engh
Unionsty
Grace Morrison
Miffeld
Katie Sing
Glouster
Alice Stone
New Marshfield
John “Carmichael
Mary St
Katherine Morrin
Hudson Se
New Machine Checks Accuracy of Watches
A new device tests watch accuracy by placing a master watch in a machine while a faulty timepiece is analyzed via a movable dial form. A loudspeaker amplifies ticks to study sound and adjust wavelengths, enabling corrections in seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwell & Co
New Dean of Men Is Rotary Club Speaker
Lawrence W. Lange, Ohio University’s new dean of men, spoke at the Athens Rotary Club outlining how to guide young men onto the right paths on campus. He emphasized starting properly in both academics and social life and described a student personnel program that surveys background, abilities, and ambitions to tailor guidance and values in a rapidly changing world.
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Rotary Club
Athens
Lawrence W. Lange
Ohio University
Lange
Commodities Schedule Announced by Disabled Veterans
Corinthpean Chapter 37 of the Disabled American Veterans will meet Thursday evening July 11 at 7 30 in their Armory club rooms. Commander Finest McGraner urges all members to attend. Surplus commodities will be distributed at Rome Carthage Canaan Jacksonville Trimble Village Ames Bern Alexander Lee and other towns on specific July dates. Bring containers. romaine and eggs will be included in the distribution.
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Corinthpean Chapter
Finest McGraner
Rome
Carthage
Canaan
Jacksonville
Trimble Village
Ames
Bern
Alexander
Mi Lee
Shibe
State to seek Athens Route 33 relocation approval
The State Highway Department will ask Athens City Council next Monday night to relocate part of Route 33 between Second and Lancaster Streets to the corporation line on Courtney Hill. A report by Division Engineer C A Ferguson was read at a special meeting. The plan may require razing or moving of the Nelle Pickering property and affects several properties north of Pickering Hill. It also details traffic and parking changes on the north side of West Union Street near the Athens Fairgrounds and West River Bridge as part of Route 58 rebuilding with a 3 foot wider street and brick surface over about 3,900 feet. Howard C. Bobo of Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co will discuss radio interference at the council meeting.
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Athens
Second St
Lancaster St
Corporation
Courtney Hill
State Highway Department
Athens City Council
Division Engiineer Cc. A. Ferguson
Council
Nelle Pickering
Lancaster Star
Pickering Heavy
Nora ‘Atkinson
W. Union
Athen Fairgrounds
West River Bridge
Howard c. Bobo
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Clearing House for Relief is Proposed in Athens County
A plan to establish a central clearing office for all relief records was outlined to about 20 county officials and state welfare representatives in Athens. The office would unify aid to the aged blind and others, with an up to date filing system to cut duplication and save money for county, state, and private agencies. Observers included county commissioners, relief director, NYA staff, child welfare, Red Cross, and farm security officials.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
State Department of Welfare
H.W. Mort Renthaler
William Hartsoush
Welfare Department
Columbus
Tooth
Preventon
Charles Stratton
Miliya Nuzum
H. G. Mouseholder
Dale Ziggatoos
Michael C. Kreider
Pee
B. B. Backley
E. S. Haller
NYA
S. Benton Davis
Athens Area
Margaret Krecker
Children’s Home Board
Ellen Biddle
Red Cross
Margaret McCutchieon
G. Russell
Ralph Kassing
Relief Office
Glenn Scott
Denver
Library Receives Fifty New Books At Athens County Library
A shipment of 50 books arrived at Athens County Library per librarian Mrs. O. Daugherty. New juvenile titles include Jane Abbott Perkins series, Louisa May Alcott classics, Pinocchio, Madeline, and Maida titles. Adult fiction features Zane Grey, Grace Livingston Hill, and various mysteries. The library also added juvenile magazines besides age appropriate material.
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Athens County
Daugherty
Ange
Jane Alott
Louisa M. Alcott
Perkins
Lucy Fitch
Haynes Irwin
Latham Dies Of Pneumonia At 50 In Duluth Roots
C. R. Latham, 50, president of Town State Teachers College, died of pneumonia after an operation a week earlier. Former assistant superintendent of Duluth public schools and director of research, he later became professor and director of teacher training at Ohio University from 1924 to 1927, and led Town State Teachers College since 1928.
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C. R. Latham
Town State Teachers College
Latham
Duluth
Minn
Ohio University
Town State Teachers’ College
Initiation speakers address Eagles event in Coshocton
District 5 initiation of Eagles at Coshocton on Sunday heard the subject Eagles x the Fifth Column. Five candidates were initiated. Emmett Glass Scatter Ringe was fined five dollars and costs this morning by Mayor Clif Cornell on intoxication charges. Glass was arrested last night on West Union Street. Police Captains Maple and Leslie Bradfield led the case.
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Harry A
Meter
Svemonvalle
Torey
District 5
Eagles
Coshocton Fon
Cornell
Emmett Glass
Tourists in Athens Tourists in Athens
Tourists flock through Athens from across the United States and beyond to visit Washington PLC and the New York World's Fair. Recent visitors include a couple from Barranquilla Colombia heading to Chicago after sightseeing in Washington and Newport News, while others mention Ohio University as a favored spot.
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Mary Robertson
Athens
Washington, PLC
New York World
Washington, D. C
Naval Base
Newport News
Chicago
Ill
East Side Storm Sewer Bids Open at Athens
Bids are invited for a new storm sewer on Athens East Side as Ohio University plans a WPA project. The route runs from Mor Va Avenue to the school grounds, extending to the Hocking River and along Cable, with a branch to Shannon and Lincoln. Property owners pay about a quarter, city funds cover a small share, project cost around $10,000.
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Mich
East Side
Bart
Davidson
Athens Service Safety
G.H. Young
Blooming
Athens
Ohio University
WPA
RG. Stuth
Fairmont
W.J
Mor Va
Missouri
Ris Ave
Minnesota
Hocking River
Morris
Shannon
Ohio
Cable
Cable 10
School Grounds
Franklin
Grosvenor
Lincoln
Watt
Sunnvside
Youths Fined for Copper Wire Theft in Modoc
Alfred Reeves and Richard Henson, both in their early twenties, pleaded guilty to stealing 200 pounds of copper wire from Modoc Mine No 281 of Carbondale Coal Co. They were fined $25 each plus costs. Michael Danko was exonerated. The theft occurred June 20 and involved selling the wire for about ten dollars.
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Alfred Reeves
Richard Henson
Modoc
Charles Evans
B.C. Day
T.R. Bennett
Carbondale Coal Co
E. F. Maurer
Michael Danko
Danko
Nelsonville
Maurer
Visitors praise Athens and Ohio University
Illinois tourists Mr and Mrs Frank Raspolish call Athens friends after touring from Canada through Niagara Falls and the World’s Fair. An aged couple from Washington state stays another day to see Ohio University. Wisconsin’s Mr and Mrs FE Burschagen hail Athens as a beautiful, dignified region though main street litter mars the scene. others from Muncie and Chevy Chase, Md express enjoyment of the town and university.
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Ohio Valley
Clarence Felgel
Chicago, ML
Baltimore, Md
Virginia’ Olmstead
G. W. Robinson
Ohio University
Frank Raspolish
Illinois
Athine
Canada
Ninegara Falls
Washington State
Milwaukee
Wise
New York City
FE. Burschagen
Athens
Richard Greene
Muncie
Virginia
University
RO H. Simpson
Chevy Chase, Md
Washington, D. C
Upsets Grocery Truck Overturns In Front Of Ellis Hall
A delivery truck from Walker's Grocery overturned in front of Ellis Hall when the right front wheel locked as it exited a driveway on University Terrace. Driver Frank Dickens escaped injury. The incident occurred near 100 E Union St. Bush?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Bean
E. Union St
Walker's
Frank Dickens
Public to See National Park Slides at Ohio University
Slides of Sequoia General Grant Lassen Volcanic Glacier Petrified Forest will be shown Wednesday at 4 in Memorial Auditorium. The Department of Geography at Ohio University promotes the event and invites the public at no charge.
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Lassen Volcanic
Glacier National Parks
Petrified Forest National
Memorial Auditorium
Department of Geography
Ohio University
Fleming Completes Penitentiary Term At 53
Grover W. Fleming, former publisher of The American and Ohio Examiner, completed a five year Ohio State Penitentiary sentence for obscene literature. Arrests and libel suits marked his career, with transfers between prisons and probation issues noted by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover W. Fleming
American and Ohio Examiner
Scandal Sheet
Ohio State Penitenry
Athens County
Fleming
Athen
P Dhia Supreme Court
Shelby County
London
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Nehi Bottling Company
Eola
Royal Crown
Middleport
New York
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Parole Beer Times
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