Athens housing project faces delays as applications surge
The Athens Messenger reports over 70 applications for 34 veterans housing units. Only one house is erected. completion is not until August. Fourteen houses have been trucked from Manetta and will start construction soon.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Veterans’ Housing Project
George R. Evans
City Safety Service
Evans
Manetta
Federal Public Housing Authority
Highland Ave City
Fleet-footed Floyd McWilliams Jailed After City Chase
Floyd McWilliams, 20, led a city-wide one hour chase before mayoral action. He received a $10 fine and ten days in jail for intoxication and related incidents after being captured in an alley chase. Michael Lynch, Warren Bennett, and Robert Lynch are also noted for respective charges, including stealing a sink and driving without a license.
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Floyd McWilliams
Franz Woodworth
McWilliams
Lynch
Sam
McWillams
Athens
Mansfield
Warren Bennett
Bennett
Woodworth
Mildred Johnson
Robert Lynch
1830 Tough Year Too Prices Rise in Athens County
An Athens County Atlas from 1905 recalls 1830 as a sharp price peak with wages meager. Tea reached two dollars a pound, cashmere cloth three dollars a yard, a teacher earned 150 dollars monthly, laborers about 14 hours daily got scant pay, and goods like pins and cloth were costly.
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Athens County
Scouts Pass Review Board for Rank Advances in Athens
Three Athens Boy Scouts were passed by a board of review for advancement Tuesday at the Methodist Church. David White of Troop 56 earned pathfinding and reading. Philip Nse of Troop 55 was up for pathfinding and carpentry. Jack Woolley of Troop 56 was passed for automobiling, pioneering, and pathfinding. A Court of Honor is set for September to award medallions, merit badges, and rank advancement.
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Athens
Methodist Church
Leslie Clark
David White
Philip Nse
Jack Woolley
Earl Freeman
Roy L Dupler
E L Nve
Ohio University hosts summer conference on teacher certification
State University invites teachers and students to a special conference on teacher certification on Wednesday July 17. Summer Session Director Rush Elliott says Harold J Bowers from the State Department of Education will be available for interviews in Rooms Six and Seven of the Edwin Watts Chubb Library from 9:20 am to 4 pm. The conference is open to any teacher even if not enrolled in the summer session.
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Ohio Uniersitys
Rush Elliott
Harold J Bowers
State Department of Education
Columbus
Bowers
Otho U
Edwin Watts
Military Department Receives Equipment for Demonstration
The Military Department of Ohio University announces receipt of a 2 1 2 ton truck and a 1 4 ton jeep along with new light and heavy machine guns mortars and automatic rifles for demonstration. A shipment of recoil-less weapons is expected, produced for use in later Pacific campaigns.
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Heatwaves and Record Temps Across Athens
Athens endured a hot spell with highs near 94 degrees reported by weather observer Mrs C N France. Ten years ago temperatures surged to 102 103 and 101 during a July heat wave noted in Mayor Franz Woodworths weather log. A previous year near the courthouse soared to 126 degrees on the sunny side of Athens County Court House.
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Athens
C. N. France
Franz Woodworth
France
Athens County Court House
Titles Not Filed Patrol Fines Rosenberg for Car Titles
Solomon Rosenberg 30 Athens was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to failing to file titles for 13 cars used in his junk business. Mayor Franz Woodworth announced the penalty.
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Solomon Rosenberg
Athens
Franz Woodworth
State Highway Patrol
Floyd Stiff
Murray City
Robert Irwin
Robert K Jay
Pomeroy
Walter Southerton
Richland Ave
Rural School Board Warns of Property Destruction
Athens Rural School Board president Guy Morrison warned that boys playing in the Mechanicsburg School yard have damaged property. If destruction continues, a watchman will be posted and offenders' parents will be held responsible. Morrison said this is the first such complaint and emphasized respecting the school privilege.
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Mechanicsburg
Guy Morrison
Athens Rural School Board
Morrison
Circleville Nelsonville Robberies Linked Sheriff Confirms
Sheriff George Bateman announced a clear link between the Circleville theft and the Nelsonville robbery. A Ford pick up painted with Berkhetts Motor Sales carried off Barber's filling station safe on Saturday night, the safe containing over $400 was found empty near Circleville on Monday.
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George Bateman
Beckett Motor Sales Company
Charles Gunder Rites Set for Friday
Funeral services for Charles Gunder, who died at his Coolville home, will be held Friday at 2 pm at the Coolville Methodist Church. Friends may call tonight at the deceased’s home or tomorrow at the church from 1 pm until the service. A brother Dr G R Gunder, a Coolville dentist, was omitted from the survivors list published yesterday.
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Coolville
Charles Gunder
Coolvillle Methodist Church
G R Gun der
Hospital Admissions And Discharges At ShelterinG Arms
Martha Mount of Gloucester and Major Luthery John Carmichael of Athens admitted to Shelterings Arms Hospital. Dismissals include Mrs Harold McBride and daughter Athens Mrs George Andrews and daughter McArthur Mrs Martha Willis Chauncey Tods Henry Athens Mrs William Pritchard Athens and Mrs Opal Wilman Athens.
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Martha Mount
Glouster
Luthery Tohn Carmichael
Athens
Harold McBride
George Andrews
McArthur
Martha Willis Chauncey
Tods Henry
Wuilliam Pritchard
Opal Wilman
Livestock Prices Show Broad Strength Across Classes
Market report notes strong demand and high prices across cattle and hogs with varying classes. Steers and heifers command midrange to high quotes, bulls and calves bring solid bids, sheep and lambs show steady to firmer values as buyers stay active through the session.
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Athfns Livestoch
Cerman
Evans Warns Athens Property Owners to Cut Weeds
George R Evans safety service director warns Athens property owners to keep weeds cut or face a $5 fine after notice. The ordinance was enacted years ago at the Board of Health's request to prevent disease carrying insects and sanitation issues.
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George R Evans
Athens Propertty
Mr Evans
Board of Health
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in Athens Area
Four couples obtained marriage licenses in the Athens region. Oscar Fred Eloh 21 from Trimble wed Ada Eileen Herbst 19 of Glendale, and Elmer Delmar W South 20 from McArthur with Ethel Mae McDaniels 18 of Athens. William Vaughn Easler 22 of Athens married Mary Lou Crawford 18 from Route 2 Athens.
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Trimble
Ada Eileen Herbst
Glouster
Delmar W South
McArthur
Ethel Mae McDaniels
Athens
William Vaughn Easler
Mary Lou Crawford
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