Bootleg case ends in jail and fines in Nelsonville
Luther Burch and wife Hazel Burch face jail and fines after state liquor inspectors charged illegal liquor sales to 17 year olds. Blaine Haning and William Colbert also arraigned with Colbert pleading guilty to selling without a permit. The court imposed 30 days and 200 dollars plus costs on Burch, 100 dollars on Colbert, and 50 dollars on Haning, with ongoing juvenile court actions against Mrs. Burch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burch
Nelsonville
WPA
Les Taudeau
Dawland
Burch
State Board of Liquor Control
Hazel Burch
Blaine Haning
William Colbert
Rowland
Harold J. Rose
CCC
Francis White
Common Pleas Court
George Bateman
Department of Liquor Control
Rose
Vinton County
Ohio
Colbert
Ago
War Declared On Illiteracy In Athens County
Athens County launches a county wide illiteracy campaign part of a national drive. Floyd Cooper of WPA Adult Education reports 894 illiterates in the 1930 census and 201 located so far. A committee chaired by Audrey Meighen will organize teachers and schools to reach the goal by 1940 with help from the Council on Adult Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Europe
Floyd Cooper
WPA
Cooper
Council On Adult Education
Audrey Meighen
Marion Parker
Athens
Ella Freeman
Happy Hollow
John Penn
Glouster
Walter Smith
Shade
Carroll Thorne
the Plains
Mack Braley
New Marshfield
Margaret Freyberg
F. J. Taylor
County Superintendent of Schools
WPA Adult Education
P. O. Box
Mild Weather Across Athens With Warm Parallels
Mild weather persisted in Athens while other parts of the state sweltered in a heat wave. Athens reached 88 yesterday with 101 in Van Wert. Early today Athens stood at 83 after a 65 low. a moderate weekend with a chance of showers Sunday evening was forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
van Wert
Athens Mercury
It's Time To Cut Weeds In Athens City Vacant Lots
Ath ens City fall owners of vacant lots are asked to cut weeds at once, announced by Bart Davidson service-safety director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
Bart Davidson
New Bridge Planned For Hocking River Replacement
Wreckage of the old Beaumont bridge, after splitting last Saturday night, is being removed. C A Ferguson of Marietta Division Engineer, state highway department, designs a replacement. Contracts for the new span will be awarded after design completion next week, with wreckage clearing expected by Monday supervised by Robert Beckler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
C. A. Ferguson
Marietta
State Highway Department
Hocking River
Robert Beckler
Athens County
Infantry to Camp Perry for two week summer camp
Headquarters Company of the 166th Infantry National Guard will leave Athens Sunday for Camp Perry near Toledo for two weeks. About 2,650 guardsmen from two regiments will participate in maneuvers. 27 local company members will join the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Batallion
166Th Infantry
National Guard
Athens
Camp Perry
Toledo
74Th Brigade
Harold E. Chadwick
Everett E. Barnhart
George Haning Dies Funeral Saturday at Hastings
George W. Haning aged 83 died Thursday evening at his Hastings Addition home after a lingering illness. He leaves his wife three sons Jesse E. Haning Elyria Roy W. of Dayton and William D. at home six grandchildren and one great grandchild. One daughter Jennie Gertrude preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM in Richland Ave Methodist Church with burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call this evening and Saturday until the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Haning
Hastings Addition
Jesse E. Haning
Elyria
Roy W
Dayton
William D
Jennie Gertrude
Richland Ave. Methodist Church
W. Union St
County Commission urges full relief order amounts
Athens County commissioners proposed the relief office fill orders at the full amount rather than half for 11 days. Full payments will continue until funds run out, with seven hundred clients currently receiving relief orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Commissioners
County Relief Office
Paul Gastin Enlists For Service in Navy
Paul Gastin son of Mr and Mrs J K Gastin of Haydenville enlisted July 12 at Cincinnati to join the U S Navy. He will complete 12 weeks of training at the naval academy in Norfolk before transfer to the fleet. He graduated from Logan High School in 1934 with enrollment aided by Athens recruiting officer W H Byers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
U. S. Navy
Paul Gastin
J. K. Gastin
Haydenville
Cincinnati
Naval Academy
Norfolk
Gastin
Logan High School
W. H. Byers
Athens
Busy Stitchers 4 H Club names refreshment committee
At a club meeting Marianna Gould and Edith Howard were appointed to the refreshment committee. Lois Cline will lead games at the next meeting slated for July 19 on the schoolhouse hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna Gould
Edith Howard
Lois Cline
Schoolhouse Hill
Laboratory for Coal Research Proposed Here
Immediate steps will seek federal support to establish a coal research laboratory in the Hocking Valley. Athens near Ohio University is a likely site to study Ohio coal for by products while Ohio leaders and lawmakers including Senators Donahey Taft and other officials will be contacted to back the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Charles Guinther
Jacksonville
Ohio Coal Foundation
Guinther
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio
U. S
Vic Donahey
Robert Taft
Damage Suit Settled in Nelsonville Case
The $7,500 damage suit of Clem Keplar against Donald Sheffield of Nelsonville was dismissed Thursday after双方 counsels reached an agreement as a jury began hearing the case. Keplar sought damages for injuries from an automobile collision on Washington Street in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Keplar
Donald Sheffield
Nelsonville
Keplar
Sheffield
Washington St
300 Youngsters Enjoy Salvation Army Picnic At Fair Grounds
Fine picnic weather accompanied a large Salvation Army outing with about 300 children at the fair grounds. Food lined up included 20 gallons of baked beans and potato salad, over a thousand sandwiches, ice cream cones, 35 cases of pop, and candy. Local leaders and volunteers served while Mayor Cliff Cornell oversaw refreshments. Afternoon sports featured foot and sack races, potato scramble, egg throwing, and a number contest with multiple prize awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Fairgrounds
H. T. Phillips
Charles Cornwell
Cliff Cornell
Irvin Quick
Prof. W. A. Matheny
Fred Weber
Methodist Church
Adjt
William Hillis
Athens
Lieutenant Burr
Jack Black
Jimmie Bartlett
Norman Nester
Dale Pitts
Avonelle Taylor
Gladys Gates
Thelma Sams
Helen Black
Junior Bartlett
Buddy Gaston
Paul Bartlett
Donna Brook
Carl White
Louise White
Barbara Mann
Margaret Durfee
Alice Linscott
Date Change in Conservation Program Threshold
The final date to apply soil building practices on farms moved from Oct. 30 to Sept. 30 announced by Frank Pugh AAA chairman in Athens. The earlier closing date lets AAA pay farmers about one month sooner in the season for their soil building practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pugh
AAA
Athens
Ice Cream Social At Clarks Chapel Tonight
Ice cream social scheduled at Clarks Chapel Church tonight at 6 30 by the Loyal Daughters 4 H Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Five
Clarks Chapel
Loyal Daughters 4-H Club
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P.O
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Bardstowns
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Kentucky
Bourbon Springs
S. Nas
Clover Farm
Tuaraure
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