Storm Damages Tuppers Plains Area Blows Wires
A severe storm hit the Athens District with lightning and high winds causing extensive damage. In Tuppers Plains Meigs County power and telephone lines were blown down, roofs torn from several buildings, and trees uprooted. Albany New Marshfield and Athens areas experienced outages lasting up to an hour.
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Athens
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
Charles
Leslie Keller
Christian Church
McPherson
Albany
New Marshfield
WPA Cuts 2886 From Ohio Works Roll Week
The Ohio Works Progress Administration reduced its rolls by 2,886 last week. As of July 11, total employment stood at 148,411, down from 151,297 on July 4. County figures show changes in Morgan Perry Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Vinton Washington.
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Ohio Works Progress Administration
Columbus
Morgan
Perry
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Vinton
Washington
Wife Seeks Divorce After Farm Ordeal and Alimony
Nellie G Hartley files for divorce and alimony from Floyd O Hartley in Athens County Common Pleas Court claiming repeated abuse. She says he ordered her from their Lodi Township home, struck her with a board, and once hurled a tree branch at her. Married May 1934 in Athens, they have no children. Hartley has two sons from a previous marriage. She is living with her mother.
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Lodi Township
Nellie G. Hartley
Floyd O. Hartley
Athens County
Athens
Hartley
NRS Seeks Private Industry Placements Through Athens Office
The National Reemployment Service in Athens City Hall reports strong private industry referrals under manager Thomas Hixenbaugh. In six months of 1934 the office logged 1,207 new applicants 606 re-registrations 587 renewals and 1,398 re-interviews with 545 placements 255 on public works 129 with private employers 66 with WPA and 95 moved to other counties.
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Athens
Thomas Hixenbaugh
Hixenbaugh
Athens County
Driver's Head Laceration After Pleasant Hill Rd Collision
Two cars collide on Pleasant Hill Rd. Leslie Sams of Shade Route 5 sustains a forehead gash requiring six stitches. William Haney of Dayton, visiting grandparents nearby, drives the other car. Deputies Joyce and Ruth respond and transport Sams to an Athens physician.
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Pleasant Hill Rd
Leslie Sams
Shade Route 5
William Haney
Dayton
Pleasant Hill
Frank Joyce
Rolland Ruth
Sams
Athens
Nine New Members For Clerks Union In Athens
At the Athens Retail Clerks Local No. 939 weekly meeting nine membership applications were approved. Officals say the union now has representation from nearly every retail store in the city. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday July 22 at 8 p.m.
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Athens
City Hall
One Athens County School District To Be Abandoned In State Plan
Ohio plans to abolish 125 districts this year, with Carbondale Rural merged into Waterloo while Carbondale grade schools stay and high schoolers move to New Marshfield. Athens County faces 47 grade and 11 high schools, 4,343 elementary and 1,737 high school students, amid big cost cuts and consolidation efforts.
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Athens County
Ohio
Carbondale
Waterloo
New Marshfield
State Department of Education
Meigs County
Hocking County
Gallia
Perry
Athos County
Albany
Ames-Bern
Buchtel
Hollister
Jacksonville-Trimble
the Plains
Rome
Shade
Troy
Greens Run
Rock Riffle
Factory
Jackville
Mechanicsburg
State Department
Director of Education
Canaan Rural
Carthage Rural
Luhrig
Athens Township
Canaan
Carthage
Athens
Davis Named Trustee At Eagle Convention
Virgil Davis, president of the Athens Aerie and former state Eagle conductor, was elected trustee at the Eagle Convention at Cedar Point Ohio. He will join the committee to decide next year’s convention location. About 500 Eagles attended as several Social Security recommendations were sent to the Ohio Legislature.
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Virgil Davis
Athens Aerie
Order of Eagless
State Eagle Organization
Cedar Point
O. Davis
Ohio
Two Have Operations At Sheltering Arms
Edna Dowler a 16 year old from New Marshfield had her appendix removed at Sheltering Arms Hospital today. Mrs Wilbur Powell of The Plains underwent a major operation.
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Edna Dowler
Ott Dowler
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wilbur Powell
the Plains
First Ladies Fashion Discussed by Amenville 4-H Club
Jeannette Cramner guest at Amenville 4-H Sewing Club discusses dresses worn by first ladies from Martha Washington to present. Next meeting set for July 22. Mt Hermon Royal Band 4-H held a business session and baseball game with a wiener roast planned.
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Jeannette Cramner
Mt. Hermon Royal Band 4-H
Mt. Hermon School
Ye Club
Corn on corn shields harvests first of season in Athens
Roscoe Shields of East Bridge, Athens, reports a morning harvest of Golden Bantam corn the first of the season. He also picked tomatoes and mangoes yesterday after irrigating his garden from the Hocking River during drought.
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Roscoe Shields
East Bridge
Athens
Shields
Hocking
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Clerks’ Union
Johnny Farrell
Johnny
Frank Gilliar
Davis
Eagle
John J. Raskob
Flash Gordon
Ohio Theatre
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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