All-Ohio Air Tour Planes To Land In Athens Saturday
An air mail pick up demonstration will be held at Athens Airport as part of the All-Ohio Air Tour. Forty planes carrying 80 people will arrive around 10 a.m. Saturday, flying from Parkersburg, W. Va. The event showcases airmail pickup without landing, using a hooked pouch and electric winch, with stops in ten Ohio cities.
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Athens
Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parkersburg
W. Va
P 17 Stearman Army
Cleveland
Airways
Youngstown
New Philadelphia
Zanesville
Newark
Marion
Lima
Mansfield
Sandusky
Earle Johnson
Erwin Burkhardt
Standard Oil Co
Harry Seavers
H. C. Muhlen
James Scriven
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frank Nolan
Frank Rauch, Jr
Jaycees
Stearman
United States Army
H. C. Muhlenberg
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
U.S. Army Air Corps
Two Prizes Added to Soap Box Derby List
Two prizes were added to the awards for the Athens Soap Box Derby. Every boy will win a prize, with a $5 groceries basket from Kroger and a $2.95 pair of leather shoes from Hill's Shoe Store among the new offerings to be presented Thursday afternoon.
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Athens
Kroger Super Market
Hill’s
Akron
America
Two Drivers Fined in Chauncey for Reckless Operation
Thomas W. Dew age 25 Chauncey was arraigned before Mayor W. D. Hines Tuesday and fined 10 dollars and costs on a reckless operation charge. He was arrested on Route 33 by state patrol. Clarence E. Kaiser age 28 Logan was fined 10 dollars and costs yesterday by Mayor Cliff Cornell on a reckless operation charge. He was arrested on Route 33 by state patrolmen.
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Thomas W. Dew
Chauncey
W. D. Hines
Clarence E. Kaiser
Logan
Cliff Cornell
More Persons Contribute To USC Fund in Athens County
Additional contributors to the United Service Organizations fund in Athens County were announced by Chairman Francis Lavelle. The list includes American Legion Auxiliary Glouster Athens Council No. 1716 Knights of Columbus H O Atkins L J Addicott Mary Antoinette Addison Baker R F Beckett Leo Bingman A H Buckle Mrs Mary Brown Sam Carpenter Dan Carsey W A Casley Judge I M Foster Washington and many others. Foster notes his WWI service as former secretary of the Athens County Red Cross Chapter while recovering from illness. The effort supports USC units in the county.
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United Service Organizations’ Fund
Athens County
Francis Lavelle
American Legion Auxiliary
Glouster
Athens
Knights of Columbus
H. O. Atkins
L. J. Addicott
Mary Antoinette
Addison Baker
R. F. Beckett
Leo Bingman
A. H. Buckle
Mrs
Mary Brown
Sam Carpenter
Dan Carsey
W. A. Casley
I. M. Foster
Washington
United Service Organizations
Alexander Township
Pauley
James Whaley
Gabe Brooks
Ames Township
Grange
Athens City
G. D. Gorham
Cliff Cornell
Boy Scouts
Athens Township
Birth and local fines mark town day at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs Vincent Jukes of 152 Grosvenor Street welcome a daughter born at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 12 10 p m today. Marie Roberts Glouster Route 1 Esther Katzenbach New Marshfield Route 2 and Mrs Hattie Weatherby Athens Route 4 were released today. Audrey Dixon Wales Mills and John Bayou Canaonville were fined 5 dollars and costs each in Mayor Cornells court after pleading guilty to intoxication charges. They were arrested last night by Officers Leslie Bradfield and Fred James.
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Vincent Jukes
Grosvenor St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Marie Roberts
Glouster
Esther Katzenbach
New Marshfield
Hattie Weatherby
Athens
Audrey Dixon
Wales Mills
John Bayou
Canaonville
Cornell
Leslie Bradfield
Fred James
Take a Pot Shot at Hitler aluminum drive slogan
Athens County mobilizes a county wide aluminum drive to fill a barricade on Court Street beside the courthouse. July 24 and 25 are national collection days with townships organizing trucks and 4-H clubs to gather aluminum ware from homes institutions and businesses for delivery to the courthouse.
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Hitler
Lenlee ‘S
Sock Hitler
Court St
Athens County
G. D. Gorham
Athens
Charles Stratton
Boy Scouts
Glouster
C. C. Caldwell
American Legion
Eagles
Jacksonville
Eugene Hamilton
Trimble
Troy Township
Grange
Waterloo Township
Nelsonville
C. G. Dew
York Township
Miners’ Union
Buchtel
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Ed Cole
E. A. Cottingham
Harry Cromley
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L. N. Drake
Robert G. Dawes
Mary K. Daum
Daughters of Union Veterans
Carl Denbow
F. B. Dilley
Dilley Boys
Margaret Duncan
H. L. Dunlap
L.P. Eblin
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Tony Reis
Grace Riley
Clarence C. Robinson
Hazel Roach
L. C. Staats
J. R. Sprague
Paul Silvas
Elizabeth Simkins
Russell B. Smith
Vera E. Sproul
Josephine Snook
Raymond Slutz
J. P. Trepp
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Jimmy Littler
Pete's Cave
North Court St
Soap Box Derby
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Ray Bobo
Thomas Williams, Sr
C. E. Hoskins
Industrial Labor Council
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Dover
W., D. Hines
Lee
Frank Trainer
Ed Lash
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Lodi
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Trimble Township
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