Air Corps Tour Arrives Athens With 40 Planes
Ohio air tour arrives in Athens as one of ten host cities with 40 planes landing at the Athens Airport at 10 am. Col Kress Muhlenberg and Major Zimmerman lead Keep em Flying talks to recruit enlistments while aviation celebs like Earl Johnson and Pop Cleveland join the event. Miss Kay Greshauge speaks on a Woman's View of Aviation and airmail pickup is demonstrated at the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Youngstown
Cleveland
Sandusky
Ohio
Junior Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Kress Muhlenberg
Fifth Corps
James L. Zimmerman
Aviation Cadet Examining Board
New Philadelphia
Zanesville
Parkersburg
Newark
Marion
Lima
Mansfield
Earl Johnson
Pop
Erwin Burkhart
Standard Oil Co
Kay Greshauge
Western Reserve University
Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Funeral for O. C. McVay Set Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for O. C. McVay who died Thursday at the home of his aunt Mrs. Anna Black 83 West Union Street will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Louis Campbell. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at 83 West Union Street before noon Saturday.
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O. C. McVay
Anna Black
W. Union St
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
Louis Campbell
W. Union, St
Painter Injured at Gloucester Work Site Treated and Released
At Sheltering Arms Fred Hall 249 Mill Street Nelsonville a painter hurt a muscle in his left shoulder while working yesterday was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital today and released. Mrs Lizzie Fierce 27 Mound Street and Mrs Lenora Davis 18 Court Street were released today.
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Fred Hall
Mill St
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lizzie Fierce
Mound St
Lenora Davis
Court St
Two Men Fined for Intoxication in City Court
Virgil Turner and Harry Williams were arrested on W State Street for intoxication and fined $100 and costs each in Mayor Cliff Cornell's court. They were committed to the city jail for failure to pay. Police Officers Carmen Church and Fred James made the arrests.
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Virgil Turner
Harry Williams
W. State St
Cliff Cornell
Carmen Church
Fred James
Arrest of Otto Dowler on assault charge after affidavit
Otto Dowler of Dowler Ridge was arrested by Deputy Sheriff B C Day on an affidavit filed by Dowler's wife. He was jailed and scheduled to be arraigned before Justice T R Bennett on assault and battery charges. Gerald and Ruth Glass announce the birth of a son, Gary Nile, at Ruth Darnell's home with Samuel Darnell and John Glass listed as grandparents.
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Otto Dowler
Dowler Ridge
B. C. Day
Dowler
Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Gerald Glass
Ruth Darnell
The
Plains
Samuel Darnell
John Glass
New Plymouth
Gary Nile
Ramp Restored After Derby Ramp Collapse
The soap box derby nearly postponed when the starting ramp built for two weeks was found in the wrong building by WPA workers. Jaycees president James Scriven and ramp builder Wilbur Imes rushed six Nye garage mechanics to reassemble the three-section ramp just before the race. Officials and volunteers organized the event with Floyd Wolf as inspector and over 65 participants viewed from rooftops. Final Class A winner was Powell with 34 seconds, while Class B was led by Join Good.
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Nye Chevrolet Co
WPA
Wilbur Imes
Imes
James Scriven
The
Jaycees
Scriven
Nye Garage
Floyd Wolf
Clarence Kelch
Glen Pryor
William Darnell
John Clive
Louis Sabo
Frank Nolan
Joseph Stratton
Carl Fielding
Sol Rosenberg
Alton Wolfe
Earl Ny
Good
P. F. Good
Strathmore Blvd
Edwin Powell
Powell
Newman Powell
Mill St
Edwin
Athens
Athens Messenger
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Berry
Roger Connor
Connor
Earl Nye
Derby
C. B. Nye
Bart Davidson
Fred Luchs
Cliff Cornell
Millfield Man Hurt In Mine Explosion At Poston No 6
Millfield Grover Bean sustained a broken right wrist in an accident at Poston No 6 Mine on Wednesday. Local social notes report gatherings and visits from Millfield residents including Elsie Misner entertaining her euchre club, families hosting dinners, and relatives visiting from Cleveland Glouster and Dayton.
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Millfield
Grover Bean
Poston No. 6
Mine
Elsie Misner
Eucire Club
High Score
Frances Wallace
Maxine Boudinot
Clara Theisen
Theisen
Muskingum River
Lucille
William Theisen
J. H. Smith
Cullen
Smith
James Battieto
Helen Galenese
Cleveland
Herman Theisen
Athens
Warren
Chappelear
Glouster
June Vincent
Clyde Shook
Chesterhill
Alex Kaszonyi
McKeesport
John Kaszonyi
Clyde Crabtree
Indianapolis
E. C. Crabtree
Clifford Dunkle
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Helen Dunkle
Northwestern tribe holds ritual talks with fish before hunt
A Northwestern tribe performed speeches to the fish they planned to catch for the next day’s meal. The fish were invited to be caught and assured their bones would be treated with respect.
Athens Soap Box Derby Crowned by John Good
John Good, 12, won the Class B Athens city title and then defeated Edwin Powell, Class A champion, to capture the 1941 Athens Soap Box Derby. About 3,000 spectators watched the 1,100 foot race down West State Street, with Good earning the M. E. Coyle Trophy and a chance to compete at Akron nationals. Powell finished fastest in Class A. a mishap by Julian Snyder caused two minor injuries as crowds looked on.
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John Good
Edwin Powell
Athens
Good
Powell
W. State St. Hill
Congress
Court Sts
M. E. Coyle
Akron
Julian Snyder
Bill Beckley
Snyder
Beckley
State
Congress St
Charles Bowers
Richland Ave
Robert Nida
Stanley Nida
Mound St
G. K. Smith
Chevrolet Motor Co
M. F E. Coyle
John
Billy Beckley
Austin Wiley
Billy Abraham
George Beasley
Crop of Oats Brings Suit in County Court
O C Harner filed suit in Athens County Common Pleas against Charles Gwinn Alexander Township and Hazel Road alleging he leased 10 acres on Biddle Pike nine miles from Athens for sowing oats with a one half crop share. Oats sowed Sept 1 1940 and harvests disputed.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
O. C. Harner
Charles Gwinn
Alexander Township
Hazel Road
Athens
Biddle Pike
Hoyt Hanning
Hanning
Hazel Roach
Shade Farmers 4-H Plans Swimming Party
The Shade Farmers' 4-H Club met at the home of Rev Earl Cowen on Tuesday. They planned a swimming party for July 29 at J H Rogers residence on Pomeroy Road. Officers are President Junior Moore vice president Billy Knight secretary treasurer Earnest Lambert and news reporter Jimmy Knight.
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Shade Farmers
Earl Cowen
J. H. Rogers
Pomeroy Road
Junior Moore
Billy Knight
Earnest Lambert
Jimmy Knight
Athens High summer school party features games and music
Students enjoyed a mid morning party at Athens High School with live juke box tunes. They danced played cards Chinese checkers checkers and worked jigsaw puzzles while taking a break from classes.
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Athens High School
Athens Shifts Between Warm Forenoon And Cool Night
Moderate temperatures continued in Athens with midday reading 83 and yesterday’s high 85. Last night’s low fell to 57 as conditions remained mild.
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Athens
Youth Hurt as Truck Hits Custer Car Aged Rider Injured in Route 50 Crash
G H Martin 36 of Richland Ave faced reckless operation charges after a truck struck a gasoline propelled custer car driven by Raymond C Brown 52 of 84 Lancaster St on Route 50 near the State Hospital. Passenger Robert Shn 13 of 103 Washington St was thrown from the rear and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital with a concussion.
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G. H. Martin
Richland Ave
Cliff Cornell
State Hospital
Custer
Raymond C. Brown
Lancaster St. Robert Shn
Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Preacher Eldon Martin to Speak at Glouster Mission
Rev Eldon Martin of Sand Ridge will preach at the Glouster Mission on Saturday July 19 at 745 p m. He is a Cincinnati Bible School graduate and his home is in Sand Ridge.
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Glouster
Eldon Martin
Sand Ridge
Martin
The
Cincinnati Bible School
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