Extra Charge for Township Fire Protection Proposed to Council
Athens council discussed extending fire protection to township property with a possible extra insurance payment. Water access limits department responses, and trustees will review the proposal. Other items include paving Mound Street and a retaining wall on Lancaster Street with a WPA project. relief from liability insurance for Pearl taxi operator. and city finances after the loss of sales tax revenue.
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Athens Township
Athens City Council
Dwight Rutherford
Ohio
Mound St
Lancaster St
Pearl
Robert P. Tompkins
Council
State Welfare Department
Cliff Cornell
Athens City
Service Safety
Bart Davidson
Water Works Fund
Water Department
Rowan Chosen Grand Knight at Athens Knights of Columbus Meet
George B. Rowan was elected Grand Knight for the year starting July 1 at the Athens Council Knights of Columbus meeting. Other officers named include Deputy Grand Knight Joseph Manda and Chancellor Charles C Shields Sr. State Convention Delegates E H Gallagher and Joseph Manda reported.
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Athens
Knights of Columbus
George B. Rowan
Joseph Manda
Charles C. Shields, Sr
George Dresher
E. J. Shannon
Thomas Lavelle
Andy Kolenich, Jr
Thomas Rowan
Andy Kolenich
F. A. Lavelle
George Rowan
E. H. Gallagher
Three Cars Involved In State St Wreck
Three cars were involved in a wreck on E State St yesterday. Police Chief E S Finsterwald reports that a car driven by T W Edmundson of 121 N Congress St came out of Fern St and struck E W Stephan of the state sales tax force. Stephan’s car then collided with A T Volwiler of 47 Maplewood. No one was injured.
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E. State St
E. S. Finsterwald
T. W. Edmundson
N. Congress St
Fern St
E. W. Stephan
Stephan
A. T. Volwiler
Maplewood
Mrs Ezra McLeod in Serious Condition at Daughter’s Home
Mrs Ezra McLeod of Mineral remains in serious condition at the home of her daughter Miss Blanche Green on Columbia Ave after a surgical operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital eight weeks ago.
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Ezra McLeod
Mineral
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Blanche Green
Columbia Ave
Athens Board Names Teachers for 1939 40 Schools
Athens City Board of Education awarded contracts for next year at Athens Senior and Junior High Schools. Resignations include Betty Claar and Virginia Shewey. New hires include Hilda A. Fuchs and Ray Oliver. L. B. Bjornstad to return from Columbus. Principals remain Oliver L. Wood and Sherman E. Gilmore. Elementary staff reductions noted with several new appointments listed.
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Athens
Athens City Board
Betty Claar
Virginia Shewey
Harper C. Pendry
Hilda A. Fuchs
St. Louis
Ray Oliver
L. B. Bjornstad
Oliver
Columbus
Ohio State University
Oliver L. Wood
Sherman E. Gilmore
Pendry
Gladys Moore
Ethel McEwen
Eva Lamon
Mayme V. Johnston
Irene Hand
Anne Pickering
Ethel Woolf
Mary Connett
C. D. Samford
Carl Roberts
S. Dowell
A. A. Nellis
Walter P. Porter
Hale C. Pickett
Harry Lackey
Floyd Prince
Fred Preston
Lucille Duffee
Edith Stocklin
Ruth Geisen
Edna Zick
Ralph Arnold
William M. Bryant
Robert W. Emmert
Louis Hammerle
Eugene Cottle
P. S. Wamsley
Katherine Boyd
Robert Essex
Wayne T. Mathews
Mildred Murphy
Clara Kuenzli
Louisa Steele
Barbara Olson
Ethel Reese
Cora Evans
Ardilla Shuster
Lucy McBride
Ellen Shannon
Margaret Cronin
Mabelle Durst
Doris Day
Helen Moriarity
Bernice Kayser
Pauline Kimes
Mildred Giesecke
Helen Freyermuth
Georgia Allen
Ruth McDonald Sues for Divorce Over Cruelty and Drunkenness
Ruth McDonald of Bessemer petitions Common Pleas Court for divorce from Sam McDonald claiming extreme cruelty and habitual drunkenness since their 1930 marriage. She cites May 21 1939 incidents of threats and random violence with household items, seeks custody of two children, alimony, and protection from future harm.
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Common Pleas Court
Ruth McDonald
Bessemer
Sam McDonald
McDonald
Happy Hollow
Buchtel
Busy 4-H Clubs Elect Leaders in Trimble Area
Trimble area 4-H clubs held meetings electing officers. Mona Antle as president and Mary Kinder as secretary lead the Loyal Sisters. Mary Maxwell as president of the Loyal Sisters. Other clubs including Rome School, Busy Fingers Oakdale, and Poston Girls named officers and set upcoming meeting times.
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Trimble
Barth Jean Addington
Mona Jean Antle
Lois Ann Gears
Mary Ellen Kinder
Hila Jean Vess
Marcella E. Johnson
Eileen Morrison
Dorothy Ann Johnson
Margaret McCoy
Mary Jack Miner
Loyal Sisters 4-H Club
M. C. Johnson
Mary Delle Maxwell
Valree French
Eileen Ashcraft
Dorothy Haning
Elaine Tribe
Johnson
Oakdale
Oakdale School
Grace McClellan
Evelyn Christman
Sarah Rankins
Arzella Frazier
W. C. Andrews
Rome
4-H Club
Madelon Jandes
Jean McCune
Margaret Jandes
Williard Frisby
Ramie Ogg
Bob Chapman
Patrick Murphy Dies At Chillicothe Home
Patrick Murphy age 74 a widely known railroad worker died at his Chillicothe home after months of illness He was born in Cutler and lived in Stewart before long employed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad He and his wife Mrs Murphy resided at 18 Maple Street Funeral plans not yet set by day of report.
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John Murphy
Maple St
Chillicothe
Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Cutler
Stewart
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Bridges Brightened as WPA Paints 68 Ohio Bridges
The Ohio WPA highway program will soon paint 68 steel bridges in nine counties including Athens Gallia and Vinton with blue lead graphite and aluminum coats. Thomas J Farrell of Marietta leads district highway department work while multiple routes in Noble and surrounding counties receive surface treatment and eight bridges receive fresh paint.
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State Highway Department
WPA
Ohio
Athens
Gallia
Vinton
Ohio Wpa
L. C. Gibson
Zanesville
Thomas J. Farrell
Marietta
Fvo
Skywriting Over Athens Inspires Local Pilots Rally
Skywriting over Athens drew Parkersburg pilots who demonstrated flour drops within a 100 foot circle and close landings near a designated spot. Notable flyers included Larry Herron and Vern Andrews with others, while Henry Frericks made his first Taylorcraft solo and Clyde Butler supervised aerial mapping.
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AL Knouff
Parkersburg
Larry Herron
Arrow
Vern Andrews
Aeronca
Athens
Yours Truly
Henry Frericks
Crooksville
Taylorcraft
H. T. Noll
Bellefonte
Florence Niemiec
Buffalo
N. Y
Wheeling
Clyde Butler
Butler Aerial Surveys
Ohio
Leaders Wins School Award at MIT Commencement
William M. Leaders, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Leaders of Avon Place, received a scholarship for next year at MIT Cambridge during today’s commencement. A 1937 Ohio University graduate, he is pursuing a PhD in chemistry, has held a two year fellowship, and will study without teaching duties next year. He will stay in Cambridge this summer to work on his thesis and visit Athens in mid August before resuming work in September.
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William M. Leaders
William H. Leaders
Avon Place
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Leaders
Ohio University
Athens
8 287 Garments Made By WPA Sewing Units
Seams at the Athens County sewing center produced 8 287 garments and other articles over 62 months of operation through May 16 when the program expanded statewide. Output included 2 661 adult garments 2 868 for youths 1 741 infant pieces and 1 017 layettes sheets pillow cases rags and similar items supplied to direct relief orders.
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Athens County
WPA
Zanesville
Roy Geisinger Dies At WPA Work Site
Roy Geisinger aged 90 of Second Street died after suffering a heart attack while working as a WPA foreman on the Marietta Run project near Broadwell. He is survived by his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Geisinger
WPA
Second St
Marietta Run
Broadwell
Submarine Thetis To Be Raised Off The English Coast
Three large hawsers were passed under the sunken submarine Thetis today and an attempt will be made to lift her within 48 hours. The vessel likely will be beached in Red Wharf Bay resulting in a recovery operation near BIRENEHEAD England.
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Birenehead
England
Thetis
Red Wharf Bay
Russell Suit Against Andrews Settled Out of Court
Court action by Charles H. Russell against Genevieve and Harry Andrews over a $150 promissory note was settled out of court Monday at the defendants' costs and the record waived. The suit was filed February 18.
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Charles H. Russell
Genevieve Andrews
Harry Andrews
Boy 15 Dies After Fall From Barn
Cadiz report states Robert Frew, a 15 year old high school sophomore, died from a skull fracture suffered when he fell from a barn yesterday.
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Cadiz
Robert Frew
Mrs Anna Smith Dies after Train Crash Injuries
Columbus report says 70 year old Mrs Anna Smith died from injuries after a Pennsylvania train struck her automobile. Police investigated the accident and noted the collision occurred near a crossing.
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Columbus
U.P
Anna Smith
Pennsylvania
Few Seats Remain for Athens Junior High Exercises
All seats are reserved for the promotion exercises of Athens Junior High School in the senior high auditorium Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. A few seats remain and may be reserved by calling Sherman E. Gilmore principal at 974 before noon Wednesday. Conservation is the program theme.
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Athens Junior High School
Sherman E. Gilmore
Cecil Guthrie Highlights Bridge at Athens Rotary
Mrs. Cecil Guthrie of Columbus spoke before the Athens Rotary Club at Hotel Berry. The Ohio University graduate and bridge editor of The Ohio State Journal recalled her national championship win and shared tips for beginners and advanced players, noting few major changes in five years and predicting bridge will remain popular.
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Cecil Guthrie
Columbus
Ohio University
Ohio State Journal
Athens
Guthrie
Finsterwald Cattle Dominate First Ohio Brown Swiss Show
Mr and Mrs H J Finsterwald of Columbus own three Brown Swiss entries that won blue red and white ribbons at Ohio's first Brown Swiss Cattle Show in Richwood. Lady Sharon July Girl and Violet's Dairyman of Hillside earned ribbons as well as a show halter for distance. Prof C L Blackman judged a 110 head event, the largest yet in the U S, with five grade Swiss on display. The Ohio Brown Swiss Club claims 195 members and plans three more shows in Fremont West Salem and Greenville plus a state picnic in Greenville.
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H. J. Finsterwald
Columbus
Ohio
Richwood
Sharon
Violet
Hillside
Finsterwald
Fremont
West Salem
Greenville
Farmers Host Banquet To Link Athens Merchants And Farmers
The Agricultural Conservation Association plans a June 13 banquet at Athens Grange Hall to foster ties between Athens area businessmen and local farmers. Eimer F Kusy will speak before about 100 attendees. tickets available through committee members or the extension office by June 10.
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Athens
The
Agricultural Conservation Association
Grange
Eimer F. Kusy
State Agricultural Conservation Association
Ross Wright
Wright
Nelsonville
Glouster
Albany
Amesville
Vernon Shaw
Edgar Dixon
Coolville
Floyd Williams
Hebbardsville
Walter Jones
New Marshfield
All-Bran Promises Regularity and Health
Advertisement urges readers to avoid constipation by eating Kellogg's All-Bran cereal daily. It emphasizes bulk from natural foods, suggests drinking water, and promotes becoming part of the “Join the Regulars” crowd. Produced by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Premature Baby Found Floating in Margarets Creek
The body of a prematurely born baby boy in its fourth foetal month was found in Margarets Creek half a mile west of White's Mill Bridge Route 56 at 11 this morning by Robert Tate Louis Burgett and Howard Eifaw who were fishing. Sheriff Bayless and coroner Dr A L Pritchard were notified. The body was taken to Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home.
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Margarets Creek
White's Mill Bridge
Route 56
Robert Tate
Louis Burgett
Howard Eifaw
Charles Bayless
A. L. Pritchard
Nelsonville
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