Plains Road Upgrading Planned in Athens and Hocking Counties
Plans for 19 miles of highway work in Athens County and 10 miles in Hocking County were announced. Projects involve bituminous surface treatment, bid rounds total about 39 thousand dollars, and cover routes including US 50, SR 7, SR 78, SR 329, and The Plains Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John W. Dowler
Hocking County
John Jaster, Jr
Fisher Station
Albany
Coolle
Meigs County
Hollister
Glouster
Guysville
Stewart
Broadwell
Plains
West Bridge
Her Trold’s Place
Logan
New Straitsville
Drunk Driver Receives Fine and Jail in Ohio Case
Willard McLaughlin 32 of Trimble Route 1 pled guilty to operating under the influence. Judge O F Rowland fined him 50 dollars and costs and sentenced him to 10 days in Athens County Jail. His license is suspended six months after a Route 280 collision near Amesville with G C Duncan’s machine. No serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard McLaughlin
Trimble
Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
McLaughlin
State Highway Patrol
Amesville
G. C. Duncan
Millfield
Civil Service Tests Open for Printer's Assistant
The U.S. Civil Service Commission announces a new competitive exam for a printer's assistant in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Treasury Department. Women are sought. entrance pay is 66 cents hourly with 3 percent retirement deduction. Applications from eastern states close June 20 and western states June 23. information from J. L. C. Kelley at Athens Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Colorado
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Revival Meetings Set for Rine Memorial Mission
Annual revival at Rine Memorial Mission in Baker Settlement begins Wednesday at 7 30 p m Evangelist Rev Evan Edwards will conduct the meetings assisted Sunday by Rev Fred Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rine Memorial Mission
Baker Settlement
Evan Edwards
Fred Fields
Railroads Pay Athens County Taxes in 1937
Three railroads serving Athens paid a total of 100851.32 in county taxes during 1937. The Chesapeake and Ohio contributed 42577.54, the Baltimore and Ohio 30517.78, and the New York Central 27756.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens County
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Forest films shown by Showboat in Athens week
The United States Forestry Service brings a self contained mobile showboat to Athens area for forest conservation education. Harold Bruett leads the unit with a talking film program on timber conservation soil erosion fire prevention and game propagation. Indoor and outdoor showings are planned with exhibits and stops across Missouri Illinois Ohio Michigan and Wisconsin after Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forestry Service
Athens
Harold P. Bruett
Forestry Department
Bruett
Jackson Rotary Club
Nelsonville Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Rome Grange
Stewart
New Straitsville Pta
Albany Grange
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Forest Service
Milwaukee
Wis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Scout Circus Opens Friday at City Park Camporee in Parkersburg
Parkersburg Lions Club prepares for the annual Boy Scout Camporee Circus at City Park in Parkersburg from Friday to Sunday June 10 to 12. Athens County Scouts join in events including camporee stunts, a scout review, public campfire, sunrise church service, barbecue dinner, and Elks flag ceremony with Scout Court of Honor. Public invited any time with no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Elks
Waterloo High School break in charged
C. W. Tewksbury, member of the Waterloo Rural Consolidated School Board, filed an affidavit with Athens Township justice of the peace charging Hobart Young of New Marshfield with breaking and entering the Waterloo High School at 8 a m yesterday with intent to steal school materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Tewksbury
Waterloo Rural Consolidated School Board
T. R. Bennett
Athens Township
Johnston to Receive Pittsburgh Masters Degree
John R. Johnston dean of men at Ohio University will earn a Master in Letters degree at the University of Pittsburgh commencement held Wednesday morning in Pitt Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Johnston
Men
Ohio University
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Tractor Killed Operator on Ohio Farm
Raymond Lohse aged 33 of Athens Route 6 died when the tractor he drove overturned on W. H. Hyde's Grosvenor farm. The machine pinned him between a gasoline tank and a disc. A physician arrived too late. Survived by his parents two sisters and one brother and several aunts and uncles. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dowler and Ferguson with burial at Union Cemetery New Marshfield Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Lohse
Hyde Farm
Grosvenor
Athens Route 6
T. R. Bennett
Athens County
W. H. Hyde
Lohse
Bennett
Slim
Joseph Lohse
Athens
Rhoda
Mary Porter
Columbus
Joe
Lizzie Lohse
Villa Sheward
Jackson
George Frazier
Effie Hartley
Elza Turner
John Lohse
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
New Marshfield Road
Carpenter St. to gain two new traffic lights in Athens
Athens City Council approved installing at least two traffic lights on Carpenter Street at Court and Congress, with a warning light at Carpenter and Lancaster. The Lancaster Street light will be moved to Carpenter, and a seven foot sidewalk will be built at Court and Carpenter for an illuminated sign by Athens Buick. Safety director and street committee to oversee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter St
Athens
Oscar Fulton
Court
Congress Sts
Carpenter and
Lancaster Sts
Lancaster
State Sts
Safety Service
Bart Davidson
Court and
Carpenter Sts
Athens Buick Co
Cliff Cornell
Luhing Road
Water Department
Hickson Files for State Senate Nomination in Lancaster
Retired school principal Dean M. Hickson of Lancaster filed his petition for the Republican nomination for state senator in the district. He will face Dr. H. T. Phillips of Athens. J. R. Sands of Canaan Township also filed for county commissioner, a former county surveyor who served before J. W. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean M. Hickson
Lancaster
Len B. McCune
Hickson
H. T. Phillips
Athens
J. R. Sands
Canaan
Sands
J. W. Wilson
Athens civic clubs screen Forest Service film and weather film
Athens Rotary and Kiwanis clubs at Hotel Berry viewed U S Forest Service and Weather Bureau educational films. Ronald Schaar of the East Athens Forest Ranger Station arranged the programs. Harold Bruett brought the films from Milwaukee headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
U. S. Forest Service
Athens
Kiwanis Clubs
Hotel Berry
Ronald Schaar
U. S. Forest Ranger Station
East Athens
Harold P. Bruett
Romone
Milwauee
Snyder Divorce Plea Considered by Ohio Court
Judge O F Rowland of Athens County Common Pleas took under advisement the divorce plea of Ohio University junior Eileen Dennison Snyder against Ernest LeRoy Snyder of Harlingenton Texas. She cited gross neglect after their Wellsburg West Virginia marriage in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Eileen Dennison Snyder
Ohio University
Ernest LeRoy Snyder
Harlingenton
Texas
Wellsburg
W. Va
Robbery Charge Guilty Plea Fined in The Plains
Raymond Anderson of The Plains pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Cliff Cornell and was fined five dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell Raymond Anderson
the Plains
Cliff Cornell
Bread Prices Cut by Three Youngstown Bakeries
Youngstown bakeries reduce bread price by one cent per loaf. Local merchants say the cut reflects competition and aims to help shoppers. No details on specific bakery names or date provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.P
New Potato Found Growing Inside Old One
At F. H. Laughlin’s home in Stewarts, a potato grown last year in the Laughlin garden burst open while being peeled to reveal a new potato inside. The inner sprout potato was bean shaped yet larger and had its own skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Laughlin
Stewart
Laughlin
Shade Jolly Workers Lead 4-H Club Start
Shade High School hosts the Shade 4-H girls club forming The Shade Jolly Workers with Grace M. Russell as leader and Mary E. Carter as president. The Trimble Junior 4-H Stitchers met with five members and plan biweekly sessions including a demonstration on basting stitches by Marcella Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Athens County
Trimble
Shade
Shade Girls
Shade High School
Grace M. Russell
Mary E. Carter
Robertta Bartlett
Ruth Perry
Audrey Niggemeyer
Charlotte Bartlett
Marguerite Niggemeyer
Shade Jolly Workers
Marcella Johnson
Elza Jones Dies After Illness at Sheltering Arms
Funeral services for Elza Jones aged 59 who died Monday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two months illness will be held at 37 Home St on Wednesday at 2 PM with burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery. She is survived by daughter Frances Martin two sisters Ann Daily Amy Riley one brother E Jones and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Jones
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Home St
Hebbardsville
Jones
Frances Martin
Ann Daily
Amy Riley
E Jones
Willow Creek
Horse 35 honored at New Marlboro birthday trek
Sun shine a mare belonging to John Biford turned 35 and celebrated with a quiet trip to Mill River Village, her birthplace, where a large birthday cake awaited her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marlboro
Mass
Sunshine
John Biford
Mill River Village
Henhouse Heist Sparks Cash Theft Tale in Miami
In Miami a man named Zeginar Howen told police that cash lured thieves to his henhouse rather than chickens. He reported $100 saved in a fruit jar inside the coop was stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Zeginar Howen
Uncle Elisha Aims For Berry Grower World Title
L M Cooley profiles Elisha B Dixon of Albany age 77 who grows about an acre of Premier strawberries. Dixon, great-uncle of Cooley and uncle to Guy Morrison, uses a matted row system with heavy straw mulch and early spring planting to yield up to 150 crates per day at peak and hopes Southeastern Ohio fields can reach 20 000 quarts per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha
L. M. Cooley
Albany
Elisha B. Dixon
Cooley
New Yorker
Dixon
Guy Morrison
Athens
Wooster
New York
Fort Peck Dam Begins Final Deep Dredging
Fort Peck Montana Army engineers announce final dredging operations at the Fort Peck dam with four giant pumps active. The work marks the last phase of deep dredging before completion and supports ongoing dam project progress and river control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Peck
Mont
Fort Peck Dam
Army Engineers
Dr Porter to Speak at Canaanville Eighth Grade Service
Eighth grade commencement at Canaanville school set for 8 p m Friday at Canaanville M E Church with Dr James P Porter of Ohio University delivering Youth and Leadership remarks. Rome Canaan Orchestra provides music. graduates named include Ralph Maxwell Wade Smith Doris Poston Dale Aldridge Thelma Wade Thomas Dennis Mary Klingenberg June Eslocker Thomas Rose Junior Ackley Charles Patterson Floyd Patterson Pauline Tinkham Betty Carsey Blanche Dye Evelyn Lonas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaanville School
Canaanville M. E
James P. Porter
Ohio University
Rome- Canaan
Ralph Maxwell
Wade Smith
Doris Poston
Dale Aldridge
Thelma Wade
Thomas Dennis
Mary Klingenberg
June Eslocker
Thomas Rose
Junior Ackley
Charles Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Pauline Tinkham
Betty Carsey
Blanche Dye
Evelyn Lonas
Bendix home laundry rolls out new washing machine
L. E. Richardson Co. of 84 N. Court St. is named agent for Bendix home laundry in the area. The unit handles a nine pound wash and automatically soaks, agitates, washes, rinses three times, spins clothes damp dry, then shuts off. The operator touches the clothes only twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Richardson Co
N. Court St
Bendix Home Laundry
Bendix Home
AJH Exercises Will Be Held Wednesday
Promotion exercises for Ath ens Junior High School class of 169 pupils will be held in the high school auditorium at 8 p m Wednesday. The program centers on a study of national types of government with six students speaking and musical numbers planned. Loring G. Connett will present diplomas and Rev Luchs will give the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Loring G. Connett
Board of Education
Rev. Luchs
Asthma Sufferers Welcome this News
Local Athens Pharmacy offers a doctor prescribed remedy with a money back guarantee and 25 year record of relief for bronchial asthma. Testimonials from Lexington and Kansas describe long-term relief after use of Dr. Fugate s Prescription and bottles purchased at ATHENS PHARMACY on N Court St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kansas
Dr. Fugate
Dr. Pugate
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
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Scout Circus
Waterloo High School
Cee
Cornell
Senate
Phillips
US Forest
Snyder
Slade
Henhouse
Dr. Porter
Canaanville
Ledegar-Horner Company
Union Tr
Cleveland
Richardson
Congress Street
Peyi
Eprioenet
Zhee
Aaa
Ua Hy
Guiding Light
NBC
Red Net
Electrolux
The
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