Athens Merchants Set 30th Year Picnic at Fairgrounds
Athens Merchants Association marks its thirtieth anniversary with the clerks’ picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Thursday June 16. The event includes a magician Benjamin Franklin IV show, contests, games, and a buffet supper served 5 to 6 PM. Admission by ticket. association officers and committee named. history notes original members and early leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Athens County Fairgrounds
John W. Bolin
Athens
Benjamin Franklin IV
Association
C. C. Cornell
Frank Baker
George Whipple
Ralph Kassing
E. F., Sells
William A. Carpenter
Federal Examiner Prepares Citizenship Tests in Athens County
United States naturalization examiner P. B. McHugh from Cincinnati began hearings in the Athens County Courthouse. County residents seeking first or second papers were interviewed and about 10 persons were to be examined for admission to citizenship with Judge O. F. Rowland assisting in the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. McHugh
United States Naturalization Examiner
Cincinnati
Athens County
McHugh
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Cupid Has Slump Hits Athens County Marriages
The Athens County Probate Court reports a marriage license slowdown with only four June filings, down from nine in June 1937. Applicants include George F. Rutkoskie and Betty Lope, Paul J. Hume and Helen L. Ashworth, John Van Meter and Octa Lonas, Richard J. Lamb and Mary F. Harwick, listing ages and occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
George F. Rutkoskie
Athens
Betty Lope
Paul J. Hume
Lancaster RD
Helen L. Ashworth
John van Meter
Miner
Octa Lonas
Richard J. Lamb
Pittsburgh
Mary F. Harwick
Rome Canaan and Poston 4-H Clubs Organize
The Rome Canaan High School Band joins 4 H Music Club led by Raymond Connett with 18 members so far and upcoming joiners. A meeting at 8 p m Thursday in Canaanville grade school will establish weekly gatherings. The Poston 4 H Club elected Thelma Syckes president Melvene McKibbon vice president Florence Smith secretary Dorothea Smith treasurer Tommie Lou Wood reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome-Canaan
Poston
Poston 4-H Club
Thelma Syckes
Melvene McKibbon
Florence Smith
Dorothea Smith
Tommie Lou Wood
Chauncey Scout Backers Plan Home Talent Show
Chauncey Boy Scout committee and Chauncey PTA announce a home talent production titled Everybody's Here to raise funds for the Scout Home. The show is set for June 15-16 at the high school auditorium with rehearsals starting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Boy Scout Committee
Max Wilson
Paul Fiske
W. D. Hines
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Pta
Andrew Jackson
Juanita Jones
Marinda Cruikshank
Minnie Palmer
Sarah Thomas
Alma Staffinger
Ruth Crosser
Dorothy Stalder
Beatrice Theisen
F. H. Staffinger
Neil Tippett
Dix Pickering
Ruth Gardner
Jessie Fiske
Woodrow Ferrer
Earl Tarlton
Gladys Pickering
Ruth Fiske
Chauncey Personalities Share Weekend Visits Across Ohio
Chauncey and surrounding area residents spent Sunday visiting relatives in Columbus Nelsonville Pomeroy Albany and Lower Plains. Notable stops included the Dicken and Kimmell families and multiple travelers from Chauncey Day ton and Lancaster visiting kin in various towns.
Chauncey Social Hosts Visitors From Leroy Ohio
Mrs Isabella Coe and her daughter Mrs Lettie Hintz entertained at their Chauncey home weekend guests from Leroy Ohio including Miss Eleanor Martin Mr Gordon Entsminger and his wife and daughter Jill and Bill Entsminger all of Leroy Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Isabella Coe
Lettie Hintz
Eleanor Martin
Gordon Entsminger
Jill
Bill Entsminger
Leroy
Ohio
Wanda Bumgardner Honored Before Departure to Columbus
A farewell party at Wanda Bumgardner’s Lexington Avenue home marked her move to Columbus to live with her aunt Mrs. Anna Annen. Guests including Pauline Agin Betty Jane Courtney Geraldine Parry Margaret Jackson Nellie Agin Isabel Courtney Marilyn Parry Frances Fiske Mary Helen Sweeney Ruth McBride and other friends shared ice cream cake and a handkerchief shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Wanda Bumgardner
Lexington Ave
Columbus
Anna Annen
Pauline Agin
Betty Jane Courtney
Geraldine Parry
Margaret Jackson
Nellie Agin
Isabel Courtney
Marilyn Parry
Frances Fiske
Mary Helen Sweeney
Ruth McBride
Osbornes Entertain Visitors at Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osborne of Chauncey entertained as their guests at their Mill Street home. Attending were Mary Miller Larry Sommerset Hal Osborne Athens Mrs. Anna Noble Mrs. Nellie Noble Albany David and June Miller The Plains Mr. and Mrs. Dane Osborne and Florence Ann Osborne Vore Ridge. Henry Osborne visited his son Dane Osborne and Mrs Ruth Bingman of Vore Ridge last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Osborne
Mill St
Mary Miller
Larry Sommerset
Hal Osborne
Athens
Anna Noble
Nellie Noble
Albany
David
June Miller
the Plains
Dane Osborne
Florence Ann Osborne
Vore Ridge
Ruth Bingman
Bradshaw Infant Dies in Ohio Parish
Relatives in Chauncey report the death of six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bradshaw formerly of Chauncey at their home in Kirtland Ohio The child died from spinal meningitis Funeral services and burial were held in Kirtland Mr Bradshaw remains seriously ill in a Painesville hospital He is brother of Mrs Bertha Lee The Plains and Mrs Mabel Howard Chauncey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Joseph Bradshaw
Kirtland
Bradshaw
Painesville
Bertha Lee
the Plains
Mabel Howard
Carter Family Called to Columbus as Father Falls Ill
Brit Carter James Carter and Mr and Mrs Merritt Martin travel to Columbus for 83 year old J B Carter's serious illness. All of Carter's children gather at his bedside. Also note weekly cottage prayer at Morris town Church Friday 7 30 p m and a street meeting at Depot Square Glouster Saturday 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Brit Carter
James Carter
Merritt Martin
Stella Carter
Columbus
J. B. Carter
Mr. Carter
Morristown
James Mullins
Depot Square
Glouster
Rev Lawrence to Preach Tonight at Chauncey Church
Rev Robert Lawrence will preach tonight at 8 o clock in the Chauncey M E Church. The service is open to the public and local congregants are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Robert Lawrence
Chauncey M. E. Church
Married 55 Years Uriah Judy Anniversary Attended by Many
The Judy couple celebrated their fifty fifth wedding anniversary on May 22 at a daughter’s home in Columbus with 68 attendees. Uriah Judy, born June 24 1853 in Somerset County Pa moved to Ohio in 1858 and married Ella E Willison on May 16 1863. They reside on a farm near New Marshfield and both remain active in farm work at ages 85 and 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriah Judy
New Marshfield
Mae Nutting
Columbus
Mr. Judy
Somerset County
Ohio
Ella E. Willison
Meigs County
Judy
Erma
Flora
Charles Carr
Beach City
William Thomas
Barberton
Maude Judy
Bernice Stewart
Athens Seniors Display Study Results at Class Musicale
Athens High School seniors showcased their achievements to parents at a class musicale in the auditorium followed by a gym reception. Principal O L Wood and staff presented scholarships to Dwight Riley Marjorie Harvey Jean Finsterwald and Jeane Houf with honor roll and perfect attendance awards to multiple seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
O. L. Wood
Dwight Riley
Ohio University
Capital University
Marjorie Harvey
Capital
Jean Finsterwald
Jeane Houf
Gertrude Kissner
Harry Hess
Marjorie Malone
June Baird
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Fred Kittle
Lucille McDaniel
Ira Shafer
John Bailey
Bruce Lawson
Bradley Pack
Bill Root
Charles Wheaton
Helen Beebe
Marion Burson
Mary Cheatham
Doris Finsterwald
Virginia Porter
Jack Biddison
Eugene Hoffman
Lou Sheridan
Marjorie Junod
Virginia Smith
Betty Cash
Dorothy Gelbert
Ruth Hartley
Ila Shafer
Coralie Buell
Suzanne Danford
Jeane Ho
Nevin
Jack Robinson
Irene Shafer
Margaret Winning
Eula Carr
Hester Creed
Morgan
Sons of the Black and Red
Charles F. Seaman Receives Northwestern MD
Charles Francis Seaman 25 son of Dr and Mrs William G Seaman 25 N College St will receive the Doctor of Medicine degree at Northwestern University Evans ton on Saturday. He has completed a year internship at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis and will serve as resident physician in neurology for the coming year. He studied pre medical work at DePauw University Greencastle and has visited his Athens parents frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Francis Seaman
William G. Seaman
N. College St
Northwestern University
Evanston
Northwestern
Seaman
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
DePauw University
Greencastle
Athens
Injunction Sought Over Clover and Timothy Crops
John E. Snow of East Hill filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court for an injunction against Dan Law to stop harvesting or marketing clover and timothy on a 108 acre Snow property. Judge Rowland issued a temporary restraining order and set a hearing for Friday at 1 p.m. Snow acts as administrator and executor of estates and owner of one third of the land amid claims Law cut or damaged crops after supposed potato patch permission. Bond posted $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Snow
East Hill
Dan Law
Clover
Timothy
Snow
Athens County
Naintiff
Law
Mr. Law
Veterans to Meet Conrath Bean Chapter No 37
Disabled Veterans World War group Conrath Bean Chapter 37 schedules a meeting Thursday evening June 9 at 7 30 in the Armory club room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrath Bean
Armory
Bobo and Mettler File Petitions for County Race and Probate Judge
Ray Bobo of Lodi Township files as Republican for county commissioner while Harry Mettler of Nelsonville seeks Democratic nomination for probate judge. Bobo, 47, lifelong farmer, previously taught school and has four sons. Mettler aims to serve out the remainder of the late S M Johnson term as probate judge with Tyroler as current interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bobo
Lodi Township
Harry Mettler
Nelsonville
Len B. McCune
Bobo
Mary Angell
Elmer Angell
Robert
Shade
Joseph
McBee Co
Mark
Richard
Joseph H. Bobo
Mettler
S. M. Johnson
Louis Tyroler
Davey
Johnson
Hasty After Wreck It Costs Him $49
Morton Aullman of Cleveland failed to stop after backing his coupe into a sedan on N Congress St. The police charged him with leaving the scene, fined $25 and costs totaling $34 plus $15 for the other car’s damages, and released him.
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N. Congress St
Charles Maple
Maple
Albert Kienke
Kienke
Aullman
Fire crews quell blaze at Richardson Bakery truck
Athens firemen responded to a morning fire on S Court Street in a Richardson Bakery truck from Glouster. No damage reported.
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Athens
S. Court St
Richardson
Rail Time Cards and Athens Airport Schedule Notice
Rail Time Card No. 30 lists southbound and northbound trains with daily except Sunday service and times. Athens Municipal Airport offers Airtaxi service from sunrise to sunset with through airline tickets and connections at major airports. specific west east and northbound departure times from Athens are provided.
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Airtaxi
A. A
Diplomat
National
No. Limited
National Limited
A.m. Inc
Edonee
Funeral services for James Terrill at New Straitsville church
Funeral services for James Terrill who died at his daughter Mrs Clara North's home near Nelsonville will be at St Augustine's Catholic Church New Straitsville Thursday at 9 AM. Interment follows in Mt Calvary Cemetery New Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Terrill
Clara North
Nelsonville
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
New Straitsville
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
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Athens Merchants Association
W. H. Blackwood
Charles Bethel
E. H. Cotton
C. O. Moore
A. A. Wolfe
C. W. Gross
Ben Fauser
L. H. Rossiter
W. H. Fulwilder
John Malone
E. P. Hartley
Mr. Wadley
T. A. Cotton
Junod & Co
Thompson & Scott
W. F. Seward
Home Furnishing Co
Hibbard
Cupid
W. E. Dicken
Wendell Moore
Florence
Grace Dicken
Lower Plains
Warren Burgoon
Harry Kimmell
Robert Hawk
Elizabeth Hawk
Roy Hawk
Valparaiso
Leo Day
Arlen Brannon
Brannon
Thomas Oliver
Paul
Rosemary Shay
Pomeroy
Albert Mees
Harry Moore
Charles Moler
Irvin Potts
Lancaster
Benton Potts
Pauline Potts
Darrell Moore
Junior
Anita
Dayton
Coes
Osbornes
Elizabeth Judy
Faye Weaver
Sally Clouse
Laura
Alva Judy
Luster
Ernest Judy
Everett Stewart
A. Z. Minear
Lillie Bolen
K. C. Willison
Howard
MR. and
Mrs. Uriah
Colonial
CMT
Raman
N. Court
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Athens, Ohio
Charles F. Seaman
Morton Aullman
Cleveland
Baltimore & Ohio
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Athens Municipal Airport
Chesapeake & Ohto
Carter
Optometrist
the Covert Optometric Service
S. Court
Mary the S Sohio
EAADS
Standard Oil
THE
Standard Oil Company
Sohio X-70
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