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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
5
World War Bonds Begin to Reach Athens Veterans
Athens men queued at the post office as bonds arrived for 287 service members with a cash value of at least 143 500 dollars. Applications for about 700 more were in progress at the K. T. Crossen Post American Legion and 150 at the Athens Camp. Bonds pay 1 dollar daily for service in the United States and 1 25 dollars daily overseas. Checks will be mailed from Cincinnati after bonds are processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T Crossen
American Legion
Athens
Ccc
Francis Frebault
Cincinnati
A. C. Smedley
Raymond Dr
Civil Service Room
Frebualt
Providence trotting track eyed for million-dollar project
Plans for a one million dollar trotting track in Providence are under study by local sportsmen. If built, the facility would run a season spanning about 30 to 40 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Addition to Hospital Athens State Hospital Sealed bids
Sealed proposals will be received by the Director of Public Works Division of State Architect and Engineer in Columbus until July 1 1936 at 2 PM EST for furnishing labor and materials for addition to Athens State Hospital remodeling women’s wards Athens Ohio. Plans and specs by John P Schooley State Architect on file in Auditor of State office. Copies obtainable from State Architect and Engineer 705 Ohio Departments Building Columbus with prepaid shipping. Bids bound with State Form of Combination Bidding and Contract Bond for 100 of bid. Enclose to Department of Public Works Division of State Architect and Engineer 705 Ohio Departments Building Columbus Ohio. The Director reserves right to reject any bid. LEGAL NOTICE In re estate of Debby Ann Woolman presumed dead. Probate Court Athens County to hear July 3 1936 evidence on absence of deceased. R M Johnson Probate Judge Dorothy Frank Clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Director OF Public Works
Division OF State
Ohio Departments
Columbus
Athens State Hospital
Athens
Ohio
John P. Schooley
Department of Public Ands
Division of State Architect and Engineer
Tiog
Debby Ann Woollan
Athens County
Debby Ann Woolman
Millfield
Sai
R M Johnson
Li Dorthy Frank
Paty
Veterans plan for windfall from overseas service
Earl R Frost and a list of Athens County veterans describe how they will use their overseas service bonuses. Amounts range from 406 to 1,000 dollars, with plans including paying debts, saving, buying land, funding home improvements, vacations, and continuing education. Several intend to bank or keep portions for future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ear Ator
Moris Ave
Athens County Senior 4 H Club Holds Final 1936 Meeting
The final organization meeting of the Athens County Senior 4 H Club is set for Wednesday at the Athens Grange Hall. Palmer Jones reports that all senior 4 H members present will be charter members of the 1936 senior club. Virgil Hill of Canaanville presides, with a report on the Young People’s weekend at Camp Indianola in Columbus. A program committee for the season will be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens Grange Hall
Palmer Jones
Jones
Camp Indianola
Columbus
Virgil Hill
Canaanville
Plains 4-H Club Elects Officers at School House
The Plains 4-H Club held its first meeting at the school house on Wednesday night electing Agnes Vessals as president and Dorothy Harper as secretary treasurer. The group has 16 members and will meet again Wednesday at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains 4-H Club
Agnes Vessals
Dorothy Harper
Elizabeth Alicheny
Beulah Tinkham
Carrie
Dorothy Nicholson
Carrie Nicholson
Minnie Anna Maxwell
Betty Bird
Ruth Alice Wright
Elizabeth Lavelle
Martha Hooper
Anna Mae Baker
Mary Gilham
Thrifty Workers 4-H Club
New Marshfield
Mildred Judy
Iris Katzenbach
Wilma Bridge
Dorothy Marie Hunter
Ella Marie Stewart
Harriet Dicken
Handi-Workers
Waterloo High School
Charles Russell
James Andrews
Wesley Rice
Herman Grubbs
Herman Stewart
George Wend Appointed Administrator of Wend Estate
Notice names George Wend of Millfield Ohio as administrator of the estate of Lewis Wend deceased of Nelsonville Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated June 16 1936 M Johnson Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wend
Millfield
Ohio
Lewis Wend
Nelsonville
Athens County
M. Johnson
Said
Moorehead Appointed To Naval Reserve Base Pensacola
A telegram to Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Moorehead reports their son Leigh has been appointed to the Naval Reserve Air Base at Pensacola Florida. He was among three from his training class at Gross Idle Michigan selected for the posting and will travel via Athens to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Moorehead
W. Union St
Leigh
Naval Reserve Air Base
Pensacola
Fla
Moorehead
Gross Idle
Mich
Athens
Florida
Funeral for Mrs Nice Held Tuesday in Lancaster
Funeral services will be held in Lancaster Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock for Mrs. C. A. Nice aged 65, a former resident of Athens County. She died Saturday afternoon, leaving a husband and three children by a former marriage. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
C. A. Nice
Athens County
Wright to Zanesville For Agents Meeting
Ross Wright an Athens County extension agent will attend an extension agents field day on soil conservation and erosion. Meetings will be held at Wooster Hamilton and Zanesville with agents able to attend any site. The Zanesville session takes place on a farm about seven miles east of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Athens County
Zanesville
Wooster
Hamilton
Market advances as stocks drift higher in dull session
New York traders saw stocks gain fractions to more than a point in quiet morning dealings. Bonds rose with rails leading the climb while wheat surged over 2 cents a bushel on extreme Kansas heat and cotton futures hit new yearly highs. J I Case touched 179 1/4 up 4 1/4 as other farm issues stayed dull but firm. Mail order stocks recovered after early volatility. Standard Oil of New Jersey climbed near a point to 58 1/2 and Consolidated Edison rose as utilities took another step higher. Copper and silver issues posted small gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas
J. I. Case
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Consolidated Edison
Double Bond Ties Students At Athens High And Ohio University
Twenty one Athens youths who stayed together from Athens High School to Ohio University graduated from Ohio University last week. Two received highest honors, four high honors. Thomas Reading and John Lee Pickens earned Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with high honors. Pickens won annual scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University
Thomas Reading
O. E. Reading
Pomeroy Rd
John Lee Pickens
Lewis Graham
Mill St
T. N. Hoover
Women’s Athletic Association
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Gill
Athens High School
C. M. Gill
Rita Ellen Burns
P. B. Burns
Mary Josephine Pierce
Marian Beverly Pierce
M. Kathleen Murphy
Helen Elizabeth Nichols
Carbondale Dancing Fighters Face Warrant Roundup
A Saturday night dance in Carbondale led to warrants for seven local men on intoxication and resisting arrest charges. Constable Gaston and Deputy Bailey sought arrests, with Sheriff Stratton set to serve the warrants. Named suspects include Willard Bratton, Carl Hall, John Stanley, Kenneth Lowry, Clinton Sickles, John Lynch, and Ralph Lynch, to be arraigned before Justice Pearl Miller. A separate warrant issued for Kenneth Mayles of Utley over an alleged assault on Jessie Mayles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
C. E. Gaston
William Bailey
Charles Stratton
Willard Bratton
Carl Hall
John Stanley
Kenneth Lowry
Clinton Sickles
John Lynch
Ralph Lynch
Justice of the Peace
Pearl Miller
Court of Justice
T. R. Bennett
Kenneth Mayles
Utley
Jessie Mayles
Eight to One Democratic Staff Begins Work at Pension Office
The Athens County Old Age Pension Office starts new staff duties with Miss Fannie Matteson as administrator and Miss Rowena Sprout, the lone Republican, serving as investigator. Former workers Miss Emma Scheibel Harold Guthrie will fill out back pay papers totaling over 700, with Mrs Shafer’s forms mailed for return and submission to the state office in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Old Age Pension Office
Fannie Matteson
Rowena Sprout
Emma Scheibel
Roberta Shafer
Harold Guthrie
FHA Insures 8 Home Loans in Athens County
The Federal Housing Administration reports $38,347.52 in modernization notes insured in Athens County to date, with $34,000 in new home construction mortgages also insured. Modernization notes involve 103 residents. construction loans 8 instances. Nationwide totals include 39,211 modernization notes totaling $11,871,045.17 and 42, others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Athens County
Columbus
FHA
Norma
University summer convocation opens with James lecture series
Ohio University starts its Summer term convocation lineup with Dr. Herman G. James, president of the university, set for Wednesday. The schedule includes weekly talks through July except July, plus a moving picture travelogue by Dr. Roy Sibley on June 24 and six lectures by Madame Marie Bentivoglio in the third week. A July 1 convocation features Bentivoglio, and July 15 presents George M. Cohan’s Common Clay directed by Vincent Jukes with tryouts June 22. The university chorus performs July 22 and a further program follows, culminating in August 7 commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
Ohio University
C. C. Robinson
School of Music
Raroy Sibley
Milky Way
The
University
Madame Marie Bentivoglio
University of Sidney
Australia
Madame Bentivoglio
National Geographic Society
George M. Cohan
Vincent Jukes
Seating Space Larger At Athens Restaurant
New booths in the Ohio Restaurant operated by Pat Parestides on W Union St have enlarged seating capacity to over 100. Walnut booths and tables of a special composition substance line the east side and back. Repairs and alterations more than doubled the seating space. Arches add a Spanish touch to the decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pat’ Parestides
W. Union St
Izaak Walton League Meeting at City Hall Tuesday
The Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet at seven oclock Tuesday night at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton League
City Hall
First Fine Assessed On Truck Requirement
The first fine for violation of the new city ordinance requiring covers for trucks hauling refuse was assessed Ted Coen, Athens, by Mayor Len B. McCune. Coen pleaded guilty to the offense and was fined $5 and costs. Four traffic violation fines of $1 each were paid by Jack Beverage, Charles Sias, Bertha Vickers, and The C. D. Shafer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Coen
Athens
Len B. McCune
Coen
Jack Beverage
Charles Sias
Bertha Vickers
C. D. Shafer Co
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Paul Shannon
Morris Ave
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Roy Pierce
May Ave
Gordon Liggett
Clark St
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R. D
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China
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Belford Nelson
Elmwood PI
Europe
Walter M. Baird
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Woodland Ave
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Sunnyside Dr
Harry Hawk
Athens R. D
A. R. Hawk
Columbia Ave
Navy
Earl Pidcock
Pidcock
J. K. Vickers
N. Congress St
Clinton Bean
E. Union ,&T
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Second St
Charles Mapes
East Hill
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Goodyear
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Broadwell
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Athens, Ohio
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Hardesty's
Rose Garden
Roof Garden
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