Road Reopens After 200 Yard Straightening and Widening
Athens County road crew under Engineer B F Beckler Jr reopened Peach Ridge Road after a 200 foot slip near Athens. The 200 yard section was straightened and widened with perforated drain pipe and limestone fill to stabilize the bank. Completion planned by June 25 with future work on approaches, guard rails, and tarred surface. nearby Monday Creek bridge project also underway as an WPA effort costing $8000 local share.
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Peach Ridge
Athens Corporation
Athens County
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Frank Cone
Beckler
Monday Creek
Buchtel
Nelsonville
Pair Held for Store Robbery in Mason City Area
Francis Brown 85 of Mason City Hill and John Anderson 25 of Floodwood were arrested near home after two week probe by Deputy B C Day and arraigned Thursday on breaking and entering and larceny charges tied to the Charles Levering store raid at 2 am May 28. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury. Levering reported losses of 13 cartons tobacco 10 pounds cheese 35 pounds meat and other items. Day traced clues over more than two weeks leading to Brown Sunday and Anderson Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Brown
Mason City Hill
John Anderson
Day
Brown
Anderson
NYA To Show Movies At Coolville Tonight
F S Haller NYA district director announces an educational movie program in Coolville High School this evening as part of a NYA series. Previous screenings were at Happy Hollow Chauncey and Jacksonville featuring safety, McCormick reaper, coal, and clouds topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Haller
NYA
Coolville
National Youth Administration
Happy Hollow
Chauncey
Jacksonville
Grand Jury to Reassemble Next Tuesday in Nelsonville
Judge O F Rowland orders May grand jury to reconvene on Tuesday June 20 in Common Pleas Court. Only felonies will be heard. Witnesses notified include Athens officers Bayless Maples and Bradfield and sheriff Bayless. Potential indictments feature James Staley Harold McGee Harold Mayle and Everett Gandee among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Harold J. Rose
Jack Ashton
George Bateman
Roy Davis
C. A. Jack
Ralph Howe
G. C. Stotts
Athens
Leslie Bradfield
Charles Maple
Earnest Algeo
George Davis
Arnim Haddox
C. L. Williams
Anelee Thomas Vore
Sophia Fydroski
Charles Bayless
C. H. Baker
Paul Raine
Howard Raine
L. R. Jones
B&o Police
Grand Jury
James Staley
Harold McGee
Nelsonville
Harold Mayle
Leo Walchak
Hunterdon
Pearl Hunt
Ernest Vore
Army maneuvers to involve Ohio guardsmen near Fisher Station
More than 200 enlisted men and 20 officers from the Ohio National Guard and U S Army join an overnight bivouac near Fisher Station this weekend. The 134th Field Artillery unit leads the exercise with 75 mm guns and 30 trucks as units from Battery A Columbus Battery B Portsmouth and Battery C Athens participate. Public observers are invited to watch Saturday morning fire demonstrations.
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Ohio National Guard
U. S. Army
Fisher Station
E. E. Carmichael
134Th Field Artillery
Harley Johnson
Roy D. Prushing
T. E. Haley
Columbus
Willard R. Shively
Keith DeVoe
Portsmouth
Harry D. Hazelbaker
Athens
Carmichael
Suit Filed for 10164 Damages After Athens Crash
Frederick F E Young of Reynoldsburg filed in common pleas court a $10164 damage suit against Rodney Powers and C E Powers of Athens for injuries from an automobile accident on February 17 1939 at Ebright Road and U S Route 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frederick FE. Young
Reynoldsburg
Common Pleas
Rodney Powers
C. E. Powers
Athens
Ebright Rd
U. S. Route 23
Prediction of salmon return under new pollution rules
Boston reports that David A. Aylward president of the American Wild Life Association predicts strict anti-pollution enforcement will bring salmon back to streams in New England, following returns already observed in the Penobscot and Dennys rivers in Maine.
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Boston
New England
David A. Aylward
American Wild Life Association
Penobscot
Dennys
Maine
Nelsonville firm sues Sharp for debt and foreclosure
The Nelsonville Home and Savings Association filed in Common Pleas Court against Thomas and Goldie Sharp seeking $693.40 plus interest on a promissory note and foreclosure on property in Thaddeus Long stretch Addition Nel sonville. The suit notes $1,650 lent on 17 shares of stock, secured by a mortgage, with payments made but the balance overdue since June 1. requests judgment and sale of the property to settle the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
Thomas and
Goldie Sharp
Thaddeus
Mrs. Sarah Lee Dies At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Sarah Lee, 70 N. Congress St., widow of Dr. H. T. Lee, died at noon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after about a month’s illness. She is survived by son Dr. W. W. Lee of Athens, daughters Mrs. Clarence Roach, Mrs. D. E. Marquis of Athens, and Mrs. Laird Dean, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Lee
N. Congress St
H. T. Lee
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Willing Workers 4-H Club Met at Community House
The Willing Workers 4-H Club met at the Community House on Tuesday with president Ethel M. McDaniel opening the session. Minutes were read and approved and members served a salad, hot tea, and biscuits. The club will reconvene on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel M. McDaniel
War and Education Dominate Dr James Convocation
President James of Ohio University spoke on war diplomacy and public education. He warned youth view of war is empty, urged avoiding entanglement, and criticized security spending harming schooling. He predicted social security and public education clash, fearing education would be sacrificed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Athens Sees Heat Wave Builds Through Day
Athens endures a hot spell as temperatures reach 87 yesterday and again this morning with forecasts suggesting a 90 degree high. Cooler nights touched 64 with last night’s 51 prior, as gas heaters were used two evenings earlier to fight the chill.
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Athens
Loyal Daughters 4-H Plan Bake Sale at Athena Theater
The Loyal Daughters 4-H Club organizes a bake sale Saturday June 17 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Athena Theater lobby to raise funds for the 4-H camp program.
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The
Loyal Daughters 4-H Club
Athena Theater
Boys Relive Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in Play
In Cleveland Ohio Robert Godman aged 12 and Don Luck aged 13, longtime friends, take on roles from Mark Twain in a school production. The piece notes their shared childhood and the characters they portray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HO ‘K
Tom
Cleveland, CO
Robert Godman
Don Luck
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
John Sheskey Held Over Probation Violation in Athens
John Sheskey formerly of Nelsonville was brought to Athens County Jail from Columbus to await arraignment before Judge O F Rowland on charges of violation of probation. He previously received a suspended sentence for grand larceny tied to thefts from the Mc Farland Garage in Nelsonville. Investigators said he failed to support his Nelsonville family after moving to Columbus. The court could impose immediate penitentiary time if probation is violated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheskey
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
McFarland
Athens County
Columbus
Charles Bayless
Rolland Ruth
O. F. Rowland
Sheskey
Ruth
Mrs. Mary Robinett Dies at Albany Home
Mrs. Mary Robinett age ninety died at 9 this morning at her Albany area home. She leaves six children Charles Cora Conner Ida Elliott Ella Enlow Amanda Russell Harvey J Russell and others. Her husband Jasper Robinett died in 1917 and daughter Alice Rickey died in 1930. Funeral at the home Sunday afternoon at three with burial at Hebbardsville.
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Mary Robinett
Albany
Robinett
Charles
Cora Conner
Ida Elliott
Ella Enlow
Amanda Russell
Cincinnati
Harvey J. Russell
Wyoming
Jasper Robinett
Alice Rickey
Hebbardsville
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Hobart M. Cable
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I. R. Goldberg
Worstell Bldg
Zenner
N. Court St. Dept. Store
Duquesne Brewing Company
Duquesne
Duquesne Brewing Company of
Pittsburgh
Covert Baking Company
5Th & Williams
Middleport
Poplar St
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Sheltering Arms
Coolville, Ohio
Ohio
United States
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Ohio Electric Company
China
N. Court St
ECOOL
Baughman
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