Engineers survey Hocking flood plan near Athens
United States Army engineers in the Huntington District conduct a 30-person survey for a potential Hocking River flood control program in the Athens area. The effort, based in the Amity Council chamber and Lagan offices, will assess dam levee reservoir and dredging schemes and awaits War Department approval.
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Athens x
A. Lens
OHTC
Hocking
River Valley
Athens
United States War Department
P. M. Smith
United States
Huntington
Amity Council
Lagan
Smith
Hood Control
War Department
Tivet Banke
Armitage
Aiiene
Early Athens County settlement and leaders described
A ninth grade history summary recounts the post Revolutionary War migration to Ohio led by Rufus Putnam and Manasseh Cutler. It covers the Ghia Company of Associates, the Marietta founding, Athens growth, local governance, magistrates Ephraim Cutler and Alvan Bingham, and the first townships Trimble and Canaan with notes on early settlers and the first white child in Athens County.
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Ely
Mane
Athens
Richard Paynter
Massachusetts
Rufus Putnam
Benjamin Tupper
Manasseh Cutler
Ohio Country
Ghia Company of Associates
New York
Mit
Ohio
Niles Square
Athens County
Muskingum
Marietta
Arthur St. Clair
Northwest Territory
Ivan Bingham
Alvan Bingham
Silas
Ephraim Cutler
Ames Township
Bingham
Lingen
Eparnim
George Ewing
Bron Seean
Amotownshin
Tyoy
Carthage
Naitants
Trimble
Solomon Tutte
Canaan Township
Athen County
Peter Boston
Rayeard
Boston
Tei No
Orn
Athena County
Coolville Man Struck by Car in Sunday Incident
John Root, 83, of Coolville Route 1, escaped with minor cuts and a nervous shock after being struck Sunday evening east of Coolville by S. W. Bailey, 83, of Parkersburg. Bailey swerved to avoid Root, sideswiping A. E. Root’s Coolville vehicle and causing minor damage. Root treated at home and in satisfactory condition.
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John Root
Coolville
S. W. Bailey
Parkersburg
State Highway Patrol
Bail
A. E. Root
Cool Ville
Bailey
Root
Coalville
Drunk Driver Given Jail Sentence in Albany Court
Harmie McClure of Albany was fined 23 dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in Athens City Jail for arriving while intoxicated. Leonard Woodyard, Albany Route 1 companion, was fined five dollars and jailed on assault and intoxication charges. Mrs Flossie Bolin and Leonard Baruse received hospital care for operations and an emergency appendectomy. Mr and Mrs Millard Douglas announce the birth of a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Iva Kempton released from hospital. Gilbert Cooper and wife announce the birth of a daughter born at home on Sunday. Grandparents and great grandparents listed.
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Harmie McClure
Albany
State Highway Patrol
J. R.F Bennett
Athens City
McClure
G. F. Pincelli
Pincelli
Bennett
Don Pincelli
Pin
Charles Evans
Leonard Woodyard
Albany R. D
Woodyard
Highway Patrol
Flossie Bolin
Congress St
Sheltering Arms
Leonard Bar Use
Millard Douglas
Athens
Sheltering & Arms
Iva Kempton
Gilbert. Cooper
Union
John Cooper
Ray Moore
White Hall
C. S Moore
Jenkins Helping To Draft GOP Platform
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins from Ohio's 44th district, chosen for the Resolutions Committee at the Republican National Convention, will help write the party platform in Philadelphia. He also joins the Taft presidential advisory panel as the party weighs national and state ballot changes and floor leadership. Local Ohio figures Dr H Phillips and Dr E LeFever attended Columbus sessions on Bricker program funding and pension provisions amid election maneuvering.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
Philadelphia
Senvn
Odo
Congress
Wae
Jenkine Alan
Sneven
U.S
Robert A. Taft
TY Columbes
H. Phillips
E. LeFever
Calumobus
Bricker
Aia
Ifth
House
Senate
Cincinnati
Taft
Harry McGregor
William H
Dedidens
Athenens County
Hamilton County
Leroy Brown Dies Monday at 83 in Richland Ave Home
Leroy Brown 83 died at his Richland Avenue home on Monday morning. He was born in Shade, a lifelong resident, and married twice, first to Mary Bobo then Emma J. Ferrell. He leaves two daughters from the first marriage and several relatives, including Floyd Brown of Akron, plus 139 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home, with burial in St.ates Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Leroy Brown
Richland Ave
Shade
Laura Brown
Brown
Mary Bobo
Emma J. Ferrell
Daugh
George Shamel
Charles Brown
Plaine
Reverend Baughn
Ates
Cynthia Russell Dies At Torch On Sunday
Cynthia Palmer Russell, 16, died after a heart attack Sunday at her Torch home. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Torch Methodist Church, with burial in Torch County. She is survived by her husband Calvin Russell and numerous relatives including Ruby, Ralph, Linworth, Hazel, Emerson, and 17 grandchildren.
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Cuumtiss
Cynthia Palmer
Rusell
Uri
Calvin Russell
Ren
Ruby
Coolville
Ralph
Linworth
Hazel
Emerson
Columbus
Lana
Enaith
Fultz
Bernice
Pritchard
Athens
Martha
Leonard
Pittburgh
Clare Goodspeed
Texas
Ona Atkinson
Wheeling
George
Palmer
GOP Program Approved by Athens County Committee
At a Friday meeting in Common Pleas Courtroom the Athens County Republican Executive Committee approved Governor Bricker's call for a special session of the State Legislature. Resolutions backed raising the state old age pension maximum from 30 to 40 dollars and adding 1,000,000 for relief, plus funding for indigent children. The committee also approved separating state and national tickets on the November ballot and endorsed several county employment applications.
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Athens County Republican Executive Committee
Common Pleas
J. W. Wilson
Bricker
State Department
Former Athens Woman Takes Dayton War Dept Post
Kathryne Kern, once with Athens County Child Welfare Services and Amesville music teacher, now serves in the U S War Department's Division of Materials and Assistance at Wright Field Dayton. She will stay at Wright Field until the new school year begins and then return to teaching in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Kathryne Norm
Dax Sill
Athens County Child Welfare Services
Amesville
Divison Os
Unitedates War Department
Wright Field
Daston
Kern
Wright Eld
Testers Finneart Taken to Mansi Seats
Fragmentary text mentions testers and a person named Finneart taken to Mansi. Meaning unclear, with garbled phrases and proper nouns. No clear event, date, or location reliably identifiable from the readable portion.
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Finneart
Mansi
Husband Charged With Assault and Battery
Saturday night Police Chief E S Finsterwald filed charges of assault and battery against a husband in Court and State. Mrs Graham reported the incident to Mayor Clift Cornell. The man pleaded not guilty this morning and was bound to the grand jury under a $200 bond. The chief said the arrest followed reports of whipping his wife and causing a disturbance.
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E. S Finsterwald
Sis
Clift Cornell
Graham
Finsterwald
Albany Driver Fined by State Patrol and Mayor
Albany driver fined five dollars and costs for driving with insufficient tights after trailing patrols on Route 50 Alternate. Middletown report notes crowding at municipal gym where guards were stationed as Louis Swank, eight, of Zanesville, was crowned Sunday.
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State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
Middletown
Louis Swank
Zanesville
NYA Shops Program in Ohio To Be Expanded
NYA administrator S Burns Weston met with industrialists to expand the NYA Ohio shops program training idle youth in mechanical skills for defense industries. Emphasis will be on Muskingum Center shops in Carroll County near Leesville Dam.
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Shine
S. Burns Weston
NYA
Ohio
Weaton
Muskingum Center
Carroll County
NYAIF
Leesville Dam
Drunk Driver Fined in City Court
A driver pled guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Clit Cornell on Friday on West State Street. He was fined and ordered to pay costs. The note mentions annual U.S. motorists using gallons of water fuel.
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Ted Inert
W. State St
Iners ‘Carmag “Church
Joe McBride
Clit Cornell
Alchol
Svenriy
United States
Two Youths Sent to Buckeye Boys State
Athens and Rome Township students Bean and Wisher were selected for Buckeye Boys State by the American Legion and its auxiliary. The event at Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus runs through June 25 with nominees chosen in party conventions. Separately, three men were arrested for intoxication during a weekend, fined sums and costs after arraignment.
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Bean
Athens
Glenwisher
Rome Township
Buckeye
American Legion
Tate Fairgrounds
Theoys
Hele
Cliff Cornel
Hove
Old Jewett
Abraham
N. Court St
Walter Making. Carr
Jackson
W. Union St. Dean
Maxwell
W. Court St
Mastor Cornell
Charing Maple
Hradfield
1-H Clubs in County Busy
The New marshie in Seven Sil vers 4-H Club met June 12 at the home of leader Mildred Sick is. Officers elected were President May Low Hawk vice president Louise Hartley secretary treasurer Mary Andrews news reporter Eather Mae Dicken The next clu session will be held Wednesday June 19 Members are Martha Mace Grace Dick sen Mary Andrews Louise Harey ary Lou Hawk Esther May seven The Shade Loyal Workers met Yi Virginia Roger s of Angel Ridke June 12 Mrs Grace Russell and Mary Dell Maxwell are the Supervisors The next meeting will heat the home of Florence and Helen Smith Angel Ridge June 24 at pm A All Advisors and Officers Conference will be held Saturday June 22 at the Mechanicsburg School from 10 mm to 2 30 p m Clu officers are invited to bring their parents to this meeting The pro Zinn consists of demonstration ress review camp report club Congress report group sessions and feet sequainted activities.
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Mildred Sickis
May Low Hawk
Presient
Louise Hartley
Mary Andrews
Eather Mae Dicken
Martha Mace
Grace Dicksen
Louise Harey
Ary Lou Hawk
Esther Mayseven
Shade
Virginia “Rogers
Angel
Damaged in Collision at Chester Closer to Home
Carl J Massie 26 of Wilkes lle and Lewis Cisier 24 of Chesapeake escaped injuries Saturday after their cars collided on a bridge west of Chester. State Highway Patrol noted the crash on a wet curve at the ridge approach. Massie car damage estimated at 200 dollars and Cisier car damage about 50 dollars.
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Carl J. Massie
Wilkes Lle
Lewis’ Cisier
Chesapeake
Chester
Clsler
Massie
Weather and obituary notes in Athens and Tuscarawas
The Athens area saw 72 degrees by 1 pm with rainfall totaling about 0.57 inches since 7 am. Also announced are funeral services for Robert L. Frazier Tuscarawas County auditor who died of a heart ailment Wednesday in New Philadelphia.
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New
Philadelphia
Robert L. Frazier
Tuscarawas
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