Four Sentenced to Mansfield after Athens Court session
After a May grand jury indicted 16 youths on felony charges, 13 Athens County prisoners faced arraignment. Four pleaded guilty and received indeterminate sentences to Mansfield Reformatory, while nine pleaded not guilty under tight security.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Mansfield
Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Mansfield Reformatory
Charles Bayless
Everett Gandee
James
Staley
William McKee
White Seal Oil Co
F. R. Beasley
Ralph Howe
Nelsonville
Rowland
Sam Barnett
Stewart
Ilias Bea Dye
Marengo
Cedric P. Campbell
Reformatory
Leo Walchak
Hunterdon
John Anderson
Francis Brown
Charles Levering
Oak Grove
Athens County seeks jail repairs bids amid fire marshal order
Athens County faces a Friday deadline to repair the jail and sheriff s residence after Fire Marshal Ray Gill ordered wiring to meet code and structural fixes. Two firms were invited to bid as sub contractors prep proposals, while one firm grew discouraged at vague specs.
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Athens
Athens County
Ray R. Gill
Kittle
Athens Lumber Co
Walter Maccombs
Bardin
Columbus
Gill
Grand Jury
Rufus Hopkins
Common Pleas Court
Fourth of July Show Plans At Athens County Fairgrounds
Committees in charge of arrangements for the Fourth of July celebration sponsored by K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 of the American Legion report progress at Legion headquarters. Wallace Brothers' shows will headline along the midway with Congressman Jenkins and ex-Governor Davey as principal speakers. Additional entertainment, including a possible amateur contest, was discussed and details to be announced later.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens County Fairgrounds
Legion
Wallace Brothers
Thomas A. Jenkins
Martin L. Davey
Twenty Seventh Millionth Ford Visit Heads to Athens
The twenty seventh Ford is due in Athens Monday afternoon as part of a caravan en route from the New York World’s Fair to the San Francisco fair. Company officials will travel with the car and arrive about 4 30 p m. Fred Beasley will greet the visitors at Hotel Berry where the group will dine.
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Ford
Athens
San Francisco
Fred Beasley
Hotel Berry
Mrs. McCune To Be Buried at Sand Rock
Funeral services for Ari zona Carpenter McCune will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Sand Rock Church. She died in Akron after a long illness. Survived by husband A L McCune two Akron brothers Len B and M F McCune of Athens one son Russell McCune of Chicago and a grandson Jack of Chicago Born in Morgan County she married A L McCune in 1893 in Athens and lived in Crooksville before moving to Akron about 20 years ago.
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Arizona Carpenter McCune
Akron
Sand Rock
Athens
Crooksville
Playground Leaders To Take Payless Rest
Athens County playgrounds under WPA supervision will lack supervision from June 28 to July 5 as the Zanesville district recreation staff takes a paid vacation. Forest W. Mautz said 11 county leaders and director Elinor Cattley are among 253 statewide in 17 counties affected to permit fiscal year end adjustments.
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Athens County
WPA
Zanesville
Forest W. Mautz
Elinor Cattley
Free 76c Medicine With This Athens County Ad Offer
Lia Quick's Drug Store offers a full size 1.25 bottle of BIG CHIEF INDIAN HERB TONIC for 49c for this weekend and next week. Limited to three bottles per customer. Mail orders add 12c.
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Quick’s Drug Store
Athens County
Army Chooses OU Graduates
Two graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps from Ohio University Arthur J. DeLuca of Steubenville and Ralph R. Penick of Hebron have been selected by the War Department for active duty in the rank of Second Lieutenant with the regular army for one year under the Thomason Act. They may compete for permanent regular service after the year. At least ten percent of R O T C officers completing Thomason Act service receive regular appointments.
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Thhe
Ohio University
Arthur J. DeLuca
Steubenville
Ralph R. Penick
Hebron
War Department
Regular Army
Thomason
Corporal Henery Receives Commission At Columbus Ceremony
The Athens Sub-station commander H. D. Henery went to Columbus yesterday for a brief ceremony. He received his commission and stripes becoming Corporal. He had led the local sub-station since J. B. Grogan moved to patrol headquarters and had held patrolman rank until yesterday.
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H. D. Henery
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Columbus
Henery
Corp. J. B. Grogan
Church Supper Honors New Members
First Presbyterian Church will host a pot luck supper and social tonight at 6 to recognize 1939 new members. The list includes Dr. Margaret Hampel Eleanor Minister Elbert Minister Mrs Edward Minister and many others.
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First Presbyterian Church
Margaret Hampel
Eleanor
Elbert
Edward Minister
Walter Cornwell
William Oliver Martin
Helen Manser
Emmert
Leonard
Phillip Woodworth
Dixon
Manter
George Rutkoskie
William Hammerle
Freda Smith
Gifford Blyton
Carlos Hatcher
John Cline
Dave Hughes
Joe Klingenberg
W. H. McClain
Harold McClain
Savena Brown
R. Harrison
E. H. Mueller
New Wheat Growers Must Apply by July First
Farmers who wish to grow wheat for the first time in 1940 must file an application with the county committee by July 1 to participate in the federal program. Athens County has a fixed wheat acreage allotment. those who did not grow wheat in 1937 38 or 39 must apply, or their allotment will be denied.
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Agricultural Conservation Office
Athens County
Dowler Couple Welcomes Baby James Kirk
Mr and Mrs John W Dowler of 70 Morris Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital welcomed a son named James Kirk last night The Dowlers already have two sons and a daughter ensuring a growing family unit
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Dowlers
John W. Dowler
Morris Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Kirk
Army To Have Annual Picnic Plans Adopted
Salvation Army Advisory Board delegates organize annual picnic for underprivileged children after a luncheon. E F Sells named general chairman with L W Roberts and C C Cornel set to arrange games and entertainment and Charles Cornwell to manage finances. Donations requested to Mr Cornwell with Adjutant Hillis handling tickets and distribution.
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Car
L. W. Roberts
E. F. Sells
C. C. Cornel
Charles Cornwell
Cornwell
Sells
Adjutant Hillis
Captain Schofield
Fred W. Weber
W. A. Matheny
G. K. Bush
Irvin Quick
Patrolmen Seek Velma West and Companions
Ohio patrolmen from the Athens substation are on the lookout for Velma West and three companions who escaped from Marysville. Gallipolis officers investigated a report of an itinerant woman buying a dress in a department store and then vanished.
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Athens
Velma West
Marysville
Gallipolis
Three Camps Offered for Athens County Boy Scouts
Scouts in Athens County will have summer camping across three sites Camp Dupler near Athens Camp Kinshuta in Meigs County and Camp Kootaga near Parkersburg West Virginia July 1 to Aug 22 with a local Aug 8 to 15 session. R D Dalrymple and G E Ashwill lead the program assisted by a senior and junior staff and awards include Good Camper Honor Camper and a Special Troop Camping prize.
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Athens County
Boy Scouts
G. E. Ashwill
Dupler
Athens
Kinshuta
Meigs County
Kootaga
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ashwill
R. D. Dalrymple
Kiashuta
Food distribution by York and Athens township trustees
Athens Township trustees will distribute surplus commodities from the Oak Street warehouse Saturday morning from 9 to noon to direct relief and old age pension clients. York Township trustees will distribute Saturday at the Townhouse on Hocking Street in Nelsonville.
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Athens
Oak St
York Township
Hocking St
Nelsonville
Baby Born at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr and Mrs Bigony
A daughter was born this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr Emerson Bigony and Mrs Bigony of Carpenter City.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs
Emerson Bigony
Carpenter
W. W. Burch Funeral Held in Dayton
Funeral services were held in Dayton for W. W. Burch 70 a native of Canaan Township Athens County who died in a Cincinnati hospital He was a train dispatcher for years and recently retired He leaves a widow five children Edna Charlotte William George Edward and Don plus two brothers Ray and Orley
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Dayton
W. W. Burch
Canaan Township
Athens County
Cincinnati
George Burch
Ray
Orley
Los Angeles
Calif
Edna
Middletown
Charlotte
William
Columbus
George
Edward
Don
Fort Knox
Backache and Leg Pains Signal Kidney Trouble
Alerts readers that persistent backache and leg pains may warn of kidney or bladder issues. Explains kidneys remove waste from blood and that failing kidneys cause aches, swelling, headaches, and fatigue. Recommends Doan’s Pills as a long used remedy.
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Nature
Millena
Doan
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