First To Be in Columbus Mayor Gessaman To Speak
Mayor Myron Gessaman will speak at the Burn Ohio Coal dinner in Columbus set for July 20 at the Neil House. The event, organized by the foundation, aims to promote coal use and feature speakers from Columbus and regional coal interests.
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Columbus
Gessaman
John W. Bricker
Buckley
Julius Pico
Foundation
Pico
Columbia
Neil House
Myron Gessaman
C. C. Cook
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Carbondale
Charles Wallace
Matthew Dawson
Ernest Parker
John Gail
Glouster
C. F. Guinther
Dr. Backley
Jacksonville
Cigaret Sales Expensive for Inn Operator
Hobart Stanley, operator of the Green and White Inn at Sugar Creek, was arrested and pleaded guilty before Magistrate T. R. Bennett. He was fined 25 dollars plus 10.65 dollars costs, with 15 dollars of the fine suspended on obtaining a cigaret license costing 25 dollars, valid until May 22.
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Hobart Stanley
Sugar Creek
Stanley
Oliver Tracey
T. R. Bennett
County Scout Leaders to Convene at Camp Dupler
Scoutmasters and Boy Scout leaders from all Athens County troops gather Sunday afternoon at Camp Dupler scout cabin at four to discuss camping and activities. Scout executives will cover advancement budget programs and draft an outline for Fourth of July and other holidays. Outdoor cooking planned for evening meal.
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Athens County
Camp Dupler
24 Bike Tags Not Claimed
Mayor Cliff Cornell sought 24 Athens school children to day for unclaimed bicycle licenses. He aimed to move the remaining 24 of a 80 tag consignment from his office to bikes, part of a Bicycle Safety Bureau campaign run with teachers, city police, and the state highway patrol.
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Athens
Bicycle Safety Bureau
Farmhand John Peck lgeski Drowns Crossing Conneaut Creek
Conneaut Ohio authorities reported the drowning of 21 year old farm hand John Peck lgeski who died while attempting to cross Conneaut Creek late yesterday.
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Conneaut
John Pecklgeski
Conneaut Creek
Palace of Engineering at Wembley Largest Concrete Structure
The Palace of Engineering in Wembley England is described as the largest concrete structure in the world. The article notes its monumental scale and engineering significance.
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Palace of Engineering
Wembley
England
Gilbert Knight Santa Claus of the Athens Post Office
Gilbert Knight, longtime parcel post driver in Athens, recalls his varied postal career from substitute to the first regular parcel post carrier. He delivers five to six hundred packages daily and more at Christmas, enjoys swimming and boating, and spends weekends and vacations on the Great Lakes. He and wife N/A children Billy and Jimmy live with grandparents J. H. Rogers.
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Gilbert Knight
Santa Claus
Athens
Ohio University
Postman Knight
Mr. Knight
Billy
Jimmy
J. H. Rogers
Great Lakes
Post Office
C&O Plans Abandonment of Hocking Station
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad requests permission from the state utilities commission to abandon its non agency station at Hocking in Athens County. The rail line says maintenance costs exceed revenue and no public necessity exists for the station.
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Columbus
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Today
State Utilities Commission
Hocking
Athens County
Mrs Halsey Dies at Zephyr Hills Home
Mrs Olive Ann Halsey of Zephyr Hills Florida dies at home with daughter in law and granddaughter survivors include her sister in law Eva Griffin of 19 North Congress Street Meigs County born educated as a teacher. She leaves a son in law Carl Lippincott and daughter and three grandchildren.
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C. R. Featherston
Olive Ann Halsey
Zephyr Hills
Fla
Carl Lippincott
Clipper Delayed by Swells in Harbor
The Atlantic clipper on its pre view Transatlantic round trip was delayed en route home due to heavy swells in the harbor at Horta.
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Lisbon
Horta
Rescued by Police In Indianapolis After Digging Free
Howard Jackson, 38, was rescued by police and firemen in Indianapolis after being buried under tons of dirt for 10 hours. He survived the perilous incident and was pulled to safety with non life threatening injuries. Authorities investigated the cause of the collapse and the incident remains under review.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Howard Jackson
Farm girl collapses en route to meet pen pal in Cleveland
Dorothy Saffle an 18 year old from Chauncey Athens County collapsed on a downtown Cleveland street after hitch hiking with no food. Bystanders collected 80 cents for a meal before police took her to St. Vincent Charity Hospital where she said she was traveling to Leroy Michigan to meet a pen pal she had met through a farm journal column.
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Cleveland
U.P
Chauncey
Athens County
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Dorothy Saffle
Leroy
Mich
Salesmen Entitled To Job Insurance Under Ohio Act
The Ohio Unemployment Compensation Act may grant job insurance to sales representatives whose pay depends on their effort if their employers bear the credit risks of customers they produce, according to BUC Administrator H. C. Atkinson.
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H. C. Atkinson
BUC
Temperature Drops After Showers Here
Showers and clouded skies caused a drop in Athens temperature by more than 10 degrees from a high of 87 yesterday. By 11 a.m. today the reading stood at 75 after a seasonal low of 63 last night, with more rain likely.
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Athens
Water Line Project Planned For July 3 In Athens
Tentative start Monday July 3 for a WPA water line expansion in Athens estimated at 41 547 dollars with 22 461 federal funds. The 4 12 mile extension adds 21 fire hydrants and many service connections along S High Washington Streets and multiple west side streets employing up to 200 men.
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Athens
WPA
Zanesville
Bart Davidson
Congress
S. High
Washington Sts
Peach Ridge Road
Fairview Ave
Grand Park Blvd
Townsend
Herald Ave
Union St
Highland
Columbia Ave
Wilkes
Foster Place
Palmer St
Currier, Mary and Granville
W. State, High and
Carpenter Sts
Third Case of Rare Fever Is Reported Here
The third case in two years of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Athens County is reported at New England by Dr. J. M. Higgins health commissioner. Mrs Celia Lewis diagnosed June 21 after illness since June 8 with high fever and red eruptions. The tick borne disease is rarely fatal, with local fatality rates between five and ninety percent, depending on location.
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Rocky Mountain
Athens County
New England
J. M. Higgins
Celia Lewis
Mrs. Lewis
Iowa
Lewis
Higgins
Ex Panama Teacher To Speak at Albany
Dr. Newman Powell formerly a University of Panama instructor will discuss life in Central America at an Albany Grange meeting in the organization hall Saturday at 8 30 p m. Born of missionary parents in Panama he is an authority on social conditions in that region a potluck lunch will follow the discussion and the meeting is open to visitors.
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Newman Powell
University of Panama
Central America
Albany Grange
Panama
Powell
The
Grange
John Jagers Flies to Cleveland Convention
John Jagers of the Athens Rotary Club flew to Cleveland on Thursday to attend the Rotary International meeting. He represented the Athens Rotary, a state host club for the international convention.
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John Jagers
Cleveland
Athens ‘Rotary Club
Rotary International
Jagers
Athens Rotary
Townsend Returns From Columbus Grand Jury Duty
A. D. Townsend has returned from Columbus where he served on a federal grand jury. He will report for duty again on Monday morning.
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A. D. Townsend
Columbus
Athens High students visit county weather observer
Members of H. C. Pickett's mathematics class at Athens High School summer session toured Nellie M. France, Athens county weather observer, this morning as part of a study on measurements.
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H. C. Pickett
Athens High School
Mra
Nellie M
France
Athens County Weather Observer
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