Fine Arts Conference Opens At Ohio University
Dr John Erskine of Columbia University opens a two day Fine Arts Conference at Ohio University with a critique of education focusing on experience over marks. He calls for practical study and real results in the arts and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Erskine
Columbia University
Ohio University
Erskine
James Francis Cooke
The
Etude
Memorial Auditorium
College of Fine Arts
Milton Smith
Ewing
Matlack Price
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Always Writing a Book Is Erskine's Comment
Dr. John Erskine, backstage at Ewing Auditorium, reveals he is always writing a book about Patrick Henry with a revolutionary background. He recalls choosing writing over concert piano after a career hampered by hand injuries and notes how social problems influence writing across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Dr. Erskine
Mr. Erskine
Solomon's Temple
Memorial Auditorium
Cutler Hall
NYA Students Among Ohio University Honors
NYA work projects aid needy youth 18 to 25 not in school and unemployed while NYA's student aid helps about 18 000 Ohio high school and college students to continue education. At Ohio University six new Mortar Board members were NYA students and two NYA assisted women earned standout records including Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi. NYA men averaged 1.619 compared with campus 1.393. 38 of 115 NYA women were in the top tenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYA
Ohio
Ohio University
Mortar Board
Women's Honorary Organization
Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic Honorary
Kappa Delta Pi
Earl Sprague Infant Dies Saturday Night
Roger Warren Sprague ten months old, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Sprague of 37 N Lancaster St, died after a prolonged illness. Funeral at 10 am Tuesday at parents home. burial Clarks Chapel. Rev Osborne leads services. Grandparents J E Hunkerford and J J Sprague. Hawley and Carlton siblings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Warren Sprague
Earl Sprague
N. Lancaster St
Hawley
Pontiac
Mich
Carlton
Emma
Grace
J. E. Hunkerford
J. J. Sprague
Athens
Clarks Chapel
Osborne
Poor Brakes Fine Levied on Trimble Man
Grover Arnold age 29 of Trimble was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell for driving an automobile with insufficient brakes. Arnold was arrested by state patrolmen at the South Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Arnold
Trimble
Cliff Cornell
Arnold
South “Y
Legion Special Meeting Wednesday Aboard July 4 Plans
A special meeting of K. T. Cros sen Post of the American Legion will be held at 73 S. Court St. on Wednesday night at 7 30 to advance plans for the Fourth of July celebration. Adjutant A E McConkey urges all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. T. Crossen
The
American Legion
S. Court St
A. E. Mce- Conkey
Automobile Plunges Through Billboard on Route 33
Two men were injured when their car left Route 33 near the North Y curve and crashed through a billboard, hitting three trees. Glen Lewis, 29, of Zanesville, suffered facial and arm cuts. Chester, 31, of Detroit, was in shock. Sheriff Bayless investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Route 33
Glen Lewis
Zanesville
Chester
Detroit
Mich
Pomeroy
Glen Lawson
Charles Bayless
Dawn patrol breakfast draws 40 flyers near Athens
Dr D S Shumate and Carroll Thorne join 40 to 50 aeronauts from over 100 miles for a Parkersburg dawn patrol breakfast. Attendees include Marion Wedge claiming a 96 mph 40 hp Aeronca C 3 on a Charleston race, plus pilots from Huntington Huntingtonian Crum and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knouff
Dr. Shumate
Carroll Thorne
Parkersburg
AL. Knouff
D. S. Shumate
Yours Truly
Dawn Patrol
Marion Wedge
Gallipolis
Charleston
Marion
Miami
Whipple Reports Car Stolen From Office
Eldridge Whipple of Union Printing Co. reported his tan 1936 Pontiac coupe stolen from in front of the office between 5 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Athens police notified the state highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Whipple
The
Union Printing Co
Athens City
Carman Church
State Highway Patrol
Conservation of Fish and Game Gains National Attention
Athens Junior High School student Henry Miller presents a speech on fish and game. He traces decline from abundance to near extinction, notes early conservation efforts, indicates 1929 federal law for wildlife breeding grounds, and calls for wider public and government cooperation to sustain game and fishing for recreation and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Henry Miller
Ohio
Cuvier Club
Cincinnati
Isaak Walton League
Congress
Fish and Game
Illinois
Conservation Department
Washington, D. C
British Seaplane Fire on Refueling Barge
A gasoline barge refueling a seaplane caught fire and touched off flames that spread to the aircraft before it could be moored away. No details on casualties or exact location are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. I. C.goldaeboro
Vienna
Costa
Fourth of July horse and pony races at Athens County Fairgrounds
Franz L Woodworth seeks entries for pony and horse races at the American Legion celebration. The racing committee will pay owners per entrant, with liberal prize money for wins. Pony races classified by rider and pony attributes. horses to be non professional and rural ridden. An exhibition by Miss Marjorie Beasley and Topper is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz L. Woodworth
American Legion
Athens County Fairgrounds
Col
T. F. McNeill
Colonel McNeill
Marjorie Beasley
Topper
County Plans New Jail With Cooperative Support
County officials consider a two story jail design with sheriff and courtroom on different floors. Glouster Nelsonville and Athens offer cooperation to house prisoners during construction. Judge Rowland urges keeping the May grand jury open and relocating minor offenses to speed releases. A WPA project and a PWA grant are explored for building funds. Diseased prisoners may be housed at the County Home with proper care and segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stratton
Glouster
Nelsonville
Athens
Rowland
Gill
Walter Maccombs
PWA
Maccombs
Vinton County
Meeting Postponed by Zion Baptist Church
The Mothers' Bible Class of Zion Baptist Church Lower Plains has postponed its next meeting to July 11 from the original July 4 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Bible Class
The
Zion Baptist Church
Lower Plains
Car Theft Suspects Arrested After Weekend Pursuit
Bill Lomier of Glouster and his uncle Donald Nash were arrested Sunday in Cuyahoga Falls after a search by the sheriff’s officers and state patrol. Findlay officers planned to move them to custody and were to go to Athens County for James Ryan of Texas, held on suspicion in the car theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lomier
Glouster
Donald Nash
Cuyahoga Falls
Findlay
Athens County
James Ryan
Texas
27 Millionth Ford on Tour Stops in Athens
The 27,000,000th Ford car on a cross country tour will stop in Athens this afternoon after leaving the New York World's Fair and Ford Day celebrations. Accompanied by a police escort, the car is due at 4 p.m. and will be welcomed by Mayor C. C. Cornell, Police Chief E. S. Finsterwald, Bank of Athens cashier F. D. Forsyth, and Athens National Bank official J. H. McClure before continuing westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
United States
F. R. Beasley
Ford Motor Company
RB. W. Burroughs
Cincinnati
C. C. Cornell
E. S. Finsterwald
F. D. Forsyth
Bank of Athens
J. H. McClure
Athens National Bank
Beasley
Virgil Knecht dies suddenly in Chicago
Virgil M. Knecht age 56 former Athens resident died suddenly at his Chicago home from a heart attack. He worked in the purchasing department of Pure Oil Co in Chicago and had previously been a railroader. His daughter Virginia Knecht teacher in Coolville was with him. Funeral services expected in Sugar Grove, likely Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil M. Knecht
Athens
Chicago
Virginia Knecht
Coolville
Knecht
Pure Oil Co
Playground supervisors absence to affect Athens centers
East and West Athens playgrounds will lack supervisors from June 28 to July 5 as WPA employees take a week of unpaid vacation after the federal fiscal year. Harry Lackey will oversee all programs at the high school grounds and asks East and West baseball teams to keep their schedules during leaders’ absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
WPA
Harry Lackey
Mill St
Prisoners Taken to Mansfield Reformatory
Ben Dye Sam Barnett James Staley and William McKee were sentenced on breaking and entering and larceny charges after the May grand jury session. Deputies Charles Evans and B C Day took them to Mansfield Reformatory this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dye
Sam Barnett
James Staley
William McKee
Mansfield Reformatory
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
New Marshfield Junior 4 H Club Elects Three New Members
The New Marshfield Junior 4 H Club met at the high school building with three new members present. After a brief business meeting, games were played and candy made. The next meeting is set for Thursday June 29 at 2 o clock in the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Hilarious Hemmers Hold Meeting At School Building
Twenty five members and three advisors attended last Tuesday. Officers shared insights from the advisors and officers conference in Athens. After the business session, members worked on projects and the afternoon ended with recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemmers
Athens
Autos per capita set city record in Pasadena report
City of Pasadena statistics show 38,200 autos, nearly one per two residents, far above the national average of one car per ten people. The data highlight Pasadena as having perhaps the highest car density among U S cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
United States
Red Cross outlines disaster readiness in Athens County
The Athens County Chapter of the American Red Cross reports extensive disaster preparedness plans. Local pre-disaster survey committees across Albany Amesville Athens Chauncey Coolville Glouster and Nelsonville map out response for flood fire tornado and other catastrophes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Athens County
American Red Cross
Albany
Amesville
Athens
Chauncey
Coolville
Glouster
Nelsonville
Central Committee
Five Jailed From Mayor's Court In Athens County
Five individuals were jailed in Athens County over the weekend for fines from Mayor Cliff Cornell. Harry Williams of Athens was fined 50 dollars and costs for intoxication and must settle 13.90 from prior fines. Carl Tuttle of Lancaster faced fighting and intoxication charges. his wife and husband were fined 25 dollars and 10 dollars respectively. Glen Tippie of Chauncey was fined 10 dollars for disturbing the peace. Hearings were set for Clark Battin and B H Bradick on intoxication charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Cliff Cornell
Harry Williams
Athens R. C
Carman Church
Carl Tuttle
Lancaster
Church
Charles Tuttle
E. S. Finsterwald
Harry Risley
Glen Tippie
Chauncey
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Clark Battin
B. H. Bradick
Battin
Risley
Bradick
Route 50 Job Starts July 1
Work on a two mile section of U S Route 50 in Canaan Township will begin about July 1. G R Evans state highway resident engineer for Athens Vinton and Hocking Counties announced contractors Miller and Orndorff of Waterford Ohio are moving in equipment from Ironton. About 80 Athens County men will be employed as unskilled labor on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan Township
G. R. Evans
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Mrs Celia Lewis Dies At New England Home
Mrs Celia Lewis aged 49 wife of Vv G Lewis died at their New England home Sunday morning after a two week illness She had been a lifelong resident except for a period in the West She married in 1910 and leaves a daughter Kathryn a son Olson is deceased Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 am at the New England Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev H E Warner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Lewis
Vv. G. Lewis
New England
West
Mr. Lewis
Kathryn
Olson
New England Presbyterian Church
H. E. Warner
Ohio institute trains women as medical assistants in Cleveland
The Ohio Institute for Medical Assistants opens in Cleveland as the second U S school to train women as both doctors helpers and secretaries. Classes operate in a downtown office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, C
Ohio Institute For Medical Assistants
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorothy Lamour
New York
Stephen Fuld
Columbia Broadcasting
Fuld
Ewing Auditorium
U.S
Washington
U.P
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Legion
Piper Aircraft
Clarksburg
Goshen
Howard Mayes
Huntington
Irene Crum
Chet Hall
Columbus
J. J. Stickle
Herman Swingle
T. P. Fields
Gene Beatty
Ohio State Journal
Whipple
America
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Virgil Knecht
W. Union St
Dowler & Ferguson
Funeral Home
Athens, Ohio
RED Cross
Clyde Gibson
Arthur H. Rhoads
Horace Palmer
D. B. Green
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Carl Beasley
M. E. Olmstead
C. C. Bird
Dwight Rutherford
Mayor's
Route
Nurito
Oscar Fulton
City Hall
Dial
Fugate
Mhens Pharmacy
Court ST
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!