Athens county approves $40000 delinquent tax bonds sale
The Athens county Board of Commissioners, in a called meeting, sold $40,000 in delinquent tax bonds to Ryan Sutherland and Company of Toledo. The bid paid par and accrued interest at 1.75 percent with a $160 premium. Proceeds will cover county indebtedness, relief expenses, and other obligations through 1940. A $16,139.50 contract for limestone has been awarded for seven county roads including Gilkey Ridge and Deep Hollow.
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Board of
Athens County Commissioners
Ryan, Sutherland, and Company
Toledo
Albany Stoneries
Gabriel Pin- Ing
WPA
Pincelli
Gilkey Ridge
Lodi
Deep Hollow
Carthage
Judson Road
Loti
Marcum Road
Lee
Easler
Robinett Ridge
Waterloo
Lang Run
Canaan
Fifty-Nour Athens County Youth to CCC Camp Monday
Forty eight Athens County boys will be taken to the Nelsonville ECC camp on Monday, July 1. Relief director Dale Ziggafoos said the county quota is 40 with eight alternates to cover exam failures. A further 30 will be sent to the Nelsonville camp later in July.
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Athens County
Nelsonville
Dale Ziggatoos
Ziggafoos
Tourist in Athens Former Printer Turns Wealthy Visitor
Former Nelsonville printer Robert L. Hosman, now a wealthy traveler from Forest Hills New York, visits his hometown Athens and nearby New Straitville. He recalls family ties to Nelsonville and details his career in printing and travels across Europe and Asia before settling into a westward train journey with his wife Mrs. Hosman.
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Athens
Mobertson
L. D. Hosman
Nelsonville
New Straitevile
Forest Hills
New York City
Hosman
West Coast
Thomas Henry Hosman
Elizabeth Jane Scott ‘Hosman
Lincoln Scott
Kansas
Denver
York City
Europe
Asia
Uae
Europs
Sone
Ibere
Man and Daughters Helped by Army After Fire and Hitchhike
A man with three daughters ages 13 11 and 9, traveling from Jackson to McConnelsville, sought aid at Salvation Army HQ. Major Hinshaw and wife provided food and a night’s lodging Tuesday night. He said his wife had died and their home burned last week, leaving them with nothing while relatives awaited in McConnelsville.
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Salvation Army
Army
Rouse
Jackson
McConnelsville
W. W. Hinshaw
Morgan County's Last GAR Veteran Is Active
Morgan County's last Grand Army of the Republic veteran, W. Moody, remains active despite lameness and a cane. Born in Homer Township in 1842, he enlisted in 1864 in Ohio's 181st Infantry, married Nancy Daugherty, and fathered nine children. He has attended most GAR encampments and believes he may be the last survivor of his regiment in Ohio and possibly in the U.S. Now living with his son-in-law and daughter in Bishopville, he participates in local memorial services and has spent most of his life in Morgan County.
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W. Moody
Grand Army of the Republic
Morgan County
Homer Township
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Nancy Jane Daugherty
Moody
GAR
Ohio
United States
M. Price
Bishopville
65 Boys Hear Details Of Big Race in Athens
Sixty five boys ages 11 to 15 gathered at City Hall as officials announced details for the All American Soapbox Derby in Athens on July 18. Alvin Rosser, 16, won a set of derby wheels and aims to build a racer for Akron. Jay-Cees leaders and sponsors outlined rules, mentorship, and wheel lending to aid entrants, with prizes for heat winners and a trip to Akron for the Athens champion.
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Athens
Alvin Rosser
Pratt St
City Hall
Lerby
Cliff Cornell
Jarry Smith
Charleston
Chevrolet Motor ‘Co
M. E. Coyle
Akron
Advine
Carl Fielding
McFarland
Chevrolet
Jack Wadley
Farmers’ Equipment Co
Jay-Cees
Fielding
Mr. Wadley
Lend Wheels
McFarland’s. Athens Chevrolet
Carlos Hatcher
Chamber of Commerce
Youth Dragged When Team Is Frightened
Carl Dower or vonage aun was badly injured yesterday while hauling hay for his grandfather Jess Bennett. The rake broke and dragged him as the frightened team ran several hundred feet. He suffered a severe leg wound and head injuries, was treated by an Athens physician, and taken to his grandparents' home.
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Carl Dower
Myeay
Vonage
Aun
Jess Bennett
Dowler
Athens
Fire damages home on 162 E State St
A morning fire gutted the interior wardrobe and second floor closet at Albert W. Matters home 162 East State Street. Estimated damage is $100. Firemen contained the fire with little water damage. maid Anna Taylor discovered the blaze. Also reported, William G. Cook Stewart and Margaret K Conklin of Coolville were married yesterday by Rev. A Y Wilcox at 193 Lancaster Street.
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Albert "W. Matters
E. State St
William Junior
Matters
Anna. Taylor
William G. Cook
Stewart
Margaret K. Conklin
Coolville
A. Y. Wilcox
Hhis
Lancaster St
Attendance at Rufus Putnam exhibit tops 144 in three days
The exhibit opened last Monday at Rufus Putnam Elementary School reports 144 registrations in three days with similar numbers likely to register later. Twenty four companies are represented in a sun display of maps and office machinery showcased by one participant. A social hosted by the Welding Workers Club at Poston is planned for Friday at 7 pm for junior recreation fund raising with snacks available. The Blue Ribbon 4-H Club met at the Fairgrounds with twelve members and one visitor Danny Llewellyn planning a handkerchief party at Athens State Hospital grounds on July 3.
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Goon Muenaance
Rufus Putnam
Wayne T. Matthews
East Side
Fairgrounds
Danny Llewellyn
Athens State Hospital Grounds
Brothers Golden Involved In Morning Two-Vehicle Crash
Clifford Golden age 23 and John Golden age 2 of Coolville Route 3 were driving on Tick Ridge and Brimstone Road between Athens and Colville when their vehicles met head on at about 7 20. Both cars were damaged and neither brother was injured.
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Clifford Golden
John Golden
Coolville
Tick Ridge
Brimstone
Athens
Colville
Golden
Scout Leader Appointed in Athens County
W P Porter announces a new Boy Scout executive for Athens County. A district meeting at Athens High School Room 04 on Monday July 1 at 7 30 pm will introduce the new leader, Mr Stratton, a veteran scouter with roles as assistant routemaster scoutmaster and commissioner. Also notes local hospital updates and a driving fine in Athens.
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Erecta of
Salem
Athens County
W.P. Porter
Porter
Athens High School
Stratton
First B&O Streamliner To Run This Friday
The National Limited, the first B and O streamliner on a regular route through the territory, will depart New York and St. Louis Friday and pass eastbound through here at 9:42 p m. The blue gray train features dining tables, radios, refined seating, and four sleeping car types including compartments and drawing rooms.
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National Limited
New York
St. Louis
Auto Crash Towers Yard Near 52 Mill Street
An auto owned by Miss Peggy Davia of Chicago ran loose from a curb at 52 Mill Street punching through a yard and knocking down a tree before smashing an electric pole at Kurtz and Mill. Officer Joe McBride reports the front of the car wrecked in the incident. The Willing Workers 4H Club met at the Community House last Thursday with officers listed. A social program is planned for Friday June 28 at Poston School House.
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Mill Still
Peggy” Davia
Chicago
Walter Baird
Mill St
Joe McBride
Kurtz and
Mill Sts
Amantin
Contempt Charged in Divorce Case
A man whose wife Viola Sanders was awarded a divorce by Common Pleas Judge C. F. Rowland was ordered to appear in court Friday to answer contempt of court for failing to comply with a court order in the divorce action issued on March 20.
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Ews Owangers
Maitie
Viola Sanders
Common Pleas
C. F. Rowland
Masons to Confer Degree at Paramutum No 23 Lodge
A special meeting of Paramutum No 23 F A M is announced for Friday evening at 7 90. The Master Mason will confer a degree on a candidate after the usual preparatory work. A social hour will follow with refreshments and light entertainment.
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Masons
Paramutum Sole No. 23
F&a
Wile Fedohnson
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