Coal Foundation seeks price adjustment for Ohio coal into Cleveland
The Ohio Coal Foundation moves to unite operators, miners, and consumers to petition the Bituminous Coal Commission for lower minimum prices on Ohio coal shipped to Cleveland. The effort aims to offset higher Guffey act prices and open a 125 000 ton annual market with the new electric plant.
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Athens
Ohio— Coal Foundation
Cleveland
Ohio Coal Foundation
Ohio
Bituminous Coal Commission
Washington
Foundation
C. B. Patterson
William Morris
Fourth District Producers’ Board
Ezra van Horn
Patterson
Fairmont
W. Va
The
Coal Commission
B.t.u.’S
Coal Foundation
Charles Wallace
Glouster
B. B. Backley
Jacksonville
W. F. Smiley
Soldiers Burn Car Wreck Near Coolville
Four soldiers from Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana were bruised when a rented car wrecked and burned on Route 50 near Coolville. K O Phares of Chanute Field Illinois was severely burned and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in fair condition. State patrolmen said the car left the road and turned over twice before burning. Phares home is Clarksburg West Virginia and had been picked up by the Elkins group between Athens and Columbus.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Elkins
W. Va
Coolville
K. O. Phares
Chanute Field
Ill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wheer
Phares
Clarksburg
Elkins Party
Athens
Columbus
Plan District Scout Meeting in Athens High School
A district meeting of six Hock Hocking Area sub committees for civic promotion of Boy Scout work will be Friday night at Athens High School. Joseph R Stratton announces the seminar to acquaint committee men with their scout duties and discuss future plans. Roy Dupler will preside with sub committees chaired by Dr B B Buckley C D Samford Lawrence W Lange Edward Cole Cliff Cornell Ross Wright and H C Pendry.
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Hock-Hocking
Athens High School
Joseph R. Stratton
Athens County
Stratton
Roy Dupler
B. B. Buckley
C. D. Samford
Lawrence W. Lange
Ohio University
Edward Cole
Cliff Cornell
Ross Wright
H. C. Pendry
Athens
Youth Council to Meet in Athens Grange Hall
The Athens County Farm Bureau Youth Council will meet Wednesday at 8 o'clock in the Athens Grange Hall. All members are urged to attend.
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Athens County Farm Bureau
Local groups demand more aid before Europe relief
Unemployed groups from Glouster and Nelsonville pressed Athens County commissioners to boost relief and WPA jobs, arguing funds are inadequate while European aid continues. They named a three member committee to press state officials in Columbus for more county relief and job programs, noting 553 county WPA workers already employed and plans for 700 with new road projects.
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Athens
Charles Stratton
John Hope
Ray Bobo
Columbus
John L. Southard
Glouster
T. O. Draper
Nelsonville
Henry Dennis
All-American Organization of
Stratton
WPA
Dale Ziggaroos
Harry Dust
Taylor Ridge
Wemmer
Trimble Township
Zanesville
Chester Sanborn
All-American Organization
Nate Matheny
Nelsonville Group
Creed recounts 30 years in Ohio welfare service
Dr. C. H. Creed, superintendent of the Athens State Hospital, spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on his boyhood near Lancaster and his three decades serving Ohio welfare institutions. He cited a 1940 Athens hospital population of 1,814 with nearly 250 staff, and cited systemwide care for 37,922 wards.
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C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
Athens Rotary Club
Lancaster
Ohio
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Columbus State Hospital
Athens
Athens Hospital
Creed
City Firemen Experts In Giving First Aid
Fire Chief Harold Junod has completed Red Cross Standard First Aid Courses and is a certified instructor. He trained department members and several firemen earned Standard First Aid cards, with Costello to return for advanced courses next fall. The department’s inhalator, ready for use in emergencies, is operated by trained personnel. A 1940 tally shows four inhalator calls, with calls expected to rise as awareness grows. Herbert commended Junod’s crew in a Red Cross letter to the mayor, noting their readiness for any first aid emergency.
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Athens
Harold Junod
George Costello
The
Red Cross
Junod
Charles Dalton
Roy Robinson
Paul Dalton
Clarence Colmer
Harry Dalton
Fred James
Vern Andrews
Gerald Glover
Costello
Charles
Herbert
Chief Junod
W. H. Herbert
Athens County
American Red Cross
Cliff Cornell
Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted in Athens Area
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Charles Maxwell of Athens Route 4 was admitted February 28 and underwent a major operation Tuesday morning. Mrs. Claudius Baker of 6 Palmer Street had a minor operation Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lorena Smith of 52 Grosvenor Street was discharged today.
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Charles Maxwell
Athens Route 4
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Claudius Baker
Palmer St
Lorena Smith
Grosvenor St
Instructors to Meet at Ross Wright Home
Athens County vocational agriculture instructors and farm security supervisors will meet on Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the home of Ross Wright the county extension agent located at 15 North May Avenue.
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Athens County Vocational Agriculture
Ross Wright
N. May Avenue
West Side Community Party at West Side School
West Side residents are invited to a community party at West Side School auditorium Thursday at 7 pm. The event to be sponsored by the school features a free motion picture show and a general good time for attendees.
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West Side
James Swartz Dies at Home in Alfred
James Swartz 82 died at 2:30 this morning at his Alfred home after several months illness. He was the youngest and last surviving sibling of Melzer John Israel and Mrs John Hawk. Survived by wife Mary Swartz and son Dana E Swartz of Alfred. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM Alfred Methodist Church with burial in nearby cemetery.
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James Swartz
Alfred
Melzer
John
Israel
John Hawk
Mr. Swartz
Mary Swartz
Dana E. Swartz
Girl Reserves Report From Conference Highlights
The Girl Reserves Conference in Columbus last weekend provides the program for the Athens High School Girl Reserves luncheon meeting. The four officers Jane Finsterwald president Martha Ann Hoisington vice president Jane Maccombs secretary Ruth Ann Grover devotional chairman attended Friday to Sunday with representatives from southern Ohio. Each officer will present a portion of the program and discussion will follow.
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Girl Reserves
Columbus
Athens High School
Ohio
Jane Finsterwald
Martha Ann Hoisington
Jane Maccombs
Ruth Ann Grover
Scout Leaders To Meet For Spring Outdoor Plans
The Leaders Association of the Girl Scouts will meet Wednesday at 1 30 p m in the Girl Scout Rooms on E State St. Arts and crafts work will be done and plans for the Spring outdoor program will be discussed.
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Leaders Association of the Girl Scouts
Girl Scout
E. State St
Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather
Book review of Sapphira and the Slave Girl set in 1856 Virginia near Winchester. Discusses Sapphira Colbert’s jealousy, her treatment of Nancy and Till, Jezebel’s Africa to America journey, and the novel’s portrayal of Old South plantation life and slave society.
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Sapphira
Willa Cather
New York
Alfred A. Knopf
Sapphira Colbert
Mill House
Miss Cather
Tidewater
Virginia
Henry Colbert
Till
Nancy
Jezebel
Winchester
Africa
America
Back Creek
Week's Best Sellers Highlight Fiction and Nonfiction
Kenneth Roberts' Oliver Wiswell leads fiction while Jan Waltin's Out of the Night tops nonfiction. My Sister and I by Dirk Van der Heide and The Wounded Don't Cry by Quentin Reynolds are also in the first five nonfiction. H. M. Pu Esquire by John P. Marquand, a Boston life novel, tops Athens lists and may be Book of the Month Club selection.
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Kenneth Roberts
Oliver Wiswell
Jan Waltin
Fred Lachs
Dirk van der Heide
Quentin Reynolds
Elsie Bridgewater
Logan
H. M. Pu
Esquire
John P. Marquand
Boston Life
Athens
Truck Driver Fined On Overload Charge
State highway patrolmen report their first arrest under the new load reduction rule as Sherrill Harless of Washington West Virginia was arraigned by Mayor Cliff Correll on overload charges. He was fined $25 plus costs. The ruling requires a 25 percent load reduction during the spring thaws.
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Sherrill Harless
Washington W. Va
Cliff Correll
Harless
Relief Delegation Treated to Bean Dinner by Relief Office
About 100 men and women from Gloucester and Nelsonville joined a Monday meeting with the commissioners and were served a pork and bean dinner at the relief office. Director Ziggafos and staff organized the collection for the meal, with one member noting ample pork on the beans.
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Glouster
Nelsonville
of Commissioners
Relief Office
Ziggafoos
Meeting Date Changed By Alexander Township Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Alexander Township changed their meeting to the second Saturday of each month. Clerk Otho Castle announced the next meeting is scheduled for Saturday March 8.
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Alexander Township
Otho Castle
Parkersburg hosts all day Guernsey breeders meeting
Dairymen and Guernsey breeders of the region are invited to an all day session in Parkersburg hosted by the Wood County Guernsey Breeders Association. Earl Schultz from the Guernsey Cattle Club of Petersboro New Hampshire will speak as the guest.
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Parkersburg
Wood County
Guernsey Breeders Association
Earl Schultz
Guernsey Cattle Club
Petersboro
N .H
Athens City weighs relief policy options due by April 1
Athens Council authorized be officials to set next year relief costs and report in two weeks. By April 1 the city must sign a new contract with the Athens County relief group or form its own. Funds source questioned until lawmakers pass more relief aid for taxing districts.
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Athens
Athens Council
Athens County Relief Organization
Teste
Wessieiin
PSL
Perrier
Bart Davidson
Council
Luhiig Road
Izaak Walton League Meets Tonight in Athens
The Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Fire Department. All lot owners have been asked to be present.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
U S Would Be Enemy of Axis
Dr Smith warned that American entry into war with Japan would pull the United States into conflict with the Axis. He cited space and resource limits behind Japan’s expansion and noted unresolved issues in Manchuria and China. He urged geography study and honest patriotism in peace and during international tension.
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Japan
America
Dr. Smith
Stalin
Russia
Far East
Balkans
Revival in Progress At Athens Army Hall
Revival meetings are held at the Salvation Army Hall directed by Envoy Frank C Berry a Spanish American War veteran who has preached in Palestine and Europe. Tonight the subject is Chickens Come Home to Roost with singing and instrumental music featured each evening and the public invited.
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Salvation Army Hall
Frank C. Berry
Envoy Berry
Palestine
Europe
Asia
Addison Dixon Speaks On Farm Program
Addison Dixon formerly of Amesville and an Ohio University graduate spoke Monday evening on the farm program over Radio Station WOSU Columbus. Dixon now teaches in Mt Gilead and led the Marrow County group in Elwood Davis absence, as Athens County listeners tune in to the OSU sponsored program with county officials presenting weekly.
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Addison Dixon
Amesville
Ohio University
WOSU
Columbus
Dixon
Mt. Gilead
Marrow County
Elwood Davis
Athens County
Ohio State University
Cattle Testing in Athens County Shows Low Unfavorable Reactions
Federal veterinarian Dr. Elmer E. Johnson visits Athens County this week to test cattle for Bangs disease. He focuses on herds not yet cleared after two clean tests, aiming to identify any remaining infected stock. County extension agent Ross Wright notes Athens County leads the state with all herds inspected and an unfavorable reaction rate under one percent.
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Elmer E. Johnson
Athens County
Bang
Johnson
Ross Wright
Masonic District Officers Meet in Athens on Thursday
Local Masons host the 17th Masonic District Officers Association meeting in Athens with a 6:30 pm dinner at the Masonic Temple. Burleigh E. Cartmell, Ohio Masonic Home head, will speak on Symbolism of Masonry plus Masonic Home matters. Reservations due by Tuesday.
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Masonic District
Athens
Masonic Blue Lodges
Morgan
Washington
Masonic Temple
Blue Lodge
Burleigh E. Cartmell
Ohio Masonic
Springfield
Cartmell
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Ohio
Ted Stiff
Glouster Lodge
O. P. Lindsey
McConnelsville
New Assistant Named In OU Health Service
Dr. Theodore Hume Lee of West Springfield Mass appointed assistant to Dr. E Herndon Hudson in the Ohio University Health Service. He arrived in Athens yesterday and began duties today. Lee, Yale and Harvard Medical School graduate, interned at Palmer Memorial Hospital Boston. He is a cousin of Dr. Robert Do Hume and may be called for military service.
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Theodore Hume Lee
West Springfield
Mass
E. Herndon Hudson
Ohio University Health Service
Athens
Lee
Robert Do. Hume
Hume
Yale University
Harvard Medical School
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Boston
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Bob Marchand
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