Athens County gains 56 miles in state highway system
The Ohio State Highway Department plans annexation of 52.91 miles in Athens County bringing total county miles to 193. Six routes listed with lengths from 2.95 to 20.93 miles include Albany Mineral and Coolville Stewart Amesville. Live hearings set for April 1 at Athens County Courthouse.
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Athens County
Columpus
John Jaster, Jr
Vinton County
Albany
Mineral
White's’ Mill
Beaumont
Carbondale
Kimberly
Coolville
Stewart
Amesville
Canaanville
Buchtel-Redtown
Fisherwer
State Highway Department
Highway Department
J. W. Wilson
Free Seed Corn Tests Offered by Students
The Vocational Agriculture Department at Troy Township High School Coolville will test seed corn for Athens County farmers free of charge. The department can handle from 000 to 4,000 ears each week. An experimental test shows germination was low this year. 42 ears were tested and 18 germinated with 93 percent of kernels sprouting on those ears.
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Vocational Agriculture Department of
Troy Township
Coolville
Athens County
L. L. Hoover
Smith-Hughes
Wright to Help Form Projects of 4-H Clubs
Ross Wright new Athens County extension agent will help organize Projecta when the Senior 4-H Club of Athens County meets at the Athens Grange Hall next Tuesday night March 17. The meeting night was changed from Wednesday officers announced. The refreshment committee had requested that each girl take a box of food for a box supper.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Projecta
Athens Grange Hall
Athens County Records Surge in Chattel Mortgages
Athens County recorder Mrs. Georgia Kilpatrick reports 854 chattel mortgages recorded since Jan 1, more than double the 417 filed in the same period last year, indicating a sharp rise in secured personal property loans and real estate activity.
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Athens County
Georgia Kilpatrick
Athens County Recorder
Rufus Putnam Class Studies Life in Jungle Tales
In a special education class at Rufus Putnam Training School students study Life in the Jungles of the South Sea Islands. Teacher Mrs. Clara DeLand reads Three Boy Scouts in Africa as four new Boy Scouts tell the class about their activities.
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South Sea Islands
Rufus Putnam
Clara DeLand
Boy Scouts
Africa
Martin Johnson
Francis Efaw, Jr
Billy Dorst
Billy Maxwell
Gerald Rider
Students To Conduct Burlingham Services
Burlingham church services start with Sunday School at 2 p.m. Rev. Earl Cowen, pastor, announced. After the services the Wesley Foundation group from First Methodist Church in Athens, led by Rev. A. J. Jenkins, will present a brief program.
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Burlingham
Sun ®Ey
Earl Cowen
Wesley Foundation Group
First Methodist Church
Athens
A. J. Jenkins
Evangelistic Services Set at Pleasant Hill Church
Evangelistic services begin Sunday at 7:30 PM with Mrs. W. W. Hinshaw of the Athens Salvation Army to preach. Rev. Far Cowen, pastor of the Shade Church, will lead the singing.
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Pleasant Hill
W. W. Hinshaw
Athens Salvation Army
Pleasant Hill Church
Rey Far Cowen
The
Search
WPA survey shows 60 percent ride to work in district No 5
A survey of eight counties by Chester Miller reports 60.4 percent of WPA workers in District No 5 ride to work and 39.6 percent walk. Athens County shows 52 percent ride and 48 percent walk with riders averaging six miles and walkers 1.6 miles. The total sample covers 8,706 people: 5,257 riders and 3,449 walkers.
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WPA
Athens County
Ohio University Girls Defeat Athens Team 34 to 2
The Ohio University team defeated Athens Senior High School 34 to 2 in a Thursday gym contest ending the high school class season. Highlights include Betty Higgins and Jane Swaim as forwards and Margaret Winning as a guard. Substitutes were listed, with Kay Lucas as referee and Betty Goodman as scorer.
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Athens
Ohio University Department
University
Betty Higgins
Jane Swaim
Betty Hix
Margaret Winning
Mary Louise Hall
Helen Hamer
Thelma Parker
Sarah Spencer
Martha Bycofski
Helen Quest
Athens People Attend Funeral Near Newark Ohio
Athens residents attended the funeral of Mrs. I. W. Motherspaugh, foster mother of Miss Helen M. Evans of the Rufus Putnam Training School. Attendees included Miss Helen Evans, Miss Mable Olson, Miss Viola Nelson, Miss Edna Felt, Dr. A. B. Sias, Dr. Edith Beecher, and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Kerr. The service occurred Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Motherspaugh home near Newark Ohio.
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Athens
I. W. L. Motherspaugh
Helen M. Evans
Rufus Putnam
Helen Evans
Mable Olson
Viola Nelson
Edna Felt
A. B. Sias
Edith Beecher
M. M. Kerr
Mrs Rupe Leads Chauncey WPA Library Openings
Chauncey hosts a Works Progress Administration library with Mrs Nell Rupe in charge as librarian. The Linco ln School Building is open weekdays for borrowing and donations of books or magazines are welcomed with no charge.
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Works Progress Administration
Chauncey
Nell Rupe
Columbus
Lincoln School
Rupe
WPA
Chauncey and Vicinity
Emerson Hour to present Bon Voyage at Athens High
The toreador Emerson Hour stars in the musical comedy Bon Voyage to be staged at Athens High School on Friday night March 20. Floyd K. Prince directs a lively cast with dancers choruses and orchestra enhancing a tuneful fast-moving revue style show. A secret plan for a bull slaying will be revealed only on opening night.
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Emerson Hour
Toreador
Athens High School
Floyd K. Prince
Faithful Horse In Will By Kindly Hannah E Hibbard
The Athens County probate filing outlines the will of Miss Hannah E Hibbard who died Feb 21 at Sand Ridge. She leaves 41 cousins specific cash gifts and house hold items, requests humane disposal and burial of her horse Fred, and designates the Bank of Athens as executor.
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Hannah E. Hibbard
Hannah FE. Hibbard
Sand Ridge
Athens County
Bank of Athens
NBA
Fred
Revival at Lottridge Leads Local Congregation
A revival is under way at Lottridge with Miss Ruth Cramer of Portse mouth as evangelist and Wens dell Emerich directing the music.
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Lottridge
Deaf Man Hears Minister After OURINE Use
Joseph Meredith of Ontario reports right after using OURINE that head noises stopped and he can hear people talking for the first time in years. The ad promises relief for head noises earache ringing and deafness with a quick effect and a money back guarantee.
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Joseph Meredith
Ontario
Canada
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