Mettler Sued On Home Deal
Mabel Campbell of Nelsonville filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court against attorney Harry Mettler seeking rescission of a lease and other relief. She says after a meeting on April 21 1938 he promised to improve the property and pay delinquent taxes if she leased it, but he later defaulted and the property may be sold for taxes. The petition alleges waste and damage from changes to the house and asks restoration of use of the property.
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Athens County
Mettler
Mabel Campbell
Scarlet Fever Case Reported at Chauncey
The county health office announced that the James Schoonover family of Chauncey was quarantined this morning after three year old Patty Schoonover contracted scarlet fever. Dr. J. M. Higgins health commissioner and staff vaccinated many people against smallpox in Tablertown today.
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County Health Office
James Schoonover
Chauncey
Patty Schoonover
J. M. Higgins
Tablertown
Principals Discuss Vocations at Athens District Meeting
J. E. White of Pomeroy High School led a discussion on Vocations at a meeting of district high school principals held Monday night at Athens Senior High School. The next meeting is set for April 17 at Athens Senior High School. Professor T. N. Hoover will address the Shawnee PTA at Shawnee High School tonight at 7:30.
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J. E. White
Pomeroy High School
Athens Senior High School
Youth Groups Hear Talk on Good Manners at OU
Miss Eva Kinsey assistant state club leader spoke on social customs and etiquette at Ohio University Ellis Hall. The Agriculture Extension Service and Older Youth Groups sponsored the conference with Sociology. Ninety attendees including county agents and OU staff joined four discussion groups and a grand march in the Women’s Gymnasium.
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Eva Kinsey
Columbus
Ellis Hall
Ohio University
Agricultural Extension Service
Sociology Department
Miss Kinsey
Hocking County
Leo Gaffin
E. Clayton
Arthur Smith
Washington
James R. Smoot
Ruth Stone
Hocking
Floyd Henderson
Jackson
Ross Wright
Athens
E. A. Taylor
Sociology
Athens Girl Scouts Plan Sports Dance
Juliette Lowe Troop of Girl Scouts will entertain friends with a sport dance on April 14. Only girls with paid annual registrations may attend. Committees were appointed for programs refreshments and decor with named members. Louella Powell received her tenderfoot pin at the investiture ceremony after the meeting.
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Juliette Lowe
Vyvain Casley
Dorothy James
Jane Maccombs
Mary Lou Coury
Marjorie Bardin
Fontell Martin
Louella Powell
Janet Vorhees
Lois Dixon
Jo Anne Stewart
Johanna Daugherty
Sue Coury
Annabelle White
Wanda Quest
Jo Ann Murphy
Joan Seaman
Director Hutchins Convenes School Board Transport Talks
C D Hutchins state education transportation head arrived in Athens to lead conferences with county school boards on new methods for calculating bus transportation facility costs. Meetings wrap up today with officials including Shafer Ames Keirns Kinsey Francis Prater Allen Grim Tewksbury Caldwell Crislip McCullough and others.
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C. D. Hutchins
Columbus
State Department of Education
Athens
State Department
Hutchins
Rome-Canaan
E. L. Keirns
Ames Bern
Charles Kinsey
York
George Francis
Luhrig
Leonard Prater
Waterloo
Andrew C. Allen
Trimble Township
Leo Grim
Shade
W. S. Tewksbury
Albany
L. I. Caldwell
Carthage
R. R. Crislip
Troy
C. J. McCullough
the Plains
Troop 54 Plans Camp Hike and Contests
At a weekly meeting of Boy Scout Troop 54 arrangements were made for a Saturday hike leaving Central Ave Methodist Church at 8 30 and finishing at Camp Dupler around noon. Patrol leaders William Carpenter and James Robinson were chosen and contests will lead to an overnight hike for the winners in April.
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Frank Roth
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Camp
Dupler
William Carpenter
James Robinson
Camp Dupler
Ralph Barker
Stocks edge down as European tensions loom
New York stocks opened with fractional declines amid European political jitters. Chrysler slipped to 82% after 1% fall, U S Steel traded at 62% down 1, General Motors at 50% off, Bethlehem at 72% down 1, New York Central 19% after and rail shares eased slightly. Utilities held near prior close with Otis showing modest losses.
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Pivotal
Chrysler
U. S
Steel
General
Motors
Bethlehem
New York Central
Otis
Toledo and Cincinnati Grain and Livestock Prices
Grain prices for wheat corn oats are listed for No. 1 red No. 3 red No. 2 yellow No. 3 yellow No. 2 white No. 3 white. Cincinnati eyes market steady with prices for eggs poultry and butter including various fowl weights and grades. Cleveland and Pittsburgh lines show eggs live poultry hogs cattle calves and sheep prices and notes on market activity. Government bonds listed with multiple series and maturities.
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Toledo
Cincinnati
White Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Men Serve Lunch at Albany Grange Meet
More than 100 grangers and friends gathered at the Albany Grange Hall for a Grange program. Albany Future Farmers of America youth presented a short play with guitar music by Bernie Derry and Walter Swett. A men’s committee served sandwiches and baked beans. Attendees from Athens included Mr. and Mrs. H R Jacoby and Mrs. Georgia Kilpatrick. from Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Will Swett and son Walter.
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Albany Grange Hall
Grange
Albany
Future Farmers of America
Bernie Derry
Walter Swett
H. R. Jacoby
Georgia Kilpatrick
Athens
Will Swett
Walter
Columbia
Blindfold Boxing Fun Feature At Scout Troop Meeting
A blindfold boxing contest was the main fun feature at Monday night’s Boy Scout Troop 56 gathering. Kenneth Sisson’s patrol opened with exercises, then group singing. Knot training and a knot-tying contest followed. Joe Walburn, Dick Shirley, Edward Brown, Harold Shields, and Roy Yaw completed tender foot tests. Clyde Mansfield’s patrol closed the meeting.
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Boy Scout Troop
Kenneth Sisson
Joe Walburn
Dick Shirley
Edward Brown
Harold Shields
Roy Yaw
Walton Davies
Clyde Mansfield
County Soil Conservation Committee Heads to Coshocton
The Athens County Soil Conservation Division members will travel to Coshocton tomorrow for a district meeting. They will receive instructions on handling wheat losses for insured growers. Attending are Frank Pugh chairing the committee Roy C. Gilham of Waterloo township and Herbert J. Hoskinson of Canaan township.
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Athens County Soil Conservation Division
Coshocton
Tomrrow
Frank Pugh
Soil Conservation Committee
Roy C. Gilham
Waterloo Township
Herbert J. Hoskinson
Canaan Township
32 Parents Attend Cubs Meeting at East Side School
Thirty two mothers and fathers attended the first training course in Cub Pack Organization at East Side School last night. The article outlines Cubbing for younger boys with dens led by a boy scout den chief, den dad, and den mother, meeting weekly for crafts nature study and games.
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East Side School
Eagles Seek Eleven New Members to Double Quota
The Athens Eagles of Aerie 529 aim to double their quota with 11 new members needed by June 1939. A special initiation during tonight’s lodge meeting at 7:30 PM at the Eagles Hall could reach the goal, with a banquet on March 23 for new producers. Also listed is a public auction on March 25 at the W. E. Baker Farm near the Country Club for Jersey heifers horses corn hay and potatoes.
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Athens Eagles
Aerie
Eagles Hall
W. E. Baker
Country Club
Jersey
Faye Baker Cline
Admz
John West
Auct
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Jagers
St. Paul's Church
William H. Lavelle
Memoriam
Lydia Blizzard
Charles Blizzard
Athens Pharmacy
Shafer
W. Washington
Messenger
Buick Co
Ree
Ohio Cleaners Dial
N. Court Bt
Carlos H. Cameron
Nsurance
State Dial
D. M. Goddard
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W. Blate
Ford
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Care Messenger
Stratton Auto Sales
Ferd Street
Dow Sanders
Ohio
L. E. Richardson
Dwight Hartley
Athens Junk Co
Woods White Way Laundry
Blanch Green
Dial
Uffman Transportation Service
Shook and Huffman
Lillian Kern
Carbon Hill, O
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G. EB. Elliott
Otsego
Pennzoil
Williams Service Station
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Johnny James
Mill St
the Messenger
Easy Payments
R. L
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Perry G. Coe
I. C
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J. E. Bowles
Russell Carsey
Canaanville
Louis Horvath
New York
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Adam Tom
New Marshfield
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Pomeroy
C. R. Dean
Amesville
Athens Co. Farm Bureau Co-Op. Assn
Depot St
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Etask
F. J. Beasley Company
Higgins Feed Store
Farmall
Farmers Equipment Co
W. Union
Hastings
Adda Hastings
W. State
Nelsonville
E. J. Merredith Truck Service
Madison Ave
Bliss
Athens Cash Feed
N. Court St
Belp
Athens Fertilizer
A. Jones & Sons
McDaniel Motor Sales
Watkins St
Brass Iron and Metal Co
Ohio and
West Va
Lump—Stoker Coal
Rardin Bros
W. H. Poston
BONE
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Bone Coal
Gabriel Bros
Athens Lumber Co
John Shaper
Wm. G. Bradburn
Worstell Bidg
Cline
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Phillips
State
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Cox Bros
Allen Purniture
Swanson’s
N. Congress
Jeffrey
Athens Armature and Machine Works
E. State
Baldwin
Summers and Son
Athens County Cooperative Association
Athens, O
Johnson's
Kerr Hardware Co
Zenith
Parker Bros
Modern Appliance Co
cHenry
Logan
Glouster
Wheaton Hardware Co
Acme
Athens, Ohio
Buckfied, Inc
Athens Co. Farm Bureau Coop. Assn
Middleport
E. Mulberry ST
Silvus
J. E. Bailey
Y. A. & B. Realty CO
E. Washington
Mound St
White H. Hall
G. L. Wilson
Athens R. D
Gallia
Lawrence and
Meigs County
Willard Grover and Son
Gallipolis
A. B. Neiman
Fayette
Palace Furniture
Hocking St
Franklin St
Frank Trainer
R. B. Smith
Eee
H. C. Cameron and Sons
E. R. Walker
Security Bank Bldg
Buck & Burk Bar
Park Place
Emmett Keenan
Morris Ave
High ST
Congress St
E. R. Walker Security Bank
Wansons
McFarland’s
F.R. Beasley
Nelsonville, Ohio
Universal Credit Co
F. R. Beasley
McConnelsville
MAC
J. C. Hallett
Mgr
Emma Terrell
Athens Girl Scouts
Troop 54
Europe
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Pacifica Industrials
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Allied Chem
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Commel
Elec
Mont Ward
Radio Corp
Sears Roebuck
Westinghouse
Procter and Gamble
Indeae
N. J Eceemcnece
Trans Am. Corp
Houston
Am. Rolling Mills
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Ceeneesseeees
Goodrich Rubber
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Kennecott
Alum Com
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Distillers Geogram
Niagara Hudson Power
Kentucky
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Boston Wool
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