Weather holds back Athens streams as floods threaten
Cold weather slows river rises in Athens district after heavy rains. Hocking River nears 15 feet, near flood stage of 17, with Route 144 flooded briefly. State meteorologist says most streams should fall within 48 hours, though Coshocton area faces higher danger and possible evacuations.
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France
Coshocton
Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Stewart
Canaanville
Columbus
John C. Fisher
Tuscarawas
Muskingum
Athens County Grange To Meet Saturday at Amesville High
The Athens County Grange will meet Saturday at Amesville High School. The session opens at 11 a m with lunch at noon provided by the Amesville Grange, followed by programs from Trimble and Canaan Granges in the afternoon.
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Athens County Grange
Amesville High School
Amesville Grange
Trimble
Canaan
Legion Will Celebrate 19th Birthday Tonight
K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion in Athens will observe its 19th birthday at the post home this evening. Commander John W. Dowler announced a program of talks and entertainment starting at 8 o clock followed by a soldier's lunch.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Athens
John W. Dowler
Dangerous Advice Over Substitutes Sparks Profit Warning
A brief comment warns against selling a substitute for 666 to gain small profits. It emphasizes customers as the business’s assets and cautions that losing customers harms the enterprise. The text notes 666 is valued higher than a SUBSTITUTE.
Elks entertain 200 at Athens lodge inter lodge visit
More than 200 Elks from five lodges gathered at the Athens lodge rooms for an inter lodge visit as part of a national program. Jackson Nelsonville Gallipolis and Logan sent groups. honors were given by visiting lodge exalted rulers and Ohio Elks Safety Campaign chair H D Warner. A buffet lunch followed and Athens Lodge announced new officers for the coming year led by R W Wilson as exalted ruler and Charles Jordan as leading knight with Wilson named delegate to the Grand Lodge Convention in Atlantic City in July.
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Athens Lodge
Jackson
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Logan
Jackson Lodge
David Ridge
Phillip Ong
H. B. Ecker
H. D. Warner
Elks Safety Campaign
Ohio
R. W. Wilson
Charles Jordan
Gordon Gray
Roland Ruth
Francis Lavelle
David Johnson
William Watkins
Tyler
Charles Kircher
Mr. Wilson
Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
H. G. Jefferson
Bees and Bears Stage Honey Pirates Spring Program
Mary McKitrick reports the West Side School presented G. A. Grant-Schaefer operetta Honey Pirates directed by Clara Kuenzli. Betty Jean Pratt starred as Queen Bee with Arlina Race as Officer Buzz and Billy Hutchison as Drowsy Drone. Carl Larch played the Sun, Joan Campbell Lady Moon, Janet Russell Evening Star before a crowded audience.
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West Side
Mary McKitrick
G. A. Grant-Schaefer
Clara Kuenzli
Betty Jean Pratt
Arlina Race
Buzz
Billy Hutchison
Carl Larch
Sun
Joan Campbell
Lady Moon
Janet Russell
Forms on Soil Payments Arrive for Athens County Farmers
The first group of 446 farmers meeting 1937 program requirements filed conservation payment forms today at the Athens County soil conservation office. County chairman Frank Pugh says farmers will be notified by mail to sign the forms. others should wait for notice. Signed applications go to Cleveland for disbursement, with checks returned to Athens.
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Athens County
County Soil Conservation Office
Frank Pugh
Columbus
Cleveland
North Central
Athens
Albany WPA Adult Classes Schedule Arranged
At the first enrollment meeting in Albany the WPA adult education class schedules were set. Monday offerings include public speaking 7–8 p m bookkeeping 8–9 p m Diesel engines 9–10 p m with Mack R Braley as instructor. Music 7–8 p m English 8–9 p m sociology 9–10 p m. Thursday offers typing 7–8 p m dramatics 8–9 p m needlecraft 8–9 p m.
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WPA
Albany
Mack R. Braley
Ohio University to Hold Spring Fair for Student Lounge Fund
Ohio University plans a weekend April 30 street fair on Park Place to raise money for the student lounge. The city will block the street with Mayor Cornell grant, and C and S O Electric will supply lighting. Fraternities sororities dorms and campus groups will run booths and acts as part of the mothers' day program.
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Ohio University
Robert W. Reider
Park Place
C. C. Cornell
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
West School Operetta Delights with Colorful Choruses
Cast includes Jesse McGrath Billy Rose Rosemary Gloeckner Wanda Townsend Verna Kern Jimmy Bailey Junior Cooley Beverly Shipley as Morning Wind. The Stars chorus in blue and silver dazzles with Firefly Chorus lighting effects to The Gloworm.
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Jesse McGrath
Baby Bee
Billy Rose
Brain
Rosemary Gloeckner
Wanda Townsend
Verna Kern
Jimmy Bailey
Cuckoo
Junior Cooley
Sandman
Beverly Shipley
Firefly
Louisa E. Steel
West
Barbara Olson
Margaret McCutcheon
Mabelle Durst
Mildred Murphy
Robert Sharp
Richard Nestor
Harold Skiver
Junior Dunfee
Leathercraft Class Concludes Thursday With Awards
Fourth and final leathercraft meeting for the open course will be held Thursday at 7 in the First Methodist Church Boy Scout rooms. Nineteen students are expected to receive certificates, with instruction led by Robert L. Boin of the Boin Leathercraft Co. in New Jersey.
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First Methodist Church
G. E. Ashwill
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Robert L. Boin
Boin Leathercraft Co
New Jersey
Little Theater Club Meeting Planned at Athens High
The Little Theater club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in Room 200 of Athens High School. WPA educator Miss Audrey Meighan will lead the session and officers will be elected.
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Little Theater Club
Athens High School
Audrey Meighan
WPA
Bach Theme at Presbyterian Service Tonight
The mid week service at the Presbyterian Church will focus on Johann Sebastian Bach with the talk by Rev. Fred Luchs at 7 pm. Organist Eleanor Stiles will lead a Bach music program and include Bach numbers. Session meets Thursday at 7 pm at the church.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
God
Presbyterian Church
Fred Luchs
Bach
Eleanor Stiles
Athens Retail Merchants Seek Pioneer Era Antiques
Athens merchants invite residents to loan antiques and pioneer era items for window displays on April 11 Athens County day celebrating the Northwest Territory settlement. Interested helpers should contact John Bolin secretary of the Athens Retail Merchants Association at phone 938.
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Athens
Northwest Territory
Athens County
John Bolin
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Report More License Sales In Athens Ahead Of 1937
Charles Jordan reports Athens license plate sales are running about four days ahead of last year. By today 1,200 passenger vehicle plates are sold, with trucks and trailers matching the pace. The 1937 plate display deadline is midnight March 31. Major buyers include Athens Ice and Storage Co with licenses for two cars and nine trucks at 612 dollars, Pico Wholesale Co Glouster at 607.50, and Athens Home Telephone Co at 232.50 for five trucks two trailers and two cars.
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Athens
Charles Jordan
Jordan
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Pico Wholesale Co. Glouster
Athens Home Telephone Co
County boards clash over aid policy changes in Athens
Judge Tyroler of the Juvenile Court announced a $175 monthly cut in the Athens County Aid to Dependent Children program as part of a bureau reorganization. He said aid will be trimmed by revising the family list and no new applications from single child households will be accepted. The county fund for 1938 totals $28,000 with state and federal contributions. The County Board of Public Assistance opposed the move, the two sides stood firm after a three hour meeting. Miss Margaret Haskins was dismissed March 3 and duties are now handled by Mrs. Faith Williams with no immediate replacements planned.
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Athens County
Tyroler
Bureau
Margaret Haskins
Haskins
Miss Haskins
Faith Williams
Army Air Corps Training Offered to College Men
J S Sherrard of the Athens National Bank outlines air corps training at Randolph and Kelly Fields for men 20 to 26 with two years of college or equivalent. Cadets receive 75 dollars monthly in year one, become second lieutenants, and may serve six years with substantial pay and rental allowance, leading to aviation careers with airlines or other aviation roles.
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United States Army Air Corps
Randolph
Kelly Fields
J. S. Sherrard
Athens National Bank
Sherrard
Air Corps Reserve
Rome School Receives Constitution Facsimile Display
World War II veterans from the Rome High School community presented the school with a constitution facsimile mounted on a six foot pedestal. The display includes four photographic copies of the Constitution and one of the Declaration of Independence, each 24 by 30 inches, protected for indefinite preservation. George Chesser chaired the fundraising group with veterans P. G. Chapman Waldo Buck Earl Mace Arthur Deeters Theodore Crawford Lemar Hunter Clarence Moore Bruce Chapman Archie McCune Ora Bartlett Hughie Stephenson Clyde Rowell James Coen John Van Ness H. F. Windland participating.
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Rome
United States
George Chesser
P. G. Chapman
Waldo Buck
Earl Mace
Arthur Deeters
Theodore Crawford
Lemar Hunter
Clarence Moore
Bruce Chapman
Archie McCune
Ora Bartlett
Hughie Stephenson
Clyde Rowell
James Coen
John van Ness
H. F. Windland
Deans Plan Washington Trip for Spring Vacation
Dean Irma E. Voigt and four Ohio University student deans will travel to Washington D C for four days from March 26 to 31. They will attend a public relations institute and receive courtesy calls from Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins.
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Irma E. Voigt
Ohio University
Washington, D. C
Thomas A. Jenkins
Fort Worth churches lose bid to advertise with loudspeaker trucks
Fort Worth city council enacts an anti noise ordinance denying six churches permission to advertise their services via loudspeaker trucks patrolling downtown streets.
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Fort Worth
Tex
East Side Pupils Will Build Dutch Village
The second grade of East Side School plans a Dutch Village project. Students made windmills and wooden shoes while bringing home pictures and curios. Miss Kimes introduces a reading chart using paper balls placed by each finished book, boosting incentive to learn.
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East Side School
Kimes
Athens Commandery to Meet on Thursday
The Ath ens Commandery E T will hold a special conclave Thursday with knights in full uniform. The Temple is to be conferred and Thomas E Gibson leads the event as members anticipate a full turnout to ready for Commandery inspection on April 7. Visitors are welcome.
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Athens Commandery
E. T
Order of the Temple
Thomas E. Gibson
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