Maintenance Dept. in Athens County Lets 15 Go
Fifteen maintenance workers of the State Highway Department in Athens County were dismissed today, with eight others placed on the force. New hires include Henry Deeter Coolville John Rhorick New Marshfield Clarence Rickey Albany James E Stack Nelsonville Carl Kincaid Frost Charles B Wood Albany Elza inscott Amesville and John Ted Nelsonville. Lantz appointed to survey crew. Since January 1 fifty two have been released and twenty four taken on. The force now totals thirty seven and workers are paid 1900 yearly on a three quarter time basis with full time at forty hours weekly.
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State Highway Department
Athens County
Helen Swart
Highway Department
Lloyd Pierce
Henry Deeter
Coolville
John Rhorick
New Marshfield
Clarence Rickey
Albany
James E. Stack
Nelsonville
Carl Kincaid
Frost
Charles B. Wood
Elzainscott
Amesville
John Ted
Ray C. Ayers
Clarence
E. Bartlett
Edward Blake
Charles Coen
Lloyd Cope
E. J. Johnson
Arthur Kincaid
Charles Milhoan
E. M. Reed
Wade Richardson
H. L. Rosas
Alrt Shuler
George Thorne
D. D. Olliver
Wendell Wright
LANTZ
Lowell E. Lantz
Glouster
Six Kimberly Women Pass Red Cross Hygiene Course
Six Kimberly women completed a 30 hour Red Cross course on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick under Mrs. Daugherty of Nelsonville and received certificates. The graduates are Elsie Weaver Blanche Reilly Anna McClain Catherine Hoce Lucille Forbes and Electa Davis. The course covered health principles cleanliness sanitation home care and addressing common health fears.
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Kimberly
Red Cross
Daugherty
Nelsonville
Elsie Weaver
Blanche Reilley
Anna McClain
Catherine Hoce
Lucille Forbes
Electa Davis
Den Chiefs Chosen From Boy Scout Troop 59
Four den chiefs were selected from Boy Scout Troop 59 to lead cubs in cooperation with East Side cubbing. Kenneth French James Porter William Trautwein and Kert Vercoe received First and Second Class ranks. Robert Mathews passed tenderfoot tests. All 22 members plan to attend the Hock Hocking District tree planting program on Sunday March 26 at 2 pm at Kimberly.
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East Side
Kenneth French
James Porter
William Trautwein
Kert Vercoe
Robert Mathews
Hock-Hocking
Kimberly
Navy Recruiting Quota Restored to Normal
W. H. Byers announced the Navy Recruiting Station in the Post Office Building will return to the normal quota with the new April quarter. He urged high school seniors planning to enlist after graduation to apply now to secure a place on the waiting list and possible quick enlistment after graduation.
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W. H. Byers
Shipfitter
Navy
Byers
Home Savings Association Seeks Foreclosure in Athens County
The Nelsonville Home and Savings Association sues Earl and Bessie Matheny in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking $598.55 plus 7 percent interest from Jan 1 on a $600 note. They request sale of real estate to satisfy the judgment as delinquent payments stood eight weeks. The secretary, John H. Saltz, states the Mathenys no longer reside in Ohio and their current address is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John H. Saltz
Corporation
Earl
Bessie Matheny
Ohio
4-H Club Presents St Patrick Program
The Athens Senior 4-H Club at the Athens Grange Hall entertained 25 members with folk games contests and stunts in celebration of St Patrick's Day. Entertainment committee members were Frances Adams Ellen Terrell and Keith Scott. Next meeting is April 19. Leonard McKinley from the Hocking County Pioneer Youth Group visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Grange Hall
Frances Adams
Ellen Terrell
Keith Scott
Mary Lawrence
Dorothy Frank
Howard Starlin
Leonard McKinley
Hocking County
Police halt two burglars at Wheaton's Hardware
Police Capt. Charles Maple surprised two marauders in the rear of Wheaton's Hardware Store at 3 a m today. He fired his revolver as they fled down the alley. Police reported no theft occurred.
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Charles Maple
Wheaton
Time for Fire Permits in Rural Athens County
Ohio official John A. Bastian warns that the spring forest fire season is near and Athens County residents must secure free burning permits from local wardens during March April and May. He urges careful reading of permit instructions and notes rules including clearing around burn sites and starting only after four PM with constant supervision until extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bastian
Ohio
Athens County
Mr. Bastian
Deny Charges of Gas Theft by Hanning and Gibson
Clarence Hanning and Howard Gibson pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering charges in Magistrate T. R. Bennett's court. They were bound over to the grand jury on $200 bonds after owner Gabriel Pincelli of a stone quarry on Albany Route 2 reported a lock was broken and about 40 gallons of gas plus four five gallon cans stolen. The alleged theft occurred around March 1 when they were arrested near Albany by Deputies Charles Evans and B. C. Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hanning
Howard Gibson
T. R. Bennett
Gabriel Pincelli
Pincelli
Albany
Hanning
Gibson
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
Accident damages sought in Common Pleas Court
John N. Bice files suit against John G. Hope and Norman Wetz over a Route 50 collision near Athens. He claims his Plymouth was rear ended after Hope stopped suddenly, with the impact forcing his car into the GM truck. He seeks $205 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
John N. Bice
John G. Hope
Norman Wetz
Bice
Plymouth
Athens
General Motors
Hope
Rice
Wetz
Pigpen to Paradise Evangelist Sermons Start at Church
Evangelist Oliver Johnson of Marietta preaches each evening at 7 30 at the Church of Christ 6 Stimson Ave. Thursday topic From Pigpen to Paradise followed by Salvation Where How When on Friday. Friday and Saturday will feature chart or blackboard lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Stimson Ave
Oliver Johnson
Marietta
Pigpen
Paradise
Sale of Auto Tags Reaches New High at Athens Agency
David Johnson's auto agency in Athens recorded 190 tag transactions, the highest total yet, surpassing the previous peak of 141. The Banks Ice Cream Co. led purchases, with tags for four trucks and one car costing $104.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Athens
Banks Ice Cream Co
Dean Voigt To Speak At Ohio State Institute
Dean Voigt will address a three day Institute on Family Relations at Ohio State University starting Wednesday March 22. About five hundred men and women from 40 state wide organizations will attend with speakers including Florence Justin of Ohio University and Irma E. Voigt dean of women at Ohio University. Charges against Ralph Schenk of Athens were withdrawn after payment of costs by Marietta Laundry.
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Ohio State University
Ohio
Florence Justin
Ohio University
Irma E. Voigt
Ralph Schenk
Athens
T. R. Bennett
Marietta
Schenk
Double Parker Fine In Traffic Violation Case
Mayor C C Cornell fined G E Reefer of 11 Clark Place Columbus for a traffic law violation. Officer Carman Church arrested Reefer yesterday in Court Street for double parking.
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Double Parker
C. C. Cornell
G. E. Reefer
Clark Place
Columbus
Carman Church
Reefer
Court St
Woman 100 celebrated in Elmwood home in Wingham story
Mrs Margar et Meuser of Elmwood near Wingham Ontario marked her 100th birthday saying she had never been sick and avoided medicine. In Fort Wayne Indiana the fire department rescued a horse named Old Well after Loyal Saxson guided it into a 10 foot abandoned well where boards gave way.
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Wingham
Ont
Margaret Meuser
Elmwood
Fort Wayne
Ind
Old
Loyal Saxson
Oxford ecologist surveys fleas in Africa plague study
R Davis of Oxford University serves as official ecologist to the Government of South Africa. He travels through the union to survey fleas carried by Africa's plague carrying ro en.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Johannesburg
Oxford University
R. Davis
South Africa
Union
Africa
CREDIT TALKS CREDIT TALKS
By OSCAR FULTON Manager, Athens Credit Bureau. Thinking people do not resent the functions of the credit bureaus any more than they do the guard in the bank. Both are for the public good and protect merchants and bankers. Meet all obligations promptly when due to preserve your credit record.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
Credit
Credit Bureau
Two youths join Navy through Athens recruiting station
Orville Guy Nice and Rees D. Kym enlisted in the United States Navy after passing examinations at Cincinnati and were sent to the Naval Training Station in Norfolk Virginia for twelve weeks of training before assignment to a fleet vessel. Kym had lived in Coshocton and served at a CCC camp in Nelsonville. both men will be granted leave after training to visit home prior to embarkation.
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United States Navy
Navy
Athens Post Office
W. H. Byers
Orville Guy Nice
R. D. J. Stewart
Cleo C. Meek
Rees D. Kym
Joseph H. Kym
Coshocton
Kym
CCC
Nelsonville
Byers
Cool Temperatures Return to Athens Weather Notes
Athens woke to cool air as temperatures linger near 40. Friday looks fair with a low of 29 and a high near 67 yesterday reported by weather observer Mrs. C. N. France. Hocking River level fell to 6.1 feet this morning.
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Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Attendance Figures For Athens City Schools
The Athens City Schools report 665 boys and 700 girls totaling 1 365 pupils. Including removals five withdrawals 13 new entrants and 2 re entrants in six weeks. Average daily attendance 1187 4 with 92 7 percent and 427 pupils neither absent nor tardy. Figures released by Harper C Pendry superintendent.
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Athens City
Harper C. Pendry
Home Ec Teachers Hold Conference In Athens
Forty three members of the Vocational Teachers of Home Economics of Southeastern Ohio met yesterday afternoon in the Athens High School Home Economics Department. Mrs. Hazel Huston Price of the State Department of Education led the conference on Curriculum Revision of the State Course of Study.
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Vocational Teachers of Home Economics of
Southeastern Ohio
Athens High School
Hazel Huston Price
State Department of Education
Fine Two for Failure To Collect Sales Tax
John Ashton of Nelsonville and Norman Earich of Millfield were arrested in March and charged with failing to collect sales tax on whiskey and tobacco bought by state tax inspector W. C. Bainter. Both were arraigned before Magistrate T. R. Bennett and fined 25 dollars with 20 dollars suspended due to small sums not collected.
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John Ashton
Nelsonville
Norman Earich
Millfield
Stanley Howard
W. C. Bainter
Ashton
Earich
T. R. Bennett
Bottle Crafting Watchman Builds Miniatures Inside Glass Bottles
A.W. Romine, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad watchman, describes his hobby of constructing miniature chairs, houses, and wheels inside glass bottles. Using wire and knives, he creates precise wooden pieces placed inside bottles, sometimes with tiny electric lights, as he explains the process and his belief in patient craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Romine
W. Union St
Romine
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robert Ripley
Mr. Romine
Cincinnati
Ripley
Bob
New Marshfield Road
Three Suits Against Industrial Commission of Ohio Decided
Three cases against the Industrial Commission of Ohio were decided in Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. One suit by Mrs. Effie Pyle was dismissed at costs after a jury hearing found her husband Samuel Pyle not an employee but an independent contractor. Two settlements were reached without further hearings: Jake Smith's case against Hocking Valley Mining Co and Charles Gould's case against Luhing Coal Co, via agreed terms after prior benefits and rehearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Effie Pyle
Millfield
Samuel Pyle
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Pyle
Jake Smith
Tthe Hocking Valley Mining Co
The
Industrial Commission
Smith
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Charles Gould
Albany
Luhing Coal Co
Gould
Commission
Schools Take Part in National Wildlife Week
Athens schools join National Wildlife Week from March 19 to 25. Students submit posters and stories on conservation of birds, flowers, forests and wildlife with a first prize of 1 dollar and a second prize of 50 cents. Entries include bird houses and feeding tables. Fourth to sixth graders viewed wild rabbit life pictures. Earlier, K through third grades heard an illustrated wildlife talk by Mr. W. P. Porter.
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Athens
W. P. Porter
Mustard and Camphor Pain Relief Claim
A drug advertisement promises relief from rheumatic pains with Skoot liniment containing mustard and camphor. It guarantees refunds if one or two applications fail and urges buying a large bottle at a small price from Ga llaher’s Drug Store or any druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallahers Drug Store
Gallaher Drug Store
Old Mohawk Bitters
Court St
Gallaher
Kidney Kidney Flush Remedy Ad Warns Of Night Disturbance
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming they flush poisons and acids from kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. It lists symptoms such as burning, smarting passage, backache, and puffy eyes and urges purchasing a 30 cent package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Flat tires require prompt repair to prevent damage
The weight of the automobile can cause irreparable harm if a flat tire remains. Prompt repairs prevent further damage and extend vehicle life.
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Boy Scout
Convenience ‘Sonesday
Shapiro
Worster
Zenner’s Dept
Logan
Kroger’s
Oga
Schines Athena Theater
Francis Nolan
Nolan
South America
Theater Lost and Found
Salvation Army
4-H Club
St. Patrick
Barduce Peerma
Reed
Casses 1000 the Cityy Loan and Guaranty Company
N. Court St
State
Fred Sanders
Evangelist
Dean Voigt
Credit Talks
Chicago
Crossing Guardian
New York
Aher's
Dexter
E-Z
S. Court St
Dodge
Bowes
Columbia Network
Fej
Goon News
Modern Ag
Trwlizo Dodge
Zwig
North Court
C. A. Daugherty
Athens, Ohio
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