Arrest of Wade Hatch After Summers Store Robbery
Wade Hatch a six foot two weight 185 pound suspect was stopped by Officer Mills while prying open a rear window of Summers and Son music store. Hatch admitted to the March 9 robbery and said accomplice Judy Craig would leave Athens but planned to continue committing crimes. Authorities recovered stolen radios purses jewelry and other items and traced some loot to pawn shops in Columbus where Hatch had pawned part of the goods for 26 dollars using aliases Steve Wayne Stephen Grant and James Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers & Son Music
Howard Mills
Faw
Miniutae Latasn
Alan
Hatch
Athens
City Hall
Judy Craig
Washington, D. C
Joan Hatch
Union St
Mills
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Cline Ice Cream Co
Congress
Court St
Cliff Cornell
E. S. Finsterwald
Rolland Ruth
D. I. Gandee
Summers
W. Union St
Maple, Bradfield
Ruth
Cornell
Glen C. Hoffman
Columbus
Finsterwald
Gandee
F. P. Dengler
Bureau of Indentification and Investigation
Athens High School
Washington
D. C
WPA
Herndon
Civil Service
Miss Craig
Florida
Steve Wayne
Stephen Grant
James Wayne
State Auditor Ferguson to Speak at Athens Monday Night
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson will address a combined Athens Rotary Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Athens Retail Merchants Association meeting at Hotel Berry Monday night. Dinner at 6 p.m. and talk on Ohio relief plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Ferguson
Athens Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Hotel Berry
Ferguson
Ohio
Athens County
Ross Wright
Kiwanis
Howard Bobo
Rotary Club
C. M. Gill
Mr. Gill
Enters Store Nearly Empty as Break-In Fails
Charles Levering's general store at Oak Grove near Kimberly on the Carbondale Road was broken into late Thursday night or early this morning. A thief broke the front door glass to reach the lock and battered the cash register but found nothing of value. Sheriff Charles Bayless led the investigation and Levering, a Brooks Shoe Co. employee in Nelsonville, had not yet checked for missing merchandise. The sheriff said nothing appeared missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Levering
Oak Grove
Kimberly
Carbondale
Charles Bayless
Levering
Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville
Temporary alimony ordered in Nichols divorce case
Judge O F Rowland signs order for George W Nichols to pay Virginia E Nichols ten dollars weekly temporary alimony during the divorce action filed February 20 1939 and an additional child support allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Rowland
George W. Nichols
Virginia E. Nichols
Women Named For Major Surgeries At Sheltering Arms
At Sheltering Arms Hospital Mrs Hazel Hendren of Vinton Miss Dorothy Michael of The Plains and Miss Lela Dowler of Chauncey underwent major surgical operations yesterday. Mrs Isabelle Riggle of Athens had a major operation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hendren
Vinton
Dorothy Michael
the Plains
Lela Dowler
Chauncey
Jall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Isabelle Riggle
Athens
Cow attack on Nebraska farmer ends in death
In Bartley Nebraska a cow kicked Bert Proud a 61 year old farmer while milking fracturing his leg. The cow then attacked his wife fracturing her leg. Frightened by a cat the animal charged again. Proud died days later of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley
Bert Proud
Proud J
Musical therapy added at University of California Hospital San Francisco
Music therapy becomes part of patient care at UC Hospital San Francisco with electric classical music only. swing tunes are restricted to avoid agitation. England spends 1 645 000 dollars yearly on weather reports and employs 561 staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
University of California’s
England
Cool Holiday Weather Dampens Irish Celebration
Snow flurries and cold air wrap the holiday in a cool mood. Forecasts predict continued cold with a high around 35 and clearing skies later today. The Hocking River sits at 5.3 feet as a light one-fourth inch of snow falls, not slowing the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mercury
C. N. France
Hocking
Pugh Named Adjuster for Wheat Losses
Frank Pugh, Athens County Committee chairman, was selected at a soil district meeting in Coshoc ton as adjuster for crop insurance losses. He outlined two mail cards for wheat growers to report losses and to apply for using land differently, with loss determinations based on measured yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation District
Coshocton
Frank Pugh
Athens County Committee
Pugh
Eight New Members Initiated by Eagles in Athens
Eight new members were initiated into the Eagles Fraternal Order in Athens on Wednesday evening. The count since February 1 reaches 24, with old members bringing in new ones earning tickets to a producers' banquet at the Berry Hotel next Thursday. The state wide “worthy secretaries” drive runs through March 15 with two special initiation ceremonies planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Athens
Berry Hotel
Boy Scouts Map March 26 Tree Planting Drive
Boy Scouts of Troop 52 plan to plant 2,000 trees on March 26 as part of their outdoor training. Bear Patrol led by William Bowen opened the meeting with a scout salute handshake and password. Panther Patrol led by Gerald Bond closed the session after signaling drills and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Troop 52
William Bowen
Panther
Gerald Bond
Hudnut to Speak on Campus At Athens Program
The Religious Emphasis Program at Athens will run March 22 to 24. Rev William H Hudnut of Union Theological Seminary Princeton University will address a mass meeting at Memorial Auditorium Wednesday evening and preside over tea and fireside seminars Thursday and Friday enabling public discussion of personal philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Student Religious Counsel
William H. Hudnut
Union Theological Seminary
Princeton University
Hudnut
Buttrick
Memorial Auditorium
Grogan Departs Athens Division for State Patrol Duties
Acting Cor poral H D Henery to head the Athens division as Grogan shifts to a dispatcher role at the State Highway Patrol headquarters in Columbus. Grogan praised for three and a half years of service. local staff presented him a portfolio. sheriffs police and community groups lauded his era of leadership and the Athens district's standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
H. D. Henery
Joseph B. Grogan
State Highway Patrol
Columbus
Grogan
Henery
R. M. Shaneyfelt
C. D. Baker
R. L. Greider
Ohio University
State Patrol
Messenger
Bedbugs and a Prison Trusty Behind Athens County Jail Scandal
Donald Powell a trusted prisoner in Athens County Jail admitted leaving his cell to attend a picture show with Ernest Hawkins. Capt. Maple and Officer Bradfield arrested him at 11:10 p m near Court and State Streets. Judge Rowland criticized jail conditions and ordered no trustees be allowed out except under direct custody until improvements are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Powell
Millfield
Athens County
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Charles Maple
Leslie Bradfield
City Police
Powell
Rowland
Charles Bayless
Ernest “Red” Hawkins
City
Maple
Bradfield
Bayless
Troop 52 Plans Arbor Day Seedling Planting
Boy Scout Troop 52 will plant 2000 seedlings on Arbor Day Sunday March 26 at 2 p m. The group assembles at Kimberly Bridge Route 33 south of Nelsonville under supervision of U S forest ranger R J Schaar and government instructors. Participants earn instruction toward first class merit badges in conservation forestry and landscape gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Hock-Hocking
Kimberly Bridge
Route 33
Nelsonville
R. J. Schaar
U. S. Forest Ranger
Instruct Farmers In Keeping Accounts Meeting
Ross Wright and C T Newsom announce a meeting for farmers at Coolville High School in the vocational agriculture department on Tuesday evening March 21 at 7 30. They will assist in making a beginning inventory and suggest inviting farm wives to attend. A farm account kept for a year shows labor return and guides future farming operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Athens County
Vocational Agriculture Department
Coolville High School
C. T. Newsom
Wright
March 17 1879 Reminiscence At Baker Farm
C S Moore recalls the weather on March 17 1879 and a group of Margarets Creek neighborhood boys playing ball at Baker Farm before swimming. Named participants include William Green Addison Edgar George Chambers Henry Chambers John McCole Clem McCole and others later remembered as deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Moore
Athens
Mercury
Moore
Baker Farm
Margarets Creek
William Green
Addison Edgar
George and
Henry Chambers
John
Clem McCole
Bayliff Addresses East Side PTA On Character Education
Rev. Russell F. Bayliff told the East Side PTA that character stems from purposive effort, disciplined knowledge, and habits formed in early childhood. He urged homes to establish routines and a working concept of God and honesty before schooling begins, noting early years lay life’s foundation. Principal Wayne Matthews reported auditorium fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell F. Bayliff
East Side
PTA
Bayliff
Wayne Matthews
View
West Side Second Graders Learn Costs With Imitation Grocery
West Second graders at West Side School run an imitation grocery store to study food costs. Orange crate shelves hold cans and boxes while students weigh items and practice pints and quarts. They use imitation money and change, with a student acting as groceryman over a toy phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side School
Alice Rowan
Dr. Hamlin to Speak on Marijuana and Drugs
Dr. Howard E. Hamlin of Columbus will lecture on marijuana nicotine and other drugs at the Presbyterian Church at 6 p m Sunday March 19 The Ohio Board of Health expert and former Harvard Ohio State biology professor will discuss drug topics The public is invited to attend and he will stay with Mr and Mrs Thor Olson in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Hamlin
Columbus
Presbyterian Church
Hamlin
Ohio Board of Health
Harvard
Ohio State Universities
Hamilin
Athens
Thor Olson
Greens Run Man 74 Has Smallpox Case Reported
Sherm Russell, 74, of Greens Run, is ill with smallpox. The county health office reported today that 15 people have been attacked. Dr. J. B. Martin of Glouster notified the office, and County Nurse Caroline Pico is in Greens Run to investigate the new case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm Russell
Greens Run
J. B. Martin
Glouster
Russell
Caroline Pico
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Whilis
Wade Hatch
the Mutual Home
E Ee and Savings Association
Washington St
Princeton
Finance Co
Zenith
Parker Bros. Music Store
Boy Scout Troop
PTA Group of
West
Bobby Green
Vern Daft
Phylis Grafton
Charlotte Miller
South America
Canada
Billy Rose
Carl Larch
Rosemary Glockner
Dr. Hamlin
Marlins
Merlin Marlin - Gunmakers
Gwar
E.v.baughman
Open
Lour
Swift
Dor
Maxwell House
Sunkist Lemons
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