Rebates Issued By Southern Ohio Electric Co
Refunds totaling 2438.63 were mailed to 2596 Athens customers for January and February under the new lower rates. The city council retroactively included January and a legal technicality delayed February, with refunds ranging from 5 cents to 56.35 dollars. Twelve employees worked days and nights to prepare the checks, which were signed in Columbus by H. C. Clark and Lloyd Stout before mailing.
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Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
H. C. Bobo
Columbus
H. C. Clark
Lloyd Stout
Couple Arrested After Long Walk From Downington
My and Mrs James McGeorge were arrested by Officer Leslie Bradfield after Sheriff Charles Stratton received a call from Liberty Hudnell of Downington. Hudnell said the couple stayed at his home then left last night, taking shoes rubber boots and a basket of eggs.
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James McGeorge
Downington
Meigs County
Athens
Salvation Army
Leslie Bradfield
Charles Stratton
Liberty Hudnell
Hudnell
Stratton
Hocking River Rises to 12 Feet in Athens
The Hocking River rose three and one half feet last night in Athens reaching a stage of 12 feet. Weather observer Mrs C N France said the rise was slow and not alarming. Temperature climbed to 38 degrees after a low of 28. Fair weather forecast for Saturday.
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Hocking
Athens
Banker Editor Beaty To Speak In Athens Rotary Circuit
John Yocum Beaty editor of Rand McNally Bankers Monthly, a leading national banking publication, will visit Athens from Chicago for a series of talks Monday and Tuesday. He will address the Athens Rotary Club, Ohio University School of Commerce students, Men's Faculty Club, Athens High School, and several Rotary clubs in Jackson and Nelsonville. Beaty plans to study the city and visit nearby communities, sharing banking insights and his broad interest in banking principles.
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John Yocum Beaty
Rand McNally Bankers Monthly
Athens
Chicago
F. D. Forsyth
Bank of Athens
NBA
Bankers Monthly
Beaty
Athens High School
Jackson Rotary Club
Nelsonville Rotary Club
Forsyth
Athens High stages Shirley Temple lookalike in Bon Voyage
Virginia Gibbs six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ambrose Gibbs Jr stars in Athens High School musical comedy Bon Voyage in the auditorium tonight at 8. Dress rehearsal completed as scheduled. The piece features a tiny golden haired dancer known locally as Athene’s Shirley Temple.
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Virginia Gibbs
Polly Waddle Doodle
Athens
Virginia
Ambrose Gibbs, Jr
Smith St
Shirley Temple
Athens Red Cross appeals for flood aid quota
Mrs. Dwight Rutherford of the Athens County Chapter American Red Cross reports a late telegram urging an eight hundred seventy five dollar quota and a minimum three million dollars for flood victims in eleven states. Donations may be sent to local Athens banks or Amesville Bank, with Red Cross headquarters in Athens providing details.
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Dwight Rutherford
Athens County
American Red Cross
RED Cross
Cary T. Grayson
National Chr
Rutherford
Bank of Athens
Athens National Bank
Security Savings Bank
Athens
Amesville Bank
Amesville
Court News Bids Withdrawn In Wells versus Federal Land Bank
Wells withdraws action in Athens County Common Pleas after an out-of-court settlement with the Federal Land Bank of Louisville regarding a foreclosure case. The court ruled taxes and liens in Lawrence v Kierns, and ordered $88.89 costs, $411.11 to Lawrence, with partition duties assigned to Gill Kerr and Cameron.
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W. R. Wells
Federal Land Bank of Louisville
Wells
Athens County
Wesley B. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
C. M. Gill
M. M. Kerr
H. C. Cameron
Ruth B. Kierns
J. S. Sisson Dies in Columbus Hospital
J. S. Sisson of 242 Richland Ave. died in a Columbus hospital Thursday afternoon after illness. He worked at the Columbus State Hospital until his illness. He is survived by wife Ollie Tidrow Sisson and son Kenneth of Athens. Funeral at Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt St. at 2 pm Sunday. Burial in Temple Cemetery near Mt. Blanco.
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J. S. Sisson
Richland Ave
Columbus
Columbus State Hospital
Sisson
Ollie Tidrow Sisson
Kenneth
Athens
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Pratt St
E. C. Kenney
Temple Cemetery
Mt. Blanco
Cutler Briefs Show Club Meeting and Local Visits
The Willing Workers Club met at the Totman home with a noon fish dinner followed by business. Agriculture agent A H Smith spoke on Co operation. Local residents visited kin across several towns and Ida McAfee bought the Graham heir property for remodeling. A seventh eighth grade play titled Where's Grandma was performed at the church.
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Willing Workers Club
S. E. Totman
A. H. Smith
Marietta
Gerald Root
Zanesville
E. E. Root
Don Arnold
Norma
Marshall Bailey
Perce Oakes
Belore
Verne Leyda
Frank Gill
A. J. Place
Clay Ridge
Place
Jessie Davis
Warner
L. A. Welch
John Grubb
Fred Grubb
Betty
Francis Welch
Bartlett
Ida McAfee
Graham Heir
Paterson
Dorothy Rowland
Chesterhill
Lyle Basim
Williard Cook
Grandma
Garnet
Sara Goddard
Mona
Armada Welch
Beatrice Gould
Donna Fletcher
Iona
Leslie France
Nellie Singer
D. F. Masters
WPA Helping Meigs Gallia Flood Victims
WPA teams, trucks, food, first aid and blankets deployed to flood areas. Athens district offices stayed open through the night. Over 300 families moved to safety, about 450 awaiting relocation. Commodities include meat, beans, oats, blankets. boots distributed, more arriving for Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence, and Washington counties.
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WPA
District No. 5
Ray Noble
Athens
Gallia Cour
Lawrence County
Meigs County
Washington County
FFA Planned Albany Amateur Night Indefinitely Postponed
The Albany Future Farmers of America announces that their planned Amateur Night has been postponed indefinitely leaving participants and attendees awaiting new dates.
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Farmers of America At
Albany
Initiation Services At Sereno Lodge In Town
Initiation services will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock by Sereno Lodge of Odd Fellows in the club rooms on North Court Street. William Curry and Fred Kempton will be initiated.
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Sereno Lodge of Odd Fellows
N. Court St
William Curry
Fred Kempton
Frog Breeder Eyes Meat Market for Meissendorf Imports
A frog breeder in Meissendorf Lower Saxony plans to import bullfrogs from Philadelphia. He intends to convert the hides into frog skin shoes, signaling a possible niche leather supply and regional trade link between the two locales.
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Philadelphia
Meissendorf
Lower Saxony
Parents of Logan-born son announced
Mr and Mrs Leonard Bush of Logan Rt 3 announce the birth of a son born Thursday morning.
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LOGAN
Leonard Bush
Logan Rt. 3
Coast Guard Cutters Sent Through Athens
A special U S Coast Guard train of five cars moved through Athens this morning on the Baltimore and Ohio line carrying four cutters and 20 men to the Wheeling flood area. The boats rode on four gondola cars with the men in a passenger car. The B and O was to send a freight car to Parkersburg to carry meat for flood victims, while three Red Cross trucks carrying meat were stranded at Porterfield.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Athens
Baltimore & Ohio
Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Red Cross
Porterfield
He's Back in Jail Again in Athens County
Carl Lanning of Floodwood was jailed again today in Athens County on an intoxication charge. Deputies Karl Gardner and Frank Joyce reported he had been released from jail for a similar offense on Tuesday.
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Carl Lanning
Floodwood
Athens County
Karl Gardner
Frank Joyce
Clevelander Appointed PWA Engineer in Athens
R. E. Alford of Cleveland arrived in Athens to take the post of assistant PWA engineer in Spector. He will assist in the supervision and inspection of seven PWA projects under way in the district, announced A. J. Hirtler who heads the division office.
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R. E. Alford
Cleveland
Atheny
PWA
Ine Spector
A. J. Hirtler
Kenney To Preach at Pratt Street Church
Rev Elden Kennedy will preach at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday at Pratt Street Church. Harry Bender leads Sunday School at 9 15 a m and Mrs Lorin oversees the Young People meeting with Miss Thelma Movore directing a special service. Prayer meeting follows next Thursday at 7 30 p m led by Roy Gold.
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Kenney
Pratt Street
Elden Kennedy
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Pratt St
Harry Bender
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Cutler
Meigs
Gallia
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport
Trimble Church of Christ
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Trimble Church
Parker Bros. Music Store
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BOT
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Pineapple Country Club
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Porkle Country Club
Ikroger Stores
C. D. Shafer ‘Company
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