Slips and Mud Paralyze Athens County Roads After Rains
Heavy rains worsened damage across Athens County with numerous slides and mud pockets leaving dirt roads impassable in places. County engineer J. W. Wilson notes worst on Wrightstown Road Ames Township and Ed McVay Road Lee Township as crews work to reopen routes and restore one way traffic. Route 7 and Route 50 South face flooding and slips while Route 80 between Hebbardsville and Albany remains in poor condition.
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Athens County
Wrightstown
Ames Township
Ed McVay
Lee Township
Canaanville
Amesville
Stewart
Coolville
Ohio River
Hebbardsville
Albany
Two Additional Schools Enter County Scholarship Test
Two Athens County schools Amesera and Buchte join 60 to 65 entrants for the seventh annual County District State Scholarship Tests at Athens Junior High Saturday. The test, under the Ohio State Department of Education, awards certificates to top 10 overall and to 25 boys and 25 girls per district, with state certificates to the state’s top students and colleges notified of results.
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Athens County
Athens Unior
Saturay
Amesera
Buchte
Ohio State Departent of Education
Ohio
State Department of Education
Hin
Psen
Flood relief work under WPA aid in Ohio valley
The report outlines WPA flood relief efforts in the Ohio valley. District Five moved families to safety with 120 workers, distributed 500 meals, 800 blankets, clothing, and supplies, and set up 10 kitchens and first aid stations. Public buildings are being cleaned and repaired as water falls, with completion hoped by March 27.
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WPA
Carl Watson
Ray
Hlc
Athens
Essary
Flood Project
Morris Ave Repairs Delayed by Rain
Rain halted the relaying of brick on Morris Avenue a WPA project. City service director C W Gross said work will resume when several dry days are forecast. An eight inch water line upgrade may close Shannon Avenue today as construction extends from Strathmore Boulevard toward Maplewood and East State, tying into a 12 inch line from the reservoir.
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Morris Ave
C. W. Gross
Shannon Ave
Strathmore Blvd
Maplewood
East State
Sixteen Chosen for High School Honor Society
At Athens High School an assembly selected sixteen students for the National Honor Society based on scholarship, character, service, and citizenship. Recipients include seniors Martha Minameyer, Yvonne Meister, Dorothy Gentry, Nelle Pinkerton, Bernice McVay, Marjorie Wheaton, Mary Graves, Ruth Lewis, Alice Bardin, Bob Daggett, and juniors Clark Riedel, Stephen Fuller, Dorothy Hartman, Aldine Duncan, Jane Foster, Phyllis Logan. Formal initiation will follow.
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Athens High School
Anne Pickering
Martha Minameyer
Yvonne Meister
Dorothy Gentry
Nelle Pinkerton
Bernice McVay
Marjorie Wheaton
Mary Graves
Ruth Lewis
Alice Bardin
Bob Daggett
Clark Riedel
Stephen Fuller
Dorothy Hartman
Aldine Duncan
Jane Foster
Phyllis Logan
Harry Entwistle
John Y. Beaty
Rand McNally Bankers' Monthly Magazine
University of Wisconsin
Mr. Beaty
Scouts Prepare for Achievement Roundup in Parkersburg
The Kootaga Area Boy Scout troops including Athens County will hold an achievement roundup in June at Parkersburg West Virginia. The event awards efficiency in scouting and Troop 56 Athens pledges advancement to boost the local showing. On Friday Troop 56 plans a hike to Dupler Cabin for tests ahead of the meet.
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Kootaga Area
Athens County
Parkersburg
W. Va
Troop 56
Athens
Plains Plans Visitors Day at The Plains Training School
Go To School Day on March 27 invites parents of First to Sixth Grades to spend afternoon visiting classrooms. Tea served by First to Third Grades. Third Grade pupils plan cookies for tea under Miss Ebba Wahlstrom.
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Plains Training School
Ebba Wahlstrom
Ruth Lowrey
Anita Jane Cooper
Marlon Passton
Paul Bachler
Nellie Stalder
Eleanora Wnovotini
Jimmie Powell
Berta Bullen
Charles McDonald
Mary Lowry
Dorothy Gabriel
Leta Mae Shafer
Freddie Cooper
David Winefordner
Constance MacLeod
Pleasant Hill Church Revival Meetings Resume
Revival meetings at Pleasant Hill Church have resumed after weather delays. Mrs. W. W. Hinshaw of the Athens Salvation Army leads tonight's program with the topic God's Love. the 7:45 pm start replaces the former 7:30 pm time.
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Pleasant Hill Church
W. W. Hinshaw
Athens Salvation Army
God's
New Marshfield Alumni Plan March Meeting
The New Marshfield High School Alumni Association will meet at the high school Wednesday night March 25 at 8 o clock. Officers for the coming year will be elected and plans made for the annual alumni banquet. All members are urged to attend.
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New Marshfield
2000 Sets of Licenses Sold at Courthouse
About 2000 automobile license tags were sold today at the Courthouse office of deputy registrar C. L. Jordan. He expects roughly the same number more to be sold by March 31, the last day for 1935 tags. Jordan urged truck owners to file applications quickly as tags are mailed from Columbus, taking several days.
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C. L. Jordan
Jordan
Columbus
Beaty Explains How Businessmen Get Bank Loans
John Y. Beaty editor of Rand McNally Bankers Monthly told the Athens Rotary Club how bankers lend money and why cash discounts can boost profits. He urged on toe business conduct to win loan officer confidence and explained loan types including commercial, capital, and collateral loans. He noted banks rely on deposits, correspondents, and the Fed and outlined practical lending realities for local business leaders.
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John Beaty
Bankers Monthly
John Y. Beaty
Rand McNally Bankers’ Monthly
Athens
Federal Reserve Banks
Rotary
Beaty
Nelsonville
Five firms sue in common pleas over property sale lien
In Athens County Common Pleas Court five companies file a joint cross petition against Mattie Hatch seeking satisfaction of claims from the sale of involved property. Claims total 371. in mortgage foreclosures and tax issues. Separate suits involve Edna May Bingman, May B. Burson, and alimony actions. Probate matters include estates of Therecia Heck Hannah B Hib bard George G Preston and Laura Preston. The Athens Salvation Army changes its weekly meeting schedule with the Ladies Home League meeting Tuesday.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Mattie Hatch
Hall Bros
Edna May Bingman
John E. Hill
Lélia Hill
May B. Burson
Elmer FE. Jacobs
Mary B. Jacobs
Mildred Sines
Walter Sines
Walbridge
Toledo
Adolph Heck
Therecia Heck
Bank of Athens
NBA
Hannah BE. Hibbard
Dorothy Allen
George S&s. Preston
Glouater
Laura Preston
C. G. Faires
John 8. Clark
H. F. Kittle
George
Preston Estate
Athens Salvation Army
W. W. Hinshaw
Ladies’ Home League
Car in Bad Shape Leads to Jail Charge in Vinton County
Malone Ohio was charged with driving with insufficient brakes and jailed in McArthur after State Highway Patrolman J B Grogan stopped him four miles east of McArthur on Monday. Malone’s car lacked a horn and brakes and his license did not match the vehicle. He faces trial Tuesday in the Vinton County Common Pleas Court.
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Car! Malone
Oreton
Vinton County
McArthur
J. B. Grogan
Athena
Malone
Grogan
Vinton County Common Pleas Court
Seven Operations at Hospital in Athens
Seven operations were performed at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens over the weekend. Dolores Woodyerd of Albany had an appendix operation this morning, while Mrs L R Shaffer of Athens had a minor operation. Two tonsil operations were for Mrs Herbert Hooper and Lola McNutt of Athens on Saturday.
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Dolores Woodyerd
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
L. R. Shaffer
Athens
John Sidders
New Marshfield
Clyde Gabriel
Thelma McHarg
Herbert Hooper
Lola McNutt
Two Residents Named in Brief Local Notice
Alonzo Arbell age 45 glass worker of Lancaster and Florence E B Pennell age 39 of Athens Route 7 are listed in a short local notice with partial residence details.
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Alonzo Arbell
Lancaster
Florence EB. Pennell
Athens
Flood Relief Funds Start in Athens for Flood Aid
Red Cross and Salvation Army in Athens receive contributions for flood relief. About $200已 donated to the Red Cross today, toward an $875 local quota within a $3 million national drive. Donations accepted at banks or Red Cross office. Salvation Army accepts clothing, food, and money at Athens and Nelsonville locations with checks mailed to C. A. Cornwell. Adjutant Hinshaw and Fred Rief planned visits to area towns to extend aid along the Ohio River.
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Red Cross
Salvation Army
Athens
Red Cross Fund
Dwight Rutherford
Security Bank
Rutherford
Union St
Nelsonville
Washington St
C. A. Cornwell
W. W. Hinshaw
Fred Rief
Pomeroy
Racine
Syracuse
Staats Drives for a Greater Ohio University
Representatives from Ohio University campus groups met at the Women's League House for a noon luncheon to plan the Ohio Day drive. Prof. L C Staats urged gathering names of promising and undecided freshmen and asked supporters to recruit Ohio students to contact high school seniors during Easter break. He stressed the aim to build a greater Ohio University amid the university's desperate circumstances and outlined questions prospective students ask about academics, college structure, social life, prestige, and costs.
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Ohio University
Women's League House of Representatives
M. FE
Ohio
L. C. Stanta
Staats
Glouster Men Held in Theft
Charles Dixon and Howard Clark of Glouster pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and stealing from Harry Fitch. Each bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury under 500 bond, committed to jail after failing to provide bail. Constable G H Love arrested them Sunday night.
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Charles Dixon
Howard Clark
Glouster
Athens County Grand Jury
T. R. Bennett
Dixon
Clark
Harry Fitch
Fitch
Athena County
GH Love of
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Oscar Fulton
F. State &F
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Drive For Greater O. U
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Cuba
Tropical America
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Jos. S. Pinch & Co.,Inc
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Athens National Bank
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Federal Reserve System
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