Miners Seek Wage Pact with Six Hour Day in Talks
John Wyckoff of Athens reports progress toward a two year contract ending near March 81 with wage and hour gains. The union seeks 15 cent per ton rise with 50 cent day wage increase plus overtime benefits and a 200 day minimum, plus a two week paid vacation. Negotiations continue in New York with the full committee set to meet once more.
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New York
John Wyckoff
Athens
The
Messenger
New York City
Wyckoff
Frank Bender
Zanes
Eville
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Essex Hotel
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
ASK
Atlanta tryouts seek Scarlett role in Gone With the Wind
In Atlanta a large pool of hopeful young women vies for the Scarlett O Hara role in the film adaptation of Gone With the Wind. Susan Falligan stands out in New York during a camera tryout as auditions continue amid a crowded field and high initial bargaining stakes.
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Atlanta
Scarlett O’hara
Susan Falligan
New York
Day Still Catching His Old Battery Mate
Deputy Sheriff B C Day recalls the old Floodwood battery Carl Lanning and a catcher once paired in a 1920s amateur team. Lanning, 42, is jailed for intoxication anew and faces a justice court arraignment tomorrow morning. Day notes the long memory of their past.
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Lanning
Day of
Yesteryear
B. C. Day
Carl Lanning
Floodwood
Court Ty
Urge Enactment of Super Highway Bill in Congress
A resolution before the Ohio Senate urges Congress to adopt a transcontinental superhighway system. Introduced by Sen Abe Laird and Sen W F Garver the measure says the project would create jobs, offer safe economical transport, and strengthen national defense for troop and supply movement in war.
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Columbus
U.P
Congress
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Abe Laird
Tuscarawas
W. F. Garver
Holmes
Hollywood Extortion Letters Target Notables in City
Extortion notes sent to Anna May Wong and Mrs. David O Selznick prompted police searches for a maniac in Hollywood. An aged doctor named Dr Foote was questioned as a material witness. The letters signed by E J Foote or A M Foote MD. Authorities suspect a third party was used as intermediary.
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Hollywood
U.P
Anna May Wong
David O. Selanick
Dr Foote
E. J. Foote
A. M. Foote
Train Derailment Injures One in Morrisville
A Washington to New York passenger train derailed in Morrisville Pennsylvania blocking three tracks. Initial reports indicated at least one person was hurt with details continuing to emerge.
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Morrisville
U.P
Pennsylvania
Washington
New York
Bee Inspector Predicts Low 1937 Honey Crop
Urbana Urbana area county bee inspector H C Byerly said the 1937 honey yield would be about half of 1936 due to the drought.
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Urbana
H. C. Byerly
Good Evening to 9000 During Week at Schine's Athena
Ruth Taylor profiles the Schine's Athena box office and projection room staff. She details ticket sales patterns for the week, audience flow, and the behind the scenes operations including accuracy checks, sound and light tests, and the daily rituals of staff. The piece captures the bustle and small rituals of cinema life.
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Wallace R. Allen
Hal Osborne
Jack Watkins
Ferne Rowland
Pauline Masterton
G Men Testify in Lynch Trial at Parkersburg
Federal agents testified in Parkersburg West Virginia as John Robert Lynch aged 39 stands trial on charges of attempting to extort 1500 dollars from John Pertz of Weaton. The case opened after Lynch allegedly sought a package for a Miss Mabel Bell at Athens Ohio and a note threatened Pertz’s daughter.
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Lynch
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Robert Lynch
John Pertz
Weaton
Marry &. Watkins Court
John A. Zimmerman
F. J. Smith
Department of Justice
Cincinnati
Athens
Minor Pertz
Pertz
Seventh Grade Boys Host Luncheon From Home Economics Class
Seventh Grade boys at Junior High School study recipe books and prepare a luncheon in the unit kitchen and new dining room. They work in five person family groups with roles host cook assistant cook waiter and guest. The best planned family invited Supt. Pendry and Principal Gilmore.
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Harper C. Pendry
Sherman Gilmore
Unit
Ben Fulton
Dave Strawn
Bill Pendry
Howard Bobo
Harry Peckham
Eldon Musgrave
Wendell Bretz
George Gloeckner
John Burly
Bernard Tom
Phil Zenner
Dean Heil
Blaine Hall
Billy Dorst
Ben Williams
Frank Bak
Influenza Quarantine Lifted at Mansfield Reformatory
The Mansfield Reformatory ended its influenza quarantine as cases fell to 20, after peaking at 275 ill ten days earlier. The easing allows inmates and staff to resume normal activities as health officials monitor the facility.
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Mansfield
U.P
Mansfield Reformatory
Scout leaders assist Chauncey Glouster units in re registration
G E Ashwill and Roy Dupler visited Chauncey yesterday and Glouster last evening to help re register Troop 78 Chauncey and Troops 71 72 Glouster for the coming year under the Kootaga Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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G. E. Ashwill
Hock-Hocking
Roy Dupler
Chauncey
Glouster
Kootaga Council
The
Boy Scouts of America
Chevrolet Meeting Draws about 30 Representatives
About 30 Chevrolet representatives attended a Tuesday night party at Hotel Berry. In charge were C. V. Nye and H. W. Bayer, assistant zone service manager. After dinner, motion pictures were shown. A follow up meeting is planned for Thursday, March.
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Chevrolet
Hotel Berry
C. V. Nye
H. W. Bayer
Glee Club Elects Officers at Athens Junior High
At a meeting of the Glee Club of Athens Junior High School Margaret Pratt was elected president Mary Virginia Bingman vice president Betty Wakefield treasurer Mary Roach ticket chairman Jeannette Landis librarian and Mary Burns sergeant at arms.
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Glee Club
Athens Junior High School
Margaret Pratt
Mary Virginia Bingman
Betty Wakefield
Mary Roach
Jeanette Landis
Mary Burns
Edwards Tate marriage license issued
Vernard D. Edwards 22 a Athens dry cleaner and Virginia Isabelle Tate 17 of Athens filed for a marriage license. Both are listed as children of their respective parents.
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Vernard D. Edwards
Athens
John L. Edwards
Virginia Isabelle Tate
Charles Tate
Ellen Charney Granted Divorce in Athens County Court
Ellen Charney received a divorce from Joseph Charney and custody of a minor child in Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge C F Rowland presiding. Charney cited cruelty in her petition and was granted custody as part of the decree.
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Ellen Charney
Joseph Charney
C. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Athens PTA Set for Regular Meeting
Athens Township PTA schedules a regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school building. The session will cover upcoming events and general PTA business. Members are urged to attend.
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PTA
Athens Township
Weather turns wintry before Easter after spring tease
The Weather Bureau in Columbus warns of inclement weather ahead of Easter with occasional rain tonight and Thursday possibly changing to snow flurries Thursday afternoon. Much colder air arrives Thursday afternoon and night. Tuesday's high reached 59 with lows near 40 the prior night.
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Weather Bureau
Columbus
Mercury
CCC To Enroll 35 Youths of Athens County
The Athens County quota for enrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps is set at 35, announced by Fred C. Shafer, county selecting agent. Enlistment runs April 1 to 20 for ages 17 to 28 inclusive, with reenrollment allowed after a year on inactive status if honorably discharged. Applications are accepted at the Athens County Relief Office, 16 Mill St.
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Athens County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fred C. Shafer
CCC
Athens County Relief Office
Mill St
Truck Driver Delmar Snake Killed In Ditch Crash
Delmar Snake, 29, a truck driver from Wooster, died when his truck left the road and went into a ditch east of town on Tuesday.
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Wooster
U.P
Delmar Snake
Here
Grange opposition to tax on autos and Court reorganization
Athens County Pomona Grange condemns President Roosevelt’s Supreme Court reorganization plan as unsound and sets opposition to a proposed auto tax in the state. Resolutions from Summit Grange Hall note support for license plate cost cuts and notary exams, urging economy and sending copies to local officials.
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Athens County
Pomona Grange
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Grange Resolutions Committee
Summit Grange Hall
New Marshfield
Safety campaign discussed at county meeting
The Highway Safety Manual will be completed this week and sent to all county city and village school superintendents. Conferences to launch the plan were scheduled in Columbus Wooster Athens Xenia and Kenton this week. Today the Athens session was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Dr Stack safety lecturer from Columbia University Misa Marian elford of the National Safety Council and officials from the State Department of Education spoke with Athens County school representatives.
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Columbus
Wooster
Athens
Xenia
Kenton
Chamber of Commerce
Security Bank
Stack
Columbia University
Misa Marian Elford
National Safety Council
State Department of Education
Athens County
Resinol Ointment Advertises Quick Itch Relief
A vintage advertisement promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap for relief from eczema psoriasis poison ivy and irritation in sensitive areas. It claims nightly application reduces scratching eases irritation speeds healing and suggests using Resinol Soap with a bath for faster effect.
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Dept
Baltimore
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