County to Use NYA Youth Labor for Jail Remodel
Athens County commissioners consider NYA supervised youth labor to remodel the condemned jail and sheriff's residence. Budget limits allow about 2000 in labor by 30 youths over three months, with $3000 from county funds for materials and supervision. State code and fire marshal rulings drive extensive plumbing, wiring, and sanitation upgrades.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Wesley Miller
Athens Sub-Area
NYA
Qcarmemntlesianan
Charles Chatman
Stratton
Miller
Miler
Ohio
Athens High Girls Basketball Tourney Planned
The Girls Athletic Association at Athens High School sponsors a home room basketball tournament in March and April with games after school and finishing by April 21. Victory earns two points, a tie one, and a loss none. the group with the most total points wins.
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The
Girls Athletic Association
Athens High School
Temperature Plunges in Athens Hit 20 Degrees
A sharp drop in Athens saw temperatures fall to 20 degrees last night from a 50 degree noon high. By noon today the temperature stood at 47 degrees.
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Athens
Greek Fund Reaches 1125 in Athens Drive
The Greek War Relief campaign in Athens has raised 1125 so far to aid Greece. Co-chairman John F. Newcomb announced the total and urged solicitors to finish work and submit final reports, noting 110 came from Parkersburg Greek residents and Prof. Victor Hill led OH University faculty solicitors.
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Athens
Greece
John F. Newcomb
Greek War Relief Association, Inc
Parkersburg
Newcomb
Victor Hill
Ohio University
AHS Seniors Lead Honor Roll With 32 Top Students
At Athens High School the senior class tops the six week honor list with 32 students on the honor roll. Sophomores follow with 27 and juniors with 21, listing all seniors and juniors achieving B or better averages and the full sophomore roster.
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Athens High School
Joe Dilley
William Hohn
Dick Hughes
Fred Rosser
Betsy Bailey
Virginia Bingman
Doris Buck
Charlotte DeMolet
Jane Finsterwald
Betty French
Mary Margaret Graham
Jean Herron
Margaret Josten
Elizabeth Kolenich
Elizabeth Krecker
Jean Mills
Patsy Sherrard
Bernadine Terrell
Joan Watts
Joan Woolley
Bert Barnes
Max Baughman
Jack Grover
William Knox
George Peckham
Bill Roberts
Warren Stack
Jimmy Williams
Joe Williams
Jane Bayless
Martha Hoisington
Doris Mathews
Frank Baker
Bruce Hudson
Richard Ingerham
Herman James
Elden Musgrave
Richard Rosberg
Bill White
Martha Lou Dowler
Gene Kissner
Joanne Leben
Mary Jean Williams
Kenneth French
Dick Hoisington
Harry Peckham
Bob Sprague
Margery Browning
Ruth Ann Grover
Ruth Gentry
Hattie Love Groves
Jane Maccombs
Ruth Alice Wright
Wanda Cole
Virginia Coleman
Jane Gladding
Betty Griswold
Anna Belle Houck
Betty Lee McCaskill
Rachel Hoffman
Mary Pierce
Couple Held On Charges Of Kidnaping
A Mississippi sharecropper and his wife were jailed as authorities investigated a case involving a 33 year old mother and her four children kept in servitude on Cow Island near the state line. Mrs Cora Lee Davis and three children were rescued. she was hospitalized in Columbia, Mississippi after giving birth to her fifth child in Memphis.
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Poplarville
Miss
Mississippi
Joseph W. Walker
Pearl River County
Cora Lee Davis
Cow Island
Mississippi State Line
Davis
Columbia
Here
Memphis
Eugene Tuttle Dies At New Jersey Home
Eugene V. Tuttle, 68, a Ohio University graduate, died yesterday at his Verona New Jersey home ten days after being struck by a truck. Interment likely in Athens. A native of the Cleveland district he earned a B S from Ohio University in 1904 and worked in a chemical company until death. He is survived by his widow Alma Cornwell, formerly Miss Alma Cornwell, also a university graduate.
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Eugene V. Tuttle
Ohio University
Verona
N. J
Athens
Mr. Tuttle
Cleveland
Alma Cornwell
D. C. Cornell
University
British Intelligence Men Parachute Into France
Saigon dispatch reports British intelligence service operatives being landed in France by parachute at night, with regular arrivals asserted by French Indo-China forces.
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France
Saigon
Two Room School in Steubenville Closed
The Johnson School, five miles west of Steubenville, shut after 18 of 36 pupils contract mumps, forcing temporary closure to prevent spread.
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Steubenville
Johnson School
Here
Britain acquires three of Pan American flying boats
Britain confirms the purchase of three of four large four engine Boeing flying boats intended for Pan American Airways. The report notes Mohair fibers derived from Angora goats are also mentioned in the same clipping.
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Britain
Washington
Great Britain
Boeing
Pan-American Airways
Twin sons born to Paul Cains family in Athens
Mr and Mrs Paul Cain of Athens Route 3 welcomed twin boys born this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. One baby weighed six pounds and the other five pounds eleven ounces. Mrs Florence Jones and Mrs Lorena McDonald plus infant son were discharged this afternoon.
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Paul Cain
Athens Route 3
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Florence Jones
Stella Ave
Lorena McDonald
Two Athens County draftees listed for early departure
The Athens County Draft Board No 1 warns registrants to notify changes of address or face legal penalties. Ralph Frederick Meeks and Homer Jenkins, both from Jacksonville NY, are among six called, with nine more men scheduled to leave Monday as part of the tenth call.
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Athens County
Draft Board No. 1
Draft Board
Athens County No. 1
Ralph Frederick Meeks
Jacksonville
Homer Jenkins
NYA
New Performers To Be With Jamboree Here
Texas Ruby Curley Fox and guitarist Red Phillips join the 1941 WLW Boone County Jamboree at Athens High School Auditorium on Sunday March 30. Ruby, “radio’s original yodeling cowgirl,” appears across networks. Fox, from Graysville Tennessee, offers fiddle and harmonica pieces like The Fox Hunt and Johnson’s Old Gray Mule.
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Texas Ruby
Curley Fox
Little Red Phillips
WLW
Athens High School
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
New York
Hollywood
Tennessee
Curley
Graysville
Tenn
Johnson
Girl Reserves at AHS Celebrate Birthday Party
Athens High School Girl Reserves held a birthday party described as a white elephant event. Students were seated by birth month and sang at their tables. July birthdays performed a play titled Sparkin by E K Conkle.
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Athens High School
Grasshoppers Reach Heights Up to 2000 Feet
Researchers note that certain grasshopper species are capable of flying to elevations around 2000 feet. The observation highlights insect adaptability and potential dispersal patterns in varied terrain.
Dr Chappel Leads First U S Medical Replacement Unit
Captain M R Chappel of the United States Army Medical Corps commands the first medical replacement company formed in the country. He oversees 223 enlisted men and a Mess Officer role directing three meals daily for 282 men at Fort Grant Illinois. He previously practiced in Athens Lancaster Stockport and transferred through Carlisle Fort Meade before assignment.
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M. R. Chappel
United States Army Medical Corps
Fort Grant
Ill
D. O. Chappel
Richland Ave
Athens
Chappel
Lancaster
Stockport
Carlisle
Fort Meade
Putnam Grocery Plans Second Week At University Elementary
The second grade at University Elementary School plans a one week run of Putnam Grocery. A new committee will manage sales and money each day with three salespeople and one cashier. The class adds pencils and prepares cookies for Tuesday.
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Putnam Grocery
University
Hobbies Shown At East Side Club Meeting
Melvin Brown hosted the Hobby Club of East Side School on Tuesday evening. Bob Mansfield showed pictures of over 70 airplanes and Judith King displayed knitting while Brown presented a collection of more than 100 comic books. Mrs Homer Brown served refreshments. a program committee of Benny Roberts Judith King and Rubert Frebault was formed to plan the next meeting at Don Gamertsfelder’s home.
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Melvin Brown
Stimson Ave
Hobby Club
East Side
Bob Mansfield
Judith King
Homer Brown
Benny Roberts
Rubert Frebault
Don Gamertsfelder
Cleveland Women Fined in Route 33 License Case
State highway patrolmen yesterday arrested June D. Kuhns 22 Cleveland on Route 33 north of Athens for driving without an operator's license. She was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell and fined five dollars plus costs. Mayor Cornell also fined Charlotte E. Thow 19 Cleveland five dollars plus costs for the same charge. She was arrested on Route 33.
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June D. Kuhns
Cleveland
Athens
Cliff Cornell
Cornell
Charlotte E. Thow
Rice Planted to Guitar Rhythm in Philippine Fields
In the Philippines farmers plant rice to guitar music, the tempo guiding three plantings per second as a cultural spectacle and agricultural ritual, blending music with fieldwork.
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Philippines
Camp Zaleski CCC Open House Set for April 5
CCC Co 507 Zaleski will host an open house on April 5 starting 1 p m with tours displays and project visits. A 3 30 p m talks program and 5 p m retreat with bean dinner follow, then an 8 p m to 11 p m company dance. Major Gunderson and Joseph Polivka expect many visitors.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC Co. 507
Zaleski
CCC
George W. Gunderson
Technical Service
Co. 507
Major Gunderson
Joseph B. Polivka
Nelsonville man fined for lack of car lights
George Z Wemmer age 33 of Nelsonville was arrested on Route 33 by the state highway patrol for failing to carry sufficient lights on his car. He was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell.
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George Z. Wemmer
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
White rose bush from Madrid still blooms at Mission San Gabriel
A rose bush brought from Madrid 130 years ago continues to bloom at Mission San Gabriel in California, surviving through generations and remaining a living link to the plant’s Spanish origin.
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Madrid
Spain
Mission San Gabriel
Calif
WPA Road Projects Boost Athens County Jobs
Athens County started two new WPA road projects yesterday. The McDougal-Five Point Road in Ames Township and the Willow Creek Road in Canaan Township will employ about 100 men each for four months, bringing total WPA road employment to 845 with 10 projects in operation. County Engineer Harry Dust said more projects will start as current ones finish.
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Athens County
Harry Dust
McDougal-Five Point
Ames Township
Willow Creek Road
Canaan Township
Dust
Truck Drivers Fined for Overload Violations in Perry County
Perry County patrol arrests seven truck drivers on Route 669 for overloads. Each was fined $10 and costs by Justice of the Peace C. W. King. another driver, Beryl Embrey, paid $5 for operating without a chauffeur's license. The Carlsbad Caverns were discovered via a stream of bats emerging from an underground opening.
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Perry County
State Highway Patrol
Emmett Raush
Roseville
Charlie E. Hall
Bellefontaine
Hilton V. Briggs
Zanesville
Lenard C. Bussey
Mount Perry
Wenzel Cooper
Jesse W. Smith
White Cottage
Charles W. Sowers
New Lexington
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Help For Pain And Fatigue
Nature warns when kidneys fail to remove waste. Painful backache leg pains and frequent urination signal trouble. Doan's Pills have helped millions for over 40 years by aiding the kidneys to flush out poisonous waste and restore energy.
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Nature
Armart
Doan
Hogan
Speeder Fined $10 Arrains Before Mayor Cornell
Robert Howe of Belore was arraigned before Mayor Cliff Cornell on speeding charges. He was fined $10 and costs after arrest by Police Officer Carman Church on East State Street. Mars the planet is noted for its red color and association with the god of war.
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Cliff Cornell
Robert Howe
Belore
Carman
E. State St
Mars
Planet
God of
War
After a Cold What To Do To Recover
Advice urges rest until normal temperature returns and emphasizes rebuilding strength to handle work and sleep loss. Recommends starting an 8.8.8 tonic three times daily before meals and notes quick improvements if no focal infection or disease is present.
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Carsry
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