57 Percent Salary Cut Hits Athens County Officials
Athens County commissioners authorize a 57 percent reduction in salaries for deputies and employees for the rest of the year effective April 1. The budget totals 309,489.08 across funds, with the general fund bearing the cut and funds for Children’s Home and Infirmary also reduced. Officials aim to preserve current pay until July if possible, hoping for legislative or funding remedies.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
General County Fund
Children’s Home
Walter Maccombs
Charles Stratton
Ira Whitmore
C. O. Gibson
Budget Commission
Nee
Charles Bayless
John Preston
Ruth Burdette
Francis White
James Wallace
Ask WPA Aid On Fire Loss
Athens County Commissioners met with Athens County Children’s Home trustees to request WPA funding for repairing and rebuilding the fire damaged home. The resolution, sent to L. C. Gibson of the Zanesville WPA district, cites fire damage and county treasury shortages. Present were Wayne Wingett Lodi Mrs. F. H. Krecker Athens Bruce Chapman Guysville Roy Gilham New Marshfield Howard Cline Albany.
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Athens County Commissioners
Board of Trustees
Athens County Children's Home
WPA
L. C. Gibson
Zanesville
Walter Maccombs
Ira Whitmore
Charles Stratton
Gibson
Wayne Wingett
Lodi
F. H. Krecker
Athens
Bruce Chapman
Guysville
Roy Gilham
New Marshfield
Howard Cline
Albany
Infant of Mr and Mrs Edgar Taken to Hospital for Observation
Infant Janice Jo Edgar daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edgar Shafer Sr. was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital on Wednesday for observation and treatment. She is getting along nicely.
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Janice Jo Edgar
Paul Edgar
S. Shafer Sr
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gems Missing After Robbery Near Prattsville
A New York jewelry salesman lost jewelry and a briefcase containing 3000 to 5000 dollars in rings when robbed on Route 50 near Prattsville. The case was kicked from the car by Herman Hamburger as three men fled with 25000 dollars in gems. A 200 dollar reward was offered for the recovery. State patrols and Sheriff Earl Stuck searched the Prattsville Bolins Mill area for two days with no trace.
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Prattsville
New York
U. S
Bolins Mill
Play Shop Presented by 2nd Graders at University Elementary
Second graders at University Elementary staged three fairy tale plays A Pot of Mush Cinderella and The Country Mouse and the City Mouse at a Wednesday morning assembly Jack Gold led Mr Ward with Barbara Allen as the cat Harold Laughlin as the dog Roger Sapp as the stranger Beverly Bachus as the old woman and others filled roles Ella Lee Riley played Cinderella with Dick Leach as the Prince Marilyn Goldsberry and Marilyn Gartrell were stepsisters Alice Gaskell was the cruel stepmother Barbara Hope was the fairy godmother and the princes heralds were Norman Dupler and Kenneth Henry Frank Dilley was the country mouse Lawrence Wamsley the city mouse Lindley Jones the cat and Billy McKee the dog."
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University
Jack Gold
Mr. Ward
Barbara Allen
Harold Laughlin
Roger Sapp
Beverly Bachus
George Milar
Sammy Henderson
Ella Lee Riley
Dick Leach
Alice Gaskell
Marilyn Goldsberry
Marilyn Gartrell
Barbara Hope
Norman Dupler
Kenneth Henry
Frank Dilley
Kyger Social And Personal Highlights
Community notes recount preaching services at the M E Church led by Rev H N Snider, and a music recital planned for April 7 with Evelyn Pierson. Local residents share visits, CCC service returns, house moves, hospital nurse study, and weekend guests among families in Kyger and nearby towns.
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Joppa
Harlow Tate
Harvey Durst
Stingy Creek
Clyde Rupe
Gerald Robinson
Wayne Sisson
CCC
Montana
W. B. Tate
Floyd Longstreth
Kenneth Lee
Longsville
Nelle Werner
Anna Mae
Jean
Jack
Virginia Durst
Joyce
Homer Tate
Hattie Mack
Glenn Rupe
W. R. Athey
Dr. Rife
Shular
Old Kyger
Anna Elfen Spurlock
Holzer Hospital
UC Berkeley Population Tops Most Cities in 1930 Census
Berkeley plates show University of California enrollment already 16 598 with expected 17 000 next fall. The university administration notes its population ranks above 96.7 percent of U S cities in the 1930 census with only 539 cities exceeding 17 000.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
University Bureau of Administration
University
United States
Collins Shields Dies After Auto Crash in The Plains
Collins Shields 20 died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a wreck on West Union Street involving a National Guard station wagon. His brother Delbert, 22, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and paid a $100 fine with license suspended. Collins, a longtime truck driver for W. H. Poston, leaves four brothers and one sister. Funeral set for Sunday at Zion Church The Lower Plains Nye Cemetery Chauncey.
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Collins Shields
the Plains
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Cliff Cornell
Delbert Shields
Delbert
Collins
National Guard
Roscoe Shields
W. H. Poston
Lawrence
Athens
Robert
Herbert
Lower Plains
Gladys
Lawrence Shields
Second St
Zion Church
Nye
Chauncey
Warner
Mechem's Shoe Store Opens Saturday at 14 S Court St
Mechem's Shoe Store will open Saturday at 14 S Court St offering footwear for all ages. Owner Stanley Mechem praises the newly renovated 50 by 100 foot space with 5 000 pairs of shoes, 2 070 feet of shelving, modern lighting, mirrors, and comfortable seating. Ray Davis named manager with Mrs Reba McPeak assisting.
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Mechem
S. Court St
Stanley Mechem
Ray Davis
Zenner
Reba McPe
Wright Quits Highway Post in Athens County
R. G. Wright, superintendent of state highway maintenance in Athens County, resigns effective April 15 after being asked to quit by division engineer Charles A. Ferguson. Wright has eight years in the highway department. successor candidate Robert Beckler, a former county tractor operator, reportedly earns Republican endorsement.
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R. G. Wright
Athens County
Wright
Civil Service
Charles A. Ferguson
New Bricker
Highway Department
Robert Beckler
Kimberly
J. W. Wilson
Republican County Organization
Beckler
Wilson
State Highway Department
Boy Scouts Sell Movie Tickets For Spirit of Culver
Troop 59 scouts push ticket sales for the Spirit of Culver movie they sponsor. Ted Neutzling visited the meeting as he plans to join the troop at age 12. Eight scouts participated in a Kimberly tree planting last Sunday. transportation issues left others disappointed.
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Boy Scouts
Barber Wins Hat Bet After Cutting Hair
In Butte Montana a man with a betting complex challenged a barber to cut his hair while he wore his hat. The barber accepted and cut the hair to the customer's satisfaction, who then paid the $5 wager.
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Butte
Mont
Hocking River Floodnears Athens as Waters Rise
Muddy Hocking River spills into lowlands near Athens with readings at 15.02 feet at 12 45 PM, up six inches from 8 AM. Rain Wednesday night and Thursday boosted levels by about 1 15 inches. crest uncertain, weather observer says. State Patrol reports county roads open, temperatures near 50 after a low of 37. Clear skies to end the day with warmer weather expected Saturday.
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Hocking
Athens
C. N. France
State Patrol
Navy scholarship won by McCarley apprentice seaman
Franklin Gibson McCarley, an apprentice seaman in the U S Navy, won a scholarship at the Navy Carpenter School in Norfolk after completing an eight month course at Bliss College and enlisting in 1938. He will finish a 20 week program to become a carpenter's mate and then report to duty aboard a fleet vessel.
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W. H. Byers
Navy
Athens Post Office
Franklin Gibson McCarley
Effie McCarley
McArthur
Norfolk
McCarley
United States Navy
Bliss College
Columbus
Boy Scouts Move Meeting to Ranger Station
Boy Scouts will meet at the Forest Ranger's Station in Locust Heights at 2 p.m. Sunday for the Boys' Scout Training Course. The venue change from Camp Duper at Peach Ridge was made due to bad roads, announced by G. F. Ashwill, field executive.
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G. EF. Ashwill
The
Boy Scouts
Dupler
Peach Ridge
Forest Ranger's
Locust Heights
Carbondale Boy Scout Troop Welcomes Two New Members
The Boy Scout troop in Carbondale added recruits Donald Lowry and Jack Prater this week. Eleven of twelve scouts attended last Sunday's tree-planting ceremony at Kimberly. Richard Williams and Paul Lowry prepared a bulletin board for the troop rooms.
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Carbondale
Donald Lowry
Jack Prater
Kimberly
Richard Williams
Paul Lowry
Carl Williams Fined On Charge of Assault
Carl Williams of Athens R D was fined 10 dollars and costs for assault in Mayor Cliff Cornell's court yesterday. Reports had claimed intoxication. Williams allegedly struck Eliza Graham the township constable on the head with a beer bottle at Pete's Cave on North Court Street.
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Carl Williams
Athens R. D
Cliff Cornell
Williams
Eliza Graham
Athens Township
Pete's Cave
N. Court St
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