41 High Schools Enter Scholarship Tests at Ohio U
An assembly of 1315 Southeastern Ohio high school students at Memorial Auditorium opens the Annual District Scholarship Contest. Students from 41 high schools take tests in academic and commercial fields with awards announced later at Music Hall Auditorium and other campus venues.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio U
Southeastern Ohio High School
F. B. Dilley
Ohio University
General Assembly
Memorial Auditorium
Lindley Hall
Herman G. James
Ohio University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wayne
Music Hall
Ewing Hall
Zanesville
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
Barnesville
Bellaire
Gallipoli
Ironton
Marietta
Thens
Bridgeport
Jackson
Portsmouth East
Uhrichsville
Logan
Byesville
Chesapeake
Glouster
Malta- McConnelsville
Nelsonville
New Pexington
Newcomerstown
St.enedict’s
Cambridge
Wellston
Belpre
Cadiz
Friends Boarding School
Portsmouth St
East Doll Show Awards Blue Ribbons at East Side School
Second grade students at East Side School directed by Miss Mildred Giesecke showcased dolls and teddy bears in a contest. Awards went to Ina Gay Britton for oldest doll, Sue Gorham for prettiest, Donald Potter for funniest, Kenneth Lininger for largest, Carol Smiley for smallest, and Martina Patricia Josten for most unusual doll. Corrine Clutter and Martina Patricia Josten tied for most dolls. In bears Howard Stilwell had the largest, Patty Ann Robinson the oldest, Corrine Clutter the smallest. May baskets were made by first and second graders for the May Day tradition.
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East Side School
Mildred Giesecke
Ina Gay Britton
Sue Gorham
Donald Potter
Kenneth Lininger
Carol Smiley
Martina
Patricia Josten
Janice Harris
Corrine Clutter
Howard Stilwell
Patty Ann Robinson
Glens Falls Indemnity Company Authorized in Ohio for 1990
Ohio Division of Insurance certifies Glens Falls Indemnity Company of Glens Falls New York complies with state law and is authorized to transact insurance in Ohio for the current year. The 1989 annual statement shows assets 12 003 730 84 liabilities 8 898 275 23 net assets 3 605 465 61 paid-in capital 1 000 000 00 surplus 2 605 455 61 income 7 411 592 37 expenditures 6 490 136 17.
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State of Ohio
Division of Insurance
Columbus
Glens Falls
John A. Lloyd
Ins. of
Ohio
Emma Richey Dies Thursday in Athens County
Mrs. Emma Laura Richey aged 72 died Thursday afternoon after a brief illness at her home 100 Lancaster St Athens County. Survived by son Frank and daughter Florence Richey both of Athens three grandchildren and sister Esther Radford Columbus. Husband George and son William preceded her. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home Rev Stanley Jeff rey officiating. Burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at any time.
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Emma Laura Richey
Lancaster St
Athens County
Athens City
Richey
Frank
Florence Richey
Athens
Esther Radford
Columbus
George
William
Jones Funeral Home
Stanley Jeffrey
W. Union St
Revival meetings draw crowds at White's Chapel Church near Coolville
Attendees report strong turnout at old fashioned revival events at White's Chapel Church. Evangelists and singers Rev. Paul Lucas and his wife lead nightly at 7 30 pm through this week and next under pastor Rev. Fred Fields.
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White’s Chapel Church
Coolville
Paul Lucas
Fred Fields
Revival Preacher Planned at Middleport Church Service
At the Church of the Nazarene in Middleport the Rev. Robert Salser of Syracuse will preach Sunday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Floyd Hondell of Athens will be present.
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Middleport
Church of the Nazarene
Robert Salser
Syracuse
Floyd Hondell
Athens
By Dim Lamps reviews a Louisiana Civil War tale
Nathan Schachner’s By Dim Lamps portrays New Orleans during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The book mixes fiction and history to show race conflict and the Old South’s collapse through Hugh Flint and Sally Wailes against a backdrop of Creole society, carpetbaggers, and wartime turmoil.
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Nathan Schachner
New York
Frederick A. Stokes Company
Louisiana
South
Virginia
Georgia
Carolinas
New Orleans
Schachner
Hugh ‘Flint
Rhett Butler
Margaret Mitchell
Rhett
Hugh
Sally Wailes
Scarlet O'Hara
Sally
Scarlet
Aaron Burr
County Group Moves Against Gambling in Athens County
A coalition of five Athens County mayors eight ministerial association members and Sheriff Bayless voted to oppose slot machines pinball punch boards and other wagering games. The plan aims for county wide action with Prosecuting Attorney Mettler to lead and advise on legality of games. Mayors from Athens Nelsonville Chauncey Amesville and Albany attended.
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First Methodist Church
Athens County
Athens Count Ministerial Association
Charles Bayless
Harry A. Mettler
Athens
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Amesville
Albany
Army Gathers Old Clothing for Salvation Army Drive
Athens groups mobilize 1500 bags of clothing collected by Boy Scouts for the Salvation Army drive. Major Hinshaw notes ongoing need as miners lay off and WPA workers struggle. Kiwanis Rotary Athens Messenger and local businesses sponsor the effort with distribution by Cox Brothers Acme Dry Cleaners Mickle Tire and others and collection by several area merchants.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Hinshaw
WPA
Kiwanis
Rotary
Athens Messenger
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Ohio Dry Cleaners
J. D. Haskins
Harris Furniture Co
Cross Brothers
Carlos Hatcher
Sidney Kasler
Cox Brothers
Acme Dry Cleaners
Mickle Tire and Accessory Co
Walsh Electric Co
Kerr Hardware
Farley Dry Cleaners
Wheaton Hardware
Ohio Food Market
Bible School Students Speak at Salvation Army Services Athens
Paul Miller and Emerson Colah of God's Bible School Cincinnati will take part in Salvation Army services in Athens with a 7 p.m. street service in front of the Courthouse and a 7:30 p.m. praise meeting at the Salvation Army Hall. Major Hinshaw leads Sunday schedule with 9:45 Sunday School and 11 holiness worship.
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Paul Miller
Emerson Colah
God’s Bible School
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
W. W. Hinshaw
Colah
Howard Burr
Mr. Miller
Young People’s Legion
Major Hinshaw
Hobby
Burr
Women’s Home League
Hinshaw
Chauncey Plans 4-H Club for Girls
A Chauncey committee will meet next Monday afternoon to organize a 4-H club for girls for the upcoming summer. The town already has a boys 4-H program via the local Boy Scout troop, which provides activities for boys.
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Chauncey
Reese Granted Leave as Pensacola Recreation Aide
Washington C. H. L. executive announces L. Reese is granted a leave of absence from the Pensacola post as city school superintendent to serve as field recreation representative for the Federal Security Administration in Pensacola Florida.
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Pensacola Post
Washington C. H
W. Reese
Federal Security Administration
Pensacola, Fla
Wheat Market Quotas Discussed On Athens AAA Radio
Eldon Dailey and Frank Pugh will discuss Marketing Quotas for Wheat Growers on the Athens AAA radio program Monday at 11 45 a m from WPAR in Parkersburg West Virginia. The show, airing monthly, explains quotas and their effects amid a national referendum on wheat surplus.
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Eldon Dailey
Lee ‘Township
Frank Pugh
Athens County Aaa
Athens Aaa
WPAR
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pugh
Temperature swings in Athens hit 85 degrees
The Athens area saw a high of 85 yesterday with a nighttime drop to about 50. At noon today the current reading stands around 75 degrees as conditions ease.
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Athens
Panama Canal Traffic Compared With Other Waterways in 1938
In 1938 the Panama Canal handled 26,227,268 tons of traffic. That year the Suez Canal moved 34,418,000 tons, while the Detroit river carried 66,760,000 tons and the Sault Ste. Marie canal 40,042,739 tons.
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Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Detroit River
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Weapons of Saboteurs Demonstrated in New York
FBI technician D. J. Parsons exposed saboteur weapons in a New York demonstration, showing an incendiary pencil with lead and acid capsules and a fragment of gun cotton that explodes rapidly when burned, yet harms little.
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D. J. Parsons
FBI
New York
Safreed Accepted for Service in the U S Navy
George Franklin Safreed Jr has been accepted for service with the U S Navy. Son of G F Safreed of Jackson he studied in Jackson and spent two years at a CCC camp. He will train seven weeks at Great Lakes and then be assigned to active duty at sea or to a Navy specialist school. Athens Recruiting Station remains open Saturdays until 4 30 p m.
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U. S. Naval
George Franklin Safreed, Jr
U. S. Navy
Safreed
G. F. Safreed
Jackson
CCC
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Department
Athens
Ashcraft Grabs Scholarship Team Place in District Tests
Charles Ashcraft of Rome Canaan High School earned a spot on the Athens County scholarship team after a special examination at the County Office. Ashcraft tied Harold Swisher for second in general science and won the higher grade on the special test.
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Charles Ashcraft
Rome- Canaan High Schoo
Athens County
Ohio University
F. J. Taylor
Ashcraft
Harold Swisher
Troy
Beauty shop owners to meet Monday in Athens hotel
Beauty shop owners of this district will meet at the Athens Hotel in Athens on Monday evening May 5 at 8 30 p m to discuss the minimum wage order and the Cosmetology Bill in the Ohio Legislature. State officers will attend including K A Miller and Ralph Sanborn. Guest speaker Raymond J Jeffreys of Columbus. A question and answer period closes the meeting.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio Beauty Shops Association
K. A. Miller
Ralph Sanborn
Association
Raymond J. Jeffreys
Columbus
Enumerators Appointed for County School Enumeration
County work kicks off with James G. Russell directing enumerators named by district boards. They must complete by May 31 and record names ages birth dates parents addresses schools plus handicapped status for all 5 to 18 year olds.
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James G. Russell
Dora Chappel
Shade Consolidated
Pearl Ator
Albany
Dorothy Morrison
Athens Township
Warren Easler
Ames Bern
Lenora Nicholas
Jacksonville
Herbert Wilson
Luhrig
James Harkins
Mickey Seel
Rome-Canaan
Edith Barrows
the Plains
Lola Gillett
Trimble Township
Ocie Shark
Trimble Village
A. C. Mills
Troy
Macie Haught
Waterloo
York Township
Elsie Bookman
Buchtel
Elza Miller
Happy Hollow
Tara Hunter
Deanville
Garnet Warren
New Floodwood
Ruby Kinsey
Glen Ebon
Violet Hartman
Connett
Katherine Kinsey
Oak Grove
Oliver Woods
Kimberly
Alta Ossman
East Clayton
Officers Elected by Ames Bern 4 H Club
The Ames Bern 4 H Club met at the high school with 21 members present. Jo Jago was elected president and Pauline Fleming vice president Dorothy Mesehher secretary treasurer Pauline McDaniel news reporter Kathryn Border recreation leader. A committee including Edyth Mescher Betty Grandstaff and Kathleen Webster was appointed to name the summer serving committees with refreshments at each meeting.
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Ames-Bern
Jo Jago
Pauline Fleming
Dorothy Mesehher
Pauline McDaniel
Kathryn Border
Edyth Mescher
Betty Grandstaff
Kathleen Webster
Causes of Epilepsy Explored In Free Doctor Booklet
An educational notice offers a free booklet presenting opinions of famous physicians on epilepsy. Readers may request the booklet by writing to the Educational Division at 585 Fifth Ave New York NY.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Abso
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