Albany Couple Survive Lightning Strike Fire
Mrs. Cline and her husband of Albany were stunned by a lightning bolt that set their U S Route 50 home on fire last midnight. The two story house burned to the ground with no recoveries. the couple escaped with Mrs. Cline shocked and hospitalized briefly. Fire Chief Junod led efforts assisted by Athens firefighters and a cistern and water system saved the nearby garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cline
Albany
Athens
Harold Junod
Cline
Albany Telephone Exchange
Junod
Charles Dalton
Harley Cline
Roy Robinson
Clarence Comer
Fred James
Gerald Glover
Winners Announced In Harris Contest At R Harris House
Mrs. Bess E. Rose of Pomeroy won first prize in the contest conducted by the R Harris Furniture House at 68-70 N Court St. The list of winners includes Mrs Faye Eslocker Athens Route 4 second, Wendell Grandstaff The Plains third, Edward West Millfield Route 1 fourth, Dwight Jones Lathrop fifth, Mary Reiter Albany sixth, Clem Kowelski Millfield Route 1 seventh, and Edna Hoffman Athens eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess E. Rose
Pomeroy
R. Harris
Tuberculosis Tests In City Schools Scheduled This Week
Students in Troy Shade Carthage Rome Canaan and Kil vert schools will be tested this week by the Athens City County Health Department with the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association. York Township pupils will be tested next week and Athens city the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Shade
Carthage
Rome
Canaan
Kilvert
Athens City-County
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
York Township
Athens City
Inmate Paroles Granted at Mansfield Reformatory
Three Athens County inmates were granted parole today at Mansfield Reformatory. Donald Nester faces grand larceny with a parole date of July 1, along with Dallas Nester for breaking and entering also set for July 1, and John Finnearty for breaking and entering with a parole date of September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Mansfield Reformatory
Donald Nester
Dallas Nester
John Finnearty
Ohio Lady Endorses Vendor for Constipation Relief
Mrs. Camil la Facemire of Springfield Ohio describes severe constipation symptoms easing after two weeks with Vendor. She cites relief from sour upset gas bloating heartburn dizziness and headache and urges others to try the medicine as sold by Athens Pharmacy J N Court St and Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla Facemire
Springfield
Ohio
Vendor
Athens Pharmacy
J. N. Court St
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Tax Committee Pushes Action on Athens County Delinquent Taxes
Citizens' Tax Committee urged immediate steps to collect 232000 dollars in delinquent taxes in Athens County. Paul Courtney and H R Shank outlined legal collection methods while noting prior calls for fiscal restraint and proposing a complete delinquent-property list to guide actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Citizens’ Tax Committee
Hotel Berry
Paul Courtney
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
H. R. Shank
Courtney
Citizens’ Committee
Gordon K. Bush
Harry A. Mettler
Fred Kittle
The
Athens Lumber Co
Thomas E. Clark
Amesville
J. Howard Cline
Albany
F. H. Gifford
Dean O. Kasler
John H. Preston
Ray Bobo
Charles Stratton
John T. Hope
Milton Nuzum
Guysville
Denver White
Athens
Dale Ziggafoos
Clyde Parrish
Coolville
Francis D. White
A. E. Whaley
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Rolland S. Jones
Athens Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Gill
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Athens by Mayor Cliff Cornell
Mayor Cliff Cornell proclaims Saturday May 24 as Poppy Day in Athens. He urges citizens to wear the memorial poppy from the American Legion Auxiliary to honor men who died in World War I and to support veterans distributing the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cliff Cornell
American Legion and Auxiliary
America
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
NYA Youth Council Sets May 17 Dance at Athens Armory
The Athens NYA Youth Council launches its first social venture with a Youth Swing informal dance at the Athens Armory on Saturday May 17. Tickets go on sale under the oversight of a committee including Clarence Markins Trimble Richard Howard Millfield and Cordelia Viall. A Youth Council meeting is scheduled Friday May 9 at 7 p m in NYA offices with Glen Miller attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
NYA
Athens Armory
Wesley Miller
Clarence Markins
Trimble
Richard Howard
Millfield
Cordelia Viall
Jacksonville
Glen Miller
Palmer Addresses Lodge in Jacksonville Meeting
The Rev. Palmer of the Methodist Church spoke as the principal speaker at the Athens Vinton County Odd Fellows Association gathering in Jacksonville Saturday night. Grand Master Hoffman of Youngstown was absent due to illness. Members from McArthur Glouster New Marshfield and Stewart spoke briefly. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Methodist Church
Athens-Vinton County
Odd Fellows Association
Jacksonville
Hoffman
Youngstown
Lodge
McArthur
Glouster
New Marshfield
Stewart
Paul McManus Goes to Navy Training Station
Paul Edward McManus, 17, of Oreton, was accepted for naval training in Cincinnati on Wednesday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willis C McManus and cousin of Carroll R Woodruff who enlisted in February and is on a week’s leave from Great Lakes. Woodruff will return to the Training Station on Sunday. McManus will undergo seven weeks of training before possible assignment to schools of specialization or active fleet duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Edward McManus
Cincinnati
McManus
Willis C. McManus
Oreton
Carroll R. Woodruff
Great Lakes
Ill
Woodruff
Navy Department
24 Of 65 Men Passed Army Physical in Athens
From Athens County Draft Board No 1 twenty four of sixty five men who took physical exams April 29 at Athens Armory passed and are eligible for military service. Many who failed were deferred to 1 B or placed in 4 F with disqualification. Names of those passing and deferred are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Draft Board No. 1
Athens Armory
Ignace Horvath
Dallas Webster Skinner
Wilbur Ellsworth Stephenson
Robert Wayne Davis
Lawrence John Long
Francis Forrest Dye
Walter Hobociewski
Newman Wilson Powell
John Edward Evans
Denzil Merwin Withers
Clifford Thurman Davis
Walter Michel Poches
Charles Allen Merritt
Edwin Bailey
Eugene Carroll Bingham
Clarence Ivan Cash
William Frederick Withem
Eugene Cole
Robert Poole
Robert Thomas Clark
Edward Alexis McHugh
Walter Arthur Sikora
Gail Royal Norris
William Alex Root
4 H Club Organized at Mechanicsburg School
The Non-Stop Stitchers 4-H Club held its first meeting of the year at Mechanicsburg School and elected Ada Beal president Dorothy Dinsmore vice president Jean Lowe secretary treasurer Thelma Baker news reporter Nancy Risley and Beulah Hall recreation leaders Dorothy Morrison adviser Peggy Shafer assistant adviser named for the club The next meeting is set for Thursday May 15 at 3 30 p m at the Mechanicsburg School with a closing date for new members and an open invitation for girls to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Ada Beal
Dorothy Dinsmore
Jean Lowe
Thelma Baker
Nancy Risley
Beulah Hall
Dorothy Morrison
Peggy Shafer
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Sheltering Arms accepts Grant Wiley at 40 Moore Ave for major surgery. Richard Whitehouse of 242 E State St L. L. Howard of Millfield and Phil Halbert of Athens Route 4 released from hospital. Mrs Fred Cornwell of 3 Palmer St transferred from White Cross Hospital Columbus to Sheltering Arms. W T Martin Albany Route 2 admitted last night for major surgery this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wiley
Moore Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richard Whitehouse
E. State St
L. L. Howard
Millfield
Phil Halbert
Athens
Fred Cornwell
Palmer St
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Sheltering Arms
W. T. Martin
Albany
Woman Sentenced to Ohio Reformatory for Women
Nellie Finley of Guysville was sentenced by Probate Judge Francis D. White to the Ohio Reformatory for Women at Marysville on a delinquency charge. Deputies Esther B. Gross and B. C. Day escorted her to the institution Wednesday. she smashed a courtroom window when she was led away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Finley
Guysville
Francis D. White
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Esther B. Gross
B. C. Day
Weather update from Athens reports light rain and temps
Rain continued in Athens with twenty hundredths of an inch. Yesterday's high reached 74 degrees and the low 47. By noon today the temperature stood at 52 degrees.
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Athens
Scouts of Troop 54 Honor Mothers Tonight
Boy Scouts of Troop 54 entertain families with a Mother's Day program at Central Ave Methodist Church rooms. Dean Laurence W. Lange of Ohio University will speak and R. S. Atkins will show motion pictures. Scouts pay tribute to their mothers. Refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Troop 54
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Laurence W. Lange
Ohio University
R. S. Atkins
Toy Collection To Start From Armory
Athens Boy Scouts and Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce mobilize at the Athens Armory at 9 o clock Saturday morning to begin a toy pick up drive. Families should place broken toys on doorsteps before 9 a.m. Toys will be taken to the Jaycee Toy Center to be renovated wrapped and stored for Christmas distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Boy Scouts
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Stratton
Wilbur Imes
Jaycee
Armory
Jaycee Toy Center
Mrs. Laura Halm Dies in New Jersey
Laura Herron Halm died at her son Herman Halm's Maplewood home New Jersey. Her parents George and Mrs Herron were longtime Athens County residents. She was the last of five. She and husband Will Halm and cousin Belle Allison Sears were returning from Biloxi Mississippi to South Bristol Maine when she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Herron Halm
Herman Halm
Maplewood
N. J
Co. B. Beverage
E. Carpenter St
Apple Growers Back Phillips Bill at House Hearing
F W Kampf of Coolville and A E Whaley with Ralph Ladd of Athens represented local apple growers before the Judiciary Committee of the House Wednesday at the hearing on the Phillips Apple Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Kampf
Coolville
A. E. Whaley
Ralph Ladd
Athens
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Eagles Lodge Sets Mother's Day Program at Court and Carpenter
Mayor Cliff Cornell will speak at a Mother's Day program Sunday at 2 PM in the Eagles lodge room. The event opens with America sung by the audience, with invocations, a welcome address by Walter Davis, and a ritual by the auxiliary. Local poems will be read and songs performed by the auxiliary chorus, concluding with God Bless America and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Cornell
Eagles’ Lodge
Court
Carpenter St
Stanley Jeffrey
Central Ave
Mother Macree
Danny Tolson
Helen Odenthall
Byrle Dowler
Roy Goldsberry
God
America
William G. Dowd
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Hill's
S. Court St
Harris
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NYA Dance
ROYAL
Paul McManus
Navy Training Station
Carl Frederick Riter
Charles Edward Sewards
Andrew Welch Roberts
Donald Edgar Frazee
Louis Mike Palla
Edward Kempton
Charles Andrew Kostival
David Edward Walsh
Vilas Foster Conway
Clyde Lester Gabriel
Frederick Herman Nice
Michael John Kaufman
Wilbur Joseph Cartwright
James Gilbert Stalder
Frank Edward Barker
Donald Lee Wheeler
Paul Emerson Wiley
George Henry Haynes
Homer Floyd Bartlett
Arthur Snedden
Willard Bobo McGrath
Lawrence Owen Slaughter
Franklin Kempton
John Wilber Burritt
John Dale Goldsberry
William Bela Easterly
John Fydroski
Elmer Miller
Howard Dennis Romine
Edward Kenneth Wess
James Nicholson
Franklin Thomas Pennel
Lester Burton Shumway
Lewis Dane Terrell
Julius Kozna
Ralph Whaley
George E. Whipple
Floyd Rome
James Arthur Carter
Kyle Scott Smith
William Bernard Sweeney
Bob
W. Union St. Opp. Depot
Scouts of Troop 54
Laura H. Halm
New Jersey
Frigidaire
Norge
Burke Ervin
Summers & Son
Baldwin
Gulbransen
Story & Clark
Wurlitzer
Summers &Son
Isaly's
Eagles Lodge
Blackmore
Paucar
Naaan
Amir
Gallipolis
PT. Pleasant
Middleport
Dewey Jackson
the Mutual Home and Savings Association
Washington St
City Hall
Dad
Mother
Athens Home Telephone Co
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