Valley Leaders Consider Flood Control Conservancy Districts
Logan hosts a fourth meeting of leaders studying flood control options under the Conservancy Act. Debate centers on creating four districts to fund dams along the Hocking River and its tributaries, with proposed reservoirs and costs, while arguing rail town costs and local benefits.
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Vivie
Disc
Conservancy
Conservancy Act
Valley
Hocking River
Athens County Adult Schools Lead in State
Locations of 31 new Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Ohio were announced by Robert Fechner under the expanded relief program. The state will have 67 camps with 13 400 youths, 35 600 enrolled statewide, and 20 000 assigned to projects out of state. New camps include Newton Athens Jackson Vinton Ports mouth Gallipolis Woodsfield Monroe Piketon.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Ohio
Robert Fechner
National Forest
Newton
Washington County
Athens County
Jackson
Vinton County
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
Woodsfield
Monroe County
Piketon
Pike County
Court News of Wayne Wingett Judgment and Foreclosure
Wayne Wingett was granted a 274 dollar judgment against J D Riley and Owen Riley on a cognovit note. The Nelsonville Home and Savings Association seeks a judgment for 3262 dollars and 5 cents plus interest from May 8 1935 against Lewis B Davie and others. Foreclosure is sought.
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Common Pleas Court
Wayne Wingett
J. D. Riley
Owen Riley
Nelsonville Home and Savings Association
May
Lewis B. Davie
Sheep Claims Paid by Athens County Commissioners
The Athens County Commissioners paid sheep claims to Eliza Ackers for 10.50 Earl Dixon 25.50 Lee Elliott 1450 M A Howard 52.50 Martin Koehler 87 Fd McVay 38 Herb Ruth 7 Marquis V Ross 19.80 Ed Rickey 14. The list shows individual payments to residents for sheep related expenses.
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Athens County
Eliza Ackers
Earl Dixon
Lee Elliott
M. A Howard
Martin Koehler
Fd McVay
Herb Ruth
Marquis V. Ross
Ed Rickey
Mt Zion Church Observes Mother's Day Event
Mount Zion Baptist Church will present a Mother's Day program at 8 p m Sunday sponsored by the Baptist Young People Organization and Mr and Mrs N L Russell Ath ens announce the birth of a son Thursday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital Columbus Headlining the Grove City opening card Saturday the inaugural Handicap for three year olds and up with a $500 purse Beulah Park Jockey Club sponsors the first 1985 Ohio race of the season featuring 10 expected starters
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
Baptist Young People’s Organization
N. L. Russell
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbus
Grove City
Ohio
Beulah Park Jockey Club
Lumber Strike Spreads Across Pacific Northwest
Seattle report shows the massive lumber strike expanding with about 26 000 workers out as of Thursday, affecting mills and operations across the region.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Danish Count Denies Engagement to Princess Barbara Hutton
Count Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow of Denmark denies engagement to Princess Barbara Hutton Molivant as her Reno divorce suit may be paid Monday.
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New York
Kurt Haugwitz-Reventlow
Denmark
Barbara Hutton Molivant
Reno
Relief to Aid Athens Families With Surplus Food
Surplus commodities for Athens and Athens Township families will be distributed starting next Monday at the Athens Garage Building behind the D Zenner Company store. W R Shaffer in charge said the food, previously handed out from the old brick plant now owned by the U S Forestry Service, will be distributed at the new location.
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Athens
Athens Township
D. Zenner Company
W. R. Shaffer
United States Forestry Service
Death Claims John Snedden Early Friday
John Snedden Sr. 79 a longtime Union merchant died at 7 AM Friday after a weeklong illness from a stroke. Funeral at 1:30 PM Sunday at his Baker Settlement home, Rev. H. A. Sayre officiating. Burial Union Cemetery. Survived by wife Almira V., sons Ben of Johnson City Tennessee and A L at home, daughters E N Briley Detroit Dwight Tritpp Athens and D S McCollister Inglewood California.
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Union
Baker Settlement
H. A. Sayre
Union Cemetery
Snedden
Athens County
Sharon
Almira V. Snedden
Ben
Johnson City
Til
A. L
E. N. Briley
Detroit
Dwight Tritpp
Athens
D. 8. McCollister
Inglewood
Calif
City Title at Stake Tuesday in youth baseball series
Mechanicsburg faces Rufus Putnam Tuesday in the final game of the second baseball series for Athena grade schools with a city title on the line. If Rufus Putnam wins they advance to a Thursday decider, while a Mechanicsburg win clinches the city championship. The girl’s recreation ball final also Tuesday between Rufus Putnam and Mechanicsburg. Recent scores include West Side 9 to Rufus Putnam 18, Central 10, East Side 19, with Rufus Putnam next hosting a track meet May 21 and 23 inviting all Athene[s] students to enter events such as sprints, jumps, throws, relays.
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Rufus Putnam
Athena
Mechaniceburg
West Side
Central
East Side
Athens
Marion Koons Dies After Ill Health in Rock Bifie
Marion Koons, 74, of Rock Bifie, died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday after months of ill health. Born near Jacksonville July 19, 1860, he was son of William and Mary Wemmer Koons. Survived by wife Mary Six Koons, son Herbert of Pt. Washington NY, daughters Dena and Gladys Scott. Funeral arrangements not yet completed Friday.
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Rock Biffie
William and
Mary Wemmer Koons
Jacksonville
Ezra &. Koons
Glouster
L. A. Koons
W. N. Alderman
Athens
Mary
Koons
Herbert
Pt. Washington
Long Island
Dena
Gladys Scott
Jackson
Hocking River Falls Despite Night Rain in Athens District
The Athens District recorded near 70 degrees Friday morning while temperatures rose to 42 Thursday and cooled to 47 overnight. Forecasters expect cloudy unsettled weather Friday night and Saturday with cooler conditions as the Hocking River continued to drop despite last nights rain.
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Athens
Hocking
Clarence Wolfe Named Soldiers Burial Committee Man
Clarence Wolfe of New Marshfield has been named to the soldiers burial committee man from Waterloo Township by the Athena County Commission, an announcement made Friday.
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Clarence Wolfe
New Marshfield
Soldiers’ Burial Committee
Waterloo Township
Athena County Commission
County dairy herds tested for Bangs disease 30 percent pass
Athens County's 212 dairy herds totaling 2436 cattle underwent the government Bangs disease test. 80 percent of herds were free from abortions while about 20 percent of infected herds showed reactionaries. Hartman urged eradicating infected animals to protect herd value and noted improved conditions over last year.
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Bang
Athens County
C. Hartman
D. C. Snow
Hartman
Snow
Dog Execution Record Reveals 106 Pets Killed
Athens County records show Ben Dicken, the dog warden, was paid 833 by the county commissioners for killing and burying 106 dogs at 50 cents each this spring. The payments list his role and the total amount, highlighting the dog execution business in the county.
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Athens County
Ben Dicken
Porter Dicken
County Extends Answer Date in Springfield Tuition Suit
Athens County was given until May 31 to answer Springfield's action before the state supreme court. The case seeks $9,000 as tuition for Athens County children residents of three fraternal homes in Springfield. The suit lists C. O. Gibson as auditor, with Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose representing the county.
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City of
Springfield
State Supreme Court
C. O. Gibson
Harold J. Rose
Athens County to Fund Plats for FERA Property Project
Athens County Commissioners allocate 50 dollars for supplies to draft up to date plats of county property under the FERA project.
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Athens County
FERA
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