Reverend Tippett To Deliver Athens High Graduation Address
Bexley Methodist Church minister Donald G. Tippett, a noted Ohio orator and radio speaker, will give the Athens High School baccalaureate address on Thursday June 6 at 8 15 pm in the Athens High School Auditorium. The event precedes senior recognition and graduation exercises as seniors and guests gather in Lancaster and Athens for related ceremonies.
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Donald G. Tippett
Bexley Methodist Church
Ohio
Athens Cnt
Athens High School
Southeastern
River Dies at Bend Ends Life of 82 in Portland Area
An 82 year old man died near Bend, his wife Bertha and son were notified. The family from Portland, Oregon planned to travel to Rowland Field this afternoon to be with him.
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Bertha
Ceennati
Portland
Oregon
Rowland Field
M. E. Church To Honor 35 Graduates
The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens will honor 1585 university seniors and 32 high school seniors at a special recognition during morning worship. University seniors will wear caps and gowns and gather by 10 20 in the Boy Scout room. high school students assemble in the Wesley Foundation parlor. The sermon will be by Rev. Dr. Wilbur H. Fowler on The Christian Use of Power with aid from Dr. E. W. Chubb and a high school faculty member.
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Lancaster
Prief
Ging Prison
Athens Am
Ohio University
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Athens
University
Wesley Foundation
Wilbur H. Fowler
E. W. Chubb
Maynard Aldridge
Julian Bing
Robert Bird
Russell Bolinger
Mary Olive Cowan
Emery Coen
Evelyn Fishbaugh
June Fultz
Leslie Fultz
Katharine Haller
Betty Jane Horn
Howard Hyre
Richard Imes
Harold Kelley
Lloyd Kelley
Freda Kempton
Beatrice Kloepfer
Paul Lewis
Mary Jane Mathews
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Willard McGrath
Jean Mills
Gene Parrett
Merritt Preston
Virginia Quest
Kathryn Reynolds
Charles Schuster
Natalie Slaughter
Charles Smith
Robert Stansbury
Parker Walker
Robert Wheaton
April disease cases total fifty one in Athens County
A county health department report shows fifty one communicable disease cases in April with twenty seven in the county and twenty nine in the city of Athens. Scarlet fever dominates with fourteen county and thirteen city cases. measles two city cases. German measles fourteen in city and two in county. other illnesses include diphtheria membranous pneumonia and syphilis. April tallies exceed March which had thirty three cases.
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Athens County
Athens
County Health Department
Mechanicsburg and Rufus Putnam Vie For City Baseball Title
The final Athens grade school baseball game between Mechanicsburg and Rufus Putnam was postponed by rain and set for Wednesday afternoon to decide the boys city champion. If Putnam wins, a second game Thursday will determine the title. Girls teams from Rufus Putnam and Mechanicsburg meet Wednesday night to crown the girls champion.
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Athens
Mechanicsburg
Rufus Putnam
Putnam
Jerseyville Man Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Case
Floyd Williams of Jerseyville pleaded not guilty before Justice T. R. Bennett to assault charges involving a woman and two children, bound over to the grand jury on $200 bonds each. Deputy Sheriff Roy Goldsberry arrested Williams after the Sunday incident with Mrs. Clara Cain and her children Margaret and Harold.
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Floyd Williams
Jerseyville
Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Grand
Wiliams
Clara Cain
Margaret
Harold
Harry Mitchell Placed On Three Years Probation
Harry Mitchell of Athens was placed on three years probation by Judge O F Nowland of Athens County Common Pleas Court for failure to provide for a minor child. He must report monthly to probation officer Rolland Ruth, abstain from alcohol, and contribute to child support.
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Harry Mitchell
Athens
O. F. Nowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rolland Ruth
Athens to Install New Water Fountains in Court Street
Mayor Len B. McCune announced three white enameled pedestal fountains will be installed by the City Service Department in Athens. One at Washington Street Courthouse will have two bubblers, while the State and Union Street fountains will each have one. Fountains will be cleaned daily to ensure clean water for residents this summer.
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Court Street
City Service Department
Len B. McCune
Washington Street
Courthouse
State
Union Streets
Athens
McCune
Second Well Completed by Athens Group
The Gross-Frebault Oil and Gas Company near Fisher Station completed its second well on the Verity farm, slightly larger than the first which tested 175 000 cubic feet with 225 rock pressure. The new location sits on the Lewis farm to the west as contractors move equipment to prepare several more wells on a 500 acre leased block.
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Gross-Frebault Oil and Gas Company
Fisher Station
Verity Farm
Lewis Farm
Windland and
Hartley, McArthur
Athens
Ohio University Opens Marine Reserve Eligibility To Students
Ohio University male students aged 18 to 20 may interview with Major Rourke for the Volunteer Marine Corps Reserve. The program offers two six week summer camps, potential commission as second lieutenant, and a salary of 125 dollars monthly plus 58 dollars monthly allowances. East of the Mississippi train at Quantico Virginia. west train at San Diego California.
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Ohio University
Marine Corps Reserve
Rourke
United States Marines
Marine Reserve
Mississippi River
Marine Barracks
Quantico
Mississippi
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Arnold and Galena Taylor Named in Local Notices
Pearl Arnold aged 27 of Carbondale and Galena Taylor aged 16 of Carbon dale are listed as daughters and in relation to local families Mr. and Mrs. James Arnold and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Taylor.
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Pearl Arnold
Carbondale
James Arnold
Galena Taylor
Ed Taylor
Torch Sing at Lindley Hall Sees Six Fraternities Compete
Six fraternities enter the Twelfth Annual Torch Sing for the Blaine R. Goldsberry Trophy to be awarded Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Lindley Hall terrace. Judge Prof. Ellis Snyder will score three numbers per group with Beta Theta Pi and others performing via a slate of university and fraternity songs. In case of rain, the event moves to Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
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Lindley Hall
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Torch
Ellis Snyder
Capital University
Phi Delta Theta
Delta Tau Delta
Sigma Pi
Billard
Beta Theta Pi
Martin Alexander
Ted Tall
Delta Shelter
Pi Kappa Alpha
Jim McCollum
Phi Kappa Tau
Donald Pace
Paul Shepherd
Theta Chi
Theta Chis
Green
Ohio Winter Wheat Ahead of 1934 Mark in May Report
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service says Ohio winter wheat prospects for 1935 total 38,892,000 bushels, up from 33,350,000 last year and above the 1928–32 average. May 1 wheat condition 90 percent, with lodging risk and some pasturing to combat it. Rye and hay stocks also discussed along with pastures and freeze damage to cherries and apples.
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Ohio
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Columbus
Chandler Attacks TVA Repeatedly Over North-South Trade
Ohio Chamber of Commerce secretary George B. Chandler charges TVA lures northern business, accusing southern real estate agents of steering inquiries to TVA. He cites a reported ceramic pool incident in East Liverpool and rebuts Dr Morgan’s denial that both regions would share in TVA prosperity.
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Columbus
Tennessee Valley Authority
George B. Chandler
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
TVA
Chandler
Northern Industries
Southern
East Liverpool
Morgan
Cooler Weather Forecast for Athens District Thursday
The Athens District is expected to remain under cooler conditions through Thursday. Wednesday morning's temperature was just below 60, with a low of 4 overnight. the high on Tuesday reached 74. The Hocking River stood at 11 feet Wednesday morning, per county observer Mrs. C N France, and Tuesday’s steady rains totaled .78 inch.
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Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Athens County
Sereba Sentenced for Forgery in Athens County Case
Louis Sereba indicted for forgery by the Athens County Grand Jury was sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory on Tuesday after pleading guilty in Judge C F Rowland's court.
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Louis Sereba
Athens County
Grand Jury
Mansfield Reformatory
C. F Rowland
Mrs Letha Riley Discharged From Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Letha Riley of Athens R F C was dismissed from Sheltering Arms Hospital on Wednesday.
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Letha Riley
Athens R. F. C
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ohio University recreations program sent to state
Mimeographed copies of the Athens County summer recreation program led by B. E. Hughes were forwarded by county supervisor Mary Mulligan to the state emergency school department. The state will distribute the plan to all Ohio counties for summer recreation in emergency schools.
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Athens County
B. E. Hughes
Ohio University
Mary Mulligan
Ohio
Waterproofing Complete at City Waterworks Plant
The substructure waterproofing on the new waterworks pumping plant is finished and approved. Evergreens are planted and the lawn sown as contractors meet contract terms. Officials expect government insurance approval before official turnover. PWA inspector J. M. Bobeau remains at City Hall supervising related work at McArthur.
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C. W. Gross
Athens City Service
Gross
J. M. Bobeau
PWA
McArthur
Fowler To Lecture On Book of Romans
The Rev. Dr. Wilbur H. Fowler will give a Bible lecture Wednesday night at 7 20 on the Book of Romans. The study will continue in two more lectures and complete the four month series on Pauls letters. Outlines of tonight's lecture will be available.
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Wilbur H. Fowler
Paul
G A R Corps Protests Lee Statue in Arlington Cemetery
The Massachusetts Relief Corps auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic protests a Senate decision to erect a statue of Robert E. Lee or any traitor in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
Robert E. Lee
Arlington National Cemetery
Senate
Massachusetts Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Fleming Trial Delayed Over Indictment Copy Error
The Fleming and Snyder trial in Athens County was continued to May 25 due to a transcription error between the indictment and its copy. Attorneys for Fleming and Snyder argued the mismatch prevented proper defense, while witnesses from Belle Center and Ohio University gathered for the proceedings.
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Fleming
Grover W. Fleming
William Snyder
Ohio Examiner
C. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Justin A. Altshul
Springfield
R. L. Pierce
Athens
Snyder
Ohio University
Belle Center
Examiner
the Messenger
Information Ready on Civil Service Examinations
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Ethnologists and Indian Service roles, with salaries from 60 to 4 000 dollars yearly. Also Chief of Migratory Waterfowl at 5 600, Instrument makers 1 620 to 2 900, in Washington DC. States except seven regions under quota. instrument maker posts unaffected by state apportionment. Full details via J L C Kelley secretary at the Athens Post Office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Department of Interior
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Utah
Iowa
Vermont
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Washington
D. C
J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
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G. A. R. Corps
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Yours Most Sincerely, Len B. McCune
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