Bill Lowering Levy Vote Sparks Ohio Labor Attack
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson assailed Bricker administration policies at a Hotel Berry dinner in Athens. He accused the GOP-led government of hostile labor practices, criticized civil service as politicized, and linked WPA issues to Republican control. Van Scheik cited Athens County’s relief reliance and warned of tighter funds and welfare expansion fears.
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Bricker
Joseph T. Ferguson
Hotel Berry
Athens County
Athens Women’s Democratic Club
George Banks
Ferguson
Democratic Party of
Ohio
GOP
Ferson
Auditor of State
O. P. van Scheik
Columbus
van Scheik
E. LeFever
H. T. Phillips
Veterans Appointed to Operate County Burial Fund
Athens County Commissioners approved a list of burial committees for World War veterans and dependents. Each township committee will handle indigent burials, with the county advancing $100 for veterans and the federal government providing the same for funeral expenses.
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Athens County Board of Commissioners
Walter Maccombs
Athens ‘County Veterans’ Relief Association For Soldiers
York
Carl Duskey
Ord Milholand
Nelsonville
Dover
F. H.staffinger
John Smart
Jack Jackson
Chauncey
Troy
Samuel C. Russell
Coolville
Roy B. Parsons
Frost
Carthage
W. Creel Fish
Guysville
Pearl
Athens
Canaan
Fred Walburn
Louis Devol
C. O. Gibson
Gibson
Second Offender Fined in Intoxication Charge
Frank Pierce of New Marshfield was fined $10 and costs by Mayor Cliff Cornell for intoxication. Pierce, described as a second offender, was arrested on W Union Street last night by Police Captain Charles Maple.
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Frank Pierce
New Marshfield
Cliff Cornell
Pierce
W. Union St
Charles Maple
East PTA to Hear Mrs. Luchs on Home Education
Mrs. Fred Luchs will address the East Side PTA meeting on Wednesday at 2 45 p m. Her topic is Home Education.
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East Pta
Fred Luchs
East Side
PTA
Rotary Hears of Plans for School Board
Dr. R. L. Morton of Ohio University outlines a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state board of education that will elect the state director of education. He notes most states have boards, members serve without pay, and voters will decide next fall.
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Board of Education
Ohio
Athens Rotary Club
R. L. Morton
Ohio University
Morton
United States
Charles Laughton Stars In The Beachcomber At Athena
Charles Laughton headlines as Ginger Ted in The Beachcomber at the Athena Theater. Elsa Lanchester Tyron Guthrie and Robert Newton lead a strong English cast in a Mayflower Picture released by Paramount, produced and directed by Erich Pommer.
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Charles Laughton
Elsa Lanchester
Dr. Jones
Tyrone Guthrie
Laughton
Robert Newton
Newton
Henry the VIII
Rembrandt
United States
Paramount Pictures
Erich Pommer
Library Walls Grow Paler at Fast Rate
Two Ohio University workers have washed Edwin Watts Chubb Library with a water-alkali solution for almost three weeks. Yesterday two more were added as the cleaning progresses. The grime has washed off evenly revealing distinct high-water marks. About one third of the bath is finished. This is the library’s first wash since its 1931 dedication.
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Ohio University
Edwin Watts Chubb
City and Township Set Talk on Fire Call Fees
Athens City Council approved a conference with Athens Township officials to decide charges for fire calls outside city limits. The council also urged legislation to create a city firemen pension fund. Trustees will be invited to June 5. other items include alley curb work, curb noise complaints, and civil action for property grading damage.
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Athens Township
Athens Fire Department
Athens City Council
Athens City
Counseil
E. State St
Lloyd St
Maplewood
City Service Department
Cline Alley
Court St
Don Pierce
Stimson
L. C
Termites Eat Records In D U Service Bureau
Termites drilled through floors and a filing cabinet at the East Wing Service Bureau of Ohio University destroying 1937 38 records. Miss Louise Rowland said the insects bored under the floor, prompting creosote treatment and enlarged foundation vents to curb further damage.
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East Wing
Service Bureau
Ohio University
Louise Rowland
University
Ohio U
Busy 4-H Clubs Elect Officers and Plan Meetings
The Willing Workers 4-H Club elected Lois Legg as president and Ethel Mae McDaniel as vice president at the Community House on May 13. Other notes include activities by Busy Beef Cooking and Loyal Daughters clubs and a May 20 meeting schedule at various homes and schoolhouse.
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Lois Legg
Ethel Mae McDaniel
Ethel Chicki
Susie Chicki
Lenna Bradbury
Alex Fogarasy
Loyal Daughters 4-H Club
Lucille Carpenter
Bernarda Williams
Esther Williams
Esther Phillips
Betty Douglas
Phyllis Carpenter
Catherine Bolin
Betty Williams
Lois
Dorothy Williams
Olmstead Addresses Kiwanis Dinner On European War Topic
Major M. E. Olmstead of the Ohio University ROTC spoke at the Athens Kiwanis Club dinner in Hotel Berry, comparing Britain France and Russia against Germany and Italy. He was introduced by Dr. John R. Sprague. Members planned to attend a baseball game between Ohio University and St Xavier after the meeting and sixteen members signaled intent to join the Glouster inter cities meeting on May 23.
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Europe
M. E. Olmstead
Ohio University Rotc
Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Italy
John R. Sprague
Ohio University
St. Xavier
Intercities
Glouster
AHS Band to Represent Legion Post at District Conference
The Athens High School Band travels to Gallipolis next Sunday to represent the K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion at the Eighth District spring conference. The group will march in a parade in the afternoon.
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Athens High School
Gallipolis
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Children and adults treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital
At Sheltering Arms Paul Scheibel Chauncey was admitted Sunday for medical treatment Ed Timmons Amesville Route 1 was taken Monday for observation Irene Gloeckner 13 Hanlin Ave Athens and John Pence 11 Woodland Ave underwent a poke at the hospital Monday
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Paul Scheibel
Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ed Timmons
Amesville
Irene Gloeckner
Hanlin Ave
Athens
John Pence
Woodland Ave
Poe
Must Pay Regularly To Escape Penitentiary
Harley Triplett pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to failure to provide for a minor child. Judge O F Rowland set a $500 bond with weekly $3 payments to Elizabeth Mills as trustee for the child’s support. sentence suspended on compliance. If payments stop, he faces confinement in the Ohio State Penitentiary and costs of $23.33.
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Common Pleas
Harley Triplettt
O. F. Rowland
Triplett
Elizabeth Mills
Ohio State Penitentiary
Girl Dies of Burns in Ohio Coal Oil Explosion
Martha Ellen Arnold, 15, of Good Hope, Circleville, died in hospital from burns received when coal oil exploded in her home as she started a fire. The injury occurred in Circleville Ohio.
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Circleville
Martha Ellen Arnold
Good Hope
Has Lived on Charity She States in Divorce
Galena Arnold files for divorce from Pearl e Arnold in Athens and Carbondale. The minor alleges neglect and lack of support for more than three years, says he has been absent since July 1936, and asks alimony and restoration of her maiden name.
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Common Pleas
Galena Arnold
Mabel Williams
Pearle Arnold
Carbondale
Arnold
Athens
Marietta Army Band to Perform for Athens Corps
Capt. David Moulton of Marietta and the Salvation Army Band visit the Athens Corps at 92 W. Union St tonight at 7 45. The Marietta Band has about 18 musicians and a street meeting is planned for 7 15.
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David Moulton
Marietta
Salvation Army
Athens Corps
Union St
Moulton
Man Clarifies Identity in Athens Court Case
Harry F. Williams of Rural Route 4 Athens asks The Messenger to note he is not the Harry Williams at the same address who recently appeared in Athens police court. The statement aims to avoid mistaken identity in local proceedings.
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Harry F. Williams
Athens
Harry Williams
Credit Talks at Athens Credit Bureau
Manager Athens Credit Bureau Oscar Fulton explains credit as faith and trust. Since 1912 the National Retail Credit Association has urged proper use of credit and prompt payment by the 10th or as agreed.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
National Retail Credit Association
United States
Canada
Seniors at AHS rehearse The Wasps Nest class play
The Ath ens High School seniors are rehearsing for The Wasp's Nest a three act comedy set in a living room scene construction in the school gym under A A Nellis. The May 24 performance replaces the earlier May 19 date with 12 cast members working amid stage props and scenery as tickets go on sale this week.
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Athens High School
A. A. Nellis
Christian Endeavor Plans To Raise Fund Meeting
The Christian Endeavor of Richland Ave Methodist Church held its monthly meeting at George and Anna Maxwell’s home. Plans were discussed to raise funds. Twenty eight members and two guests Elizabeth and Dorothy McAllister attended. The next meeting will be at Richard and Betty Coffman’s home on June 13.
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Richland Ave. Methodist Church
George
Anna Maxwell
Elizabeth
Dorothy McAllister
Richard and
Betty Coffman
Recognition Service for Mothers and Girl Reserves
About 120 Girl Reserves and their mothers gather at Athens Senior High School at 7:30 tonight for the annual recognition service. The candle light tribute opens a short program with Frances Hesse performing two piano solos, Mary Allen Gibson singing Cadman's That Heart of Her, a reading by Marjorie Moler, and Mildred Shirkey closing with Song That My Mother Taught Me.
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Athens Senior High School
Frances Hesse
Porjussen
C. S. Morrison
Mary Allen Gibson
Cadman
Marjorie Moler
Mildred Shirkey
Anton Dvorak
County Home Boiler Heads For Final Steam
Athens County Home plans to replace its aging laundry boiler, in service since 1917, with a used 29 horsepower boiler from Alfred Richardson. The old unit has been welded and repaired repeatedly and now risks explosion. a resolution was passed to fund the replacement, though funds are not yet secured.
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Athens County
Board of County Commissioners
Alfred Richardson
Nelsonville
Walter Maccombs
Maccombs
Ira Whitmore
Nelson Beam Visits East Side School to Share Old School Tales
An 87-year-old former Newark elementary school principal Nelson Beam visited Miss Ellen Shannon's East Side School classroom for a 61 year nostalgia talk. Beam, who lives in Jersey, Ohio, taught in Newark for 14 years and is grandfather to Nancy Ann Smith, a student at East Side.
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Ellen Shannon
East Side
Nelson Beam
Nancy Ann Smith
Sunnyside
East Side School
Beam
Newark
Jersey
Wheat quota not set as 1940 allotment allocated
Dean D. Deeds, acting chairman of the State Agricultural Conservation Committee, told Athens County Chairman Frank Pugh that the wheat crop is not sufficient to warrant a market quota for 1940. The national allotment of 62 million acres will be distributed to states and counties by past production, tillable acres, erosion, fertility, and slope, with individual farmers receiving their 1940 allotment at planting time.
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Dean D. Deeds
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Frank Pugh
Athens County
Dean
Pugh
Conservation Leaders To Meet On Thursday In Athens County
A district meeting of the Agricultural Conservation Association will be held Thursday at the Hotel Berry. Frank Pugh, chairman of the Athens County Committee, says the purpose is to instruct district committeemen to check farms in the conservation program. The inspections start about June first with a state committee member in charge.
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The
Agricultural Conservation Association
Berry
Frank Pugh
Athens County
State Committee
Pugh
PTA Meets at Plains to Elect Officers Tonight
The Plains PTA holds a meeting at the school auditorium at 7 30 with officer elections on the agenda. The program is organized by a committee of teachers including Lawrence Calvin Miss Berg Cone and John Lembach.
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The
Plains Pta
Lawrence Calvin
Miss Berg Cone
John Lembach
Light Rains Bring Cheer to Athens Grass and Flowers
Light rains in Athens refreshed thirsty spring grasses and flowers. Temperatures rose from a 46 degree low to a 60s high with a 75 degree yesterday measured by Mrs. C. N. France, weather observer. Forecasters expect scattered showers tonight and Wednesday followed by cooler temperatures tomorrow.
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Athens
C. N. France
Common Sense About Constipation
A doctor suggests addressing the cause of constipation to avoid it rather than cure it after symptoms appear. The piece urges adding bulk to the diet through Kellogg's All-Bran, emphasizing high-fiber breakfast with plenty of water. Kellogg's Battle Creek advertises the product and availability at grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Cubs of East Side Will Meet Tonight
The East Side Cub Training Course holds its first pack meeting tonight at 7 at East Side School with cubmaster W. H. Smith in charge. Boys will receive membership cards and parents are invited to attend with a follow up meeting after the business portion.
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East Side
East Side School
W. H. Smith
Potluck Supper at Christian Church This Wednesday
A potluck supper for church members and friends will be held at the Christian Church on Wednesday evening May 17. In Prince Edward Island Dominion of Canada the oyster farming industry grew from 26 farms in 1932 to 463 by 1938 with over 2000 oysters harvested.
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The
Christian Church
Prince Edward Island
Dominion of Canada
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