Memorial Day Parade Urges Athens School Children
Major Olmstead of Ohio University calls Athens school children to march in Memorial Day ceremonies on May 30. The event features the high school band, ROTC, Pershing Rifles, GAR and SAR veterans, and grave decorations by Girl Scouts with a sequence of flag ceremonies and taps.
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Athens
Maj
M. E. Olmstead
Ohio University
Sivan
Olmstead
Union and
College St
Union
Court St
Athens High School
National Guard
166Th Ohio Infantry
144Th Ohio Field Artillery
GAR
Ohio University Rotc
Pershing Rifles
W. State St
Pershing
W. Union St. Cemetery
America
Joseph Thackeray
ROTC
Nabby Lee Ames
DAR
Cemetery Association
James R. Patrick
Georgia
South
Patrick
H. L. Atkinson
DAR Flower Committee
Rupture Shield Expert Demonstrates New Method
H M Shevhan of Chicago claims the Zoetic Shield quickly seals ruptures without straps or medicines. Demonstrations free on Friday May 19 from 9 AM to 6 PM at 6441 N Richmond St Chicago. Suitable for large hernias and post surgical ruptures. promises immediate improvement and increased circulation.
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H. M. Shevhan
Chicago
Syuarietta
Bhevnen
Shevnan
Ady
Richmond ST
Enrollment for September 1939 Holzer School of Nursing
The Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Gallipolis Ohio announces admissions for the September 1939 class. Applicants must be high school graduates with an average of at least B in four years of study. Apply immediately to Miss Hagel, Richard, R N, Director of Nursing.
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Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Gallipolis
Ohio
Hagel
Richard
R. N
Holzer Hospital
Americus Kern Dies At Home of Daughter
Americus Kern age 89 died this morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Robert Cook on Canaanville Road. He leaves two daughters Mrs. Salters Estes Park Colorado and Mrs. Cook and a sister Mrs. Ida Stansbury Rutland. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 30 a m at Jagers Funeral Home with burial in the W Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Americus Kern
Robert Cook
Canaanville Road
Salters
Estes Park
Colo
Cook
Ida Stansbury
Rutland
Jagers Funeral Home
W. Union St
First West Side Cub Pack Meeting Set for Friday
The West Side Cub Pack will hold its initial gathering Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. W. H. Tudor’s home at 305 West Union Street. The event is sponsored by the West Side PTA.
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West Side
W. H. Tudor
W. Union St
The
West Side Pta
STANSO Amnica Lotion Ad from STANSBURY DRUG Co
Hand skin preparation from STANSBURY DRUG Co of Middleport Ohio for face hands and lips. Soothes smooths and softens rough skin. Also available at all dealers in 25 cent and 50 cent sizes.
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Stanso Amnica
Stansbury Drug Co
Middleport
Happiness Impresses Vienna Visitor in Athens
Dr. Richard Stohr, a 65 year old Viennese musician and composer, visits Athens and praises American kindness and naivete. He notes Americans are childlike in spirit, church sermons matter here, and Vienna’s Stock-im-Eisen nails curiosity fascinates Americans less. He plans recitals and a move to Philadelphia.
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Richard Stohr
Messenger
Europe
Dr. Stohr
Athens
Stohr
Vienna
Philadelphia
Fred E. Luchs
Pure Oil To Open New Station In City
The Pure Oil Co. will formally open a new station on E State St at Mor ris Ave this Saturday May 20. The First Christian Church sponsors the event for Boy Scout Troop 55 which earns a percentage on tickets sold for gasoline oil and merchandise. Max Peden is district representative and Earl Kimes is the contractor for the cottage style blue and white.building began in January with full service uninterrupted.
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Pure Oil Co
P. B
Pat) Burns
E. State St
Morris Ave
First Christian Church
Max Peden
Earl Kimes
Sam Sayre Funeral To Be Held Friday
Sam Sayre age 58 dies after a long illness. Survived by four sisters and four brothers. Funeral Friday at 1:30 PM at the Concord Church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at 27 Second St Athens.
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Sam Sayre
Samuel L. Sayre
Concord
Opens New Agency To Collect Old Accounts In Athens
W. R. Smith born and reared in the county returns to Athens to open the Merchants Acceptance Bureau in the Security Savings Building. The agency will collect delinquent merchant accounts for the local territory. Smith brings 12 years in the field, formerly a branch manager for a large Ohio finance firm.
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W. R. Smith
Athens
Merchants Acceptance Bureau
Security Savings
Mr. Smith
Ohio Finance Company
Roosevelts Expect 10th Grandchild This July
President and Mrs Roosevelt anticipate their tenth grandchild in July as John Roosevelt and his wife Anne Lind say Clark of Boston await a baby. The couple married last June.
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Washington
U.P
Motorist Saves Family As Columbus Home Burns Down
A passing driver woke Earl Lytle and his family early today as their Columbus residence trapped inside a blaze. The home burned to the ground, with firefighters reporting total loss.
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Columbus
Earl Lytle
Lytle
Alva Young dies after collision in Xenia hospital
Alva Young, 23, of Seaman Ohio, died in a Xenia hospital two hours after his skull was fractured in an automobile train collision. In flight the canvas back duck averages 145 feet per second.
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Xenia
U.P
Alva Young
Seaman
Sherwood Applauds Nursing Profession At Athens State Hospital
Charles L. Sherwood praised the nursing profession during a graduation ceremony for three nurses at Athens State Hospital. He urged high character and purpose, noting nursing’s vital role in society, as diplomas were presented by Herbert Mooney with musical interludes and a Florence Nightingale pledge ceremony.
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Mel
the Plains
Helene F. Seevers
Hazel Collins
Athens
Virginia Christman
Ohio U
Miss Witham
Florence Nightingale
Bertha Wiemiller
R. N
J. T. Sprague
C. R. Hoskins
W. W. Lee
Weather Update Foresees Warm Spell With Showers
Sunbeams spread over Ath ens as temperatures rose toward summer like highs. A 83 degree high was recorded yesterday by Mrs. C N France, with a low of 50 last night. Forecasters expect cooler, partly cloudy conditions Friday with possible showers.
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Athens
C. N. France
Cuckler Suspended At Athens State Hospital
Columbus U P Supt C H Creed suspended Jesse E Cuckler assistant gardener at Athens State Hospital for 30 days effective May 16 after highway patrolmen arrested him and charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Columbus
U.P
C. H. Creed
State Civil Service Commission
Jesse E. Cuckler
Athens State Hospital
Cuckler
Custody Suit Moved to Juvenile Court in Cox Case
The suit of Edith Smith Cox against John Edward Cox Jr regarding child custody was transferred today by Judge O F Rowland to Juvenile Court for further proceedings.
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Edith Smith Cox
John Edward Cox, Jr
O. F. Rowland
Juvenile Court
Big Chief Indian Herb Tonic sale in Athens County
Local ad touts a tonic advertised to aid stomach liver gall bladder kidneys and nerves. Offer features a $1.25 bottle for 49c this weekend and next, with a limit of three bottles per customer and mailed orders adding postage and tax.
Tabler Sent To State Pen For Break In Larceny
Bernard Tabler, colored, withdrew not guilty plea in Common Pleas Court and pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and larceny. Judge O F Rowland sentenced him to hard labor at the Ohio State Penitentiary. Rodney Grim testified Tabler offered $50 to William Radcliff to take full blame. seven prosecution witnesses, including Ollie Baker of Guysville, supported the case.
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Common Pleas
Harold J. Rose
Bernard Tabler
O. F. Rowland
Tabler
Ohio State Penitentiary
Rodney Grim
William Radcliff
London
Ollie Baker
Guysville
Radcliff
Albany Class Baccalaureate To Be Sunday
Graduation festivities for 21 Albany High School seniors begin Sunday night May 21 at 8 o'clock with baccalaureate services in the school auditorium. The week continues with class night May 23 and commencement May 24. Rev. Richard Black will deliver the sermon and Charles Sawyer will address the class.
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Albany High School
Richard Black
Albany Methodist Church
Charles Sawyer
Ohio
Albany
C. C. Stricklin
Albany Baptist Church
Price funeral to be held at Bates Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Lillie Price are set for two oclock Friday afternoon at Bates Church with Rev. Ray Huff officiating. Burial follows at Bates. Friends may visit at 90 Richland Ave. prior to the service.
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Georgia Lillie Price
Bates Church
Ray Huff
Bates
Richland Ave
Troop 59 Hikes to Ranger Station East Athens
Boy Scout Troop 59 skipped the weekly meeting for a hike to the Ranger Station in East Athens. Participants passed tests, played games, and held a wiener roast during the outing.
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Boy Scout Troop 59
Ranger
East
Athens
Guy Burt Surrenders After Warrant in Athens County
Deputy Sheriff B C Day traveled to London Ohio to return Guy Burt who faced an Athens County warrant for attempted theft of chickens from George Davis at Vore Ridge on May 5. Burt turned himself in to Madison County Sheriff Gorman Clark in London and will be held in Athens County Jail pending court action.
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B. C. Day
London
Guy Burt
Athens County
George Davis
Vore Ridge
Charles Evans
Burt
Madison County
Gorman Clark
Clark
Bayless
Food relief distribution planned in Glouster and Athens
Commodities to be distributed at Glouster Village Building Friday from 8 to 12 with miners also handing out relief items. In Athens City food will be available all day at the Oak Street warehouse.
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Glouster Village
Athens City
Oak St
Gold Medal Haarlem Ol Capsules Ad
Advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Ol Capsules as a safe diuretic to flush kidneys and reduce nighttime urination. Mentions cheap 35 cent price and urges readers to avoid substitutes while claiming relief from backache puffy eyes and burning or scanty urination.
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Haarlem
Holland
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