Athens County high schools set to graduate 96 seniors this year
Four Athens County high schools will graduate a total of 96 seniors this week. Dr. Herman G. James of Ohio University will speak at Shade High School Tuesday night. Gamertsfelder will address the 39 graduates at The Plains High School and also speak at Buchtel High School on June 2. York Township graduation and eighth grade exercises are planned for Kimberly with Rev. Lloyd Evans delivering the address. Prof L C Staats will speak at Waterloo High School on Friday night.
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Athens County
Kimberly
York Township
Herman G. James
Ohio University
Shade High School
Otlock
the Plains High School
James
Shade
Gamertsfelder
College of Arts and Sciences
Mary Armpruster
Bernice Brewer
Margaret Bricker
Vernadene Bricker
Helen Coon
Lois Douglas
Rose Harison
Dorothy Harper
Katherine Horn
Helen Kostival
Alma Lovsey
Evelyn McDonald
Mary McDonald
Pauline Potts
Margaret Powell
Eleanor Rutter
Donna Shafer
Elaine Shrieves
Jaine Tinkham
Katherine Warner
Ruth Wilson
Virgie Jones
Victor Beckle
Shirley Buffington
William Channell
Alfred Gabriel
Paul Gould
Pate Goldsberry
Reno Haines
Paul Horn
Herbert Lovsey
Joe Manda
Arthur McDonald
Charles Nelson
Dean Nida
Don Nida
Glenford Olson
Clyde Perry
Bryson Russell
Buchtel
Buchtel High School
Paul Cherniak
Howard Collins
Thomas Davis
Lillian Dixon
Kathryn Harris
Edith Lewis
James Lewis
Margaret Newman
Alice Risko
Enid Robson
Willard Wright
Mary Alice Wagner
John Vice
Lloyd Evans
Florence Simonton
Floyd MacCollister
Arthur Rupe
Lowell Milton Donley
Leo Mihalek
Nettie Belle Wade
Esther Blanche Gill
John J. Levering
Eugene A. Klinebriel
Harold Davis
Pauline Donaldson
Audrie E. Somers
Betty Jane Rizer
Marion Coate Pickett
Eva Elaine Burley
Relford Hammond
Hellen Hammond
Kenneth Harvey
Elsie Mac Koon
John Lanning
Verta Miller
Kathryn O'Neil
Helen Marie Perry
Rennilene L. Powell
Eugene Ward
Phyllis G. DeLong
Floyd E. Irick
Mary Jo Kovaleski
Virginia Lou Williams
Lila Lee Huddy
Harley FE. Hickman
James A. Birtcher
James H. Hall
Carl H. Lanning
Mary Opal Lang
Clayton R. Canter
Thomas E. Thomas
Charles Newcome
Ohio Wesleyan University
Athens High School
Newcome
Drunk Driving Arrests Rise After Prohibition Repeal
The Keeley Institute reports an Ohio survey showing a 68 percent rise in drunken driving arrests across 12 cities since prohibition was repealed. The U.P. dispatch notes the nationwide context and cites regional conditions reflected in the institute's summary.
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Dwight
U.P
Keeley Institute
Ohio
Baptism at Pattin's Mills and Local Obituaries in Sharpsburg
A baptismal service Sunday at Pattin's Mills Wolf Creek saw nine locals immersed by Rev. Campbell with Carl Beard assisting. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carpenter, Earl Tucker, Daisy Burns, Lizzie Diken, Ruth Thompson, Rosa Beard. Funeral services for George Lincoln Hanson were held at Mt. Herman. he was 74, lifelong resident, last of six children of Robert and Prudence Ason, father of 14 and grandfather of 49. Everett Calaway of Reedsville, Meigs County, joined by Mrs. Harry Aldrige, hosted a Sunday visit. a birthday supper for Joe Henthorn Beveral relatives. Urhl Strode and sisters Lenore and Vera were in Marietta, and Mr. and Mrs. Selby Glazier with daughters visited Amesville. Thomas McAfee recently visited Crother near Coolville.
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Sharpsburg
Pattin
Robert
Prudence
Everett Calaway
Reedsville
Meigs County
Ter
Harry Aldrige
Joe Henthorn
Urhl Strode
Verarso Lenore
Marietta
Court News Separates Dry Divorce Custody Granted
Claude J. Dry is granted a divorce from Ruth L. Dry on gross neglect grounds and custody of their daughter Norma Jean Dry. In Louisville, lawyers Woolley and Rowland seek 300 from the Federal Land Bank for services in a suit filed today after the bank refused payment. In probate, Olive C. Gard elects rights under her husband’s will. The Edington will is admitted to probate with witnesses deceased but signatures verified. Gertrude Eddington is granted authority to transfer real estate. Harlan E. Ansel is given six months more to collect estate assets. Arthur T. Stuart’s $193 claim with 6 percent interest since 1933 is allowed against Margaret Woodyard’s estate, with collection recommended from the estate.
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Claude J. Dry
Ruth L. Dry
Norma Jean Dry
John J. Woolley
Hal H. Rowland
Federal Land Bank of
Louisville
Olive C. Gard
Willis L. Gard
Harry H. Eddington
Gertrude Eddington
Harlan E. Ansel
Lettie Ansel Radcliffe
Arthur T. Stuart
Margaret Woodyard
Stuart
Traffic fines imposed by mayor on eight motorists
Mayor Len B. McCune fined eight automobile owners for traffic violations. The fined individuals are Walter Cornwell Frank Moler Don ald Blake Robert Sweet Charles McKinstry Miss Bernadine Sprague John Wyckoff and M A Smith all paying one dollar each on Saturday in the city traffic court.
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Fight
Len B. McCune
Walter Cornwell
Frank Moler
Donald Blake
Robert Sweet
Charles McKinstry
Bernadine Sprague
John Wyckoff
M. A. Smith
Death claims night officer Edward Hunter at 69
Edward Hunter aged 69, a night officer at Athens State Hospital for a decade, died Sunday at University Hospital in Columbus after a week of illness. Born in Hartford West Virginia, he lived in Athens County 20 years. He leaves five daughters, a son, and three sisters. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the home of Homer Gall, burial in Russell Cemetery, Jacksonville.
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Edward Hunter
Athens State Hospital
University Hospital
Columbus
Hartford
W. Va
Athens County
Hunter
Homer Gall
Julia Hunter
Athens
Charlies McDonald, Jr
Athens RD
M. F. Frey
Tiffin
Bernard Clark
Belle
John Hunter
Trimble
Ann Kell
Charles Craft
Hanna Hunter
Huntington
Dairy Ave
Russell Cemetery
Jacksonville
Gall
AHS English Class Presents Entertainment Program
The fifth period Sophomore English class at Athens High School staged a Friday program in the auditorium. Rachel Osborne Nadine Wigner and Helen Quest organized it. Jane Swaim presided. Highlights included Helen Quest’s tap dance with Marjorie Malone, violin by Mary Cheatham, a cello piece by Helen Downs with Osborne, and a French play The Three Wishes by Mackay.
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Athens High School
Rachel Osborne
Nadine Wigner
Helen Quest
Jane Swaim
Marjorie Malone
Miss Malone
Mary Cheatham
Tesas
Helen Downs
the Three Wishes
Constance D'arcy Mackay
Doris Finsterwald
Margaret Kelley
Eula Carr
Eugene Field
Mitchell David
Original Plays at Athens High School Assembly
Miss Suzanne Manford organized a sophomore assembly at Athens High School in the auditorium on Thursday morning. The program featured a piano solo Lost by Virginia Porter, the original play Amen by Jean Houf, songs by Marjorie Malone with Porter on piano, and Paying All Debts by Vance Cross with performers including Hess Bailey Riley and Cross. Principal Wood outlined future arts and course plans and set up student conferences. Prof. George Starr Lasher spoke on journalism.
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Suzanne Manford
Athens High School
Virginia Porter
Amen
Jean Houf
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Nelle Foster
Jack Biddison
Marjorie Malone
Neidlingler
Tribute to veterans featured in Memorial Day sermon
Rev. Arthur T. Clark urged continued service to ideals of union and democracy during Memorial Day services at the Presbyterian Church. Civil, Spanish American, and World War veterans attended, with three Civil War GAR members honored.
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Arthur T. Clark
Presbyterian Church
GAR
Capt
J. B. Allen
D. C. Cornwell
W.S. Southerton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Women’s Relef Corps
Auxiliary of
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Disabled Veterans
The
American Legion
Clark
Plains Community Library Grows With Local Donations
Starting with 46 volumes from Ohio State and Athens County Libraries in December 1935, the Plains Community Library at Mrs. Ira Diles home now holds 234 volumes and about 500 magazines plus 6410 government bulletins. Ninety books have been donated and 26 loaned by the community. Care by Mrs Toiles and Miss Daisy Mary Smith keeps books in good condition. Over four and a half months, 1,130 adults and children visited. 1,075 books have been loaned. A small museum, loaned by Julian W Bing, is linked to the library and donations are accepted.
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Ohio State
Athens County
Plains Community Library
PWA
Ira Diles
Department of Agriculture
Toiles
Daisy Mary Smith
Diles
Julian W. Bing
Athens
Athens Man Guilty of Drunken Driving
T. C. Gaston of Athens was found guilty by a jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court of driving while intoxicated. Sentence was deferred. Gaston had prior July 1924 guilty plea in Mayor Len B McCune court with a $150 fine and costs. He was arrested April 19 on Route 31 by Highway Patrolman Grogan, one mile outside Athens.
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T. C. Gaston
Athens
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Gaston
Len B McCune
Grogan
Charles Sanborn Fined for Intoxication by Magistrate
Charles Sanborn of near Clarks Chapel was arrested Saturday night at State and Carpenter Streets by Deputy Sheriff Karl Gardner on an intoxication charge. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate T. R. Bennett, was fined five dollars and costs, with the fine suspended and Sanborn paying costs.
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Charles Sanborn
Clarks Chapel
State and Carpenter Sts
Karl Gardner
T. R. Bennett
Sanborn
Miss Addie Martin Succumbs on Sunday
Miss Addie Martin 57 a former resident of The Plains died Sunday night at her Leroy home after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Isadore Harper Martin and leaves three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held at The Plains M E Church Wednesday at 1 p m with burial in The Plains Cemetery.
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Addie Martin
the Plains
Leroy
Miss Martin
Henry
Isadore Harper Martin
Catherine Bull
Circleville
Ric Ensminger
Nell Martin
William Martin
Detroit
Mich
Henry Martin
West Salem
Fred
Ames-Bern Elects New Officers for Farming Club
The Ames-Bern Young Men's Farming Association elected Howard Calendine as President and William B. Thompson as Vice President. Other officers include Harry Lee as Secretary Dale Mosier as Treasurer Rol Loeffler as Reporter and James Meschher as Sergeant-at-Arms. The next meeting is Wednesday June 3 with a baseball game and refreshments. The Federal Valley 4-H Club meets Thursday May 28. Three judging teams are being prepared to represent the Ames-Bern Vocational Agricultural Department at the state contest on June 5 and 6.
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Ames-Bern Young Men's Farming Association
Howard Calendine
William B. Thompson
Harry Lee
Dale Mosier
Rollo Loeffler
James Meschher
Federal Valley 4-H Club
Ames-Bern Vocational Agricultural Department
4-H Council Committee To Meet Tuesday
Members of the Athens County 4-H Club Council Committee will meet in the county extension office in the Federal Building Tuesday at 7 30 p m to plan a program for the 4 H Club Leaders and Officers Conference to be held on June 13. The committeemen include Marland Martin Stewart Elmo Scott Albany Paul Stewart Hockingport Villa Tippie Athens Katherine Warehime Nelsonville and Bernarda Williama Athens.
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Athens County
Federal
Marland Martin
Stewart
Elmo Scott
Albany
Paul Stewart
Hockingport
Villa Tippie
Athens
Katherine Warehime
Nelsonville
Bernarda Williama
Memorial Service for Athens County Grangers Held
About 100 Grangers and guests attended a full day memorial program at the Grange Hall on the Fair grounds. After a flag salute Rev. A G Jenkins gave a brief history, with solos by Mrs. Nancy Allen and performances including pantomime Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, a patriotic talk by L R Pierce, and remarks by state grange lecturer Joseph W Fichter.
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Athens County
Grange Hall
Fairgrounds
A. G. Jenkins
Nancy Allen
L. R. Pierce
Columbia
Lucille Hunter
Anna Mae Russ
Hattie Webb
Isabel Snyder
W. B. Drake
Joseph W. Fichter
State Grange
Albany Boy and Girl Scouts Benefit Skit Show
Originality and home talent will feature in a skit show Tuesday evening May 26 at Albany. Fifteen community organizations including church societies high school faculty Albany and Columbia Granges Odd Fellows Wednesday Club Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts participate. Between skits will be musical and tap dance interludes at the high school auditorium.
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Albany
Columbia Granges
Odd Fellows
Wednesday Club
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
FHA Seeks Local Home Loan Interest With New Questionnaires
Questionnaires circulated to salaried workers in the district ask about interest in building homes and outline the process to obtain FHA funds. Field Rep T. B. Daley says the form assesses earning power and credit rating to gauge eligibility for government sponsored loans. It opens the way for building plans and financing.
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Federal Housing Administration
T. B. Daley
FHA
Columbus
Sells’ Dry Goods Store Moves Across Court Street
The E. F. Sells Dry Goods Store at 19 N. Court St. will relocate across Court Street two doors north of the Ohio Theater late this week. The shop opens in its new location next Monday June 1 as owner cites need for a larger space. The piece notes the machine gun as a major killer in World War I.
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E. F. Sells Dry Goods
N. Court St
Ohio Theater
NYA Session Draws 200 Leaders at Athens County Conference
Some 200 leaders and workers of the National Youth Administration in Athens County attended the Find Yourself Conference at Sugar Creek School under county supervisor E. S. Haller. NYA operates 40 county playgrounds with 218 staff. speakers included Rev. Gilbert Courtney Chauncey Charlies W Zeigler Dr. E. A. Taylor Palmer Jones and Miss Daisy Mary Smith.
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National Youth Administration
Athens County
Sugar Creek
E. S. Haller
NYA
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Charlies W. Zeigler
Hocking County
E. A. Taylor
Ohio University
Palmer Jones
Daisy Mary Smith
Zeigler
B. E. Hughes
Robert, Mary
Alice Smith
Buchtel
Misa Shields
The
Plains
Mike
Andy Bessalo
Pete Savage
the Plains
Olney Russell
Meredith Lehman
Nelsonville
Bobo Masterson
Elmer Cade
Ames-Bern PTA Elects Officers for Next Year
Ames-Bern PTA selected officers for the coming year including President Mrs Ernest Grosvenor First vice president Mrs Wyatt McDaniel second vice president Mrs W R Phillips Secretary Mrs Charles Kuhns and Treasurer Mrs Carl Sedwick Graduating seniors of Ames-Bern High School presented the program at the final PTA meeting of the year.
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Ames-Bern Pta
Ernest Grosvenor
Wyatt McDaniel
W. R. Phillips
Charles Kuhns
Carl Sedwick
Ames-Bern High School
PTA
Drivers Arrested By State Men At Athens Sub Station
State Highway Patrol at the Athens Sub station arrested five drivers over the weekend. Chester Keith of Glouster was fined 100 dollars plus costs and had driving rights suspended six months for DUI. Glennis Sayres faces a reckless driving charge on Route 31 near Nelsonville. C R Hartley and G C Henderson of Duncan Falls were cited after racing cars and ordered to appear at Philo mayor's court. A N Ward of Nelsonville was arrested for reckless driving on Route 216 and to appear in Nelsonville mayor's court.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
Chester Keith
Glouster
Nelsonville
J. H. Gorham
J. B. Grogan
Buchtel
AAUW Membership Surpasses Fifty Thousand Mark
The American Association of University Women reports a new national record of 50 005 members. Dean Irma E Voigt of the Northeast Central Section received the figure from Dr Kathryn McHale Washington general national director. The Athens Branch reports 95 members.
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American Association of University Women
Irma E. Voigt
Northeast Central
Kathryn McHale
Washington
Athens
Portin Morning-after Distress Relief Ad Near Athens
An Athens Pharmacy ad promotes Portin morning-after tablet claiming quick relief without affecting heart or digestion. Sold at 7 North Court Street in Athens.
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Athens
North Court Street
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