WPA Starts Five New Athens County Projects Amid Labor Shortage
In Athens County the Works Progress Administration began five new projects as overall district labor lags. Reported 1,109 men at work, short of district goal by about 1,400. 39 projects active including paving, sidewalks, road work, and school improvements. Remaining tasks include keeping workers employed and placing about 125 family-heads in new roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Athens County
Athens
NRS
WPA
FERA
May Avenue
Moore Avenue
Shafer Street
Athensity
Broadwell-Bartlett
Bates- Bruce Downing
Albany-New Marshfield
County
Nelsonville
Glouster
York Township
Trimble Township
Carthage
Sycamore
Trimble
Goose Run
Dover
Chauncey
Marshfield
Pisher
Ames Township
County Reade
Waterloo
York
Hamsey Run
Lee Township
Athens State Hospital
Hocking River
Froedwoeed
Hocking County
Athens City
Young Evangelist Leads Athens Revival at Westeyan Church
The Rev John Woodhouse of Dayton will conduct a special young people revival at the Westeyan Methodist Church Pratt Street starting Friday night. His sister will assist with instrumental music as nightly services continue through November 17. High school and college students are invited by pastor Rev BE Kenney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woodhouse
Dayton
Westeyan Methodist Church
Pratt Street
BE. C. Kenney
Salvation Army Hosts Girls Sewing Class in Athens Hall
A sewing class for young girls meets in the Salvation Army Hall basement on West Union Street. Instructor Mins Linna Reidy, an Ohio University student, leads sessions on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Materials supplied by a local Athens store. first project is apron making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Hall
West Union Street
Mins Linna Reidy
Ohio University
Athens
Boy Scout Court of Review Postponed in Athens County
The Boy Scout Court of Review for Athens County District, set for Nelsonville on Wednesday, November 6, is postponed to next week. Deputy Commissioner J. W. Long said the delay is due to schedule conflicts. scout masters coordinate for all qualified boys to appear before the court next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Court of Review
Athens County
Nelsonville
J. W. Long
Barnhart Case Carried to Appeals Court in Ohio
The civil suit of Zora Barnhart as administratrix of Daniel McPherson's estate against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad travels to the Ohio Court of Appeals after Judge C F Rowland denied a new trial. A 58-year-old man valued like a good span of mules weighed in the May verdict of 400 the lower court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zora Barnhart
Daniel McPherson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio Court of Appeals
C. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Railroad Company
Barnhart
Rowland
Ward compares Amiens Cathedral Bible in lecture
Prof Clarence Ward head of Oberlin College Art Department gave a lecture titled Amiens Cathedral and Bible in Fine Arts Auditorium. He showed slides of cathedral sculptures linking Old and New Testament narratives to architectural form, noting biblical stories depicted by prophets and figures and their integration with the design. About 250 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiens
Fine Arts
Clarence Ward
Oberlin College
Ward
France
Fire near Beaumont remains unexplained
Sheriff Charles Stratton reported a vandal described as a “votorious stranger” entered Otto Perry’s two room dwelling near Beaumont before it burst into flames. Neighbors say Wilbur Six had moved his family in, but the fire occurred while he fetched a second load of furniture. A suspect description was obtained during the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Perry
Beaumont
Charles Stratton
Wilbur Six
Stratton
Miner Denzel Roberts and Evelyn Lunsford in Glouster Application
Denzel Roberts aged 20 a miner and Evelyn Lunsford aged 16 both of Glouster are listed as applicants in a local matter. They are sons and daughters of Mr and Mrs John Roberts and Mr and Mrs Robert Lunsford respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzel Roberts
Miner
John Roberts
Evelyn Lunsford
Robert Lunsford
Glouster
Carl Nessley Joins Ohio University Faculty as PE Instructor
Carl Nessley of Parkersburg becomes an Ohio University physical education instructor today. He holds a B S from Denison, an M A from Harvard, studied at Michigan, and has led health and physical education programs in Parkersburg and Wood County since 1926, with leadership roles including WV Physical Education Association president in 1935. The Nessleys, including wife Martha and daughter Carol, reside in Pinkerton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Carl Nessley
Parkersburg
Wood County
West Virginia
Nessley
Denison University
Harvard
University of Michigan
Denison
Muskingum College
West Virginia Physical Education Association
Pinkerton
Martha Wooden
Education
Athens High Girls Athletic Club Plans Year
The Athens High School Girls Athletic Club board met at Miss Ethel McEwen’s home to discuss the year’s plans. Officers include Marjorie Wheaton president and Eileen Decker secretary with a slate of managers for hiking tennis hockey basketball volleyball and baseball. The board meets the first Monday of every month.
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Girls Athletic Association
Athens High School
Ethel McEwen
Marjorie Wheaton
Eileen Decker
Helen Stratton
Jean Houf
Suzanne Danford
Margaret Bird
Lillian Conley
Marjorie Herdman
Camille Cash
Mabel Connett
Margaret Winning
What Causes Epilepsy and Is There a Cure
A promotional booklet from the Educational Division advertises free delivery to readers who write to Dept. N-319, 54 Fifth Ave New York NY. It promises opinions of famous doctors on the subject and urges readers to request the booklet before supplies run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Adv
Judgment Holders Named Party Defendants in Real Estate Case
Judgment holders including Carpenter Hardware Company Lamber Art Metal Belmo Casket Company were made party defendants in Security Savings Bank Company vs F R Walburn et al after Walburn faced judgments in magistrate court. Judge O F Rowland ruled party status needed to determine all rights in the described real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Thomas
Elmer Hilt Declared Legally Dead by Court
Elmer Hilt formerly of Nelsonville has not been heard from for years and is declared legally dead by the Athens County Common Pleas Court. Marie Bartlett is named administratrix with a $500 bond, to marshal liens on the estate’s premises. The motion for a new trial in the Wood receivership suit against Nelsonville Athens Electric Railway was overruled by Judge Rowland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hilt
Nelsonville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Marie Bartlett
John V. Wood
Et al
Auto Crash Report Confused Names in Local Notice
An OCR damaged report lists a vehicle collision involving drivers and shelters with unclear names. It mentions injuries to Charles Stratton and references an attendant group and a dogged crash context, leaving key details unreliable.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Snes
Iid
Ven Searce
Young
Salvation Army
Appeals
Railroad
Carter
Dr. Ward
O. U
Grand Blanc, Mich
Nessleys
Carol
Crisco
Mrs. Thurn
Alumini
Grivp
Stanley Bolin Auto
Stanley Bolly
Bolin
Cary Stratton Saig
Fen
Mrs. Uglow
Ghorten
Mrs. Floyd Uglow
S. Court St. Athens
Winifred
Ty Ae
Procter & Os
Utes
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