Relief Orders Issued to York and Trimble Township Families
Relief funds totaling about 5000 dollars were issued in Nelsonville Glouster Village and York and Trimble Townships under county board orders after councils and trustees passed bond resolutions to tap delinquent tax shares for relief. A Glouster marshal warned violence risk if relief did not arrive and urged immediate action as 3200 people would be aided by the orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Glouster Village
York
Trimble Townships
Fred Shafer
Board of County Commissioners
Glouster
Fred Heck
Heck
Trimble Township
Depot Square
Shafer
York Township
Dover Township
Chauncey
Dust Complaints Trigger Athens Council Session
During a brief Athens City Council session residents of W Union Street complained about dust from the fair race track on Athens County Fair grounds. Council Members George Minameyer and L W Kelley were named to investigate. A deed for nine feet of land on Kern Street from Mr and Mrs W R Phillips was accepted to widen the adjoining street Inlet No 2042. Funds were moved across departments and Councilmen Harry Wilson Dr R J Studer and Oscar Fulton were named to meet with local business leaders to discuss legislation to curb itinerant vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
W. Union St
Athens County Fairgrounds
George Minameyer
L. W. Kelley
Kern St
W. R. Phillips
Inlet No
Harry Wilson
R. J. Studer
Oscar Fulton
Athens
Musterole Ad Promises Quick Relief for Colds
An old Musterole advertisement touts quick relief from cold symptoms through a warming salve with counter irritant action. It highlights soothing vapors that ease breathing and claims decades of use with eight strengths and varied sizes and prices.
Griffin Wins Workmen Compensation Claim in Court
George Griffin of Nelsonville Route 2 won against the Industrial Commission when Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland ruled in his favor granting participation in workmen's compensation funds. The ruling overruled the company’s motion for a new trial. Griffin lost sight in his right eye after being struck by coal at the Nelsonville mine of Hocking Valley Mining Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Griffin
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Griffin
Hocking Valley Mining Co
Joseph Shirley Dies At Home In Ohio
Joseph Shirley, 77, died Monday afternoon at his home 127 Grosvenor. Survived by wife Iona and three sons Elmer of East Liverpool, Leonard of Edison, Lewis of Athens, and sister Mrs Emma Place of Lebanon. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev Ernest Nicholas officiating. Burial in Coolville. Friends may call at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shirley
Grosvenor
Iona
Elmer
East Liverpool
Leonard
Edison
Lewis
Athens
Emma Place
Lebanon
Ernest Nicholas
Coolville
Funeral for Mrs. Lulu Spencer at Wesleyan Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Lulu Spencer of Athens were held at the Wesleyan Methodist Church this afternoon with many relatives and friends in attendance. Besides her husband she leaves three daughters and one son, Arthur, who resides at the family home. Howard McLeod reports a $3 bill of 1809 tied to Montgomery, Alabama, owned by Dora Bell Parker of Evergreen, found to be the oldest such bill in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Lulu Spencer
Athens
Spencer
Arthur
Montgomery
Ala
Dora Bell Parker
Evergreen
Alabama
Central Bank of
Two Men Fined and Imprisoned in Morals Case
James Martin 65 of Congo Perry County was fined 1000 dollars after pleading guilty to acting to cause delinquency of a minor girl. Donald Duncan of Chesterhill Morgan County was sentenced to 12 months in jail for the same offense. The cases connect to a group of minor girls who aided convictions of Owen Meredith and William James Jr. of Glouster in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Martin
Congo
Perry County
Francis D. White
Donald Duncan
Chesterhill
Morgan County
Owen Meredith
William James, Jr
Glouster
Enlistments in Naval Reserve Are Explained
The Athens County Red Cross Unit reports approval for Red Cross training for Naval Reserve hospital corps enlistments. Ohio applicants must be male white citizens aged 17 to 35 meeting Navy standards. Applications go to Commandant, 9th Naval District, Great Lakes.
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Athens County
Ohio
Navy Department
9Th Naval District
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Red Cross
U. S. Naval Reserve
Naval Recruiting Office
Infantry Drills at Athens Armory Monday Night
Headquarters Company of the 166th Infantry held close order drill and sectional work at the Athens Armory. Lieuts Chadawick and Barnhart issued drill instructions. Gates led the intelligence section, Phillips ran the observation corps, Gibson headed the wire section, Whan led message senders, and McKibben directed the radio section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
166Th Infantry
Athens
Harold E. Chadawick
Everett E. Barnhart
James C. Gates
D. E. Phillips
J. E. Gibson
Corp
P. R. Whan
No Room for Adults At Matinee Concert
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will perform a matinee at Memorial Auditorium with tickets sold only to children. The event, announced Thursday, is sponsored by the Athens Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs along with the Ohio University Committee on Public Relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Auditorium
Athens Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs
Ohio University Committee On Public Relations
Athens Board Plans Separate Fund Drive for Recreation
Athens Recreation Board outlined plans to run a separate fund drive if the Community Welfare Association Board does not become a participating agency in the Community Chest. A full-time recreation supervisor may be hired with outside funding, not from the community, and funds raised will support recreation programs, not the supervisor. The five-member board, appointed by the mayor, includes two education representatives and operates under state law with funds deposited to the City Treasurer. Attending were C. Bird Homer Baird Mrs W H Herbert PTA leaders and ministers representing PTA groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Welfare Association Board
Athens Recreation Board
Recreation Board
Parent-Teacher Association
Athens
Board of Education
C. Bird
Homer Baird
W. H. Herbert
R. C. Alexander
PTA
Floyd Wolfe
Alton Wolfe
Stanley Jeffrey
West Side
Herbert
East Side
Former Athens Man Sings on Major Bowes Program
John Courtney formerly of Athens and now living in Caledonia near Marion recently sang on Major Bowes' "Salute to Marion" radio show. The World War II veteran, gassed overseas, has regained his baritone voice and hopes to pursue radio work.
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John Courtney
Athens
Caledonia
Marion
Major Bowes
Mr. Courtney
Frey at Athens Rotary on blood typing and donor service
Dr. Carl E. Frey of Ohio University spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on blood typing and urged establishing a city blood donor service for emergencies. Ralph Ladd, an orchardist near Albany, gave each member a Red Delicious apple from his crop.
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Carl E. Frey
Ohio University
Athens
He's Lost for Decade Only 25 Miles Away
Cincinnati report says John A. Distler vanished in 1929 while seeking work and his family searched a decade. Distler, now a paralytic, had been living in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, about 25 miles from home, when his wife traveled to Cincinnati to claim a $21,000 inheritance left by an aunt.
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Cincinnati
John A. Distler
Distler
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Local Hospital Notices From Athens Area
Sheltering Arms admission for 75 year old Mrs Achsah Porter of Athens Route One after a fall caused a fractured hip. 14 year old Dale Patton of Athens Route Three was discharged after eye injury treatment. Mrs L R Pierce of Athens Route Three also discharged and Mrs Olive Baughman of Albany Route Two released from Sheltering Arms.
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Achsah Porter
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dale Patton
Charles Paston
L. R. Pierce
Olive Baughman
Albany
Time signal roars by Marble Hill farm clocks
Farm families in Marble Hill Missouri set their clocks by the afternoon air mail flight between Memphis and St Louis as airplanes replace locomotive whistles.
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Marble Hill
Memphis
St. Louis
State Hospital Fire Caused by Bad Wiring
Defective wiring in the main building ceiling at Athens State Hospital caused a morning fire around 10. Athens firemen arrived to find the flames already out. Damage was described as slight.
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Athens State Hospital
Athens
Windle Sent To Ohio Pen For Shooting Case
Nelsonville youth Raymond Windle was sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary after a jury convicted him of shooting with intent to wound. His $1,000 bond was forfeited by Judge O F Rowland. Windle claimed he was in Wooster to see a doctor when missing the prior court date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Raymond Windle
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Marvin
Alfred Carr
Nelsonville R. D
Charles Evans
Rolland Ruth
Rowland
Windle
Ohio State Penitentiary
Evans
Wooster
Court Grants Divorce To Lillian D. Barnett
Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland today issued a divorce decree to Lillian D Barnett. Her husband Howard Barnett was found guilty of gross neglect for failing to answer the petition. They married in July 1936 at St Marys West Virginia and Barnett faced habitual drunkenness charges. She resumes the maiden name Lillian Dicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
O. F Rowland
Lillian D. Barnett
Howard Barnett
St. Marys
W. Va
Barnett
Lillian Dicken
Athens Sees Warm Tuesday After Subfreezing Night
In Athens the temperature rose to 44 degrees by Tuesday noon after a night that dipped to 25 degrees below freezing. Monday's high reached 49 as the day warmed.
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Athens
Rabbits May Be Hunted on Zaleski State Forest
Rabbit hunting will be permitted on the Zaleski State Forest in Oreton and Lake Hope sectors this year per Division of Conservation. Three checking stations will issue special permit tags. hunting on state land closes Navy 30. Charles Kroske, 72, fatally injured after a 12 foot fall from a barn ladder near Williamstown.
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Zaleski State Forest
Oreton
Lake Hope
Division of Conservation
Zaleski Forest
The
Conservation Council
Zaleski
Ross- Hocking
Ohio
Eberts Store
Zaleski CCC
Lake Hope Boat House
Navy
Findlay
Charles Kroske
Williamstown
Is This Why You Are Constipated Kellogg’s All Bran Advice
A health tip suggests constipation results from low bulk in meals and recommends Kellogg’s All-Bran as a natural breakfast option. It emphasizes daily intake with plenty of water to promote regularity and better overall life. Made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Plan Lodi Institute at Shade School Nov. 15
The Lodi Farmers Institute will be held Wednesday Nov. 15 at the Shade School with morning and afternoon sessions. Speakers include Mr. Wagner and Mrs. Ferguson. Music by students and local talent. School and farm exhibits will be featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi Farmers’ Institute
the Shade School
Wagner
Ferguson
Kiwanis Club Reports District Convention in Cleveland
At the Athens Kiwanis Club meeting Rev. R. G. Purrington reported on the District Kiwanis Convention held in Cleveland in October. He served as the local club’s delegate. The text also notes that the game of questions dates back four centuries.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
R. G. Purrington
Kiwanis Consention
Cleveland
Rev. Purrington
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Athens Messenger
York and
Industrial Commission
Mrs. Spencer
Smal Medien
Naval Reserve
Athens Board
Bowes
Frey
Rotary Club
Ayer
BAYER
Aspirin
Jane Parker
Devil's Food
Zaleski Land
Plan Lodi Institute
Shade School
Tam
Timi
Visiguide
Visualite
Tappan Stove Company
the Goes Company
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