Athens County Man Held as Fugitive From California Prison
Raymond Webb a 32 year old The Plains resident was arrested by Athens County officers as a fugitive from a California prison camp. Webb spoke of his past crimes and family hardships while awaiting possible extradition to California.
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Athens County
California
Raymond Webb
the Plains
Webb
Charles Bayless
Charles Evans
B. C. Day
Messenger
Buchtel
San Quentin
West Virginia
CWA
Millfield
Cleo
Bayless
Utilities Case Hearings To Reopen Next Month
The Public Utilities Commission will reopen hearings in the Ohio Bell refund case early in December. The state AG rejected a settlement offer of six million six hundred thousand dollars. Original refunds plus interest would total about eighteen million dollars.
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Columbus
U.P
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
United States Supreme Court
Herbert S. Duffy
Two Babies Born at Athens Hospital
Mr and Mrs George Whiley of Lancaster announce a son named George Edwin born at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. Mr and Mrs Chester Howard of Millfield welcome a son named Louis Lee born at the same hospital this morning.
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George Whiley
Lancaster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Edwin
Chester Howard
Millfield
Louis Lee
Motion Pictures Shine at Jeffrie Harkey Fight
The first historic event showing film without daylight occurred at the Jeffrie Harkey fight on Coney Island on November 3.
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Jeffrie Harkey
Coney Island
Athens Girl Scouts Set Cookie Day Record
Athens Girl Scout troops sold 1 985 dozen cookies totaling 23 820 in the annual Cookie Day last Saturday Jane Mac combs led with 127 dozen followed by Ruth Mason 104 dozen Mary Louise Brown 97 dozen Enid Bean 81 dozen and Pat Connor 70 dozen Brownies also posted sizable orders Proceeds fund a swimming pool at the scout camp with prizes for top sellers in each troop to be awarded after final counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Jane Maccombs
Ruth Mason
Mary Louise Brown
Enid Bean
Pat Connor
Chest Drive In Full Swing and Parade Planned
Chest officials praise volunteers in the Chest drive office at The Messenger Building. Local workers include Margaret Haskins Ellen Biddle Mrs P O Nichols and Mrs Earl Beckley assisted by NYA girls from Ohio University Dean Irma Voigt Eleanor Finhell Velma Roeth and H M Hedges. A benefit dance at the university is planned with floor show by Andrew Pavlish. A large street parade up Court Street starts at 5 pm with judges and prizes for best unit and float. Ohio University ROTC and many local groups participate.
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Chest
Messenger
Margaret Haskins
Ellen Biddle
P. O. Nichols
Earl Beckley
Ohio University
Irma E. Voigt
NYA
Eleanor Finhell
Velma Roeth
H. M. Hedges
Carl Stickney
Katherine Olvey
L. M
R. S. Atkins
Andrew Pavlish
Court St
N. Court
State Sts
Fred Sands
Len B. McCune
Gordon K. Bush
Community Chest Board of Trustees
Curtis Janssen
M. E. Olmstead
T. K. Prince
Edna Way
Mildred Murphy
Child Health and Protective Committee
The
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Sons of the American Legion
Community Chest Board
Athens High School
University Band
Boy Scouts
Athens
Glouster
Nelsonville
WPA Adult Classes Announced in Athens City Hall Night Meeting
Eight free adult education classes arranged by the WPA will be offered in Athens with enrollment meeting at City Hall on Wednesday night November 10 from 6 30 to 9 30. Teachers include Miss Audrey Dinsmore Miss Neva Gilmore Mr Marion Parker and Mr Robert Whittaker with classes scheduling at City Hall Stewart Street and various homes. Schedules may be adjusted to suit enrolled groups.
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WPA
Athens City Hall
Audrey Dinsmore
Bell Mansfield
Stewart St
Neva Gilmore
City Hall
Miss Gilmore
Marion Parker
Parker
Robert Whittaker
Athens Scouts Attend National Jamboree Reunion
Six Boy Scouts from Athens and Nelsonville attended a reunion of district scouts at First Lutheran Church Parkersburg Saturday. Attendees included Jimmy Williams William Mansfield Clinton Knowlton Robert Tyroler Gilbert Smith and Clarence Coakley with parents present. The gathering followed a Washington national jamboree and featured a banquet and movies of both jamborees.
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Athens
Nelsonville
First Lutheran
Parkersburg
Jimmy Williams
William Mansfield
Clinton Knowlton
Robert Tyroler
Gilbert Smith
Clarence Coakley
G. E. Ashwill
Kootaga
Washington
Holland
Q-623 Relief for Rheumatism Offered at Local Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Q-623 as a guaranteed cure for rheumatic, neuralgic, sciatic, and lumbago pain. It claims dramatic relief after a few doses and adds Q-Tabs as a stimulant diuretic for bladder and kidney issues.
Pershing Praises Veterans Efforts Ahead of Athens Drive
General John J. Pershing endorses the Forget-Me-Not Drive by Athens Chapter No 37 to aid Disabled American Veterans. The letter, sent to Vivian D. Corbly, commends the group and endorses their Armistice Day fundraising in Athens with local girls assisting.
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John J. Pershing
Athens
Vivian D. Corbly
National Adjutant
Cincinnati
Skywriting Over Athens Reaches Hundred Flights For Year
Indian Summer brings two visiting planes to Athens raising the year’s total to 100. W A Crawford of Cleveland and Lt. Russ E J Jeffers with J Porter of Pittsburgh land in National Guard and Waco A planes. The visits praise local service and inspire airport operators, while prices fall as Aeronca and Arrow cut Cadet prices and TWA offers Winter Excursions at 25 percent off.
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Athens
John Jagers
Lima
W. A. Crawford
Cleveland
Nelsonville
Ohio National Guard
Russ
E. J. Jeffers
J. Porter
Pittsburgh
Porter
Jeffers
Aeronca
Arrow
TWA
Clothes Given Relief Groups
Relief agent Fred C. Shafer distributed two lots of clothing to relief clients last week. The items included 82 shirts for men and boys, 58 women's dresses, 53 girls' dresses, plus other apparel. He noted the supply is far from sufficient to meet daily demand as clients crowd his office.
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Fred C. Shafer
Shafer
Cheese Week Observed Highlights Dairy Industry
Ohio joins Cheese Week from November 7 to 14 to promote cheese value and dairy connections. Cheese from whole fresh milk supports farmers by utilizing surplus milk and boosting income through cheese factories. American per capita cheese consumption reached 5.5 pounds in 1936, up from 4.51 pounds in 1933, an increase of 130 million pounds annually.
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Ohio
Ohio State University broadcast on farming nationwide
Ross Wright reports a nationwide broadcast on November 24 about farming in Ohio. The program highlights how the land grant institutions the College of Agriculture the School of Home Economics and the Agricultural Experiment Station assist rural areas. WOSU 570 kc and WLW WHK and WSPD will carry the Ohio broadcast.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Ohio State University
Ohio
College of Agriculture
School of Home Economics
Agricultural Experiment Station
WOSU
WLW
Cincinnati
WHK
Cleveland
WSPD
Toledo
Gilkey to deliver lectures at Ohio University Athens
Dr. Charles Gilkey dean of the Chapel at the University of Chicago will lecture in Athens Ohio University events include a dinner forum convocation and talks at Ewing Auditorium and Memorial Auditorium He has led university religious work at Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Chicago Stanford and Purdue
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Athens
Charles Gilkey
University of Chicago
Ohio University
University
Agricultural
Gilkey
Memorial Auditorium
Ewing
Fine Arts
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Chicago
Stanford
Purdue
Soil Leaders To Be Named In 1938 Elections
Election of the 1938 Soil Conservation Committeemen will be held in New Marshfield for Watereco Township Waterloo High School York Township Grange Hall York Athens and Alexander Townships Athens Grange Hall Carthage Township Lott ridge School. Meetings start at 8 o clock. All land owners or operators in the township may vote. This year a Community Committee of three members will be elected in each township with the chairman becoming a member of the County Board of Directors.
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Soil Conservation
New Marshfield
Watereloo
Waterloo High School
York Township
York Grange Hall
Athens
Alexander
Carthage Township
Lottridge
County Board of Directors
Doctor prescribed Cystex advertised for kidney relief
An old advertisement claims kidneys contain 9 million tubes and warns neglect or harsh drugs may harm them. It urges sufferers from nocturia nervousness leg pains and other symptoms to try Cystex with a three hour onset and one week satisfaction guarantee.
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The
Knox Co
Ady
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Athens Hospital
Carter
Shanghai
Helen Piper
W. Uijon
J. Leslie Younghusband
Louise Lane
Pershing
AL Knouff
Norton Field
Howard Hahn
Gordon Bush
Larry Herron
Doc’’ Sprague
University Flying Club
William Cardwell
Morris Tipton
Gallipolis
Flipper
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Athens, Ohio
Knox City
Quincy, Omaha and
Kansas City
Legion Sons
American Legion Hall
West End
London
M. Tapponiere
Dowler & Ferguson
Prudential
Insurance Company of America
Edward D. Duffield
Home Office
Newark
New Jersey
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