Cornell elected, 3 to 1, in Athens mayor race
Mayor Cliff Cornell, Republican, won a second term over Virgil E. Davis by an unofficial 2,874 to 869. Voters supported Athens school levy renewal by about 70 percent and backed city welfare and jail levies in part but failed to reach 65 percent in the county. Precinct results show Cornell carried all wards, with total city turnout around 3,743. Other Republican nominees were largely unopposed.
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Cliff Cornell
Athens
Virgil E. Davis
Umfe
Episcopal Church
Davis
Cornell
Christian Church
McFarland Garfee
West Side School
Pickering
Ohio Hotel
City Hall
Music Hall
East Side School
Carpenter Garage
Mt. Zion Church
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promised Gentle Bowel Relief
In Columbus Ohio, Dr F M Edwards a noted physician touts Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative aiding bowel movements and bile flow. The ad claims the remedy treats constipation headaches and fatigue and urges readers to test its goodness tonight with prices 15 30 and 60 cents.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Riley Morris Charged With Embezzlement
Riley Morris of Glouster a real estate agent was arraigned on an embezzlement charge. He pleaded not guilty and is held on a $1000 bond. The claim alleges Morris collected $280 from a state settlement for property damage and did not turn it over to attorney Roger J. Jones.
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Trate T. R. Bennett
Roger J. Jones
Athens
Riley Morris
Glouster
Jones
Morris
Bennett
Students View Annapolis Farewell at Athens High
Tom Brown stars in Annapolis Farewell shown Wednesday at Athens High School as the first of four films for the year in the regular assembly program.
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Annapolis
Tom Brown
Athens High School
Revival Services At Nazarene Church Begin This Week
Revival services led by Evangelist R. J. Smeltzer of Akron opened this week at the Church of the Nazarene. Services are held each evening at 7 30 and will continue through next week.
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Church of the Nazarene
R. J. Smeltzer
Akron
Seven Hurt as Wet Road Causes Multi Vehicle Crash
Six residents of Millfield injured when an automobile skidded on wet Route 33 near Circle Hill and struck an iron guard rail. Passengers include Mrs. L. E. Harvey and Hobart Harvey. A hitch-hiker from Meriden, Conn. was struck on Route 33, left with a broken arm, driver fled. State patrol investigates. no driver identity found.
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Route 33
Circle Hill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Millfield
L. E. Harvey
Hobart Harvey
Nelsonville
CCC
Arizona
North
Robert L. Arlington
Meriden
Conn
Columbus
Arlington
Athens
Carman Church
T. J. Munson
Phoenix
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Votes on four state issues and two county counts reported
Athens County election officials reported the last night results from precincts on four state issues and two county wide questions. Final tabulation of all issues and local contests will wait until Saturday after board members begin counting. Ballot shortages caused delays and voters faced outages at hour late polling places.
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Athens County Election Board
Election Board
Athens
Carpenter
Watt St
New Plymouth Personal Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Mrs. J. W. Hass has been ill for two weeks. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Simpson and son from McArthur, and Mr. and Mrs. Brent Leiger of Union Furnace. Rev. Campbell assists Rev. Stewart in services this week. W C T U marks 30th anniversary at the Deeds home on Nov 16. Hal loween party at the school. Birthday dinner for Miss Josephine Bay and 81st birthday of Mrs. Allie Bay. Election day food at M E Church Ladies Aid. Fox loses a foxes reputation after red fox leaps into Supervisor Clark’s arms while inspecting culverts in Orangetown.
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New Plymouth
J. W. Hass
Ernest Simpson and Son
McArthur
Brent Leiger
Union Furnace
Charles Fuller
Lola Conard
Licking County
W. S. Rannells
Campbell
Hebbardsville Presbyterian Church
Stewart
Carbondale
Ladies Aid Society
Boney Weede
Olive Weede
Walter Campbell
Logan
Eli Weede
Deeds
Ethel Walker
Florence Wantz
Grace Delora
Toby Clary
Bobby
Dayton
I. R. Hass
City Loan To Open Offices In Athens Celebrates Remodel
The City Loan announces an open house all day Thursday November 9 at its remodeled Athens office at 6 South Court Street. Manager Fred C. Sanders says the new location offers up to date service while highlighting the companys 27 year history with 75 offices and more than 24 million in resources. The firm focuses on individual financing for salaried workers wage earners and farmers and also finances purchases of radios refrigerators automobiles and other items bought on time.
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City Loan
S. Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Ohio
Riot Gun Ends Life Of Crazed Bull Dog
A bull dog devastated the basement at 174 Mill Street prompting William Howell to summon Police Capt. Charles Maple and Officer Joe McBride. They used a riot gun to kill the animal which had a history of injury affecting its spine and brain, causing temporary madness when it struck furniture.
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William Howell
Mill. St
Howell
Charles Maple
Joe McBride
Surgery and births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Betty Story a Ohio University sophomore from Pomeroy underwent an emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital last night. Mrs. Anna Totten was admitted for medical treatment yesterday afternoon. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Carl Tom at the hospital Tuesday morning. Mrs Bessie Malloy Mrs Frances Lowsey and Mr Bruce Law son were released today.
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Betty Story
Ohio University
Pomeroy
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Anna Totten
N. Congress St
Carl Tom
Elliott St
Bessie Malloy
W. Union St
Frances Lowsey
New Marshfield
Bruce Lawson
Maplewood Drive
Rattler Triggers Alarm in Middletown Playbox
Mrs. Nancy Gardner’s two sons reported a buzzing in their playbox. She investigated and found a rattlesnake instead. A neighbor intervened to stop the buzzing.
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Middletown
Cal
Nancy Gardner
Messenger Receives Wide Range of Election Inquiries
Residents flooded The Messenger with calls after polls closed seeking state county and city returns. Reporters manned three information lines for over four hours answering questions on mayoral races jail levies and welfare issues while tracking busy phone lines and tally charts.
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Dover
Townsend
Athens
Cleveland
Youngstown
Society Desk
Concord Social And Personal Highlights Local Events
A busy period of Concord gatherings includes a belated birthday party for John Tigner with twenty five guests, Halloween party prizes, church and Sunday School activities, and multiple visits among residents. Prizes, refreshments, and community support marked the week in Concord and nearby towns.
Welfare Issue Vote Falls Short of Majority Needed
Athens County voters rejected a 3.68 mill welfare levy and a half mill jail levy, falling short of the 65 percent threshold. Among 69 of 73 precincts, welfare levy had 7 428 votes for and 5 639 against, about 1 000 votes shy. jail levy was 5 810 for and 6 643 against. Other state measures also failed, while the Bigelow pension drew relatively strong statewide support.
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Athens County
Board of Education
Bigelow
Civil Service
Bigelow Pension Plan
Athens
Amesville
the Plains
Deanville
Hollister
Nelsonville
Albany
Buchtel
Rutherford Is Winner Easily in Athens Township
Unofficial returns from 19 of 20 precincts show Dwight H. Rutherford reelected township clerk over L. H. Shaver by 2677 to 1283. Roy Noland wins township trustee seat 2113 to 1572 over William Nicholson. T. R. Bennett leads for justice of the peace with 2868 votes. rivals J. W. Bailey 1638 H. A. Wooley 1905 Sands 1607.
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Athens Township
Dwight H. Rutherford
L. H. Shaver
Roy Noland
William Nicholson
Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Willis F. Sands
Bennett
J. W. Bailey
H. A. Wooley
Sands
New Athens Forest Service Office Adds Frank W. Myers
Frank W. Myers joins the Athens U.S. Forest Service as Assistant to Technician. A civil service employee and junior forester, he is an Ohio State University Forestry School graduate who previously attended the University of Michigan.
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Athens
U. S. Forest Service Office
Frank W. Myers
Myers
Civil Service
Ohio State University Forestry School
University of Michigan
Fifth Avenue Girl vibrant comedy at Athena Theatre
Ginger Rogers stars in Fifth Avenue Girl opening Thursday at the Athena. Walter Connolly plays a millionaire facing family disintegration and hires Rogers to act as a gold digger house guest. The scheme provokes humorous situations as Rogers helps others while unresolved personal troubles linger until the end. Verree Teasdale and Tim Holt lead with Kathryn Adams and Franklin Pangborn. produced and directed by Gregory La Cava for RKO Radio.
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Reno
RKO Radio
Ginger Rogers
the Athena
Walter Connolly
Miss Rogers
Verree ‘Teasdale
Tim Holt
Irkathryn Adams
Franklin Pangborn
Gregory la Cava
What Causes Epilepsy and Is There a Cure
A free booklet from the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Avenue New York invites readers to write for an expert opinion on epilepsy. The brochure promises medical views from famous doctors and discusses potential causes and cures.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Dept
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