Community Chest Fund Hits 7078 In Athens Drive
The Community Chest in Athens surpassed half the goal with 7078 raised by noon. Campaigns extend into next week as reports lag. units at Ohio University report strong support while many firms join the 100 Per Cent Club. Ward teams and leaders are announced with volunteers including Margery Starcer and Frank Murphey coordinating efforts. Local donations include a telephone service gift from Athens Home Telephone Co.
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Community Chest
Chest
Community Chest Office
Messenger
Athens
Chest Office
Ohio University
the Messenger
Margery Starcer
Frank Murphey
Arvilla van Dyke
Dorothy Dent
John Algeo
George Starcher
Frank Gullum
J. E. Algeo
H. R. McVey
E. R. Walker
L. W. Kelley
Tom Bailes
C. E. Atkinson
A. E. Wagner
Fred Stauffer
Rober Chute
Clarence Bardin
Sidney Easler
Ward 2
M. D. Hughes
H. C. Dorman
E. C. Bibbee
James P. Cumley
J. G. Boden, Jr
M. D. Worley
Ward
Earl Beckley
William Fleck
Carl Ferguson
Harry Beckley
T. H. Morgan
Philip Faine
Raymer McQuiston
O. K. Parrett
Mary Williams
Ada Daugherty
Ann Williams
Ada Kelly
Ed Stock
Cora Frame
H. E. Benz
T. N. Hoover
Carl Beasley
O. F. Rowland
Homer Higgins
Richland Ave
Athens Home Telephone Co
Recount Demanded After Narrow Zanesville Mayoral Vote
Frank M. Worstall, Republican challenger, demanded a ballot recount in Zanesville after losing to Tom Moorehead by 21 votes in the mayoralty race.
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Zanesville
U.P
Frank M. Worstall
Tom Moorehead
Local Business Directory Entries for Athens and Surroundings
A scanned list of business names and owners in Athens and nearby areas, including 100 Per Cent Club, Rufus Putnam School, Ohio U. Music Hall Annex, Central and East Side schools, Hotel Berry Staff, bars and shops, and multiple retailers such as Jacobs Jewelry, Cornwell’s Jewelry, McHenry’s Ladies Apparel, Modern Appliance, and The Athens Messenger.
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Athens
James Josten
Rufus Putnam
FE. F. Sells Co
E. F. Sells
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
U. Music Hall
Central School
West Side School
East Side
Hotel Berry Staff
Ohio U
East Wing
Westfall
Hull Foster, Jr
Jacobs
B. M. Covert
Cornwell’s
McHenry's Ladies Apparel
Modern App
Brazil Adopts Fascist Type Government
President Getulio Vargas promulgated an authoritarian constitution centralizing power in the executive and creating a new indirect two chamber legislature. A national economy council serves as a corporate body with workers and employers. A new 11 member supreme court can be overridden by parliament, and press censorship is authorized if security requires.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Chamber of Deputies
Federal Council
Council of National Economy
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Brazil
United States
Margaret Snedden Dies At Home At 24
Miss Margaret Frances Snedden 24, invalid daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Snedden of Athens Route One, died Wednesday at noon at the family home. She leaves parents two sisters Mary and Martha and four brothers John Owen Bobbie and Kir d. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the home conducted by Rev Robert Rine and Rev Fred Fields. Burial in W Union St Cemetery. Friends may call at the home.
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Margaret Frances Snedden
A. L. Snedden
Athens
Mary
Martha
John
Owen
Kird
Bobbie
Robert Rine
Fred Fields
W. Union St
Morgenthau Promises Budget Balance and Economic Boost
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau outlined a 1938 39 balanced budget and new measures to revive business confidence. He urged tax simplification and private capital mobilization while Roosevelt plans to shift away from pump priming and protect the weak amid Congress session hype. Senator Byrd warned of red ink offset by defense and warned about a costly federal bureaucracy.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt
Academy of Political Science
New York
Morgenthau
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Academy
Treasury
Mr. Roosevelt
Byrd
United States
Larger crops indicated in agriculture report
The November crop report from the State Federal Agriculture Service showed larger than predicted crops of corn soybeans apples pears and grapes. The corn crop was estimated at 166 005 000 bushels up from 121 605 000 last year with a preliminary yield of 42.5 bushels per acre about six bushels above average.
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Columbus
AUP
State
Federal Agriculture Service
Fire in Mine Threatens North Scranton Students
A subterranean fire in anthracite veins beneath North Scranton endangers 1500 students at North Scranton Junior High School and about 10000 residents as fumes may seep to the surface threatening asphyxiation.
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North Scranton
Scranton
North Scranton Junior High School
Springfield workers to share $400,000 bonus
About 4000 International Harvester employees in Springfield will receive a part of a $400,000 extra compensation distribution announced today by company officials.
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Springfield
International Harvester Co
Ohio Officials Will Discuss Relief Plans
About 100 Ohio city village township and county officials will meet in Columbus on Tuesday November 28 to discuss relief programs. The Ohio League of Municipalities will review Governor Daveys 50 50 relief plan costing 15 million with state funds and a 16 million municipal plan calling for 12 million from the state. Cleveland Mayor Harold H Burton and other officials criticize the 1938 plan as insufficient.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ohio League of Municipalities
Davey
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Dutch Elm Disease Halted in Ohio Cleansing Report
The Department of Agriculture reports no recurrence of Dutch Elm Disease in Cleveland and Cincinnati after 1937 inspections. Lee A. Strong notes one new case found in Athens, Ohio, with the infection having arrived from Europe via logs for veneer.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of Entomology and
Typhoon Ravages Luzon Killing and Wounding in Philippines
A powerful typhoon strikes Luzon causing multiple deaths and many missing. Officials fear higher casualties inland as the storm devastates the granary region in Manila area and surrounding districts.
Cooking School Opens To Packed Southeastern Ohio Hall
A district cooking school opened with a full house at Athens High School Auditorium drawing women from Athens Chauncey Glouster Albany Amesville Nelsonville Middleport and Pomeroy. Miss Katherine Thiele and assistant Miss Maxine Robertson led demonstrations with gifts awarded to attendees including grocery baskets glassware and kitchen utensils.
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Southeastern Ohio Housewives Pack Hall
Athens
Chauncey
Glouster
Albany
Amesville
Nelsonville
Middleport
Pomeroy
Gasco Food Institute
Miss Katherine Thiele
Maxine Robertson
H. S. Stemple
Elizabeth Drake
B. C. Hulbert
Ora Hanning
Willef
Roosevelt Leads Nation in Armistice Day Wreath Laying
President Roosevelt led the 19th Armistice Day ceremony by placing a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. The event followed the nation’s three minutes of silence at 11 am and echoed in ceremonies nationwide.
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Roosevelt
Arlington
Washington
U.P
Arlington Cemetery
Armament Spending Surges on 19th WW Armistice Anniversary
Principal nations led by the United States report spending more on armaments now than their total prewar budgets of 1914. Officials disclosed figures marking the 19th anniversary of the World War armistice.
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Washington
United States
Armistice Day Ceremonies Highlight National Observance
American Legion sponsored services at the National Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington Cemetery with National Commanders S J Doherty and Louis Johnson speaking. President Roosevelt attended with cabinet members and military officers as Congress prepared for a special session next week. The Armistice Ball for Veterans of Foreign Wars was led by the Roosevelts along with a patrons list. Two services were held at Washington Cathedral honoring Woodrow Wilson and nurses and women who served in war.
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American Legion
National Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
S. J. Doherty
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Washington Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
Toledo Bishop Praises AFL Communist Stand
The Most Rev Karl J Alter Bishop of Toledo praised the American Federation of Labor for standing against Communism and urged other labor groups to follow its example. He spoke at the Toledo Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention saying the united front in Spain showed Communism as the chief danger to the United States today.
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Toledo
Karl J. Alter
American Federation of Labor
Virginia Court Denies Edith Maxwell Third Trial
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied Edith Maxwell a third trial on charges she killed her father after a quarrel over her staying out late. Maxwell, described as a pretty mountain schoolteacher, faced discipline-related issues in the case.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Nday
Edith Maxwell
Pretty Mountain
Ohio State Dental Board announces 26 pass October exam
The Ohio State Dental Board reported that 26 applicants passed the October dental examination. Names include Harold P. Haskins of Gallipolis and others among the successful examinees.
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Columbus
U.rp
Ohio State Dental Board Today
Harold P. Haskins
Gallipol.s
Davey Speech Arouses Libel Action in New York
The CIO council in Cleveland voted to sue Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey over remarks from a New York speech. Richard E. Reisinger, head of the United Auto Workers in Ohio, called Davey a Judas Iscariot to the labor movement and said the governor libeled the CIO.
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Cleveland
U.P
Committee For Industrial Organization Council
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
New York
Richard E. Reisinger
United Auto Workers’ Union
CIO
Governor Davey
Judas Iscariot
Reisinger
CLO
Davey
Fisher Body
Auto Union
Dowell Delivers Armistice Day School Address
Athens High School held an Armistice Day program with teacher Edward Dowell urging neutrality in world affairs. Bruce Lawson presided as the school orchestra performed patriotic pieces and students Hamilton Oldfield and Nell Foster read and sang, including In Flanders Field Roses of Picardy and America. Taps by Cecil McGlone closed the program.
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Edward
Dowell
Athens High School
Bruce Lawson
Hamilton Oldfield
Flanders Field
Nell Foster
Pickardy
America
Cecil McGlone
Rescue Crew Readies Entry For Burns Coal Mine Missing Man
A rescue team prepares to enter the Burns Coal Mine near Rendville if Harry Goins a 40 year old Black man remains unfound by tonight. The mine location and missing person are the focus of the search efforts.
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Crooksville
Upl
Lead of Gallipolis Hospital Is State's Leading Witness Against Suspended Sheriff
Dr. C. E. Holzer head of Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis will testify Friday as the state’s leading witness in the murder trial of Roscoe Fowler, suspended Meigs County sheriff, for second degree murder. Williamson’s wound and consciousness are key, with nurses and other hospital staff expected to corroborate.
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Gallipolis Hospital
Williamson
Manning D. Webster
Holzer
Gallipolis
Fowler
Jeanne Williamson
Lafe Williamson
Miss Williamson
Pomeroy
Earl
Joyce
Ohio Farm Income Is Up for Nine Months
The Department of Agriculture estimated Ohio farm income for the first three quarters of 1987 at 2.337,418,000 dollars, up from 296,478,000 for the same period last year. Government payments totaled 8,469,000 in the nine months, versus 5,674,000 in the prior year.
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Washington
U.P
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Department
Japanese May Seize Nanking
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces press Chinese remnant troops toward Nanking while Chiang Kai-Shek decides whether to allow inland advance. Pembroke Stephens of the London Daily Telegraph is killed and two Frenchmen are wounded as Japanese tighten control around Nantao in the French Concession.
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Shanghai
U.P
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Nanking
Pembroke Stephens
London
Telesgraph
Nantao
Mrs. Martha Sedwick Dies at Son's Home
Amesville obituary: Martha Sedwick aged 84 dies at her son Basil Sedwick's home after 19 years of residence. Survived by four sons Carl Basil J G Fred. two daughters P O Anders on Danville Ill and Blanche Potman Columbus. sisters Maude James Glen Ross Kate Kenney. brother George Wilson. Funeral at Mt Hermon Church on Friday with burial in nearby cemetery.
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Amesville
Martha Sedwick
Basil
Carl
J. G. Sedwick
Columbus
Fred
Utley
P. O. Andersson
Danville
Ill
Blanche Potman
Maude James
East Fultenham
Glen Ross
Kate Kenney
Bartlett
George Wilson
Mt. Hermon
Storm lashes Alaska coast disrupts Nome shoreline
A furious storm battered Nome Alaska injuring no one reported and forcing 1 200 residents to seek higher ground as spray blew through the streets and coastal areas faced rising water and power outages.
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Nome
Alaska
UPI
Duke of Windsor Skips Armistice Celebrations in Paris
In Paris the Duke of Windsor avoided armistice events choosing a hotel morning over St George's Church service and a French Army parade. He declined President Lebrun's invite to the Presidential Tribune to avoid embarrassment to Britain and the Netherlands. The church chaplain, Rev J L C Dart, defended the service while noting marriage rules and the Duke's controversial presence.
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Paris
U.pri
Duke of Windsor
St George's Church
Albert Lebrun
Cere
Church (of England
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H. M. Burns
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Craig Davis
Frank M. Acton
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Hugh McCoy
Lillian Steiff
McCoy
Huber
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Dana R. Roush
Naylor
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