Young Orators to Appear in Church Sunday
The sixth annual Prince of Peace declamation contest begins with church services across Athens County. Eight Athens Christian Church entrants speak on topics such as Hating War and The World Is My Country. Winners advance to county and state levels with medals awarded.
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Ohio Council of Churches
Athens County
Athens Christian Church
Mary McCune
Richard Bolin
Jane Cline
Goldin Ayers
Eileen Schuler
Beatrice Saunders
Heralds of
Cora White
Fech
Harry Hudson
Athens First Methodist Episcopal Church
Frances Metcalf
State highway department to cut winter workforce
Columbus November 14. A plan to curtail maintenance work will force layoffs of several hundred men across the 12 state divisions. Director Robert N. Waid asked each division to report the needed skeleton force, required maintenance and reserve funds. A second meeting in two weeks will finalize a curtailment order.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Robert N. Waid
Waid
Debate Teams Picked at Athens High School
Athens Senior High School names its debate teams under coach Anna K. Price. The affirmative team includes Harold Gorham John Foite Katherine Campbell with Dorothy Radford as alternate. The negative team lists Maurine Cornwell Betty Gullum and Margaret Haskins with Arabelle Chute as alternate. The resolution is that chain stores are detrimental to the United States public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Senior High School
Anna K. Price
Harold Gorham
John Foite
Katherine Campbell
Dorothy Radford
Maurine Cornwell
Betty Gullum
Margaret Haskins
Arabelle Chute
Sigma Pi Sigma to Meet at Ohio University Nov 25
Prof B B Nelson announces a November 25 meeting of Sigma Pi Sigma at Ohio University to organize a year plan and explain the schedule. Monthly evenings will feature psychology faculty members presenting topics of interest with Miss Julia Cable as vice president and Miss Harriet Rogers as secretary-treasurer.
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Sigma Pi Sigma
Ohio University
B. B. Nelson
Nelson
Mid-West
Julia Cable
Harriet Rogers
West Virginia Coal Merger Announces 10 Million Charter
Charleston reports a $10,000,000 merger of over twenty coal properties in northern West Virginia. The Three Cities Fuel company filed for a charter Thursday, signaling a major consolidation in regional coal operations.
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Charleston
W. Va
Score
West Virginia
Coal firm to operate 45 mining properties in several WV counties
A new corporation with quarters in Fairmont plans to take over about 45 mining properties in Harrison, Marion, Monongahela, Barbour and Taylor counties. The organizers describe it as a concerted effort by strong Monongahela Valley financial groups to develop coal in northern West Virginia, with an annual production of 5,000,005 tons.
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Monongahela Valley
West Virginia
Clarrison
Marion
Monongahela
Barbour
Taylor Counties
Governor-Elect George White Spent 4773 in Campaign Funds
Governor-Elect George White of Marietta filed his personal expense account with Secretary Clarence J. Brown showing total campaign expenditures of 4773.02. Contributions totaled 1850 including 500 from Grover C. Maxwell of Columbus and 250 from Frank G. Henry of Marietta. 1000 was donated to the Democratic State Committee.
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Columbus
U.P
George White
Marietta
Clarence J. Brown
White
Grover C. Maxwell
Public Utilities Commission
Frank G. Henry
Democratic State Committee
Robber Poses as Reporter Loots Judge's Widow
In Columbus on November 14 a thief who claimed to be a reporter for The Ohio State Journal robbed Ada Ford wife of a late Columbus judge. He gained entry by seeking her late husband’s record and fled with rings a wrist watch and seven dollars.
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Ada Ford
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Ford
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