Proposal for City Hall Rec Center in Athens
A 1940 Athens forum sparked a plan to remodel City Hall into a community recreation center costing about 25000 dollars. Davidson estimates, labor may be supplied by a federal agency, with NYA support and Ohio University backing.
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Athens City Hall
Athens High School
Adult Education Council
Cliff Cornell
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Bart Davidson
City Service
City Hall
Davidson
Fire Department
Council
Wesley Miller
National Youth Administration
NYA
Irmadigt
Ohio University
Stephen Fuller
Rebuilding Health Through Diet and Community Recreation
An article discusses older adults restoring vitality with the 8.8.8. Tonic and S.S.S. by boosting appetite and enriching blood. It also covers Athens community discussants advocating for public parks, rec centers, and home centered activities, with notes on WPA recreation impact and a future forum on a community center progress.
Civil Service Exams Announced with Open Positions
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applications by December 9 for posts including chief laboratory mechanic and principal translator at $2,600 yearly. Vacancies in the Bureau of Home Economics and Department of State require Portuguese or Spanish, full details from J L C Kelley at Athens post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Department of State
J. L. C. Kelley
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Athens
Local residents treated after weekend accident in Mechanicsburg
George Richardson of Richland Avenue was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Friday evening for injuries from being struck by a car in Mechanicsburg. Vivian Rawlings also admitted Friday. Several others, including Dorothea Burton, Faye Hamer, Francis Caldwell, George Bodkin, and Madge Jackson, were released or admitted around the same time from Congress Apartments Athens routes and Carpenter.
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George Richardson
Richland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mechanicsburg
Vivian Rawlings
Dorothea Burton
Congress Apts
Faye Hamer
Athens
Francis Caldwell
Guysville
George Bodkin
Madge Jackson
Carpenter
Soldiers To Have Turkey For Thanksgiving At Camp Shelby
CAMP SHELBY MISS Thanksgiving Day in the mess halls will feature a turkey dinner for Ohio's 9000 troops stationed there for a year's field training. Maj Gen Robert S Beightler ordered all duties except necessary guard and fatigue suspended. Troops prepare to move into permanent quarters.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio
Robert S. Beightler
Going Places at Athens High Tonight
Athens High School sophomores and juniors present the three act comedy Going Places by Gwenn Hughes tonight at 7 30. The show was moved up half an hour due to a cast member illness with no substitutions. The plot follows a college freshman juggling football fame with scholastic effort amid intrigue and light romance.
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Athens High School
Ans
Gwenn Hughes
Oliver Wood
Chuck
A. A. Nellis
Dayton Alumni Honor Bobcats Victory Dinner
Dayton alumni and friends hosted a Victory Dinner at the Engineer's Club in Dayton to honor the Ohio University Bobcats. Coach Don C. Peden and Prof. R. F. Beckett spoke while seniors were presented and staff members were introduced after a turkey dinner and a win over the Dayton Flyers.
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Don C. Peden
R. F. Beckett
Ohio University Bobcats
Dayton
Engineer’s Club
Dayton Flyers
Peden
Dick Irelan
W. J. Trautwein
W. H. Herbert
Beckert
Athens
Husband Cruel in Petition for Divorce in Meigs County
Susie Hysell of Rutland Meigs County files in Common Pleas Court for divorce from Clifford Hysell citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She alleges long term intoxication by her husband and that she has supported herself through housework for multiple employers. She seeks divorce and restoration of her maiden name Susie Swaro.
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Common Pleas Court
Susie Hysell
Clifford Hysell
Rutland
Meigs County
Miners at Plains To Meet on Wednesday
Local Union No. 5096 of the United Mine Workers of America calls a special meeting for Wednesday night at 7 in The Plains School. Fred Gabriel president and Mike Krivusti secretary urge all members to attend for very important business.
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United Mine Workers of America
Plains School
Fred Gabriel
Mike Krivusti
Athens County seeks $30,000 emergency loan from state
The State Emergency Board is expected to act on Athens County’s $30,000 loan application early this week. County officials, via Auditor C O Gibson, filed the request with the Welfare Department to cover relief expenditures and continue relief orders through year end. The package also seeks transfer of $20,000 from a revolving fund for the Food Stamp Plan and relies on $58,000 in tax delinquency bonds plus $20,000 in state matching funds to meet $124,000 in nine months of relief costs.
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State Emergency Board
Athens County
C. O. Gibson
Board of Commissioners
Ralph Elliott
Gibson
State Welfare Department
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Federal Surplus Marketing Administration
Athens
Sigma Xi Club Elects Officers at Ohio University
At the fall meeting of the Sigma Xi Club at Ohio University officers were elected. President is Dr. Francis P. Bundy, instructor in physics. vice president Dr. Carl Denbow, instructor in mathematics. secretary-treasurer Dr. Grace Steininger, professor of home economics.
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Sigma Xi Club
Ohio University
Francis P. Bundy
Carl Denbow
Grace Steininger
Schools Dismiss for Thanksgiving Recess
City schools dismiss Wednesday afternoon at 4 with classes resuming Monday at 8. Ohio University students are let out Wednesday at noon and resume later. Athens County schools close Wednesday and reopen Monday morning.
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Ohio University
Athens County
Sunday Warmth Edges In With Clearer Athens Skies
The Athens area saw easing temperatures with a high of 48 degrees on Sunday and a low of 22 Sunday night. By Monday afternoon the temperature rose to 47 degrees as skies cleared, reported by weather observer Mrs. C N France.
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Athens
C. N. France
Mercury
Athens Grange Schedules Meeting Change and Shower
The Athens Grange will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday evening November 20 instead of Thursday A shower will follow the Grange meeting in honor of Louise Blackwood Fenste.
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Athens
Louise Blackwood Fenste
Walton League To Nominate Officers
Athens Izaak Walton League to nominate officers at a Tuesday 7 30 pm meeting in the fire department rooms due to the City Council room being unavailable. Other pending business will be discussed at the session.
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Athens Izaak Walton League
League
Cleveland Man Forfeits $14 In City Court
Robert J. Kinnerdell of Cleveland forfeited $14 in City Court after arrest on intoxication charges on West State Street by Police Captain Charles Maple and Officer Carl Wilson yesterday.
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Robert J. Kinnerdell
Cleveland
W. State St
Charles Maple
Carl Wilson
Olive Tablets Aimed at Liver Bile For Constipation Relief
A vintage ad extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to improve liver bile flow and relieve constipation. It claims the product stimulates bile production, tones intestinal action and aids digestion of fatty foods. Purely vegetable and priced 15 30 60 cents at drugstores.
Akron and Zanesville men jailed in Athens non support case
Delbert Coler of Akron and Herbert Zanes of Zanesville were arrested Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Charles Evans. They were brought to Athens to face non support charges in Juvenile Court.
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Delbert Coler
Akron
Herbert Zanes
Zanesville
Charles Evans
Athens
Infant dies. Alberta McColley mourned
Alberta Jane McColley, 17 days old, died Saturday night. Burial followed Sunday afternoon at St. Augustine Cemetery. The McColley family, headed by Mr and Mrs Wiley McColley, already has ten other children, seven boys and three girls.
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Alberta Jane McColley
Wolley McColley
McDougal
St. Augustine
Three Drivers Fined After Unsafe Operation Plea
Earl E. Spray of Corning Russell Humphrey of Glouster Route 4 and Brose Leach of Glouster Route 1 were arrested Saturday night by the State Highway Patrol on Route 13 south of Glouster. They pled guilty before Mayor Cliff Cornell to unsafe operation and were fined $10 and costs.
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Earl E. Spray
Corning
Russell Humphrey
Glouster
Brose Leach
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
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