Appointment to fill Ward 1 vacancy in Athens council
Athens city council selected H. G. Householder to fill the Ward 1 vacancy caused by the death of Councilman L. W. Kelley. The term runs until December 31, 1941, with a January meeting to appoint a two year successor. Householder is a former local businessman and ex county commissioner. Wilson is recovering after surgery and will miss three weeks.
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Athens
Mani
H. G. Houseolder
L. W. Kelley
Mr. Householder
Kelley
Householder
N. Lancaster St
Athens County
W. Union St
Bf Council
City of Council
Harry L. Wilson
Wilson
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Ward One
Civil Service Jobs Listed With Salary Tiers
Announcement for federal civil service exams today lists positions including junior engineering aid earning 1 440 dollars a year, engineering aid 1 160, junior assistant engineer 2 000, senior tool maker 2 300, and machinist 2 000. Applications and forms available from J L C Kelley in the Athens Post Office.
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J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board
Athens Post Office
Online Home Method Ear Test For Hearing Aid Benefit
An advertisement claims a simple at home test for hearing issues caused by wax buildup. It asserts safety with USP listed ingredients and a money back guarantee, noting long term usage since 1895 and over a million packages sold.
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U. S
Hearing Postponed in Claim Against Union
The Athens County Common Pleas Court postponed indefinitely the case brought by Thomas Campbell seeking burial benefits from United Mine Workers Local 1205 after union lawyers argued Campbell failed to follow proper appeal procedures. The $325 burial benefits dispute paused before a rebuttal could begin. A separate damages action by Charles Mullins against Ruth G. Hale’s estate over a Chauncey auto crash on Oct 18, 1936 was rescheduled for Monday, Dec 1.
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Thomas Campbell
Athens County
Charles Mullins
Ruth G. Hale
Chauncey
Jury Rules Against Refund in Plasterer Case
Mrs. Mary B. Jacobs sued plasterer Len Cunningham for 17.25 plus 8.00 damages over kitchen ceiling work. The Athens County Common Pleas Court jury found for Cunningham after deliberation and law questions on contracts. case arose from an appeal of a Justice of the Peace ruling.
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Mary B. Jacobs
Len Cunningham
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas Court
Cunningham
Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Temperature Dip Sees Athens Hit 16 Degrees
The fall low in Athens reached 16 degrees last night per weather observer Mrs. C. N. France, marking 10 degrees below the prior low set two weeks ago. Monday’s high climbed to 42 degrees.
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Athens
C. N. France
Gifts Made by Scouts For Refugee Children
Athens Girl Scouts engage in Red Cross work across grades from ninth to seventh. Projects include stuffing animals for refugee boxes, patchwork crib blankets, furniture refinishing for the library, gift libraries, and visiting programs at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Thanksgiving baskets were delivered to relief families. Brownies string buttons and assemble Christmas scrapbooks for needy families.
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Red Cross
Britain
Sheltering Arms Hospital
University Elementary School
Humor and balance urged in talk to Athens Rotary
Mrs. Gerald D. Dykstra urged Rotary Club members to study new ideas with open minds and maintain a national sense of humor. The Michigan Law School graduate and wife of Ohio University business law professor said honest appraisal of new American stage trends is needed to face the times with steadiness and avoid fear.
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Gerald D. Dykstra
Athens Rotary Club
Dykstra
Michigan Law School
Ohio University
Social notes from Portland list visits across states
Allie and Dorothy Price studied visits in Washington DC with Mrs. Browning. Mrs. Margaret Deem and son Howard stayed with her mother in Cairo West Virginia. Mrs. Earl Wilford and son spent Saturday in Parkersburg. Mrs. Adams visits Maryland daughter Mrs. Neu man. Jitney social planned by Women’s Society of Christian Service at the church basement Friday night.
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Portland
Allie
Dorothy Price
Washington, D. C
Wm. Browning
Margaret Deem
Howard
Sarah Lemley
Cairo
W. Va
Earl Wilford
Parkersburg
George Adams
Charles Neuman
Maryland
Women's Society of Christian Service
Albert Paynter
E. M. Theiss
Dorcas
Robert McKelvey
Betty Beegle
Apple Grove
W. G. McKelvey
John Beegle
Mt. Blanchard
Elijah Nester
Grantsville
Eva Blosser
Hattie Paynter
Columbus
Eris Price
Reliance
Dana Browning
J. M. Cox
Lillian Slaughter
Ravenswood
James Slaughter
Election Bills Must Be On File Thursday
Athens County election officials require all bills and claims from the November election to be filed in the board office by Thursday November 27. Clerk R. J. Isselstein announced the requirement. The board office is located on the first floor of the Athens County Courthouse.
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Athens County Board of Elections
R. J. Isselstein
Board of Elections
Athens County
Singers Entertain at Athens High School Auditorium
The Marching Men of Song performed a one hour program at Athens High School Auditorium this afternoon. The group included a quartet of male singers and two women musicians in a series of entertainment features for the school season.
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Athens High School
Rogers Not Guilty in Paternity Case at Athens Juvenile Court
William Rogers, former Ohio University student, brought to Athens by Deputy Sheriff B C Day to face a paternity charge, was found not guilty by a jury in Athens County Juvenile Court yesterday. The charge was filed for a 19 year old Sugar Creek girl, also a former University student, with a baby born in August.
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William Rogers
Ohio University
Athens
B. C. Day
Athens County
Sugar Creek
Tonsillectomies at Sheltering Arms HospitalNames listed for surgery
Patients admitted for tonsil removal at Sheltering Arms Hospital include George Chapman Trimble Route 1 Jimmy Biggins 44 N Shafer St Charles Hanning Athens Route 5 Leroy Gwilgin Glouster Norman Armbuster Athens Route 2 and Vivian Hall Children’s Home Raymond Niggemeyer Guysville Route 2 was released.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
George Chapman
Trimble
Jimmy Biggins
N. Shafer St
Charles Hanning
Athens
Leroy Gwilgin
Glouster
Norman Armbuster
Vivian Hall
Raymond Niggemeyer
Guysville
Benedictine Monk's Accidental Spark Creates Champagne
A Benedictine monk Dom Perignon allegedly improvised the sparkling wine now known as Champagne while saving a flawed batch about two centuries ago. The tale highlights the serendipitous beginnings of a global wine tradition and the monastery’s role in early enology.
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Dom Perignon
Social Notes of Kananga and Surrounding Areas
Kananga residents share travel updates visiting relatives in West Virginia and Kentucky. Local families relocate, with Eva Lawrence moving to the McDermott property and Miss Mary Vickers recovering in Holzer Hospital after an appendicitis operation. Verne Berridge attends family funeral in Chickamauga while others visit kin and work along the river.
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Kanauga
Eugene Shaw
Ira Hall
Clendenin
W. Va
Eva Lawrence
McDermott
Orville Vance
Charleston
Homer Comstock
Reliance
Berkley Wright
Quincy
Harold Lampert
Knights Templar Plan Meeting in Athens Wednesday
Athens Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar to hold its monthly meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple. The commandery will open in long form and Sir Knights are asked to report in full uniform. Commander R J Studer announces matter of interest to all members and urges good attendance.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
R. J. Studer
Alcohol Tax Expert To Aid Dealers In Athens
An inspector from the U S Treasury alcohol tax unit will be in Room 23 at the Post Office Building in Athens daily 8 a m to 4 p m through Saturday Nov 29. He will help wine and liquor dealers prepare inventories as of Oct 1 and file liquor returns.
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U. S. Treasury Department
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Post Office
Athens
Milk Declared The Most Perfect Food For Nutrition
A statement highlighting milk as the highest value food and the most nearly perfect option for nutrition. The claim emphasizes its superior dietary benefits and universal suitability.
Navy enlistments and Phi Beta Kappa initiation at Athens
Harry Hess son of Mr and Mrs John A Hess of 45 Grosvenor St has been granted seven day leave from naval training at Great Lakes to attend the Phi Beta Kappa initiation in Athens where he was elected to the honor at Ohio University. Gerald Barringer enlisted in the navy and goes to Cincinnati for final physical before reporting to Great Lakes. The Navy offers Life in the U S Navy a 32 page illustrated book for boys, available by coupon or postcard to the Navy Editor at The Athens Messenger.
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Harry Hess
John A. Hess
Grosvenor St
Great Lakes
Athens
Hess
Naval Reserve
Ohio University
Gerald Barringer
Navy
Cincinnati
Great Lakes Training Station
Barringer
Athens High School
Florence Wootton
U.S. Navy
Tomorrow's Messenger
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Miner Seeks Insurance Fund Payment in Ohio Suit
William Rawlins sues in Athens County Common Pleas Court naming the Industrial Commission of Ohio as defendant. He alleges a coal fragment injured his ear on August 26, 1936, at Boston Consolidated Coal Co., harming hearing and earnings, with seven days’ lost work. He notes prior denials of compensation and seeks fund participation plus costs.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
William Rawlins
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Rawlins
Poston Consolidated Coal Co
Two Chesterhill Men Hurt When Car Leaves Road
A Sunday evening crash near Chesterhill injured two men. Walter Rowland, 25, driver, suffered head lacerations and Austin Carpenter, 50, had facial and chest injuries. Rowland received a reckless operation citation. Clyde Hoy of New Lexington was arrested for insufficient lights and fined five dollars plus costs.
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Chesterhill
State Patrol
Walter Rowland
Austin Carpenter
Rowland
E. W. Williams
Clyde Hoy
New Lexington
Justice of the Peace
C. W. King
Moon Position Predictions Do Not Forecast Weather
The article argues that while the moon's wet and dry positions can be predicted for centuries, accurate long term weather forecasts months in advance remain unreliable. It contrasts celestial prediction with meteorology and notes limits of forecasting.
Woman wounded by stray rifle bullet while hanging laundry
In Millfield East Millfield on Monday around 11 AM Mrs. Herman North was struck in the right arm by a stray .22 bullet while hanging wash. The wound near the elbow was treated and deemed not serious. Sheriff Bayless urged prompt reporting for quick investigation.
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East Millfield
Herman North
North
Millfield
No. 6
Charles Bayless
15 New Members Targeted by Scout Troop 59 in Athens
Annual roll call and inspection of Athens Boy Scout Troop 59 led by Scoutmaster Raymond Atkins noted 11 new enrollees in the past year and 14 scouts with complete uniforms. An effort to enlist 15 more by December 31 was announced, with plans for a weekend camp.
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Athens
Raymond Atkins
George Fee
United States
Uclethmncs
William Nealson Dies In Perry County Hospital
William Nealson age 73 died after a brief illness at Perry County Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at Mills & Brown Funeral Home conducted by Rev. George M. Hughes. He lived alone on Main Street and was found unconscious Saturday. He leaves two brothers, Robert of Herrin and John of Shawnee.
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New Straitsville
William Nealson
Perry County Hospital
Mills & Brown Funeral Home
George M. Hughes
Nealson
Main St
Robert
Herrin
John
Shawnee
County May Surpass Farm Defense Goals
Athens County farmers expect to exceed USDA defense program targets according to a county defense board survey led by chairman Frank Pugh. Results show planned gains in dairy production eggs hogs beef cattle soybeans and farm gardens with milked cows up 11 percent and overall milk production up 18 percent.
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Athens County
United States Department of Agriculture
County Defense Board
Frank Pugh
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Wallar
Mcarthur
Vic Joyce
Joyce
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Scout
D. I. Gandee
C. B. Nye
C. M. Bowman
A. F. Jeutter
J. E. Stratton
Athens Kiwanis Club
Egypt
Zimo
Athens Eagles
Aerue No
Cc. J. Ailstock
Worthy Pres
Frank Richey
Entertainment Committee
Elizabeth Aumiller
Lancaster Street
Vera Corwin
Range
Mother
Tappan
Ale Gas Company
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