Athens County WPA 301 road project plans to employ 7000 in 1941
Athens County submits the WPA 301 county blanket road project for 1941 to Zanesville officials. The plan totals 538,857 dollars with 1,000 jobs for seven months or 750 for nine and a half, funding split 404,079 federal and 134,778 county. Roads listed include Buckley Run Medley Hill and Stewart Streets among many townships, with new and existing projects approved for 1941.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County Sul
B. F. Beckler, Jr
District 3
WPA
Zanesville
Board of Commissioners
C. O. Gibson
Beckler
Athens County
Buckley Run
Canaan
Long Run
Lodi
Strouds Run
Plains Storm
Athens Township
Medley Hill
Troy Township
Oakdale
Trimble Township
Fisher Road
Alexander Township
Carbondale
Waterloo
York
Peach Ridge
Millfield
Dover
Meeks
Rome
Maxwell Road
McVey Road
Alexander and Lee
Congress Run
Willow Ridge
Mudsock
Stewart Streets
Rome Township
Maxwell
Three Drivers Arrested by Patrolmen on Public Roads
Lou Chapman 21 of 443 High St Nelsonville was arrested on Route 33 north of Athens for unsafe operation and parking without lights. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Cornell, fined 15 dollars and costs. Robert J. Rickenbacker 27 of Columbus, an Ohio University student, pleaded guilty to unsafe operation before Mayor Cornell and was fined 10 dollars and costs. Ira Sowards of Nelsonville was arrested on Route 50 Alternate near Sugar Creek and fined 15 dollars and costs after being arraigned by Mayor Cornell for unsafe operation.
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Lou Chapman
High St
Nelsonville
Athens
Chapman
Cornell
Robert J. Rickenbacker
Ohio University
Columbus
Rickenbacker
Ira Sowards
Sugar Creek
Athens Coonhunters Plan Sunday Field Trials
The Athens Coonhunters will hold field trials Sunday at the Charles Wood farm near Elm Golf Course, starting at noon.
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PLAN
Athens Coonhunters
Charles Wood Farm
Elm Golf Course
Adlerika touted for upset stomach relief
An elderly user reports abdominal discomfort improving after taking Adlerika. The testimonial notes the person is 64 and still works, and Athens Pharmacy promotes Adlerika as a remedy for gas and stomach upset.
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E. P.okla
Athens
Recreation Seek Solution To Athens Forum
The WPA Adult Education Council met at Athens High School with local leaders to plan ongoing January discussions on Youth Recreation Problems in Athens. A health issues study for an upcoming forum will be led by a committee appointed by Miss Elsie Druggan.
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WPA
Adult Education Council
Athens
Elsie Druggan
Tucker Buys Richland Avenue Grocery Store
J. D. Tucker has purchased the R. H. Moore grocery store on Richland Avenue. He is formerly with the Hutchins and Tucker firm on Central Avenue and plans modernization, remodeling, and stock rearrangement while business continues during the work.
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J. D. Tucker
Richland Avenue
R. H. Moore
Richland Ave
Tucker
Hutchins and Tucker
Central Ave
WPA Adult Classes Plan Holiday Party
WPA adult education classes plan a Christmas party for December 16. A committee of Miss Ellen Stokoe Mrs Mary Seaman and Miss Mary Tribe was appointed to plan a program. H Ray Wagoner supervisor announced achievement cards will be given to each student noting progress and credit.
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WPA
Ellen Stokoe
Mary Seaman
Mary Tribe
H. Ray Wagoner
Alexander Coyle Dies At Coolville
Alexander Coyle aged 85 died Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Fairfield in Coolville. He had no known relatives and was a Caldwell Ohio native. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at White Funeral Home with interment in Coolville Cemetery.
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Coolville
Alexander Coyle
I. E. Fairfield
Caldwell, O
White Funeral Home
Coolville Cemetery
Todd Funeral on Wednesday in Kent and Carbondale ties
Funeral services for Mrs. Aman da Todd age 84 will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the New Marshfield Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. John W. Danford officiating. She leaves a son Clarence Todd and daughters Mrs. W E Sturgill Mrs. Henry Zimmerman and Mrs Frank Borman. The funeral party will stay with sister-in-law Mrs. Ford Doolittle in Carbondale before the service.
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Amanda Todd
W. E. Sturgill
Kent
New Marshfield Methodist Church
John W. Danford
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Todd
Curtis Todd
Carbondale
Mina D. Fry
Kern St
Clarence Todd
New Plymouth
Sturgill
Henry Zimmerman
Frank Borman
Ellett, O
Ford Doolittle
Rotary club membership losses reversed by gains abroad
Dean T. C. McCracken of Ohio University told the Athens Rotary Club that Rotary membership losses in warring nations have been overcome by gains in other countries. He noted he is a past president of the Athens Rotary Club.
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Dean T. C. McCracken
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Rotary
Dean McCracken
Burglars Take $500 From Toledo Church
Burglars sacked the rectory of the Church of the Good Shepherd early today escaping with $500 in church collections and poor box money.
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Toledo
Church of the Good Shepherd
Hospital News From Sheltering Arms
Mrs. Mary Olson of 26 Woodard Ave underwent an appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital this morning. Mrs. Edith Baughman of Albany had a major operation on Sunday. Admitted Sunday for observation was Mrs. Mabel Armbruster from Athens Route 2. Mrs. Flossie Kiltan of 18 N High St Athens was admitted Monday for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph of 5 Maplewood Drive announce the birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Saturday evening. Laura Wickham of Albany and Betty Lee Lyons of Nelsonville were discharged today.
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Mary Olson
Woodard Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Edith Baughman
Albany
Mabel Armbruster
Athens
Flossie Kiltan
N. High St
William Joseph
Maplewood Drive
Sheltering Arms
Laura Wickham
Betty Lee Lyons
Nelsonville
Jacksonville Ladies Democratic Club Meeting Postponed
The Jacksonville Ladies Democratic Club meeting is moved from December 5 to December 12 and will be hosted at Mrs. Blanche Jansen’s home with an exchange of Christmas gifts and a potluck lunch. Gift exchange and lunch planned.
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Jacksonville
Leona Cochran
Gladys Braglin
Athens
Fred L. McDonald
England's War Office History Since Restoration
A concise note traces England's war office lineage from the 1660 restoration era, outlining how the royal administration organized military command and bureaucratic structures over centuries. It emphasizes continuity of state institutions and evolving governance within the monarchy.
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England
Beckler Begins Training at Air Corps Technical School
P. K. Beckler formerly of Athens and an Army airplane mechanic since last September spent the weekend visiting relatives before leaving for Chanute Field Rantoul Ill to start a 22 week course at the Air Corps Technical School. He attended the General Motors School for mechanics years ago and has broad mechanical experience. He was stationed at Port Columbus before heading to Chanute Field. The program trains Air Corps mechanics in advanced repair and servicing of Army aircraft.
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P. K. Beckler
Athens
United States Army
Carbondale
Chanute Field
Rantaul
Ill
Air Corps Technical School
Beckler
General Motors School For
Port Columbus
Army
Air Corps
Corning Notes Baked Goods Sale at Walpole’s Market
Corning Philosophical Class of the United Brethren Church sponsors a baked goods sale at Walpole's Meat Market on Saturday morning starting at 10 o'clock.
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Corning
Philos
The
United Brethren Church
Walpole
Club Bridge Hostess Mrs Jo Smith Hosts Members
Mrs Jo Smith acted as hostess for a club gathering with bridge at two tables. Eleanor Spence won first prize, Margaret Baird took second, and Thelma Frasure won floating prize. Lunch followed for Lu Brown, Anita Cady, Eleanor Spence, Margaret Baird, Vivian Keller, Lorena Spence and Thelma Frasure.
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Jo Smith
Eleanor Spence
Margaret Baird
Thelma Frasure
First Grade Birthday Party At Mrs Ferguson Home
Students of the first grade visited a birthday party hosted by Mrs Mildred Ferguson for Elaine sixth birthday. The class joined games and were served cake ice cream while window shades were drawn and desks kept. Guests included 38 pupils and helpers Veneta Wilson Peggy Jane Spence Barbara Rowland Mona Jean Bernice Eickel Herman Ferguson Bobby Blower Nancy Wemmer Carol McLain Janet Edwards. Elaine received many gifts.
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Mildred Ferguson
Elaine
Veneta Wilson
Peggy Jane Spence
Barbara Rowland
Mona Jean
Social Visits Roundup Across Several Towns
Mrs. Bertha Porter from Cleveland and sister Grace Gaitten visited last week. Clarence Stought and children from Columbus visited Fred Stought’s family. Fred is ill. Russell Brown visited Cincinnati. Lucy Lamity returned to Columbus after visiting her parents the Lamitys. Spence family spent the weekend in Crooksville. Several residents visited from Pleasantville Baltimore and other towns. Daley film event at local Theater supported by the Junior Class. Jerry Goodwill and Carl J Jr. visited Columbus and Holister.
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Bertha Porter
Cleveland
Grace Gaitten
Clarence Stought
Columbus
Fred Stought
Russell Brown
Cincinnati
Lucy Lamity
Mike Lamity
Robert Spence
Crooksville
Clara Kinsel
Mary Houck
Pleasantville
Alta Sherron
Clara
Baltimore
Mary Brown
Ernest Foraker
David Dayton
Clyde Dunlap
Daley
Jerry Goodwill
Carl J Jr
George Rodgers
Alice
Henry Adams
Hollister
Eight-Foot Walls To Imprison Polish Jews
Berlin reports the German authorities will enclose Warsaw with an eight foot wall to confine about half a million Polish Jews in a ghetto district. The wall, built last winter under the pretext of health measures, surrounds the former Polish capital and includes 18 entrances.
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Berlin
Warsaw
NYA Uses Athens County Children's Home as Laboratory
The NYA plans a 250 acre agricultural and institutional lab at the Athens County Children's Home for district youth. Girls will study dietetics dining service child care and homemaking while boys use the farm learn tractor operation stock care and farm buildings. The program runs perpetually with a rotation so each student works in all divisions.
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NYA
Athens County Children’s Home
Wesley Miller
Athens High School
Miller
Glenn A. Scott
Scott
State Expert Explains Kee Grading in Poultry Course
R. E. Cray from Ohio State University will present the second lecture in poultry husbandry at Athens Grange Hall on Thursday November 28 at 1 pm. The talk covers why good eggs become bad and how grading affects prices, with a live egg grading demonstration for local producers.
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R. E. Cray
Ohio State University
Athens Grange Hall
R. R. Starbuck
Mr. Cray
Athens County
Starbuck
Civil Service Tests Announced for Metal Furniture Factory Jobs
United States civil service examinations have been announced for several positions with applications due by December 13. Details and exam information may be obtained from J. L. C. Kelley at the Athens Post Office Building. Available posts include senior and associate superintendents, senior foreman, inspectors, and junior positions in ordinance material.
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United States Civil Service
J. L. C. Kelley
Athens
Langsville Social Notes: Local Weddings and Visits
Langsville social news includes the marriage of Bernard Ledlie to Emma Weaver on Nov. 18 at the Grace Methodist parsonage in Gallipolis with Rev. W. S. Westerman officiating. The couple honeymooned in Sidney, Ohio and reside with Ledlie's parents. Also listed are Thanksgiving gatherings and visits by residents to relatives in Zanesville, Charleston, Columbus, Rutland, Derby, and Salem Center along with local relocations and social events involving the Entsmingers and Pickens families.
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Langsville
J. T. Ledlie
Bernard
Emma Weaver
J. H. Weaver
Letart
W. Va
W. S. Westerman
Bernice Ledlie
Grace Methodist Parsonage
Gallipolis
Sidney
Ohio
Ledlie
Entsminger
Albert Combs
Cumberland
Agnes Dick
Zanesville
Dewy Hines
West Mansfield
Byron Allen
Columbus
Evelyn White
Gary
Elenore Baily
Maynard Davis
Sue
Charleston
Leona Grimes
Edna Hill
Lewis Entsminger
Anna Miller
S. G. Pickens
Pickens
Warren Wilcox
Pearle Russell
Wayne King
Rutland
von Miller
Joan
Frank Braley
Derby
Bruce Morris
Deanna
Clesson Denny
Frank Nelson
Edwin
Star Hall
Alice Miller
Clair Nelson
Marvin Morris
Carl and
Fred
T. E. Smith
Salem Center
Grange To Elect Officers At Rome Meeting
Rome Grange will elect officers at a meeting in Stewart on Wednesday night November 27. All members are asked to attend. Fred E. Dorr, secretary, announced the event. Oyster soup will be served after the meeting.
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Rome Grange
Stewart
Fred E. Dorr
Grange
Jury to Report on Cemetery Promotions Probe
Assistant District Attorney Ray O'Donnell said a special federal grand jury probing cemetery promotions in Central Ohio would report on Thursday.
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Columbus
Ray O’donnell
Ohio
They Try To Capture A Deer In Rutland Meigs County
The Ed J Smiths at Rutland Meigs County tried to catch a wild deer on Sunday about 2 30 in the afternoon. Mrs Smith saw the animal about 20 feet from the barn and the family pursued it into an enclosure but the deer fled into a nearby woods and eluded capture.
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Ed J. Smiths
Rutland
Meigs County
Mrs. Smith
Snow Threat Looms as Cold Weather Persists
The Ath ens area faced a looming snow threat as overcast skies produced rain and cold conditions. Temperatures dropped from a high of 44 to a low near 29 overnight, rising to about 35 by noon with weather observer Mrs C N France noting the shift.
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Athens
C. N. France
Returns to Prison After Walkaway From Farm
Howard R. Kellogg, 50, who walked away from London Prison Farm on August 12 1939 while serving 2 1 2 to 20 years for forgery in Ashtabula County, has returned to the farm voluntarily.
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London
Howard R. Kellogg
Ashtabula
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