Hansen To Speak at Elks Memorial Services Sunday
University College dean Dr E A Hansen will speak at the Athens Elks Lodge memorial service Sunday December 1 at 2 o clock in the Cline Building. Ohio University students Miss Dorothy McBride Miss Jean Crawford and Miss Jennie Thomas will sing two selections and the program includes patriotic songs led by C C Robinson.
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Juriday
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Hansen
Elks
E. A. Hansen
University College
Ohio University
Athens Elks Lodge
Cline
John B. Cross
Hugh G. Jefferson
C. W. Roach
Edward Moran
Gordon Gray
Rolland Ruth
Homer Gaul
Charles H. Evans
Morrison Burns
F. A. Lavelle
David Johnson
Rudolph J. Isselstein
William Watkins
Ryler
A. M. Dunfee
Charles P. Kircher
Roy C. Shirley
Two Drivers Fined in Mayor Cornell's Court
Damage of 350 dollars occurred Thursday afternoon on Route 50 Alter nate near Sugar Creek when a collision involved Harry A. Blackburn a 40 year old Columbus salesman and Virgil Preston a 25 year old Chauncey bell boy. Blackburn pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and speeding while Preston admitted failure to signal. Each was fined 10 dollars and costs.
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Sugar Creek
Harry A. Blackburn
Columbus
Virgil Preston
Chauncey
Preston
Berry Hotel
Blackburn
Cornell
High School Classes Held For Soldiers At Camp Shelby
Camp Shelby Mississippi hosts weekly high school classes for enlisted men whose schooling was interrupted by training. Seven former Ohio superintendents and teachers plus an Episcopalian rector volunteer, offering accredited courses in English history and typing with planned physics geometry civics and more. About 30 men enrolled with graduation aims in June as second semester begins.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Ohio
Ohio Director of Education
166Th Infantry Regiment
D. R. Smith
Delaware
Frederick C. F. Randolph
St. John’s Church
Lancaster
Oliver H. Gibson
Powell
Elwood C. Carpenter
Rosedale
Madison County
Herbert L. Snapp
Dover Township
Union County
Eldon S. Wheeler
Robert Hicks
Worthington
Don Darling
Marion
Civil Service Tests Announced by U S Civil Service
The United States Civil Service Commission invites applications at its Washington office through December 31 for six listed positions with salaries ranging from 1,260 to 2,300 dollars per year. Positions include transportation tariff examiner and several Interstate Commerce Commission roles in Washington D C. Full requirements and forms are available from J L C Kelley secretary of the board at the Athens Post Office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
J. L. C. Kelley
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Athens
This 13 Pounder Is Giant of All Turnips
Albany farmer W. E. Jeffers claims a 13 pound turnip from his garden, two pounds heavier than the heaviest 1940 record. The turnip is said to be perfect in color and conformation with a clean core.
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W. E. Jeffers
Albany
Jeffers
Altman and Sparks Fined For Route 7 Speeding
Samuel Altman age 35 of 72 Shannon Ave and Tony J. Sparks age 39 of Galesburg Ill were arrested by the State Highway Patrol on Route 7 east of Gallipolis for excessive speeding Sparks followed Altman Both pleaded guilty before Municipal Judge Halliday of Gallipolis and were fined 15 dollars plus costs Altman also charged with failure to register a motor vehicle and fined an additional 5 dollars plus costs
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Samuel Altman
Shannon Ave
Tony J. Sparks
Galesburg
Ill
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis
Sparks
Altman
Halliday
Cincinnati man found dead before drunken driving hearing
Robert W. Schultz, 28, was found dead in bed less than an hour before his court appearance on an intoxicated driving charge. Dr. E M Craig, Norwood police surgeon, termed the wound personal safety related.
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Cincinnati
Robert W. Schultz
E. M. Craig
Norwood
Black Widow Spider Displayed by Local Girl
Shirley Jean Miller showed a glass jar containing a black widow spider at The Messenger offices. The spider found in celery by Mrs Miller, identified by Dr. W. A. Matheny of Ohio University as a black widow.
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Messenger
Shirley Jean Miller
R. L. Miller
Athens
Shirley Jeans
W. A. Matheny
Ohio University Museum
Four Million Phones Independently Owned
Dr. C L Jones notes the Bell System does not own all US telephones. The Bell almanac shows about 21.8 million phones nationwide. roughly 17.39 million or 80 percent are Bell owned, over 4.34 million or 20 percent are by other groups yet linked to Bell long distance, and about 70,000 are not connected to Bell lines. Copies are available at the Athens Home Telephone Co.
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United States
Bell System
C. L. Jones
Athens Homme Telephoane
Save SE Peewee Nels
Jones
Athens Home Telephone Co
Relief Orders To Be Distributed Monday
Athens County direct relief orders will be distributed on Monday December 2 at the usual distribution sites announced by relief director Dale Ziggaroos. The orders cover the first half of December.
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Athens County
Dale Ziggaroos
NYA Building J-T Pipe Line to Jacksonville Trimble School
NYA youths began construction of a new water line for Jacksonville Trimble High School after the old system was condemned by the State Board of Health. Wesley Miller announced the plan with health officials backing it. The project received dispatch approval from Zanesville. The NYA crew will also paint and redecorate school rooms.
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Jacksonville-Trimble High School
NYA
State Board of Health
Wesley Miller
Miller
B. B. Buckley
Zanesville
Tilford Jewell
Local Hospital Admits Elmer Goldsberry And Emily Riffee
Admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital yesterday for medical treatment was Elmer Goldsberry of Glouster Route 1. Emily Riffee of Guysville underwent a major surgical operation at the hospital this morning.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elmer Goldsberry
Glouster
Emily Riffee
Guysville
Bachelors Club Plans Square Dance Saturday
The Bachelor's Club of the First Presbyterian Church will host a square dance Saturday at the Athens Grange Hall. R. R. Starbuck will provide phonograph records and the Hillbilly Band will play. Members meet at the manse at 7 30 p m and proceed to the hall.
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Bachelor's Club
First Presbyterian Church
Athens Grange Hall
R. R. Starbuck
Westminster Foundation
Sarah Keyser
Margaret McCutcheon
John Pickens
Wesley Miller
Alice Lagestrum
Athens man struck by car suffers possible leg fracture
Jack King, 50, of Athens, was struck on Route 33 three miles north of Canal Winchester sustaining a possible leg fracture. He was taken by Cecil Diley to a Canal Winchester physician's office and later to Lancaster City Hospital. Ing, traveling from Columbus to Athens, received a head cut and body bruises.
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Jack King
Athens
Route 33
Canal Winchester
Cecil Diley
Lancaster City Hospital
Sheriff's Deputies
Ing
Columbus
Bashan Personal and Brief Social Notes
Bashan notes list visits and family events. Bashan residents BERNARD Smalley stayed with relatives in Columbus. sister Mrs Hilton Veney returned home with him. An infant of Mr and Mrs Leo Eddy ill with pneumonia. Clint Orr moved to Edwin Hayman farm. J L Parks and daughter Eva attended Howard Wolfe funeral at Sutton M E Church. Mildred Powell visited Portland to see her ill mother. Charles Torrence and daughter Evelyn visited Mrs R E Torrence for her 89th birthday. Herman Clark of Michigan visited. Elmer Baum of Bremen visited relatives.
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Charles Torrence
Evelyn
Delaware
Windsors plan trip to Miami with Duchess
Nassau Bahamas reports that the Duke of Windsor arranged to bring his American-born wife to Miami next month. The item notes a January storm in Tama rack California contributing 390 inches of rain.
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U. S
Nassau
Bahamas
Duke of Windsor
Miami
Tamarack
Calif
Brought to Athens to face indictment for NSF check
Lawrence Schwalbauch a Circleville former Athens County stock dealer was brought to Athens today by Deputy Sheriff Evans with Magistrate T R Bennett to face an indictment by the October grand jury for issuing a check without sufficient funds. He had missed last summer’s arraignment and was later found in Virginia before being held in Pickaway County.
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Lawrence Schwalbauch
Circleville
Athens County
Athens
Evans
T. R. Bennett
Schwalbauch
Bennett
Virginia
Pickaway County
Charles Bayless
Bible School Boys At Salvation Army Services
Emerson Dolaw and Paul Miller of God's Bible School at Cincinnati will conduct services at the Salvation Army Hall in Athens Saturday night and Sunday morning. They will assist in the street service at the Courthouse Saturday night. Miller, a chalk artist, will draw pictures for these services and the Sunday School Sunday morning. Friday night Major W. W. Hinshaw will teach the Bible Study Class. Lieut. Howard Burr will preach Sunday night.
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Emerson Dolaw
Paul Miller
God’s Bible School
Cincinnati
Salvation Army Hall
Athens
Miller
W. W. Hinshaw
Lieut
Howard Burr
The Long Voyage Home at Athena Theater
Eugene O Neill inspired stage feature The Long Voyage Home by John Ford Argosy is at Athena Theater with a star cast led by John Wayne Thomas Mitchell and Ian Hunter. Filmed at Walter Wanger studios the sea drama follows the S S Glencairn as it sails from Caribbean to England with bold sailors facing peril.
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Eugene O'Neill
John Ford
Athena Theater
John Wayne
Thomas Mitchell
Ian Hunter
Wilfrid Lawson
Barry Fitzgerald
Arthur Shields
Mildred Natwick
Carmen Morales
Ward Bond
John Qualen
J. M. Kerrigan
England
Caribbean
Charity Ball Preview for Athens Elks Dec 14
Athens Elks announce the annual Charity Ball at the Cline Building lodge hall on Saturday December 14 with Percy Lowry and his Columbus band. Proceeds fund baskets and food for needy families at Christmas. last year 83 families received holiday dinners. Ticket outlets include Russell Maple Harold Rose Rolland Ruth and Rudolph Isselstein.
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Athens Elks
Lodge
Cline
Percy Lowry
Band of Columbus
Athens
Russell Maple
Harold Rose
Rolland Ruth
Rudolph Isselstein
Athens County Democrats file election expense accounts
The Athens County Democratic Executive Committee filed its election expense account today with Hazel Coon as secretary. The Nov 5 campaign spent $592.60, while the Republican Committee reported $4,531.66 received and $3,663.79 disbursed. Dr. A. K. Walker filed an additional account showing $5 received and $79.55 spent.
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Athens County
Democratic Executive Committee
Board of Elections Office
Hazel Coon
Republican Executive Committee
A. K. Walker
Bricker to be keynote at Recorders' Convention
Athens County Recorder Geor gia Kilpatrick announced the Ohio Recorders' Association 13th annual convention will be at the Neil House Columbus on December 4 and 5 Gov John W Bricker will be the principal speaker with State Auditor Joseph T Ferguson and other officials taking part Also a note on the venom potency of the black widow spider is included.
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Athens County
Georgia Kilpatrick
Ohio Recorders’ Association
Neil House
Columbus
Pitfalls of Love and Marion’s Mysterious Escape
Madge and Dicky Graham rush to New York to aid Lillian Underwood as Marion Morton vanishes with two unknown men after a call from the Ticer home. Dicky suspects Marion is in love with one of the men, while Madge probes connections to Jack Bickett and Carolyn Brixton as they seek the truth and possible danger.
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Lillian
Madge
Dicky
Jack Bickett
Marion
Ticer
Katherine
Jack
Sag Harbor
Dicky Graham Hare
New York
Lillian Underwood
Marion Morton
Grahams
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Mrs. Ticer
Spencer
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Lil
Carolyn Brixton
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