Rival Political Offices Buzz in Athens County Campaign
The Athens County rivalry heats up with 28 days until the 17 000 voters. Democrats announce Atty Louis Tyroler as assistant campaign manager and John Green as chairman for the October 31 Armory ball. Miss Gladys Whitlatch returns to organize Democratic women and precinct leaders. Republicans name J Sanford Evans as Tenth District campaign director with county organizers in Gallia and Jackson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Dan A. Bardin
Atty. Louis Tyroler
John Green
Albany
Athens
Gladys Whitlatch
Nelsonville
Columbus
Evans
Jackson
J. Sanford Evans
National Republican Campaign
Gallia County
William A. Thomas
Republican Committee
Jackson County
Republican Club
Former Rutland Man Wins Firestone Gardening Prize
Earl Snowden, formerly of Rutland and now a Akron resident, received a 25 dollar first prize from Harvey Firestone for the most successful year of gardening. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co sponsored the employee contest, with more than 5000 participants and four prizes awarded among many gardeners. Snowden served with the company since April 22, 1921, and grew 25 varieties of vegetables in his garden.
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Earl Snowden
Rutland
Akron
Harvey Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone Company
Snowden
81 Cases Scheduled For Grand Jury Here
Fall term of the Athens County Grand Jury convened at the Court house to consider 81 cases. The cases are confined principally to minor charges. Testimony of approximately 200 witnesses will be heard by the group and it is expected that it will take five days for them to complete their work.
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Athens County
Improvements Underway At Athens State Hospital Projects
Four major WPA funded tasks are progressing at Athens State Hospital. The main building is being expanded by four stories with remodeling and extensive painting already in progress. Drives are being re paved with bricks removed and relaid on a foundational bed. The lake bottom south of the grounds is being cleaned by hospital labor.
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Athens State Hospital
J. S. Dyar
Mr. Dyar
Employee of Athens State Hospital Dies After Illness
Ennis Armstrong 55 of 21 Smith St died Sunday at 11:40 AM at home after six months of illness. He worked 35 years at Athens State Hospital. He is survived by wife, a brother Clyde of Cincinnati, and a sister Mrs. William Banks of Portsmouth. Funeral at Dowler & Ferguson Funeral Home Athens Tuesday 2 PM. Burial Hebbardsville Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.
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Ennis Armstrong
Smith St
Athens State Hospital
John and
Tillie Armstrong
Clyde
Cincinnati
William Banks
Portsmouth
Dowler & Ferguson Funeral Home
Athens
Hebbardsville
Greenest Pastures Result From Tests in Athens County
F. H. Gifford of Amesville and Arthur Finsterwald of Frost plus two Athens State Hospital plots show the greenest pastures in Athens County. Kentucky blue grass sod improved after fertilizer treatments. wild grasses still appear but are limited. Lack of rainfall reduced white clover presence this season.
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Athens County
F. H. Gifford
Amesville
Arthur Finsterwald
Frost
Athens State Hospital
Ross Wright
Wright
Radio Programs Promote Vet s of Foreign Wars Athens Meet
The district convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Athens on October 29 and 30. It will be promoted via Parkersburg radio broadcasts this week announced by C E Wharton Athens quartermaster. Aimed at informing listeners, the two broadcasts are scheduled tomorrow and Friday at 12 40 to 1 PM. The item includes quotes from C W Gentry and John Masefield.
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the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Athens
Parkersburg
C. E. Wharton
Rose Ave
Wharton
Athens Post
Gypsy Band Stole $220 Then Recovered Near Parkersburg
A band of Gypsies led sheriffs and deputies from Athens and Vinton Counties and city police on a chase Sunday. They robbed Sam Thompson of McArthur after telling his fortune and fled with $220. The group drove 12 new cars toward Parkersburg before officials trapped them and recovered the cash. Thompson could not identify any suspects.
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Athens
Vinton
Charles Stratton
Sam Thompson
McArthur
Thompson
Athens State Hospital
Parkersburg
Stratton
Stover Pleads Guilty After Route 31 Halt Prolog
Charles Stover of Chauncey defied a State Highway Patrolman’s order to stop on Route 31. Ralph Stover of Guysville, in the car, discarded a liquor jug. Charles Stover was fined 25 dollars plus costs for failing to obey the officer. Ralph Stover paid a similar fine for breaking glass on the highway.
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Charles Stover
Stewart
Chauncey
Stover
Ralph Stover
Guysville
Len B. McCune
Charlies Stover
Pupils of East Side Enjoy Wiener Roast
The sixth grade at East Side School held a wiener roast on East Hill Thursday with Principal Wayne Matthews in charge. Mrs Martin Josten and Mrs James Josten chaperoned. Moving pictures were shown and School of the Air lessons will be heard by radio. The Echo will publish its first issue on November first.
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East Side School
East Hill
Wayne Matthews
Martin Josten
James Josten
The
Echo
Sunday Warmer With 79 Degree High Forecast
A warmer trend appeared in Athens on Sunday with a high of 79. The previous night fell to 47 and this morning the temperature reached the sixties. Cloudy and warmer weather is forecast for Tuesday.
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Athens
Creomulsion Advertises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement claims Creomulsion cures lingering coughs from colds and bronchial irritation by soothing inflamed membranes and loosening phlegm. It promises a money back guarantee if not satisfied from the first dose and urges readers to buy immediately.
Mrs Dow Dies in Childbirth at Shelter Arms Hospital
Mrs Cita Thompson Dow 40 wife of Dr Clarence L Dow OU faculty member died Saturday midnight after delivering a son at Shelter ing Arms Hospital. Survived by husband a daughter Elizabeth Jean and a baby boy. Funeral planned in Lincoln Nebraska with brother-in-law Dr Dow and daughter en route Sunday night. Funeral service in Lincoln Wednesday at four o clock.
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Cita Thompson Dow
Clarence L. Dow
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elizabeth Jean
Dow
Athens
University
E. State St
Clarion
Legion Postpones Meeting for Week
The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion in Athens postpones its Wednesday night meeting for one week. Members will work at the Peerless Exposition Show being held in Athens this week where the post is sponsoring the entertainment.
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K. T. Crossen Post
The
American Legion
Athens
Legion Post
Rome Future Farmers Plan Initiation
Rome High School students prepare to initiate 20 freshmen into the Rome Future Farmers of America chapter. At last meeting officers were elected: President Everett Hoskins, Vice-president Orville Nice, secretary Bill McClanahan, treasurer Mickey Seel, farm watch dog Morris Gaston, reporter John W Barrows, cub reporter Sammy Meeks. Last Wednesday 37 members visited the Washington County Experiment Farm with instructor Harland Martin.
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Rome High School
The
Future Farmers of America
Everett Hoskinson
Orville Nice
Bill McClanahan
Mickey Seel
Morris Gaston
John W. Barrows
Sammy Meeks
Washington County Experiment Farm
Harland Martin
Civil Service Examinations Announced for Several Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announced open competitive exams for a cereal technologist at 3800 dollars, associate pathologist forage crops at 3200, principal industrial toxicologist heavy metals at 5600, senior medical technician bone pathology at 2000. Full information from J L C Kelley secretary at the Post Office in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Plant Industry
Public Health Service
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Hospital Rows Record of Surgeries and Discharges
At Sheltering Arms Mrs Davis Cummings was admitted for appendicitis and had an operation on Saturday. her condition today is very good. Miss Jean Parker Hamden was discharged Saturday after a major operation. Mrs Guy Graham Route 6 Athens and her week old son James Campbell Graham were discharged Sunday.
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Davis Cummings
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jean Parker
Hamden
Guy Graham
Athens
James Campbell Graham
Religious Persecution Abroad Discussed by County Pastors
Athens ministers discuss the state of the church in Russia Germany and Japan at the fall meeting of the Athens County Ministerial Association held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. The roundtable led by Rev. L W Clarke noted the nominality of Russia’s church state separations and praised German clergy persecuted for stance against the state.
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Athens County
First Methodist Episcopal Church
L. W. Clarke
Russia
Germany
Japan
Clarke
Association
Wesley Foundation
First Methodist Church
Athens
W. G. Seamen
First Methodist
G. B. Courtney
Church of Christ
Chauncey
Carl Pateterson
Chesterhill
Miles B. Hoon
New Marshefield
G. C. Nutter
Methodist Episcopal
Ray Huff
M. P
Hard-luck tale shapes approach to public service
A Washington lieutenant governor quotes a former band leader about empathy for citizens during good and bad times. He underlines the idea of treating people well when they rise and again when they fall. The remark frames his administrative stance.
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Victor A. Meyers
Washington
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Kate Meed
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America
John Masefield
England
East Side
Dod
Nebraska
the Security Bank
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Banking House
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legion
Rome
Russell FE. Baliff
W. G
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Standard Oil
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