Athens County Health Board row gets advisory council airing
The Athens County Advisory Council will meet Monday to discuss the health department dispute and possible remedies. Letters were sent to council members by Mayor W. D. Hines and secretary Clarence E. Wolfe inviting them to a 1 p.m. session at Athens City Hall.
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Athens County Advisory Council
County Health Board
Advisory Council
Council Chamber
Athens City Hall
W. D. Hines
Chauncey
Jacksonville
Buchtel
Coolville
Amesville
Albany
Health Board
Health Department
Athens County
Athens City
Nelsonville
J. M. Higgins
Dr. Higgins
E. A. Person
Murray City
Person
E. J. Person
Athens
She Prizes Her Books And Wartime Letters
Mrs. Cyrus Jones of Torch reports that she owns four McGuffey readers from 1857 and 1879 editions, plus Ray's algebra and arithmetic texts from the 1860s and 1877. More precious are letters from her three brothers Francis Leslie and Austin Romine, veterans writing from Camp Sherman and overseas with not a word of complaint.
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Cyrus Jones
Torch
McGuffey
Ray
Camp Sherman
Halloween Debates Timing in Athens Prank Complaints Rise
Athens Mayor Cliff Cornell condemns early Halloween pranks after porch furniture theft soap on cars and other damage. Authorities will deploy plainclothes officers this month and enforce curfews singling out adults for mayor's court and minors for Juvenile Court.
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Cliff Cornell
Arraignments in Common Pleas Court After October Indictments
Four defendants entered not guilty pleas and one pleaded guilty as October grand jury indictments were read in Common Pleas Court before Judge O F Rowland. Ralph Smith pleaded guilty to assault and battery and resisting an officer. sentence postponed until Monday when Reeves will testify. Jack Tennehill pleaded not guilty to grand larceny for stealing a $38 weighing scale from Allison's store in Nelsonville. John Windle Jr and Clarence Gibson pleaded not guilty to charges of breaking and entering the Nelsonville Appliance Co storehouse on Aug 27. bonds set at $500 each. William Bean pleaded not guilty to arson, bond $1000. Bean allegedly burned a dwelling owned with his wife Maye Bean.
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Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Ralph Smith
Chauncey
Lawrence Reeves
Chauncey Marshal
Smith
Reeves
Rowland
Jack Tennehill
Nelsonville
Tennehill
Allison
John Windle, Jr
Clarence Gibson
Nelsonville Appliance Co
ROTC to Uniform Ohio University ROTC with Large Shoe Sizes
Statistics from Lt. G R Arey show Ohio University ROTC will issue uniforms in varied sizes from shoe size 4%AA to 14A with an average 9. Hat sizes average 7 with 6 to 8. Coat sizes range to 48 inches chest, trousers 30 by 31 inches, largest 44 inch leg. Sept 13 to 18 374 uniforms altered. A cadet notes last year only necktie fit.
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G. R. Arey
U. S. Navy
Ohio University
Arey
ROTC
Wright to Attend 25th Anniversary Extension Meeting
Ross Wright, Athens County extension agent emeritus, will attend the twenty-fifth anniversary of cooperative extension work in Ohio. The event at Ohio State University in Columbus runs from Tuesday, October 10, with two meetings daily for five days.
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Ross Wright
Athens County
Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus
WPA Men Seek Work Within Athens Township
About 350 WPA workers from Athens Township face long daily commutes of up to 56 miles to jobs in other townships. The Peach Ridge Road project, funded by a $1,000 pledge, remains unfinished after partial construction, due to county cooperation gaps. Township trustees urge county action to complete the project, which would provide local employment and improve flood access to Columbus. A special meeting with county commissioners was cancelled. no progress on completion has occurred in six months.
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WPA
Athens Township
Peach Ridge Road
Trustees of
Athens Taunehin
Dwight Rutherford
Township Board of Trustees
Rutherford
Peach Ridge
Athens
Columbus
John Grosvenor
Charles Bolin
M. A. Jacoby
Charles Stratton
Walter Maccombs
Clyde Gibson
Ira Whitmore
Plains
Guysville Masons Host Home-Coming Dinner
One hundred seventy attended the Masonic home-coming dinner at the hall. Judge O F Rowland of Athens gave a talk and the Athens County 4 H Band provided music. Various local residents visited, moved, or attended events across the area including St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg and the Eastern Star meeting at Masonic Hall.
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Guysville
O. F. Rowland
Athens
Athens County
4-H Band
Zaleski Personal Mention Recap of Local Visitors
Local residents and relatives visited during the week. Mrs. Jeanne Sweeney and J. H. Sands received guests. Sands remains bedbound with a heart ailment. Mrs. J. L. Cavanaugh returned home from Athens. her husband improves and plans to come home soon. The M. E. Church Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Vansky. a reception honors Rev. Raymond Daniels and family.
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L. E. Blazer
Martinsville
Hazel Johnson
Columbus
A. C. Ansel
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
C. E. Vansky
J. L. Cavanaugh
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Cavanaugh
Sarah Vanderford
R. N
Alba Vanderford
Joe
Bernard
Dorothy Vansky
Raymond Daniels
Miner Caught Between Cars at Mine No 25 Chauncey
Albert Robinson, 43, of Chauncey, was seriously injured when caught between two cars in Mine No. 25 at Chauncey near noon. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. he is married and a father of four.
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Chauncey
Albert Robinson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robinson
Mrs Krieger Improves After Blood Transfusion
Mrs FE C Krieger widow of Irish Krieger long associated with Athene s and football official is reported much improved at her Columbus home after a blood transfusion given yesterday by her 13 year old son George at Grant Hospital. Seven members of the Columbus Bullies football team went to the hospital for blood tests before determining the son’s eligibility. The transfusion was advised to treat an anaemic condition.
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FE. C. Krieger
Athens
Krieger
Columbus
George
Grant Hospital
Dismiss Three From Juvenile Court Jury
Three names were drawn this morning from the Athens County jury wheel to replace three members dismissed by Judge Francis White. They will serve on the Juvenile Court jury convening Oct. 10. drawn names were Frank Anderson Nelsonville B F Ferrer Chauncey Ed Betts Sr Carbondale. Jurors excused were Roy Lamb New Plymouth Florence Barron Nelsonville and H W Cox Athens.
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Athens County
Francis White
Frank Anderson
Nelsonville
B. F. Ferrer
Chauncey
Ed Betts
Carbondale
Roy Lamb
New Plymouth
Florence Barron
H. W. Cox
Athens
Mayor Cliff Cornell fined Wil ber S. Kearns for intoxication
Wilber S. Kearns of Point Pleasant West Virginia was fined five dollars and costs on a charge of intoxication Friday morning. He was arrested in West Union Thursday night by Police Capt. Charles Maple.
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Cliff Cornell
Wilber S. Kearns
Point Pleasant
W Va
Kearns
W. Union
Charles Maple
Credit Talks by Oscar Fulton at Athens Bureau
The column urges prompt payment to maintain good standing with creditors. It argues honesty alone is not enough and stresses forming the habit of paying bills on time to keep peace of mind and retain lenders' trust.
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Oscar Fulton
Athens Credit Bureau
AHS Assembly Enjoys Chicago Quartet Performance
Ruth Pryor leads the Merhoff Quartet from Chicago at Ath ens High School. Walter Merhoff baritone Ella Steele soprano Louis Kristian tenor Gudrun Thorson contralto perform Rossini arias Bizet selections and Malaguena with solos and an audience participatory Three Blind Mice encore ends with Ruth Pryor ballet and Strauss Blue Danube finale.
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Ruth Pryor
Chicago Civic Opera Ballet
Merhoff
Chicago
Athens High School
Walter Merhoff
Ella Steele
Louis Kristian
Gudrun Thorson
Rossini
Bizet
Thorson
Ernest Charles
Michael Head
Vienna
Miss Pryor
Battery C Receives 3 New Trucks and Trophy Honors
Battery C of the 134th Field Artillery Ohio National Guard received three new four wheel drive trucks and a trailer, boosting total to 11. At Fort Knox the unit showed strong performance with one first and two second places in general contests, winning the field meet. Capt. E. E. Carmichael accepted the regiment championship pennant and $20 prize. Plans for basketball tournaments near Coshocton emerge as warm weather records show 77 degrees.
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134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Fort Knox
Battery Co
Battery C
E. E. Carmichael
134Th Regiment
Coshocton
Battery F
Teachers to Confront Reading Problems at Southeast Ohio Meeting
Elementary teachers attending the Southeastern Ohio Education Association convention in Athens on October 26 and 27 will join in a study of reading difficulties across primary, intermediate, and later grades. Miss Mabel Olson chairs the elementary section, with a general meeting October 27 at Rufus Putnam Auditorium.
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Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Athens
Mabel Olson
Rufus Putnam Auditorium
Mary F. Tierney
Wilmington
Del
Mary E. Crowley
Cincinnati
Rufus Putnam
Mae Howard
Mary FE. Tierney
Harry Cannon
Aged Albany Resident Dies in Akron Hospital
Mr. E. Washington McVay aged 77 died yesterday in an Akron hospital of infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM at the Albany M E Church with interment at Hebbardsville. He lived on a farm near Albany most of his life and leaves a widow and seven children: Mrs. B J Reynolds Fairehope Ala Mrs L W Hess Mansfield Mrs C H Jewell Pomeroy Herschel Harry and Edgile Akron and Orville Athens. Two sisters Mrs Anna Black and Miss June McVay also survive.
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E. Washington
Wash) McVay
Akron
Albany
M. E. Church
Hebbardsville
McVay
B. J. Reynolds
Fairehope
Ala
L. W. Hess
Mansfield
Truck Hits Bridge Collision Injures None in Athens County
Bryant Landsaw a 38 year old of Lancaster drove a truck into a bridge near the Athens County Infirmary on Route 33 Thursday night. The vehicle careened off and struck a car driven by James Riley 47 of Route 3 Athens causing $150 damage to the truck and $5 damage to the car. No injuries reported.
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Bryant Landsaw
Lancaster
Athens County Infirmary
James Riley
Route 3
Athens
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Dutch Ridge
Herbert Moore
Middleport
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Sunshine Bible Class
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Chilliscothe
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