Athens County to vote on special one mill levy
County commissioners announce a special election on November 8 to approve a one mill levy for operating the Athens County Children's Home and the County Infirmary. Estimated next year tax income is $142,461, against a $203,046 budget, with repairs and pay raises proposed for staff.
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Athens County
Len B. McCune
Board of Elections
McCune
William J. Kennedy
Walter Maccombs
Ape
County Board of Visitors
Irma E. Voigt
Leta McLaughlin
Guysville
Board of Visitors
Lena Campbell
Mary Rowan Dies at Rockland Home at 78
Mrs. Mary Rowan aged 78 widow of J H Rowan died late last night at the Rockland home of her son John A Rowan. She was born to Anthony and Nora McGraw and lived much of her life in Athens and Washington counties. She was a St Paul Church member and leaves three sons John Rockland Martin Akron and Francis Zanesville five grandsons and two brothers Anthony McGraw Stewart and P J McGraw Kansas City MO Funeral services likely Monday will be announced later.
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Mary Rowan
J. H. Rowan
John A. Rowan
Rockland
Anthony and
Nora McGraw
Athens
Washington Counties
Rowan
St. Paul Catholic Church
John
Martin
Akron
Francis
Zanesville
Anthony McGraw
Stewart
P. J. McGraw
Kansas City
Two Taken to Prison in Ohio State Penitentiary Transfer
Deputy Charles Evans today escorted two men from Common Pleas Court to the Ohio State Penitentiary. John Ray was convicted of cutting with intent to wound and Howard Ashcraft was found guilty of failure to provide for a minor child.
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Charles Evans
Common Pleas
Ohio State Penitentiary
John Ray
Howard Ashcraft
Dixon, Rural Mail Carrier, Dies After Auto Crash
Cc. V. Dixon age 67 of Pratts Fork died at 3:30 this morning at the Elks Hotel from a pulmonary hemorrhage believed caused by injuries from an automobile collision Wednesday on Route 687 a mile north of Harrisonville. Dixon retired in 1934 after 30 years on Athens Route 5. He leaves his wife three sons and four daughters and a twin brother. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Cc. V. Dixon
Pratts Fork
Elks Hotel
W. Union St
Dixon
Athens
Waldo Woodyard
Woodyard
Morton Rice
Grant Gilkey
Harrisonville
State Highway Patrol
Jerseyville
Pleasanton
H. A. Dixon
Near Albany
Harry
Herbert
Pomeroy
Clayton
Columbus
George Fulton
Dale King
Earl Kelly
Lancaster
F. Dixon
Downington
Clover Farm Group Attends Twelfth Clover Farm Convention
Representatives of the South eastern Ohio Clover Farm Stores returned from Cleveland where they attended the Twelfth Anniversary national convention of Clover Farm Stores. More than 1 000 members heard General Hugh S Johnson and other speakers at the Hotel Carter banquet with prize wins, floor show, and sampling of 500 C F items.
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Southeastern Ohio
Clover Farm
Cleveland
Hotel Carter
Hugh S. Johnson
General Johnson
R. C. Borden
Gerritt Vander Hooning
National Association of Retail Grocers
Tom Manning
Gene Flack
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
Agnes Reaser
Swift and Company
Burton
Harold H. Burton
Hal LeRoy
Clover Farmers
C.F
H. O. Sedwick
Mr. Carpenter
Oscar Steward
H. O. McDaniel
C. E. McCafferty
Melvin Dunfee
Herman Ogg
C. H. Beasley
Bernard Moriarty
Kenneth Adams
George Howell
G. B. McDaniel
Hall Chapman
J. T. Klingenberg
Wade Kimball
Frank Ryan
Ross Gray
M. A. Gray
Dance at Ath ens Junior High School Dance Highlight
The Student Council at Ath ens Junior High School sponsored a dance from 3 15 to 4 15 PM yesterday with many pupils dancing to recordings.
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Athens Junior High School
Graph Shows Music Study at Athens Schools
Parents of Athens Senior and Junior High School music students are asked to study a new home report card. The card features a graph that extends each six weeks to show yearly progress relative to ability and effort. Items cover musicianship and personality traits affecting performance, with letters summing to a final grade and space for comments.
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Athens
Court studies electric case in Nelsonville bond dispute
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. seeks to block Nelsonville from issuing 90,000 in mortgage bonds for the municipal electric light plant. The city argues the bonds are lawful for improvements and not misused. Judge Rowland called the issues intricate, planning careful study of several legal questions.
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Francis D. White
Nelsonville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Municipal Electric Light Plan
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Trial of Nazi Spies Started
Jury selection began for four alleged members of a Nazi spy ring tied to German secret police and navy. They allegedly stole military code books blueprints and models of U S warships and aircraft. Conviction could bring twenty years. Indictment named top German intelligence officers and others, some fled.
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New York
Navy
United States
Berlin
Republicans To Assemble At Amesville Rally
Athens County Republicans gather at Amesville high school tonight at 7 30 for a county rally sponsored by the Ames Bern Republican Club. State Senator Verner Metcalf will speak, with J W Wilson Nora Atkinson and Mrs Charles Evans also listed. Delegations from Athens Nelsonville and nearby communities plan to attend as committees report and music entertains.
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Athens County
Amesville
Ames-Bern
Republican Club
Verner Metcalf
J. W. Wilson
Nora Atkinson
Charles Evans
Athens
Nelsonville
Pugh Heads County Soil Conservation Committee
Delegates to the Athens County Conservation Committee met yesterday in the agricultural conservation office and elected officers. Frank Pugh was named chairman Roy Gillum vice chairman Herbert J Haskinson to serve as the third member. John Hope and Charles Preston were chosen as delegates and Eileen Dorr was appointed secretary of the treasury.
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County Conservation Committee
Agricultural Conservation Office
Athens County
Frank Pugh
Roy Gillum
Herbert J. Haskinson
John Hope
Charles Preston
Eileen Dorr
the Treasury
Ohio University plans high school day with 50 invited schools
About 50 Ohio high schools will visit Ohio University for a special day on Saturday October 22. B T Grover press relations director said 2000 or more students are expected. The east stadium section and bands from Southeastern Ohio will join a parade from the Armory to the stadium. A 15 cent service charge includes game admission and a 55 page program.
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Ohio University
B. T. Grover
Wayne University of Detroit
Southeastern Ohio
Curtis W. Janssen
Ohio University Band
Armory
William Funk Trial Under Way in Athens County Court
William Funk Jr., 24, of Millfield, goes on trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court for breaking and entering the Sunday Creek Coal Co. store in Millfield on March 15. Witnesses testified he was intoxicated that night and noted his prior good reputation at Mine No. 6.
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William Funk, Jr
Millfield
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Funk
Fire Demonstration Time Moved Up To Six O Clock
Mayor Cliff Cornell announced Ath ens City fire equipment demonstration will start at 6 o'clock instead of 6 30 tonight. City Hall parade departs at 5 30, traveling main streets to the Lostro Building at W Union and 8S Court.
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Athens City
Cliff Cornell
City Hall
Lostro Building
W. Union
Court Sts
Mrs Evans to Speak in Pomeroy Saturday
Mrs Charles Evans of Athens who chairs the Athens County Women’s Republican Club will address the Meigs County Republican Women in Pomeroy Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. The gathering will be held in the Bricker-for-Governor Club rooms.
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Pomeroy
Charles Evans
Athens
Athens County Women’s Republican Club
Meigs County Republican Women
Bricker-for-Governor Club
Sugar Creek Man Jailed After Intoxication Charge
Harve McDonald of Sugar Creek was fined $50 and costs but unable to pay. He was committed to the county jail after being arraigned before Mayor C. C. Coreswell on the intoxication charge.
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Harve McDonald
Sugar Creek
C. C. Cores
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