Foundation program deemed inadequate for smaller schools
Southeastern Ohio county superintendents met at the courthouse to discuss increasing the school foundation program. W. W. Barnes urged action, noting postwar teacher salaries and support lag as poorer districts fall behind. Attendees included superintendents from multiple counties and Ohio University official A B Sias.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Baden
Narnal
W. W. Barnes
Jackson County
Association
F. L. Patlock
Monroe County
J. E. Way
Pike County
H.C. Secrale
L. McMahon
Washington County
P. R. Cummins
Fairfield County
C. W. Mallett
Morgan County
S. H. Hillon
Houcking County
E.R. Me
Cowen
Scinio County
G. C. Berry
Franklin County
D. M. Bryson
Vinton County
A. W. Gower
Ross County
Glen M. Hanes
Athens County
A. B. Sias
Ohio University
Clark Cummings
Teacher's Association
Warn Against Piling Leaves Against Curbs
Athens city service department warns residents not to pile leaves into the street. Safety director George R. Evans says piles should be near the curb for quick collection and to prevent sewer clogs during heavy rains. A pickup-area schedule will be announced later. CRABTREE TO SPEAK Estel Crabtree from Nelsonville will speak at The Plains Methodist Church at 7:30 Wednesday evening at a meeting sponsored by the.
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Athens
George R. Evans
Safety Service
Evans
Charleston youths in car theft case face prosecution
Three Charleston West Virginia youths held over theft of a car owned by C. C. Millikan, stolen Oct. 6 from Nye Service Center, likely to be prosecuted in Charleston. Car possibly charged under Dyer Act for interstate transportation. Millikan says car returned to Athens damaged and a replacement issued.
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Seal
Charleston
W. Va
C. C. Millikan
Nye Servicenter
Joe B. Grogan
FBI
Nye Company
Price control removal inspires wait for meat restock
Eager shoppers expected instant meat, but counters remained bare. Meat salesmen report no immediate change. some predict prices may shift only next week.
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Truman
Isa Hunsicker Dies at Age 54
Funeral services for Mrs. Isa May Hunsicker 54 who died unexpectedly on Ash Street will be held at Rawlings Coats funeral home Wednesday at 2 p m. Interment in Wells ton cemetery. Survived by husband Orin a son James and Verne two grandchildren two brothers Harvey Householder Athens Lewis Householder Newhall Calif and sister Eva Walters Newhall Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Middleport
Isa May Hunsicker
Ash St
Rawlings- Coats
Wellston Cemetery
Hunsicker
Orin Hunsicker
New York Central Railroad
James
Verne Hunsicker
Athens
Harvey Householder
Lewis Householder
Newhall
Calif
Eva Walters
Births and admissions listed at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births announce a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Mari gita and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown Mc Arthur. Admissions include Mrs. Ernest Campbell Athens medical Wayne Bowen Dexter medical. Dismissals: Mrs. Richard Schloss and daughter Athens Mary Allbaugh New Marshfield Mrs. Mary Aleshire The Plains Lois Dixon Athens.
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William Lee
Marigita
Ralph Brown
McArthur
Ernest Campbell
Athens
Wayne Bowen
Dexter
Richard Schloss
Mary Allbaugh
New Marshfield
Mary Aleshire
the Plains
Lois Dixon
Forestry Official To Attend Joint Meeting in Ohio
Dickman manager of the Division of Forestry will attend a joint meeting of the Ohio Council for Southern Ohio and the Ohio Forestry Association at the Tar Hollow Group Camp near Chillicothe Wednesday and Thursday to discuss natural resources in 18 southern Ohio counties and their potential development in industry trade and travel. A burial was held today in Hebbardsville for the stillborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Long of 9 Blick Ave.
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Dickman
Division of Forestry Office
Ohio Council For Southern
Hebbardsville
Harold Long
Blick Ave
School Tax Proposals Explained for Mechanicsburg District
L W Prater of the Board of Education explains two Mechanicsburg school tax proposals filed with the county Board of Elections. One renewal of three mills for five years, expiring next year, and a second levy of three mills for four years to meet rising operating costs. The overall rate would be thirty cents per $100, with costs up about 25 percent over two years and teacher pay adjusted for training and experience. Estimated operations cost this year are $36,000, with $10,008 from local property tax and the rest from the State School Foundation Fund.
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County Board of Elections
Mechanicsburg
L. W. Prater
Board of Education
Prater
Athens Township
Focal
State School Foundation Fund
Evelyn Bigley Dies Monday in Ohio Valley Area
Evelyn Bigley, 35, died Monday at her parents’ home near Long Bottom, Coolville. She is survived by husband Sol Bigley, son Robert, daughter Louise, six sisters including Mildred Bissell and Ethel Carson, and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at Mt Olive Church with time pending. The body will lie in Arbaugh funeral home then be moved to her parents’ home Wednesday.
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Coolville
Evelyn Bigley
Charles Rice
Long Bottom
Sol Bigley
A& Son
Robert
Louise
Mildred Bissell
Ethel Carson
Beaver Falls
Dorothy Spencer
Mary Spencer
Vinsonville
Eloise Canley
Brady
Lake
Marjorie Holland
William Price
U. S. Army
Charles Price
Mt. Olive Church
Arbaugh Funeral Home
Mayor Aids Lion Drive in Eye Health Campaign
Mrs. Hunter Hooe, who studied Braille in Chicago, urged the Lions Club drive to help children ward off eye diseases and prevent blindness. Robert Matthews, campaign chairman, said the fundraiser was progressing and about $1,000 remained to reach the goal before the October 31 deadline.
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Hunter Hooe
Chicago
Ilinois Federation of Womens Clubs
Paul Ullmark
West
Lion's Club
Franz Woodworth
Athens
Whub
Army recruiting reaches 992648 volunteers in peacetime push
Army release credits Maj Gen Edward F Witsell Adjutant General with 992648 volunteers since the Armed Forces Recruitment Act began Oct 6 1945 The million man goal is near but not a solution to manpower long term Short term enlistments are 49 percent with 270000 to be discharged by June 30 1947 Army must recruit about 40000 monthly For Reservist courses up to 40s years and 10 series for enlisted reservists Columbus Ohio offices listed for applications Veterans Affairs announces premium payments may be mailed from Ohio Michigan and Kentucky VA cannot answer inquiries before Nov 1 due to transfer workload Reinstate NSLI without physical exam by Jan 1 1947 and options include lump sum and beneficiaries Details can be secured at VA Office President St
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Edward F. Witsell
Armed Forces Recruitment Act
Witsell
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Veterans Administration
South Starling St
Columbus
New York
Fred Young
National Service Life Insu
Bry
Navy sets Jan 15 1947 demobilization deadline at Great Lakes
The Navy announced a January 15 1947 deadline for releasing all involuntarily retained naval reserve and hospital corpsmen on active duty. Demobilization will affect about 350 corpsmen at Great Lakes Naval Hospital and roughly 1,000 nationwide. Other market notes cover a rally in late wartime price controls and varying pork and butter prices as the war era shifts unfold.
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Great Lakes
Navy
U.S. Naval Hospital
U. S. Naval
New York
Naval
Frank Hawk Dies Tuesday in Athens Home
Frank Hawk, 70, died early Tuesday at his home on Maple Street after a six month illness. A longtime Athens resident, he worked at Athens State Hospital until his retirement last March. He is survived by his wife Ella, a daughter Mrs. Paul Casley of Athens, a son Walter Hawk of The Plains, two brothers Pearl of Columbus and Guy of Canaanville, a sister Mrs. Lillie Swartz of Alliance, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the South Canaan Church with Rev. Jne B. Maffett officiating. Burial followed in the adjacent cemetery. Friends may call at the Dowler and Ferguson home after Wednesday noon.
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Frank Hawk
Maple St
Athens
Athens Crateras County
Hawk
Athens State Hospital
Ella
Paul Casley
Walter Hawk
the Plains
Pearl
Columbus
Guy
Canaanville
Lillie Swartz
Alliance
Fred
Canaan Church
Jne B. Maffett
Dowler and Ferguson
Motorcycle Club To Meet Wednesday
Plans for a cross country endurance run will be discussed at a meeting of the Athens Motorcycle Club Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Sugar Creek clubhouse. President Ralph Perry said Jenkins Slusher Shade and Jack McCoy Frost would enter the 125 mile run, the first to be held here.
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Athens Motorcycle Club
Sugar Creek
Ralph Perry
Marriage Licenses for Athens and Nearby Towns
Carl S. Peterson age 22 of Athens and Patricia L. Sherrard age 23 of Athens apply for marriage licenses. Robert Lee Sheward age 24 of Nelsonville and Donna Jean Standall age 1 of Nelsonville apply for licenses. Ellis Byron Dew age 22 of Glouster and Julia Heten Marshall age 25 of Glouster apply for licenses.
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Carl S. Peterson
Athens
Patricia L. Sherrard
Robert Lee Sheward
Nelsonville
Donna Jean Standall
Ellis Byron Dew
Glouster
Julia Heten Marshall
Parking Meters Fund In September Rise
Revenue from Athens parking meters for September totaled 2, T9LSO, per J Watt Grover clerk in the office of the city service director. The September sum rose from August’s 1,736.74 yet officials note the record monthly income stands at 1,900.01. Constitution Lodge 426 F and A M will hold a special meeting Thursday at 7:80 p.m. to confer the Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft degrees, announced by R J Dinsmore, master.
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Athens
J. Watt, Grover
Ashfield Masons Mert VY
Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
R. J. Dinsmore
Court Action Boomerangs Defendant in Traffic Case
The mayor’s court heard a traffic dispute after a Sunday Route 50 crash between Athens residents Marry K. Barnes 19 and Milford F. Griffin 23. Both filed unsafe operation charges against each other and were fined 33 and costs. Ralph C. Bolin 27 was fined 5 and costs on unsafe operation after an accident on Richland Ave.
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Franz Woodworth
Marry K. Barnes
Athens
Milford F. Grifin
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
Milford
Barnes
Woodworth
Ralph C. Bolin
Richland Ave
AAA Approves Additional Farm Practices for 1946
The Athens County Agricultural Conservation Committee is authorized to approve additional mechanical practices for farmers during 1946 after prior county committee approval. Irvin Wolfe said farmers may receive payments for constructing farm ponds sod waterways tile drainage or open ditches if they sign a 1946 Farm Plan and meet four criteria including need conservation impact completion by year end and available personnel and equipment. Farmers should contact the local agricultural conservation office for details.
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Athens County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Irvin Wolfe
AAA
Agricultural Conservation Office
Mine Inspector Posts Open
The Civil Service Commission announced an examination for coal mine inspectors to fill national positions. Salaries range from 3397 to 5905 dollars yearly. Applicants need five years in practical coal mining, two in roles like mine foreman or safety inspector, under age 45, with a 250 word mining phase description due for the written test.
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The
Civil Service Commission
United States
W. H. Oldfield
Commission
Divorce Action Filed In Common Pleas Court Evener v Evener
Opal Virginia Evener sues Virgil Wiley Evener in Common Pleas Court for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She seeks custody of their three minor children and support. The couple were married June 1939.
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Common Pleas Court
Opal Virginia Evener
Virgil Wiley Evener
Completion of Six Vet Houses Delayed Again
Six veterans housing units once due by October 15 now won’t be ready before November 1, city safety service director George R. Evans said. Delays stem from late shipments of materials amid a housing shortage worsened by a student influx. officials push plans for Highland Ave and Fairgrounds projects to ease the shortage and advise veterans to stay in touch with J Watt Grover in the safety service office for updates.
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Veterans
George R. Evans
City Safety Service
Highland Ave
Fairgrounds
Food Parcels Credited With Saving Lives
Bert Wigal told the Rotary Club that Red Cross food parcels saved many prisoners of war. He, a 106th Division veteran captured in the Battle of the Bulge, described weight loss from 180 to 110 pounds during 123 days in a German camp. The camp, aided by a concealed English radio, was liberated two weeks before V-E Day on April 23, 1945, after prisoners were officially listed with the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Bert Wigal
Rotary Club
Wigal
106Th
Logan's
Athens
England
Officials Older and Kiwanis Talk on Age and Guidance
Professor Harvey C. Lehman of Ohio University told the Kiwanis Club that government and military officials are older today than in the 19th century. He suggested stress may push a nation to rely on older leaders, offering a theory to explain the statistics as presented. Guests included Erle Bridgewater of Athens C G Simmons of Steubenville H A McCaskill of Athens and E Paul Cotton, a former resident and member of the club.
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Harvey C. Lehman
O. U. Psychology Department
Kiwanis Club
Erle Bridgewater
Athens
C. G. Simmons
Steubenville
H. A. McCaskill
E. Paul Cotton
Forest and Grass Fires in Southeastern Ohio
Flight patrols spotted ten fires covering 245 acres across southeastern Ohio last week. Four fires occurred in Athens County with three seen by patrols and three by fire towers. four others were reported by residents. Most fires were blamed on personal carelessness. Damages were not estimated.
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Ohio
I. L Dickman
Division of Forestry
Athens County
Mercury Rises After Monday Low
Sunny skies lifted temperatures from Sunday night’s 29 degrees to a high of 70, the warmest in four days. The night cooled to 32 degrees with a 9:30 am reading of 45 degrees.
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Inday
Famous All Bran claim and laxative benefits letter
A solicited letter endorses Kellogg's All-Bran for constipation relief. It asserts daily use of one ounce with water aids normal laxation, and promises double money back if not satisfied after ten days. The ad promotes All-Bran as a wholesome cereal, usable in muffins, from Kellogg's Battle Creek and Omaha.
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Ella Mr. Ekelly
Linden Lane
Antioch
Kellogg's
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Omahay
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
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Canal Zone
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Charles Hicks
Dayton City
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First Marine Division
Tientsin
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Pie
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Adjutant, General's School
Oglethorpe, Ga
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Reedsville
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U.S. Army
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Athens Heating & Insulating Co
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Tel
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Gallipolis
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Mgr. Evans
J. Watt Grover
City Safety-Service
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Court and
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Pete
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