Proposed 3-Mill Athens School Levy Not New Tax
Harper C Pendry explains to about 150 PTA members at Athens High School that renewing the three mill levy will not raise taxes. He notes it funds operating expenses and has been renewed since 1919. The meeting also covers Bigelow amendments and welfare levy.
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Eeen
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pendry
Harper C. Pendry
State Board of Education
Bureau of Ducation Research
OSU
Board of Education
L. C. Staats
A. B. Sias
State School Board
State
Department of Education
O. C. Bird
PTA
Athens County
Santa Claus figure Conrad Reichley visits Athens son
Conrad Reichley known as Santa Claus of Logan and Hocking County and the Old Man of Old Man's Cave, visited Athens yesterday to see his son P. H. Reichley. His son S A Reichley is a noted ranger in the Hocking County area. Reichley has spent most of his life in western Hocking County and remains famed for his white beard and holiday cheer. He married Emma Carnes fifty three years ago at the Shafer homestead, and they owned 100 acres in the Old Man's Cave region. Mrs Reichley died six years ago.
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Conrad (Coon) Reichley
Santa Claus
Logan
Hocking County
Old Man's Cave
Athens
P. H. Reichley
S. A. Reichley
Conrad Reichley
White House
Reichley
Emma Carnes
Shafer
Factory Run
Lower Plains
Athens County
National Defense Talk Planned at Ohio University
Col. Thomas F. McNeill, professor of military science at Ohio University, will discuss "National Defense" at a YWCA sponsored meeting in Fine Arts Hall on Thursday at 7 30 PM. All interested are welcome.
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Thomas F. McNeill
Ohio University
National Defense
Fine Arts
The
YWCA
Judgment Paid in Foreclosure Suit Over promissory note
The foreclosure suit by Cora Bent of Little Hocking against Franklin G. McGirr Orland E. McGirr and Lelia McGirr was dismissed after payment of 612.10 plus costs in full. Judge O F Rowland presided. The decision was rendered Monday by Common Pleas Court.
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Cora Bent
Little Hocking
Franklin G. McGirr
Orland E. McGirr
Lelia McGirr
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Relief throng pressures clergy with requests for clothing coal
About 200 relief clients from Nelsonville and Glouster areas gathered in Athens to seek immediate shoes clothing for schoolchildren and coal for homes. Officials warned funds for the rest of October and 1940 relief orders were running low as inquiries intensified and a county meeting became chaotic.
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Nelsonville
Glouster
Athens
Sydney Cook
Henry Windle
Charles Stratton
Walter Maccombs
C. O. Gibson
Relief Office
Relief Administration
Gibson
Charles Jordan
Jordan
He Disclaims Fifty Bottles In Liquor Possession Case
A Common Pleas Court hearing before Judge O F Rowland began in Ohio versus Delmor Erwin of Hollister. Erwin pleaded not guilty to possessing intoxicating liquor in unsealed bottles. State witnesses described pint moonshine bottles found at Erwin’s residence and 50 to 60 additional bottles and jugs on the property. Erwin, through counsel, denied knowledge of any liquor on the premises.
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Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Ohio
Delmor Erwin
Hollister
Erwin
Harold J. Rose
State Division of Liquor Control
HOLC Foreclosure Suit Against Mabel and Freeman Scott
The Home Owners' Loan Corp files in Common Pleas Court against Mabel and Freeman Scott of 14 N Cemetery St Athens for 2484.84 on a note secured by a Guthrie Gould Co addition mortgage. Defaulted installments due July 11 1937 plus 1937 insurance and tax charges prompt foreclosure and sale of the property.
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The
Home Owners’ Loan Corp
Common Pleas Court
Mabel and
Freeman Scott
N. Cemetery St
Athens
Guthrie Gould and Co
Presbyterian Teachers To Meet on Wednesday
The Presbyterian Church of Athens invites the church school faculty to a Thursday evening gathering at six. Miss Dolores White, a denomination field worker, will speak at seven after the Cless Class serves a potluck supper. The Board of Education is invited to attend.
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The
Presbyterian Church of Athens
Dolores White
Miss White
Church School
Cless
Board of Education
Temperature Drops as Cool Front Dampens Tuesday
Cool breezes and dark skies Tuesday morning kept the mercury from rising above 50 degrees at noon. The previous day high reached 69 and Monday night fell to 37 degrees.
Suit Dismissed in Fogarsy Divorce Case
The divorce suit filed by George Fogarsy against Pauline Fogarsy in Common Pleas Court last March was dismissed today at the plaintiff’s costs by Judge O F Rowland.
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Common Pleas Court
George Fogarsy
Pauline Fogarsy
O. F. Rowland
Cub Scouts Display Unnamed Green Goose Creature
A strange animal billed as a green goose will be shown at the Cub Scout Circus Friday night at Ath ens Armory. Pack 55 Cubmaster E H Shirley found the creature in the county’s northeast and says it is frightened, curious and very green. The animal reportedly changes size rapidly, unlike a chameleon. A special cage has been built for it.
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Athens Armory
E. H. Shirley
Secretary Louise Blackburn Out On One Week Vacation
Louise Blackburn the secretary in the office of County Agriculture Agent Ross Wright is replaced by Miss Helen Woodyard for one week while Blackburn takes a vacation.
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Louise Blackburn
Ross Wright
Helen Woodyard
Miss Blackburn
Grocers Push License for Produce Truckers in City
Athens grocers urged the city council to license itinerant produce truckers to ensure grade and state inspection compliance. They warned of unfair competition with branded, stamped produce and suggested state agriculture inspectors be brought in. Mayor Cornel proposed joint city merchant talks to craft regulation. An ordinance to license collection agencies at ten dollars annually was approved. A new electric light on E Mulberry Street and repairs to a storm sewer on Morris Avenue were referred to committees.
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Athens
State Department of Agriculture
A. E. Whaley
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Cliff Cornell
E. Mulberry St
Council
Morris Ave
MecBees Mean Half Million To Community
A. B. Roe of The McBee Company spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on the firm’s impact. The company supports roughly 300 local workers, adds about a half million dollars in payroll and dividends annually, and operates offices in Athens with plants in St. Louis New York City and Canada.
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McBee Company
Athens County
Athens
St. Louis
New York City
Canada
McBees
C. F. McBee
Roe
Mrs. Catherine McDaniel Dies at Coolville
Mrs. Catherine McDaniel aged 83 died Monday night after a year and a half illness. She lived 32 years with her son Carl McDaniel at Coolville Route Two. Surviving are daughters Mrs. Charles Wood Athens Mrs. Newton Russell Millfield and Mrs. Charles McDaniel Concord son Riley J R McDaniel Guysville 12 grandchildren seven great grandchildren a half sister Emma Poston Athens Route Three and a half brother James Earich. Funeral services will be Thursday at two oclock at the Concord Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Catherine McDaniel
Carl McDaniel
Coolville
Route Two
Charles Wood
Athens
Newton Russell
Millfield
Charles McDaniel
Concord
Riley J. R. McDaniel
Guysville
Virgene Albright
Emma _ Poston
James Earich
Concord Church
J-T Men Plan To Restore Boy Scout Troop 74
A seven member Jacksonville Trimble committee meets at 7 30 tonight in the Jacksonville Methodist Church to restart Boy Scout Troop 74 inactive since June. Attendees include Rev R S Lawrence Joe Judson Ira Conway John E Davis J S Altman all of Jacksonville and Alva Morrison Charles Danford of Trimble.
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Jacksonville and
Freight worker dies after fall at Delaware siding
Joseph Fuller 54 of Columbus a brake man was killed last night when he fell from the top of a freight car at a Big Four Railroad siding four miles west of Delaware. Also notes that in Tibet sticking out the tongue is a popular greeting.
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Delaware
Au.p
Joseph Fuller
Columbus
Tibet
Army Enlistment Drive Opens in Athens
John L. Dunn and Corp Harold Smeltz of the Tenth Infantry visit Athens to recruit for the United States Army. They will be at the Post Office from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. offering slots in Mechanized Cavalry Infantry Field Artillery Medical Corps and Quartermaster Corps. Eligible are single men 18 to 35 in good health with parental consent required for those under 21. Enlistment is for three years with stations at Fort Benjamin Harrison Fort Thomas Fort Hayes and Fort Knox.
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John L. Dunn
Harold Smeltz
Tenth Infantry
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Athens
United States Army
Field Artillery
Medical Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Ft. Thomas
Ft. Knox
Harry Mills Returns To State Penitentiary
Harry Mills pleads guilty to failing to support a minor child and is sentenced by Common Pleas Judge O F Rowland to hard labor in the Ohio State Penitentiary. Prosecutor Harold J Rose notes Mills previously served a term on the same charge in August 1934.
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Harry Mills
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Ohio State Penitentiary
Harold J.rose
Mills
Mrs James Condition Improved After Emergency Appendectomy
The condition of Mrs. Herman G. James wife of Ohio University President James was reported improved at Sheltering Arms Hospital. She underwent an emergency appendectomy at the hospital last Thursday night.
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Herman G. James
James
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Doctors Warn Against Carbon Monoxide Peril
The Public Health Education Committee of the Ohio State Medical Association warns of carbon monoxide dangers as brisk fall weather arrives. They urge detection devices and safe furnace use to prevent poisoning incidents and protect families.
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Public Health Education Committee
Ohio State Medical Association
State Medical Association
Carbon Monoxide Risks Highlight Winter Dangers
Physicians warn of poisoning from leaked or incompletely burned fuels as garages heat cars and stoves fire up. Ohio reports 349 CO cases in a year with 112 deaths, mostly October through March, urging open garage doors and proper ventilation.
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Committee of Physicians
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Infantry Company Property Inspection At Armory
Major Ira F E Ryder of Columbus and Major Randolph of Lancaster led the property inspection of Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 166th Infantry Ohio National Guard at the Armory last night. The officers jointly inspected all sections and Randolph gave a short talk on the service of the Ohio National Guard. Lieut Harold B Chadwick announced inspections of all signal equipment on Wednesday afternoon by Major Alan L Stowell of Columbus, with Major Stowell present for the special drill Wednesday night at 7 30.
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Ira FE. Ryder
Columbus
Randolph
Lancaster
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Harold B. Chadwick
Alan L. Stowell
Stowell
Athens County men granted paroles announced
The State Pardon and Parole Commission granted paroles to 70 London Prison Farm inmates. Among those paroled were Athens Earl Sephus convicted of robbery on November 15, 1939, and Robert Ruth convicted of incest on May 1, 1940 for a three year term.
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Columbus
A.P
State Pardon and Parole Commission
London
Athens
Earl Sephus
Robert Ruth
Athens Township to distribute relief at brick plant
Athens Township trustees will distribute relief commodities at the brick plant building on Wednesday morning from 8 to 12.
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Athens Township
Kellogg's All Bran as daily relief for constipation
A persuasive ad urges daily Kellogg's All Bran to prevent constipation by adding bulk to the diet. It claims regularity improves living, with the grain described as the pleasantest preventive and Kellogg's Battle Creek product sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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