260 Miles To Be Treated In WPA Road Project
Athens County launches a 1.25 million dollar WPA blanket program to improve 260.2 miles of county and township roads, bridges, and quarries. About 2,540 workers will be paid with federal funds. county share is non cash. Work continues with favorable weather and seasonal planning.
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Athens County
B. F. Beckler, Jr
WPA
Beckler
Brawley and Wyatt
Ames Township
Dixon
Lee Township
Credit Farmers for Seeding and Liming
A second check is conducted by agricultural conservation scouts in Athens County on farms not yet fully earning their soil-building allowance. Frank Pugh, soil conservation agent, says credit will cover seeding or liming done since the first compliance check, with additional allowances for soil-building practices completed before the October 31 deadline.
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Athens County
Agricultural Conservation Scouts
Frank Pugh
Soil Conservation Agent
Athena theater screens Boys Town for county children
Athens County Children's Home youngsters visited Schine's Athena theater to view the film Boys Town, a community outing showing a film about welfare and youth care.
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Athens County Children’s Home
Schine
Athena Theater
Official Form Required To Obtain Absent Ballots
Athens County election officials stressed that voters must fill out an in person or mail in an application form to obtain absent ballots. Kennedy's directive requires the applicant to sign the request by mail and prohibits distribution to others.
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Athens County Election Board
Board of Elections
William J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Election Board
Attorneys To Hear Dawson In Athens Bar Meeting
Prof. William W. Dawson of Western Reserve University will address the Athens County Bar Association at Berry Hotel on Monday October 24 at 6 30 p m. Attendees include attorneys from Jackson Vinton Morgan Washington Perry and Hocking Counties. R W Finsterwald will be master of ceremonies.
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William W. Dawson
Law School of Western Reserve University
Athens Cunty Bar Association
Berry Hotel
Dawson
Athens
Bar Association
Jackson
Vinton
Morgan
Washington
Perry
Hocking
R. J. Isselstein
4-H Senior Club Meeting at Athens Grange Hall
The Senior 4-H Club will meet at the Athens Grange Hall Wednesday at 8 and feature short talks on friendship followed by discussion. John Sheridan Howard Starlin and Louise Blackburn lead the program. Refreshments by Lucille Carpenter Helen Sheridan and Bill Thompson.
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Athens Grange Hall
John Sheridan
Howard Starlin
Louise Blackburn
Lucille Carpenter
Helen Sheridan
Bill Thompson
Secrets of an Actress headlined at Athena with Kay Francis
Kay Francis leads the cast of Secrets of an Actress at the Athena with George Brent and Ian Hunter. The Warner Bros. drama follows a stage star who rises to Broadway and becomes entangled with a married architect and two men in her life.
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Warner Bros
Athena Theater
Kay Francis
George Brent
Ian Hunter
Kay
Broadway
Jan Hunter
Hunter
Brent
Gloria Dickson
Milton Krims
Rowland Leigh
Julius J. Epstein
William Keighley
Isabel Jeans
Penny Singleton
Dennie Moore
Tucker's Two-in-One Squirrel Hunt Record
Homer Tucker of Amesville earned a two in one squirrel kill for the fourth season in a row. Across four seasons he twice killed two squirrels with one shot, had one each in the other two years, proving a remarkable hunting streak in 1938.
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Homer Tucker
Amesville
Tucker
Capt Dancey to Address GOP Rally at Athens City Hall
Capt S N Dancey a longtime Republican campaign figure will speak at an Athens GOP rally at City Hall Wednesday night at 8 weather permitting moved to the high school auditorium He led American efforts postwar addressing French cabinet and Allied soldiers in propaganda battles.
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S. N. Dancey
Chicago
Athens City Hall
Captain Dancey
The
Citizen
Official Publication For Citizenship Foundation, Inc
Clearing House
Shade High School
T. N. Hoover
Buchtel High School
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Atty
John Silbaugh
State
Mrs. Clark Testifies Against Four Youths in Court
In Athens County Common Pleas Court the state case against four Nelsonville youths for attacking Mrs. Anna Clark on Columbia Ave in Athens July 23 continued. Mrs. Clark testified with Dr W H Hyde examining her. other witnesses included Charles Wood Chief George Bateman Night Officer Charles Thompson and Mrs Clark's sisters Mrs Nellie Kyle and Mrs Gertrude Sheskey. Defense plans to cross examine about twelve witnesses.
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Nelsonville
Anna Clark
Columbia Ave
Athens
Athens County
Gertrude Sheskey
Scarlet Fever Reported in Rome and Carthage Townships
Six scarlet fever cases and one diphtheria case were reported from Rome and Carthage Townships by Athens County nurse Dorothy Bache. The City of Athens remains free from contagious disease, says county director of nurses Viola Fell.
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Rome
Carthage
Dorothy Bache
Athens
Viola Fell
Athens County
Willing Workers' Sewing Club Meets for Potluck Lunch
The Willing Workers' Sewing Club of the Athens Grange will meet Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Mrs. Nora Frank's home, No. 5 Lawrence Apartments. Attendees are asked to bring a favorite dish for a noon potluck lunch.
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Workers’ Sewing Club
The
Athens Grange
Nora Frank
Lawrence Apartments
Athens council action on traffic safety and community needs
Dr. E A Hansen urged Athens officials to protect the 200 students at University Elementary Training School by adding traffic lights or police presence on Union Street. A council committee will study the issue, while Eleanor Catley sought a winter play space for city children. The meeting also addressed sewer facilities, street widening on Twenty N High Street, drainage on Walker Street, and sale of salvaged bricks and scrap brass.
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University
E. Union St
Athens City Council
E. A. Hansen
Union St. Hill
Hansen
E. F. Stocklin
Oscar Fulton
George Minameyer
Eleanor Catley
Athens County
Athens
Cable
East Side School
Sells
East Athens
Locust Heights
N. High St
W. State
Kiltan
Walker St
Minameyer
Service Department
October warmth masks true Indian summer debate
Mrs. C N France reports unusually clear October days in Athens while County Agent Ross Wright notes no squaw winter before any Indian Summer. The region draws crowds to Hocking County scenic spots, traffic on hay and corn remains strong, and farmers prepare for winter as a mild, foggy finish to autumn unfolds.
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Ross Wright
Ohio
Hocking County
Old Man's Cave
France
Agent Wright
Wright
Athens High School sports rise on new facilities hope
Harry Lackey new Athens High School coach told the Athens Rotary Club that rising local interest in athletics is sparked by the new school building program. He cited a planned athletic field stadium and lights enabling night tennis and baseball, and a new physical education building to broaden participation next year. He noted current gymnasium limits and said the comprehensive setup will boost community support and appreciation for schools.
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Athens
Athens Rotary Club
Harry Lackey
Lackey
Ohio University
Smithfield
Rotary Club
Masked Masquerade Social at Albany Grange Hall
A mask themed pie social and masquerade will be held at Albany Grange Hall on Thursday Oct 27 at 8 pm. All Grange members must wear masks or face a fine. Public is invited to attend.
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Albany Grange Hall
Grange
Arrest of William Clark Fined in New Marshfield
William Clark of New Marshfield was arrested in the Union Depot waiting room Sunday night. He was fined $5 and costs after arraignment before Mayor C. C. Cornell on a charge of intoxication.
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Union Depot
William Clark
New Marshfield
C. C. Cornell
Noted Speaker Opens Revival in Athens
Evangelist Lee Gaugh opens a revival series at the Salvation Army in Athens tonight and will speak each night through October 30. Commandant Gaugh, D D, has 35 years as a Salvation Army officer and earned the nickname marathon evangelist for 863 consecutive nights in one city. He has held meetings in 27 states and two foreign countries and is booked for several years ahead.
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Lee Gaugh
Salvation Army
Athens
Commandant Gaugh
D. D
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Chicago, Illinois
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