Athens County Poor Relief Bond Urged For Nov 3 Vote
Green the county relief director urged a yes vote on a $39 960 bond issue to fund poor relief after Nov 15 if not passed. The plan uses utility tax revenue to retire bonds and does not raise local taxes, with bonds likely sold below six percent and bonds totaling 39 960 includes interest reserve.
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Green
Athens County
Clarence E. Green
State Relief Commission
State Tax Commission
Junior High Leads Rally at Athens High School
Athens High School held a pep gathering led by Junior High School president Paul Hall. The program featured a dancing quartet Julia Coe Isabelle Francis Mary Jean Williams Betty Lee McCaskill with pianist Bob Bingman and a burlesque farm dance by Billy and Bobby Sprague. Senior football player Francis Bush spoke on school spirit and Warren McClure announced the operetta before the closing song Sons of the Black and Red.
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Athens High School
Paul Hall
Julia Coe
Isabelle Francis
Mary Jean Williams
Betty Lee McCaskill
Bob Bingman
Ohio University
John McSweeney Visits Athens Amid Veterans and Friends
John McSweeney of Wooster Democratic congressman at large and former Ohio public welfare chief under Governor White visited Athens yesterday. He served in the 37th Division during World War I and later in Congress for three terms, helped establish the old age pension system, and was involved with the American Legion formation in Paris. He also studied law after the Armistice.
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John McSweeney
Wooster
Ohio
White
Athens
McSweeney
Congress
State Welfare Department
147Th Infantry
American Legion
Paris
Food Institute Crowds Hear Home Life Talk at Gasco Event
Dr Roy A Burkhart Columbus psychologist spoke on domestic engineering and family relations at the 1937 Gasco Food Institute closing session held at Schine's Athena. Kathryn Streich led the program on simmer cooking as Miss Maxine Robertson assisted, with prizes including a Tappan gas range and grocery bags awarded to numerous local residents.
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Roy A. Burkhart
Columbus
Gasco Food Institute
Schine
Athena
Simmer Cooking
Kathryn Streich
Maxine Robertson
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Wilbur Patton
Amesville
S. D. Root
Second St
R. J. Alden
Morris Ave
Silex
R. P. Ames
Franklin Ave
Pepsi- Cola
Tom Littler
E. Union St
Ida M. Druggan
Church St
Virginia Nell Warner
N. Lancaster St
Alva Hanning
Athens
Dorothy&. Barker
Miss Robertson
Miss Streich
Home Service
Gas Company
Mt Zion Church Anniversary Observances in Athens
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church marks its 64th anniversary with services Friday night and Sunday. Rev George Washington who built the present church delivers the Sunday morning sermon at 10 oclock. Tonight service is at 8. Sunday evening features songs and greetings. Earlier events included Rev Arthur T Clark of the Presbyterian Church speaking Wednesday and Rev A Y Wilcox addressing the Missionary Society Thursday.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Athens
George Washington
Arthur T. Clark
The
Presbyterian Church
Sunday School
A. Y. Wilcox
Missionary Society
First Athens Snow Sparks Furry Furs and Yard Cleanup
A light snow fell at 11 this morning in Athens marking the first since spring. Temperatures ranged from 72 to below 50 with rain forecast tonight and tomorrow. Dean Maxwell of Clarks Chapel was fined $5 and costs for intoxication after pleading guilty. Capt. Charles Maple made the arrest.
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Athens
Milady
Dad
Dean Maxwell
Clarks Chapel
Len B. McCune
Charles Maple
Central Ave Church To Combine Services
Central Ave M. E. Church schedules a joint morning sermon at 9 15 by Rev A H Beckett on Fore runners for Jesus and an evening talk at 7 on Temporal vs Eternal. Halloween events for Christian Crusaders Bishop and Progressive Sunday School classes follow, with Rev Beckett also preaching at Clarks Chapel and The Plains.
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Central Ave M. E
A. H. Beckett
Jesus
Beckett
Christian Crusaders
Bishop
Progressive Sunday
Clarks Chapel
the Plains
Iowa Falls FFA Chapter Named Best in Nation
A group representing Iowa Falls Iowa was chosen as the top Future Farmers of America Chapter at the national convention in Kansas City Missouri. The line about color blind cats appears unrelated and not used in the summary.
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Kansas City
U.P
Iowa Falls
Future Farmers of America
Joseph Clester Dies At Sugar Creek Home
Joseph Peter Clester aged 84 died at the Sugar Creek home of his son in law Frank E Weekley. He was a retired farmer and left a son W A Clester two grandsons George Clester Fred Clester and a granddaughter Hilda Kasler. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Sugar Creek Church with burial in Athens W Union St Cemetery. Rev Gilbert Courtney to conduct. viewing at Weekley home Saturday 9 am until funeral.
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Joseph Peter Clester
Frank E. Weekley
Sugar Creek
Clester
W. A. Clester
Parkersburg
W. Va
George Clester
Fred Clester
Amesville
Hilda Kasler
McDougal
Frank Weekley
W. Union St
Athens
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Civil Service Commission to Hear McHenry Appeal
The State Civil Service Commission will meet at Athens State Hospital on November 10 to hear the appeal of William McHenry a truck driver from a dismissal order issued by the hospital superintendent.
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Columbus
U.P
State Civil Service Commission
Athens State Hospital
William McHenry
Ohio University professor to speak at biology teachers convention
Dr. W. A. Matheny of Ohio University will address Central Ohio biology teachers in Columbus next Friday October 30. The talk title is Better Trends in Biology Teaching.
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W. A. Matheny
Ohio University
Biology Teachers
Central Ohio
Columbus
Putnam Pupils To Be Singers
Children from Rufus Putnam Training School will sing at the South eastern Ohio Education Association conference next Friday under Miss Grace Morley and Miss Esther Dunham. Pupils include Donna Ayers Mable Bean Mary Jane Beckley Mary Louise Brown Marjorie Brannon Darrell Burdette Melvin Casey Vyrian Casley Thelma Coffey Paul Conner Ann Dilley Lois Dixon Donald Erwin Jean Green Jerry Grubb Robert Matthews Kyle McAfee Lorraine Millican Betty Mossman Dick Paynter Willard Poston Virginia Pyle John Reed Jenny Rouse Claudine Steppe Jean Slagle Bobby Wakefield Paula Watkins Annabelle White. The program features several English Spanish songs and one Spanish piece plus a Spanish dance by the group.
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Rufus Putnam
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Grace Morley
School of Music
Esther Dunham
Donna Ayers
Mable Bean
Mary Jane Beckley
Mary Louise Brown
Marjorie Brannon
Darrell Burdette
Melvin Casey
Vyrian Casley
Thelma Coffey
Paul Conner
Ann Dilley
Farming payment requests due by Nov 1 for Athens County
Farmers in Athens County must file requests for farming payments by November 1. Checks on farming practices required by farm reporters before November 15. Walter R. Miller, 22, Galion, and Mary Bobo, 21, listed in the application.
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Athens County
Walter R. Miller
Galion
F. J. Miller
Mary Bobo
David Bobo
Divorce sought by wife of prisoner in Athens County
Lenore Johnson filed for divorce from Frank Johnson in Athens County Common Pleas Court. She seeks alimony custody of their minor daughter and cites his confinement in the state reformatory at Mangefield. The couple married in February 1954.
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Lenore Johnson
Athens County
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