GOP To Show Willkie Film At Shade Meeting
A talking motion picture of Wendell Willkie will be shown tonight at the Shade Republican meeting starting 7 30. The film covers his farms home campaign and Philadelphia convention. A women’s meeting is planned Friday at the Athens Court House. Herbert Hoover’s NBC broadcast address from Columbus will be heard 9 45 to 10 30 p m.
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Wendell Willkie
Philadelphia
Shade
Athens
Herbert Hoover
Columbus
NBC
Married Women and Spinsters Live Longer Past Fifty
A study finds married women and spinsters have a longer life expectancy after age fifty than widows. The report highlights protective social ties and routines as factors influencing longevity.
City of Athens sued for 5000 dollars over gasoline explosion
Thomas Floyd of Huron Ohio sues the City of Athens for 5000 dollars claiming injuries from a gasoline explosion on October 28 1938 near 80 North Court Street. He alleges a 200 gallon city owned tank embedded under the sidewalk caused the blast after ignition from a cigarette and demands compensation for burns shock and permanent facial scars.
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Athens
Thomas Floyd
Huron
N. Court St
Ja5serts
Nearoppea & Maton
Floyd
Ohio
Mohawk Patent Medicine Ad at Gallaher’s Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Mohawk with two large bottles at a special price and urges a quick boost when feeling tired or run down. It mentions taking a small glass of Mohawk as the fast remedy.
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Gallaher
Gallaher’s
Athens
Area Doctors Hear Series of Addresses
The Ohio State Medical Association regional postgraduate lectures for physicians continue at Hotel Berry starting 3:30 PM. Dr. Albert F. Kuhl of Dayton opens on The Anemic Patient, followed by Dr. C C Sherburne of Columbus on Practical Uses of Sulfanilimide and its Derivatives. Evening topics include Deficiencies and Anemia and Modern Treatment of Pneumonia with lectures by Kuhl and Sherburne.
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Ohio State Medical Association
Hotel Berry
John R. Sprague
Region F
Albert F. Kuhl
Dayton
C. C. Sherburne
Columbus
Kuhl
Sherburne
Muskingum
Noble
Monroe
Washington
Morgan
Perry
Hocking
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Two Enlist in Navy Sent to Great Lakes
Herbert Vaughn Smith age 23, son of Mr and Mrs James W Smith of Union Furnace, and Clifford Willard Willis age 21, son of Mrs Delphia Willis of Carbondale, enlisted in the U S Navy this week. They were transferred to the naval training station at Great Lakes Illinois for six weeks recruit training announced by W H Byers petty officer in charge of Athens Naval Recruiting Station.
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Herbert Vaughn Smith
James W. Smith
Union Furnace
Clifford Willard Willis
Delphia Willis
Carbondale
U. S. Navy
W. H. Byers
Athens
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Mary Skinner Seeks Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Mrs. Mary Skinner files for divorce from Donald Skinner in Common Pleas Court alleging cruelty and gross neglect. She recalls marriage in May 1931 at Athens and states she is mother to two daughters aged five and nine. She seeks alimony, costs, and custody.
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Mary Skinner
Donald Skinner
Common Pleas Court
Skinner
Athens
Gulf Dealers Hold Fall Sales Meeting at Hotel Berry
Eighty two Gulf dealers and helpers from Athens County and parts of Morgan and Vinton Counties attended the annual fall sales campaign meeting of Gulf Refining Co at Hotel Berry in Athens. Roger Cassidy George O Hara and D W Lease led instruction on preparing motor vehicles for fall and winter driving and optimizing Gulf product use after a dinner meeting.
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Athens County
Morgan and
Vinton Counties
Gulf Refining Co
Hotel Berry
Athens
Gulf
Roger Cassidy
Cincinnati
Gulf Co
George O'Hara
Toledo
D. W. Lease
Southeastern Ohio
Infantry unit boards train to Camp Shelby
At 9 20 this morning 20 infantrymen and officers from the Headquarters Detachment Second Battalion 166th Infantry left Athens by train for Camp Shelby Miss for a year or more of service. The march to the station revealed lights left on and a locked flag and armory keys required a window entry. The train delayed by lateness and stops at Chillicothe and Washington D C, with arrival planned at 4 50 p m CST tomorrow in Mississippi.
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166Th Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
Athana Fan Thane
ST MI
Court St
Chillicothe
Washington D. H
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Population of Athens Grows 472 in Decade
Athens city population increased by 472 in the last ten years to 7,676 in 1940, per census figures received by C. M. Gill of the Athens Chamber of Commerce. County totals for several counties and towns in Athens and Gallia are listed, including Nelsonville, Glouster, and Crown City.
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Athens City
C. M. Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Census
Washington
Athens County
Nelsonville
Glouster
Gallia County
Chambersburg
Crown City
Gallipolis
Vinton
Rio Grande
Logan
Jackson County
Coalton
Jackson
Oak Hill
Wellston
Meigs
Middleport
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Rutland
Wilkesville
Hamden
McArthur
Zaleski
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Perry
Morgan
Tom Praises Athens Credit Bureau at Merchants Luncheon
H V Tom manager of the Zanesville Credit Bureau praised the 70 members of the Athens Credit Bureau for cooperation at a luncheon in Hotel Berry. He noted Athens records credit standing for about 45 000 individuals in Athens and surrounding counties and cited Oscar Fulton's election as vice president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Ohio.
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Athens Credit Bureau
H. V. Tom
Zanesville
Oscar Fulton
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Ohio
Springfield
Mother of Two Files Petition for Divorce
Marie Elkins files for divorce from Oscar Elkins in Common Pleas Court alleging adultery. They married in September 1933 and have two children aged 2 and 5. She says he forced her from the home on October 1 and they have not lived together since. She has no income or property while he earns 22.50 dollars weekly, and seeks temporary and permanent alimony.
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Common Pleas Court
Marie Elkins
Oscar Elkins
Inoculations Postponed in Coolville District
Health commissioner Dr. B B Backley was called to Cleveland delaying Friday’s inoculation of Coolville school children. A new date will be announced. Next week nurses will visit Chauncey The Plains Amesville in the morning for diphtheria and smallpox shots for preschool children over nine months.
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B. B. Backley
Cleveland
Coolville
Chauncey
the Plains
Amesville
Athens Township PTA Meeting At Mechanicsburg School
The Athens Township PTA will hold its second monthly meeting at Mechanicsburg School on Friday at 7 30 p m. A speaker is scheduled and a business meeting will follow. Each family is asked to bring doughnuts.
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Athens Township Pta
Mechanicsburg
Joe Johnson Fined for Intoxication By Mayor Cornell
Joe Johnson of 178 West State Street was fined five dollars plus costs for intoxication by Mayor Cliff Cornell this morning. He was jailed to serve the fine after arrest last night by Police Captain Charles Maple and Officer Joseph McBride.
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Joe Johnson
State St
Cliff Cornell
Johnson
Charles Maple
Joseph McBride
Abel Will Address Eagles Here Friday
John A. Abel former grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will speak at the Athens lodge hall Friday evening October 25 to discuss matters with aerie officers of District No 4. M L Brown state secretary announced the event.
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John A. Abel
Order of Eagles
Athens Lodge
Mr. Abel
Aerie
M. L. Brown
400 Democrats Meet Tuesday at Coolville
Approximately 400 Athens County Democrats attended a political meeting in Troy Township High School at Coolville Tuesday night. The program included brief talks by all Democratic nominees for county office and a discussion of state issues by the County Democratic Central Committee.
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Athens County
Troy Township
Coolville
Democratic Central Committee
Tea as a Cold Weather and Warm Climate Explorer’s Aid
Scientists note tropical expeditions favor cooled tea to help regulate body temperature while Arctic missions rely on hot tea to preserve warmth and energy. Researchers observe tea choices align with climate challenges, aiding comfort and stamina during expeditions.
FASTEETH Promotes Comfortable Denture Wear
An advertisement touts FASTEETH powder for secure denture plates. It claims the alkaline formula reduces plate odor and allows talking laughing or sneezing without fear of teeth loosening. It emphasizes a pleasant non gummy taste and no nausea.
Athens City Democratic Office Opens in Bank Building
Athens Democratic headquarters opened today in the Security Bank Building on the third floor with a 936 telephone line. It was announced staff will be on duty at all times during the remainder of the campaign. Italian radio stations broadcast in 20 languages daily.
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Athens City
Democratic
Security Bank
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