Grand Jury Opens 4 Day Session With 90 Cases
Athens County Grand Jury resumes October term with about 150 witnesses to hear in 90 to 100 cases. Prosecutor Harold Rose ready to present charges as Judge Rowland sets four day plan. Jurors named include G E Oen and John N Brewer among others. Cases involve public office coo peration embezzlement forgery incest and notary misconduct. Accused include Josie Withem Emmett Andrews Paul Ullmark and J C Johnson. Stabbing accusation against Arza Cook and related charges of incest calf stealing and a first degree murder case against Fred Lehoe continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Grand Jury
Harold d. Rose
O. F. Rowland
G. E. Oen
Guysville
John N. Brewer
Athens
James Bland
Nelsonville
Sam Cunningham
Glouster
Art Conkey
Marshfield
George Marshall
Guy Osborne
Chauncey
William Frisby
Carbondale
Blanche Moorehead
Ida L. Brown
O. L. Hoisington
Olive Gard
John C. Harner
John D. Gist
Charles Roberts
Josie Withem
Emmett Andrews
Paul Ullmark
J. C. Johnson
Athens Township
Martha Hines
Elias
Fred Lehoe
Lodi Township
Charles Bayless
Skywriting Over Athens Reflects on Airline Tragedy
In gusty winds near Athens a few aviators pursue harmless flights while debate swirls over the so called greatest tragedy in airline history. The piece critiques altitudes and course deviations tied to a 21 passenger mainliner crash and notes flight recorders aid crash mysteries. It urges higher flight levels to clear obstacles and compares aviation fatalities to auto deaths on Labor Day.
Rev Luchs Installed as Pastor at First Presbyterian
Rev Fred E Luchs was installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church by the Athens Presbytery. The ceremony included a sermon by Rev Dr E B Townsend and charges to pastor and congregation by Rev R C Babylon. An informal reception followed with Athens Presbytery ministers and the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. Luchs
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
E. B. Townsend
Marietta
R. C. Babylon
Logan
L. W. Gishler
Gallipolis
A. Y. Wilcox
Babylon
W. S. Gamertsfelder
A. A. Atkinson
A. C. Anderson
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Aged Frank Bodi
The suspect confessed to the slaying of Frank Bodi on July 26 at his lonely home and may not be heard before the legislative session ends.
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Frank Bodi
Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades
Adele Garrison writes of a quiet homecoming after a motor trip as Mary plans to tell her mother about an upcoming royal invasion. Dicky offers help and humor while they anticipate family greetings and a private talk, ending with a note that the continuation appears tomorrow.
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Adele Garrison
Philip Veritzen
Dicky
Watermill
Mother
Want Youths To Join CCC
Fifteen more CCC applicants will be taken to the camp of Company 1548 at Nelsonville Thursday by Fred C. Shafer selecting agent for Athens County. The quota now lacks 28 and Shafer expects to fill it by early November. Youths 17 to 23 who are unemployed and in need of employment are eligible, with relief cases preferred.
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CCC
Company 1548
Nelsonville
Fred C. Shafer
Athens County
Shafer
Mill St
R. J. Schaar
U. S. Forest Service
Calls Meeting to Plan O. U. Youth Conference
Ross Wright farm agent calls committeemen in the county extension office for Thursday night October 28 to plan an Older Youth Conference at the Ohio University campus. Representatives from Meigs Gallia Vinton Jackson Hocking Washington and Athens Counties will discuss the event with Ohio University professor E A Taylor to represent the university.
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Ross Wright
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton
Jackson
Hocking
Washington
Athens
E. A. Taylor
Kelley Opens Barber Shop in Springfield
Harry Kelley, formerly a barber at Hotel Berry, has begun operating a new barber shop in Springfield.
Millfield Miner Rev Watkins Publishes Labor History Book
Former Jacksonville boy and Ohio University alum Rev Damon D Watkins has published Keeping the Home Fires Burning in its second edition. The book on coal mining covers the Millfield disaster of November 5 1930 and labor history, with 1200 copies bought by Millfield mine locals for workers.
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Jacksonville
Ohio University
Damon D. Watkins
Lydia Watkins
Millfield
Ohio
Hocking Valley
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
AF of L
Watkins
Johnson College
Rio Grande
Trimble Church of Christ
Chauncey
Mr. Watkins
S. Main St. Church of Christ
New Lexington
Town
Cinderella Coeds to Become Princesses at Dinner Demonstration
Six Ohio University coeds chosen by Dr Velma Phillips will be transformed into “Cinderellas” by Miss Myra Jervey of Stephens College as part of a grooming demonstration at the Schoolmistresses Dinner in the Hotel Berry. The event speeds from diagnosis to beauty parlor makeover and a final Home Economics display.
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Ohio University
Myra Jervey
Stephens College
Columbia
Hotel Berry
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Jervey
Paris
Jean Patou
Velma Phillips
Ohio University School of Home Economics
Miss Jervey
To Hold Coleman Rites In Chillicothe Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. L Coleman, longtime Athens resident, will be at Ware Funeral Home Chillicothe at 1 30 p m Tuesday. She died Sunday morning and resided with granddaughter Mrs Ruth Strahl in Athens. Survived by sister Mrs J W inner of Stewart and brother Harry Rasely of Stewart.
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L. Coleman
Athens
Ware
Chillicothe
Social at New Marshfield Church October 26
Classes No 1 and 2 of the New Marshfield Church of Christ invite members to a social Tuesday evening October 26 in the Sunday School room. Attendees are asked to bring doughnuts or pies.
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New Marshfield
West Side second graders build Indian themed village project
At West Side School Room II pupils replace goblins with Indians in a learning unit. They craft tepees tomahawks bows and arrows and gather boxes to create a full village with campfires and an Indian frieze. Grade 1 focuses on family life as students make miniature cardboard houses with painted decor.
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West Side School
West Side
Athenian Falls After Auto Collision Injures Man
William Houston, 63, of Athens, was hurt when he tripped against a moving car on Route 56 near White's Mill Saturday night. Cecil Bolin of Shade drove Houston to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment. In a separate crash at the Sharpsburg Hill junction of Routes 50 and 377 Mrs. Alice Coulson of Rockbridge suffered severe bruises. Carlos Coulson, also of Rockbridge, collided with W. D. Hollingsworth of Cutler while Hollingsworth turned from Route 377 to 50. Mrs. Coulson was the only other reported injury.
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White's Mill
William Houston
Athens
Houston
State Highway Patrol
Cecil Bolin
Shade
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sharpsburg Hill
Alice Coulson
Rockbridge
Carlos Coulson
Chesterhill
W. D. Hollingsworth
Cutler
Mrs. Cranston Dies Widow of O U Alumnus
Mrs Lucie Parker Cranston 80 widow of Bishop Cranston of the Methodist Episcopal Church died in a Cincinnati hospital after a fall at her New Richmond residence She lived at Penmaen Farm since her husband’s death five years ago and accompanied the bishop on his last two visits to Athens.
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Lucie Parker
Cranston
Bishop Cranston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio University
Cincinnati
New Richmond
Carload of Apples Sent to Athens Relief Clients
A carload of apples from federal surplus arrives at Athens railroad yards. Relief agent Fred C. Shafer notes the apples are bought from Ohio surplus for distribution to relief families. Each family may receive one bushel, with Shafer's office at 16 FE Mill St. handling orders.
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Athens
Fred C. Shafer
Ohio
Shafer
Mill St
Hospital Discharges March Monday
Mr. Arthur Cornwell from Hotel Berry and Miss Jennie Uhl of Millersburg were discharged Monday from Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Arthur Cornwell
Hotel Berry
Jennie Uhl
Millersburg
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Q-623 Relief For Rheumatism Promised Here
Found at last a guaranteed prescription Q-623 for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago now available to all sufferers. The ad claims thousands helped and asserts the remedy stops pain with a few doses and is worth its weight in gold. Also promotes Q-Tabs as a stimulant diuretic from Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store at 9 W Union St Athens Ohio.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Athens, Ohio
Apple Growers Protest Low Federal Apple Prices in Ohio
About 40 Tri-County Apple Growers Association members met at Coolville High School to protest federal surplus apple purchases. They said the program depresses current market prices and noted some buyers offer as much as the government. They plan to send their protest to Senator Duncan Donahey, Senator Bulkley, Representative Jenkins, and Surplus Commodities officials.
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Tri-County Apple Growers Association
Coolville
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Robert Bulkley
Thomas A. Jenkins
Robert Secrest
Surplus Commodities Corporation
AHS Stage Presents Flying Dutchman Tuesday Night
Athens High School presents a three act opera The Flying Dutchman on Tuesday with a Metropolitan style production. Sail ships and sea backdrops are created by Lloyd Bjornstad and Ethyl Woolf classes. The second act shows a rustic home interior with a fireplace artwork.
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Athens High School
Metropolitan
Norway
Lloyd Bjornstad
Ethyl Woolf
Jean Finsterwald
Betty Fulton
William Evans
Ohio University
Hollander
Marjorie Moler
Margaret Pratt
Trundle Bed Inn
First Snow Flurries In Air Here Sunday
The first snow flurries of winter were in the air late Saturday night and Sunday morning. Temperature ranged from 32 to a high of 50 degrees. At noon today the thermometer stood at 50 with hints of a rise above yesterday’s peak.
Navy Opens Station In Post Office Here
Announcement today confirms the U S Navy recruiting station in the Athens Post Office is now permanent. J F Merkel, electrician's mate first class, is in charge at Room 21. The Athens district covers Athens Meigs Vinton and Hocking Counties and reports to the Cincinnati main office. Applicants are 17 to 24 inclusive and must meet physical and mental standards.
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U. S. Navy
Athens
J. F. Merkel
U.S.N
Meigs
Vinton
Hocking
Cincinnati
Merkel
Beware Kidney Germs Ad From 1937
An old wartime advertisement warns kidneys may suffer from germs after colds or dental issues. It promotes Cystex as a doctor’s formula that starts fighting germs in 3 hours and promises full satisfaction or money back within a week with a drugstore purchase.
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Cepr
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Athens Messenger
Lehoe
AL Knouff
John Jagers
Gordon Bush
John T. Sprague
Woodgerd
Rockies
North American
Rev. Luchs
Madge
Mary
Aaron
O. U
Rev. Watkins
Redskins
West School
Athenian
Dowler & Ferguson
Me Maytag
Maytag
Ebby
E Newton
APPLE
Navy
Sohio
the Standard Oil Co
the Carpenter May Tagle
Athenaville — Glouster
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