Temporary Driving Tests Set Across Counties
Temporary driving permit holders must take oral and physical examinations starting Nov. 2 in counties including Athens Gallipolis Logan Meigs McConnelsville New Lexington McArthur Marietta and Athens. About 5 000 driver permits and 600 chauffeur permits issued. 4 000 drivers still unlicensed. Special Democratic women’s meeting in Athens City Hall Tuesday at 7 30.
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C. L. Jordan
Athens County
Jordan
Columbus
Council Chamber
Athens City Hall
Billy Van to Speak in Athens for National Brands Dinner
Billy B. Van famed comedian and Newport N H mayor will appear in Athens Wednesday night Oct 28 to address the National Brands Retailers district at a Hotel Berry banquet. Van once led stages and films, now heads Pine Tree Products and serves with National Brands Stores networks worldwide. He canceled a September National Brands picnic appearance due to illness.
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Billy B. van
Newport
N. H
Will Apear
Athens
National Brands
Berry
Van
Pine Tree Products Company
Conservation Figures Sent to 1 000 Farmers
The Athens County soil conservation office sends soil depleting bases and county productivity percentiles to 1 000 farmers who requested farm inspections. Twenty farm reporters measure all cropland since 1930 where crops other than wild hay were removed.
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Athens County Soil Conservation Office
Scarlet fever case reported in Trimble Township
Athens County Health Office confirms a scarlet fever case in Trimble Township involving 14 year old Avadelle Thompson, son of Reese Thompson.
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Athens County
Trimble Township
Avadelle Thompson
Reese Thompson
Vendol touted for stomach relief by Athens Pharmacy vote
Local ads tout Vendol as a popular remedy for stomach trouble. A testimonial from Mrs. J. O. Snider recounts relief from indigestion gas dizziness and muscle fatigue after using Vendol. The Vendor Man promotes Vendol at Athens Pharmacy with sales in Nelsonville via Hickman's Pharmacy.
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Athens
Vendor
Nelsonville
Hickman
Landon Makes Sunday Stop in Athens on Campaign Trail
Gov Alf M Landon Republican presidential nominee traveled by special train from Indianapolis to Baltimore stopping briefly in Athens Ohio after 10 30 pm He did not appear on the rear platform as usual and the train carried sunflower arrangements an amplifying system and Republican insignia on cars while most cars were dark.
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Alf M. Landon
Athens
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Landon
Ohio
Republican Party
Cold and Snow Expected as Ohio Braces for Frigid Night
Strong winds on Lake Erie and a forecast of dropping temperatures threaten snow flurries in Ohio. The U S Weather Bureau in Columbus predicts continued cooling tonight with a possible freeze by Tuesday morning. Athens saw almost an inch of rain with a Sunday high of 73 and a night low of 46 amid overcast skies.
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Lake Erie
Kodfish King Debuts at Station WAHS Musical Show
The Kroggins Kippered Kodfish Kompany presents Tune In at Athens High School Auditorium tonight and tomorrow at eight. Dress rehearsals show a promising musical venture with a strong cast and professional touch, centered on saving the radio station amid a test program by Redfish King Kasper Kroggins.
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Kroggins Kippered
Kodfish Kompany
WAHS
Athens High School
Redfish
Kasper Kroggins
Floyd K
Prince
A. A. Nellis
Ethel Wolf
Lloyd Bjornstad
Pearl S. Wamsley
Bob Hutchins
Don Grones
Bruce Lawson
Bob Drake
Open House Held at New Shade School
Nearly 250 persons attended the open house in the new Shade School building from 2 to 4 p m Sunday. Pupils have attended classes in the new building for one week. The Shade PTA will oversee dedication services to be held soon.
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Shade
Shade Pta
Salute to 4ove Continues Amid Rainy Party Night
Kate and Caroline host a rain plagued hay wagon party at Meed Meadows. Guests crowd the house as storms ruin food and decor while Major Grayson arrives drunk, Morgan avoids Kate, and Eve Elwe hosts a private after party.
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Kate
Caroline
Grandad
Zeke
Abthy
Johnnie Baird
Morgan
Meed Meadows
Eve Elwe
Eve
Pigskin Parade Opens At Athena In Giddy Football Musical
A 20th Century Fox comedy opens Tuesday at the Athena Theater featuring Stuart Erwin Johnny Downs Arline Judge Betty Grable Patsy Kelly Jack Haley Judy Garland and more. The campus caper follows Yipee University as a misdirected invitation leads to a chaotic season mixing football and basketball with riotous songs and a climactic big game against the Boola Boola team.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Fresh Water
Somebdy
Boola-Boola
Yipee University
Yipee
Jack Haley
Patsy Kelly
Patsy
Jack
Loss of Soil and Water Topic at Ohio Valley Convention
The 42nd annual Ohio Valley Improvement Association convention will be held in Huntington West Virginia on November 10. Agricultural experts warn soil and moisture loss have depleted farm fertility in the Ohio Valley due to forest loss and farming methods. Kenneth Welton of Dayton Ohio will present the Soil Conservation Service program as an important part of the agenda.
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Ohio Valley
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Huntington
W. Va
Soil Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Kenneth Welton
Dayton
Ohio
Berries in October Report Spreads From The Plains
Herbert Thompson of The Plains reports finding blackberries growing in late October. He brought the berries to The Messenger as proof, noting the unusual fruiting in a field near his home.
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Herbert Thompson
Albany Pupils Stage The Magic Charm Operetta
Albany Consolidated School pupils present the operetta The Magic Charm on Wednesday night October 28 at the school auditorium with students performing multiple roles and songs.
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Albany
Albany Consolidated School
Prescription Q-623 Promises Quick Nervous System Relief
An advertisement touts PRESCRIPTION Q-623 as a miraculous internal remedy for neuritis promising rapid results. It urges readers to buy a bottle immediately and notes sale through an unspecified vendor.
Five Hurt in Accidents in Area Sunday
State Highway Patrol responded to three crashes on Sunday and arrested reckless driver C G Sennett of Pomeroy. In one collision John Circle of Racine and his wife Mrs Circle plus daughter Eleanor sustained injuries, while in another Athens resident Albert Rhodes was hurt. A third incident sent a passenger van into a ditch near Athens Airport. none were seriously hurt. Lawrence Martt of Huntington was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving in Pomeroy magistrate court.
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C. G. Sennett
Pomeroy
John Circle
Racine
Albert Rhodes
Athens
Harold Talkington
Chester
van Meter
Dixon
Bessie Johnson
Ott Lonas
State Patrol
Lawrence Martt
Huntington
W. Va
Titus
Martt
Woman Fined After Car Hits Road Worker
Magistrate T. R. Bennett fined Ruth Tripp of Athens ten dollars and costs after she pleaded guilty to reckless driving. Roy Henner, superintendent of the Fisher Station Road project on Route 50, said she accidentally struck a worker on the job as she drove by.
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T. R. Bennett
Ruth Tripp
Athens
Roy Henner
Fisher Station Road
Rt. 50
Henner
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Nelsonville and Athens Couples
James Weston 26 miner of Nelsonville and Flossie Coakley 22 of Nelsonville apply for marriage. Charles Rock Jr 26 contractor of N Paris Ind and Esther W Harris 26 of Athens seek nuptials. Richard Clark 24 Columbus finisher and Lucille Williams 20 Athens seek license.
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James Weston
Nelsonville
Miner
Burt Weston
Flossie Coakley
Emmett Coakley
Charles Rock, Jr
N. Paris
Ind
Charles E. Rock
Esther W. Harris
Athens
C. H. Harris
Richard Clark
Columbus
Sherill Clark
Lucille Williams
DPD
Emmett Williams
More Athens News On Page 8
In the glow worm feature the article notes that only the female of the species is luminous highlighting a distinctive trait within the family of glow worms discussed on page 8 of the Athens news section.
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Athens News
Personal tax deadline in Athens County announced
The final day for payment of tangible and intangible personal tax in Athens County is Saturday October 31. Payments cover the second half of the year and were announced at the office of county treasurer G. D. Gorham.
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Athens County
G. D. Gorham
John Nagle Dies At Daughter's Home In Kentucky
John Wesley Nagle of Athens County died Sunday at his daughter Mrs. E C Kinker’s home in Fort Palmer Kentucky while visiting. He leaves a wife four children and a brother Lew Nagle. The body will return from Kentucky Tuesday noon with calling after 2 pm. Funeral at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Gilbert Courtney. Burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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John Wesley Nagle
Athens R. D
E. C. Kinker
Fort Palmer
Nagle
B. C. Kinker
Rex Nagle
Frieda Mullenkamp
Lew Nagle
Athens
John Nagle
Mr. Nagle
Kentucky
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Hebbardsville Cemetery
Civil Service Exams Announced by U S Board of Examiners
The U S Civil Service Commission lists open competitive exams with salaries from $2,000 to $3,800. Positions include diorama modeler, diorama sculptor, diorama artist, and training supervisor. Full details available from J L C Kelley secretary at the Post Office in Athena.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Forest Service
J. L. C. Kelley
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athena
Clover Farm Convention Promises National Reach in Cleveland
Clover Farm Stores will host about 1 000 retailer and wholesale members in Hotel Carter Cleveland on Oct 27 and 28 for the annual convention and tenth anniversary. The event opens with a tour of Clover Farm's headquarters and ends with a banquet featuring Mayor Harold H. Burton. Southeast Ohio and Mountain State delegates from many towns will attend.
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Clover Farm
National Cooperative Group
Carter
Cleveland
Glover Farm
Harold H. Burton
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