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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1940

Page

5

Durant Wiggam To Speak At Auditorium Programs

Three thousand school people from 11 counties will attend the forty sixth annual session of the Southeastern Ohio Education Association in Athens on Thursday and Friday. Principal speakers include Dr William James Durant and Dr Albert Edward Wiggam, noted as a modern interpreter of science.

Southeastern Ohio Education Association Athens William James Durant America Albert Edward Wiggam First Presbyterian Church Memorial Auditorium First Methodist Church Hotel Berry J. T. Worthman Somerset Schools Athens High School Musical Dr. Wiggam Dean Gaw Marie Quick Ohio University Esther Allen Gaw Ohio State University South America T. K. Owens Jackson Association Wiggam John W. Danford Logan High School Minnie Louise Brown Durant James M. Turner McCon Nelsville Ohio Education Association Portsmouth East High School J. Richard Farmer Presbyterian Church Ellis Hall Carl C. Byers Gallipolis Joseph W. Fichter Miami University Christian Church Wayne T. Matthews Western Reserve University Super Hall A. K. Wheeler Portsmouth Forbes B. Wiley Denison University Chubb Library Elizabeth Breinig Mary C. Devereaux University of Wisconsin Ewing Hall Helen Stewart Nelsonville C. S. Berry Ralph R. Walker Union Furnace High School Charles W. Jarvis Ohio Wesleyan University Rufus Putnam Hall C. L. Dow O. H. Fink Ohio State Department of Education Ewing Auditorium Robert Gates Dawes Ohio University School of Dramatic Art Rebecca Dana Ironton Howard Francis Seely Masonic Hall Clifford Glazier Stewart H. G. Shields University of Chicago Ruth Jean Miller Katheryn Myers Oak Hill High School George Havens Social Science Methodist Church Wheeling W. Va Margaret E. Davis Blanche Thomas Logan Charles C. Cowell

WPA delays spark Athens County delegation trip to Zanesville

Delegation from Athens County met WPA officials in Zanesville after county leaders reported unfilled jobs and delays on the Mudsock Road project. Commissioners defended local efforts, while officials promised to resubmit schedules and seek timely start dates for multiple projects and relief funding.

Board of County Commissioners B. F. Beckler, Jr WPA Zanesville District 3 Athens County Charles Stratton Milton Nuzum H. G. Householder Beckler John Wyckoff Hocking and Sunday Creek Valley Labor Council Mudsock Road Mudsock Millfield N. Columbia Ave Athens Carbondale-Kimberly Road William Morris Morris Stratton H. T. Rainey Householder Ralph Elliott Auditor's Office

Journalist Edward B. Hitchcock to Speak at Ohio University

Edward B. Hitchcock, noted American journalist and author, will address the third Ohio University convocation in Memorial Auditorium Thursday at 9 40 am on foreign affairs. He arrives with 20 years in European politics including posts with The Christian Science Monitor and Chicago Daily News and recently completed a biography of Eduard Benes.

Edward B. Hitchcock Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Sigma Delta Chi Hitchcock London Christian Science Monitor Chicago Daily News Italy Mussolini Rome Eduard Benes Czechoslovakia United States Benes Amherst Mass Cornell University

Dems Schedule Final Campaign Meetings Across Regions

Democratic organizers announced updated gathering plans with Stewart and Lottridge venues on Thursday night instead of Coolville. A major turnout is planned in Glouster on Wednesday night with a torchlight parade from Moose Hall at 6 p.m. followed by speeches. Additional meetings are set for Buchtel Monday New Marshfield Tuesday Mechanicsburg Friday and Nelsonville Saturday.

Stewart and Lottridge Coolville Alfred Brown Glouster Moose Hall Buchtel New Marshfield Mechanicsburg School Nelsonville

Ministers to Meet at Presbyter ian Manse

Athens ministers will gather tonight at nine o'clock in the Presbyterian manse located at 15 North College Street for a scheduled meeting.

Athens N. College St

Use of Community Resources as Instructional Material in Science

Rufus Putnam Auditorium hosts a 1:30 p.m. session for elementary teachers under the superintendent of schools. The meeting covers using community resources as instructional material in science for elementary grades.

Superintendent of Schools Columbus Rufus Putnam

Susan Bennett Dies At Son's Home In Athens District

Susan South Bennett 87 died Sunday night at 10 at her son Jesse Bennett’s home on Athens Route 3 after months of illness. Widow of Lemuel Bennett who died in 1918 she was daughter of the late Samuel and Mrs. South and longtime resident of the Strouds Run area. She leaves two granddaughters Mrs. Fred Dowler Athens and Mrs. George Cain St Paris seven great grandchildren and one great great grandson. A son Dalton died in 1903. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Jesse Bennett’s home conducted by Rev. Pugh Chillicothe. Burial in Bennett family cemetery. Friends may visit anytime.

Susan South Bennett Jesse Bennett Athens Lemuel Bennett Bennett Samuel South Strouds Run Fred Dowler George Cain St. Paris Dalton Pugh Chillicothe

Mothers Are Scout Guests at Athens Girl Scout Week

Athens High School Little Theater hosted Girl Scout Week events with Miss Elizabeth Tuller as commentator. The program included hymns and promises, an original play Before Troop Meeting featuring Dorothy James Johanna Daugherty and Lois Shields, plus readings, songs, and the pledge of allegiance. Ushers were Jane Gladding Jane Dow and Jauvanta Young.

Athens Little Theater of Athens High School Elizabeth Tuller Dororthy James Johanna Daugherty Lois Shields Annabelle White Ann Dilley

Cornell Fines Two For Unsafe Driving

Mayor Cliff Cornell fines two men for unsafe operation of their automobiles. Guy Wills of 389 Richland Ave near Route 50 Albany and Theodore Deeters of Coalville Route 1 each receive 10 dollars plus costs. Deeters’ charge stems from an October 3 accident. he is recovering from injuries.

Cliff Cornell State Highway Patrol Guy Wills Richland Ave Albany Theodore Deeters Coalville Deeters

Ath ens Man Fined After DUI Charge on Route 33

Eric Cogan age 48 of Athens was arrested Saturday evening by the State Highway Patrol on Route 33 north of Athens. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Cornell, was fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Eric S. Cogan Athens State Highway Patrol Cogan Cornell

Local 5096 Set to Convene at Plains High School

United Mine Workers Local No 5096 will hold a meeting at 7 PM Thursday in the Plains High School building. John Wyckoff union official announced the event.

United Mine Workers of America Plains High School John Wyckoff

Beasley Brother Dies in Texas City

Lawrence Stevens age 42 brother of Mrs. Carl Beasley Athens died Saturday in a Houston hospital after a surgical operation. He had lived in Cincinnati and studied at Ohio University 1918-19 and was a Phi Delta Theta member. He worked with Ray-Glo in Athens and Armstrong Products in Huntington and Texas. Funeral set for Wednesday in Cincinnati at the father's home.

Lawrence Stevens Carl H. Beasley Athens Houston Tex Stevens Cincinnati Ohio University Phi Delta Theta Naval Reserve Training Unit American Legion Ray-Glo Corporation Armstrong Products Co Huntington W. Va Texas Brenner Alberta Brenner E. E. Stevens Harold Stevens Beasley Wells Ave Price Hill Carl Jack F. J Ann Charles Woodworth W. H. Logan

GOP Group To Hear Jenkins In Nelsonville Rally

A Republican event in Nelsonville features Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio's Tenth District speaking at Public Square on Thursday Oct 31 at 7 30 p.m after a torchlight procession. Athens County Republicans host a Stewart rally Oct 30 at 7 30 p.m with S E Forney as principal speaker and entertainment. Willkie and Dewey radio talks are scheduled tonight across networks.

Thomas A. Jenkins Ohio Congressional District Nelsonville Public Square Athens County Stewart S. E. Forney Columbus Ohio Tax Commission Republican Athens Wendell Willkie Columbia Broadcasting System Louisville E.S.T Thomas E. Dewey Peoria Ill Blue National Broadcasting Co

Arrest of Amaziah Johnson near Coolville for unsafe operation

Amaziah Johnson 56 of Egler West Virginia was arrested on Route 50 near Coolville by state patrolmen and arraigned before Mayor W B King. He was charged with unsafe operation and fined ten dollars plus costs.

Coolville Amaziah Johnson Egler W. Va W. B. King

Hunter Fined by Mayor in Nelsonville Route 3 Case

Hunter was fined $5 and costs today by Mayor Cliff Cornell after arrest on West State Street last night by Capt. Charles Maple. He is from Nelsonville Route 3 and was processed by local authorities.

Maphett Hunter Nelsonville Cliff Cornell W. State St Charles Maple

Hunter Cleared After Deer Kill Disputed as Error

California hunter killed an antlered female deer but was poised for arrest until the game commissioner ruled the incident a natural error by Mother Nature.

Mother Nature California

Local UMWA Unit Demands John L. Lewis Resign

A Millfield meeting of Local Union 1205 of the United Mine Workers adopted a resolution calling for John L. Lewis to resign as president. The motion cites his alleged attacks on labor and notes Roosevelt era gains. A district meeting in Glouster, with reps from mining locals, is planned to discuss action.

John L. Lewis United Mine Workers of America Union 1205 UMWA Millfield Anthus Maiatsis Evwuey Wy Elueiuel Stippicus Wom William Sisson Sission Miners’ Union Perry Morgan, Hocking Athens Muskingum Lawrence Jackson Vinton Meigs Scioto Pike Odd Fellows Hall Glouster Sisson United States Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Lewis United Mine Workers

Burned worker admitted after asphalt spill at railroad site

Charles Wilsong of Little Hocking was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for minor burns from a fall while carrying hot asphalt for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Several others were released from Sheltering Arms this and past weekends including Otis E. Chevalier of Gloucester and Julius Manning of Millfield Route 2.

Charles Wilsong Little Hocking Sheltering Arms Hospital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Otis E. Chevalier Glouster Julius Manning Millfield Joe Verity Mill St Athens Sheltering Arms Kenneth Collins W. Washington St Ethel Blower Carrie Harvey Stimson Ave Patty Lee Crawford P. J. Crawford

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