Forest Service Plans $35000 for 7000 Acres in Athens District
The Athens District of the U S Forest Service will spend 35000 to acquire about 7000 acres of land. Appraisal work begins this week under District Forest Ranger R J Schaar with a government technician. Most land was previously optioned or inspected in 1935 and 1936, and purchases hinge on prices around 5 per acre and clearance by the National Forest Reservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Schaar
Schaar
National Forest
Athens
U. S. Forest Service
Forest Service
National Forest Reservation Commission
Secretary of War
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Interior
Commission
Entertainers scheduled for Friday Republican Club rally dance
Skilled singers and a unique act by Ohio University students Pete Hlinka and William Dunlea will entertain 600 guests at Hotel Berry next Friday night Nov 3. The show blends streamlined magic with Original music while Rex Koons orchestra provides further dances. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Berry
Pete Hlinka
William Dunlea
Republican Club
Ohio University
Hlinka
Dunlea
Ohio
Rex Koons
William Jewett Dies at Veterans Hospital
William Jewett age 43 formerly of The Plains died in the U S Veterans Administration Hospital at Wood Wisconsin. Body brought to Athens for calling hours then funeral services at his home on Wednesday. He leaves a stepmother and several sisters and brothers, with his father and wife predeceased him. He had been hospitalized for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jewett
the Plains
U. S. Veterans Administration Hospital
Wood
Wis
Athens
Washington St
Minnie Jewett
S. A. Smith
Cleveland
William Stephens
Columbus
Charles Honaker
Xenia
Neva
Marguerite Jewett
James Winfield
Harold
Harold Jewett
Willis Jewett
Buchtel Man Hit by Vehicle. Driver Blinded By Lights
Joe Sheskey, 75, of Buchtel, knocked down by auto driven by Justin Banek, 22, of Murray City, Saturday night in Buchtel. Banek told troopers he was blinded by oncoming headlights and did not see Sheskey walking on the highway. Sheskey suffered forehead lacerations and cut hands and was taken to a Nelsonville doctor for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sheskey
Buchtel
Justin E. Banek
Murray City
Banek
Sheskey
Nelsonville
Test Proved Him Free of TB in Athens County Clinic
Joe Breeze of Nelsonville is shown after a TB examination by Dr. Dan Morse. The test found no tuberculosis. Monthly diagnostic clinics run by the Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association with the county health department have no charge and use Christmas Seal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association
County Health Department
Athens
Lamborn
Chauncey High School
Morse
Harry Mettler
Nelsonville
Health Association
Dorothy Bache
Esta LaHugh
Athens City
Skywriting and air travel weave through Athens weekend
Flyers from Warren and Dayton Daily News staff visited Ohio University while ground school for civilian pilot training began. The Athens Flying Club notes growing radio compass use and forecasts rapid spread of portable weather radios among private planes.
Drill Schedule for Infantry Announced
Lieutenant Harold E. Chadwick announced drill periods for Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion 166th Infantry on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7 30 at the Armory. Plans for Armistice Day include a test mobilization period. Headquarters Company will be stationed at the Armory Saturday and Sunday as part of seven days of training, with mobilization near Columbus for five days starting November 22.
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2Nd Batallion
166Th Infantry
Harold E. Chadwick
Chadwick
Columbus
Automobile Stolen From Athens Armory Front
A 1929 town sedan owned by Sam Greenblatt of 168 East State Street and an Ohio University student was stolen from in front of the Armory Saturday morning. Athens police and state patrolmen report the theft. license plate CE543.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Greenblatt
E. State St
Ohio University
Athens City
Dance Committees Set Meeting on Wednesday in Ath ens County
Report notes dance committee members from all Republican clubs in Ath ens County will meet Wednesday at 7 30 pm in the Courthouse to file reports for the dance planned Friday night at Hotel Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Hotel Berry
Beasley Co. sues McCune for 176.53 in Common Pleas Court
The F. J. Beasley Company files suit against Harold H. McCune in Common Pleas Court seeking 176.53 plus seven percent interest from Sept 21, 1935, on an open account for merchandise sold and delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
F. J. Beasley Co
Harold H. McCune
Birth of Daughter Deanna Dickens Named
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickens and N. Shafer Sr announce the birth of a daughter on Thursday October 26. The baby is named Deanna. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Porter Dickens of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hoisington of Fisher Station. The note adds a line about the card game Seven Up as a favorite of the sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dickens
N. Shafer Sr
Deanna
Porter Dickens
Athens
Lou Hoisington
Fisher Station
Sharp
Arizona Governor Quits Vacation To Lead Search
Gov. Robert T. Jones cut short his Oregon vacation to return to Proenix and personally head the hunt for Winnie Ruth Judd. He flew from San Francisco to resume the investigation into escape conditions at the Arizona insane asylum and to press the case.
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Proenix
Ariz
U.P
Robert T. Jones
Winnie Ruth Judd
Tiger Woman
San Francisco
Oregon
Arizona Insane Asylum
Magician Benjamin Franklin IV to Perform at AHS Wednesday
Athens High School hosts a benefit show in the auditorium on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Proceeds fund choir robes. Announcement by Mr. and Mrs. William Clark (Martha King). Dixie Ann is welcomed by Dixie Ann Clark at Currier Street. Grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. John Clark and Mr. Fred King and Mrs. Mae Crauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Benjamin Franklin IV
William Clark
Martha King
Currier St
Dixie Ann
John Clark
Fred King
Logan
Mae Crauser
Parkersburg
Woman Buys Plant Then Learns It Is Stolen
In Columbia South Carolina a woman bought a potted plant from a boy peddling flowers. She hailed her sister-in-law to view it, who then realized the plant was her missing property taken from a porch a week earlier. Radium reportedly emits heat sufficient to melt its own weight in ice per hour and can give off heat and flight indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Four Speakers to Address Domestic Propaganda at Town Meeting
The Ohio University Town Meeting Committee presents its second program of the year on Tuesday at 7 30 in Music Hall. Dr H R Jolliffee Dr Oliver Martin G S Lasher and Richard Barber will discuss Is Domestic Propaganda Threatening Our Democracy with each speaker allotted ten minutes and a follow up question period moderated by Prof C N Mackinnon. Everyone is welcome.
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Ohio University Town Meeting Committee
Music Hall
H. R. Jolliffee
Oliver Martin
G. S. Lasher
Ohio University
Richard Barber
C. N. Mackinnon
Hawk Enlists In U S Navy From Pomeroy
Ralph William Hawk of Pomeroy enrolls in the Navy via Cincinnati station. He will report to the Newport Naval Training Station Rhode Island. Hawk is son of Mr and Mrs Price Harker Hawk. He attended local schools and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps for nearly three years. Navy station moves within Athens Post Office Building.
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W. H. Byers
Navy
Ralph William Hawk
Mulberry St
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Naval Training Station
Newport
Rhode Island
Hawk
Price Harker Hawk
Civilian Conservation Corps
Athens
Byers
New SEOA President Emerges From Jackson Schools
Mr. T. K. Owens, newly elected president of the Southeastern Ohio Education Association, has chaired Jackson City Schools for four years and earlier served as high school principal after teaching roles in Racine and Shawnee. He holds multiple civic memberships, leads the Jackson National Eistedfodd, serves as Red Cross treasurer, chairs Boy Scout affairs, sits on the Chamber of Commerce board, and is active in several fraternal groups. He is brother of Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Benson L. Owens.
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T. K. Owens
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Jackson City
Jackson
Racine
Shawnee
Elks and Moose Lodges
Jackson Country Club
Rotary Club
Jackson National Eistedfodd
Jackson County Red Cross
Boy Scout Committee
Chamber of Commerce
The
Presbyterian Church
Benson L. Owens
Jackson County
Judgments Sought On Three Cognovit Notes in Court
Stratton Motors of Nelsonville asks for judgments on three cognovit notes in Common Pleas Court. A. C. Kentner owes 186.43 on a 175 note with 7 percent interest from 1938. John and Dallas Farrow owe 143.74 on a similar note from 1936. T. E. McFarland sues Athens defendants James Webb and George Patterson for 323.11 with interest from 1939.
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Common Pleas Court
Stratton Motors
Nelsonville
A. C. Kentner
John
Dallas Farrow
T. E. McFarland
Athens
James Webb
George Patterson
Census of business starts here January 2
The nation wide census of business and manufacturing in Athens begins January 2 with about 1.7 million retailers 180000 wholesalers 750000 service businesses 50000 hotels and tourist camps 50000 amusements 200000 construction contractors 2500 sales finance firms and 170000 manufacturers. It will collect annual business volume credit use inventories payroll employment self employment and related data. Enumerators will visit all Athens businesses over five months and results will be released by areas states counties cities and towns in 1940. Confidentiality protects all answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bureau of the Census
United States
Census Workers Limited to Statistical Data in Government Form
Sworn census employees were unavailable except in broad statistical form to any agency. Freezing temperatures prevailed in Athens with a 28 degree reading. By noon Monday the thermometer rose to 53 as conditions changed.
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Athens
WPA Men Tog Report Avon Street Project
Athens WPA workers are to report at the Avon Street project Tuesday morning. The announcement came today from Paul Rose, the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
WPA
Avon St
Paul Rose
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Dayton
AL Knouff
Charles Kline
Vincent Cassidy
Howard Latimer
Thomas Winfield
Waco
Warren
Fred Albert
Harold Bolan
Rapher
Dayton Daily News
James Isabel
A. F. Gross
G. Renn
Toledo
Gross Waco
Lloyd Gross
Alice Renn
C. E. McElroy
Bill Lear
Lear
D. S. Shumate
Athens Flying Club
Athens Airways
Taylorcraft
Infantry
SUES
Arizona
AHS
Clarks
U.S. Navy
New Seoa
Oscar Fulton
City Hall
E. Washington St
Gill
Census Bureau
Jas. Filler
Adhene
Rika
Athens Pharmacy
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
Neil Sullivan
Ace Pathé Newsreel
the Messenger
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