Athens School System Brings Free Textbooks Citywide
Athens city will provide free textbooks for all students this year, with pupils owning only writing supplies and work books. Enrollment details show 1,550 city youngsters return Sept 8 alongside 6,080 county students. 180-day term and June 11 close noted.
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Athens
Athens City
Harper C. Pendry
Pendry
Henri Hess
East Side
Cincinnati
Helen Cornwell
Miles City, Mont
Miss Emma B. Coots Dies in New Lexington Home
Miss Emma B. Coots of New Lexington dies at her home Monday morning. She is sister of Mrs. W. E. Peters of Athens and formerly lived in Chauncey. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 9 30 a.m. at her New Lexington residence.
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Emma B. Coots
New Lexington
W. E. Peters
Athens
Chauncey
Economists on Trial and Public Life in 1933
A compact analysis of economists' role in public life. It contrasts public perception in the United States and Britain, summarizes The Economist view on why expert economic advice often goes unheeded, and explains the dual role of economist as both theorist and practical adviser.
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United States
England
Economist
London
Boothby
Sir Arthur Salter
House of Commons
Ricardo
J. S. Mill
New City Line Is Planned by Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co plans a belt loop to connect east and west gas sources for Athens. The loop runs from The Messenger Building rear along Congress Street to Carpenter Street, with an 18 inch feeder on Richland Ave and two 16 inch lines from West Virginia. A six inch main will replace the small existing loop to ensure constant pressure across the city. Frank W. Phillips, district manager, said authorization has been received and the upgrade will guarantee adequate supply citywide.
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Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Messenger
W. Union &T
Congress St
Carpenter St
Richland Ave
West Virginia
Stedman Co
West Athens
Frank W. Phillips
Gas Company
Phillips
Frank Selby Guest At Athens Rotary Meeting
Frank Selby of Marietta, a major independent oil producer, was introduced as a guest at the Athens Rotary Club meeting at Hotel Berry. Also present were Harry Z. Foster of Athens, James Lytle of Marietta, and Lawrence Worstel of Cleveland after the luncheon.
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Athens
Day of upheaval foretold by planetary alignments
Forecasters predict a sudden reversal of affairs and wide changes in life and associations due to current planetary configurations. A bereavement or death may trigger relocation, travel, and new personal ties, with treachery and secret manipulation to watch for. Eu es gene Field is noted.
Attendance Record for Fair Seventy Years of Involvement
S G Beverage of 101 University Terrace has attended Athens County fairs for more than 70 years, a record he confirms at 87. He joined the fair board in 1898 and recalls early fairs run on land near University Terrace, with livestock penned in rails from campus yards.
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University Terrace
Athens County Agricultural Society
Athens
S. F. Beverage
Beverage
The
Fair Board
Athens County Grand Jury to Convene. Divorces and Claims Listed
The Athens County Grand Jury will convene at the Courthouse on Monday morning October 5 with seventy five names drawn for grand and petit jurors. The first 20 petit jurors are to report October 12 for a three week term. Nelle Brooker’s suit against Howard Brooker in Common Pleas Court is dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Crum v Industrial Commission of Ohio favors plaintiff with $5 weekly compensation for 375 weeks starting January 1 1927 and $455.50 to Dr. D Scott Allen. Anthony Haleski v Frederick et al seeks interest in real estate in Jacksonville. Luella C Jenkinson granted divorce from Mark H Jenkinson and restored to maiden name Luella Cunningham. Oliver O Kinsey seeks $202.40 with 6 percent interest from August 28 1936 from Jesse Lake and P D Sheets. Basil Coe sues Edna Coe for divorce on willful absence and gross neglect of duty. custody of three children requested.
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Athens County
Grand Jury
Nelle Brooker
Howard Brooker
Athens County Common Pleas Court
A. Tolliver Crum
Industrial Commission of Ohio
D. Scott Allen
Athens
Anthony Haleski
Mary Frederick
Anna
Lawrence
John
Joy Frederick
Jacksonville
Luella C. Jenkinson
Mark H. Jenkinson
Luella Cunningham
Oliver O. Kinsey
Coolville National Bank
Struck by Automobile. Athens Police Captain Bruised
X rays show captain Charles Maple not having broken bones after being struck by a car while directing traffic at night at West Union street and Court Street. He was knocked about 12 feet and sustained severe bruises.
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Charles Maple
Athens
Maple
W. Union
Court Sta
ROTC Officer Assigned Here to Head Athens Unit
Captain Frederick Pearson, the War Department’s latest ROTC appointment to Ohio University, is due in Athens today with his family to assume active duty. He arrives from Howe Military Academy Indiana and will reside at 2 Shannon Avenue, bringing prior service in Foreign Service and a 1918 West Point commission.
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War Department
Ohio University Reserve Officer's Training Corp
Athens
ROTC
Carnegie Library
Pearson
Shannon Ave
Howe Military Academy
Howe
Ind
Missouri
West Point
Sunflowers Bloom Here In GOP Campaign Shipment
Athens receives a shipment of campaign material from the London and Knox felt insignia group. Harold Rose, executive committee chairman, takes a box of sunflower pins with GOP elephant and candidate names, plus many small buttons and large sunflower stickers for cars and windows. County Treasurer G D Gorham had received a prior shipment last week.
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Athens
London
Knox
Harold Rose
Rose
G. D. Gorham
Night Classes Start Sept. 11 at Ohio University
Registration for fall term evening and Saturday classes at Ohio University will be in Ewing Hall Friday afternoon and evening Sept 11 and Saturday morning Sept 12. First class begins Friday Sept 11 at 5 30 pm. Fees total three dollars per credit hour plus a five dollar ALE fee. Full university credit offered in Economics commerce Spanish English chemistry education physical education geography government mathematics sociology and psychology.
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Ohio University
Ewing Hall
Frriday
A.L.E
Marion Weller Funeral Held in Two Cities
Funeral services for Marion Weller are planned for Wednesday at 1:00 PM at the Morrison Brown Hill home of her daughter Mrs Darrold Hooper. The procession will depart at 1:30 PM for Murray City where services will be held at the U B Church. Burial will follow in Glouster.
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Marion Weller
Darrold Hooper
Morrison-Brown Hill
Murray City
U. B
Buria
Glouster
Athens Residents Rally for Coed Housing at Ohio University
Generous Athens residents offer rooms for women students as Ohio University faces Fall Semester housing needs. Dean Irma Voigt reports 398 new women students approved to register, with more rooms sought. Most freshmen, some transfers, average room costs range from two to two fifty dollars weekly.
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Athens
Ohio University
Irma E. Voigt
Voigt
University
BOT
Amateur Actors To Show at The Plains
An All County Amateur Hour at The Plains High School Auditorium Friday night Sept 4 features performers from Nelsonville Carbondale Mineral Coolville Mt Hermon Kilvert and The Plains. Acts include tap singing accordion and other instrumental music with four year old Bobby Moore as a special tap dancer. Prizes awarded and a small admission fee. The program aims to develop talent for radio appearances.
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Plains High School
Nelsonville
Carbondale
Mineral
Coolville
Mt Hermon
Kilvert
the Plains
Bobby Moore
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Ted) Preston
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Centerville
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