Independent candidate Virgil Davis announces Athens mayor bid
Virgil Davis an Athens real estate and insurance agent announces his plan to run as an independent against Mayor Cliff Cornell in the upcoming election. He aims to boost public spirit and business, notes Athens has strong natural advantages, and cites traffic and friendly trade as needed improvements. Davis, a Greendale native, since 1914 in Athens, with 23 years in insurance, has two petitions and plans to file before the Friday deadline. He has previously pursued Republican nomination and served in local politics.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Virgil Davis
Cornell
Cliff Cornell
Davis
Ohio
Conemitia
Greendale
Hocking County
City Discusses Light Plant Trust and New Workshop Building
City officials debated stopping electric light plant litigation and proposing November bonds for plant improvements. A $495 transfer funds a 30 by 60 foot workshop storage building at the plant with relief labor for construction. Other transfers total about $1,700 to cover payroll deficiencies. Athena Brick seeks approval to install steam lines under Factory Street and across the highway, referred to the street committee.
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F. G. Kouri
Athena Brick Corporation
Factory St
Street Committee
Harry A. Mettler
Mettler
Keplar
Anderson
Court Grants Two Divorces
In Common Pleas Court Judge O F Rowland granted two divorce decrees after brief hearings. Elsie W. Anderson versus Ernest Mathias Anderson cites gross neglect of duty as the basis, suit filed June 23. William Kinkade versus Doris Kinkade filed January 11 also cites gross neglect. Several cases were dismissed at plaintiffs’ costs or continued.
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Common Pleas Court
O. F. Rowland
Elsie W. Anderson
Ernc Mathias Anderson
William Kinkade
Doris Kinkade
Rowland
Zoretta Frick
William Frick
Isabelle
Charles Diezman
Joseph Lehman
Vesta Lehman
Lillian Anita Williams
Charles Robison
William Roger Williams
Mildred Thomas
Homer Thomas
Luther Gaskins Rites To Be Held Sunday
Funeral services for Luther Gaskins killed in a Powhatan mine accident will be held Sunday at three at the Chauncey Methodist Church. The Rev. Gilbert Courtney will preside. burial is in Greenlawn Cemetery. He was a Chauncey resident, a World War veteran, and an American Legion member. He may be viewed at his sister-in-law Mrs Lane Reynolds home until the service.
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Chauncey
Luther ‘Gaskins
Powhatan
Lane Reynolds
Methodist Church
Gilbert Courtney
Church of Christ
Greenlawn Cemetery
Gaskins
American Legion
Skywriting Over Athens and Gearless Landings
A veteran aviation observer questions the frequent sensational treatment of landings with retracted or missing landing gear. He cites safety records showing minimal danger and notes airframes and pilots often survive without gear with little damage. He recalls Beech craft demonstrations and historic wheelless landings as proof that the spectacle outweighs risk in press coverage.
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AL Knouff
Beech Aircraft Company
Miami
Wright Field
Bonehead Club
Wiley Post
Columbus
Harry Nettles
McArthur
Dr. Alvin E. Wagner Dies After Five Month Illness
Dr. Alvin E. Wagner 69 retired Ohio University faculty member died at 9 30 PM at his home 90 West State Street Athens after a heart ailment. He taught in Nesquehoning Pennsylvania then joined Ohio University in 1914 later became a part time professor retiring June last year. He led the Ewings Chapter SAR and helped bring the Golden Jubilee Conference to Athens. Surviving are wife Lillian and two daughters Mrs W A Sheldrick Cleveland and Mrs P L Jones Fostoria.
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Alvin E. Wagner
Ohio University
State St
Wagner
Hamburg
Berks County
Kutztown
West Chester
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Ursinus
University of Pennsylvania
First Methodist Church
the Grange
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce, Masons
Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association
The
Methodist Church
National Education Association
Oberlin
Lillian Wagner
W. A. Sheldrick
Cleveland
P. L. Jones
Fostoria
Obituary Notice for Barbara Ann Jones and Family
Heart victim leaves three sons Lloyd Zanesville Robert Oberlin College faculty member Ralph at home and one grandchild Barbara Ann Jones. Funeral services set Saturday at four in the Methodist Church conducted by Rev Dr William G Seaman. Friends may call at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home after five this evening. Body to be taken Sunday to Trappe Pennsylvania for burial after services there Monday afternoon.
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Lloyd
Zanesville
Robert
Oberlin College
Ralph
Barbara Ann Jones
Methodist
William G. Seaman
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
Trappe
British Ready To Fight Londoner Says in Athens
Young Londoner R E Nye says the British are ready to fight and notes Labour leaders back the government. Nye, nephew of Athens surgeon Dr H R Nye, discusses Germans, Cambridge plans, and his fencing before returning to study in Ohio.
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Athens
British Labor Party
Chamberlain
Young R. E. Nye
H. R. Nye
Attorney motions flood case before Judge Richter
City attorneys have filed numerous motions and papers with Judge Richter McConnelsville asigned to the case. President Win Boss said the council believes the present cases should be cleared up before starting new actions.
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Richter McConnelsville
Win Boss
Townsend Meeting Set at Athens County Fair Grounds
A Townsend meeting will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock on the Athens County Fair grounds. A member of the state organization is expected to attend and take part in the program.
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Townsend
Athens County Fairgrounds
Blacksnake Attacks Mechanic Beneath Car at Beasley Garage
A blacksnake chased by Lloyd Summerfield's foreman from under a car at the Fred R. Beasley Garage startled Leslie Coon, a mechanic. Coon escaped as the four-foot snake coiled behind the steering head and was killed with a hammer.
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Fred R. Beasley
Leslie Coon
Lloyd Summerfield
Long Bottom
Coon
Low Bid Is Announced For Beaumont Bridge
The State Highway Department received bids on road projects in 19 counties. The low bid listed for Athens County was 14,386 dollars by Kent Brothers of Columbus for construction of a timber bridge over the Hocking River on the Athens Chauncey Road.
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Columbus
U.P
State Highway Department
Athens
Hocking River
Athens-Chauncey Road
Kent Brothers
Picnic of Elks Lodge Held at Athens Fairgrounds
The Athens Elks Lodge hosts its annual picnic for members and guests next Thursday night September 7 at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Preparations are led by L. C. Baker Russell Maple Roy Pierce and Richard Wilson.
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Athens Elks Lodge
Athens County Fairgrounds
L. C. Baker
Russell Maple
Roy Pierce
Richard i Wilson
Drivers' license tests in Gallipolis Saturday
State highway patrolmen from the Athens station will conduct examinations in Gallipolis on Saturday from 9 to 12 in front of the sheriff's residence. The tests will determine eligibility for state licenses and are open to qualified applicants in the area.
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Gallipolis
Athens
Pleasanton Methodist Sunday School Opens With Warren Graham
Sunday School at Pleasanton Methodist Church begins at 9 39 Sunday morning under Warren Graham superintendent. A prayer and praise service follows at 10 30 with Frank Martin class leader. A golf ball travels about 180 feet per second when struck by an average golfer.
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Pleasanton Methodist Church
Warren Graham
Frank Martin
New Addition Ready for Mechanicsburg School
Four new rooms for the Mechanicsburg School will be ready when classes resume next Tuesday Sept. 5. The general shop home economics music and classroom spaces are part of a summer completed addition on the south side a PWA project. Mechanicsburg will have nine grades this year with last year’s eighth graders staying for another year.
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Mechanicsburg
PWA
Athens High School
Athens Township
Athens City
Plains
Luhrig
Mrs. Ethel Bobo Dies From Explosion Burns
Mrs. Ethel Bobo, former Athens County resident, died in a Zanesville hospital from burns sustained in a stove explosion at her Perry County home. Her son Charles, 25, was burned while trying to smother the flames. The fire destroyed the residence. Albert Perry of Long Run is her brother. She previously lived near Strouds Run and left Athens County six years ago. Bible School and worship times are listed for Albany and Carpenter Baptist Churches with Rev. C. C. Stricklin as pastor.
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Ethel Bobo
Athens County
Zanesville
McLaney
Perry County
Charles
Albert Perry
Long Run
Boho
Jim Edmundson
Strouds Run
Athens Osteopaths Deliver Free Child Clinic At Ohio Fair
Dr H W Nye and Dr M D Worley of Athens attended the Ohio State Fair to staff a free children’s clinic on the fairgrounds. The Southeastern Ohio Day offered free medical exams to children ages one to ten whose parents applied, with physicians from different state sections conducting each day’s examinations.
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H. W. Nye
M. D. Worley
Athens
Ohio Osteopathic Association
Athens County
Ohio
County Fair Checks Ready Next Tuesday
Athens County Fair official Mrs. Dorothy Parmeter announced that open class premium winners may pick up prize money at her home 5 Pearl St. next Tuesday or Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Any checks not picked up will be mailed Thursday.
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Dorothy Parmeter
Athens County Fair
Pearl St
Stricklin Trio to Lead a Week of Nightly Meetings
Starting Sept. 4 the Stricklin Trio will conduct a week of special meetings at the South Canaan Baptist Church. Services will be held each night at 7 30 with a likely song program conducted by Rev. Stricklin.
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Stricklin
South Canaan Baptist Church
Liely
Rev
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