Outline Need For Levees In City Area
A hearing in Athens High School led by the U S Engineers office examined flood control needs to protect Athens and surrounding areas. Col J D Arthur Jr summarized assurances that a levee plan would not harm nearby communities while officials from Athens City, Ohio University, and county entities urged stepwise flood protection.
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Athens
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W. Va
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City Aid Service
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Cliff Cornell
C. M. Gill
Athens Chamber of Commerce
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Dowler
Arthur
Benjamin F. Beckler
Millfield
Jacksonville
Trimble
Glouster
C. H. Creed
Athens State Hospital
Hubert D. Lappen
Hocking County
Logan
J. R. Smoot
Sugar Grove
Sam Kaye Swing Version Opens Ohio Debut at Valley Dale
Sam Kaye the bandleader groomed on the Ohio University campus will perform at Valley Dale in Columbus on Sunday September 11. The Kaye band then makes its fall debut at the Commodore Hotel in New York on September 30.
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Sam Kaye
Ohio Universty
Valley Dale
Kaye
Commodore Hotel
New York
Tradition Broken as August Cupid Wins
In Athens County Miss Dorothy Frank of the Probate Court reports August tops marriage licenses with 23 while June has 19, earning the moniker month of brides. August 1937 saw 27 licenses issued, an earlier high.
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Athens County
Dorothy Frank
Illness Fatal To Mrs Sayre
Funeral services for Mrs. Sayre, a charter member of the Pallas Club and active in Athens civic groups, will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sayre residence. Friends may call after 3:30 p.m. Saturday until services. She was a former Kappa Alpha Theta charter member and recipient of an honorary Master’s Degree.
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Athens
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Plan All Day Meet at Salem Church
The Penticostal Faith Church plans an all day meeting at Salem Church five miles west of Athens on Sunday September 11. An open invitation is extended.
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Athens
Athens Playground Named City Activity Center in Athens County
Athens Playground, adjoining Rufus Putnam school, is a busy city activity center with tennis courts and popular facilities for tennis, softball, touch football, horseshoes, and basketball. Coach Harry Lackey notes daily attendance in the hundreds, driven by new equipment and a thriving city recreational program.
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Athens County
Rufus Putnam
Harry Lackey
Athens High School
Lackey
$10,000 Action Filed Against Athens Driver
Dora Ayers of Perry County filed a $10,000 personal damages suit in Athens County Common Pleas against Harry Fitch of Coolville station for injuries from an April 22 automobile collision on Route 13 between Rendville and Corning. She says she was walking when struck from the rear, suffers brain concussion, nervous shock, and permanent back disability. The petition accuses Fitch of poor lookout, excessive speed, and failing to warn of his approach.
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Athens County
Traffic check fines in Coolville two men cited
Two men were arrested for minor traffic violations during a State Highway Patrol check at the Routes 7 and 50 junction in Coolville yesterday. Lionel Marshall of Parkersburg was fined 10 dollars and costs for not hav ing a horn on his truck and Carl Wallace of Dayton was fined 10 dollars and costs for failing to transfer his license plates after buying a new car.
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Coolville
Lionel Marshall
Parkersburg
W. Va
L. C. Brafford
Carl Wallace
Dayton
Brafford
Ritz Files Divorce Suit in Athens County Court
Frances Ritz of Nelsonville filed for divorce from John R. Ritz in Athens County Common Pleas Court yesterday citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Married in Nelsonville in 1934 the couple has two children. Mrs. Ritz seeks temporary and permanent alimony.
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Nelsonville
John R. Ritz
Athens County
Jurkovic Named Athens High School Football Trainer
William Bill Jurkovic a three year football and baseball star at Ohio University will serve as trainer for the Athens High School football team this year announced by Harper C Pendry superintendent of Athens City schools Jurkovic a Canton McKinley High School product graduated last June from Ohio U and played baseball with the Moultrie Ga team of the Georgia Florida League this summer He left Moultrie early because an injured hand would have kept him out rest of season
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Ohio University
Athens
Harper C. Pendry
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McKinley High School
Canton
Ohio U
Moultrie
Athens Grange Plans 1938 Inspection and Program
Athens Grange to hold annual inspection by the county deputy at the next meeting. Degree work will be performed. A program for national music month featured songs by the Grange, two musical games by members and a solo by Phil Briley. Mary Hope led the lecture hour. John Hope and Nelle Earich led a debate.
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Charlie McCarthy Leads Cast in New Athena Picture
John M. Stahl sharpens his comedy touch in Letter of Introduction at the Athena Theater Sunday and Monday. Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen headline a witty cast with Adolphe Menjou Andrea Leeds and George Murphy. Bergen writes most dialog for the Bergen McCarthy ventriloquist sequences. The film follows Bergen’s rise to fame from New York clubs to radio. The Maharajah of Kashmir, India, derives $10,000,000 annual income from his personal estate.
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Athena Theater
Charlie McCarthy
Adolphe Menjou
Andrea Leeds
Edgar Bergen
George Murphy
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McCarthy
Charlie
Menjou
Bergen-McCarthy
New York
Graham Shoppe Opens For Business Saturday
The Graham Shoppe at 57 N Court St opens Saturday under Mrs Emma Graham with women s and childrens wear. She brings 20 years of Athens shop experience and the store has been redecorated. In Santa Cruz sharks now fetch two cents a pound with basking sandpaper thrasher and blueback varieties caught daily.
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N. Court St
Fuller Shop
Emma Graham
Central Ave
Athens
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