One Killed in Athens County Over Double Holiday
Athens County saw a fatality and several injuries during the double holiday weekend. A 56 year old man, Jesse Dailey of Chauncey, was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train near Beau mont while walking along the tracks Saturday night. Five Athens National Guard members were injured near Chillicothe as their convoy collided with parked and oncoming vehicles during a return from Fort Knox.
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Athens County
Jesse Dailey
Chauncey
Chesapeake and Ohio
Beaumont
Dailey
Athens
Iley
McDougal
State Highway Patrol
Ohio National Guard
Chilliecothe
Fort Knox
National Guard
Donald Sams
Bernard Matheny
Kenneth Smith
Robert Campbell
William V. Curry
The
Sunay
All-Time High In Enrollment Seen for O. U.
Ohio University registrar F B Dilley predicts an all time enrollment record for the fall semester based on equal new admissions to last year and higher returning upperclassmen. He cites more new matriculants and stronger return of upperclassmen as the main factors behind the forecast.
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F. B. Dilley
Ohio University
Dr. Dilley
Killdeer Reports Midwest’s Largest Puffball Fungus
Killdeer, North Dakota claims the Midwest’s largest puffball fungus, weighing nine pounds and measuring 38 inches in circumference, as other regions tout tall corn and heavy crops.
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Killdeer
N. D
Midwest
Defective Petition List Delays Local Election Rulings
With more than 320 petitions awaiting review the Athens County Board of Elections will seek advice from the Secretary of State on petitions signed by fewer than required township electors. Clerk Charles Jordan notes some Trimble and York petitions may lack needed signatures and may get extensions. Several township candidates are named or corrected as the filing list is finalized.
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Athens
York
G. L. Bryson
Ames Township
Wyatt McDaniel
Marion Andrews
Enrollment in City Schools Reaches 1252 Students
Athens schools opened with 1252 enrollees across six buildings, led by Senior High with 355 and Junior High with 337. University Elementary Training School posted 149 on the first day, while Central, East Side, West Side, and other sites added hundreds more. Faculty includes O L Wood as principal of Senior High and Sherwin Gilmore at Junior High, with new hires in social science and language departments.
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Athens
Central School
East Side School
West Side School
University Elementary Training School
O. L. Wood
L. B. Bjornstad
Mary Connett
E. S. Dowell
Irene Hand
Mayme V. Johnston
Eva Lamon
Ethel McEwen
P. B. McKinley
Gladys Moore
A. E. Nellis
Anne Pickering
Walter Porter
Fred Preston
Floyd Prince
Carl H. Roberts
C. D. Samford
Hale Pickett
P. S. Wamsley
Ethel Woolf
Sherwin Gilmore
W. M. Bryant
Lucille Duffee
Robert Essex
Louis Hammerle
Mary Harwick
Daniel W. Snader
Edith Stocklin
Edna Zick
Ruth Giesen
Katherine Boyd
Virginia Shewey
Ralph Arnold
Ray Keesey
Ferol Betz
Ohio University
Bertha Albert
Oliver Carpenter
Eugene Cottle
Ohio State University
Robert Emmert
Columbia University
Mildred Murphy
Clara Kuegli
Mr. Gilmore
Marguerite Cronin
Pauline Kimes
Ardella Shuster
Helen Moriarity
Doris Day
Betty Jones
Cora Evans
Helen Ashworth
Wayne Mathews
Ethel Reese
Bernice Kayser
Ellen Shannon
Marguerite Cook
Mildred Giesecke
Mabel Carr
Lucy McBride
Old Fountain Soda Pioneer at Watertown Store
In Watertown Wisconsin the first soda fountain opened with tartaric acid syrup flavored with lemon and whiskey. Dr Edward Johnson who started the store in 1844 installed the fountain in 1645 a date likely misprint.
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Odd Watertown
Wis
Wisconsin
Edward Johnson
New District Legion Head Plans Visit Here
Edward L. Eveland, new commander of the American Legion Eighth District, will arrive in Athens for the installation of K. T. Crossen post officers and a gathering of area post executives. The 7:30 p.m. meeting will be followed by a social session featuring the Crooksville Quarter.
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Edward L. Eveland
American Legion
Eighth District
Athens
K. T. Crossen
Crooksville
County School Picnic Plans Are Furthered
Plans were advanced for a basket picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds on Saturday September 11. The event will run from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m. and invites families to bring their own basket lunches. Attendees include county school teachers boards of education bus drivers and others connected with the system.
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Boards of Education
Athens County Fairgrounds
Honor D E Sams Appointed Sub regional CIO Director
Darrell E Sams former Chauncey-Dover high school graduate and Ohio University alumnus, named sub regional director of the CIO in New York state. A former mine check-weighman and five years with Clearfield Bituminous Coal, he led the Indiana Pa Industrial Union Council with 65 000 members in central Pennsylvania before accepting the new post.
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Darrell E. Sams
Chauncey-Dover High School
Ohio University
CIO
New York State
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corp
Indiana, Pa
City Resident Ends His Life With Shotgun
Nathan J. Sams, 32, of Shan non Ave, discharged a shotgun in his left side early today in his bathroom. He had worked on WPA projects since Aug 16 and was in poor health and morose. His death was ruled self-inflicted by Coroner A. L. Pritchard. He is survived by his wife Maude, four daughters, and three sons. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home with burial in Clark's Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at Jager Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Thursday. casket will not be opened at home. Flowers omitted.
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Nathan J. Sams
Shannon Ave
Mr. Sams
WPA
Sams
C. F. Maple
A. L. Pritchard
Nelsonville
Maude
C. Benedict
Corning
Charles Moe
Athens
Elma
Thelma
Jack
Dan
Glenn
Clarence
Clark’s Chapel
Ernest Nichols
Jager Funeral
League To Meet Izaak Walton League at Athens City Hall
The Izaak Walton League will meet at Athens City Hall on Wednesday evening. All members are urged to attend, especially members of the lot soliciting committee, as plans for the lake development will be discussed.
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Izaak Walton League
Athens
Lot
John J. Oliver Dies at 71 in Stewart Home
John J. Oliver, 71, lifelong Stewart resident, died at his home Monday at 6 a.m. from heart failure. Survived by wife Hulda Shirley Oliver, five sons and one daughter, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral services at Stewart M. E. Church Wednesday at 2 p.m., viewing after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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John J. Oliver
Stewart
John
Nancy
Rutherford) Oliver
Huldah Shirley Oliver
John Golden
Oliver Oliver
Stewart, Ray
the Plains
Claire
Vincent
Nelson
Los Angeles
California
Mabel Florence
Tulare
Stewart M. E
Scouts End Five Day Camp Session At Peach Ridge Camp
The Boy Scout camp at Roy L. Dupler Lodge Peach Ridge concluded after five days with a Thursday Indian campfire ceremony. Jimmy Williams Troop 50 Athens earned Little Chief while Edward Binker Robert Emery and Robert Tyroler were named Willing Campers. Brenton Christman Sam Gayton William Zimmers Clyde Mansfield Billy Lee Billy Roberts Guy Moore and Robert Morris received Good Campers honors. G E Ashwill The Chief and Roy Dupler led the event with Ashwill in charge of the district scouts.
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Roy L. Dupler
Peach Ridge
Jimmy Williams
Athens
Edward Binker
Robert Emery
Robert Tyroler
Brenton Christman
Sam Gayton
William Zimmers
Clyde Mansfield
Billy Lee
Billy Roberts
Guy Moore
Robert Morris
Ted Preston
Roy Dupler
Ralph Dalton
G. E. Ashwill
Ashwill
Speakers at County Labor Day Meeting Advocate Union Unity
Leaders from the United Mine Workers and CIO praised union gains in rubber and auto sectors and urged solidarity. Speakers conceded wage fairness under union contracts, urged political organizing, and defended miners amid disputes with steel operators while promoting a $32,000 Athens County relief bond proposal.
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AFL
CIO
John L. Lewis
Owens
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Feeney
Miners’ Union
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Davey
Ohio
American Legion
Tyroler
Mr. Feeney
Lewis
America
UMWA
Athens County
Car wreck at Athens airport shocks bystanders and pilots
A car left the road at the Athens airport and rolled onto its top as bystanders and air club members watched in fear. Mrs Hill and her family escaped serious injury, while spectators recalled previous crashes in the area. The Athens Flying Club reports flights totaling over 15 000 miles in two months and several locals attended the Cleveland National Air Races.
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Athens Flying Club
Cleveland
Clint Hill
Frank Hill
Ruth Knouff
Hill
Leo Martin
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O. U
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Worthy Parker
Glouster
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Glouster Rt
Oscar Kloh
Trimble
Fred Leach
Joe Judson
Jacksonville
J. L. Baird
Ray McLaughlin
Hollister
Willis Blower
Earl Davis
Rolland Mulpas
W. D. Roberts
John A. Henry
Albert Dust
Charles Darling
Perry B. Chalfant
Justice of the
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Thomas Gamwell
Velma Barstow
J. L. Altman
Thomas Vaughn
Bertha M. Carpenter
Henry Williams
Francis Barrett
Elza V. Chalfant
G. H. Love
Joe Bulla
Lodi Township
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Guysville
C. V. Dixon
Athens Rt
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Shade
Earl Lovett
C. F. Creamer
Harry Howard
J. M. Beatty
Athens R
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Lee Township
Earl Robinett
Albany
George Scott
J. W. West
C. E. Rickey
L. G.ross
G. W. Collins
W. H. Bathell
Paul M. Gillogly
Eliza Akers
Marguerite W. Moore
L. A. Tewksbury
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William Phelps
C. A. Hudwell
H. H. Carbaugh
H. M. Figley
Frank C. Robinson
G. E. Martin
George Tribe
Charles B. Wood
Cecil Robinson
Alexander
Arthur Goodin
Leona G. Pauley
Winifred Hooper
York Township
William Newman
Buchtel
James G. Francis
Butler Barnhart
Carl Andrews
Sam McDonald
Albery McCombs
George Crabtree
Charlies Levering
Harry E. Thompson
Deanville
Wayne Bumgardner
Tom Kelly
Charles Hampton
John A. Herrold
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C. A. Juniper
Emmett Cagg
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Floodwood
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Harry West
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William Elkins
Louisa Steele
Barbara Olson
Margaret McCulcheon
Mabel Darst
Miss Steele
New District Legion Head
Honor D. E. Sams
John Oliver
Stewart Home
Hits Gov. Davey
Athens Pharmacy
North Court St
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Lostro Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Irene Crum
Huntington
Rockwell
Hooper
Cincinnati
Bill Patterson
Hamden
Red” Young
Roddie Young
Gordon Bush
Howsard Mills
Hokey Palmer
Gordon
Mike Murphy
Murphy
Dobbin
Paul Revere
Carters
Orange-Crush Bottling Co
Middleport
Paty
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Standard Oil
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