Teacher Durward K Pierce resigns for Hagerstown post
Durward K Pierce resigns as industrial arts teacher at Shade Consolidated School to become Smith Hughes vocational shop instructor at Hagerstown High School in Maryland. A 1931 Ohio University BA graduate, he taught at Shade six years and previously at Ravenswood High. He, Mrs. Pierce, and son Joseph left Sunday for Hagerstown.
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Durward K. Pierce
Shade Consolidated School
Shade
Smith- Hughes
Hagerstown
Ohio University
Pierce
Ravenswood
W. Va
Joseph
Enrollment Aims For Ohio U With Portsmouth Unit
Applications for admission to Ohio University exceed last year's rate by over 100, with unofficial enrollments near 3100. Portsmouth extension unit will offer freshmen courses with evening classes at Portsmouth High School, registrar Dilley and Dean Johnston supervising. expected Portsmouth enrollment about 100. Freshmen activities and registration details outlined, housing for women and men described, and dormitory spaces allocated across Howard, Lindey, Boyd, and other facilities.
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Ohio University
Frank B. Dilley
John R. Johnston
Portsmouth
Portsmouth High School
Dilly
Eternity and Sorority
Athens
Irma Voigt
Howard Hall
Lindley Hall
Boyd Hall
National Brands Picnic Adds Daring Acts At Athens Fair
Three sensational stunts announced for the National Brands Picnic at Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday September 25 include a man buried alive in a box lowered six feet then dug up after two hours a man burned alive on a roaring bonfire for ten minutes and the Rocket Girl shot eighty feet from a cannon without a net to be caught by two men Marvelo the performer will endure the burn and the event promises dramatic danger from these acts endorsed by F E Dowler national president of National Brands and vice president of The C D Shafer Co.
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National Brands
Athens County Fairgrounds
F. E. Dowler
National
C. D. Shafer Co
Marvelo
Fire Damages Messenger Truck in Athens
A Messenger truck parked on N Court Street near Washington was damaged by a fire likely caused by a short circuit in battery wires under the cab floor. Athens firemen were summoned and used chemicals to extinguish the blaze this morning.
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N. Court St
Washington
Athens
All Bran for Constipation Relief Ad
An old Kellogg advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a dietary aid for constipation. It emphasizes bulk in the diet, drinking water, and daily consumption to restore energy and improved bowel movement, noting Kellogg's Battle Creek origin.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Corn Raided By Squirrel In Southeast Ohio
Farmer Henry Schau of Lowell in Washington County reports to the State Board of Control and Conservation Division that late frosts killed nuts and a large young squirrel crop lured them to raid corn fields. The division may deploy extra game protectors to assess losses and seek relief.
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Ohio
State Board of Control
Conservation Division
Columbus
Henry Schau
Lowell
Washington County
Preacher to Speak at First Wesleyan in Pratt Street
Rev. C. H. Betty of Pilgrim Holiness Church, Good Hope Ohio, will preach tonight at the First Wesleyan Methodist Church Pratt Street. A healing service will follow the sermon.
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C. H. Betty
Pilgrim Holiness Church of Good Hope
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
Pratt St
Identity Cleared in Reckless Driving Arrest
The arrest of Jack Chappelear for reckless driving is clarified as not being Jack Horner Chappelear, 27 First St., Athens. Family members requested today that the identification be corrected and made clear.
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Jack Chappelear
Jack Horner Chappelear
First St
Athens
Major events and romance urged by stars for September 8
The astrology column predicts major events and promotions on September 8 with openings for advancement and financial reform. It notes influential contacts, romantic chances, and a promising year for those with birthdays, plus a possible public life for a gifted child. A separate item reports shark fishing becoming a new delicacy industry near San Rafael with liv er selling for 10 cents a pound.
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NEW Delicacy
San Rafael
Cal
Marin County
Hen Dinners Hunt Owner
A Logan event offers 52 chickens as a prize to anyone who steps forward. Sheriff Joe Farbearn of Hocking County arrested two suspects with a car load of stolen hens. The cargo included 21 Rhode Island Reds, 12 White Rocks, and 19 Barred Rocks, traced to recent Ohio county thefts. Authorities urged missing-hen reports to Athens or Logan officers.
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Logan
Joe Farbearn
Hocking County
Ohio
Farbearn
Charles Bayless
Athens County
Athens
Rhode Island
Mrs Gullum Dies at Athens Home of Son
Mrs Mary Gullum 81 widow of George B Gullum died last night at her son Prof Frank B Gullums home at 128 Lancaster St Athens Ohio Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 am at the Gullum home with burial in Hamden She had lived with her children for four years much of her life in Hamden Her husband was a railroad engineer Survivors include two grandchildren Robert Gullum and Mrs Charles G Kinnison of Birmingham Michigan
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Mary Gullum
George B. Gullum
Frank B. Gullum
Lancaster St
Gullum
Hamden
Robert Gullum
Charles G. Kinnison
Birmingham, Mich
Letart Falls Briefs Highlight Local Trips and Accidents
Letart Falls brief notes visitations and travels as W R McDade arrives Tuesday to visit family. Local families attended the State Fair, including Grimm Hayman Marr Grimm Wilson and Wilsons with Betty Jane returning from Cleveland. Oatis Crawford fractured a leg after a fall and was taken to St Joseph Hospital. Epworth League canned for Bethesda Hospital. Labor Day visits in region and school opens with listed teachers.
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W. R. McDade
Wilmington
E. P. Grimm
J. W. Shane
Antiquity
Frank Shane
Howard Roush
Jersey City
N. J
Bethesda Hospital
Clyde Jones
Joan, Pomeroy
Emma Chapman
James Quick
Margaret
Syracuse
Labor Day
Floyd Chapman
Roy Hayman
Kenneth Cleland
Apple growers in Fredericton use boron to treat corky bore
In Fredericton New Brunswick apple growers inject boron into diseased trees to combat corky bore. The chemical is reported to be about 19 percent effective in controlling the scourge affecting orchards.
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Fredericton
N. B
Sisson Elected Crossen Post Commander
William H. Sisson elected commander of the K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion at a meeting in the post home. He succeeds John W. Dowler. Installation with the auxiliary Oct 5 after a banquet, with State Commander Eli Jensen as guest speaker planned. Fall Festival in Athens in October being arranged. New officers: first vice Oscar Fulton, second vice John H. McElroy, third vice M D Hughes, adjutant A E McConkey, finance officer H L Goodwin, trustees John W Dowler, chaplain W W Bennett, sergeant at arms Ray Duffee, child welfare C J Ailstock, service Floyd G Hutchins.
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William H. Sisson
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
S. Court St
John W. Dowler
Legion Post
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Eli Jensen
Athens
Oscar Fulton
John H. McElroy
M. D. Hughes
A. E. McConkey
H. L. Goodwin
W. W.nnett
Ray Duffee
C. J. Ailstock
Floyd G. Hutchins
Eight Criminal Cases Set for Trial in Athens County Court
Athens County Common Pleas Court schedules eight trials from Sept. 12 to Sept. 23. Defendants include Chester Windle for rape and John Shesby with Joe Evans for grand larceny, with others facing charges such as failure to provide for minor children, assault with intent to kill, breaking and entering, and operating a vehicle under the influence. Seventeen jurors are summoned for report at 9 a.m. Sept. 12, listing residents from Nelsonville Coolville Glouster Albany and Athens.
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Athens County
Glen E. Hutchinson
Charles McCombs
Raymond and
Wallace Misner
Charles Rob
Inson
John O. Tryon
Esther Rothrock
John Glenn
Flossie Crawford
Eva Davis
C. E. Weltzheimer
William Powell
Nelsonville
Ella Clark
Auto Title Receipts Rise in County for August
County clerk Ruth E. Burdette reported August receipts for automobile title certificates totaled 884.30. Of the amount 616.40 went to the county and 267.90 to the state. Bills of sale in August 1937 brought 233.25. Through 1938 the clerk's office has paid 7,388.90 into the county treasury, compared with 8,265.77 paid in all of 1937.
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Ruth E. Burdette
McCutchans Active at Summer Musical Camp
W. Richard McCutchan a former Logan schools musical director spent the summer at the Ernest Williams School of Music camp in Saugerties New York. He led in the new American opera Rip Van Winkle by Ernest S Williams. Mrs McCutchan edited a bi monthly school newspaper sent to 5000 recipients and studied cello while playing in the concerts orchestra.
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W. Richard McCutchan
Logan
Ernest Williams
Drunk Driver Fined in Cincinnati Court
W. J. Gowdy of Cincinnati pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before Mayor Cliff Cornell this morning. He was fined $100 and costs after arrest at 11:30 Wednesday night on Court Street by Capt. Charles Maple.
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W. J. Gowdy
Cincinnati
Cliff Cornell
Court St
Charles Maple
Athletes Foot Germ Killer Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement urges readers to buy Tingol Solution with camphor for Athletes Foot. It claims most ointments are not fungicides, recommends full strength use for sweaty feet and itching toes, and offers a 30 cent price with a 24 hour satisfaction refund at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Quick's
Cut Rate Drug Store
Apple Blossoms Found On Tree on Hooper Street
In Hooper Street Miss Alice Mitchell discovered apple blossoms on a tree in her stepfather Everett Saulters yard. The blossoms appeared in September and the tree also bloomed in the spring with several apples now growing on it.
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Hooper St
Alice Mitchell
Everett Saulters
Trimble Township to Hand Out Commodities in Glouster Saturday
Trimble Township Trustees will distribute commodities Saturday morning from 9 to 12 at the Townhouse in Glouster.
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Trimble Distribution
Trimble Township
Glouster
Township relief commodities distribution announced
Athens Township trustees will distribute relief commodities at the township house near the Fair grounds. Saturday morning between 9 o clock and noon, it was announced today.
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Athens
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