Greene Stockholder Probe Hits Athens County Officials
State examiners flag major issues in Greene era County dealings from 1936 to 1938. They detail a contract with Flat Run Lime Co where John E. Greene acted as company agent while a probation officer. Attorney General opinion cites possible law violation. other findings cite unapproved road bills and questionable payments totaling over seven thousand dollars.
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Athens County
Flat Run Lime Co
John Greene
P. E. McBride
F. A. Smith
Board of County Commissioners
Greene
Commissioners’ Journal
John E. Greene
Ira Whitmore
Frank Minner
Walter Maccombs
Howard M. Stanley
George R. Bailes
Secretary of State
Stanley
Bailes
Examiners
Lime Company
Albany
Herbert S. Duffy
Stone Company
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Beckler
Southern Ohio Equipment Co
Tolliver Lumber Co
Ralph Hartman
Everett Brunton
Ralph Parks
Pearl Wallace
Eldred Shafer
William Lyons
W. H. Buck
Richard Morgan
Ward Cunningham
Herman Pierce
Everett Ball
Glen Bean
Lee
Agriculture Society
Children’s Home
County Board of Education
County Board of Visitors
County Board of Elections
Common Pleas Court
District Board of Health
Pilot Dies in Air Race Trial
Russell Chambers, 28, a California flyer, died after a crash during the Thompson Trophy Race qualifying trials. His sister-in-law Mrs Addie M Bardin Haney and relatives from Athens traveled to Cleveland following the accident. Mrs Russell Chambers has returned to Los Angeles for funeral services. The Messenger published a photo of the wrecked plane on September 2.
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J. C. Bardin
John
W. D. Mansfield
Columbus
Nora F. Mansfield
Athens
Cleveland
Russell Chambers
California
Young Chambers
Addie M. Bardin Haney
Oliver Haney
Los Angeles
Cal
Haney
Nora Mansfield
Bardin Brothers
Jean Haney
Messenger
Fake Photo Claim Circulates In Athens Toy Contest Bluff
Complaints to Mayor Cliff Cornell allege out of town photographers operated in Athens without a license. Report says they falsely claimed ties to an Athens store Moore's Auto Accessory Store manager James Chiodo says a woman was told her baby photo would enter a toy contest that does not exist. photographers have no store connection.
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Cliff Cornell
Athens
Cornell
Moore’s
James Chiodo
Chiodo
Mrs. Nancy Doolittle Dies at Carbondale
Mrs. Nancy Doolittle, 94, died at her Carbondale home Thursday. Born West Virginia, she moved to Carbondale in 1881. Survived by two daughters Mrs Partlow Athens and Mrs Milar Kissimmee and two sons M H and E T Doolittle Carbondale. predeceased by one daughter Alva and sons Ford and Robert. Funeral at M E Church Carbondale Saturday 2 pm. Burial in Asbury Cemetery.
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Nancy Doolittle
Carbondale
Webster
W. Va
Alva
Ford
Robert
M. E
Asbury Church
Alimony Granted In Athens County Court Action
Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court awarded temporary alimony of 7.50 dollars weekly to Glydia Woodyard after a hearing. Payments begin September 12 and run until the divorce action filed by Mrs Woodyard against Raymond Woodyard is heard.
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Glydia Woodyard
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Salvation Army Sunday Services Announced
Salvation Army citadel holds 9 45 a m Sunday School on The Publican and the Pharisee. Holiness meeting at 11 a m on Pentecostal Power. Young peoples meeting at 6 15 p m led by James Gates. Salvation services at 745 p m on What Is Salvation led by Adj and Mrs William Hillis.
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Salvation Army
James Gates
Adj
William Hillis
Mrs. Dick Granted Divorce in County Court
Wilma Pauline Dick was granted a divorce by Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court yesterday on grounds of gross neglect. Married in 1935, the couple has one son Willis David Dick. The father Willis K Dick is given reasonable visitation. mother custody of the child.
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Wilma Pauline Dick
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Willis David Dick
Willis K. Dick
Indictment Against Harry Six Dropped in DUI Case
Harold J. Rose, prosecuting attorney, filed a nolle prosequi entry today causing the indictment against Harry Six for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated to be dropped. The action ends the case without a conviction and closes the proceedings at this time.
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Harry Six
Harold J. Rose
License Sale Is Sept 15 News in Ohio
New automobile drivers licenses go on sale September 15 with October 1 deadline for eligibility. State registrar Frank West announced in Columbus that those operating after October 1 without the new licenses may be arrested. A 40 cent fee issues regular licenses, chauffeurs’ licenses cost 90 cents. Temporary 90 day licenses will be issued to under 18s without permits or recent driving history, pending examination to qualify for the regular license.
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Columbus
Frank West
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Len B. McCune
West
Past Future Will Be Subject of Rev Luchs
Rev. Fred Luchs will lead Sunday morning Presbyterian Church services with the topic One Year in Retrospect One Year in Prospect. Musical numbers by Prof. P L Peterson will accompany the service starting at 10 30 a m. On Wednesday at 6 pm the Seventy group meets in the church basement for a potluck supper.
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Fred Luchs
Presbyterian Church
P. L. Peterson
Ohio University Dean to Study in London for a Year
Dean John R. Johnston of Ohio University will sail from New York on September 27 for London to pursue a year of graduate study at the University of London. He will study advanced history and government and reside in Bloomsbury Square. James Householder will act as dean in his absence, with associate deans Whitehouse and Starcher handling housing, social activities, and freshman affairs.
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John R. Johnston
Ohio University
New York
London
University of London
Nieuw Amsterdam
Dean Johnston
Athens
Bloomsbury Square
Johnston
James Householder
Victor Whitehouse
George W. Starcher
Householder
Whitehouse
Starcher
University College
Athens Division Wins AGA Award For Gas Refrigerating Units
The American Gas Association awarded a grandfather clock and $200 to the Athens Division of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co for leading its division in gas refrigerator sales. The contest ran March through June with a victory party on August 31 at the Grotto Grounds. Judging counted refrigerators sold per 1000 meters in the section.
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The
American Gas Association
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Grotto Grounds
Tests for licenses to operate at Athens County Fairgrounds
State Highway Patrol will test drivers on Saturday September 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Temporary permit holders must take the tests to receive regular driving licenses.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens County Fairgrounds
Sand Ridge Man Is Held for Non-Support
Homer Heavener of Sand Ridge was arrested at home by Deputy Sheriffs Evans and Day on a Fairfield County war rant. Heavener faces three counts of failure to support his minor children as per his wife Cecil Irene Heavener’s affidavit. He was confined in the Athens County Jail awaiting pickup.
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Homer Heavener
Sand Ridge
Charles H. Evans
B. C. Day
Fairfield County
Heavener
Cecil Irene Heavener
Athens County
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F. McMenamy
Myrnie
Hocking Valley Stone Co
Colonial Plan
Colonial
N. Court
E. S
Wheaton's
Carter's Pills
Rev
Luchs
O. U. Dean
Elks Picnic
New Lexington
Ohio
Elks and Friends
U. S
the Mutual
E. Washington St
Rabbi Tarshish
Sut UT Thawtte
M. P. Shannon
National Brands Picnic Committee
Lowell Thomas
Jack Dempsey
Corrigan
Rio Grande
Liberal Arts
Athena
Clover Farm
Tors
Dwin
Harry Slaughter
North Court Street
Columbus & Southern
Ohio Electric Company
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