Athens City Council forms board to assess storm sewer benefits
Harvey G. Householder J. E. Bailey and E. J. Person named to estimate assessments for hundreds of East Athens lots benefiting from a storm sewer project completed recently One fourth of the cost was funded by WPA city pays street intersection costs and the remainder is divided among property owners in the district from the Hocking River to North Hill Reports will be filed with the city clerk and complaints go to an equalizing board if filed.
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Harvey G. Householder
J. E. Bailey
E. J. Person
Athens
East
Athens County
WPA
Hocking River
North Hill
Defense Testimony in Lukens Murder Trial Ends
Albert B. Lukens 58 denied choking Ruth Zwicker 24 and admitted cremation in a church furnace on Easter Sunday. He testified he feared an investigation into her death as a full day of testimony and cross examination concluded.
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Akron
Albert B. Lukens
Lukens
Ruth Zwicker
Year Planned For East PTA Program
East Side Parent-Teacher Association outlines a year of talks and panel discussions under the theme Know East Side School. Miss Mildred Giesecke leads the program with new member socials, group discussions, and hostesses for parents during meetings at the school.
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East Side
Parent- Teacher Association
Mildred Giesecke
East Side School
Ohio University Freshmen Told of Special Duty During Crisis
President Herman G. James addressed the Ohio University Freshman Class urging duty to country and good conduct. Marion Hooper introduced officials, and Max Garfinkle dismissed the class to reconvene at the Stadium. A busy enrollment period followed with many late registrations reported by Dean Voigt and Registrar Dilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman G. James
Ohio University
James
Marion Hooper
Women's League
Einar A. Hansen
University College
Irma E. Voigt
L. W. Lange
Max Garfinkle
Students’ Union
Albert Gubitz
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Ohio University Post
Garfinkle
Phil Braff
Boosters Committee
John Hlinka
Cleveland
Voigt
F. B. Dilley
Leroy Pierce Dies Monday At Hospital
Leroy Pierce aged 67 of Canaanville Road died Monday night about eight at Sheltering Arms Hospital after admission on September 6 and surgery the next day. A 1909 contributor of a federal road building bill he taught school in his youth and later pursued law, gaining admission to the bar in 1913. Funeral is Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Wiley’s home, with burial in Orange Cemetery.
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Leroy Pierce
Canaanville Road
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Lodi Township
Thompson Pierce
Carthage
Valparaiso Law School
Ohio University
Methodist Church
Christian Church
Pomona Grange
Savannah Lodge of Masons
Minear
Order of Eastern Star
Guysville
Security Bank
Masons to Attend Glouster Meeting in Ohio District
Athens Masons plan to attend the 17th District Officers Association meeting at Glouster on Thursday evening. C. G. Houck, local secretary, says dinner will be served at 6 30 p.m. for those making reservations. Principal speaker will be Dillon Crist of Alliance, past grand master. Ted Stiff of Athens is president of the Officers Association.
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Athens Masons
17Th District Officers Association
Glouster
C. G. Houck
Dillon Crist
Alliance
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Ted Stiff
Athens
Glouster Lodge
Officers Association
A. L. Cole Rites Held at Stewart Cemetery
Funeral services for A. L. Cole 72 who died Saturday at his Athens R D 3 residence were conducted Monday at Stewart with burial in Stewart Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Iva and two daughters Frances of Columbus and Freda of near Athens.
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A. L. Cole
Athens R. D. 3
Stewart
Stewart Cemetery
Iva Cole
Frances of
Columbus
Freda
Athens
4-H Club to Meet in Grange Hall Wednesday Night
The Ath ens County Senior 4-H Club holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 8 o'clock in the Grange Hall. John Sheridan, Athens Route 4, president, will chair. A spider is not an insect and belongs to the class Arachnida along with scorpions mites and ticks.
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Athens County
Grange Hall
John Sheridan
Athens Route 4
Pearley Dunkle Dies At Home In McArthur
Pearley Brown Dunkle age 77 died at three this morning at his McArthur home after a six year illness. He served as Elk Township trustee, former village marshal, and 13 years as superintendent of the Vinton County Home for the Aged. Survived by son Harry O. Dunkle, McArthur, two brothers and three sisters. wife died in 1933 at the residence.
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McArthur
Pearley Brown Dunkle
Elk Township
Vinton County
Harry O. Dunkle
Apple Grove Social Notes
Miss Roberta Sayre left Sunday for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Banks in Whitesburg Kentucky. Miss Kathryn Sharpnack was a weekend guest of her parents. Highlights include gatherings with Ward Hayman, George Hayman, and relatives, plus church and funeral attendance in Portland and Racine. Rev W Cooper to preach next Sunday evening.
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Apple Grove
Roberta Sayre
Arthur Banks
Whitesburg
Kathryn Sharpnack
Jack Sharpnack
Francis Worthington
Jean
Naomi Parsons
Portland
Earl Shank
C. S
Methodist Church
W. E. Shank
Scott
Gallipolis
Ward Hayman
New Brighton
George Hayman
Ernest Morris
Charles Sayre
Roberta
Earl T. Scott
Raymond Robinson
Chillicothe
Earl
Yachts Donated to U S Cleveland
Yachts once used for pleasure on the Great Lakes are being donated to Coast Guard basins to assist in defending harbors and safeguarding ships from sabotage amid heightened defense needs.
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U. S. Cleveland
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Wonders carved in Bisbee rocks attract visitors
Winds and waters of millions of years have shaped the landscape near Bisbee Arizona into a tale of carved figures from the rock, earning the area the nickname Wonderland of Rocks for its diverse forms of men beasts and birds.
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Bishee
Ariz
Rotarians Discuss Postwar Outlook and Global Persecutions
H. K. Balthaser of Lancaster spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on Europe’sRotarians facing shootings and imprisonments while many clubs abroad keep functioning. He noted 37th Rotary year with 5,000 clubs and 212,000 members and urged expansion of ideals amid postwar social and economic adjustments. American Rotarians are funding aid for persecuted colleagues in Europe and seeking stronger ties with Central and South American nations as Britain’s Rotarians predict a long war.
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Rotary
H. K. Balthaser
Lancaster
Athens Rotary Club
Balthaser
Southern Ohio Rotary District
Axis
Europe
Scandinavian Countries
British Empire
Father Files Answer For Son In Divorce
Thomas Riley Sr of Nelsonville filed an answer to the divorce petition of his minor daughter in law Mary Kathryn Riley. She alleges extreme cruelty and failure to provide. The defendant denies and seeks dismissal and custody of their one year old son. They married January 5 1939 in Greenup Kentucky. Don Laughlin was arrested for intoxication on Fern Street and fined five dollars plus costs in Mayor Cliff Cornell's court.
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Thomas Riley, Sr
Nelsonville
Mary Kathryn Riley
Thomas Riley, Jr
Greenup
Don Laughlin
Stimson Ave
Fern St
Cliff Cornell
Three Wills Filed In Probate Court In Athens County
Three wills have been filed this week in the Athens County Probate Court. Hiram Pidcock of Nelsonville died Sept 4 leaving nieces Gwendolyn Pidcock Pedigo New Athens and Cathleen Pidcock Clinton as beneficiaries with Gus Pidcock named executor. Sarah Jane Withem of Millfield who died Aug 25 left estates to daughters Bessie Burke and Nellie Canter and granddaughters Bernice Stein and Dolores Canter Taylor with Frank Canter named executor. Frances C Polster widow of William G Polster Coolville named sole beneficiary of her husband’s will.
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Athens County
Hiram Pidcock
Nelsonville
Gwendolyn Pidcock Pedigo
New Athens
Cathleen Pidcock Clinton
Gus Pidcock
Sarah Jane Withem
Millfield
Bessie Burke
Cleveland
Nellie Canter
Chauncey
Bernice Stein
Dolores Canter Taylor
Frank Canter
Frances C. Polster
William G. Polster
Coolville
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N. Shannon
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Local Telephone Company
Athens, Ohio
Arda Kelley
Flossie Cooper
Morton Pierce
Olive Ashworth
Morrison-Brown Hill
Nellie Golding
Pearl Pierce
Logan
Wayne Wiley
N. Lancaster St
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Orange Cemetery
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Pearley Dunkle
Apple Grove Social Notes
al Bennett
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