Auto Volume Is Greatest Ever in City
Athens mayor Len B. McCune warns city streets face peak traffic as volume reaches new highs. He blames limited patrols and funding and urges residents to curb driving, avoid double parking, and share rides to keep Main Street moving safely. He compares car congestion to seating guests and asks locals to walk or carpool, especially on weekend rural influx.
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Athens
Len B. McCune
Ohio University
Court St
Jury Deadlock in Non-Support Trial for Huddy
Jurors in the William Huddy non-support case reported Monday they could not reach a verdict. Judge Louis Tyroler dismissed the panel after the impasse, with Prosecuting Attorney Harold J. Rose noting the charge stemmed from Huddy allegedly failing to support a child born to Mrs Huddy that summer. Huddy argued his wife was pregnant when they married and denied the child’s parentage.
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William Huddy
Kimberly
Louis Tyroler
Harold J. Rose
Huddy
Plains PTA postpones first meeting to Sept 28
The Plains PTA announces its initial gathering is rescheduled from tonight to Tuesday September 28. W A Finney serves as PTA president.
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The
Plains Pta
W. A. Finney
Evangelist Rev J R Parker to Lead Athens tents
Rev. J R Parker, Asbury College graduate, will evangelize at the Athens Holiness tent meetings opening tonight in the Tabernacle on W State St. He returns from a Holy Land trip and is described as a forceful gospel preacher. John E Moore to join as song evangelist after five years of training under de Grasse and Rysdale.
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J. R. Parker
Athens County
Tabernacle
W. State St
Parker
Asbury College
Wilmore
Holy Land
John E. Moore
Harold de Grasse
Basil Rysdale
Lawrence Tibbet
Clover Farm Men to Meet at Cleveland
The Clover Farm Stores hold its 11th Anniversary Convention October 19 and 20 at the Carter Hotel Cleveland with executive vice president T Blair Willison presiding. Addresses by national figures, Lipton led merchandising instruction, a grand banquet and exhibitions of foods are planned. Carl H Beasley and Robert C Hess of F J Beasley Company will attend, and Lipton reports strong division growth and store modernization as Clover Farm expands its Western Ohio unit.
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Clover Farm
Carter Hotel
T. Blair Willison
Lester H. Lipton
Clover Farm National
Southeastern Ohio
Carl H. Beasley
Robert C. Hess
F. J. Beasley Company
United States
Clover Farm Stores
Mr. Lipton
Clover Farm Organization
Western Ohio
David Kirk Sons Company of
Findlay
B. F. Davis
Divorce Granted to Mrs Etna Leffler in Athens County
Mrs Etna Leffler was granted a divorce from Clarence Leffler by Judge O F Rowland in Athens County Common Pleas Court on gross neglect. Married July 1933 the couple had no children and resided in Chauncey. The petition alleged failure to provide support and repeated striking.
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Etna Leffler
Clarence Leffler
O. F. Rowland
Athens County
Local Hospital Notes Include Birth and Surgeries
At Sheltering Arms Mrs Karl Krauskopf aged 84 May Avenue had an appendectomy today. A son was born to Mr and Mrs William G Hughes today. Mr James Jennings entered the hospital for a surgical operation. Mrs J D Haskins of 159 Grosvenor Street has returned home.
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Karl Krauskopf
May Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William G. Hughes
James Jennings
J. D. Haskins
Grosvenor St
Gallia Farmer Dies in Gallipolis
Thomas J Perkins, 65, farmer and teacher, collapsed and died in his barn in Gallia County today. He had lived in the Gallipolis area for many years and was active in local agricultural and school affairs.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Thomas J. Perkins
Athens Council approves Carpenter St sewer project
Athens City Council voted funds for a new eight to ten inch sanitary sewer on Carpenter St to replace a faulty system. The project includes four manholes, runs from Court St to E State, and is timed before Carpenter St improvements. Council also funded the National Reemployment Service office and banned airguns. Sidewalks must be built on May Ave east side, and crossing markings on E State St will be added for school children.
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Carpenter St
Athens City
Court St
Grosvenor
E. State
National Reemployment Service
Lincoln
State
H. G. Stalder
Shannon Ave
Elmwood
Sunnyside
P. F. Good
E. State St
Safe Driving Promoted by All Granges
Consternation over the accident in which James Garton age 14 Troy Township was killed when his bicycle was struck by a truck led the Athens County PomonA Grange resolution committee to back safety measures at their Canaanville session A recommendation urged reading highway pedestrian and bicycle laws at next county Grange meetings and dimming car lights at night Representatives were urged to caution members and sub Granges to improve safety A program at Canaanville included music talks by Rev Miles E Hoon and Mr Wright plus a dinner The resolutions were formulated by Floyd Fought Mrs Bessie War ehime Mrs Nell Copeland Mrs Nettie Barron G O Shanks E Gillespie A Z Minnear Paul Mansfield and Ross Wright
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James Garton
Troy Township
Athens County
Pomona Grange
Canaanville
York and Summit
Miles E. Hoon
New Marshfield
Wright
Governor's Safety Committee
Canaan
East Side School Forms Children's Orchestra
The East Side School organizes a children's orchestra directed by F. K. Prince of Athens High School. About 25 to 30 members will join, with a basement room prepared for rehearsals. The group met for the first time today.
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East Side
F. K. Prince
Athens High School
Peden Sees Ohio Football Stronger Yet Unlikely to Reclaim Buckeye Title
Ohio University coach Don Peden told Athens Rotary that the 1937 squad will be stronger than 1936 but unlikely to repeat as Buckeye Conference co champions due to weak reserve depth and tougher opposition. Alfred Windle of Chauncey pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined $10 plus costs by Mayor Len B. McCune after patrol arrest.
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Don C. Peden
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Ohio
Peden
Buckeye
Alfred Windle
Chauncey
Len B. McCune
Windle
State Highway Patrol
WPA program teaches 300 adults reading skills in Toledo
Over three years the WPA adult education program in Toledo has taught reading and writing to 300 adults, improving literacy in the community.
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Toledo
U.P
WPA
Lost and Found Watch Tells WPA Tale
Miss Gertrude Gadus Ohio University co ed reported a lost watch last Wednesday on the street. A man found it and sold it to a WPA worker for 70 cents. The seller vanished and police seek the buyer who disappeared last Saturday. Reward offered at Chi Omega Sorority house 10 S College St. telephone 434.
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WPA
Gertrude Gadus
Ohio University
Rardin Estate Set at $40,000
The estate of the late Dan R. Rardin Athens County Democratic chairman totals $40,000 in probate filing. Widow Grace M. Rardin receives the entire estate upon his death with remainder to children Alice Daniel A. and Virginia. Administratrix Grace M. Rardin and appraisers Morris McCune Charles Cameron and Goldie Ashworth named. Will dated July 5 1935. Real and personal property valued at $20,000 each.
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Dan R. Rardin
Athens County Democratic
Grace M. Rardin
Rardin
Alice
Daniel A
Virginia
Goldie Ashworth
Mr. Bardin
Three Scarlet Fever Cases Reported in Athens County
The county health office reports three scarlet fever cases in The Plains Shade and Sand Ridge. Patients are Eleanor Rutter 18, Earl Williams 13, and Dorothy Brown 8. All were quarantined last week.
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Athens County
Eleanor Rutter
the Plains
Earl Williams
Shade
Dorothy Brown
Sand Ridge
Little Change On WPA Work Expected Here
WPA employment in 17 counties of Southeastern Ohio District 3 totals 11 470 in the last week. District director L C Gibson expects little change as the quota is set. New projects include Portsmouth city parks restoration and a Zanesville bookbinding project. Crooksville High School improvement and a Perry County infirmary sewer project were completed last week.
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Ohio
Athens
L. C. Gibson
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Crooksville High School
Infirmary
Perry County
Ohio U. total enrollment hits 2 889 in history
Ohio University's total enrollment reached 2 889 the largest in its history announced by registrar Dr. F B Dilley. Late arrivals are expected to nudge the figure higher. Also the Athens League of Women Voters meeting was postponed from September 23 to September 30.
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Ohio University
F. B. Dilley
Athens League of Women Voters
Pair of Athens residents to wed in coming ceremony
Joseph W. Board 24 a metal worker and Miss Lorraine Beckett 19 a clerk both of Athens are engaged to marry. They are the children of Mr and Mrs Averall Beckett.
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Joseph W. Board
Athens
Lorraine Beckett
Averall Beckett
Alimony Awarded in Ohio Common Pleas Court
Mrs. Mary E. Burns of Glouster was granted $35 in temporary alimony by Judge O F Rowland in Common Pleas Court on Monday. She filed for divorce from John Burns on August 31, alleging marriage in 1907 and habitual drunkenness by her husband.
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Mary. E. Burns
Glouster
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
PTA to Meet Wednesday at East Side School
East Side School P T A schedules a meeting for Wednesday September 22 at 2 45 p m. Members plan to discuss school activities and upcoming events.
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PTA
East Side School
Fickle Fall Brings Sudden Warmth After Cool Night
The last 24 hours saw a rapid swing in temperatures from a high of 73 degrees to a low of 38, then back to 68 by noon. The Columbus Weather Bureau forecasts generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with a tendency toward warmer temperatures.
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Columbus Weather Bureau
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