WPA Projects Employ 400 Men in Athens County Roads
Athens County WPA road work involves about 400 workers with peaks over 800 on-site earlier. Projects include Niggemeyer Road in Carthage Township, McDaniel Road in Bern Township, Jerseyville Guysville Road grading, a Hamley Run bridge rebuild, Willow Creek Road improvements, McDougal Five Points Road, Mudsock Road, Strouds Run repairs, Meeks Bridge abutments, and Goose Run Hollister Road plans.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
County
Harry Dust
Eendandioe Ame Lee
Lee
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Niggemeyer Road
Carthage Township
Dust
McDaniel Road
Bern Township
Jerseyville
Guysville
Hamley Run
Willow Creek
Canaan Township
McDougal-Five Points
Ames Township
Mudsock
York Township
WPA
Strouds Run
Canaan
Federal Creek
Rome Township
Goose Run-Hollister
Trimble Township
Morgan to Be AHS Speaker On March 13
Athens High School announces Geoffrey F. Morgan former Athens superintendent will speak at the March 13 assembly joining a calendar of entertainers including Delbert K. Harter and world champion archer Russ Hoogerhyde. Morgan now resides in California and works as a lecturer and airline publicity consultant.
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Morgan
AHS
Burton Lynne Jackson
Athens
Geoffrey F. Morgan
California
Jackson
Bach
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Hoagy Carmichael
Mr. Jackson
Century of Progress
International
CBS
Marching Men of Song
Master Singers
Delbert K. Harter
Ohio University
Athens City
Russ Hoogerhyde
Hostesses To Present New Chevrolet Autos
Three hostesses Isabella Brown Irene White and Bettie Lee McCaskill will introduce the 1942 Chevrolet models to motorists at Nye Chevrolet Co Athens highlighting new styling design and engineering. C B Nye president notes free parking on the Nye used car lot. John Walden Coolville charged fined and jailed for intoxication after an arrest at May Avenue and State Street.
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Athens
Nye Chevrolet Co
Chevrolet
Nye
Isabella Brown
Irene White
Bettie Lee McCaskill
C. B
Frank Nolan Leaves Athens for District Schine’s Job
Frank Nolan, long time manager of Schine's Athena and Ohio theaters in Athens, departs for Bellefontaine to become district manager of Schine's theaters in Central and Southern Ohio overseeing 190 theaters. Alvin C. Polk of Paris Kentucky succeeds him in Athens. Nolan notes a house to house poll to gauge moviegoer preferences.
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Frank Nolan
Schine
Athena
Ohio
Athens
Bellefontaine
Alvin C. Polk
Paris
Nolan
Schine’s
Chamber of Commerce
Margaret Alice Guthrie
Polk
Louisville
University of Kentucky
Athens Commandery No.15 Plans Conference at Tonight Meeting
Athens Commandery No.15 Knights Templar will meet tonight at the Masonic Temple asylum. Dr. R. J. Studer announces a full uniform opening and discusses attendance for the Grand Commandery annual conclave in Columbus on October 8.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
R. J. Studer
Grand Commandery
Columbus
Studer
British freighter Arawak survivors reach New Smyrna Beach
Fourteen survivors, including an 11 year old girl who kept reading a book in the lifeboat, were brought ashore at New Smyrna Beach Florida by coast guardsmen after the freighter Arawak burned and sank.
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New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Central rail schedules adjust to aid troop movements
The Central urges understanding as national defense creates car shortages. Passenger equipment is limited and revised schedules aim to release cars for troop transport. Citizens should anticipate changes next week and support the effort for the war effort.
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Washington
Pilots and Mechanics Join Civil Air Defense Service
Athens pilots and avia tion mechanics will enroll in the Ohio Wing of the Civil Air Defense Service. Applications, to be issued by Athens Airways and Gordon K. Bush, ask about equipment ownership and skills, and include waivers of remuneration and awareness of risks. The program aims to mobilize civilian aviation to guard against sabotage and support armed forces through transport and patrol.
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Civil Air Defense Service
Athens
Ohio
Civil Air Defense Service of the United States
Earle Johnson
John Berry
Cleveland
Bill
Athens Airways
Gordon K. Bush
Ohio Bureau of Aeronautics
Civil Air Defense Services
Dynamite Caps Stolen From Highway Project
Theft of 600 to 800 electric dynamite caps from the Route 33 project north of Athens was reported to Sheriff Charles Bayless who urged secrecy and warned of danger to youths. He asked anyone with information to contact him or Prosecuting Attorney Harry A. Mettler.
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Athens
Charles Bayless
Harry A. Mettler
District Appeals Court Meets in Athens Today
The Athens County Court of Appeals convened this morning with Judges Roy J. Gillian Russell K. McCurdy and Verner E. Metcalf on the bench. A motion to dismiss the case Frank L. Groves versus the City of Nelsonville was overruled. Further action was postponed until the succeeding city solicitor John Kelso can assist in brief preparation.
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Court of Appeals
Athens County
Roy J. Gillian
Russell K. McCurdy
Verner E. Metcalf
Frank L. Groves
City of
Nelsonville
Harry A. Mettler
Mettler
John Kelso
Local Hospital Reports Various Procedures and Recoveries
At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Anna McAfee underwent a major operation this morning. Joseph Manda was slated for a minor operation this afternoon. Ralph Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Park Miller, Athens Route 1, had a tonsillectomy Tuesday. Virginia Wilson, 32 S. College St., was admitted after being hit in the eye with a softball. Mrs. Wayne Harris and infant son of Shade, Mrs. Roger Kittle and infant daughter of Glouster, and David Handa of Millfield have been released.
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Anna McAfee
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Joseph Manda
Ralph Miller
Park Miller
Athens
Virginia Wilson
S. College St
Wayne Harris
Shade
Roger Kittle
Glouster
David Handa
Parolee Harry Sinclair Freed After Parole Violation
Harry Sinclair, arrested in Zanesville on Sept 5 for passing forged checks in Athens, was released to Iowa parole officers this morning after violating his parole grant in that state.
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Harry Sinclair
Zanesville
Athens
Iowa
Sinclair
Athens County Commissioners deny politics in appropriation case
Charles Stratton of the Athens County Board of Commissioners says neither he nor two colleagues were asked to appear in Common Pleas Court for the hiring of counsel. He notes only Leonard Prater attended and that Mettler refused to sign a related resolution. Stratton insists politics has no part in the case seeking authority to employ counsel for state Supreme Court action.
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Charles Stratton
Athens County Board of Commissioners
Common Pleas Court
Leonard Pratar Tha
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Stratton
State Supreme Court
Officers Installed For DAV in Athens
Clarence A. Parker installed the officers of Conrath Bean Chapter No. 37 Disabled American Veterans at a Monday night Armory meeting. Officers named include Ernest McGraner as service officer and commander, Robert King senior vice commander, Ernest Cole junior vice commander, Daniel A. Pierce adjutant and treasurer, Edison Gaston officer of the day, and William J. Mansfield sergeant at arms.
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Clarence A. Parker
Conrath Bean
Ernest McGraner
Robert King
Ernest Cole
Daniel A. Pierce
Edison Gaston
William J. Mansfield
Wife Seeks Divorce After Alleged Third Marriage
Claris D. Talkington filed for divorce from Clara Talkingto in Athens County Common Pleas Court. They were married February 17, 1937, at Chillicothe. The petition asserts the defendant has since married another man.
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Claris D. Talkington
Clara Talkingto
Athens
York Bonds Approved in Athens County Delinquent Tax Bonds
Sta Board of Tax Appeals authorized York Township trustees to issue 1 600 delinquent tax bonds to cover secured indebtedness incurred prior to January 1 1941. The action took place in Columbus.
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Columbus
Sta Board of Tax Appeals
Trustees of
York Townsh
Athens County
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