Luchs Links Nazism to Hatred in Rotary Talk
Presbyterian pastor Rev. Fred Luchs told Athens Rotary and Kiwanis clubs that Nazism rests on hatred and propaganda. He described his England visit, noted Allied unity against fascism, and urged Americans to build a proud new America while the war in Europe raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Luchs
Athens
Kiwanis Clubs
England
America
Luchs
United States
Europe
Lachs
Germany
Sherman
Reich
Third Grade Indian Lore Project At West Side School
West Side third graders study Indian lore by making a tepee of poles lent by Herbert Young and covered with burlap sacks bearing star climbing sun lightning Thunder Bird and man symbols. An Indian play is planned under Miss Louisa Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Herbert Young
Louisa Steele
Real relief for nasal congestion with Vicks Va-tro-nol ad
An advertisement touts Vicks Va-tro-nol as a nighttime solution for nasal and upper throat congestion. It claims quick relief and better sleep by easing distress and restore free breathing tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicki Vatronal
Mrs Rose Cox Leads Opening Squirrel Season Bag
Mrs Rose Cox of 501 Richland Ave led opening day hunting with her husband and Mr W P Collins. Cox bagged the limit first. Cox later claimed a fourth squirrel while Collins had no catch. The men mused that it was beginner's luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Cox
Richland Ave
W. P. Collins
Squads Right Dropped From Infantry Drill Rules
Lieut. Harold E. Chadwick reports three drill regulation changes for Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 166th Infantry at the Armory. Squads right and squads left are eliminated. squads now number 12 with the corporal on the right. Right dress is extended arm stance to permit shoulder arms and synchronized moves. A manual of arms shift from throwing to lifting rifles was taught to 29 members, part of nationwide changes coordinated by the National Guard and War Department to speed combat maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Chadwick
National Guard Bureau
War Department
166Th Infantry
Army
Navy
National Guard
Plaintiffs Ordered To File Itemized Accounts
After brief hearings Judge O F Rowland sustained defendant Bateman’s motions in Ruth Sampson and Ada Boston v Bateman. The plaintiffs must file itemized back-wage accounts for housework and care of Clem Miller, administrator of the estate, by October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Ruth Sampson
Ada Boston
George Bateman
Nelsonville
Clem Miller
Rowland
Bateman
Miller
James to Speak at Convocation on Democracy and War
Ohio University president Dr Herman G James will speak at a Memorial Auditorium convocation on Wednesday at 9 10 a m. The address titled The University Democracy and War will address the role of higher education during conflict.
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Herman G. James
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Free lunches for 800 county children at four cents
Athens County operates 15 feeding centers serving 800 indigent school children daily at four cents per student. Nutrition based menus include vegetable soup and pudding with WPA labor supporting 30 women in blue uniforms. Centers catalog communities and planned expansions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Lela Weatherby
WPA
Athens County WPA Relief Push Seeks Special Legislative Session
At a meeting of the Committee of Seven chaired by John L. Southard the group adopted motions to urge county commissioners to distribute surplus commodities to relief families regularly through next January endorse a 3.68 mill levy for Athens County and appeal to Governor Bricker to convene a special session of the State Legislature to aid relief and WPA workers. The committee also calls for work for all able to work and relief only for those not able to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dr Scott Honored on 75th Birthday
Dr Charles F Scott native of Athens and Yale professor emeritus of electrical engineering was honored in New Haven by educational and engineering groups for his 75th birthday. Sponsored by the Connecticut section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers the celebration noted his Ohio State alumni status and his father the late Dr William Henry Scott former president of Ohio University and Ohio State.
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Charles F. Scott
Athens
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
American Institute of Electrical Engineering
Scott
Ohio State
William Henry Scott
Ohio University
Commerce Chamber To Organize on Wednesday
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold an organization meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 at Hotel Berry. A drafted constitution and by laws will be presented for approval and all young business or professional men connected with Athens firms are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Berry
Athens
Forest Fire Alert in Hocking Valley Forest Unit
U. S. Forest Service monitors fire season from Oct 1 to Dec 1 in the Hocking Valley district near Athens. Ranger R. J. Schaar explains man caused fires, lookout towers Shawnee and Snake, radio links to four field crews, and fire classes A to C with five fires this year averaging two acres.
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Ohio
U. S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Hocking Valley
Wayne National Forest
Athens
R. J. Schaar
Mr. Schaar
Schaar
Hocking
New Straitsville
Nelsonville
Federal Forest Land
Public view on arms embargo split in city inquiry
Ten residents were surveyed on Court Street about repealing the arms embargo. Six favored repeal and four opposed, with comments ranging from fears of war to support for profits and cash and carry terms. Names include Raymond Brooks and Norma Ogier among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Court St
Raymond Brooks
Athens
Norma K
Ogier
Delta Tau Delta
Co. O. Burnett
N. High St
Bill Maher
F. State St
Kenneth Reeder
Maplewood
C. FE. Snyder
Mill St
John Rood
Morris Ave
Germany
L. L. McVey
New Marshfield
P. Meister
Church St
Charles Walsh
Congress St
1870 Signers On Petitions For Bigelow Plan Amendment
1 870 signatures on 25 new petitions filed with the Athens County Board of Elections. Clerk Len B. McCune said signatures began being checked at 1 p m and should be completed for delivery to the secretary of state by Wednesday morning. The petitions aim to fix deficiencies after previous petitions were invalidated. The new total equals about half of the original count and appears better organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow Pension Plan
Athens County Board of Elections
Len B. McCune
Secretary of State
Bigelow Plan
McCune
Delegates to CIO Convention Named by Local Union 2243
Deputy Sheriff B. C. Day elected as delegate for Local Union 2243 Wellston to the Ohio State Industrial Union Council meeting in Columbus at the Neil House September 29 30 and October 1. About 25 Athens County delegates include John Wyckoff H T Rainey of Athens William Marsh Wilbur Hutchison of Nelsonville and Herman Theisen of Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Day
Wellston
Ohio State Industrial Union Council
Neil House
Columbus
Athens County
John Wyckoff
H. T. Rainey
Athens
William Marsh
Wilbur Hutchison
Nelsonville
Herman Theisen
Millfield
Attorney Koons Has Noted McGuffey Collection in County
Athens County attorney L A Koons, dean of the county bar, claims a leading McGuffey school book collection. He possesses a McGuffey speller and readers from third to seventh grade, plus a Webster speller antedating McGuffey editions by several years, used at Dover Township near Crescent Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Koons
Athens County
Dover Township
Crescent Ridge
Massive Plants Thrive At Carmichael Garden
In the Carmichael yard of Mrs. James Carmichael at 116 University Terrace plants are unusually large. A bamboo specimen reaches 11 feet tall with a 35 foot spread, another plant started this spring is seven feet high, and Caladiums known as elephant ears measure 24 inches wide and 34 inches long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carmichael
University Terrace
Father of Veterans Dies in Gallia County
Gary J. Sheets aged 76 a native of Guyan Township died at Holzer Hospital after years of illness He is remembered as the father of six sons who entered World War service an Ohio record He was active in Democratic county politics and once a sheriff candidate Surviving are sons Arthur Floyd Dennis Marshall Russell Webster and Grover and daughters Laura Haskins Eunice Belville Crystal Foster Nancy Thompson Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at his late home near Crown City.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gary J. Sheets
Guyan Township
Holzer Hospital
Sheets
Lincoln
Arthur
Floyd
Dennis
Marshall
Russell, Webster
Grover Sheets
Laura Haskins
Eunice Belville
Crystal Foster
Nancy Thompson
Crown City
Sues for Divorce and Custody of Children
Mary D. Ross files in Common Pleas Court for divorce from Edwin W. Ross charging extreme cruelty and neglect. Married June 1918 in Chillicothe, they have seven children aged 2 to 20. Ross has one married daughter in Glouster. Mary has custody of all children except the daughter, while Edwin works in Athens earning 125 dollars a month and contributes 20 dollars for family support. Ross also holds valuable patents with expected royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Mary D. Ross
Edwin W. Ross
Chillicothe
Glouster
Athens
Ross
Driver Fined After Richland Ave Collision
Robert Yerkey aged 24 of Route 7 Athens was fined five dollars and costs in Mayor Cliff Cornell s court after pleading guilty to reckless driving. He was arrested earlier after his car rear ended J E Howard 59 of Pratts Fork near the State Hospital entrance. damage was about 15 dollars to each car.
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Robert Yerkey
Route 7
Athens
Cliff Cornell
Yerkey
J. E. Howard
Pratts Fork
State Hospital
Divorce Petition Alleges Cruelty in Chauncey Case
Alice Hamilton files for divorce from Virgil Hamilton in Common Pleas Court citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect. The couple married in September 1934 in Pt. Pleasant West Virginia and are parents to three young sons aged four three and 18 months. Petitioner seeks custody of the children and permanent alimony at final hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divorve
Common Pleas Court
Alice Hamilton
Virgil Hamilton
Chauncey
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
More Days For Licenses
Deputy Registrar David Johnson prepares for a late rush for drivers licenses with four days left before the Sept. 30 deadline. He issued about 250 licenses daily with five clerks and plans to expand to eight staff to handle demand. City Hall tables will stay open Thursday through Saturday 8 am to 9 pm, except 5 to 6 pm. The current licenses expire at midnight Sept. 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Johnson
Johnson
S H McAllister Dies At Home Of Parents
Shelby Harrison McAllister age 30 died suddenly at his parents home in The Plains at 7 30 this morning after long illness. He ran a filling station and is survived by three brothers and three sisters. Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM at The Plains Methodist Church with burial in W Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at residence. ENROLL AT PARKERSBURG Mountain State College welcomes Gene Rorick and Johnie Buck as new enrollees from Athens and Guysville.
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Shelby Harrison McAllister
Robert McAllister
the Plains
Mr. McAllister
John
Ralph
Virgil
Barberton
Maude Campbell
Columbus
Frances Lyons
Stockport
May Kissler
Canton
Methodist Church
W. Union St
Parkersburg
Gene Rorick
Roe Rorick
Athens
Johnie Buck
Hubert C. Buck
Guysville
Mountain State College
W. Va
Rorick
New Marshfield
Buck
Shade High School
McGuffey Reader Returns After Wing Renaming Sparks Interest
Fred H. Ellis of Athens reports a 1857 First Grade Reader by Van Antwerp Bragg and Co. is resurfacing amid attention to the renaming of a wing of Cutter Hall for the former Ohio University president on Saturday.
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McGuffey
Cutter Hall
Ohio University
Fred H. Ellis
Athens
van Antwerp, Bragg and Co
New York City
Damaged Fenders After Ohio City Collision
Emery Souders of Logan stopped to pick up a passenger on Courtney Hill near Athens city limits Saturday afternoon. H W DeNise of Dayton struck Souders car, damaging DeNise right front fender for 15 dollars and Souders left rear fender for 5 dollars. The Himalayan mountain range note follows as an unrelated geo statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Souders
Logan
Courtney Hill
Athens City Limits
Souders
H. W. DeNise
Dayton
DeNise
Sonders
To Be Enrolled in CCC From This County
Applications for CCC enrollment are being accepted at the relief office in Athens. Twenty youths will be enlisted on Oct. 2 and 18 more on Oct. 14. Young men interested are asked to apply at the relief office immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Athens
Get At Constipation Cause With All Bran
If constipation slows you down eat bulk forming food rather than a medicine. Kellogg's All Bran provides bulk that helps daily regularity when combined with plenty of water. Made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by every grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Ida Bricker Seeks Divorce From Rollar Bricker
Ida Bricker files a common pleas action for divorce on gross neglect against Rollar Bricker. Married in July 1911 at The Plains, they are parents of three children aged 25, 21, and 13. They have not lived together since April 1933. She seeks divorce, custody of the minor, child maintenance, and permanent alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Ida Bricker
Rollar Bricker
the Plains
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Gallia County
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