Feasibility study under way for Hocking River flood protection
United States engineers from the Huntington district are in Athens conducting eight to ten day preliminary surveys to assess the feasibility and desirability of a local protection project. The plan envisions levees along the river from Armitage to below the airport, a widened channel, and pumping to manage floodwater. Local figureheads including Dr. M. Gill and Mayor Cliff Cornell back the effort, with Athens University and industries watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Engineers
J. D. Arthur, Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Athens
Hocking River
Arthur
Congress
Armi
Athens State Hospital
Ohio University
M. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
Cliff Cornell
A. B. Sias
Athens Committee
Dr Super and Shirley Are Oldest and Youngest
Dr Charles W Super 96, of 44 W Union St, and Shirley Temple vie for oldest and youngest in the 1938 edition of Who's Who in America. Shirley, nine, is the youngest listed. sixteen other Athens residents join 17 total from last year. The Athens group includes Ohio University deans, professors, and former congressman Israel Foster now in Washington, D C. The new edition lists 31 545 Americans, with 845 in the 1899 first edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Super
W. Union Sr
Ohio University
United States
America
Super
Shirley Temple
Screen
Shirley
Dr. Super
Athens
Albert T. Volwiler
Hiram Roy Wilson
Israel M. Foster
Washington, D. C
Johnston Sail Date Inaccurate War Rumors
Reports in Athens claimed John R. Johnston Ohio University dean of men had his passport cancelled due to potential European war. The Messenger quoted hotel staff saying he left New York to sail for England aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. Johnston, on leave, planned to study at the University of London this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John R. Johnston
Ohio University
Europe
McAlpin
New York
Dean Johnston
England
University of London
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Theta Chi
Robert Johnson
Newark
France
Johnson
University of Paris
Purrington Speaks At Kiwanis Meeting
Rev. Robert G. Purrington of the Church of the Good Shepherd addressed the Athens Kiwanis Club Monday night on the European situation. He argued nations act from forgetfulness of spiritual values, forgetting relations to self, neighbor, and God, and urged clear individual thinking as the key to counter policy excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Kiwanis Club
Robert G. Purrington
Church of the Good Shepherd
Club
Credit Is Topic at Clover Farm Meeting
H Stanley Hall of the Credit Guide Publishing Co addressed the Southeast Division of Clover Farm Stores at the Berry Hotel on credit control. Norman Kloes Massars Grocery Pomeroy spoke on results and cooperation with the credit association operating in Meigs County. Members discussed credit control and hoped for success in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stanley Hall
Credit Guide Publishing Co
Clover Farm Stores
Berry Hotel
Hall
Norman’ Kloes
Massar
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Athens County
Office To Close If Drivers Don’t Show Interest
The drivers license office in the Courthouse basement will close evenings for the rest of the week unless more drivers come to obtain licenses. Deputy Registrar Len B. McCune said only a few took licenses Monday night and if the number is not increased tonight the bureau will shut at 5 p.m. The Oct 1 deadline looms with hundreds still unlicensed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len B. McCune
McCune
Local officers fine three men for intoxication
Chester Six Hebbardsville and James Vernon W Washington St were fined five dollars and costs each by Mayor Cliff Cornell on charges of intoxication. Six was arrested by Officer Carman Church and Vernon by Capt Charley Maple and Officer Leslie Bradfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Six
Hebbardsville
James Vernon
W. Washington St
Cliff Cornell
Carman Church
Vernon
Charley Maple
Leslie Bradfield
Schools of County Facing Grave Financial Problems
Athens Supt F J Taylor says banks will not accept more State Department of Education notes. Ohio Education Association assistant secretary Karl H Berns arrives to discuss a 17 million dollar public school deficit and urges a three point plan for a permanent tax, a five year supplementary tax, and possible general revenue fund aid. He praises Athens Superintendent Harper Pendry and notes sales tax declines hurt all government and local budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Supt
F. J. Taylor
Athens
State Department of Education
Taylor
Karl H. Berns
Ohio Education Association
Ohio
Berns
General Revenue Fund
Board of Education
Lauds Pendry Berns
Ohio Chamber
Chauncey Woman Celebrates 58th Birthday With Family Picnic
Mrs. George Lennigar Chauncey marked her 58th birthday Sunday with a family gathering at their Jacobs Ave home. Relatives enjoyed a picnic dinner and a large birthday cake presented by the children. Music was provided by Allie Tippie and others. attendees included members from Chauncey Millfield Morgan County Trimble and Harvey communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
George Lennigar
Jacobs Ave
Allie Tippie
John
Dave Williams
Frank
Earl Mullins
Raymond Savage
Clyde Mullins
Emmett Dowler
Geraldine
Junior
Lewis
Albert Perry
Etheline
Virgil
Delmer Guess
Shirley Mae
Jess Lennigar
Clifford
Imogene
Jackie Ray
Charles Simpson
Richard Leroy
Millfield
Raymond Robinson
Ralph
Betty Lou
Glouster
Lewis Duncan
Morgan County
Samuel McDaniel
Trimble
Robert Rowan
Chauncey and Dover Social and Personal News
Chauncey Dale Channell of Mansfield visits his mother Mrs. Carrie Channell The Plains and travels to Springfield Mass on a Mansfield Tire Co business trip before returning for squirrel hunting and vacation. Binnie Harrison hosts Mr and Mrs Carl Hilderbrand and family at The Plains. Chester Sanders of Millfield returns from Albany visit with Dow Sanders. Dr C N Sanders hosts Paul Bradfield and Ralph Davies of Columbus. Robert V Keck of Chillicothe visits uncle George Keck. Hazel W Lahugh spends weekend with Mrs Lucille Sanders at Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey — Dale Channell
Mansfield
Carrie Channell
the Plains
Springfield
Mass
Mansfield Tire Co
Carl Hilderbrand
Elizabeth Harrison
David
Taylor Ridge
Binnie Harrison
Chester Sanders
Millfield
Dow Sanders
Albany
W. H. Bradfield
Paul Bradfield
Ralph Davies
Columbus
C. N. Sanders
Robert V. Keck
Chillicothe
George Keck
Hazel Wlahugh
Lucille Sanders
3200 Record Set for OU and Portsmouth Division
Ohio University registered 3200 students today with 105 in Portsmouth division. Registrar F B Dilley announced an all time high of 3095 enrolled for classes on campus. He noted registration is over but some students may still enroll and doubts more than 15 will be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Portsmouth
F. B. Dilley
Dilley
Hunters Have Fair Success In Athens County
Woodland tracts in Athens County echoed with shotgun blasts as hunters reported mixed success. Judge O F Rowland claimed no squirrels but mosquitoes got him. Mrs Claude Westfall hunted alone and filled her quota while Charles Evans, deputy sheriff, and Sheriff Charles Bayless each reported catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Claude Westfall
1100 Farms Checked For Federal Program
One thousand one hundred farms in Athens County were checked for the soil conservation program as part of a federal effort. County insurance supervisor Frank Pugh announced today that this marks a 300-farm increase from last year. The program pays producers who adopt soil-building practices or dedicate more land to soil benefiting crops and aims to protect soil quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Frank Pugh
Van Dyke Funeral Planned Thursday for Athens Man
Raymond Van Dyke, 52, of Athens died Tuesday in Ohio. Survived by sisters Rosa Ballinger of Athens, Mabel Nixon of Columbus, Gertrude Grandstaff of Chauncey and brother C. C. Van Dyke of Athens. Services at Sand Rock Church Thursday at 2 pm with burial in Sand Rock Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond van Dyke
Athens
Rosa Ballinger
Mabel Nixon
Columbus
Gertrude Grandstaff
Chauncey
C. C. van Dyke
Sand Rock Church
Buria
Sand Rock
Driver Arrested After Route 50 Crash in Coolville
Ralph Wines of Coolville Route 3 pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after a Sunday crash on Route 50 near Coolville. Three people were injured: Bertha McDonald and Fern Kuener of Missouri and Finley Goslin of Oklahoma. Wines’ sentence was deferred until Friday by Magistrate T. R. Bennett. he was arrested by the State Highway Patrol. A truck driven by Wines collided with G. E. McDonald of Kansas City, Missouri, then struck Goslin’s car, according to state patrol reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wines
Coolville
Wines
T. R. Bennett
State
Winese
G. E. McDonald
Kansas City
Finley Goslin
Enid
Okla
State Patrol
Bertha McDonald
Fern Kuener
Elmire
Goslin
Pocahontas Council Meeting and Benefit in Millfield
Members of Mazon Council No 93 Degree of Pocahontas Millfield urged to attend Thursday night meeting on district school matters in Nelsonville under District Deputy Great Pocahontas Lillian Wallace. Friday at 8 pm a benefit party will be held at the lodge hall in Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mazon Council No. 93
Degree of Pocahontas
Millfield
Nelsonville
Great Pocahontas
Lillian Wallace
Mazon Council
Lodge
Birthdays Celebrated At Jacksonville Birthdays
In Jacksonville a double birthday party honored Mrs. Barrowman and her sister Mrs. Lara Cox with an elaborate dinner and eight cakes. Four generations attended, including Great-Grandmother Mary Withem and Grandmother Lara Cox, with many relatives from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
William Barrowman
Barrowman
Lara Cox
Clara Northrop
Cox
Zelma Withem
Shearley Northrop
Johannes
Edsel
Dinner Guests Attend Chauncey Family in Long Bottom
Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne and Miss Millie Osborne and Harry B Noble were guests at a Sunday chicken dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Peter Dorst in Long Bottom Ohio. Also present were Mrs Charles Powell and daughter Pearl of Mt Olive. Ferris Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Pearl A Miller of The Plains, and grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne Chauncey, who had been seriously ill, is reported improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Osborne
Millie Osborne
Harry B. Noble
Peter Dorst
Long Bottom
Charles Powell
Pearl
Mt. Olive
Ferris Miller
Pearl A. Miller
the Plains
Church Pulpit Visit and Birth Announcements Near The Plains
Rev Amy West of Nelsonville filled the Plains Church of the Nazarene pulpit Sunday night with eight Pilgrim Holiness members. Parents John Rankin and Madelins Border announce the birth of a son named John Richard at Millfield home on September 25. Anna Lee Wright, 8, The Plains, broke an elbow playing on the school hand-walkers. treated by Dr L D Nelson and X-rayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Amy West
Nelsonville
Plains Church of the Nazarene
Drell Goff
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Pearl Lonas
Eugene J Lonas
Lawrence Cotterill
Merle Pickett
John Delong
Opal Pancake
Chauncey.r
John Rankin
Madelins Border
John Richard
Millfield
Emma Rankin
Wall Border
Anna Lee Wright
Frank Wright
The
Plains
Plains School
L. D. Nelson
Chauncey preacher hosts tent meeting and reunion notes
Rev J T Maffin of Chauncey conducts a tent meeting in Murray City after a Logan meeting reported 100 converts. Attendees at Murray City include Ersil Bullock Lewis Adkins Pauline Bullock Chester Simpson Elizabeth Waldie Vera Bridgewater and Ortha Browning. George Keck and daughter Pauline of Chauncey joined the Glackin Carle family reunion at Jacob Carle's Circleville Ohio home with 150 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
J. T. Maffin
Marion
Vera Bridgewater
Murray City
Logan
Ersil Bullock
Lewis Adkins
Pauline Bullock
Chester Simpson
Elizabeth Waldie
Verabridgewater
Ortha Browning
George Keck
Pauline
Jacob Carle
Circleville
Ohio
Farm Bureau To Meet At Troy High School Auditorium
The county wide Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the Troy High School Auditorium Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Herbert Smootz of Columbus will be the guest speaker. Mr. H. G. Henry, secretary, said there will be entertainment and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Troy High School
Herbert Smootz
Columbus
H. G. Henry
The
Two drivers fined for lights and brakes violations
State Highway Patrol arrested two drivers. One, Everett Nichols of Nelsonville, on Route 33, fined $5 and costs for insufficient lights. The other, Edwin Thomas of Beverly, on Route 13, fined $5 and costs for insufficient brakes, by Mayor Cliff Cornell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Cliff Cornell
Everett Nichols
Nelsonville
Edwin Thomas
Beverly
Moore Sprinkles Humor Through Talk to Club
Clyde Moore, Ohio State Journal columnist, spoke to the Athens Rotary Club on History in Its Shirtsleeves, mixing humor with sharp newspaper critique drawn from 13 years in the trade. He defended press independence, praised wire photos, and argued newspapers endure over radio while censored presses threaten democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Athens Rotary Club
Clyde Moore
Ohio State Journal
George Chaney Dies in Westerville After Long Illness
George Chaney aged 77, former Athens resident, died Monday night at his Westerville home after a long heart illness. Funeral services will be Wednesday at one o'clock at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in W. Union Street Cemetery. His wife Nancy is seriously ill from a fall last week. she cannot attend the Athens service. A daughter Mrs. Fred Rhoads of Westerville, a son Dorsal, three sisters J H Bird Athens, John Maxwell Athens RD, Mrs. George Sanborn Meigs County, and brothers Will Charley John Harve of Meigs County survive Chaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chaney
Athens
Westerville
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
W. Union St
Nancy Chaney
Chaney
Fred Rhoads
Dorsal
J. H. Bird
John Maxwell
Athens RD
George Sanborn
Meigs County
Will
Charley
John
Harve
Credit guide group forms in Athens County
Guide publishing firm in Jackson announces creation of the Athens County Credit Association. It will compile a county wide credit guide showing pay habits of buyers to curb losses as similar groups operate in nearby counties. Temporary HQ at the Dew Hotel in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Stanley Hall
Credit Guide Publishing Co
Jackson
Athens
Association
Hall
Dew Hotel
Nelsonville
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Minnie
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Independent Newspaper
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Athens Pharmacy
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Modern Woodmen of America
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Foresters Team
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William
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Toledo
Athens Commandery No. 15
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