Dam Work Approved For Athens Izaak Walton Lake Project
A Waterloo Township meeting of the Athens Chapter Izaak Walton League authorized starting dam work on an 18 acre lake on the recreation site. Funds from leasing 90 plus lots at $50 each will finance the dam with bids to follow after final plan tweaks. Cottages and fish stocking are planned as the lake, fed by springs, aims for use next summer.
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Waterloo
Athens
Izaak Walton League
City Hall
L. F. Jones
W. R. Cable
John Dowler
League
Harry Dalton
Harvey Ramsey
A. E. Whaley
Prof
O. E. McClure
J. J. Sisler
M. M. Kerr
Ernest Gross
C. O. Burnett
C. C. Millikan
Maurice McCune
W. D. Robinson
James Cassels
Junior High Girls Form Scout Troop 25
Twenty five junior high girls met Monday at the new Girl Scout Headquarters on East State Street to organize Scout Troop 25. Mrs O E McClure led discussions on merit badges and nurse badge work and officers were elected for each patrol with Lois Dixon as scribe and Ruth Alice Wright as treasurer.
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East State St
O. E. McClure
Elsie Lou Rowles
Daryl Baird
Annabelle White
Donna Marie
Ohio University Official to Attend Inaugurations
Dr. T. C. McCracken provost and dean will represent Ohio University at inaugurations in October. He attends Marietta College for president Harry Kelso Eversall on Wednesday October 20 and Heidelberg College for president Clarence E Josephson on Saturday October 23.
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T. C. McCracken
Ohio University
College of Education
Marietta
Heidelberg Colleges
McCracken
Harry Kelso Eversall
Marietta College
Clarence E. Josephson
Heidelberg College
Hunters Must Wear Numbers on Backs
Ohio Game Laws introduce a new rule requiring hunters and trappers to display a license number on the back of their outer garment between the shoulders. The tag, furnished free with the license and issued annually by the Division of Conservation, must be visibly legible and at least one inch high. The offense applies starting January 1, 1938.
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Ohio
Division of Conservation
Cattle Test Planned Across Athens County
Athens County agricultural leaders met at the Athens Grange Hall with representatives from 11 of 14 townships to plan Bang's test for contagious abortion in cattle Starting in Athens Township as a countywide pilot funded by a federal appropriation The three year program began as an emergency herd reduction measure and has already tested one quarter of the county's cattle, prioritizing unhealthy cows.
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Athens County
Athens
Bang
Athens Township
Gospel Musicians To Perform At Central Ave M E Church
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Fish well known gospel musicians will entertain at the Central Ave M E Church Friday night at seven thirty. No admission will be charged but an offering will be taken.
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Wilbur Fish
Central Ave. M. E
Girls Hike to Camp on Hobo Day with 43 Scouts
Forty three Girl Scouts and leaders left Athens Saturday on the annual Hobo Day Hike. Mrs Thora Atkins led part of the group along a nature trail to Camp Rotan with a treasure hunt arranged by Ruth Gentry and Joan Stewart.
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Athens
Thora Atkins
Camp Rotan
Ruth Gentry
Joan Stewart
Gale Baird
Patty Wright
Ruth Hammerle
Hannah Schuler
Hijalmar Olson
Will Cassey
Thor Olson
Louella Clouse
Funeral services for John Roach moved to Thursday
Funeral services for John Roach, a Spanish American War veteran who died Tuesday morning of a heart attack, will be held at his home Thursday at 1 p.m., a half hour earlier than planned, with burial in Columbus after the service.
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John Roach
Columbus
Car Thieves Captured By Coolville Marshal
Two colored youths Fred Williams twenty four and Eugene Williams eighteen of Pt. Pleasant W Va were held in the Athens County Jail on charges of stealing gasoline and a car from Gallipolis after a cross country run ending near Coolville. They started Tuesday at 4 p m stole E H Davis Gallipolis mail car and after fueling at a Coolville station fled without paying. Coolville Marshal Richard Henderson chased them, blocked roads and captured them after a short pursuit. Davis car expected to be claimed in Athens.
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Fred Williams
Eugene
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Athens County
Gallipolis
Coolville
E. H. Davis
George Hatfield
Gallia County
Davis
Athens
R. L. Obie
Boys Industrial School
Lincoln
West Virginia
Richard Henderson
Henderson
Charles Bayless
American Prose Fiction course added by Ohio Univ Extension
The Ohio University Extension Division announces a new American Prose Fiction course for evening and Saturday classes. Taught by Dr. J. B. Heidler, it covers the development of the American Novel from colonial times to today, with emphasis on the 18th and 19th centuries. First meeting is Thursday at 7 PM in room 110 Ellis Hall. registration requires attendance.
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Ohio University Extension Division
J. B. Heidler
Ellis Hall
WPA Projects Kick Off In Three District Areas
WPA district head in Athens reports stable employment around 11 439 for the week with one large project started and two slated. In Guernsey County Valley Township plans demolition of six old schools and construction of a centralized school from salvage. Zanesville to begin a 602 461 street and sidewalk program Oct 4. Portsmouth completes a concrete flume and storm sewer. Logan starts a street and alley repair with 1 6 miles of brick paving and 408 man months of work planned with no new taxes.
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Athens
L. C. Gibson
Valley Township Board of Education
Guernsey County
Zanesville
Gibson
Portsmouth
Logan
Athens Hi Y Club Elects Officers For Year
The Athens High School Hi Y organization met yesterday to plan the year. Officers elected were Dwight Riley president Gerald Ramsay vice president Dan Bardin secretary and Bill Rowland treasurer. Under C D Samford and W P Porter the club aims to increase membership and present programs with faculty and local business speakers.
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Athens High School
Dwight Riley
Gerald Ramsay
Dan Bardin
Bill Rowland
C. D. Samford
W. P. Porter
Local Student Enters Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
G Merritt Preston of Athens joins 50 new students entering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute this month. He will study the aerospace engineering course and is the son of Mr and Mrs John H Preston.
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G. Merritt Preston
State St
Athens
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
John H. Preston
Light Company Sues Athena Glazed Brick Co. for $700.19
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court a suit to collect service accounts totaling 700 19, drawn from three charges of 255, 12.10, and 455.04, with interest from due dates. Battery C drills Ohio National Guard members received riot duty and equipment care instruction after a dismounted drill Tuesday night.
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Athena Glazed Brick Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens County
134Th Field Artillery
Ohio National Guard
Booster Night Planned by Athens Grange at Grange Hall
The Athens Grange announces its annual Booster Night at the Grange Hall on Thursday at 8 p.m. Members are urged to bring guests for a program of short talks music and readings.
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Athens Grange
Grange Hall
Brownie Pack Meets at West Side School
The Brownie Packet Girl Scout troop of West Side School met Monday afternoon at the building. Games were led by Mrs. Thora Atkins and assisted by Miss Dolores Davis.
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West Side School
Thora Atkins
Dolores Davis
Back Again Hildegarde Returns for Royal Audience
Hildegarde, favorite entertainer of royalty, rushes back from Europe to perform for the royal highnesses and American public. She arrives in New York in new Paris fashions and may appear in a Broadway show.
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Hildegarde
Europe
Paris
New York
Scarlet Fever Cases Rise in Athens County
Seven new scarlet fever cases are reported to the county health office, bringing total cases to ten. Frances Fiske, 12, and Richard Palmer, 10, are from Chauncey, and Weldon Kohler, 8, is from Canaan Township. Other names were not provided.
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Athens County
Chauncey
Frances Fiske
Richard Palmer
Canaan Township
Weldon Kohler
Grocer Sues Michael Byron for 145.56 in Athens Court
Harve S. Sayre, owner of a grocery, filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court an appeal from Lee Township justice court seeking 145.56 for groceries, seed and other commodities. The petition was dismissed in the justice court after a Sept. 21 hearing.
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Michael Byron
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Harve S. Sayre
Court of
L. A. Tewksbury
Lee Township
Justice of Peace
Justice Court
Sayre
Comedy Romance The Life of the Party at Athena Theater
The Life of the Party brings a high speed modern romance to the Athena Theater thursday with Gene Raymond and Harriet Hilliard as leads. Joe Penner Victor Moore Helen Broderick and Parkyakarkus provide most of the humor while six songs and three dance numbers embellish the plot about a romance complicated by wealth family and mistaken circumstances. The opus features a star cast including Billy Gilbert Franklin Pangborn Ann Miller Ann Shoemaker Margaret Dumont and others with Seiter directing and Kalmar Ruby Shore responsible for the screenplay based on a combined origin by Santley Wrubel Jessel Oakland.
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Athena Theater
Gene Raymond
Harriet Hilliard
Joe Penner
Parkyakarkus
Helen Broderick
Victor Moore
Raymond
Miss Hilliard
Harriet
Penner
Billy Gilbert
Franklin Pangborn
Ann Miller
Ann Shoemaker
Margaret Dumont
William A. Seiter
Edward Kaufman
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Viola Brothers
Shore
Joseph Santley
Allie Wrubel
Herb Magidson
George Jessel
Ben Oakland
RKO Radio Picture
Ohio Guard unit drills at Armory with comms focus
Study Communication Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion 166th Infantry drilled Monday night at the Armory. After formation under Sergeant Bean, guardsmen received instruction in communication and combat intelligence with a message center lecture by Lieutenant Chadwick and field line and switchboard work by Corporal Cass and Private Rhoads.
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2Nd Battallion
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Bean
Chadwick
Cass
Rhoads
McKibben
Tate
Barnhart
Australian Moloch lizard absorbs water like blotting paper
A report notes the Australian Moloch lizard rapidly absorbs moisture when placed in water. Researchers observe the species' unique skin properties allowing quick uptake, aiding thermoregulation and hydration in arid habitats.
Flight Safety Progress Quelled Airplane Wrecks
Five years ago aircraft faced greater weather-related groundings and more wrecks. Today pilots fly in comparable conditions with fewer incidents, reflecting improved weather forecasting and aviation safety practices.
Committee Is Named For Scout Civic Day
Athens city and county officials were named to the Boy Scout Civic Day committee. Judge O F Rowe land, Scott Haney, Robert Tompkins, and Co L Jordan were selected to arrange the program in which county Boy Scouts will occupy 24 civic offices on Saturday October 9.
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Athens
Boy Scout Civic Day Committee
O. F. Roweland
Common Pleas Court
Scott Haney
Athens Safety
Robert Tompkins
Co. L. Jordan
County Board of Elections
Howard Brown Dies in Washington D C
Howard Payson Brown died in Washington D C on September 23 after a misreport earlier. The funeral was held in Washington last Saturday.
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Howard Payson Brown
Dolly Barker Brown
Washington, D. C
Brown
Washington
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