Athens Merchants Announce New Store Hours
The Athens Retail Merchants Association announces revised hours effective Tuesday to shorten workdays. Grocery stores open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Dry goods 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Hardware 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays.
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Athens
John W. Bolin
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Bolin
Saturn
Coal Truck Driver Arrested by Patrol
Clifford Kelly age 38 of Wellston was arrested by the State Highway Patrol on Route 50 east of McArthur for hauling coal in an unsafe condition. Patrolmen said the sideboards were not stable enough to hold the coal. Kelly was arraigned before Mayor Collins in McArthur and fined five dollars and costs.
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Clifford Kelly
Wellston
State Highway Patrol
McArthur
Kelly
Collins
Two Chickens Stolen From Herrold Place Home
Jesse Wiseman reports two chickens stolen from his Herrold Place residence on Sunday. Police are investigating the incident with no suspects at this time.
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Jesse Wiseman
Herrold Place
Thirty Planes to Arrive in Athens from Ohio Next Sunday
About thirty planes from Port Columbus Norton and Sullicant Field Columbus will fly to Athens Sunday morning Oct 5 for a fly to breakfast hosted by Athens Airways. Pilots from central Ohio will fly in with meals served in the center hangar at the Athens Airport and discuss Ohio Wing Civil Air Defense Service participation.
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Athens
Columbus Aero Club
Athens Airways
Ohio
Port Columbus
Norton
Sullicant Field
Columbus
Herbert Stump
Norton Field
Athens Aiirport
Nollenberger
Crrol Thorne
Charles Wheaton
Allen McPeake
Civil Air Defense Service
Ohie
CADF
Civeland
M Ohio
Air Corps
Ohio teachers receive continuing contracts under new law
The Ohio legislature's tenure law requires boards to grant continuing contracts on Sept 1 to teachers with life, permanent, or eight year professional certificates after five years of service. The attorney general confirms protections against arbitrary dismissal and allows contracts for three causes. In Athens County 85 teachers qualify, with about 25 leaving last year for other schools or defense work.
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Bolin
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Outo
Ohio Education Association
New York Times
Boards of Education
Athens County
F. J. Taylor
the Plains
Taylor
Cleveland tax rate change delays filing deadline
Confusion over a change in corporate capital tax from 1.10 to 1.25 per thousand postponed the filing deadline from today to October 28.
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Cleveland
Highest defect lighting found in vehicle inspections nationwide
In 18 states with complete or partial annual motor vehicle inspections, 40 to over 75 percent of cars showed defective lighting highlighting a wide range of safety concerns across jurisdictions.
Names and climate note mixed with botanical origin
A remark on prevailing eastern U S wind reversal creating semi tropical rainfall and a separate fact that Dahl a Swedish botanist named dahlias
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United States
Dahl
Dahlias
Cuckler Trial Starts Today in Athens County Court
Melvin E. Cuckler, 49, of Albany Road, pleads not guilty to driving while intoxicated and goes on trial in the Athens County Common Pleas Court after a Sept. 21 arrest on Route 33 south of Athens near Nice's Camp. State Patrol officers testified, Cuckler spoke in his defense, with more witnesses scheduled.
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Melvin E. Cuckler
Albany Road
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Cuckler
Athens
Nice
State Highway Patrol
Achsah Porter Dies At Home Of Nephew In Chauncey
Miss Achsah Porter 77, died this morning at the home of her nephew Harry Tope in Chauncey after a two year illness. She was born in Vinton County and lived in Athens County as a child. Survived by four sisters Ida McVay Abbie Woodyard Bertha Robinett and Mary Powers and two brothers William Porter and O J Porter. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM in Albany Baptist Church with burial at Cross Roads Cemetery. Friends may call at Harry Tope's Chauncey home after Tuesday noon.
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Harry Tope
Chauncey
Vinton County
Athens County
Albany
Porter
Ida McVay
Athens
Abbie Woodyard
Bertha Robinett
Albeny
Mary Powers
William Porter
Idaho
O. J. Porter
The
Baptist Church
Cross Roads
Deaf and Dumb Girl To Conduct Service
Miss Grace Haney of Point Pleasant West Virginia will preach at the Salvation Army Hall in Athens on Tuesday September 30 at 730 p m. Handicapped by deafness she has pursued a ministry using pantomime to convey her messages and has a devoted following. The public is invited.
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Grace Haney
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Salvation Army Hall
Athens
Miss Haney
Salvation Army
Grace
Ocie England
Household of Faith Missions
Sheriff Catches Men In Athens County Pursuit
Sheriff Charles Bayless and Deputy B C Day chased two men Saturday night across Athens County. Their car damaged in the end as they cornered the suspects on Sand Rock Ridge. Isaac Goins of Tablertown and Willard Tabler of Tabler town were arrested for reckless operation and intoxication. Both jailed in Athens City Jail awaiting arraignment before Justice of the Peace T R Bennett.
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Charles Bayless
B. C. Day
Athens County
Bayless
Day
Sand Rock Ridge
Isaac Goins
Tablertown
Willard Tabler
Athens City
Court of Justice of the Peace
T. R. Bennett
Meeting of Legion in Athens Is Cancelled
The K. T. Crossen Post of the American Legion in Athens cancels its Wednesday night meeting. James P. Cumley, commander, announced the cancellation due to a joint installation of Athens County Legion officers planned for Nelsonville later in the month.
Burned in Efforts To Put Out Auto Flames
Ralph Clark of Columbus suffered severe burns on his hands and forearms while trying to extinguish flames that engulfed his car’s motor at Lancaster and Second Streets yesterday afternoon. Athens firemen responded. Damage to the vehicle was slight.
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Ralph Clark
Columbus
Lancaster
Second Sts
Athens
Heat Wave Grips Ath ens With 87 Degree Sunday
Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France cites 87 degrees on Sunday in Ath ens as a heat wave peak. Overnight low dropped to 47, with late morning readings at 61 degrees signaling cooling trend.
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Athens
C. N. France
Emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Louise Chaney of Dexter underwent an emergency appendectomy at Sheltering Arms Hospital Sunday. Leo Potts of 16 Walker Street was admitted for medical observation Saturday. Mrs. Melvin Grubb of 20 North McKinley was released Sunday.
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Mary Louise Chaney
Dexter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Leo Potts
Walker St
Melvin Grubb
N. McKinley
Akron man West arrested for intoxication and fined
Gerome H. West of Akron was arrested Sunday night on intoxication charges and forfeited $14 Monday after unintentionally entering an informal guilty plea. Patrolman Carman Church arrested West, with the standard fine typically set at $5 plus costs.
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Gerome H. West
Akron
West
Carman Church
Jail Repair Urged by Agents of Labor
Four members of the Labor Council met with the Athens County Commissioners to discuss repairing the county jail and sheriff's home, vacant for about two years since condemnation by the state fire marshal. The plan calls for rewiring, plumbing, new fixtures, and updated woodwork, paint, and floors for both buildings and the jail cell block.
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Labor Council
Athens County
John Cope
Nelsonville
United Stone and Allied Products of America Co
John Gail
Hollister
United Mine Workers
Clinton County Declared Modified Accredited Bang’s Disease Free
A government letter to Ross Wright, county extension agent, confirms Clinton County as a modified accredited Bang’s disease free area. It is the third Ohio county to earn this status after Athens and Claremore Counties as of April 1, 1941. Only 46 of over 14 000 cattle tested were infected, about one percent.
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Ross Wright
Clinton County
Ohio
Athens
Claremore
Climton
Barn Burns Again in Carthage Township
A second barn fire in two days destroyed Pearl Cassels's barn in Carthage Township with two calves killed. Firemen estimated a $500 loss and noted possible spontaneous combustion in recently stacked hay. Nearby structures were saved and some damage covered by insurance. The report compares the blaze to a similar Friday morning fire at Earl Baughman near Albany that destroyed his barn and three calves due to hay spontaneous combustion.
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Pearl Cassels
Carthage Township
Athens
Cassels
Earl Baughman
Albany
Baughman
Defense Job Prompts Meeting Cancellation
County Extension Agent Ross Wright reports from H. C. Ramsower that the annual Fall Extension Conference scheduled for October 14 to 17 will not be held. The defense program urgency requires October to be devoted to county and community educational meetings, ending the long‑standing agent gathering in Ohio.
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Ross Wright
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio
Ramsower
Athens Eagles to hold special meeting tonight
An important special meeting of the Athens Aerie of Eagles is announced for tonight at their home on Court and Carpenter Streets.
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Athens Aerie of Eagles
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