Athens High Musicians Reach State Finals in Columbus
Four Athens High School music groups will compete in the Ohio state finals at Columbus joining 53 schools in Class B and BB. The mixed chorus performs at 9 20 a m in the High School Auditorium while boys chorus sings at 11 20 a m in the Bexley gym. The band will play at 2 p m in Mees Hall Capital University and girls chorus at 3 20 p m in Bexley Auditorium under director W C Fingerhut. 150 local students travel by three buses.
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Athens High School
Columbus
Capital University
Bexley High School
Bexley
Mees Hall
W. C. Fingerhut
Athens High
School of Athens High
Athens
Reappraised Valuation of Tax Districts in Athens County
Athens County records show total real estate values rising by 9 020 740 from 1948 to 1949. City of Athens leads gains with value jumping from 8 798 140 to 12 972 620, while some areas like Jacksonville and Trimble show declines. Tax rates fell countywide with the Athens city special school district reducing from 18.00 to 12.80 mills.
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Athens County
Athens
Glouster
Chauncey
Albany
Jacksonville
Trimble
Amesville
Buchtel
Coolville
Nelsonville
Dover
Alexander
Ames
Bern
Canaan
Carthage
Lee
Lodi
Rome
Troy
Waterloo
York
Athens City
Bern-Westfield
Damaged Athens Cash Feed Store Scraped by Truck
A Fern Street incident lightly damaged the Athens Cash Feed Store on North Court Street when a truck scraped its side Thursday. The vehicle was driven by Elmer L. Wright, 34, of Rushville Indiana, according to city police.
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Athens
N. Court St
Fern St
Elmer L. Wright
Rushville
Ind
Guard School Set for Two Week Intervals Through December 1950
Athens Ohio National Guard announces an officer school program to run in two week intervals through December 1950. Lt Clyde V Scott reports the Second Battalion 166th Infantry school at the local armory includes four and a half hours of lectures and demonstrations and attendance by all officers of the battalion. The first class is slated for Sunday May 7 at 1 pm with the Communications Platoon taking part in a field exercise on wire laying message center operation and pole climbing on Sunday April 30.
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Athens
Ohio National Guard
Clyde V. Scott
166Th Infantry
OU Men’s Glee Club To Sing at Parkersburg
The Ohio University Men’s Glee Club of about 40 voices will perform Monday evening in the First Christian Church at Parkersburg West Virginia. Directed by Philip L. Peterson the group previously appeared at the church a year earlier. The concert is sponsored by the church choir under Bruce Tolbert, former student of Peterson.
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Ohio University Men's Glee Club
First Christian Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Philip L. Peterson
Bruce Tolbert
Peterson
National Home Demonstration Week Set For Rural Homemakers
April 30 through May 6 will be observed as National Home Demonstration Week county agent Mrs. Florence M. McBride announced. The period honors rural homemakers and seeks greater effort to interpret the values of home demonstration work and to voice appreciation for benefits received.
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Florence M. McBride
Community Sing at Stewart Methodist Church Sunday
Stewart Methodist Church hosts a public community sing at 7 30 p m this Sunday served by organizer William Carrico inviting local residents to attend.
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Stewart
Stewart Methodist Church
William Carrico
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons Meet Monday
The Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will hold a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Diversified Shrine Band Concert Set in Memorial Auditorium
The Aladdin Temple shrine band with 95 players and 26 reserves comes to Athens for a Sunday 3 p.m. performance in Memorial Auditorium. Irvin Swindler leads as president with a nine-member slate, soloists include Charles Reichelderfer and Russ Butler. The 15-number program features The Emperor Waltz and The Stars and Stripes Forever. Samuel B. Erskine chairs the public event.
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Aladdin Templehrine Band
Memorial Auditorium
Otto C. Zimpfer
Athens Shrine Club
Irvin Swindler
Adam J. Borcyczka
C. K. Dye
Herman H. Hamer
Harley W. Thomas
A. W. Ballantyne
Frank Mader
Glenn A. Beall
Charles Reichelderfer
Clare Barnard
Herb Germain
Russ Butler
Emperor Altz
Samuel B. Erskine
Malta Fire Wrecks Plow Plant and Town Hall
A Malta blaze destroyed the Plow Company plant and town hall, leaving only chimneys by mid afternoon. National Guardsmen ferried victims’ furniture,OHIO POWER CO linemen replaced poles and wires, and American Legion, police, and state patrol directed traffic while firefighters from numerous towns battled the flames closing routes 37 and 78.
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National Guardsmen
McConnelsville
American Legion
State Highway Patrol
Malta
Ohio Power CO
Crooksville
Zanesville
Fell
Births and admissions at Shelterings Arms Hospital notes
Births reported for Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnson of Nelsonville a daughter. Admissions include Mrs. Margaret French Athens Route 1 major surgery and Mrs. Adda Blower Gloucester minor surgery along with Peter Harmouth Gloucester Route 1 medical and Mrs. Emma Croffen Athens medical. Other admittances list Mrs. Florence Henry Gloucester medical. Dismissals include Mrs. Arthur Tankersley Athens and daughter Delle Finsterwald Athens and Mrs. C. T. Vernon and Mrs. Dontia Jean Brooks Mineral.
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J. J. Johnson
Nelsonville
Margaret French
Athens
Adda Blower
Glouster
Peter Harmouth
Emma Croffen
Florence Henry
Arthur Tankersley
Delle Finsterwald
C. T. Vernon
Dontia Jean Brooks
Mineral
Assault Battery Charge Is Denied
Gaylord Storer 22 of Stewart pleaded innocent to assault and battery at arraignment before Mayor Mickle. Bound to the grand jury under 100 dollars bond. Mrs Mae Singer filed the charges claiming Storer struck her husband William in an argument over a truck tire. Singer charged with stealing the tire and pleaded guilty. fined 20 dollars and costs.
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Gaylord Storer
Stewart
W P. Mickle
Storer
Mae Singer
William
Singer
Greyhound appoints agent to head travel service in Athens
Sylvia Allen, a Greyhound agent, is named head of the companys new travel planning service in Athens. She will arrange tours to selected vacation centers, according to J. L. Williams, director of sales.
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Sylvia Allen
Greyhound
Greyhounds
Athens
J. L. Williams
Williams
Malta Run Is Explained by Athens Fire Officials
Safety Director Daniel A. Pierce and Fire Chief Clarence A. Parker outlined Athens fire department relief to Malta and nearby towns under a mutual aid policy. Athens could call Malta McConnelsville for aid. protection is provided by state insurance carried by municipalities. If the Athens truck was involved in an accident Malta would cover costs from that coverage. Athens recently stopped serving rural areas near the city due to lack of local equipment and insurance for rural calls.
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Athens
Malta
Daniel A. Pierce
Clarence A. Parker
Malta- McConnelsville
Pierce
Parker
Junior High Girls Concert Tonight in Athens
The Athens Junior High Glee Club performs a spring concert at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Soloists include Phyllis Peterson Geneva Wilson and Gloria Thompson with numbers by the eighth and ninth grade ensembles.
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Junior High Girls
Girls’ Glee Club
Athens Junior High School
Phyllis Peterson
Geneva Wilson
Gloria Thompson
Glee Club
Cole Porter
Logan
Shirley Weekley
Nancy Wright
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AHS
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Springfield
By William R. Zimmerman
St.Joseph
Seiple and
Kempton
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Cline
Ohio
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
the Mutual Home Savings Association
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Sinclair
George L. Smith
Sinclair Refining Co
Shrine
MR. Zimpfer
Malta Fire
Marietta
South Zanesville
Roseville
New Lexington
Philo
Duncan Falls
Beverly
Caldwell
Barlow Township
Washington County
Harry Dalton
Robert Liggett
John Tall
Harland Harris
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bus Company
Florida
Doz
Mae OC
Dinty Moore
David Davies
Carrol's
Union St
Morgan County Call
George D. Nye
Lausche
Nye
Robert N. Gorman
Obie Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Obie
Ray R. James
Pol. Adv
Ray R
James
United States
Sible
Athens Home Elephone CO
H. P. Lauson
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