County Fair to Select Queen of the Furrow
Ath ens County stages a Queen of the Furrow contest for girls 16 to 21 on farms. The winner becomes official hostess for Peebles Ohio World’s Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests in September 1957 and earns a NYC visit with parents, wardrobe, and national media appearances. Event co sponsored by Ohio Soil Conservation districts and American Fence Dealers with area and final judging in September.
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Athens County
Kenneth E. Ackerman
Peebles
Ohio
New York City
Ohio Soil Conservation Districts
American Fence Dealers
Soil Conservation District
Agricultural Extension Office
Royal McBee declares dividends in Port Chester
Royal McBee Corp board declares a 35 cent per share cash dividend on common stock. Regular quarterly dividends are set for serial preferred stock for the quarter ending July 31: 1.12 1/2 on Series A, 1.25 on Series B, 1.37 1/2 on Series C, and 1.50 on Series D. Dividends payable July 15 to holders of record July 1, 1957.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Royal McBee Corp
Walk-Wait Lights Topic At Court President Streets Intersection
City officials and a State Highway Department supervisor discussed walk-wait pedestrian lights at the Court President Streets intersection. They decided to seek more information on using existing traffic controls or purchasing new ones. Attendees included R. H. White Fred Weber Franz Woodworth Joseph Grogan and the highway supervisor.
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Court President Streets
State Highway Department
R. H. White
Fred Weber
Safety Service
Franz Woodworth
Joseph Grogan
OU Workshop Concert Set at Memorial Auditorium
A public concert Saturday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium features orchestral and chorus groups from the Ohio University Summer Music Clinic and Workshop. Choral director Byron Griest, renowned in Massillon and nationwide, leads the choirs while Richard Stocker directs the 90 piece orchestra. Nearly 250 singers participate overall.
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Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
Byron Griest
Massillon
United States
Richard Stocker
Springfield
County Extension Committee Set For June Meeting
Athens County's Extension Advisory Committee will hold its June meeting Monday at 8 p m in the extension office. Kenneth K. Ackerman, county agricultural agent, announced. Agenda includes budget reports and member elections. new business covers training institute options, ongoing extension activities, and the state advisory meeting representative.
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Athens County
Kenneth K. Ackerman
Telephone lines to Columbus fail in Hocking Valley
Circuits to Columbus were knocked out of service in the Hocking Valley shortly after 10:30 a.m. today. With no telephone or teletype communications, officials could not determine the source of the trouble.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley
Civil suit filed over unpaid gas and oil bills
A civil suit filed in Municipal Court names Wayne Ward of Athens County as defendant. The Pure Oil Co. of Columbus seeks $50.34 plus interest from Jan. 27, 1956 for alleged unpaid gas and oil bills. Hearing is set for July 13.
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Wayne Ward
Athens County
Columbia Ave
Pure Oil Co
Columbus
New Members Joined Athens Izaak Walton League
Five new members were accepted by the Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League in a Thursday night meeting at the farm cabin. Ted Dean presented an Ohio Wildlife Division film. plans for a Sunday work party were announced with lunch to be served. New members: Denzil Robinson, Thomas Bennett, Sam Riggle, J B Vanity Jr of Athens and John R Potter of Zaleski.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
Farm Cabin
Ohio Wildlife Division
Ted Dean
Ralph Kyle
Denzil Robinson
Thomas Bennett
Sam Riggle
J. B. Vanity, Jr
John R. Potter
Zaleski
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ashworth of Athens a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Misner of Millfield Route 1 a daughter. Admissions include Mrs. John Featherstone Stewart Minnie Kennard Athens Eldon Brown Guysville David Parsons Athens Mrs. Virginia Clark Athens Route 5 and others. Names such as Clyde Chubb Athens Route 5 Kathy Sheridan Athens Mary Tabler Stewart Route 1 and more appear among listed patients.
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Charles Ashworth
Athens
Floyd Misner
Millfield
John Featherstone
Stewart
Minnie Kennard
Eldon Brown
Guysville
David Parsons
Virginia Clark
Clyde Canter
Chauncey
Clyde Chubb
Kathy Sheridan
Mary Tabler
Andy Kestival
Edna Kasler
Ronnie Storer
Raymond Brown
Plains residents discuss site for volunteer fire building
Residents of The Plains will meet Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school community room to discuss plans for purchasing a lot on which a volunteer fire department building could be erected.
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the Plains
Convocation Speaker Karl Shapiro Addresses Optimism in Poetry
Pulitzer Prize winner Karl Shapiro spoke at Ohio University summer convocation reflecting on pessimism in modern poetry and naming Yeats Jeffers and Cummings among those he pictured. He contrasted a hopeful note with calls to jar readers from comfort while noting his own optimism.
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Karl Shapiro
Ohio University
America
Shapiro
Yeats
Robinson Jeffers
E. E. Cummings
Diana University
Schooner Magazine
Library of Congress
V-Letter
Edward Stone
Ohio Education Commission Studies Future Higher Ed Needs
The Ohio Commission on Education Beyond the High School chaired by Ohio University President John C. Baker met in the Ohio Union in Columbus to review progress reports from 17 subcommittee chairmen. The 12 member panel, appointed by Gov. ONeill in March, will finish summer reports on 17 topics and hold fall meetings to gather input ahead of a February 1958 comprehensive report to the governor.
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Ohio Commission On
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Ohio Union
Columbus
C. William O'Neill
Com
O'Neill
Baker
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