Southeast Ohio students compete in Athens solo and ensemble meet
Public school students from 11 counties gather in Athens for the annual solo and ensemble contest. Fifty-two Athens soloists and 17 ensembles perform with ratings from superior to below average. Finalists may advance to state finals at Otterbein and Capital universities.
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Ohio Counties
Athens
Ain
W. C. Fingerhut
Athens High
Aenenelmatale OW
Inetramental
Apple Uate Ey Serre
Ohio Music Education Association
Fingerhut
First Christian Church
Chauncey
New Lexington
Stewart, Shade
Amesville
Nelsonville
Middleport
McArthur
Glenford
Crooksville
Junction City
Portsmouth
South Point
Jackson
Otterbein
Capital
Rexford Keller
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wilbur Crist
Capital University
James Moore
Mt. Union College
James Baker
Tuscarawas County
Athens County Farmers Sign Up for 1949 Conservation Program
Irvin Wolfe reports about 1000 Athens County farmers joining the 1949 Agricultural conservation program with expected gains over 1948. He urges unsigned farmers to prioritize urgent problems, note available practices, and sign by March 31. Early plans show liming material as a leading practice among listed options.
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Athens County
Irvin Wolfe
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Wolfe
Athens Junior High Music Contest Entries Listed
Competing students from Athens junior high have been listed in solo categories including piano with Nan cy Martin Mary Ann Hanes Shir ley Weekley Beth Collins Ann Guerra Virginia Roberson Katy Carpenter Billy Jo Nuzum Martha Dee Morrison Ted Krans and Barbara Morgan In the Junior high vocal solo division Joe Scott is entered Five vocal ensembles will also compete Violin solos include Patty Peterson George Sands Marshall Seigfried and Dick Martin A violin duet features Philip Finsterwald and Jim Mitchell Single entries include Kenneth Shingler saxophone and Ronald Thomas tuba Cornet entries include Richard DeLong Gene Jones Antionette Oadis Clark Higgins and Bob McCammon Flute entries include Mary Ann Hanes Eleanor Baker and Helen Lehman Clarinet entries are Ruth Ellen Sands Charles Atkinson and Nancy Wright Senior high entries cover Voice Kathleen Downey Sharon Oldfield Patsy Wolfe Elizabeth West and Donna Bullock Cornet David Lewis Bob O Brien Trombone Charles Krauskopf Charles Frank Clark Snider Violin Sam Carpenter Carolyn Kelleg Mary Lou LaFollette Plus additional singles Margaret Scott flute Lawrence Wamsley clarinet Paul Lehman bassoon Susanne Gooding Ruth Wickline French horn Harry Graham tuba Also listed are senior high entries including a girls vocal ensemble a cornet trio a trombone quartet a brass sextet and a clarinet quartet.
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Athens Junior High
Nancy Martin
Mary Ann Hanes
Shirley Weekley
Beth Collins
Ann Guerra
Virginia Roberson
Katy Carpenter
Billy Jo Nuzum
Martha Dee Morrison
Ted Krans
Barbara Morgan
Joe Scott
Patty Peterson
George Sands
Marshall Seigfried
Dick Martin
Patsy Wolfe
Elizabeth West
Donna Bullock
Watson Burnfield
David Lewis
Bob O'Brien
Charles Krauskopf
Charles Frank
Clark Snider
Sam Carpenter
Carolyn Kelleg
Mary Lou LaFollette
Margaret Scott
Lawrence Wamsley
Paul Lehman
Susanne Gooding
Ruth Wickline
Harry Graham
Truck Driver Hurt in Crash Near Coolville
A 25-year-old St Albans West Virginia man David A Thurber was injured in a tractor trailer crash near the Athens County line on Route 50. His vehicle skidded into a tree then fell 15 feet. He and passenger George Thurber Jr aged 17 from Jamestown Pa were taken to St Josephs Hospital. The younger man suffered a broken left leg.
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St. Albans
W. Va
Parkersburg
Coolville
David A. Thurber
Athens County
St. Joseph's Hospital
George Thurber, Jr
Jamestown
Teachers Meet On as Schools Close in Athens County
Athens County School Teachers Association conducts an all day conference at Rufus Putnam School with participants from Athens Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey Dover and county schools enjoying a holiday. Dr Louis E Armstrong of Nashville Tennessee speaks this morning and afternoon discussions cover The 10 Imperative Needs of Youth.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Chauncey - Dover
Athens County School Teachers’ Association
Rufus Putnam
Louis E. Armstrong
Nashville, Tenn
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital notes
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Peter Kay Glasgow a son and Mr and Mrs Walter Pyle Athens a daughter. Admissions include Roger Halbert Athens Route 4 for major surgery Evagene Adams Athens Route 2 for major surgery Joan Carroll Athens for major surgery Margaret Krivusti Athens for surgery. Dismissals include Patricia Linscott Athens Route 4.
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Peter Kay
Glouster
Walter Pyle
Athens
Roger Halbert
Evagene Adams
Joan Carroll
Margaret Krivusti
James Faulkner
Patricia Linscott
Real Estate Transfers In Waterloo Township
Rudolph D Steinmyer and wife transfer land to Jack Taylor and wife in section 35 town 11 range 5 Waterloo Township. Hadley Ely and wife transfer property to Fred Newlin and wife in Waterloo Township.
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Rudolph D. Steinmyer
Jack Taylor
Waterloo Township
Hadley Ely
Fred Newlin
Television Test Signals From Columbus Station Heard in Athens
Test television signals from a Columbus station were received in Athens yesterday as the station went on the air at noon with a clear image on a Superior Electric Co. set. A test sound signal from WLWC was also heard. The station plans broadcasts next Sunday. Previous reception from Cleveland on an Ohio University set was intermittent.
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Columbus
Athens
Superior Electric Co
N. Lancaster St
WLWC
Cleveland
Ohio University
WU Lists New Hours for Athens Office
W. B. Seymour Western Union manager announced new hours for the Athens office due to declining business. Effective immediately the office will operate Monday through Saturday from 7 30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday hours are 8 30 a.m. to 10 30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Messages after hours may be called in to the B and H Cab Co on W Union St. and relayed to Parkersburg.
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W. B. Seymour
Athens Western Union
Athens
B. and H. Cab Co
Overcast Weather Keeps Temperatures Low
Tuesday and Wednesday bring sunless skies with temperatures about ten degrees cooler. The thermometer reads 43 at 9 am after a night with a low, while yesterday's high reached 63. Mrs. C. N. France reports .21 inches of rainfall raising the Hocking River to about 4.90 feet.
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C. N. France
Hocking River
Kites Featured at Cub Pack Meet Tuesday Night
Den 2 presented a kite skit led by Mrs. Thomas H. Metters at Cub Pack 58’s monthly meeting held at the First Methodist Church. Cubmaster Louis Ruman announced a Sunday kite flying contest at 2 p.m. near Mill Street and prize awards for kite makers.
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Den 2
Thomas H. Metters
First Methodist Church
Louis Ruman
Mill St
Roman
Den
Bob Jones
Clark Williams Jr
James Dowler
Jeffrey Davis
Tom Metters
John Reamer
Louis F. Ruman Jr
Richard White
Charles Laughlin
Jack Beverage
Charlies Laughlin
Bill Williams
Louis F. Ruman
Silver Arrows
John Dowler
Clark Williams
Gentry Divorce Petition Seeks Name Restoration
Hannah Gentry of 224 West Washington Street files for divorce from Charles E. Gentry in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Petition asks restoration of her former name Hannah Mossman. Married July 1948 in Milford. no children.
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Hannah Gentry
Washington St
Charles E. Gentry
Common Pleas Court
Hannah Mossman
Middleport
Peterson's Ointment Fame Spreads Across the Land
A Buffalo druggist created a pile irritation ointment that provided quick cooling soothing relief. Peterson's Ointment became a nationwide favorite with a 40 cent box or 60 cent applicator tube. Delights or money back.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Tony’s Peanut Stand Deters Expansion Plans
Tony runs a successful peanut stand on a Chicago street corner and contemplates opening a second location. He finds the cost prohibitive, including loan carrying charges, and even a 5 cent price raise would not ensure profit. He decides to remain at the original site.
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Tony
Chicago
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Big & Baby Bon Repaired
Jeffrey
Diamonds—Watches
Court St
Woolley F
Morris Ave
Uneral Home
Family Party
Athens High School
Jennie Herrell
Athens Truck Implement Co. E
State
Ohio
Anne Baker
Arminda Kimes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Keystone
Roy E. Hawk & Co
Cline Bldg
E. Main Pomeroy
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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The
Athens Home Telephone Co
Kory
Haddock
Bologna
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East State St
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