Southeastern Ohio school bands vie for honors at district contest
Bands choruses and orchestras from 17 area schools gather in Athens for the District 15 music competition at Memorial Auditorium. Soloists and ensembles from about 60 schools were rated March 9. Adjudicators include Pearce Stocker Toot Manning. Top groups advance to region finals April 27.
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Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Gilbert A. Stephenson
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Stephenson
OU Center
Sec
Ohio Music Education Association
Stocker
Toot
Manning
Pearce
Scouts Plan Recognition Dinner in Ohio University Center
Final plans for the Kootaga Area Council recognition dinner at the Ohio University Center Ballroom on April 8 were announced at the Hock-Hocking district committee meeting Thursday night at the First Presbyterian Church. Summer camping, water source checks at scout camps, a report on leadership training sessions and consideration of further programs were discussed.
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Kootaga Area
Ohio University Center
Hock-Hocking
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Niesse
Charles Ramseth
Parkersburg
Perle Whitehead
Kootaga
D. D. Montoya
Council
Montoya
Valley Forge
E. P. Lynn
Lynn
Clarke Daily
Athens County
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
OU Graduate Watches Middle East By CHARLES W. REAMER
Ohio University graduate Clifford Finch, a labor adviser for the State Department, discusses Middle East oil wealth and development. He notes two thirds of known oil reserves are in the region, with Kuwait and Iran cited for funding hospitals schools and factories. Finch supports Eisenhower Doctrine and urges aid effectiveness through native management and skilled local labor.
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Charles W. Reamer
Ohio University
Middle East
Clifford Finch
Soviet Union
Finch
Kuwait
Texas
Iraq
John F. Cady
OU History Department
Cutler Hall
Middle Eastern
U. S
Iran
Egypt
Sybia
Turkey
State Department
Minstrels To Feature 19 Acts At Kiwanis Benefit
19 specialty acts headlining the Kiwanis minstrel show at the Athens High School Auditorium next Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p m. Acts include Capt Robert Falkner magician Mary Wilson and Ellis Thackery guitar violin duet Carol Ann Russell tap dance Nita Williams and Carol Ann Russell tap duet and a band specialty. Vocal soloists include Robert Sutton James Lochary Haywood Boles and George Crawford with OU singers and a 50 member Kiwanis chorus. Proceeds support underprivileged children.
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Athens High School
Kiwanis
Robert Falkner
Mary Wilson
Ellis Thackery
Carol Ann Russell
Nita McWilliams
Robert Sutton
James Lochary
Haywood Boles
Athens Optometrist
Kiwanian
George Crawford
Oklahoma
Judith Zimo
Booby Keck
Divie McNeill
Sigma Nu
Roger Carter
Don Painter
Lynn Blickenstaff
Lester Kennedy
Dennis Ramsbottom
Kiwanis Fund
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs. and Mrs. William C. Lewis of Athens Route 3 report a daughter. Admissions include Ruth Barner Guysville Route 3 Candace Potts Donna Young Robert Slagle and others. Discharges include James McLean The Plains Martin Pidcock and several Athens residents.
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William C. Lewis
Athens
Ruth Barner
Guysville
Candace Potts
Donna Young
Robert Slagle
Clyde Beasley
Joe Carsey
Albany
James McLean
the Plains
Martin Pidcock
Mineral
Walter Maccombs
Kenneth Houx
Charles Tippie
Jacksonville
Frank L Harvey Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services are planned for Frank L Harvey aged 67 who died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a week long illness. Friends may visit at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with services at 2 30 p m conducted by Dr John M Versteeg. Burial will follow at West Union Street Cemetery.
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Frank L. Harvey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes
John M. Versteeg
West Union Street Cemetery
Harrisonville Mother Wins District Cook Off
Carrie Sheets of Harrisonville won the district cook-off for Mrs. America honors at Ohio University in Athens. She will compete for state honors in Columbus on April 11, after competing with five other contestants in the home economics kitchens at the university.
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Harrisonville
Athens
Carrie Sheets
Columbus
Dana C Mansfield 65 Dies in Chillicothe
Dana C Mansfield 65 former Athens resident died in Chillicothe Hospital Thursday morning from coronary thrombosis Services set for Saturday with burial in Chillicothe He is survived by wife Hazel two daughters a son a brother and two sisters He worked as a meat cutter in Chillicothe
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Athens
Dana C. Mansfield
Chillicothe Hospital
Chillicothe
Mansfield
Hazel
Akron
Frank
Carrie Sams
Flossie Spencer
Cleveland
Saturday Last Day To Buy Auto Tags
Thelma Risley county deputy registrar announced Saturday as the final day to buy auto tags to meet the April first deadline. Cars on the road Monday must display 1957 plates, so the office hours at the courthouse are extended from 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tag issuance.
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Thelma Risley
YMCA Enrollment Grows by 46 Members in Drive
After ten days YMCA enrollment rose by 46 members per District Secretary Robert Taylor. Membership Chairman Don Thomann notes slow but encouraging returns as some board members delay reporting new members. About a third of new members came from John Cline E J Taylor and Thomann. The drive began March 18 and ends April 1, with current membership around 217 before the new additions.
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YMCA
Robert Taylor
Don Thomann
John Cline
E. J. Taylor
Thomann
The
Gra-Y Members To Stay at Cabin Overnight
Eighteen boys from East Side School Gra-Y depart at 5 p m for an over night stay at the Hocking Valley Sportsman Association cabin on Radford Road. Accompanying them are Area Secretary Robert Taylor and Ohio University senior Doug Murphy. They plan a Saturday afternoon return with hikes, games, open fire cooking, campfire singing, and devotion services.
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Gra-Y
Hocking Valley Sportsman Association
Radford Rd
William Clippinger
Robert Taylor
Ohio University
Doug Murphy
Clippinger
Athens Driver Fined for Passing in Hazardous Zone
Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley fined Dorsey D Lawson, 22, Athens, $10 and costs for passing in a hazardous zone. Charge filed by the State Highway Patrol.
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Athens
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Dorsey D. Lawson
State Highway Patrol
Cold Rain and Snow Mark Athens Weather Morning
A mix of cold rain and snow flurries dominated Athens weather as temperatures hovered near freezing. U. S. observer C. L. Colmer reported a rise of eight degrees by 11 am from a low of 30, with 0.05 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours. Rural Hamley Run saw lows in the 30s and a drop below freezing this morning.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Hamley Run
Plains forms its own volunteer fire department at high school meeting
About 30 people attended the Plains special meeting at the high school auditorium last night to organize The Plains Volunteer Fire Department. Officers were elected for one year and committees formed. plans include contracting with Richland Brigade or building an independent unit with a finance drive underway.
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the Plains
Fred Gaskins
Athens
Civil Defense Rescue
Area 2
Ralph Perry
Richland Ave
Richland
Barbara Camp
The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Clair E. Ball
Herb McDonald
Camp
Ray Koehler
Lloyd Budworth
Walter Reed
Lloyd Kittie
Richard Johnston
William Bryan
Leo Sheridan
Dale Channell
Richard Michael
Grant Michael
Robert Koon
Robert McAllister
Alva Cade
Max Michael
Violet Bryan
Edith Barrows
Helen Horvath
June Coon
Elizabeth McCoy
George Mason
Robert Williams
Walter McDonald
Arthur McCoy
Death of Fort Thomas salesman after Albany heart attack
John Drake 55 a Ft. Thomas publisher's representative died at Sheltering Arms Hospital two days after suffering a heart attack while driving near Albany. He was en route from Jackson to Marietta and was treated by an Albany physician. Funeral services will be in Ft. Thomas. This followed another out of town salesman death from a heart attack in the past month.
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Kentucky
Albany
Sheltering Arms
John Drake
Ft. Thomas
Jackson
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Athens Driver Is Injured In Route 33 Collision
Robert Slagle, 45, of Athens was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for knee cuts and body bruises after his car sideswiped a truck on Route 33 about two miles north of Athens. The other driver was William Richie, 19, of Long Bottom Route 2. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m. and caused moderate damage. State Highway Patrol continues the investigation.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Robert Slagle
Slagie
William Richie
Long Bottom Route 2
Lancaster Kiwanis honors 10 Fairfield County scholars
Dr. John Evans of Ohio University spoke to the Lancaster Kiwanis Club on the value of scholarship. The club honored the ten high Fairfield County scorers on the state scholarship test.
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John Evans
Ohio University
Lancaster Kiwanis Club
Lancaster Club
Fairfield County
Entered Apprentice Degree to Be Conferred in New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree on a single candidate Saturday at 7 30 p m Raymond H Brooks worshipful master announced The ceremony will take place in New Marshfield as part of lodge activities
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New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
Raymond H. Brooks
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Robert E. Fleming
Oak Hill
Donald Fischer
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Chauncey-Dover
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