Finances Discussed In Club Session On Education Bills
W B Bliss of the Ohio Education Association notes 20 enacted bills affecting schools as a sales tax increase may fund foundation needs. D H Sutton of the State Department of Education outlines foundation program administration with district borrowing and tuition, pupil transport costs, and a committee studying transportation costs.
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W. B. Bliss
Ohio Education Association
D. H. Sutton
Division of
State Department of Education
State Department
Burglar hits Keplar's Grocery on W Washington St
Keplar's Grocery in Nelsonville on West Washington Street was burglarized Wednesday night. About $20 in groceries including meat bread flour and corn meal was stolen along with ninety pennies. Entry was gained by forcing a window and opening the rear door from inside.
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Nelsonville
L. Keplar
W. Washington St
Education leaders outline Ohio foundation program plans
Ohio education officials discussed changes in the foundation program and the tax commission’s role in schools. B A Stevens praised the current law while noting the need to reduce the elementary high school allotment gap and raise the program toward a 60 90 level, with Hart citing funds from taxes and cigaret revenue.
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B. A. Stevens
Ohio Education Association
John Hart
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Hart
Bowsher
Boards of Education
Harry Wright
Committee On
General Assembly
George Banks
Athens
John Geiger
Frieda White
Charlotte Smith
Mary Whitmore
Lewis Vaughn
Virginia Awe
Ruth Patton
Lillian Huddy
Louise Duskey
Donald Sanders
Bill Mechem
City balances and fund totals reported for Nelsonville
City Auditor E. F. DeVore reported total municipal funds at 40 912 99 on April 30, up from 35 060 70 a month earlier. Receipts 12 059 81, disbursements 6 207 52. Various funds show balances and activity including general 6 512 80 gasoline 937 16 water works 35 04 electric 155 15 and special light plant 1 002 09. Auto registration and property owners street funds unchanged at 674 69 and 48 63 respectively. Sewer and street bond account left with 31 547 43 balance.
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Nelsonville
E. F. DeVore
Special Light Plant Improvement Fund
Collects Family Bibles For Church Exhibit
Nelsonville Presbyterian Church plans a Bible display at Sunday worship. Rev. Lloyd Evans collects mothers Bibles to inspire local interest in preserving family Bibles. He invites families to share their Bible and story and speak on its use in their home.
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Nelsonville
Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Evans
Carnival to Open in Nelsonville May 10
Under police and fire departmentauspices Gooding's Greater Shows will present a week long carnival in Nelsonville from Monday May 10 to Saturday May 15. It will set up on the Baird lot Fulton Street and feature novel clean amusements and rides.
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Nelsonville
Gooding
Baird Lot
Fulton St
Bridge Club Results At Nelsonville Meeting
Nelsonville Wednesday Bridge Club met at Mrs. A. B. Johnsons home Tuesday evening. Guests included Mrs. Frank Freer Mrs. William Morgan and Mrs. John Lawson. High score went to Mrs. Morgan with Mrs. Garnet Bennett second and Mrs. John Edington third.
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Nelsonville
A. B. Johnson
Frank Freer
William Morgan
John Lawson
Morgan
Garnet Bennett
John Edington
Ladies Auxiliary Benefit Party in Murray City
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion in Murray City hosts a benefit party at the Legion Hall on Saturday night at 8:30. Proceeds support Legion programs and community aid.
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Murray City
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Legion Hall
Irregularly Higher Stocks Narrow Gains on Light Trading
Rail stocks led a modest market advance as trading remained light. Most issues edged up slightly from intraday highs with some slips. Atchison hit a yearly high before easing. U S Steel opened up then fell to a small loss. Republic fell modestly while GM and Chrysler moved little.
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New York
Atchison
Baltimore
Ohio
Delaware
Lackawanna and Western
Louisville
Nashville
Pacific and Southern Railway
New York Central
U. S. Steel
Republic
Chrysler
General Motors
Grain and livestock prices at Toledo market posted
Toledo market quotes show Wheat No 1 red 134 135 and No 2 red 133 134. Corn No 2 yellow 133 134 and No 3 yellow 1914133. Oats No 1 white 8795844 and No 2 white 56 58.
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Toledo
Food product price and yield figures from market notes
Market brief lists butter eggs poultry hog prices and yields including butter with 92 score extras and 89 score 29 percent eggs with 18 percent receipts and 21 and 22 percent extras poultry items cover yhens leghorn hens smooth springers broilers and turkeys with figures for broilers roosters ducks geese and hog dressed meat alongside old toms and fresh killed hens measures.
Egg and Butter Receipts and Grades Report
Eggs show steady receipts with 38 083 cases and fresh graded firsts 20 while dirties total 17 4 and current receipts 1814. Butter remains unsettled with receipts 10 446 tubs and various grade counts including extra firsts 90 91 score 200294 and extras 92 score 2045.
Poultry Showyard Totals by Breed and Age
Egg categories show 19 firsts 17 seconds and 18 ungraded. Live poultry lists fowls by color over 17 three and over 17 leghorn fowls three and over 15 roosters eleven broilers white rocks plymouth rocks over 24 two over 26 three over 28 colored breeds 144 over 23 three over 25 nine over 26. Leghorn orpington Mediterranean 114 over 22 two over 24 partly feathered black springs 20. Geese medium eight over 10 common eight. Old and ducks white over 15 three over 12 colored four over 15 three over 12.
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Plymouth Rocks
Poultry Market Notes Amid Mixed Arrivals and Prices
Live poultry markets report weak hens and heavy leghorn and roosters while broilers and fancy rocks show varied counts. Current receipts include eggs and standard grades with new leghorn stock under 1 percent and scattered quality notes across categories.
Hog and cattle market prices in early trading
Receipts total 2600 hogs with opening sales. weights from 160 lb up show a 15 cent rise from Tuesday. Top hogs 200 to 250 lb range at 10.45, other weights 10.35 to 10.25, lighter stock down to 7.25. Cattle receipts 150. calves 250. slow with cows scarce yet steady. Vealers top 9.50. good to average 9.50 to 9.50. sheep receipts 100 with spring lambs weak to 25 cents or more lower, most at 12 to 13.50, some 13.75 for choice. wool weights up to 50, clipped offerings down 4.
Hogs Cattle Calves and Sheep Prices Mixed in Sale Notes
Hogs 2100 head, 1600 direct, 18 cents lower at 1050 10.60. heavies down to 28 cents off at 350 lbs up 9.50 10.25. 100 to 140 lbs 909.75. sows steady at 9.25 down. Cattle 450 head including 75 direct: top steers 11.50, low cutter cows 4.35 4.5. Calves 200 head including 100 direct steady good and choice dealers 10 10.50. Sheep 300 head with lambs 25 cents lower at 10.76 for good and choice, throwouts 9, good sheep 6.50. no spring lambs on sale.
Wools Fail To Attract Mills As Prices Slide
U S Agriculture Department reports mills show little interest in domestic wools. Prices for medium grade fleeces come under pressure due to lower quotes from Midwest states. Lots with combing and clothing lengths pack together at declining prices. Ohio and Michigan lots quoted 42 43 cents grease delivered east. Springfield Missouri wools offered at 43 cents delivered. Missouri and Iowa wools around 40 cents delivered.
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U. S. Agriculture Department
Middle West
Ohio
Michigan
Springfield
Missouri
Iowa
West School PTA Meeting and Program Detailed
Nelsonville sees a joint May party and PTA meeting Friday at 2 PM in the West School building. Faith Cordrey leads the program with first grade rhythm band pieces, first grade dances, and songs by grades two through four. A piano trio of Margery Cope, Janet Cope, and Shirley Sayers performs Bloom and Blossom. Election of officers for the coming year will be held. all mothers urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
PTA
Faith Cordrey
10Th Regiment
Gay Village
Nelsonville Sends 3 To State Music Tests
Nelsonville High School will send Vaughn Lewis a flute soloist Louise Duskey and Donald Sanders cornetists to the State Finals Solo and Ensemble Contest. John Geiger leads the related dinner program for the Southeastern Ohio Schoolmaster's Club tonight at the Nelsonville Methodist Church.
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Nelsonville
Lewis Vaughn
Louise Duskey
Donald Sanders
John Geiger
Southeastern Ohio
Methodist Church
Charlotte Smith
Frieda White
Katherine Barron
Green Cathedral
Virginia Awe
Ruth Patton
Lillian Huddy
Alice Mechem
Jean Sharf
Bill Mechem
Camp Fights 53 Forest Fires in Woodlands
Records from Camp Nelson show the U S Forest Service has fought 53 fires since Jan 1, 1937. About 265 acres were burned at an average of five acres per fire, with suppression costs near 500 dollars. Much damage occurred in woodland areas injuring young trees and wildlife including rabbits and squirrels.
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Nelsonville
U. S. Forest Service
Camp Nelson
John J. Ahern
Ahern
Benefit dance by Young Married Women's Club at Buchtel Opera House
McMechen and his Wild Cats perform for the first time at the Buchtel Opera House on Saturday night May 8 for a benefit mixed dance. Proceeds go to the Buchtel Alumni Association.
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Buchtel
Clayton McMechen
Wild Cats
Buchtel Opera House
Young Married Women’s Club
Buchtel Alumni Association
D A Raffle Benefit Party Set Friday in Nelsonville
The D of A will host a benefit party Friday night at 8 oclock at the IOOF hall to support their causes and community work.
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Nelsonville
The
D. of A
IOOF
Daughters of America Attend District Rally in Gallipolis
Twelve members from Nelsonville attended the District Rally at Gallipolis last week. Mrs Sophia Mann the only charter member of the local order received a gift. She has been with the Daughters of America for 36 years.
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Nelsonville
Daughters of America
Gallipolis
Sophia Mann
The
Fire Wardens Are Selected Fire Wardens Are Selected
Letters mailed to landowners in the district under national forest fire protection advise of the commissioning of deputies. Permits to burn are required during March April May October and November. Burnings may occur only after three days from permit date and within 14 days of issuance. The protected area spans Haydenville to Deanville north of Route 31 and west of the Athens Hocking line into Perry County.
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National Forest Fire Protection
Haydenville
Deanville
Athens-Hocking County
Perry County
Coal Township
Hemlock
Monday Creek Township
Maxville
The
Forest Service
Scouts of Troop 66 Meet Tonight at 7
Boy Scouts of Troop 66 meet tonight at 7 o clock. Registered Scouts should attend or notify Scoutmaster Mender. Meeting prepares for the Scout Rally at Nelsonville High School gymnasium on May 7.
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Nelsonville
Mender
Nelsonville High School
Pierce Rites Scheduled Sunday in Nelsonville
Mrs. Lucy Valkinburg Pierce age 52 wife of W J Pierce died at her home on W Franklin St Wednesday night. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Warrens Funeral Home conducted by Rev Lloyd Evans. She leaves husband six children Wilbert Rolland Elizabeth Gladys James Birdie Pierce four brothers Gilbert Valkinburg Detroit Roy Max Willard Ohio Raymond Valkinburg Phoenix Ariz and three sisters Pertina Cunningham Columbus Freda Hellyer Gladys Pierce Nelsonville.
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Nelsonville
Lucy Valkinburg Pierce
W. J. Pierce
W. Franklin St
Haydenville
Warren
Gilbert Valkinburg
Detroit
Roy
Max
Willard
Ohio
Raymond Valkinburg
Phoenix
Ariz
Pertina Cunningham
Columbus
Freda Hellyer
Gladys Pierce
Social visit at The Plains hosts
Mrs. Ethel Beverage and Mrs. Lena Port were guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Courtney and Miss Blanche Verity at The Plains.
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Nelsonville
Ethel Beverage
Lena Port
Z. A. Courtney
Blanche Verity
the Plains
Class Meets Friday Nelsonville at Mildred Kentner Home
The Friend ship Class will meet at Mrs. Mildred Kentner’s Washington Street home Friday. All members are urged to attend.
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Nelsonville
Mildred Kentner
Washington St
Service Delay Follows Murray City Rally
Due to the Young People's Rally at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Murray City on Friday evening May 7, the all night service at the Holiness Church in New Pittsburgh has been postponed.
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Murray City
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Holiness Church
New Pittsburgh
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