Bids For Addition To MHS Shop Exceed Funds Available
Bids to add vocational shops and a kindergarten room to Eddietown High School exceed the district’s building funds by about 40,000 dollars. Superintendent Wade F Miller told the Board of Education that total low bids for general construction and electrical, plumbing and heating totaled 210,136 dollars, with 112,556 on hand plus about 26,000 in interest. An additional 370,000 is expected from the North School property sale on January 1, 1953. Completion is planned for August 15, 1953, with the board delaying a decision until the September 25 meeting. they have 30 days to act.
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Eddietown High School
Wade FE Miller
Board of Education
Miller
Central School
MHS
McLaughlin and Teil Architects
Lima
Knowlton Construction Co
Bellefontaine
Robert Gray and Sons
Middle
School Board Moves To Fill Brosius Post
The Board of Education accepted the resignation of Dr. Fred Brosius and moved to appoint a new member at the next meeting. A nominating committee will submit recommendations. about 10 people have shown interest. The board authorized Miller to hire another first grade teacher for Garfield School to handle 117 students in three classes, with room to add an overflow class. The Edison Oppor tunity School sale was reconsidered due to population changes. no decision was made. Students will be dismissed early September 26 for the Butler County Fair. The board approved the three-and-a-half mill school levy and addressed Wildwood subdivision kindergarten transfers, reaffirming Lincoln School district boundaries for grades one through six while allowing kindergarten placement as needed. Current enrollment stands at 6,389 students across all schools.
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Board of Education
Fred Brosius
R. H. Snyder
Joseph Woodruff
John A. Ingwersen
Ingwersen
Wade F. Miller
Garfield School
Miller
Garfield
Edison “Oppor‘turnity
Snyder
Young St
Butler County
Henderson Estes
Board of Elections
Wildwood
Wilson
Jefferson School
Lincoln School
Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
Central
Jefferson
Sherman
Taft
Edison
Washington
Betas Will Meet In Oxford In 54
The annual Beta Theta Pi international convention will be held in 1954 on Miami University campus in Oxford where the fraternity began. National secretary Ralph N. Fey announced from the Oxford headquarters, noting the founding site as the meeting place chosen after the 113th convention at Bigwin Inn in Ontario. Previously Pasadena had been named for next year. In 1939 Oxford hosted the 100th anniversary convention when a campanile was gifted to Miami University.
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Oxford
Beta Theta Pi
Miami University
Ralph N. Fey
Fey
Bigwin Inn
Ontario
Canada
Pasadena
Cal
Betas
Memes University
Fratery
Knights Of Lithuania Gather For Convention
About 250 delegates expected to register in Dayton for a four day national convention of the Knights of Lithuania a fraternal Catholic group of Lithuanian descent.
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Knights of Lithuania
Dayton
The
Iceland Population Density Report Cited
The Encyclopaedia Britannica states Iceland averages about three persons per square mile, reflecting its sparse settlement pattern and rugged terrain. This density figure highlights Iceland’s remote geography and limited habitable areas influencing settlement and development patterns.
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Iceland
Cincinnatians Advance Fight On Cancer
Scientists at Institute Divi Thomas in Cincinnati report a new technique to combat cancer using a tying-off method that starves blood flow to tumors in animals, causing regression and potential immunity in 50 to 80 percent of cases. Dr. George S. Sperts cautions results are preliminary and not yet a standard procedure.
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Cincinnati
Institute
Divi Thomas
John C. Fardon
Division of Biology
John E. Prince
George S. Sperts
Servicemen News Highlights Six Service Members
Pfc. Horace E. Perry and Pfc. James Pennington will report to Washington DC on September 11 for Far East Command assignment after a 15 day furlough with relatives. Airman First Class Webb G. Burks, promoted to staff sergeant, has a path from Middletown High School to Tuskegee Institute then Lackland and Keesler AFB, now with the Air Force at Charleston Maine. Pfc. Donald E. Rike earns the Combat Infantryman Badge with the 25th Infantry Division in Korea. Cpl. Paul B. Knapp arrives in Korea with a motor transport group of the First Marine Division after training at Camp LeJeune. Airman Second Class Robert E Gilbert arrives in Japan with the 611th Air Base Wing and handles teletype for FEAF Bomber Command. Gilbert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Gilbert, and brother of James L. Gilbert at Tyndall AFB.
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Horace E. Perry
Elsie Perry
Chester St
James Pennington
John Pennington
Main St
Washington, DC
Far East Command
Camp Polk
147Th Infantry
Webb G. Burks
Garrison Burks
Garfield St
Air Force
Charleston
Middletown High School
Burks
Tuskegee Institute
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Air Force Technical School
Keesler Afb
Mississippi
Cpl
Paul B. Knapp
H. B. Knapp
Trenton
Korea
First Marine Division
Corporal Knapp
Oceanside
Calif
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Marine Corps
Trenton High School
Robert E Gilbert
Japan
1St Air Base
Far East Air Force Base
Feaf Bomber Command
Gilbert
Adeggeed Afb
Texas
Warren Afb
Wyo
Donaldson Afb
8. C
Far East
Gibert
Logan Gilbert
Tytus Ave
James L. Gilbert
Tyndall Afb
Fila
Moose Lodge to Finalize Picnic Plans Tonight
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No 501 members meet at 8 p m to finalize arrangements for the annual picnic and festival scheduled at the Boat House on Route 73 north of the city this Saturday and Sunday. The outing committee will report on preparation and a fish fry will follow.
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Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 501
Two Platoon Poll System Faces State Ruling in Butler County
Butler County election board deadlocked 2 2 over a two platoon poll worker system for November. Republicans Coyle and Shollenbarger favor the plan to speed up counting. Democrats Briede and Brandhoff oppose citing a $15,000 per election cost. Corwin Brosius says Secretary of State Ted Brown will settle the dispute under Ohio law, voters may see separate day and night staffs. Strawberries belong to the rose family.
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Hamilton
Board of Elections
Secretary of State
Ohio
Ted Brown
Butler Coun
Ty. Corwin Brosius
Elections Board
Martin Coyle
James Shollenbarger
Robert Briede
George Brandhoff
Sys
Tem
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A. Benzing and Sons
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Washington Court House
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Stoutenborough Electric
Wente Construction Co., Inc
John Arpp Co
Peters Plumbing Co
Tibbetts Plumbing and Heating
Union City
Ind
Dean
Doan
Brosius
Mercury
States Capitol
Washington, D.C
United States Capitol
George Re
Qantas
Secheneiti
Massachusetts
Central Pastry Shop
Ptc
Donald E. Rike
South Barron St
Eaton
25Th Infantry
35Th
Rike
Moose
Greenridge
Excello
H. Marshall
Western Auto
Ieee
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