Grounds Ready for Opening of Athens County Fair
Grounds prepared for the 107th Athens County Fair with a new $16,000 Junior Fair Building to host 4 H, FFA, and FHA exhibits. The four day event features harness racing, crafts, and evening shows headlined by Jim Reeves and Joey Chitwood with a parade Saturday.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Emery Allen
Fair Board
Bob Otto
Jim Reeves
Athens
Joey Chitwood
Reeves
Allen
Top Racing Stables Represented at Fair
The 1958 Athens County Fair will feature a record number of harness entries over three days. Twelve stables with about 85 horses are listed, including Corwin Nixon from Hamilton and Lebanon Raceways with Yankee Belle and Souvenir. Local stables such as Red Currens and Marys Lassie also compete, along with out-of-town entries from Hillsboro and Zanesville. Races start daily at 2 p.m. with six events, and a mobile starting gate debuts on a resurfaced all-weather track. No races Saturday.
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Athens County Fair
Fair Board Today
W. R. Hughes
Hughes
Corwin Nixon
Hamilton and Lebanon
United States Trotters Association
Nixon
Athens
Roosevelt Raceway
Yonkers Raceway
New York
al Coder
Yankee Belle
Coder
Dan Robinson
Cadiz
Sylvia
Friscé
Bob Burdette
H. M. Miller
Williamsburg
Leroy Eichinger
Pomeroy
Pete Direct
St. Clairsville
Harry Spencer
Hilliards Raceway
Dud Moon
Huffman Stable
Zanesville
Currens
Bobby Mite
Roberta Lee Mite
W. H. Carter
Caldwell
Mary’s Lassie
Blake Davis
William Robinson
Queen’s
Evangel
H. M. Rowan
Pat Harmony
Mrs. Robinson
Mazie B
Mr. Bucey
Augusta Barnhart
Will Roush
Wiedemann Will. Hughes
Hank Butler
Waverly
Eagles View Convention Telecast Planned in Chicago
Athens Aerie members will view the Eagles Grand Aerie Convention telecast from Chicago at the Eagles Hall Wednesday night. The coast-to-coast ABC program will feature Grand Worthy President Martin J. Mol between rounds of a heavyweight boxing match featuring Wayne Bethea and Sonny Liston, with Max Baer and Buddy Baer introduced by sportscaster Jack Drees. A dutch lunch will follow the meeting, Easterling said.
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Eagles Grand Aerie
Chicago
Athens Aerie
Eagles Hall
John W. Easterling
ABC
Grand Worthy
Martin J. Mol
Wayne Bethea
Sonny Liston
Max Baer
Buddy Baer
Jack Drees
Eagles
Easterling
Assault and Battery Hearing Set for Darnell in Athens
Preliminary hearing on an assault and battery charge for Clifford Darnell of Athens Route 3 was postponed to Wednesday morning in Municipal Court after a Tuesday call. Darnell pleaded innocent and posted a $30 bond.
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Clifford ‘Slick’? Darnell
Athens
Robert Lloyd
Gas Company Ditch Digger Molested
The sheriff reports thefts from a ditch digger owned by the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. in the Carbondale area. Gasoline and a box of socket wrenches were taken over the weekend, marking the third such incident in the last month.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Carbondale
Athens enjoys sunshine amid brief dry spell
Athens sees a break from wet weather with clear skies and sun. Rural Hamley Run logged 68 at 9 a.m. after a 54 low. Monday's extremes reached 85 and 57.
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Athens
Hamley Run
Man Hospitalized After Collapse At Crete Address
Milton Sherick, 34, of Crete Illinois, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after losing consciousness at 20 Fern St. Monday. Fire department and emergency squad responded at about 11 45 a m and administered oxygen.
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Fire Department
Fern St
Milton Sherick
Crete
Ill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Court Plans One Day Recess Thursday
Athens Municipal Court will observe a one day recess on Thursday due to lack of court business, announced by Judge John Newcomb.
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Athens Municipal Court
John Newcomb
AHS Uniform Meeting Set for Band Drive
A final accounting of the drive to obtain uniforms for Athens High School band will be held Wednesday evening at the high school. Members are being fitted today as 100 band uniforms and seven majorettes are to be purchased. Parents should attend at 8 p.m. with pledge cards.
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Athens High School
Eleven Athens Countians Leave For Army Induction
Eleven Athens Countians boarded a bus Tuesday for Columbus to be inducted at Ft Hayes. Eight volunteers include Henry Collins Paul Elswick Wiley Ryan all of Athens and others from The Plains and Glouster. Regular inductees list Cur tis Wooten Athens William Antle Trimble and Richard Burdette Glouster. The Gideon Society presented Bibles to the inductees.
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Athens
Columbus
Army
Ft. Hayes
Selective Service
Henry D. Collins
Paul E. Elswick
Wiley T. Ryan
Jack E. Wilson
Dana L. Channell
S. William Charney
the Plains
Edward S. Erdy
Franklin D. Exling
Glouster
Curtis R. Wooten
William R. Antle
Trimble
Richard P. Burdette Glouster
The
Gideon Society
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr and Mrs James Dillie of Amesville and a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Gallagher of Athens. Admissions include Mrs William Johnson and Mrs Ruth E Lantz of Athens along with Linda Jean Norman Charles Snow. Dismissals include Orville Stover and Mrs Amanda Lowe both from Stewart Route 1 plus Mrs Ernie Lewis of Glouster and Howard Mills of Athens.
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James Dillie
Amesville
Charles Gallagher
Athens
William Johnson
Ruth E. Lantz
Linda Jean Norman
Charles Snow
Orville Stover
Stewart
Amanda Lowe
Albany
Ernie Lewis
Glouster
Howard Mills
Charles Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Legion convention report to be given by Athens delegate head
Nolan Mace, chairman of the Athens delegates, will report on the American Legion department convention when K. T. Crossen Post meets at 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to commander Charles Gilkey.
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George Wilson
Ohio State University
Kiwanis
Better Calves Club
Howard Kaeser
OSU
American Legion’s Department
Nolan Mace
Athens
K. T. Crossen
Charles Gilkey
Speeding motorist fined in Municipal Court
Charles Edward Gruttemeyer of 3242 South Court Street was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to excessive speed. Police charged him with driving 65 mph in a 50 mph zone in Municipal Court.
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Speeder
Charles Edward Gruttemeyer
S. Court St
Two Athens Streets Close for Surfacing Work
Two Athens streets will close to parking and traffic on Wednesday as F H Brewer and Son of Lancaster lays macadam pavement. E Union Street from Court Street to University Terrace and Park Place from Court Street to University Terrace will be closed during the day with completion expected Wednesday if weather permits.
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Athens
F. H. Brewer and Son
Lancaster
E. Union St
Court St
University Terrace
Park Place
Dog shoots man in Athens County incident
Floyd Barnhouse, 29, of Glouster Route 3, was wounded in the left foot when his beagle stepped on his .22 rifle near his home at about 6:30 p.m. He was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital and released. Barnhouse is married with four children. neighbors Edgar Parsons and Albert Carpenter aided him.
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Athens County
Floyd Barnhouse
Barnhouse
Sheltering Arms
Edgar Parsons
Albert Carpenter
Route 280
Fire destroys auto after it sticks in mud
Mrs Dorothy Mayle of Millfield Route 1 owned an auto destroyed by fire on a private road north of Athens early Tuesday. Driven by her husband Okey the car stuck in mud and firefighters from Richland station arrived at 12 05 am. Firemen said overheating engine caused the blaze about a mile north of Route 50 A and U S 33 north.
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Dorothy Mayle
Millfield
Athens
Okey
Richland Fire Brigade
Route 50 A
U. S. 33
Principals At OU Workshop At Ohio University
The second annual Elementary Principals Workshop at Ohio University began Monday and runs to August 16. Sponsored by the Ohio Department of Elementary Principals and OU, it offers attendees insight into ongoing education challenges with speakers including Frank Bean Richard Bitters and Robert Shrigley.
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Ohio University
Ohio Department of Elementary Principals
Frank Bean
Richard Bitters
Robert Shrigley
Fire Truck Returned By Nelsonville Department
The Athens fire department regained full equipment Monday evening when No. 4 truck was returned from Nelsonville. The Nelsonville unit had been damaged in an accident Friday while answering an alarm, and repairs were completed over the weekend.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Mail Messenger Route Job Is Up for Bids
Sealed proposals to carry mail on the messenger route between the Athens post office and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot will be received until 2 p.m. August 15 at the post office. Bids may be obtained with requirements and forms from Postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell.
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Athens
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Arthur E. Cornwell
Ohio University convocation explains satellite program
Dr. David D. Woodbridge described why satellites are launched and how orbital timing and precise control edge science forward. He compared space exploration to Columbus era ventures, noted financial challenges, and explained how sun rays and orbital dynamics affect Explorer IV and other launches. Sputnik I’s circular orbit was highlighted.
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Ohio University
David D. Woodbridge
John Medaris
Army Ordinance Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Woodbridge
Christopher Columbus
U. S
Russia
United States
One Ordinance Passed In Brief City Council Session
City council met for about one hour and passed a single ordinance under suspension of the rules. The measure fixes salaries for recreation department staff and sets rates for directors instructors and officials. The meeting also addressed safety, traffic one way designations, drainage corrections, park gate purchase, water line repairs, and route marker changes with state highway officials due next week. The July Municipal Court report showed total fines and costs of 4030.57.
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Fred Weber
William Herbert
Wade Tom
Recreation Department
Frank Cross
Franz Woodworth
Grosvenor St
Madison Ave
Grosvenor
College-E
State St
E. State St
College
Court St
Cross
Briarwood
Frank DeBuse
Longview Heights Rd
Mulligan Rd
C. B. Cash
Rathburn Hill
Planning Commission
Kenneth W. Sands
W. Union St
State Highway Department
Congress and
Court Sts
Mill St
Municipal Court
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Kenneth E. Ackerman
Ackerman
S. Court
Culligan
CALL
West Stimson Ave
Gas Company
AHS
Nelsonville Dept
Cussins & Fearn
E. Carpenter St
Ohio
Palmer St
Miles E. Hoon
CLINE
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Charleston
Wheeling
Quick's
Quick's Drug Store
East State Street
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