Race Card Purse Put At 5310 At Athens County Fair
Harness racing card at the Athens County Fair offers six races for three year old pacers two year old trotters and entries with a $5310 purse. Races include pacers in the 2 460 purse first and fourth and trotters in races two and five for a 2350 purse plus a 500 no win allowance. Notable entrants include Pandora Parker Miss Chico Nanty Jane Carl H Merrie Ester Belmont Duchess Dinette and Napa Valley noted nearby for wine production.
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Athens County Fair
Sauna
Pandora Parker
Peaceful Dale
Butch’s Time
Nanty Jane
Bishop Thad
Royal Maid
Catha’s Boy
Quicky Too
Yankee Bud
Campus Martius
Anthony Adios
Jacob Weinberger
Gallipolis
Miss Chico
Little Souvenir
Carl H. Merrie Ester
Belmont Duchess
Sigmund Hanover
Dinnette
Roger and
Sidney Spencer
Pomeroy
Coolville Girls Win 4 H Food Competition
Two Coolville girls earned Athens County representation at the Ohio State Fair on August 26 by winning their category in the 4 H food nutrition contest. The pair stood out in the nutrition division and earned top honors in the county event.
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Coolville
Athens County
Stolen Items Turned In At Athens Police Station
A large batch of items reportedly taken from a Zanesville elementary school was turned in to the Athens Police Department overnight. An Athens man delivered eight items including four record players a typewriter and projection machines. Investigators link the theft to recent church thefts in Logan and Nelsonville. A 1962 auto stolen from Charles W Conrath in Athens overnight is also reported.
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Zanesville
Athens
Fred James
Logan
Nelsonville
Charles W. Conrath
N. Shafer St
Newark Woman Jailed For Drunken Driving
A 47 year old Newark woman Mary Evelyn Neal pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. She was fined 200 dollars plus costs, sentenced to seven days in jail and suspended license for 180 days.
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Newark
Mary Evelyn Neal
Eight Levies Go On November Ballots In Athens County
The Athens County Board of Elections approved eight levies for November general elections across Dover Waterloo and Canaan townships including fire protection cemetery upkeep dust control and street building maintenance. It also authorized five weeks vacation pay for Ray Bobo and one week for Ruth Stratton amid voting registration actions and ballot ordering delays.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Athens County
Dover
Waterloo
Canaan
Nelsonville
Glouster
Ray Bobo
Ruth Stratton
Bobo
New Forms to Ease Police Court Paperwork
City police department and municipal court will gain relief as new affidavit forms arrive in September. Judge Franklin Sheeter says the forms will produce four to five copies per writing using carbon paper, reducing the need to prepare multiple separate documents and easing clerical workload.
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Franklin Sheeter
Crewson Plans Athens County Fair Booth Tour
Democrat candidate Harry B. Crewson announces a mobile campaign booth to tour the district including county fairs. He will also be an alternate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and has recent activity across Vinton Athens and Zanesville areas including a Vinton County Fair parish festival and a Teamsters Local picnic. Separately, five juvenile boys ages 13 to 15 were questioned after being found drinking in a car off W State Street and were released to their parents.
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Harry B. Crewson
U. S. 10Th District
Clarence E. Miller
Athens County Fair
Crewson
Chicago
Vinton County
McArthur
St. Nicholas’ Parish
Zanesville
Teamsters
Buckeye Lake
W. State Street
Athens County
Three Juveniles Accused In Five Area Burglaries
Athens County sheriff's deputies arrested three youths from the Amesville area, including two brothers, for five burglaries in Amesville. They allegedly stole nearly $200 in cash and small items from homes on Potter Road Route 50A and the Sargenti and North farms. The suspects were released to their parents pending charges. A sixth burglary at Athens Building Materials in Kimberly yielded about $50.
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Athens County
Amesville
Edward Sheridan
Potter Rd
A. J. Sargenti
W. H. North
Athens Building Materials
Kimberly
Divorces Dismissed in Athens Young Case
The case of Davie A. Young of Athens Route 3 against Helen DB Young of Athens Route 1 was dismissed. Helen O Young versus David A Young remains active, despite a Monday Messenger report claiming dismissal.
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Davie A. Young
Athens
Helen DB. Young
Helen O. Young
David A. Young
Mondays Messenger
Jury Duty Names Drawn in Athens County
Athens County jury commission will draw 135 names Monday for the September term grand and petit juries. Commissioners Edward Brown and Alonzo Figgins will select 100 petit jurors and 35 prospective grand jurors. The grand jury convenes September 9. The current list shows 35 grand jurors and 80 petit jurors, subject to change with case load.
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Athens County Jury Commission
Edward Brown
Alonzo Figgins
Wrong Name Reported In Account
The Messenger incorrectly reported the name of a Belpre man who escaped Tuesday from the Gallipolis municipal court after arraignment for auto larceny. Gerald G. Nolan was among four Parkersburg jail escapees last week and was recaptured near Coolville in a stolen car. He returned to Gallipolis but escaped the court room again. Nolan remains hunted by area law enforcement. Two meetings are set Friday at VFW Post 3477 EK State and Home Streets, with the VFW at 7 30 p.m. and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 37 at 8 p.m.
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Belpre
Gallipolis
Gerald G. Nolan
Parkersburg
W. Va
Coolville
Athens Post
Nolan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 37
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Kermit Johnson
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Dorsey Burkhammer
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Caroline
Hi-Lo’s
Rita Oberholzer
Betty Newton
Athens’ Columbia Gas Company
Coolville Hi- Lo’s
William Richardson
Delbert A. Supik
Strouds Run Road
Supik
Ohio University
Geauga County
Ohio
Athens National Bank
Dwight A Pugh
E. State St
Wellston
Pugh
Alex
Ander
William
Winnie” Howe
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Athens, Ohio
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