Home Cooked Chicken Dinner at Athens County Fair
At the Athens County Fair Grange women host a noon buffet in the Grange building from 11 am to 2 pm offering chicken with ham neat loaf mashed potatoes noodles salad and vegetables plus fresh pie. Busier than last year the ladies expect ample supply though past sales of 700 chicken legs and thighs highlight the need. The price for the noon meal is 2.25, up 50 cents from last year.
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Athens County Fair
Grange
Athens Grange
Carrie Atkinson
Messenger
Mary Stright
Athens County
Minnie Marsh
Athens County Fair Opens for 122nd Year Amid Sunshine
The Athens County Fair opens its 122nd year with rides and booths filling all spaces. Fair Board secretary Howard Stout notes plentiful activities for families, with Riverview Chorus and Quartet headlining Tuesday at 8 p.m. in front of the grandstands.
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Athens County
Howard Stout
Fair Board
Riverview
Brothers Competing In England in Gymnastics Event
Michael and Kevin McKee twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKee travel to London to compete in an international YMCA gymnastics event. The 12 year olds, grandsons of Mrs. Howard Mills, Athens, and the late Mr. Mills, qualified after performances in three U. S. cities and are joined by their mother and grandmother, Mrs. J. R. McKee, Cleveland.
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Michael
Kevin McKee
Robert McKee
Toledo
Joyce Mills
Athens
London
England
YMCA
Howard Mills
Mr. Mills
U. S
J. R. McKee
Cleveland
EMS Squad Called Twice In Southeast Ohio
Emergency Medical Service aided two ill individuals on Monday and Tuesday. Raphiel Cook left his Athens home for Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital at 1 54 a m Tuesday. Doris Skeens was transported to O Bleness Memorial Hospital at 9 21 a m Monday. Other lines list domestic disputes involving residents of Beechwood Estates The Plains Athens Guysville and Coolville.
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Southeast Ohio
Vandalism Halts Phone Service Across Several Areas
General Telephone Co. outages persisted as vandals cut and remove cable segments, isolating Athens area lines and severing service to Albany, New Marshfield, Amesville, and Point Rock coal mine. Statewide cuts affected Harpster, West Portsmouth, Gratis, Othway, Lower Salem, Montpelier, Edgerton, and West Unity with Wheelersburg and Brooksville reporting 200 pair cables severed.
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General Telephone Co
Harpster
Marion
West Portsmouth
Gratis
Othway
Lower Salem
Montpilier
Edgerton
West Unity
Wheelersburg
Brooksville
Deputies Use Personal Cars Amid Gasoline Shortage in Athens County
Athens County sheriff's deputies have used their personal vehicles for department duties amid a gas shortage. Sheriff Paul Brown secured a temporary court allowance to fuel three cruisers, and jurors in a land case were transported. Brown and the commissioners remain at odds over funding, while deputies say they acted to protect public safety.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
Common Pleas Court
Hollister
Perry County
Brown
Edward Strausbaugh
W. D. Sauer
Sauer
Sheriff's Office
Bob Daugherty
Automobile Club To Aid Children At Scioto County Fair
The Automobile Club of Southern Ohio will entertain children from Southeastern Ohio institutions and foster homes at the Scioto County Fair on Aug. 16. The project runs 32 years and is funded by club members across 10 counties with help from the Scioto County fair board. VFW To Meet Floyd Bolin Post 3477 will hold a 7 p.m. meeting at the post home on E State and Home Streets with refreshments afterward.
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Columbus
The
Automobile Club of
Southern Ohio
Ohio
Scioto County Fair
Club
VFW
Floyd Bolin
E. State
Le Ax Water District to Expand Pending Funds
Le Ax Water Distribution System aims to proceed with the fourth phase adding water to Shade and Angel Ridges areas once federal funds arrive. At the annual meeting acting president Wilbur Brooks was reelected and William R. Shaw joined the board. The system, which operated a $60,000 deficit in 1972, has grown from 620 to 1,018 taps and seeks a rate contract with Albany to ensure equity among users.
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Albany
Le-Ax
Wilbur Brooks
LeAx
David Frey
Brooks
William R. Shaw
Elliottville
Donald Skinner
Angel Ridges
Farmers Home Administration
Frey
Jean White
Dick Young
Shaw
Francis Gura
Alton Hope
James Richart
Bicyclist Injured After Route 33 50A Collision
State Highway Patrol reports Gary Jedinak 22 of Athens sustained knee and shoulder injuries when his bicycle struck the rear of a car driven by Billi Huddy 18. Huddy was cited for failure to yield and turning from Route 50A onto Route 33. Jedinak refused medical aid.
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State Highway Patrol
Gary Jedinak
Athens
Billi J. Huddy
Route 33
Jagers and Sons Ambulance Service
Jedinak
Athens County Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Athens County issues marriage licenses to Walter James McBride 20 and Pamela Jean Welch 19 of Athens. William L Hoffman 21 of Gallipolis and Carolyn B Hill 20 of Chauncey. Charles R Henderson 49 Trimble and Beatrice F Higgins 47 Glouster. Richard H Chubb 33 Guysville and Joann B Fokes 45 Athens. Robert W Walls 18 Millfield and Paula J Douglas 18 Stewart. Larry L Magee 24 Pope Miss and Margie G Davis 23 Nelsonville. William H Ford 38 Shrewsbury W Va and Opal M Hickman 50 Parkersburg W Va. William Theodore Doyle 27 Nelsonville and Cheryl Kay Krauss 18 Bedford.
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Walter James McBride
George A. Base
Pamela Jean Welch
Athens
William L. Hoffman
Gallipolis
Carolyn BF. Hill
Chauncey
Charles R. Henderson
Trimble
Beatrice Faith Higgins
Glouster
Richard H. Chubb
Guysville
Joann B. Fokes
Robert W. Walls
Millfield
Paula Jane Douglas
Stewart Larry L. Magee
Pope
Miss
Margie G. Davis
Nelsonville
William H. Ford
Shrewsbury
W Va
Opal M. Hickman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Willian Theodore Doyle
Cheryl Kay Krauss
Bedford
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Home Cooked Food Flavors County Fair
EMS
Anabelle Penson
Strouds Run Road
Edward Penson
Beechwood Estates
Kathleen M. Todd
the Plains
Harold Todd
Clearwater
Fla
Glenna Meeks
Gregory Meeks
Larry Klinglemsith
Carol Klinglesmith
Linda Hixon
Larry E. Hixon
Reneva D. Nelson
Coolville
Boyce Dale Nelson
Joan Phillips
Alan B Phillips
Barnsville
Franklin J. Barnes
Wanda Sue Barnes
Vidio Cable
Pomeroy-Meigs County
Logan- Hocking County
New Marshfield
Amesville
Helen Baker
Point Rock
Ohio University
Automobile Club
New York
John Barker
Carlton Press, Inc
Fifth Avenue
N.Y
N. Court St. Athens
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