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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1974
Page
13
The Meigs County Fair hosts the first annual Junior Gardener Award at two flower shows. Participants under 12 compete for points across classes with the top scorer earning a rosette and $1.50. Each day features an artistic flower arrangement class led by show chairwoman Mrs. James Carpenter.
Mason County Fair planners announce Friday events start 10 a m with junior and senior tractor driving contests then dog obedience demo 4 H Dog Show at 2 p m pet parade and a 7 30 p m Market Hog Sale Fair Scholarship Award Baby Beef Sale 9 p m Blue Max tonight. Saturday includes West Virginia Beach Foxhound 4 p m style show 6 p m old time fiddlers 6 30 p m and Mason County Fair horse show 7 30 p m with Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Masters as the night entertainment.
Meigs County Fair board notes multiple errors in the 1974 premium book. Sheep and swine show set for Aug 15 at 7 30 p.m open classes follow. A new tractor pulling contest runs Tuesday at 2 p.m and 7 p.m with horticulture and domestic arts exhibits due by Tuesday noon. Residents of Meigs County must participate in junior garden tractor pulling. Racine annexation seeks fivefold area growth with petitions to county commissioners. John T Wolfe chairs the effort with Joe Stobart Ronald Salser and Frank Clelland involved. Flower show guidance includes growing or local flowers. containers may be simple and oasis is encouraged to keep flowers fresh. Show classes include Summer Vacations and Penny Candy with premiums three place awards. Entries accepted at Rock Springs Fairgrounds secretary's office Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with no junior division entry fee.
A Meigs County accident near Tuppers Plains at 3 10 p m involved a Coca Cola Bottling Co of Charleston truck passing a northbound vehicle driven by William Vaughan of Bidwell. A cooler door struck the Vaughan car injuring passenger Robert Vaughan age 3 who was taken to Holzer Medical Center. A second crash on County Road 30 at 8 p m left Joseph Hood of Minersville with his car overturning. Hood was taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Thursday events at the Mason County Fair include beef cattle show at 10 a.m. baby beef show at 7 p.m. Wahama High School Band concert at 6 p.m. square dance at 8 30 p.m. Jean Sheppard and the Second Fiddles perform at 9 p.m. Fines include Harry Fairchild 49 and Charles Boyles 36 both of Middleport for disorderly conduct 15 dollars each Jack Lunsford 33 of Pomeroy for disorderly conduct 10 dollars and resisting arrest 50 dollars Bond forfeiture Gary Queen 22 of Pomeroy for speeding 25 dollars.
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