Races Start Wednesday at Athens County fair grounds trotting meet
William R. Hughes announces a fast paced racing program at the Athens County fair grounds featuring top trotters and pacers. Entries include Red Edwards from Sumpter with four horses and Circleville stables' Belwin Bunter Air Pilot Connie Brewer Pilot Chief Zip and King Castle among others. The program lists multiple pace and trot classes across Wednesday to Friday with notable entries from Indiana Pa Waverly Racine Mt Gilead and Pomeroy.
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Fairgrounds
Athens County Air
William R. Hughes
Publcity
Sumpter
8. C
Red Edwards
Jerry Collen
Ce Pride
Belwin ‘Bunter
Connie Brewer
Zip
King Castle
Porter Martin
John Martindale
Circleville
Steve Vallery
Waverly
Val Ax
Hazel Val
Harry Spencer
Racine
Sharon K. Bradford
Partiality
Yankee Cobb
Betty's Lady
Scott Rankin
Carroll
Andy Wilson
McConnelsville
Crown Prince
Peter
Direct
Sid Spencer
Pomeroy
Roy Eichinger
Athens County fair opens with displays and young exhibitors
Activity fills the Athens County fairgrounds as four day event prepares to open. Girl Scouts from all troops rehearse a Wednesday square dance led by George Mills. Scouts, 2 p m, include Nancy Rutkoskie and peers. Boy Scout Troop 54 sets up tents and offers help. Grange groups, farm bureau, and local clubs arrange booths showcasing dairy, garden, and livestock displays. Notable entrants include L W Elliot with 10 Shorthorn cattle and Hillsboro Johnson Brothers sheep entries.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens
George Mills
Henry Corradini
Ray
Rl] Witzler
Don Booth
Nancy Rutkoskie
Janet Stiff
Mary Jenkins
Sandra Rose
Anita Wallace
Beverly and
Barbara Corradini
Linda Lynn
Nancy Glenn
Dick Whitehouse
Fair Grounds
Whitehouse
Amesville Grange
George King
Harry Henry
Kenneth Vernon
Nadine Marquis
Gale Brawley
Frank Pugh
Farm Bureau Womens Activity Committee
H. R. Jacoby
Said
W. Leo Williams
R. R. Barker
William Smith
Harold Stright
Si Allen
Marjorie
Francis Malone
John Heiskell
Canaan Grange
Harvey South
Joe Baker
Phyllis Jackson
Roger Williams
L. W. Elliot
Chandlersville
Elliot
George Dillon
Maysville
Dillon
Lucasville
Kentucky
Hillsboro
Johnson Brothers
Russell Johnson
Russell
L. H. Cromkey
Ashville
Callogly Brothers
Angus
Athens Polio Case Reported as Second in County
Athens County records its second polio case as three year old Billy McBride, son of Harold and Mrs. McBride, 11 Palme Street, shows onset August 8 and remains at home with gamma globulin for his sister Joan and brothers Ronnie and Jimmie. The first victim Ted Kasler, 24, of Rock Riffle Road, is in University Hospital Columbus with left side weakness. his sister Donovan and two-year-old son are under observation at their grandparents’ home with confinement through August 16.
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Athens County
Billy McBride
Harold E. McBride
Palme
Joan
Ronnie
Jimmie
Euclid
Ted Kasler
Rock Riffle Road
University Hospital
Columbus
Kasler
Donova Kasler
Mra. C. W. Kasler
Athens
Kiwanis Shelter House Concession Booth Opens At Fair
Kiwanis Club transformed the shelter house into a concession booth after an outdoor supper on the fair grounds. Ice cream sales proceeds help children who lack average life chances. President Peter B. Seel announced a Kiwanis Little League team supper at the fair grounds on August 23.
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Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Peter B. Seel
Fair Grounds
Athens County Fair Program Highlights Schedule
The Athens County Fair lists events across the three day period. Wednesday features harness racing at 2 p.m. pony and horse races at 4 p.m. and wrestling at 4:15 p.m. Thursday offers a horse pulling contest at 9 a.m. and midwestern hayride shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m with fireworks at 9 p.m. Saturday includes a grand stock parade at 10 a.m. and national stock car races at 2 p.m.
Old Time Fiddlers Contest At Ath ons County Fair
The Farm Bureau Women sponsor an Old Time Fiddlers Contest at Ath ens County Fair Friday evening with entries open to all ages. Winners receive prizes and the event closes with a public square dance by the track. The Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus, led by Mrs. C E Heft, performs Thursday at 7 15 p m on the platform with 15 to 20 members.
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Farm Bureau
Athens County Fair
John Heiskell
Heiskell
Ce.heft
Father of Athens Resident Dies
William Judd, 77, father of Mrs. Dale Orcutt of Athens, died August 2 after visiting the Orcutt family since 1940. He suffered a heart attack following a day painting his house and was found the next day by a nearby grandson. He is survived by six married daughters, 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Dale Orcutt
Columbia City
Ind
William Judd
Orcutt
Judd
Orcutts
Ohio
Mr. Judd
Weather Clears Amid Rain Threats in Athens
Athens saw clear skies yesterday with an ideal temperature range of 82 to 58. Low overnight reached 55 and at 9 am the reading stood at 68.
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Athens
Route 3 Man Jailed After Hitting Deputy
Gail Showalter of Athens Route 3 was arraigned in Municipal Court Tuesday on charges filed by his wife and a sheriff s deputy. He was fined 25 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace and 100 dollars and costs for resisting arrest. Showalter fought with Deputy Bernard Porter and later struck Deputy Harold Shields while being brought to jail in a cruiser. He was jailed for failure to pay the fines.
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Gail Showalter
Athens
Sarah
Bernard Porter
Showalter
Porter
Harold Shields
Theft of Two Pigs Reported in Bak er Settlement
Sheriff Tor reported the theft of two nine week old pigs from William Allen's farm in Baker Settlement. Deputy Bernard Porter said the animals, weighing 50 to 60 pounds, were a cross as Hampshire and York, taken late Saturday night or early Sunday.
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Tor
William Allen
Baker Settlement
Athens County
Prayer Band to Meet at Grahams Chapel
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lauer with Mrs. Blanche Webb as leader.
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Grahams Chapel
Henry Lauer
Blanche Webb
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hamilton of Athens report twins a son and daughter. Mrs. Mary Vogel of Wellston admitted. Mrs. Garnet Miller of Millfield admitted. John Daroches of Morris Pa and Mrs. Audrey Niceswanger of Athens admitted. Mrs. James Hutchinson of Athens and daughter discharged. Charles Tate of Athens discharged.
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Gordon Hamilton
Athens
Mary Vogel
Wellston
Garnet Miller
Millfield
John Daroches
Morris
Audrey Niceswanger
James Hutchinson
Charles ‘Tate
Truck Car Crash Cited Driver After Rear Collision
At the intersection of President and Congress Streets a pickup driven by Ralph Burson stopped to discharge a passenger and was struck from behind by Plummer Lax in his car. Lax was cited for unsafe operation and faces Municipal Court arraignment Friday.
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President and
S. Congress Streets
Ralph Emerson Burson
Athens
President St
Plummer
Lax
S. Congress
Municipal
iCourt
Knights Templar to Meet at Masonic Temple
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will convene Wednesday at 7 20 p m at the Masonic Temple, according to Commander O G Houck.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
O. G. Houck
End of Crime Comics Sought by Athens Citizens
Athens residents at St. Paul’s Catholic School urged newsstands to stop selling crime comics and morally objectionable literature. The interdenominational group, supported by churches and civic clubs, aims to organize patrols to curb delinquency and schedule a follow up meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday Oct. 4 to form a coordinating body.
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Athens
St. Paul's Catholic School
Jan. B. Kish
St. Paul's Church
Drell H. Goff
First Church of the Nazarene
Harper C. Pendry
Athens Board of Trade
United Church Women
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Elks, Moose
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Girl Scouts
City Police Department
Goff
St. Paul's School
M. T. Vermillion
Carl Sylvester
Don F. Thomann
Charles W. Ramseth
John I. Snedden
Thor Olson
Paul Cotton
Rex Koons
Clarence K. McKinstry
E. J. Taylor
Lawrence Wallace
Karl Rose
Robert Hedges
H. A. Lockwood
Frank Deardorff
Joseph Fields
Cars damaged in sideswipe on Pleasant Hill Road
On Monday evening two cars collided on a sharp curve of Pleasant Hill Road. Deputy Harold Shields identified the drivers as Mary V. Clark, 37, of Athens Route 5, and Catherine Phillips, 22, of 24 Morris Ave. Two people were injured in the crash reported at about 7:55 p.m.
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Pleasant Hill Road
Sheriff's Office
Harold Shields
Mary V. Clark
Athens
Catherine Phillips
Morris Ave
Rotary Hears OU teaching teachers goals
Dean Harry E. Benz of Ohio University College of Education told Athens Rotarians that teaching teachers should require college graduation and stronger subject knowledge. He noted Ohio has a teacher shortage with few trainees eliminated, and proposed remedies including unemployment incentives potentially forcing career shifts back to teaching. Neal E. Glenn introduced him.
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Harry E. Benz
Ohio University College of Education
Athens Rotarians
Benz
Ohio
Ohio University
Neal E. Glenn
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