Rain Delays but Fair Opens with Livestock Judging
Athens County Fair opens amid rain as 1.3 inches fall in half an hour. Despite showers, 9000 paid admissions and a full schedule proceed. Open class beef cattle judging led by Orville Brown. Kiwanis Better Calves Club honors Jimmy Archer and Linda Curry also noted among winners. The Rotroff International Auto Daredevils give Thursday grandstand entertainment with a fireworks finale.
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Orville Brown
Long Bottom
Hiram Slanter
Pomeroy
Kiwanis Better Calves Club
Archer
Bill Ellis
C-T Cattle Club
Linda Curry
All Together Clovers Club
Athens
Harold Syx Dies In West
Harold Syx 50, Napa California formerly of Athens died of a heart attack Wednesday in California. He worked for Pacific Telephone Co and had lived on the West Coast since after World War II. Survived by wife Bride of Napa his mother Mrs Pearley Bowers and sister Mrs Glenna Ward both of 62 N. Lancaster St. Athens. Services Friday morning at Richard Pierce funeral home in Napa. Burial in San Francisco.
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Syx
Pacific Telephone Co
West Coast
Bride
Napa
Pearley Bowers
Glenna Ward
Lancaster St
Athens
Richard Pierce
San Francisco
Mrs Bratton of Mineral Dies After Illness
Mrs Mabel Hewitt Bratton 80 of Mineral died Wednesday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a three week illness. She belonged to New Marshfield Church of Christ. Her husband Caleb Clarke Bratton died last February. Surviving are three daughters Bernice Conkey Albany Frances Reeves Athens Winona Barrett Mineral two sons Caleb Clarke Jr Athens Willard Earl Levittown N J 19 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren a brother Dr A W Hewitt Arlington Calif two sisters Mrs A E Howard Columbus and Mrs T E Johnstone Detroit Mich Services 2 pm Friday at New Marshfield Church of Christ Rev Dean Mills officiating Burial Hewitt Cemetery Friends may call Hughes funeral home anytime.
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New Marshfield
A. E. Howard
Columbus
T. E. Johnstone
Detroit
Mich
New Marshfield Church
Two Calls For City Emergency Squad
Two emergency squad runs were reported on Wednesday. Mrs. Pauline Gilkey, 34, of Shafer Street, sustained a possible back injury after a fall about a week earlier and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital from the Towne House Grill at 1 07 p.m. Mrs. Marie Hambel, 53, of Glouster, an Ohio University employee, was struck on the head when linen boxes fell from a shelf at Reed Hall on the East Green. She, suffering from possible head injuries and shock, was hospitalized at 12 30 p.m.
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Pauline Gilkey
Shafer St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gilkey
Towne House
W. Union
Ohio University
Marie Hambel
Glouster
Reed Hall
East Green
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Doug Benbow
Bob Scearce
Athens County
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Athens Messenger
Iteh and
Ar Genttes
Gallaher Drag Company
Adv
Rotfroff International Auto
Vickers
Ohio University Farm
Jimmie Archer
Guysville
Slanter
Charles R. Deitrick
Zanesville
Deitrick
Charles Wilson and Son
Wilson and Son
Detrick
Wilson
Son
Jimmy Archer
The
Kiwanis Club
New Concord
Jerry Burdette
CT Cattle Club
Dick Hines
Little Beavers
Richard
Boosters
Fred Chapmen
Bil Elis
Larry Hines
Tommy Parsons
Rome Canaan
Don Stright
Bill Willard
Albany
Brazier
Keith Dickson
Bill Elis
Dick Jeffers
Pat Sheridan
Dick Blazier
Blazier
Jeffers
Bates Boosters
Messenger Newsphoto
Dlos
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Ohio
Lee
Harold Syx
West
Harvard Syx
Calif
Cali
Macs Thrifty Store
Mabel Hewitt Bratton
Fire Department
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