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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1969
Page
20
Meigs County fair opens Tuesday with a pony, tractor and poultry events schedule. Highlights include horse shows, harness racing, a big talent show, judging, and various exhibits. The court session for Pomeroy was not held due to the absence of the county judge.
Bob Hoellich directs the Big Bend Talent Showcase of 1909 at Meigs Counts Fairgrounds with 30 numbers across two evenings. Dancers, vocalists, and a Roaring Twenties number star in the program emceed by Joe Strude, featuring Mrs Nease and Jean Hayman among others. The show begins at 8:29 PM on Thursday and Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR lists several land transfers in Meigs County involving Bilton Violet Dillon and Edward Dillon. The text mentions multiple parcels and names such as Gerold Shuster, Grace Warner, George Werner, Ruth Powers, and others, but many fragments are garbled or unclear.
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters met in Middleport to plan a national cancer project. Nellie Smith, supreme national manager, named a local chair for fundraising. August Columbus convention discussed. supper planned for September meeting. birthdays noted. visitors welcomed. refreshments after. Pomeroy reports a car accident on Racine Bashan road involving William Carlton. steer destroyed. emergency squad called for William Store incident at Clifton. taken to Meigs General Hospital.
Nelsonville hosts state Old time fiddler contest at Parade of the Hills on Aug 2 at 2:00 pm. Eugene Edwards reports strong entries, prizes include 150 dollar top prize and trophies. Lt Gov John Brown endorses event. Beasley Mathews donates trophies. Point Pleasant man Cyrus Leport Jr. 43 arrested on intoxication warrant and released on bond.
Lt Ronald D Hopper, a Silver Star recipient and former infantry officer, spoke to Middleport Puimeco Rotary at Heath Methodist Church. He described his Vietnam tour with the 7th Infantry Brigade at Duc Pho, actions near Ha Thanah, and helicopter use for logistics. He noted good morale and his various decorations while recounting daily life and military experiences.
Sporn Plant announces a broad set of promotions and transfers across operations. Philip Sporn Plant moves Jack Lo Pickens to equipment operator and trims various roles including Roy Grimm to auxiliary equipment operator and Ralph Ross to utility equipment operator.
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