Athens County Fair draws 4000 despite heavy rains
Four thousand spectators crowded the Athens County Fair grounds on Thursday amid heavy rain and muddy conditions. Open dairy cress judging highlighted the second day of the 110th annual exhibit with a fat steer sale at night and an auto daredevil show on the program. The rain totaled 1.32 inches, with a low of 70 and humidity at 88 percent. Fireworks were postponed to Friday following the rain, and officials arranged a 8 p.m. show after the auto thrill act.
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Athens
Phone Center Aids Athens County Fair
The Commonwealth Telephone Co installs a free local calls center inside the Grange Building at the Athens County Fair with an operator 9 am to 9 pm. Long distance calls go through the switchboard for a fee. A public phone booth is placed outside for night calls and emergencies. Call Linwood 2-1491 for board members.
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The
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Athens County
James B. Kimball
Grange
Fairboard Secretary
Linwood 2
Top Bid In Fat Steer Sale Reaches 90 Per Hundred
The 4-H and FFA Fat Steer Sale ends with Fred Beasley of Beasley and Mathews as top bidder at 30 per hundred. Beasley also leads in total bidding with 4484 pounds sold. Athens Farm Bureau ranks second with 1732 pounds. Consignors include Jerry.
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Jerry Burdette
FFA
Fred Beasley
Beasley and Mathews Ford Agency
Beasley
Burdette
Messenger Newsphoto
Mathews
Ing
Athens Farm Bureau
Beasley & Mathews
Jerry
Richard Jeffers
Larry Hines
Richard Hines
Paul French
Fred Chapman
Athens Ellis Lodge
Bill Ellis
Gallipolis
Stout Farm
Tom Parsons
Cambria
Jackson
Bill Willard
Easter
Buckeye
Winners Receive $640 In Two Pulling Events
Muscles and engines strained as horse and tractor pulling contests were held at the Athens County Fair. Premiums totaled 640 dollars. Storts and Vincent won in Class 1 and Class 2 horse pulling, with Russell Wingrove taking top in Class 8. Tractor winners included Ronald Dugan and others across Classes A through D. Additional results list second and third place finishers and prize money. Jerry Burdette’s steer sold for top price of 50 dollars per hundred pounds, yielding a 149 dollar profit plus experience.
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Athens County
Storts and Vincent
Frankfort
Russell Wingrove
Waverly
W. Va
Ronald Dougan
Kenny Williams
Kermit Graham
W. D. Battul
Jim McGuire
Merchantsville
Gerald Guthrie
Storts and
Worhes
Athens
Jess Pickerington
Chesterhill
Whitt
John Robinson
Ralph Keefer
Herbert Sanger
Jerry Burdette
Joe Daily
Ex County Man Williams Dies in Columbus
J Eugene Williams former Athens County resident died at his Columbus home after months of illness. Survived by wife Cora two children Roger Williams in Port Arthur Texas and two daughters Mrs Walter Foster and Mrs Fred Wright of Columbus two sisters Mary and Anna Williams Athens six grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Preceded by a daughter Mrs Harry Shaw three sisters and one brother. He belonged to North Broadway Methodist Church pastor Lance Webb officiated at Southwick funeral home services. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
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J. Eugene Williams
Athens County
Columbus
Wilbur M
Belinda Williams
Jerseyville
Cora
Roger E. Williams
Port Arthur
Tex
Walter V. Foster
Fred J. Wright
Mary
Anna Williams
Athens
Harry A. Shaw
Williams
North Broadway
Four People Plead Guilty To City Intoxication Charges
Four defendants were arraigned in Municipal Court on city police intoxication charges. Glen O. Zimmerman 29 Albany Route 1 was fined 50 dollars and costs. Pearl Evans 69 20 Pratt St. also fined 50 dollars and costs. Robert Bolin 38 Athens Route 5 and Rolten Seals Tulsa Okla were fined 25 dollars off costs. All four pleaded guilty.
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Glen O. Zimmerman
Albany
Pearl Evans
Pratt St
Robert Bolin
Athens
Rolten Seals
Tulsa
Okla
Snack firms Frito and Lay agree on merger plan
Two major snack producers, Frito Co. of Dallas and H. S. Lay & Co. of Atlanta, have reached a long rumored merger agreement.
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Atlanta
The
Frito Co
Dallas, Tex
H. S. Lay & Co
Poultry and Rabbit Winners at Athens County Fair
Birds and rabbits were judged in Athens County Fair poultry division. Winners include Ronny Davis of Athens with Checkered Giants first in senior and junior doe and buck, Linda Doughty of Albany with New Zealand senior buck first and senior doe second in Checkered Giant, Carl Walton of Minersville with multiple placements in New Zealand and Checkered Giant, Tom Rannon of Athens third in junior buck, Patty Swartz of Athens fourth junior doe, Errald Howell first doe and later New Zealand, and Dick Bennett of Athens plus F M Guther of Athens winning White Leghorn and Brown Leghorn classes amid extensive entries of Rhode Island Reds and other breeds.
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Rhode Island
White Plymouth Rocks
Athens
Ronny Davis
Linda Doughty
Albany
New Zealand
Carl Walton
Minersville
Tom Rannon
Patty Swartz
Errald Howell
Sharp Will Speak Here at Hiram College President
Hiram College president Dr. Sharp, formerly of Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin, will lecture at Hiram. He holds a Ford Faculty Fellowship and Guggenheim Fellowship, and received the 1955 Award of Merit and Silver Spur Award for Whoop-Up Country. He has authored Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada and Old Orchard Farm.
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Hiram College
Iowa State University
University of Wisconsin
Sharp
Ford
Sydney
Melbourne
Australia
Plea Changed for Chartes Dorman in DWI Case
Chartes Dorman, 20, of Peach Ridge Road, changed his plea to not guilty from no contest in municipal court. Judge John Newcomb set a Sept. 15 hearing and kept bond at $200.
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Chartes Dorman
Peach Ridge Rd
John Newcomb
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