Athens County Fair dairy champions dominate second day
The Athens County Fair showcased dairy cattle with Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein, Guernsey and Jersey winners. Gary Bobo led Ayrshire victories across multiple classes while Elmer Finsterwald and Athens State Hospital excelled in Brown Swiss and Holstein sections. A 7534 crowd enjoyed harness racing, rodeo acts, and a Midwest Hayride with a grand fireworks finale.
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Bobo
Donald RK. Bennett
Athens
Elmer Finsterwald
Lawrence L. Holliday
Gallipolis
Holliday
Athens State Hospital
W. R. Hughes
John Collier
Powell Speedway
Columbus
Cherokee Ranch
Goree
Texas
Shooting Mansfields
Akill
Shirley Biron
Curly Miller
Sage King
Jimmy Foster
Teddy
Chuck Turner
Bill Querner
County fair notes from Athens with youth voices
At the Athens County Fair two Home children, Tom Davis and George Kempton, describe sleeping arrangements at Kiwanis shelter. Lorin Staats and others recount a active day with ice cream sales aiding disadvantaged children. Lieutenant Governor John Brown visits the fair, but his short speech is cut off by the public address system.
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Tom Davis
George Kempton
Kiwanis
Lorin Staats
Joe Jagers
E. G. Cliffton
Staats
Athens
John Brown
Don Campbell
Brown
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mrs and Mrs Basil Rutter Ath ens have a daughter. Mr and Mrs Millard Douglas The Plains have a daughter. Mr and Mrs Boyd Cooley Albany have a daughter. Mrs Inez Hunter Athens. Mrs Fern Copeland Stewart. Mrs Edith Covella Glouster. Cecil Barnes Athens dismissed. Mrs Perry Bennett Athens and son.
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Basil Rutter
Athens
Millard Douglas
the Plains
Boyd Cooley
Albany
Inez Hunter
Fern Copeland
Stewart
Edith Covella
Glouster
Cecil Barnes
Perry Bennett
Son
Out-of-Town Drivers Involved in Collision
Two drivers from different towns were in a crash at the S Court and President Streets intersection. Fay E. Alban, 37, of Gallipolis, traveling north on S Court, was struck in the left rear by Florence J. McClung, 4, of Hartford West Virginia, who came onto Court from President.
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S Court
President Streets
S. Court
Fay E. Alban
Gallipolis
President
Court
Florence J. McClung
Hartford
W Va
Unsafe Operation Charge Is Denied
Plummer Mercer Lax aged 66 of 503 Richland Ave pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to unsafe operation after a truck car collision on President St. He posted a $25 bond and awaits a hearing set for Wednesday at 8 45 am.
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Plummer Mercer Lax
Richland Ave
Lax
President St
Jersey cattle win at Harmon farm
Bill Harmon of Herbert Harmon and Sons in McConnelsville speaks while feeding 12 Jersey cattle. He notes a grand champion bull a junior champion and a reserve champion among the herd.
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Tracy Hanning
Athens
William Allen
Ronnie Williams
Frost
Larry Russell
Patsy Hanning
Tom Spurlock
Larry Williams
J. M. Gabriel
Lone
Gabriel
Scott Burdett
Coolville
Clayton Johnson
Burdett
Marvin Snow
Jean Bailey
Donna Bailey
Dick Bailey
Herman Harman
McConnelsville
Harman
Frank Newburn
Chester
Hart Sisters
Fred Kirkbride
Chesterhill
Robert L. Barkhurst
Pennsville
Newburn
D. B. Dougan
Barkhurst
Hart
Kirkbride
Richard Stanley
Albany
Dougan Harman
Clyde W
Well
Minersville
Dougan
Mart
Bill Stanley
Lart
Athens State Hospital
Bill Harmon
Herbert Harmon and Sons
Jersey
Milking at Athens State Hospital Noted as Morning Routine
Charles Gall describes the cows as champions as he milks them early Friday at Athens State Hospital.
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Athens State Hospital
Charles Gall
Ohio Supreme Court Judge Lamneck Visits Athens
Judge John Ho Lamneck of the Ohio Supreme Court toured Athens yesterday meeting associates and acquaintances. Lamneck, former state director of public welfare from 1949 to 1953, was appointed to the Supreme Court last November and is a candidate for re election.
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John HO Lamneck
Ohio Supreme Court
Athens
Lamneck
Supreme Court
Ambulance Carried Ill Woman From Fair Grounds
Joe Jagers drove Mrs. Minnie Maxwell age 82 from the fair grounds to home on 82 Mill Street after she fell ill. Later the Jagers ambulance took Clifford Phillips age 16 of Trimble home after injuring himself on railroad tracks. Dowler Ferguson Hughes alternate in providing fairgrounds ambulance service with Perry Bennett as driver.
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Joe Jagers
Minnie Maxwell
Mill St
Jagers
Clifford Phillips
Trimble
Dowler Ferguson Hughes
Perry Bennett
Children missing after day at fairgrounds fireworks show
Thursday marked Children’s Day as several youngsters wandered away from guardians. A public call sought two year old Pamela Cain and noted George Blackford may have wandered off for a good time. Nine year old Dewey Smith watched from the race track judges stand awaiting reunion.
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Pamela Cain
George Blackford
Dewey Smith
Mary St
Fairgoer Judy Gabriel Wins Grand Champion Guernsey
Judy Gabriel, 11, claimed the Grand Champion Guernsey Ball title with her eight month old Guernsey at the fair Thursday. Edna Burton, Apple Festival Queen, arrived with guests as the Midwestern Hayride Show opened. Roy Cline offered track shade during races while the Chauncey Dover band performed under Kathryn McCoy.
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Judy Gabriel
Judy
Guernsey
Edna Burton
Roy Burton
Oak Hill
Queen Burton
Shirley Shelton
Virginia Kiser
Martha Campbell
Nancy Grady
Wellston
Eileen Freeland
Jackson
Barbara Wisdom
Roy Cline
Chauncey-Dover
Kathryn McCoy
Miss McCoy
National Guard
Top Teams Compete in Horse Pulling Contest
Horse pulling exhibitions in three weight classes drew a large crowd at Yair extending Athens County Fair tradition. George Guthrie’s Coolville team won 2600 pounds class with a 12 ft 6 in pull and swept the 2601 2800 group with a 27 ft haul. In the 2801 3200 class E V Stover’s team won a 27 ft pull while K T Cox Sons and others placed. Officials credited the swift completion of the event.
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Tom Kuby
Yair
Inner Circle
Athens County Fair
George Guthrie
Coolville
Dick Moore
Whitt
Harness
Lucasville
Jimmy McGuire
Gallipolis
George Ist
Gerald Douglas
E. V. Stover
Lockborne
Homer Storts
Frankfort
Wolf
Cain
Otasego
Ralph Guthrie
Guysville
Earl Poston
Stewart
E. V. Stovers
K. T. Cox
Athens
Glenn Lining
Wilmington
Dennis Addington
Ralph Gilmore
Harve Eastman
Pomeroy
James Edwards
Floyd Davis
Harry Simmons
Cool Weather Holds Firm In Hamley Run
The region logged a low of 44 degrees at Hamley Run with a 9 am reading of 62 as temperatures rise. Yesterday's readings ranged from 41 to 76, keeping the cool spell in place.
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Hamley Run
Auto Fire at Fairgrounds Damages No One
Firefighters responded to a 10 27 am alarm at the fairgrounds for an auto fire. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said a brake cable ignited a 1959 model coach owned by Clara Robinson on Nelson ville Route 1. There was no damage or injuries.
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Fairgrounds
Charles Dalton
Clara Robinson
Nelsonville
Pined at Logan Samuel Miller Fined for Speeding
Samuel Miller a 3 year old was fined ten dollars and costs by Logan mayor Joseph Phillips after a State Highway Patrol stop for speeding in New Marsh field.
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Samuel Miller
New Marshfield
Logan
Joseph Phillips
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