Athens County Fair closes with attendance over fourteen thousand
The 111th Athens County Fair finished with a success verdict from Fair Director Emory Allen as total attendance surpassed 14 500. Saturday saw 4 000 paid attendees, roughly matching last year, amid highlighted livestock shows 4-H fat stock sales and a search for lost children. The fair featured improved cattle entries and a long list of open class and junior division winners across sheep swine and dairy events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Connelly
Athens County
Emory Allen
Allen
Fair View Drive-In
Berkshire
Wade Jarvis
Stewart
Hampshire
Stephen McKinley
Amesville
Yorkshire — Sea
Athens
Pat Sheridan
Services set for Mrs. Lee Etta Webb
Funeral services for 84 year old Mrs. Lee Etta Webb of Athens will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jagers and Sons with Rev. Thomas Niccolls officiating. Burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Calling hours start 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Etta Webb
Athens
Jagers and Sons
Thomas Niccolls
New Marshfield
Driver Cited After Crash on Route 682 Bridge
The State Highway Patrol investigated a two car collision Sunday night on Route 682 bridge north of Route 56. Ronald Dowler 22 The Plains was northbound about 9 45 p m when another vehicle sideswiped his car. The other driver fled. Dowler was cited for lack of operator license. No injuries and minor damage.
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State Highway Patrol
Ronald Dowler
the Plains
Dowler
Four Drivers Fined On Patrol Charges
Four motorists cited by the State Highway Patrol were fined in County Court Saturday morning. Thomas Wien 19 New Straitsville defective brakes 10 and costs Jim Rutter 25 Millfield Route 1 no operator's license 25 and costs John Kircher 59 Columbus left of center 15 and costs Lucille Holden 49 Athens failing to dim headlights 10 and costs.
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State Highway Patrol
Thomas Wien
New Straitsville
Jim Rutter
Millfield
John Kircher
Columbus
Lucille Holden
Athens
Milk spill reported from tanker on Court Street
A milk-filled tanker truck traveling down Court Street around 10 a.m. Monday leaked milk from two or three holes along its east side forming a foot-wide trail. An observer said there was no accident involved.
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Court St
Athens Man Receives 30 Days Probation
Charles Rider, 48, a former Richland Ave. resident, was placed on 30 days probation in Municipal Court Monday. Rider pleaded guilty to a city police intoxication charge, received a suspended 30 day jail sentence and was fined $25 and costs. Nelsonville item notes Mrs Basil Whitlatch returning from Columbus visit with sister Vandella Bay.
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Randolph Edward Stein
Richland Ave
State Highway Patrol
Charles Rider
Rider
Nine County Schools Set to Open September Fourth
Nine county schools plan to resume classes on September 4, the day after Labor Day. Some schools will run full days, others partial. Detailed schedules and cafeteria dates will follow after an August 23 executive heads meeting. Individual school teacher meetings occur on Labor Day and preceding days.
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Joan Burson
Mr. McKinley Dies At 52
Dana McKinley aged 52 died unexpectedly at his Amesville Route 1 home after a heart attack. A WWII veteran and former New York Central Railroad employee, he held the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He is survived by a son Lucky Russell, two sisters, and many relatives. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Jagers and Sons with burial at Federal Valley Cemetery. Police report an intruder entry at 19 Oak St. and a separate injury at Bridgwater Machine Plant to Fred Bumgardener.
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Dana McKinley
Amesville
New York Central Railroad
McKinley
Lucky Russell McKinley
Dorothy Jago
Marjorie Budworth
Bruce
Florence Fleming McKinley
Earl
Ralph
Norma
Dianna Lynn
Jagers and Sons
Roy Deeter
Federal Valley Cemetery
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M. C. Haffelt
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Ronald Westhaven
Lancaster
Columbia
Pat Tippie
Cheviot
Herbert Harman
McConnelsville
Corriedale
Galen Wilson
Chandlersville
Ohio
Pattie Tippie
Bates Boosters
Jimmie Hanger
Patty Wilson
Yvonne Cooley
Janice Tippie
Sharon Wilson
Bates _ Boosters
Dan Frel
Ames-Bern Wonders
Producers Award
Patty Tippie
Bates Boosters 4H Club
Ed Jim Hanger
Kathy Bennett
Jim Perry
All For One Clovers
Jorge Carmichael
Margaret Brookover
Little Beavers
Laverne Chadwell
Jimmie Archer
Carthage-Troy Livestock
Junior Dairy
Junior Fair Dairy Service
Ayrshire
Clovers
Kay Jones
Guernsey
Charles Byron
Sunny Isle
Dan Carmichael
Ronnie Miller
David Enlow
Sue Wingett
Richard Everett
Richard Blazier
Jersey
Willard Stanley
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Richard Songer
Mary Lea Fout
Charlene Songer
Florence H. Hooper
Common Pleas Court
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Marion
College St
Joseph Grogan
Church and
College Sts
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
N. Court
Hatta
Benjamin _,,Moore
Hunter Hardware Co
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Mahaffey's
Frigidaire
Ahaffey Maytag
W. State St
Tel. LY
United States Air Force
Lackland
Tex
Billy C. Betts
Guy E. Betts
W. Union St
Basie Leonard G. Ervin
Gladys I. Ervin
Mill St
Betts
Sheppard Afb
Ervin
Amarillo Afb
Athens High School
Jack J. Carmichael
California
Ohio University
Peace Corps
Cameroon
Arthur Sapp
P. C. Box
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Nelsonville
Basil Whitlatch
W. Washington St
Vandella Bay
Mr. McKinley
Oak St
Fire Department
Bridgwater
Fred Bumgardener
New York, N. Y
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Union
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Knit
Lawhead Press
Lawhead
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