Meigs County Fair Opens with 1757 Paid Admissions
The 99th Meigs County Fair opened under sunny skies with 1757 paid admissions. Highlights include a pony pulling contest with prizes and multiple blue ribbon winners across farm crop, horticulture, and domestic arts categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair
Stoney Roberts
Larry Goodwin
Amanda
Goodman Brothers
Paul Gobel
Bob Foster
Goodwin
Ernie Hughes
Lancaster
Richard Bowman
Dye Sisters of
Coolville
Alfred
Hemlock
Chester
Olive Granges
Roy Holter
Meigs County Fair Opens With Wide Exhibits
Rock Springs fairgrounds bustle on opening day of the 99th Meigs County Fair. Junior and senior displays showcase school themes from Letart Falls to Salisbury, Grange booths, county flower shows, and expanding domestic arts with many space constrained exhibits.
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Charlene Hoeflich
Middleport
Golly
Rock Springs
Meigs County Fair
Fair Board
Letart Falls
Salem Center
Tuppers Plains
Salisbury
Chester
Ruth Baer
Meigs Home Demonstration Council
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Chester Bible School
Pomeroy Gladion Show Set at Clark Farm
Mr and Mrs Earl Clark plan their annual gladion show at the Success Road home one-quarter mile east of State Route 7, south of Tuppers Plains, from August 18 to August 26.
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Pomeroy
Earl Clark
Success Road
Tuppers Plains
Racine Legion Post 602 Picnic at Great Bend
Racine American Legion Post 602 will hold a picnic at the David Yost fishing camp at Great Bend on Sunday. A chicken barbecue will be served at 4 p m.
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Racine
Racine American Legion Post
David Yost
Great Bend
Harness Racing Schedule For Pomeroy Twilight Events
POMEROY. The second day of harness racing starts at 5 p.m. Friday to complete the twilight schedule with a third race at 2 p.m. Saturday. Junior and senior fair exhibits continue Friday. Pony harness racing at 1 p.m. Racine High School band performs at 4 p.m. The annual horse pulling contest is the grandstand event at 7:30 p.m. Fair board official Charles Radford notes a strong field. Tonight's grandstand event is the seventh annual musical of the Big Bend Minstrel Association at 8:10 p.m.
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Pomeroy
Racine High School
Charles Radford
Fair Board
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Miss Bahr Becomes Mrs Don Van Meter
Miss Lila Irene Bahr daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Bahr Long Bottom wed Donald Ray Van Meter son of Mr and Mrs James Van Meter Chester in a July 12 double ring ceremony at South Bethel EUB Church Silver Ridge Rev Roy Gearhart officiated A pink gladioli altar arrangement and a white Bible with white carnations highlighted the vows A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with helpers Mrs Paul Hawk Mrs Gene Well and Mrs Bob Hawk assisting The couple will reside in Chester with the bride a Eastern High School graduate and the groom a Chester High School alumnus.
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Pomeroy
South Bethel Eub
Silver Ridge
Lila Irene Bahr
Victor Bahr
Long Bottom
Donald Ray van Meter
James van Meter
Chester
Roy Gearhart
Kaye Bahr
Donna Bahr
iChester
Orville Watson
Tuppers Plains
Paul Hawk
Gene Well
Bob Hawk
Eastern High School
Chester High School
Tewksbury Rites Held in Middleport Funeral
Miss Maude Tewksbury's funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rawlings-Coats funeral home with the Rev. Fred I. Gardner officiating. Burial followed in the Middleport Hill Cemetery. Out of county attendees included Floyd Darby, Gene Bennett and daughter Paula Jean, Flossie Weyesmiller of Columbus, George Tewksbury of Buckeye Lake, and Edward Tewksbury of Wellston.
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Middleport
Maude Tewksbury
Rawlings- Coats
Fred I. Gardner
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Floyd Darby
Gene Bennett
Paula Jean
Flossie Weyesmiller
Columbus
George Tewksbury
Buckeye Lake
Edward Tewksbury
Wellston
Groun Meets For Picnic
Middleport members of Jane Howell Tent 95, Daughters of Union Veterans, met Monday evening at the Pearl Reynolds residence for a picnic. Games and prizes followed, with a dessert course served by Mrs. Reynolds. Attending were Mrs. Neutzling, Wickham, Stahl, Clark, Miller, Cuckler, and Cook.
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Middleport
Jane Howell
Daughters of Union Veterans
Pearl Reynolds
Reynolds
Minnie Neutzling
Caddie Wickham
Della Stahl
Evelyn Clark
Helen Miller
Gladys Cuckler
Winona Cook
Youth 14 Charged With Check Forgery in Pomeroy
A 14 year old Middleport youth was turned over to juvenile authorities on forgery charges. The youth allegedly signed the name of a Harrisville resident on several checks cashed at Pomeroy businesses.
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Middleport
Harrisville
Pomeroy
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