Dan Patrick Leads Athens County Fair Tractor Pull Winners
Dan Patrick of Kingston and his twin engine modified tractor won with a 250 feet 42 inch pull at the Athens County Fair. Second place went to Joe Johnson of Racine with 229 feet 7 inches in the 7 000 pound modified class. A list of top finishers across 5000 and 9000 pound stock divisions followed, including Harold Ford Coolville and Charlie Mathews Racine. In the powder puff class Joyce Bobo Albany topped the field with 266 feet.
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Dan Patrick
Kingston
Joe Johnson
Racine
Harold Ford
Coolville
Charlie Mathews
Dean Brooks
Springfield
Mike Haley
Fred Steele
Athens
Huck Wagner
Pomeroy
Jim Carnahan
Gary Turner
Somerset
Larry Slivka
McConnelsville
Mike McClain
the Plains
Lloyd Bell
Bremen
Eugene Copperide
Bill Clifton
Jim Hughes
Mount Perry
Gary Reed
Stockdale
Joyce Bobo
Albany
Dixie Clifton
Mconnelsville
Cindy Hughes
Sandy Hughes
Sue Veach
Hospital Guild Booth At Parade Of The Hills
Mount St Mary Hospital Guild will set up an information booth in front of Saltz Insurance Agency during the Parade of the Hills. Members will discuss the hospital and recruit Twigs members while offering blood pressure tests starting at noon daily. Southern Band Boosters meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the high school after band practice.
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Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Saltz Insurance Agency
Racine
Southern Band
Rabbit Sale Sparks 4 H Fair Interest in Athens County
Increased demand for rabbit projects at the Athens County Junior Fair led to a Saturday sale of a pen of three fryers. John Adams sold a buck and two does to James Darnell for 100 dollars, with other buyers and prices including Pam Kasler Arrow Farms 80 Lula Ford Ames Jolly Farmers 55 Todd Morris Conrad Charolais 50 Melanie Clark Roberta Mantle 49 Anna Kasler Sanders Datson 58 Steve Morris Federal Hocking Fitters and Showers 105.
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Athens County
John Adams
James Darnell
Pam Kasler
Arrow Farms
Lula Ford
Ames Jolly Farmers
Todd Morris
Conrad Charolais
Melanie Clark
Roberta Mantle
Anna Kasler
Sanders Datson
Steve Morris
Federal Hocking Fitters and Showers
Baltic Man Dominates Pony Pull at Athens County Fair
Raymond Lower of Baltic wins first and second in the pony pull with teams Ted and Prince and Bill and Teck hauling 3500 pounds in under 1050 class. McGuire & Sons claim top spots in higher weight divisions as Vern Meeks and others place. A Clyde grave marker notes Gen James B McPherson Civil War hero amid event highlights.
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Raymond Lower
Baltic
Athens County
Ted
Princy
Bill
Teck
Vern Meeks
Coke
Bonnie
Athens
Mark Douglas
Sam
Shade
Tim Gasper
Bob
Reedsville
McGuire and Sons of
Gallipolis
Bill Pullins
Jim
Dolly
Coolville
Arnold
Clyde
Ohio
James B. McPherson
125th Athens County Fair draws 42 000 amid rain
Doris Bennett, fair board secretary, said attendance at the 125th Athens County Fair reached an estimated 42 000 this year, surpassing last year's 40 000. She noted inclement weather arrived Saturday morning before most events. Official tallies will take two to three weeks.
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Athens County
Doris Bennett
Fair Board
State auditor distributes 4.2 million in local funds
The state auditor’s office disbursed 4.2 million dollars in Local Government Fund payments for August. Area counties each received 12 500 dollars. Athens 587 dollars Nelsonville 96 dollars and Logan 269 dollars in city allocations. The Athens Messenger is a daily paper with AP membership and delivery options including Sunday editions.
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State Auditor's
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Decline in Philadelphia Tourism After Legion Convention
Philadelphia sees a tourism drop as a mysterious pneumonia like illness erupts after the American Legion event. Health officials report 25 deaths among those connected to the state gathering and 140 hospitalizations while tourists cancel plans and hoteliers note fewer bookings. Jane Palmer of Philadelphia dies after a week on the critical list. Edward Palmer remains symptom free. The Bellevue Stratford Hotel hosts the event amid ongoing investigations.
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Philadelphia
American Legion
Liberty Bell
Cherry Hill
N.J
Richard Givan
Indiana Supreme Court
Givan
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Bellevue-Stratford
Legion Convention
Jane Palmer
Bellevue- Stratford
Edward
Air Conditioner Blamed in Nursing Home Deaths
Five elderly residents died and 19 others at Boulevard Manor Nursing Home fell ill with fever cough and lethargy after a malfunctioning central air conditioner quit. Health officials said the unit was a contributing factor though the administrator denied it. Quarantine was lifted as condition improved and visitors were allowed in.
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Boynton Beach
Fla
Boulevard Manor
Earl Kimble
James Howell
Palm Beach County
Kimble
Bethesda Hospital
School's Open safety drive urges careful driving near schools
Auto Official Clarence Pack warns motorists to heed school crossing signals and bus-loading safety as students return. He cites inexperience and driver distraction as key factors and urges citizen support for the School's Open Drive Carefully program. Frances Lavelle wins 4-H project at Athens County Fair.
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Clarence Pack
Automobile Club of Southern
Ohio
Pack
Frances Lavelle
Sunday Messenger
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Jodi
John Martin
Man Brown
John Young
Djuan Young
Jim Saturday
Hughes
Mount Hughes
Perry
Hospital Guild
Booth
Pat
Mark Gnadenhuteen
Dewey West
Red
Seaman
Joe Ewart
Malta
Ray Stack
Newark
Dec
Dan
McGuire and Sons
Dale Vorhes
Pokey
Jerry
Rockbridge
Granville Griner
John
Zanesville
Gary Lamb
Charles
The
Athens Messenger
Associated Press
D&s
West Virginia
U.S
Thessesians
Mntil Daily
Messenger Publishing Co
North and
Johnson Raid
Auto Official
Pipe Dreams
W. Union
THORS
Belpre, Ohio
DIAL
Credit. OF America Rip
Columbus
Robert H. Huchison
Mgr
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