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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
5
The 97th Athens County Fair opens Sunday with horseshows and new features like the caterpillar ride. Preparations include painted roads and center lines on state routes, tree trimming for better spectator views, and DDT spraying in the exhibit hall and grandstand.
The Athens County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will meet in Room 144 at the Hotel Berry on Thursday at 7 30 p m L C Staats to serve as acting chairman Other officers include Mrs Oral Daugherty Miss Marie Dusky and Miss Verna Hand of Nelsonville The executive committee and public health representatives are invited The foundation notes 3070 counties are served by local chapters and volunteers run the year round fight against paralysis with half of March of Dimes funds kept locally to aid polio victims regardless of age race creed or color Read more about hospitalization medical nursing physical therapy orthopedic appliances and transportation costs supported by the effort
The Athens County Fair schedules its Fourth Annual Saddle Horse Show for Sunday August 22 with a 21 class program offering 1350 dollars in prizes and trophies. Featured events include a Roadster Class and an afternoon Lead Pony Class for children eight and under with ribbons only. Notable entries from Moreland Stables and local farms, plus plans for top gaited horses and Tennessee Walking Horses, mark a broad showcase of Ohio equine talent.
The mercury rose to 88 degrees Tuesday afternoon and cooled to 60 degrees overnight as observed by local weather observer Mrs. C. N. France. The river stage at 7 a.m. stood at 3.19 feet and was falling, with 10 a.m. temperature at 72 degrees.
R Kenneth Kerr Jr of the Athens Pepsi Cola Bottling Co introduces an eight ounce bottle sold nationwide for five cents. The existing twelve ounce bottle remains at six cents, with price increase noted for the larger size.
Charles H Hooper 84 of Glouster died after five weeks illness at his son Herberts home in Athens County He was a retired farmer He is survived by his third wife Bertha and two sons Carl and Don a daughter and many grandchildren Services will be at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home Thursday at 2 pm conducted by Rev E C Kenney Burial at Clarks Chapel
Mary Frost of Athens underwent major surgery. Cora Householder of Jacksonville requires medical care. Ed Molihan and daughter of Zaleski along with Kenneth Hines of Glouster were dismissed.
State Highway Patrol arrested four drivers on Route 33 between Logan and Route 50 A after crossing freshly painted highway centerlines. Richard L Huston 21 Logan Marion W Parks 32 Urbana and Donald O Turrill 20 Athens were fined $5 plus costs by Logan Mayor R W Friend. James E Doss 27 Cincinnati was fined by Mayor W P Mickle. Forest E Barnhart 20 Baltimore was cited to appear later.
Mrs. Robert E. Lee, 78, mother of Raymond A. Lee, Mechanicsburg school superintendent, died Monday at her home in Elizabeth West Virginia. Survived by three other sons Harley Bert both of Elizabeth and Floyd of Racine, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr. Lee left Monday to attend services Wednesday at Elizabeth.
Alice Dean, 85, died Tuesday afternoon at her sister Anna White's home in Tuppers Plains. She formerly lived in Sumner and is survived by sister Nettie Heaton of Ponca, Nebraska, and brother Abner Stout of Tuppers Plains. Edward White will lead services Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains U B Church with burial in Keebaugh Cemetery, Sumner. Friends may call at the residence beforehand.
Floyd Raymond Bowers aged 26 and Freda Juanita Patton aged 21, both of Coolville, are identified in connection with a local case. Authorities have not released further details.
The Plains opens Southeastern Ohio’s first all aluminum self service store on Route 682 beside the post office. The 32 by 70 foot building, built by C. E. Schuster and Sons of Athens, uses riveted aluminum walls and roof with a green dyed cement floor. Paul A. Tipton moves Clover Farm from across the street as staff Thelma Talbert Jon Tipton and John Goodman begin work. moving from the old store began Saturday and finished Monday.
Ohio State University poultry extension specialist D. D. Moyer led a helpful judging and selection demonstration for ten 4 H and vocational agriculture youths at the fairgrounds last Thursday. Ross Wright said the session covered what to look for in a bird and how to keep it looking alert during judging. H. O. Atkins arranged the birds supplied by Atkins Donald Bennett and A. C. Rickard, Wright noted.
Lions Club meets at the Berry Hotel to sponsor two county fair concessions. Arthur Stadler Jr. says profits fund eyeglasses for underprivileged children, with programs and ice cream at the grandstand.
K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the Legion home. Commander John T. Cox says reports on the August 7-9 state convention will be presented and refreshments served.
Two teenage girls who fled the Athens County Children's Home Wednesday were located later by Nelsonville police. Earlier in the week two groups of boys had escaped. five were traced to Hillsboro and three returned on their own. Officials provided no comment in Superintendent Glen Scott's absence.
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