County Fair Card Features Horse Races and Wrestling Events
A three day County Fair program opens Tuesday at 2 p.m. with a large field of trotters and pacers on the fairground oval. The big Tuesday events include an All-Star wrestling show at 8:30 a.m. and a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Local legends like Bill Roush may return to racing, and notable rabbit shows and horse pulling contests are scheduled across the week.
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Fairground
Olympia Circus
Grange Hall
Southeastern Ohio Rabbit Breeders Association
Paul Cook
Glouster
May Evans
Athens
New Zealand
Mrs. Phillips
Showshoe Rabbitry
Zanesville
Bert Rupe
Guysville
L. A. Dorsey
Chesapeake
W. Va
Jack Sedwick
Amesville
L. Carl Harless
South Charleston
W.va
Bill Roush
Hilliard’s Raceway
Columbus
Athens County
Bill
Daffy Dizzy Francis
Frankie Talaber
Dottie Dotson
Millie Stafford
Farmer Brown
Joe Wolfe
Tony Sinatra
Frank Marconi
WLW
Ward Beam
Rites Planned Tuesday for Mrs Bardin
Mrs. Dan Bardin 64 died Saturday night at 7 N Shannon Ave after a brief illness. She was a member of the First Christian Church Esther Class Senior Circle CCL and East Side Needle Club. Surviving are two daughters Mrs George Joachim Galion and Mrs Gerald Ramsay Caldwell a son Dan Jr Chattanooga Tenn a brother George Wilkes and a sister Mrs Eva Verity Athens and seven grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 p m at the First Christian Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Bardin
N. Shannon Ave
First Christian Church
Esther
Senior Circle CCL
East Side
George Joachim
Galion
Gerald Ramsay
Caldwell
Dan, Jr
Chatanooga
Tenn
George Wilkes
Eva Verity
Athens
Dan Rardin
Rardin Brothers Lumber Co
D. W. Burt
West Union Street
Jagers
James H McColley Rites Set Tuesday at Poston
Funeral services for James Harvey McColley 81 are planned Tuesday at 2 p m at Poston Church near Chauncey. He died Saturday afternoon at his home. Burial will be in Augustine Cemetery. Friends may call at Walburn funeral home in Athens after 5 p m Monday.
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Poston Church
James Harvey McColley
Chauncey
William Katherine Sharp McColley
Augustine Cemetery
Walburn Funeral Home
Athens
Burglary Window Damage Covered Under Policy
The burglar broke a window to enter the store but little was stolen. Damage from breaking and entering is covered within policy limits. For personalized questions, contact this office for correct guidance with no charge or obligation.
Narcotics Theft Strikes Athens Doctor's Office
Narcotics were stolen from the office of Dr. A A Baldwin at 23 W Union St in Athens between Sunday noon and Monday morning. It marks the third theft from the physician within a week and follows earlier burglaries at his home and car medical kit. Entry was gained by breaking a window in a rear door.
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Athens
Joseph McBride
A. A. Baldwin
W. Union St
Doctor Baldwin
McBride
E. State St
East End
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes Update
A list of individuals connected to Shelterings Arms Hospital notes including names and hometowns. Names include Melvin DeVault Athens and Dorothy Trace Glouster, with many residents from Athens Glouster Nelsonville New Marshfield and nearby towns. The roster reads like a patient or visitor register with multiple households represented.
Fair Aids Treat Nine at Red Cross Station
Nine fair-goers received first aid at the Red Cross station by the secretary’s office during the county fair. Staffing included Athens and Chauncey volunteers and funeral-home ambulances. A child, Nancy Lambert, 4, was treated after stepping on a lit cigarette butt.
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Red Cross
Fairgrounds
Clarke Daily
Athens Red Cross
Charles Dalton
Robert Liggett
John Tail
Harlan Harris
Edward Goodwin
Clyde Smith
Harold Withem
Wilbur Riggs
Clifford Williams
Nelsonville
Clarence Bockhart
Roger Boling
Andrew Jackson
Frank Lewis
Chauncey
Athens
James Sheldon
Charlotte la Tourrette
Gene Munn
Bill Adams
Daily
Nancy Lambert
Tom Lambert
Long Bottom
Columbus Driver Cited After Wreck
A Columbus driver William S. Hart, 25, was charged with leaving the scene after his car struck a parked vehicle belonging to Harold E. Hanson at 16 Hanlin Ave. Hart fled but was arrested shortly after. He was arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel, fined $25 and costs, and sentenced to 10 days in jail with the sentence suspended.
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Columbus
Hanlin Ave
William S. Hart
Harold E. Hanson
Hart
Peter B. Seel
Weekend Thermometer Stays High Across City
Temperatures held steady over the weekend with Friday and Saturday highs of 88, Sunday 87. Lows reached 62, 71 and 74 respectively, and the 9 am Monday reading was 73.
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Mercury
Man Treated At Red Cross Station After Scald Burns
A man treated at the Red Cross first aid station Sunday suffered second degree burns from scalding water earlier in the day at his home.
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Red Cross
Six accidents investigated by Athens patrol over weekend
State Highway Patrol from the Athens post investigated six weekend accidents. two people were hurt. Paul Berry of Columbus was treated for bruises after a Route 216 pole impact. Jean Summers of Marietta was struck on Route 50 A. the other driver fled the scene. Additional crashes involved Athens residents on Route 4 and Route 33 near Green Lawn Cemetery, with one fatality-like injury to Harve Dunn. Numerous citations were issued for failure to stop and driving left of center, including warrants for muffler noncompliance and stop-sign violations. Authorities also fined drivers for leaving the scene and mud flap issues.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Paul Berry
Columbus
Mount St Mary Hospital
Buchtel
Berry
Jean Summers
Marietta
Archie L. Mansfield
Clarence Castell
Canaan
Castell
Justice of the Peace Charles Rider
Green Lawn Cemetery
Samuel C Weaver
Millfield
Harve Dunn
Weaver
Claude L. Hummell
Union City
Dominic Cenci
James T. Heliyer
Nelsonville
Paul Galvin
Charles E. Nutter
Coolville
Cecil Tabler
Nutter
Tabler
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
Logan
Jane Burleigh
Garysville
Velva Scott
Logan Mayor's Court
George D. Jeffers
Marvin Browning
Gilbert
Henry Pallesen
Ruskin
Fla
Ralph Griffin
Martin Merle
Chelsa
Mich
Darrell Arnett
Rockbridge
Rites Held for John Burritt at New Marshfield
Funeral services and burial were held Monday for John Burritt 72 who died Saturday at his son Tom’s home near Albany. Surviving are son Arch of Albany and three daughters Frances Bartlett Cincinnati Marie Price Zaleski and Adeal Martin Dayton.
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New Marshfield
John Burritt
Tom
Albany
Arch
Frances Bartlett
Cincinnati
Marie Price
Zaleski
Adeal Martin
Dayton
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Gircus
Richard Barros
George Beveridge
SEQ Rabbit Breeders Association
THE
Great Bell & Howell
Filmosound
Smith
Athens, Ohio
Athens County Agents Association
van Dyke
Donald K. Barstow
Beiple & Kempton
Walker & Ebright
D. M. Goddard
Earl Mathews
Peter BP, Seei
M. Gin
Dwight H, Ruther F. RB. Murphey
Nelsonville, Ohio
Paul F. Betts
James McColley
Poston
HOUCK
Andvee
Dial
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Melvin DeVault
Dorothy Trace
Bertha Hunter
William Perry
Ray Ronald Kozma
Lydia Robinson
Sam McClelland
Moxahala
Ronald Whittington
Carpenter
William Morris
Duncan Falls
Roy Mosier
Charles Hawk
Eileen Jones
Eileen Miller
New Plymouth
Winona Bircher
Dorothy Cone
Elsie Wagner
Judith Henry
Lancaster
Esther Andy
Margaret Hamer
Dorothy Barnes
Virginia Mansfield
Donna Markins
Hazel Rizer
Willoughby
Clarice Norman
Doris Childress
Mary Elizabeth Knight
Mickey Lyons
Louisville
Olympia
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Masonic Temple
H. G. Householder
Patrol
Ovec
Call Wolfe Hardware
Athens Carpenter
Mac's Thrifty
Nye Chevrolet
N. Court St
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
the McBee Company
Roy E. Hawk & Company
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