Patsy Price Captures Grand Champion Showman's Trophy in Guernsey Show
PATSY PRICE won the grand champion Guernsey at the junior dairy show, taking the rotating Showman trophy donated by Harrold Carnahan. Sally Mora claimed novice showmanship, with Jack Kelly and Terry Hoff man also earning top honors in their divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Price
Guernsey
Pomeroy
Harrold Carnahan
Sally Mora
Jack Kelly
Jersey
Terry Hoffman
Carl Walton
Eric Parker
Bill Tuttle
Duane Tuttle
Ann Carleton
Esta Mae Blackwood
Richard Koblentz
Ray Powell
David Mora
Archie
Larry Hollon
Erenine, Wood
Jay Theiss
Linda Hysell
Roger Hoffman
Vickie Carr
Jennifer Dean
Allan Gibson
Ann Holter
Patty Koblentz
Martha Yost
Judy King
Bill White
Patsy
Hope
Meigs County Fair Boosts Attendance With Races Weekend
Meigs County Fair enters its 96th edition with horse pulling and harness racing on Thursday. Attendance for the day rose vs last year with 2,333 paid, while the Big Bend Minstrel Association drew 925 in paid grandstand. Harness races run 4:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, pony events today and Saturday, junior parade Saturday at 10 a.m., followed by style revue and achievement awards for four youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Board
Big Bend Minstrel Association
Meigs County
Fairgoers Visit Grange Hall Displays At Meigs County Fair
Fairgoers are urged to visit the Rock Springs grange hall exhibit at the Meigs County Fair where commercial displays include a life size talking dummy Bucky. Displays cover certified seeds, sewing machines, gas appliances, hearing aids, insurance info, and travel resources with organizers and vendors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Grange Hall
Grange
Bucky
Farm Bureau
C. Ed Humphrey
Humphrey
Earl
Wendell
Grandstand
Ada Nease
Singer
Ashland Oil Co
Gale S. Brown
Pomeroy
Camp Hearing Center
Parkersburg
Ethel Hart
Woodmen of America Insurance Company
John A. Wood
Wilkesville
Automobile Club of
Southern Ohio
Meigs Flower Show Debuts Record 178 Entries at Fair
The 96th Meigs County Fair hosted a record flower show with 178 entries. Under Mrs. Paul Baer, the event showcased artistic arrangements, junior garden club efforts, plant specimens, and an education class. Winners include Mrs. John Kincaid for three firsts in Jealousy, Church in the Wildwood, and That Old Black Magic. others praised in Shine on Harvest Moon, Glow Worm, Over The Waves, Moonlight and Roses, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Paul Baer
John Kincaid
Middleport
Wildwood
Clarence Headley
Reedsville
H. C. Waugh
Gallipolis
Homer Holter
Pomeroy
G. R. Thompson
Meigs County Fair
Garen Stansbury
Ara Swisher
Cheshire
James Titus
Rutland
Ohio
Gloria Buck
Pomeroy Route 3
Mary Ann Thompson
Robert Thompson
Linda Baer
Minersville
Frederick Thompson
Jennifer Blakeslee
Louella Thompson
Robert Canaday
Altona Karr
Extra Race Added To Meigs County Harness Card
Due to a large entry list the Meigs County Fair harness program in Pomeroy added a fourth race. In the 2:26 trot first heat Joe W Pilot Lone Kay and Sue Air led, with Joe W Pilot runner up in heat two. Second heat saw Lone Kay top and Radiation third. Sue Air moved to fourth. In the 2:26 trot second race Dixanna Doctor placed second in both heats. Butch Lincoln won both heats. Joby Brewer and Lady Hampton placed third. The 2:18 pace had Hajji top in heat one and Mr Corky top in heat two, with Linda Ann Hal third in both. The 2:26 pace fourth race saw Ima Bud win both heats, Champion Morgan second in heat one, Coun try Watts second in heat two, Jacksonian third in both. Twenty-seven horses entered the four races, the most in years on the local track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot
Circleville
Lone Kay
Sue Air
Dixanna Doctor
K. R. Appleman
Pickerington
Butch Lincoln
E. Burnett
Bethel
Joby Brewer
Charles McAfee
Athens
Lady Hampton
Robert G. Perry
Buffalo
N.Y
Hajji
H. Miller
Williamsburg
Mr. Corky
Plum Empty
N. Y
Linda Ann Hal
D. O. Moon
New Holland
Ima Bud
Ward
Ed Humphrey
Pomeroy
Champion Morgan
Ray Newhart
Marietta
Country Watts
F. Edwards
Mt. Vernon
Jacksonian
Pickens Russell
Stevenson, Ala
Mrs West Dies At 92 In Ravenswood Homegoing
Catherine Dalton West 92 died at Meigs County Hospital Thursday. A native of Roane County she lived in Ravenswood before moving to Pomeroy. Survived by daughter Dulcie Kerr Ravenswood two sons Doy E West Ravenswood Elmer Washington DC one brother John Dalton Steed WV one sister Hattie Hershman Spencer WV seven grandchildren four great grandchildren. The Rev Daniel Bennett to conduct rites at Chambers Funeral Home at 10 am Saturday. Burial in Ravenswood Cemetery.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Catherine Dalton West
Meigs County Hospital
Roane County
Henry
Mary Dalton
Pomeroy
Hattie Hershman
Spencer
Daniel Bennett
Chambers Funeral
Ravenswood Cemetery
Cpl Lawhorn Tours Hiller Aircraft Plant
Cpl James C. Lawhorn 25, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lawhorn of Pomeroy, toured the Hiller Aircraft plant in Palo Alto California. The Army man joined in 1958 and did basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. He is a 1954 Greenbrier High School graduate of Ronce verte West Virginia and attended West Virginia University Morgantown.
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Pomeroy
Army
James C. Lawhorn
Carl Lawhorn
Hiller Aircraft Plant
Palo Alto
Calif
Fort Knox, Ky
Lawhorn
Greenbrier High School
Ronceverte
W. Va
West Virginia University
Morgantown
County Flower Show Set for Sept 30 and Oct 1
The Fun While You Learn Garden Club met at Mrs. James Sayre’s home to announce a county flower show on September 30 and October 1. Club president Mrs. Arthur Morarity led the meeting with a note from county contact chairman Mrs. Roy Holter read. A Sept. 5 gathering at Mrs. Sam Pickens’s home planned, with each member to bring an arrangement. Mrs. Howard Nolan spoke on root cutting plants. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Sayre and Brenda.
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Pomeroy
James Sayre
Arthur Morarity
Roy Holter
Sam Pickens
Howard Nolan
Sayre
Brenda
Horse Show Tops Meigs County Fair Thursday Program
The 98th Meigs County Fair featured a horse show directed by William B. Downie with lead-in ponies and 46 to 56 inch classes. Winners included Cheryl Williams on Sunshine and Darla Coates on Fleet in Western and English classes, plus multiple rosettes and premiums for top placers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair
William B. Downie
Carsey
Shade
Lucinda Frank
Nelsonville
Jimmy Jones
Kimberly Williams
Rutland
Kathy Hanning
Athens
Kathy Fulton
Cheshire
Bill Chaney
Kenda Chaney
Joe Eiliot
Albany
Kenny Meeks
Floyd Stewert
W. Va
Timons
Jackie Cereny
Kmstt
Cheryl Williams
Rutland Route 1
Darla Coates
Johnny Allensworth
Middleport
Bachelor Bay
Kathy Morgan
Junior Shelton
Bobby Lou
Mary Elliot
Weston
Bill Baer
Minersville
Baer
Arsa
Fred C. Leifheit
L. W. Hyeell
Harrisonville
William Greer
New Haven
Stanley Meeks
Racine
Coward Calvert
Barbara Myers
Shade Route 1
James Hawley
Toledo
W. A. Morgan
Donald Vogelsong
Mason, W. Va
Pearl Williams
Chester Grange Wins at Meigs County Fair Poultry Dairy
Chester Grange took first place among Meigs County Fair granges earning a 55 premium. Ra cine Grange was second, Rock Springs third, and Olive Grange fourth. Numerous ribbons and cash prizes were awarded in poultry, dairy cattle, and school judging with multiple individuals named for top placements.
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Minersville
S. H. Wellborn
Bidwell
Bantams
Nancy Yost
Racine
Earl Dean
Chester
Carl Walton
Terry L. Hoffman
Ann Hoker
Pomeroy
Wellston
Tommy M. Theiss
Rev Stephenson to Speak at Pomeroy Baptist Church
POMEROY The Rev. Bur Nell Stephenson formerly of Pomeroy now pastors the Baptist Church at Delaware will speak at Pomeroy First Baptist Church at 9 30 a m Sunday The church is erecting a 50000 educational unit at present The Rev Mr Stephenson and his family are vacationing here with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Burnell Stephenson
Baptist Church
Delaware
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Stephenson
Stepheneoon
Dance Party Set At Middleport Park
Leon Jordan and Kenny Hysell will serve as masters of ceremonies at an outside dance party at Middleport Park on Saturday night. The event runs from 8 to 11 30 p.m. and will be held outdoors.
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Middleport
Leon Jordan
Kenny Hysell
Middleport Park
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Tommy Theiss
Charles Mankin
Ernestine Wood
Pete Mollohan
Jeff Alkire
Ann Carlton
Archie Rose
James Hamm
Joy Theiss
Earl Hunt
Don Rose
William White
Larry Circle
Albert Pooler
Thomas McKay
Bob Tuttle
Portland
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By Charlene Hoeflich
By Bob Hoeflich
Orval (Curley) Wiles
Wiles
Glenna Rummel
Salvation Army
Berlin
N. H
Ministerial Association
Ohio Department of Highways
One
Ohio Breeding Assn
Harold Carnahan
David Koblentz
Hiram Slanter
Lauren E. Hoffman
George Francis
George
Meigs
Tom
Robert J. Lewis
Karr
Thompson
Lewis
Cpl. Lawhorn
Tours Hiller Aircraft Plant
Paul Caldwell
Chester Grange
Karen Bachner
Lenora Michael
Louise Michael
Sammy Clatworthy
Larry Gladwell
Rhea Mora
Donald C. Mora
Farmer's Bank
For All
Jeweler
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. Pomeroy — Rutland
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