Athens County Fair Opens with Hope for New Attendance Records
Athens County’s 97th Annual Fair starts Sunday with a five day run and a new attendance goal weather permitting. Horse shows, horse pulling, harness racing, and radio entertainment are planned along with a full fair schedule and improved grounds. The community swimming meet also occurred with winners listed across freestyle and diving events.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Judges Named for 4th Annual Athens Horse Show at Fairgrounds
W R Hughes announces judges Dr N T Pavey of Dayton and Al Leggett of Columbus for the 4th annual show at Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday. L P Vallery of Waverly narrates, Kenneth Kerr Jr of Athens acts as ringmaster. Entries keep arriving including gaited horses, ponies, walking horses, jumpers and loreal entries from multiple states.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
W. R. Hughes
Barbara Pontius
Circleville
George Beckman
Newark
John Beach
Weston
W. Va
Lawrence M. Bell
Marietta
Jayne Shriner
Logan
G. A. Catt
Granville
Ray Freas
Hickory- Haven Farm
Columbus
Nick Brannon
Duncan Falls
Kay Cannon
Jane Risch
Russell Carter
Eugene Montgomery
H. J. Zinsmeister
Ralph Betts
Walking Horse
C. D. Smith
Charleston
Allen Funeral Home
James L. Yost
Scioto Trail Farm
Piketon
Howard Douglas
Waverly
Mary Lou
Charles W. Reynolds
Gahanna
William J James rites set in Athens Saturday
Funeral services for William J. James 79 of Athens are planned for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home. The Meigs County native and former coal miner died Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a member of the First Christian Church and is survived by multiple half and step siblings.
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William J. James
W. Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Meigs County
William S
Esther James
Athens
First Christian Church
L. O. Coates
R. C. Reed
Phoenix
Ariz
Ben James
J. A. Farrell
Robert
W. J. Davidson
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home
E. C. Kenney
W. Union St. Cemetery
Mrs Morgan Dies Friday at The Plains 91
Mrs. Sarah Morgan 91 died Friday at her home in The Plains. Survived by three sons Evan Alfred Birgie and four daughters Maggie Alta Anna Elsie, plus a brother Robert Mosley and sister Mary Meinhart and 18 grandchildren. Rev. Gus Graham leads funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Salem Church with burial in Salem Cemetery. Calling hours begin Saturday noon at the family home.
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Sarah Morgan
the Plains
Evan Morgan
Evan
Alfred
McArthur
Birgie
St. Clairsville
Maggie Morgan
Alta Jones
Anna Gerken
Lancaster
Elsie
Athens
Robert Mosley
Nelsonville
Mary Meinhart
Chauncey
Gus Graham
Salem Church
Salem
Dr. Cable Rites To Be Saturday
Funeral services for Dr. George Louis Cable 75 who died Wednesday morning in a Denver hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage will be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Dowler and Ferguson funeral home. The Rev. James L. Hyde will conduct, burial in W Union St. Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday except 10 to 11 a.m.
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George Louis Cable
Denver
Colo
Dowler and Ferguson Funeral
James L. Hyde
W. Union St
Funeral for Cpl Virgil Nataly Held in Fairmont
Funeral services for Cpl Virgil Nataly of Athens are set for Monday at 9 a.m. at St Peters Church Fairmont West Virginia burial follows at Woodlawn Cemetery with American Legion rites. Nataly age 23 died from wounds in the Battle of the Bulge December 1944 survived by mother wife son sister and grandmother. He earned the Purple Heart and a Presidential Citation posthumously after enlisting in 1944 serving briefly with coast artillery and with the 345th Infantry of the 87th Division prior to his death. He was a pre medical student at Fairmont State College before enlisting.
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Cpl
Virgil Nataly
Athens
St. Peters Church
Fairmont
W.va
Woodlawn
American Legion
A. F. Nataly
Rita Frawley
Morgantown
Augusta Constable
Watson
Nataly
Infantry
Coast Artilery
345Th Infantry
Fairmont State College
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
June Smith New Marshfield and Earl Hoisington Millfield undergo major surgery. James Wolfe Glouster and Harry Mathews Athens receive major or medical care. Mrs Mary Zimmerman New Marshfield and Mrs Dora Channel Athens listed for observation and accident cases. Elmer Quick Athens and Ben Scaggs Portsmouth treated for accidents. Dismissed patients include Mrs Richard Rypma and daughter Athens and other Athens residents.
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June Smith
New Marshfield
Earl Hoisington
Millfield
James Wolfe
Marshfield Resident Joseph H Thompson Dies at 73
Joseph H Thompson, 73, of New Marshfield, died Thursday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a week long illness. Survived by wife, six daughters, two sons. two sons preceded him. Funeral Sunday 2 PM at Methodist Church New Marshfield. Burial Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call at home anytime.
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Joseph H. Thompson
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Preston E. Thompson
Groveport
Ohio
Henry I. Thompson
Columbus
Majel Headley
Newport
Freda Conkey
Gladys E. Hughes
Elyria
Viola Stanley
Manchester
Leola Trout
Sol E. Thompson
Harold Thompson
Thompson
Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias
Carroll Chesser
Marshfield
Tree Worker's Fall Breaks Leg on Route 33 Near Athens
Ben Scaggs aged 23 of Portsmouth fell about 20 feet from a tree while working as a tree surgeon for J. N. Johnson and Co. of Ashland on Route 33 two and a half miles west of Athens. He fractured his lower left leg but is listed in good condition by his physician.
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Ben Scaggs
Portsmouth
Route 33
Athens
Scaggs
J. N. Johnson and Co
Ashland
Mayors Fines Young Man For Intoxication
Floyd Vincent, 20, of Chesterhill Route 2, was fined $15 and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle after pleading guilty to intoxication. Vincent was arrested early Friday by city police.
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Floyd Vincent
Chesterhill
W. P. Mickle
Vincent
Single Draft Board Forming in Athens County
Athens County will have one draft board when Selective Service starts August 30. The three members are F. F. Sells of Athens as chair, Clyde Parrish of Coolville as vice chair, and Amesville Mayor Thomas Clark as secretary. They previously served on wartime boards and are awaiting a location in Athens. Inductions under the new draft law are expected to begin in November.
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Athens County
F. F. Sells
Athens
Vicechairman
Clyde Parrish
Coolville
Thomas Clark
Amesville
Nelsonville
Selis
Columbus
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
Army
Three Road Crashes Listed In Local Patrol Report
A sedan and a milk truck collided head on on Albany New Marshfield Road early Friday causing substantial damage but no injuries. The drivers were Granville S. Gillogly and Gerald G. Beal. Two minor crashes were reported with no injuries. Harold Morgan and James Meehan were involved in separate incidents near The Plains and east of Athens.
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Albany-New Marshfield
State Highway Patrol
Granville S. Gillogly
Albany
Gerald G. Beal
New Marshfield
Harold Morgan
the Plains
James Meehan
Cleveland
Athens
Dalton Rites To Be Private
Private funeral services will be held for William Wayne Dalton 24 near Stewart after Sheriff George Bateman said he killed himself with a rifle shot Wednesday following the fatal shooting of Bernice C. Coen 23 of Beebe. The service is set for Saturday at 1 30 p.m. at White funeral home Coolville with Rev. John Pollard officiating. Burial will be in Mount Liberty funeral home until the time of services. Dalton is survived by his father Clarence Guy Dalton near Stewart as his mother Delphia Lucas Dalton and a brother are deceased.
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William Wayne Dalton
Stewart
George Bateman
Bernice C. Coen
Beebe
White Funeral
Coolville
John Pollard
Mount Liberty
Dalton
Clarence Guy Dalton
Delphia Lucas Dalton
Woman Remains in Fair Condition After Two Car Crash
Mrs Dora Channel seriously hurt in a two car crash near Canaanville on Thursday is listed in fair condition by her attending physician. Elmer Quick driver of the other car is in good condition, while Howard Cole of Tuppers Plains was treated and released. Channel suffered a crushed pelvis and sacrum fracture with multiple cuts and abrasions. Quick has severe hip and scalp lacerations.
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Dora Channel
Canaanville
Elmer Quick
Channel
Howard Cole
Tuppers Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Quick
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