Record Crowds Fill Athens County Fair Opening Day
A record crowd of about 4717 attended Athens County's 100th fair opening, surpassing last year's 2500. The centennial parade featured early 1900s costumes and vintage vehicles, with the All Command leading and Marjorie Downard crowned guest. The day included a 69-entry All Western Horse Show, prize money of 183, and a horse pulling contest slated for afternoon and evening sessions.
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Athens County
W. Union St
Thomas Evans
Marjorie Downard
Wellston
Jackson County
Athens
Nancy Cutler
Jackie Fisher
Frank Richey
Rose Douglas
Shade
Franz Woodworth
Patty Witzler
Farm Bureau Co-op
George W. Ford Tractor Sales
Hartman Tractor Sales
the Plains
Woodyard Farm Supply
Athens Truck and Implement Co
Rainbow Rangers Club
Lurene Robinson
Mary Ann Becker
Parkersburg
Redmen and
Pocahontas Lodge
United States
Robert Colville
Circleville
Circleville Drum and Bugle Corp
Robert Grubb
Nash
David Reeder
Paul Schumacher
Middleport
Ford
Beasley and Mathews Inc
All Western Horse Show At Athens County Fair
A field of 69 horses and ponies competed in eight classes before an estimated 1100 spectators, with locals taking ribbons but no firsts. Winners included Stardust David Fitzpatrick Coshocton and Desert Sandstorm Kay Cannon Logan, among others, judged by Raymond Bechtel Coshocton and ringmaster Glen Emerick Parkersburg.
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Athens County
Harmonaires
Columbus
Gong
Stardust
David Fitzpatrick
Coschocton
Bud
Dan Guthrie
Coolville
Ginger
Martha Jane Gerber
St. Marys
W. Va
Chopper
Pat Mumford
Roseville
Spotted Horse
Cheeta
Tommy Hanson
Zanesville
Kit
Laren Simpson
Mac
Mary Ann Woods
Parkersburg
Star
Buddy McNeal
Jeffersonville
Snort
F. L. Rowe
Washington Court House
Fox
Jan Asch
Babe
Everette McClure
New Burlington
Fleeta Blandiar
Mary Ann Bickel
Eight
Pony
Desert
Calf Roping Calamity At All Western Horse Show
A Burmese calf roping dogie refused cooperation during the All Western Horse Show at the fair. The unruly animal escaped the canvass barrier and dragged rope swinging riders around the track before careening toward busy W Union Street amid passing traffic.
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W. Union St
Two City Collisions Reported by Police
City police reported two accidents on Athens streets over the weekend. Robert L. Shirley of 80 Morris Ave. said his car was struck Sunday while parked on W Union near Shafer. the other driver did not stop. A pickup driven by John Bridgewater of 197 N Lancaster St. collided Saturday night with a parked car owned by Samuel A Carman of Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Athens
Robert L. Shirley
Morris Ave
W. Union
Shafer
Shirley
John Bridgewater
N. Lancaster St
S. Congress St
Samuel A. Carman
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Fair Weather Opens Athens County Centennial Fair
Weekend pattern held as Athens County Centennial Fair opened with perfect weather. Saturday and Sunday highs reached 86 while nights cooled to the low 50s. At 9 am Monday the thermometer stood at 74.
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Athens County
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Births listed for Mendal Jordan and Larry McFadden with spouses in Athens. Admissions include Marie Gabriel Albany Elizabeth Snow Athens William Herb Athens Jeffrey Buhla Glouster Joseph Bainey Athens Richard Melsop Columbus Mary Mathewson Athens Charles Gilkey Athens. Dismissals feature Dale Sams Athens and daughter Della Bail Athens and son Charles Walraven Athens and daughter Marguerite Pettit Athens William a Anne Amanda Meighen Shade Harriett Dixon Athens John Coe Athens Robert Carsey Athens Ernest Williams Trimble.
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Mendal Jordan
Carpenter
Larry McFadden
Athens
Marie Gabriel
Albany
Elizabeth Snow
William Herb
Jeffrey Buhla
Glouster
Joseph Bainey
Richard Melsop
Columbus
Mary Mathewson
Charles Gilkey
Dale Sams
Della Bail
Charles Walraven
Max Rathburn
Zaleski
Ray Harr
Marguerite Pettit
William A Anne
Amanda Meighen
Shade
Harriett Dixon
John Coe
Robert Carsey
Ernest Williams
Trimble
New Fire Department Driveway Slated
Workmen removed the concrete driveway in front of the city fire station this morning for a replacement. The existing concrete was broken in several places and a new section should be finished in two days. A pumper and ladder truck are stationed on E Washington St to respond to calls during construction.
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E. Washington St
News of Servicemen Pfc Richard Bean Furlough Return
PFC Richard L. Bean 18, left Saturday for Camp Stone, Pittsburgh Calif after a 12 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bean Athens Route 1 He entered service in April 1951 taking basic training at Lackland AFB and qualifying as medical technician at Ft Sam Houston prior to service he worked for Nye Chevrolet at Nelsonville Ohio
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Pfc
Richard L. Bean
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburgh
Calif
Kenneth Bean
Athens
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Ft. Sam Houston
Bean
Nye Chevrolet
Nelsonville
Swisher heads to Camp Stoneman for Far East Air Force duty
Capt Glenn E Swisher son of Mr and Mrs E W Swisher of Guysville departs for Camp Stoneman California for processing and assignment to the Far East Air Force while his wife and 14 month old daughter Cathy stay in Athens until his return. Pfc Gaylord F Lonas son of William Lonas Athens Route 3 graduates from auto mechanics school at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with potential assignments to units here or at other posts.
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Glenn E. Swisher
E. W. Swisher
Guysville
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburg
Calif
Far East Air Force
FT. Leonard Wood
Gaylord F. Lonas
William Lonas
Athens
Sixth Armored Division
Blue Monday in Athens as son enters service
Edwin Hixson of Athens Route 3 faced a double mishap when his 1951 car caught fire outside Selec tive Service on E State Street as he came to bid his son Robert farewell before his enlistment. Firefighters said a short circuit started the blaze and used chemicals to put it out with minor damage.
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Edwin Hixson
Athens
Robert
Selective Service
E. State St
Hixson
Coolville Man Named To Building Board
Clyde Parrish of Coolville is appointed to the Athens County building commission by Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White. He will join Probate Judge John F. Newcomb Sheriff Gerge Bateman and Clerk Phyllis LaVelle Cross to approve plans bills and specifications for courthouse improvements and repairs.
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Clyde Parrish
Coolville
Athens County Building Commission
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
John F. Newcomb
Gerge Bateman
Phyllis LaVelle Cross
George Smith Fined For Hitchhiking On Highway
George Smith, 46, of Columbus, was fined five dollars and costs Sunday by May or W. P. Mickle for soliciting a ride on the highway. State highway patrolmen said he stood in the roadway near their post instead of on the curb, engaging in hitchhiking.
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George Smith
Columbus
W. P. Mickle
Smith
Athens Guards Set Up Camp At Camp Atterbury
Captain James Abraham reports Athens National Guard unit arrived Aug 12 at Camp Atterbury Indiana. Men moved into quarters by Sgt Herb Shields and set up communications and training schedules with Sgt Ryan and Sgt Theisen in charge of supply. Training covers small unit tactics and master battalion scheduling, with field maneuvers against the 107th Armored Group to run two weeks through Aug 27.
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Athens National Guard
Camp Atterbury
Ind
James Abraham
Athens
Herb Shields
Abraham
James L. Ryan
Tyrus H. Theisen
Earl F. Mathews
L c
William F. Langston
Ronnie Kern
Jack Rosser
Ted Olson
William B. Orr
Clyde V. Scott
William Bulger
Paul Ullmark
Jack Rake
Phil Halbirt
Ronnie Yates
Ullmark
Erle
Bridgewater
Jack Hudwell
Joel Christian
Fred O’nail
James Riley
107Th Armored Group
Camp Atterby
Captainraham
Athens County Land Transfers Summary in Chauncey Nelsonville
Athens County records list transfers from William E Ferrer to Ella Butterworth in Chauncey and from Marcelite Wallace to Emmett Cox in Nelsonville. Also named are Martin and Cloyce Martin exchanges in Athens, various tract transfers in Athens, Nelsonville, and Buchtel, and rights of way for Ohio Power Co. in Carthage Township. Nine other deeds involve multiple heirs and parcels across Athens Townships plus a Jacksonville lot transfer and a West Lynne addition tract.
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William E. Ferrer
Athens County
Ella Butterworth
Chauncey
Inlet
George H. Nye
Marcelite Wallace
Davenport
Fila
Emmett R. Cox
Athens
Sheldon Scott
Nelsonville
J. S. Scott
George H. Martin
Cloyce G. Martin
Stanley Heights
Athens Township
Wesley Baker
Columbus
Katie Baker
Alexander Township
Lloyd Martin
Dayton
G. H. Martin
Francis F. Conrath
Howard Woodyard
Ath
Elizabeth Hannahs
Gerald R. Hannahs
Flatie Allen
Lewis A. Shirley
Carthage Township
Woodrow W. Patton
Martha E. Peters
Highland Park
Ammanda M. Sheridan
Zanesville
the Plains
Hugh J. Sheridan
Anna E. Sheridan
Ralph Cole
Marion County
Ind
Ohio Power Co
W. David Lowry
Joel B. Draper
W. L. Carpenter
F. S. Roach
Higgins and Roach
Letitia P. Dilcher
John W. Luman
Waterloo Township
Gaylord E. Cook
Kenneth Root
Stewart
Clay Rowley
Longbottom
Clarence Casteel
Coolville
Troy Township
John Lewis
Delia Lewis
Ernest Lewis
West Lynne
Ruth K. Welch
Rodney L. Campbell
Jacksonville
Athens Woman in Nurse Training at Earlham College
Cherie Munn of Athens is in her second seven week period of pre clinical training at Reid Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Prudence Appleman says she will be eligible for state board exams to become a registered nurse after 42 months training. An additional year at Earlham could earn her a bachelor of science degree.
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Richmond
Ind
Cherie Munn
Athens
Earlham College
Reid Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Prudence Appleman
Miss Munn
Earlham
Two Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Over the weekend Mayor W. P. Mickle fined two drivers after State Highway Patrol arrests. Ora E. Johnson, 21, Athens Route 3, was fined 35 dollars and costs for unsafe operation on Route 33 early Sunday. Argyro Zogonas, 44, Columbus, was fined 5 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection on Route 33 north of Athens.
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W. P. Mickle
State Highway Patrol
Ora E. Johnson
Athens
Argyro Zogonas
Columbus
Athens County Draft Draftees Leave for Fort Hayes
Athens County sent 12 men into the Army as the second August contingent departing for Fort Hayes Columbus. The group brings this month’s total to 20 draftees with two groups facing pre induction physical examinations. Names include Ralph S White Robert L Foughty Robert F Hixson Clayton V Morris among others from Athens Nek sonville Glouster Amesville Mineral Millfield and Athens leader Clayton Morris. Red Cross and Gideon Society provided gifts and Bibles for the draftees.
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Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ralph S. White
Robert L. Foughty
Robert F. Hixson
Clayton V. Morris
Athens
Robert E. Wolfe
Clayton Morris
K. T. Crossen
Amereican Legion
Gideon Society
Marshfield Event Queen To Be Selected
New Marshfield hosts a Labor Day homecoming by the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary with a queen and princess contest. Girls ages 14 to 18 compete for queen and 6 to 14 for princess, entries due by Aug. 25 with photo to Mrs. Alma Rhorick. Events at Waterloo High School September 1 to 3 include concessions baseball games dancing trap shooting horseshoes and a fish pond.
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New Marshfield
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Alma Rhorick
Waterloo High School
Athens Woman Injured In Weekend Auto Crashes
Athens woman Mrs. Josephine Guerra, 46, sustained a minor head laceration when a car driven by her husband collided with another vehicle on Route 33 south of Logan. The Guerra car then struck a utility pole. In a separate Hocking County crash, Carlton Baker 26 Logan and Leonard Allen 35 Jeffersonville sideswiped on a Route 595 curve causing moderate damage. Baker was fined $15 plus costs by Logan mayor Roger Friend for driving left of center.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Josephine Guerra
Gabriel Guerra
Logan
Guerra
Charles Pierson
Hocking County
Carlton Baker
Leonard Allen
Jeffersonville
Baker
Roger Friend
Columbus Driver Charged With DUI Arrest
Henry Tubbs, 42, of Columbus, was charged by city police with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He posted $200 bond Sunday and was released, awaiting a hearing on August 31.
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Henry Tubbs
Columbus
Tubbs
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Berry Hotel
Athens County Agents Association
Dwight H. Rutherford
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C. E. Atkinson
C. B. Dillonney, Inc
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Far East
Building Board
Andy
Confectionery
S. Shannon Ave
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