Athens County Fair Opens with 2500 Attendance Sunday
More than 2500 people attended the 99th Athens County Fair opening Sunday per gate agent J. S. Sherrard. Weather cleared after an early shower and highlighted by Ward Beam's Daredevils Two boys injured in the afternoon show Hartley Moore and Dick Petrone. Petrone treated for burns. Livestock judging starts Tuesday with grand stand horse pulling contest Monday. Republican gubernatorial candidate Don Ebright visits Tuesday afternoon. Harness racing courses start Tuesday with prizes totaling 6750. Gus Suns Circus appears Tuesday. fireworks run Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
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J. S. Sherrard
Sherrard
Ward Beam
Hartley Moore
Dick Petrone
Moore
Patrone
Red Cross
Petrone
Fairgrounds
Don Ebright
GOP
Fair Board
Gus Sun
Five Hurt In Area Crashes Reported By Patrol
State Patrol investigated three weekend crashes with five injuries. A four-vehicle collision on Route 13 south of Jacksonville injured McClelland Heskett and two others. Knatik injured when another car hit a rear auto on Route 32 south of Hocking Fairfield line. A Lancaster driver fined for Route 33 Haydenville crash near Natco Fireproofing Co building. Robert Evans fined for leaving scene in Logan.
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Jacksonville
Route 13
George McClelland
Glouster
Donald M. Heskett
Akron
McClelland
Heskett
Hazel McClelland
Hazel Heskett
Josephine Knatik
Newark
Joseph Knatik
Robert Barber
Athens
Hocking-Fairfield County
Lancaster
Haydenville
Natco Fireproofing Co
Robert Evans
Logan
Harry Shaw
Albany Man Dies Sunday
Albany man R A Wines died Sunday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital. He worked 48 years for New York Central Railroad as a telegraph operator before retiring this year. He is survived by wife Cora Radcliffe Wines and sister Mrs Vern Vorhes of New Matamoras. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Wines home. Friends may call after 7 p.m. tonight.
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R. A. Wines
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wines
Samuel N
Carolyn Combs Wines
New York Central Railroad
Cora Radcliffe Wines
Vern Vorhes
New Matamoras
Wines Home
John Snedden
Shelter Notes From Arm Hospital Include Dismissals
Shelter records list Floyd Bennett and several local residents including Mrs. Edna Cook, Mrs. Bessie Rosser, Donald and Hazel Heskett, and others from Athens, Akron, Dexter, Stockport, with dismissals noted for Charlies Ayres family and Charles Averalo.
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Floyd Bennett
Athens
Edna Cook
Bessie Rosser
New Marshfield
Donald Heskett
Akron
Hazel Heskett
Charlies Ayres
Charles Averalo
Frank Shumway
Beatrice Davis
Dexter
Candice Smith
Stockport
Corning Youth Bound To Jury On Check Count
Robert Reich of Corning was bound over to the grand jury after pleading guilty to issuing a check with no funds. Bond was set at 500 dollars. An affidavit by Robert Quarrier of Charleston charged Reich with giving a 175 dollar check on an Athens bank in March.
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Robert Reich
Corning
Grand
W. P. Mickle
Reich
Robert Quarrier
Charleston
W. Va
Athens
Athens County Fair Portraits Highlight Local Youth
The piece notes two boys Don Norris of Athens and Paul Powell of The Plains posing beside the Ward Bream dare devil show at the Athens County Fair. It also details the legal career of Roger J. Jones Jr. who joined his father’s firm Jones and Jones after passing the state bar. He served in Italy with the Air Corps in WWII and earned a law degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1948.
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Athens County Fair
Don Norris
Athens
Paul Powell
the Plains
Ohio University
Roger J. Jones
Jones
Athens County Realty Transfers Highlight Local Deeds
W L Carpenter and wife transfer property to Charles Steele and wife Route 5 Athens in Athens Township. Charles L Bardin to Anna L Bardin property in Athens. David W Jones and wife to Carl C Buck and Wade C Burk in Athens Township. Oscar Porter to Robert L Black and wife Athens Township. Hiram Thompson and wife to Harold L Lake and wife Olmstead Falls. Golda A Archer and others to Anna L Bardin in Athens. Joel B Draper to Wade Burk and Buck Buck in Athens. Jeannine B Abdella and husband to William G Abdella and wife Chauncey in Chauncey. Everett Lee and others to Elsie Lee Route 2 Athens Township. Harley Wakefield and wife to Albany Gas Co. right of way in Alexander township.
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W. L. Carpenter
Charles Steele
Athens
Charles L. Bardin
Anna L. Bardin
David W. Jones
Carl C. Buck
Wade C. Burk
Athens Township
Oscar Porter
Robert L. Blackmore
Hiram Thompson
Harold L. Lake
Olmstead Falls
Golda A. Archer
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Fred Cyrus Moore Jr 19 of Shade and Betty Lou Glass 19 of Athens. William Liberty Hudwell 21 and Anna Belle Miller 28 both of Athens. Norman William Henry Ofslager 34 and Janet Leigh Ingerham 21 both of Athens. Mac Hoover Carsey 20 of Guysville Route 2 and Pearl Catherine Clonch 20 of Athens.
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Fred Cyrus Moore, Jr
Shade
Betty Lou Glass
Athens
William Liberty Hudwell
Anna Belle Miller
Norman William Henry Ofslager
Janet Leigh Ingerham
Mac Hoover Carsey
Guysville
Pearl Catherine Clonch
Incorporations Listed in Columbus Area
An Associated Press listing shows Athens The Guysville Telephone Co registering 2000 shares par value 10 dollars with founders Frank C. Dunbar Jr Charles A Kienzle and Paul L Selby Jr. Includes Dunbar and Dunbar in Columbus.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Athens
Guysville Telephone Co
Frank C. Dunbar, Jr
Charles A. Kienzle
Paul L. Selby, Jr
Dunbar and Dunbar
Driver fined for traffic signal violation in Lancaster
Allen F. Antie, 60, of Athens, was fined five dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle after pleading guilty to failing to observe the Lancaster Second Street traffic signal.
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Allen F. Antie
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Lancaster Second St
Temperatures Reported After Rain Weekend Start
Temperatures Sunday ranged between 75 and 54 degrees after a light early morning rain.
Mayor fines Athens resident on meal fee charge
Defined by Mayor Klem Kovaleski 22 of Athens Route 2. He was fined $10 and costs over the weekend by Mayor W. P. Mickle for a meal fee indictment.
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Klem Kovaleski
Athens
Maayor
W. P. Mickle
Reserve recall procedures and veteran benefits update
Mitchell Air Field releases guidance on recall quotas volunteers vs involuntary recall and rank retention. Processing times include travel to stations and at least two years service post graduation. VA notes birth records aid subsistence claims for married veterans with children. Pvt. Johnson assigned to Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion 18th Infantry First Division after Fort Knox training. Gene Walker among Task Force 86 ships aiding Midshipmen cruises.
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Mitchell Air Field
New York
Reserve Personnel Records Division
Air Force
Robert W. Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Albany
First Infantry Division
Pvt
Johnson
Fort Knox
Gene E. Walker
Brown Ave
Naval Aviation Cadet Program Opens Enlistment
Young men 18 to 27 may enlist in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program announced by the Office of Naval Officer Procurement in Cincinnati. Applicants need two years toward a degree, be unmarried, pass tests, and commit four years on active duty with about 18 months flight training. Cadets receive pay and allowances during training.
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Naval Aviation Cadet Program
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Post Office
Cincinnati
May Restore Exemptions For Athens Armed Forces
A congressional bill would grant complete income tax exemption on service pay for enlisted personnel and an extra exemption for officers on the first 1500 of salary, a policy once used in World War I and potentially benefiting Athens area service members.
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Athens Area
Marines Call Up Reserve Volunteers in Ohio
The Fourth Marine Corps Reserve District announced that machinery to call up volunteer Marine Reserves in Ohio is moving. Sergeants and below will be called first, following the activation of all organized Marine Corps ground units. Reservists will have 15 days to adjust civilian affairs. women reservists are expected to be called soon to release male Marines for operating forces.
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Fourth Marine Corps Reserve District
Ohio
Marine Corps
Navy senior dental program opens to upcoming graduates
Dental students in their final year may apply for the Navy senior dental program. Accepted students are commissioned as ensigns and continue education on active duty at their schools. After graduation they must accept an appointment to Lt. (jg) Dental Corps and sign an agreement.
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Navy
Dental Corps
Health clinics resume nutrition survey in Athens County
Nutrition clinics for Jacksonville Trimble Nelsonville and Stewart are set in the next nine days as part of the Athens County Health and Nutrition survey. The Jacksonville Trimble session runs Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. open to non farm families. Nelsonville Thursday 1 to 8 p.m. for urban families. Stewart Tuesday Aug 29 1 to 8 p.m. for farm families.
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Jacksonville-Trimble
Nelsonville
Stewart
Athens County Health and Nutrition Survey
Vivian Roberts
Ohio University
School of Home Economics
Frank W. Lowenstein
Medi
CERTA-VIN Promises Relief From Stomach Gas
An Athens ad promotes CERTA-VIN, a herbal formula taken before meals to reduce gas and aid digestion. It claims added vitamin B and iron to strengthen nerves and energize blood, with distribution through Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate plus local druggists.
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Athens
S. Court
Nelsonville
Betts
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