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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
7
The Athens County Fair drew about 8 485 attendees on Thursday and 2 732 additional visitors on Wednesday. Officials expected around 5 000 more to attend before closing tonight. The live stock parade attracted roughly one thousand spectators led by the Athens High School Band with entries from Beef Cattle and Dairy Cattle divisions.
D W Gilmore reports for 1940 41 that the U S Forest Service paid 30 501 51 for land acquisitions. total 4 035 68 acres on the Hocking Valley Unit and 1 628 73 on the Muskingum Unit. about 90 000 set aside for options covering about 18 000 acres. list of sellers includes many individuals and First National Bank. surveys and abstracts pending. more funds available for 1941 42. contact D W Gilmore Box 68 Athens Forest Service.
Dolores Hunter aged 15 of Boston and Lawrence Munn aged 17 of Albany have been judged the healthiest girl and boy among Athens County 4-H members after examinations by Dr Buckley of the City County Health Department. The County Extension Office coordinated physicals and Dr Buckley traveled to communities to test applicants. The winners will represent Athens County at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus to compete for Healthiest 4-H Club boy and girl titles.
Results released by C. W. Shaver detail winners across potato corn apples garden wheat and dairy and beef cattle in the vocational agriculture student shows. Notable names include Veil Weiss Jack Scott Floyd Patterson Darrell Ross Glen Swisher and Robert Cordray among Albany Troy Rome and Ames-Bern participants.
Mrs. J. P. Dana reports a 12 year old boy on a bicycle attempted to seize her purse on University Terrace. She wrestled the purse and was struck in the face before he fled, abandoning the purse and bicycle. Wilma Weatherby later reported her bicycle stolen.
Athens County selected Eldon F. Dailey family near Albany as its typical farm family rep for Ohio State Fair Typical Farm Family Day on Tuesday August 26. Gale Watkins will drive the family to Columbus for greetings by Governor Bricker and a full day at the fair with a prize to be announced on site.
Miss Betty Green a 19 year old from Albany won first place in the 4-H Style Review Contest in Athens County. She will represent Athens County at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus competing with other 4-H winners in the Style Review at the fair.
Emergency appendectomies were performed on Mrs. Louella Gwylim and James Deverlin at Sheltering Arms. Several patients, including Mrs. Jennie Keeney and Mrs. Emma Russell, underwent major or minor operations with several releases and observances noted. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schwall and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jayjohn are reported, along with Caesarean birth for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kittrell. No visitors are allowed to see Mrs. Kittrell at present.
Leland Dale McBride a 19 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Mc Bride of 29 Curran Drive and Jean James a 15 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl B James of 87 Franklin Ave were judged the healthiest babies in Athens County at the Well Baby Clinic during the County Fair They will receive blue ribbons and trophies at the fair this afternoon The contest drew 14 entrants aged from 10 months to two years old from examinations held Wednesday sponsored by the Athens County Health Department under Dr B B Buckley with assistants Dr Rudolph Pedigo Athens and Dr C N Sanders Millfield
Mrs Elizabeth Hawk Krum of Houston Texas former Chauncey resident and widow of Dr Henry Fletcher McCoy died at 86 She is survived by daughter Mrs Maude Sayers El Paso Texas and brothers William Hawk The Plains Kansas and Dave Hawk Anthony Kansas She will be buried in Houston.
Company B of the Athens State Guard will hold its final drill before camp tonight at the Armory. Capt. C. L. Woodworth said today the pay drill requires all members to attend. The unit departs for a week of training at Camp Perry on Lake Erie Sunday morning at 4 45 o'clock.
The U S Department of Agriculture unveils the 1942 Agricultural Conservation Program. It replaces total soil depleting allotments with minimum soil conserving goals to boost defense needs and farm production, while preserving certain surplus areas.
Miss Bernadine Terrell of Athens R D 4 won second place for her essay on purebred dairy cattle. E W McMunn of The Ohio Farmer announced the result, part of a state wide competition backed by national dairy breed associations to promote purebreds and herd improvement.
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