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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1952
Page
2
The 101st Athens County Fair ends with about 5000 attendees despite rain and track flooding. L. C. Baker reports gate admissions, member turnout, and a 1643 grandstand count for the Ward Beam Dare-Devils show.
A man pleads to enter the county fair harness racing venue to locate a deceased colleague named Jim Jones. He is allowed in to use the loudspeaker, but disappears before the first race begins, returning with a ticket. The Weather Seal Window display and refreshments featuring Charles Roush and George Perry draw crowds as the water feature continues.
Harold Young guided visitors through the Agricultural Building where a Frigidaire display of home freezers and refrigerators drew attention to a $609 backgrounda sequence drape and the exhibit’s features.
The Red Cross reports 59 people registered for the blood bank on September 29 and 30. Executive director Mrs. Clarke Daily thanks volunteers for the first aid station and blood bank setup and invites prospective donors to call the Red Cross office 31651 or Mrs. B. F. Cutler 31755 to register.
The on scene report lists 12 people treated on Thursday including a heart attack case, two crushed fingers, and facial injuries to a Ward Beam Dare-Devil driver from the Rocket Jump event.
Friday was cool and clear after yesterday's humidity broke with a heavy late afternoon shower. Athens received .74 inches of rain in about a half hour on Thursday. the temperature rose to 69 by 9 a.m. today after dipping to 64 overnight.
A lightning strike during a thundershower damaged a television set at the John Cline home 35 S May Ave. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the warded lightning entered the set via the power line, causing about 106 dollars in damage. Firemen arrived at 4 16 p m and disconnected the cable and cord from the unit.
Walter J Bernard 79 a retired sea captain and former skipper of the troop ship Leviathan died. He served as a senior naval officer and led transport missions during his career. Survived by family and former crew members. arrangements pending.
Eighty five students attend Ohio University summer post session figures from Registrar Robert E. Mahn. The group includes 61 men and 24 women with 23 pursuing graduate work. Thirty one may graduate at close of the session on August 29. Athens County students listed include Bernard Big and Loretta Collins of Athens and others from Nelsonville and Glouster.
A Nelsonville woman was injured Thursday when the car she rode in rear ended another auto on W Union Street. Sadie Simonton sustained a forehead laceration when the vehicle driven by Wilma B. Lanning struck Ernest B. Linton’s car as Linton stopped for a traffic light.
Louisa Beck formerly of Athens died in Akron where she had lived for 25 years. Survived by husband Thomas a son William and daughter Mrs. R. H. Shipwash of Hagerstown Maryland. Funeral services set for Saturday at 1 pm DST at Long's funeral home with Rev. Harry D. Rose officiating and burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A song-fest is scheduled Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Stewart. The event is open to the public, officials said.
Zeke Holbert and Raymond Slaughter, both 20, were bound to the Athens County grand jury on three felony counts each after being recaptured near Utley following an extensive bloodhound search. They pleaded guilty to burglary and breaking and entering charges, with holdings set at 1500 dollars bond, and were jailed pending hearing. Holbert was serving a grand larceny term in Athens County. Slaughter was under Cleveland sentence when they escaped.
Brooklyn family members Mary Cordle and her four year old daughter Patricia Mary Cordle were hospitalized after their car left Route 56 and struck a tree. Edgar Cordle, 28, was driving eastbound. the vehicle was demolished. Separate Route 280 collision damaged a State Highway Department truck when its door opened and a passing car struck it.
Birth announce ments for Mr and Mrs Leslie Brooks Ath ens a son and for Mr and Mrs Wilford Tippie Athens a daughter. admissions include Hattie Keir ns Chauncey Betty Helm Athens Shirley Channel The Plains Hattie Hamilton Chauncey John Cominskey Jacksonville Webb Cole Stewart Martha Hague Athens Betty Wolfe Athens. Dismissals list George Kempton Athens and daughter Jean Love Athens Glenn Shaver Athens Mary Clark Mineral Bertha Hunter Nelsonville.
Ralph Hines of Glouster reported to the Athens County sheriff this morning that an outboard motor was stolen from his boat on Lake Burr Oak. Deputy Bernard Porter was investigating. It is believed to be the first theft from the lake.
Athens County schools released the 1952 53 calendar. Classes begin Sept 2 across 10 districts with Labor Day meetings on Sept 1. Thanksgiving break set for Nov 27-28 and Christmas vacation Dec 19-Jan 5. Easter break starts April 3. Various district organizational meeting times listed.
Otho and Sylvia Castle file in Common Pleas Court seeking a clear warranty deed to the Whitehall service station they run. They say they bought the station on July 28 1951 for 5000 with monthly 50 payments and that the Ervins refused a 50 payment and later ordered them to vacate. The Castles offered 4587.45 by registered mail as balance due, which was refused. they seek court order to compel performance and delivery of the deed.
Ralph L. Parry aged 42 of 1 Garfield St was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel after a State Highway Patrol arrest for crossing the yellow line on a roadway.
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