Entries Readied For Fair Opening Sunday At Athens County
The Athens County fairgrounds buzzed with activity as last minute preparations for the 1933 fair moved ahead. Secretary Lb.c Baker reported a flood of entries nearing the deadline with livestock registrations heavy as owners entered cattle horses and sheep. A noon Sunday opening features pony races a band concert and a prize program with premiums totaling over two thousand eight hundred dollars across beef dairy sheep and horse classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fairgrounds
Grand Central Station
Lb.c Baker
Manasseh Cutler
Meigs County
Ford
Angus
Sheen
Pontes
Aunder
Javer
Fair Traffic Hazards Cited at Athens County Fair
Athens County fair draws many visitors including out of town guests. Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan urges parents to warn children about traffic risks near the fairgrounds as riders and pedestrians move to and from events. The Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Show also draws entries with judging set for Wednesday morning and the fair grounds open by Sunday noon. First events include quarter horse racing sanctioned by the Midwest Quarter Horse Breeders Association with its president expected to attend.
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Athens County
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
Vieycinity
Eer
Onio
Guernsey
Midwest Quarter ‘Horse Breeders Association
He Almad
Martins Seek Custody And Support In Divorce
Gedna Martin sues for custody and support of three children in Common Ple Court against Earl Martin. The petition cites habitual drunkenness as grounds and notes the couple married on August 26 1931.
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Gedna Martin
Earl Martin
Martins
JC's To Sell Bumper Tape At Athens County Fair
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce will sell Lite-Ai Bumper tape at the Athens County Fair to raise funds for the Taycees and aid safety for vehicles at night. George Hooper said proceeds help a life, a car, or a fender. Police Chief Grogan calls it added protection for night driving.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Athens County
George Hooper
Hooper
J. B. Grogan
Aes
Senate
Columbus
Athens
Gree Sal Pee Eerer Reed
Ohio
K . Fa J
Wiliam R. Hughes
Fluity
State Department
Carl W. Smith
Commission
Ohio University Professor Among 85 Studying at Colorado Workshop
Associate professor Charlotte E. LaTourrette of Ohio University joins 85 students from 24 states in a University of Colorado recreation readership workshop this summer.
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Colorado Boulder
Charlotte E. LaTourrette
Ohio University
University of Colorado
Weeklong Community Event Schedule With Rides and Shows
The notice lists a Monday schedule featuring a horse pulling contest, a Tuesday Children’s Day with free admission, harness racing and wrestling, fireworks, Wednesday harness races and the Midwestern Hayride, and a Thursday lineup including the Lynch Death Dodgers. The week spans multiple times, events, and attractions for local attendance.
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Diamile Lynch
Lewis Acard Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Lewis Acard 73 of Athens County are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jagers Funeral Home. He died Friday at the Buckeye Lake home of a daughter in law, Mrs Magdalene Acard. Survivors include three brothers Wort of Logan Oliver and Matt of Huntington West Virginia. Burial will be in Augustine Cemetery. Rev Herbert Harris to conduct services.
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Lewis Acard
Athens County
Buckeye Lake
Magdalene Acard
Acard
Sarah
Lewis, Jr
Wort
Logan
Oliver
Matt
Huntington
W. V
Jagers Funeral Home
Herbert Harris
Augustine Cemetery
Jackson Male Chorus Slated For Concert
The Jackson Male Chorus will perform Thursday night at 7 for the Athens County Fair closing event in front of the grandstand. Directed by Merrill Davis the chorus features about 16 to 20 voices and members from local business and professional groups. They will also sing at the Ohio State Fair on August 30 during statewide religious services.
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Athens County
Fair Board
Wayne Ward
Ward
Jackson
Formance
Merrill Davis
Oni University
Jackson City Scchools
Police Investigate Hit Skip Accident At White's Mill Bridge
City police investigated a hit skip at the east approach to White's Mill Bridge Saturday. A vehicle operated by Erma Wagner, 43, Athens, was struck while waiting for eastbound traffic to clear. The driver leaving the bridge did not stop, officers said.
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White's Mill
Erma Wagner
Athens
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital Heralded
Mr and Mrs John Farley of Athens welcomed a daughter. The intake list shows Michael Whalen of Point Pleasant WV Mrs Ruth Kloh of Jacksonville and Mrs Erma Dean of Athens among admitted. James Goldswart of Athens. discharged include Mrs Hugh Justin and daughter Mrs Leonard Wilkes and son and Mrs Bertha Larimet with Gerald Mosier, Athens.
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John Farley
Atheny
Michael Whalen
Point Pleasant
WV A
Ruth Kloh
Jacksonville
Erma Dean
Athens
James Goldswart
Hugh Justin
Leonard Wilkes
Bertha Larimet
Gerald Mosier
Natural Resources Division announces personnel changes
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reveals resignations and new appointments. Gebhart transfers to a different post as James Lee and Jack Krammer join the Columbus office to lead reforestation. F Richard Lindl moves from Findlay to replace Gebhart in Athens while Everett Ridge notes William B. Price remains.
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Ohin Department of Natural Re
Ohio University
Price
Ohio State University
Gebbart
Ester
Lancaster
James Lee
Columbus
OSU
Lee
Jack Krammer
College of Utah
Cincinnati
Far
Gross Neglect and Cruelty Cited in Divorce Petition
Luella Driggs files for divorce from William Drives in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They married in Athens on March 30, 1834, and have five children. custody and child support are sought by the petitioner. Mayor fines two men for unspecified infractions, with 10 each weekeend.
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MTHSS
Common Pleas Court
Luella Driggs
Wiliam
Athens
Marsh
Spiammiet
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Athens County Fair Program
Jc's
Melvinator
OURS
West State St
Athens, Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
CEBH
Orland Mansfield
Raymond ¢Ton
Peter B. Seel
Gaston
Charles F. Jeviden
Union Street
Athena
Athens Heating & Insulating Co
N. Congress St
Paul Fiske
Mar
Sears
Homart
Homart Link Rim
Steines
Seal
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Logan, Ohio
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