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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
5
Perfect weather drew large crowds for both performances yesterday at the Athens County Fair. Ticket agent J. S. Sherrard listed a paid attendance of 4675 for the week’s highest total, recorded on Wednesday.
The Athens County schools calendar for 1950 51 was approved at a county executive heads meeting. Calendar includes first day September 5, holidays October 27 Thanksgiving Nov 23 24 Christmas January Good Friday March 23 and six grading periods totaling 178 teaching days plus two holidays for a total of 180 days.
Ernest A. Newcome, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday in Jacksonville Florida. Funeral and burial will be in Ocala Florida. He is survived by his wife Ellen and children Helen Dresh er Columbus Anna Smith Ala Fla Edward Newcome New Riegel Bernard Newcome Dayton two sisters Mrs Herbert Brooks Athens and Mrs Margaret Zimmerman Columbus.
A series of property transfers recorded includes Ruston couple to Andrew Kevlan in Athens and various deeds to and from residents in Dover Township Troy Township and Chauncey. Transactions cover parcels in Athens Dover Lodi Albany Marietta and Alexander townships with entities The Albany Gas Co Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co involved.
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