Athens County Fair Opens With Record Exhibits and Big Features
Gates lift at the Athens County Fair as 4-H and grange displays set a record with nearly 2 000 premium entrants. Racing and boxing events dominate the program with Little Chan and Harry Van among entrants. A nightly 10 o'clock fireworks display and new fairground amenities promise a top season.
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Grange Hall
Little Chan
Harry van
N. S. Croy
Athens
Matt Shorts
Columbus
Tommy Jackson
Akron
Fair Board
County Health and Fair Board
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Mrs. Maria Carsey Dies at 84 on Harmony Road
Mrs. Maria Carsey aged 84 died Monday afternoon at 5 15 at her Harmony Road home. She leaves two daughters Bessie Lonas and Amanda Curtis, and four sons Dave Elias John and Jesse near Athens with several grandchildren. Husband Seldon W. Carsey died in 1920 and three children Ida Lewis Albert died earlier. Friends may call at Dave Carsey’s home. Funeral by Rev B H Pugh at Clarks Chapel Wednesday at 3 30 PM.
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Maria Carsey
Harmony Road
Bessie Lonas
Wahrng
Amanda Curtis
Frost
Dave
Elias
John
Jesse
Athens
Seldon W. Carsey
Ida
Lewis
Albert
Dave Carsey
B. H. Pugh
Clarks Chapel
Ill Athens Banker W B Lawrence Shows Small Improvement
The condition of Athens banker W B Lawrence at 21 N College St is reported slightly improved after several weeks illness. Friends say he spent a restful night and was gaining strength.
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W. B. Lawrence
Athens
N. College St
Chauncey Physician Preserves Vast Indian Relic Collection
Dr. W. W. Sprague of Chauncey houses a 4000 piece Indian relic collection gathered from mounds and camp sites across Ohio. Items include flint hoes and daggers, gorgets, cross charms, beads, banner stones, and a Lorain cross from 1780. He notes Indians lived in the region for about 12000 years and that medicine men used stone hearts and sucking pipes in healing rituals.
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Ohio
W. W. Sprague
Chauncey
Dr. Sprague
Ohio Hills
Athens County Fairgrounds
Doctor Sprague
St. Clair
Eaton
J. Clair
Sprague
Upper Towa
Ottawa
Lorain
Countess Lorain
Richard Cruikshank
Canada
Willow Creek
Athens
W. V. Sprague
Vendol Helps Blacksmith Henry Young Relieve Indigestion
Henry Young of New Marshfield credits Vendol with eliminating indigestion and gas after two bottles. He reports improved appetite and digestion, no choking sensation, and regular bowels. He praises Vendol as a safe vegetable medicine and notes its availability at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
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Henry Young
New York Coal Co
New Marshfield
Athens
Nelsonville
Hickman
Ady
Samuel L McCune Competing in Cleveland Event
Samuel L McCune participates in Cleveland following health setbacks last year including a stroke and a subsequent seizure. He is survived by wife Marguerite Dwinell and two sisters from Athens as family travels to Cleveland for the event. He was active in Phi Delta Theta at Ohio University and led Knights Templar in Athens.
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McCune
Heaves
G. Hibbard
George Pilver
Athens
Ilcher
Hibbard
Cleveland
Charles G. O'Bleass
Phi Delta Theta
Iving
Nights Templar
Attorneys Purchase Bakers Cafeteria
R W Finsterwald and Gordon B Gray, Athens attorneys, bought Baker s Cafeteria at N Court St from Curt C Baker. The new owners will keep current policies and retain staff. Al Hawk, four year manager, remains in charge. Baker’s Cafeteria has operated 14 years. the Worstell Building site has housed a restaurant for 34 years.
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Baker
N Court St
R. W. Finsterwald
Gordon B. Gray
Athens
Curt C. Baker
Alton
al” Hawk
Worstell
Landon Urges Free Education and Independence
In New York Landon argues that academic political and economic freedoms are linked and must be protected. He warns against mob leadership and calls for local control of schools with independent teachers and press, opposing oaths and autocratic influence. He cites founding principles and patience in educational development.
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Kansas
Parked car collision sparks cross county report
A Columbus truck driven by Frank Clark sideswiped a parked car owned by George Perry in Mechanicsburg after being crowded by another vehicle. The incident was reported to state troopers after the Monday afternoon collision.
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D. P. Wilcoxen
Columbus
Frank Clark
George Perry
Athens
R. D
Mechanicsburg
Clark
Albany man pleads guilty to intoxication charge
Orville Johnson of Albany pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor Len B McCune on Monday. He was fined 5 dollars plus costs after being arrested Saturday night.
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Orville Johnson
Albany
Len B. McCune
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Devol's Dam
Washington County
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Union Street
the Mutual Home & Savings Assn
Federal Home Loan Bank
Athena
Athens, Ohio
Samuel L. McCune
Ly Electric
Enioznation
General Electric
GE Thrift
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Landon
New York
Penses
Chester A. Lowry
Nina Izetta Lowry
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rathard Bry
Wallick, Pree
A. L. Wallick
W. Michos
Mer
Oscar Fulton General Insurance
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