Attendance at Athens County Fair Draws Massive Crowd
Thousands thronged the Athens County Fair as officials counted 8000 paid admissions at the gates and another 3000 in the grandstand with 2000 more viewing from fences and track sides. Health officials demonstrated nutrition study techniques at the Red Cross building amid demonstrations and soil and diet testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens V County
Frank W. Lowenstein
Red Cross
L. C. Baker
Athens County
W. Union St
Fairgrounds
Court St
Armory
South Bridge
WLW
Ohio University Plant Repair Near Finish
The Ohio University heating and power plant, shut for routine repairs, is nearly back in service Friday per supervising engineer Laverie Lausche. The work removes lime deposits from steam pipes during inactivity, with minimal inconvenience. Power is bought as needed. students face no hot water in dorms, only apartment residents affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Laverie
Lausche
Foot Germ Killer Ad Promises Fast Results
An advertisement for TEOL fungicide claims one hour relief from athlete's foot. It emphasizes 90 percent alcohol content for quick germ penetration and offers 8 percent cash back if not pleased. Available at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store on Drury's at Giouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick
Drury's
Giouster
Land Transfers Affect Trimble and York Townships
Mary Elizabeth Kasler and others transfer three acres in Trimble Township to Mary Kathryn Kasler. Ethel Covert transfers half an acre in York Township to Arlie Dixon and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Kasler
Mary Kathryn Kasler
Trimble Township
Ethel Covert
Arlie Dixon
York Township
Virginia family flees wrecked home seeks work across states
In March a fire destroyed the Meyers family home near Richmond. Henry Meyers with his wife and three children rode a 1935 car to Nebraska and then to Texas Arkansas Indiana, finally reaching Athens where the Salvation Army provided food and gas. They head toward Oakland Maryland hoping for dairy farm work with uncertain pay but shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Myers
Elma
Ruth Ward
Les Ormandy
Henry Meyers
Nebraska
Meyers
Florida
Texas
Arkansas
Indiana
Athens
Salvation Army
Oakland
County Fair Highlights At Amesville Ohio 1949
At the county fair crowds attend racing and exhibits with 4-H and Junior Fair displays in the Grange Hall. Abbie the Great Frisco wins the Pace Stake trophy driving by C Williams of Cadiz as vendors offer Allis-Chalmers equipment and Kaiser-Frazer cars. A public notice invites bids for street resurfacing in Amesville with a $300 bid bond and a October 15 deadline.
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K. T. Crossen American Legion Post
Abbie
Frisco
C. Williams
Cadiz
Amesville
Ohio
Harrison St
Franklin St
Moore St
Liberty St
Wide St
Arthur Thompson
Loth
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Admits list includes Mrs Anna Charney The Plains for major surgery Mrs Verna Herbert Glouster for medical care Mrs Leonard Altman and son Glouster. Mrs Rachel Buckley Stewart Route 1 and Mrs Jane Munn Albany also noted. Also announces birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Brown Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Brown
Albany
Anna Charney
the Plains
Verna Herbert
Glouster
Leonard Altman
Rachel Buckley
Stewart
Jane Munn
Summer Weather Returns To Athens
Normal summer weather returned to Athens as the temperature rose to 89 degrees in the afternoon, the highest in 10 days. The low last night was 59 degrees, with a 75 degree reading this morning signalling another warm day. The Hocking River measured 2.68 feet early today, a slight fall from yesterday.
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Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Jaynes
W. P. Mickle
Fairgrounds
Charles Isenberg
Charles Hudnall
Athens Schools Outline Opening Dates and Faculty for Year
Athens city and county schools announce opening for Sept 7 with 8:30 am report. High School staff includes Connett Hand Pickering and others. Junior High led by Dinsmore Duffee Bryant Enlow. East Side Central and West Side list teachers and principals. county schools plan Sept 6 start with 4550 enrollment across eleven districts and 24 new teachers.
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Athens City
Willard P. Parker
Athens High School
Mary Connett
Irene Hand
Anne Pickering
Mayme Johnston
Eva Lamon
Gladys Moore
Ethel Woolf
E. G. Cliff
Doris Johnson
Maydelle Helwig
Louisa Steele
Janet Clarke
Central Elementary School
Cora Evans
Mary Dillon
Ruth Pierce
Mary Ann Spencer
Juanita Clyse
Martha Hooper
Mary Steinhoff
Pauline Collins
West Side
Iris Fierce
Bernice Rodehaver
Maude Stauffer
Maybelle Darst
Oliver L. Wood
Sherman Gilmore
East Side
Central
Milfred Murphy
Lee Pickens
Carolyn Pico
Hanes
Albany
Dorothy Hunter Evans
Goldie Strawn
Ames-Bern
Barbara Ehrich
Mechanicsburg
Lowell Risch
Christine Baker
T. S. Robe
Virginia Eddy
Maxine Whitehead
Carthage Troy
H. W. Humphrey
The
Plains High School
Nellie J. Campbell
Carolyn Clutters
Frances Higgins
Rome-Canaan
Dan Friedberg
Georgia Jeffers
Sylvia Simons
Georgia Kail
Ralph Byron
Joe Fields
June Shank
Shade
Verne Sechler
Waterloo
Lewis Vaughn
York
Bert Barnes
Orville Martin
Jack Brown
James Paul Linscott and Wahneta Wolfe Named Residents
James Paul Linscott aged 26 and Wahneta May Wolfe aged 20, both residents of Trimble Route 1, identified in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Paul Linscott
Wahneta May Wolfe
Trimble Route 1
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Hobking Valley Gas
F. P. Ables & Sun
Logan
Athens Pharmacy
Ady
Harris
N. Court St
Richmond
Linda King
Gary
Tom Evans
Chauncey-Dover
Howard Brothers
Nick Francis
Francis
Trieste
Sid” Sherrard
Sherrard
W. M. Cooper
Fair
Ours Maytag
Dennis Ours
Pre Gibbons
M. F. Durst
Pat Williams
Allis-Chalmers
Bill Bishop
Bill Hixon
Howard Woodyard
R. H. Wetzel
Howard Stout
McDade Company
Pittsburgh
Elmo Scott
Robert Andrews
After Kreamer
Scott Plumbing Company
Kaiser-Frazer
P. L. Ferry
Clifford Redford
Delbert Smith
Leathercraft
Paul K. Camp
Vernon Walls
James Laubach
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ree As
SRC
Miller Bros. Wallpaper and Paint Stores
Glidden
Millfield
William Jaynes
Glen Hanes
S. Court St
MR A
American Airways
Parkersburg
Nelsonville
Blue Bell
Oxfords
Denim Dungarees
Ana
Cinda Lee
Williams, Parkhill
Garfield Rossen
Kelton's
Middleport
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