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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1953
Page
7
Attendance on day two of the 102nd fair rose above last year as 1813 paid admissions were recorded. Today features free gates for children under 12 with wrestling at 8 p.m. and a 9:30 fireworks display. Wednesday offers WLW Mid Western Hayride shows and a square dancing group with events in the evening.
Homer Storts of Frankfort won the class one horse pulling contest at the Athens County Fair for the third straight year with Kate and Betty pulling a 5500 pound sled 24 feet 9 inches. Vincent brothers of Washington Court House led class three with a 7000 pound sled for 27 feet, while Fut Mitchell of Ostrander won class two with an 18 foot three inch pull of 6500 pounds. Storts and Vincent also led in class four with 8000 pounds over 13 feet. officials included Harvey Eastman and Ralph Gilmore of Pomroy and others from Athens Nelsonville Trimble.
Athens resident Carolyn Herbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Herbert, spoke at the Rotary luncheon about her Fulbright year in England. She studied at Westfield College and conducted research at the British Museum during 1951-52, toured Europe in 1952, and earned a master's degree at Duke University. She noted differences in the English education system, including tutor conferences and hostel living rather than dormitories, and described hitchhiking travels during vacations.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Jack Hettick of Corning a daughter and Mr and Mrs Tom Smith of Athens a son. Admissions include Mrs Clarcy Mathena Athens Charles Weaver New Haven W Va Mrs Goldie Andrews Glouster Mrs Elizabeth McCoy Athens Mrs are Bricker Athens Mrs Robert Angle Glouster Louis Murray Nelsonville Orville Bobo Athens Robert Jackson New Marshfield Mrs Flora Brown Trimble Audra Blackwood Athens.
Clark Rice, 58, of 25 Car penter Street, received a $100 fine plus costs and a 10 day jail sentence after being arraigned in Mayor Peter B. Seel's court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Rice was cited by city police after a Mill Street collision between his car and a pickup truck Saturday night.
Athens area endures 16th straight dry day as C L Colmer reports heat and dry air. Pastures burn out and farmers haul water while late crops notably corn suffer from moisture shortage. Hocking River drops to its lowest level in a year at 2.39 feet above White's Mill dam.
Athens County fairgoers enjoyed warm weather as the fair opened with a 71 degree morning and a 53 degree low. Local auto dealers provided drivers for a mule race, led by Tom Ruth of Buck Auto Supply in the Missouri Pacers, followed by Bob Alien Gail Watkins Equipment Co Max Kineer Johnny Jones Motors Chester Antle and others.
Grange displays in the Agriculture Building were judged Monday with Lodi Grange winning first prize. Albany took second, Rome third, and Trimble fourth in the contest posing strong showing by local groups.
Golden Attorney, one of the horses on Tuesday's racing program, was trained at the Athens Fairgrounds. The note highlights local training facilities and ties to the race day lineup.
Athens Building Materials donated cement blocks for a horse pulling contest and auctioned them off the following Monday. The event drew bidders and capped the charity effort.
Athens banks will close at noon Thursday while the fair runs. The courthouse will close at noon Wednesday and stay closed all day Thursday.
Four drivers were fined over the weekend following arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Jack W. Stephenson 18 of Glouster was fined $19 and costs for passing on an intersection. Herbert Davison 50 of Terre Haute was fined $5 and costs for having no muffler on his truck. Charles L. Newman 30 of Chauncey was fined $5 and costs for driving to the left of the center. Melvin Wright 25 of Columbus was fined $10 and costs for speeding in Logan.
Two Meigs County men pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct from a Saturday night fight on W Union. Lt William Jay Pike and Roger W Hayman were fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B Seel and jailed when unable to pay. A third man, unnamed, was involved and will be arraigned later.
Albany Troop 50 led by scoutmaster Max Crabtree spent a week at Camp Kootaga on the Hughes River near Parkersburg West Virginia. The group finished fourth in the water carnival and first and second in the road race. Promoted to first class were Neal Verity David Crabtree Jim Ator Barney Phillips Preston Gibbs Kenny Young and Bill Stack. Merit badges earned by Donald Ice Danny Enlow Ivan Tribe Timmy Barnes Jim Wingo Neal Verity and David Crabtree.
Mrs. Wilma Carsey, 22, of 21 Fern St., was fined a total of 60 dollars and costs by Mayor Peter B. Lee after police arrested her Saturday night for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. She received 50 dollars and costs for resisting and a 10-day suspended sentence, plus 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.
Athens Countians dominated the open class poultry contest at the county fair on Monday. Winners include Ronnie Scott New Marshfield in White Rocks with several top placements, Philip Bobo in Rhode Island Reds for pens and cockerel, Eddie Wham Guysville with multiple pens and pullets, Larry Russell Coolville Route 2 in New Hampshires, Randy Baur Athens with a first in cockerel, Denzel Beha Coolville in Black Minorca, and Ross McKnight Coolville with top cockerel placements.
State Highway Patrol reports a late night crash on Harmony Road near Athens. Harry L. Six of Athens skidded in gravel and drove left of center, hitting a parked car as Gilbert Cooper also parked nearby. Six was fined $5 plus costs by Officer Peter B. Seel.
Grahams Chapel Prayer Band will meet Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cremeans with Virgil Hawk as leader.
Joseph B. Gifford, 60, of Shreveport Louisiana, was arrested by the State Highway Patrol for excessive speed and fined 15 dollars plus costs on Monday by Justice of the Peace D. E. Jones.
Courthouse offices close at noon Wednesday and stay closed all day Thursday for the Athens County Fair. Commissioners also approved 250 dollars for road materials for Rome Township to maintain Haga Ridge Road. County Auditor Ralph Elliott said the office will open for a half day Thursday, closing at noon for the fair.
Elias Butcher Jr., 19, of Stewart Route 1, died early Tuesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after ill health. Survived by father Elias Sr., stepmother Nanna Butcher, and brother William. Mother Bernice Williams Butcher died 12 years ago. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Haga Ridge Mission with burial in Haga Cemetery. Friends may call Jagers funeral home.
Police report two crashes. Clair Eugene Burch 16 Athens Route 4 struck Henry H. North 70 at W State and Shafer. Burch bruised. passenger Jo Misner 16 Athens Route 4 thrown to pavement. Burch cited for juvenile court appearance. Edith N. Freeman 50 Athens Route 2 collided with Scotty L. Howard 17 at FE State and Fern Streets as Howard turned from E State.
Clinton Young of Columbus, 32, was fined $25 plus costs after a State Highway Patrol arrest on a charge of intoxication.
Three first prizes at the county fair went to Athens County residents in the Herefords and Angus divisions. Winners include Jack Sayre Amesville for a two year old cow, Patsy Glass Sharpsburg for a senior calf heifer and calf herd, Green Acres Angus Farm Logan Route 1 for a two year old bull, and multiple champions from Elm Shade Farm Ashville and other named exhibitors. The awards cover Herefords, Aberdeen Angus, and Shorthorns with numerous senior yearling, junior yearling, and calf categories.
Two men arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Lees faced intoxication charges. Glendyn Nickoson, 14, of Guysville, was fined $10 and costs after arrest by Deputy Sheriff Frank Joyce. Vern Riley, 48, of Athena Route 2, was cited on an affidavit filed by Mrs. Vern Riley.
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