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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1969
Page
3
The Shawnee Ridge Riders sponsor the annual Labor Day Horse Show on Sept. 1 in the Shawnee area. Halter classes start at 10 a.m. with a $1 entry. five place ribbons. Performance classes begin at noon with 16 events and $1 to $2 entry fees. Judges and officials named.
Judges Mrs. John Gallagher Judge Rhea Bangert Brown and Mrs. George Hazlett oversaw a pet show with 17 dogs one goat one fighting rooster one raccoon two cats and one hamster. Winners included Most Unusual rooster Danny Brooks Best Groomed white cat Holly Hunsaker Largest St Barnard entry No 10 and Best Heinz 57 dog entry No 14.
Mount St Mary Hospital lists new births and discharges including Mr and Mrs David Conley Athens a daughter. Master Ricky Six. Miss Alice McCracken. Norman Mount. Mrs Mary Mount. Vernon Shaw Athens Route 1. Lena Wolfe Nelsonville. others. The Mekong River in Southeast Asia is 2,600 miles long.
The Ohio State Fair enters day five with 223000 midway visitors on Sunday, pushing expo totals to over 718000 for Expohio 69, 30 percent ahead of last year. Miss Wool 1969 Barbara Bailey was crowned by Gov Rhodes. Market lamb sale set a record with 585 head averaging 34.16 per cwt. grand champion lamb from Ohio State University sold for 8.50 per lb. Harness racing opens with 34250 in purses and the Ohio State Trot for 2 year olds at 26400. Weather: daily highs upper 70s to lower 80s, nights upper 50s to lower 60s, with scattered showers Thursday.
Logan City police followed a car down Mulberry Street at 10 28 p m. The auto turned into an alley and hit a beauty shop causing minor damage. Driver Janet Reynolds 14 of 6314 E Main St was cited for driving with no valid operator's license. Passenger Albert Reynolds 44 of the same address was cited for intoxication and permitting an unlicensed person to operate the vehicle.
In Nelsonville five motor vehicle cases and ten disturbing the peace cases were heard. Defendants pleaded guilty or innocent. fines ranged from 10 to 39 dollars with costs, and several charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.
A disturbance around 2 to 3 a.m. Saturday on the Public Square drew 20 to 30 participants including locals and carnival workers. Police aided by extra deputies faced a bar-originated fray that escalated before officers restored order with eye witnesses noting potential further trouble Saturday night.
H M Ohlinger announces adjusted hours for the First Presbyterian Church sponsored Pre Kindergarten School due to large enrollment. Two classes run 8 30 to 10 20 and 10 30 to 12 20 with a meeting for parents at 7 30 p m Thursday in the church basement to receive class times and information.
James Vernon Frey 23 of Belpre and Linda Eileen Gililian 19 of Coolville. Rodney Roy Adkins 21 of Millfield and Judith Lynn Corder 2 of Albany. Kenneth Roy Ames 27 of Shreveport and Deborah Doris Schumaker 19 of Athens.
Aerial tests under Operation Stormfury failed to dissipate Hurricane Debbie. Navy bombers dropped silver iodide into the eye wall on Aug 18 and 20, but Debbie continued to surge north of Puerto Rico with only minor, possibly natural, changes observed. Data will be studied over weeks with another hurricane seed planned if opportunity arises.
Logan notes that Dr. Charles Pritchard chief surgeon of Moundsville General Hospital Moundsville West Virginia will address the annual dinner meeting of the Hocking County unit American Cancer Society. Dr Pritchard has ten years in general surgery.
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