Athens County Fair Opens Amid Rain and Busy Rides
Rain soaked opening day as crowds gathered for the 56th Athens County Fair. Officials remained hopeful despite tents collapsing and vendors selling through wet grass. Mayor Len B. McCune announced parking bans on W Union St. Floral Hall showcased grange displays and unique quilts. 4 H exhibits and horse racing draw more than 50 entries, with schedule details for today and tomorrow.
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Athens County
Calliope
Bowes
Len B. McCune
W. Union St
McCune
Floral Hall
Central Avenue M. E
Dwight H. Rutherford
Wilful Absence Charged in Athens County Divorce Case
Opal M. Johnson files for divorce from Joseph C. Johnson in Athens County Common Pleas Court alleging wilful absence as the grounds. The filing marks the start of proceedings in the local court.
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Opal M. Johnson
Joseph C. Johnson
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Canaan Man Brings 1849 Messenger to Office
Nelson Clifford of Canaan Township brought a frayed copy of The Athens Messenger and Hocking Valley Gazette dated early 1849 to The Messenger Office. The paper was addressed to Fred Moore, once a Mush Run district resident, and Clifford has kept it for many years.
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Athens Messenger
Hocking Valley
Messenger
Nelson Clifford
Canaan Township
Fred Moore
Mush Run
Canaan
Clifford
Millfield Man Buys Grocery Store in Millfield
W H Sisson of Millfield has purchased the J C McClannahan grocery at 100 Mill St and will move with Mrs. Sisson and daughter Lorena Mae to run it. The McClannahans, owners for nine years, return to Willow Creek Farm Route Four.
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W. H. Sisson
Millfield
J. C. McClannahan
Mill St
Sisson
Lorena Mae
Miss Sisson
Athens High School
the Christian Church
Willow Creek Farm
Route Four
C. D. McClannahan
Moxahala
Roy McClannahan
Bellefontaine High School
Ohio University
James
McClannahan
Athens County Building and Loan
McClannahans
Beck Leads Guild Strike Against Hearst Paper in Seattle
Dave Beck a longtime Seattle labor leader played a central role in the American Newspaper Guild strike against Hearst's Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Guild members joined editors and workers in mass picketing that shut the plant.
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Dave Beck
Teamsters’ Union Council
Seattle
Northwest
American Newspaper Guild
Hearst
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Beck
Rail Time Card and Air Taxi Service Schedule
Rail times shown for nday 10:05 am 12:46 pm 6:51 pm 9:43 pm and 1:23 am. Airtaxi service operates from sunrise to sunset with connections to scheduled trains at major airports. Leave Athens.
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West
North
East
Lipstick Dabs Highlight Jesse Owens’ Playful Moment
A brief, humorous scene shows Jesse Owens dabbing lipstick lip marks from enthusiastic admirers after a public appearance. The image captures a lighter, human moment amid athletic fame.
Fair Is New and Strange to City Visitor
City visitor Helen Johnston describes her first county fair in Cleveland, noting prize animals, home baked goods, quilts, and a cactus bloom at Mrs. C. E. Fultz’s home tonight after 9:30 PM. The piece also mentions an infantile paralysis case in Athens and a Santoy reunion set for Sunday August 30 at William Hamrick’s grove.
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Helen Johnston
Cleveland
C. E. Fultz
Sunnyside Dr
Fultz
Santoy
William Hamrick
Centenarian Helen Abbott Dies in Wood County
Wood County's only centenarian, Helen Abbott, aged 100 and a native of Huron County, passed away today. Abbott reached the century milestone last November.
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Bowling Green
U.P
Wood County
Helen Abbott
Abott
Huron County
Belleville Mayor Seeks Secondhand Buggy
Belleville Kansas mayor W M Slopansky sought a secondhand buggy and received 15 replies offering prices from five to twenty five dollars.
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Belleville
Kan
U.P
W. M. Slopansky
Twins Born To Athens Girl Weighs Twin Babies
A 17 year old Athens resident Mrs Frank Dishong of Depot Street gave birth to fraternal twins on Wednesday August 19. A girl named Emily Lois weighed six pounds four ounces and a boy named Emery Morris weighed eight pounds. Grandparents are Morris Dishong of Sugar Creek and Emery Carsey of Cable Hill.
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Frank Dishong
Depot St
Truck Drivers Cited For Not Having Tail Lights
Two men were ordered into court by State Highway Patrolmen Tuesday night for operating trucks without tail lights. Ralph Hutchens of Athens was to have a hearing this afternoon before Magistrate T. R. Bennett. John Frame of Perry County was fined ten dollars and costs by Mayor Ross Hoops of Crooksville, with half the fine suspended.
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Ralph Hutchens
Stewart St
Athens
T. R. Bennett
John Frame
McLaney
Perry Co
Ross Hoops
Crooksville
Oak Grove Social And Personal Notes
Oak Grove notes record visits among local families including Ras tus Allen, Harley Allen, Raymond Foughty, and Nelsonville residents with Sunday gatherings at William Foughty. The 4-H Club judged projects at the Grange Hall with eight members exhibiting. Also noted are visitors from Nelsonville and Parkersburg and an England golf fact about Prince's course.
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Oak Grove
Rastus Allen
Logan
Harley Allen
Raymond Foughty
Nelsonville
William Foughty
John Adrian
Homer Davis
Elnore Johnson
Thomas Schultz
Lowery and Allen
Charles Wendell
Eugene Wolfe
Enterprise
Charles Wachenschwanz
Herbert Ely
Shires Cagg
Helen France
Columbus
Harold Thompson
Grange Hall
John Allen
New Plymouth
Billie Wolfe
Lancaster
Arley Howard
Raymond Humphrey
Parkersburg
Grace Patton
4 H Club Exhibits To Be Judged At Ath ens County Fair
The 4 H Club livestock crops and agricultural engineering at the Ath ens County Fair will be judged today and Thursday. The rating of food and clothing has already been completed. Classification shows Forestry 4, pig 8, beef calf 7, dairy calf 16, rabbit 3, colt 1, agricultural engineering 11, sheep 3, pullet 31, duck 3, potato 44. Nineteen are exhibiting food and 325 clothing.
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Athens County Fair
Albany High School Opening Delayed to September
The opening of Albany High School, once set for August 31, is postponed to September at the urging of the county board of health because of the infantile paralysis epidemic in the county. Principal M. H McFarlan announced the change today.
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Albany High School
M. H McFarlan
County Board of Health
Six Hurt In Auto Crash Near Coolville
A Parkersburg hospital treats Effie Barringer of Floodwood for a back injury after a crash near Coolville. Ernest Travers, also of Floodwood, loses control at high speed. six people suffer cuts and bruises as the coach overturns after breaking a guard rail. The vehicle is described as nearly new and demolished.
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Coolville
Effie Barringer
Floodwood
Parkersburg
Bareringer
Ernest Travers
Barringer
County Extension Office to Close Early on Aug 27 28
The County Extension Agent announces a noon closure on Thursday August 27 and an early close on Friday August 28 for staff training and office maintenance.
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Zenner's Electric Dept
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Howard Stout
Loraine Ave
Santoy Reunion
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Martin L. Davey
Grandstand
Willard W. Ellenwood Mercger
Earl H. Hanefeld
Percy
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Prince's
Sandwich
Town Tavern
Ee Rational Disthlbeas
Peceuttes
Tork
Athens National Bank
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