Closing Day Highlights of Athens County Fair
The 102nd Athens County Fair ended after five days with 14 831 attendees 1072 more than last year. Grand stock parade featured 313 cattle while Jimmy Lynch Death Dodgers attracted big crowds and the Jackson Male Chorus sang at the bandstand sponsored by the Sesquicentennial Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fair
Tad Grover
Ross Wright
Jimmy Lynch
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pat Jones
Jackson
W. R. Hughes
Fair
Athens County Sesquicentennial Committee
Fair Board
Merrill Davis
Jackson School
Partition Suit Filed in Court Over Landowners in New Marshfield and Mineral
George Hartley files a petition in Common Pleas Court seeking partition of two tracts in New Marshfield and Mineral. He claims seven eighteenths of a tract in New Marshfield and one sixth in Mineral with 26 named defendants listed as partial owners, some owning as little as one two hundred fortieth.
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New Marshfield
Mineral
Common Pleas Court
George Hartiey
Hartley
Loren Hartley
Goldie Spaulding
Mable Frazier
Carl Conrad
Hazel Wycoff
James Conrad
William Conrad
Bernadine C. Pizzie
Robert O'Conner
Catherine Bishop
Patrick McDermott
May Brooks
Marsha Younkins
Fred Green
Marjorie Brooks
William M. Green
Melvin Green
Paul R. Green
Kenneth Green
Vivjean Davies
Donna Marie Mesecher
Cynthia Green
Pearl Green
Minnie Simmons
Charles Hartley, Jr
Jennie Hartley
Car Crashes Iron Fence Ends in Barn
Granville Sharp of Nelsonville on Route 682 lost control of a northbound car around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, crashing through an iron fence, across a garden, and into a barn owned by Ray Rorick. He was cited for unsafe operation and his hearing is set for Friday at 7 p.m. in Justice of the Peace D. E. Jones court.
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Nelsonville
Route 1
Vore Ridge
State Highway Patrol
Granville Sharp
Sharp
John Power
Ray Rorick
Athens
Court of Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Carbondale Man Fined On Assault and Battery
Dwight Mace, 36, of Carbondale, was arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Lee on assault and battery charges. He was fined $10 and costs and had a 10 day jail sentence suspended for kicking Don Rogers.
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Dwight Mace
Carbondale
Peter B. Lee
Mace
Don Rogers
Seel
Waterford Man Jailed For Failing To Pay Fine
Leeman A. Miller, 32, of Waterford Route 2, jailed after refusing to pay a $10 fine and costs from Mayor Peter B. Seel's intoxication charge. Police arrested Miller at the county fairgrounds after allegedly taking a $5 bill from a boy while posing as a carnival employee. he was located shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeman A. Miller
Waterford
Peter B. Seel
Miller
County Fairgrounds
Divorce petition filed by husband in Common Pleas Court
Sidney F. Carpenter filed for divorce from Maude L. Carpenter in Common Pleas Court. They were married August 17, 1949 and have no children. The petition cites wilful absence and gross neglect.
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Sidney F. Carpenter
Common Pleas Court
Maude L. Carpenter
Evener Sentenced to Columbus Workhouse for Unpaid Fine
Virgil Evener, 37, of Athens Route 3, ordered to serve a Columbus Workhouse sentence after failing to pay a $75 fine and costs imposed by Mayor Peter B. Seen. Police records show repeated arrests on the same intoxication charge.
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Virgil Evener
Athens
Columbus
Peter B
Evener
County Fair Notes Minor Injuries at Red Cross Station
Mrs. Ann Borchart of Chauncey reported only minor injuries on the closing day of the fair at the Red Cross first aid station with staff providing care and reassurance.
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Ann Borchart
Chauncey
Red Cross
Farm Machinery and Auto Dealers Highlight Fair
Displays not mentioned in previous fair highlights included farm machinery from Stout Farm Supply Gail Watkins Equipment Co and Coen Tractor Sales and Services and autos from Beasley and Mathews Roger Dean Johnny Jones and Wakefield Motors indicating broader vendor participation.
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Stout Farm Supply
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Coen Tractor Sales and Services
Beasley & Mathews
Roger Dean
Johnny Jones
Wakefield Motors
Viercury Climbs to 96 as August Heat Peaks
A four day rise culminated in a 96 degree reading on Thursday, just one degree shy of the August record. Friday morning showed 74 at 9 am with a 55 degree low, suggesting continued heat. Since Monday highs reached 90 92 94 and the area faces drought as August 9 rain remains the last recorded.
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Mercury
Mary Hickey Dies at Age 80
Miss Mary Hickey 80 former Canaan Township resident died Thursday evening in Athens. Survived by brothers Joseph Akron Eddie Athens and sisters Ellen Newcome Columbus Katherine Keil Akron. Tom preceded in death. Low Mass Saturday 8 30 am St Pauls Church burial Mount Cavalry Cemetery Rosary recited 8 pm Friday at Jaegers funeral home.
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Mary Hickey
Canaan Township
Athens
Joseph
Akron
Eddie
Ellen Newcome
Columbus
Katherine Keil
Tom
Jan Kish
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mount Cavalry Cemetery
Jagers Funeral Home
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett of Athens a daughter. Admitted include Story Coen of Guysville F D Campbell of Coal Grove Mrs Alda Darby of Glouster Mrs Goldie McCune of Millfield Randy Van Ness of Athens. Discharges list Mrs Farr Radcliff Athens and son Mrs Harold Lucas Guyeville and son. Others include Mrs Jessie Leach Glouster Edison Riley The Plains Mrs LaDonna Winner Athens and Mrs Goldie Andrews Glouster Clinton Snyder Athens.
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Charles Bartlett
Athens
Story Coen
Guysville
F. D. Campbell
Coal Grove
Alda Darby
Glouster
Goldie McCune
Millfield
Randy van Ness
Velma Smith
Columbus
Farr Radcliff
Harold Lucas
Guyeville
Jessie Leach
Edison Riley
the Plains
LaDonna Winner
Auto stolen from Athens resident in front of State Street home
City police report the theft of a black 1950 Buick sedan owned by Richard Grim of Athens. The car, Ohio license X-490-T, was taken from 312 East State Street shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday.
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Richard Grim
Athens
E. State St
Truck Driver Cited After Narrowly Missing Traffic Officer
Pearl Dailey of 25 Hooper Street was charged with unsafe operation after a truck nearly struck traffic officer Sergeant Joe Fields at the fairgrounds entrance on W Union Street. Dailey was arrested after the incident and arraignment was scheduled before Mayor Peter B. Seel.
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Pearl BE. Dailey
Hooper St
Peter B. Seel
Dailey
Joe Fields
Fairgrounds
Sergeant Fields
Union St
Dynamite Cap Thefts At Carbondale Coal Mine
Sheriff George Bateman reported the theft of 150 electric dynamite caps and five boxes of blasting powder from the Carbondale Coal Co magazine. Each box held 25 pounds of powder. He warned that if youths or others gain possession it could cause serious injury or death and urged anyone with information to surrender the caps to authorities.
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George Bateman
Carbondale Coal Co
Bateman
One Driver Fined Other Posts Bond
One man paid a fine and another posted bond after State Highway Patrol arrests Thursday. George Wright, 34, of South Charleston West Virginia, paid $10 and costs in Albany Mayor D. Pincelli's court for failing to yield the right of way. Harley Elder Jr., 18, of Chillicothe Route 6, posted a $15 bond to appear in Logan Mayor Roger Friend's court on excessive speed charges.
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State Highway Patrol
George Wright
South Charleston
W.va
Court of Albany
D. Pincelli
Harley Elder, Jr
Chillicothe
Logan
Roger Friend
Guards Sought at Gentile and Wright-Patterson AFBs
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination for guard positions at Gentile Air Force Base Dayton and Wright Patterson AFB. Salary listed as 2974 dollars annually. Full details and applications available at the post office or from local secretary F D Higgins.
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U U. S. Civil Service Commission
Gentile Air Force Base
Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
F. D. Higgins
Athens Postal Employee Attends State Convention
Glenn L. Atkinson an Athens postal employee and vice president of the Ohio Federation of Post Office Clerks will attend the state organization convention at the Mayflower Hotel Akron on Friday Saturday and Sunday.
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Glenn L. Atkinson
Athens
Ohio Federation of Post Office Clerks
Mayflower Hotel
Akron
League Lands EPC Decision on Namekagon River Dam Victory
Joe Adams of the Athens Izaak Walton League reports the Federal Power Commission denied a public utility’s dam application on the Namekagon River in Wisconsin. A. D. Sutherland served as counsel opposing the dam, arguing scenic beauty and natural streams deserve protection alongside corporate rights. The league applauded the ruling as a precedent for protecting streams nationwide.
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Joe Adams
Athens
Izaak Walton League of America
Federal Power Commission
Namekagon
Wisconsin
A. D. Sutherland
League
Vce
FPC
United States
Trash Fire Battles River Bluff Destroys Debris
Firemen and volunteers battled a two and half hour blaze along the Hocking River behind the Atheny Building Material Co. on N Me Kinley Ave. One firefighter and Fire Chief Charles Dalton were injured. Dalton suffered a puncture wound from a nail in debris. The fire, fueled by building remains, forced water lines through the riverbank area and rekindled after earlier alarms. A second fire at Ohio University heating plant was quickly extinguished.
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Hocking River
Charles Dalton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Atheny Building Material Co
N. Me. Kinley Ave
Ohio University
Columbus man dies from injuries after truck incident
Ivor Hayes, 58, of Columbus died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a truck incident in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ivor Hayes
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