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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1967

Page

8

Jackson Fair Opens Tuesday in Wellston Ohio

Jackson county fair in Wellston Ohio opens Tuesday for a five day run with major grounds upgrades including a new grandstand junior fair building exhibit and livestock facilities plus roofed show building and new barns. Harness racing July 19 20 21 features pari mutual betting photo finish and a mobile starting gate. Junior fair events include 4-H style reviews queen crowning livestock judging tug of war milk egg contests dairy judging horse show and tractor rodeo with Dapper Dan Fliiner and his Hurricane Hell Drivers on Tuesday night at 8.

Wellston Jackson County Ohio T. DeWitt Jenkins Oak Hill Joe Kisor Hank Butler Dan Fleener

Daughters and Admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Darrell Boals in The Plains. Admissions include Mrs Michael Dumott Crooks ville Route 2. Robert F Blankenship of Logan. Discharges include Mrs Jesse Walker and Mrs Robert W Stilson.

Darrell Boals the Plains Michael Dumott Crooksville Robert F. Blankenship Logan Jesse Walker Robert W. Stilson

Mayor Levies Three Fines In Nelsonville Court

In Nelsonville Leonard A. Mays 19 of Nelsonville Route 1 pleaded guilty to loud exhaust and no mufflers and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Walter McQuaid of Haydenville pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and paid 10 dollars plus costs. Bond forfeitures included Karl R. Auker Akron 20 dollars Bertine S. Long Athens 30 dollars and Victor Wayne Dixon Kentner Street 30 dollars.

Nelsonville Nelsonvile Leonard A. Mays Walter McQuaid Haydenville Melvin Blackburn Karl R. Auker Akron Bertine S. Long Athens Victor Wayne Dixon Kentner Street

Doctors Discuss Hospital Improves Use of Facilities

Logan trustees and medical staff met this week to expand hospital use. Discussions included adding medical staff to the governing board and recruiting doctors from nearby communities, especially McArthur. The hospital remains open to licensed physicians and doctors of osteopathy. Interviews for a laboratory technician and an administrator are underway as the present administrator resigns and the lab contract ends.

Name Tags Requested On Clothing

Nelsonville parents sending young children to the Community Bible School beginning July 24 are asked to pin identification tags on clothing with the child’s name age and parents’ names. The school runs through July 29 with Friday graduation. A July 31 start at First Presbyterian Church offers a religion class for youth from 10 to 11 a.m. led by Steve Lowman, a Princeton Seminary student. Registration forms are available at participating churches.

Nelsonville Community Bible School First Presbyterian Church Steve Lowman Princeton Seminary

Mayor Finds Man Guilty In Nelsonville Court

Nelsonville June 10 incident ends with Larry Williams found guilty of resisting an officer. Patrolman Edgar Jones filed the case. Williams pled innocent, fined 25 dollars plus costs, and jailed in Athens County for non payment.

Nelsonville Earl Hilleary Larry Williams Charles Edgar Jones Williams Athens County

Two People Ordered Into Court In Nelsonville

Wyatt A. McMillan of 119 Fredrick Street cited for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive a vehicle was ordered to appear in Nelsonville Mayor court Friday at 8 30 p m. Robert K. Newman of 34 Buchtel charged with speeding was ordered to appear before Mayor Hilleary Friday at 8 30 p m.

Nelsonville Wyatt A. McMillan Fredrick Street Robert K. Newman Buchtel Hilleary

727 Dogs Collected in Hocking County 1967

Logan reports to county commissioners that 727 dogs were collected in Hocking County during 1967. The year to date licenses issued totaled 2,715, down from 2,723 at the same point last year. June saw four sheep and 16 chickens killed by dogs, and 174 dogs were picked up during the month.

LOGAN Hocking County

Hocking Hills WGA to Host Invitational Golf Meet

Logan reports the Women Golf Association will stage an 18-hole biennial invitational at Hocking Hills Country Club. Contestants come from Athens, Lancaster, Jackson, New Lexington, Circleville, Chillicothe, Zanesville, Marietta and distant clubs in Columbus and Portsmouth. Registration begins 8:30 a.m. with tee-off at 9. A luncheon and prize awards follow.

Logan Hocking Hills William Vaughan Dayton Schultheis WGA Claude Chrisman Vaughan Charles McAfee William Keynes Vaug

Green Valley 4-H Barn Dance and Queen Contest

Green Valley 4-H Club plans a July 22 barn dance and queen contest at the Hocking County Fairgrounds cattle barn from 7 30 to 11 p m.

Logan Green Valley Hocking County Fairgrounds

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