Jackson County Fair Opens With Harness Racing at Wellston
The Jackson County Fair opens in Wellston with harness racing, 0-karts, fireworks, horse shows and ice skating. J Edwin McNeer, fair board president, says pari mutuel betting is added to boost racing in the area. Harness racing runs Thursday and Friday at 4 p.m. with seven two heat races. Superintendent W C Willis oversees the program.
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Wellston
Jackson County
J. Edwin McNeer
Fair Board
MecNeer
W. C. Willis
Ministers To Hold Bible School In Coolville
Coolville ministers Kenneth Weaver and Jim Edds will direct a combined Bible School from July 31 to August 5, nine to 11:30 a.m. at the Methodist Church. Registration is July 28 at nine. The program includes nursery through seventh grade classes and a closing program on August 6. A district 45 Rebekah gathering at the IOOF hall drew 75 attendees with officers elected and guest soloist Wynona Sanger.
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Coolville
Kenneth Weaver
Coolville Ioof
Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Rhema Lease
Findlay
Jennie Belle Elliott
Alliance
Gladys Ar
Television Schedules Err in The Messenger List
The Messenger reports errors in program lists when stations fail to provide corrected schedules. Bold items denote color programs.
TV Previews and Highlights for Thursday Evening
An NBC style listing covers programs from 3 28 to 10 00 with details on episodes and air times. Notable items include Groper In The Dark episode at 1 00 Best of the Past Outlaws Great Ghost Tales The Monkey’s Paw and Groucho Show featuring Evelyn Rudie among contestants.
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Huntington
Amos
Andy
Danny
Zane
Sam
Masterson
Jack
Srch. Tomor
Riley
Twilight
Perferson
Lor. Young
Dr Malone
Daddy
Hollywood
Bill
Ee Fon
Ea Ed Caer
Mike
NBC News
Pioneers
Hai
Jim Backus SB
WAC
Outlaws
Seerts
Manterson
Jack Paar
Bach. Ae
Bill Doolin
Joe Marois
Jacques Aubuchon
Evelyn Rudie
TV Guide Evening Lineup Highlights Classic Dramas
At 8 p m Donna Reed show The Stones star gaze in Hollywood. Real McCoys features The New Librarian with Grandpa and George. My Three Sons deals with a message about hiring a temp housekeeper. Untouchables presents Death for Sale with Ness vs opium racketeers. Zane Grey Theater stars Arthur O Connell and David Ladd in The Broken Wing. Suspicion follows Donna Reed as Letty confronts fears after a murder accusation. CBS Reports covers The Trials of Charles de Gaulle.
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Real McCoys
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George
Steve
Mike
Robbie
Chip
Untouchables
Eliot Ness
Zane Grey Theater
Arthur O'Connell
David Ladd
Letty
CBS
Charles de Gaulle
Youth Camp Field Gets New Lights
Lights were erected on the Zaleski Youth Camp softball field funded by individual donations from residents of Athens Nelsonville and McArthur. Eu gene J Versicky directed the drive with camp staff. lights came from Logan High School. Terry Donaldson credited community participation as the key to the purchase, while camp boys assisted by Lawrence Beatty set up the lights. The camp softball team plays in the Logan Softball League.
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Zaleski
Athens
Nelsonville
McArthur
Eugene J. Versicky
Logan High School
Terry Donaldson
Conselor
Lawrence Beatty
Wet Blanket Causes Fire at Lake Hope Cabin
A fire in Cabin 37 at Lake Hope started when a vacationer used a floor furnace under a wet rug and blanket, causing 10 to 15 dollars in damage. The McArthur department put out the blaze at 2 30 p m Sunday. Weekend attendance dropped due to rain with 5 7 thousand visitors noted, 500 beach swimmers, 500 lodge meals served, and 50 camping units registered.
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Mcarthur
Lake Hope
Dick McDonald
McArthur School Hosts One Day Custodial Workshop
A one day workshop for custodians lunch room personnel and administrators will be held at the McArthur School on Thursday August 3. School board members clerks teachers and others are invited. Topics focus on sanitation and housekeeping with representatives from Rose Chemical Company Columbus Ohio the County Health Department sanitation division and the State Education Department lunch division.
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Rose Chemical Company
Columbus
Ohio
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Cobb’s War Memoirs in National Magazine
Wilkesville reports Lucy Bundy Cobb of Vinton County has Civil War memoirs featured in the Saturday Evening Post. The piece describes her 1863 journey from Ohio to Winchester to tend a Union officer, her capture and release, and Morgan’s Raid near Wilkesville.
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Hezekiah S. Bundy
Daniel Will
Vinton County National Bank
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Lucinda Wells Bundy
Lucy Cobb
Ralph C. Benner
Benner
Dundas
Ada Pilcher
McArthur
Arlington
Virginia
Ohio
Winchester
John Maskell Cobb
John Morgan
Contract Extended For District UMW McArthur
District 50 United Mine Workers Local No. 13165 extends contract with D. B. Frampton Co. lumber mill in Mc Arthur for one year starting July 1. Sixty production workers gain modest medical benefits while wage rates stay unchanged, announced Frampton Superintendent John York.
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Mcarthur
United Mine Workers
UFL
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Frampton
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Western and Southern Life opens Wellston office
The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company opens a branch sales and service office at 1 East Second St in Wellston. Agents for the Wellston area are George Neuenz Charles Massie Paul Dalton Jack Osler Ralph Reffett and Robert Huntley.
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George Neuenz
Charles Massie
Paul Dalton
Jack Osler
Ralph Reffett
Robert Huntley
Langsville News Notes and Obituary Snippet
Langsville area brief mentions Shane Barr infant son of Duane and Mrs. Barr died at Holzer Hospital. Burial at Miles Cemetery. Visitors include Mrs. Carol Pierce Sr. and kin from Chelsea Michigan. Additional calls by Mrs. Chester Erwin and son from Middleport. Relatives visit Ray Jacks in Birmingham Alabama and Kathy Dexter visits Huntington mother.
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Duane Barr
Holzer Hospital
Miles Cemetery
Carol Pierce Sr
Pierce
Frank Abdon
Floyd Genter
Russell Abdon
Chelsea
Mich
Chester Erwin
Middleport
C. C. Bolin
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Gerald Jacks
Ray Jacks
Birmingham
Ala
Ann Dexter
Kathy of
Huntington
Dale Wright
Kathy Dexter
Handle Insecticides With Care Says Health Officials
Health officials warn that most insecticides can poison people and animals if mishandled. Proper storage, labeling, and usage guidance reduce risk and prevent accidental exposure in homes and farms.
School Head Resigns From Northern Local District
Roe K. Helser of Thornville resigns as executive head of the New Northern Local School District effective August 1. The district includes New Sheridan High School near Somerset as well as Somerset, Thornville, Glenford and Madison. Helser has not announced future plans.
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Roe K. Helser
Thornville
New Northern
Sheridan High
Somerset
Glenford
Madison
Helser
Hamley Run Reopens for Summer At Miniature Park
Hamley Run near Youngs Store reopens with new swings teeter totters and picnic tables for families and visitors. Two U S Interior Department surveyors map roads creeks and cemeteries while state repairs Route 691 continue. Glenn Murphy resumes Trace Run Mine work and coal traffic to Poston Power Plant returns to normal after a miners holiday. Janet Brewer visits grandparents in Glouster. Mr and Mrs Grover Young host a birth Sharon Lynn to Charles and Mrs Hunter announces. Dowler Ridge resident Conrad Zimmerman wed Sue Wade at the brides grandparents home. Reverend Robert Ossian officiates. couple resides on Dowler Ridge Road. 4 H Club meets at Linda Boggs home. Clarence Mourn visits country home during Columbus work stint.
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Youngs Store
Lee Brothers
Zimmerman
Dowler Ridge
U. S. Interior Department
State Highway Department
Glenn Murphy
Trace Run
Poston
Janet Brewer
Glouster
Grover Young
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Flossie Zimmerman Williams
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Morristown
Loyd Wade
Albert Perry
Lower Plains
Robert Ossian
Dowler Ridge Road
Hamley Run
Linda Boggs
Plains
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Columbus
Murray City Social Notes Highlights Local Visitors
Mrs. Rachel Johnson baked a birthday cake for a party at Murray City. Numerous relatives and visitors from Dearborn Mich and Columbus visited for illness, family, or business. Families from Glouster Glouster and Baltimore called on relatives and attended local gatherings.
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Rachel Johnson
Homer McDonald
Ronnie Roberts
Fort Knox
Eva MacClelland
Glouster
Eva Roberts
Mary Shunkwiler
Bryan
Lorre Johnson
Dearborn
Mich
Date Extended for Post Office Applications in Three Towns
The closing date for filling post office positions in Albany New Marshfield and Zaleski has been extended until needs are met. The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners announced the change. Applications may be obtained at the post offices.
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New Marshfield
Zaleski
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
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