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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1947

Page

8

Meigs County Fair Highlights Largest Junior Livestock Entries

The 84th Meigs County Fair opened with a record number of Junior Fair livestock entries. Dairy cattle judging ran from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Harold Kaeser of Ohio State University judging and Everett Colwell presenting awards. Grand champion and showmanship titles went to multiple 4-H and FFA participants including Norman Van Meter and David Colwell, while horse pulling contests and grange exhibits added to the event's breadth.

Pomeroy Meigs County Howard Nolan C. E. Blakeslee Harold Kaeser Ohio State University Everett Colwell Dairy Cattle Department Herbert Harman McConnelsville John Colwell Vinton C. M. Huffman Chesterhill Jersey Alan Carson Long Bottom Herbert Harmon Better Calf Club James Carnahan Racine Carl Nease Guernsey Cows Harold Carnahan James Singer David Colwell Guernsey Howard Irvin Norman van Meter Jerseys Guernsey Heifers Gerald Powell Granville Stout Carpenter C. N. Huffman MacConnelsville Walter Brown George Pickens Joan Montgomery Longsville FFA Richard Harmon Bill Perry Janesway Farms, Inc Roy Holter Robert Salser B. Howard Ervin N. M. Miles Cris Smith Grover Salser, Jr Howard Ervin Tom Wolfe Gordon West Billie Yorke Racine Ffa Charles Cornell M. Canter A. Wolfe B. Granville Stout Edwin Oberholzer Charles Radford, Sr J. H. Eastman Mr. Eastman Errol Dean Downington Aston Douglas Pratts Fork Estel Collins Laurel Cliff Ralph Guthrie Guysville George Guthrie Alton Woodyard Albany Don Cottrill Harrisonville Wayne Harris Shade Booth H. E. Starkey Grange Chester

Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel

Pomeroy social notes list visits and trips by residents and relatives. Gerald Arnold’s funeral drew Marmel visitors from Marmel West Virginia while others returned home after weeklong visits with family in Athens Road Beckley Columbus Wellsville and Mulberry Avenue.

Charles Elliot Stephen Lee Janice Marie Marmel W. Va

Minersville Worker Accepts Guam Construction Job

Larry Null of Minersville takes a one year post with Brown-Pacific-Max on Construction Co. of Dayton to build a naval base in Guam. Wages are $1.95 per hour for 48 hours, with time and a half after 40, housing subsistence 90 cents daily, and contractor-paid transportation.

Paulsen Guam Dayton

Marriage Licenses for Chambers Lang and Allen Waldo

Richard H. Chambers 27 of Eureka and Zella Lang 21 of Milford obtained a marriage license. William R. Allen 21 of Syracuse and Ruth Elaine Waldo 17 of Syracuse also received a license.

Richard H. Chambers Eureka Zella Lang Middleport William Robert Allen Syracuse Ruth Elaine Waldo

EUB Church Plans Homecoming at Silver Ridge

POMEROY The South Bethel EUB Church will hold its annual homecoming on Sunday. Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. with an 11 a.m. sermon by Rev. Walter Frost of Belpre. The 2 p.m. service features special music and a message by Rev. Carmichael of Enterprize EUB Church. The program includes Rev. Shelton and Belpre church musicians, Mrs. Garrett Christy and her sister Mrs. Stanley Christey, formerly the Snyder Sisters, plus Eleanor Allen and the Christys’ children. A basket dinner is planned at noon. public invitation extended.

Pomeroy South Bethel Eub Silver Ridge Walter Frost Belpre Carmichael Enterprize Eub Shelton EUB

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