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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1948

Page

12

Winners Listed at Athens County 97th Annual Fair

Premiums awarded across cattle breeds including Shorthorns Herefords Ayrshire and Jersey with many firsts by Jim Elliott John Humphrey Robert Wooten Patsy Glass Jimmy Hayes Wilbur White Edwin Willett Worley Perry David Harner and others. Awards cover crops wool fruit cards and diverse crafts judged for Albany Athens and Amesville granges with top scores posted.

Athens County L C. Baker Jim Elliott John Humphrey Robert Wooten Patsy Glass Jimmy Hayes Billie Munn Aberdeen Angus Wilbur White Edwin Willett Ayrshire Worley Perry David Harner Bennett and Finsterwald A. R. Bailey Kenneth Gorrell Sammy Bolin Ronald Wagoner D. B. Dougan James McHaig Roscoe Burdette G. L. Bailey Eddie Murray Jerry Singer James Singer Jimmy Graham Earl Bowman

Communist Inductees To Be Screened Out

Army commanders ordered to screen all officers and enlisted personnel drafted during peacetime for communist or subversive ties. Loyalty checks may lead to discharge if found to be members of such organizations.

Washington Army Department

Chandler Promises Crackdown on Deals

The Detroit News reports Baseball Commissioner Albert B. Chandler will crack down within a month on minor league baseball deals involving the Detroit Tigers. The transactions involve at least nine players signed by the Tigers and hidden in the minor leagues.

Detroit Detroit News Albert B. Chandler Detroit Tigers Tigers

Hot Meat Case Probed by Grand Jury September Ninth

Lancaster report on Franklin County indictment of six men for stealing meat from Swift and Co. The meat allegedly sold to Lancaster restaurants as officials plan a grand jury investigation starting September 9 led by Common Pleas Judge Harry Kilburger.

Lancaster Common Pleas Harry Kilburger Fairfield County Franklin County Swift and Co

Benes Death Watch Grows In Prague

Prague mourns Eduard Benes former Czechoslovak republic co founder as doctors report no hope for his recovery at age 65. He lapsed into unconsciousness yesterday and death watch begins.

Benes Prague Czechoslovakia Eduard Benes Czechoslovak Republic

Prattsville Social Guests and Visiting Family Notes

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ogle included their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchette with Philip and Sonny of Marion and their daughter Mrs. Otho Zimmer. and Mrs. Margaret Daugherty with Mrs. Sandra Reams, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Daugherty Jr. and Gerry Daugherty. George Chesser visited his son and daughter in law in Columbus, with granddaughters Charlene and Jean returning home. Jean Dearth visited Ruth in Columbus and attended the state fair. Nene and Ann Dearth returned home after visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F R Cox. Mrs. John Mace of Laurelville spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. James Mace. Doris Pearse visited her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. John West in Albany. The Rev. Herbert Lockwood will conduct services at Putnam Sunday at 1 30 PM. Miss Edna Dearth

Prattsville Fred Ogle Arthur Burchette Philip Marion Otho Zimmer Sonny Columbus Margaret Daugherty Charles Morris Sandra Reams Ralph Daugherty, Jr Gerry Daugherty McArthur George Chesser Charles Chesser Charlene Jean Jean Dearth Ruth Nene Ann Dearth F. R. Coe John Mace Laurelville James Mace Doris

Classified Ad Policies and Notices Include Lost Billfold

Advertising rules outline payment deadlines and extensions for local ads. A Lost and Found item lists a billfold with valuable papers, reward, and contact numbers in the Messenger area.

Dial

Maxville School Board hires teachers and bus staff

The Maxville School Board met August 27 and hired three teachers for 1948 49: Blanche Gibbon Shawnee Lucy Alexander New Straitsville and Margaret Sapp. Ottis Sheets and Loren Howdyshell were rehired as bus drivers with Howdyshell also serving as building custodian. A new Dodge 36 passenger school bus was approved. Superintendent O E Hearing attended from Portersville.

Maxville Wayland J. Howdyshell Blanche Gibbon Shawnee Lucy Alexander New Straitsville Margaret Sapp Ottis Sheets Loren Howdyshell Howdyshell Wayland Howdyshell O. E. Hearing Portersville Logan Lancaster Municipal Hospital Earl Bourne R. R. Beery Hocking County Lancaster Lara Wolfe William Wolfe Peg Wolfe David Mohler Tillie Wilson Amanda Wilson Addie Sheets Clifford Bell Willis Downhour Columbus Roy Dusan Albion Mich Margaret Klinger Bremen Downhour Arlene Smith Gertrude Cordle Vesta Mohler Minerva Nixon Ruth D. Nixon

Cincinnati Livestock and Market Notes Dated Sept 1

Market report from Cincinnati shows salable hogs at 1,600 with early trade moderately active and bids 50 to 1.00 lower, cattle calves and sheep trading with varied firmness and softness across grades, prices listed for hogs cows steers vealers and poultry with wholesale butter and potato quotes included.

Cincinnati Dept

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