Attendance dips at Ohio State Fair amid early school start concerns
With four days left, about 50,000 fewer visitors attended the Ohio State Fair this year bringing total to 1,326,969 compared with 1,375,082 last year. Officials suggest earlier school starts may cut attendance while Ohio Village adds new contests and crafts to attract guests. Comedian Red Skelton and Rene Sinard headline tonight as harness racing concludes Friday and youth symphony replaces the band.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Village
Red Skelton
Rene Sinard
Skelton
Meat Prices Fall in August Across Most Cities
An Associated Press market basket survey shows August meat prices dropped as farm cattle and hog prices fell, lowering consumer costs by about 2 percent from a year earlier though dairy items like butter and eggs rose. The survey covered 15 items across 13 cities including Chicago and Salt Lake City, with overall August bills down 2 percent from July and year over year up 2 percent in 11 of 13 markets.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Marketbasket
USDA
Checklist
Albuquerque
N.M
Atlanta
Boston
Dallas
Detroit
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Providence
R.I
Seattle
Southeast Ohio Weather Summary and Extended Outlook
Southeast Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows in the mid 50s. Friday brings mostly sunny weather and a touch warmer temps in the mid to upper 70s with a 10 percent rain chance. Extended outlook shows Saturday and Sunday showers possible, cooler nights in the 40s to 50s, and highs in the 70s.
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Ohio
West Lake Shore
Lake Shore
West Central
Central Southwest
Traffic Court Docket Highlights Local Violations Charge List
A compilation of names, ages, and addresses facing traffic and related offenses in various towns. Fines range from 10 to 200 dollars with several defendants receiving jail or license suspension terms. Entities include Adams, Nutt, Terrel, Ahmed, Dewey, Gorman, Hart, Jacoby, Lally, Cronin, and many more across Athens, Columbus, Wellston, Nelsonville, and surrounding areas.
Perry County Divorces Filed and Domestic Dockets
Perry County Common Pleas lists divorces filed and dissolutions sought including Connie Dew and Rickey Dew from Corning and Carolyn Peyton and Robert Peyton from Shawnee. Several dissolutions granted involve Brenda and Jerry Storts, Earl and Nancy Ever sole, Patricia and Darrell Brown, Rodney Blackstone with Arla Pride, and others. Multiple traffic and licensing fines named, plus dismissals and a note on extended care unit discharge.
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Connie Lee Dew
Rickey L Dew
Corning
Carolyn Peyton
Robert H Peyton
Shawnee
Pleasant Valley Dismissal Names Read Like Court Likely Records
A list shows Pleasant Valley involved in a dismissal with a string of names including Emmett Collins Joan Wears Raymond Roush Mrs Junior Gillespie Delbert Alton Herman Grueser Nancy Sayre Mrs Garland Jordan and son Mrs Berry Meadows and daughter Ida Hart Brenda Sue Wills Mrs James Miller Peter Ford Amy McKinney Edith Minney Woodrow Hall Racine James Sellers Gertrude Drake and Audrey Arnold. The fragment suggests a notice or roster from a local record or proceeding.
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Emmett Collins
Joan Wears
Raymond Roush
Junior Gillespie
Delbert Alton
Herman Grueser
Nancy Sayre
Garland Jordan
Berry Meadows
Ida Hart
Brenda Sue Wills
James Miller
Peter Ford
Amy McKinney
Edith Minney
Local Court Dockets Several Individual Complaints
Carol Hartman of 262 Grover St. faces assault charges involving Barry McQuaid. Melvin Blackburn Jr. on Washington St. cited for disorderly conduct by Patrolman Raymond Misner. Guy Boals of Nelsonville Route 1 charged with bad check. case dismissed by Kroger manager Anthony Owen.
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Carol Hartman
Grover St
Barry McQuaid
Melvin Blackburn, Jr
Washington St
Ptl
Raymond Misner
Guy Boals
Nelsonville
Anthony Owen
Kroger
Divorce Decree and Dissolution Noted in Logan Court
Divorce decree issued for Sherry Miller of Logan from Roger Miller for gross neglect of duty. Another marriage dissolution granted for James H. Downs of Logan Route 2 and Marsha L. Downes of 309 Lincoln Avenue.
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Sherry Miller
Logan
Roger Miller
James H. Downs
Marsha L. Downes
Lincoln Avenue
Hocking County Hearings Report On Local Dui and Violations
John H Swan 21 of Nelsonville Route 2 pleads innocent to driving while intoxicated with bond 300. hearing Friday. Thomas E Willard 26 of Laurelville pleads innocent to failure to yield right of way with bond 200. hearing Friday. Roy Swackhammer charged with misconduct at an emergency bond 150. hearing September 8. Darla Swackhammer charged with disorderly conduct bond 150. hearing Friday. Bob L Payne 18 of Laurelville Route 1 charged with driving under suspension bond 100 and two days in jail. Andrew H Kibble found innocent of failure to surrender license or registration.
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John Cleland
Columbus
Howard Caldwell
Reedsville
Joseph Holman
Racine
James Council
Langsville
Roy Eblin
Middleport
Larry Fox
South Point
John H. Swan
Nelsonville
Andrew H. Kibble
Rockbridge
Thomas E. Willard
Laurelville
Roy Swackhammer
Gore
Darla Swackhammer
Frmday
Fire Damages Car in Nelsonville Backfire Blaze
A backfire sparked a car fire on Happy Hollow Road in Nelsonville causing 400 to 500 dollars in damage to David Stalling's vehicle from New Marshfield. Firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze at 6 06 p m. No injuries reported.
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Nelsonville
David Stalling
New Marshfield
Happy Hollow Road
Jean Dicken
Chestnut St
Meigs County Land Transfers List for Pomeroy and Nearby Areas
Meigs County transfers show multiple parcels traded among residents including Robert and Bonnie Barton, John and Alberta Montgomery, Charles and Connie Chapman, Virgil and Kathryn Hill, Guy Sargent, Norma Custer, William and Phyllis Edwards, Roy and Ella Rollins, Steve Booth, Robert and Dorothy Oliver, Wilber Parker, Dennis Sergent, and Beulah Collier. Also noted is a driving while intoxicated case in Reedsville listing Theodore Connolly and a $350 fine.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Jehovah's Witnesses
Robert W
Bonnie Sue Barton
Middleport
Howard A
Marjorie H. Eschenbacher
John P
Alberta J Montgomery
Columbia
Frances
Verlon W. Howery
Elda H. Carsey
Leah
Dale Williams
Charles W
Connie K Chapman
Scipio
Clifford
Paulene Hill
Virgil
Kathryn Hill
Letart
Sandra S. Sargent
Guy R
Mason County Teachers Begin 1976-77 Term
The Mason County 1976-77 school year started with a general personnel meeting at Point Pleasant Junior High School led by Lowell Cook. New teachers were honored with a luncheon hosted by the Mason County Chamber of Commerce at the Holiday Inn in Kanauga.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Lowell Cook
Cook
Holiday Inn
Kanagua
Multiple births and transfers noted in Athens area
Hospital notes list numerous patients and relations from Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Bruce Perry and family, Bernard Bennett, Thomas Winkinson, Ethel Stewart, Theresa Yoho, and many others with destinations such as Children's Hospital Columbus and Veterans Hospital Huntington.
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Bruce Perry
Radcliff
Bernard Bennett
Millfield
Thomas Winkinson
Nelsonville
Emergency runs Athens fire squad after medical call
Emergency runs were made by the Athens fire squad on Wednesday at 9 37 p.m. Wade Dalton, age 69, of 73 West Carpenter Street, was transported to O'Bleness for medical care.
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Wade Dalton
W. Carpenter
O'Bleness
Local group activities and meetings in Athens area
Athens Mental Health Inc hosts a 7 30 pm meeting at the new transitional center 7 N Congress St. Triple Crown Bowling League holds an organizational meeting at Rollerbowl at 7 30 pm. Athens Grange meets at 8 pm to elect officers and Past Noble Grands plus Marcellne Rebekah Lodge hosts a Burr Oak Lake potluck at 4 pm. Albany CBS 7 30 pm Masonic Temple. Glouster United Methodist Women meet 7 30 pm with Mrs Lois Dean and Miss Mabel LeFever as program leader. Friday includes Charles Thomas Lodge 7 pm at Giouster IOOF Temple and Glouster Village Council 7 30 pm in Council Chambers.
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Athens Mental Health Inc
Congress St
Athens Grange
Noble Grands
Marcellne Rebekah Lodge
Burr Oak Lake
Albany
Masonic Temple
Glouster United Methodist Women
Lois Dean
Mabel LeFever
Long obituary list from Gallipolis area notices
Area death notices report Coell Wetherholt 73 of Gallipolis died at home after a lifelong civic role including 32 years as City Park Commission president and other local society memberships. Other deaths include Edward E. Oskey 85 in Athens, Mary Brown Hansley 65 of Logan, G Floyd Thomas 84 of Rutland, Irene Dawson 76 of Coalton, with service details and survivors.
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Bowman's Run
Racine
Jasper F
Emma Clark Jiiden
Wetherholt
Gallipolis
City Park Commission
Gallia County
Grace United Methodist Church
James Frasier
Mound Hill Cemetery
McCoy-Wethertall-Moore Funeral Home
Jacksonville
Edward E. Oskey
Kimes Convalescent Center
Athens
Perry County
Joe
Minnie Oskey
Jacksonville United Methodist Church
United Mine Workers of America
Catherine Curtis Oskey
Edward
Paul
Leo
Glouster
James
van Fossen
Robert McGee
Maplewood Cemetery
Mary Hansley Logan
Mary Brown Hansley
Rockbridge
Cambridge
Sylvester and
Verdie Davis Brown
Hansley
Trinity Lutheran Church
Anchor Hocking Glass Co
Lancaster
William
Rita) Goss
Betty Crawford
Otto
Elizabeth) Shaw
Clifford
Martha) Crawford
E.E
Patty) Moore
Logan
James Hansley
Columbus
Elmer Brown
Ted
Freda) Dillon
Ashland
Clay
Kernzie) Britch
Olive Lodge
New Jersey
Leonard-Luke
Robert St. Clair
Old Fairview Church
Rutland
G. Floyd Thomas
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Langsville
J.W
Lovina Ward Thomas
Rutland Two
Rutland United Methodist Church
Pomeroy
Kermit
San Diego
Calif
Grace Gardner
Grace Barnes Thomas
Walker Funeral Home
Robert Trumgarner
Miles Cemetery
Coalton
Irene Dawson
Calloway
Neb
Charles and
Permela Richards Moore
Dawson
Wellston
Jenkins Funeral Home
Raymond Stockman
Glenroy Cemetery
Voters Register at Reunion and Fair in Athens County
Athens County Elections Board sets up voter registration centers at the Jackson ville Old Settlers Reunion and Albany Community Fair for the November general election. Registration closes October 4. details include a trailer at the Old Settlers Reunion and Albany fair dates. A Whaley family reunion is planned in Glouster with rain location noted.
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Jacksonville
Albany
Athens County Elections Board
Old Settlers
Elections Board
Elmer Davis Trimble Dies in Ohio Hospital
Elmer Davis Trimble of Trimble died at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital this morning. Arrangements are being announced by Van Fossen Funeral Home in Glouster.
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Trimble
Elmer Davis
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
van Fossen
Glouster
Identity Of Victim Is Found In Salt Creek
Logan reports Robert G. Smith aged 57 identified as the man found in Salt Creek near Laurelville after a body bearing his name was recovered July 17. Hocking County officials and BCI compare fingerprints with military records for confirmation. Autopsy points to a death not inconsistent with drowning.
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Leopold Berger
Hamilton County
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Belpre
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Proctorville
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Crooksville
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Zanesville
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Thornville
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Murray City
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Bremen
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Rushville
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Norwalk
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Pleasant Valley
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