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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1968

Page

3

Arrangements Set for 4-H Junior Fair Livestock Show

Logan county announces complete plans for the Hocking County Fair Junior Fair Livestock Show. Participants must have animals in stalls by noon Wednesday and obtain permission to change stalls. Weigh ins occur Wednesday 6 p.m. for sales, with sales procedures overseen by Donald Young or FFA advisors. Steers weigh Saturday at 9 a.m., pig projects require a driving hurdle, and all sellers must be at the sale ring 6 p.m. Saturday to conduct the sale. Unauthorized absences mean no sale. A new rule bars overnight stays unless a parent or advisor is present. A watchman will check animals periodically.

Donald Young Young FFA Junior Fair Board

Historical Society Plans Booth At County Fair

LOGAN The Hocking County Historical Society set up its fair booth schedule at a special courthouse meeting. Members were urged to work Monday and Tuesday evenings at the fairgrounds. Mrs. Clinton Poling invites items to display. Alice Kennard will prepare an October promotional brochure. James Frey reported an old millstone from Cedar Falls and Mulberry Street bridge name plates may be available. The Kiwanis gavel, made from Logan Elm wood, was presented to the society. A September 26 meeting will plan the October annual meeting and officer elections.

James Frey Cedar Falls Howard Earnhart Frey Mulberry Street State Highway Department Logan Elm

Dead Horse Narrowly Fights Death Then Lives On

Beauregard, a 6-year-old gelding once ordered destroyed after a crippling accident at Churchill Downs, was sold for 50 dollars to Louise Shively. She kept him idle a year then trained him as a jumper. This summer he won his first race as a jumper.

Louisville Beauregard Churchill Downs Louise Shively

Nihiser Quits As Deputy

Logan clarence Nihiser a Hocking County deputy sheriff resigned effective 9 30 p m Sunday after two years service He joins Logan Lockheed Georgia plant for higher pay Curtis Pooler 28 will take over duties today He lives in Dickens Addition with wife Ruth and four children Pooler previously served with Nelsonville Police Department and the Fairfield School for Boys

Logan Clarence Nihiser Hocking County Logan Lockheed Georgia Curtis Pooler Nihisher Ruth Pooler Nelsonville Fairfield School For Boys

Lesotho PM Reshuffles Cabinet Tightening Control

Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan strengthens hold on government by abolishing the Ministry of Justice and bringing administration of justice under direct control. He also consolidates portfolios for foreign affairs defense and internal security, expanding his executive reach.

Maseru Lesotho Leabua Jonathan Ministry of Justice Jonathan

Divorces Granted in Hocking County Court

Logan three divorces were granted in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. James E. Barnhart Jr. and Bonnie Barnhart were divorced for gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Jerald Wayne McGlothlin and Donna Joanna McGlothlin split for gross neglect of duty. Robert E. Cecil and Evelyn Cecil separated over gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Permanent alimony was denied for Karen E. Kirby. $100 expense money due from Larry L. Kirby. Norma Jeanne Walker's custody petition granted. Larry Walker to pay $40 weekly support and $100 expense money. alimony denied.

Larry L. Kirby Norma Jeanne Walker Judge Meyer Larry Walker

New Units Control Air Humidity at LA Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art installs a gas fueled heating and cooling system valued at over 750000 dollars. The setup includes two boilers and two 330 ton steam powered absorption air conditioning units, maintaining 72 degree temperatures and 55 percent relative humidity throughout the museum.

Los Angeles, Calif —P Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Admits Local Residents

Admitted patients include Williard May Haydenville Miss Shelly Lavely New Plymouth Mrs Elva Huntley Logan Master David Poling Mrs Bernard Russell and Jackie Roush for treatment at Hocking Valley Community Hospital highlighting local names and towns.

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Williard May Haydenville Shelly Lavely New Plymouth Elva Huntley Logan David Poling Bernard Russell Jackie Roush

Fire destroys two story home on Route 1 in Logan A

The sheriff reports a late Sunday night fire on Route 1 in South Blooming ville route 1 family evacuated from a two story frame house. The Orville department responded to the alarm. The family remained unnamed.

Logan Bloomingville Sheriff's Department Orville

Grange Votes Win Policy In Vietnam

Oak Grove Grange 2436 urges President Johnson to adopt a win policy in Vietnam and to act to recover the Pueblo from North Korea. Officers elected include Wilbur Mender master and Mrs. Francis Stage overseer, with Harland Cagg steward and Clifford Brown treasurer. The group met at the Oak Grove Grange Hall.

Oak Grove York Lyndon Johnson Vietnam Pueblo North Korea Grange Wilbur Mender Francis Stage Betty Cagg Harland Cagg Gary Young Elsie Weaver Venus Brown Clifford Brown Eugene Young Lucille Weaver Ceres Grace Korchak Pomona Hannah Thomas Flora Harold Stage Oak Grove Grange Hall

Mount St Mary Hospital NotesBirths and dismissals list

Mount St Mary Hospital records show births for several Nelsonville area families including Barr Aurand Adams Barber Lennox Holley Wood Pickett Goodman and Kittle with other newborns named. Dismissals include Mickey Williams Barbara Pele Anita Cring Esther Floto Lauderback Pollock and multiple others. An accident on Thompson Ridge Road near Laurelville involved Clyde Danner striking a pony owned by Merl Seymour. Eudora Chapter Eastern Star will meet at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple for the first fall session in Nelsonville.

Ruth Adams Inez Barber William W. Lennox Nelsonville Denver Kittle Glouster Melissa Holley New Marshfield Gary Wood Nellie Pickett Iona Goodman Millsfield Dan Osborne Chauncey Steve Toth Mickey Williams Barbara Pele Anita Cring Esther Floto James Lauderback Harry Pollock Sandra Holtel Robert Erdy Mary Stanley John Hull Robert Knight Carroll Taylor James T. McKibben Clifford Provost Betty Smith Della Shafer Elizabeth Sabo Logan Thompson Ridge Road Laurelville Sheriff's Office Clyde E. Danner Merl Seymour Eastern Star Eudora The Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Tri County Institute opens with 250 students enrolls

Tri County Technical Institute began the first year with 250 students across 10 technical areas and practical nursing. Abbreviated classes started and full classes begin Monday with openings in retail management, accounting, executive secretary, industrial engineering technology and ceramics engineering technology.

Tri-County Institute Nelsonville — Tri-County John Light

Four Involved In Logan Violations Cite Four On Violations

Logan police cited four men on Friday with traffic and license violations. Thomas M. Croak backed into a car driven by Thomas E. Saunders in an alley by Wei lands Jewelry Store. Robert S. Tschudy backed into a motorcycle driven by Jeffrey L. Carpenter. Paul E. Kline was cited for driving without a license and Michael W. Miller for passing at Front Street and Homer Avenue.

Logan Thomas M. Croak Johnston Thomas E. Saunders Weiland’s West Main Street Robert S. Tschudy N. Orchard St Jeffrey L. Carpenter Rockbridge Paul FE. Kline Vine St Michael W. Miller Front Street Homer Avenue

Lot Road Work Under Way at Old Man's Cave Cedar Falls

Nelsonville officials say York Construction Co. is paving seven parking lots and four roads in the Old Man's Cave Cedar Falls area with completion aimed for Sept. 30. Two 20 by 500 foot lots and two 20 by 680 foot lots plus a 20 by 620 foot lot are in progress. One surface uses six inch gravel. others will be black topped along with county roads 16 and 17. At Cedar Falls two new parking facilities will be equipped and two nearby roads black topped.

Nelsonville Old Man's Cave Cedar Falls York Construction Co Old Man’s Cave Dale Wharton Nelsonville Service Safety

300 Democrats Attend Hocking Kick-Off Dinner

Approximately 300 Democrats gathered at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse Lake Logan for a campaign kick off dinner in Hocking County. County candidates introduced included Thelma Keyes, Geraldine Harris, Ned Cochran, Howard Blum, Otto Shaw, Francis Myers, Paul E. Hartman, Clyde O Underwood, and Forrest P. Moore. District contenders Don S. Maddux and Harry B. Cression for congress were announced, with John J. Gilligan delayed by car trouble. Country music provided by local artists. The annual John F. Kennedy Dinner will be held September 28 at the National Guard Armory in Logan.

Christo E. Dicken Kenneth Imboden Bob Holloway John F. Kennedy Logans City Club National Guard Logan Democratic Club

Concession Booths Repaired For Nelsonville Boosters

Nelsonville York Boosters and the NY junior class repaired two concession booths damaged in spring floods under Hubert Stage. The booths were enlarged for the football season with business donors Gene Young Bill Hoff man Davis Grocery Virgil Kettle Snap Coakley Jack Mau rer Edward Sharp and Eddie Newman contributing.

Nelsonville Nelsonville- York Hubert Stage Gene Young Bill Hoffman Davis Grocery Virgil Kettle Snap Coakley Jack Maurer Edward Sharp Eddie Newman

Cochran Named Democrat Delegate for State Convention

Ned Cochran has been elected a delegate to the Democratic State Convention in Columbus September 20 and 21 by the Hocking County Democratic committee. He faces Republican Richard Gerken in the November election for Hocking County prosecutor. A loris, a tiny insectivorous primate, eats insects and small animals.

Logan Ned Cochran Columbus Hocking County Democratic Committee Cochran Richard Gerken

Preparation H Ad Promises Quick Hemorrhoid Relief

Louisville reader Mrs H Williams quotes a friend recommending Preparation H with claims of prompt relief from pain burning and itching. The ad touts shrinking inflamed hemorrhoids and reduced swelling confirmed by doctors, highlighting soothing lubrication and infection prevention in ointment or suppository form.

Louisville Hugh Williams

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Future Farmers of America Hocking County Fair Historical Society Kiwanis Club Dan Porter Ohio Historical Society Nihiser Don Reed Reed and Baur Inc Athens Hocking Mount St. Mary Hospital David Barr Clarence Aurand Eel Wilson Baker Berry Hell Court Ben Cavan Westbrook Conn U.S Ha Thanh Saigon Roy Magle Plasecky Light Tri-County Technical Institute Calvin Howard St. Clair Union Furnace Fair Board the Messenger Ohio the Loris Ture Altman South Court Street Mike Buicher Stewart, Ohio Athens National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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