Editor’s note — We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
This week in 1939, The Greenfield Daily Times reported that Dr. Ross Wilhide, pastor at First M.E. Church in Greenfield, as well as ministers at other Methodist churches, planned to attend the annual conference in Delaware, with around 750 clergymen looking to be in attendance.
Georgia Smalley¸ son of two residents of Greenfield, entered a Belgian mare and took first place in the horse division of the Ohio State Junior Fair held in Columbus, as the mare entered was in the class for mares one year or older.
A saddle horse show, as well as draft horses, was announced for the upcoming Highland County Fair, as five classes for saddle horses was scheduled, and Clark Murray of Madison County would serve as the judge of the show to be held in an improvised ring in the business district.
Greenfield Superintendent B.R. Duckworth gave out invitations to all Greenfield physicians in hopes of assisting a health clinic for the kindergarten and first-grade children, about 150 students, who would be given physical examinations.
In sports, the annual Labor Day Republican and Democrat baseball game was held, and the GOP team took the victory by a whopping 15-2 score, as “several” hundred pounds of fish, as well as 60 chickens, 50 cakes as well as iced team and coffee.
The Rand Theatre, located in Greenfield, advertised multiple showings, including “The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt,” starring Warren Williams and Ida Lupino, and “Daughters Courageous,” starring John Garfield, Priscilla Lane and Rosemary Lane.
H.O. Rowe Grocery advertised multiple products, including six bars of soap for 25 cents, three boxes of salt for 10 cents, a pound of peaches for five cents, a can of peas for 10 cents, a package of shredded wheat for nine cents and a package of pancake flour for 10 cents.
This week in 1964, The Press-Gazette reported that Gloria Turner, 18, Buford, was named an attendant to 1964 Ohio State Junior Fair Queen Annette Johnson, Bucyrus, planning to serve on her court throughout the fair’s festivities.
The Highland County Health Department warned county residents to watch out for X-33 water-repellant paint, used on concrete blocks, which had been previously ordered to be pulled off the market by the Food and Drug Administration.
New portable metal bleacher seating was installed at Hillsboro Park and made ready for the Highland County Fair’s rodeo; the seating having been purchased by the Hillsboro Fire Department and donated to the Little League Organization.
The federal government announced that it was ready to begin the process for Hillsboro’s new post office, announcing that advertising for bids would begin the next week and that legal notices would also start appearing in the Hillsboro newspaper next week.
In sports, the Hillsboro varsity football team had its first action of the season in a preseason matchup at Richards Memorial Field against Waverly, as Hillsboro took the game by a score of 12-6, as Lynn Dent got the game-winning rushing touchdown.
Chakere’s Colony Theatre, located in Hillsboro, advertised “The Longest Day,” written by Cornelius Ryan, Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall and Jack Seddon, directed by Andrew Marton and starred John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Robert Mitchum.
Owens’ Super-Valu Market, located at the corner of West Walnut and South High Streets, advertised multiple products, including a pound of sirloin steak for 79 cents, a pound of nectarines for 29 cents and four cans of peaches for $1.
This week in 1989, The Greenfield Daily Times reported that Julie Rittenhouse, 1988’s first runner-up, was crowned the 1989 Highland County Fair Junior Fair Queen, beating out 11 other candidates, as this year’s first runner-up was Teri Jones.
Amy Hartman was honored with the inaugural Mary E. Fisher Outstanding Home Economics Award, but the 1988 Highland County Junior Fair Queen was unfortunately not able to make the event, with Hartman’s mother in attendance to receive it.
A motion citing Greenfield Police Chief Greg Barr with contempt of court was filed in Highland County Clerk of Courts by Jon Hapner representing John Delph, with the case forwarded to the Sixth District Court of Appeals.
In sports, the Paint Valley reserve team scored a touchdown with only seven seconds remaining in the game to beat the McClain High School junior varsity team by a score of 6-0, with McClain having missed a chance from Paint Valley’s goal-line earlier in the game.
The Rand Cinema, located at 122 N. Washington St. in Greenfield, advertised “Lock Up,” written by Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart and Henry Rosenbaum, directed by John Flynn and starred Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland and John Amos.
Uhl’s IGA Family Center, located at 1013 Jefferson St. in Greenfield, advertised multiple products, including a pound of potato chips for $1.69, a nine-piece chicken box for $4.79 and a 16-ounce package of cinnamon grahams.
This week in 2014, The Times-Gazette reported that Hillsboro High School senior Kaylee Achor was crowned as the 2014 Highland County Junior Fair Queen, having already been named the Highland County Lamb and Wool Queen.
The Highland House Museum planned to schedule its Log Cabin Cookout event, the cookout being one of the “few activities that we hold outside of the grounds of the museum,” with food served inside the log cabin.
Sales were underway at the 2014 Highland County Fair, as the Grand Champion Market Hog by Maddy Stegbauer was sold for $16 per pound and the Grand Champion Market Goat owned by Sarah Young was sold for $27.50 per pound.
In sports, the Hillsboro varsity football team opened its football season on the road against the Western Brown Broncos, losing 42-6, as Hillsboro was already significantly down 22-0 by the time the first quarter came to an end.
Dish Network advertised its promotional package, which included no contracts, no credit cards and “no commitments” for $19.99 per month for 12 months.
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