For about a century, one of the indications of authority in the coal mine in Ohio was the “buglight”. The proper name of the instrument is the Koehler flame safety lantern. This lantern replaced the canary as the primary tool for detecting deficiency of oxygen in the 1890s. Prior to 1970, buglights were the approved devices to detect methane accumulations and oxygen deficiency. After 2000, more sophisticated instrumentation replaced the buglight altogether.
I have been blackballed because personally I don’t eat a lot of fair food. But I do enjoy some.
Next they went on to Wilmington, North Carolina to tour the USS North Carolina, which was a battleship used in World War II before going to Myrtle Beach and staying at Coral Beach. They got their fill of crab legs and shrimp and did a lot of shopping and touring!
“May all your days at the fair be packed with fun, good foods and best friends. The memories that we make at the fair will last a lifetime!” - Quotes from the State Fair- Get out there and enjoy while the weather is still warm!
While our potato and tomato records seem to be resting on their laurels, along comes F. E. Diehl of North Paul Street with a whopper of a cucumber. The over-sized pickle measured 10 1/2 inches long and has a circumference of 11 inches. It weighs exactly two pounds.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Tomlinson, of Woodsfield, Rt. 1, in Barnesville General Hospital, Aug. 14 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Heft announce the arrival of a seven-pound, fiveounce son on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, at the Barnesville General Hospital. The new arrival has been named Stephen Alan.
9. David Cottrill, of Georgia, died. He is the son of the late William and Elouise Barnhouse Cottrill, of Reno. Also NJ’s cousin on maternal side. Note of thanks – Pauline Harmon expresses her happiness of the many cards she received for her July birthday.