Wilmington News-Journal from Wilmington, Ohio • 28

8 8 1 1 7' the 13 1887 County air Samuel Stiff Wil a free ticket to the Clinton County bandry would bex held in Martins 22 26 and the Blanchester air THE WIXSON STORE 1886 1883 RsplWgW 1884 IT Irnltrn 1885 WIXSON the were dry at circulated the fair on the of the over Siad ball on Wednesday for a purse $50ball and pigeon shooting Thursday and a bicycle race riday It was estimated that less than 2000 people attended Thrusday and riday 0 Peddicord proprietor of the Cash Emporium announced to pach purchaser of $5 worth of goods at one time he would give County air dis 1 aft 1 ap his TsW Sk: Practically anvone who is old enough to remember the late 1940's and carlv 1950 will remember Holly Reed who had operated a jewelry store on South Broadway Street in Balnchester since 1896 Holly Reed as he was known to his many friends throughout the Blanchester area in fact throughout Clinton County owned and operated Reed's Jewelry Store He died November 11 1951 making full calculations last Saturday at the county fair it was found that the receipts would pay all the premiums dollar for dollar and leave a surplus of $200 or $300 the Wilmington Journal commented Tha racing at Sabina was consid ered good There were some show ers and the track was heavy mostf the time Gate receipts were a little more than $10000 PRETTY PLAYERS The splendor of Sprinkle Music Store float is obvious in this view One can almost hear the melodious strains of the music of 1910 $372221 little more than a of the usual take at Sabina Harold Cramer started to work for Mr Reed in 1936 as a watch icpairman He continued to work at the store through the years until the death of Mr Reed in 1951 In April 1952 Mr Cramer purchased the store from the Estate of Mr Reed He continued the watch repair and jewelry business The Western was engaged musical entertainment of Clinton County lair It nounced that Smith from I uc showed a gi Gaily News Journal WumirroB Mr Wixson is very proud of the special jeep service which he offers his customers Commenting on the jeep and how popular it was during World War II and how it has been since then He says he finds it very convenient in his service station operatiorf making it possible for him to go anywhere anytime in summer or winter on all types of roads to assure motorists of prompt service whenever they have a break down wherever they may be Mr and Mrs Wixson live at 316 Walnut St Wilmington with their daughter Sherry 13 years old and their son Jeff who is 14 months old After completing his service on the 16th day of December 1945 he returned to Wilmington On New Day 1946 he started work ing at the Pure Oil Station which was company owned at that time He was promoted to manager of the station in September of 1946 and stayed in that capacity until March 5 1949 He left the Pure Oil to join the Jack Patton ord Agency as a sale representative for both new and used cars He remained there until August 29 1952 At that time he and George udge formed a partnership in the operation of the Sinclair Service Station at the corner of Main and Lincoln Streets He remained there until June of 1955 at which time he sold his interest to udge David Peebles president of the Clinton County Agricultural Soci ety announced that the 1882 Clin ton County air would be held Aug 15 16 at? the Wilmington air grounds I A membership ticket was only $1 but the single ticket price was 50 cents and it cost 75 cents for a horse and rider A vehicle and driver male or female was 75 cents The Sabina air was set for following week The Sabina air advertised races The fair was held Wednes day Aug 23 through Aug 25 with racing on Thursday ail'd riday Prices were the same for Admis sion as the county fair The 22nd annual fair of the Un ion Agricultural Society of Blan chester was set for Aug 28 to Sept Officers of the CUnton County Ag ricultural Society took a page out of the book of the Sabina air in 1883 Their advertising ran on similar lines with large illustra tions of the huge wheeled sulky races of the day The county fair was set for Wil mington on Aug 14 17 and a band of was promised Some 200 horses were stabled on the fairgrounds Sabina air plans set tha date for that exposition on Aug 20 to run five days The Sabina air took in $9300 in receipts Hie Blanchester fair began Aug 2T and closed on the 31st The at tractions included trotting pacing and running races a game of base ot on on no on Patton bought out Landrum Motors in March of 1953 James Wixson was associated with Patton Motors for some time both in the sales and service departments Port William A series of words led to person al combat between the two The partly exone for the trouble because his opponent used a razor The Port William man was bound over for assault with intent to kill and bond was fixed at $5000 but later re duced to $1500 ph ihe fact that the u' rk and hs retained him Inspector He also repairs nice iik of icu eh and time to the buying public Band for the 1884 was an Brothers i would be in charge of the eating bouse good victuals fori The fair was held Aug 15 18 The fair was drv that vear The fair sprinklers worked late each night to lay the dust Residents of Main St sprinkled! the route to the fairgrounds each day The fair was not without fripednp arriclnnt On ridav ernoon a child eight years old the daughter of John Walker New! Antioch being run over and sen ous PURE OIL SERVICE Corner of Main and Mulberry Sts ifll i RACING HELD at the 11th an nual Sabina air ran from Wed nesday Aug 20 to njy Aug 22 Mrs Probasco Wilmington copped about S65 worth of premi ums for her jellies and preservesIt was said that the Reesvillc Band sounded as good as the Big Six Band of Springfield A rumor that the wells grounds was second iltu The audit County of receipts and balance du hand of third Wixson stocks a complete line oi Pure Oil products including gaso lines oils lubricants tires batteries and accessories He is very proud of the high quality and dependable service which Pure Oil products will give Considering the changes through the years Mr Wixson commented particularly on motor oils explaining how to days oils are refined to fit a 'particular motor ormerly the oils were airpost as Mr Wixson said for a the same oils being used in both diesel and gasoline motors Now they are de signed to fit the particular motor Most of them are full detergent oils or high detergent heavy duty oils They come in several dif ferent grades for both the diesel and gas driven motors Pure Oil gasolines are designed the same way In other words in this day of specialization oils gasolines and lubricants are designed to do a particular job and for a partciular car or motor to assuie top efficiency of performance and long life James Wixson well known owner of Wixson' Pure Oil Service Station in Wilmington was born and reared in the state of Michi gan He entered the army in 1940 served for 13 months in the in fantry and from there he transferred to the Army Air Corp He served in the Air Corp during World War II He attended Air plane Mechanics School at Chanute ield and following that came to the Clinton County Air orce Base and Wright Patterson Air orce Base As an airplane mechanic he worked at both the local base and the Dayton base It Was while working at the Clinton Air orce Base thqt he met his vyife In fact she was employed by a local dry cleaning establishment and Jim made her acquainten ance when leaving clothes to be dry cleaned He met her in 1943 and they were married in 1946 i ranier savs he enjoys Watch repairing very much and Railroad has confidence in all these years as their Official Time various types of jewelry and has a related nicrchanilise a ailable at all air to be held Aug 16 19 1887 ville commencing Tuesdays Sept Sept 1316 A Lever of Blanches mington paid the same sum for a It was noted that the third an 6 continuing four days ter paid the fair board $25 for din watermelon stand but of course nual air of the Patrons of Hus The Sabina air was held Aug ing hall privileges at the Clinton he got the exclusive rights to AT THE CLINTON County air entertainment included Joe Cusick and the Ice Cream Can dy The total receipts of the Sabina air were $9000 a sum considering the dullness of the fair The Gurneyville Band played for the county fair A strong wind I blew a fairground gate shut against a buggy entering the i a wreCK 01 It 4 I it 3 4 Is I 11H tilt HAROLD CRAMER Blanchester Jeweler Jaimes Wixson looks back with happy memories over the years which it has been his priviledge to serve the local public He is fortun ate enough to have probably what isknown as the best ser vice station location in Wilmington It is convenient to the down town shopping area offering the people a place to leave their cars to have them serviced while they do their shopping to the city hall courthouse or wherever their business may take them and re turn to find their car completely serviced filled up with gasoline and ready to go Mr 'raimcr has lived Edenton near Blanchester all his life He graduated from Blanchester High in 1930 Immediately after Graduating from High School he attended Watchmakers In stitute at the Ohio Mechanics Institute Cincinnati After graduat ing be went immediately into the watch repair business Mr runx i oificial lime Inspector for the AO Railroad In onimcnune on being Official 'Lime Inspector for the A Rail road Mr ramer pointed out how Mr Reed had held this same pMini) for the 0 In addition to that Mr Reedhad the 'pmi ibiLix of keeping watches and docks of the old A I Iraiiion Line which ran from Cincinnati to Blanchester in pcr fVi Kirr Ir fut Mr Cramer recalls how each Sunday Mr Reed would make the trip by Traction from Blanchester to Cincinnati and ba checking the clock and timepieces at each of A I stations on the run On September 1 1955' Mr Wixson returned to the Pure Oil Station which is located on the corner of Main and Mulberry Streets Wil njiington across from the General Denver Hotel However at that time he did not return in the capacity of manager Rather he leased the station and changed the name to Wixson's Pute Oil which it has remained since that time Wilmington air and evervone we think that it is past and gone During its progress the town was overrun wjth thieves and robbers and neither person aor properly wa jafe Thus wrote the Wilmington Journal about the 1885 Clinton County air held Aug 12 14 at Wil mington The journal went on to say tnai expenses would be paid and prciu fums would be given in full There were several accidents on the track No one was hurt Commenting on the thieves anduch the Journal said be lievc th time is nol far distant I Jfcw i PATTERN Carolyn Mobley 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Mobley armers Rd pins a pattern A member of the Martinsville Supersonic Sewers she is taking a luncheon cloth and napkin apron and blouse to the fair Last year she had a tea towel bean bag needle book and membership in the Hippity Hoppers Rabbit Club The Wilmington Journal for Sept 1 1886 said Xenia and Wilmington airs will both be held next week Clinton County has always outstripped her neigh The Sabina air the week before apparently fewer criminal acts committed than had bcmr in previous Biit latetiday Aug 27 there was a call to ground' murder There was affray between a i The 1886 premium list Cramer Jewelry Store 113 Broadway Blanchester Phone SU 3 2791 when county fairs will be a thing man from London and a man from of the The Sabina air was set to start Aug 25 AT SABINA there were horses i London man was from Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia The Big Six Band of Springfield the fin est in History (CMrtInl from gaged to exhibit her skills at each day's aession The receipts at the county fair were about $500 more than the pre vious year The list was of such length that it took two week's editions of the Wilmington Journal to publish the results Immense crowds were reported at the Sabina fair The Wilming ton paper counted about 400 rest dents who journeyed 11 miles to visit the fair dn Thursday 1882 Meotid annual fair of the Patrons 'of Husbandry of Clinton County at Martiniville SeDt 21 24 showed apme similaritiea and contrasts to present day fairs first nlace it was strictly al and home affair ittractiflns for en horse racing In tl an fesririil with no addi tertainment and AMILY TICKETS cokKIl Sin ale admission was 25 cents cost 1 horse and rider 50 cents a and driver male Or fe male 50 cents and children un der 12 years of age 25 cents The horse department included roadsters general purpose horses draft noraes light harness teams faney saddle horses brood mires and sweepstakes tn different sec tions Peafowls tukeys ducks geese and chickens of many varieties hardly known at this time were exhibited in the poultry depart ment headed by S( Gibson Included in the farm machinery and vehicles department were a traction engine and thrashing ma chine in addition to many other farm implements A Turner Harvey West and rank Mitchell were managers of the loral Hall which had a huge display of farm and earden nro ucts butters and jellies cakes I bm a LiiviHrHifluc cuiu ittciory kwus Harness uoots snocs nanaworK A shell hair and needlework millin 1 ery and flowers The 4 clubs were unheard of A in those days but the work of the 4f young people was recognized in a children's department supervisedby David Jay and housed in the loral Hall There they exhibited drawings copy books drawing books wood carving hair and bead work handicrafts and cook ing achievements ut it SHIS 4 A Lb Ms 1 1 Blit Sr MMfiv Sb 4 VW iLw 1 hfiHM mt 7 mmh I 1 Msawiv Oil 'JI jsaai RmT IHfc mSI rr 1 rK.