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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1960
Page
7
Ohio University opens a two game weekend set at Bowling Green aiming for a second straight Mid American Conference win while Bowling Green seeks relief after two weather canceled games. In a separate game the Bobcats defeated Marshall 9-1. Ohio had earlier routed Findlay 19-5.
Ohio University golf team defeated Virginia Tech 9-0 in a nine inning or 19-9 scoring format? The Bobcats led 9-0 early behind pitcher Ted State and Frank Kinsey. Bobby Mayer led with three hits including a homer while Larry Thomas and Dale Bandy added four hits apiece in a showing that sets up a Saturday triangular at Annapolis with Navy and William and Mary.
A feature explains golfers fear of the golf ball and offers Morrison Keys Chin Pointing and Foot Rolling to focus attention on swing essentials. The method promises a positive mental process that frees muscular movement for players from weekend duffers to top pros as taught by King Features Syndicate.
President Ben Wagner of the Hocking Valley Association calls a meeting for all managers of HVA entries Tuesday at 7 p m in The Athens Messenger newsroom. Wagner urges attendance to set organizational plans for the coming season. Racine is the defending champion with Plantsville as runner up in 1959.
Gil Hodges drove in the tying run with a one out triple for the Dodgers and later scored on a wild pitch as they surged to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals. Vern Law limited the Reds to seven hits with two strikeouts in a 13-0 Pirates win.
Paul Waldron sues Denver Perry for money in civil suit heard before Judge G E Sharp. William Sammons represents the plaintiff and Harry S Willard the defendant. Decision to follow.
The Zaleski Woman’s Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Mabel Pinney’s home for an Easter devotional themed Crucified Christ Lives Again directed by Mrs. Vesta Williamson. New officers include Mrs. Mabel Pinny president and Mrs. Emily Good vice president.
More than 60 Cornell University upperclassmen improve their own grades by tutoring freshmen in mathematics and physics, according to campus reports.
The Athens Messenger reports a growing natural gas industry in Vinton County alongside timber clay and coal. Since May 1959 Swan Two near Creola hosted first gas well, with leases expanding to Brown Elk Knox Madison Clinton Vinton and Wilkesville townships. By April 1960 twenty seven gas wells and one oil well have been drilled, five dry holes. Darrell Blanton of Hereford Texas leads with 17 gas wells and 21 000 leased acres, joined by McArthur figures Kwatkosky Kissling Jr. and others. Roberson Williams Oil Corp Ridgedale Oil Co John A Duboch David Law and John S Bailey hold multiple leases. Gas is pumped to Sugar Grove for the Crawford Compressor Station by Ohio Fuel Gas Co.
Vinton County commissioners in special session leased the Memorial Building auditorium to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hayes of McArthur to reopen the Vinton Theater Easter Sunday. The move aims to provide youth entertainment and draw shoppers to McArthur, while the Wescoast Memorial Library trustees’ request to expand into the space was denied. Also approved were township purchases of road equipment including a $4200 tractor mower loader by Wilkesville trustees and a $3950 used motor grader by Vinton Two trustees after trade-in.
Burson of Allensville is rehired by the McArthur Downtown Coaches Association as recreation director for the summer playground program. He will also handle the baseball program in his fourth year. A $2500 tentative budget for the summer Little League and July Fourth celebration was approved. An audit of DTC books was ordered.
A Common Pleas Court jury returned a verdict for defendant Garry M. Clark of McArthur on a $569.86 claim brought by Bischoff Machinery Co. The judge was T. W. Mitchell of Jackson. Jury members signing the verdict were Nena M. Wells Eddie Faulkner Luella M. Bowen Mrs Curtis Turner Ival Waldron Wylodene Sowers F R Copeland Elza E Imboden and George Crevison.
Marvin DeGreen Jr. 26 of Chesterland died in surgery after a nail he was placing in a brick wall ricocheted and struck his heart. He was helping install a new front on a building on East 11th Street and left behind two children.
Claude Herrold and R B Will transfer to Theodore T Von Kama cke lot 476 in the Fairgrounds Addition McArthur Evan and Mary Bobo transfer to Ada Zirkle a lot in Prattsville Floyd and Elizabeth Fletcher transfer to Agnes M Willingham 18 acres Swan Two
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