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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1956

Page

9

OU Athletes Move Into Coaching Roles for 1956 57

OU athletics alumni take coaching posts across Ohio Area schools name two area men Evans head football coach in Massillon and Weinbrecht basketball at Portsmouth High School Morrison to coach Racine basketball and Allen to coach basketball at Shade Other former players hold coaching assignments at Sugar Grove Greenfield and Conneaut while others enter military or civilian positions including Buddies at Willard and Athens area serve as lieutenants in the Air Force Pending return of students with assistantship at OU and Tom Eblert coaching at Green town High

Paul Efa Ohio University Bureau of Appointments Voun Evans Bobcats Massillon Harry Weinbreicht Portsmouth High School Weinbreicht Jacksonville Trimble Larry “Morrison Racine Roger Allen Shade Allen Athens Paul Kroh Stanford The Dick Fishbaugh Sugar Grove Erland Ahlberg Conneaut Ken Zeman Rittman High School John Brammer Greenfield High School Willard George Finnen Dick Garrison Ron Nakatsuji Joe Saggio Dick Spellmeyer Ray Thompson Air Force Warren Worthley Rudy Koletie Ford Motors Co Dearborn Mich Jim Hall David Davies Co Columbus Don Lundstrom E. W. Bliss Canton Dave Lunaberg Tom Eblert Greentown High

Yankees Chase Home Run Records Amid Historic Pace

The Yankees lead the chase with Mickey Mantle on a pace surpassing Babe Ruth in 1927 as he nears 60 home runs in 11 games ahead. The league records show the Reds, Giants, and other franchises holding big marks with NL 1263 and AL 973 established in past seasons.

Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Babe Ruth Cincinnati Redlegs New York Giants Yankes

Nelsonville church listings and traffic court fines

Nelsonville church notices list multiple congregations with service times sermons and union services at local churches including First Presbyterian First Methodist Pilgrim Holiness Church of the Epiphany and Church of the Nazarene Also a traffic court report from Nelsonville shows James Denninson of Glouster fined $20 plus costs for failure to yield, Cecil Fellum $10 plus costs for intoxication, John Fellum $10 plus costs for the same charge, and Arthur L Brown $10 plus costs for passing on a yellow line.

First Presbyterian Johny Loyd Evans Presbyterian Farm Minis‘ster The First Methodist Church First Methodist F. M. Wentz Pilgrim Holiness E. E. Leadingham Worshi Young Peoples Longstreth Pilgrim Holiness Duane Saylor Church of the Nazarene Adams St Langley Gullet Glouster Nelsonville James Denninson Earl Hilleary Cecil Fellum John Fellum Arthur L. Brown Columbus

Queen Contestants Named for Parade of the Hills

Nelsonville New Marsh field contestants for the queen event at the Parade of the Hills begin August 26 with Miss Dupler and Miss Glass among entrants.

Nelsonville New Marshfield Miss Dupler Miss Glass

W L Taylor Found Dead in Nelsonville Home

William L. Taylor age 55 was found dead Thursday afternoon at his Mason City hill home. He was last seen Wednesday evening and had worked as a kiln fireman at the Natco Plant in Haydenville. Surviving are his daughter Leeta Dennis and son Thomas Taylor, his father Thomas Taylor, a brother John Taylor, a sister Christine Mills, a half sister Lavella Weaver, and two grandchildren. Funeral set for Sunday at 1 p m at Johnson Funeral Home, burial in The Plains Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Nelsonville William L. Taylor Mason City Hill Taylor Natco Haydenville Murray City Thomas Mary’ Taylor Mary Leeta Dennis Glouster Thomas Taylor John Taylor Christine, Mills Zanesville Lavella Weaver Indianapolis Ind Johnson| Yr Richard L. John Ston the Plains Green Lawn Cemetery Patricia Hillyer Nelson Ville

Final Levering Rites To Be Saturday

Final rites for Charles Tad Levering who died Wednesday night at his home in Nelsonville will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Warren North funeral home. The Rev J A Long will officiate and burial will be in Green Lawn cemetery. The body will lie in the funeral home for friends to call.

Don Poling Chauncey Mary B. Adams Nelsonville Edward McCune Trimble Charles Tad) Levering Darold McLaughlin Trim Marta Hubert Howard Youngston Warren-North Adda Fritts Helen Rowland Murray

Ex Murray Resident John W Coakley Dies at 78

John Wesley Coakley 78, former Murray City resident and retired coal miner, died at his son-in-law and daughter Rev and Mrs Donald Wilson in Jacobsburg. Survived by son John Coakley in Columbus, daughter Edna Cook of Murray City, and siblings Ida Wade Lancaster Emma Thompson Athens Emmett Coakley Buchtel Bert Coakley McConnelsville Benjamin Coakley Toledo. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness Church Murray City Sunday 1 p.m. Rev Charles Hook officiating. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville. Friends may call Toothman Funeral Home Jacobsburg.

Murray City John Wesley Coakley Donald Wilson Jacobsburg Coakley Eliphas and Mary Jane Robinson Coakley John Coakley Columbus Edna Cook Ida Wade Lancaster Emma Thompson Athens Emmett Coakley Buchtel Bert Coakley McConnelsville Benjamin Coakley Toledo Pilgrim Holiness Church Charles Hook Green Lawn ‘Cemetery Nelsonville Toothman

Levering rites tonight in Nelsonville Elks lodge

Orville Midkiff Sr and Charles Lee Levering 65 are listed among Nelsonville funeral services with services at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively. Elks rites, open meeting at 7 15 p.m., and church wedding in the Presbyterian church are noted alongside a local union meeting and a fellowship picnic near Union Furnace.

Nelsonville United Mine Workers If of America Red Men’s William Courtney Wilbur Klinebriel Wits Ef Pepea Amt Hartel Windland Mmigtater County Nun Presbyterian Church Union Furnace Roger J. Jones M. Wo

Ohioan and West Pointer Named for Olympic Pistol Trials

CAMP PERRY says Pinion of Peebles Ohio and M Sgt Huelet Benner West Point coach will represent the United States in the slow-fire pistol event at Melbourne Australia Pinion a Navy chief warrant officer aged 44 scored 539 of 600 in the 60 shot tryout Wednesday Benner a 1952 Helsinki Olympic slow fire pistol winner and London 18 games veteran averaged 533 in Thursday's qualifier

Camp Perry Pinion Peebles Ohio Huelet Benner West Point Uncle Sam Melbourne Australia Benner Helsinki London

Notice of Probate Hearings for Listed Estates

Notice to executors administrators next of kin and creditors that inventors and appraisements have filed in probate for the estate of Oscar P Bingman deceased. A hearing is set before the court on the 3rd day of September 1956 at 9:00 AM at Beatrice Nana deputy clerk and Judge J Jones presiding. Interested parties may file exceptions prior to the hearing.

Oscar P. Bingman Decenssell

Athletic Association Plans and Membership Drive Discussed

Nelsonville Athletic Association outlined plans for the fall season at the field. They discussed building a press box and enclosing seating, a team bus operation for Gallipolis junior class games, and a weekly pregame feeding program. Budget projected around 34000 with membership drive as main income.

Nelsonville Ealargtonville Athletic Assn Leroy Bennett John Stuffle Bean Harold Dixon Association Torm Gallipolis Darell Figgins Everett Carroll Lloyd C. Gray John Stufflebean

Everett Hewlett Named To Police Chief Post

Nelsonville appoints patrolman Everett Hewlett chief of police after a civil service exam. Mayor Hilleary also names top three in the patrolman exam. Band events at Central School social feature junior and senior band concerts with Nutmeggers and other tunes.

Everett Hewlett Nelsonville Everett Hewlett Nion Earl Hilleary Max Valkinburg Hill Hilleary James Keary Cope Centrallbes Clifford James McMannis Oyun Vanus

Band to Meet Trimper Local School District

The district band plans a meeting at the high school on Monday August 20 with instruments and music. Director Charles E. Tewksbury will lead the session.

Trimper Rrimpie Sehool Charles E. Tewksbury

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Allen Lane Helen Talbott ‘Trail OF Kit Carson’ A Western Edward G. Robinson Frigidaire Collins Ings Nelsonville Church News Edith Glass Twila Mae Dupler W.L. Taylor Levering Browning Winchester Remington Mossberg Swearingen South Court St Sporting Goods Athens, Ohio Ric Tor Curtis Mary Murphy Beachhead Gene Autry Goodyear Hilleary Shoe Hospital Athletic Assn Sinclair Products State of Roner Dean Nelsonville Fayette ST P. C. Spencer Sinclair George L. Smith
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