Gridmen Get Letters At Athens
Athens High School recognizes senior and junior players for a 5 4 football season with varsity letters. Osu standouts Aurelius Thomas Boo White cited as examples of resilience. Awards given to seniors juniors sophomores and reserves. coach Eskey praises team effort and discusses future plans.
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Dan Frank
OSU
Aurelius Thomas
Bill Jobko
Jim Marshall
Boo White
Hess
Roger Burke
Supt. Johnson
Eskey
Jackson
Wellston
Pomeroy
Logan
Bulldog
Alan McGrath
Louis Ruman
Dick Knight
Bob Trout
Jim Sweeney
Jim Gaskill
Vic Stanson
Les Cornwell
Brent Cornwell
Max Schwarzel
Jack Gaskins
Bob Collins
Bob Mcc- Inturf
Larry Smith
Dick Life
Buz Ball
Gary Douglas
Dick Blosser
Russ Wickerham
Bob Nelson
Bill Biggers
Bucky Mechem
Richard Bacon
Bruce Buckle
Mike White
Phil Laughlin
George Murphy
Gary Murphy
Harry Everett
Football Mothers Club
Burke
Roger Rice
Mary Connett
Pauline Fierce
New Coach Dynamic Plan for Ohio University Football
USA college football notes discuss Ohio University searching for a new dynamic head coach to revive the program. Candidates include Bill Hess Paul Hoerneman and Keith Piper with Frank Richey also considered. The piece notes the challenge of selling footballs importance to faculty alumni and students while attracting top high school talent. Also covered are Athens High basketball captain Gary McConkey, OU spring football and basketball schedules and regional tourney hints with MAC and non conference foes. NHL scores Montreal Toronto Boston Detroit.
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Niznl
War We University
Bill Hess
Paul Hoerneman
Keith Piper
Gene Slaughter
Frank Richey
Ohio Us
Ohio
Knute Rockne
Paul Brown
Bud Wilkinson
Carroll Widdoes
Ohio Uni
Missouri Baptist Elected Church Council President
The National Council of Churches elected Rev. Dr. Edwin T. Dahlberg of St. Louis as president for three years. Delegates debated race relations and space age concerns while noting ongoing interracial progress among about 30,000 of the 308,864 churches. Reports from the South contrasted with optimism from Texas and Virginia on segregation and integration.
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ST. Louis
National Council of Churches
Missouri Baptist
Edwin T. Dahlberg
Liston Pope
Yale Divinity School
America
Francis P. Miller
Charlottesville
Virginia Council of Churches
Blake Smith
University Baptist Church At
Austin
Texas
South
Auditor's Report Shows Ohio Improvement Costs Rise in 1950s
Auditor James Rhodes notes Ohio cities spent 145,198,490 on capital improvements in 1956, part of a ten year total of 1,009,009,787 for new buildings water sewer and light plants highways bridges equipment and other capital outlay. Highest year 1953 at 154 million. 1955 at 151 million. City figures include Athens 511,130.81 Gallipolis 106,212.55 Jackson 391,401.89 Logan 69,141.15 Wellston 15,247.10 Nelsonville 77,506.44.
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Athens County
Ohio U
Athens
Belpre
Lancaster
Logan
Marietta
New Lexington
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Jackson
Pomeroy
Wellston
Oak Hill
Hocking County
Jackson County
Vinton County
Perry County
Meigs County
Ohio Cities
James Rhodes
Nelsonville
Rites Sunday For Victim Of Gas Fumes
John D. Amnah 62 of Logan Route 2 died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his car early Thursday. A Columbus native, he lived on Frasure Helber Road in Hocking County and worked for the Hocking County Farm Bureau. Surviving include his wife Wini fred three sons and three daughters plus five sisters. Services 2 p m Sunday at Leonard funeral home with Rev R B Hughes officiating. Burial in Mt Olive Cemetery Gibisonville.
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Logan
John D. Amnah
Logan Route 2
Columbus
Amnah
Frasure-Helber Road
Hocking County
Hocking
Elizabeth Glenn
Helen Riddlebarger
Betty Vollmer
Lucille Dillon
Holda Fisher
Genevieve Abbotts
Lillian Baird
Helen Durenberger
Leonard Funeral Home
R. B. Hughes
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Gibisonville
Ida Thornton Rites Listed For Saturday
Funeral arrangements are made for Ida Thornton 80 of Rockbridge who died Wednesday at her son's home in Lancaster Route 4. She leaves three sons a daughter fourteen grandchildren a brother two sisters and other relatives. Services will be held Saturday at the EUB Church with the Rev Floyd Adams officiating and burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Roy
Frank Thornton
Columbus
Robert Heath
Sugar Grove
William Bell
Carroll
Nodah Stiverson
Rockbridge
Minnie Glick
Lancaster
Thornton
EUB
Floyd Adams
Fairview Cemetery
Leonard Funeral Service
Girl’s Rites On Saturday
Arrangements are set for the funeral of Miss Jessie Abagail Wilson 16 who died of monoxide poisoning early Thursday. She is the daughter of Clyde and [illegible] Wilson of 154 Bowen Street. Her survivors include five sisters and grandmothers. Services are at 2 p m Saturday at Roberts funeral home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Phyllis Ann van Duren
Marjorie Green
Patsy Jo Wright
Judy Regina Bourne
Logan
Shirley Wilson
Fletch Wilson
Ben Cooper
Roberts Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
County Group Holds Session
Hocking County commissioners transacted routine business approving auto-gasoline fund bills of 346.72 and county fund bills of 130.54. They also approved Harley Meyer’s expenses for attending an Ohio Association of Common Pleas Judges meeting. Next Thursday’s session was cancelled due to a convention of the Ohio Association of County Commissioners.
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Logan
Hocking
Harley Meyer
Ohio Association of Common Pleas
Ohio Association of County Commissioners
Hocking Valley Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges
Admitted Mrs. Goldie Russell of Logan for medical care and Mrs. William J. Beck of Logan. Discharged Mrs. David Young of Athens and her son. Discharged Mrs. Robert Huntley of McArthur and her son.
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Goldie Russell
Logan
Medical
William J. Beck
David Young
Athens, and Son
Robert Huntley
McArthur, and Son
Women To Run in Ohio and Washington Meet
The National Amateur Athletic Union awards its indoor women’s track championships to Cleveland or Akron Ohio with dates in March. If the Lake Erie Association does not agree on site or dates by Jan 1 the meet moves to Washington in January with the Evening Star games in conjunction.
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Washington
National Amateur Athletic Union
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio
NAAU
Lake Erie Assn
Taken to hospital after ambulance transfer from Gibisonville
William R. Moore was taken by ambulance from his Gibisonville home to Brown VA Hospital Dayton. He is in Ward 11, room 509.
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Logan
William R. Moore
Gibisonville
Brown VA Hospital
Dayton
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Athens Messenger
Dan Evans
Jackson Jackle
Art Farrar
Jay Simms
SECUL
Andy
Hed
By Andy Chonko
Khrushchev
Zhukov
Ohio University
Gary McConkey
Athens High
Virginia Tech
Duke
Davidson
Elon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Xavier
Ohio State
Notre Dame
National Sports Mag
Vince Costello
Costello
The
Browns
Little Ohio University
Coach Brown
Howard Brinker
MAC
NHL
Montreal
Toronto
Boston
Detroit
McConkey
Coen Se Eweene
Gaskill Seen Eee
Stanson Ln Gale
Coursey
Cornwell Teee
Lausche + eee
MclInturf
Church Council
George W. Cornell
Ida Thornton
Hocking Valley Hospital
Hilltop Gun Club
New Marshfield
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Lamborn's
Packard
Kinneer Motors
Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge
FORD
Chevrolet
Clifford Auto Sales
Columbus Road
Sears
W&h Chevrolet
DODGE
Call
Gabriel
Cincinnati
U.S
USDA
Studebakers
Platt
Hudson
W. Union St
Algeo Motor Sales
E. State St
Mercury
O.K. Cn
Rda
Auto Service
Landis Gulf
Brown's Pure Oil Service
N. Court
H. D
Athens Building Material CO
Union Dial
W. O. Rose
Mahaffey Motor Service
Central Ave
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Bank
Dannie’s
Dannie's
Miller’s Sanitation
Guysville
Coolville
R. D. No
Acme Dry Cleaners
Union ii
Elmer W. Sutton
Fuller Brush CO
International
H. D. Martin
Willys
West Roofing Co
Depot St
Life Insurance
D. M. Goddard
Grange
Baughman Ins
Albany
Gail Watkins Equipment Co
Dec
Rapp
Waverly
Sherwin Williams
Buick
Cadillac
R&h
Hettp
E. Carpenter St
Cort Cosmetics, Inc
I. M. Farnsworth
Dexter Ave
Hilliards
Sharp Manufacturing
Plane
Reeves Co
Attleboro, Mass
Archie Dailey
Donald Bennett
Teenee
Beautiful Auto
Dr. Fordomatic
Fordomatic
Mercus Mercury Co
Pontiac
Ford Victoria
B&h
B&m
Beasley & Mathews
Prone
Columbus Rd
Roger Dean
O.K
Plymouth
Desoto
Roger Lean Oposite Airport
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