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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1945

Page

10

Community Notes From Coolville Area Socials And Visits

The Coolville region reports several social updates. United Youth Group meets Sunday at 6 30 pm in the Methodist League room with counselors Mrs RK Henderson and Mrs E M Daugherty. Helen Macleod Service Guild to gather Thursday Jan 3 with Mrs G R Walden for a 6 45 pm potluck. Local families share visits and dinners in Clarksburg Bethel Ridge and Athens with friends including the Davises King Parrish and Hickman families. A cablegram from Lt Lowell Cole arrives overseas. Ensign James Rogers assigned to Oahu near Honolulu. Funeral for Mrs Dave Tohn held in Athens. Families note travels and visits across Athens Cutler Guysville Amarillo Tex and surrounding towns.

Coolville United Youth Group Methodist League Room W. B. King E. M. Davis Perry Davis Bethel Ridge Clarksburg H. C. Parrish T. F. Cecil E. M Alfred Rogers Ensign James Rogers Oahu Honolulu W. &. King Dave Tohn Athens Cecil Lizzie French Cutler Gordon Hickman

Baldwin Wallace Tops State As No 1 Ranked Team

Ohio State and Bowling Green dominate a heavy holiday week basketball slate. Ohio State, on a five game win streak with two Big Ten victories, hosts Purdue while Bowling Green, 11 and 1, faces Great Lakes and Western Ontario as part of a packed schedule. The weekend results nudged OSU and BG up in national ratings as the Buckeyes beat Michigan 57 to 37.

Harold Harrison Columbus Ohio Ohio State Bowling Green Bucks Purdue Indiana Boilermakers Ward (Piggy) Lambert Bowling Green State Great Lakes Falcons Western Ontario Buffalo N.Y University of Puerto Rico Westminster Akron South Dakota Wesleyan Toledo Oberlin Cincinnati Detroit Baldwin-Wallace Michigan State Penn Puerto Rico Michigan Wolverines de Paul Kentucky Oklahoma A. & M Wyoming Iowa Northwestern Cornell Notre Dame North Carolina Wing Green Tennessee Tarheels Carolina New York University St. Joseph’s

Angle Shot Across Alley Best for Seven Pin Spare

NEC DAY five fifty five match game champ series notes bowling tips and game results. Long Island University beat Bowling Green 51 49 at Madison Square Garden while Ohio State and Miami squads faced losses and several Ohio colleges posted season records.

Bowling Green Long Island University Madison Square Garden Ohioans Karl Schwhb Bee Gees Minami Redskins Butler University Indianapolis Bulldogs Comiskey Akron O.—U Pat Comiskey Chicago Ohio State Findlay Ohio University The Armed Services Gus Mullner Cleveland John Carroll Bob Heath Onio Wesleyan Ohio Northern Oberlin Cincinnati Kent State Marietta Wooster Defiance Miami Lashland Rio Grande Western Reserve Dayton Muskingum Mavier Bluffton Case Heidelberg Kenyon Denison Wilmington M Capital Baldwin-Wallace Toledo Union Wittenberg Carroll Ashland Wilmington

Nelsonville Welcomes Mayor-Elect Orel Daugherty to Office

Mayor-elect Orel Daugherty plans to take the oath and assume duties on Jan. 1 after a two week illness. Vern Coakley will be service and safety director, succeeding John Lawson. City Council members include C. W. Monks Gerald Nelson Wesley Hawk Granville Green Charles Shater Walter Tigner Eugene Berry. John P. Kelso begins a new term as city solicitor and Phillip B. Weller will serve another two years as treasurer. Helen DeVore continues as city auditor.

Nelsonville Orel Daugherty Meyer Miles Howe Vern Coakley John Lawson Daugherty City Council H. E. Wilson C. W. Monks Gerald Nelson Wesley Hawk Granville Green Charles Shater Walter Tigner Eugene Berry Tigner Green Sintert Raymond Ashby E. W. Allen Ashby Allen John P. Kelso Phillip B. Weller Helen DeVore E. F. DeVore

Nelsonville Personal Notices Then Christmas Guests Depart

Nelsonville residents record Christmas Day gatherings as Mrs Lenore Gardner and family left for Venice California after months with her sister Mrs Henry Lancaster.

Lenore Gardner Jack Dixie Venice Cal Henry Lancaster Joseph H. Fedigo Walnut St Gale Witting Columbus Fearns Murray City James Hardman Jr

Service Men Return as Veterans Honored at Home

Lt. Gt. Donald Shafer receives honorable discharge after three years in the U S Navy and returns to his parents in town with wife. He served at Pearl Harbor directing welfare activities. Pfc. Donald Hopstetter comes home with 22 months overseas, ETO Ribbon with four battle stars and multiple medals. S. Sgt. Sam McNamee and wife visit before he reports for another year in the Panama Canal Zone gearing to relocate after six weeks.

U. S. Navy Donald Shafer Cecil Shafer Coshocton Lt Shafer Pearl Harbor Pfc Donald Hopstetter Z. F. Hopstetter Nebesonville Rt 3 Armed Forces 26Th Infantry Division Sam McNamee Coffeyville Kas Patter Bliss McNamee Sgt. McNamee Panama Canal Zone

Engineer Undergoes Major Surgery at St Francis

NELSONVILLE. R. S. McDowell, engineer at the municipal electric light plant, was moved to St. Francis Hospital in Columbus Sunday for major surgery. His wife and daughter from Columbus accompanied him to the hospital.

Nelsonville R. McDowell Municipal Electric Light St. Francis Hospital Columbus H. J. Hyer Louis McDowell

Buchtel Man Dies Sunday In Logan

Charles J. Whitmore age 71 of Buchtel died Sunday at Gibbons Hospital Logan from pneumonia after influenza. Survived by wife Ida May Whitmore two sons Lawrence and Harry two daughters Dorothy Lumpp and John Turnbull six grandchildren and one sister Margaret Wilkes. Thomas Edward preceded him. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM at Warren Funeral Home Nelsonville burial Greenlawn.

Nelsonville Charles J. Whitmore Buchtel Oney Elizabeth Whitmore Gibbons Hospital Logan Ida May Whitmore Lawrence Nelsonville Rfc Harry Virginie Dorothy Lumpp John Turnbull Youngstown Ohio Margaret Wilkes Columbus Thomas Edward L. E. Evans Church of Christ Warren Greenlawn

Car Robbed In Owner’s Garage In Nelsonville

Kathleen Boyd reports her garage was broken into during holiday period. A car stored inside lost four wheels tires tubes and 10 gallons of gasoline. She notes the theft occurred while she was away at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Nelsonville Kathleen Boyd Robbina Rd Boyd Cleveland Presley Lloyd Evans Glen Hanes Mary Louise Bowen

Legion Auxiliary Meeting Postponed to Next Week

NELSONVILLE The Legion Auxiliary meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening January 4 has been postponed one week due to the New Year holiday.

Nelsonville The Legion Auxiliary

Christmas School Notes from Jacksonville Methodist

Jacksonville church notes record the Methodist Sunday School Christmas program with readings and a two year officer slate led by President Orel Keirns and Secretary Leona Orme. Local families and holiday guests are listed, and New Year services at The Plains are announced with the choir. பூ

Jacksonville Methodist Sunday School Sophronia Householder Linnie E. C. Shirkey Orel Keirns Wahneta Exenkemper Leona Orme Gladys Kempston Bertha Heffken Clayton Roberts Buane Fifth Street Robert Meeks Ralph Meeks Dorthy Meeks Virgil Meeks W.C. Lereh Columbus Plains Plains Choir William van Hall Air Corps Andrew van Hall Williams Giroster R. EB. Davis Arene Courtney Pettit Rusten Elah West Carrollton Jack Vernon Jack, Jr Beloit Gerald Vernon Bamberton Harry Vernon Glouster Eloise Miller Julius Bratka Elmer Bratka Howard Bill Akron Bratka Rose Hummeltonburg Vern Bratks Elmer

New Year Views from Fullerton on 1946 Sports Scene

Sid Feder surveys 1946 outlook with picks on Yankees Cardinals Bruce Blanchard and Davis, Joe Dimaggio training ahead in Florida, Solomons Jacobs plans for mutual world champs, Turner and Halas contract talks, Packers staff scouting Rose Bowl, Hutson in East-West game, and other sports notes.

Sid Feder Hugh Fullerton Brooklyn Louis Conn William Tom Smith Gee-Gee Army Blanchard Davis Goeit Nelson Joe Dimaggio Florida Joe Jack Solomons Mike Jacobs U. S France England N.B.A New York Bulldog Turner Chicago Bears Chicago George Halas Green Bay Packers Curly Lambeau Don Hutson

Jock Sutherland to Coach Steelers

Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland, former Pitt and Brooklyn Dodgers coach, will sign today as the Pittsburgh Steelers new head coach. Rumors had circulated after his Navy discharge as a commander.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League John B Jock) Sutherland Pitt Brooklyn Dodgers Steelers Sutherland

Mayor Fines Driver for Stop Sign Violation

Nelsonville driver Paul Holman pleaded guilty to failing to stop at a sign in a State Highway Patrol affidavit. In Mayor Miles Howe’s court, Holman was fined ten dollars plus costs for the offense.

Nelsonville State Highway Patrol Paul Holman Miles Howe Land

Kentucky Wildcats Beat St John’s Redmen 73 to 59 at Madison Square Garden

Kentucky’s unbeaten run extended to seven as Adolph Rupp’s Wildcats crushed St John’s of Brooklyn 73-59 in Madison Square Garden. Harry Boykoff led St John’s with 27, but Kentucky pulled away in the final 10 minutes. The win comes ahead of with tough tilts against Temple and Ohio University in early January.

New York Kentucky Adolph Rupp Wildcats Madison Square Garden St. John’s Brooklyn Kaintuck Oklahoma Aggies Long Island Harry Boykoff Redmen Mainutea Kaeiitucks Temple Philadelphia Ohio University Aggies Stillwater Okla Wnbeaten Oklahoma City Don Kurland Company Texas Kansas Baylor

Pro Team Signs Big Hunk O Man

Cleveland Browns announce signing of naval ace Vince Banonis former star center at Detroit University and Chicago Cardinals Banonis 24 6 ft 4 in 230 lb played in 1941 North South All Star College game with Iowa Seahawks 1943 and Pearl Harbor Navy All Star in the current year

Cleveland Cleveland Browns Vince Banonis Detroit University Chicago Cardinals T. Banonis Iowa Seahawks Pearl’ Harbor Navy

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