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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1958
Page
9
Pomeroy star S T Johnson extends a late push in SECAL scoring with 343 league points after 111 free throws and 116 field goals. He leads as Max Walton, Gene Morgan, and Mark Kelley follow with strong averages and multiple players above ten points.
The column argues that basketball stats can mislead due to scoring credit disputes and varies in recording by home scorekeepers. It cites OU star Mike Morrison and Racine’s Carl Wolfe with record totals, recalls Don Finsterwald vs Roberto de Vicenzo on TV, and jokes about OU alums receiving cards and Hess counting votes for two point plays.
Hydrological experts warn silt buildup may convert lakes into vast mud flats. The Ohio study by the Divisions of Water Parks and Wildlife notes upstream runoff from farms increases sediment, reducing storage capacity and harming aquatic life. Some lakes like Wyandot and Roosevelt show sharp losses, while Alma Hope and East Branch may endure centuries.
Sacred Heart Point Pleasant Mass times on Sundays across churches listed. St Joseph Mason and multiple congregations with morning, evening worships, Bible studies, prayer meetings, Sunday schools, and youth programs noted. Includes EUB Harmony Baptist Seventh Day Adventist and local Christ Church Episcopal events.
In Thursday A league action Athens Office defeated Matthews 4 to 0 while Ambassador beat Athens Machine 3 to 2. Top bowlers included Sudnick 215 172 191 578 and Murphy 195 206 225 626 with Beasley & Mathews leading the industrial standings at 20 4.
Walden Roush principal of Ordnance School announced a new enrollment high of 502 pupils with 15 teachers. About 275 students eat lunch daily, and the rise is linked to many new homes in the area.
The Shrine Club of Point Pleasant sponsors a Valentine dance on February 15 with music by Chet Haddox and orchestra. Open to members and guests. Tickets available at Safford's Studio.
Mr and Mrs Max Nibert announce the birth of their first child a son named Max Lee born Wednesday at Holzer Hospital in Ohio River Road The mother is Lois Lee Costen The maternal grandmother is Mrs Costen and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs G D Nibert
Members of the city council will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the city building. Mayor B W Krodel will conduct the business meeting. Barbee Rothgeb city clerk will give the treasurer report on the city water works city and sewer plant.
State police detachment held exams Thursday. Twenty five passed the oral test and sixteen the driving portion. ten failed the oral portion and one failed the driving part.
Mrs. Calvin McDaniel of Mason announces the birth of their first child, a daughter, born Tuesday at Holzer Hospital. The mother is the former Marilyn Lanham of Point Pleasant. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carl Lanham of Point Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Curtis McDaniel of Mason.
Some frog species can alter body color to blend with their environment. This camouflage helps avoid predators and regulate temperature in diverse habitats.
Mason County announces 53 sheriffs since 1804 with a current lineup led by Sheriff Earl C. Mohr. The new jail began operation at 4 pm Wednesday with no arrests during a quiet period, the first booking at 9:35 pm Thursday tracing to John Porter, 57, of Blakley West Virginia on a drunkenness charge.
Mrs. William Vanhorn with years of Girl Scout work led a Thursday evening lecture at the Lutheran Church on Parish Ave. She will teach the weekly classes as the intermediate leaders split from the Brownie group led by Mrs. C. G. Bauerle. Attending representatives included Mrs. Paul Stout Mrs. John Towner Mrs. J. A. Shinn Mrs. John Wiseman Mrs. Milton Burgess and Mrs. Charles Frye. Next week's meeting place and time to be announced.
Mason County Board of Education will hold a February meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the board of education office. President Mrs C P Stout will preside.
The Ladies of Service Guild at Christ Episcopal Church held a February luncheon and meeting in the Parish House with Valentine themed decor including tinted wildflowers and red candles. Rev. Jerome D. Rodgers led devotionals and a Lenten talk while Juliet Smith presided in the president’s absence.
The International Affairs Committee of the Point Pleasant Women's Club will meet Friday at 7 30 p m in the social room of Main Street Baptist Church to arrange the February meeting program for Feb 14 at 7 45 p m in the Moose Home. Mrs Madge Byus is chairman with Mrs Howard Yeager as co chair
Miss Christine Johnson was a guest pianist accompanying a girls sextet from Point Pleasant High School at a Friday afternoon meeting of Sol Charles Lewis Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at the home.
Mrs. W. C. Gilmour will preside at a Lambda Chi Omega Sorority meeting Monday evening at the Moose Home. Plans will be made for the sorority's annual birthday dinner and dance.
The Leon Homemakers Farm Women's Club will meet at Kathryn and Carrie Beaver's home in Leon on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Mrs Phil Thomas and Mrs Allen Thomas will host the event and Mrs Bess Sayre will preside.
Mrs. Frederic A. Groves president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges February as American History Month. Mrs. J M Foglesong chair of the Col Charles Lewis Chapter American History Committee will arrange an observance program.
Chief Hoyt Jiiden reported a three car collision on Viand Street where Floyd Taylor, Rodney Wamsley Jr., and Larry Blain were involved. Blain received a hazardous driving ticket after his vehicle struck Taylor’s, pushing Taylor into Wamsley’s stationary car. no injuries were reported.
State police probed a Thursday crash at Jackson Ave and 22nd St with both drivers claiming green lights. Richard Johnson 37 of Point Pleasant and C M Montgomery 71 of New Haven collided when Montgomery turned left. No injuries. damage valued at 450 to Johnsons wagon and 250 to Montgomerys car. The West German Republic became sovereign on May 5 1955.
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