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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1945
Page
2
Pomeroy and Middleport schools announce scrap paper drives to aid wartime needs. Supt W A Smith urges residents to tie bundles, place near schools, and have trucks collect on Wednesday to Friday. Target is twelve tons. canvassing will be house to house.
Ruth Sters Hench Helrich wed Rodney W. Hiccoxswain P.O. 3-¢ in a candlelit ceremony at the bride’s Rutland Street home with Rev. H. A. Rothrock officiating. A reception followed as family and friends gathered, the couple residing at Miller home on 5 Third Ave. The new Mrs. Hill is employed by New York Central Railroad. Mr. Hill is a Coast Guardsman stationed at Henderson Base.
Funeral services for Ralston Russell who died in Pittsburgh Saturday will be at two o'clock Tuesday at Finsterwald Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. He was former Pomeroy postmaster newspaper publisher and attorney and had been a Presbyterian Hospital patient for two weeks. He was son of the late Judge Dan Russell and Mrs. Russell. Surviving are his widow Helen Lindsey Russell and children Walter Mitchell in New York City Ralston Russell Jr. Pittsburgh Mrs Ray Farnham Cincinnati and Mrs W H Bye Chapel Point NC, several grandchildren a sister Mrs Florence Russell Smith and brother Attorney Albert Russell.
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara Meinhart were held at the Federated Church on Thursday afternoon. The Busy Bee Circle attended in a body and served as flower bearers. Pallbearers included Phil Meinhart, Max Meinhart, Gerald Wise, Willard Hermes, Thomas Hendrix, and Clarence Andreys. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs George Penick and Frank Zether of Newark, and granddaughter Barbara Meinhart of Ohio University Athens.
Disjointed notes describe a Garden Club meeting with references to a flag parade or display. Names such as Miss VideoThronne and Mrs James Trae appear amid fragmented actions during a business segment. The text is garbled with unclear events and attendees.
W EL Blower Vakey Last Cal in County is noted in the record with an unclear caption. The fragment mentions a local event or notice in a county area and references a person or entity abbreviated as W EL Blower. Further readable details are not provided.
A surprise birth day party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Hawley in Syracuse for Mrs Clara Frager captain of Troop 1 Girl Scouts. Scouts led by their leader planned songs games and ice cream cake and beverages. Initiation of new scouts was a key part of the evening with attendees named.
Middleport reports the first ticket bought for the New Dixieland Minstrels by F G Hunker, co director and former Sunflower Minstrels premier, long produced by Fides Lodge No 210 Knights of Pythias. The event runs Tuesday and Wednesday at the high school auditorium.
Pomeroy Lodge No. 164 F and A M will inspect at Masanic Temple on Mulberry Ave at 7:30 Thursday evening Feb 15. Worshipful Master Stivers announced one candidate will receive the Felton Craft degrees and refreshments will follow in the banquet room. Members and visiting masons urged to attend and all Masonry are welcome.
Mr and Mrs Darst received word that their son Arnold Darst was wounded in France. Mrs Lawrence Taylor also reported her son Herman Taxler was wounded. The late Javone Taylor’s father served in World War I.
Ohio University earned its 10th win of the season as the Bobcats defeated Cincinnati Bearcats 48 to 40. Coach Ray Farnham’s Bearcats rallied twice to erase Bobcat leads, with Cincinnati cutting the gap after an early 14 to 4 run.
Army boxing promos and college reminisces color a Fast editing roundup from Fullerton. Sgt Allen Lacombe promotes a Khorramshahr tournament March 14 to 17 with international contenders while Major Steve Hamas recalls Penn State coach Hugo Bezdek. In college hoops, Cincinnati Bearcats ride a late surge to rally past Ohio Bobcats as Jim Mackey fouls out and Ralph Sayre scores key buckets.
Ohio college hoops focus on two rivals Capital and Otterbein as they clash in Westerville to trim the Ohio Conference field. Akron Zippers remain unbeaten as Bowling Green, Capital, and Denison push for the title amid a busy 25 game slate with key tests for Ohio State and others.
Missed free throws listed by player: Maldogan two, Sayre one, Wylie one, Brandle one, Blakely one, Schneider one, Penno three, Mueller one, VanAntwerp one. Personal fouls: Mackey five, Wylie one, Brandle two, Blakely one, Schneider two, Penno three, Mueller two, Brian five. Officials: Harry and Harvey Schwab.
Ames Bern and Ames Hancock lead the Ath ens Court league as Corning Rail Roaders visit for a high stakes Thursday night showdown on the Corning home court. Corning has won the district Class B title the past two years and boasts a strong veteran lineup with 16 wins and 3 losses this season.
Illinois faces conference leaders Ohio State in Champaign as they close in on the Big Ten title with previous wins over Iowa and Minnesota. Ohio State holds the top spot, Iowa second, with Minnesota and Wisconsin also in pursuit.
In Chicago the Detroiter Therman Gibson won the Petersen Classic with 3 615, earning 5100 cash. Tilton Lake of Pleasantville earned 2000 cash and a 300 gold ring for winning the Dom Devito tournament with 1795. Fred Vopel and George Young won Petersen doubles with 1621. Basil Fazio took 2500 second prize with 1607 and Frank Van Dalen earned 1000 with 1600.
Fragmented ad copy touts Cystex as quick relief for bladder weakness nervousness and swelling. It warns of fake products and urges buying the guaranteed Cystr from a druggist at 35 cents. It emphasizes fast action and customer savings.
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