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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1946
Page
7
Ohio University Bobcats coach Trautwein sticks with the same lineup after a Dayton Flyers thrashing as they face the Muskingum Muskies in the OU arena tonight. The Muskies visit following a tough loss and aim to rebound.
Ohio State leads Chio ro 46 25 while Wittenberg tops Kenyon 62 35 and Indiana defeats Cincinnati 60 22. Temple beats St John’s 55 49 and Harvard 60 40 over Rutgers. Bobcats face Muskies after recent mixed results as Trautwein sticks to the old lineup. The Bobcats totaled 883 points in 15 games, with 11 wins and four losses.
Ohio State beat Chicago Maroons 46 to 22 to firm its second place in the Big Ten standings. Indiana defeated Cincinnati 60 to 22, and Wittenberg topped Kenyon 62 to 35 in Ohio Conference action. Kent State fell to Western Reserve 77 to 69 as Western Reserve posted its fifth win in eight starts.
In Philadelphia Billy Fox weighing 170 from Philadelphia knocked out Nate Bolden 173 in the second round. In Cambridge Alf Red Priest 1153 stopped Joe Blackwood 153 Patterson. In Baltimore Jimmy Bivins 186 stopped Yancey Henry 19033 Washington in ten rounds.
A Point Pleasant circular signed by CIO and district officials urges citizens to back the union in pressuring West Virginia Mallecle Iron Company to pay back wages totaling over 28000. Five demands include retroactive vacation pay, shift differentials, restoration of lost time pay, retroactive classification adjustments, and compensation for defective castings.
Citizens National Bank president C. Lewis has been ill and confined to his Old Town Farms home in Pt Pleasant. He showed improvement Sunday but is not expected to return to the bank until late in the week.
A Tri State Area Council Boy Scouts meeting is held in Ashland Kentucky this evening. Attending leaders include Mr and Mrs Paul S Thomas J D Prizzie Mr and Mrs Walden F Roush Peter H Steenbergen Jr Rev C G Billups Rev William Meade Richard Newell Ralph E Allen Garrett Green Clifton Hatton and C D McGarry.
Twenty two workers of Marietta Manufacturing Company sign a round robin to local merchants pleading for hosiery relief. They allege a severe nylons shortage and long walks to work, asking merchants to help them obtain stock while promising to wait their turn in line. The signatories include Genevieve Poling Edith Holter Pauline Anderson Sybil Anderson Kean Faudree Mary Stewart Julia Kapp Eileen Fisher Clara Proffitt Lois Hennesy Jeannett Roberts Polly Stewart Helen Poffenbarger Wanda Waugh Betty Fisher Mary Foglesong Anna Sherman Velma Cossin Eleanor Schick Madaline Durfee Ruby Knightstep.
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Ryan Mc Culloch James were held in Point Pleasant at 11 o'clock Monday from the McCulloch home. She died Friday evening in Huntington of a heart attack and was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers included Peter H. Steenbergen Jr and others. She was a Huntington High School graduate, Marshall College BS, Ohio University MA, and active in First Presbyterian Church and local clubs.
Red Duncan a war veteran has bought the H. G. Neale Co. grocery at First and Main opposite Tu-Endie Wei Park and will run Duncan's Market with Mrs. Duncan, Miss Audrey Blessing, and Raymond Franklin. The store will offer staples meats fruits and vegetables with delivery restored.
POINT PLEASANT Paul Mattox Letart and Delbert Roush local youths were sentenced to six months in county jail and fined $100 each for taking a tire and wheel from a small truck owned by G W McKinney parked near the 72nd St Bowling Center on Jan 29. They pleaded guilty before a local magistrate. State Patrolmen Harry D Coyner and C A Hehle investigated. William Devore of Putnam County was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication.
Mrs T B Roush hosted the Rhododendron Farm Woman's Club at her Graham Station area home for February. The program on Better Breakfasts the Year Around was led by Mrs Douglas Roush with fruit preparation demonstrations by Velma Roush. The club plans to donate books and magazines to Graham School and fund new books, then served refreshments to a group including Mrs Robert Hoffman Mrs E C Roush and several members.
Athens will be represented in the American Bowling Congress events in Buffalo next month. The McBee team from the City League submitted its entry last week and hopes to compete in the early rounds of the big national meet.
Fullerton notes initial bids for the New York Invitation Tournament with North Carolina and Notre Dame among strong contenders. Tar Heels remain the only team to beat NYU and NYU’s upset over Notre Dame praised. Also mentions Barney Ross relocating for work and baseball salaries talks, plus Notre Dame coach Ripley helping Marines and Willie Pep film questions with Yale coaches.
Miss Geraldine Elizabeth Evans married George Mumford Taylor in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on February 9. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Evans, wore brocade white satin with a colonial bouquet. The groom is the son of George W. Taylor of Columbus and Mrs. Sara Turner of Charleston. The couple planned a Columbus honeymoon before residing in Gallipolis. The wedding featured matron of honor Mrs. Robert L. Evans and bridesmaids, with Jack Covert as best man. The ceremony used seven branched candelabra and ferns with white stock as the backdrop.
Miss Hope Wiseman married Richard Davisson at her parents home in Rio Grande. The two exchanged vows before a fireplace, with Rev. Lawrence McDaniel officiating. The bride wore a powder blue suit and pink rosebud corsage, and her sister served as matron of honor. The groom’s best man was George Ramsey of Wellston. A small reception followed and the couple plans a short trip before residing in Wellston while he resumes college studies after military service.
Middletown strong in Ohio class A with wins over Newark and Portsmouth boosting title chances. Canton Lehman, Warren, McKinley, Raven, and Township loom as threats while teams like Benedictine and Chillicothe pursue strong district showings ahead of the state tourney.
City Manager Roy Bartlett announced that hard water will be greatly improved within days. New filter sand and 55 tons of heated sand and gravel will arrive. Existing filter layers have accumulated iron rust and cemented, requiring a sledge hammer to break them.
POINT PLEASANT Miss Lillian Smith former resident of this city died at her niece Mrs. Robert Gossenz home in Columbus Monday. She was daughter of the late Enos and Francis Martin Smith. She is survived by Mrs. Gossenz and a Navy nephew Chester Fish. Body to arrive Arnett Mortuary Wednesday morning with funeral at 2 p m conducted by Rev F T Cey. Burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Athens Bulldogs seek a fourth straight league win to stay within four games of Logan in a tight standings race. Nelsonville Greyhounds, coming off two straight wins, eye an upset as Athens leads Friday results with Logan beating Jackson 40 to 33 and Athens edging Middleport 34 to 32.
In a tight Vinton floor contest the Rutland Red Devils upset the Vinton Rural Tigers 40 39. Lewie Moore led the Tigers with a 15 4 burst and 44 at halftime while Nelson Sellards and Red Evans paced Rutland with 16 points each in a pivotal late run.
A Pomeroy driven car struck a parked Neighborhood Road vehicle and collided with a State Highway Department truck on Route 7 near Gallipolis. Driver Harold E. Smith and passenger Evelyn Smith were injured. Ball faces charges for leaving a parked vehicle. Highways icy conditions caused several ditches on Crown City Hill over the weekend.
Rev Roy Tillis pastor of Fairview Church announces a meeting series beginning February 13 and continuing through next Sunday. Rev G C Johnson to speak Saturday evening and Sunday with an all day meeting and basket dinner. Congressman Hubert Ellis of Huntington votes to return the employment service to the states.
POINT PLEASANT Mo os Club will present an iron lung to Mason County at a Wednesday 7 39 pm ceremony in the courthouse. Sheriff Ernest Hesson to be custodian so the device is available for immediate use.
An Athens man reports relief from post meal bloating gas and acidy liquids after using ERB-HELP. He credits improved digestion and regular bowels to a product claiming to cleanse bowels and energize the liver and kidneys. Sold at Athens Pharmacy and Betts Cut Rate in Nelsonville.
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