Tourney Quiet on Wednesday Draws 800 Fans in Athens
The Athens County basketball tournament drew about 800 spectators on the second night with Coolville and Waterloo fans among the attendees. Fans praised the organization and comfort while several couples from Troy, Waterloo, and Hollister watched the Buchtel York and Troy games, and locals cheered for Waterloo and Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Troy
John Aiken
Coolville
Joy
Howard Stout
Hollister
John Mingus
Ben Withers
Ray Sickels
Earl Lowry
David Stephenson
Mary MacFadden
Dean
Jake Katgenbach
Jess Carsey
Waterloo
Buchtel
Jacksonville
Red Cross Fund Advance Begins in Athens County Campaign
Under Glen M. Hanes general chairmanship the 1949 Red Cross drive launches with a county wide goal of 12000 dollars. City goal 6500 for Athens, 5500 county, 500 for Ohio University. An all woman volunteer group leads the business area solicitation with 61 members from three clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen M. Hanes
Red Cross
Athens County
Athens
Ohio University
Emagene Davis
Eleanor Minister
Business
Beta Sigma Phi
Sigma Phi Gamma
Program at School Plans Birthday Party Play
Sixth grade students at East Side School will present an assembly Friday at 2 30 p m in the auditorium with a George Washington birthday party theme. Don Peden plays George Washington and Harlene Spatz portrays Martha Washington under teacher Myrta Ashworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
East Side
Myrta Ashworth
Don Peden
Martha Washington
Harlene Spatz
Michael Hamilton
John Cornwell
Robbie Main
Keith Seward
Sue Clark
Emily Householder
Jerry Kyle
Sandra Yuill
Sue Pencilli
Virgil Reeder
Gordon Edwards
Arminda Kimes
Mary Lou Wichterman
Gertrude Congreve
Beverly Collins
Mary Ann Ahart
Bill Algeo
Monti Riggle
George Carr
John Risch
Moose Officials Return From Meet in Columbus
Claudis E. Chappel governor and Harold C. McBride secretary of local lodge 1399 returned from a two day Moose governors and secretaries meeting in Columbus. They discussed the financial contribution of Ohio Moose organizations for a new church at Mooseheart Illinois. Moose benefit project members pledged fifty thousand dollars toward construction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudis E. Chappel
Harold C. McBride
Lodge 1399
Moose
Columbus
Ohio Moose
Mooseheart
Ill
Speeding youth fined in Coolville
Walter S. Schupbach twenty two of Hanni bal was fined ten dollars plus costs by Coolville Justice T F Cecil after a State Highway Patrol arrest on a speeding charge.
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Speeder
Walter S. Schupbach
Hannibal
Coolville
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
State Highway Patrol
Warning: Backache and Leg Pains Signal Kidney Trouble
An old advertisement warns that backache leg pains and other symptoms can indicate kidney or bladder issues. It urges using Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, claiming decades of use and relief by millions to flush waste from the blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Trials Set for Three Men in County Court
Three men facing grand jury indictments have pleas of innocent entered. Blaine Evener of Athens is to stand trial Monday at 9 a.m. for robbery. Rolland McKibben of New Marshfield and William H. Hart of Athens Route 2 face joint and separate charges of breaking and entering and larceny on Thursday at 9 a.m. Roy I. Lloyd, charged with issuing checks with insufficient funds, is set for arraignment Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Grand
Common Pleas Court
Blaine Evener
Athens
Rolland McKibben
New Marshfield
William H. Hart
Athens Route 2
McKibben
Hart
John Bolin
Evener
Parker Walker
Roy I. Lloyd
Lloyd
Athens High School Debate Team Heads to Columbus Meet
Five Athens High School students will compete in the Central Ohio District Debate Meet at Ohio State University. The topic asks whether the United Nations should be revised into a Federal World Government with Dilley and Frank on the affirmative and Armbruster and Dilley on the negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ohio
Ohio State University
Columbus
United Nations
Jim Dilley
Charles Frank
Flora Armbruster
Frank Dilley
Patsy Wolfe
Athens
Columbus Central
Columbus East
Marietta
Central Ohio
Southeastern Ohio
Burton Massey
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births: Mr and Mrs D R Sedwick The Plains announce a daughter. Admissions: Ida Mae Phillips Glouster Route 2 minor surgery Genevieve Gutherie Coolville major surgery Oleva Cotterill Harrisonville medical. Dismissals: Glenn Von Bargen and daughter Athens Frank Ayres Athens Etta Davis Athens Betty Murphy McArthur James Bray Nelsonville Route 2 A W Kasler Athens Route 1 Baby Elma Lee Athens Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Sedwick
the Plains
Ida Mae Phillips
Glouster
Genevieve Gutherie
Coolville
Oleva Cotterill
Harrisonville
Glenn von Bargen
Athens
Frank Ayres
Etta Davis
Betty Murphy
McArthur
James Bray
Nelsonville
A. W. Kasler
Baby Elma Lee
IOOF Inspection Set for Friday at Sereno Lodge 479
IOOF Lodge 479 in Sereno will host an inspection Friday at 8 p.m. Deputy Grand Master John Aiken of Coolville will serve as inspecting officer. Four candidates will receive the initiatory degree and refreshments will follow the meeting, announced Robert E. Saunders, noble grand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereno Lodge
IOOF
John Aiken
Coolville
Robert E. Saunders
Noble Grand
Driver Fined for DUI in Athens Court
A $100 fine plus costs was imposed on W. W. Connett, 63, of Athens after he pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while under the influence. He was arrested last night by city police in Mayor Mickle's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Connett
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Scout Leaders Highlight Cub Pack Achievements and Charters
Scout executive D D Montoya urged about 80 Cub Pack 56 members and parents to support den mothers and complete well rounded programs as Pack 55 received a new charter. W G Davis presented the charter and a flag. 150 attended a parallel ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arm of Liberty
D. D. Montoya
Kootaga Area
First Presbyterian Church
Pack 55
Robert Dennis
William Farrow
American Legion Auxiliary
Montoya
Den 3
Pack 56
Elmer Jones
Den
John Cline, Jr
Kenneth Collins
Tom Jones
David Ross
Rolland Rousey
William Watkins
John Seaman
Farm Vets VA Reports Due March 1
Veterans on farm training under the GI Bill must file reports of their 1948 earnings with the Veterans Administration regional office by March 1 to continue subsistence. Missing the deadline may suspend payments. Reports cover income from productive labor for 1948 and determine 1949 subsistence, with reductions based on monthly income and dependents.
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Veterans Administration
OU Speech Director To Attend Conclave
Claude E. Kantner director of the Ohio University school of dramatic art and speech will speak at the Indiana Speech and Hearing Therapy Association convention in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday. He will present a morning talk on Conceptual Basis of Diagnosis and Therapy for Articulatory Defects and an afternoon discussion on Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Therapy for Articulatory Disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude E. Kantner
Ohio University School of Dramatic Art and Speech
Indianapolis
Indiana Speech and Hearing Therapy Association
Kantner
Freezing Temperatures Persist With River Rises
Last night’s temp slipped to 29 degrees the coldest since February 16 25 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 43 with today at freezing 32 by 8:45 a.m. A weak sun is expected to bring a warmer afternoon. The Hocking River rose from 7.24 to 7.68 feet by 6 p.m. and stood at 7.02 feet this morning before falling further.
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Hocking
C. N. France
Real Estate Transfers in Nelsonville Dover and Jacksonville Areas
Real estate transfers include Gerald E Reeves and Lawrence Reeves family parcels in Nelsonville and Dover Township two tract transfers involving Mary Mingus and Steve Bendervich. Additional transfers include Ralph Parks to Charles Tippie Jr and Ralph E Parks to Charles Tippie Jr in Jackson Jacksonville, Leonard Brown to John L Ingram Jr in Albany, and Emmett Brench to Letha Kasler in Alexander Township.
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Gerald E. Reeves
Lawrence Reeves
Nelsonville
Lawrence Carr
Florence R. Woods
Ann Bendervich
Anna Paskievitch
Steve Bendervich
Helen Bendervich
Mary B. Mingus
Dover Township
Nick Bendervich
Poultry Housing in Ohio Bulletin Free in Counties
The Poultry Housing in Ohio bulletin is now available free of charge at any county extension office, announced by Ross Wright, Athens County Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Bulletin
Ohio
Ross Wright
Athens County
Athens Man To Fill Police Force Vacancy
Harold E. Shields 21 of 97 S Shafer St to be provisional Athens patrolman replacing Kenneth Sands. A 1945 Athens High School graduate, Shields served 13 months in the Army with MP duty at Ft. Knox and infantry at Ft. Lewis. He worked as a grocer clerk and a printer’s assistant before appointment and will earn 175 dollars monthly during provisional service and exam period. He aided Sheriff Batem an in recovering Eleanor Gifford's car in Dayton after her murder.
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Harold E. Shields
Shafer St
Athens
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Shields
Athens High School
Ft. Knox
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Kenneth Sands
George Bateman
Eleanor Gifford
Dayton
38 Masonic Lodges in Ohio At Athens Meet
Record attendance at Paramathia Lodge No. 25 inspection by Verner F. Metcalf district deputy grand master from Marietta at the Masonic Temple Athens. Over 250 members and 38 lodges represented with 11 out of state lodges from West Virginia Olinda Texas and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramathia Lodge No. 25
FRAM
Verner F. Metcalf
Marietta
Masonic Temple
West Virginia
Olinda
Texas
Florida
Metcalf
District Court of Appeals
Edward C. Morganstern
Royal & Select Masons of
Ohio
Thomas JF. Gibson
Athens
Grand Commandery
Nelsonville
Giouster
Guysville
New Marshfield
Wilkesville
Ames
Correction: Survivor’s name altered in Hugo Butler obituary
The Messenger corrects a Wednesday note stating a survivor as Mrs John Betts of Athens. The deceased Hugo Butler died Tuesday in Columbus. The survivor should be Mrs Frank Betts, a sister.
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the Messenger
John Betts
Athens
Hugo Butler
Columbus
Frank Betts
Buck and Friends Witness Indian War Dance at Bob's Diner
Rack Howell recalls visiting Raleigh last week and dropping into Bob's diner where friends debated hog selling. Buck interrupts with a lecture and the group erupts into a war dance, while Buck admits Guens talked and he should have listened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rack Howell
Raleville
Bob
Buck
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Mill St
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Coronet
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N. Court St
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