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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1949

Page

7

Wilma Rollins Wins Spell-Down At Nelsonville Event

Twenty high school students competed in an assembly program in Nelsonville with Wilma Rollins, a senior, winning the spelling bee by correctly spelling hypotenuse. Barbara Dexter, a junior, finished as runner-up as Martie Betts served as pronouncer and Patricia McCarthy hosted.

Nelsonville Wilma Rollins Mary Sharp Barbara Dexter Martie Betts Mildred Mays Helen Washburn Ernest Weaver Charles Wiseman Jody Shafer Janie Krieg Dwight Johnson Margaret Hall Donna Hoskins Bill Cooley Dean Circle Patty Green Elinor Call Thelma Mallin Norma Crasier Billy Monks Kenneth Bumgardner Dorothy Ross Jane Herbert

Minister Evans Heads to Boston Clinic for Checkup

The Rev. John Lloyd Evans of First Presbyterian Church will enter a renowned medical clinic in Boston for an annual checkup. He plans to be away about a week and will spend a few hours en route with his son Lloyd, a University of Pennsylvania student in Philadelphia.

Nelsonville John Lloyd Evans First Presbyterian Church Boston Lloyd University of Pennsylvania At Philadelphia

Men's Club Plans Triple Basketball Tilt

The Senior Men's Club of the high school hosts a three game bill Friday at 6:30 pm in the high school auditorium. The Noon Intra mural League All Stars face the High School Reserves in the opener, followed by Carbon Hill Alumni versus Western Auto Robins with players like Bob Hutchins and Harry Westfall. The nightcap pits the Varsity 1947-48 against this year’s Varsity, amid debate on which squad was stronger. Admission is 15c for students and 25c for adults.

Nelsonville All Stars Carbon Hill Quint Logan City Western Auto Robins Bob Hutchins Harry Westfall Bill Blimes Charlie Whyte

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