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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
12
Lancaster and Greenfield high schools meet in the tourney opener as teams prepare for winter to spring sports. Ohio State coaching moves and players like Sam Selby and Hank Lefkowitz surface amid football and basketball notes.
Corning defeats Glenford 48 to 42 to clinch the Perry County tournament title and earn a district berth at Logan. Glen Hursey scores 21 for Glenford, Jerry Jones tallies 20 for Corning in a scoring duel.
Ticket sales begin at 6 o'clock as Greenfield faces Lancaster and Chillicothe meets Wellston in the first night of the Southeastern Ohio scholastic tournament. Ironton challenges Gallipolis while Wellston and Chillicothe loom as strong contenders for the gonfalon in a packed opening program. In Class B, Corning meets Bloomingsburg and Rio Grande faces Glouster as Rockbridge and Chauncey close the night.
Chauncey Dover High School’s Blue Devils finish 14 5 after beating Waterloo New Marshfield 89 to 59. Under coach W A Smith the team posted key wins over Buchtel Carbon Hill Shade Racine Murray City Rockbridge The Plains Glouster and Union Furnace before heading to the Logan section tournament to face Rockbridge at 9 p m Thursday.
Rutland wins Meigs County tournament for first time in 20 years by edging Racine 31 30 and earns sectional bid in Logan. The team will be honored at 5 p m Thursday at Little's Restaurant with cheerleaders coaches and the principal as guests. a two foot tall gold trophy will be presented by the tournament committee.
Rodger R. Nelson, formerly night editor at the Associated Press Bureau in Cincinnati, will handle press and radio relations for the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues this year. He succeeds previous arrangements and steps into a key communications position.
Ohio U basketball hopes dim as Bob Dickey and Bob Johnson join injuries. Coach Dutch Trautwein will rely on Mark Wylie in upcoming Western Reserve and Butler tilts. Shrider closes in on Walters in scoring while Walters leads in free throws.
Ohio scholastic basketball fans packed gymnasiums despite snow and slick roads. Defending champions Farmer and Middletown-Delta battled for state titles while East Liverpool and Ashland posted big wins. Others included Steubenville Central, Springfield Catholic, Dayton Kiser, Fostoria, Pleasantville, Holgate, Yorkville, and Olney in numerous district clashes.
Nelsonville Greyhounds beat Crooksville Ceramics 64 55 on their home floor to finish the regular season. Eight seniors scored as Fick 18 Woody 15 and Frieriks 17 led the visitors with Crooksville finishing co champion in the Muskingum Valley League.
The Chauncey Friendly Class of The Plains Church of the Nazarene met at Mrs. Carrie Channell’s home on Tuesday with Nellie Thomas presiding. Mrs. Channell and Ada Lakin led devotions. next meeting will host Mrs. Stella Darnell. A refreshment committee included Ruth Glass Bernice Tinkham and Sylvia Sofranco. visitors Janet Stalder Gary Glass and Tommy Thomas attended.
In celebration of P A Nida’s 82nd birthday on Feb 21 Mrs Alice Nida hosted a gathering with attendees from Orton Nelsonville and Circle Hill including Lessie McManaway Trimble Hershel McKee Clarence Banfield and many others. Local residents participated in visits and weekend trips while cake was baked by Lillian Armstrong.
Chauncey guest list includes Mrs Mae Wade Fallon Mrs Rose Kendall from Akron and several local residents. Olive Brookins hosted a Sunday dinner at her Millfield residence with guests Guy Brookins and Nellie Brookins.
Chauncey Ray Howard and Michael Danko of Millfield completed a two week visit in Florida returning on Monday.
Mrs. Homer Tharp was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital Monday and returned Wednesday. Springfield visitors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Young. Band Boosters and PTA met at the high school with William Tedrow presiding. Dan Kovac and M M Bryson spoke on the Burr Oak Dam project as the group endorsed it and asked the county representative to back the bill. Mrs. Wade Young visited Glouster, Hannah Rodgers of East Hill is ill, Marcel Levion and Leon in Tokyo spoke by long distance, and Vondalee Levering of Columbus visited the Levering home.
Agnes Bentz of Pom ery visited her parents Mr and Mrs Mike Bentz. Ralph Ballard spent Sunday with Wirt Hollon at Nease Settlement. Mrs Arthur Morarity and son Larry visited Mrs Clifford Young in Pomeroy. Junior Rose and Margaret Foster were guests of Archie Tuttle. Nevy Rose visited Pelpre relatives. Junior Sarden stayed with Uncle and Aunt Mr and Mrs Clint Orr on Friday.
Chauncey residents Chauncey George Williamson spent Monday and Tuesday in Columbus at his parents home. Merle Feuerhelm and daughter Cheryl Lynn of Columbus visited Mrs. Feuerhelm’s parents Luther and Mrs. Cruickshank on W Main St. Virginia Risley of Athens visits Leslie Cruickshank on W Main St. Alice Johnson of Columbus visited Chauncey parents and traveled to Marietta to see Ralph Richardson. Dr C N Sanders of Millfield was a business visitor in Columbus Tuesday.
Chauncey resident Carl Shively has been moved to a Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia and is reported unimproved. His wife Mary Helen Sweeney Shively accompanies him at the facility.
Mr and Mrs Day Johnson Chauncey entertained dinner guests Sunday including James Johnson and Ray of Athens, Mr and Mrs Robert Smith and daughters Sandra and Patricia of Lower Plains, Grant Russell and Russell Johnson at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hamilton announce the birth Monday of a seven and one half pound daughter Sharon Kay at their home near Millfield.
The Plains Methodist Church will host an official board meeting after Sunday evening service. A nominating committee will be elected, announced by pastor Rev. Charles Carfrey.
Chauncey Isabelle Courtney, music supervisor in Tipp City schools, spent Friday to Sunday at the home of her parents Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney on High Street in Chauncey.
The Rev. Charles Caffrey will be a guest speaker at Chaunc ley Methodist Church Friday night services.
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