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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1957

Page

9

Middie and Siegfried Lead Ohio High School Scorers

Middletown junior Jerry Lucas and Shelby senior Larry Siegfried battle for high school scoring supremacy in Ohio. Lucas tallies 31 points in consecutive wins to push his season total to 417 across 11 games, while Siegfried nets 60 in a 91-69 victory and overtakes Lucas with 395 points in 10 games as top Class AA standings shift.

Fritz Howell Columbus Bill Jerry Larry Ohio Jerry Lucas Middletown Larry Siegfried Shelby Lucas Press Weekly Siegfried Boy Willard Galion Columbus East Mel Nowell East Middies Arcanum Reynoldsburg Lockland Wayne Zanesville Columbus North Canton McKinley Anthony Wayne Salem Steubenville Locust Grove Bethel New Bremen Hartford Springfield Jefferson County Piketon New Boston Racine WSAZ Wlw-C WTVN WCHS WBNS WHTN Cartoon Club Rts Opry Des Clooney Linkletter Chet Long Ohio Story Doug Edwards Jonathan Winters Cheyenne Ole Opry Crunch Des NBC News Phil Silvers Wyatt Earp Brothers Wyatt Lane Wyman Jane Wyman Broken Arrow Broloken Nn Patrol Wweather Broad & High Valiant Lady Weather Farm Searc Liberace Guiding Light Katie's Kitchen Stu Erwin Matinee Ee Spook Beckman Miss Brooks Tennessee Ernie Tenn Ernie Casper Capers Bob Crosby Fran One’s Canteen Secret Storm Ssa Scoe & Oo Amazon Waterfront Foreign Legion Superman Soldiers China Smith Jill Corey Ohio Sports John Daly Eddie Fisher Disneyland Giant Hiram Holliday Godfrey Od Navy Harriet Piaa Paul Ford Thea

Wildlife funding crisis hits fish and game agencies nationwide

An Associated Press report details growing revenue shortfalls for fish and game agencies across states including Wisconsin, California, Texas and Michigan. It notes potential cutbacks to wildlife management projects if license fees and appropriations don’t rise, jeopardizing land-based economies and basic resource operations.

California Texas Michigan Wisconsin Conservation Commission Les Woerpel Wisconsin Federation of Conservation Clubs Woerpel

Hepburn and Ferrer to star on Producers' Showcase Mayerling debut

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer will make their television debut on NBCs Producers' Showcase February 4 in Mayerling. Hepburn noted nerves in live TV with about 50 million viewers. Industry sources say TV has sought the couple for two years.

New York Audrey Hepburn Mel Ferrer Showcase Nbc-Tv Mayerling Charming Arti Culate America Europe

County approves 1957 budgets for offices and road dept

Logan county commissioners allocate 719 211.52 for 1957 operations. General fund receives 246 400 and road department 472 811.52, up from 1956. Increases fund higher elected official salaries under a 1955 law, with cuts to supplies and maintenance.

Logan Road Department General

Four Japanese Dignitaries to Observe Hacking Health Visit

Logan Dr H M Boocks health commissioner announced that four Japanese dignitaries will observe health work. The delegation includes two college professors and two public health officers visiting to study health programs and practices.

Bloodmobile to Visit Hocking County on Jan 29

The first 1957 blood donation drive in Hocking County will be led by Edwin C. Johnston, blood program chairman. A mobile unit from the Columbus Regional Blood Center will be at the First EUB Church educational unit on Tuesday January 29 to collect 170 pints for patients in local and nearby hospitals. Recruitment plans will be announced by Mrs. M B Haney.

Logan Hocking County Edwin C. Johnston New Blood Red Cross Columbus EUB M. B. Haney Johnston

Mothers March Plans Set For Jan 31 In Hocking County

Logan announces 1957 March of Dimes events with co chairs Dr J E Rauch and Robert Rowland. Main effort is Mothers March on Polio the night of January 31 with door to door solicitation by volunteers. Iron lung canisters appear in local businesses and 3814 places have been asked for funds. Other activities include Blue Crutch sale January 19 by Logan High Y Teens and a January 26 March of Dimes dance at Izaak Walton League Clubhouse. A film Unconditional Surrender on the Salk vaccine is available for showings through health education coordinator M R Moran.

Hocking County Health Department United States Dicke Goh Gakushuin Junior College Tokyo Choten Inagaki Ochanomizu Women’s University Yoshiuke Hamamura Osaka Himao Kuwahara Nutrition The Health Bureau LOGAN J. E. Rauch Robert Rowland Logan High School Izaak Walton League Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce Rauch M. R. Moran

Troop 118 Work Planned for Haydenville

Boy Scout Troop 118 in Haydenville outlines yearly projects including a scale model of the earth and moon, an electric question and answer panel, and a glass panel showing merit points. Neal Gierhart is institutional representative. Roy Crothers neighborhood commissioner. Committees name Lloyd Mays as chairman and finance, Ray Vollmer, James Karsner advancement, Charles Waugh outdoors, Ed Amos scoutmaster, with Charles and Don Vollmer as assistants. Meetings are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

Haydenville Neal Gierhart Roy Crothers Lloyd Mays Ray Vollmer James Karsner Charles Waugh Ed Amos

Bangs Disease Tests Start in Hocking County

Milk ring tests for Bangs disease in cattle begin today in Hocking County. The Ohio Department of Agriculture mobile lab is at Logan Farm Equipment Co on Route 33 near Logan. Hours are 8 a m to 5 p m daily. Milk sample collectors appointed include Duane Lehman Benton Township Wayne Ball Falls Township and O V Mohler Falls Gore Township.

Logan Hocking County Mobile Ohio Department of Agriculture Logan Farm Equipment Co Route 33 Duane Lehman Benton Township Wayne Ball Falls Township O. V. Mohler Falls Gore Town

Auto Mileage Rates Approved by Board

LOGAN The Logan Hocking County board of health met briefly Monday night and approved using personal cars for department travel at eight cents per mile for the first 500 miles and six cents per mile for each mile over 500 per month.

Logan Logan-Hocking County

World's largest bat known as the flying fox

A tropical Pacific bat earns the name flying fox with a wingspan exceeding four feet. It is described as the world's biggest bat, native to tropical regions and notable for its impressive size. Wildlife observers note its broad wingspan and distinctive silhouette.

Pacific

Services Held Monday for Howard S Boland

LOGAN Services for Howard S Boland 83 who died last Wednesday in Columbus were held at 1 30 p m Monday at Leonard Funeral Home officiated by Revs J W Steen and Eugene Flowers with music by Mrs George Jurgensmier and Mrs Walter Leonard, organist. Burial followed in South Harvey Cemetery Marion Township.

LOGAN Howard S. Boland Columbus Leonard Funeral Home J. W. Steen Eugene Flowers George Jurgensmier Walter Leonard Carl Spence South Harvey Cemetery Marion Township

Loch Lomond Depth Surpasses Elevation in Scotland

Britannica notes Loch Lomond lies 23 feet above sea level yet reaches 650 feet in depth. The fact contrasts shallow shore with a deep basin near Scotland’s western Highlands. The article highlights the waterway’s surprising vertical extent.

Loch Lomond Scotland

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