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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1954

Page

11

Rainbow Angler Nets Bird After Fly Casting Feat

TRAVERSE CITY Mich District Game Supervisor Ford Kellum wowed spectators on Bellows Lake by catching a night hawk that struck his rainbow trout fly. The hawk lunged, tangled the line, then landed exhausted on the water before Kellum released it unharmed.

Traverse City Mich Ford Kellum Bellows Lake Kellum

Crossword Clue List Reveals Themed Answer Set

A list of crossword style clues includes entries like Prominent People across and Verily with hints for Watched Hurried and other short forms. The puzzle references terms such as Dentist ab. Place Goes astray Out-building Merits Biblical priest Anna Bite Distance measure Novelist Ferber Pedal digit Gaelic Profound and other fragmented clues.

State Project Said Delayed in Ohio Mental Hospitals

Columbus officials clash over delays to two state receiving hospitals in Portsmouth and Cincinnati. Auditor Rhodes accuses Welfare Department of poor planning, while Welfare Director Robison notes nine hospital projects authorized since 1945, with seven open and two nearing completion, plus 25 outpatient clinics for non urgent mental illness care.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes State Welfare Department Henry J. Robison Rhodes Portsmouth Cincinnati

Man Finds Bear Sitting in His Car

In EGAR Ariz Charley Patterson a mechanic found a bear occupying the front seat of his stalled car on a dark mountain road. He had just refilled the tank and started the engine thinking it was a large dog. He chained the bear to the other front door and drove to town.

Egar, Ariz Charley Patterson Patterson

Professor Jameson, Oberlin College Language Chair, Dies

Russell P. Jameson, 76, longtime head of Oberlin College’s romance language department, died at Allen Hospital. A Mansfield native and 1900 Oberlin graduate, he retired in 1944. funeral services set for 3 p.m. Friday.

Oberlin, Ohio Russell P. Jameson Oberlin College Allen Hospital Mansfield Oberlin

Man Pushes Burning Car Into Pond. Fire Extinguished

Dub Brown of Lake Dallas pulled a burning car from a garage by using a tow chain, then backed away to extinguish the house fire. He used a truck again to shove the car into a pond, where it remains six feet beneath the water. Akron council approves measure allowing public access to city board proceedings.

Dub Brown Akron Ohio

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