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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1972

Page

14

Key To The Mint Backed For Belmont Title Run

New York AP reports Key To The Mint will be backed by trainer Elliott Burch jockey Braulio Baeza and owner Paul Mellon as he seeks the Belmont Stakes. The 104th Belmont Stakes is set for 5:35 p.m. EDT with CBS TV and CBS Radio coverage. Key To The Mint follows Derby winner Riva Ridge and Jersey Derby winner Smiling Jack. Bee Bee Bee is skipping the race.

New York Key To the Mint Elliott Burch Braulio Baeza Paul Mellon Smiling Jack Bee Bee Bee CBS Burch Brookmeade Stable Mellon Belmont Quadrangle Arts and Letters

No One Breaks Par In LPGA 1st Round

In a rain soaked opening round at Pleasant Valley Country Club the 6130 yard layout yielded no players under par amid tension from plaintiff Janie Blalock. Kathy Whitworth and seven others share the lead at one over 74 as Blalock competes amid legal actions.

Pleasant Valley Country Club Kathy Whitworth Miss Blalock Japan Sayuki Yamazaki Pam Barnett Betty Burfeindt Barbara Romack Carole Jo Skala Sandra Palmer Sharon Miller

Arizona State Favored In College World Series

Arizona State, ranked number one, and two-time defending champion Southern California loom as the favorites in Omaha as the College World Series begins.

Arizona State Omaha Neb Hardhitting Southern California USC

Athens Legion Opens 1972 Baseball Schedule at Trautwein Field

Athens American Legion team opens the 1972 season this weekend at Trautwein Field home of Ohio University. Coached by Bill Wooddell the team from K T Crossen Post 21 plays Chillicothe Saturday and Newark Sunday both games starting at 1 p.m. with a roster featuring Athens High players and peers from nearby schools. A full schedule will be released later.

Athens American Legion Trautwein Field Ohio University Athens Bill Wooddell K. T. Crossen Post Chillicothe Newark Athens High

Speedy Crown Sets 1 58 Mark in Victory at Scioto

In Columbus Ohio AP Allan Leavitt and Frank Antonacci guided Speedy Crown a 1971 Hambletonian winner to a 1 58 mile across trot track equaling Nevele Pride's world mark. The Pace that won by 17 lengths over Soda Hill as Painted Doll placed third in the $11 000 Challenge Stakes. The syndicate paid 1 million for Speedy Crown and Beissinger will drive him for the year before deciding on 1973 plans.

Columbus, Ohio Allan Leavitt Leavitt Frank Antonacci Speedy Crown Speedy Scot Nevele Pride Lana Lovell Farms Hanover Crown Stables Plainview N.Y Howard Beissinger Frank Tom Antonacci Crown Stable Beissinger Scioto Downs Soda Hill Painted Doll

Bengals trade Ely and release Coleman as Hatner retires

Cincinnati Bears move three players as linebacker Larry Ely is traded to Green Bay for an undisclosed pick, defensive back Al Coleman is released, and wide receiver Mike Hatner retires after spending a year with the Bengals after joining from Denver.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Bengals Larry Ely al Coleman Mike Hatner Ely Green Bay Packers Coleman Tennessee State Bengals Hafner Denver Broncos

Fishing Outlook Across Ohio Rivers and Lakes

The Muskingum River below the dam and Burr Oak Lake report clear water and normal fishing. Anglers catch bass crappies bluegill and catfish with minnows nightcrawlers meal worms and artificial baits. Docks 1 and 4 host a carp contest. Mrs. Mary Conley leads with a 30 inch carp.

Muskingum River Washington County Burr Oak Lake Athens Morgan County Hans Martin Steven Kosto Columbus Docks 1 Mary Conley Grove City Lake Logan Hocking County Outlook Fair Hocking River Iy Dow Lake Athens County Fox Lake Upper End Hocking Lower End Four Mile Creek Forked Run Lake Die County Midlake Tycoon Lake Gallia County Jackson City Reservoir Jackson County Jackson Lake

Southern Local Board Hires Non Teaching Staff and Transfers

The Southern Local Board of Education announced hires and transfers including Fern Gaul James R Lawrence and Joyce Ritchie for teaching positions. John Dudding was hired and William Downey moved to special education. Several Title I associates and cooks were hired on continuous contracts with multiple bus drivers janitors and substitutes named. Resignations included athletic director Jim Adams and math teacher Barbara Beegle. Clarence Wickline will remain as substitute.

Fern Gaul Southern Junior High James R. Lawrence Social Studies Southern Senior High School Joyce Ritchie Syracuse John Dudding William Downey Ralph Sayre Marilyn Powell Edwin Cozart Ray Proffitt Marshall Adams Delbert Smith Earl Cross Dan Smith Dorothy Proffitt Russell Cline Billy Hill Charles Cornell Jr Earl Adams Harold Circle Tom Price Tom Theiss Jess

Henderson Obituary for Johnnie William Neal 65

Obituary notice lists services for Johnnie William Neal 65 Henderson with burial at Wyoma Pentecostal Church Cemetery Gallipolis Ferry. He died after long illness at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis and was a Boilermaker Union 610 member with 16 years at Marietta Manufacturing Co Point Pleasant and American Ship Building Co Lorain. Survivors include wife Maude Price Neal, four children, eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial at Wyoma cemetery after 2 p.m. services.

Henderson Johnnie William Neal Wilcoxen Bobby Wood Marlin Campbell Wyoma Pentecostal Church Gallipolis Ferry Neal Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis Mason County John Hardy Maria Dosha Smith Neal Gillespy Chapel Union 610 Point Pleasant Marietta Manufacturing Co American Ship Building Co Lorain Maude Price Neal Violet J. Pyles Pamela Randolph Robert Randall Lavern Harold Columbus Burdell Pomeroy Andrew M. Greer Mt. Union Baptist Church Carpenter Edith Roger Greer Macon Sheila Cook Connie Smith Greenville S. C Patsy Greer Alice Lyons Fay Lyons Elizabeth Tenn Mount Union Baptist Church Ewing Funeral Home

Ex Sheriff Maude Collins of Vinton Dies at 78

Maude Collins 78 of Columbus a former Vinton County sheriff died Thursday at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus. Appointed in 1925 after her husband Sheriff Arthur Fletcher Collins was killed she was later elected clerk of courts. She was a retired matron at the Columbus State School and survived by three sons two daughters and numerous grandchildren. Graveside services set for Saturday at Hamden Cemetery with arrangements by James N. Blower Funeral Home. Contributions to Dr Crile Cancer Fund urged.

Racine Norman Kathryn) Milliron Veterans Memorial Hospital West Virginia John Shelton Patterson Fannie Patterson Elizabeth Mae Roush Joann Milliran Candie Lou Milliron Connie Jean Milliron Roger William James Edward Paul David Larry Shelton Patterson William Leroy Patterson New Haven W. Va Hubert Patterson Hartford Dimple Eakins Juanita Hoschar Reba Gibbs Norma Jean Patterson Goldie Reitmire Florida Plants Church Letart Falls Ewing Funeral Home Pomeroy Chesterhill Minta Mae Thomas Fawcett-Stone Kenneth Naison Charles Delman Kenneth Edwin Collins North Ridge Calif Frances Louthen Columbus Marjorie Jean Richardson Mexico City Mexico Delman Harry Charles Williamson Hamden Funeral James N. Blower

Athens Junior Champs Track Meet at Peden Stadium

The Athens Jaycees will host the Athens Junior Champs Track and Field Meet at Ohio University on Sunday from 1 30 to 9 30 p m. Open to boys and girls 8 to 18 with qualifiers advancing to the Ohio Jaycees Meet in Steubenville on Saturday June 18.

Athens Jaycees Athens Ohio University Peden Stadium Ohio Jaycees Steubenville Ohio

City Recreation Announces Umpire Meeting for Little League

Little League director Jim Mason invites all umpires to report to W State St Fields at 6 p.m. Sunday for final umpiring instructions. All interested umpires should be present.

Little League Jim Mason W. State St

Youngstown Judges Get Protection

Youngstown's three Municipal Court judges will be protected by bullet proof glass screens on the bench. City Council approved buying screens and recording equipment for evidence. Councilman William R. Shranko initially opposed but joined the six others after the mayor explained safety concerns.

Youngstown Ohio William R. Shranko Jack C. Hunter

Gayla Motors Inc Incorporation in Ohio

Articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state by Gayla Motors Inc in Guysville. Charles David Frey listed as incorporator with Joseph B Vanity as agent. Lavelle and Vanity Athens law firm filed the papers.

Guysville Secretary of State Gayla Motors, Inc Charles David Frey Joseph B. Vanity Lavelle and Vanity Athens

Wisconsin honors convocation lists 1438 UW Madison students

William D. Kelton of 31 Euclid Drive Athens is among 1438 students honored for outstanding work at the University of Wisconsin Madison all university honors convocation on the Madison campus. Petitions for divorce filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court include Joan Wells Rutland versus Roger Wells Ewington and Martha Fox Middleport versus Larry Fox Middleport.

Madison Wis William D. Kelton Euclid Dr Athens University of Wisconsin At Madison Meigs County

Bond Money Made While Inside Jail in Kalamazoo

Jack L. Romans 23, held as a material witness in a 1971 murder case, used $1,500 in witness fees to post his bond after turning state's evidence in the Louis Gould killing case in Portage. Patricia Gould and three men faced charges in the trial that followed.

Kalamazoo Mich Jack L. Romans Louis Gould Portage Patricia Gould Romans

Famed Clock Tower May Be Leaning

London MP Marcus Liptons warns the Leaning Tower of Pisa may be rivaled as Big Ben tilts northwest. At 113 years old and 326 feet high, the Houses of Parliament tower is settling and could crash if unchecked, say environment experts who expect years of stability.

London Labor M. P Marcus Liptons Pisa Lipton Department of the Environment

Engineers To Study Salt Creek Project Details

Residents along Salt Creek are asked to grant entry for an Army Corps of Engineers environmental study. The Huntington District will survey land in Hocking Ross and Vinton counties for 18 to 24 months to assess ecology wildlife vegetation and fish relating to the Salt Creek Lake proposal.

Huntington W. Va Salt Creek Army Corps of Engineers Corps’ Huntington Kenneth E. McIntyre Salt Creek Lake McIntyre Hocking Ross Vinton P.O

Bibliography on Bartok Issued by Ohio University Library

A new Bartok bibliography tracing the life and works of Bela Bartok is issued by Connie Walsh and Joseph Szeplaki of Ohio University. It covers literature scores and recordings in the library and will be displayed June 19 in the music library. Christine Ahrendt, a local artist, contributes an account of meeting Bartok and his wife in 1944.

Bela Bartok Connie Walsh Joseph Szeplaki Ohio University Alden Bartok Ohio University Library Szeplaki Christine Ahrendt New York City Eastman School of Music

Appointment of Administrator for Frenda Wilson Estate

Thomas W. Wilson of Route 5 Athens Ohio is named Administrator of the estate of Frenda Wilson deceased. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated May 26 1972 Judge Harold J. Rose Court of Common Pleas Probate Division Athens County Ohio.

Thomas W. Wilson Athens Ohio Frenda Wilson Athens County Harold J. Rose Judge Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Nomination of Administratrix for Gertrude Allen Estate

Leora P. Riley of Route 1 Nelsonville Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the estate of Gertrude Allen deceased in Athens County Ohio. The appointment is dated May 22 1972 and will be under the authority of Judge Harold J. Rose of the Athens County Common Pleas Court reference 5266-2.

Abandonment Request Filed for Athens Branch of C and O Railway

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company filed on May 15 1972 with the Interstate Commerce Commission for a certificate to abandon 13.13 miles of the Athens Branch from Valuation Station 3321 50 to 4014 71 and 11.78 miles from 3321 50 near Nelsonville to 3943 44.8 near Armitage Ohio The docket is AB-18 Sub No 2 with protests due by July 28 1972 and no hearings unless protests show need.

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Interstate Commerce Commission Washington, D.C Athens Nelsonville Armitage Athens County Ohio Poston Valley Commission ICC Nha B. Allen North Chartes Street Baltimore Maryland Chesapeake and Ohi Railway Company

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