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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1948

Page

9

Officers Installed By Trimble Grange At Grange Home

At a Trimble Grange meeting in Grange home Saturday evening the following officers were installed with Past Master Roy Easler as installing officer Herman Jones W M James Parrish overseer Roy Byers lecturer Charles Eddy steward Cedric Antle assistant steward Mabel Sisson chaplain Beatrice Vaughan secretary Otto Duncan gate keeper Mrs Pearl Wallace lady assistant steward Nedra Eddy Cer es Gertrude Brown Pomona Roy Easler treasurer and William Sisson trustee for a three year term New members Mrs Lewis Schoeman Mr and Mrs Robert Border took the obligations Oyster stew was served after the meeting.

Lewis Schoeman Robert Border

Glenford tops Coalton rout as Hursey shines in tourney

Glenford unveiled Glen Hursey who powered a rout of Coalton while Bruce Bingham led Middleport. both posted 32 points in a high scoring round. Eddie Cooper boosted Centerville to the finals of Gallia County with 18 points as Ames-Bern snapped Racine’s streak and set up a Chauncey-Dover clash. Crown chatter swirled around top scorers and looming matchups as Lancaster eyes Marietta in Class A tourney. In personal news, Mrs. Robert Wren gave birth to a son yesterday.

Ames-Bern Racine Glenford Glen Hursey Thomases Golden Horde Coalton Perry Hursey Middleport Bruce Bingham Bingham Crooksville Junction City Hursey and Company Roy Riegel Lawrence Carpenter Gibisonville Jackets Eddie Cooper Centerville Chauncey Cooper Athens Chauncey-Dover Greenies Racine Tornadoes Lancaster Marietta Wren Robert Wren Toledo Athens High John Brammer Jim Vorhees Coulton Will Horde Kaeh Petry Countians Harold Daughtery Chauncey Dover Blue Devils Buddy Earich Charles Border Gallia Devils Earich

Xavier Accepts Bid To NAIB Tournament

Columbus Ohio report notes Xavier Musketeers earned a post season NAIB bid after a 21 of 26 season and join Wooster in top Ohio actions. Wooster clinched an undisputed Ohio Conference title with a 70 56 win over Kenyon as Earl Shaw and Ralph Wagner led Wooster. Cincinnati area teams Bowling Green and Toledo won to keep tourney hopes alive.

Columbus Wooster Xavier Ohio Mose Hole Wooster Scots Kenyon Lew Hirt Xavier Musketeers Muskies National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball NAIB Kansas City Bowling Green Toledo Bee-Gees Findlay Wayne Detroit Cedarville Wilmington Mount Vernon Ohio Wesleyan Earl Shaw Ralph Wagner Eppa Rixey

Southeast Ohio Class B tournament opens with big scorers

Glenford star Glen Hursey pours 32 points as Glen Hursey leads Glenford to a 91-26 win over Coalton while Bruce Bingham scores 32 for Middleport in a 69-35 victory over Gibisonville. Chauncey Dover chips in 14 as Chauncey beats Centerville 10-30. Ames Bern beats Racine 40-35.

Ames-Bern McKinley Hallowell Ome White Acter Mesecher Hewhenn Jones Cilia Calentine Brown Racine K PY Powell T. Wolfe Sayre Price Chauncey Farich Canter Border Cunningham Courtney O Onnem Staley Concevencamn Pennel Matson Gibisonville Uhn J. Vorhees Brammer Norton Whitcraft Sowenn Carpenter Nee Eeemeteeeree Meyer Middleport Moore PION Eincas Diate Niele Miller Haggerty Bingham Payne C Lee Roller Eemeinnene Becker Walters Anthony Glenford Hoover Winland Hursey Hupp Mitchell Gene Axline R. Gutridge Gower Daugherty B. Gutridge Coalton Lucas McGhee Buffington Humphrey Plummer Cooper Sickles Woodruff Lambert Tipton

Notre Dame Upsets NYU in Madison Square Garden

Notre Dame defeats NYU 64 to 59 at Madison Square Garden to end NYU’s 19 game win streak. Kevin O'Shea sparked the Irish late, tapping in a rebound to put Notre Dame ahead for good as 18,435 fans watched.

New York Mohicans New York U.’s Violets Notre Dame Madison Square Garden NYU Irish Kevin O'Shea San Franciscan Hank Luisetti O’shea

CAGE RESULTS HGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

Canton McKinley beat Lehman 38 30 Niles topped Warren Harding 47 25 Cincinnati St Xavier 48 Vocational 37 Cincinnati Walnut Hills 45 Hartwell Cincinnati Purcell 49 Hughes 88 Enon 38 Charleston 35 Stocksdale 46 Waverly 45 Dartmouth 68 Yale 63 overtime Manhattan 80 Brooklyn 69 Lafayette 50 Lehigh 33 Creighton 40 Tulsa 32 Missouri 47 Colorado 85 Loyola Chicago 67 Detroit 37 Michigan 51 Iowa 35 Minnesota 46 Wisconsin 41 Oklahoma 81 Nebraska 74 Illinois 52 Indiana 51 Kansas State 61 Kansas 60 Alabama 37 LSU 32 George Washington 55 Maryland 39 Texas Tech 67 West Texas 46 Washington State 62 Oregon 60 Santa Clara 56 St Marys 53 Professional Anderson 75 Moline 68 Sheboygan 70 Flint 67 overtime Syracuse 59 Toledo 55

St. Cinn Purcell Hughes Enon Charleston Stocksdale Waverly College Dartmouth Yale Manhattan Brooklyn Lafayette Lehigh Creighton Tulsa Missouri Colorado Loyola Chicago Detroit Michigan Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Oklahoma Nebraska Illinois Indiana Kansas State Kansas Alabama Louisiana State Geo. Wash Maryland Texas Tech West Texas Wash State Oregon Santa Clara St. Marys Anderson Moline Sheboygan Flint Syracuse Toledo

Tourney at a Glance First Round Matchups Listed

The schedule shows first round games at 6 7 8 9 p m upper bracket with Pomeroy versus Marietta Ironton against New Lexington Hillsboro facing Chillicothe Gallipolis playing Athens and other upper bracket contests. Lower bracket on Wednesday features Coolville Crooksville Carbon Hill Glouster Rio Grande and Somerset Holy Trinity Junction City versus Wilkesville. Thursday games include Portsmouth East against Jackson Logan versus Greenfield Nelsonville versus Portsmouth Lancaster versus Wellston and Class A noted.

Pomeroy Marietta Ironton New Lexington Hillsboro Chillicothe Gallipolis Athens Coolville Troy Crooksville Carbon Hill Glouster Rio Grande Somerset Holy Trinity Junction City Wilkesville Portsmouth East Jackson Logan Greenfield Nelsonville Portsmouth Lancaster Wellston

Legion Softball Seeks Lafayette Post Teams for Season

A call goes to managers of Lafayette Post American Legion softball teams to arrange for the coming season. Last year there were nine teams for juniors under 15, with hopes to field eight or twelve this year. The program aims to curb juvenile delinquency through recreational activity.

Gallipolis Lafayette Post American Legion

Reds Televise 34 Home Games On WLWT In Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds President Warren Giles announces 34 home games will be televised on WLWT Cincinnati. Burger Brewing Co. sponsors the program. Contract terms were not disclosed.

Tampa Fla Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati WLWT Warren Giles Burger Brewing Co

Yankees Lead AL In Home Run Hitting For 28th Time

Last season the New York Yankees topped the American League in home runs marking their 28th such offense lead.

New York Yankees

OU Grad Named Fitch High School Football Coach

Mathew A. Fehn former Ohio University star is named head coach at Austintown Fitch High School replacing Ralph Weaver who resigned. Fehn steps into a duties role with the Fitch Falcons aiming to lead the program in upcoming season.

Youngstown Mathew A. Fehn Ohio University Austintown Fitch High School Ralph Weaver

Two Basketball Games Postponed To Next Week

Gallipolis Legionnaires and the Whiskered Wizards see their games moved to Waterloo on March 12 and likely to Gallipolis on March 13.

Gallipolis Legionnaires Wizards Waterloo

Missionary Program Staged at Church by Baptist Society

In Glouster the Baptist Missionary Society held a Sunday service at First Baptist Church at 11 a m. presided by Mrs Ethel Riley society president with Miss Donna Goodman delivering scripture and Emma Viney performing a piano solo Its My Desire The junior girls chorus sang The Lord s Prayer and Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me Patty Harding and Joyce Viney provided accompaniment under music direction of Mrs Ora Viney.

Ora Viney

Boxing Results From Pittsburgh Baltimore Card

In Pittsburgh Jackie Crawford 183 Washington DC was awarded a bout from Art Swiden 180 Pittsburgh on disqualification for fouling. Irish Jimmy Sanders 145 Warren Ohio outpointed Sammy Secreet 145 Cecil Pennsylvania. In Baltimore Jimmy Bivins 185 Cleveland knocked out Johnny Haynes 214 Los Angeles 4.

Pittsburgh Jackie Crawford Washington D. C Art Swiden Jimmy Sanders Warren Sammy Secreet Cecil Baltimore Jimmy Bivins Cleveland Johnny Haynes Los Angeles

Jacksonville Native Dies in Columbus

Mrs Massaret Stiers 61 died at her Columbus home after a two month illness. Born in Jacksonville she was daughter of Mrs Elizabeth Rasp and the late George Rasp and lived in Columbus 30 years. Survived by husband Eugene, mother, three brothers Dave Harry and George, sisters Lydia Hoisington Riley Judson Anna Rasp. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at John S Blower funeral home with Rev H H Lafferty. Burial in Russell Cemetery. Friends may call at Blower.

Glouster Massaret Stiers Columbus Jacksonville Elizabeth Rasp George Rasp Eugene Stiers Dave Harry Rasp George Athens Lydia Hoisington Guysville Riley Judson Anna Rasp John S. Blower H. H. Lafferty Russell Cemetery Blower

Miller Infant Dies Services Held Monday

GLOUSTER Charles Robert Miller three day old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Miller died Sunday evening He is survived by his parents four sisters Patty Kathrine Kay and Rita and one brother Larry Short funeral services were conducted at the Glouster cemetery Monday at 2 p m

Glouster Charles Robert Miller Charles Miller Patty Katherine Kay Rita Larry Glouster Cemetery

Rogers Memorial Class Meets Thursday Evening

The Rogers Memorial Class is announced to gather Thursday at 7 30 p m in the social rooms of the Methodist Church for an organized meeting.

Rogers Memorial Methodist Church

Bingmans Visit Columbus Then Return Home

Gail Bingman of Columbus spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs C A Bingman. Mrs Bingman had been here the past week and accompanied him home Sunday evening.

Gail Bingman Columbus C. A. Bingman

Wedding Vows Exchanged I February 29 in Glouster

Miss Marion Byers and Mr. Joe R. McGlasson wed in a Church of Christ ceremony conducted by Rev. Daniel K. Teater. Attendants included Mrs. Gene McGlasson and twin brother Gene McGlasson. couple to reside in Wayne Michigan. Mrs Byers is a graduate nurse with training in music therapy. Mr. McGlasson is a Benton Ill native in occupational therapy at Wayne County General Hospital.

Glouster Marion Byers Emmett JL. Byers Joe R. McGlasson Fred McGlasson Benton, NJ Daniel K. Teater Church of Christ Robert E. Bennett Dayston Ohio Gene McGlasson Wayne Mich James McGlasson Detroit Robert Bennett Dayton Ralph Byers Emmett Byers Wayne County General Hospital Eloise Massillon State Hospital McGlasson Benton Ill Army Air Forces

Painting Under Way At Methodist Church

GLOUSTER plans for painting the outside of the Methodist Church and parsonage and redecorating the interior including social rooms are underway. Harold Seiler is the contractor. Interior walls and ceiling of the main auditorium are finished though pews await refinishing. Committees are soliciting contributions to finance the project.

Glouster Harold Seiler

Sportsmen Prep Meet at American Legion Hall

The Sunday Creek Valley Sportsman's Club schedules a meeting in the American Legion Hall Friday at 7:30 p m. Members will discuss club activities and plans.

Glouster Sunday Creek Valley Sportsman’s Club American Legion Hall

Quilting Planned by Church Women in Glouster

The Women of the Church of Christ will hold an all day quilting in the church social rooms Wednesday. At noon a potluck dinner will be served.

The Church of Christ

WSCS to Meet Glouster

The WSCS will meet in the Methodist Church on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

WSCS Glouster Methodist Church

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