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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1960

Page

17

Wellston A Will Try Again District Tourney Opens Here

Ohio high school basketball district playoffs begin with East Tech and Brecksville opening at Bedford as top teams chase three consecutive titles. The action spans multiple districts with upsets, key matchups, and postponed games due to heavy snow as teams vie for regional berths leading to the state finals.

Wellston A Columbus Cleveland East Tech Scarabs Brecksville Bedford Dayton Stivers Middletown Dayton Roosevelt Associated Press Dayton Fairview Athens Glenford New Lexington St. Aloysius Canton Lowellville Akron St. Mary New Lexington Akron Wellston

Santa Anita Caps Winter Meet With San Juan Capistrano

Arcadia Calif Santa Anita stretched the starting gate for the 100000 added San Juan Capistrano Handicap final feature of the 55 day winter meeting A field of 18 runners races at about a mile and three quarters Amerigo the betting favorite with Willie Hartack aboard had won two of three starts in Florida including the Hialeah Turf Cup

Arcadia Calif Santa Anita Amerigo Florida Willie Hartack

Kansas and Oregon Earn NCAA Regional Berths

Kansas clinched an 84-82 overtime win over Kansas State to reach the NCAA West regional semifinals while Oregon toppled New Mexico State 68-60 in the West first round. The 16 team field includes Saint Josephs Duke and Cincinnati DePaul in four regional showdowns. Evansville, Kentucky Wesleyan, Tennessee State and others advance in NAIA and small college play as the tournament heads toward San Francisco finales.

Associated Press Kansas Oregon Kansas State New Mexico State NCAA New York Madison Square Garden Villanova Detroit Providence Memphis State Bradley Cincinnati Utah State St. Louis St. John’s Kansas City Tennessee State Evansville Ind Evansville College West Virginia Wesleyan Hamline Texas State New Mexico Highlands Grambling Westminster Wofford William Jewell Charlotte N.C West Virginia New York U St. Joseph’s Duke Mideast Louisville Ohio U Georgia Tech Western Kentucky Ohio State Midwest Manhattan Kan DePaul Texas

Out-of-state talent leads MVC rosters. Tulsa and North Texas locals

Missouri Valley Conference teams rely on out-of-state players while Tulsa and North Texas use more local talent. Houston, Drake, and Wichita State show large shares of nonlocal players on rosters. Houston lists 13 of 17 from outside Texas. Drake 11 of 15 from outside Iowa. Wichita 10 of 18 from outside Kansas.

Ladies Rollerbowl Leagle Easter Dairy Swearingen Ray Riggs Euene Jones Buick Sunnybank Greenhouse No Way Laundry Neal Floral Conrath Electric Co Stroh's Rollerbow Steppe’s Beauticians Logan's Beasley & Mathews Bridgwater Machine Hall Wilson McBride Dunfee Kyle Cline M. Wagner J. Wooteryaw Mattoon B. Robbins Cagle A. Chonko Wagner M. Hall East End Conrath Electric Rotterbow Ray Rigas ST. Louis Drake Houston Wichita Tulsa North Texas Texas Iowa Kansas

Ministers Scheduled To Speak At Two Presbyterian Churches

McArthur Hend erson of Lynchburg candidate for the ministry will conduct Sunday services March 13 at Wilkesville at 9 a.m. and at McArthur at 11 a.m. Sunday school at McArthur moves to 10 a.m. Henderson a Ohio University graduate, to be ordained after Princeton Seminary in June. Mrs Henderson also Ohio University graduate and music teacher. Rev. R D Wingert, McArthur pastor since 1950, announces retirement effective April 1.

McArthur Phillip Henderson Lynchburg Wilkesville Henderson Ohio University

Conservation Director To Be Elected At Area Meeting

A director to the Federation of Soil Conservation Districts will be elected at an area-wide Soil Conservation meeting at McArthur Christian Church Friday at 7 p m. Dave Urmston of the State Soil Conservation Committee will discuss the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts meeting held in Louisville Ky last month. A color movie The Earth Is the Lord s by the NA SCD will be shown. Trends in the Soil Conservation Service will be explained by State Conservationist Raymond Brown. About 65 70 people expected including 40 supervisors.

Federation of Soil Conservation Districts McArthur Christian Church Dave Urmston State Soil Conservation Committee National Association of Soil Conservation District Louisville National Association of Soil Conservation Districts Soil Conservation Service Raymond Brown

Trent announces birth of Tamara Ruth in Columbus

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trent of Columbus announce the birth of their first daughter Tamara Ruth on February 29 at White Cross Hospital. Grandparents are Dwight McLaughlin of Radcliff and Earl Trent of Wise Virginia.

Radcliff Charles Trent Columbus Tamara Ruth White Cross Hospital Dwight McLaughlin Earl Trent Wise, Va

Nichols Issued Carry-Out Beer and Wine Permit

The Department of Liquor Control issued a carry-out permit to Earl R. Nichols of Route 2 McArthur for high powered beer and wine. Nichols resides on Route 50.

McArthur Department of Liquor Control Earl R. Nichols Nichols

School Administrators Air Contract Status

County education officials met to review teacher contract status and potential vacancies for the coming year. Local applicants, notably in Vinton County, are encouraged to apply. Training workshops and scholarships are offered through Ohio University under the National Defense Education Act.

Mcarthur County Education Office Vinton County Ohio University Guidance Institute

Youths Jailed for Car Theft Near Mansfield

Three Richland County youths two brothers are jailed in Perry County for stealing an automobile owned by Joseph Fanillo Jr. The car was abandoned at a service station on Route 75 south of Crooksville as deputies pursued the trio who fled down a snow covered hill near New Lexington and were later arrested.

New Lexington Richland County Perry County Joseph Fanillo, Jr Mansfield Crooksville Lester Snide

Local Hospital Visits and a Child’s Tragic Passing

Daily visitors stop by Holzer Hospital as Chester notes frequent hospital visits. A grandson Keith Dailey dies at Children's Hospital in Columbus Friday. Families from Parkersburg Athens Columbus visit relatives this weekend and during the week.

Chester Lucille Smith Holzer Hospital B. K. Smith William Brown G. L. Michael St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Paul Myers Columbus Billie Jean Frost Ross Cleland Larry Cleland Norman McCain Blaine Newell Athens Keith Dailey Children’s Hospital Anna Frecker Cecil Nelson

Earthquake Effects Reported Off Morocco Coast

Reports from ships and the Berrichid Seismological Observatory near Casablanca say the Agadir quake may have raised the Atlantic floor offshore by about 800 feet and formed a submarine volcano. Depth readings suggest the ocean floor near the coast rose from 900 feet to about 120 feet below the surface.

Rabat Morocco Agadir Atlantic Berrichid Seismological Observatory Casablanca

Vinton County Aged Benefit Checks Total February

A total of 354 Vinton County residents received Aid for Aged checks in February. The total amount was $21,747 with an average check of $61.43, below the state average of $64.45.

McArthur Vinton County Vinton

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