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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1946

Page

7

Ohio Coach Tells of Visit to Italy

Nelsonville Ohio University head football coach Don Peden spoke to the Rotary Club about a US Army sponsored overseas athletic program. He and six other coaches trained leaders in multiple sports in Rome during a summer and fall, visiting Naples Anzio and Casino war sites and noting Pope John XXIII interest.

Nelsonville Don Peden Ohio University Rotary Club U. S. Army Rome Italy Peden Europe Naples Anzio Casino Switzerland Casablanca St. Peter's Church iAmerica Milan Standard Oil Musssolini iEarl Wanburn

Powell To Head Elks Next Year

Nelsonville Elks Lodge elected Sheldon Powell as exalted ruler for the coming year at the annual officers meeting. Carlos Ogg was named secretary, with Ben Kirkendall, Roy Patton, Earl Worthington, James Powell, and Henry Kimble selected for other key posts. Earl Baker was chosen trustee for a fourth two year term. Officers-elect to be installed April 2.

Nelsonville Sheldon Powell Nelsonville Lodge B.P.C. Elks Powell Lodge Carlos Ogg Ben Kirkendall Roy A. Patton

DAR Chapter Outlines Plans for Year in Nelsonville

Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter of the DAR met March 18 at Mrs. J. M. Hyde’s home to outline national and local projects. Officers were re-elected including Rose Weigand as regent and Edith Stiers as first vice regent. Weigand reported $25,000 appropriations for Tarmassee and Kate Duncan Smith from National DAR War Funds and pending War Funds allocation at the National Congress in Atlantic City.

Nelsonville Elizabeth Zane Dew The DAR J. M. Hyde Rose Weigand Edith Stiers Walter Hudson Leland Krieg Margaret Johnson Elizabeth Bell Joe Hardy Nona Lane Julius Fischer Weigand Tarmassee Kate Duncan Smith

Legion Banquet in Lancaster Draws 1600 Attendees

Mrs Kate Pettit and others attended the American Legion Eighth District banquet in Lancaster at Lancaster High School Gymnasium. Speakers included John J Stelle national commander Amer Legion Governor Frank Lausche Martin Coffey and Harry Eaton. The event drew 1600 people. A Cosmopolitan Club meeting in Nelsonville was postponed from March 22 to April 12.

Lancaster Nelsonville Kate Pettit Joe Barrows Eugene Berry Bill Courtney Corwin Cookson American Legion Eighth District John J. Stelle Frank J. Lausche Martin Coffey Middletown Harry Eaton Lancaster High School Cosmopolitan Club C. D. Shafer

Grease Fire Destroys Kitchen in Germantown Restaurant

A blaze in a Germantown restaurant on Main Street destroyed the kitchen after hot grease ignited an oven or cooking area. Firefighters arrived quickly to control the flames and prevent spread to the rest of the building. No injuries were reported, and the cause is being investigated.

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