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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1958

Page

11

Marietta Edges Athens 3 2 in Class AA Sectional

Marietta defeats Athens 3-2 in a sectional Class AA baseball game as Jerry Ullman goes the distance for Marietta, allowing six hits with six strikeouts. Athens score first with a second inning run on a double and single but Marietta pushes three in the fifth. Marietta improves to 9-3 while Athens drops to 5-4, with Washington Countians set to play Saturday for a district berth.

Marietta Athens Jerry Ullman Jim Gaskill Ullman Gaskill Mariella Tom Evans Bill Riggers Cliff Coursey

Tournament Scores Wednesday Results

Marietta defeated New Lexington 4 to 3 and Portsmouth beat Lucasville 9 to 1. Chauncey overwhelmed Glouster 21 to 6 as Clay Township routed New Boston 16 to 6. Jeffersonville won 6 to 2 over Lynchburg and Oak Hill triumphed 5 to 2 against McArthur. Middleport edged McArthur 5 to 4 while Marietta slipped past Athens 3 to 2. Gallipolis beat Coal Grove 4 to 0. South Point won 6 to 4 at Jackson. Lancaster blanked Logan 6 to 0. Chauncey beat Albany 5 to 4, Corning won 1 to 0 over Nelsonville.

Marietta New Lexington Portsmouth Lucasville Chauncey Glouster Clay Township New Boston Athens Gallipolis Coal Grove South Point Jackson

Gallipolis Blue Devils blank Coal Grove in tourney opener

Gallipolis beat Coal Grove 4 to 0 on Memorial Field to advance in the Southeastern Ohio Class AA tournament. Ace Tommy McKean earned his fifth win, limiting Coal Grove to nine hits as Gary Caldwell and Toady Thompson led Gallipolis with two hits each.

Gallipolis Blue Devil Joe Thompson Coal Grove Memorial Field South Point Jackson Devils Tommy McKean Blue Devils Pooch Carey Gary Caldwell Toady Thompson Jack Duncan

South Point Earns 6 4 Victory to Face Gallipolis

South Point baseball team defeated Jackson 6 to 4 at home to advance to the Southeastern Ohio Class AA tournament. The win improves South Point to 3-6 while Jackson drops to 7-3. Dale Lynch allowed five singles as four Jackson errors helped the Ironmen score the win.

South Point Jackson Dale Lynch Ironmen

Ohio University Varsity Sports Schedule Report

Friday golf match West Virginia at Athens Country Club and Saturday bowling Green at Ohio Stadium both feature Ohio University. Also listed are tennis Toledo versus Ohio University and baseball games Corning at Chauncey Oak Hill at Middleport Lancaster at Marietta South Point at Gallipolis with multiple campus teams competing.

West Virginia Ohio University Athens Country Club Bowling Green Ohio Stadium Kent State Toledo Corning Chauncey Oak Hill Middleport Lancaster Marietta South Point Gallipolis

Nelsonville Merchants Open Season Sunday in Heart of Ohio League

The Nelsonville Merchants, a Heart of Ohio League entry, start their 1958 season Sunday May 4 at Lockbourne Air Force Base, with home opener on Mother's Day May 11 on the Nelsonville diamond. Veteran players return and new players join from Athens Gouster The Plains New Haven W Va and others. All HOL games will be on Sundays and exhibitions under lights at the Athens County Fair grounds may be scheduled. George Brunet pitched five shutouts for Little Rock last season and is now optioned to Buffalo in the International League.

Nelsonville Merchants Heart of Ohio League Lockbourne Air Force Base Hocking Valley Association Sunnyhill Coal Nelsonville Nine Merchants Nelsonville Dane Hugh Brooker Bob Fick Eugene Snyder Ronnie Dupler Junior Dane Bob Patton Vid Canter Neal Hawk Sam Jenkins Baldy Walters Jerry Courtney Jerry Stufflebeam John Hoppsteader Bob Roebuck Gouster Gene Sharp the Plains Wendell White Andy Chonko Athens Gene Hesson Mike Tucker New Haven W. Va Athens County Fairgrounds George Brunet Little Rock Asia Kansas City Buffalo

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes and Basketball Record

In 1957 58 George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons set a new NBA scoring record for the season with 2001 points. The page lists numerous discharged and listed individuals from various towns and routes, including Mrs Mary Pickett Nelsonville and several others.

George Yardley Detroit Pistons National Basketball Assn

Nelsonville Area Church Services and Schedules

Local churches list Sunday schools and worship times for Nelsonville and surrounding towns. Entries include First Presbyterian First Christian Epiphany Episcopal First Methodist Nazarene Pilgrim Holiness Apostolic Gospel Murray City Evangelical United Brethren and others with service times and occasional events.

Epiphany Episcopal Ogden Ludlow Christian Fellowship Columbus First Methodist — Church Methodist Youth Fellowship WSCS Church of the Nazarene Langley Gullett Wylie Chapel T. J. Smith Penticostal Ray Benson Pilgrim Holiness E. E. Ledingham Robert Gastin Apostolic Gospel Walter Shaffer Murray City Evangelical United Brethren Ray Mann Vatter Day Saints Zion League Carbon Hill Roy Brookman Liberty Hill Deanville Vern Sind Linger John Lloyd Evans Dorr Run First Baptist S. H. Hughes Independence Holiness Eugene R. Whitmer

Belpre Blue Devils edge Gallia track meet on Memorial Field

Gallipolis coached by Bob Reed beat Belpre 68 to 50 as Albert Lee won the 180 low hurdles in 23.2 seconds and broad jump 19 feet 1 inch. Ronnie Carr swept the 440 and John Gilmore claimed high jump 5 feet 9 inches among eight Belpre wins.

Gallipolis Bob Reed Belpre Tracksters Memorial Field Blue Devil Blue Devils Albert Lee Ronnie Carr John Fierce John Gilmore Dyer Fox Bostic Jonas Lewis McKelvey Nelson Miller Gilmore GAHS Jones Belpre Carr Haynes Lee Simms Tippens Conley Santee Mills Fierce Harris Jamison Campbell Lane Wilson Frazer

Nelsonville Students to Take Final District Tests

Seventeen Nelsonville students will travel to Athens to sit for the final district state scholarship tests at Ohio University. Exams cover biology general science algebra I algebra II plane geometry American history English IX English X and English XI with named students listed for each subject.

Nelsonville Athens Ohio University Elen Wolf Beverly Bennett Robert Higgins Joan Withem Jim Chandler Joe Dalton Jim Hellyer Sandra Hall Larry Pickett Anita Hitchings Georgia Steele Peggy Mingus Becky Windle Karen Schackert Walter Lineback Carole Adkins Jean Radford

Three Drivers Cited Into Mayor's Court

Nelsonville court fines three drivers in Mayor Robert Auflicks court Gerald Thom as of Route 1 cited for following too closely ten dollars and costs with costs suspended Charles Frazier of Route 2 Logan cited for excessive speed twenty five dollars and costs William Yoder of Columbus forfeit fifteen dollars for passing at an intersection

Nelsonville Robert Auflick Gerald Thomas Charles Frazier Logan William Yoder Columbus

Joseph Bailey Dies at 52 in Morristown Area

Joseph Bailey 52, a coal miner from Morristown near Chauncey, died Thursday morning at Mount St. Mary Hospital after treatment for a heart condition. He was born in Nelsonville, son of Hattie and the late Moses Bailey. Surviving: Lena his wife. his mother in Logan. two sons Ronald and Thomas. a daughter Della Burchfield. sister Sylvia Warren. five grandchildren. Joan preceded him in death. Final rites Saturday at 1:30 pm at Johnson funeral home with burial in Buchtel Cemetery.

Nelsonville Joseph Bailey Morristown Chauncey Mount St. Mary Hospital Hattie Moses Bailey Lena Logan Ronald Thomas Albany Della Burchfield Dayton Sylvia Warren Joan Johnson Funeral Home Buchtel Cemetery

Four Car Crash in Nelsonville Leads to Fines and Jail

Nelsonville police investigated a four car crash on W Washington St near the bowling alley. Joe Dalton aged 47 was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Leroy Hall which then hit Roy Cope. Clarence Monks, 72, struck the rear of Dalton's car while officers were still on scene.

Nelsonville W. Washington St Joe Dalton Dalton Leroy Hall Roy Cope Clarence

Reading Ousted In AA Playoff By St. Xavier

Cincinnati Reading, the Class AA baseball champion, was eliminated in the first round of the Southwestern district tournament. St. Xavier of Cincinnati defeated Reading 6 to 2 to knock them from contention for the 1958 title.

Cincinnati Reading Cincinnati St. Xavier

Ladies Study Club Meets at Holy Cross Church

The Catholic Ladies Study Club of Holy Cross Church met with Mrs. John MecCreanor as hostess. Mrs. JT. A. Noon led. prayers and the club creed opened. Minutes approved. traveling apron to Mrs. Elizabeth Quinn. Readings by several members. one guest attended. Next meeting May 13 with Mrs. Martha Cavella hosting.

Glouster Catholic Ladies Study Club Holy Cross Church John MecCreanor JT. A Elizabeth Quinn Jack Kurtzman Belle Thompson Mark Rothery Joe Wolf Harry Flora Martha Cavella

Pandorian Club Meeting Date Moved to May 15

The Pandorian Club announces its regular monthly meeting is rescheduled from May 8 to May 15 due to Central School May Day. The session will be at 2 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Robert Zetty 649 Poplar Street.

Nelsonville Pandorian Club Central School Robert Zetty Poplar St

Lake Burr Oak bass contest sees record 22 inch catch

Dwight Hartley lure catches the largest bass in the Lake Burr Oak contest, a 22 inch fish weighing unknown with 16 inch girth, reported April 23. The report lists multiple weekly catches by residents of Glouster Athens and Nelsonville, plus weather and lake conditions and safety reminders for boating.

Glouster Harold Vaughn Lake Burr Oak Dwight Hartley Fred Arnold Carbondale Hanson B. Martin Athens John Mecum Jacksonville Mike Kovach L. A. Bowman Ironton Don Dalton Larry Nelsonville Richard Duffy Bid Maple Oliver Young Alex Docie Carl Gabriel Robert Nelson Henry Stalling

Fellowship Members Attend Spring Rally

Glouster Methodist Youth Fellowship seniors and intermediates joined the Chillicothe District MYF spring rally at Lancaster Camp Grounds. They sang and elected district officers, and five contestants delivered temperance essay speeches with Austin Laughlin of Circleville Group winning first prize.

Glouster Glouster Methodist Youth Fellowship Chillicothe District MYF Lancaster Camp Grounds Austin Laughlin Circleville Group Tanya Harper Shelba Hook Phyllis Miller Barbara Guinther Elaine Parks Margaret Parks Virginia Reeves Kay Reeves Rodney Harper Jerry McClelland Gary McClelland Dale Hoplight

Moose Women Hold Mother and Daughter Dinner

The Women of the Moose in Glouster held a recent meeting with one new member, Mrs. Maude Hardy, added during the business session. The gathering closed with a Mother-Daughter dinner as Mrs. Albert Gordon, senior regent, presided.

Glouster Women of the Moose Maude Hardy Albert Gordon

500 Club Holds Its Annual Spring Dinner

The 500 Club hosted its annual spring dinner at the Hotel Gordon in Glouster. One guest attended, Mrs. Ernest Williams. After dinner two tables played. high score was Mrs. Ernest Vernon, second prize went to Mrs. Ernest Williams, and third prize to Mrs. Earl Morris.

Glouster Hotel Gordon Ernest Williams Ernest Vernon Earl Morris

Local Church Schedules Show Weekend Services Across Glouster

The Glouster area lists Sunday Masses and worship services across churches including Holy Cross Catholic Fr Anthony Nickel and multiple Protestant congregations. Weekly activities include Bible school sessions, morning worships, prayer meetings, and district youth rallies with specific times.

Holy Cross Catholic Anthony Nickel Bishopville Church of Christ Gerald Stemm Donald Kasler First Baptist Franklin E. Mitchell Hollister Eub L. R. Carmichael Jacksonville Norman ‘‘Ned” Dewire David Miscika Bill Bartels WSCS Assi Mrv Trimble Methodist Norman “Ned” Dewire David Misicka Nazarene George Williams Case and Rhoads Glouster Church of Christ Daniel K. Teater Jesus Glouster’ Methodist Church Dale Hoplight

New Lexington Woman To Be Club Speaker

Nelsonville Ohio region prepares for the Hyperion Club Tea as Mrs John C. Furguson Jr of New Lexington speaks finishing her term as president of the South east District of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs. Other local clubs under her jurisdiction are invited to attend.

Nelsonville Hyperion John C. Furguson, Jr New Lexington Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs

Glouster Band Boosters Plan May Banquet

The Glouster Band Boosters announce a band banquet for members on Wednesday May 7 at 4 a.m. in the school cafeteria.

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