South Coach Colmery to be Honored by GW Club in Athens
John Colmery, Columbus South basketball coach and state champion mentor, will be honored by the Green and White Club of Athens at the fifth annual recognition banquet next Thursday night. Colmery led South to the state title after beating Athens Bulldogs by two in the regional, with a career that includes 70 percent city league and 65 percent overall wins.
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Green and White Club
Athens
John Colmery
Columbus South
Athens’ Bulldogs
Worthington
Capital
Ohio State University
Bowling Green
South
Colmery
Rossford
Ohio
Indianola
Columbus
Columbus Central
Capital University
Army
YMCA
Robert Jackson
South High
Ohio University
Green and White
Local Talent Props Bobkittens to 2-0 Start Win Over Rio
Ohio freshman coach Dave Wagner expresses optimism after the Bobkittens beat Rio Grande 9-7. Lee Bridgewater started, Paul Ayres relieved, and Garth Beany finished with three scoreless innings. Fred Gibson's clutch hit and Beany's pitching pace the victory, with Beets adding a solo shot for insurance in the eighth. Next, a road game at Cuyahoga Community College followed by a doubleheader with Cleveland State.
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Ohio
Dave “Bucky
Wagner
Rio Grande
Bobkittens
Lee Bridgewater
Chauncey
Paul Ayres
Athens
Garth Beany
Ayres
Fred Gibson
Harry Barnhart
Gibson
Dave Beets
Beany
Redmen
Babbittens
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland
Royals Draft Nate Bowman of Wichita
New York Knicks president Ned Irish explained the territorial pick of Bill Bradley amid interest from other clubs. The draft also named Dave Stallworth of Wichita and Dick Van Arsdale of Indiana as notable rights acquisitions. First round selections included Nate Bowman of Wichita by Cincinnati and Ollie Johnson of San Francisco by Boston.
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New York
Ned Irish
New York Knickerbockers
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Knicks
Dave Stallworth
Wichita
Dick van Arsdale
Indiana
Bradley
Detroit
Bill Buntin
Michigan
Los Angeles
Gail Goodrich
UCLA
San Francisco
Fred Hetzel
Davidson
Rick Barry
Miami
Fla
Jerry Sloan
Evansville
Baltimore
Bill Cunningham
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Jim Washington
Villanova
St. Louis
Nate Bowman
Cincinnati
Ollie Johnson
Boston
Glouster Beats Ames Bern In Nonleague Baseball Clash
Glouster defeated Ames Bern 11 to 5 in a non league game. Mingus started for Glouster with Russell earning the win in relief. Poches went 3 for 3 with five runs as Glouster collected 10 hits. Leeper and Mingus added two hits each while Ball led Ames Bern with three hits.
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Ames-Bern
Mingus
Russell
Hines
Ron Poches
Glouster
Walt Leeper
Rich Mingus
Ball
Ames Bern
Greenies
Ex-Laker Star Krebs Killed in Tree Tragedy
Former Los Angeles Laker center Jim Krebs, 30, died when a tree fell while he helped a neighbor cut one down near his Woodland Hills home. Coroner officials said the accident occurred Thursday night.
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Los Angeles
Pformer
Los Angeles Laker Center
Jim Krebs
Woodland Hills
Krebs
Veteran coaches share five-point philosophy at Eastern banquet
Athens High basketball coach Charles McAfee and Rutland High School leader Jim Vennari spoke at Eastern's annual all-sports banquet. McAfee described a five-point star symbolizing frame of mind desire tradition belief and ability as essentials to athletic success.
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Rowland Congdon
Tuppers Plains
Eastern High School
Charles McAfee
Athens High
Jim Vennari
Rutland High School
Eastern
McAfee
Coach speech honors school athletes at awards event
Vennari Athletes quotes a coach about the price of success and hard work. Awards are given to freshman and varsity footballers, reserve and varsity basketball players, varsity track and baseball players, and managers. Cheerleaders are introduced and honored as Theron Cruise thanks coaches and praises athletics as a proving ground for democracy.
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Theron Cruise
Ath
Sectional tourney action seeds district doubleheaders
Sectional tournaments reach the semi final and final stage for area Class A and AA teams with winners advancing to District play next weekend. Class AA finals head to Ohio University May 14 15 while Class A districts play at Chillicothe Albany Belpre The Plains Glouster Oak Hill Minford and other sites host Friday semis with Saturday finals across multiple divisions.
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Ohio University
Philo
Chillicothe
Logan
Marietta
Warren Local
Athens
Jackson
Wellston
Gallipolis
South Point
Coal Grove
West Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Wheelersburg
Ironton
Albany
Belpre
Racine
Middleport
Plains
Glouster
Nelsonville
Chauncey
the Plains
Oak Hill
Minford
Hamden
McArthur
Portsmouth East
Chesapeake
Ironton St. Joseph
South Webster
Paint Valley
Centralia
Unioto
Kingston
Leesburg
Peebles
Manchester
Seaman
Seek Liberalization Of Brief Appearance Rule
The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association urged the state board to loosen rules permitting players to appear in two or three downs per game. The proposal would not charge a full quarter unless a player participates in two successive downs. The meeting also elected Bob Steele and Seraph Pope to honorary lifetime memberships. Carl Schroeder was named secretary treasurer for the 20th straight year.
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Columbus
Ohio High School Football Coaches Association
Ohio State University
Bob Steele
Fremont Ross High School
Seraph Pope
Lima
Association
Carl (Ducky) Schroeder
Massillon High School
Area Death Notices Full of Local Figures and Obituaries
Multiple obituaries from Gallia, Mason, and nearby counties report deaths of Buell J. Swain, Ora Kerwood, Maxine Seymour, Arthur Morton Blazer, Dana Fick, Hazel Thacker, and Garland A Sheets. The notices list survivors including spouses, children, and siblings, with funeral details set at churches and cemeteries in Mercerville, Point Pleasant, Columbus, and Gallipolis. Services occur Sunday or Saturday with burial in local cemeteries. callers may visit funeral homes prior to services.
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Gallipolis
Buell J. Swain
Mercerville
Holzer Hospital
Guyan Twp
Lonnie
Francis Mary Ann Eagleston Swain
Gertie Fillinger
Willard Swain
Crown City
Gerald
Betty) Beaver
Springfield
Woodrow
Thelma) Lockhart
Webster Swain
Homer Swain
Virgil Swain
Geneva Fisher
Mercerville Baptist Church
Earl Cremeens
Bruce Unroe
Ridgelawn
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Columbus
Maxine Seymour
Glouster
Seymour
University Hospital
Charles
Rachel Russell
James
Joseph Randie
London
Barbara Trombly
Michigan
Charles Russell
O. R. Woodyard
E. State St
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Wilkesville
Hazel Thacker
Wellston
Vinton County
Harry McKimmiss
Mittie Napper
Dorothy Barnett
Hamden
Doris Mather
Jeanette McWhorter
Lenora Wilcox
Chillicothe
Harold
Marion
Howard
Harry
Homer
Oregon
Johnny
Arthur
Richard
Larue
Frank
Glendon
Ewington
Gilbert
Gertrude Bailey
Salesville
Emma Freeman
Catherine Johnson
Mount Sterling
Madeline McKimmiss
Mt. Olive Church
Garland A. Sheets
Morehead
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Portsmouth
Gallia County
Alfonso and
Vesta Warren Sheets
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mabel Early
Vivian Rohrer
Hamilton
Ohio
Faye Landen
Auburn
Neb
Haskell
Robert Sheets
Huntington
W. Va
Roscoe Sheets
Logan
F. L. Stevers
Bruce Unree
Wedding Rite Joins Edwina Morrow and Robert Pearse
Edwina Morrow of Dayton marries Robert Francis Pearse son of Velma Pearse McArthur. The April 17 ceremony at Dayton Community Methodist Church united the couple. He works for National Cash Register in Dayton and graduated from McArthur High School. They reside at 1917 Rosemont Road Dayton.
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Mcarthur
Hobart Rowell Harrison
Dayton
Edwina Morrow
Robert Francis Pearse
Dayton Community Methodist Church
Pearse
Velma Pearse
National Cash Register Co
McArthur High School
Rosemont Rd
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Jim Beattie
Orvin Veasey
Stamford
Conn
AMESVILLE — _ Glouster
FurSie
Bill Beac
Vennari
Atlanta
Renee Eeeee
Toronto
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Rochester
Ewer Eee
Toledo
Sean
Buffalo
Nene Ty
Ora Kerwood
Point Pleasant
Viand St
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Samuel R
Susan Rodgers
Mason County
Kerwood
Trinity Methodist Church
Mary Circle
William Kerwood
William D. Kerwood
Lafayette
Ind
Henry D. Watson
Charles Sprouse
Bayerus
C. S. Thompson
Lone Oak Cemetery
Crow-Hassell Funeral Home
Arthur M. Blazer
Arthur Morton Blazer
Porter
Mae Brennan
Bishop
Calif
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Leroy Freeman
Fairview Cemetery
Dana F. Fick
Chester
Jacob and
Wilhelmina Fick
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Pine Grove
Bonnie
Kathleen Wells
Pomeroy
John
Roy
Ewing Funeral Home
Joseph Kialey
Chester Cemetery
Mrs
A. B. Malloy
Curry Cemetery
Messenger
The
Valley Forge
Athens, Ohio
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