Jackets In Title Game Tonight
Athens faces Middleport in the SEC League football championship at Middleport tonight at 8. Key injuries loom as Athens star back Dick Guthrie is doubtful with a thigh injury, boosting Nick Parkis to carry the load. The outcome hinges on Guthrie’s status and a potential Turkey Day tiebreaker.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
AHS. Jackets
Athens
Middleport
Guthrie
Harry Lackey
Bulldogs
Nick Parkis
SEC
Jackets
Pomeroy
Turkey
Turkey Day
Forest Bachtel
Bottlers Cut Oilers Lead In Pin Loop
Mathews Oil kept two game lead over Pepsi Cola as Mathews Oil won two of three from Brown's Pure Oil in the Thursday Bowling League. Charles Wohlgemuth led Athens Lumber with 198-199-234-631, near a record series, while Neil Thomas posted a 221 game and 561 series for Mathews Oil. Howard Mills paced McBee with 225-179-199-603.
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Pure Oil
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Pepsi Cola
Banks Sport Shop
Mathews
Neil Thomas
Dick Noll
Brown
Maywood Smith
Ivan Haddox
Smith
Haddox
Allen Riley
Frank Cross
Shoppers
Cross
Charles Wohlgemuth
Athens
Kegler
Wohlgemuth
Lumbermen
McBee Company
Howard Mills
Frank Calvin
McBee
Local High School Football Roundup and Pro Sports Scores
District games highlight a 44 6 Lima Shawnee win over Forest and a 82 7 Troy rout of Miamisburg plus multiple 60s and 80s in subheadlines. Ice hockey and pro basketball results include Montreal over Toronto 4 2 and Washington 88 Baltimore 72 with several NBA exhibitions listed.
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Forest
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Crestline
Carey
Upper Sandusky
Cinn
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Woodward
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Sidney
Troy
Miamisburg
Dayton Northridge
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Lebanon
Vandalia
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Beavercreek
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Anderson
NBA
22nd St. Keglers Gain Ground in City League
In Ironton Ohio 22nd St. Bowling Center rose to second place by taking a game from Wartenburg Insurance in the Women s City League. Nell Henson led 505 with Wilson scoring 475 and 472 and Betty Ambrose 477. Pure Oil Peps swept Hall s Drug Co. Belva s Style Shop beat American Legion. Mens and womens city teams bowl Ironton Saturday then Jackson Sunday.
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St. Bowling Center
Wartenburg Insurance
Pure Oil Peps
Hall's Drug Co
Belva
Style Shop Lassies
American Legion
Nell Henson
Wilson
Betty Ambrose
Ironton
Ohio
Jackson
Vinton Quint Leads Vinton High to Victory Over Wilkesville
Vinton High School opened its basketball season Friday with a 62 to 34 win over Wilkesville High School. The B team also won its preliminary against Wilkesville reserves.
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Vinton
Davis
Vinton High School
Wilkesville High School
Wikesville
Weekend grid of college and Ohio area games
Friday and Saturday matchups list multiple college and Ohio university games with non conference dates. Notable entries include Miami Frosh at Ohio University Frosh and Ohio U versus Butler with Xavier at Cincinnati and Dayton at Miami. Sunday features John Carroll at Canisius and regional college football and basketball pairings across campuses.
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Athens
Middleport
Gallipolis
Logan
Nelsonville
Jackson
Pomeroy
Wellston
Rutland
Chauncey
Roseville
Glouster
Pleasant
Miami
Kent State
Milligan
Marshall
Buffalo
Rhode Island
Ohio
Rio Grande
Heidelberg
Wilmington
Thiel
Bowling Green
Mt. Union
Defiance
Cedarville
Ashland
Bluffton
Ohio Northern
Findlay
Baldwin Wal
Morris Harvey
Oberlin
Muskingum
North Dakota
Toledo
Otterbein
Muhlenberg
Youngstown
Tillinois
Ohio State
Wooster
Wittenberg
Denison
Case
Wilberforce
Kentucky St
McArthur, Ironton St Joseph tie 12 12 in season finale
McArthur Generals and Ironton St Joseph fight to a 12 12 tie on Dad's Night in the final game of the season. McArthur led 12 0 in the second quarter on runs by Howell and a Holtzapfel 40 yard dash. Rolph to Holtzapfel connected for two Saints scores in the final periods as Ironton clawed back with a late passing attack.
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Ironton St. Joseph
McArthur Generals
Generals
Jim Howell
Ironton
Bob Howell
Harold Rolph
Paul Holtzapfel
Holtzapfel
Rolph
Saints
Lranton
Veeck Denies Cleveland Indians Sale Rumors
Chicago report says Cleveland Indians have not been sold and no serious negotiations since last June. Bill Veeck said potential buyers may exist but current talks are routine and he discussed player deals with Bill De Witt of the St. Louis Browns.
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Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Cleveland
Veeck
Bill de Witt
St. Louis Browns
de Witt
Bob Dillinger
Gerry Priddy
Bulls halt contact drills amid Buffalo football injury woes
Buffalo coach Frank Clair cancels contact work as the Bulls set for Saturday's game with Angies Island State in Kingston. Clair lists 87 players on the trip and reshuffles backfield due to Sal Amico and Ray Wodarczak injuries, with Zwolinski at left half and Gicewicz versatile in a decimated end corps.
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N. Y
Frank Clair
University of Buffalo
Angie Island State
Kingston
Carl Marky
Bulls
Cameron
Les Molnar
Charley Dingboom
Dave Runyan
Joe Drange
Bob Leipler
Gicewicz
Fither
Jules Licata
Tracy LaTona
Ghewicz
Ray Weser
Zwolinski
Amice
Ray Dinnocenzio
Mike Guercio
Mike
Howie Haderer
Old Fight Law Is Unearthed In Cincinnati
Two light weight boxers Bud Smith of Cincinnati and Tommy Campbell of Rock Island were arrested on warrants under an old Ohio prize fight law and released for a later hearing. Attorney John W. Driskill said his aim was to enforce the statute, while promoter Harry Hartman defended the setup as compliant with local boxing rules. City officials noted Cleveland precedent from 1931.
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Bud) Smith
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Bruestle
Max Schmeling
Young Stribling
Grand Rapids Icers Take Back First Place in League
The Grand Rapids Rockets regained first place in the Eastern Hockey League Western Division by beating Cleveland 6-3. The game was delayed twice due to a bus collision near Chicago and later a confrontation between Cleveland player Hal Hopper and a fan. no players were seriously injured.
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Chicago
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Lakewood High Drops Canton McKinley From 1950 Schedule
Lakewood officials announced at a Lakewood Athletic Council meeting that Canton McKinley will be dropped from the 1950 football schedule. The decision cites McKinley’s long winless record against Lakewood since 1942 after last week’s 39 to 13 setback to Lakewood.
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Fire Hits Twice At Joining Farms
Fires on the Jim Rose farm and nearby Ira Swisher farm near Gallipolis burned several dozen acres over two days. Three hundred sixty-five or more people fought the flames with backfire tactics and support from the Ohio Forestry Division. Foremen and deputies led crews including Garland Nibert and Ernest Carpenter managing operations at both sites. The threat to both Rose and Swisher homes prompted extended firefighting with multiple wardens and local residents assisting.
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Jim Rose
Ira Swisher
Rose
Swisher
Ohio Division of Forestry
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Garland Nibert
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Bob Grout
Leroy Taylor
Lewis Pullens
Robert Persons
Jack Coughenour
Fonso Taylor
Cheshire
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Jim Boward
Jim Simms
Gene Moore
Ross Hix
Thompson
Bidwell Youth Injured In Route 554 Collision
Stanley Jr. Worthy, 17, of Bidwell, suffered minor injuries when a vehicle rear ended a parked truck on Route 554 near Route 160 while a gate was being fixed. He avoided hospitalization. a 18 year old, George McNealy of South Charleston, was fined for not showing a license.
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Worthy Stanley, Jr
Bidwell
State Highway Patrol
Ernest L. Borden
Vinton
Stanley
George McNealy
South Charleston
W.va
W. A. Ridenour
Jackson
Pt Pleasant Area Personal Notices Tell of Visits and Illness
Mrs Harry Calloway of Henderson is recovering at home. Lyle Austin and Reginald Archer of Gallipolis Ferry have returned from Columbus. Dana Bradshaw visits Huntington and attends a state teachers meeting. Maurice and Maes Mayes of Henderson plan a weekend with the Bowies and will attend the Point Pleasant Nitro game. Mrs Walter Martin of Lesage is critically ill. Jack Burdette of Washington DC visits his mother Pearl Burdette. Don Stalnaker of Weston visits son Clifford Stalnaker in Huntington.
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Henderson
Lyle Austin
Reginald Archer
Gallipolis Ferry
Columbus
Ohio
Dana Bradshaw
Sam Halloway
Hunttington
Bradshaw
Maurice Mayes
W. C. Bowie
St. Albans
Walter Martin
Lesage
W. Va
Martin
Lawrence Austin
Atty
Jack Burdette
Washington, D. C
Pearl Burdette
Ohio River Rd
Don Stalnaker
Weston
Dr. J Gordon Gilbert to Lead Church Group
Gallipolis Dr J Gordon Gilbert has been elected president of Men of the Church at the First Presbyterian church. The group organized a new Bible class for young men and conducts a drive to attract men to Sunday morning services.
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W. H. Green
Babylon
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Linson H. Stebbins
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J. Gordon Gibert
First Presbyterian Church
Kenyon Cancels Sewanee Contest Over Racial Tensions
Kenyon College cancels Saturday football game with Sewanee University of the South amid concerns over racial harmony. A Kenyon spokesman said Sewanee was reluctant to play because of Black players, while the two Episcopal schools had cooperated on projects.
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River Traffic at Gallipolis and Kanawha Rivers
River traffic reports list boats at Gallipolis locks including the Martin Teddy Wild Goose Ernestine and Semet with times from 4:15 a m to 7 p m and on the Kanawha figures show the Resolute Huntington Marmet and Castle Ein with morning and early afternoon movements. Dartmouth and Michigan football clash at Ann Arbor on October 7 as announced with Dartmouth's 1950 grid release.
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Massachusetts Joins NBA as Boxing Board Adopts NBA Status
The Massachusetts State Boxing Commission announced it has joined the National Boxing Association becoming the last state member besides New York. The move ties Massachusetts to NBA rules and national governance for boxing affairs.
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NBA
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Massachusetts State Boxing Commission
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Two Recruits Are Accepted in Point Pleasant
Sgt. First Class Woodrow M. Griffith announced Thursday the acceptance of two area recruits one National Guard and one Army Unassigned. James H. Rollins 21 Leon an ex service man with the 20th Infantry Korea signed on as a cook with the 3664th Ordnance Co MM West Virginia National Guard.
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National Guard
James H. Rollins
Leon
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3664Th Ordnance Co
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South Side
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Mason County Land Transfers Report
Mason County transfers list parcels and buyers in multiple districts. Florence Starkey and others exchange limited tracts with Hayman and McCoy families. Various family names appear in transfers of one acre to two acres and Lots 94 in Lawia District.
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Flavis HL
Bessie McCoy
Hannan
Russell BE
Nora McDaniel
Pearl
Stella B. Hayman
Lewis
Clawson
Glenna Roush
Lucille B. Parsons
Graham
Stella B
Pearl Hayman
James Robert
Nancy Hayman
Helen Louise Hayman Pratt
John Pratt
Eleanor Virginia Hayman Long
Frank Long
Samuel Patterson
Esther Pearl Hayman
Nora Mc
Eleanor F. McComb
Carl W. Fruth
Judge Howell To Attend Federal Land Bank Conference
Gallipolis probate judge John W. Howell will travel to Louisville with Mrs. Howell for the annual shareholders conference of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville. He serves on the planning committee and they expect to return Wednesday.
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John W. Howell
Louisville
Howell
Federal Land Bank of Louisville
Births And Marriages Report From Holzer Hospital
Holzer Hospital notes list births for Mrs Arthur Morris Wellston a son and Mrs William Little Cheshire. Admissions include Mrs Earl Trent Ewington and several others. Discharges name multiple patients. A marriage license was issued in Point Pleasant to Herbert Gibbs and Louise Justice both of Letart Route 1.
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Wellston
William Little
Cheshire
Earl Trent
Ewington
Laura Peck
John Jenkins
Pomeroy
George Pope
Jackson
John Sharkey
Marie Edinger
Ora Adkins
Bladen
A. D. Smith
Rutland
James Kriebel
Ellsworth Crabtree
Oak Hii
John William Rose
Vinton
Point Pleasant
Herbert Gibbs
Louise Justice
Letart
Miracle Vitamins With Iron Solu Seals Ad
For frayed nerves stomach trouble and rough skin Solu seals promise better blood. Nerves improve when vitamin B1 is deficient and neuritis can result. Daily Solus supplements claimed to help sleep and well being. 1000 tablets $2.50. Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store on the way to the post office. Mall orders promptly filled.
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