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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1945
Page
2
In Nelsonville a man pleaded guilty at arraignment on charges related to an incident over an arrest. Fred Dresher was fined five dollars and costs after admission of guilt. Berry Pritchard, of Nelsonville, also pleaded guilty and was fined fifty dollars plus costs.
Nelsonville police chief James Cope shot William Deer Jr 21 after Deer resisted arrest and allegedly struck him with a beer bottle in the Johnson Cafe. Deer was hospitalized with a 38 caliber bullet wound while Cope endured injuries. both Deer's father and wife were arrested on interfering with an officer charges.
The Nelsonville fire department made two Thanksgiving Day runs. Chief Dana Winton reported a pickup of smoke from a State Highway truck with semitrailer on E Washington Street where smoking gloves were found in the cab. No damage occurred. A second call was to Mark Herrold’s Pleasantview Avenue home for a spot fire in the chimney with no damage.
Charles Gil bert Pritchard 51 longtime assistant postmaster of Nelsonville died at home 208 West Washington Street following heart failure. He joined the local office in 1933 and served as acting postmaster several times, aiding construction of the current Post Office Building. He leaves wife Reneva, son Gapl, daughter Helen, granddaughter Charlene, four brothers and a sister. funeral set for Saturday at Stout Funeral Home with burial at Greenlawn.
Edward Heft 76 a York Township resident at Connell died suddenly at home Thursday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Heft a coal miner and former York Township Board of Education member also belonged to Asbury Church and Masonic Lodge. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Asbury Church with Rev Carroll Chesher. Burial Greenlawn. Survived by wife Mary Heft son Clarente E Heft Athens granddaughters Gladys Marlinda Heft Athens Lois Ann Heft, brother George Madisonville and sisters Nellie Faine Toran Celesta Graham Christine Sipple Columbus.
Middleport defeats Pomeroy 20 to 12 in a crowd exceeding 2,800 at Middleport Stadium. The undefeated SEC League champions weathered a late Panthers push as Scarberry and Hackett led first half drives and Ash and Stivers produced the final Middleport score.
Ohio State prepares for a climactic Western Conference title bid against Michigan in Ann Arbor with a 36 man squad and a likely starting lineup. Purdue must upset Indiana to force a three way crown race while Miami Cincinnati and Wilberforce finish their seasons.
Harold Claassen notes Michigan shows more polish as Ohio State recovers from midseason troubles. Notre Dame-Tilane and Purdue-Indiana games loom, with Indiana favored to seize the Big Ten crown if they beat Purdue while Pete Pihos leads Indiana in the clash with Ohio State for the title.
New York report surveys the Carnegie Foundation 1929 bulletin on football ethics and Ivy League efforts to curb abuses. It notes many old issues persisting, with references to Larry Craig’s Packers career, Shrine Bowl plans for December 8 in Charlotte, and previews of Cornell vs Pennsylvania and Ohio State vs Michigan. Georgia star Reid Moseley quips about All-America ambitions, while coach Wally Butts uses him as a key scoring sub.
Charles Mather of the undefeated Leetonia Bears earned the honor in a poll of coaches officials and newspapermen. Leetonia claimed the mythical Ohio Class 4B scholastic championship after routing Copley High School 46 to 6 in a postseason game.
Columbus preview by Harold Harris predicts Ohio State will edge Michigan 21 to 13 in a tight late-quarter finish. Harris also tips Indiana over Purdue as a free-for-nothing selection, noting an Adriatic tilt away from the Western Conference title.
UPI reports guesses on which eastern team will face the Pacific Coast champions in the Rose Bowl. A single unverifiable eastern report claimed Alabama was extended a bid and accepted.
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