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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1942
Page
7
The Athens Messenger reports Bobcats coach Don Peden fears a difficult homecoming clash with the Ohio Wesleyan Bishops. Scouts note Wesleyan’s fast, tricky T formation play and a goal to upset Ohio University after Akron wins and prior close battles.
Mr. and Mrs. William Graves celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Albany Route 3 home on Sunday October 18. They are parents to two living children and have six grandchildren including Junior Graves in the Army at Camp Davis North Carolina. Granddaughters from Akron brought a decorated cake and many gifts were received. Guests included Frank Graves and wife, Lillian and Shirley of Akron, Guy Bolin of Albany Rt 3, C. F. Graves of Athens, and A. Graves party members, with dinner laid for all honored guests.
Roy Benjamin, longtime local barber, became coach after the regular coach left for a war job. The team, under his leadership, scored a touchdown for the first time in two years, though the other team won 51 to 7.
Members of the State Conservation and Natural Resources Commission discussed advancing the November 20 rabbit season opening due to potential gasoline rationing. Commissioner Don G. Waters noted about 10 requests but doubted the change would be adopted. The season runs rabbits to January 5 with other games ending earlier. rationing begins November 22.
Ohio State coach Paul Brown credits the line for Bucks football success this season. Guards tackles ends and center move opposing lines and key players include Charles Cluri Hal Dean Lynn Houston William Willis Dante Lavelli Bob Shaw and William Sector. Selections praise Lavelli replacement Se ctor and strong ends.
Northwestern quarterback Otto Graham boasts a hot day against Michigan with 20 of 29 passes for 295 yards in the 34 16 loss. He has 482 passing yards this season with only four interceptions and praises his receivers for broad targets and speed.
Ned Irish notes a trend as fall basketball entries include three service teams and one aircraft company. Marines Wes Bennett from Westminster College joins Guadalcanal action. Coast Guard team at Toledo on Oct. 31 billed as a name-coming game with Ensign Gar Griffith and aides from Ohio State and Mount Union. Lambert Trophy top Boston College, Penn, Army and Fordham.
Before Fordham and West Virginia played, a Fordham tub thumper asked a West Virginian for the correct way to say Ed Kulakowski’s name. The reply implied the questioner should know it from past experience.
Wilkesville School details include a first fire drill completed in under a minute on Oct. 1 and an assembly on Oct. 2. Scrap drives rally students Mary Steele and others while juniors host a skating party at Wellston on Oct. 6. Community volunteers led vegetable canning for school meals priced at twenty-five cents. Basketball opener set for Nov. 22 at McArthur. CHAUNCEY reports a Morristown Holiness Church cottage prayer meeting on Friday 7:30 p.m. and 14 day furloughs for John Heffken and Carolyn Guerra Heffken visiting Millfield.
Chauncey schools conduct a scrap metal and rubber drive led by Superintendent Wayne Matthews. Grade pupils have gathered cash values of 25 to 30 dollars in some rooms. The high school effort runs Wednesday to Friday with calls for town and township residents to contribute material and provide hauling on dedicated trucks.
Chauncey mourns Mrs. Nettie Hawk illness while Mrs. Tillie Anderson visits Columbus. Socials include Mr. and Mrs. George Gabriel Jr entertaining guests at Lower Plains with Floyd Barker and Donald Gabriel of Athens. Lillie Price returns to Thurston after visiting R. E. Grant and others at Lower Plains. Ava Swanson and Mollie Helling visit Chauncey before Lancaster trip. Sergeant Lewis Northrop on furlough from Georgia camp to visit Chauncey relatives.
Chauncey Auxiliary No. 9 and United Mine Workers plan a Halloween party Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Chauncey K of P Building. Only masked guests admitted. There will be games contests and costume prizes. Members are asked to bring a food item for the potluck supper.
Mrs Kate Johnson, captain of the Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge degree team, requests all staff members attend practice Thursday at 7 30 p m at the K of P Building in Chauncey.
Mrs. John Schoonover hosted a chicken dinner in Chauncey on Sycamore Street to honor her brother P F C James Smith who is returning to Camp Dix New Jersey after a furlough to visit family and parents Mr and Mrs William G Smith. The guests included Mr and Mrs William G Smith Bryen Smith Mr and Mrs William Schoonover Peggy Shields Chauncey Mrs James Smith Shirley Leonard Carothers Mr and Mrs Harold Blosser Jack Lancaster Mrs James Wolf Marcella Schoonover and daughter Jeanetta Murray City and the Schoonover family.
Chauncey reports diphtheria cases have caused pupil absences. Supt Wayne Matthews advises screening, with infected children sent home. Grade pupils received toxoid. high schoolers undergo Shick Test for immunity before further treatment. Quarantine applies when symptoms appear.
Jimmy Bivins, weighing in as a light heavyweight, beat Bob Pastor by split decision at the Cleveland arena in front of 10,576 fans who paid $35,908. Pastor protested the ruling after landing more but less precise blows. a third bout between Bivins and Pastor seems likely with a Madison Square Garden date possible in late November.
Chauncey Miss Dorothy Hamilton daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Hamilton Lower Plains has moved to Dayton Ohio to work as a junior typist at Wright Field Her Dayton address is 216 Monument Ave She was accompanied by her parents and Mrs E Dicken and Grace They returned Friday and Mrs Dicken and Grace visited W E Dicken who works there and went home for the weekend Mr Dicken returned to Dayton Sunday night
Capacity crowd expected as Athens visits Pomeroy at Middleport stadium Friday night. Athens favors a fast T formation and speed to outmaneuver Pomeroy, which is seen as underdog after recent results. kickoff at 9 if crowd swells as expected. Last year Athens beat Pomeroy 13 to 0.
Fred Lerch aged 64 died yesterday in Fremont. He was the father of George Lerch the football coach at Toledo Whitmer High School.
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