Bobo Newsom Star Turns Radio Host Amid Baseball Bets
Sports note highlights Bobo Newsom launching a transcribed radio program while predicting the Giants will win the pennant. The piece also details Hank Greenberg stepping in as an emergency first baseman for the Indians, his Pirates past links, and other roster moves including Hank Ruszkowski and George Spencer. It closes with local Ohio sports ties and Nuggets talk.
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Bobo Newsom
Bobo
New York Giants
Shirley Povich
Washington Post
Giants
Eddie Robinson
Cleveland Indians
Elbie Fletcher
Indians
Hank Greenberg
Greenberg
Bill Veeck
Hank
Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus
George Spencer
Ohio State
Jacksonville
Kenny Kerr, Jr
Pepsi-Cola Impressario
Zip” Zednik
Ohio UA
Athens
Ohio University
Glen Hursey
Glenford
Dick Shrider
Shrider
Denver Nuggets
AAU
Opening Night in 1948 American Association Draws Big Crowds
Three Western Division clubs win as the 47th season opens in Columbus Toledo Louisville Indianapolis and more. Milwaukee beats Columbus 12 2. St Paul defeats Toledo 7 3. Minneapolis over Louisville 4 1. Indianapolis tops Kansas City 6 2.
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Toledo
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Blues
Frank Lane
American Association
Milwaukee Brewers
Red Bird
Damon Phillips
Glenn Elliott
Brewer
Saints
Emery Rudd
Joe Ostrowski
Keiser Leads Cavalier Specialists Golf Set in Virginia Beach
Soft spoken Herman Keiser posted a course record 62 at Cavalier Country Club to lead a 15 player field in a 54 hole medal event with Chandler Harper as his top threat. The event features a Sunday two ball showdown with Hagen and Sarazen managing teams.
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Virginia Beach
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Cavalier Country Club
Balding Keiser
Keiser
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Harper
Herman
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Miami
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Hagen
Sarazen
Ladies Key Race Narrows in Hess Grocery League
In the Hess Grocery ladies league standings Hess Grocery leads with 47 wins and 37 losses for a .560 mark. Athens Buick sits at 43 38 .531, Memee No. 2 at 40 41 .494, and Kern Cleaners at 40 44 .476 with Merea No. 1 close behind.
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Ladies League
Hess Grocery
O Beccini
Athens Buick
Kern Cleaners
Merea No
Ioc
OS. OU
BOO
C and SO E Keglers Move to Second in Ladies City Bowling
Four teams remain in the race for first in the Ladies City Bowling League after Wednesday. C and SO E Keglers swept McBee No. 1 to take second place, while Athens Buick, facing McBee No. 2, had their match postponed by the flood. Electric team rolled 2,106 pins across three games 732 660 714 with Mildred Wagner top-scoring 456. Kern Cleaners beat the leaders 3-0 but still cannot win. Irene McBride led with 487 including 159 164 164 games.
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Rowland Congdon
E Keglers
McBee No. 1
Athens Buick
McBee
Mildred Wagner
Kern Cleaners
Irene McBride
Mason Field Day Set at Point Pleasant High Saturday
Mason County schools will hold their annual field day at Point Pleasant High School athletic field on Saturday May 15 beginning at 1 p.m. Students in fourth through eighth grades will compete in events spaced 45 minutes apart including sprints jumps throws and situps with grade specific events such as basketball foul shooting and football throw.
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West Virginia
Diamond Crew
Bobcats
Mark Wylie
Don Poling
Mountaineers
Bobcat
Mountaineer
Maurel Hawkins
Cleveland
Western Reserve
Marshall
Hocking
Jim Johnson
Harold Wise
Cindermen
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Marshall College
Marietta
Dayton
Linksmen
Denison
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Cleveland Orioles in Player Row Heats Up Club Fight
Baltimore officials meet to decide whether to take grievances to Commissioner Chandler over a working agreement with Cleveland. Thom as says the Indians violated the deal by optioning Al Rosen to Kansas City and Ed Garcia to Oklahoma City, while Veeck disputes claims of reconciliation.
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Baltimore
Oriole
Cleveland Indians
Happy Chandler
Tommy Thomas
Cleveland
Bill Veeck
al Rosen
Kansas City
Oriole Pilot
Indians
Veeck
Thomas
Chandler
Charlie Wensloff
New York Yankees
Rosen
Ed Garcia
Oklahoma City
Garcia
Machine No 1 wins runnerup in McBee Men's League finale
Machine No. 1 secured second place with a 48 33 record finishing six games behind the leaders. Finishing Pricing Planning claimed third three back, Research fourth, while Composing Room tied for seventh with Offset. Pricing beat Research twice, at night’s high score of 2449 with lines of 865 768 and 816.
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McBee
Machine No. 1
Research
Sox Even Series With Newhouser Stifles Detroit
Chicago White Sox split nine seasons with Hal Newhouser the Detroit left hander for 15 wins and 15 losses. The parity marks a unique rivalry in the American League as both teams trade results over time.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Newhouser
Chisox
Fullerton's Roundup features all star team by Clark Griffith
Clark Griffith selects an all star lineup of players he played with and against including Johnson Waddell Mathewson Young Kling Breshnahan Sisler Lajoie Collins Wagner Cobb Dela-hanty Speaker with Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson as subs. The column notes Griff's wish for that team in Washington and adds a sports miscellany about Joe Littlejohn Jacobs Higgins Parshall and a Norfolk golf tournament benefiting a special sponsors club with a $500 guarantee to each athlete.
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New York
Clark Griffith
Ernie Lanigan
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Walter Johnson
Rube Waddell
Christy Mathewson
Cy Young
Johnny Kling
Roger Breshnahan
George Sisler
Napoleon Lajoie
Jimmy Collins
Hans Wagner
Ty Cobb
Ed Delahanty
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
Joe Jackson
Griff
Washington
Jimmy Littlejohn
Chicago White Sox
Mike Jacobs
Louis Walcott
Bob Higgins
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Bob
Dec Parshall
Gene Sarazen
Walter Hagen
Spider Armstrong Knocks Kronis In Boston Bout
Jack Spider Armstrong aged 131 from Toronto knocked out Steve Kronis 129 from Boston in a boxing match in Bangor.
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Bangor
Jack “Spider” Armstrong
Toronto
Steve Kronis
Boston
Area church schedule in Nelsonville list of services
Nelsonville church notices list morning worship times and sermon topics for Methodist and First Presbyterian churches along with Epiphany Episcopal Nazare ne and NYPS events. Activities include Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. worship services at 10:30 a.m. midweek meetings and lay readings.
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L. A. Griffith
Fort and Short Sts
J. A. Long
First Presbyterian
J. L. Evans
Paul
Westminster Fellowship
Morgan County
Epiphany Episcopal
Rollin S. Polk, Jr
Foster
Robert Jack
Kenneth C. Orwiler
Henry W. Hobson
Southern Ohio
Hobson
Holy Communion
Nazarene
Adams St
T. H. Arnott
NYPS
Bertha Shafer Dies at 68 in Columbus Hospital
Nelsonville resident Bertha Coakley Shafer 68 wife of Don F. Shafer died in University Hospital Columbus after a week of treatment. She was born in Nelsonville lived there until 1915 and was a church member before joining Broad St. church in Columbus. Surviving are her husband daughter Mrs. B. F. Mowry of Findlay mother Mrs. Marion Coakley sister Mrs. Clarence Johnson Tipp City and brother Burns Coakley Columbus. Body taken to Warren funeral home with services Sunday afternoon led by Rev. J. Lloyd Evans.
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Nelsonville
Bertha Coakley Shafer
E. Broad St
Columbus
Don F. Shafer
University Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Broad St
B. F. Mowry
Findlay
Ohio
Marion Coakley
Clarence Johnson
Tipp City
Burns Coakley
Warren Funeral Home
J. Lloyd Evans
W. O. Burge Dies at Home in Floodwood
William C. Burge, 69, died after months of illness at his Floodwood home. Friends may call until noon Monday. funeral at 1 p.m. at Stout Funeral Home with Rev. Gus Graham. Burial at Green Lawn. Survived by three daughters Enid Mellinger Avanell Lanning Helen, one brother Richard of Bicknell, two sisters Clara Wallace and Ida Lovsey. Wife Elizabeth preceded him in death.
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Nelsonville
William CO. Burge
Floodwood
Stout
Gus Graham
Greenlawn
Burge
Enid Mellinger
Avanell Lanning
Helen
Richard
Bicknell
Ind
Clara Wallace
Ida Lovsey
the Plains
Elizabeth
Sgt Donald Hilt Rites Set for Monday in Nelsonville
Funeral rites for Sgt Donald L Hilt son of Mr Mrs Guy Hilt Washington D H formerly of Nelsonville will be held at Stout Funeral Home Monday at 3 PM The body arrives Saturday Military services will be conducted Hilt drowned in the Pacific near Alaska a month ago
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Nelsonville
Donald L. Hilt
Guy Hilt
Washington, D.H
Stout Funeral Home
Hilt
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Rev T H Arnott Reappointed At Nazarene Church
In Nelsonville the Rev T H Arnott was unanimously extended for a fourth year as pastor of the Church of the Nazarene on Adams Street. The new year starts after July 16 or after the Columbus district assembly, with an additional offering taken during the annual meeting.
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Nelsonville
T. H. Arnott
Church of the Nazarene
Adams St
Columbus
Cleveland Dog Show Opens at Western Reserve Kennel Club
The annual Cleveland Dog Show of the Western Reserve Kennel Club opens Saturday for a two day stand, bringing entries and spectators to the city.
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Cleveland
Western Reserve Kennel Club
Funeral set for Pfc Eugene G Popoczy in Murray City
Nelsonville notes the flag draped body of Pfc Eugene G Popoczy 21 US Marines killed in Guam returns to his mother Mrs Velma Popoczy Murray City. Funeral Monday at 9 30 a m at St Philip New Church Murray City with burial Greenlawn Cemetery Nelsonville. He earned Presidential Citation Purple Heart Asiatic Ribbon and served from Nov 1942 to 1944 alongside four brothers and five sisters.
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Nelsonville
Eugene G. Popoczy
Guam
Velma Popoczy
Murray City
St. Philip’s Newi Church
Angelo Gallarina
Greenlawn Cemetery
American Legion
Pfc
Poppery
Murray City High School
Curtis-Wright
Columbus
Marine Headquarters
Parris Island
Joe
Frank
John
Cleveland
Edward
Delaware
George Tedrow
Crooksville
Tom Johnson
F. A. Powers
Ashley
Velma E. Popoczy
Percy Jones General Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Ann Popoczy
35 Solicitors Named to Seek Band Fund Drive
Nelsonville announces a three day fund drive to raise about 3800 for the 75 piece high school band. Thirty five solicitors will meet at the band room Sunday at 3 pm to outline plans with Estel Crabtree as campaign chairman before the April 19 20 and 21 effort.
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Nelsonville
S. Steenrod
Estel Crabtree
George Barrows
Corwin Cookson
Lloyd Evans
Paul Galvin
R. C. Hickman
Hart Hilleary
Carl Huprich
Wilbur Jonas
Max Linton
Blake Mechem
H. Mender
Kenneth Orwiler
Ward Phillips
Howard Raine
Cecil Shafer
Edward Sharp
Charles Shafer
Mary Sharp
S. S. Steenrod
Glenn Thomas
J. H. Wilson
Miller Wilson
Don Campbell
Wilfred Sheets
Albert Inman
Charles Vaughn
Chester Reeves
Merlin Christopher
Wilbur D. Mender
Jack Riley
C. H. Ruble
James Cope
Tom Kelly
Nel sonville Personals Hosts and Guests List
Nelsonville notes show Mr and Mrs C M Bartlett Mi ami Oklahoma hosted by C H Bartlett and Mrs Bartlett since Tuesday. Jack Slick and daughter Jacqueline of Middletown Indiana visit Mr and Mrs Nathan Matheny, the Bartletts’ parents.
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Miami
Okla
C. H. Bartlett
Bartlett
Jack Slick
Jacqueline
Middletown
Ind
Nathan Matheny
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