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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1937

Page

9

Mitch's baseball pennant guesses for 1940s big leagues

Mitch surveys the American and National Leagues predicting the Yankees will face stiff competition from Detroit Washington and Cleveland in the AL while Cincinnati Pittsburgh Brooklyn and others vie in the NL. He weighs lineups pitching depth and potential slumps noting Feller Grissom Vander Meer and Warneke among the season’s key factors.

Yankees Detroit Washington Cleveland

Philadelphia Teams Lead for Day In Opening Baseball

Philadelphia clubs captivate the majors with opening wins as the Phillies and Athletics stake early claims to top spots. DiMaggio's return brightens the Yankees while trades bolster rosters. holdouts Ruffing and Camilli linger as season begins.

Plains Defeat Chauncey 14 to 4 in league tilt

The Plains defeated Chauncey 14 4 on Monday for their second league win. Plainsmen collected 12 hits to Chauncey’s 8. Coley pitched well with scattered hits. Sapp started for Chauncey, then McBride Mullins and Willis, who fanned five Plains hitters in the last two innings. Reeves and Coley each had three hits for Plains while Tedrow led Chauncey with three safeties. The standings show Hocking Valley: Plaing 2 1 667, Glouster 1 1 500, Buchtel 1 2 333, Chauncey 1 2 333.

Plains Chauncey Plainsmen Coley Sapp McBride Mullins Willis Reeves Tedrow

Chauncey Meet Aims to Organize Local Softball Team

Ball enthusiasts in Chauncey are invited to a meeting at Chauncey playground on Tuesday at 6 p m. The gathering is called by Wilbert Love who managed the local softball team last summer.

Chauncey Chauncey Playground Wilbert Love

Phils Chase Sixth Place as Dodgers Seek Renewal

The Phils press for sixth place with a gain in all around strength while the Dodgers undergo a rejuvenation. Boston's venerables are expected to trail in the bay.

Phils Dodgers Boston Bay

Sluggers Ignite AA Action as Openers Produce Big Scores

Milwaukee rallied for an 8 to 7 win over Minneapolis after trailing 7 to 3 in the ninth. Columbus Red Birds defeated Louisville 7 to 5 on 15 hits behind Max Macon. St Paul outslugged Kansas City 9 to 7 and Indianapolis beat Toledo 5 to 2 in Monday American Association games.

Columbus U.P Association Milwaukee Minneapolis Garland Braxton Brewers Ted Gullic Columbus Red Birds Louisville Red Birds Max Macon St. Paul Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo

National Open Dates Set For 1937 Golf Championship

The United States Golf Association announced qualifying rounds in 33 cities to form the field for the 1937 U S Open to be held June 10 to 12. An expanded schedule adds Little Rock New Orleans Salt Lake City Grand Rapids and Huntington with about 135 players seeking 32 spots plus last year’s qualifiers. Coast entrants face May 8 deadline May 18 for other sections with the main field totaling 170. Ohio qualifiers will come from Cincinnati and Cleveland while three days of stroke play occur June 1 across 30 sections and three prelims May 17 in Los Angeles San Francisco and Tacoma. Kansas note mentions fossils unrelated to golf.

New York U.R U. S. Golf Association Little Rock Ark New Oreans Salt Lake City Grand Rapids Mich Huntington W. Va Birmingham Los Angeles San Francisco Tacoma Wash Pittsburgh Ohio Cincinnati Cleveland

Trimble Grange Celebrates Silver Anniversary Program

About 200 people attended the silver anniversary of Trimble Grange No. 1830 held in the Trimble Grange Hall. State Grange leader W. F. Kirk spoke. Don Cannon welcomed guests and awarded pins to past masters. Roy Kasler reviewed early history. A E Potter recalled the Grange’s 25 years. Features included a tableau, a one act farce, poetry, and music by local groups.

Chauncey Trimble Grange Trimble W. F. Kirk State Grange Don Cannon Ross Wright Grange Billy Ford Keirns Dover Myrtle Ford

Revivals Continue at Happy Hollow Church

Revival services at Happy Hollow Church in Chauncey run two weeks with good attendance and are likely to continue two more weeks. Pastor Rev. John Peel of Morris town Holiness Church leads with four out-of-town workers. Miss Fern Wilkins directs youth services at 7 pm. Sunday School attendance reached 105 as the church reopens after years of inactivity.

Chauncey Happy Hollow John Peel Morristown Pearly Jacobs Spearsville Ind Florence Cox Carmel Lucille Rhoten Gainsboro Tenn Fern Wilkins Indianapolis

Evangelist Rev. Allen Wagner to Lead Plains Church Revival

Evangelist and saxophonist Rev. Allen Wagner will start a revival at The Plains Church of the Nazarene. Services are nightly at 7 30 through May 2 with special music. Rev. Drel Goff serves as pastor.

Chauncey Allen Wagner Plains Church of the Nazarene Drel Goff

Chauncey District Social and Personal

Chauncey area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from nearby towns including Marion Glouster Newark and Columbus. Visitors shared time with Chauncey families and extended Sunday gatherings with The Plains and Glouster residents. A local operation for Louis Northup is noted and Chicago rainfall on Aug 11 1923 is cited.

the Plains Eugene Spurbeck Louis Northrup Chauncey Reece Thompson Aradelle Thompson Alvin Thompson Carlos Joan Mary Louis Northup St. Francis Hospital Chicago

Livestock Receipts Reported for Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Stockyard sales across multiple items show totals of 539 head at the Hogs yard with varied price bands from 69.45 to 10.10 for veal calves and top beef prices. Cattle ranges include steers at 6.10 to 8.90 and fat cows near 4.80 to 6.65. Sheep and lambs list ewes and lambs at 10 per head and lamb tops around 10.05 with assorted seconds and middling weights.

Good Weather and Second and Third Place Woes for Ohio Track

Howard Kahn notes Ohio University runners show strength in first places but lack sufficient second and third place scorers. Cold winds and rain hindered field events and some sprinters. Wesleyan led by about five points in show and place events, underscoring need for more consistent support from field events. Ohio faces West Virginia at Athens next, with hopes for improvement.

Howard Kahn Onio Wesleyan Bobcats Delaware Nelson Powell Frank Kucinskus Joe Starrett Bob Quigley Wesleyan Ohio Ohio University West Virginia Athens Mountaineers

Stocks Hold Despite Dull Trading in New York

Prices firmed in extremely dull trading with U S Steel up more than a point at the open but slipping to 1114 for a small gain. Bethlehem rose to 90% while Republic gained 1% to 411 and Inland touched 116%. Chrysler led the motor group with a 1% gain to 117% while General Motors held near the close. Rubber shares rose modestly with U S Rubber up 1% to 64% and Good year up 4% to 424%. Metals climbed led by Anaconda to 56% and American Smelting at 90% after a slight drop in U S Smelting. Railroad issues were steady and utilities dull.

New York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Chrysler General Motors 0. S Goodyear Anaconda U. S

Toledo and Cincinnati Market Prices for Livestock and Grain

Livestock and grain prices listed for Toledo and Cincinnati. Wheat at No 1 red 137 to 138. corn No 2 yellow 128 to 129. oats No 1 white 554 to 574. Cincinnati eggs easing with firsts, seconds and ungraded. Butter and poultry prices shown for various grades and breeds.

Poultry and egg market report with varied quality scores

The data lists Butter-Weak and Eggs-Weak categories with score percentages and nearby receipts. Poultry-Steady shows heavy hens, leghorn and rock broilers, stags, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys and fresh killed full dressed hens with mixed figures. overall market notes include old tome and hog dressed values.

Eyes Market Receipts and Butter Market Notes

Receipts show 41 468 cases with fresh graded firsts 22 and dirties 19 percent. current receipts 20 percent and checks 18. Storage packed firsts and extras both 23 percent. extra firsts 22 5. Butter market appears weak with receipts 006 tubs. Extra firsts scores 29 percent 30. extra 92 score 304. firsts 297 29s and standards 30s. BOX M31 listed. centralized 89 score 2914 and centralized 88 score 29.

Market notes on butter eggs and poultry prices

The column lists unsettled butter and eggs markets with extras and standards and shows live poultry prices by category including hens heavy and leghorn, roosters, broilers and ducks. It also records potato bag prices by region and various No 1 potato quotes and a Florida Hastings barrel price.

Live Stock Market Summary with Varied Receipts

Total receipts 800. Slaughter cattle up slightly with light receipts and strong demand. Cattle receipts 150. Best on sale 9 to 10 dollars, mediums 8 to 9, commons 6 to 8, bulls 5 to 7. Stockers and feeders firmer. stockers 6 to 9 and 5 3 per head. Fat cows 5 to 7, cutters 3.75 to 5, milk cows 0.30 to 0.65. Veal receipts 160. good 10.60 to 11, mediums 9 to 10, cuts 7 to 9, small calves 4.50 to 6.50, grass calves 5.50 to 8. Hog receipts 135. good 9 50 to 10, lights 9 to 9.50, sows 6.50 to 9.30, shoots 7.75 to 8, pigs 3.68 to 6. Sheep and lambs receipts 330. wool lambs 0 to 11.50, clip lambs 6.50 to 10, wethers 5 to 7, ewes 5 to 10 per head, bucks 3.50 to 9.6, horse receipts 35. Glow sale 25 to 18.5.

Fragile OCR Chess Notation Fragments From 20th Century Page

Readable items list players and scores in scattered lines: Ss8 44-46 1009 Be 43-45 105.14 and 24s 46-49 103.23 with Qs B1-55 102.28 Se 48-48 103.7 Oe 85-60 100 51 Dinu 61-54 97.31. The fragments resemble game records or catalog codes, likely from a sports or puzzle section, but the full context is unavailable.

Dinu

Cincinnati Livestock Hogs Steady as Cattle and Sheep Mixed

Hog receipts 3580 with 34 percent direct. Prices range 9.75 to 10.30 for various weights. Cattle receipts 1000 with 600 calves. steer top around 13.00 and bulk 10.11 to 50. Medium cows 5.50 to 6.75, cutters 3.25 to 5.50. Sheep steady with lambs 12.00 to 12.75 and ewe prices 20 to 40 for lightweights. Market notes show favorable clearance prospects.

Market Report Hogs Cattle Calves and Sheep Prices

Hog prices steady to higher across weights with 180 to 230 lb hogs at 10.40 to 10.25 and sows around 9.25. Cattle selling 100 direct steers and yearlings steady with bulk 9.50 to 11.78 and one load at 13. Heifers and bulls up to 10 for some. low cutter cows 4.25 to 5.25. Calves steady with 110 to 150 lb weaners 11.0 to 11.5. Sheep and lambs steady with good and choice lambs 11.00 to 11.25, clip sheep up to 6.50 top. wool lambs absent.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mitch Philadelphia St. Louis Yanks Bob Feller Cleveland Indians Tribe Averill Trosky Feller Tigers Greenberg White Sox Jimmy Dykes Brooklyn Warneke Deans Cincinnati Reds Grissom Moore Vander Meer Derringer Hollingsworth Schott Davis Weintraub Virgil Davis Cubs Rip Collins Phil Cavaretta Augie Galan Parmelee Giants Pirates Athletics Phillies Trim Bees George Kirkley Phillies Bees Athletics Senators Roosevelt al Williams Atlanta Earl Brucker Portland A’s Brucker Joe Cascarella Bob Johnson Williams Edgar Smith Senators Morris Arnovich Wayne Lamaster Bucky Walters Danny MacFayden Leo Norris Wally Berger Joe DiMaggio DiMaggio Lou Gehrig Chicago White Sox Lou Berger Babe Herman Herman Red" Ruffing Dolf Camilli Kansas State Happy Hollow Church Alfred Murphy Chauncey District J. T. Maffin Marion Joe Bridgewater Maffin Frank Stillwell Glouster Wendell Moore George Gabriel, Jr Lower Plains John Weber Carl Newark Clyde Harmon Harry Moore Charles Moler Nelsonville Neil Tippett Williamson Contracting Co Montgomery Gallipolis Point Pleasant O. U Nat. Distillers Oon Ecuwoes Papell Ebialangy Ech Toedinn CLE Radio Corp Eeewewn N. W Atlantic Erie N. Y Central Pacific N. J Pacific Bo Rolling Mills Ear Otis Steel Alaska Steel Eanhewes Power Cane Ememacemeseen Am. Rad Commonwealth Curtiss Wright DuPont Kennecott Elec Harvester Eee Libbey Owens Ford Bond Ward Schenley Distillers Os Minoas Toledo Grain Close White Rocks Plymouth Rocks Cleveland Produce Idaho Some Maine Florida Hastings Texas Parkersburg Livestock Cincinnati Livestock Pittsburgh Livestock Milldeck’s Shoe Store Tain Covert Baking Co Middleport, Ohio Goodrich Goodrich Cavalier Cavalier Goodrichee D. B Seaman
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