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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1944
Page
7
Ohio University baseball opened its home slate with a 6 2 win over Miami at Oxford as Johnny Maldovan dominated with 22 strikeouts and one hit allowed. The Bobcats, 1–1, prepare for Otterbein and then host Ohio State before a Denison road game.
A slate of results shows Boston and St. Louis with dominant wins while Philadelphia and Chicago suffer losses. Several games were postponed due to rain including New York at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Milwaukee crushed Minneapolis in a lopsided doubleheader.
Social notes record the Addis family from Butte Montana visiting aunt Minnie Addis in Mineral and planning a month of travel to Buchtel and Barberton. Lester Allbaugh and Doris Buckley with their son arrived from Butte for a parental visit to Buckley and Allbaugh relatives. Lowry and Shultz families travel ties link to Lucy Shingir funeral as Paul Lowry and family visit.
Ohio State faces coaching cuts as Fritz Mackey resigns from baseball and football duties to join a Columbus actuaries firm. The move leaves Buckeyes with three coaches, while Paul Brown also departs for Navy service, narrowing the staff further and prompting plans for five coaches next season. Mackey, OSU alum, previously led 1942 Big Ten baseball champs before joining the staff nine years ago.
Milwaukee over Minneapolis 11 0 in first game and 16 0 in the second to set a run production mark as Hal Peck led the attack with six hits in 7 trips including a home run.
Yesterday's box scores note Ray Sanders and George Munger keying a Cardinals win with three doubles and a three run output. Kurowski followed with a homer when runners on base sealed the final victory. Tobin and Gerheauser split a win for the Phillies with near perfect pitching in opener and nightcap. Tigers beat Indians as Miller's three run homer helped complete the sweep and Kramer and Caster guided Browns to a first game win over the White Sox.
Treasury Department report on March still seizures shows a nine month total of 4,771, up from 4,255 a year earlier. National arrests reached 1,016 as enforcement battles ongoing shortages of hard liquor.
Mr and Mrs H D Swart moved into their new home recently purchased from Mr and Mrs F D Weeny on Braun Street while Mr and Mrs McCarty have left for Columbus.
Glouster Circle No. 3 of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Howard Elliot's home with Mrs. George Love as co host. Officers for the coming year were nominated by Mrs. C K Rockhold Mrs Carl Wilson and Mrs Howard Elliot. Devotions led by Mrs A G Winkle followed by prayer A poem Hope Ahead read by Mrs E H Taylor a reading Those Who Hate War presented by Mrs Austin Chappelear The meeting closed with benediction A social hour followed with refreshments for three guests Lanella Jonas Wahneta Pedicord and Malinda Gamwell and 15 members present W S C S will meet Wednesday at 7 30 in church social rooms Rev A G Winkle to show films on Liberia West Africa Anna Louise Logue spent weekend with Marcella Jonas Mary Viola Logue guest of Phyllis Melligan Mrs Fauntelle Clark Taylor spent weekend with her mother Mrs C M Clark and sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs W W Bryson Mr and Mrs Gladston Brunton and children Shirley and Ernie visited with her parents Mr and Mrs E C Shirkey in Jacksonville Mrs Harry Cheney went to Columbus for her daughter in law Mrs Joseph Cheney underwent an appendectomy in Grant Hospital and will stay with them several days Mary Elizabeth Cheney spent weekend in Columbus.
Glouster area reports Sgt. David L Judson spending two days with his parents in Jacksonville en route to Greensborough from St. Louis. Thomas A. Healey, patient at Fletcher General Hospital Cambridge, awarded the Purple Heart with 11 others. Elizabeth Ann Munden, a new WAVE, recovering from hernia at Brooklyn Navy Hospital. Mike Lewicki awarded the Purple Heart for his son in French Morocco last November. commended by Gen. J. W. Anderson and Gen. George C. Marshall for heroic action during early North Africa invasion. Lewicki has two other sons three grandsons and a son-in-law serving overseas.
A wide sweep of sports notes from boxing to horse racing and baseball. Doc Kearns new production firm aims to revitalize boxing with Nate Lewis as matchmaker, while Jamaica hosts a three million dollar betting day and Smart Bet wins the opening race.
Levi Dyson, 1 year old in age, died Saturday at his Glouster home after injuries from a coal mine accident about a decade ago. Survived by wife Jeanette, son Frank of Detroit, sister Mrs. Della Foresbach, brothers Frank of Glouster and Homer of Laytonville, Ill. He belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Funeral at Braun Street home Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. C. B. Tigner officiating. Burial in Glouster cemetery.
About 35 friends and neighbors gathered at the Jacksonville Methodist Church social rooms for a farewell honoring Mrs. Blanche Woodgerd who has lived in Jacksonville 25 years. George Luther praised her and her late husband while Mrs. Florence Meeks gave a gift. She plans to visit her son in Middleport before moving to live with another son-in-law in Portland Oregon.
The Willing Workers Class Circle No. 1 of the Methodist Church met in the church social rooms Friday evening. Hostesses were Mrs Esta Gardner Mrs Edna Embrey and Mrs Elizabeth Robinson. The meeting was led by vice president Mrs Mae Dunnett with readings by Mrs Gardner and prayers by Mrs Robinson. After a brief business session the program featured News Flash read by Mrs B Smith Everybody’s Happy sung by Mrs M M Bryson and Bible verses by group members. Refreshments were served to 18 attendees.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles of Jacksonville will nominate officers at their Monday evening meeting. Dutch lunch will be served.
The CIO United Steel Workers of America issued a semi annual 64 page report listing 996 members and assets of 3 413 077 20 dated Nov 90 1943. It shows growth from 725 625 members and 1 774 900 assets with 1 415 000 cash reported on the same date in 1942.
The St. Louis Browns moved to six straight victories as they swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox 5 2 and 4 3 in St. Louis. Max Lanier won his second straight start, with Jack Kramer contributing a homer and George Caster sealing the nightcap. The streak follows earlier sweeps of the Detroit Tigers and White Sox.
The J T Cardinals beat Chauncey Dover High School 4 to 2 on the J T diamond Friday. Strong pitching and defense powered the Cardinals who improved to two wins and one loss in the league while Chauncey-Dover scored in the second and third innings with four hits and two errors.
In Cleveland the Indians schedule open dates for batting practice as they prepare for a two game series with the Browns in St Louis. Detroit edges Cleveland 6 to 2 in the opener with Dizzy Trout out pitching Ed Klieman and Vernon Kennedy. Hack Miller's inside the park homer highlights a 4 to 3 nightcap win.
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