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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1943
Page
7
Browns tumble as 12 of 16 games slip in slump
Sid Feder reports the St Louis Browns drop 12 of 16 with Vern Stephens slumping to .302 as pitching and fielding woes mount. The Pirates and Phillies win, while talk of a managerial showdown between William Cox and Bucky Harris adds a jab to the pennant chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Associated Press
William Cox
Bucky Harris
Brownies
St. Louis
BUCS
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
St. Louis Nals
Vernhens
Susie
Yesy
Phillies
William
Yale
Appling Leads AL Hit Parade as Week Tops Pitchers
Luke King of the Chicago White Sox tops the American League batting race after a week of strong hitting. He collected 18 hits in 40 at bats for a .331 average, moving ahead of Dick Kefield and Wakefield. In the National League, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals held a clear edge with .313, while Arky Vaughan of the Dodgers surged into a tie for second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Fries
Sewell
Brownies
Southpaw Mills
Washington Sea
Chicago White Sox
James + Dykes
Windy City Warriors
Philadelphia
Nats
NEW York
Luke King
Dick Kefield
Detroit Tigers
Tuil
Wakefield
Nick Etten
Pete Fox
Boston Red
Wally Moses
White Sox
Ian Musial
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Herman
Arky Vaughan
Dodgers
Fights Last Night and Legal Notice From Athens County
Fights last night in San Francisco and Columbus feature Wade and Walker winning by stoppage and outpoint in separate bouts. A legal notice names Luther Ikshank as administrator of William H. Chadwick estate, filing probate petitions in Athens County Ohio and exposing debts, property details, and pending actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artha Chadwick
Luther Ikshank
William H. Chadwick
Athens
Ohio
Aaron A. Stephenson
Tedeliam H. Chadwick
Athens County
William H. : Ay
Notre Dame to Play With Fresh Backfield This Fall
Notre Dame under coach Frank Leahy will field one of its youngest backfields in history this fall. John Lujack, Bob Kelly, and Jules Rykovich, all 18, will start at left half, right half, and full back behind Angelo Bertelli. The team opens against Michigan, Northwestern, Army, and Navy, with Leahy sticking to the T formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Navy
John Lujack
Connellsville
Bob Kelly
Chicago
Jules Rykovich
Gary
Angelo
Bertelli
Frank Leahy
Michigan
Northwestern
Army
Leahy
Pittsburgh Edges Boston In Narrow League Battle
Yesterday’s baseball results show Pittsburgh defeated Boston 5 to 4 in the single scheduled game. Washington edged St Louis 4 to 3 while Philadelphia beat Chicago 5 to 3 in another scheduled set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Association Club
Pet
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago
Association
Frick Fines Three for St. Louis Free-for-All
National League President Ford C Frick fined Les Webber Brooklyn pitcher 100 Dodger catcher Mickey Owen and St Louis catcher Walker Cooper 50 each for their parts in a riotous game at St Louis. Webber instigated the trouble by pitching near Stan Musial Cooper stepped on Augie Galans foot and Owen attacked Cooper. Cooper and Owen were banished from the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National League
Ford C. Frick
Les Webber
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodger
Mickey Owen
St. Louis Cardinal
Walker Cooper
St. Louis Sunny
Webber
Stan Musial
Cooper
Augie Galan
Owen
Patrol Will Meet Wolf Patrol at Jack Dodson Home
The Wolf Patrol of the Boy Scouts will meet at Jack Dodson's home on Main St Thursday at 8 o clock. Patrol leader urges full attendance. Mr and Mrs Frank Butts and Evangelist and Mrs Harry Anguish of Shawnee attended the Church of Christ service at Mentor West Virginia reporting a large turnout of preachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Boy Scouts
Jack Dodson
Main St
Frank Butts
Harry Anguish
Shawnee
Church of Christ
Mentor
W. Va
Union Church Meetings Grow Popular in Glouster
Union Church in Glouster sees rising Sunday evening attendance. W W Wallace directed musical numbers with Marcella Jonas at the piano. Specials included Hoy Seckinger Jr. and Jill Colley solos and a quartet. Rev C B Tigner spoke on Faith and Light. Services now start at 7 45 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wallace
C. F. Danford
C. F. Wallace
Earl Pough
Richard Jones
Kenneth Boyer
Edwin Carpenter
C. B. Tigner
Pontius Pilate
Jesus
Pilate
A. G. Winkle
Glouster Personal Notes Highlight Local Travels
Glouster residents and visitors are listed with trips and visits. Bobby Emerick from Columbus spends a week at home while Peggy Gamwell and Sharon Gamwell visit family. Several locals travel to Cleveland Columbus Springfield and Buckeye Lake for weeks and family events.
Vacation Bible School Ends at Jacksonville
A two week Daily Vacation Bible School closed Friday in Jacksonville with a school picnic. Certificates of merit went to 25 pupils who missed at most one day and showed high grades. Organizers included Mrs Hokenadel and Miss Elmyra Thompson of Nelsonville and Mrs Helen Phillips and Mrs Walter McCaskey of Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville
Hokenadel
Elmyra Thompson
Nelsonville
Helen Phillips
Walter McCaskey
Johnson Family Celebrates William Jr Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson Jr of Girard visited his parents Mr and Mrs William Johnson Sr. over the weekend. They returned Sunday with their son Scott who stayed with his grandparents. A family noon dinner honored William Jr birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
William Johnson, Jr
Girard
William Johnson
Scott
William Jr
Return of Alta Sweeney to Akron
Mrs Alta Sweeney returns to Akron after visiting her mother Mrs Read McAfoose who is recovering from a broken hip and can walk with a cane. The note adds a rural statistic that nine of every hundred farm passenger autos are used for hauling to market and half of those are used weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Alta Sweeney
Read McAfoose
Akron
McAfoose
Fullerton’s Roundup mini notes mix of sports and gossip
Rudy Golomb seeks cigars from Chicago Cardinals via prisoner camp contact but kin addresses are restricted. Empire City trots may skip races if track sand remains. Frank Howard mocks Clemson prospects while Kerby Farrell juggles roles with Erie Sailors. Arizona coach Mike Casteel lists 12 recruits and contemplates two six-man squads. Roy Drachman jokes about telegraphic games and televised touchdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rudy Golomb
Chicago Cardinals
Tunisia
Army
Red Cross
Rudy
Empire City
Bill Cane
Mike Casteel
U. of Arizona
Arizona
Roy Drachman
Mike
Roy
Youth group notes and visits across Corning area
Corning Methodist Youth group joined Oakfield Baptists for a Thursday program with Billy Garrison playing cornet. The piece lists attendees including Rev. Guy F. Tucker and Florence Hampson and notes relatives visiting Nazareth Kentucky nuns and several local transfers, illnesses, hospitalizations, and social visits in Perry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Oakfield
Dutell
Perry County
Billy Garrison
Guy F. Tucker
Florence Hampson
Dick Garrison
Helen Garrison
Jerry Jones
Jean Fitch
CKY
Emma Hensler
Mary Alice Irwin
Ellen Maxwell
June Hensler
Nazareth
Mary Georgeanna
Elizabeth Perron
Madeline Maria
Idabelle Maxwell
Louisville
Jacksonville Class Has Picnic Meeting
The Willing Workers Class of the Jacksonville Methodist Sunday School held a picnic in Jacksonville park Friday evening. Nineteen guests attended. Mrs. Davis led the business session, Mrs. Woodgard read the Scripture, and Mrs. Palmer offered the prayer. A handkerchief shower honored Mrs. Walter McCaskey with sixteen gifts. The next gathering will be at Mrs. Gaskalla’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville Methodist Sunday School
Jacksonville Park
Davis
May Beat Tribe in Claim on 19-Game Winner
The Cleveland front office plans to claim Ed Specs Klieman from Baltimore under a working agreement allowing the Indians to select two Orioles before Aug. 15 for up to 10000 each. Klieman, 24, went 19 5 for Cedar Rapids and is rated at 50000 by the Orioles. His draft fate may hinge on his draft board. Cleveland beat Boston Coast Guard 3 1 in exhibition as Jim Bagby prepared to face Yank Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribe
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore Orioles
Indians
Red Sox
Roger Peckinpaugh
Specs
Oriole
Fred Kileman
Norwood
Boston Coast Guard
Lynn
Mass
Jim Bagby
Yank Terry
Riddle to Try for 15th Victory in Reds-Giants Game
Cincinnati Reds close out the four game series with the New York Giants as Elmer Riddle seeks his fifteenth win. He faces right-hander Harry Feldman who has struggled against Cincinnati this season. Giants manager Mel Ott plans Ott back in right field amid lineup reshuffles by Buster Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Harry Feldman
Mel Ott
Giants
Ott
Buster Maynard
League Leaders Update From AP Bats Across Leagues
The Associated Press league leaders list highlights Musial of St. Louis with hits 132 and runs, Nicholson of Chicago with 15 home runs, Vaughan of Brooklyn with 12 stolen bases, and other top marks in batting, RBIs, runs, and hits for both the National and American Leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musial
St. Louis
Vaughan
Brooklyn
Nicholson
Chicago
Chiaag
Tolen
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Service Men of Glouster Area
Melvin Murphy who was inducted into the service Tuesday of last week is stationed at Fort Hayes and spent Sunday with relatives in Glouster. Leo Carter in the Navy in the Pacific sent a letter noting he met Lewis Gatchel, while Gatchel Sr. heard from Lewis Jr. that he visited Leo Carter. Pvt. Robert Cooper phoned his mother to say he completed basic training and became a private first class after entering the Armor Force School at Fort Knox. Pfc. Leonard Kleinman at Ohio State University for special work spent Sunday with his parents. Pfc. Eldon Grinstead left for Indiantown Gap Pa after furlough for his wife Betty Grinstead illness needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armor Force
Fort Knox
Leonard Kleinman
Ohio State University
S. Kleinman
Eldon Grinstead
Indiantown Gap
Betty Grinstead
Columbus and Cinci Clash in Ohio Legion Junior Tournament
Columbus and Cincinnati, the only undefeated teams, meet in the third round headliner of the Ohio American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament. Other second round results include Warren edging Portsmouth 10 9 in 12 innings, Lima routing Zanesville 10 0, Columbus 3 0 over Zanesville, and Cleveland 16 3 over Lima with Cincinnati beating Elyria 1 0. Steubenville and Elyria were eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio American Legion
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Springsfield
Warren
Lima
Zanesville
Steubenville
Elyria
Cleveland
Tee
Springfield
Bigris
Breamer
Sharp
Lysaght
O'Connor
Dexter Social And Personal Highlights
Dexter society notes list visitors and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McCann of Nitro West Virginia with O S McCann family. Miss Betty Price of Rutland. Mrs Maggie Chaney and Oma Chapman in Athens Ohio. Janet Marie Musser visiting W R Amos grandparents. Loyal Folden and wife guests of H J Marchington. Mrs Folden resigning as O H E supervisor at Gallipolis to join husband at Patterson Field. Earl Nelson family of Carpenter visiting. Cash Braley assisted papering for Ruth Davis. other local hosting at Old Dexter homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Forrest McCann
Nitro
W. Va
O. S. McCann
Sarah Hampton
Marion McClure
Ernest Davis
Lena Saxton
I. D. McCann
Helena
Betty Price
Rutland
Maggie Chaney
Oma Chapman
Athens
Ward Nicholson
M. L. Vale
Hester
Pauline Washington
Auta Chamberlain
Columbia
Elwood Nelson
Patterson Field
Dayton
George Whitington
Gertrude Graham
Homer West
Earl Nelson
Carpenter
Peter Nelson
Ruth Davis
Lunsfords Buy John Welsh Property on Republic Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lunsford purchased the John Welsh property from William Welsh at 32 Republic Avenue. They will continue to reside on Barbour Street and report the purchase as an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
C. G. Lunsford
John Welsh
William Welsh
Republic Avenue
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Wade
San Francis
R. J. Lewis
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Johnny ‘Son
Frick
Fred Apostoli
South Pacific
Bobby Emerick
Bobby
C. B. Dillon
Thomas Gamwell
Margaret
Peggy Gamwell
Sharon Gamwell
Scott Johnson
William Johnson Sr
Joe Nelson
Galton
Emmett Andrews
Barney
Shirley
Buckeye Lake
Twila Mae Williams
William Schneider
Harold Mount
Alberta
Harold
Robert Cooper
James Andrews
Larry Vaughan
California
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Dick Guinther
Rodney Linscott
Lucile Thompson
Charles Guinther
Edward Noon
T. N. Noon
Harry Vaughn
Jessie Leach
Miles Crawford
Charles Leach
Frank Binderbasin
Jack
Junior Hartley
John Baird
Ernest Lehew
Gerald Lee
Hannah Lehew
Newark
A. J. Craig
America
Union
Union Stockyards
Europe
Nazi Germany
Fullerton
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Frank Howard
Clemson
Kerby Farrell
Braves
Johnny McCarthy
Erie
Harry Sheer
Chicago Daily News
Corning Social Notes
Billy Coulter
William Coulter Sr
Indian Gap
Penn
N. Y
Robert Deime
Elizabeth Deime
Fort Hayes Barracks
Ann Louise Schottelkorb
Harry Schottelkorb
Charleston
Amy Selby
Mra
Wilmer ‘Teal
Cambridge
Leo Preest
Harry Murray
Eliza Murray
Chris Burns
C. P. Gallagher
Terry
Middleport
Ted Freeman
Galion
Rachel Davis
Jason Freeman
Edith Bott
Robert Bell
Rosefarm
Joseph Fry
Magnetic Springs
Gaylord Whitman
Mary Jane
Davis Mason Sr
Edna Reich
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
James Bell
Charles Stephenson
New Lexington
Ben Nichlas
East Hill
J. G. Blower
Grant Hospital
O. K. Sewing Club
O. K
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Lora Longley
Janie Jacobs
Elizabeth Hardy
Delcie Spence
Mabel Dunlap
Leila Little
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Bertha Levin
Lee Thomas
Martha Young
Myrta Kellar
Flora Briggs
Viola Burney
Joseph Benedict
Johnny Beres
Myrta Hickok
Sterling and
Caolyn
Coulter
Mr. Coulter
New York Central Railway
George Phylis
Betty Mason
George Jr
Phylis
Jaylyn Phylis
Davis Mason Jr
Toledo
Fred Barnett
James B. Mason
Ruth Wilson
R. J. Peecher
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Kittle Lumber & Supply CO
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Chi“Bitching
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Holdcraft
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Athens, Ohio
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