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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1938
Page
2
The McKinley Club of York Township will meet at the Legion Building at 7 30 PM. Sample ballots will be distributed and the state ticket discussed while Dr W P Clark outlines aspects of the primary campaign and plans are made to mobilize voters for tomorrow's election.
A surprise party was held Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Justice in Longstreth honoring the birthday of Mrs. Justice. Guests included Albert Justice, Roscoe Evans, Mrs. Justice’s relatives and many neighbors. Refreshments were served to the attendees.
Nelsonville report says the Big Four Club will sponsor a Republican meeting this evening at 7:30 at the Masonic Hall on W Columbus Street.
John Frank Woltz age 88 died at his daughter’s home near Hunterdon after a long illness. Born March 4 1850 in Rockbridge he lived in Rockbridge and Hocking County most of his life. Survived by five sons Lewis Mansford Isaac Boyd R F D George and four daughters Cora Rush Anna Rowe Lola Hook Mary Poline. Funeral service 1:30 at Union Cemetery Rockbridge conducted by Rev. Hoyt Williams with a brief prayer at Don Hook’s home at noon. Grandchildren numbered 32.
Every Man's Bible Class members will meet in the Church of Christ Parish House Thursday night to elect officers and discuss plans for the men's work. All interested men in the community are invited to attend.
Police seek the hit skip driver who struck Charles Wilburn at 548 Bowen Street about 8:30 Saturday night and fled. Authorities obtained the vehicle’s license number from the incident.
Miss Delphine Rarick returned to Columbus Sunday after a two week vacation in Logan with relatives. Miss Barbara Till spent Saturday in Logan visiting Mr and Mrs Paul Eberst. Columbus residents were in Logan Friday. Mr and Mrs Leslie M Evans left Sunday on a ten day motor trip to the East visiting Boston then Maine and Canada. Miss Nellie Frasch Columbus spent the end of the week with her parents. Miss Ruth Wheeler Athens was in Logan over the end of the week with Glen Wheeler.
Nelsonville leaders announce a Tuesday evening meeting of truck mine operators at 7 o'clock in the Legion Building. A classification of truck mines will be made at the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Ray Backus announce the birth of a daughter Linda Louise on Aug 6. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Backus and Mr and Mrs Henry Poling. Local social notes cite visits from L G Chapman, Mrs Earl Butterman of Columbus, and others. Mary Beagle returns from Columbus visit. Betsy Baldwin accompanies Yellow Springs family home.
Barstow won Class A with a net 71 while Bob Rannells led Class B at 69. Other Class A winners included Sherman Gilmore 73 Dr C N Sanders 71 Joe Seiple 73 and Norman Dean 73. In Class B McAfee and Charles Bennett tied for second with 72 and H Oldfield was fourth with 73.
Detroit beat Boston 7 to 3 as Greenberg and Cronin led the offense with key hits. Foxx, White and Gehringer supplied power while Wilson and Gill fanned batters, Desautels allowed the pass balls, and 19 600 watched.
Pittsburgh pitchers Cobbled a 5 3 win and 3 2 loss in a double header with New York, Ott homering for Pittsburgh and Suhr totaling multiple RBIs. Tobin and Gumbert split mound duties, while Brandt and Hubbell pitched for the Pirates and Giants, with errors by Leslie Ott and Cissell shaping the games.
In Chicago George Kirkley reports the Pirates swept the Giants to stretch their NL lead to 62 games as Jim Tobin starred in the opener and a seven run seventh inning sealed the nightcap. The Yankees swept Cleveland 7 0 behind Ruffing while other games saw the Cubs, Dodgers, and Senators win and lose, with Greenberg homering for Detroit in their win over Boston.
Gallipolis Ohio worker J W Bartels employed by Torson Construction Co has improved enough to resume duties this week after an injury at Abberdeen Ohio The report notes his return to work following recovery and rehabilitation efforts by local medical staff.
National League standings show Philadelphia 81, St. Louis 3-5, Chicago 7-0, Boston 4-5, Brooklyn 11-6, Cincinnati 10-3, Pittsburgh 5-13, New York 1-3. American League lists New York 7, Cleveland 0, Detroit 7, Boston 3, St. Louis 5-5, Philadelphia 3-8, Chicago 14-5, Washington 5-12, American Association leaders Louisville 7-2, Columbus 5-9, Toledo 13-2, Indianapolis 7-4, Milwaukee 9-2, St. Paul 4-7. schedules pair teams by city as listed.
In a pitcher powered ABRHOA game, Philadelphia and St Louis split after a high scoring affair. Finney Moses and Parker led offense with multiple RBIs and home runs, while Newsom and Smith struggled on the mound.
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane says he has no desire to return as a manager after being dismissed as Tigers skipper following a four game slide. He plans a Wyoming vacation and brief talks with other clubs before possible future roles, while Del Baker takes over as interim manager and vows no radical early changes.
Washington vs Chicago game ends in a 5-4 Chicago victory. Key players include Berger and Lewis homering for Chicago and Simmons, Bonura, Travis contributing RBIs for Washington. Pitchers W Ferrell and Appleton split early mound work. Walker and Radcliff notable in field. Attendance listed at 15,000.
New York defeated Cleveland 7 to 3 at home. Gehrig hit a home run and drove in two, Rolfe added two RBIs, and Weatherly Selkirk and Henrich collected key hits. Ruffing fanned five, Harder allowed six hits in eight innings. Attendance 4,242.
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