Major League Clubs Have Great Year at Box Office
Major league baseball reports strong attendance with American League 4,679,283 and National League 4,107,222 total 8,726,505. Yankees lead in attendance with 1,706,157 total, Giants top NL at 900,700, Cubs 695,000, and Tigers 871,950. Ben Cantwell sold from Giants to Dodgers as schedule resumes with East and West sections for 12 days.
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New York
U.P
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Giants
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field
White Sox
Black Sox
Yankees
Tigers
Red Sox
Indians
Senators
Athletics
Browns
National Giante
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates
Reds
Phillies
Ben Cantwell
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cantwell
Jersey City
Giants to appoint new manager by 1939
The Giants face a 1939 management change as Bill Terry nears the end of his 1938 contract and hints at stepping up as business manager. Candidates include Chuck Dressen and Gabby Hartnett, with Travis Jackson viewed as a developing option under Terry.
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New York Giants
Bill Terry
Giants
Chuck Dressen
Gabby Hartnett
Travis Jackson
Dressen
Cincinnati
New York
Terry
Hartnett
Charlie Grimm
Sersation
Cubs
Chicago
P. K. Wrigley, Jr
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Wilbert Robinson
Jersey City
Jackson
Standings update from major leagues across cities
The standings list shows games: Boston at New York, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Philadelphia. New York at Boston, Chicago at Detroit, Philadelphia at Washington, St. Louis at Cleveland. Association: Columbus at Milwaukee, Toledo at Kansas City, Louisville at Minneapolis, Indianapolis at St. Paul.
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Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
American New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Association Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
National Club Pet
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American Club
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Eens
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St Ast
St. Washin
Association Club
L. Pet. Minneapolia E. Ones
Columbus
Miley Leads Women’s Western Derby Into Second Round
Marion Miley of Lexington, Kentucky, defended a one stroke lead as 90 players contested the second round of the 72 hole medal play championship at Onwentsia Club. Edith Estabrooke of Dubuque was a close challenger, with Beatrice Barrett and Dorothy Gustafson tied for third after 78s. Patty Berg faltered with an 83 opening round.
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Lake Forest
U.P
Marion Miley
Lexington
Kentucky
Onwentsia Club
Edith Estabrooke
Dubuque
Beatrice Barrett
Minnesota
Dorothy Gustafson
South Bend
Ind
Miss Miley
Miss Estabrooke
Miss Barrett
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Betty Jameson
Austin
Patty Berg
Minneapolis Star
Former O U star ties for AAL home run lead
Roy Pfleger former Ohio University star and Minneapolis Millers infielder tied the American Association home run lead with his 24th on opening game of a doubleheader against Louisville. Pfleger's shot helped the Millers to an 8 to 1 win, with Minneapolis taking the second game 11 to 1. Pfleger seeks major league attention in his fifth pro season. Betz family reunion planned at Lake Alma near Wellston on Sunday August 15 chaired by Robert M. Betz.
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Columbus
American Association
Roy Pfleger
Minneapolis Millers
Pfleger
Ralph
Red) Kress
Homer
Millers
Louisville
Minneapolis
Ohio University
Huntington
Beaumont
The
Lake Gallipolis
Betz
Lake Alma
Wellston
Robert M. Betz
Californian's Sub Par 67 Tops Publinx Field
Don Erickson a 25 year old telegrapher from Alhambra Cal topped the field in the National Public Links qualifying with a 67 five under par the best round among 191 golfers. He used 24 putts and notable chips to finish ahead of Joseph Greene and others as the field braces for 36 holes to decide the 64 match players. San Francisco and Sacramento teams led the 36 hole team race with 295 strokes first day.
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San Francisco
WUP
Don Erickson
Alhambra
Cal
Erickson
Pat Abbott
Pasadena
Abbott
Jos
Eph Greene
Automobile Company
Lansdowne
van Hall
Long Beach
Roberts Abels, Jr
Santa Monica
Paul Genung
Dayton
Sacramento
Seattle
Union Furnace Defeats Radcliff 5-3 in Close Match
Union Furnace edges Radcliff 5-3 in a tight game. The matchup featured strong offense from Union Furnace and solid defense to secure the win.
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Union Furnace
Radcliff
Marble Rolls to Easy Win in Grass Court Open
In Rye New York the Eastern grass court championships moved to the third round with Alice Marble top seed in the east defeating Barbara Scott 6 1 6 0. Marble set to face Maud Blumenthal as Arthur Hendrix and Frankie Parker advanced in the men’s draw toward the third round.
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Rye
N. Y
U.P
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Barbara Scott
Yonkers
Miss Marble
Maud Blumenthal
New York
Arthur Hendrix
Martin Buxby
Miami
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
Henry G. Culley
Santa Barbara
Calif
William Robertson
Pasadena
Ever Since Eve at Athena Theatre Wednesday
Marion Davies and Robert Montgomery star in Ever Since Eve a Cosmo politan farce at the Athena. Davies disguises as a brunette to seek another job while Montgomery a blonde-loving novelist is forced to work with a tough publisher.
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Athena Theater
Marion Davies
Lovely Blonde Comedienne
Robert Montgomery
Miss Davies
Montgomery
Marion
Remodeling plans set for Gallipolis city building
The city plans a $9 000 remodel funded by the city and American Legion to house the Legion and Woman's Auxiliary on the second floor. Plans by Clyde Dale await state board approval before work begins at the Locust Street waterworks site. The first floor will include the municipal court and city offices, while the second floor gains an assembly hall and recreation spaces. The adjacent fire house remains with minor changes while the waterworks shop and gas furnace are added in the basement.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Municipal Waterworks Office
City Commission
G. P. Bush
N. E. Myers
C. C. Ingels
American Legion Building Committee
C. W. Booth
Leo Carter
E. N. Leonard
Sarah Robinson
Aaron Davis
George Lear
Poe Bradbury
The
Legion Auxiliary Committee
James Oliver
Chester Leaper
WPA
American Legion and
Woman's Auxiliary
Clyde Dale
City
Legion
Locust Street
Second
Holzer Family Bond Spanned by Telephone Celebration
In Gallipolis Charles Holzer reached legal adulthood on Aug 7. His sister Christine Holzer Harvey, newly married, marked her 20th birthday. To celebrate both anniversaries, Dr. and Mrs. C FE Holzer arranged loudspeakers on telephones in their Gallipolis and Bethlehem homes so family members could talk for 45 minutes at noon.
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Gallipolis
Charles
C. FE. Holzer
Frank Laird Harvey
Christine Holzer
Holzer
Harvey
Bethlehem
City Manager Gwinn Approves Building Plan Progress
City Manager Gwinn will proceed as soon as building plans are approved. Work will be done by force account with all workers selected by the contractor, subject to the manager’s approval.
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Gwinn
Rotarians To Quiz on Gallia History Tuesday Evening
Gallipolis Rotary Club meeting Tuesday at 6 pm will be led by Dr. C Holzer. He will present a list of 50 questions on early Gallia history and Gallia County with prizes for the top correct respondents. First prize is the book French Five Hundred by W G Sibley of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Rotary Club
C Holzer
Gallia County
W. G. Sibley
Thompson and Francia Stove Co Name Shifts to Holzer
Property changes in Gallipolis show the Thompson and Francia Stove Co title passing to Dr. C. F. B. Holzer. The property is under remodeling and improvement.
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Gallipolis
Thompson & Francia Stove Co
C. FB. Holzer
Kiking Plans Two Week Bicycle Trip to Washington
William Wall age 18 son of Grant Wall starts a two weeks bicycle vacation from Gallipolis toward Washington DC with plans to reach the ocean and continue eastward.
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Kiking
Gallipolis
William
Grant Wall
Washington, D. C
Primary vote slow in Gallipolis residents vote desultorily
In Gallipolis residents cast a slow primary vote Tuesday with no City Commission contests on the ballot.
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Gallipolis
City Commission
Swanson Infant Dies in Gallipolis Home
James Frederick Swanson infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson of Gallipolis died at the parental home on Monday, in a local event reported by the Gallipolis press.
Two Churches Plan Rally in Ohio Towns
In Gallipolis Ohio Thurman and Rio Grande Methodist Churches plan a combined rally featuring Rev Dr E R Stafford pastor Bowing Green Methodist Church and father of their current pastor Rev W L Stafford He will preach at Thurman Saturday Aug 14 and Sunday Aug 15 and at Rio Grande Sunday morning and afternoon A noon basket dinner is planned in Rio Grande dining room Stafford was raised in Wellston and has served in Marietta Pomeroy Jackson Columbus Delaware Worthington and Bowling Green He also led the Zanesville District for six years and spent eight years in Gal li a Ohio during boyhood.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
Rio Grande
E. R. Stafford
Bowling Green
W. L. Stafford
Rio Grande Church
Stafford
Wellston
Marietta
Pomeroy
Jackson
Columbus
Delaware
Worthington
Zanesville
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gallia
Ohio
Many Attend Ecker Reunion at Chickamauga Park
Gallia County report notes nearly a hundred attendees at the Ecker family reunion held at Chickamauga Park Sunday. The event named Mrs. Alice Keeler of Dayton as oldest present at 87, with Mrs. Harvey Miles of Dayton as president, Col. H. B. Ecker as vice president, and Garnet Stringfellow as secretary.
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Gallipolis
Ecker
Chickamauga Park
Alice Keeler
Dayton
Harvey Miles
Col
H. B. Ecker
Garnet Stringfellow
Son of War Veteran Killed in Colorado
Gallia County resident Carter Johnson nineteen died from World War injuries. He was killed in an auto accident Sunday near Hugo Colorado. His mother Mia Mildred Myers and stepfather Millard Myers accompanied his body, with others possibly, expected here Wednesday for burial.
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Gallipolis
Carter Johnson
Lorenzia Johnson
Gallia County
Hugo
Colo
Mia
Mildred Myers
Millard Myers
Grange Plans Surprise Meeting At Vinton Town Halls
Huntington Grange will hold a meeting Saturday August 14 in the Vinton Town Halls with a planned surprise event. Mary L. Walker lecturer says members should bring flashlights for an early day recollection or humorous story as roll call.
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Gallipolis
Huntington Grange
Vinton
Mary L. Walker
Five Generations in Gallia County Join County Lineage
The only existing five generation family in Gallia County includes Alice Jones 84, Mary Roush 64, Millie Fife 41, Lois Chevalier 20, and Lois' son Jackie six months. All are natives and residents of Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Alice Jones
Mary Roush
Millie Fife
Lois Chevalier
Jackie
Edward Rose Dies At Swan Creek Home
Edward Rose, 60, longtime Southern Gallia County resident, died at his Swan Creek area home after a year of ill health. Survived by wife Ruby Campbell Rose, sons Donald and Lee, brothers Arthur Northup and Fred Rose, a sister Mrs. Ira Shato, and other relatives. Funeral services were conducted at Salem Creek Chapel Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Charles L. Thayer.
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Gallipolis
Edward Rose
Gallia County
Swan Creek
Caldwell joins Evans Grocery clerical staff
Robert Caldwell son of Emmett Caldwell of Guyan Township and nephew of Elmer Caldwell of Gallipolis becomes the new clerical employee at Evans Grocery Co. in Gallipolis Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Robert Caldwell
Emmett Caldwell
Guyan Township
Elmer Caldwell
Evans Grocery Co
Kent of Gallia County Illness Report From Columbus Letter
Harry B. Kent of Columbus writes that his father W. B. Kent, formerly a prominent Gallia County citizen, is seriously ill at 378 8 S Wayne Ave Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Harry B. Kent
Columbus
W. B. Kent
S. Wayne Ave
That City
Kent
Gallia County
Nixon reassigned to Gallia WPA office
H W Nixon former county WPA director moved from Marietta to Gallia County office taking charge Tuesday Reductions continue in WPA workforce
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Nixon
Gallia
Gallipolis
H. W. Nixon
WPA
Marietta
Blazer Family Plans 150th Anniversary Reunion
The Blazer family meets in Green Township near Gallipolis for the 59th annual reunion. Plans call for a 150th anniversary event next August on the second Sunday to honor the first Blazers who settled in America from Germany and Holland. Eugene Blazer is reelected president, Cleo McCall secretary. Music provided by V. J. Niday and others.
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Gallipolis
Blazer
America
Germany
Holland
Centenary Church
Green ‘Township
Eugene Blazer
Cleo McCall
V. J. Niday
Ira Neal
Henry Evans
Mary Lanthorn
Myers Descendants Meet in Gallia County
About 250 descendants of John Myers the first settler in Gallia County gathered at the fairgrounds to honor him. J W Myers, his grandson, presided as association president with Florence Brown of Huntington as secretary. Addresses were given by Florence Brown Judge A J Stormont Rev and Mrs Taylor Rev Oscar Myers of Columbus and others.
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Gallipolis
John Myers
Gallia County
Fairgrounds
J. W. Myers
Family Association
Florence Brown
Huntington
Brown
A. J. Stormont
Taylor
Oscar Myers
Columbus
Grange Plans Aug 29 Hall Dedication in Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Grange members meet Thursday to lay plans for the dedication of their new hall on August 29, per secretary John Brucker.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Grange
John Brucker
Guthrie Family Reunion at Raccoon Island Home
The Birgs residence on Raccoon Island will host the Guthrie family reunion this Thursday evening. Hon. and Mrs. E. J. Birgs reside there and will welcome relatives for the gathering.
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Island Gallipolis
E. J. Birgs
Raccoon Island
Guthrie
Birthday Dinner Honors Longtime Salem Center Resident
About 125 guests attended a Sunday dinner honoring Jonathan A. Dyke who marked his 82nd birthday, celebrating one of the area’s oldest residents in the Salem Center neighborhood.
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Gallipolis
Jonathan A. Dyke
Salem Center
Recent Bride Gallipolis Mrs Evans Married in Oak Hill
Mrs. Helen Arthur marriage to Benjamin F. Evans is announced. They reside in Columbus where Mrs Evans works at Ohio State University while Mr Evans serves as principal of the Washington grade school in Gallipolis. The couple were wed in Oak Hill Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Benjamin F. Evans
Helen Arthur
Columbus
Ohio State University
Reunion Draws 200 Straight Family Members at Walnut Township
About 200 members of the Straight family gathered for their annual reunion Sunday at the Lewis Straight home in Walnut Township near Waterloo. Mrs. Lewis Straight, 86, was the eldest attendee as Drummond’s band played and a basket dinner was enjoyed. The next reunion will be hosted by Rev. and Mrs. R. P. McCarley near Gallipolis with committee members Rev. McCarley, Ed Baker, and Mrs. John Straight coordinating.
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Gallipolis
Straight
Lewis Straight
Walnut Township
Waterloo
Drummond
R. P. McCarley
McCarley
Ed Baker
John Straight
Township Trustees To Hold Annual Picnic
Gallia County Association of Township Trustees will hold their annual picnic and outdoor program at the fairgrounds on Saturday September 4. A basket dinner will be enjoyed at noon with Joe R. Thomas and other prominent speakers in the afternoon. All Grangers in the county are invited to attend a large meeting.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gallia County to Form Young Republican Club
Gallia County Representative Robert Betz and County Prosecutor John Howell plan a county wide Young Republican Club. Local representatives will visit townships and solicit membership from young voters of all genders. A meeting at the Court House is to be announced. Betz, at 26, is the youngest member of the Ohio General Assembly.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Robert
Bob) Betz
John W. Howell
Court House
Betz
Columbus
Old Pine Ladies Aid Chicken Supper Planned
The Old Pine Ladies Aid Society will host its annual chicken supper on Thursday August 19 at the church in Gallia County three miles south of Rio Grande. Serving begins at 5 30 p m with ice cream and cake served during the evening.
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Gallipolis
Old Pine Ladies’ Aid Society
Old Pine
Gallia County
Rio Grande
William W. Roush Dies at 80 in County Home Burial at Gravel Hill
William Wallace Roush, 80, died at the County Home Sunday and was buried Tuesday afternoon at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. He formerly lived on Story's Run near the Gallia Meigs county line. Surviving daughters include Mrs. O. W. King of Middleport and Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins of Marion.
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Gallipolis
William Wallace Roush
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Story’s Run
Gallia-Meigs
O. W. King
Middleport
Lloyd Jenkins
Marion
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