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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1938

Page

13

Western Reserve Votes for Postseason Bowl as Hope Dims

Western Reserve undefeated football squad backed a post season bowl bid after presenting a petition to Athletic Director Karl Davis. Officials cited closed invitations and a weak Cleveland schedule as reasons the bid likely fails, though Cotton Bowl interest had been explored.

Cleveland U.P Western Reserve Karl Davis New Mexico Utah Dallas Tex

Ties Up Phones Baring Hip West Australia Surge

In a small town with a single telephone operator the service paused when the operator left to marry. In California two women prayed beside Jim Barrett in his cabin for recovery from illness, and Barrett later prayed for the return of $25 said to have disappeared with them.

Baring Hip West Australia Marysville Cal Jim Barrett Here Barrett

United Press All American Team selections list long

Lists of players by position for the 1988 United Press All American Team including ends tackles guards centers quarterbacks halfbacks and fullbacks with many names and colleges such as Carnegie Tech Louisiana State Alabama Syracuse Fordham and Minnesota. The text ends mid list with additional names and schools truncated.

Striegel Carnegie Tech Vosberg Marquette Clara Jacinski Fordham Kavanaugh Louisiana State Lege Nash Minnesota Powell Navy Allen Syracuse Gatto Devarona California Stella Army Platt Yale Russell Auburn Coon North Carolina State Siegel Michigan Michal Purdue McNeil Southern California Campbell Zagar Stanford McGarry Utah Hayes Schwartzer Boston College Hooper Lezouski Pittsburgh Rieth Petro Means Washington Hutchins Oregon State Dowd St. Mary’s Gibson Dartmouth Cox Alabama Calvelli Apolskis Ryland Schiechl Santa Clara Murray Wisconsin Christman Missouri Mosley Stirnweiss New Syracuse Kischer Iowa State Paulman Pingel Michigan State Luckman Columbia Stebbins Cassiano Brunner Tulane Eshmont Condit Smith Southwestern Dwyer New Mexico Cahill Holy Cross Ries Western Reserve Moore Sidat-Singh Hackney Kansas State Lain Rice Boise Idaho Snow Winterholler Wyoming Heffernan O’mara Duke Thesing Notre Dame Coffman Tennessee Tarbox Texas Tech Holm

Pow Wow Decline Noted By Cushing Resident

Edgar L. Fricker of Cushing says modern pow-wows have lost their rugged ambiance. He just returned from a Perkins convention of a Redskin League of Nations and notes tribesmen show less interest in war paint and tomahawks.

Cushing Okla Edgar L.fricker Fricker Cently Perkins

Broadwell Briefs Highlight Local Thanksgiving Gatherings

Mr and Mrs Ray Nice and children Jack and Geneva from New Straitsville visited Broadwell. Several families shared Thanksgiving meals across nearby towns including Hendershots Parsons and Holcrofts plus relatives from Zanesville and Athens. Melbourne church buys Ernabella sheep ranch to aid dying Aboriginal remnant care with 1650 sheep managed by natives.

Melbourne

O Brien Tops Balloting In All American Backfield Picks

Texas Christian quarterback O Brien led all voters with 350 points in an all America selection, nearly perfect. Mississippi star Parker Hall and Duke’s Eric Tipton earned spots, while Marshall Goldberg of Pittsburgh set the fullback standard with 260 points.

Louis Daddie Pittsburgh Meadville Notre Dame Joseph Reiner Harvey Ill Ralph Heikkinen Michigan Ramsey Mich Charles Aldrich Texas Christian Temple Tex Bob L. Suffridge Tennessee Knoxville David O’brien Dallas Eric Tipton Duke Petersburgh Parker Hall Mississippi Tunica Miss Marshall Goldberg Elkins W. Va Brown Wyatt Tennesse Maronic North Irolina McKeever Hill Brock Nebraska David O'Brien Sammy Baugh Sitko Lansdell Southern California O’brien O'Brien Rice Mississippi Louisiana State Vanderbilt Henry McLemore United Press Sports Hall Harry Kipke Colgate North Carolina State Penn State United Press all-America

Carmel artists demand permanent art palace at fair

Monterey Calif Carmel colony of artists objects to a lathe house for the Monterey County fair exhibition and calls for a permanent art palace aimed at showcasing the community's work.

Monterey Calif Carmel

Woman missing after alleged hit and run in Louisville

Miss Peggy Hennings told police she struck a woman with her car and left the scene after a bystander urged her to go on. The witness said the woman was a friend who sought no publicity and vanished after the collision.

Louisville Peggy Hennings

Wilkes-Barre Official Flips Courthouse Flag on Constitution Day

Richard Bishop a Wilkes-Barre utility man at the courthouse raised the courthouse flag upside down as the nation marked Constitution Day. The act occurred as the signing of the historic document was observed.

Wilkes-Barre Richard Bishop Wilkes-Barre Courte House Bishop

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