Bobcats to Battle Denison On Local Floor To End Season
Ohio University Bobcats face Denison University in a final 1929 basketball clash on the local floor. Coach Grover Will likely starts Burkholder Williams Brammer Trace Swackhamer with Koterba Hart and Warshower rotating. Denison counters with Homberger Oxley Schaller Bliss Walker. Middleport and Pomeroy teams plan to attend as supporters.
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Messenger Fight Party highlights Sharkey Stribling bout
The Athens Messenger invites Southeastern Ohio readers to a Wednesday night fight party at Flamingo Park with gates opening early evening. Wires will relay Miami Beach ringside reports including a blow by blow on Sharkey versus Stribling, plus preliminaries and crowd notes.
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Athens Messenger
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Sharkey
Boston
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Atlanta
Messenger
Miami Beach
Fourteen Reds Start Trek South to Spring Training
Cincinnati Reds begin their 1930 spring training in Orlando Florida with manager Jack Hendricks and business manager Frank Behle leading a group of fourteen players. The squad lists pitchers Ash Harrington Johnson Kolp Meer Smith Dixon Sukeforth infielders Pipp Lutzke Chiell Johnson and outfielders Crabtree and Johnson plus new arrivals Joe Smith Walter Latake and Victor Shiell. Existing at camp are outfielders Purdy and Allen and pitchers Eppa Rixey Pete Donohue and Red Lucas.
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Stribling Sharkey Fight Elevates Boxing in Florida Social Scene
Miami Beach, Feb 25 Stribling and Sharkey headlined the Florida social season boxing event drawing 1500 to 2000 spectators. Sharkey trains at the kennel club while Stribling practices at the Old Casino as women fill grandstands and critique ring artistry.
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Buckeye basketball enters final week with titles in play
Buckeye Basketball Association heads into the last schedule week with Ohio Wesleyan leading the league at seven wins and three losses. Cincinnati sits one behind, while Miami and Denison also contend as Defiance and Findlay duel in the Northwest Conference. Mt Union vies for Ohio Conference honors as Muskingum fades and Wooster looms as the next challenger.
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Explaining Some Terrible Noises Pomeroy Band Rise
The Ravenswood band director D M Whetstone visited to train a new group of about sixty to eighty players. The project aims to form a uniformed band for the city within three months and seek joining the Southeastern Ohio High School Band Association as soon as eligible.
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D. M. Whetstone
Ravenswood
Southeastern Ohio High School Band Association
School officials report road work training in Meigs County
A. F. Eiselstein in charge of state highway maintenance attended a district engineers and foremen road construction school in Marietta. Additional schools are planned statewide as new division engineers and foremen are named after Civil Service grading of applicants concludes.
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State Civil Service Commission
Pomeroy Teams Win County Tournament Title
Pomeroy High School swept both boys and girls titles at the county basketball finals held at the Knights of Pythians Hall on Saturday night. The girls defeated Rutland to claim the crown, while the boys toppled Middleport 31 to 16. The victories position Pomeroy for the upcoming district tournament in Athens with both squads expected to compete.
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Meigs County Old Home Society Elects New Officers
At the mid winter Meigs County Society meeting in Columbus, Dr. W. Bush was elected president, Tom F. LewisVice President, Edith Price membership secretary, and Hurley Martin treasurer. The group, long established in Columbus, reports growing membership.
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Tom F. Lewis
Edith Price
Minersville
Hurley Martin
Dexter
Meigs Society
Local Clerk Fred Philson Admitted After Gall Stone Attack
Fred Philson longtime clerk at Rowley & Reed hardware was hospitalized in Holzer Hospital Saturday evening with gall stones. He traveled from Racine to the hospital with his wife son daughter and his brother Dr John Philson after an X-ray exam. Treatments aim to avoid surgery.
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Fred Philson
Rowley & Reed Hardware
Racine
Holzer Hospital
John Philson
Middleport dinner plans honor railway officials
Middleport Community Club schedules a dinner for New York Central Railroad officials, NY C Athletic Association men, and road employees at Knights of Pythians Hall next Wednesday evening. W F Baker H W Taylor F F Wilson expected to attend. public invited.
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The
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Farmers Asked to Join Project PULLETS GROW HEALTHY
George W. Kreier county farm agent invites farmers to join the Grow Healthy Pullets project. Participants receive season long guidance from brooding to laying, four bulletins, and a free chick rearing school across the county. Enlistment time is short.
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George W. Kreier
Agriculture Colleges
Farm Bureau
Kreitler
Heath Church Evangelistic Services Continue Weekly
Rev. C. H. Eichinger announced evangelistic services at Heath M. E. Church will run every evening through Wednesday. Rev. Beardsley from Gallipolis assisted last week, but the local pastor leads this week's meetings. The Washington Birthday dinner hosted by Heath Church women was a success, with ticket seller Mrs. Harry Kent moving over 100 tickets.
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Washington
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Many Athens Visitors Return Home After Weekend Visits
Miss Reva Ralph returns to Athens after a weekend with cousins Mr and Mrs Paul Bean. Miss Louise Talbott back at school after illness. Mrs Aivie Crans and son Leland visit Bucyrus with Dale Winebrenner. Reed and McMaster return from Cincinnati hardware convention. Webb Smith of Columbus visits with sister Mrs Carl Hobart. Kent family travels to Columbus to see Mr and Mrs Bert Kent. Knabb family leaves for Cincinnati to spend remainder of winter with relatives.
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Athens
Paul Bean
Louise ‘Talbott
Aivie Crans
Leland
Bucyrus
Dale Winebrenner
A. Reed
Harry McMaster
Cincinnati
Webb Smith
Columbus
Carl Hobart
Lincoln Street
Kent
Kathleen
Bert Kent
Knabb
Henry Allison, 83, Dies on Patriot Farm
Henry W. Allison of Patriot Gallia County, long known as a grist mill operator and justice of the peace, died suddenly on his farm Saturday from heart failure.
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Eigs
Cottage Prayer Meetings in Middleport Precede Evangelistic Services
On Tuesday at 7 o'clock three cottage prayer meetings will precede evangelistic services at the Church of Christ next Sunday. Attendees include church members and friends. Locations include the Rear lobby of the Allien Hotel led by W. E. Russell, the home of Miss Etta Gaskill on Vine Street led by Mrs. Eli Hartinger, and the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hysell on South Third Street led by Mrs. Pearl Graves.
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W. E. Russell
Etta Gaskill
Vine Street
Eli Hartinger
H. J. Hysell
South Third Street
Pearl Graves
Southeastern Ohio district hoops tourney slated at Ohio University Gym
Nine Class A and twenty six Class B teams begin play in the Southeastern Ohio district tournament at Ohio University Gym Feb 28 to Mar 2 and Mar 8-9. Drawings were held by Professor O C Bird with byes and a full schedule set for Thursday through Saturday, including foul shooting contests and single-elimination rounds leading to finals.
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Reverend Flora Delivers Washington Address in Ohio
Rev Flora of Tuppers Plains spoke on Washington landmarks after spending about ten years near historic sites. A good turnout attended despite slick roads. The club plans a group visit to evangelistic services by Middleport and Pomeroy churches, with March 8 and March 29 set for the two visits.
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Tuppers Plains
Washington
Middleport
Pomeroy
Meeting Postponed by Woman's Music Club of Middleport
The Woman's Music Club of Middleport has postponed its meeting set for tomorrow evening at Heath M E Church. A new date will be announced later and the next program will be titled American Music.
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Dexter Churches of Christ Men’s Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Men’s Club at Dexter County Club of the Churches of Christ held its regular meeting last Friday at Dexter.
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The
Men of the Churches of Christ
Dexter
Florida Fight Broadcast Announced For Wednesday Night
Roy Howard announces that the Jack Sharkey versus Young Stribling bout will be aired. Howard and partners will televise the Madison Square Garden Corporation event over the National Broadcasting chain from Miami Beach amid last minute promoter changes.
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Jack Sharkey- Young
Roy Howard
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
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National Broadcasting Chain
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Dempsey
Ruth Wins Cup at St Petersburg Golf Tournament
Babe Ruth achieved a notable golf victory in St Petersburg by taking the low gross score in the Hungle southpaw tournament earning a silver cup.
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Babe Ruth
Northwestern Giant-Killers Upset Big Ten Leaders
Hal Gleichmann leads Northwestern as captain forward in a surge that toppled Michigan and Purdue, reshaping the Big Ten race. The team has earned the label giant-killers for their recent victories.
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Northwestern
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Purdue
Gletchmann
Wisconsin Five Leads Tight Big Ten Cage Battle
Wisconsin holds a three team edge in the Big Ten title race with eight wins and one loss. Michigan and Purdue share second place at seven and two, and Purdue visits Madison led by Stretch Murphy as Wisconsin aims to pass well enough to prevent a scoring spree. Indiana visits Northwestern, Minnesota plays Michigan, and Iowa meets Ohio State in other Friday action.
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Sharkey Favored In Florida Heavyweight Bout
Jack Sharkey the Bostonian is the favorite to beat Stribling in a Florida heavyweight clash. Both fighters trained hard as they prepare to weigh in, with Stribling giving Sharkey eight to ten pounds. Analysts expect a ten round bout with potential for a knockout, despite Sharkey's past inconsistencies.
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