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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1937
Page
7
The Glouster Fire Department was summoned twice to George Mason’s Earl Street home in Urbancrest. The first alarm at 3:15 am and a second at 6:15 am caused $500 damage to a cottage and its furniture. A bedroom blaze woke the family. chemicals and water were used to control it. Delayed by hydrant access, crew response could have been quicker.
Ohio University basketball heads home after a 5-2 start as they prepare to open the BAA schedule Tuesday night against Cincinnati. Nick Lalich led the trip with 40 points in four games, while Johnny Malokas added 38 as Grover rotates the lineup to boost height.
Zanesville dominated Racine 46 to 19 at the local gym on Saturday night. Harrison led Zanesville with 15 points on seven field goals and one foul, while Bostic paced Racine with eight points as the teams traded leads early and the visitors pulled away in each quarter.
Ellsworth Vines opened as an 8 to 5 favorite to beat Fred Perry in Perry's professional debut at Madison Square Garden. The venue sold out with seats priced from 1.10 to 9.90 dollars, and promoter Francis T. Hunter predicted a standing room crowd. About 17 000 spectators expected to pay around 40 000 dollars to witness the match, aiming to surpass the 20 800 dollar gate record set by Vines and Bill Tilden two years earlier.
Ohio University’s swimming team completed a 13 day training trip covering 3000 miles through nine states returning to Athens after a Fort Lauderdale session. Coach B E Hughes led 20 men with visits to St. Augustine and the Aquatic Forum including lectures by Matt Mann and Jim Riley. The team swam daily, rescued eight divers on the beach, and competed in an East West meet defeating an eastern team 18 to 10 with Wright, Weber, Miller and Shaffer earning relay placements.
The Peiping municipal government orders that no building may exceed two stories. The Kincheng Banking Building, an eight story structure, is feared to require demolition or major alteration to meet the limit.
Parole hearing scheduled for Prisoner 70643 China Handley at Ohio Penitentiary Columbus. Convicted February 28 1936 of utensil slughter and serving a nine year sentence. Board of Parole to consider on or after February 193? date provided by clerk D J Bonzo.
A terse sports note highlights Owen Popi Of e as a standout at Columbus Farm. The Red Birds feature a catcher regarded as a rare product among players, touted as a likely fit for Dizzy Dean.
Cardinals set to add Owen along with DeLancey O'Dea and Ogrodowski to their pipeline from Columbus farm. The Springfield Los Angeles product Arnold Owen, 20, shows speed, arm and bat and is viewed as a potential major league catcher ahead of 1937.
Baldwin Wallace announces it will defy the Ohio Conference ruling and participate in a basketball carnival at Public Hall Cleveland hosted by Max Rosenblum. The Feb 12 game against Reserve follows the league decision restricting the Berea school. Rosenblum also plans further double-headers with Ohio Wesleyan Ohio University Stanford and Western Reserve drawing 7 500 fans last weekend.
Glenn Cunningham, Kansas great middle distance runner, arrived in New York to train for his first indoor start of the season in the 800 meters at the Knights of Columbus games. Cunningham won the event in 1 55.2 last year and is among four Olympic team members entered, with Don Lash and Joe McCluskey in the 3,000 meters and Marty Glickman in the sprints.
Purdue faces Wisconsin in Lafayette to defend the title as Indiana battles undefeated Iowa. Illinois and Northwestern meet at Champaign while Minnesota travels to DePaul outside the conference. Indiana loses center Fred Fechtman after the first half.
Murphy Motor Co. mechanic Sheldon Kane of this city was taken to a Marietta hospital Friday for an operation on acute appendicitis.
Ohio college basketball shows power shifts with Ohio Wesleyan and Cincinnati entering title races in Buckeye action while Marietta struggles after a strong previous season. Stanford’s upset win over Western Reserve highlights weekend play as Hank Luisetti scores 26. Ohio U handles Dayton and Marshall loom. Muskingum faces Baldwin Wallace test as the season unfolds.
Glouster society column reports Mrs. F. M. Roberts and son Billy Lee returning to Columbus after holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Craft. Leonard Kleinman visited Cleveland relatives. James Wolf visited with William and Mrs. Wolf in Columbus. Andrew Chute Jr. resumes Ohio State studies after vacation with his parents. C. K. Rockhold and W. M. Anderson arrive from Albuquerque to visit Cyrus Rockhold’s family in New Mexico. Helen Carr and Frances Thomas return from Cisco Texas after lengthy visits with Mrs. Mary LeFever, with a stop in New Orleans on the way home.
Kiwanis Club will install its officers for 1987 during Tuesday evening’s meeting at the Hotel Gordon.
The M. E. Sunday School Orpha Class will gather at Isabel Vernon’s house at 7:30 this evening for a meeting and fellowship.
Ed. W. Morse notes his Grandview strawberry plants bloom while temperatures sit below freezing. Frosted leaves show only green in the ten drils and buds, highlighting unusual seasonal behavior for the crop.
Wilbur Banks stepped into the breach and scored 17 points to assure the triumph for his team.
Mrs Lester Zimmer underwent an acute appendicitis operation at Grant Hospital in Columbus on Thursday. She was brought by Mr Zimmer Wednesday night and he stayed with her until Friday night. She is rapidly recuperating.
Trimble Lodge No. 557 F. and A. M. installs 1937 officers with Guy J. Fierce as installing officer. New officers include Worshipful Master Dr. C. N. Sanders Senior Warden Jonathan Rainey Junior Warden Floyd Sherrick Secretary Eugene Miner Treasurer C. F. Danford Senior Deacon Dennis Addington Junior Deacon to be installed later Tyler L. T. Persinger Chaplain Fred Darling. Thirty six members attended and oysters were served.
Rothwell Club met at Mrs. E. E. Munden’s home with 13 members. Mrs. O. A. McDonald presented Our Schools and Mrs. M. M. Bryson discussed Looking Outward and Upward about the telescope’s history and development.
Mr and Mrs George A Rodgers of Corning announce the marriage of their daughter Roberta to Mark Hemry son of Mrs Sarah Robinett The ceremony took place at Hebron Christmas Eve with Rev E H Dickey officiating Roberta a Corning High School graduate class of 1920, Mark employed in the Sunday Creek shops in Corning They are at home in Corning.
Pasadena report notes asparagus now drawing attention from scientists along with spinach. The California Farm Federation says the mystery is why asparagus land becomes useless after an asparagus planting.
Four local couples celebrated their 56th wedding anniversaries in Montrose over a few weeks. The couples were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Frost, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lathrop, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gibson, and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Schermerhorn.
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