Mistah Jawn Henry Lewis vs Joe Louis Title Bout at Madison Square Garden
Mitch says odds are long against Mistah Jawn Henry Lewis as Joe Louis prepares for their heavyweight title bout in Madison Square Garden. The Brown Bomber, favored by observers, enjoys a significant weight edge and strong punching power, though past bouts show surprises can occur.
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Mistah Jawn Henry Lewis
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Jawn Henry
Joe
Tor
Louis Lewis title fight set as two round upset risk
Boxing writer notes Joe Louis predicts a second round knockout of John Henry Lewis in Madison Square Garden. Carried by extensive detail on weight, reach, and odds, the piece sketches the fighters and promoter expectations as fans await the heavyweight title bout.
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Harry Ferguson
New York
U.P
Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
Madison Square Garden
Old Jack Blackburn
Louis
Chappie
Blackburn
Lewis
Joe
John Henry
Mike Jacobs
Louis Lewis
Bulldogs Repeat Triumph Over Wellston 32 to 19
Athens High School basketball led by Harry Lackey routed Wellston 32-19 on Tuesday night. The Athens Reserves beat local backups 44-12. Other scores include Massillon 44 Canton Lehman 20 and Ohio Northern 46 Bluffton 42.
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Bulldogs
Wellston
Harry Lackey
Athens High School
Golden Rockets
Athens
Barnesville
Bethesda
Byesville
Roseville
Spencerville
Elida
Lima St. John
Glandorf
New Albany
Hilliards
College Ohio Northern
Bluffton
Rockets
Varsity Athens
FG Moore
Eee
Eneen Ramsey
Q Gordon
Awe
Wilson
Bardin
Ee van Dyke
New
Poling
Wood
Gardner
Gallipolis
Athens Pomeroy
Logan
Middleport
Nelsonville
Jackson
Pomeroy
Middleport Scenes
Question and Answer Primer on Sports Facts
The passage recalls historic sports prices and events. It cites a $250,000 baseball trade involving Lyn Lary for Joe Cronin in 1934, a 1988 USC Notre Dame game yardage miscue near halftime, and Max Schmeling earning $174,644.20 for a Louis rematch. It invites readers to submit questions to a public sports service bureau.
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Lyn Lary
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Bob Saggan
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Pleads Not Guilty in Uncle Murder Case at Newark
Elvertus Hendricks age 19 and his brother Wendell age 17 faced Common Pleas Court in Newark on murder charges. Hendricks pleaded not guilty while Wendell is confined to the Lima state hospital for the criminal insane. Fry is buried in the county where the parties once resided.
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Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Newark
Finley Fry
Elvertus Hendricks
Wendell
State Hospital
Lima
Fry
Meade Returns to Win Four At Hialeah Park
Jockey Don Meade, back after a three year ban for betting on mounts, won four races at Hialeah Park to reach 24 total wins since the track opened 12 days ago. He rode Langino Francesco Clap and Short Distance, finishing in the money with 42 of 68 mounts, including three triples and five doubles.
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Miami
Don Meade
Hialeah Park
Meade
Langino
Francesco
Clap
Hialeah
Mrs Hern Dies in Cheshire at 71
Mrs Nora Hern age 71 died Tuesday at her son Robert's home in the Masonic building at Cheshire Funeral services will be at Cheshire Methodist Church likely Thursday with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Nora Hern
Robert
Cheshire
Cheshire Methodist Church
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Ohio High School Court Wars reshapes state hoops scene
In Columbus district play Newark suffers three straight losses as Lancaster Marietta and Massillon rise. Other notes include St Marys loss to Lancaster 20 19 and scores across districts with Eaton Canton Lehman and McKinley standout performances.
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Columbus
Ohio
Newark
Lancaster
Marietta
Massillon
St. Mary’s
Columbus North
Mt. Vernon
Upper Arlington
Utica
Grandview
New Philadelphia
Phillies
Mansfield
Bridgeport
Strasburg
Ironton
Portsmouth
Dayton Fairview
Dayton Co-operative
Middletown
Middies
Hamilton
Bellefontaine
Xenia
Spring Valley
de Graff
Sandusky
Toledo Central Catholics
Bryan
Lima South
Findlay
Ottoville
Putnam County
Toledo Central
Fayette
Fulton County
Gibsonburg
Sandusky County
Columbus Grove
Walbridge
Wood County
Coldwater
Mercer County
Akron North
Akron Buchtel
Akron Ellet
Warren
Fairport
Euclid Shore
Rittman
Orrville
Eaton
Penfield
Art Rice
Canton Lehman
Akron
Garfield
Lehman
Big Toledo Central
J. A. Rich
McConnelsville
Bergholtz
Jefferson County
Finis
Paul Anderson
Struthers High
Struthers
Youngstown East
Nick Roman
Canton McKinley
Lorwood in Jackson Hospital After Coal Mine Fall
Ernest Lorwood of Jackson is treated in a local hospital for a leg fracture and other injuries from a coal mine fall. His condition is described as not serious.
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Gallipolis
Ernest Lorwood
Jackson
Baer Promises Acomeback Fight With World Title Hope
Henry McLemore reports Max Baer loudly predicts he will derail Joe Louis or any rival and reclaim heavyweight glory. Baer praises his own power, dismisses Lou Nova and Tony Galento, cites his wife and baby as motive, and jokes about managing Papa Dionne.
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Henry McLemore
LOS Angeles
U.P
Max Baer
Dempsey
Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
China
Richard the Lion Hearted
Max
Baer
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Tony Galento
Tony
Stork Club
Papa Dionne
United Press
Albany Church to host choir and community notices
Albany Church to organize a choir at M. E. Church at 8 pm after prayer meeting. A P T A of Albany School plans a meeting on Tuesday Jan 31. A surprise party honored Mrs. Will Gillogly with a mirror as guests included the Gilloglys and Arbaughs. Future Farmer groups from Stewart, Athens, Logan, Cheshire competed in a local speaking contest.
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Albany
M. E
Howard Coe
Reynoldsburg
Victoria Gillogly
Will Gillogly
Howard Stanley
Earl and
Edward
Clarence Arbaugh
Ermel Arbaugh
Arthur van Dyke
Black
Oda Gillogly
E. L. Tedrow
Vance
Floyd
Hamden
Will Cline
Clyde Hill
Columbus
E. H. Lash
Mary Wickham
Kenneth Harwood
Larry
Stone
Dayton
Shade Tops Tuppers Plains in 39 to 16 Victory
Shade High School boys defeated Tuppers Plains 39 to 16 on Tuesday night. Standout performers were Wilber Williams David Wingett and Henry Williams for Shade while Green and Hoffman starred for Tuppers Plains. A later reserve game saw Tuppers Plains Reserves beat Shade Reserves 26 to 13.
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Shade High
Tuppers Plains
Wilber Williams
David Wingett
Henry Williams
Shade
Green
Hoffman
John Robinson
Art Falace
Jacksonville-Trimble
J-T
Students save greeting cards for Jamaica mission
Newton Mass Boston College students saved Christmas greeting cards and handed them to Rev Richard L Rooney S J student counselor for missionary work. Jesuit missionaries assigned to Jamaica British West Indies distribute the cards among natives.
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Newton
Mass
Boston College
Richard L. Rooney
S. J
Jamaica
British West Indies
Sisler Leads Hall of Fame Balloting in 1920s Era
George Sisler, Eddie Collins, and Wee Willie Keeler vote into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown during the centennial celebration. Sisler tops ballots with 235 votes from 274 writers, Collins 213, and Keeler 207, as other legends receive fewer ballots.
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New York
U.P
George Sisler
Wee Willie Keeler
Eddie Collins
Baseball Writers
Cooperstown
Sisler
Baseball Writers Association
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Hans Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Nap Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Cy Young
Grover Clevelland Alexander
Collins
Keeler
Great Alexander
Rube Waddell
Philadelphia Athletic
Rogers Hornsby
Frank Chance
Ed Delahanty
Ed Walsh
Johnny Evers
Miller Huggins
Rabbit Maranville
Jimmy Collins
Hall of Fame
George Wright
New York Knickerbockers
M. G. Bulkley
Ban Johnson
John J. McGraw
Connie Mack
K. M. Landis
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Yankees
St. Louis
Washington
Boston Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Brooklyn
New York Highlanders
Giants
Boston Red Sox
Alma Miller Dies After Long Illness at Home
Mrs Alma Miller 71 wife of John Miller died at the family home between Rio Grande and Vinton after a long illness. She is survived by John Miller a daughter Mrs Lucy Hartsook of Vinton and son Walter E Miller of Bidwell. Funeral services are announced for Thursday afternoon.
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Gallipolis
Alma Miller
John Miller
Rio Grande
Vinton
Miller
Lucy Hartsook
Walter E. Miller
Bidwell
Local Hi Y Club Conference Invites Members
Invitations have been received by local club members to attend a Hi Y Club conference at Wellston on the evening of Friday April 7.
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Gallipolis
Wellston
More WPA Workers Apply in Vain for Food Orders in Gallia County
Gallipolis report notes no new WPA developments as outdoor projects halt due to weather and end of pay period. Relief Director Othneil Jones says more WPA workers seek food orders with no authority to grant them. no food consignments arrived to replace week end allotments. officials stress no violence and calm reception of explanations by WPA engineer L. R. Arnold.
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WPA
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Columbus
Othneil Jones
Jones
Court Street
L. R. Arnold
Joint Ladies Aid Meet Planned Near Cheshire
A combined meeting of the Little Kyger and Yellowtown Ladies Aid Societies will convene February 15 at the residence of Mrs. H. E. Shaver near Cheshire. The gathering aims to coordinate activities and discuss upcoming community tasks.
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Gallipolis
Little Kyger
Yellowtown Ladies Aid Societies
H. E. Shaver
Cheshire
Gallia Academy High School predicts largest class since 1870
Principal Carl C. Byers announces the 1939 Gallia Academy High School graduating class may reach 112 students equally split by gender. The first diploma roster lists 13 graduates, a net gain of 99 since the school began in Gallipolis in 1870.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Carl C. Byers
Local Baptist Delegation To Attend Regional Meeting
Gallipolis Baptist Church plans a Thursday February 9 delegation to Middleport for a regional gathering hosted by the Pomeroy Gallia and Rio Grande Baptist Associations. Gallipolis will likely contribute a Girls Chorus numbers under Miss Virginia Starkey’s direction.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Extension agent promotes hybrid corn on air
E G Royer of Gallia County Extension spoke on a Huntington station for a quarter hour starting at 11 45 this morning. He highlighted the advantages of growing hybrid corn.
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Gallipolis
E. G. Royer
Gallia County
Huntington Broadcasting
Funeral services for Mrs Nora Thivener held at Northup Church
Funeral services were conducted for Nora Alice Thivener widow of Ezra Thivener at Northup Church by Rev. Earl Cremeens. She had suffered partial paralysis and lived alone. A sister, Mrs George Mink, found her dead in bed. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Nora Alice Thivener
Ezra Thivener
Northup Church
Earl Cremeens
Rose Hill
Thivener
George Mink
Gallia Academy Sets Career Guidance Conference Room
Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis creates a special consultation room for students planning college after graduation. Principal Carl C Byers oversees a space stocked with catalogs year books newspapers bulletins alumni magazines and scholarship announcements to aid career and research path decisions.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio
Gallia Academy High School
Carl C. Byers
Ray Grover Undergoes Appendix Surgery in Holzer Hospital
Ray Grover a 47 year old Morgan Township resident underwent an operation to remove a ruptured appendix at Holzer Hospital on Monday night.
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Gallipolis
Ray Grover
Morgan Township
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Chamber Eyes City Spring Cleaning Sponsorship
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce discusses backing a city wide spring cleaning drive to remove unsightly spots and reduce fire and rodent hazards with expected cooperation from city officials.
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Gallipolis
Band Boosters Plan Card Party at Elks Club
Gallipolis event hosted by the Band Mothers Club aims to liquidate band uniform debt. Attendees include both men and women with entertainment by Joy Judy Clara June Ward Jean Luman and Jane Haskins.
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Gallipolis
Elks’ Club
Band Mothers’ Club
Joy Judy
Clara June Ward
Jean Luman
Jane Haskins
Death of F. M. Duncan in Nitro WV during visit
Rev. B. G. Dun can at Rodney reports his father F. M. Duncan aged 78 of Nitro West Virginia died suddenly Monday after a seizure lasting about fifteen minutes. A daughter Mrs Roy Betz lives in Gallipolis and several other children reside in West Virginia. Funeral services were held at Nitro this afternoon.
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Gallipolis
B. G. Duncan
Rodney
F. M. Duncan
Nitro
W. Va
Roy Betz
West Virginia
Programs Scheduled At Gallia Academy High School
Gallia Academy High School in Gallipolis outlines second semester assemblies under Principal C C Byers. Fr iday speakers include Rev Kindig. events span through February to June with NHS leadership, sports letters, district festival numbers, and a senior farewell BC.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
C. C. Byers
Rev. Kindig
Elizabeth Shough
Miss Williams
Brown Derby Club
Harold Brown
National Honor Society
Miss Miller
Mr. Wise
Mr. Griffith
Kircher
Smeltzer
Wetherholt
Miss Johnston
Miss Covey
Rio Grande College
Funeral in Columbia Chapel for Milton Merritt
Milton Merritt, killed in an automobile crash on December 4, was laid to rest at Columbia Chapel Point Rock with Masonic Lodge members directing the funeral before cremation in Columbus. Attendees from Wilkesville included local families and friends, with a Legion Auxiliary dance held Friday night and a volleyball win by Wilkesville girls over Washington Township 25 to 9.
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Wilkesville
Columbia Chapel
Point Rock
Milton Merritt
Masonic Lodge
Columbus
Legion Auxiliary
Washington Township
Vinton Township
L. C. Calvin
Lorna
Barbara
Circleville
Pielgord Hansen
Clarence Gray
Wellston
Russell Woltz
Earl Timms of
Radcliff
Leonard Calvin
Garden Revival Meeting at Mt Zion Church Ends Two Week Run
Revival gathering at Mt Zion Church runs two weeks with daily 7 30 services and Sunday morning worship. Maggie Buck hosts Sunshine Sewing Circle January 18 with two quilts, potluck, and listed attendees. next meeting January 25 at Eva Mohler home. Community updates note visitors from Junction City Athens ill health and oyster supper fundraiser for M E Church Jerseyville.
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Mt. Zion Church
Maggie Buck
Sunshine Sewing Circle
Ray Wingett
Catherine Slusher
Mary Creecy
Vivian Staneart
Mary Perry
Catherine Goldsberry
Glennie St
Allen Weatherby
Athens
C. L. Goldsberry
Annie King
Maggie Lowther
Lenore Williams
Athens- Pomeroy Road
Williams
M. E
Jerseyville
Local visitors and residents share time across Kanauga area
Rob ert Vannater and family from Poca W Va visited relatives including Mrs Nettie Johnson and family. Daisy Smith and daughter Elizabeth from Clarington W Va stayed with the Johnsons. B L Marple and Ferne Summers from Kanauga spent Wednesday with kin. Ira Hall and Mrs Knapp of Bluefield WV visited John Vickers family. Albert Allen went to Kanawha City for carpentry work. Loma Montgomery of near Leon WV visited Ella Russell family. Russell is recovering from illness. Paul Ables on the Julius Fleischman steamer resumed work. Mrs Eskew of Charleston visited Mrs John Vickers. W H Comstock engineer on the steamer Reliance visited his mother. Lewis Lee is home from the Reliance where he worked.
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Kanauga
Robert Vannater
Poca
W. Va
Nettie Johnson
Daisy Smith
Elizabeth
Clareington
Johnson
B. L. Marple
Ferne Summers
Caroline Summers
Julius Fleischman
William Eskew
Charleston
John Vickers
W. H. Comstock
Reliance
Lewis Lee
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