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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1941

Page

9

DiMaggio Hits Streak Sparks Sports Call Flood

Pittsburgh sports desk notes DiMaggio’s hitting streak draws 80 percent of calls. Dodgers face record beaning season. Willie Keeler once had five infield hits in one game to short. Don Me Neill may retire after this season if he finds work. Chick Meehan joins boxing monopoly critique at Ebbets Field.

New York Pittsburgh Joe DiMaggio Dodgers Willie Keeler Don Me Neill Chick Meehan Ebbets Field

Poetry Contest Sparks Rumor Mill In Sports Roundup

Fans scoff at the “sad Russian” Novikoff while Bob Seeds sits on Baltimore’s bench. Joe Medwick boosts with a lighter bat as Frankie Kovacs seeks draft status. Old Zeke Bonura joins Camp Shelby staff and broadcasting deals surface for Herman Taylor fights.

Bob Seeds Baltimore Joe Medwick American Legion Connolly Washington Fox” Griffith Dick Wakefield Michigan Star Frankie Kovacs Zeke Bonura Camp Shelby Mississippi Hatter Herman Taylor Philly Sam Taub Bill Stern

Glouster Band Boosters To Meet Next Tuesday Night

Glouster community notes include a 40th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gaskalla and the wedding of their daughter Gladys to Albert Berglin at First United Presbyterian Church in Columbus on June 25. The Gaskallas have ten children and ties to Glouster.

Glouster Joe Gaskalla Gladys Albert Berglin First United Presbyterian Church Columbus Gaskalla Asst Apd Leonard Fostoria Tara Maxwell Dayton Art Lenigar Jane Berglin Frank Everett Newark Patty Emmett Montana Gus Gaskalla Athens Fred Bayer Katie King Roseville Albert Gaskalla Earl Leonard Gaskalla Matthew Harner Frank Gaskalla Frances Everett Gaskalla Carl Street Nancy Jane Gaskalla Tom Smith Mildred Skinner Anna Marie Echstenkamper Aliie Hayden Shawnee Marion Livingston Nine Club Edna Eberts Methodist Church G.M. Hughes Walter Holcomb Mary Robert Nichols Florence Blankenship Frank Brown D. B. Blankenship Logan New Straitsville Workers Jane Callahan Zita Connor

Band Boosters Plan Dinner and Meetings at High School

Glouster reports a Band Boosters Club fundraiser netting 55.42 from a band concert and ice cream social on Depot Square. The group schedules a Tuesday night meeting and plans to hold future sessions with rehearsals, inviting band members and parents to attend at the high school gym.

Glouster Band Boosters Club

Faithful Few Class Hosts Evening at Mrs Shirkey’s Home

Jacksonville community notes a Jacksonville Sunday School Faithful Few class gathering at Mrs E C Shirkey home with devotionals by Mrs Elizabeth Mandrell and poetry readings by Sophrona Householder Lena Burdess Anna Rasp and Margaret Brunton. A book review on Magnificent Obsession was given by Effie Jackson.

Jacksonville M. E. Sunday School E. C. Shirkey Elizabeth Mandrell Sophrona Householder Lena Burdess Anna Rasp Margaret Brunton Effie Jackson Margaret Shirkey Brunton Trimble Lucille Williams Homer Rawlins Barberton Mary Sands Columbus Ed Stevens E. F. Shirkey Frank Hartley Miamisburg Nick Hartley Henry Hartley Cleveland Bob Jones Charles Malone Joseph Sabo Jimmy Caroline William Antle John Antle Millfield John Gillette Gilbert Gillette Family of Delores Leasure

Glouster Stores Close for Fourth Holiday

Retail stores in Glouster will close for the Fourth of July. They will stay open all day Thursday and until nine o'clock Thursday night. The post office will be closed and there will be no carrier service in the city or on rural routes.

Glouster

Funeral notices and weekend visits in Ohio families

Gerald Parker attends aunt Mrs Anna Ray's funeral at the Methodist Church. Dan Carter of Akron visits Sunday and returns Monday with his assentian and Mrs George Carter. Mrs Eli Westfall and Norman return to Hollister after a Dayton visit hosted by Brice and Mae Westfall. Marshall and Mrs Fred Heck host Mae Heck and Jerry of Akron for the weekend. Ernest Lehew and family visit Canal Winchester and Columbus with Earl Lloyd Lehew.

Glouster Phillip Daad Emmons Bell Columbus C.B. Tigner Alex Doxie, Jr Andy Docie Bill Docie Nyle Sayre Ralph Sayre New Concord Buckeye Lake Lois Gibbs August Zimmerman Pauline Zimmer Akron William Zimmer Miss Gibbs Ernest Gibbs Glen McDonald O. A. McDonald Victoria Swett Logan A. B. Orme Delmer Arry McGlaughlin William Bernice Eli Westfall Ferne Skinner Gerald Parker McGlaughlins Anna Ray Methodist Church Dan Carter Assentian George Carter Norman Hollister Dayton Brice Westfall Mary Westfall Marshall Fred Heck Mae Heck Jerry Ernest Lehew Hannah Lehew Canal Winchester Earl Lloyd Lehew

Kovacs Aims for National Glory With Wit and Power

Frank Kovacs, a leading showman in tennis, blends humor with a hard-hitting game. The 6'3" Californian of Hungarian birth has upset officials with antics at Forest Hills while impressing crowds with powerful serves, strategic movement, and a sharpened forehand. He has defeated stars like Bobby Riggs and Don McNeill and enters the season poised to win the national singles title, provided his exuberance stays in check.

New York Francis Louis Kovacs Frank Kovacs Oakland Calif Kovacs United States Lawn Tennis Association Forest Hills California Joe Hunt University of Miami David Bobby Riggs Don McNeill Riggs Bitsy Grant Frank

Straitsville Social Notes Highlights Local Events

New Straitsville news roundup covers a 6 year old Thurma Jean Thompson surgery at Cherrington Hospital Logan, visits by families to Duncan Falls Hanover Columbus and Canton. Community outings include circles picnics Cantwell Cliffs and a wedding in Akron. 4-H Gelatin dessert demo and a Shawnee baseball win also noted.

New Straitsville Methodist Church Nora Shelhammer Mabel Devol Dorothy Devol Columbus Lulu Hazelton Betty Davis Mary Cathern Hazelton Busy Bee Circle Cantwell Cliffs Cheerio Circle G. M. Hughes William P. Schenz Akron Oleta Fay Thompson Vernon Thompson Sunshine Club Fred Wintermute Madgland St. Paul of the Cross Teresa Phillis Corning John Patrick Crowe Jimmy Gardener Thea White

Affairs Board Reports May Finances for Glouster

The Board of Public Affairs reports May water collections of 546.20 and taps 6.00 with expenditures 6910.19 and a May debit balance of 6357.99. Cash on hand June 1 is 3600.15. Water cash on hand 10036.91 with collections 2402.61 and credit balance 372.03. Cash on hand June 1 totals 16468.94.

Glouster Board of Public Affairs Council of Glouster

Birth Announcement for Glouster Family Daughter

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pierpoint announce the birth of a daughter at their home in Glouster Rt. J on Tuesday morning July 1. Grandparents are Mr. Will Carrigan of Hollister and Mr. Charles Pierpoint of Trimble.

Glouster Homer Pierpoint Glouster Rt. J Will Carrigan Hollister Charles Pierpoint Trimble

Frozen Porridge and Pests Hit Old World Crops

In early New England travelers carried frozen bean porridge and hacked off portions with hatchets to eat. Meanwhile in England insects damaged roughly one tenth of all crops, impacting harvests and food supplies.

New England England

Rutland Social And Personal Highlights

Rutland social notes list visits and family updates including Clar ence Chase vacationing in the east. Local residents host relatives from Cincinnati Toledo Mansfield and Akron while others celebrate births and attend church events. A fire damages Charley Gray home and local families report weekend visits and travel.

Milton Translated Foreign Letters into Latin for England in 1649

In 1649 John Milton was tasked with translating all letters to foreign rulers into Latin, reflecting Latin as the diplomatic language used in England at that period.

England John Milton

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