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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
8
Glaritton, O.U.P. struggles to recover from March floods that drained soft water. During the week after the high water, cisterns were pumped out, and only one real rain has fallen since.
The Cardinals struggle to bolster pitching as Farnshaw joins from Brooklyn amid injuries to Dizzy Dean and Daffy. Heusser and others falter as St. Louis drops 5 4 to Philadelphia while Cubs and Giants win. Yankees extend lead with a split against Detroit.
Narrotic peddlers on the Pacific Coast used impersonation by posing as G men to obtain sample supplies from druggists. The first suspects of the new packet have been arrested. Beer history note references ancient dove brewing by housewives due to water shortages.
Cincinnati Reds beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 3 in night play to extend their lead in the NL night circuit. Wild pitching by Tom Baker helped Reds jump out early before Ed Brandt relieved him. Lew Rigg homered and Cuyler added an RBI, while Brooklyn scored in each of the first, fourth and seventh frames. The teams are idle next day.
Buchtel suffered an 8 to 5 defeat as the rival held the lead throughout the game. The loss adds to the season tally with key performances noted by local observers.
In the 17th Ohio women's golf tournament semi finals at Canterbury, veteran Mrs. Burt Weil of Cincinnati faces Sally Elson of Columbus while Janet Shock of Dayton opposes Eva Shorb of Massillon in the lower bracket. Shock led by three under par through 45 holes, Elson edged Isabel Ogilvie in 20 holes, and Shorb beat Edith Begg 3 and 2 setting up a tight showdown for the title.
Hamilton reports the sixth fatal car crash on Middletown Pike. Lawrence Snodgrass, 28, of Lebanon, dies from injuries sustained Sunday in the accident near here.
Lamar Jess Warnick, a 26 month old boy born with his heart and other internal organs mislocated, won a prize for beauty and health at a local baby show in Salt Lake City.
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