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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1937

Page

13

O U Alumni Golf Tourney Set at Athens Country Club

Ohio University faculty members graduates former students and seniors may enter the Alumni and Alumnae Golf Tournaments at Athens Country Club on Friday and Saturday June 4 and 5. Entries should be booked with Michael Heaney before play. Twosomes and foursomes. 18 holes flexible Friday or Saturday. Entry fee twenty five cents funds prizes. Winners receive silver cups and golf balls in both men’s and women’s divisions.

Ohio University Athens Country Club Michael Heaney

Yankees Win Margin Grows in Cleveland Series

The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8 to 4 in front of 8,000 fans as Charley Ruffing shut the door after early trouble. Hal Trosky hit his seventh homer, while Cleveland’s Earl Whitehall took the loss and Bob Feller was sidelined for treatment of an ailing arm awaiting return decisions.

Cleveland U.P Cleveland Indians Johnny Allen New York Yanks Allen Bob Feller Milwaukee Yanks New Yorkers Indians Charley Ruffing Hal Trosky Lary New York Earl Whitehall Joe Heving Whitehall

Baseball Standings Show Mixed Results Across Leagues

Standings list National league teams Pittsburgh and Chicago tied 2 2 with Brooklyn 6, St Louis 8, Philadelphia 4. American league Detroit 11 Washington 8 with New York 8 Cleveland 4 and rainouts Boston-Chicago Philadelphia-St Louis. Association standings record Indianapolis 19 Minneapolis 6 St Paul 7 Louisaville 6 Kansas City 2 Columbus 1 Toledo 10 Milwaukee 8.

Detroit Washington New York Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia-St. Louis National Club L. Pet Pittsburgh Pete Ee Eens J. Louis Brooklyn Beaton O Philadelphia Cincinnati Or Pet Cleveland Senneenane Chicago Boston Neers St. Louis Ees le Pet Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City St. Pau

Langsville Visitors Gather for Summer Week End

Langsville residents and visitors converge for weekend gatherings. Albert Combs and family from Mt. Sterling visit Ms Anna Miller. Earl Bailey of Huntington and others join Hill family for a bell ringing. Various relatives from Columbus Xenia Ashville and Akron spend time with local kin.

F. A. Miller Bernice Ledlie Alice Hooper Huntington W. Va Alice Miller Orvill Davis Jean Cuyahoga Falls R. F. Whitmer Theron Morris Kirk Thompson Amsden Donal Ronald Mary Louise Fileen R. C. Johnston Julian Mitchell J. C. Phillips

Local Social Notes From Tuppers Plains Area

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Flinn of Akron and others visited area families and cemeteries. Attendees included H. D. Parker of Reedsville, Chester Albers and family from Wheeling, Bettie Jane Hoff man, and many Hoff man relatives. May 26 brought a M. E. Sunday School party at Mrs. Vivian Hoff man with several local residents present. East Liverpool guest day and weekend visits to Athens and Silver Ridge residents are noted.

Tuppers Plains Howard Flinn Akron William Long Roxabell E. E. Parker Christian Orange Ireland H. D. Parker Reedsville Chester Albers Wheeling Albers Vivian Hoffman Bet Georgie English Marion Kim Leo Cole East Liverpool Tillie Reed James Riggs Portsmouth A. A. Bahr Cleta C. F. Keller Myrtle Robert Velma Stewart Athens Belle Keller

Brewers Hold One-Game Lead After 10-Inning Loss

Milwaukee drops to one game ahead in the American Association after a 10-8 10-inning defeat to Toledo. Shilling tied it in the ninth with a two-on homer. Madhens pushed two runs in the tenth to stay close.

Columbus U.P Milwaukee Brewers American Association Toledo Brewers Shilling Madhens Minneapolis Indianapolis Logan Kansas City Joe Gibbs Red Birds St. Paul Louisville

Reds Bid For 7th As They Top Phils 8 4

Cincinnati Reds opened their series in Philadelphia with an 8 to 4 win over the Phillies to cut the gap for last place. Ernie Lombardi hit a 375 foot homer, Lee Grissom held the Phils scoreless late, and Johnny Vander Meer earned the victory as Cincinnati piled up 12 hits.

Philadelphia U.P Cincinnati Reds Reds Phils Lefty Hollingsworth Wayne la Master Portsider Ernie Lombardi Cincinnati Lombardi Lee Grissom Johnny Vander Meer

Reds Triumph 8 4 Over Phillies In Cincinnati

Reds beat Philadelphia 8 to 4 at Cincinnati. Lombardi drove in four, Kampouris and Curler added key RBIs, and VanderMeer was a workhorse on the mound. Attendance logged at 1,000 as notes mention Maine voter residency rule.

Cincy Arrhoa Phils Arraoa Walkeref Whitny Cuyleref O Martines G'dman Kilein Ordan Walters Bardic Arnvichis Riges Atwoodc Myers Grace Youne Grissom Pettit Johnson b-Browne Kelleher Tauby Jorgenssp Klein Cincinnati Seseeesesessee Philadelphia Kampouris Scharein Lombardi Curler Walker Goodman Browne Young Camilli Jordan Riggs Cincinnat VanderMeer Schott Jorgens Geet Sane

Batting Leaders and Home Run Standouts in J League

United Press tally shows Hal Medwick of St Louis and Hank Greenberg of Detroit among top batters with high averages. Stan Musial and Ted Williams appear in pace with strong runs scored and home run counts across major clubs.

United Press Medwick Cards Walker Tigers Vaughan Rates Cronin Red Sox Lary Indians Bartell Giants Greenberg Selkirk Yankees Batte Greenberg Tiwers Bonura White Sox Tiger

Broadwell Social and Personal Items

Rev Campbell filled his regular appointment here Sunday night. Visitors and locals gathered at various homes and attended funerals for Mrs Ella Conant and Robert Hanson. Several families from Broadwell and nearby towns joined in social visits and weekend functions.

Melvin Vanway Enid Wilson Parkersburg Leonard Ogg’s Elmer Brill William Lotie Brill Stockport Ella Conant Broadwell Mt. Liberty Clyde Calentine Todd Evalina Brill Lester White Cutler George Smith Lloyd Miller Harold Roy Lee Athens William Young Robert Hanson Columbus Alonzo Vernon Luhrig Arch Sprouse H. B. Seamon Joe Young Ralph Young Willie Christy Meigs County Oscar James McConnelsville Millard Dunfee West Virginia John Sprouse David Weaver McDou Mrs. Starling Frank James Stanton James

Ex-dean identified in Mount Hermon shooting threat

S Allen Norton, formerly cashier at Mount Hermon School for Boys in Greenfield Massachusetts, identified Thomas Elder, ex-dean, as the man who threatened him with a shotgun despite Elder's alibi. Headmaster Elliott Speer was killed by a shotgun volley in a still unsolved case.

Thomas Elder Mount Hermon S. Allen Norton Greenfield Mass Elder Elliott Speer

Cubs edge Giants 2 1 in tense baseball tilt

Chicago turns back New York 2 1 behind Whitehead and Demaree RBIs. Gumbert loses as Coffman blanks the Cubs after late pressure. Shoun gives up two runs, while attendance hits 4 187. First game, key hits include Whitehead two base and Demaree RBIs.

Gert Itn Chiozza Haslin Chicago Cca OOO New York Whitehead Coffman Demaree Marty Hack Bartel McCarty Gumbert Shoun Root Houn

Yanks Beat Indians 8-4 Behind Gehrig and DiMaggio

New York built a 4 0 lead and added four more runs. Gehrig and DiMaggio drove in three runs apiece, Lazzeri and Lary contributed extra bases, while Ruffing and Whitehill matched strong pitching until the late innings. Attendance reached 5,000 as Cleveland pounced with two runs in the eighth.

Hughes New York Cleveland Hoag Bob DiMaggio Gehrig Dickey Lazzeri Lary Trosky Heving Selkirk Rolfe Campbell Pytiak Balla Ruffing Whitehill Hite

Hitler’s Early Artist Ambitions and War Era Watercolors

Adolf Hitler pursued art as a young man and during World War I he produced several watercolor paintings at the front. The note highlights his failed artistic ambitions before his rise to power.

Adolf Hitler

Famed Babies' Doctor HORYBONTAL 1 The pictured Canadian doctor

A scanned puzzle page lists clues for a cryptic style fill in the blank, including references to a famed babies' doctor and a pictured Canadian doctor among many vertical and horizontal word entries. The page presents numbered clues and a partial solution grid for reader engagement.

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