Legion Post 21 Sets Membership Drive and Band Budget
The K. T. Cros sen Post No 21 American Legion held a special meeting Tuesday evening. New officers were installed and Commander E L Hooper outlined a plan to recruit over 400 eligible veterans by splitting the roster into two teams and canvassing the list. The winning team will receive a prize funded by the losers who will host a banquet or smoker. An extra 119 was approved to buy band uniforms with government instruments expected soon. Committee plans for Fourth of July participation were discussed with Mrs A H Berry and S M Johnson, M D Hughes. Next meeting planned before July 4.
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K. T. Crossen Post
No. 21
American Legion
E. L. Hooper
Legion
S. M. Johnson
M. D. Hughes
A. H. Berry
Knight makes bold charge in hi campaign speech
Akron congressman Charles L. Knight, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, told the Kiwanis club in Norwalk that he will not compromise his principles for votes. He attacked government extravagance and pledged to reduce state boards and bureaus, criticizing the public utilities commission as a tool for entrenched bosses. He urged limits on naming members of the commission and the highway commissioner.
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Ohio
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Kiwanis Club
Knight
Public Utilities Commission
Hynieka
Maschke
Athens Visitors and Local Events Highlight Meigs County Notes
Recent visitors to Athens include Mrs. Sarah Hatch and Mrs. Frank Pickering with granddaughter Mary Helen Daily. Mr. and Mrs. James Russell hosted relatives in Meigs County while Charlie McBee and family toured Athens. Grange rally and school board meetings were held with Children’s Day at the M E Church. Louise Laughlin and Edna Dunfee praised for training children. A telephone operator claim notes red headed girls as alert workers.
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Sarah Hatch
Athens
Orland McGirr
Little Hocking
George Boles
Fred Laughlin
Frank Pickering
Mary Helen Daily
James Russell
Meigs County
Russell
Stout
Charles McBee
C. A. Wiseman
Charles Townsend
Rome Lowman
Nancy Brandeberry
J. Biddison
George Sands
Rome Township
M. E
Louise Laughlin
Edna Dunfee
Amesville Wins Annual Intercounty Contest 9 to 0
Amesville defeated Stockport 9 to 0 in the annual intercounty contest. Rathburn pitched strongly with solid support, limiting Stockport to few baserunners. The box score highlights include a Ken nard Gibson two base hit and several key plays by Rathburn.
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Amesville
Stockport
Athens Countians
Rathburn
Zumbro
Gilmore
Kennard Gibson
Gorham
Failed to Land In the Money at Ohio Amateur-Pro
Julian Blanton and Floyd Crooks of the Athens Country Club did not place in the money at the Ohio amateur-pro tournament on the Mayfield course in Cleveland. They posted 75, short of leaders who scored 69 to win and 71 for second. Blanton returns for Thursday's usual club match as a possible qualifier is planned.
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Floyd Crooks
Athens Country Club
Ohio
Mayfield
Cleveland
Hoth
Sergeant
Lee
Columbus
Blanton
Undertakers Meet in Cleveland Auditorium
Ohio undertakers and embalmers viewed caskets grave vaults biers shrouds funeral wreaths embalming fluid hearses and ambulances at a Cleveland Auditorium basement exhibition held on June 21.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Auditorium
Local Social Roundup From Glouster to Belpre
Torch Little Edna Lee and William McGrew visit grandmother Mrs. M A McGrew in Glouster. Rey and Mrs Edward Derbyshire with Mary Dorthwa from Marietta spent midweek visiting friends. Sherry Baesim stayed with Esther Dunfee in Parkersburg Wednesday. Edward Daugherty and son Glennis of Chauncey were with Eliza Daugherty Sunday. Fiona Knowles of Little Hocking visited Willard Baker Thursday afternoon. George Jones recently visited relatives in Athens. Alice Coleman left for Athens Monday to see friends. Addine Jones called on Addie Palmer in Little Hocking Thursday. Richard Nixon visited his niece, Mrs Charley Scott, in Belpre. Grasshopper can jump 200 times its own length.
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Edna Lee
William McGrew
Glouster
M. A. ‘McGrew
Rey
Edward Derbyshire
Mary Dorthwa
Marietta
Sherry Baesim
Esther Dunfee
Parkersburg
Edward Daugherty
Glennis
Chauncey
Yesterday's Results in American Association Baseball League
Milwaukee defeated Columbus 7 to 1 while St Paul beat Indianapolis 6 to 4. Toledo tied Kansas City 1 all. St Louis won 7 to 3 over Philadelphia. New York edged Cleveland 6 to 5. Detroit beat Boston 9 to 8. Washington defeated Chicago 9 to 6.
National League Cincinnati Beats Boston 2 0 Rain Delays Others
In baseball action Cincinnati defeated Boston 2 0 as all other games were postponed by rain. Today’s schedule lists Milwaukee at Columbus St Paul at Indianapolis Minneapolis at Louisville Kansas City at Toledo. In the American League New York visits Cleveland Philadelphia plays St Louis Boston meets Detroit Washington visits Chicago.
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Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
National League Games Across Major Cities
St Louis visits New York while Pittsburgh plays Brooklyn and Cincinnati meets Boston. Chicago travels to Philadelphia in a packed National League schedule.
Babe Not Ready To Leave Game
Cleveland June 21 George Herman Ruth star of the New York Yankees denied retirement rumors after two incidents with umpire Dineen in as many days saying he is too young to retire. He stated he never said he would retire and did not know where such rumors began.
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Cleveland
George Herman Ruth
Swat
New York Yankees
Dineen
Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Babe Ruth
Babe
Hornsby
Cardinal
Addie Joss
Eddie Plank
Doc" White
Christy Mathewson
Johnny Kilbane Seeks Big-Purse Challenge
Cleveland June 21 Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion says he will fight any rival for 75000 plus 50 percent of gross receipts after claiming 365000 for last fall’s bout with Danny Frush. He awaits a bona fide offer.
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Cleveland
Johnny Kilbane
International News Service Today
Danny Frush
Freight rate hearings on grain and coal delayed in Ohio
The state utilities commission in Columbus postpones the hearing on the reasonableness of interstate grain freight rates to June 27 and defers the coal rate hearing to June 29. The action affects the inquiry into freight charges for grain and coal shipments.
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Ohio
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Tigers Win Eighth Straight In High Scoring Tilt
The Tigers kept their win streak alive by beating the Red Sox 9 to 6 as Irvin Cobb’s era phrase suggests. Johnny Couch limited the Braves to two hits in a 4 to 0 Reds victory, while Sam Rice sparked a Senators 9 to 6 rally and made key catches. Ken Williams hit his eighteenth homer as the Browns topped the Athletics 7 to 3 with Hauser adding a late pinch hit.
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Tigers
Irvin Cobb
Red Sox
Johnny Couch
Braves
Reds
Sam Rice
Urban Faber
White Sox
Senators
Ambition and records amid early 20th century sports chatter
The piece surveys Harry Wills and Jack Dempsey talk, compares purses for historic title shots, and notes Dan ny Edwards promoting mixed bouts in the east. It also tracks Rogers Hornsby adjusting his swing, Babe Ruth’s dominance, and Everett Scott’s consecutive games streak across baseball history.
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Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Danny Edwards
East
Pete Herman
Pete
Edwards
Waitresses Prefer End of Day Tip Counting
A discovery shows almost all hotel and restaurant waitresses avoid counting tips until end of the workday fearing their earnings would drop if counted earlier. This habit underscores concerns about daily tip volatility and wage transparency among service staff.
Purdue Great Clifford Furnas Ends College Track Era
The Indianapolis born Purdue University star Clifford Furnas, Olympic and collegiate distance runner, ends his college career after outstanding feats. Furnas earned a place on the 1920 American Olympic team, set Conference two mile records, captained track and cross country, and was named Purdue's conference medal recipient for outstanding overall contribution to the school. He ran four miles each way to high school, was a member of Theta Chi Tau Beta Pi and Phi Lambda Upsilon, and served as junior class president.
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Clifford Furnas
Purdue University
Indianapolis
Italy
Furnas
Theta Chi
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Purdue
Johnny Kilbane Will Keep Title
New York reports fans unlikely to accept Kilbane losing his featherweight title by commission action. Opinion holds a champion should be beaten to relinquish, not forfeited, reflecting a contentious dispute over Kilbane's defense record and status.
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Johnny Kilbane
New York
America
New York Boxing Commission
Kilbane
Leading Major League Hitters
A list of top hitters includes Speaker of Cleveland, Cobb of Detroit, Hornsby of St. Louis, Kelly of New York, Bigbee of Pittsburgh, Grimes of Chicago, Johnston of Brooklyn, with noted figures and team affiliations from the era.
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St. Louis
Speaker
Cleveland
Heisman
Detroit
Blue
Eeeneee
Otha Cobb
Hornsby
Kelly
New York
Bigbee
Pittsburg
Grimes
Chicago
Johnston
Brooklyn
Yesterday's Major League Home Run Leaders
Season totals show Williams in St Louis and Burns in Boston leading with two and five homers respectively. Cutshaw of Detroit and Hauser of Philadelphia each have one. American League totals reach two hundred six while National League totals reach one hundred sixty eight.
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Williams
St. Louis
oSsess AG Burns
Boston
Cutshaw
Detroit
Hauser
Philadelphia
State Title Still Undecided
Cleveland today resumes the Ohio women's golf championship at the Shaker Heights club with Mrs Julian Tyler once Miss Katherine Starbuck paired with Miss Martha Kinzey of Cincinnati. Louise Fordyce of Youngstown remains a strong contender facing Mrs Alexander Printz after a standout yesterday.
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Cleveland
Julian Tyler
Katherine Starbuck
Columbus
Ohio
Martha Kinzey
Cincinnati
Shaker Heights Club
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
Alexander Printz
Mallory Downs Drasfield In Roehampton Tennis Round
In Roehampton on June 21 Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of the United States defeated Mrs Drasfield in straight sets 6-1 6-2 in the third round of the tournament.
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Roehampton
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
United States
Drasfield
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