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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1939

Page

11

Logan Rome Chauncey and Racine advance in Class B sectional

Logan Rome Chauncey and Racine won their first round games to advance to the second round of the Class B Sectional Tournament in Rome. Racine defeated Glouster 46 to 30, Rome beat Glouster 49 to 19, Chauncey topped Union Furnace 25 to 19, with Palmer and Theiss leading scorers as Rome and Chauncey prepare for Friday pairings.

Logan Rome Chauncey Racine Mercerville Union Furnace Glouster Theiss Glouster Carter L. White Harkins E. Bellville Palmer Thompson Glenford Shawnee Rio Grande Crooksville Jacksonville-Trimble Middleport the Plains McArthur Oak Hill Glouster Ginnan Dennison Ne Carter Wenn Per Bngdessacucess Byers Eseneene Naan S Theiss Ross Beegle Jividen McCune Cecascacna Aldridge Cremeens F Houck Aendehet Daniels Swindler

Gibsonburg Falls In U P Upset At Fremont

In a 48 to 46 upset, Townsend eliminates Gibsonburg from the 1939 Ohio high school basketball tournament at Fremont. St Mary's of Sandusky is now the favorite to win the state tourney position in the Fremont meet. Cadiz, St John's, and Holloway also advance in Class B action while Akron Buchtel and Struthers lead Class A results in district play.

Columbus U.P Gibsonburg Sandusky County Ohio Townsend Cagers Fremont Sandusky St. Mary's St. Mary’s Fremont St. Joseph's St. Mary's St. Joseph's Cadiz Belmont Bergholz Bellaire St. John’s Holloway St.John’s Lafferty Smithfield Akron Buchtel Akron Ellet Struthers Walloping East Palestine Bellefontaine Dayton Chaminade Green Township Scioto County Rome Waverly Dennison Sandusky Toledo Newark Mount Vernon Delaware Alliance Kent Roosevelt Akron Findlay Lima South

Social notes highlight visits and church events in Syracuse

Eleanor Karr returns from Wyoming after a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Irving Karr. Mrs F A Shumway visits Athens. Mrs Van Johnson hosts a birthday dinner for her husband age 58 with Mr and Mrs Calkins and Marjorie Moore present. Revival enters its third week at Syracuse United Brethren Church led by Rev Charles Taylor. World Day of Prayer service attended by Mrs Irving Karr Marcia Karr and Mrs I G Fleming at Simpson M E Church in Pomeroy. Mrs Carl Edwards recovers from a fractured leg. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs A M Roberts home. Funeral for S F Clark, 70, held at his residence.

Syracuse Eleanor Karr Wyoming Irving Karr F. A. Shumway Athens van Johnson Charles Calkins Mary Elizabeth Calkins Marjorie Moore Johnson Asbury M. E S. F. Clark L. D. Phipps

Fliers to Get Aid Under New Civil Aeronautics Plan

Toledo civilian air reserve members including amateur pilots owners and students of aviation will receive federal aid under the civil aeronautics authority training plan.

Toledo Civilian Air Reserve Civil Aeronautics Authority

Sports Q&A on poker misdeal date and Babe Ruth year facts

The Athens Messenger advertises a sports Q and A column outlining that an imperfect deck in draw poker leads to a misdeal with bets void and a new dealer. It notes the 1939 Preakness Stakes date as May 13 at Pimlico and summarizes Babe Ruth's 1935 final season stats across 28 games with 72 at bats, 13 runs, 13 hits, and 6 homers.

Pimlico Maryland Babe Ruth Ruth

Villanova to Represent East in NCAA Tournament Bid

Villanova will represent the east after a 37 to 30 win over City College, clinching a doubleheader sweep at Madison Square Garden. Temple defeated N.Y.A. 49 to 41 in the other game, as action shifts to the Palestra on March 17. Yeast was first used for bread making in England in 1634.

New York Villanova Penn Licking City College Wildcats Philadelphia Madison Square Garden Temple N.Y.A England

Mel Otts Thirtieth Birthday记 Observed by Giants Veteran

Mel Ott, a 30 year old veteran of 14 MLB seasons, celebrates his 30th birthday in HOT SPRINGS ARK. Ott soon begins his 14th Giants season. A superstar in the National League with 342 homers, 1,989 hits, and 1,306 RBIs, Ott is praised for his popular, tough-to-face nature and long association with John McGraw and the Giants.

Mel Ott New York Giants Melvin Thomas Ott Ott Giants Mel Larry French Chicago Cubs French Lester Rouprich New Orleans Rouprich Patterson Harry Williams Williams Mr. Williams Marguerite Clark Europe New York McGraw Penn Station Carl Hubbell

Thurman Couple Betrothal Set for Feb 22 in Coalton

Miss Avanelle Morris and Kyril C Betz of the Thurman area announce their marriage planned for February 22 in Coalton Jackson County. They expect to reside in Columbus after the wedding.

Gallipolis Avanelle Morris Vernon Morris Kyril C. Betz Num Betz Thurman Coalton Jackson County Mrs. Betz Columbus

Cleveland inventor builds giant motorized street sweeper

The flying dust pan a three mile an hour sweeper by R C Howell a Cleveland industrial engineer sweeps factory floors or city streets and requires a commercial vehicle license when used on streets and highways.

Cleveland, O R. C. Howell Cleveland

Ohio Wesleyan Swimmers Defeat Ohio University 51 24

Ohio Wesleyan University defeated Ohio University in a women's gym dual meet 51 to 24. The Bishops claimed six firsts led by the Moran brothers and two relay wins while Ohio relied on McWhorter Evans and Tedrick for its lone victories.

Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio University Bishops Bill Ensminger Wesleyan Moran Brothers McWhorter Evans Tedrick Fisher J. Moran E Moran Jones Gautheir Otis E. Moran Kresge Gentle Dale

German Bomb Report Rumor Raises War Dept Curiosity

Maj. Gen. H H Arnold told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that the War Department is still trying to verify reports of a new German bomb said to be so powerful that in a Barcelona test it killed every person within a quarter mile.

Washington A.P H. H. Arnold Army Air Corps Senate Military Affairs Committee War Department Barcelona

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