Curtain Falls on Ohio College Cage Season
Wittenberg wins the Ohio Conference title by going through an unbeaten 11 game schedule, while Marshall dominates Buckeye standings with a 10 straight league wins and fastest pace. Wooster finishes second, Mount Union third, Capital fourth. Frascella of Wooster retakes state scoring lead at 394 points for 18 games, Chuckovits 388 in 20.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wittenberg
Wooster
Mount Union
Capital
Lutherans
Frank Shannon
Lew Werner
Tom Rankin
Andy Moran
Ray Dykstra
Buckeye
Marshall
Herd
Julius Rivlin
Lew Wilcox
Watson
Kansas City
Nick Frascella
Chuck” Chuckovits
Toledo
Frascella
Chuckovits
Muskingum
Loyola of Chicago
Scot
Cleveland Leads ABC Meet In Bowling Tourney
The Cleveland Dairy team led the five-man event with 2842 pins at the 38th American Bowling Congress tourney. Christ Tonovic of St. Louis opened with 11 straight strikes to lead the all-events with 1866 pins. C Palmer of Akron followed with 1820. Leaders also noted Theodore Siener in singles and the Colombo Benetti duo in doubles. In Utah, over 700000 acres of public lands were added to the Navajo Indian Reservation to resolve a 20 year dispute.
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Chicago
U.P
Service Dairy
Cleveland
Christ Tonovic
St. Louis
C. Palmer
Akron
Theodore Siener
Indianapolis
Ind
John Colombo
Jules Benetti
Clinton
United States
Utah
Purdue Clinches 10th Big Ten Title With Narrow Win
Purdue seizes its 10th Big Ten championship by edging Northwestern 42 to 39 under coach Ward Lambert. Jewell Young scores a record pace, lifting Purdue past Minnesota for runner up while Ohio State ends season 41 to 29 over Chicago.
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Chicago
Purdue
Jewell Young
Northwestern
Minnesota
Ward
Indoor Tennis Title Won by Ohio Netters
Ohio claim dominant wins as Don McNeill of Kenyon College Gambier captures the national indoor men's title defeating Frank Bowden of New York 9-7 3-6 6-4 7-5. Virginia Hollinger Dayton secures women’s crown beating Katherine Winthrop Boston 6-1 2-6 6-3 in New York finals.
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New York
Ohio
Don McNeill
Kenyon College
Gambier
Virginia Hollinger
Dayton
McNeill
Frank Bowden
Miss Hollinger
Katherine Winthrop
Boston
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
von Cramm
Miss Winthrop
Dodgers Trade Rumors Swirl Around Dolph Camilli Sale
Clearwater Florida U P reports Dodgers acquired Dolph Camilli triggering trade chatter. Rumors say Buddy Hassett to the Giants for Gus Mancuso and cash, while Dodgers wrestle with Camilli contract at 17 500 after a 1937 raise. Camilli batted .339 in 131 games with 27 homers last season.
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Clearwater
Fla
U.P
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buddy Hassett
Dodgers
New York Giants
Gus Mancuso
Camilli
Dolph
Gerry Nugent
Phillies
Joe Medwick
Mel Ott
Vitt Plans To Use Recruits For Indians In Exhibition
New Orleans Pelicans host the Cleveland Indians in the season opener exhibition with Oscar Vitt to use an all rook ie infield and outfield. The lineup includes Oscar Grimes Tommy Irwin Lloyd Russell Ken Keltner Mike McCormick Don Gugler Bill Sadd Henry Helf Tom Drake Bill Zuber John Humphries. Solters is a hold out.
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New Orleans
U.P
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans Pelicans
Tribe
Oscar Grimes
Tommy Irwin
Lloyd Russell
Ken Keltner
Mike McCormick
Don Gugler
Bill Sadd
Henry Helf
Tom Drake
Bill Zuber
John Humphries
Indians
John Kroner
Earl Averill
Hal Trosky
Lyn Lary
Sammy Hale
Bruce Campbell
Julius Solters
Solters
Vitt
Reds Prepare For Trade Talks With Derringer In Tampa
Reds hurler Derringer arrives in Tampa for contract discussions with GM Warren Giles as trade rumors linger. Chick Hafey remains unsigned while Lombardi reports terms. McKechnie holds brief workout with pitchers excused.
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Tampa
Fla
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
Warren Giles
Derringer
Redleg
Chick Hafey
New York Giants
Wally Berger
Ernie Lombardi
Bill McKechnie
McKechnie
Stagehand eyes Derby Preakness and Withers in bold plan
Santa Anita California United Press reports Stagehand, the storybook horse, set to chase the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Withers stakes as trainer Earl Sande eyes Sun Beau’s all time money record. Stagehand outgamed Seabiscuit by a nose in a four year track record mile and a quarter race, while Pompoon finished third. Plants of the aster family are star shaped, named from Latin astra meaning star.
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Santa Anita
Calif
U.P
Withers
Stagehand
Earl Sande
Sun Beau
Seabiscuit
Maxwell Howard
Dayton
Little Fellow
Pompoon
Ohio small schools Shawnee New Boston reach state tourney
In Columbus region action Shawnee and New Boston earned berths in class B of the Ohio state cage tournament to be held March 17 18 19. Shawnee beat The Plains 28 27 at Middleport while New Boston defeated Kitts Hill 47 29 at Waverly to clinch spots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Shawnee
New Boston
Plains
Middleport
Kitts Hill
Waverly
Hamilton
Columbus Upper Arlington
Hamilton Catholic
Franklin
Oxford
Dayton
Toronto
Tiltonville
Steubenville Wells
Mingo Junction
Wellsville
Kinkead
Federal land purchases remove Gallia Meigs lands from tax rolls
Federal authorities will acquire hundreds of acres of prime tillable land in Gallia and Meigs counties Ohio and Mason County West Virginia for inundation under the Eureka Dam project. A 30 foot pool at the Ohio River will rise water lines 20 feet higher. Hearings on condemnation proceed ings will be held in Columbus before Judge Mell G Underwood. Flowage rights payments to accepting property owners are now arriving. State tax rulings set that Ohio taxes on affected lands stop when the federal title is obtained.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Meigs
Ohio
Mason County
W. Va
Ohio River
Eureka
United States
Columbus
Mell G. Underwood
State Tax Commission
E. D. Keeler
United States Engineers’ Office
Ivy Gallipolis Announces Lafayette Ivy Mementoes
Announcement that Lafayette Ivy is now available at the Our House Museum as first anniversary mementoes. The souvenir ivy was potted early due to interest. Sherman White, Gallipolis horticulturist, propagated the ivy from a 100 year old English vine for the Our House display.
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Gallipolis
Our House
Lafayette Memorial
Sherman White
Maps Displayed Of Gallia County Land Parcels In Ohio
Federal appraisers have prepared maps for 375 Gallia County parcels to be shown in Auditor Keeler's office during a Huntington trip to Columbus. The value of lands affected by higher water and the resulting revenue loss for the county remains undetermined.
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Huntington
Columbus
Gallia County
Keeler
Attorney Seeks To Void Property Deed In Gallipolis
Guardian Harry M Miller of Gallipolis seeks to void a deed Miss Aggie Strother gave to Mrs Harry Jones for Third Ave residence property and to reclaim a $2600 certificate of deposit from Buckeye Building and Loan Co alleging coercion and lack of competence due to Strother age 75 and failing mental health.
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Gallipolis
Aggie Strother
Harry M .Miller
Harry Jones
Miss Strother
Ave
Buckeye Building and Loan Co
Dr. Mary L. Austin Ill With Arthritis in Ohio Area
Dr. Mary L. Austin, longtime member of the medical staff at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, is ill with arthritis. She recently spent several months in Arizona and New Mexico due to the ailment.
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Austin
Gallipolis
Mary L. Austin
Ohio Hospital
Arizona
New Mexico
Missionary Lecture on Lepers at Gallipolis
Reverend and Mrs. E. A. Fiddler will speak at the Gallipolis Mission on Wednesday night about their experiences as missionaries among lepers in India.
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Gallipolis
Rev
Mra. E. A. Fiddler
India
Gallia County Sees $300 000 In Road Upgrades
The State Highway Department plans more than $300,000 in Gallia County improvements this spring. Three major projects at Bladen Eureka and Addison are active, with three more contracts advertised for Crown City and areas south of Gallipolis. Work focuses on State Highway No 7 along the waterfront, addressing 1937 flood effects and the Ohio River water level from the Eureka Dam.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Department
Gallia County
Robert Jenkins
Bladen
Eureka
Addison
Crown City
Ohio River
Gallipolis School Highlights for Spring
Gallipolis announces spring activities led by principal Carl C Byers. Events include the Southeastern Ohio Music Festival on Saturday March 19, a high school seniors scholarship test on Saturday April 2, the Every Pupil test on Wednesday April 6, spring vacation April 11 to 15, a music department concert on Friday April 29, state scholarship test on Saturday May 7, the Junior Senior Banquet tentatively on Friday May 20, class night tentatively on Friday May ?, Baccalaureate services on Sunday May 29, and Commencement on Thursday June 2.
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Gallipolis
Carl C. Byers
Southeastern Ohio
Department of Music
Flood Still Bothers City Streets Break Up
Gallipolis notes the 1937 flood has damaged principal streets. City Manager John Gwinn says flood water loosened asphalt, disintegrating the brick paving. Heavy traffic peels the coating, exposing brick patches and rough riding. Plans call for a new coating on the main streets in spring.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Gwinn
Red Cross Meets Local Chapter Directors
Directors of the American Red Cross in Gallipolis met at the Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon. They were addressed by Miss Ruth Kolling of Columbus, field representative of the organization.
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Gallipolis
American Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Kolling
Columbus
Commerce Chamber Names New Board Members
Ballot results announced by secretary Mrs. C L Houser show Gilbert P Bush John W Mootz and John C McNealey elected to the Chamber of Commerce board. Holdovers include H W Walter Dr G G Kincon Stanley L Evans Morris E Haskins F C Christ and H W Wetherholt. Officers will be chosen from the board soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Houser
Gilbert P. Bush
John W. Mootz
John C. McNealey
T. S. Berridge
Craig Slagle
C. E. Holzer
Harry M. Miller
J. Paul Mossman
Henry W. Cherrington
H. W. Walter
G. G. Kincon
Stanley L. Evans
Morris E. Haskins
F. C. Christ
H. W. Wetherholt
Plans for First Spring Music Festival Progress
The Methodist Churches of the Portsmouth District report progress on the inaugural Spring Music Festival to be held at Jackson on May 16 and 17. Rev Westerman Gallipolis Rev Sothern Portsmouth and District Superintendent R B Foster lead the planning as the event aims to boost worship music across district churches and rotate venues among larger cities.
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Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Jackson
Westerman
Sothern
Portsemouth
R. B. Foster
Local AAUW Meeting Features Consumer Education Talk
Gallipolis chapter AAUW plans a Monday night gathering with Miss Anna Simm erman and Mrs. W A Lewis wife of Rio Grande College president will discuss consumer education.
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Gallipolis
American Association of University Women
Anna Simmerman
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Veterans to Gallipolis
Gallipolis Chapter of Disabled Veterans of the World War meets tonight at 7 30 in the Legion club rooms Municipal Building The meeting times have been changed to the first and third Mondays each month
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Veterans TO
Gallipolis
Legion Club
Successful Promoter Is Former Gallia Man
Gallipolis reports Lawrence W. Leeper, promoter of a cotton cultivar hailed in Time magazine as likely to transform southern cotton growing. Leeper, son of the late Charles W. Leeper, left Gallipolis about 25 years ago. his mother Mrs Jessie Langley Leeper lives at 428 Third Ave.
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Gallipolis
Time
Lawrence W. Leeper
Leeper
Charles W. Leeper
Jessie Langley Leeper
Third Ave
Gallipolis DAR Studies U S Constitution
Gallipolis French Colony Chapter D A R met Monday afternoon at Mrs L B Shaw home with good attendance. The program focused on the U S Constitution reviewed by Mrs A W Kerns who turns 86 in April. Several Gallipolis members will attend the State Conference DAR in Columbus March 15 17. regent Mrs Harry R Hurn will represent French Colony Chapter. Mrs Kerns was elected a delegate but cannot attend after a recent fall though she is recovering.
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Gallipolis
Kerns
Survey of Park Trees To Be Conducted Soon
City Manager John Gwinn and a Chamber of Commerce committee will authorize a survey of City Park trees to assess their condition and life. The study, likely prompted by overcrowding and soil issues, will be conducted by Prof. L. C. Chadwick of Ohio State University.
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Gallipolis
John Gwinn
Chamber of Commerce
L. C. Chadwick
Department of Horticulture and Forestry
Ohio State University
Holmes Carter Weds in Gallipolis Home
Harry Verne Holmes and Helen Marie Carter were married Sunday at the bride’s Gallipolis home. The couple are children of the late Henry C. Holmes and the late William H. Carter.
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Gallipolis
Harry Verne Holmes
Henry C. Holmes
Helen Marie Carter
William H. Carter
Mrs John Clendenin attends funeral in Newark
Mrs John Clendenin wife of Libby Hotel proprietor traveled to Newark for funeral services for Miss Ethel Cunningham a close friend.
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Gallipolis
John Clendenin
Libby Hotel
Newark
Ethel Cunningham
Gallipolis Hosts Southeastern Ohio Music Festival
Gallipolis prepares for the Southeastern Ohio District Musical Festival on Saturday March 19 with eight high schools entering bands including Athens Logan Portsmouth East and Gallia counties plus glee clubs and choruses from Glenford Thornville New Lexington Rome and Township High Schools.
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Gallipolis
Glenford
Thornville
New Lexington
Rome
Township
Lawrence
Scioto
Womeldorff Services Held in Akron
Funeral services were held in Akron Monday for William Womeldorff 48 son of the late John and Sarah Gates Womeldorff. He lived at Cora and Vinton Gallia County and was identified with an Akron rubber company. A sister Grace Womeldorff had died years ago at Vinton. His mother resided with him in Akron.
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Gallipolis
Akron
William Womeldorff
John and
Sarah Gates Womeldorff
Cora
Vinton
Gallia County
Womeldorff
Akron Rubber Company
Grace Womeldorff
Texas Declares Independence from Mexico in 1836
The article notes that Texas signed its own Declaration of Independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836, marking a key historic moment in the Texas War for Independence.
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Texas
Mexico
Elks to Visit Gallipolis Lodge from Portsmouth
Gallipolis Elks prepare to host many visiting Elks from Portsmouth tonight. On Tuesday night March 15 the Gallipolis Lodge will visit the Ath ens Lodge. Black bears can climb trees more rapidly than squirrels.
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Gallipolis
National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament Opens
Kansas City newswire reports the National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament begins today with 32 teams, all champions or runners-up from their conferences. The week-long event will crown a champion in the final game next Saturday. Marshall College, Buckeye Conference winner, starts play Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
Marshall College
Family Dinner Draws 300 at Grace Methodist Church
More than 300 persons attended a family dinner at Grace Methodist Church Friday night. Grace Guild members in old world costumes served as hostesses. The program featured group singing led by Rev. W. Scott Westerman, vocal numbers by Nancy Léaper and Dorothy Lanier, trumpet by Carter Asherman and James Gillingham, and Epworth League girls provided several vocal selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Grace Guild
W. Scott Westerman
Nancy Léaper
Dorothy Lanier
Carter Asherman
James Gillingham
Epworth League
Judge McKeever Dies at 85. Brooklyn Club Leader Passes
Stephen W. McKeever aged 85 president and principal owner of the Brooklyn National League baseball club died early today from bronchial pneumonia after a weeklong illness.
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Judge McKeever
New York
Stephen W. McKeever
Brooklyn National League Baseball Club
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