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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1933
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a tale involving Ada Diviq, Vek Ding, and Vod with unclear sequence. Readable bits suggest a local chronicle or fictional vignette set around community figures. The fragment preserves names but lacks full context or events.
Fragmented report covers various players and teams with scattered game chatter a possible reference to Ohio University event and local sports figures including Gobbler Greenpeas Burritt Crabby and Babe Ruth mentions. Lacks coherent event or outcome due to damaged OCR text.
Cleveland Indians open spring camp in New Orleans with renewed confidence and a strengthened mix of veterans and rookies. Key issues include Wes Ferrell’s salary dispute and questions at first base shortstop and catching, while outfielders Earl Averill Joe Vosmik and Dick Porter headline the lineup.
In Columbus the 33rd American Bowling Congress tournament opens on schedule despite tight finances. Governor George White will roll the first ball as boosters fill 28 alleys at the State Fair Coliseum. The eight nights feature Columbus teams, then 1600 teams from 19 states and Canada compete for 86000 in prize money, largely frozen by bank closures. Ohio, Michigan, New York and Illinois send the most entrants.
United States defeated England 4-2 in the Brooklyn Heights Casino match. Francis X. Shields Manuel Alonzo Sidney B. Wood Gregory Mangin won their singles, while Wood Mangin and the Shields Alonzo pairing won the doubles to seal the sweep.
Ohio schools’ spring closings will drastically curtail high school athletics, with baseball hit hardest. The state scholastic baseball tournament may be abandoned as many districts close before suitable weather. Track, tennis, and golf championships will proceed but with far fewer teams due to cost limits.
At Hialeah race track on March 8 an unidentified bettor turned $2 into $1150.20 by selecting Aunt Maria in the first race and Traffic Judge in the third.
Northwestern guard Joe Reiff led the Western Conference scoring with a new all time 167 points, including 53 field goals and 61 free throws, followed by Elmer Johnson with 100 points. Michigan State center Garner and Michigan’s Garner were the only others over 100. The article lists the leaders.
Mohawks of Athens traveled to Jackson and beat the Merchants 46 35 led by T Winning with 23 points while Shirk of Jackson scored 18. Wednesday the Mohawks face Wellston Merchants and Wellston’s girls meet Athens girls at 7 30.
Indiana and Michigan emerge as top contenders in the Western Conference indoor championships at the University of Chicago field house. Illinois and Ohio State project strong showings, with Chicago and Purdue listed as dark horses.
Seventy five candidates reported to Coach Frank Wilton for spring drills at Oxford as Miami University announced its 1933 football schedule. The detailed slate includes a 1933 fall campaign opener and list of opponents and venues.
A sequence of college sports and event dates lists Indiana on Oct 7 Hanover on Oct 14 Marchal on Oct 21 at Ohio U on Oct 28 Wittenberg on Nov 4 Georgetown on Nov 1 1 Ohio Western on Nov 18 Heidelberg on Nov 30 and at Cincinnati.
The Ohio high school basketball state finals return to Columbus Ohio State University gym on March 17 and 18 marking the 24th annual event. The competition began in 1909 and Stivers High School of Dayton and Delaware have notable multiple titles with a long list of champions through 1932 including Lorain Mt. Vernon and Zanesville.
United Press reports from Seattle show Henry Woods of Yakima KOing Baby Sal Berto of Los Angeles in the lightweight bout. In Seattle Al Lewis wins a decision over Bobby Laanile of Los Angeles. In Portland Abie Israel of Seattle beats Whitey Nesa 125 to 124 with points by Doe Snell of Seattle.
Gallia County chapter of the Red Cross reports nearly 2000 garments produced by about 200 women since November, with 2436 pieces made or purchased in total, plus 1000 more pieces distributed across 13 of 14 townships. Production by township and by garment type is detailed, and a final relief flour shipment is due in March.
Raccoon Township lists 16 shirts 25 hose 3 underwear 9 slips 3 overalls 12 bloomers 5 dresses. Gallia Gallipolis Township shows 79 shirts 160 hose 70 underwear 89 slips 22 overalls 43 dresses. The record details multiple townships and their clothing tallies.
Gallia County Health Nurse Ethel Wallace logged eight hours in the field, 41 hours in travel, nine hours in class, and 44 hours in the office in February. She conducted tuberculosis, orthopedic, general, infirmary, prenate, infant, pre-school, school, incidental visits, teacher conferences, and partial immunizations for 58 pupils. Twenty persons were taken to physicians. three patients were visited. five social cases were reached. 10 medical cases. 17 office interviews. two telephone interviews. and two meetings were held.
Gallia County Commissioners on Monday made several road department appropriations for anticipated receipts. Eula Williams was named a five year trustee of the Gallia County Children’s Home. Dale Ward was set at a $306 yearly dog warden salary paid in eleven installments. Road funds allocated include repair payroll $10,000 equipment $32,000 material and labor $3,000 gasoline payroll $15,000 equipment $5,000 material $2,000 bridge payroll $1,000 material and labor $2,000. An emergency fund transfer of $500 to general repair was approved.
Mareh Sealey, 16, confined in Gallia County Jail juvenile ward after arrest Monday night by Patrolman Cooper and Chester Leaper. Identified by Mrs. James Oliver as the youth who fled from her back porch. Sealey admitted breaking into six residences and will be arraigned before Judge J. S. Clark.
A river history note recounts T R Johns recalling his father, a river man on Ohio River sternwheelers in the late 1850s. Ships mentioned include Montana, Wyoming, Dakota, Pittsburgh, Buckeye State, and Vesta towboat carrying Pittsburgh steel to the south and Memphis. The Jones & Laughlin Co. ships steel to southern points.
Gallia Academy High School Latin Department will present a program of Latin songs and sketches Friday morning during the regular assembly period. Mise Norma Johnson, the teacher, is directing preparations.
Gallipolis report lists admissions on Tuesday at Holzer Hospital including William Hynes of Pomeroy for treatment and Mrs W G McAlpin of Pt Pleasant for an operation. Discharges include Mrs Max Cox of Chesapeake after an accident and Mrs J W Frazier of Gallipolis for observation.
In Gallipolis, the indictment against Elmer Rose was amended on petition by Harry M. Miller to read breaking and entering an uninhabited dwelling rather than an inhabited one. The petition notes the house was unoccupied at the time of the break in.
Comes from Texas in search of deed to 1 000 acres of oil land once sold for 400. Ard Bedford of Midland Texas with attorney N B Kidd of Marietta visit Probate Judge J B Clark to probate the will of Dijana Lattin, Bedfords step grand mother. The will left $100 to several heirs but the executor sold the Texas land at a former faux sale, now Bedford seeks the deed while worrying how to return to Texas because money orders cannot be cashed locally.
Gallipolis reports Etta McCail has been named executrix of the J Claude McCall estate who died recently at Clay Lick. Continued on Page 9.
New York promoter John Buckley asks the New York Boxing Commission to ensure Adolph Heuser receives a fair break against Maxie Rosenbloom for the light heavy title Friday night. Buckley warns against rabbit punches and open gloves, while Rosenbloom is portrayed as preferring illegal tactics.
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