District Sports Carnival Opens With 28 Schools in Athens
Nearly 600 boys from 28 Southeastern Ohio district schools compete in golf tennis baseball and track in Athens Weekend events include finals in baseball and a full track schedule with Stewarts Roman team favored to repeat leading in distance sprints and record hopes Ohio University officials oversee the tennis and track meets with Miami University opposing in a twilight track clash.
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Ghorge Gever
Ohio
Athens
Romans
Stewart High School
Athens County
Stewart
Piketon
Scott, Frisby
McCune
Maxwell
Don Frisby
Ogg
Waverly
Ohio University
Redskins
Miami University
Frankfort
Marietta
Chilliceathe
Ironton
Greenfield
Kansas City Blues Take A. A. Lead In Tight Race
The Kansas City Blues move into the lead in the American Association standings by a small margin as Minneapolis slips. St Paul beats Minneapolis 4 3 after a late ninth inning rally, while Kansas City downs Milwaukee 7 6 ending Dave Kelso’s win streak. Indianapolis climbs to third with a 7 2 win over Louisville and Columbus versus Toledo ends 6 6 after 10 innings.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Millers
Milwaukee
Dave Kelso
Brewer
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
League Leaders in Batting, Pitching and Power
Baseball leaders show Travis of Washington with 394 runs and 39 hits while DiMaggio of Boston leads in runs batted in with 28 and steals with 6. Kellner and Mize pace doubles at 11 and 7 home runs tied between Ott and Camilli. Casey and Harder top pitching with wins and earned runs.
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Travis
Washington
D. DiMaggio
Boston
Keller
New York
Doerr
York
Detroit
Cramer
Kellner
Cleveland
Walker
Johnson
Philadelphia
Harder
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Hack
Chicago
Lavagetto
Brooklyn
Nicholson
Slaughter
St. Louis
Mize
Moore
Ott
Camilli
Frey
Cincinnati
Casey
Boxing results from Wilkes Barre and Portland card
In Wilkes Barre Corporal Mike Raffa from Pittsburgh out pointed Billy Speary of Nanti coke over 12 rounds. In Portland Ted Lowry of New Bedford stopped Frank Zamoris from Orange New Jersey over 6 rounds.
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Wilkes Barre
Mike Raffa
Pittsburgh
Billy Speary
Nanticoke
Portland
Ted Lowry
New Bedford
Mass
Frank Zamoris
Orange
N. J
Standings Across The League Show Mixed Results
Philadelphia leads with a 5 4 win over Cincinnati while Boston 6 3 tops St. Louis New York 2 defeats Chicago Brooklyn plays Pittsburgh in a soggy game. Cleveland 6 Boston 4 and Chicago 13 New York 1 lead containers, Detroit 10 Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 7 Washington 0. Kansas City 7 over aeennes 6 Columbus 6 Toledo Indianapolis 7 Louisville 2 St Paul 4 Minneapolis 3.
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Philadelpia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Association
Pet Club
Cocog
Noinnati
Troit
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Predicts More Night Games Around Baseball
Connie Mack states plans for more night games to boost turnout by addressing defense driven attendance drops. He forecasts a two week joint session among major leagues to lift the seven night game limit at home per season. Mack suggests 10 14 or more night tilts could be possible. He reports broad owner support in his league and similar talks in the National.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Chauncey District Social Recap Highlights Nearby Visits
Chauncey residents celebrate Mother's Day at Wilson Roadside Park with families including Mr and Mrs Milton Patton and daughters Glen Ella and La Donna Faye. Guests include Mrs Rosa Dickerson of Detroit and Mrs Myrtle Pidcock of Glouster. Mrs Mary Vess improves at her daughter Tressie Baron's Parkersburg home. Dr C N Sanders from Millfield visits Columbus.
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Chauncey
Milton Patton
Glenella
Nettie Hawk
Roy Bricker
la Donna Faye
Jack
Wilfred
Thomas Perry
Wilson Roadside Park
Joy
Jerry Schoonover
Wilfred Schoonover
Dayton
Rosa Dickerson
Detroit
Myrtle Pidcock
Glouster
Poston
R. FE. Grant
Lower Plains
Thurston
Lillie Price
Mary Vess
Tressie Baron
Parkersburg
C. N. Sanders
Millfield
Columbus
Stamp Club closes year with exhibition at Morrison home
The Stamp Club of East Side School held its final meeting at Danny Morrison's home on 21 Marietta Ave. Members Billy Imes Shirley Rose Judith King and Jeanne Johnston displayed their stamp collections after the group played Gossip and Danny served refreshments.
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Stamp Club
East Side School
Danny Morrison
Marietta Ave
Billy Imes
Shirley Rose
Judith King
Jeanne Johnston
Danny
Local man arraigned for intoxication with fines set
Harold Jewett and W. Washington Sr. faced arraignment before Mayor Cliff Cornell on intoxication charges. Jewett was fined ten dollars plus costs after arrest Monday by Police Chief Finsterwald and Officer Church.
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Harold Jewett
W. Washington Sr
Cliff Cornell
FE. S. Finsterwald
Carmen Church
Reds fall as Phillies bite in ninth to sweep series
Cincinnati shows late rally power as Ernie Koy and Chuck Aleno each post two hits in their Reds debuts but Philadelphia presses in the ninth. Gene Thompson takes the loss as Cincinnati drops to fifth-straight defeat, 5 to 4, after ten hits and a McCormick homer.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Ernie Koy
Chuck Aleno
Koy
St. Louis
Aleno
Birmingham
Indianapolis
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Thompson
Roy
Jimmy Ripple
Frank McCormick
Thompson
Joe Beggs
Whitey Moore
Phils
Ernie Lombardi
Alena
Danny Litwhiler
Ripple
Lonnie Frey
Jim Turner
Cy Blanton
Philadelphia
Marty
Pei
Bragan
Ey Sewrasven
Marnie
Livingston
Godman
McCormick
Lombardi
Craft
Etten
Frey
Joost
Mueller
Crouch
Begas
Pearson
Besse
Moore
Sears
Jordan
Barr
Ohio University Netters Cruise in Cleveland Weekend
Ohio University tennis team heads to Cleveland for weekend matches against Baldwin Wallace and Western Reserve after their fifth win of the season. Rose, Evans, Engelke, Swedenborg, and Wheat lead singles wins while doubles see Bishop Kinsley and Engelke Swedenborg prevail.
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Cleveland
Baldwin-Wallace
Western Reserve
Bobcats
Toledo
Ohio University
Bobcat
Kenyon
Ohio Wesleyan
Engelke-Swedenborg
Sweet-Musser
Zion Church Mothers Class Met At Lower Plains Home
Mrs Emma Hawk and co hostess hosted Zion Church Lower Plains Mothers Bible Class Tuesday night. Due to president Hazel Luman absent, vice president Imogene Calendine led devotions. Gifts were given to Calendine and new member Ersel Pidcock. Next meeting at Mrs Emma Gabriel. Ice cream cake and lemonade served.
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Chauncey
Emma Hawk
Emma Barstow
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Hawk
Hazel Luman
Mary Stahl
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Imogene Calendine
Frances Gabriel
Mire Hawk
Calendine
Ersel Pidcock
Emma Gabriel
Mrs. Hawk
Frances ‘Gabriel
Bessie Moore
Freda 'Shields
Mabie Swartz
Sybil Dick‘en
Lizzie Langle
Louise Potts
Emma ‘Hawk
Dodgers Triumph Echoed in Symphony of Baseball
New York notes toast Tom Harmon conference with Douglas Hertz owner of the Yankees. Lou Nova, alias Lou Nelson, tangled with Bob Pastor after Saratoga visit. Red Barber and others ponder Dodgers Giants rally while Deak Morse cites Hall fame plans and no hit no run feats across Dutchess County. Joe Louis turns 27 with more blows to come.
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New York
Tom Harmon
Douglas Hertz
New York Football Yankees
Lou Nova
Saratoga
Lou Nelson
Bob Pastor
Diz
Russell Bennett
Dodgers
Mutual
MacPhail
Giants
Red Barber
Dutchess County
N. Y
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Training tale and trivia from the sports page
Lew Jenkins trained for Bob Montgomery using soda pop and a motorcycle. Bill Terry pitched two no hit games for Brooklyn on an unknown date. Oklahoma City golf courses embrace fifteen cent rounds as Monty Stratton is mentioned.
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Lew Jenkins
Bob Montgomery
Bill Terry
Brooklyn
Oklahoma City
Monty Stratton
Arrella Johnson Honored by Friends Before Buffalo Move
Chauncey Ted Goodson hosted a Converse Street gathering for Arrella Johnson who departs this weekend to live with her father in Buffalo New York. Guests shared games and con spots, received gifts, and enjoyed refreshments from 8 to 11 30 p m. Attendees included Ariella Johnson Frma Canter Grace Mullins Dorothy Dickerson Naomi Savage Margie Neighbors Dorothy Robinson Louisa Phillips Sammy Laghugh Billy Abdella Charlie McKibben and Ted Goodson.
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Chauncey
Ted Goodson
Converse St
Arrella Johnson
Buffalo
N. Y
Ariella Johnson
Frma Canter
Grace Mullins
Dorothy Dickerson
Naomi Savage
Margie Neighbors
Dorothy Robinson
Louisa Phillips
Sammy Lahugh
Billy Abdella
Charlie McKibben
Five Baptisms Held at Chauncey Methodist Services
Baptismal services Sunday in the Chauncey and Jacksonville charges saw five candidates immersed by Rev. C. E. Palmer with Rev. Guss Graham assisting. Participants included Charles E Spearry Mrs Lydia Spearry Mrs Thomas Buckley and Betty Green from Chauncey and Jacksonville churches.
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Chauncey
Methodist Church
C. E. Palmer
Guss Graham
Jacksonville
Chauncey Church
Charles E. Spearry
Lydia Spearry
Thomas Buckley
Betty Green
Anniversary Dinner Honors Hamiltons at Mound Street
Thomas Hamilton and Chauncey hosted a dinner on Wednesday night at their Mound Street home to mark the second wedding anniversary of their son Dean Hamilton and his wife. Guests included Mrs. Dean Hamilton Miss Helen Meeker of Wellston and Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hamilton.
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Chauncey
Thomas Hamilton
Mound St
Dean Hamilton
Helen Meeker
Wellston
T. R. Hamilton
Chauncey Lee Phillips Leaves for Camp Shelby
Chauncey Lee Phillips ends a 15 day fur lough visiting his mother Mrs Ollie Hillyer and family of Chauncey then departs Thursday for Camp Shelby Mississippi where he is stationed.
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Chauncey
Lee Phillips
Ollie Hillyer
Camp Shelby
Miss
Sox Celebrate Dukes Retirement with Huge Win
The Chicago White Sox savor the retirement of Jimmy Dykes after 22 seasons by hammering the New York Yankees 18 to 1. The club fueled by 14 hits and three homers caps off a strong win as aging pitchers and resurgent lineup lift their position in the American League.
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Chicago White Sox
Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Yankees
Weekly cottage prayer meeting at Morristown church
Morristown Holiness Church holds a cottage prayer gathering tonight at 7 30 in the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Houston The Plains formerly Chauncey with participation invited from parishioners and local residents
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Chauncey
Morristown
Holiness Church
Edward Houston
the Plains
Cross-border Work Flows Between Detroit and Canada
In Detroit many Canadian residents work across the border while a smaller number of U S residents travel to Canada for work. The figures show about 2856 Canadians employed in Detroit and roughly 275 Americans crossing into Canada for work.
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Detroit
Midh
States
Canada
Milnar Notches Fifth Win for Indians in Boston
Al Milnar improves to five wins on the year as Cleveland defeats Boston 4 to 1. Milnar allows four hits through seven innings before Tom Heving and Bob Feller finish, while Ken Keltner and Jeff Heath spark an 11 hit attack in support. Feller joins later in relief as Boston’s Joe Heving and Johnson falter.
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al Milnar
Indians
Boston
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Portsiders
Slinger
Westen Aden
Lda
PosLton
Feller
Redskins
Chicago
Jim Bagby
Mickey Harris
Red Sox
Milnar
Joe Heving
Ken Keltner
Earl Johnson
Bill Fleming
Mike Ryba
Johnson
Lou Boudreau
Jeff Heath
Clarence Campbell
Keltner
Hal Trosky
Joe Cronin
Gerry Walker
Stan Spence
Ray Mack
Walker
Trosky
Heath
Bobby Doerr
Dom DiMaggio
Spence
Doerr
Aba
Boudreau
Campos
Ie Ae
Poole Husac
Caneeseuia Desautels
Pemeiey
Mey
Boston AB
DiMaggio
Petlik
Fleming
Ryba
Cronin
Pytlak
Mack
Heving
Picming
Milar
Rue
Summers
Stewart
Revival Services Continue at Church of God Chauncey
The Church of God in Chauncey will extend revival services through Sunday night. Evangelist Hollie McClanahan leads with a Saturday 7:30 p m message titled The Meanest Habit in Chauncey. Sunday School starts 9:30 a m followed by morning worship at 10:30 a m. A Young People’s meeting at 6:15 p m features McClanahan. Clarence Way is the church pastor.
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Chauncey
Church of God
Hollie McClanahan
Clarence Way
Lew Jenkins vs Bob Montgomery at Madison Square Garden
New York Lew Jenkins faces Bob Montgomery in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. The fight has no impact on Jenkins title but will test whether his jukebox circuit prep beats Montgomery disciplined training. McNeill vs Talbert exhibition set for Cleveland May 24.
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New York
Lew Jenkins
Bob Montgomery
Madison Square Garden
Bob
Philadelphia
Lew
Jenkins
Montgomery
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