Attendance For Holiday Near Million
Nearly a million sports fans attended events during the Memorial Day holiday. Across major and minor leagues, International and various circuits, attendance reached 431,701 over three days with race tracks drawing additional crowds and pari mutuel wagers exceeding 22 million dollars. Major league baseball counted 160,020 in eight doubleheaders with Detroit drawing 37,685 and New York 21,649 at the Polo Grounds. Overall turnout across major leagues rose to 323,597 over the period, with the American Association adding 30,304 attendees.
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NEW York
International
American Association
Pacific Coast
Southern Association
Pony
Interstate
Piedmont
Suffolk Downs
Hawthorne
Delaware Park
Bay Meadows
Charleston
North Randall
Beulah
Belmont Park
Belmont
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Tigers
Yankees
Polo Grounds
Ebbets Field
Shibe Park
Louisville
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Beulah Park Faces $36000 Loss From Wrong Odds Issue
Beulah Park closed a 21 day spring meeting after a misposted odds error on race seven. Sis Wagner won with incorrect 3 to 1 odds instead of 3 to 5, drawing $8 straight tickets with the track absorbing $4.80 per ticket. An employee misposted the odds, costing about $36,000 to the track.
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Columbus
Beulah Park
Beulah
Wise Margaret
Sis Wagner
Mutuel
Robert J. Dienst
Baseball scores from a busy early season card
A roundup of games with results across the league including New York versus Chicago 6 5 and 5 4, Boston beating St Louis 1 0 and 13 3, plus Cincinnati over Philadelphia 4 3 and 7 4. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh split 9 3 and 4 3 while Detroit toppled New York 2 1 and 4 1. Cleveland beat Boston twice 9 3 and 4 3, Chicago defeated Philadelphia 5 1 and 2 1, St Louis defeated Washington 6 4 and 4 2, plus Columbus beat Toledo 5 1 and Toledo won 14 8. Milwaukee won against Kansas City 7 6 and 6 5, Louisville edged Indianapolis 7 3 and 9 8, Minneapolis beat St Paul 5 2 and St Paul 12 8.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Association
Columbus
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
National Club L. Pet
Omer
Ene
Chicago Weeeeouse
American Club
Pet
St. Leo Cuneeece
Washington Philadelphia
Pirates
Phils
Ed Heusser
Ron Northey
Arnold Carter
Frank McCormick
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Yanks
Hal Newhouser
Luke Sewell
Browns
Nels Potter
Tex Shirley
Sox
Orval Grove
A's
Bill Dietrich
Mel Harder
Chief Reynolds
Roy Cullenbine
Chauncey District Social and Personal News Recap
Chauncey District social and personal items note visits by Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney and Zelda Mae to Point Pleasant. Iona and Ruth Goodman hosted Warren Tippie and family from Lancaster. Lewis Johnson visited Columbus with daughter Arella and Ruby Roberts seeking work. Mary L Savage and Naomi Savage hosted Mary Day and Naomi during Chauncey High School commencement. Harry Grigsby of Chauncey, employed by Curtiss Wright in Columbus, spent the weekend with his parents Walter and Mrs. Grigsby.
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Chauncey
Andrew McKinney
Zelda Mae
Arthur McKinney
Charles Love
Point Pleasant
Iona Goodman
Ruth Goodman
Warren Tippie
Lancaster
Lewis Johnson
Columbus
Arella Johnson
Ruby Roberts
James Day
Mary Lee Savage
Dayton
Lexington Ave
Chauncey High School
Naomi Savage
Walter Grigsby
Chauncey Hosts Dinner For Graduates At High Street Home
Miss Mary Helen Sweeney of Chauncey hosted a two course dinner at her High Street home for Mrs. Thora Olson Atkins of Athens and Miss Ethel Sweeney of Glouster amid the Chauncey Dover high school commencement exercises. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Sweeney attended. Also note mention of cuttlefish eyes measuring 14 inches in diameter.
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Chauncey
Mary Helen Sweeney
High St
Thora Olson Atkins
Athens
Ethel Sweeney
Glouster
Chauncey-Dover High School
Mary Helen
Charles P. Sweeney
Four Score Cover Pupils Are Honored in Program
Chauncey eighth grade commencement held at 10 in the high school auditorium for 80 graduates entering high school this fall. Supt Wayne Matthews led the program with Rev Gilbert Courtney as speaker. Awards for perfect attendance and patrol boys were given.
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Chauncey
Supt
Wayne Matthews
Gilbert Courtney
Seaman Ley Honored At Family Dinner In Chauncey
Mr. and Mrs. John Ley hosted a Sunday family dinner in Chauncey to honor their son Paul C. Ley seaman second class on furlough. Other Ley family members attended including James Jo Anna Helen Patricia Richard and John J. Ley. Seaman Ley departed for Virginia later that day with cousin Seaman Charles Ley and his wife Jessie Ley returning to Norfolk after visiting Athens.
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Chauncey
John Ley
Paul C. Ley
Seaman Ley
James Ley
Jo Anna Ley
Helen Ley
Patricia Ley
Richard Ley
John J. Ley
Virginia
Seaman Charles Ley
Norfolk
Athens
Charles Ley
Jessie Ley
4-H Club Meeting Scheduled by Miss Blackford
Miss Jeanette Blackford announces a Girls 4-H Club meeting tonight at 7 30 at her May Avenue home. She urges high school girls interested in enrolling to attend and help ensure strong attendance.
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Chauncey
Jeanette Blackford
May Ave
Miss Blackford
Millfield Needle Club entertains at Mrs Sanders home
Chauncey Millsfield members of the Needle Club are being entertained tonight at the home of Mrs. Clarence Sanders in Millfield. The event gathers club members for an evening function hosted at a local residence.
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Chauncey
Millfield
Needle Club
Clarence Sanders
Chauncey: Sweeney Son Returns From Italy At Anzio Beachhead
Mr and Mrs Charles P Sweeney announce their son Charles Sweeney has returned from Italy and is now at the Anzio Beachhead The Plains Garden Club holds a June meeting tonight at 8 o clock at the home of Mrs Thomas Marcinko with president Mrs Paul Tipton in charge
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Chauncey
Charles P. Sweeney
Charles Sweeney
Italy
Anzio Beachhead
The
Plains Garden Club
Thomas Marcinko
the Plains
Paul Tipton
Glouster Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Glouster residents hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Birtcher of Cambridge and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Secrest of Plain City. Others traced visitors from Columbus Akron Warren Philo Newark and Versailles with updates on health and relocations. Wyoming’s Devil’s Tower is more than 20 million years old.
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Fred _ Birtcher
Cambridge
Ernest Secrest
Plain City
James Johnson
Rodney Linscott
Akron
Richard Guinther
Warren
Earl Linscott
Sol Crew
Glouster
Columbus
Gladys Davis
Clara Golding
William Golding
Jess Kasler
Philo
Trimble
Earl Johnson
Jo Port Herrold
J. W. Herrold
Cambridge City
Indiana
H. E. Pettit
Crooksville
Jean Smith
Orville Bingman
Glenna
Walter McDivit
Jack Bell
Shady‘side
Bell
Webb
Will Richards
Mable Davis
Wyoming
Devil's Tower National Monument
Browns and Reds Gain On Leaders in Five-Game Split
Baseball’s quarter pole finds the Yankees and Cardinals atop the standings as Browns and Reds surge. Ott leads home runs with 10 for the Giants, while Card Whitey Kurowski belts two as St. Louis wins twice. Cincinnati passes Pittsburgh for second. Philadelphia and Boston suffer doubleheaders.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Reds
Billy Southworth
Brownies
Master Melvin Ott
New York Giants
New York
Chicago
Whitey Kurowski
Boston
Nate Andrews
Tommy Holmes
Homer
Spends Week End On Muskingum River
George H. Campbell spent Saturday and Sunday at the Muskingum river as a guest of F. W. Phillips superintendent of the Athens District of The Ohio Fuel Gas Company. The gathering included local district managers and Earl Johnson formerly Glouster assistant scoutmaster now at Kingston.
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Glouster
George H. Campbell
Muskingum River
F. W. Phillips
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Phillips
Mr. Campbell
Earl Johnson
Kingston
Three Are Fined In Mayor's Court In Glouster
Police Chief Fred Heck arrested Joe Lane of Columbus Sam Reeves of Glouster and RK L 4 over the weekend. They pleaded guilty to intoxication and were fined 5 dollars and costs. Sam Hill faced an unsafe driving charge.
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Glouster
Fred Heck
Thomas Williams
Joe Lane
Columbus
Sam Reeves
RK. L
Sam Hill
Sand
Baseball moves into India as funding eyed for national championship
Ensign Al Horwitz notes a wealthy Indian, Ezra Gabbay, sponsoring a national championship with Dumont poised to name Gabbay India’s semi pro commissioner. Babe Didrickson aims to become the world’s top woman tennis player while her husband joins a San Diego pro football franchise. Ed Carnett, White Sox outfielder, details a pro start in Ponca City and rise to Seattle, then White Sox regular first baseman with Hal Trosky sidelined.
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New York
India
Ensign al Horwitz
Ray Dumont
National Baseball Congress
Ezra Gabbay
Dumont
Gabbay
Edwin Carnett
White Sox
Ponca City
Okla
Seattle
Hal Trosky
Carnett
Cubs
Braves
Memorial Day Observed Quietly in Glouster Area
Veterans visited Maplewood and Glouster Cemeteries as American Legion firing squads marked graves at Sands Russell Taylor Ridge Calvary and Hollister Cemeteries. An afternoon public program at Depot Square failed when the out of town speaker could not secure gas for the trip.
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Durin Slo der
Glouster
American Legion
Maplewood
Sands
Russell
Trimble
Taylor Ridge Cemetery
Calvary and
Hollister
Legion
Depot Square
Methodist
Service Men of Glouster Area Return Home on Leave
Sgt C Rock returned to Camp Shelby Miss after a 16 day furlough with his parents Paul Koons finished boat training and heads to Great Lakes Naval Training Station Billy Figley will go to Columbus for navy physical then likely join Great Lakes for boat training Leo Hobosciewski home in Jacksonville after multiple Atlantic crossings A P O is New York
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Glouster
T. Sgt. C. Rockhold
Camp Shelby
Miss
C. K. Rockhold
Paul Koons
Trimble
Great Lakes
Naval Training Station
Billy Figley
Thomas W. Figley
Columbus
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Leo Hobosciewski
Atlantic
Jacksonville
New York
Boy Scouts To Go To Camp Thursday
Scoutmaster Ralph Hines announces all scouts will report to camp Thursday for a day of work. Thursday evening the scout softball team plays the Beshara team at the stadium with free admission and stadium seating for attendees to support the players.
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Glouster
Ralph Hines
Hines
Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion
Grace Sayre
Levada White
Esta Haskins
W. R. Drury
Mr. Hines
Delmar Dunlap Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
GLOUSTER Delmar Dunlap of this city had an appendicitis operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday evening. Reports on Tuesday state he is recovering satisfactorily.
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Glouster
Delmar Dunlap
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Synthetic Rubber Boom Turns to Obsoletion in Five Years
Rapid shifts in the synthetic rubber sector prompt government records to assume plants will become obsolete within five years. Officials note accelerating tech changes and market adjustments reshape production, with policy and industry observers watching investment and worker impacts closely.
Fair Board Meeting Set for Grange Mall Grounds
Police report notes Saturday June 4 from 1 p m at the Grange Mall Fairgrounds for a Fair Board meeting with an award presentation to Cline for 1B BL 44 1t.
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Legal Police
Fair Board
Grange Mall
Fairgrounds
Cline Dent
Goedde Tops Association Hurler List
Sylvester Stretch Goedde of Toledo, a 6 foot 9 inch rookie, won his sixth straight decision to lead the American Association. His Mud Hens split a Memorial Day doubleheader with Columbus as Milwaukee and Louisville also swept. Hearn starred for Milwaukee with two relief wins, while Indianapolis was swept by Louisville. Minneapolis and St Paul split, with home teams winning both ends of their twin bills.
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Sylvester
Stretch) Goedde
Toledo
American Association
Mud Hens
Columbus
Bills
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Brewers
Colonels
Gioedde
Elmira
N. Y
Dick Hearn
Brew
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Millers
Nicollet Park
Saints
Lexington Park
League Leaders BATTING And PITCHING Highlights
Walker of Brooklyn leads batting with 431 runs and 62 hits. Bordagaray of Brooklyn tops runs with 431 and Schultz of Brooklyn drives in 35. Holmes of Boston has 16 doubles while Barrett of Pittsburgh has 7 triples. Linings include Ott of New York and Macon of Boston with steals. Lanier of St. Louis leads pitching with 60 wins.
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Schultz
Brooklyn
Walker
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Hayes
Philadelphia
Tabor
Doerr
Hall
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Gutteridge
St. Louis
Seerey
Cleveand
Stirnweiss
Borowy
Appointment of Executor for Eva B Noland Estate in Coolville
L C Bradford of Coolville Ohio named executor of Eva Busan Noland estate in Athens County. Creditors must file claims with fiduciary within four months or be barred. Dated May 13 1944 Probate Judge Francis P D White.
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L. C. Brafeford
Coolvilie
Ohio
Eva Busan Noland
Athens County
Francis PD. White
Said County
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Jack) Ley
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