Coaches, contracts, and contenders in Southwest Conference football
Mitch analyzes stability and changes among SWC coaches as Texas eyes a rebound under Dana Bible. Norton and Kitts face questions, while TCU under Dutch Meyer eyes continued success. Baylor’s Morley Jennings favored to stay long term as Baylor rebounds from low starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Bible
Nebraska
Exas
Bible
Texas A. M
Lumni
Texas
Texas High School
James Norton
Texas A. & M
Jimmy Kitts
Rice
Nortonems
Kitts
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Ray
Bear) Wolf
North Carolina
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
Bell
Southwest
Baylor
Jennings
Bears
Bobcats Face Miami in Homecoming Clash at Oxford
Ohio University notes a seven year home winning streak for the Miami game with Bobcats seeking to break the jinx. Coach Don Peden faces a bruising buildup after Cincinnati and key players injured, while Miami’s Frank Wilton eyes a upset in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobcats
Ohio University
Oxford
Miami
Redskins
Don Peden
Dayton
Marshall
Ohio
Frank Wilton
Ohio Wesleyan
Flyers
Toledo
Buckeye
Cincinnati
Monk Montgomery
Joe Chizek
Chet Adams
Seabiscuit Beats War Admiral In Pimlico Match Race
Seabiscuit, once considered finished, defeated War Admiral by four lengths at Pimlico to solidify his claim as America's greatest race horse. The win follows a strong career path from a discarded colt to a record-breaking racer earning over 340000 dollars in prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Baltimore
A.P
Seabiscuit
America
Wheatley Stable
Pimlico
War Admiral
Charlie Howard
Ogden Mills
Howard
Sun Beau
Georgie Woolf
Admiral
Foxx Named AL Most Valuable Player for Third Time
James Emory Foxx catcher first baseman of the Boston Red Sox earned the American League MVP award for 1938. He received 304 points from 19 of 24 BBWAA voters, led AL in batting average .349 bases 398 and RBIs 174, and finished among leaders in home runs, runs, and hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
James Emory Foxx
Cherubbce
Boston Red Sox
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill Dickey
New York Yankees
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Babe Ruth
Red Ruffing
Yankees
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Earl Averill
Cleveland
Cecil Travis
Washington
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
Peden Uses Core Five in Full Game Against Cincinnati
Five players Montgomery Janiak Snyder Swacz and Crabtree logged all 60 minutes while Adams sat briefly in the third quarter. The heavy workload suggests coach Peden lacks full confidence in his reserves and must seek replacements for Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Janiak
Snyder
Swacz
Crabtree
Cincinnati
Adams
Peden
Miami
WPA Gallipolis transfers of four private workers
Four men previously employed in private work were moved to WPA projects early this week in Gallipolis. The transfer signals ongoing relief program adjustments as WPA charges expand work assignments for local labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Gallipolis
Tennessee selects John Maurer as athletic head
The University of Tennessee athletic board chose John Maurer of Miami University Oxford Ohio to replace Blair Gullion as athletic director and basketball coach. Maurer, known as a southern basketball figure, has coached basketball and baseball at Miami since 1930 and will also coach baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee Athletic Board
John Maurer
Miami University
Oxford
Blair Gullion
Bob Neyland
Maurer
Hhany Mauer
University of Kentucky
Gullion
Cornell University
Mauer
Bulldogs End Season Friday at Gallipolis
The Athens Bulldogs close their season with a 4 1 record and one tie in seven games as they meet the Gallipolis Blue Devils in Gallipolis Friday night. The Blue Devils, improving steadily, beat Logan 7 6 on a foggy field and played Pomeroy to a 7 7 tie, then edged Middleport 20 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Bulldogs
Gallipolis
Blue Devils
Bulldogs
Athens
Logan Chieftains
Pomeroy
Middle
Trial Set For Rowley Statutory Charge In Gallia County
The State of Ohio versus Thomas Rowley of Clay Township faces a Friday trial in the Court of Common Pleas before Judge W. R. White. Jurors drawn include Belva Harrison Hugo Pierroti E E Waugh Thomas Evans Elma Spurlock Jewell Sheets W C Trotter Moulton Drummond Laura Swick Elizabeth Athey George Pinnell Bernice Beman Verba Swindler D W Saunders Crystal Foster and Wyman Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State of
Ohio
Thomas Rowley
Clay Township
Hester Rowley
Court of Common Pleas
W. R. White
Belva Harrison
Hugo Pierroti
E. E. Waugh
Thomas Evans
Elma Spurlock
Jewell Sheets
W. C. Trotter
Moulton Drummond
Laura Swick
Elizabeth At
Krieger Knocks Out Hostak For World Title Fight
Solly Krieger of Brooklyn defeated Al Hostak of Seattle in a 15 round bout approved for the world 160 pound title. The New York commission did not recognize Hostak as No 1 challenger and nearly 10 000 spectators watched Krieger dominate. Hostak suffered swollen hands and was taken to Providence Hospital for X rays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
U.P
Solly Krieger
Brooklyn
New York
Solly
al Hostak
National Boxing Association
N.B.A
Hostak
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Wash
New York Commission
Krieger
Eddie Marino
Providence Hospital
Owner of Horse Hit By Car Faces Suit
Mrs. Anna Harrington of Gallipolis farms along State Highway 7 and may face a damage suit after a Monday night collision in heavy fog. A car driven by Ayward Trout with Lucille Trout and Thelma Swain struck Harrington’s horse, killing it. the car suffered about 400 dollars in damage and no serious injuries were reported. Authorities note Harrington had been warned against grazing livestock on the highway. The piece ends with a separate note stating there are about 400,000 nurses in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Anna Harrington
Ayward Trout
Lucille Trout
Thelma Swain
Clay Township
Harrington
Title Bout Postponed As Armstrong Hurt In Fall
Henry Armstrong’s welterweight title defense against Ceferino Garcia is delayed to November 25 after Armstrong injures his back during final warmups at the Hippodrome. Promoter Mike Jacobs seeks boxing-commission approval while Garcia and manager George Parnassus await a new date for the Madison Square Garden bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Battlers’ Bund
Mike Jacobs
Boxing Commission
Armstrong
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Bob Pastor
Gunnar Barland
Eddie Mead
Mead
Jacobs
Garcia
George Parnassus
Los Angeles
Hank
Lou Ambers
Broadway
Jai-Ali
Local Eagles Lodge to entertain E F Poss of Toledo
Gallipolis lodge members host E F Poss of Toledo president of the Ohio order at their club rooms tonight. This marks his first visit here. Following the program refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eagles’ Lodge
E. F. Poss
Toledo
Order
Ohio
Miss Swisher in Gallipolis
Miss Dorothy Swisher of Cheshire, stenographer for Municipal Judge John E. Halliday, is a post operative patient in Holzer Hospital after appendicitis surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Dorothy Swisher
Cheshire
John E. Halliday
Holzer Hospital
Return of Pivot Play Seen by Rules Officials
In Columbus officials meet under National Rules Chairman H V Porter to discuss a revival of the pivot style in high school basketball. A new three second rule allows players to stay near the free throw line backboard while awaiting passes, with three second limits applying after receiving the ball. Sudden death overtime becomes mandatory for all high school games next season with clinics scheduled across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
H. V. Porter
Chicago
National Rules Committee
H. R. Townsend
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Porter
Marietta
Athens
Ashland
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Findlay
Gallipolis
Hamilton
Lima
McDonald
New Concord
New Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Springfield
Toledo
Wilmington
Akron
Bucyrus
Defiance
Morral
Wheeling
W. Va
Dartmouth football star joins religious colony
Harrington K. Gates of Dartmouth, a backfield star, left school after objecting to college football’s profanity and commercialization. He joined the Legion of God colony in Amherst, delaying his return to complete his senior year. Dean Neidlinger and friends pleaded for him to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N. H
U.P
Harrington K. Gates
Dartmouth University
Gates
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Legion of God
Amherst
Lloyd K. Neidlinger
University
Neidlinger
the Holy Ghost
Us Society
Mildeck Shoe Store Partnership Formed in Gallipolis
John Sibley and Charles Bodimer form a partnership to operate the Mildeck shoe store in Gallipolis. Sibley has worked with the store for a year while Bodimer previously served as a clerk at the Lafayette Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Sibley
Charles Bodimer
Mildeck
Sibley
Bodimer
Lafayette Hotel
Highway Repairs Begin on Gallipolis Road
Slips in the brick highway leading north from the city are being repaired by a state highway force in preparation for winter traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County Relief Offices Stay in Gallipolis
Gallia County relief offices will not move from Gallipolis as stated by county director Othneil Jones. Quarters have been secured on Second Ave near the Lafayette Hotel after removal from Second and Locust Sts. A surplus foods warehouse remains in the Tabit building on Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Othneil Jones
Lafayette Hotel
Second
Surplus Foods
Tabit
Court Street
Jones
Gallia Academy Posts Honor Roll Names
Gallia Academy High School lists honor roll students for the first six weeks. Named individuals include Elizabeth Casey Wilma Holcomb Helen Irion Edith Lewis Georgia Root Dorothy Oldacre Clara Jean Saunders Kathryn Dale Elmer Daniels Betty Faulkner Dorothy Carroll Thelma Russell Ann Thornton Doris Waters Olive Venz Joan Maddox Maxine Neal Maxine McCoy Iona Myers Belva Lucy Hill Mary Lou Adams Frances Condee Clara Cooper Velma Dillon Helena Beck Wilma Cardwell Rosa Merritt Virginia Steele Alice Wheeler Dorothy White Ellen Westerman Helen White Anna Edwards Edith Wilson Clyde Valentine Janet Booth Helena Burns Mary Cunningham Don Edington Louise Evans Gail Harrison Ruth Martin Elva Nibert Clyde Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Elizabeth Casey
Wilma Holcomb
Helen Irion
Edith Lewis
Georgia Root
Dorothy Oldacre
Clara Jean Saunders
Kathryn Dale
Elmer Daniels
Betty Faulkner
Dorothy Carroll
Thelma Russell
Ann Thornton
Doris Waters
Olive Venz
Joan Maddox
Maxine Neal
Maxine McCoy
Iona Myers
Belva
Lucy Hill
Mary Lou Adams
Frances Condee
Clara Cooper
Velma Dillon
Helena Beck
Wilma Cardwell
Rosa Merritt
Virginia Steele
Alice Wheeler
Dorothy White
Ellen Westerman
Helen White
Anna Edwards
Edith Wilson
Clyde Valentine
Janet Booth
Helena Burns
Mary Cunningham
Don Edington
Louise Evans
Gail Harrison
Ruth Martin
Elva Nibert
Clyde Price
Work Advances on Route 35 State Highway Park Entrance
Prevailing fair weather aids NYA crews on Route 35 west of Gallipolis as they clear the site and sink an artesian well for a new park entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
NYA
Social Notes of Bradbury
Bradbury notes record visits and family events in McArthur and surrounding towns. Rev Orville W Williams and family visited the Authersons, O L Smith visited Thomas Fork, and Barnhart sold his home to Bradley Russell. A newborn girl joined Mr and Mrs George Moore Jr. on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury
Orville W. Williams
McArthur
William Autherson
O. L. Smith
Thomas Fork
Co. B. Barnhart
Bradley Russell
George Moore
Aquilla Hysell
Sherd Bailey
Bud Russell
Delbert Russell
Harrisonville
Charles Brooks
Bailey
Middleport
Marie Beynamn
B. H. Bailey
Bulaville Farmers Institute Program Announcement
Gallipolis reports the Bulaville Farmers Institute set for November 15 and 16 opens at 7 30 p m with Denney Lane and Clark Berry music a invocation by Rev E W Ellis welcome by H D Smiley and speeches by Ralph White and Mrs Helen Harbage sessions continue November 16 with singing devotionals schools program by Clarence George Leota Edington Mariellen Fulton and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bulaville Farmers’ Institute
Denney Lane
Clark Berry
E. W. Ellis
H. D. Smiley
Helen Harbage
Ralph White
Clara June Ward
Rev. Ellis
Clarence George
Leota Edington
Mariellen Fulton
Harbage
Farmers of America
C. F. George
E. G. Roger
Institute
Esta George
Minnie Bunce
George Bunce
Cc. F. George
B. M. Bunce
B. N. Price
A. M. George
Ted Roush
Campbell Gil Gallipolis Ill With Dropsy and Heart Trouble
James Campbell, 84, former slave and longtime Gallipolis resident, is seriously ill from dropsy and heart trouble. Doctors doubt recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Campbell
Hensleys Welcome Son Dunbar at Fort McKinley Manila
Major and Mrs Albert Hensley announce the birth of their son Dunbar Hensley at their Fort McKinley home in Manila Philippines as advised to local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Major
Albert Hensley
Carol McElhinny
Dunbar Hensley
Fort McKinley
Manila
Philippine Islands
Dr. Garrett Dies Tuesday in Gallia County
Longtime Gallia County resident Dr. Garrett died Tuesday after a life of public service and art collecting. A former West Virginia senator and U S consul in Nuevo Laredo and Halifax, he amassed wealth and property and left a house filled with art. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 in Grace Methodist Church with full military honors at Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
West Virginia Senate
William McKinley
U. S
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Grace Methodist Church
W. S. Westerman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Plan Christmas Program in Gallipolis Meeting
Gallipolis merchants committee and local officials plan Christmas decorations and events at the Lafayette Hotel Thursday night. Guy Matheny sustains a broken right thumb when a door closes on it at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce Merchants’ Committee
Lafayette Hotel
Guy Matheny
Condition of Creuzer Vance Improves in Huntington Hospital
Creuzer Vance's health status in a Huntington hospital is reported as slightly improved, offering a brief update on the patient’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Creuzer Vance
Huntington
Holzers Return From Bermuda Vacation to Gallipolis
Dr and Mrs C J Holzer are due home Thursday after a two week stay on Bermuda Island.
Announce Schedule for Farmers Institute at Gallipolis
The Farmers Institute at Gallipolis begins at 7 30 on November 16 with opening program including singing directed by Miss Pierson devotions by Rev H N Snider and a Cheshire High School mixed chorus address Business of Making a Home by Mrs Helen Harbage and Hobbies for Pleasure by Ralph White A closing song Morning session November 17 opens with singing devotions by Rev E W Ellis address Transports to Other Lands by Mrs Harbage and junior chorus from Cheshire schools playlet Home Economic Girls address Breeding Feeding Care of Swine by Ralph White appointment of committees After noon dinner sessions resume with singing addresses by Mrs Harbage and Mr White music by Girls Glee Club demonstrations by agriculture students reports of committees and closing song
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Little Kgger Farmers’ Institute
Mrs Martha Mc Daniel Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs Martha Mc Daniel 94 widow of Johu Mc Daniel and mother of Mrs J S Clark deputy probate judge sustained a broken right hip when a chair tipped and threw her to the floor at her home Monday night. She was cast in Holzer Hospital and returned home with two nurses in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martha McDaniel
Johu McDaniel
J. S. Clark
Holzer Hospital
Nellie Spears Seeks Divorce and Custody in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis Nellie Harrison Spears petitions for divorce from Gilbert Spears alleging she was struck by him. She also requests alimony and custody of their seven year old daughter Betty Lou. The article notes a historical estimate of world buffalo population ranging from 50 to 75 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gilbert Spears
Nellie Harrison Spears
Betty Lou
Hold Services At Cheshire Baptist Church This Week
Evangelistic services are held each evening this week at the Cheshire Baptist Church except Saturday. Various local residents travel and relocate as families move between Cheshire and nearby towns. The Monthly Home Guards Halloween party occurred at the parsonage and Miss Josie Swisher remains seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Baptist Church
H. N. Snider
Newark
Lloyd Devitt
R. B. Foster
Portsmouth
Cheshire Charge
Rgger
Ivan Grover
Elizabeth
Leta Ann
Corning
Alva Bing
Columbus
Harry Teal
Arlington
Childers
William Hawley
Billie Marie
Middleport
Fielding Hawkins
Hawleys
Jenkins
Poplar Ridge
Mulford
Hawkins
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
A. A. Bing
Josie Swisher
Centenary Church Women Plan Luncheon at Grange Hall
Women of Centenary Church organize a lunch service at Grange Hall to operate all day Tuesday during polling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Centenary Church
Grange Hall
Emory Clark Reported Critically Ill at Swan Creek Farm
Emory Clark of Swan Creek farm is critically ill at home after about ten weeks in bed. The report comes from local sources in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Clark
Gallipolis
Swan Creek Farm
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Home Eleven
Johnny Mauer
Tennessee
The
United States
Jack Cuddy
Miss Swisher
Gallia County Relief
Gallia Academy
New State Park
Bulaville Institute
Mr. Campbell Ili
Farmers’ Institute
SPD
Ajax
Han Ennie Ie Cress
Covert Baking Company
Middleport Distributors
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