Bobcats Prepare For Last 1937 Clash With Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio University Bobcats drill for Saturday's homecoming clash with Ohio Wesleyan, the final game of the season. Coach Don Peden shaves miles from the trip by lining up four days of practice to map an attack against the Bishops. Art “Pappy” Lewis, former OU star and NY Giants player, joins Wesleyan as assistant coach and earns praise from fans and players for his line work.
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Mitch
Ohio University
Bobcats
Ohio Wesleyan
Rutgers
Cincinnati
Marshall College
Buckeye
Miami
Dayton
Marshall
Don Peden
Wesleyan
Bobcat
Peden
Bill Trautwein
Art
Pappy
Lewis
Athens
George Gauthier
Ohio U
New York Giants
California Visa Comedy as Traveler Passes Pest Test
Henry McLemore recalls his 30th birthday and a California border check that subjects travelers to a humorous pest inspection. A green-uniform agent questions belongings while the narrator, joking about eggs and golf gear, earns an OK card to roam God’s country in the sun.
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Rhode Island
California
God’s Country
Land of Eternal Sunshine
United Press
Farr Becomes His Own Manager After Settlement
Welsh heavyweight Tommy Farr settled disputes with manager Ted Broadribb out of court. Farr paid about $15,000 and costs, Broadribb relinquished all rights to Farr's contracts, and both sides dropped civil suits. The agreement ends over two years of bickering following Farr's accusations over injuries from the Joe Louis bout.
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London
L.P
Tommy Farr
Ted Broadribb
Broadribb
Farr
Joe Louis
Michigan poised for pivotal punting duel with Ohio State
Michigan football relies on Norm Purucker to push opponents back with long punts as the Wolverines prepare for a crucial showdown with Ohio State. A kicking duel against Ohio State’s Howard Wedebrook is anticipated, with Jim Miller or Mike Kabealo as alternates. The Buckeyes continued with a lengthy offensive drill on Monday.
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Wolverine
Ohio State
Ann Arbor
Norm Purucker
Michigan
Harry Kipke
Purucker
Kipkemen
Pennsylvania
Francis A. Schmidt
Ohio
Howard
Wedebrook
Wolverines
Jim Miller
Mike Kabealo
Bucks
Giants Trade Weintraub to Orioles for Hy Vandenberg
Outfielder Phil Weintraub is traded from the New York Giants to the Baltimore Orioles in part payment for pitcher Harold Hy Vandenberg. The deal was announced today.
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NEW York
U.P
Phil Weintraub
New York Giants
Baltimore Orioles
Harold
Hy) Vandenberg
Dentist Dr C L Guthrie Returns to Gallipolis
Retiring from his practice a month ago and spending the interim in Cleveland, Dr. C. L. Guthrie has returned to Gallipolis to reside.
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Gallipolis
Cleveland
C. L. Guthrie
Diphtheria Claims Young Boy In Cheshire Township
Herbert Searls, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Asel Searls of Coughenour Hollow, died from diphtheria in Gallipolis. He is the second local victim after Mary Shuler. Funeral services were private with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. No new cases reported. Mrs Searls convalescing.
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Gallipolis
Herbert
Asel Searls
Coughenour Hollow
Cheshire
Mary Shuler
Searls
Gravel Hill
Gallipolis Seeks Armed Robber McPherson at Large
Gallipolis officers hunt Jesse McPherson, ally of Claude Kincaid, a confessed robber jailed in Parkersburg. Kincaid says they planned to blow up the West Virginia Penitentiary to free friends. McPherson is said to be fully armed and carries explosive. Grace Brown, 18, Atlanta, Ga, is held as accomplice.
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Gallipolis
Jesse McPherson
Claude Kincaid
Gallia Produce Co
Parkersburg
Kincaid
McPherson
West Virginia
Moundsville
Jess McPherson
Jess McIntyre
Marietta
Kanawha City
Marietta Torpedo Co
Grace Brown
Atlanta
Robbery Suspect Jackson Held by Gallia Police
Malcolm Jackson, 27, is jailed in Gallia County on robbery charges after a Sunday night heist at a Third and Pine Street service station. Chief Fraley questioned him. bloodhounds traced to his home. About $18 was taken from a cigarette vending machine. A nearby grocery store burglary was reported a week earlier.
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Gallipolis
Malcolm Jackson
Gallia County
Third and
Pine Sts
Fraley
Jackson
Harry Rayburn
Ed Harrison
Rats Snakes and Toads Survive Longer Without Food
A note on animal resilience shows rats snakes and toads enduring longer periods without food than other C2 categories.
Isaac Thornton Dies At Rio Grande Home
Isaac Thornton died Sunday at the home of his son in Rio Grande just before his fourth birthday. Survived by wife Mary A Saunders died years ago and six children including Ray Thornton, H R Muhn, W D Halley, W F Davies, Homer L Thornton, and Mrs. Myers. Also six brothers and two sisters and numerous relatives. Funeral at Lincoln Chapel Wednesday at 1 pm with Rev. W E Ewing officiating and interment Houck Cemetery. He was a farmer, former teacher, and lifelong Methodist.
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Gallipolis
Isaac Thornton
Inlaw
W. P. Myers
Rio Grande
Mary A. Saunders
Ray Thornton
Bristolville
H. R. Muhn
W. D. Halley
Parkersburg
W. F. Davies
Phoenix
Arizona
Homer L. Thornton
Graham
Texas
Myers
Nelson
Firman
John Thornton
Harrison Township
Albert
Springfield Township
Jesse Thornton
Nancy Baker
Topeka
Kan
Norman Thornton
Leroy
Sylvester Lewis
Lincoln Chapel
W. E. Ewing
Mt. Sterling
Houck
Thornton
Methodist Church
Morning Dale Lodge to Install New Officers in December
Newly elected officers of Morning Daen Lodge F and A M are listed with names for Master through Tyler. Installation planned in December with Past Master degree to be conferred by Otto S. Carter for Gallia County at Gallipolis and similarly in Jackson County at Jackson and Meigs County at Port Meigs.
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Gallipolis
Morning Daen Lodge
F. W. Shane
B.S. Spear
Carlos Niday
Jack Knight
Elmer Caldwell
Stanley Lanier
Frank Christ
Basil Betz
John McKean
Tyler
Robert Lewis
Otto S. Carter
Gallia County
Jackson County
Jackson
Meigs County
Middleport
Harrisburg Farmers Institute Opens Tuesday Night
Gallia county program opens Tuesday night and runs into Wednesday with an attractive schedule and expected large attendance.
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Gallipolis
Harrisburg
Mrs McDade Hosts Ladies Aid Society Meeting
Mrs. W. E. McDade hosted the Ladies Aid Society Thursday afternoon. Plans were made for a school soup sale at her home with noon delivery by members and a quilting party soon. Refreshments were served to 13 members and one new member, Mrs. B. M. Raike. A readings program and a Armistice Day task by Rev. H. N. Snider were enjoyed.
1000 Gallia Hunters Take Field Monday
About 1,000 Gallia County hunters pursued rabbits Monday noon. Many traveled to Marion Delaware Fostoria and other Central Ohio points after pheasants. Merchants report unprecedented sales of hunting gear and licenses. two women, Mrs. James Myers and Mrs. Clara Sheets, bought licenses in Gallpolis as locals note abundant rabbits and several pheasants.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Marion
Delaware
Fostoria
Ohio
Margaret McCormick
James Myers
Clara Sheets
Missionary Rev Leeds Gulish to Speak at Macedonia Church
Announcement that Rev. Leeds Gulish, a missionary formerly stationed in Matsuyama Japan, will lecture at Macedonia Christian Church in Navy on Sunday. He will speak in both the morning and evening services.
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Gallipol
Leeds Gulish
Macedonia Christian Church
Navy
Matsuyama
Japan
Gallipolis Stove Co. heads relocate to Third Ave
B C Zuhars and daughter June, former head of the Gallipolis Stove Co., have moved from Columbus to occupy Elizabeth Biddle's Third Ave apartment. The new enterprise is now in full operation and employing several stove moulders and finishers.
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Gallipolis
B. C. Zuhars
June
New Gallipolis Stove Co
Columbus
Lizabeth Biddle
Third Ave
Fire at Frank Skinner property starts from soot in chimney
Soot in the chimney caused a fire at the Frank Skinner property on Locust Street Monday evening. Firefighters arrived but only chemicals were needed to extinguish the flame.
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Frank Skinner
Locust St
Sphinx Moths Show Long Tongues and Curling Habit
Some sphinx moth species possess tongues twice the length of their bodies and store the organ by curling it under the head, a striking feature highlighted in the observation.
Green Farm Meeting Set at Fairfield Church
Farmers Institute in Green Township opens Thursday at Fairfield Church with community singing, invocations, addresses by C J McCormick and Mrs Lawrence, a 4 H program, and illustrated lectures Rambles Through Three Nations and Rambles Through Ohio. Friday features basket dinner, committee appointments, school song, and closing address.
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Gallipolis
Farmers’ Institute
Fairfield Church
Green Township
Thomas Taylor
C. J. McCormick
Charles Lawrence
Woodrow Ward
Three Nations
L. L. Rummell
Lawrence
Rummell
Rodney School
Ohio
Mr. Rummell
E. R. McCormick
Glenn Powell
C. Y. Lakin
F. M. Tawney
Harold Hoyt
Beulah Gibson
Ernest Erwin
Howard
Ellen Broyles
Marjorie Phillips
Marjorie Halley
Bank Committee Probes Glouster Bank Plan in Columbus
A five member committee from the Citizens Real Estate Association traveled to Columbus Monday to confer with the state banking department about forming a Glouster bank. The members were George Rose L. E F Richardson James Carey Dr. B. B. Backley and B. R. Angle.
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Glouster
Citizens Real Estate Association
Columbus
State Banking Department
George Rose
L. E F. Richardson
James Carey
B. B. Backley
B. R. Angle
Community rummage sale at Hotel Gordon sponsored by Young Married People's Class
The Young Married People's Class of the Church of Christ sponsors a rummage sale at Hotel Gordon starting Monday and running all week with a bake sale on Saturday. The text also notes the Australian eucalyptus tree can reach over 300 feet in height.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Hotel Gordon
Navy
Bears and Indians vie for Rose Bowl berth in final 1937 games
The West Coast title fight centers on California at Stanford with the winner earning Pasadena’s Rose Bowl spot. Other top酒 matchups include Yale-Harvard, Fordham-St Marys, Minnesota-Wisconsin, and Rice-Texas Christian as conference titles and bowls loom.
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U.P
Pacific Coast
Palo Alto
California
Golden Bears
Stanford
Bears
West
Pasadena
Lafayette
Lehigh
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Santa Clara
Alabama
Fordham
St. Mary’s
Yale
Harvard
Dartmouth
Columbia
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Villanova
Temple
Holy Cross
Carnegie Tech
Princeton Navy
Boston College
Boston U
Syracuse
Colgate
Army-St. John’s
Maryland
Ohio State
Michigan
Purdue
Indiana
Chicago
Iowa State
Kansas State
South
Auburn
Georgia
Florida
Georgia Tech
Sewanee
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Duke
North Carolina State
Southwest
Rice
Texas Christian
George Washington
Arkansas
Baylor
Loyola
Los Angeles
Texas Tech
Centenary
Washington
Oregon
Washington State
Oregon State
Spiritual Crusade fills Gallipolis church nightly
In Gallipolis during the second week of the Spiritual Crusade capacity audiences gather at the Baptist Church each evening. Emmons Lytle of Huntington leads singing with a nightly solo. Rev. George Sagen, the pastor, preaches nightly. The Huntington Police Quartet was absent last Sunday but will perform next Sunday night.
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Gallipolis
Baptist Church
Emmons Lytle
Huntington
George Sagen
Huntington Police
Meyer Mourns Fined San Antonio Courthouse Incident
Monk Meyer a former army backfield star and lieutenant was freed on $200 bond after allegedly attempting to clear the Bexar County courthouse during a mournful reaction to an army defeat by Notre Dame. He and two other lieutenants were arrested by four deputy sheriffs they tried to run out of the building.
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Meyer
San Antonio
Monk Meyer
Army
Bexar County
Notre Dame
S E League Standings and Week End Results 1937
Week end results show Jackson 13 Pomeroy 12 and Wellston 27 Gallipolis 6 with Middleport 0 Glouster 13 Nelsonville 7 Chauncey 7. Non league notes list Logan at Nelsonville for the week end of Nov 19.
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Jackson
Pomeroy
Middleport
Glouster
Wellston
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Chauncey
Logan
Athens
Buckeye Bucks Lead State Scoring Race Amid Strong Buckeye Showing
Buckeye Conference stars dominate the state scoring race with Charley Metzger of Miami holding first place at 54 points. Marshall’s Jack Morelock and Herb Royer close behind with 50 and 49. Injured Bob Bloom of Hiram and three others have completed play for the year as the top 10 scorers are listed.
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Columbus
U.P
Buckeye
John Turley
Ohio Wesleyan
University of Dayton
Charley Metzger
Miami
Marshall College
Jack Morelock
Herb Royer
University of Cincinnati
Morelock
Royer
Bob Bloom
Hiram
Detroit Tech
Bloom
Kenny Heisler
Capital
Bob Heinmiller
Baldwin-Wallace
Metzger
Marshall
Roger
Elkins
Lucas
Western Reserve
Heisler
Cincinnati Reds Profit Despite Last Place Finish
The Cincinnati Reds showed a net profit of 30000 for the 1937 season despite finishing last in the National League. The gain followed a directors’ meeting, with 1936 profits at 100000 when the team placed fifth. Decline stemmed from weak attendance at night games and poor late-season play after Charley Dressen’s dismissal.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Charley Dressen
Widow Helen Wood Named Administrator in Gallipolis
Mrs Helen B Wood of Gallipolis has been appointed administrator of the estate of her late husband Paul E Wood and guardian of their minor child Paul Frederick Wood.
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Gallipolis
Helen B. Wood
Paul E. Wood
Paul Frederick Wood
Corby Davis Named Big Ten Fullback and Eater of Note
Indiana fullback Corby Davis, lauded by Bo McMillin as the conference’s top fullback, shines in a crucial Iowa City win. He totalled 51 rushing yards on 18 attempts, 36 yard average on 11 punts, and made key defensive plays while playing all 60 minutes. Davis later ate two full meals after the game, including steaks, as he nears his final collegiate match against Purdue.
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Chicago
U.P
Corby Davis
Indiana
Big Ten
Davis
Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Hoosiers
Bo McMillin
Purdue
Boilermakers
McMillin
Corby
Pring
Defiance Castlee Scales Lost Pueblo Adventure
Scientist Bob Barry leads a daring ascent of a vast mysterious pueblo. No white man had scaled it before. His quest uncanny lands him in another world as the bizarre serial unfolds. Don’t miss this novel.
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Bob Barry
Bob
Lost Kingdom Beginning
The Messenger notes the start of Lost Kingdom Beginning on Thursday November 18 as a feature segment. The notice announces event timing and local interest in the new serial.
Before the Civil War pianos used parallel strings and thin tones
Before the advent of crossed piano wire tuning, pianos employed parallel strings similar to a harp producing a thin tone.
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Giants
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Green Farm
Henry Super
Crusade
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Franz Woodworth
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