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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1926
Page
2
Pomeroy will host Middleport high school in a Thanksgiving day game at 2 o'clock on the park grounds. The event aims to draw the largest crowd ever for the contest despite field conditions.
Nov 19 extended invitation to Logan No 110 Knights of Pythias in Middleport for the opening of a new $100000 hall on Mon Nov 22. An entire week of festivities is planned with Pythians from across the country attending a reception and banquet with grand officers and officials from Columbus Cleveland Marion and Middleport.
In Middleport on November 19 the girls of Middleport High School organized a girls basketball team. Demetrius Keffer was elected captain and Helen Moss was named assistant. George Broyles will head the program as the team trains for the season.
Members of the Drew Webster post of the American Legion auxiliary gathered for a convention on Wednesday November 19. Attendees included Mrs. A F Eiselstein Mrs. Rosa Warner Mrs. Raymond Zeiher Mrs. Ralph Gilmore Mrs. Lois Stevens Mrs. Byron Bing Mrs. A V Howell Mrs Stark and Mrs. G Renshaw.
Middleport High meets Middleport High School alumni at Pythian Park Saturday at 2 20 p m. The showcase features top players from the area in a friendly charity style game.
Members of the sanitation class at Middleport High School will present a play at the high school Friday evening. The cast includes Evelyn Stewart Alice Dailey Clarabell Botkins Josephine Curtis Charlotte Bevarage Hal en Hess Francee Louise Irene Matilda Foley and Freda
The Lyceum Course of entertainments opened to a hearty welcome in Midiport on Nov 19. The Randall players presented Madame Butterfly with strong performances by Minx Nanda and a gifted artistic cast, drawing audience sympathy and approval.
Meigs nip teachers' meeting will be held Tuesday November 26 at Poturady. Speakers include Ray Hayman Ray Shirley Turner Evelyn Gustine Lehay FE J Tracy Jamon Watkins Guy Gorby and Ray Jordan. A general round sublection is to be held at the time of the meeting.
A Thai national was fined £1 and ordered to pay $9.79 for traffic violations including stopping at signals. The summary notes the offender was released after paying. Police officer Phillips handled the stop and ticketing actions.
A fragmentary recollection notes a dining event involving past chiefs, with unclear details and fragmented wording. The item hints at a social gathering in a past era but lacks verifiable specifics.
Ohio University's Bobcats travel to Spring field for the season finale against Wittenberg College. Coach Don Peden expects weather to dictate strategy with potential air game if conditions permit. The Lutherans feature a large line, while Ohio weighs options for mud or dry field and starting lineup.
Columbus Ohio November 1 The Big Six grid title hinges on Ohio Wesleyan Denison and Wittenberg Ohio University games this Saturday Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio U lead with two wins and one tie A Wesleyan win over Denison and an Ohio victory over Wittenberg would create a three win no defeat tie If both leaders lose Wittenberg would claim the mathematical championship with one loss while Wesleyan and Ohio would each have one defeat
Ohio university faces Wittenberg Bluffton meets Defiance Dayton battles Butler Kenyon plays Akron Muskingum meets Marietta Oberlin vs Wooster Ohio Wesleyan faces Denison St Xavier meets West Va Wesleyan Toledo vs Buffalo Western Reserve clashes Case Bowling Green meets Detroit in the Ohio circuit In the Big Ten Chicago meets Wisconsin California clashes Stanford Carnegie Tech faces West Virginia Georgetown battles Morida Hampden Sidney Wordham meets Georgetown Northwestern Missouri meets Kansas Notre Dame plays Drake Army vs Ursinlle Southern Cal vs Idaho Yale takes on Harvard
In Logan on Wednesday night the Poestimes won the opening game but lost the last two to the Claywork workers. High score for the evening was not completed in readable text.
The Messenger announces its participation in selecting the All-Conference eleven for the Buckeye Athletic Association. Readers are invited to submit selections reflecting the best players, with positions earned by popular vote across Athens and nearby areas.
Chicago reports the Big Ten season ends with a showdown in Minneapolis as Michigan visits Minnesota for the league championship. Michigan has defeated top rivals while Minnesota seeks revenge after an early loss to the Wolverines in Western Conference play.
The article notes Michigan’s setback against Navy and a 17-16 Wolverines win, while Iowa aims to break its Big Ten win drought against a strong Northwestern team, with expectations pointing to a Northwestern victory despite Iowa’s tough history.
Ohio University cross country team travels to Delaware for the Buckeye Athletic Association meet under coach Guy Zimmer. The Bobcats face Miami, Cincinnati, Wittenberg, and Denison after recent wins and losses in the conference. Red Emery leads Miami, while Cincinnati boasts a strong Bearcats squad in a tight BA A field.
Barriers of Cincinnati and Denison meet Wesleyan in a race aiming for a tape finish. The event is noted as finishing between the halves of the Denison Wesleyan football game.
SAULT STE. MARIE Mich Nov 18 Tug crews raced to reach the steamer Cottonwood wrecked on rocks north of Copper Mine Point Lake Superior. Coast guard and local vessels converged as rescuers battled waves and darkness to reach survivors and assess damage.
In Columbus on November 19 Muskingum and Wooster emerge as key contenders for the 1926 Ohio conference football championship. Upcoming games include Muskingum vs Marietta at New Concord and Wooster vs Oberlin at Oberlin, with Muskingum favored to defeat Otterbein’s Blue and White.
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