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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1938

Page

6

Wall writes on Ruppert Yankees dominance and league balance

Hy Turkin of the New York Daily News predicts the day will come when the American League curbs the Yankees owner Col. Ruppert's winning habit. He notes possible reforms to trim option rules and expand farm and draft limits to restore balance among clubs and star players facing sale or retirement.

Col Jake Ruppert Hy Turkin New York Daily News New York Yankees Yankees Turkin Ruppert Babe Ruth Ken Smith The New York Mirror Frankie Frisch Charley Grimm Mickey Cochrane Gabby Street Burleigh Grimes Rabbit Maranville St. Louis Cardinals Frank Frisch

Thanksgiving Day Football Moves Ahead in Rose Bowl Picture

Southern California can clinch the Rose Bowl bid by beating UCLA in Los Angeles, with Duke awaiting the invite if SC shows up. The essay highlights other key games on Turkey Day and the path to notable bowl implications for Penn, Cornell, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and more.

Harry Grayson NEA Service Southern California U.C.L.A Los Angeles Trojans California Trojanns Bears Alabama Notre Dame North Carolina State Raleigh Tobacco Triangle Cornell Pennsylvania Franklin Field Big Red Dartmouth Hanover Carl Snavely Quakers Columbia Providence Brown Bruins John McLaughry Sid Luckman Slick Lion Vanderbilt Birmingham Tennessee Kentucky Knoxville Texas Texas A Austin Nebraska Kansas State Lincoln Missouri Kansas

Poultry Class Planned At Long Bottom

A short Poultry Education course is set to begin Monday evening at the Long Bottom School Building starting November 28. Riverside Garden Club met with Mrs. Marie Swan Monday evening. next meeting is December 5 with Mrs. J. A. Torrence. A Christmas party is planned for December 19 with the Reedsville Garden Club as guests.

Long Bottom Riverside Garden Club Marie Swan J. A. Torrence Reedsville

Chauncey Church Heating Plant Dedication Held

Chauncey Church of Christ held Sunday night services for the newly installed heating plant. Rev. Gilbert Courtney led the program with the choir under Christine Brown. Various church classes contributed songs and reports, and the furnace fund note was burned after a brief address by Gene Cook. Dan Johnson serves as Official Board president.

Chauncey Chauncey Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Christine Brown Elmer Cass Eva Ferrer Isabel Courtney Mary Carolyn Bricker Ruth Fiske Marilyn Parry Jo Ann Williamson Friendship Andriew Simpkins Julia Johnson Loyal Woman's Nell Brookins Inez Nye Florence Pendergrass Carl Shafer Everyman Charles Sweeney Courtney Gene Cook Cleveland Church of Christ Dan Johnson

Class Members Give Party for Mrs Sauer

A surprise farewell party was given by the Loyal Woman's Class of the Church of Christ for Mrs. Edward Sauer who is moving to Athens. The group presented a gift and served sandwiches doughnuts and coffee. Attending were a long list of class members.

Chauncey Church of Christ Edward Sauer Lexington Ave Athens Sauer Carl Shafer John Shafer Lloyd Pendergrass Minnie Koons Isabel Bradfield Peter Rankin

Local residents host gatherings and mourners visit

Mr and Mrs Wendel Moore entertained Sunday dinner guests Mr and Mrs Wesley Lyman and son Harry Athens and Mr and Mrs Harry Moore and son Melvin Moore Lower Plains were guests of Mr and Mrs Pearl Burchfield in Sugar Creek Sunday Mrs Elizabeth Hawk Mrs Robert McAllister Mrs William Lyons and Mrs Thomas Cade The Flains attended the program at Central Ave M E Church Athens Tuesday Mr and Mrs Frank Hysell near Athens stayed with Mr and Mrs W E Dicken Lower Plains during their absence at Indian Lake Mrs Lizzie Bradbury Akron called here by the death of her uncle Leonard Koenig Murray City was the guest this week of Mrs Isabel Bradfield Chauncey and Mrs Anna Long staff Corning

Wendel Moore Wesley Lyman Harry Athens Harry Moore Melvin Moore Lower Plains Arthur Burchfield Pearl Burchfield Sugar Creek Elizabeth Hawk Robert McAllister William Lyons Thomas Cade Central Ave M. E. Church Frank Hysell W. E. Dicken Indian Lake Lizzie Bradbury Akron Leonard Koenig Murray City Isabel Bradfield Chauncey Anna Longstaff Corning

Sports Q and A from The Athens Messenger column

Readers submit sports questions to the Sports Service Bureau in Washington DC. Sample items include how a hypothetical Pimlico dead heat would pay bettors and how many women swam the English Channel in 1926, plus rules about faced cards in Draw Poker and dealing procedures.

Sports Service Bureau The Athens Messenger 13Th St Washington, D. C Seabiscuit Pimlico English Channel Gertrude Ederle Mille Gade Carson

Youth Illness Update From Chauncey and Nearby Areas

Chauncey seven year old Chauncey Love, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Love, is recovering from a serious illness. Jerry Young, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Taylor in Mill Street, shows improved condition after pneumonia. Mrs Mary Meinhart in Converse Street remains ill at home. Mrs Daniel Fulton in Millfield is able to be out. Charles H Howard remains confined with illness and shows little improvement. E T Abdella of Chauncey, recently operated on at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, is recovering.

Chauncey Denver Wilbert Love Jerry Young Everett Taylor Mill St Mary Meinhart Converse St Daniel Fulton Millfield Charles H. Howard E. T. Abdella Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore

Visit Recalls Chauncey Couple's Indian Lake Trip

Mr and Mrs W E Dicken and Mr and Mrs Fletcher Hawker Hawk, Lower Plains, returned from a several day visit near Indian Lake. They were guests of Mrs Rose Williams and Mrs Lyllian Thompson. The men hunted during the stay.

Chauncey W. E. Dicken Fletcher Hawk Lower Plains Indian Lake Rose Williams Lyllian Thompson

Burglars Strip Liquor Store of Bourbon Cash Reg Disguised

A San Diego burglar ripped the door from a liquor store and took $40 worth of Bourbon and Scotch. An unlocked cash register and a quarter-bank on the counter were left undisturbed.

San Diego Cal

Frances Gabriel Celebrates 76th Birthday in Chauncey

Mrs. Frances Gabriel marked her 76th birthday at home in Lower Plains with a chicken dinner and gifts from relatives. Visitors included sisters Rinda Hixson Ella England Chauncey Olive Sommers and others from Nelsonville and Lower Plains. The Zion Church Mothers Bible Class stopped by with treats and greetings. The text also notes Ohio deer population estimated at 3 000 across 20 counties.

Chauncey Frances Gabriel Lower Plains Olive Sommers James Gabriel Rinda Hixson Ella England Nelsonville Carl Gabriel Darla Lu Mothers Bible Class Zion Church Mrs. Gabriel Dessie Sickles Grace Gabriel Ollie Gabriel Adrian Moore Fay McDonald Imogene Calendine Hazel Lyman Lucinda van Meter Flora Grant Leatha Hale Maggie Smith Bessie Moore Erma Geary Grace Burchfield Anna Hawk

Pitt Freshmen Football Tuition Row Ends With Cancellation Offer

University of Pittsburgh officials held talks with 35 freshman football players over first semester tuition bills. Business Manager John Weber offered to cancel the 1938 39 term fees if players felt misled, while maintaining scholarships were banned under the Bowman code. The dispute followed internal Pitt tensions and a display of dissatisfaction from the Varsity Letter Club.

Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Pitt John Weber John G. Bowman Weber Bowman Jock Sutherland Pitt Panthers Sutherland

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