Bobcats face reserves plan after tough three week stretch
Ohio University coach Don Peden shifts focus to developing reserve players after a 13 7 loss to Western Reserve. starers endured heavy minutes against Illinois and Xavier, leaving gaps in defense with injuries to Parker Claugus and Rodgers. The Bobcats brace for Wes leyan and Wayne as rebuilding continues.
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Ohio University
Wesern Reserve
Don Peden
Bobcats
Ohio U
Peden
Western Reserve
Illinois
Xavier
Red Cats
Ohio
Tere
Musketeers
Ohio Wesleyan
Youngstown College
Clevelanders
Ace Parker
Chizek
Parker
Clarence Claugus
Claugus
Wertman
Robbins
Rodgers
Crabtree
Stan Swucz
Ev Welch
Bill Rodgers
Wesleyan
Wayne
Don
Adams
Stan Zwacz
Buckeye Standings and Ohio Bobcats Tough Schedule Ahead
In conference games Buckeyes top standings as Western Reserve, Marshall, Dayton, Miami and Ohio Wesleyan trail. Miami, Dayton and Marshall meet Ohio in three straight Saturdays, creating a grueling three week stretch for the Bobcats who must rebound after close losses to Illinois and Xavier. Nonfiction note mentions G B Selden, Rochester inventor, receiving a basic patent for the automobile road engine in 1895.
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Buckeye
Wesleyan
Marshall
Dayton
Ohio U
Miami
Ohio Wesleyan
Bobcats
Illinois
Xavier
Reserve
Ohio
G. B. Selden
Rochester
N. Y
Cubs Committed Death by Own Action in Series
New York based report asserts the 1938 World Series showed the Chicago Cubs beat themselves across four games. Cubs misplays and errors in each game opened the door for the Yankees to win, with notable incidents in each contest cited as decisive factors.
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George Kirkley
NEW York
U.P
Chicago Cubs
Hara Kiri
Yankees
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Gehrig
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Gridiron Giants Fall or Have Close Calls in Saturday Tilts
Saturday college football saw seven favorites upset or challenged as Yale, Princeton and Harvard were shut out. Army Columbia featured Sid Luckman as the Lions surged for a comeback, while Ohio State Nebraska Washington Indiana all fell to their foes. Notre Dame Minnesota Santa Clara won or narrowly prevailed as Pitt California and Dartmouth posted decisive results.
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NEW York
U.P
Yankees
Army
Ohio State
Nebraska
University of Washington
Indiana
Arkansas
Alabama
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Santa Clara
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Columbia
Lions
Sid Luckman
Luckman
Southern California
North Carolina State
Georgia Tech
Upsets Shake Pro Contests in NFL Division Battles
In a day of upsets four games in the National Professional Football League altered the standings. Chicago Bears lost to Cleveland Rams 14 7 drying leaders, Detroit Lions defeated Green Bay 17 7 moving to second, and Washington Redskins fell 10 7 to New York Giants. Brooklyn Dodgers beat Pittsburgh 17 7 tying Redskins for second.
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Chicago Bears
Cleveland Rams
Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay
Cleveland
Chicago
Cardinals
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ace Parker
Redskins
Pittsburgh
Cubs edge Yankees in 11? New York 8 Chicago 3
Box score details show New York 8 runs to Chicago 3 with Henrich O D e a homering for the Yankees. Ruffing and Lee split pitching duties for New York while Carleton and Dean worked for Chicago. Attendance official at 59,847.
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Chicago AB
R. H.O.A. Hack
Herman
Cavarretta
Marty
O'Dean Collins
New York
Corsetti
Rolfe
Gordon
Essceseesees
Lee
Root
Dean
Chicago
Jurges
Crosetti
Henrich
O'Dea
Hoag
Ruffing
Demaree
Carleton
Lazzeri
Collina
Galan
Hubbard
A.L
Moran
N. L
N.L
Rolls
Sears
Northwest Pageant And Fiddlers Contest Highlight Gallia Events
A crowds filled Gallipolis for an Old Fiddlers contest in City Park with ten contestants. Ed Blake and Mrs. Erman Cremeens performed while judges selected five finalists for the Pioneer Ball. Finals awarded Elmer Jackson and Lowell Fisher among top prizes. A Sunday pageant in Washington School praised early Northwest Territory settlement. Federal Caravan was welcomed at the courthouse by Judge John Halliday.
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Gallipolis
City Park
Ed Blake
Bidwell
Erman Cremeens
Mercerville
J. Harley Bovie
E. E. Hatfield
Raymond Jones
Lowell Fisher
Crown City
Elmer Jackson
Vinton
Norman Cox
Fred Harrison
Ewing Campbell
Earl Gibbs
Pt. Pleasant
Rome Harrison
Dayton H. Blake
Columbus
Verne Harrison
C. Wayne Booth
Choppers Take Prizes in City Park Wood Chop Contest
D C Cheatwood of Gallipolis won first prize with W H Sheets of Northup second and George Evans of Green Township third in a wood chopping contest during the Northwest Territory celebration at City Park. A public dinner at the Methodist Church followed at 6 pm with Judge H W Cherrington presiding. The Federal Pageant was set for 8 pm on the school athletic field as the caravan prepares to finish its tour in six states.
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Gallipolis
City Park
Northwest Territory
Persimmon
Sassafras
D. C
Methodist Church
H. W. Cherrington
Pomeroy
Caldwell Directs Troop Formation for Boy Scouts
Gallipolis announces the Baptist Church will sponsor a new Boy Scout troop led by E. E. Caldwell. The event marks the church’s active community service and youth program development.
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Gallipolis
The
Baptist Church
E. E. Caldwell
Funeral for Rose Sommer Smith Observed in Southside
Members of the Walter Caufman family and other local relatives attended funeral services at Southside West Virginia for Mrs. Rose Sommer Smith age 52 sister of Mrs. Caufman Her husband died four years ago from auto wreck injuries.
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Gallipolis
Walter Caufman
Southside
W. Va
Rose Sommer Smith
Caufman
Gallipolis Board Installs Lighting in School Rooms
The Gallipolis Board of Education has installed indirect lighting systems in the high school library and the mechanical drawing rooms. The project updates classroom facilities and improves illumination for study and technical work.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Board of Education
Pool Nearing Completion at Gallipolis High School Grounds
The municipal swimming pool on the Gallipolis high school grounds is nearly complete. Built with WPA labor at 40000 dollars and 10000 dollars from local subscriptions, it will gain concrete bleachers and a rip rap wall via WPA funds, with walks finished and chlorination equipment due in spring for a public dedication.
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Gallipolis
WPA
Mrs Evalina MacLellan Dies at Holzer Hospital
Mrs Evalina Fansher MacLellan age 80 wife of D D MacLellan Fairfield township Green County died in Holzer Hospital Saturday night from a heart attack. She had diabetes and was born in Ontario Canada where they married 54 years ago. They later lived in Columbus before moving to Gallia County twenty years ago operating a large farm. Daughters Mrs Raymond Stehle Montreal Canada and Mrs Paul A Reichtel Brockport N Y. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday at Fairfield Church with Rev Thomas Taylor and interment in Mt Zion Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Evalina Fansher MacLellan
D. D. MacLellan
Fairfield
Green Township
Holzer Hospital
MacLellan
Ontario
Canada
Columbus
Gallia County
Raymond Stehle
Montreal
Paul A. Reichtel
Brockport
N. Y
Fairfield Church
Thomas Taylor
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Start New Plan For Gallipolis Teachers Pay
Twelve period pay plan for teachers in the Gallipolis school system begins October 28, says E. E. Higgins superintendent. A new order for local schools reportedly has teaching staff approval.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Higgins
Funeral services held for Mrs. Monroe Ward in Waterloo
Funeral services were held at Waterloo Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Monroe Ward 72 a native of the neighborhood. She is survived by nine adult sons and daughters.
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Gallipolis
Waterloo
Monroe Ward
Diphtheria Outbreak Warning in Gallipolis
City health director Dr. Ella G. Lupton urges rapid treatment of sore throat to curb diphtheria. Several existing Gallipolis cases are quarantined, with emphasis on protecting school children.
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Gallipolis
Ella G. Lupton
Fall on Street Fatal To Gallipolis Visitor
Gordon Carney aged 35 fell on the street in front of the Clendenin Hotel and suffered a skull fracture. He died at Holzer Hospital Saturday evening. Survived by his father John M. Carney and sisters Zelma Kelley Lottie Carney Johnson Edna and brother Edgar, all of Charleston. Body taken to Charleston.
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Gallipolis
Gordon Carney
Clendenin Hotel
Holzer Hospital
Carney
John M. Carney
Kananga
Charleston
Zelma Kelley
Lottie Carney Johnson
Edna Carney
Edgar
To Dedicate Church At Sunday Service
Building operations at the First Baptist Church near Gallipolis aim toward dedicatory exercises on Sunday December 4. The program will feature musical numbers by local performers and addresses by notable Baptist ministers from Ohio and West Virginia.
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Gallipolis
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Ohio
West Virginia
Car Crash Injures Couple Near Waterloo
Two people were injured when a car driven by Wilbert Bowman of Lawrence County overturned near Waterloo on Friday. Mrs. Bowman and Ralph Willis, a passenger, suffered bruises and cuts.
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Gallipolis
Wilbert Bowman
Lawrence County
Waterloo
Mt Zion and Northup Ladies Aids to Meet at Mrs Keiths
Members of Mt Zion and Northup Ladies Aids will hold a joint meeting at the home of Mrs George Keith Thursday.
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Gallipolis
Mt. Zion and
Northup Ladies’ Aids
George Keith
Hallidays Begin Rehabilitation of Kerr Property
Mr and Mrs J E Halliday have started renovating the C D Kerr property recently bought by them in Gallipolis and surrounding area.
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Gallipolis
J. E. Halliday
C. D. Kerr
Margaret Womeldorff Buried at Mt. Zion
Funeral services for Miss Margaret Womeldorff of Gallipolis were held at Grace Methodist Church with Rev. W Scott Westerman officiating. Eastern Star members attended. Survived by brothers Ray Miles Huntington Roy Charleston sisters Carroll Grimm Battle Creek Mich Stephen Burkle Gallipolis. Interment at Mt Zion Cemetery where she was born and raised.
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Gallipolis
Margaret Womeldorff
Ohio Hospital
Grace Methodist Church
W. Scott Westerman
Order of the Eastern Star
Jack Wemeldorff
Ray
Miles
Huntington
Roy
Charleston
Carroll Grimm
Battle Creek
Mich
Stephen Burkle
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Scouts organize Boy Scout troop in Lincoln School
Gallipolis colored Lincoln School PTA to sponsor a Boy Scout troop. Gallipolis BPW Club plans Friday meeting October 21 with guest speaker Katherine Edbrooke from Ohio State University faculty.
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Gallipolis
Parent- Teachers’ Association of Lincoln School
Colored
Business and Professional Women's Club
Katherine Edbrooke
Ohio State University
Potter divorce suit filed in Gallipolis
Charles Potter a Gallipolis resident sues Rose Potter for divorce alleging wilful absence for more than three years. The couple married in Hamlin West Virginia in 1920.
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Gallipolis
Charles Potter
Rose Potter
Hamlin
W. Va
Infant Dies Funeral Attends in Clarksburg West Virginia
Mr and Mrs I E Murray Mrs Mollie Dayton and Robert Dayton of Crown City attended the funeral of an infant daughter of Dr and Mrs W LeDoux of Baltimore at Clarksburg West Virginia during the weekend.
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Gallipolis
I. E. Murray
Mollie Dayton
Robert Dayton
Crown City
W. LeDoux
Baltimore
Clarksburg
W. Va
Local School Creates Athletic Board to Address Program
An Athletic Board of school officials has been formed in Gallipolis to study and resolve problems arising in the local school athletic program. Members include E. Higgins president C. C. Byers Garland Griffith Harold Brown and Clarence Brumfield.
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Gallipolis
E. Higgins
C. C. Byers
Garland Griffith
Harold Brown
Clarence Brumfield
Trucks pay a quarter of motor taxes amid share of vehicles
Trucks account for about 13 percent of all motor vehicles yet contribute 25 percent of motor taxes, highlighting a higher tax burden relative to their numbers.
Two Men Injured in Bridge Street Collision
In Kananga near the Ohio River bridge, a car driven by William Birchfield 30 and Warren Davidson 23 Middleport collided with a parked cattle truck. Both men received hospital treatment with Birchfield sustaining head injuries and Davidson body cuts. Birchfield worked for a Middleport baking company and Davidson was a WPA worker. The Marion Ohio dealer owned the truck, which was loaded with cattle and parked off the road while the driver ate. Officers found a quart and pint bottles of liquor partially emptied in the car.
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Gallipolis
William Birchfield
Warren Davidson
Middleport
Ohio River Bridge
Kananga
Birchfield
Davidson
Middleport Baking Company
WPA
Marion
Ohio
Condition Still Serious For Dr C Ross Niday In Gallipolis
In Holzer Hospital the condition of Dr C Ross Niday remains serious after a stroke affecting his left side. His wife Mrs Niday reports slow but steady improvement.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
C. Ross Niday
Yankees dominate World Series with fourth straight win
New York's Joe Gordon star turns in a .400 batting run and two runs batted in as the Yankees clinch the 1938 World Series in four straight over the Cubs. Billy Herman struggles with three singles and four strikeouts while Gabby Hartnett fights to the end.
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Cub
Billy Herman
Yanks
Dickey
Demaree
Yankee
Jurges
Hack
Gordon
Crosetti
Dean
Ruffing
Cubs
Tex Carleton
Yankees
Gordon Hero
Herman Goat
Herman
Big Bill Lee
Gabby Hartnett
Hartnett
Lee
Cavarretta
O'Dea
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Dartmouth
Cornell
United Press
Northwest
Gallia
Highway No. 7
John Halliday
Caldwell
Mt. Zion
Athens Automotive Service
E. Carpenter St
Harry Ferguson
New York Yankees
Col
Jacob Ruppert
Joe Gordon
Flash
George Selkirk
Orpheum
Joe McCarthy
Keller
Newark
Bruck's
Pico Wholesale Co
Glouster
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