Guist Shines With Medal Hauls From Early Swim Career
Harry Guist, a standout swimmer, earned 36 medals over six years, starting with 1939 McKinley High and captaining the 1940 squad. He held multiple backstroke events, set pool records, captained by 1943 in San Antonio, and served as lifeguard and instructor in several roles. He and his wife Ryllis remain active in local pools while Guist pursues intramural competition at Kent.
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Harry Guist
Guist
McKinley High
Ohio
Penna
W. Va
San Antonio
Air Corps
Tuscalosa
Alabama
Lake Cable
Canton
Air Cadets
Texas
Ryllis
McKinley High School
Kent State to Rebuild Athletic Program With New Stadium Hope
The piece argues Kent State University must rally after wartime stagnation, noting the return of varsity basketball, a planned 7,500 seat stadium, and future growth. It urges administration, faculty, and students to unite, believing collective effort will raise the school’s athletic and academic profile.
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Kent State University
Kent State
Gammas to Meet All Stars in Intramural Finals
Intramural softball schedule firm as Sigma Tau Gammas, winners in two games, prepare to face the All-Stars, who lost to the Gammas. The rainout makeup Yankee game will occur after the regular schedule if the league ties.
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George Altmann
Sigma Tau Gammas
All-Stars
Gammas
Altmann
Indians Trade Cullenbine to Detroit in Three-Player Swap
The Cleveland Indians deal Roy Cullenbine to the Detroit Tigers in a three‑player trade with Don Ross and Lambert Myers. Cullenbine boosts Detroit’s outfield while Cleveland gains two infielders as the pennant race tightens.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Roy Cullenbine
Indians
Don Ross
Lambert
Dutch” Myers
Tigers
Cleveland
Detroit
Tribe
Cullenbine
Motor City
Ross
Myers
Knoxville
Charley Gehringer
Chicago
Yankees
New York Giants
Grady Jackson Commissioned From Kent State Grid Star
Grady Jackson, former Kent State University football star and Cleveland East High alumnus, was commissioned last March and serves as a platoon leader of a service company at Camp Lee Virginia preparing for overseas duty. He attended Kent State 1940 to 1943 in education and was known for his on field scoring in 1941 and for standout open field runs in high school.
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Grady Jackson
University Grid
Camp Lee
Jackson
The
University
College of Education
Cleveland
East High School
East
Grady
Bo” Dutton
Kent State
Bluffton
Kent
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By Bud Gerber
Ohio State Ymca
Harry
Mrs. Guist
All Stars
By Hank Johnston
Kent National Bank
Ezra Shoe Repair
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