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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1936
Page
6
Fragmented OCR shows multiple club matchups with scores in both National and American leagues. Notable entries include New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, and New York again with various scores. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context.
Results from yesterday show Minneapolis at Columbus with cold conditions and St. Paul defeating Toledo 7 to 2. Kansas City beat Louisville 9 to 6 in 10 innings. Milwaukee at Indianapolis and Cincinnati at Chicago produced 12 to 3 and 6 to 4 scores respectively, while New York topped Boston 6 to 4 and Brooklyn drew 4 to 3 with Philadelphia in 10 innings. St Louis beat Pittsburgh 10 to 13 in cold weather and Cleveland defeated St Louis 13 to 10 in 10 innings.
The day’s results include Boston 8 New York 0 and Chicago 5 Detroit 3. Other scores show Washington 3 Philadelphia 2 and Cincinnati 0? The schedule lists Minneapolis at Columbus and St Paul at Toledo with several regional matchups including Philadelphia at Brooklyn and New York at Boston.
In Greenville Ohio on April 18 the Ohio Colt Racing Association announces first fee payments for entrants in summer races are due April 20. Secretary Treasurer Charles I Gordon notes subsequent payments are due May 20 and June 20 with an additional starting fee at race time. The first meet is scheduled Aug 5-7 at Xenia with other dates in Urbana Hilliards Greenville Maysville Wilmington and Marion through September.
Miss Phoebe Giessler returned home Friday after two weeks with her sister Mrs. Herman Giessler. Rev and Mrs Henkle and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs E T Merkle and family.
Local notices list enrollments for the state convention in Zanesville Ohio from June 23 to 26. Also reported are church donations to the Red Cross, social visits, illness and hospital stays, and a recent marriage Katherine Thomas and Bertrand Dougall.
Miss Mildred Thatcher and Pauline Pfister spent Thursday night with Bettie Lou Basil. Many locals visited relatives in Fort Wayne and Celina over Easter. The dinner marked Lou Imler and wife’s forty third wedding anniversary. Oats sowing is complete among farmers.
A fragmented page lists radio stations with call letters such as WABC WOWO and 850. The readable bits show frequencies and branding snippets, indicating a catalog of local radio options rather than a full program or feature.
The listing shows 8:00 Hit Pa WLW followed by Follies of Air WIR at 8:00. At 9:00 Chesterfield WIR airs and at 11:00 a Barn Dance program. A final program line ends the segment.
Fragmented OCR shows a Monday radio timetable with WLW and WJR slots. Programs include Betty and Bob, Little Orphan Annie, Amos ’n’ Andy, Carter, and Pick and Pat with irregular entries and unclear titles.
Fragmentary railway listing note shows programs at Rigby Theatre and radio stations WLW WJR and Time. Mentions Lady Es and Follies with times 0 VIA 10 06. Limited readable details.
Corrected daily markets show prices for eggs and various poultry categories including heavy fowls leghorn fowls rock broilers and colored broilers. The entry also lists heavy and leghorn stags and moisture levels for corn products.
In Honolulu Hawaiian youngsters revive the ancient holua sport riding stubby wooden bob sleds down a dry grass slope. They speed a 100 yard course at about 25 miles per hour. Times Classified Ad notes offer.
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