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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
6
Four knockouts headlined the Ohio State boxing finals in Columbus. In Class A 118 lb Holyoke’s Louis Solin stopped Jack Fillippo in the second round. 126 lb Don O'Donnell of Columbus knocked out Hobart Waltz.
Corrected daily market list shows eggs poultry grain and livestock prices. Heavy hens Leghorn stock and various grains are listed with moisture notes and prices. Live cattle calves sheep hogs and pigs are reported in Cleveland Ohio with price ranges and market tone noted as steady or weaker.
Cleveland market report shows butter steady at 39 for extras and standards. Eggs firm with extra firsts at 27 and receipts 2674. Live poultry steady with heavy hens at 26 and medium hens at 25.
Grain range noon prices from Fenner & Beane show wheat and corn futures with May July and Sept contracts. Wheat May at 99 3 8? and 99 1/2 with other maturities around 89 to 89 1/2. Corn May at 60 1/2 to 60 3/4 with July and Sept near 60 1/2.
In Columbus Ohio dates for six fairs sponsoring colt harness racing this summer were announced. The season opens at Xenia August 4 7 with Urbana August 11 14 Hilliards August 24 28 Marysville September 8 11 and Marion September 15 18. Colts race for 450 dollars in stakes. Ohio Colt Racing Association officers include T A Billingsley president O C Belt vice president Charles I Gordon secretary treasurer and members Harry Short W J Galvin Irvin Ridenour and W D Hughes.
Lakewood hosts a card featuring Joe Berry of Ashtabula at 135 pounds winning by decision over Mel Dipietro of Columbus in four rounds. Paul Alban of Van Wert tops Ed Keleman of Youngstown at 147. Pet Jones of Columbus defeats Walter Grelle of Columbus at 160. Dave Albritton of Cleveland outpoints Karl Haines of Tiffin at 175. Frank Mastako of New Philadelphia stops Joe Shaw of Dayton in the second round.
Pupils at Van Wert High School gathered for a pep session to promote an upcoming Adam basketball game on Friday and a box social planned for next Tuesday. R P Rauch described the box social and urged girls to bring edible boxes and boys to bring bidding money. Jesse F Beam and Rauch will auction the boxes, with proceeds benefiting the Band Mothers Association funds.
In Columbus on February 15 the third annual Ohio high school football appreciation luncheon will honor forty scholastic football stars from across the state. George P Guthrie of the Columbus Junior Chamber of Commerce announced the event. The item also notes the Cincinnati Redlegs begin training in San Juan Puerto Rico.
North Union Sunday school team beat Marsh Vespers 42 to 17 and Hoaglin U B defeated Presbyterians 49 to 10. Second M E leads with 8 wins, 0 losses, tied for first possible based on final games. elimination tournament set for Feb 17 with Second M E facing Presbyterians and First M E facing First U B.
The Boy Scout basketball league title was decided in the high school gym last night as the Methodist troop edged the Marsh Foundation troop 19 to 17 in overtime. The Methodist team earns a victory banquet while the Marsh Foundation troop hosts the event.
Major Bowes enters his third year of Amateur Hour in February drawing the largest radio audience in history. Each Sunday 500 hopefuls compete, 14 to 16 get a turn, while adjacent programs with Ripley, Nelson and Hilliard draw steady listeners.
Radio listings show WLW and WJR programming from 6:30 to 11:15 with shows like McCormick Fiddlers Cariolis and Bing Crosby. Additional stations WIR WJR WEKKC and WSM plan various musical and dramatic segments. Times Want Ads promote fast results for classified ads.
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