Institute head calls hard ball plan for county leagues
Co. O. Brown of Chicago, president of the Athletic Institute of America, visited Van Wert to discuss forming county baseball leagues this spring with Richard C. Webster of the Parks Association C. P. Bowdle and R. J. Morgan. Plans include two junior leagues an intermediate and a senior league leading to district state and possible major league tryouts Brown to return for a six reel film on American League events.
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Co. O. Brown
Chicago
Athletic Institute of America
van Wert
Richard C. Webster
van Wert County
Brown
Markets Seetee 20 Eggs and Farm Grain Prices
Market listings show prices for poultry and feed crops including heavy hens Leghorn stock and heavy roosters, with grain ranges from Chicago on February 11. Corn at 23% moisture priced around .68 to .70, Rye and soybeans noted. hay and straw prices listed for Timothy, Clover, Alfalfa, and No 1 Wheat and Oats.
Live stock report from Cleveland market February
Cleveland teletypes show cattle 300 head with slow steady demand. Choice steers 1100 lbs and up bring 10 to 11 dollars. calves 400 head steady with choices 12 to 12.50. hogs 1200 head steady with various weights trading from 10.25 to 11.35. sheep and lambs 2500 head weaker but steady, lambs 10 to 11 dollars, ewes and wethers 4.50 to 6.50. overall market list of prices by weight and class remains broad across cattle hogs and sheep trades.
Illinois Coach Craig Ruby Resigns After 1923–41 tenure
Craig Ruby, Illinois basketball coach since 1923, resigns effective at year end. He cites not wanting basketball as his lifelong livelihood and contemplates work in education administration. His Illinois teams tied for Big Ten titles twice, including co-champs in 1924 and a split top honor last year with Wisconsin and Purdue.
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Craig Ruby
University of Illinois
Ruby
Twiice
Tlini
Wisconsin
Purdue
University of Missouri
Today's Radio Schedule Highlights and Listings
Radio listings show WLW WABC WJR WOWO WTAM WOSU and others with programs from 6:30 to 10:30 PM including McCormick Fiddlers Prayer Period Farm and Home Traffic Court Guest Review Ma Perkins Vic and Sade Betty and Bob Mary Sothern Jack Armstrong and Buck Rogers plus serials Amos n Andy and Gang Busters. Times Want Ads note sale of odd furniture and a caution about driving carefully.
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Vic and
Sade
Betty
Bob
Mary Sothern
Jack Ay
Boake Carter
Eno Crime Clues
Edgar A. Guest
Ben Bernie
Hom
Mary Pickford
Jack Armstrong
Buck Rogers
Lowell Thomas
Amos
Andy
Myrt
Marge
Uncle Ezra
WTAM
Lum
Abner
Kate Smith
Burns and
Ailen
Trophies Shown For Basketball In Local Store
Five gold plated Van Wert county high school basketball trophies are among 50 on display at United Sporting Goods on South Washington street. R J Morgan notes the sportsmanship trophy is a gold victory column about 10 inches high, with all local awards in statue form. Display runs through Wednesday night with windows featuring local awards this week.
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van Wert
United Sportings Goods Company
Washington Street
R. J. Morgan
Ed Wynn To Star In Gulliver The Traveler Radio Role
Ed Wynn the Perfect Fool appears in full dress for a new radio comedy character Gulliver the Traveler. The adaptation modernizes Dean Swift's Gulliver's Travels from 200 years ago with Wynn as the central figure.
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Ed Wynn
Gulliver
Traveler
Dean Swift
Travis
Steel stocks lead New York market to new highs
Today’s stock report shows steel shares rallying to fresh highs led by U S Steel. Gains spread across sectors with American Telephone reaching a new peak since 1931, Western Union advancing to 88 1 8, New York Central at 36, and Nashville Chattanooga St. Louis at 277 1 8. Motor shares firmed modestly with Hudson up 1 8.
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New York
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Western Union
New York Central
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad
Hudson
Lip reading and stymies in sports mix with golf and baseball
Detroit Tigers coach Del Baker draws praise for sign stealing while lip reading grows among players. Stymies in golf spark debate. Max Marston proposes option to hole out or face stymie. Johnny Farrell notes many stumbles stem from a golfer’s own miscue.
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Detroit Tigers
del Baker
Baker
Forora Edna Gust
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gust
Max Marston
Marston
Johnny Farrell
Chimes From Car Brake Drums Displayed by Gridley Church
Sanene Gridley California United Brethren church members boast a unique car drum chime set. More than 100 drums were tested before 17 produced the required tonal pitch for the musical display.
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Gridley
Cal
United Brethren Church
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