Bears Defeat Cards Tie Packers For Title
Chicago Bears beat the Chicago Cardinals 34 24 to tie Green Bay for first in the NFL Western division. The win forces a playoff next week with the Packers to decide who faces the New York Giants for the league championship. Sid Luckman and George McAfee led a late surge for the Bears after the Cards briefly led 24 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Packers
New York Giants
Cardinals
Bob Swisher
Norman Standlee
George McAfee
Sid Luckman
Gibisonville Beats Rockbridge In County League Opener
Gibisonville opened the county league season with a 32 to 14 win over Rockbridge, last year’s champions, while Rockbridge reserves defeated Gibisonville 15 to 12. Gibisonville featured balanced scoring. three Rockbridge regulars accounted for all their team's points. Box scores:
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Gibisonville
Rockbridge
Turkey dinner brings together lodges in Athens event
Fifteen members from the Magic City Lodge and Marcellite Rebekah Lodge attended a turkey dinner hosted by the Athens Vinton County Odd Fellows Association at Sereno Lodge hall in Athens. The event drew 125 members and guests and featured a program by the Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge of Athens. A Boy Scout meeting is set for 6:30 this evening at the Madison Street school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Magic City Lodge
1.0.C.F
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Athens-Vinton County Odd Fellows Association
Sereno Lodge
Athens
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
Madison St
Season Just Closed Produced Full Share Of Grid Oddities
A sweeping AP survey recalls the 1941 football season full of quirks from boomerang passes to water boy quarterbacks. Mississippis title loss near miss and numerous on field mishaps highlight a year of curious plays and oddities across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Belmear
New York
Associated Press
United States
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Ray Poole
Ole Miss
Junie Hovious
Poole
Bobby Yandell
Pomona College
Pacific Coast
Fuzz Merritt
Billy Kern
Kern
University of South Carolina
Wake Forest
Frank Johnson
Johnson
What Happened to the T Formation in 1941
Defense dominates 1941 season as teams abandon five man lines for seven and even eight man schemes to slow the T formation. Stanford, Chicago Bears, Dart mouth, and Yale faced heavy pressure from new tackling strategies and star quarterbacks like Frankie Albert drawing major defensive focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stanford Indians
Chicago Bears
Glenn
Pop) Warner
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Jimmy Conzelman
Chicago Cardinals
Bears
Red Blaik
Dartmouth
Yale
Clint Frank
Frank
Stanford
Washington State
California
Frankie Albert
Cougars
Dale Gentry
Nick Sustleff
Albert
Golden Bears
Bob Reinhard
Bears Face Off With Seven Man Line In T Formation Debate
Discussion centers on the T formation as applied by Curley Lambeau and the Bears. Analysts note the seven man line defense, variations with six and five man fronts, and how personnel like Luckman Albert Standlee Gallarneau McAfee and Kmetovic shape effectiveness. The Bears’ sole season defeat is tied to defensive strategy and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luckman
BAD Bears
Chicago Bears
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay
Gargantua
Windy City
Sid Luckman
Albert
Bears
Norm Standlee
The
Hugh Gallarneau
George McAfee
Pete Kmetovic
Stanford
Southern California
Willard Sheller
T-X
Harrison wrestler loses teammate to draft notice
Ohio University wrestling team grapples with another loss as Howie Harrison, football end and expected starter, receives orders to report to Ft. Hayes in Columbus for induction into the U S Army Air Corps just before the season opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thor Olson
Ohio University
Uncle Sam
Howie Harrison
Olson
Matmen
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
U. S. Army Air Corps
Johnston moves Scott Dairy to B M Bowling Alleys
William Johnston Jr proprietor of the Scott Dairy Store has moved his business from the Foley building on High Street to the B M Bowling Alleys in the Odd Fellow building. He and Mrs Johnston will manage both enterprises at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
William Johnston
Scott Dairy
Foley
High St
Johnston
Boosters to Meet This Evening at High School
The Band Boosters Club will meet this evening at 7 30 at the high school building to discuss upcoming events and volunteer needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Band
Township Children To Share in Candy Treat in Chauncey
Lawrence Reeves, chairman of the committee on the community Christmas exercises, says township children may secure candy tickets at Constable Ralph McKibben’s home in Chauncey. Chauncey children already have tickets. township youngsters should not call at Mayor Hines’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lawrence Reeves
Ralph McKibben
Lexington Ave
Hines
Ladies Aid Society Quilting at Methodist Church
The Chauncey Ladies Aid Society met at the Methodist Church for an all day quilting event with a noon potluck. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Charles E. Palmer Rev. and Mrs. Harry Fagan and several members. The group plans another all day quilting at the church on Wednesday December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey — Ladies Aid Society
the Methodist Church
Charles E. Palmer
Harry Fagan
Lydia Spearry
Bessie Nicholson
Elizabeth Harvey
Mary Dew
Maggie Sweazy
Myrtle Pidcock
Ames Bern Victorious In Chauncey Dover Clash
Ames Bern defeated Chauncey Dover 41 to 36 in a tight game. Jack Ley and Inman led with 13 points each, Nagle added 12 for Ames Bern, Kenny Simmers 9, while rough but engaging play characterized the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey— Chauncey-Dover
Ames-Bern Basketeers
Ames-Bern
Ames-Bern- Chauncey-Dover
Fae McPherson
Matthews
Seolig Wedacoustacaes
Chauncey Notes Two Family Updates
Mrs. Bess Cunningham, wife of Ira Cunningham of Chauncey, was brought from Marietta hospital for major surgery three weeks ago. She is recovering at her sister Mary Dew’s Jacobs Avenue home. Neil Tippett returned on furlough from Lerdo Field Bakersfield to visit his parents on Mill Street Chauncey. his first home visit since enlisting nine months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Bess Cunningham
Ira Cunningham
Marietta Hospital
Neil Tippett
Lerdo Field
Bakersfield
Calif
Sam Tippett
Mill St
Community Notes From Chauncey and Lower Plains
Miss Jessie Bulloch of Lower Plains visited Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Napoleon Bulloch at Bailey Run. Floyd Barker of Athens visited George Gabriel and family at Lower Plains. John Mann and Irene Watkins of Chicago announce the birth of their daughter Linda. Granddaughter Bert Watkins of Chauncey. Mrs Bertha Sanders of Millfield hosts Needle Club at her home Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Jessie Bulloch
Lower Plains
Napoleon Bulloch
Bailey Run
Floyd Barker
Athens
George Gabriel
John Mann
Irene Watkins
Chicago
Linda
Bert Watkins
Bertha Sanders
Millfield
Needle Club
Fullerton's Roundup: War Effects Hit Beak-Bashing Biz
Fullerton notes wartime pull on boxing stars like Freddie Cochrane and other top Navy scrappers, delaying furloughs and training as replacements are scarce. Guest star B M Atkinson Jr of Louisville Times weighs Rose Bowl chatter and Duke Duke Rose Bowl links. Joe McGee wins brass ring for witty Oregon weather forecast with Texas trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Japan
Freddie Cochrane
Georgia Abrams
Marty Servo
Fred Apostoli
Cochrane
Miami
Bobby Britton
B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville Times
Wallace Wade
Carolina
Tom Burns
Duke
Tom Davis
Soph
Jae Davis
Joe B. McGee
Conway
Ark
Log Cabin Democrat
Ott Names Himself Giants Manager Promising Speed and Fight
Mel Ott announced his New York Giants appointment in Jacksonville and pledged more speed and fight. He plans to stay in right field, hire two new coaches, pursue infield help and a top pitcher, and hopes to lift the club into the first division next season. He expects deals with Brooklyn and Dup players to materialize at the Chicago meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Ott
New York Giants
Bayous
Brooklyn
Horace Stoneham
Jacksonville
Horace
New Orleans
Mel
Ott
Chicago
Harry Danning
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Mayo Clinic
Babe Young
Babe Phelps
Dodger
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Big Leagues Convene as Meetings Extend Three Days
At Chicago the major leagues plan three days of official sessions Tuesday through Thursday with lighter agenda. The All Star site may be Brooklyn. The St Louis Browns seek more night games, while a farm-system move to advance players faces approval. Several trades and coaching positions loom as Florida meeting fallout continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Will Harridge
Brooklyn
National League
St. Louis Browns
Keneesaw M. Landis
Landis
Jacksonville
Fla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bear
McAfee
Dewell LE Nowaskey
Davished
Kolman
Popovich
Fortmann
Apolskis de Matuza
Huffman
Forte Busler
Artee Ivy
Wilson Parker
Luckman Mallouf
Notting Hall
Gallarneau Goldberg
Standlee
Davis
Goldberg
Parker
Daddio
Dowell
Maniaca
Gallarneau
Gallarean
Snyder
Varsity Gibisonville
Kreachbaum
Wylie
Whitcraft
Morris
Graham Eee
Missouri
Iowa State
Howard Tippee
State
Tippee
Blondy Black
Alabama
Bama
Black
Virginia Tech
Roger McClure
Carl de Temple
Denver
Colorado
Washington and
Jefferson
Tom Kuzma
By Burton Benjamin
NEA Service
Harumscarum
Harrison
Fullerton
Postman's
J-T
Hollister
Glouster Glouster
Marvin Murphy
Portsmouth
Richardson Baking Co
Mrs. Murphy
Stewart Glouster
1.C.C.F
Stewart
Raymond Hambel
Hollister High School
Skinner Eees Ewes
McMenamy Wenenune
Cannon Eee
Nicholas Ooo Enon
Gaskalla
Tulakowski
Hollister Vaido Enee
Nn Enews
Norton
Murray
Anderson
Kempton
Andrews
Skinner Wee
Kovach Ewe
Parkersburg
Gibby Stephenson
Strimer
Ae WO
Stephenson
McCallister
Cunningham
Dennis — Wonn Les
Cc Farnsworth
H. Farnsworth
Nickles
Eagles
Luckoff
Pate So Oie Ee
Hemsley Weene
Dennison
McCreanor
Higgins
Luckoffs
Chappelear
Eddy
McAllister
Mel Ott
By Gayle Talbot
John McGraw
Florida
Ford Hack
Nelsonville
Mitchell Hee
Conkey
Brooks Es
McBride Eeeeee
Wilson
Cope
Wardner
Bumgarner
Cook
Wolf Ae Ee Wee
Shine
Struble O
Dean
Columber
Mitchell Ee
Brooks Oernene
Bolin Wenewne
McBride Once
Erg
Mediays
Bruck
Bruckmann CO
Cincinnati
Pico Wholesale CO
Glouster, Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!