Death of Maj. John L. Griffith Remakes Western Conference
Maj. John L. Griffith, 67, long time commissioner of the Western Conference, died of a heart attack in his Sherman Hotel office after directors re elected him to a five year term. He shaped intercollegiate athletics as coach, athletic director and rules expert since 1902 and was the first conference commissioner. L. W. St John and K. L. Wilson led the response, noting his loss as a deep blow to college sports.
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Chicago
John L. Griffith
Maj. Griffith
Sherman Hotel
Beloit
Wis
L. W. St. John
Ohio State University
K. L
Tug) Wilson
Northwestern
Griffith
St. John
Byron Nelson Leads Oakland Open Field by Two Strokes
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio shot a four under par 66 in the opening round and led the Oakland Open as the second round began. Two strokes back on 68 were Denny Shute of Akron Harold McSpaden of Philadelphia Harold Sampson of Colma and Mark Fry the host club pro, all in the chase.
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Oakland
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Nelson
Denny Shute
Akron
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
Harold Sampson
Colma
Calif
Mark Fry
Horvath earns AP All America backfield spot and Shrine Game berth
Ohio State star Leslie Horvath, 167 pound Parma native, is named to the AP All America team as a backfield opener. He will play in the East against the West in the Shrine Game in San Francisco January 1, making him the first Buckeye to appear in two East West games. Coach Coffman says West Coast coaches waive rule to allow his return appearance. Other Buckeyes named to East West rosters include Bill Hackett Dick Flanagan and Bob Brugge.
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Columbus
Leslie Horvath
Parma
Ohio State
New York
Chicago Tribune
Associated Press
Horvath
Wesley Fesler
Jack Graf
William M. Coffman
Buckeye
Hackett
Dick Flanagan
Bob Brugge
Bulldogs Face Strong St Marys in Lancaster Tonight
Athens High School basketball travels to Lancaster to meet St Marys in a Class B matchup after a close win over McArthur's Generals. Coach Ed Bannon stressed improved ball handling and a repeat of last week's starting five: Beckley Rotramel Grover Cavanaugh Rousey.
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McArthur
Little Generals
Athens High School
Lancaster
St. Mary’s
Lancaster St. Mary’s
Athens
Ed Bannon
Rannon
Bulldogs
Generals
Bill Beckley
Dean Rotramel
Tad Grover
Jerry Cavanaugh
Norm Rousey
Chauncey Church Set For Sunday Services And Events
Chauncey Church of Christ hosts Athens County Prince of Peace Contest final Sunday at 8 pm with three youths speaking and local youth choir providing music. Parish schedule lists Gilbert Courtney speaking in Greens Run at 9:30 Chauncey 10:30 and Trimble at 7 pm.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Athens County
Gilbert Courtney
Greens
and Trimble
Dover Township Servicemen Return Home For Short Leave
Staff Sgt. William Northrop son of the late Louis Northrop Chauncey and brother of Mrs. Howard Pennell May Ave Chauncey returned after a 12 day furlough with his mother Mrs. Mary Northrop of Zanesville and other family members. His wife Edna joined the WAC and is now in New York awaiting overseas service. Louis Northrop Jr. is a paratrooper stationed in Holland. Another son Pvt. Clark Preston hospitalized in Italy has been reclassified to B-1 after injuries from shrapnel.
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William Northrop
Louis Northrop
Chauncey
Howard Pennell
May Ave
India
Miami Beach
Fla
Mary Northrop
Zanesville
Northrop
Louis, Jr
Holland
Edna
WAC
New York
A. L. Preston
Pvt
Clark Preston
Italy
Revival Service At Pilgrim Church In Chauncey
Rev Ray Pidcock of Chauncey ministers at Pilgrim Church near Carbondale and hosts Rev James Maffin of Marion as evangelist. Services are nightly at 7 o clock with public invited.
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Chauncey
Ray Pidcock
Pilgrim Church
Carbondale
James Maffin
Marion
Funeral rites held for Job King of The Plains
Funeral services for Job King, longtime resident of The Plains, found dead in his home Wednesday, were held this afternoon at Stout Funeral Home at four o'clock. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery. He leaves several sisters.
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Chauncey
Job King
The
Plains
Stout Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Week-end Guests Visit In Chauncey Family Circles
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schoonover hosted as weekend guests Herbert Cramer of Columbus and his wife. They visited another sister Mrs. Ray Smith and family at Angell Ridge with Mrs. Schoonover on Sunday.
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Chauncey
Lee Schoonover
W. Main St
Herbert Cramer
Columbus
Cramer
Schoonover
Ray Smith
Angell Ridge
Mrs Betty Pen icelli Visits In Nelsonville
Chauncey resident Mrs Betty Pen icelli spent Wednesday in Nelsonville visiting her mother Mrs Ernest Hitchings.
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Chauncey
Betty Penicelli
Nelsonville
Ernest Hitchings
Beegee Quintet Sets 103 Point Scoring Record
Bowling Green defeats Camp Perry 108 to 36 as Beegee quintet shatters single game scoring record. Wittenberg beats Ashland 29 to 26 in Ohio Conference action after trailing at halftime and overcoming a late rally by Ashland College.
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Bowling Green University
Camp Perry
Beegee
Case
Ashland
Wittenberg
Ashland College
Lutherans
Ohio
Invaders
Eagles
Akron Enters New Grid Loop
Akron sports fans subscribe a 2 000 share stock issue at 100 per share to back Akron entry in the newly formed United States Football League led by Harold Red Grange. Teams from Washington Baltimore Boston Philadelphia New York Chicago Akron and Honolulu are listed. Honolulu club will operate from Cincinnati until after the war.
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Akron
Akron _ sports
Harold
Red) Grange
University of Illinois
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Honolulu
Cincinnati
Racine Briefs Note Visits and School Sports
Mrs. John Bailey left for Oklahoma to visit her husband in camp. Mrs. W. B. Cross and Mrs. Owen Watson were Parkersburg visitors. Janet McCarley celebrated her fourth birthday with a party at home. Racine High opened basketball with a 25 to 20 win over Harrisionville. The schedule lists games through February with multiple opponents and venues.
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Racine
John Bailey
Oklahoma
W. B. Cross
Owen Watson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter McCarley
Janet
Jean Brown
Pattie McPeek
Mary Kathryn
Virginia Ann Johnson
Jimmie Smith
Dale Smith
Don Johnson
John Ruth Philson
John Wingett
Janet McCarley
Ames-Bern '5' Remains Undefeated In Cage Loop
Ames-Bern '5' kept its unbeaten streak in the Athens County league by routing Stewart 33 to 17 and seizing first place after Shade lost to Buchtel. Wolfe scored 12, Jago 10 for Ames-Bern while Rome’s Bean had nine. In the reserve game Ames-Bern won 33-9 with Hallowell scoring 12.
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Ames-Bern
Stewart
Shade
Buchtel
Rome
Butcher Barrows
Ogg
Scott Ene
Rose
Dunfee Davis
Wwe
Marshall Poston
Omer
Bern
Burns
Pierce Ek
Calentine Russell
Hallowell
Bailey
Thompson Wood
Ein
Varsity
Ashcraft
Walker
Wess
Jones
Morris
Boxing card results from Belleville and St Louis noted
In Belleville Tony Janico defeated Sammy Mamone on points with 139 to 134. In St Louis Sgt Savey defeated Gene Gudgill on points with 144 to 147. Green Bay and Dayton participants are listed with scores but unclear outcomes.
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Belleville
N. J
Tony Janico
Youngstown
Sammy Mamone
Stamford
Funeral attendance from Chauncey for Mrs Nancy Leasure
Those from Chauncey in Jacksonville Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs Nancy Leasure at the W U B Church were Mr and Mrs Arthur Sapp Mrs Sarah Stratton Mrs Bess Nicholson Mr and Mrs El mer Allen and Mr and Mrs John Cline.
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Chauncey
Jacksonville
Nancy Leasure
WU. B
Arthur Sapp
Sarah Stratton
Bess Nicholson
Elmer Allen
John Cline
Rebekah Lodge Plans Saturday Meeting for Routine Business
A Marcellite Rebekah Lodge officer announces a special meeting set for Saturday night at Odd Fellows Hall to conduct routine business and carry out inspections.
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Glouster
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Fullerton's Roundup Highlights Mixed Sports Notes
NY reports on MSG efforts to bar gamblers as police list names. Army staff promotions aid ends coach Stu Holcomb remains Pvt. Albany's Ripper Collins leads baseball with a .396 average and is named all star manager and MVP. Cadets borrow uniforms to paint Navy mascot at Annapolis. Ed Stettinius, ex University of Virginia athlete, becomes Secretary of State and manager of the baseball team. Camp Lejeune selects eleven from Bainbridge for their all opponent football club this season.
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New York
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Puzzler
Army
Stu Holcomb
Albany
Ripper Collins
Ed Stettinius
University of Virginia Athletic Council
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marines
Bainbridge Navy
Sermon Topics Announced for Glouster Sunday Services
Rev. A. G. Winkle of the Glouster Methodist Church announces Sunday activities starting with Church School at 9 30 led by C A Bingman and M M LeFavor directing music with Mrs J H Elias as pianist. Morning Worship at 10 30 features an undisclosed sermon. Youth Fellowship at 6 and Evening Worship at 7 complete the day.
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Winkle
WSCS
Crusade For Christ
Athens
C. B. Tigner
Church of Christ
Delmar Gladden
FE. K. Peugh
Eileen Peugh
W. W. Wallace
Marcella Jonas
Funeral Notice for J. W. Moody At Wallace Funeral Home
Frank McCann Post of the American Legion will attend the funeral for J. W. Moody at Wallace Funeral Home Sunday at 2 PM. All Post members should report to the lodge room at 1 PM to march to the service together.
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Glouster
Frank McCann Post
American Legion
J. W. Moody
Wallace
Post
Sunday School At Bishopville Church Of Christ
H. E. Jones announces Sunday School at 10 o clock at Bishopville Church of Christ. Communion will follow the Sunday School. There will be no preaching Sunday.
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Glouster
H. E. Jones
Bishopville
Bryson of Columbus in Glouster on Business
C H Bryson of Columbus was in Glouster Thursday for business matters and to visit relatives and friends.
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Glouster
C. H. Bryson
Columbus
Trimble Service Men Families Update From War Fronts
Mrs. Charles Kittle Jr and son Curtiss head to Holyoke Mass where he is stationed as flight officer. Marion and Mrs Elliott report sons C M Elliott CM 3 c in South Pacific seeking Service Messenger and visit with uncle Charley in Hawaii housing division. Pvt Richard Elliott wounded in jaw and neck, hospital in Navy update to Newark wife. healing.
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Glouster
Charles Kittle, Jr
Curtiss
Holyoke
Mass
Kittle
Marion Elliott
C. M. Elliott
South Pacific
Charley
Hawaiian Islands
Elliott
Pvt
Richard Elliott
Navy
War Department
Pvt. Elliott
Newark
Glouster Lodge Plans Special Meeting Tonight
Charles Thomas Lodge 1.0.C.F. at Jacksonville will meet tonight at 7 30. Special feature is annual inspection by District Deputy Grand Master H E Jones of Glouster. All members of Magic City Lodge and other Odd Fellows invited. Those attending should be at Odd Fellows Hall Glouster by 7 00. transportation to Jacksonville furnished.
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Glouster Charles Thomas Lodge 1
Bible readings chosen for service members and civilians
Nationwide survey of pastors and chaplains selected daily readings for December 10 to 16. The list includes Psalms 55 and 121, Philippians 4, Revelation 21, Luke 15, Ephesians 6, and John 17 for each day.
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Glouster
Trimble Grange to Install Officers Saturday Night
Trimble Grange No. 1830 will meet at the Trimble Grange Hall Saturday at eight. Arrangements will be made for officer installation at the January meeting. Amesville Grange is invited to send their installing team to perform the ceremonies.
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Glouster
Trimble
Amesville
Postwar Planning Takes Center Stage at Minor League Meeting
At Buffalo the 43rd minor league convention adjourned after adopting seven amendments focused on postwar planning and schoolboy baseball. Proposals include touring talent teams, rule book circulation, clinics to improve umpires, and a $10 000 AA player clause. A major-minor agreement talks were authorized while the pact extends to Jan 12 1946 following Landis’s death. Manager appointments for 1945 include Dick Porter of Wilkes-Barre.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Seeer
William B. Bramham
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Dick Porter
Cleveland
Wilkes-Barre
Big Ten Track Dates Set for Indoor and Outdoor Meets
The Western Conference schedules its 1945 indoor track and field meet for March 10 at the University of Chicago fieldhouse and the outdoor meet for May 26 at the University of Illinois. The swimming and wrestling championships will be at Northwestern in Evanston on the same day as the indoor track meet. The national collegiate swimming meet is tentatively set for March 30-31 at the University of Michigan pending NCAA approval.
Penna Leads Miami Open Field After 68 Round
Tony Penna of Dayton Ohio shot 68 to top the 193-player Miami Open field by one stroke. Johnny Bulla and Morrie Gravatt each carded 69 to sit one back in Miami Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Tony Penna
Dayton
Penna
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta Airlines
Morrie Gravatt
Williamsport
High school results and college scores from Ohio
Bowling Green defeated Camp Perry Wittenberg 103 to 29 while Ashland edged Euclid Central 26 to 24 in overtime. Euclid Central also beat Cleveland South 24 to 22 in a separate high school contest.
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Wittenberg
Ashland
High School
Euclid Central
Cleveland South
Millfield Lodge Members Attend Athens White Shrine Dinner
AT ATHENS LODGE CHAUNCEY Members from Millfield attending the White Shrine lodge at Athens for the 6 o'clock turkey dinner followed by initiation were: Mrs. Edith Mc Daniel, Mrs. Bertha Sanders, Mrs. Mabel Smith, Mrs. Viola Howard, Mrs. Ida Hill and Miss Olive Brookins. GLOUSTER PTA Plans cake walk and program Friday at 7 30 Miss Margaret Tig ner's room will present part of the evening's program. Mrs. Rose Forgoress has returned to her home in Trimble after two weeks in Staten Island New York visiting her husband Cpl Steven Forgoress. Miss Leona Shumway was returned home Dec 6 by the Wallace ambulance from Sheltering Arms Hospital where she underwent a surgical operation Nov 29. She is making a very satisfactory recovery.
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Glaze Thompson
Taylor Ridge
Millfield
Trimble
Chauncey
Church of God
Hauncey
Howard Pennell
Missionary Society of
Ann Marshall
Mary Norris
Church
India
Plains Church of the Nazarene
Carrie Cannell
N. Lakin
Young Peoples
Channell
Ada Lakin
Lizzie Kafer
Athens
White Shrine Lodge
Edith McDaniel
Bertha Sanders
Mabel Smith
Viola Howard
Ida Hill
Olive Brookins
Glouster
Parent- Teachers Association of
Mountsville
Margaret Tigner
Rose Forgoress
Staten Island
N. Y
Cpl
Steven Forgoress
Leona Shumway
Wallace Ambulance
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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