Michigan Halfback Harmon Voted Outstanding Male Athlete
Tommy Harmon of Michigan, football, topped the 1940 Associated Press poll for outstanding male athlete, securing 141 points and 30 first-place votes. Hank Greenberg and Bucky Walters trailed in second and third with 57 and 36 points respectively. the voting reflected football’s rising popularity and Harmon's record season.
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NEW York
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Wolverine
Red Grange
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Harmon
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Joe Louis
Jimmy Wilson
Reds
Bucky
John Kimbrough
Texas A. & M
Lawson Little
I OI
Sisi Opie Sich Tingech Deeet Leis
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Fred Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Cornelius Warmerdam
San Francisco
Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford
Oda
Ee Iree
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Willie Hoppe
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Dave Freeman
Pasadena
le Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Paul Derringer
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Buck Newsom
Joe Platak
Chicago
Charles O'Rourke
Boston College
Frank McCormick
Dick Chapman
Ted Lyons
Sam Snead
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Dave O'Brien
Philadelphia
al Blazis
Georgetown
Jimmy Demaret
Fritzie Zivic
Frank Reagan
Pennsylvania
Ken Overlin
al Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Ace Parker
Don Budge
McKechnie Sees Big Payoff in Reds Cubs Trade
Cincinnati manager Bill McKechnie signals faith in Bobby Mattick as the shortstop Reds acquire Mattick from Chicago to replace Billy Myers. The team also considers moves for Eddie Joost and Bill Werber, with Ival Goodman and Mike McCormick set to contend for spots as the outfield battle opens. The Reds plan to attend the Chicago meeting mostly to listen as talks continue.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta
Billy Myers
Bill McKechnie
Bobby Mattick
Cubs
Myers
Bobby
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago
McKechnie
Bill
Eddie Joost
Bill Werber
Chuck Aleno
Birmingham
Jimmy Gleeson
Mike McCormick
Jimmy Ripple
Brooklyn Dodger
Ival Goodman
Ival
Red
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Harrisonville Honor Roll Announced
Harrisonville Elementary lists honor roll pupils for six weeks by grade with names from 1st to 6th grade. Scipio High School also reports honor roll members including seventh through senior years. Community notices include family visits and a joint church Family Night event with potluck dinner.
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Harrisonville
Robert Parker
Coelle Clark
Teddy Hardy
Charles King
Johnny Ferrell
Dixie Lee Hickson
Pansy B. Turner
Stanley Beal
Eugene Phillips
Dale Haning
Keith Jordan
Bobby Jo Hull
Lelia Hysell
la Verne Chase
Bessie McGhee
Eugene Reeves
Charles McKnight
Arthur McGhee
Helen Alkire
Betty June Ellis
Scipio High School
Esther Johnson
Bobby Eple
Vergene Douglas
Rune Darnell
Louise Lanbert
Everett Welch
Elmer Finlan
Dorothy Reeves
Edna Warner
Calvin Epple
Joan Finlan
Maxine Chase
Dessie Moore
Pearl Rupe
Melvin Morris
Worley Webb
Newark
Ray Alkire
G. E. Atkins
Gallipolis
D. L. Reisinger
Hebbardsville
Hbbardsville
Work of Teachers Is Being Studied
The Plains educators participate in a ten week experimental project to improve training for boys and girls. Fourteen school systems across Ohio join 41 schools and over 600 teachers with five state universities. Observers record classroom activity while teachers review these findings in conferences to guide effective use of the information. A December 14 Columbus meeting will plan summarizing the study findings with Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Calvin attending.
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Plains
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Columbus
Humphrey
Calvin
Breezing Along with Briezt Sports Column
Eddie Briezt recalls offbeat sports notes from 1940 including broadcasting earnings for Tommy Harmon, a Washington football feud, Judge Landis politics, Tom Sweeney on Boston College Holy Cross, Abe Simon trim, Red Barber Bears Redskins call, Ernest Mills last Villanova game, Mickey Owen riot link, and TIME MARCHES ON 1940 with Thanksgiving twice and the era’s quirks.
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Abe Simon
Roscoe Toles
Red Barber
Bears
Redskins
Ernest Mills
Auburn
Villanova
Ohio State Board To Decide Schmidt Fate Today
Ohio State athletic board meets today amid coaching staff uncertainty as fans debate Schmidt’s future. Officials focus on routine matters including site selection for a new field house, while Schmidt tours coast for 1941 scouting and fans call for a clear decision. Massillon honors John Reed as Canton McKinley’s trainer reflects on past seasons.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Buckeye
Ohio State University
Board of Athletic Control
Michigan
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Schmidt
Ohio
Buckeye Board
Glenn Gardner Honored for Ohio State Testing Work
Chauncey Glenn H Gardner, former Chauncey Dover teacher now in Parkersburg, completed construction of State of Ohio every pupil tests for seventh grade history. Tests were made by Gardner under supervision of Athens Senior High School’s Carl Roberts. He is the first non state teaching appointee in eleven years. Gardner will work on April 1941 tests and has returned home for draft registration.
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Chauncey
Glenn H. Gardner
Chauncey- Dover
Parkersburg
W. Va
Gardner
Chauncey Local Union to elect officers Tuesday
Chauncey local union No. 358 will elect international and district officers on Tuesday December 10 at the wash house in Mine 25. Local president William N. Schoonover urges all members to vote.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Local Union No
International and District
William N. Schoonover
Christmas Social and Visiting Notes in Jacksonville
Mrs. Raymond Antle hosted the Faithful Class gathering at her home with devotionals led by Mrs. Leona Nicholas. Members read poems and a Thanksgiving story, and Viola Kuhne won the mystery box. Several Jacksonville residents visited Columbus, and local families shared holiday plans and health updates.
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Jacksonville
Raymond Antle
Leona Nicholas
Florence Morrison
Janet Miller
Hazel Antle
E. C. Shirkey
Manerell
Viola Kuhne
Theresa Dunlevy
Jacksonville Mothers Club
A. R. Woodgerd
John Podoski
Columbus
Elmer Bratka
Albert Campbell
Josephine
Virgil Slay
Shirley Ann
Christmas Party Set by Greens Run Church Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid Society of Greens Run Church of Christ will hold its annual Christmas party and gift exchange at the Church Parish House on Wednesday night December 11. Mrs. Lena Leake leads the business meeting and secretary Mrs. Clara Cannon urges all members to attend.
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Chauncey—Ladies Aid Society
Church of Christ
Lena Leake
Clara Cannon
Plains F H A delegates chosen for regional meeting
The Plains F H A Club selected delegates Wyona Stauffer Margie Darnell Patricia McFarland Jean Bingman Eleanor Michael Aileen and Geraldine Davies Vada Bricker Betty Bumgardner Georgia Michael and Jeanette Parfett to attend the regional gathering in Nelsonville on December 7.
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the Plains
Plains F.H.A
Nelsonville
Wyona Stauffer
Margie Darnell
Patricia McFarland
Jean Bingman
Eleanor Michael
Aileen
Geraldine Davies
Vada Bricker
Betty Bumgardner
Georgia Michael
Jeanette Parfett
Geraldine
Aileen Davies
Miss Wienir
Ohio University
the Plains High School
Humphrey
Wilford Hanning
Charles Linscott
Mary Harrison
Dick McDonald
Laurence Olson
Marjorie Corbett
Marjorie Welch
Dain Campbell
Joe Lucas
Elizabeth Alichney
Mrs Gertrude Carter Dies at Chauncey
Mrs Gertrude Carter aged 53 died suddenly this morning of a heart attack at the family home on Converse Street Chauncey Funeral arrangements are pending at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville She is survived by her husband B E Carter a son James at home two daughters Stella Martin of Chauncey and Glenna Hughes of Delaware two grandchildren and two sisters Ella Cunningham and Daisy Six of Dayton
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Chauncey
Gertrude Carter
Converse St
Stout
Nelsonville
Dixon Seeks Jelly Seat in United Mine Workers Election
Dixon Chauncey Thomas of Orbiston Glouster Rural Route and Chauncey Mine No. 25 is a candidate for Jelly among three nominees in the International District and Divisional offices election of the United Mine Workers of America to be held Tuesday December 10.
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Chauncey
Thomas Dixon
Orbiston
Glouster
Chauncey Mine No
Dixon
Jelly
International
United Mine Workers of America
Chauncey Enlists in Panama Air Corps
Robert Roger Chauncey, son of Mrs Mabel Hayden Cage and grandson of Mrs Blanche Champlin Chauncey, has enlisted in the Panama Air Corps. He has left for Alabama where he will be stationed three months before being sent to Panama.
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Panama
Chauncey
Robert Roger
Mabel Hayden Cage
Blanche Champlin
Panama Air Corps
Alabama
Chicago Bears Dominate Redskins 73 to 6 for Pro Football Title
The Chicago Bears crushed the Washington Redskins 73 to 6 in the National League playoff game. The win set multiple scoring and ball-handling records as Luckman, Osmanski, and others fueled a dominant offensive show before 36,034 spectators.
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Chicago Bears
Redskins
Washington
Chicago
Bears
Washington Redskins
Big Bears
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Lusty Bears
Coaches Officials Meet Tonight in Athens County
Athens County high school basketball coaches and officials will gather at 7 30 tonight in the Ohio University Men's Gymnasium. Harold Wise of the Ohio U coaching staff announced the meeting to discuss rules and monthly sessions through the season.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Harold Wise
Ohio U
Eagles Drill Indoors at Tufts Before Sugar Bowl Trip
Boston College footballers bound for the Sugar Bowl drill indoors due to heavy New England snow. The team holds daily sessions at Tufts College gymnasium, practicing plays and kicking. They shuttle six miles to Tufts and will continue workouts daily until departure for New Orleans.
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Boston
New England
Boston College
Tufts College
Tufts
Eagles
New Orleans
Buckeyes Face West Virginia to Open 1940 41 Season
Columbus Ohio State University opens its basketball season hosting a sturdy West Virginia team. Captain Gil Mickelson and Freddie Miller likely start at guards with Jack McLain at center. Veterans Graf and Dawson appear at guard spots, while sophomores Schol ler and McGecowets push for time. The West Virginia game and Saturday’s Butler meeting will indicate if Ohio State can contend for the Big Ten title.
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NEW Concord
Muskingum
Ohio University
Athens
Youngstown
Columbus
Ohio State University
Buckeyes
West Virginia University
Ohio
Harold Olsen
Gil Mickelson
Freddie Miller
West Virginia
Huntington
Jack McLain
Byron Jorgenson
Pittsburgh
Jack Graf
Jack Dawson
Warren Scholler
Hamilton
McGecowets
Mark Center
Butler
Bucks
Dover Teachers Continue Lunch Benefit Fundraisers
Dover Township teachers Chauncey and Millfield plan turkey and children benefit parties on December 10 and December 16 to support school lunchrooms feeding nearly 400 pupils. Chauncey workers led by Paul Tiske Frances Howard and Myrta Ashworth and Millfield team under Jessie Smart and Helen Sanders report previous events netted 33.67 and 18.25 respectively with more donations forthcoming.
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Chauncey
Dover Township
Paul Tiske
Frances Howard
Myrta Ashworth
Chauncey Auditorium
Millfield
Jessie Smart
Helen Sanders
East Millfield
Chauncey-Dover
Chauncey Varsity C Club Holds January Meeting
Chauncey-Dover Varsity C Club met at the high school with large attendance. Jack Ley presided as new members were admitted and letters awarded to senior old members and football squad honorees. Officers are Jack Ley president Jack Dickerson vice president and John Earich secretary treasurer.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Jack Ley
Carl Kozma
Chauncey Varsity
Jack Dickerson
John Earich
Martha Bible Class Meets at Millfield Church of Christ
Mrs. Mabel Smith hosts the Martha Bible Class on Wednesday December 11 at Millfield Church of Christ. The gathering opens with a 6 PM dinner followed by a business meeting led by Mrs. Viola Howard. Officers will be elected and a Christmas gift exchange planned.
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Chauncey
Mabel Smith
Martha
Millfield Church of Christ
Viola Howard
Public Enemies Records Named Thousands in U S Lists
Public records list 14 137 public enemies with 460 wanted for murder 761 for kidnapping and 132 for blackmail Reflecting the era the figures show the breadth of law enforcement targets in the United States.
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The
United States
Champlins Host Farewell Supper For Sauer
Mr and Mrs Lewis Champlin entertained with a farewell supper at their Converse Street home on Friday night honoring Mr and Mrs Edward Sauer Athens formerly of Chauncey who depart Saturday for a Florida winter. Guests included Mr and Mrs Sauer Mr and Mrs F H Staffinger Chauncey Mr and Mrs William Horn Salem and the Champlins. The Staffingers Champlins and Horns计划 shortly to join Sauer in Florida for the winter.
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Chauncey
Lewis Champlin
Converse St
Edward Sauer
Athens
Florida
Sauer
F. H. Staffinger
William Horn
Salem
Champlin
Staffingers
Champlins
Horns
Friendship Bible Class Chan ce Chauncey Christmas Meeting
The Friendship Bible Class of Chauncey Church of Christ will hold a December 11 meeting at 7 30 p m in the Donald W Henry home on East Main Street. Mrs Erma Butts conducts the program with officer elections and a quarter gift exchange. Mrs Jessie Fiske and Miss Ruth Fiske assist. A large turnout is expected.
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Chauncey
Friendship Bible Class
Chauncey Church of Christ
Donald W. Henry
E. Main St
Jessie Fiske
Ruth Fiske
Erma Butts
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