Lakes Triumph Tops College Sports Editors Poll
In a pre-war style unanimous choice the Lakes win the year end national sports editors poll with Notre Dame second. The final vote tally features a 19 to 14 result for Lakes over the Irish, while other top picks span college football and track teams across major leagues and conferences.
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Harold Claassen
NEW York
Notre Dame
Associated
New Yorkees
St. Is Cardinals
Mex Baers
Redskins
Steve Lach
Dukeath
Paul Anderse
Notre
College of Pacific
Southern Califa
Mis
Mercerville Edges Racine In Tight Racine Tilt
In a fast paced Racine High School gym game Tuesday December 21 Mercerville rallied from a five point first half deficit to seize the lead late and win. Key stars Kiesling with 14 points and the Mercerville guard who scored 10 propelled the visitors past Racine in the closing stretch.
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CINE
Racine High School
Orium
Racine
Mercerville
Kiesling
F & O Iiiienes
Ncces
Aedenane
Mercerville G
Plains Methodist Youth Set Christmas Program Thursday
The Plains Methodist Church will present a Christmas program Thursday at 7 30 p m featuring recitations songs and a lighted tree. Miss Dorothy Cade is pianist with Miss Elta Cooper Mrs H W Fig and Mrs Oria Darnell on the committee.
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Chauncey
the Plains Methodist Church
Dorothy Cade
Elta Cooper
H. W. Fig Aand
Oria Darnel
Yale Triumphs In Overtime Over Trinity 46 44
College basketball scores show Yale edging Trinity 46 to 44 after overtime. Also Chase Field beats the University of Texas 64 to 50. High school results include Middletown 44 over Miamisburg 24 and Bluffton 82 over Rawson 28.
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Yale
Trinity
W & Jefferson
Mar- Getsarton Hs Rider
A of Tech
Uni of Chicago
Great Lakes
de Pauw
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Stout Field
Evansville
Central
Glouster Tom Cats Tumble to Murray City
Murray City varsity routed Glouster on Glouster’s court Tuesday evening. The first quarter ended 21 to 4, the half 33 to 10, and the final score 65 to 17 as Murray City reserves dominated after early lead. Glouster’s Tom Kittens trailed 10 to 1, 14 to 2, and 16 to 4 at the corresponding quarters.
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Glouster
Murray City
Tom Kittens
Figley
Varsity
Waldeck
Athens
Marietta Yard
Thomas
Wveeeune
Roush
Pleasant— McCormick
Uarters
Wellston
Ral- Murray Nan
McArthur Little Generals
Lewis
Cruickshank
Mason
Meredith
Jones
McArthur
General Chemical
Viera
Wilkesville
Winti
Nott Ote
Boot
Shacklett
Harden Serene
F. T. Meade
Bradshaw Cane
Burris
Ian Armade
Arietta
Darling
Ecco
An Kurtzman
Crawford
Kinnison G. F
Romito
Seers Curry
Hutchinson
Wooten Weer En Rerrens
Anderson
Victory
MUR Ecagennsenevell
Laurinsky Quews Asweeee
Na Coatiinislin Banecsiaidinint
Derey Diimetanrine Od
Hudson Oo
Rangers
Burdette
Eee Mills
Gladwell
Albrecht Werereee
Wooton Wee
Swigert
Miller
Gormely
Fullerton's Sports Roundup Quick Look At Camps And Stars
A sweeping sports roundup notes concentrated talent at mid south service camps with stars from Norfolk Naval Station Penn State Appalachian State Duke East Texas and more. It highlights Bud Palmer Whitey Myers Tippy Dye Don Elser Bones McKinney Bob Rose Neil Mosser and other names as top college and service players. The piece also teases Reese Hart Buck Newsom Dick Davis and Charley Jones with light anecdotes about travel and hobbies.
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Kansas
Indiana
Mid-South
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Norfolk Naval Air Station
John Barr
Penn State
Belus Smackey
Appalachian State
Eddie Shokes
Duke
Bob Carpenter
East Texas
North Carolina
Bud Palmer
Princeton
Whitey Myers
Stan Skaur
Dartmouth
Tippy Dye
Ohio State
Don Elser
Notre Dame
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
Bones McKinney
North Carolina State
Cherry Point Marines
Cloudbusters
Bob Rose
Corp
Neil Mosser
St. Joseph's
Ind
Rose
Rudy York Sets 1948 AL RBI Crown with 118
Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers won the 1948 American League RBI title with 118. He trails Ted Williams in total homers, while Nick Etten of the Yankees was runner up with 107 RBIs. Charley Keller led in walks with 108, Mickey Vernon topped hit-by-pitch with 10, and Detroit batters set a club record with 159 infield double plays.
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Chicago
Rudy York
Detroit Tigers
Bvetarss Snowell Twouay
Boston
Ted William
York
Nick Etten
New York Yankees
Detroit
Etten
Williams
Mickey Vernon
Washington
Jim Bloodworth
Tigers
Twin Killings
Tony Lupton
Former Chauncey Resident Charles Redman Dies in Logan
Charles Redman aged 8 4 lived many years in Chauncey and worked in the Chauncey railroad yards. He died Sunday at his Logan home after moving there with family. Punchet services were held in Logan with burial at Seth Chapel. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Rosie Lehman, and two Logan grandchildren. Brother-in-law of Hollis White, former Chauncey resident and long-time marshal.
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Chauncey
Charles Redman
Logan
Seth Chapel
Mary
Rosie Mn Lehman
Hollis White
Bud Wright tops national bowling with 797 series
Chicago bowler Bud Wright rolled a 797 series to lead the season's keglers. He struck 31 times in three games, with games of 241 177 and 279, edging Mickey Karlone of Oakland who had 796. Wright's mark eclipsed the previous best for the season.
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Chicago
Bud Wright
Wit
Mickey Karlone
Oakland
Calif
Esther Class Elects Officers At Chauncey Methodist
Mrs Nelle Jordan hosted the Esther Class Christmas gathering at Chauncey with Grace Stalder presiding. Evelyn Patterson led devotions. Laura Russell and Ruth Bridgewater won prizes. officers elected include Helen Nicholson president Winnie Skinner vice president Evelyn Patterson secretary Laura Russell treasurer Betty Boling reporter. Members present listed.
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Chauncey
Nelle Jordan
Mill St
Esther
Methodist Church
Grace Stalder
Evelyn Patterson
Helen Nicholson
Winnie Skinner
Laura Russell
Betty Boling
Flower Fund
Ruth Bridgewater
Lydia 8
Elizabeth Ey
Lillian Sweeney
Lena Cunningo
Nelle Joran
Plains Schools Close For Vacation
CHAUNCEY The Plains schools closed Wednesday for a week long vacation and will resume the following Wednesday December 29. Christmas programs were presented in the schools before the break.
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Chauncey—The Plains
Supt
Herman W. Humphrey
Mrs Elsie Edwards Reported Seriously Ill in Chauncey
Chauncey resident Mrs Elsie Stalder Edwards, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Brad Stalder, is reported seriously ill in Cherrington Hospital Logan. She has many relatives in Chauncey and nearby. In Africa, Lake Chad often shrinks to half its normal size during the dry season.
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Chauncey
Elsie Stalder Edwards
Brad Stalder
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Edwards
Chauncey and
Lake Chad
Africa
Racine Club Hosts Christmas Dinner and Program
Happy Hustler members gathered for a six o’clock chicken dinner at Mrs. B. M. Tyree’s home in Racine. The event featured a Christmas tree, carols, and a devotional program led by Mrs. Gomer Lewis with readings and solos by local residents. Guests included many neighbors and service members visiting furloughs from Camp Mackall and the Aleutians.
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Racine
B. M. Tyree
Gomer Lewis
Mary Jean Watson
Rebes
Lewis
George Simpson
Maxine Wingett
B. M. See
Ernest Wingett
Clark Jiiden
Emma Jane
George Sim
Percy Ross
Jean Watson
Ben Philson
Emma Jiiden
Owen Watson
Fern Gaul
Clare Laughlin
Hazel Cleland
Siby Miles
Walter Stewart
Ralph Haymen
Freeland Norris
Guy Neigler
Ralph Neigier
Walter Me‘Carley
Dorothy Davis
Charles Davis
Donald Wolfe
Ioe Wolfe
George Osborn
Joe
Marcia Waugh
Fred Bell
Jake Lee
Garen
Middleport
Lawrence Hilldare
Camp Mackall
N. C
Ted Hilldare
Dee
Bethel Mission Cancels Christmas Night Service
Pastor Harvey Smith of Bethel Mission announces no service on Christmas night. Regular services resume the first week of January on the regular schedule, with preaching Saturday night January 1.
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Glouster — Harvey Smith
Bethel Mission
Christmas Briefs From Blue Lake Community
Local notes report Corporal Ray Mond Wooten visiting home for Christmas with parents in Blue Lake. Several residents ill or aging, a house fire damaged Jesse McGuire's home, and a Christmas program at Elizabeth Chapel after Sunday School on December 26.
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Blue Lake
Raymond Wooten
California
Robert Wooten
James Hazlett
Brisco Baldwin
Joseph Wooten
Urbana
Jesse McGuire
Elizabeth Chapel
Calvin Saunders
Brodrick
Mr. Thompson
Ethel Wooten
San Bernardino
Clinton Daniels
Orient
Daniels
London
Anis Birchfield
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
E. Z. Coffey
Gallipolis
Bailey Chapel
Vinton Wogan
Iowa
Minnie Hardway
Christian Church
Swain
Garland Caudill
Glouster Church Plans Candle Service For Christmas Eve
Glouster Church of Christ schedules a candle lighting service Friday at 7:00 PM to honor local service members. Each family is encouraged to have a member in the armed forces light a candle as names are read, with Christmas songs and prayers for the country.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Return to Great Lakes Naval Station
Chauncey sergeant Charles Paul Ley returned from a several day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs John J Ley and family in Chauncey. He is expected to be transferred upon his return to Great Lakes Naval Station.
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Paul Wise
Chauncey Wise
Everett Brucker
Newark
Adam Brucker
Leslie Brucker
Larry
Dorothy Wise
Erie
C. BE. Wise
Elizabeth Chapel Ladies Aid Society
Mayme Lewis
Gallipolis
D.c
Chauncey
Charles Paul Ley
John J. Ley
Great Lakes Naval Station
Great Lakes
Welfare workers urged to receive higher pay in Ohio
State Welfare Director Herbert Mooney urged the salary study commission to set a minimum of 65 dollars monthly plus maintenance for state welfare institution employees. He noted a current 80 dollar minimum with employees paying maintenance and a department shortfall of about 800 workers. The commission formed three sub committees to study the issue. Souls of dead chieftains visit relatives as snakes under local superstition among some African groups.
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Columbus
Herbert Mooney
Mooney
Galloways Celebrate 35th Anniversary in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Galloway visited Columbus over the weekend to honor their 35th wedding anniversary as guests of their son EB Galloway and family. They saw the film Corvette K-225 starring Ella Raines. Galloway noted Ella Raines’s grandmother Lydia Raines just turned 99 in North Carolina and a great aunt celebrated a 106th anniversary weeks earlier.
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Glouster
R. C Galloway
Columbus
EB. EB. Galloway
Ella Raines
Lydia Raines
North Carolina
Massillon Call for Injured Son-in-Law in Defense Plant Incident
Mr and Mrs Dallas Christ and daughter Jo Ann traveled to Massillon on Sunday after their son in law James Decan Jr sustained a punctured lung from a six inch steel shard at a defense plant. He was treated and is improving at home. The Christmans visited relatives in Canton before returning to Glouster Tuesday night.
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Glouster
T. A. Noon
Buffalo
N. Y
Bingman
George Smith
Wee
Smith Home
Arthur Hodgson
Louise Hodgson
The
WAVES
New York
Oakland
Calif
Dallas Christ
Jo- Ann
Massillon
James Decan Jr
Christman
Jacksonville Pageant At Methodist Church This Friday
The GLOUSTERA pageant will be presented at the Jacksonville Methodist Church Friday at 7:00 p.m. Characters come from church youths. The program includes speaking parts dialogs and songs by the primary department. A Christmas tree will be set up and children receive a candy treat. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Jacksonville
Population of India Reaches About Four Crore
In the last decade India shows an 18 percent rise in population now near 400 million. The data underscores rapid growth and implications for resources and governance.
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India
Planning party Chauncey hosts Christmas at lodge hall
The Millfield D of 1 lodge Mazon Council No 93 invites members to a Christmas party at the lodge hall tonight. A pot luck supper and a gift exchange are planned and a good turnout is expected.
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Chauncey
Millfield D of 1
Lodge
Mazon Council No. 93
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