Ruling Aids Giants In College Basketball Tourney
Oklahoma City AP report notes the anti goaltending rule may favor tall players in the upcoming three day eight team tournament. Highlighted stars include Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M George Kok of Arkansas and Bill Henry of Rice. Coaches Hank Iba Gene Lambert say the rule preserves scoring and tests the giants' offense.
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Oklahoma City
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
George Kok
Arkansas
Bill Henry
Rice
Aggies
Hank Iba
Kurland
Iba
Aggie
Iris
Bob
Gene Lambert
Kok
Giants
Eastern Stars To Meet In Nelsonville Jan 6
Eudora Chapter No. 72 of the Order of Eastern Star hosts the District No. 25 meeting at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville. District president Mrs Grace Hutchinson presides at 10:00 a.m. Lunch at 12 at the Christian Church with reservations due Jan 3 to Mrs Mable Washburn. A school of instruction follows led by D D G M Mrs Clara Smith McConnelsville with 1944 officers exemplifying the work. Worthy Grand Matron and other grand officers will attend. District includes Athens Megs Morgan and Washington Counties.
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Clara Smith
McConnelsville
Eudora
Athens
Megs
Morgan
Washington Counties
Eugene E James dies in Nel sonville at 81
Eugene E James 81 longtime Nel sonville resident died Christmas morning at his daughter's home 146 Clinton St He was a former Chief Engineer at the City Electric Light Plant later with Ward Baking Co in Columbus He leaves two daughters four sons eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services set for Wednesday 10 am Warren Funeral Home Burial in Sunset Cemetery Columbus
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Nelsonville
Eugene E. James
Frank Lowry
Clinton St
James
City Electric Light Plant
Columbus
Ward Baking Co
Elizabeth Staller
Lowry
Alice Terry
Eugene E. Jr
Clarence James
Cyrus
Clifford C. James
Warren Funeral Home
Sunset Cemetery
War Wives Circle Holds Meeting in Nelsonville
The War Wives Circle met Thursday evening at 7 30 at the Sorority Teams. Members enjoyed games and Christmas carols, exchanged gifts, and prepared a Christmas dinner table. Attendees included Mary Margeret Tomlinson Londa Goheen Margaret Langley Jessie Raybould Jerry Nelson Elizabeth Sheskey Helen Steenrod Leora Riley Annz Mae Lowery Jeanne Whitmore Nora Jo Hall Ida Lee Crombie Ruth Johnson.
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Nelsonville
War Wives Circle
Mary Margaret Tomlinson
Londa Goheen
Margaret Langley
Jessie Raybould
Jerry Nelson
Elizabeth Sheskey
Helen Steenrod
Leora Riley
Annz Mae Lowery
Jeanne Whitmore
Nora Jo Hall
Ida Lee Crombie
Ruth Johnson
Nelsonville Social Notes Highlight Local Holiday Visits
Friday night guests of Mrs. Frank Knox included Robert Baldwin and Bobby from Yellow Springs. Saturday they visited home for Christmas. Guests at various homes over the weekend included Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wallace Cyn thiana Ind and Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Nolte Lancaster O. with Mr. and Mrs. Co H Bartlett. Mrs. Mary McCune Cleveland stayed with her father Charles L Pensyle and family for the holidays. Clarence Monks and son Bill joined Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Richardson in Columbus for Christmas. Mayor Lowell Burnell Cleveland spent Sunday with his parents Will and Mrs. Burnell. Lieut Helen Jackson Ithaca N Y spent Christmas with Frank and John Jackson and respective families.
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Robert Baldwin
Sort
Bobby
Yellow Springs
Frank Knox
Paul Wallace
Cynthiana
Ind
Harry J. Nolte
Lancaster
Co. H. Bartlett
Mary McCune
Cleveland
Charles L. Pensyle
Clarence Monks
Bill
Oscar Richardson
Columbus
Lowell Burnell
Will Burnell
Helen Jackson
Ithaca
Frank
John
Dorothy Higgins
Obert Guess
Dayton
George H. Campbell
O. V. Yaw
Athens
Glouster
J. V. Yaw
0. V. Yaw
Clarence Reese
New York
Ruth
Reese
Seth Auer
Toledo
Trimble
Cora Auer
Richard Jones
Richard
Dick) Jones
John Bulloch
Robert Bulloch
Donna Lee
M.M. Bryson
Mary Isabel Bryson
Phyllis Dyer
Western Reserve University
John Dyer
Ira Stansberry
DeLores
Glouster Lodge Installs New Officers for Coming Year
Glouster Lodge No. 607 F. and A. M. held a Wednesday evening installation in Masonic Hall. Ernest Byers officiated with J E. Anderson as Grand Marshal as L. K. Heiskell became Worshipful Master and other officers were sworn in including William J. Golding and Enlon Grubb as wardens. Past Master D. Pickard received a jewel in appreciation for his year of service.
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Pickard
Glouster Area Christmas Visitors Share Holiday
Mrs. Dorothy Higgins and Mrs. Robert Guess of Dayton visit uncles Mr. and Mrs. George H. Campbell for Christmas. Many relatives from Athens, Dayton, Cleveland, Newark, and Columbus gather in Glouster for holiday meals and family visits.
Marine Corps officer and family notes from Glouster
Mrs. E. Max Antle returns from Quantico to announce the 61st R. O. C and 58th O. F. C. graduation. Max Antle earns Second Lieutenant in the regular Marine Corps. David Cox A. R. M. 3-c spends leave with his parents in Glouster after completing Wildwood, N. J., training and awaiting reassignment.
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Glouster
E. Max ‘Antle
Quantico
O. F.C
United States Marines
Max
iHe
Marine Corps
David Cox
Get Cablegram From Son in Switzerland
GLOUSTER. Mr and Mrs Henry Echstenkamper Sr received a cablegram Monday wishing them a Merry Christmas from their son Sgt Earl Echstenkamper who is interned in Switzerland. Another son Sgt Henry Echstenkamper has been in a reconditioning camp at Asheville NC and returned home on a 21 day pass. He will report to a camp in Texas for reassignment after the pass. He spent 29 months overseas in the Pacific before being sent back to the States.
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Glouster
Henry Echstenkamper, Sr
Earl Echstenkamper
Switzerland
Echstenkampers
Sgt
Henry Echstenkamper
Asheville
N. C
Texas
Pacific
States
Entertain for Son Al Madrie Home
Mr and Mrs George Mudrie hosted a birthday party for their three year old son Michael on Summit Street Friday afternoon. A group of boys played games and enjoyed ice cream and cake while gifts arrived from guests including Jon Halbert Michael Beshara Tommy Brown Darrell Judson Gary Dean Tillman Walter Brown Dorothy Tillman Jane Brown and Al Beshara. Joseph Beshara could not attend. Mrs Stephenson returned from Warren after ten days with relatives and was joined by a Texas visitor Mrs Moser. Set Elsen Stephenson of Camp Blanding Fla surprised them by visiting and is said to be improving.
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Mudrie
Michael
Joseph Beshara
Five Are Arraigned Before Mayor Howe
Five defendants faced arraignment in Nelsonville’s Mayor Howe court after Sunday sessions and Monday pleas for intoxication charges. Herbert Burwell Cash Octon Margarete Croskes Dean vile Dew Hudds Nelsonville Rt 2 received fines and costs, while Gladys Rife Hew Calbert were excused from sentence due to the Christmas holiday.
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Nelsonville
Richtel
Sunday Dinner Guests At Allison Jones Home
Allison Jones hosted Christmas dinner with family members including their son Daryl Jones and his wife Judy son Billy of Jacksonville Grace Ann Wanda Lee and Frances Kearns. Daryl, called to return to camp by the 27th, left for Columbus and then to Maine California for overseas service exams.
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Columbus
Mainc
Calif
Ladies Aid Society Christmas Party at Morrison Home
The Trimble Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society held a Wednesday evening party hosted by Mrs. Ella Morrison. Members exchanged gifts with a red and green Christmas theme and readings by Mrs. Elma Leadinghaus and Mrs. Esta Haskins. The January meeting will be at Mrs. Georgia Sarre’s home. Marriage plans announced for Toss M Tate of Glouster to Ruth Henze of Astonia New York with ceremony in Manhattan. Local schools closed for holiday vacation and to resume January 2.
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Toss M, Tate
Giouster
Route 4
Fred R. ‘Vale HK. M. Ie
U.S. Navy
Ruth CL Henze
Alt
Tris
Low Henze
Astonia
New York
Manhattan
Mildred Henve
Joseph Taxtor
Woham Cullen Bryant Itch School
Hollister
Eligh Schoat
Wartime sports face minimal criticism in AP yearend poll
AP reports 1944 saw criticism of wartime sports fall to a minimum as editors emphasize public and service demand to continue events. Attendance and pari mutuel wagering rise signaling a postwar boom. supporters say military presence and morale needs justify keeping sports active amid conflict.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Hal Cressman
Norristown
Times-Herald
Bill Diehl
Norfolk, Va
Ledger Dispatch
Bernie Swanson
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Army
Navy
Air Force
Wey
Dubuque
Telegraph-Herald
SPTIC
Albany Quint Loses Twice
The Albany high school basketball team opened its season with losses to Vinton Rural and to Albany! both in varsity and reserve games. The varsity fell 40-29 to Vinton Rural and 49-25 to Albany! while the reserves lost 23-8 to Vinton Rural and 38-17 to Albany!.
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Albany
the Plains
Vinton Rural
McDonald
Charney Hiller
Wilson
Rutkoskie Romine
Platt Rabeod
Wharton Blind
Hall
Manning
Hutchison
Hutchison Totals Man Ae
Bean Doty Ben
Friedemaker S'tRuman
Beatty
McVey Hawk Be
Wandeerd Slaughter
Pomeroy
Rv. Ox
Wellston
Varsity Beggs
Nelsonville Vinton Rural
Morrison
Logan
McManus
Clayton
Trace
Price
West
the West
Gallipolis
Norton
Cross
Jackson
Cline
Jim Athens
Wright
Mingusa
Kekeris
Middleport
Collins
Missouri
Parry
Hellingbery
Jeffers
O Tribe
Den
Hagerty
Clark
H. C. Godman
J T.E. Conkey
Bowen
van Dyke
DR. Gibbs
V. Conkey
Hartman
Scholl
Agg Clark
Corrington
Dan
Brooks
Woolerr
W. Grandy
Wyckoff
Cooper
Hensler
Binder
Dailey A
Snider
Bean
Graves
Goodman
Gibbs
Tedrick
Eaach
Wis
Swank
McVey Tates
Selby
Friedemaker Awe
King Lumber Co
Woodgerd
King
Avior
Sloan
Beatty Nooth Blind
Geil
Cook
Handicap
Paris
Otals
Averages Show Detroit Aces Tops in American League
Detroit revolved around Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser who led the American League with 56 wins as a pair, the most by teammates since 1904. Newhouser went 29.9 and Trout 27-14 as the league’s only 20-game winners, while Tex Hughson carried Boston with an 18-5 record before entering the armed forces.
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Chicago
WPI
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Harold Newhouser
Detroit
Trout
Newhouser
John D. Chesbro
John Powell
New York
Hal Newhouser
Boston
Tex Hughson
Armed Forces
Shrine Squads Hold Practice For New Year Charity Contest
Shrine East and West football squads held serious workouts as they prep for the charity contest. East at Santa Clara University featured Ohio State All-American quarterback Leslie Hor vath and Buckeye-inspired attack notes. Western squad trained at Menio Junior College directed by Orin Hollingberg and Homer Norton before Christmas dinner.
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Vernon
Santa Clara University
Leslie Horvath
Ohio State
Andy Kerr
George Hauser
Bernie Bierman
Buckeye Flash
Orin Hollingberg
Homer Norton
Menio Junior College
Spaghetti Bowl Tilt Carded in Italy
Italy reports a war time Spaghetti Bowl between Fifth Army and 12th Airforce with undefeated records as both teams debut. A 35 000 strong crowd is expected for a 1 30 p m kickoff with Army bands and Baton twirlers Peggy Jean and Ella Logan providing entertainment. Notables include Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Giants outfielder Ducky Medwick, plus USC units and players from Indiana polis Dayton University and Cincinnati.
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Italy
Pasadena
Calif
Fifth Army
12Th Airforce
Army
Peggy Jean
America
USC
Ella Logan
Leo
Lip’ Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ducky
New York Giant
Cpl
Gene Stauver
Indianapolis
Toledo Uni
Meehans western tour aims to shake up pro football leagues
Chick Meehan heads toward Denver and Los Angeles to lure franchises for a western based pro league. He argues a business oriented plan could rival the National League, which declined bids last spring. The piece also notes media quirks and other sports anecdotes from Caskey Widdoes and the Second Air Force schedule antics.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
UPI
Chick Meehan
Denver
Los Angeles
Chick
National
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