Ohio Quint Entrains for East Today
Ohio University's Bobcats and Athens High School's Bulldogs begin a resumption of basketball after a holiday break. The Bulldogs travel to McArthur to face Little Generals while Ohio A. heads to Buffalo to play Tennessee and then Erie to meet Gannon College. Bobcats depart for Columbus then Buffalo, Erie, and return to Athens with nine players on the trip. Coaches Trautwein and Mauer will miss the Buffalo game due to family and Rose Bowl duties.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Athens High School
Bulldogs
McArthur
Little Generals
Bullex
Lancaster St. Marys
Ohio A
University of Tennessee
Bufffalo
Gannon College
Erie
Columbus
Buffalo
Tey
Athens
Mark Wylie
Ralph Sayre
John Muldowan
Bob Brandle
Jim Mackey
Walt Maroney
Harry Lamb
Edgamer
Bill Wright
Tennessee
Bobcat
Bill Trautwein
Great Lakes
Comeno
Bill
John Mauer
Ikewise
Pasadena
Vols
O E S Serves for Masonic Turkey Dinner
Eighty five members of the Masonic Chapter attended the annual turkey dinner at Masons Hall in Gallipolis. The O E S prepared and served the meal, followed by degree work exemplified by High Priest Maurice Bane and other officers.
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Gallipolis
Masonic Chapter
Masons Hall
Maurice Bane
Hollis Houston Killed in Action on German Front
Hollis D Houston was reported killed on November 17 in Germany after being listed missing in action three weeks earlier. He had served since July 1943 and went overseas in July this year. His parents Mrs and Mrs W L Houston live at 560 Fourth Avenue in Gallipolis, with other siblings and relatives also serving or involved in wartime duties.
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Gallipolis
Hollis D. Houston
Germany
War Department
W. L. Houston
Houston
Lawrence County
Proctorville
Gallia County
Gallipolli
Fourth Avenue
Lowell Dewey Houston
Coast Artillery
Hawai
Tom Mills
Lowell Fisher
Donald Houston
L. 4. Johnson
Dustin Houston
Huntington
Doran
Springfield
Gallipolis Social Notes Bride Joins Naval Officer in Youngstown
Miss Virginia Kathleen Buzard daughter of Clyde A. Buzard of Youngstown became the bride of Lieutenant Daniel Paul Davies SNR son of Lehr Davies of Gallipolis. The ceremony was in the Little Chapel of Friendly Bells Youngstown at four PM with family members and friends attending. The couple plan a short honeymoon in New York City before Annapolis where he will attend post graduate school.
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Gallipolis
Virginia Kathleen Buzard
Clyde A. Buzard
Youngstown
Daniel Paul Davies
Snr
Lehr Davies
Russell J. Humbert
Friendly Bells
Buzard
James W. Bartholomew
Los Angeles
Richard d. Gibbs
Belpre
Richard St. Lee
Louisville
Davies’ather
John C. Wester
Cincinnati
Chester Clarke
Elmer Faulkner
Rockford, I
Anna Mary Davies
United States Naval Academy
Ohio University
Davies
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Louis Ville
Bethesda
Beta Theta Pi
Chester W. Nimitz
Dr John Schwarz to Retire in January 1945
Gallifolis Dr John G Schwarz superintendent of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics will retire in January 1945 after twenty nine years on the medical staff. He will be succeeded by Dr George H Roberts who has served as assistant physician since April 1939.
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Gallifolis
John G. Schwarz
Ohio Hospital
G. G. Kincon
State Welfare
Herbert R. Mooney
George H. Roberts
Souvenirs From Son in Belgium
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Deckard receive a collection of war souvenirs from their son Pfc Marvin E. Deckard in Belgium. Items include a canteen, medicine pouch, belt knife, two scissors, wine glass, fork and spoon, and a deck of cards. Deckard serves in the medical corps and has been in France since the invasion.
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Gallipolis
Ira Deckard
Pfc
Marvin E. Deckard
Belgium
Deckard
Medical Corps
France
Services in Churches of City Announced
Rev. J Edward Hakes of First Baptist preaches Victory in 1945 his Sunday morning sermon with special music. Evening topic is For the Wet Year A New Leaf or a New Life. At First Presbyterian Rev Theodore Valenti returns to the pulpit Sunday morning after visiting New York with his parents and is also featured with special music.
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Gallipolis
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Theodore Valenti
New York City
To Study Bills Larger Ca For Soldiers
POINT PLEASANT reports say the draft board will call the largest number of men at one time in months. Delegates from south of George A. Rairden of Leon announced Kanawha has obtained a license and began lock into legislative proposals to be presented when the Legislature meets January 10. Macon will be represented in the Senate by Raymond F. Musgrave serving his first term. Rairden begins his ninth term January.
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Point Pleasant
Toca
Ee Point Pleasant
Jake Wallis
Bessie Meadows
George A. Rairden
Leon
M. D. Shifiet
Macan
Senate
Raymond F. Musgrave
Rairden
Tech Tulsa Duel Over Orange Bowl Roles
Miami AP report notes Georgia Tech coach W A Alexander calls Henry Frnka of Tulsa highly intelligent while Frnka counters that Alexander is among the best. Both teams prep in Miami for New Year’s Day Orange Bowl with Tulsa seeking the underdog edge at 7 to 5.
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Miami
Fla
W. A
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Henry Frnka
America
Tulsa
Frnka
Alexander
Funka
Tech
Hardy Stephens Battle Seen in Rose Bowl
In the Rose Bowl, USC captain Jim Hardy battles Tennessee freshman Bus Stephens for dominance. Hardy’s passing spark leads USC, setting a school record with 53 completions for 684 yards and eight touchdowns in nine games. Stephens, in eight games, rushed 101 times for 631 yards as Tennessee pursues gains.
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Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Tennessee
Trojan
Jim Hardy
Buster Stephens
Vols
Trojans
Hardy
Jeff Cravath
USC
Stephens
Lookabaugh Ridicules Cotton Bowl Odds
Oklahoma A and M coach Jim Lookabaugh fights the hype as his undefeated Cowboys prepare for Texas Christian in the Cotton Bowl. He cites TF C U’s balanced attack and strong defense, notes past outscore claims, and says practice is set for today and tomorrow with light rattling before Sunday limbering.
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Dallas
Jim Lookabaugh
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Oklahoma Aggies
Cowboys
Frogs
Lookabaugh
TF. C. U
Oklahoma A. and
Razzle-Dazzle Fray Seen in Sun Bowl
In El Paso the Sun Bowl pits the University of Mexico against Southwestern of Texas in a clash expected to draw a large crowd. Both teams rely on trick passes and fast backs. Mexico coach Bernard A. Hoban notes their heavier class and a 165 pound average, as Southwestern owns a 6-5 record while the Mexicans boast a five won, one loss, and one tie mark.
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EL Paso
Tex
Southwest
University of Mexico
Southwestern of Texas
Southwestern Pirates
Pumas
Mexico
Bernard A. Hoban
Dartmouth
Pirates
Soldier Files Suit For Divorce in Mason
Richard W. Evans files for divorce from Ivy H. Evans in Mason County circuit court. Married in Gallipolis in 1941, they lived in Point Pleasant until his July 1944 military call. He returned on furlough to find Ivy with relatives in Putnam County and claims she loves another man and wishes to separate.
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Point Pleasant
Richard W. Evans
Ivy H. Evans
Gallipolis
Evans
Pvith
Putnam County
Victim Burns in Belemeade Home Fire
Mrs Rus sell Jones suffered severe burns when her clothing caught fire from an open grate at her Belmeade home Thursday morning.
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Point Pleasant
Russell Jones
Hame
Belemeade
Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
A compact sports column notes Swope's NY racing commission resignation likely tied to his status as a genuine racing man, Phelan nearing NY Athletic Commission term end, and the influence of both bodies. It also recalls Ed McKeever's Notre Dame initiation, Wilbert Robinson's 1892 seven-hit game noted posthumously, Lawther's Penn State benching joke, and Paris Red Cross boxing gym for war relief with Cleta Locatelli in charge.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
CPI
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York State Racing Commission
John J. Phelan
New York Athletic Commission
Racing Commission
Ed McKeever
Notre Dame
Saints and
Subway
Wilbert Robinson
Baltimore
Robbie
Heywood Broun
Red Cross Columba Club
Rue de L'Elysee
Paris
Cleta Locatelli
More Mason Soldiers Are Listed as War Casualties
Mrs Iva Capehart of New Haven received a War Department notice that her son Sergeant Joseph H. Capehart was killed in action in Germany on December 7, serving with General Patton's Third Army. He had been wounded twice. A brother, Ray Capehart, is in France. Grandfather George N. Capehart formerly served as postmaster at New Haven. John W. Stone and his wife, of Leon route, were notified their son Pfc. John Thomas Stone has been missing in action in France since November 29. Mrs. Goldie Jones of Apple Grove learned her son Pvt. Robert Jones is missing in action in Belgium.
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Point Pleasant
Iva Capehart
New Haven
War Department
Joseph H. Capehart
Germany
Patton
Third Army
Ray Capehart
France
George N. Capehart
John W. Stone
Leon
Route
Logan
Brandt
Aarman
Herbert Samon
Columber
South Carolina
Donald Rairden
Keynes Bros. Milling
George A. Rairden
Struble
Casto
West Coast
Bolin
Huntington
Rose
Nancy Rairden
Arnett Cossin
Theodore Cossin
San Francisco
Navy
Virginia
Jim Walthall
Les Horvath
Ohio State
Bob Kennedy
March Field
Bob Waterfield
James Johnson Dies At Home in Henderson
James Emmett Johnson 62 died at his Henderson home after a heart condition worsened. He formerly worked at Marietta Manufacturing and was a retired farmer. Survived by widow Minnie, children Lole Johnson Helen Jones Ruth Henry, and son Woodrow Johnson killed in a Pennsylvania plane crash. Brothers Luther and Wesley, sister Laura Blain, and half sister Edna Duncan. Burial arrangements pending at Chapman Funeral Home.
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Point Pleasant
James
Emmett Johnson
Henderson
Chapman Funeral Home
Johnson
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Edward
Mary Johnson
Minnie Johnson
Lole ‘Johnson
Helen Jones
Ruth Henry
Hal
Woodrow Johnson
Pennsylvania
Mason County
Luther Johnson
Charleston
Wesley Johnson
South Side
Laura Blain
Many From Distance Attend Harden Rites
Funeral services for Councilman Rody M. Harden drew a large turnout of friends and relatives from far afield. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harden of Pittsburgh and other out of town guests such as Mr. and Mrs. Eli Riser of Portsmouth Va. and Frank Ketter of Cedar Grove.
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Point Pleasant
Rody M. Harden
Ray Harden
Pittsburgh
Eli Riser
Portsmouth
Arnold Kidd
Ripley
Frank Ketter
Cedar Grove
Steve Mackley
Reed
Hugh Childs
Dayton
T.v.boggess
Huntington
Carl Clendenin
C. A. Durfee
Columbus
Cecil J. Attice
Williamson
Walter Hyatt
Columbia, Tenn
Dick Bowen
Gaylord Woomer
Virginia Coleman
Gallipolis
Cadet Parsons to Play on Alumni Team Saturday
Cadet William E Parsons USNR from the University of Louisville will participate in a game with Gauley Bridge High School alumni Saturday night if travel permits. He is visiting his parents at Mt Vernon Avenue and will return to Louisville for training after the holidays. Mrs Parsons and his son visited Mrs Norman F Mell Callum in Pomeroy this week.
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Point Pleasant
William E Parsons
USNR
University of Louisville
Gauley Bridge High School
Mt. Vernon Ave
Parsons
Louisville
Tan
Bucks Trounce Spartans and Akron Wins Fifth Straight
Ohio State Buckeyes opened defense of their Western Conference title by crushing Michigan State 67 to 31 at East Lansing. It was OSU’s second win this season over the Spartans. In another college game Akron University’s undefeated Zippers continued their high scoring run.
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Associated Press
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Michigan State
Hast Lansing
Bucks
Spartans
Akron University
Zippers
Ad Up
Westminster
Bill Rapehak
Akron
Pennsylvanians
Rupert Bennett
The
Fritz Nagy
Athens City A Bowling Scores At Island View Inn
Mrs Foster hosted a group of friends from the local bridge club at Island View Inn on Wednesday. Three tables played with Mrs Frances Unger of Gallipolis high, and Mrs Raymond Spear won low score. Refreshments followed for Point Pleasant guests and Gallipellis residents.
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M. Hall
L Harris
Lo Wagner
R. Hall
Watkins
Dunlevy
Marcinko
M. Wagner
D. Watkins
D. P. Grasshoppers
M. Armbruster
Cunningham
Point Pleasant
Gert Walker
Trade Halliday
Griffith A
George van Nostrand
W. Manning
Sprenger
Robert J. Heslop
A. L. Rossiter
Detroit
Laula Lewis
Bess Gygax
Edith Mercer
Foster
Robert Foster
Gallipolis
Island View Inn
Frances Unger
Raymond Spear
Phyllis Ingraham
Marjorie Bauerle
Spear
Charles Henry Stone
William Gy
Logan Bowling All Star League and War Time News
Logan Clay Products and Patton teams posted high scores in a multi-team bowling event noted for player lines and totals. The report includes service references and a Shrine All Star classic note, with scores and player names across several squads.
Assessors Converge at Capitol Charleston Event
Frank A. Morrison, county assessor, plans to attend the West Virginia Association of Assessors convention at the state capitol in Charleston on January 3 and 4. The two day meeting focuses on annual work topics and talks by state tax department heads.
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Capital Point Pleasant
Frank A. Morrison
West Virginia Association of Assessors
Capitol
Charleston
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