Sports notes on postwar pro football and oddities
Southern Association leaders plan to pursue pro football after the war, with skepticism about feasibility due to stadiums and salaries. Curly Lambeau questions minor league football as viable, while soccer is proposed as season attraction. Other items note Notre Dame coach awaiting War Department word and Red Cross golf charity efforts by Leo Diegal. Dodgers roster details and a Cutler High School basketball game showcase small-school quirks.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Southern Association
American Association
Curly Lambeau
Minita
Georgia Tech
Notre-Dame
Frank Leahy
War Department
Leo Diegal
Tucson
el Rio
Red Cross
Leo
Cross
Dodgers
Donation Drive Under Way For Red Cross In Glouster
Glouster reports a Red Cross drive with Emmett couple giving five dollars. Organizers aim for a two thousand six hundred dollar quota through the month. A spokesman notes the drive supports war service needs and follows a recent bond effort.
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Red Cross
Glouster
Scout Review Board To Meet Saturday
Scoutmaster Ralph Hines announces a Boy Scouts Board of Review will meet at the American Legion Hall Saturday at 7:00 PM. He reports 600 pounds of scrap paper gathered by Hollister schools and a further 600 pounds by the Eagle Patrol at the Lions Lodge.
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Glouster
Ralph Hines
Boys Scout Board of Review
American Legion Hall
Walnut Hill
Front St
Funeral services for Joe Stephenson set for Sunday
Funeral services are planned for Joe Stephenson who died recently. The service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Glouster M. E. Church with Rev. Inkel officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. The body remains at Wallace Funeral Home where friends may call until the funeral hour.
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Glouster
Joe Stephenson
Services Announced for Church of Christ and Methodist
Minister C B Tigner outlines Church of Christ services with Bible School at 9:00, communion at 10:00, evening service at 7:00 and midweek prayer at 7:00. E P Hannaman to direct singing for two weeks from March 26. Church Board meeting planned after Sunday night services. Methodist Church lists 9:30 Church School, 10:30 Morning Worship Holy Communion Dedication Day, 7:00 Evening Sermon, and a 7:00 Lent service with official board meeting to follow.
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Tigner
E. P. Hannaman
Eden
Ohio
A. G. Winkle
Methodist Church
A. Bingman
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Special Offerings To Be Made in Churches
In Jacksonville Methodist Churches on the Jacksonville Charge next Sunday members pledge rededication of self service and substance to wartime tasks. An opportunity will be given for free will sacrificial offerings for starving children soldiers migrant families war prisoners chaplains Bibles and other religious literature and related needs.
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Jacksonville
Trimble District Teams Open Tourney in Logan
In the district basketball tournament opening in Logan, Jacksonville Trimble Cardinals who topped Athens County meet Middleport. Glouster High Tomcats face Pomeroy in opening action with several fans traveling from communities to root their teams. Sunday guests of Mrs. Isaac Price include Mr. and Mrs. Earl Scott and two daughters Phena Duncan of Fostoria and others.
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Glouster
Emmett
Trimaship
Trimble
Logan
Jacksonville Trimble Cardinals
Middleport Five
Glouster High Tomcats
Pomeroy
Isaac Price
Earl Scott
Phena Duncan
Fostoria
Kimmey
Athens
Ernest Williams
Walton Seaman First Class Sent Overseas to Asia
After five weeks Mr and Mrs Marion Walton of Chauncey received letters from their son Gilbert F Walton a seaman first class stating he had been transferred to Asia. He left for overseas last October.
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Chauncey
Marion Walton
Gilbert F. Walton
Asia
Dietrich Accepted for Limited Army Service
Chicago White Sox pitcher Dietrich has been accepted by the army for limited service after a pre induction exam in Philadelphia. He previously suffered a skull fracture in a baseball game and is married with two children.
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Dietrich
Philadelphia
Bill Dietrich
Chicago White Sox
Army
Quints Clash at Ohio U as Eight Open Class A Sectionals
Eight Southeastern Ohio high school teams descend on Ohio University gym for the Class A sectional preliminaries. Four morning games seed the field with Lancaster Athens Logan Marietta and others drawing byes. Winners advance to night slates with regional hopes riding on the two survivors from each site.
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Ohio University Gymnasium
Southeastern Ohio
Marrietta
New Lexington
Logan
Wellston
Athens
Gallipolis
Lancaster
Nelsonville
Portsmouth
Golden Gates
Gales
Newark
Wildcats
Marietta
Chieftains
Tigers
Sharpsburg Social and Brief Personal Notes
Roy Hansen reports his son Pvt. Carl L. Hanson at Camp Blanding Fla is in hospital for an operation. Visitors include Garnett Lawrence in Athens and Betty and Louis White with Vinton White. Mrs C T Strode is in Marietta Hospital after surgery. Others seen visiting or traveling include Charles Hanson to Parkersburg and Ed Tompson family with George Holdcraft and Mrs Robert Tompson.
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Sharpsburg
Roy Hansen
Carl L. Hanson
Camp Blanding
Fla
Lester Lawrence
Peach Ridge
Vinton White
C. T. Strode
Marietta Hospital
Garnett Lawrence
Athens
Betty
Louis White
Broadwell
Hazel Lawrence
Fred Lawrence
Charles Hanson
Parkersburg
George Holdcraft
Robert Tompson
Ed Tompsson
Richard Lewis
Anna Lawrence
Tim Evans Wins FFA Speakers Contest at Albany High
Gallipolis F F A president Tim Evans won the Albany High School speakers contest on March 1 with the talk More Beef to Win the War. He advances to the state contest in Columbus on March 24. The chapter demonstration team also took first in the district with members Tom Woodward Charles Neal Tim Evans Eddie Roush Merrill Rose Frank Hamilton Jack Russell Claude Burnette Arnold Spurlock Leon Saunders.
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Gallipolis
Tim Evans
Gallipolis F. F. A
Albany
Tim
Columbus
Tom Woodward
Charles Neal
Eddie Roush
Merrill Rose
Frank Hamilton
Jack Russell
Claude Burnette
Arnold Spurlock
Leon Saunders
Garland Caudill Joins Gallia County Produce Firm
Garland Caudill former Eureka merchant and Racoon Island farmer will join the Gallia County Produce Company management. He will assume his new position next week after purchasing a seven room Evans Heights house from Arnold Snowden. The sale was completed through Hollis Wood agency.
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Gallipolis
Garland Caudill
Eureka
Raccoon Island
Gallia
Mason Dickinson leads score updates in mixed conference results
In the Mason-Dixon Conference tournament results numerous games crowned winners advancing to district play. Notable scorers include American U 39 Gallanget 20 and Kentucky 57 Georgia 29 with multiple Class A and B district showdowns across Ohio and nearby states.
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American U
Gallanget
Mt. St. Mary's
Wash. Col
Catholic U
U. of Delaware
Loyola
Johns Hopkins
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Georgia
Valparaiso
Stout Field
Enon
Lewistown
Houston
Belle Center
W. Liberty
Silver Creek
Delaware
Grandview
Circleville
Columbus Aquinas
Columbus Central
Bexley
Westerville
Columbus South
Willis
Bowling Green to Play in Garden
Bowling Green joins Canisius to form the eight team field for the National Invitational Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden March 16 20 22 and 26. Other contestants include Oklahoma Aggies Kentucky Utah DePaul St John s of Brooklyn and Muhlenberg with a combined record of 141 24 and only 15 losses to other college teams.
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New York
Bowling Green
Canisius
Madison Square Garden
Oklahoma
Aggies
Kentucky
Utah
DePaul
St. John's
Brooklyn
Muhlenberg
Service Men of Glouster Area Report Ills and Overseas Posts
Mrs W A Craft receives a letter from her son Cpl Alfred T Craft in San Francisco stating recovery from hernia surgery about three weeks ago and returning home. Bill Gibbs, son of the late Amboy Gibbs, has landed in the Southwest Pacific and is in Letterman Hospital with shrapnel wounds. Gibbs may be sent to a Texas hospital then Fletcher General, Cambridge Ohio. Amos Hook and Charles Hinton are overseas in the Southwest Pacific and elsewhere. Sgt Harold F Brown is in England and Jack Woods is overseas with a Miami P O address. Eddie Shokes, a Duke athlete, serves as chief specialist at Norfolk VA Naval Air Station.
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Glouster
W. A. Craft
Cpl
Alfred T. Craft
San Francisco
Craft
Bill Gibbs
Amboy ‘Gibbs
Texas
Fletcher General Contral
Cambridge
Ohio
J Overseas Service
Amos Hook
Southwest Pacific
Charles ‘Hinton
Harold F. Brown
England
Jack Woods
P. O
Miami
Ken Keltner Leaves War Work for Indians Spring Camp
Cleveland AP reports third baseman Ken Keltner will quit his winter job in a crucial industry to report for spring training with the Cleveland Indians on March 13. Club vice-president Roger Peckinpaugh said Keltner told him he will play baseball until called by the Army if needed. Keltner holds a 2-B draft status and joins Ed Klieman Cliff Mapes and Pat Seerey who also signed with the Indians.
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Cleveland
Ken Keltner
Cleveland Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
Army
Keltner
Milwaukee
Peckinpaugh
Ed Klieman
Baltimore
Cliff Mapes
Pat Seerey
Service Men of Gallia Report Wartime News
Dr. Larry Templer of Gallipolis Clinic is at Letterman Hospital after wounds in New Guinea. Lonnie Burger and Victor Hager return overseas with their U. S. Army unit. Raymond Roush finishes US Navy recruit training and awaits leave. Cpl. Chancey Houck overseas since Feb 7 1942. Cpl. John E. Swartz promoted to sergeant in England. Pvt. George Voreh in Southwest Pacific. his brother Frank in Navy Seabees heads overseas. Jimmie Hanson leaves Fort Knox for foreign service. Urban Baldwin completes Training Replacement Unit at Nashville. Readers Digest cites Lt. Col. George Bush aiding island fighting in the Southwest Pacific. Marion Lee Nolan reports England arrival. Mrs. Darnell notes Hawaii clipping on Pearl Harbor salvage tale at Oklahom a wreck.
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Gallipolis
Larry Templer
Letterman Hospital
Presidio
San Francisco
Calif
New Guinea
Templer
N. A. Martin
Australia
Lonnie Burger
Victor Hager
Gallia County
Lonnie
P. H. Burger
Victor
Raymond Roush
Naval Training Station
Sampson
N. Y
Chancey O. Houck
Charles Houck
Crown City
Shirley Swartz
Kyser
John E. Swartz
Sgt. Swartz
England
Frank
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Pvt
Jimmie Hanson
Fort Knox
New Orleans
Cpl
Urban H. Baldwin
Rt. 2
20Th Ferry Group
Air Transport Command
Nashville
Cheshire
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Darnell
Glouster Baptists to Attend Trimble Church Service
Gilbert Courtney of the Trimble Church announces that the Trimble Church will host the First Baptist Church of Glouster for Sunday night worship at seven. The Glouster group will lead the service and the public is invited. Trimble Church reports a 40 percent attendance increase over the last two weeks.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Trimble Church of
Rist
Trimble
First Baptist Church
Churches Announce Week End Schedules
Rev Guss Graham outlines services at Zaleski and Zion churches with Sunday School times and prayer meetings. Frank Noel to preach at The Plains Church of the Nazarene. Chauncey and The Church of God schedule sermons Sunday and youth meetings with various officers.
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Chauncey
Guss Graham
Free Will Baptist Charge
Zaleski
Zion Church
Lower Plains
W. E. Dicken
Chauncey Church Schedule Promotes Sunday Sermons
Post Sunday Schedule CHAUNCEY Church of Christ Parish lists speakers Gilbert Courtney at Greens Run 9 30 a m Chauncey 10 30 and Trimble night Glaze Thompson at Taylor 9 30 and Millfield at unknown time
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Greens Run
Trimble
Glaze Thompson
Taylor Ao
Millfield
Ladies Aid Society Hold March Meeting at Millfield Church
The Chauncey Monthly Meet notes the Ladies Aid Society of Millfield Methodist Church will gather Wednesday night March 8 at president Mrs. Gertrude Brown's home. Members are asked to contribute carpet rags for sewing.
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Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Methodist Church
Gertrude Brown
Millfield
Mrs Bennie Ferrel Visits Chauncey Family in Sugar Creek
Mrs Bennie Ferrel of Pontiac Michigan visits her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Rivers at Sugar Creek and her brother Robert who will join Army service. She also visits her father in law C W Ferrel and family on High Street Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Bennie Ferrel
Pontiac
Mich
Herbert Rivers
Sugar Creek
Robert
Leap Year Baby Born in Dover at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A leap year baby girl was born Tuesday February 29 at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip James of Sugar Creek. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. The James family includes three other children.
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Chauncey
Phillip James
Elizabeth Mulpas
Sugar Creek
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James
Son Birgle E Six Reaches New Guinea Base
Mr and Mrs Leonard Six of Salem Route 2 report their son Corporal Birgle E Six has arrived in New Guinea after an eight week voyage. He was sick three days and writes of rain and tent housing. Birgie Six is married with a small son whose mother and child stay with her parents. Those seeking his address may contact the Six family.
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Chauncey
Leonard Six
Salem
Athens
Cpl
Birgle E. Six
New Guinea
Birgie Six
Young Peoples Group to Attend Athens Meet
Chauncey First Church of Christ youth group will depart at 7 p m Sunday to join the Athens inter church meeting at 7 30 in the Athens Presbyterian Church. All groups will present a worship and musical program followed by a social hour.
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Chauncey — Young People's
First Church of Christ, Chauncey
Athens
Athens Presbyterian Church
Birth Announcement for Hampton Family in Nelsonville
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crombin announce the birth of a daughter in Nelsonville. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hampton of Nelsonville. Mrs. Clarence Hampton was Lenore Lahugh of Chauncey, daughter of John M. Lahugh and sister of Mrs. Karl Gardner and Mrs. Paul Porter of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Robert Crombin
Ida Lee Hampton
Nelsonville
Clarence Hampton
Lenore Lahugh
John M. Lahugh
Karl Gardner
Paul Porter
Beau Jack Montgomery clash ends serial run at Madison Square Garden
New York AP reports the final Beau Jack vs Bob Montgomery lightweight title installment at Madison Square Garden with Beau favored, both fighters weighed 134 to 136 3 4 pounds. The night also features a March 1 box for Sammy Angott and a $90 000 gate share. Angott vs Zurita headlines Hollywood Wednesday as the broader title picture remains unsettled.
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New York
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Madison Square Garden
Bob
Beau
Augusta
Sammy Angott
Angott
NBA
Jack
Montgomery
Juan Zurita
Hollywood
Sammy
Dudley shoots 66 at Gulfport Open
Gulfport Miss. Dudley 66 leads after pro am as PGA president eyes trouble for members at the Gulfport Open. He cards 32 34 66 well ahead in the 72 hole medal play test with Byron Nelson at 68 and Sammy Byrd posting 72. First prize is a $1 000 war bond.
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Gulfport
Miss
Ed Dudley
Professional Golfers’ Association
Dudley
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Hines
Johnny Revolta
Sammy Byrd
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