Indians rely on fireproof centerfield plan in spring drills
Cleveland Indians opened spring practice as Roger Peckinpaugh said outfielder Jeff Heath rejected the second contract. Heath, the sole holdout, prefers shipyard work over a reduced salary. Lou Boudreau shuffled lineup with Otto Denning at first base and Russ Peters slated to back up second base. Oris Hackett leads center field if Hank Edwards cannot compete. Fleming remains in war work and Mack is at draft processing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Cleveland Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
Jeff Heath
Heath
Jeff
Lou Boudreau
Otto Denning
Russ Peters
Ray Mack
Les Fleming
Indians
Mack
Selective Service Board
Cleveland
Roy Weatherly
New York Yankees
Boudreau
Oris Hockett
Hank Edwards
Hockett
Hackett
Barney Ross Hospitalized After Malaria Recurrence
Marine Corps hero Barney Ross of Guadalcanal fame lies resting in the U S Navy Hospital at St Albans Long Island after malaria fever returned last night just before a Red Cross demonstration expected before 15 000 people. Doctors report the condition is not serious.
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NEW York
Marine Corp
Barney Ross
Guadalcanal
U. S. Navy
St. Albans
Long Island
Red Cross
National AAU Cage Tourney Opens Tonight
The national A A U basketball tournament opens in Denver with top college and independent teams. Wyoming faces Howard Payne while Twenty First Century Fox and Phillips 66 clash with Fort Warren and Auto Body Club. Howard Payne beat Piedmont 54 48 in the first round as second round results include Allen Bradley over Bennett Drug and Boilermakers over St Aloysius. Ouachita College and Springfield forfeited to Denver American Legion and Colorado School of Mines.
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Denver
Giants
Wyoming
Howard Payne
Brownwood
Texas
Twentieth Century-Fox
Hollywood
Fort Warren
Wyo
Phillips 66
Bartlesville
Okla
Harvey
Phillips
St. Louis
University Auto Body Club
Howard Payne College
Piedmont College of
St. Aloysius High School
New Orleans
Cessna Aircraft
Wichita
Kas
Honda
Army Air Navigation School
Fort Collins
Colo
Poudre Valley
Colorado State College
San Pedro
Calif
YMCA
Denver University
Provo
Utah
Steelers
Brigham Young University
Ouachita College of
Grover to Speak at Trimble J.T. High Basketball Banquet
B T Grover of Ohio University will be principal speaker at Trimble J T High School basketball banquet on Wednesday evening March 17. P T A serves a chicken dinner to the squad coach Sam Johnson and guests with tickets available to students and townspeople. Principal L E Buell acts as toastmaster. An orchestra will provide music and dancing follows the program at 9 o'clock.
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Trimble
J.T. High School
B. T. Grover
Ohio University
P.T.A
Sam Johnson
Prin. L. E. Buell
Dinner honors Army inductee Harry Comstock in Glouster
Mr and Mrs Walter Hill of Jacksonville hosted a Sunday dinner for Mr and Mrs Harry Comstock Betty Thomas. Comstock has been inducted into the Army and will depart Tuesday for Fort Hayes. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ben Howner Glouster Miss Jane Hooper Mrs James T Hooper Athens Mr Ed Powery Jacksonville.
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Glouster
Walter Hill
Jacksonville
Harry Comstock
Betty Thomas
Comstock
Fort Hayes
Ben Howner
Jane Hooper
James T. Hooper
Athens
Ed Powery
Dance for Red Cross Drive by Glouster-K P
Glouster K of P hosts a Saturday night dance from 8 30 to 11 30 for Red Cross benefit Withem's Hill Billies orchestra provides music A small admission is charged
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Glouster—K. of P
Red Cross
Withem
Hill Billies Orchestra
Kansas City boxer Savold stops Marshall in Chicago bout
Lee Savold age 195 pounds from Des Moines KO'd Jack Marshall 201 pounds from Chicago in Kansas City style bout. Clarence Brown in Chicago 200s stopped Mickey Hayes 192 pounds from Milwaukee in a separate knockout.
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Kansas City
Lee Savold
Des Moines
Jack Marshall
Chicago
Clarence Brown
Mickey Hayes
Milwaukee
West Mississippi recruits outpace eastern pre flight cadets
Fullerton's Roundup notes a Navy pre flight testing report from Del Monte California showing West of the Mississippi cadets average higher fitness than easterners. Del Monte battalion 60 percent Californians averaged 68 versus Chapel Hill first four battalions at 66.7 with a standard index of 60. American aviation and college sports anecdotes follow including alumni chatter about coaching changes and a discharged veteran returning to work.
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NEW York
del Monte
Calif
William Neufield
Mississippi River
Chapel Hill
N. C
Bucky Walters First Redleg Casualty
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bucky Walters is sidelined five days after bruised heel and sprained left ankle from a failed hurdle attempt. Other notes include White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes' return from surgery, Chet Laabs joining the Browns, Billy Herman and Albie Glossop at Dodgers key positions, Pirates signing James Cullinane and five Harrisburg players, Philadelphias Bruce as trainer stirring athletes with a strength drink, and Steve ONeill banning poker at Tigers with other card games allowed.
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Associated Press
Bloomington
Ind
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Army hospital patient visits kin during Columbus day outing
Mr and Mrs Delbert Bodkin of Point Pleasant spent Sunday in Columbus with their son Floyd Bodkin who is in Army hospital for observation. He was released but rejected by the draft board.
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Buck
Louisville
Young Stribling
Harry Greb
Foven
Glouster
Delbert Bodkin
Columbus
Floyd
Army Hospital
Army Draft Board
Glouster Ladies Auxiliaries Meet In Legion Hall
Glouster The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion will hold their regular meeting in the Legion Hall Thursday at 7 30 p m Mrs Marie Hambl president asks members to bring a friend and mentions games planned Attendees noted include Mr and Mrs W R Drury and Mr and Mrs C B Forrest of Middleport who attended a funeral in Dayton for Mrs George Wyatt.
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Gloster
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Legion Hall
Marie Hambl
Auxiliary
W. R. Drury
C. B. Forrest
Middleport
Dayton
George Wyatt
Miles Hoon
New Marshfield
Drury
Forrest
Wyatt
Thiely
Glouster Residents Urged to Grow Their Own Gardens
At a Victory Garden meeting in the Mayor's office Mayor Thomas Williams introduced Athens County agricultural agent Ross Wright who urged every family to grow vegetables for winter, citing civilian shortfalls of 64 million cases between 1942 and 1943 and promising community help while stressing individual effort. committees will locate vacant ground for gardens.
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Wright
Victory Gardens
John Smith
Jamestown
Williams
Porter Dugan Sees Health Improvement At Columbus
News from Columbus reports Porter Dugan, long ill for over a year, has improved and will soon resume payroll work at Poston mine No. 6. He has stayed at his daughter's home for several weeks and is receiving treatment.
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Columbus
Porter Dugan
Poston Mine No. 6
Soldier On Furlough From New Orleans Signals
GLOUSTER Sgt Jack Crawford of the Signal Air Corps stationed in New Orleans is on a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs John Crawford. He will leave Friday to return to duty in New Orleans where he does office work.
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Clyde Bingman
Philadelphia
Pauline Shaw
West LaFayette
Clyde
C. A. Bingman
Quantico
Paul Bingman
Marion
Glouster
Boydie Pride
Commercial Point
C. A. Pride
Evelyn Deal
Dayton
John Deal
Jacksonville
Kathryn Stenson
Congo
L. McAfoose
McAfoose
C. K. Rockheard
Bainbridge
Gertrude Pride
Nelsonville
Grace Kelch
Sam Dunette
Everett
Columbus
St. Francis Hospital
Jack Crawford
Signal Air Corps
New Orleans
John Crawford
Broad
Crawford
Newark Wins Central Title To Complete A Teams for Regional Meets
Newark High clinched the Central Class A crown by routing Marion Harding 48 to 26 at Ohio State University gym. The 1936 and 1938 state champions join 15 other district titlists advancing to regional play at Bowling Green, Kent, Dayton, and Zanesville to determine four finalists for the March 27 championship playoffs.
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Newark
Columbus
Ohio
Newark High
Marion Harding
Ohio State University
Bowling Green
Kent
Dayton
Zanesville
Springfield
Athens
Port Clinton
Defi
Plains PTA to Host Student Demonstration Tuesday
The Plains Parent Teacher Association meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with Mrs Stile Bryant presiding. High school students will demonstrate a program and all PTA members and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Chauncey
The
Plains Parent-Teacher Association
Stile Bryant
P.T.A
Funeral for Paul Courtney Held in Nelsonville
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Church of Christ in Nelsonville to attend the funeral of Paul Courtney. Attendees included Harvey Courtney Clinton Courtney Gilbert Courtney Betty Isabelle Courtney Christine Brown Marinda Cruikshant Jennie Courtney De Witt Walker Neilie Brookins Thelma Jean Brookins Charles Bradfield Adda Tippett Margaret Kern Irene Jackson John Shafer Walter Wharton Elmer Bingman and Florida Shafer Grinstead among Chauncey The Plains Athens and Columbus residents.
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Chauncey
Nelsonville
Paul Courtney
Church of Christ
Harvey Courtney
Clinton Courtney
Gilbert Courtney
Betty
Isabelle Courtney
Christine Brown
Marinda Cruikshant
Jennie Courtney
de Witt Walker
Neilie Brookins
Thelma Jean Brookins
Charles Bradfield
Adda Tipnett
Margaret Kern
Irene Jackson
John Shafer
Walter Wharton
the Plains
Elmer Bingman
Athens
Florida Shafer Grinstead
Columbus
Harry Tope Home Hosts Week-End Guests In Mill Street
Chauncey and family hosted week-end guests at their Mill Street home. Herbert Tope and daughter Rose Mary of Colony Wyoming and Mrs Golda Tope Caine of Ashland Ohio visited. Herbert has lived west for 33 years and plans a return visit to Roy Tope in Warsaw Indiana before going back to Wyoming.
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Chauncey
Harry Tone
Mill St
Herbert Tope
Rosemary
Colony
Wyoming
Golda Tope Caine
Ashland
Ohio
West
Roy Tope
Warsaw
Indiana
Promoted to Private First Class Sons of Cruikshank
Mr and Mrs Luther Cruikshank of Chauncey learn their sons Leslie and Thomas have been promoted to private first class in the Air Corps. Leslie serves at Scotts Field, while Thomas is stationed at Goldsboro North Carolina. Both boys sent letters confirming the promotions.
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Chauncey
Luther Cruikshank
Leslie
Thomas
Air Corps
Scotts Field
Goldsboro, N. CC
Cruiskshank
Workers Meeting Schedule For CHAUNCEY Area
Study groups and workers conference set in the Church of Christ parish this week. Greens Run tonight Chauncey Wednesday night Trimble Thursday night at 7 30 Eastern War Time. Chapter VI of the textbook will be studied and plans for the pre Easter campaign discussed.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ Parish
Local Notices on Promotions and Illness in Chauncey area
Frank Lewis and Chauncey residents learn son in law Lt Walter Venters promoted to captain. He is stationed at Camp Wheeler Georgia and will transfer to Fort Benning on March 29. Mrs Sarah Davis grandmother of Mrs Etta Schoonover in Chauncey is seriously ill at her Nelsonville home and is 86 years old.
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Chauncey
Frank Lewis
Walter Venters
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Fort Benning
Sarah Davis
Etta Schoonover
Nelsonville
Chauncey District Social and Personal Highlights
Chauncey area notices note Mrs. Nancy Sanders improving after her husband Chester L. Sanders died in Millfield. Mae Wade Fallon travels to California to join her husband Gid Fallon after his army release. Theisen family in Athens hosts visitors, while Naomi Class in The Plains plans a Wednesday meeting with leader Mrs. Lucy McDonald. Audra Kail to host class night and Dayton visitors, with S. N. Simpson’s Ohio relatives visiting Chauncey. Amy Jo Sanders back in Millfield for weekend with Carson Sanders family.
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Chauncey
Nancy Sanders
Fred Sanders
Chester L. Sanders
Millfield
Mae Wade Fallon
California
Gid Fallon
Paul Theisen
Columbus
Herman Theisen
Athens
Lloyd Pendergrass
Herman Theisen, Jr
R. D
Chauns Cey
Audra Kail
the Plains
Naomi
The
Plains Methodist Church
Lucy McDonald
Robert Simpson
Dayton
S. N. Simpson
High St
Birthday Dinner Honoring Davis Family at Chauncey Home
Homer Davis hosted a chicken dinner Sunday at his Chauncey area home to honor the birthday anniversaries of Mrs. Stella Davis and her brother Charles Walton of Trimble. Guests included Harry Davis and Harold, Dalmus Bulloch and Freddie, Laurence Bulloch and kids, Homer Davis and children, and Charles Walton.
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Chauncey
Homer Davis
Stella Davis
Charlies Walton
Trime Ble
Harry Davis
Harold
Dalmus Bulloch
Freddie
Laurence Bulloch
Loyal Women’s Class to Meet Wednesday in Chauncey
The Loyal Women’s Class of the Church of Christ Chauncey plans its 34th anniversary gathering at Mrs. Carl Shafer’s home on Ellis Ave Wednesday March 17. It will be an all day affair with a noon potluck, self provided table service, and an afternoon program for members and former members.
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Chauncey
Anniersary
Loyal Women’s Class
Church of Christ
Carl Shafer
Ellis Ave
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