College Football Attendance Rises Across Regions
AP survey shows college football attendance up nearly 25 percent midway through the season. Data from 72 colleges reveal 243,330 fans attended games, vs 2,598,581 last year by midseason. Southern California leads with 195,000 in five home games. Penn 193,000. Ohio State 182,306. Minor declines at Minnesota and Michigan noted.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Midwest
Southern California
University of Pennsylvania
Ohio State
Minnesota
Michigan
Mlinois
Northwestern
California
UCLA
Pitt
Town
Notre Dame
Diana
Purdue
Missouri
Tuppers Plains News Briefs Local Socials and Death Notice
Tuppers Plains column lists Sunday dinners and visits among residents including Nelia Parr Lena Parr Beverly Milihone and Stout families with West Shade and Coal Run connections. Mentions Mr W S Mercer's visit after a stroke and deaths of Mrs Margaret Powers and Mrs Nettie Heaton with care updates in Ponca and Sioux City.
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Tuppers Plains
Nelia
Alice Parr
Slyde Milihone
Lena Parr
Beverly Milihone
Orville Stout
West Shade
Anna White
Alice Dean
W. S. Mercer
Williamstown
Frank Shears
Elizabeth
W. Va
H.T. Dotson
William Howard
Charles Smith
Hazael
May Dodderer
Coal Run
Margaret Powers
Akron
Powers
Hazel
Helen Hoffman
Williams
Coginess
Dana Hoffman
Joe Clare Millhone
Belpre
Clyde Millhone
Nettie “(Stout) Heaton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sioux City
Iowa
Ponca
Neb
War relief filts net $328010 for fund drives
The 16 major league war relief baseball games last season raised $328,610.61 for the National War Fund and the American Red Cross, with a further $1,544.86 from the Southern Association raising the total to $329,555.47. The American League contributed $205,740.37, NL $122,270.24, Yankees receipts $34,587, and St. Louis Cardinals tilt $28,832.55 led the senior circuit.
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Chicago
National War Fund
American Red Cross
K. M. Landis
Southern Association
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Wartime draft hits major league talent pool
Chicago reports show major league officials under wartime strain as they pick minor league players. Connie Mack and Lou Boudreau note scarcity and high prices for Class AA talent, with Phillies holding first choice in the draft.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Mack
Harry Grabiner
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Phillies
Washington
Birthday dinner honors Chauncey resident Charles Wadley
Mrs Virgie Wadley hosted a Sunday chicken dinner at her Lexington Avenue home for the birthday of her husband Charles Wadley. Attendees included Carlos Wolfe and son Tommy of Lancaster Fr Harold Wadley and the Wadleys. Mrs Kathryn McDaniel of Circle Hill will host the Millfield Needle Club tonight.
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Chauncey
Virgie Wadley
Lexington Ave
Charles Wadley
Carlos Wolfe
Tommy
Lancaster
Harold Wadley
CLUB
Kathryn McDaniel
Circle Hill
Millfield Needle Club
Gophers and Wildcats To Be Toss-Up
Northwestern and Minnesota are favored to clash in a key Big Ten tilt with both still seeking a conference win. Minnesota showed late promise against Ohio State while Northwestern battled Indiana, hinting at improving form ahead of a midseason clash that could define who remains at the bottom of the standings.
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Ohio State
Indiana
Minneapolis
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wildcats
Gophers
Les Horvath
Hoosiers
Carrol Widdoes
Bob McMillin
Wisconsin
Badgers
Navy
Ed Bahlow
John Schwartz
Ilinois
Ray Eliot
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Ann Arbor
Fritz Crisler
Don Lund
Ralph Chubb
Bob Wiese
Bob Nussbaumer
Ed McKeever
Notre Dame
Ramblers
Great Lakes
Bluejackets
Marquette
Chauncey Boy Prisoner In Germany Sends Home Card
Chauncey resident Tech Sergeant Lloyd Blackford, prisoner of German forces, writes to his family stating he is well and hopes to write more. The Chauncey Methodist Church Women’s Class plans an election day dinner serving soup sandwiches pie and coffee in the Robinson building.
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Germany
Chauncey
Sellie Blackford
Tech
Lieyd Blackford
O.K
Red Cross
Lloyd
Chauncey Methodist Church
Robinson Building
Converse St
N. S. Harvey
Bess Nicholson
Amesville Church Elects Sunday School Officers
Amesville notes report a Methodist Church Sunday School class election with President Carol Gardner and officers Fabert Meseher David Thompson and Cecil Bailey. advisers Miss Nellie Woolley and Charles McAfee. Families visit, war fund drive chaired by T E Clark, and local solicitors named. Philip Linscott on furlough from Ann Arbor aeronautical studies at Michigan.
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Amesville
Methodist Church
Carol Gardner
Fabert Meseher
David Thompson
Cecil Bailey
Nellie Woolley
Charles McAfee
James Mescher
Otis Clark
Coolville
Pauline
Dayton
National War Fund
T. E. Clark
Julian White
C. O. Gibron
Clark
Hattie Inman
Tom Biddle
Helen Clark
Jessie Lortz
Philip Linscott
Homer Linscott
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Lloyd Bloom
Arthur Thompson
Gulfport
Miss
Clifford Waggoner
Curtis, Mich
G. A
Bessie Gardner
Fullerton's Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
Giants official Lea Bondy dies leaving a void in front offices and press circles. The piece notes his legal baseball insight and quiet influence behind club plans. Also covered are Shaughnessy’s T formation, USC's Cravath reaction, McWilliams praise, Hornsby declining Cubs scouting, and Whift boxing lease denial over a glass eye.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Lea Bondy
Giants
Eddie Brannick
Bondy
Leo
Tim
Jack Zel+ iler
Southern Football
Mississippi State
Shorty McWilliams
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Calfornia Athletic Commission
Dinner Hosts With Six Guests At Converce Street
Charlotte Bricker of Converce Street was hostess to six guests at a spaghetti supper. Attendees included Don Pencelli Dorothy Rhoades Marjory Bennett Elizabeth Willis Mary Carolyn Gibson and Allison Gibson seaman second class.
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Chauncey
Charlotte Bricker
Converce St
Don Pencelli
Dorothy Rhoades
Marjory Bennett
Elizabeth Willis
Mary Carolyn Gibson
Allison Gibson
Seaman
Letter From Brother CHAUNCEY Postmaster Receives Note
Postmaster Charlotte Bricker of Chauncey received a letter from her brother Ph. Homer Omen, hospitalized in Italy with shrapnel wounds to the left leg and hip suffered August 29. He reports the wound is healing and notes he is the son of Mr and Mrs William Omen of Millfield.
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Chauncey
Charlotte Bricker
Phc
Homer Omen
Italy
William Omen
Millfield
Local Boys Meet Chauncey Families In Brief Note
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs John Tippie report their son Pie met Alva Everett, son of Mrs Dane Osborne, during overseas service in France. Alva says Pie is the first local boy he has met since deployment. Pressie S Spencer of Sumner learns from the War Department that her son Ted Spencer is convalescing from wounds received in action.
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John Tippie
Pie
Alvie Tippie
France
Pie Alva Everett
Dane Osborne
Sumner
Pressie S. Spencer
War Department
Ted
Quenton BR. Spencer i
Chauncey Personals Dinner Guests and Visits
Chauncey social notices report Mr and Mrs Franklin Linscott and daughter Anita of Amesville hosted Chauncey dinner guests. Seaman 2-c William Searles from Great Lakes on furlough visiting his parents. Ruth Cruikshank from Columbus weekend guest of her parents. Irene Jackson from Columbus spent the weekend in Chauncey at Sam Tippett’s. Mullfield Needle Club will be entertained Wednesday night by Mrs Frank McDaniel and Mrs John Rhollans. Miss Mable Rhollans hosted weekend visitors at Mill Street. Arthur Rhollans and son Donald from Cincinnati and Pfc Robert Rhollans home on furlough from Camp Chaffee Arkansas leaving today for camp.
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Chauncey
Clifford Fink
Franklin Linscott
Anita
Amesville
Seaman
William Searles
Great Lakes
Elmer Searles
Ruth Cruikshank
Columbus
Luther Cruikshank
W. Main St
Irene Jackson
Sam Tippett
Mull St
Mullfield
Arthur Rhollans
Donald
Cincinnat
Robert Rhollans
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Buchtel Social and Personal News
Buchtel social notes report visits and family events. Roy Bookman and family visited Clayton Bookman in Ormston and IC Tucker family at The Diamond. Judson family from Haydenville visited Smathers. Judson had tonsil surgery ten days earlier at Mercy Hospital. Lillian Wright returned home from Sheltering Arms after major surgery. Anna Harris and Tom Robson attended business visits in Nelsonville. Mary Colbert and Clarence Colbert visited Bernard Colbert in Crile Hospital, Cleveland East. Colbert plans to come home soon for a weekend.
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Anna Harris
Nelsonville
Tom Robson
Mary J. Colbert
Clarence Colbert
Tropic
Cleveland East
Bernard Colbert
Crile Hospital
Colbert
Entire Navy Line Tops in Week AP Poll
Navy dominates AP football poll after routing Georgia Tech and Pennsylvania gaining 498 rushing yards and stifling foes. Eleven linemen named among ends tackles guards and centers including Bramsett Whitmer Dera mee Martin Chase Gulliam and Ben Martin with praise from national observers for their performance versus Notre Dame and other opponents.
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Navy Line
NEW York
Navy
Georgia Tech
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Woon
Nins
Notre Dame
Leon C. Bramsett
Don Whitmre
Fief
Edmond Deramee
Jack Martin
Ben Chase
Gail Gulliam
Ben Martin
Admirals
Tip Penn
Ralph Serpico
Wilmoss
Felio Prewitt
Tulsa
Barney Poole
Army
Tommy Smith
Yale
Art Young
Dartmouth
John Ferraro
Southern California
Jack
Fathauser
Iowa State
Serpico
Bob Kelly
Walley Weber
Michigan
Serpica
J. G. Zisch
Norman
Okla
Navy Zoomers
Ed Sigrest
LSU
Hubert Bechtel
Texas
Jack Russell
Randolph Field
Bob McCain
Mississippi
Fred Land
Mike Castroms
Georgia
George Savitsky
Penn
John Woudenberg
St. Mary's
Russ Dobelstein
Tennessee
Bruce Wood
Virginia
Herbert
St. John
Ken Dermann
Nebraska
Gaston Bourgeois
Tulane
H. J. Nichols
Clemson
Gordon Berlin
Washington
Biull Godwin
Fort Pierce
Fla
Keith Doyle
George Strohmeyer
Iowa
Seahawks
Filchock Emerges As Pro Football Passing King
Washington’s 28 year old Frankie Filchock has emerged as a top NFL passer with 58 completions in 93 attempts across four games. He leads the league in completion percentage at .624 and has thrown 10 touchdown passes while guiding the Redskins to a potent aerial attack. Filchock once backed up Sammy Baugh and even before Navy service briefly studied under Baugh, now outpacing rival passers and reshaping the league’s passing game.
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National Football League
Redskins
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Sid Luckman
Davey O'Brien
Cecil Isbell
Arnie Herber
Fuchock
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