Sloppy Joe (1946, 1948)

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   The earliest citations seem to be from Ohio.


   2 November 1946, MARION STAR (Marion, Ohio), pg. 17, col. 1, Ad for The
Coffee Pot at 766 Davids St.:
_Sloppy Joe_
_Sandwiches_


   10 October 1948, NASHUA REPORTER (Nashua, Iowa), "Tricks for Teens" by
Nancy Pepper, pg. 6?, col. 4:
_DID YOU KNOW THAT:_
   A Sloppy Joe is the new name for a Dagwood Sandwich?
   A Schmoehopper is a girl who dates nothing but Drips?


   15 August 1950, ZANESVILLE SIGNAL (Zanesville, Ohio), pg. 8, col. 3:
   There are many more eating stands operated by churches this year.  One of
the newcomers is operated by women of the South Zanesville Methodist church.
Their "Sloppy Joe" sandwiches are hard to beat.


   8 March 1951, MARION STAR (Marion, Ohio), pg. 31, col. 4:
   At Waldo Methodist Church, Friday, March 9, starting 5:30 p.m.  Home-made
chicken and noodle soup, chili soup, chicken, Sloppy-Joe and wiener
sandwiches, potato salad, baked beans, fruit and vegetable salad, pie and cake, coffee
and chocolate milk.


   22 May 1951, COCHOCTON TRIBUNE (Cochocton, Ohio), pg. 5, col. 5:
   Sloppy Joe sandwiches and coffee will be served.


   29 November 1952, CHRONICLE TELEGRAM (Elyria, Ohio), pg. 6, col. 7:
   While the guests are expending the last chord, you can warm up "Sloppy
Joe" sandwich makings whip cream to go on top of steaming cups of hot chocolate
and serve the lunch in front of the fire.