Smith posts new mixed league mark for Pfeiffer Beers
Maywood Smith, ace kegler, posted a 218 237 153 608 set for Pfeiffer Beers in the Mixed League Sunday night, topping his single game and set records while Nye Chevrolets edged the Beers 755 754. Rusty Thomas led the Chevies with 512 as Beckleys moved atop standings with a 15 pin win over Gem Wholesale.
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Maywood Smith
Keglers
Pfeiffer Beers
Nye Chevrolets
Beckleys
Gem Wholesale
Jim Johnson
Pace Beckleys
Gene Underwood
Reba Shafers
Roger Deans
Jack Daft
Shafers
Deans
Frank Richey
Saick
L. Pet. Club
Nye Chevies
Reba Shafer
Pfeiffer
Chevies
Western Michigan Broncos 24-Game Spring Baseball Schedule
Western Michigan College announces a 24 game spring baseball slate for the Broncos with ten games vs Big Ten opponents ten vs Mid-American Conference clubs two against Notre Dame and singles with Chicago and Ball State Coach Maher to rely on several lettermen once eligibility lists post next week. The infield requires rebuilding aside from second base. Schedule spans April 7 through June 3 with home and away series at multiple sites including Athens Ann Arbor and South Bend.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Mitchell J. Gary
Western Michigan College
Broncos
Notre Dame
Chicago
Ball State
Maher
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Colums
Ohio U
Athens
Michigan State
East Lansing
Miami
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Cincinnati
Butler
Indianapolis
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Iowa
Iowa City
South Bend
Demaret Wins Phoenix Golf Open in Playoff Over Hogan
Sports mirror recalls last year Jimmy Demaret winning the $10,000 Phoenix Golf Open in a playoff against Ben Hogan. It also notes three, five, and ten year past sports items including Harold Green, Pete Mead boxing at MSG, Ashley Cole leading NYS Racing, and Fred Swan at Temple football.
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Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Harold Green
Brooklyn
Pete Mead
Grand Rapids
Mich
Madison Square Garden
Ashley Cole
New York State Racing Commission
Fred Swan
Temple University
Mikan Tops 50-Year All-Star Poll
New York reports George Mikan named greatest basketball player of the last 50 years by AP poll of writers and broadcasters. Mikan, ex DePaul star and Minneapolis Lakers center, led with 139 votes from 380. Nat Holman and others trail in the top ranks.
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New York
George Mikan
Associated Press
Mikan
Depaul University
Minneapolis Lakers
National Basketball Association
NBA
Hank Genre
Stanford
Whiz
Luisetti
Nat Holman
New York Celtics
City College of New York
Charley
Chuck) Hyatt
Pitt Flash
Alex Groza
Kentucky
Indianapolis Nba
Holy Cross Remains Nation's Top Team In AP Poll
Holy Cross coach Lester Sheary defends the team as the best, praising its 14 straight wins and 15-man three platoon system. The Crusaders earned 1446 points to lead the nation, with Duquesne second at 1040, Bradley third, and Long Island University fourth.
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New York
Lester Sheary
Holy Cross
Associated Press
Sheary
New Englanders
Duquesne
Bradley
Long Island University
Big Black Dribblers Invade Ripley Tonight
Point Pleasant Highs Big Black basketball team, holding 10 wins in 11 games, travels to Ripley for a 8 p.m. clash at Sandyville gym with a 6:30 p.m. B team opener. Ripley, 8 4, has a home loss only to Sistersville, while Point Pleasant eyes another strong performance and possible lineup tweaks amid injury concerns for co captain Billy Rardin.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Point Pleasant High
Ripley Vikings
Sandyville Gym
Ripley
Vikings
Cairo
Sandyville
Jackson County
Sistersville
Toppling Ten Pins Push Forward on Left Foot
A bowling technique guide explains the fourth and final step in the pendulum swing. It stresses pushing forward with the left foot without lifting it, releasing the ball as the slide ends, and keeping the left arm extended for balance.
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NEA
Val Mikiel
Western Michigan opens track season with Chicago meeting
Western Michigan College will start its dual meet season with the University of Chicago next Saturday. The indoor schedule includes four dual meets and the outdoor slate lists five dual meets plus a triangular with Butler and Cincinnati, plus the MAC meet and State Intercollegiates.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan College
University of Chicago
Mitchell J. Gary
Western Tracksters
Butler
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Signs Nelson Potter
Nelson Potter, veteran right hurler, signed with the Cincinnati Reds after a season with the Boston Braves where he went six and 11. Potter had considered quitting baseball but decided to stay, and will be used in relief roles under manager Luke Sewell and team president Warren Giles.
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Cincinnati
Nelson Potter
Cincinnati Reds
Potter
Boston Braves
Luke Sewell
Reds
St. Louis Browns
Sewell
Warren Giles
Total Welfare State Threat Looms In 50 Years
Walter A. Buchanan warned Point Pleasant business leaders that a total welfare state could emerge by 2000, with state control of industry and socialized medicine. He urged collective effort to combat such trends as local groups push for Washington aid. The banquet featured music by the Muzzle-Loaders and a large turnout of chamber members and guests.
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C of C
Bill Rose
Point Pleasant
Walter A. Buchanan
New York
Presbyterian Church
Buchanan
Washington
Bartow Jones
Phillip Sporn
Syracuse to play nine opponents again in 1950 football
Syracuse University announced its 1950 football schedule with nine set opponents: Rutgers, Temple, Correll, Penn State, Holy Cross, Boston University, Lafayette, Colgate, and Fordham. An extra game on November 11 is possible if added, leaving the date open.
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Syracuse
Syracuse University
Lewis P. Andreas
Orange
Rutgers
Temple
Correll
Penn State
Holy Cross
Boston University
Lafayette
Colgate
Fordham
Reds Name Western Scout for Oregon Washington
Cincinnati appoints James Keesey former Athletics first baseman of 1929 and 1930 as Reds scout for Oregon Washington territory. Keesey previously managed Reds Ogden farm club in the Pioneer League during 1946 and 1947.
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Cincinnati
James Keesey
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Oregon- Washington Territory
Keesey
Reds
Odgen
Ski Titles Move Cross Country Meet
The International Ski Federation moved the cross country championships from Lake Placid to Rumford Maine due to lack of snow.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
International Ski Federation
Rumford
Washington State hires Forest Evashevski as head coach
In Pullman Washington State announces the five year contract for Forest Evashevski former Michigan State aide to become the school’s head football coach. Evashevski takes over after serving as an assistant at Michigan State and brings a proven track record to the program.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington State
Forest Evashevski
Michigan State
Bond Amendment Seen as Possible School Fix
Mason County could issue school bonds up to eight percent of property value under a statewide November vote. Superintendent Ferguson says the 1949 amendment would allow up to about $700 000 for the county and avoid using current school funds. He warns building needs remain critical and without bonds future class sizes may grow.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Robert H. Ferguson
Ferguson
C. H. Koontz
Junior High Newspaper Staff Chosen at Point Pleasant
About 100 students attended a meeting at the junior high Monday to select the editorial staff for the newly organized school newspaper. Elected were Jack Rogers Jr editor Glenville Jewell Ann Williams Jimmy Gaskins associate editors Beverly Wedge treasurer Robert Dial business manager Mickey Whalen Gary Minton society reporters Chuck Romine Clair Lee Cottrill Nancy Sayre sports reporters John Sayers Don Gray news reporters. Mrs Violet Gerlach is faculty adviser. A name contest will determine the paper title with first issue due in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jack Rogers, Jr
Glenville Jewell
Ann Williams
Jimmy Gaskins
Beverly Wedge
Robert Dial
Mickey Whalen
Gary Minton
Chuck Romine
Clair Lee Cottrill
Nancy Sayre
John Sayers
Don Gray
Violet Gerlach
Appearance Bond Posted in Court
POINT PLEASANT An appearance bond of 15 and costs was posted with a local magistrate Monday by Kenneth Gardner Gallipolis Ferry. He had been charged with intoxication in a warrant. Pleading guilty to an intoxication count Howard Abbott Columbus was fined 10 and costs and recommitted to the county jail in default of payment. He had been jailed while unconscious Saturday morning by Patrolman Russell Nott and did not regain consciousness until late Saturday night according to Sheriff Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Kenneth Gardner
Gallipolis Ferry
Howard Abbott
Columbus
Russell Nott
F. A. Morrison
Mrs Vernie Steele Rites Held At Presbyterian Church
Mrs Vernie Steele died last Wednesday after an extended illness at her Ripley Road home. The last rites were conducted Friday at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian Church on Ripley Road with out-of-town relatives from Diamond West Virginia attending including Mr and Mrs John Steele and Mr and Mrs Willie Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Vernie Steele
Ripley Road
Here
Father-in-Law Dies At Coeburn Virginia
City Clerk Robert E. Mann reports the death of his father-in-law Morgan Kilgore aged 80 in Coeburn Virginia on Sunday morning Mrs Mann was en route to his bedside at death funeral arrangements are pending with services likely Wednesday in Coeburn
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Point Pleasant
Robert E. Mann
Morgan Kilgore
Coeburn
Holy Cross names former Iowa coach Eddie Anderson
Worcester Massachusetts reports that Dr Eddie Anderson who resigned at Iowa has signed a five year contract to become head coach at Holy Cross. His hiring shifts college football leadership to the Holy Cross program and ties Anderson to a new era at the Worcester school.
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Worcester
Mass
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Holy Cross
Hiram College Schedules Seven Football Games in 1950
Hiram College will play seven games in 1950, down from nine in the previous season. The Calumet two year old Fanfare, rising as a top prospect among Warren Wright's young racers, is noted as a leading contender behind his older half brother Coaltown. Mrs. G. E. Byus of 1116 Hogg Street shows improvement after illness.
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HIRAM
Hiram College
Calumet
Fanfare
Coaltown
Warren Wright
Car Upsets Hurt Couple Near Mammoth Cave Kentucky
A local couple Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ellis of 105 Park Dr. Point Pleasant sustained minor injuries when their car skidded on slick pavement and turned over Sunday near Munfordville in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. Mrs. Ellis had cuts to a knee and ankle. the vehicle was severely damaged. They were en route home from funeral services for Mr. Ellis' mother in Nashville, Tennessee. Bob Webb, Mrs. Ellis' son, left Point Pleasant to bring them home.
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Point Pleasant
James G. Ellis
Park
Munfordville
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Here
County court sessions reveal rabies concern and missing man case
At the county court Monday a man reported his son bitten by a likely rabid dog which had died, another dog bitten by the offender also died, but the son showed no rabies symptoms after 22 days. The case was referred to Public Assistance for anti rabies treatment. Also, 91 year old Charles Hughes asked for assistance and then disappeared, with witnesses describing a bus ride downtown and a claim of coming from Huntington or Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Apple Grove
Departement of Public Assistance
Charles Hughes
John Crooks
Lincoln Ave
T. L. Morrison
Hughes
Hunton
Mason County
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Hugh Rayburn of Bellemeade
Mrs Hugh Rayburn of Bellemeade was honored with a birthday dinner hosted by her husband. Guests included her mother Mrs Sayre of Ravenswood and numerous relatives from Ravenswood Beckley Chillicothe New Haven Springfield and other Ohio towns.
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Point Pleasant
Hugh Rayburn
Bellemeade
Arthur Sayre
Ravenswood
W. Va
Ralph Sayre
Beckley
Eva Arnett
Loretta
Thomas
George Mettler
George Deane
Connie
Eva Beatty
Robert Francis
Howard Beatty
Chillicothe
Ohio
George Sayre
Ruth
Dorothy
New Haven
Benton
Bruce
Springfield
Hio
Bake sale by Fire Department Auxiliary Saturday
The Auxiliary of the Fire Department will hold a bake sale at 9 30 a m Saturday at the Firestone Store on Main Street.
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Firestone
Main St
Ladies of the Moose Plan Friday Lodge Meeting
The Ladies of the Moose will meet in the lodge’s ladies lounge Friday at 8 p.m. The event invites members to gather for an evening of fellowship and discussion.
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Ladies of the Moose
Local residents share visits and travels in weekend notices
Mrs. Lawrence Mattox and Mrs. Paul Thomas returned from Berea Ky where Mattox attended Berea College anniversary events and Thomas watched her son in law Harold Spencer’s commencement. Others visited relatives in Letart Evanston Bellemeade Huntington and Leonia with trips to Eldorado Deland and Ohio River Road.
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Lawrence Mattox
Charlegeton Road
Paul Thomas
Jefferson Blvd
Berea
Mattox
Opportunity School
Berea College
Thomas
Harold Spencer
Spencer
J. W. Kapp
Mt. Vernon Ave
Early McKinney
Charles Hersko
Letart
W. E. Riddle
Butchie
Evanston
Ill
Emma Rayburn
Jackson Ave
Dallas
Wilfong
English Rd
Elkins
H. G
M. A. Davis
Hunteington
Avie Lake, Jr
Engelish Road
Milton Lewis
High St
Deland
Fila
Leslie M. Steele
Leonia
N. J
Davis Morrison
Ohio River Road
Hayden Lockhart
Newburgh
Cora Cade
A. H
Milk Inspector Named For Ohio Dairies
R O Criss announced Mark Coyner Buckhannon is stationed at the local office as milk inspector for Ohio dairies sending products into Kanawha County. Coyner, a West Virginia Wesleyan graduate with a BS, is a four year Marine veteran and plans to move his wife and three children here soon.
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Point Pleasant
R. O. Criss
Mark Coyner
Buckhannon
Ohio Dairies
Kanawha County
Just
West Virginia Wesleyan
Coyner
Marine Corps
Alumni Dinner Ticket Deadline At WVU Event
Tonight at 10 p m marks the deadline to purchase tickets for the West Virginia University alumni dinner. Tickets are available at Hall's Drug Store and from A Keith McClung in Bend. The banquet is Thursday night at the Moose Lodge dining room with Kiwanis Club sponsors.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia University
Robert H. Ferguson
Hall
A. Keith McClung
Bend
Moose Lodge
Crank Causes Injury at Marietta Engine Site
Otis Rainey of Bellemeade suffered a broken nose in three places when a crank handle flew off an engine he was cranking in Marietta. A Marietta physician said Rainey will stay for further treatment. Rainey is employed by U. S. engineers working in the Ohio city.
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Point Pleasant
Otis Rainey
Bellemeade
Marietta
Rainey
U. S. Engineers
Ohio City
Man Posts $10 Bond After Pleasent Police Court Arraignment
Jury Good of Gallipolis posted a $10 bond and costs after being arraigned in Point Pleasant police court Monday. He faces a charge of intoxication according to Patrolman D. M. Harshbarger reports.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
D. M. Harshbarger
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Conkey
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Ellen oJnes
Jim Hunter
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Reece Nott
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Tracy Evans
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Co. of
Roy W. Eschenaur
Chamber of Commerce
Eschenaur
Fielding Lewis
Pittsburgh
Don Baker
Huntington C
M. W. Hushion
David H. Kahn
Perry O’brien
Delbert Staats
Ripley C
Ottie Roush
Bill Grueser
Edgar Erwin
Pomeroy
C. O. Fisher
Frank Cheesebrew
Middleport
R. L. Rannells
John Lusher
Charles Holzer
Charles Holzer, Jr
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G. P. Bush
Joe D. Miller
Harland Martin
Carol McKenzie
C. K. Singer
Charles Hodges
Charleston
Ralph Davis
U. S
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Maxon Construction Co
W. E. Kirk
Mason County Farm Bureau
W. C. Roberts
E. E. Sleet
Edward R. Doty
Ted Balliett
Walter A. Windsor
Edward Swint
F. Guy Ash
Phil Hyer
O. C. Landrum
Roy Ratcliff
Emerson Evans
Tri-County Industrial Foundation
New York Central
B and C
Coeburn, Virginia
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G. E. Byus
Hogg St
Ohio Products
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