West Virginia advances in Dixie tourney with 58-50 win over North Carolina
West Virginia moved into the Dixie Classic championship semifinals by defeating North Carolina 58-50 in Raleigh. Ed Beach led the Mountaineers with strong forward and center play as WVU built a 32-23 halftime lead and withstood a late Tar Heel push. Penn State upset Duke 51-48 to reach the other semifinal against WVU, while NCSU and Georgia Tech won their opening games to join the bracket.
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Dixie
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
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Mountaineers
Tar Heels
Ed Beach
Matt
Jeff
Eddie Beach
Joe Duff
West Virginians
Tom Scott
Penn State
Duke
Nittany Lions
North Carolina State
Rhode Island State
Sammy Ranzino
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
Wolfpack
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Rams
Rhode Island
Ranzino
Tech
Deacons
Joe Bener
Mickey Sermersheim
Billy Cline
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White
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Deasy
D'km'ng
Dose Of Cortisone Hits Fifteen Dollar Dose
Cortisone’s new price of 150 dollars per gram makes a single arthritis dose about 15 dollars, with some doses higher. The adrenal hormone stops rheumatoid arthritis pain in days and is also used for rheumatic heart trouble gout certain allergies skin diseases and lymphatic cancers. Daily doses may be needed for weeks in arthritis and cancer.
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New York
Northwestern Louisiana Upsets Centenary 69 66 in ENID
Northwestern Louisiana defeated Centenary 69 to 66 at the ENID Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament as the teams traded leads and held firm down the stretch for the win.
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Centenary
ENID
Betty Loses Hand But Keeps Faith
Betty Lou Marbury a 10 year old of Brownsville Tennessee lost her right hand in surgery to halt a malignant bone tumor. She remained stoic and faithful in the operating room as Rev. F P Loman and her parents watched. Hospital officials said she was in very good condition and responding well to anesthesia. The operation amputated mid forearm to stop spread of cancer. The chaplain cited her faith and asked prayers for her health, noting she smiled as she was wheeled from surgery. Thousands sent letters and gifts after she had appealed for prayer on December 1.
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Memphis
Tenn
Betty Lou Marbury
Baptist Hospital
F. P. Loman
Loman
Clay Marbury
Brownsville
Betty
Growing Pains In The Golden State
California's population rank climbs as livestock rises 60 percent in 25 years far outpacing national growth. Despite growth the state imports more meat eggs and dairy while failing to meet demand. only turkeys show a surplus, notes UC economist Dr. Ivan M. Lee.
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Berkeley
Calif
Census Bureau
California
Ivan M. Lee
University of California
Lee
Scientists Plead Research Bankruptcy at State College
About 150 researchers at Pennsylvania State College urged more funding for basic research. They warned the United States is materially rich but scientifically bankrupt, noting such work needs a quiet academic atmosphere and stressing universities lack essential funds to pursue fundamental discoveries.
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State College
United States
Pennsylvania State College
Staggering News On Getting Up Early
A Chicago committee studied peak hour congestion from mass commute timing and urged Mayor Kennelly to shift 23,000 Loop workers including City Hall staff to start at 8 a.m. and leave at 4 30 p.m. to ease crowding.
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Chicago
Martin H. Kennelly
City Hall
Sportsmen To Meet Tonight In Welch
Sports men and conservationists gather at Welch courthouse at 7 30 p m to discuss 1950 hunting and fishing regulations. Organized clubs are urged to send delegates. Proposals go to the State Conservation Commission at a Beckley regional meeting next week. A McDowell county spokesman will be elected for that Beckley session.
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Welch
W. Va
Court House
State Conservation Commission
Beckley
McDowell County
Truman lauds Indonesia gains and diplomat shifts
President Truman praises Indonesia's emergence as a republic and vows vigilance against interference. He notes Cochran's arrival in Batavia and changes in American posts, with Avra M. Warren slated to replace Cochran as Pakistan envoy and Dow named to the U.N. commission.
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Truman
Cochran
Batavia
White House
Pakistan
United Nations Commission
State Department
Avra M. Warren
Maryland
Finland
Warren
Helsinki
Edward A. Dow, Jr
Nebraska
U. N. Commission
College Basketball Scores Across The Nation
Oklahoma City beat Oklahoma A and M 37 to 35. Holy Cross defeated Bowling Green 71 to 70. Colorado won 67 to 57 against Nebraska. Siena over St. Bonaventure? 43. St. Thomas Minnesota 38, Buffalo 78 defeated Colby 58. Harvard 68 over Michigan State 57. Wisconsin 68 defeated Rutgers 55. Penn State 51 over Duke 48.
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Oklahoma
Holy Cross
Bowling Green
Colorado
Nebraska
Siena
St. Thomas
Minn
Buffalo Univ
Colby
Harvard
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Rutgers
Penn State
Duke
Northwestern of Oklahoma Tops Southwestern Louisiana Consolation Round
Northwestern of Oklahoma defeats Southwestern Louisiana 50 to 46 in the consolation first round of the Enid Intercollegiate Tournament.
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ENID
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Southwestern
Louisiana
Dixie Basketball Classic First Round Results
North Carolina State defeated Rhode Island State 81 64 while Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 64 57 in the first round of the Dixie Basketball Classic.
Coaldiggers Rally Past South Boston in Key Victory
The Gary Coaldiggers defeated visiting South Boston 50 to 39 after a slow start, surging with a 14-4 third quarter run to pull ahead. Gary Goosens starred as the win boosts Coaldiggers in the 1950 McDowell county championship race before about 1,000 fans.
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South Boston
Virginians
Northfork
Bob
Oneeee Gary
Cveeecosee
van Sant and
Willey
Bloomer Girls Shuffle Through Bloomers Theft Case
In Huntington West Virginia on December 28 three Knoxville women Pauline Wakefield Mildred Goosby and Wanda Hill were charged with shoplifting a $210 suit on December 7 they wore oversized bloomers to conceal the goods and were held for grand jury action along with a fourth Louise Boykin as a witness. Authorities say the group may have operated in multiple cities including Princeton where warrants are issued. The quartet is in jail after failing to post bond while they serve 30 day vagrancy sentences.
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Huntington
W. Va
Tennessee
Knoxville
Greenville
Tenn
Charleston
Princeton
Pauline Wakefield
Mildred Goosby
Mildred Sullivan
Wanda Hill
Anna Amey
Louise Boykin
Hogan Considers Comeback Tour in West Coast Events
Ben Hogan plans to attend three PGA winter tour events Los Angeles Open Bing Crosby Invitational and the Ben Hogan Open Phoenix before returning to Fort Worth Texas. He has not decided if he will compete or play for exercise and says he will not shoot in the 80s. Hogan, his wife Valerie and the car crash injuries from February past have left him with a limp though his swing shows improvement.
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Tex
Ben Hogan
West Coast
Hogan
Phoenix
Valerie
Los Angeles
Ben
Competition Wanted For Soviet Athletes
Moscow reports foreign embassies and legations consider urging their sports bodies to seek international events with the USSR. They cite a Soviet Sports article noting equal terms for participation and foresee possible home and away soccer series with South America or Italy. US interest in Soviet events next summer is also mentioned.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Soviet Sports
Ussr
South America
Italy
United States
Russia
U.S
Lynchburg 12 Year Old Plays in Three Bowls
Lynchburg Virginia December 28 Franklin Whitten a 12 year old guard for the mighty mites has played in three Pop Warner bowl games before his birthday if he sees action in the Kiddie Bowl in New Orleans. He backed up last year in the Santa Claus bowl in Philadelphia and this year saw time against the Philadelphia crickets in the Moose Yuwletide bowl with his team winning both previous games by large margins.
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Franklin Whitten
New Orleans
Whitten
Mighty Mites
Omaha
Neb
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Crickets
Nose craft helps man reclaim life after loss in Los Angeles
John Bidegain, a 36 year old Frenchman who lost his nose in a 1942 stove explosion, finds new work through a self made prosthetic nose. He created a plaster cast of his face, then molded a nose from modeling clay and set it with polyvinyl chloride spirit gum. He uses cosmetics to finish the look and seeks plaster molding work while at Rancho Los Amigos.
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Los Angeles
John B. Bidegain
Bidegain
Los Angeles County
Rancho Los Amigos
Florida Classifies Strip Teaser Job As Employment Source
Florida state employment service lists a strip teaser job in Tampa dated December 28. The description notes a performer who walks the stage with music and removes clothing gradually, and may also dance or sing. The job is one of the few requiring no intelligence test for applicants.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida State Employment Service
Peeler
Employment Service
Marshall Plan Boosts Italian Farm Exports
Officials report the Marshall Plan raised Italian agricultural exports in the first eight months of 1949, with substantial gains over 1948. Major increases were seen in shipments of farm products, reflecting intensified trade among Western European Plan countries.
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Rome
Market Report Notes Shifts in Cheese and Produce Exports
The report highlights changes in trade with increased cheese, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables and hemp exports. It also notes decreases in wine, potatoes and olive oil shipments.
Walker Named For Nelson Award
Doak Walker of Southern Methodist University was chosen unanimously for the Boston gridiron club Swede Nelson award for sportsmanship on 49 of 95 ballots. Voters included coaches and writers from 20 states. notable supporters were Matty Bell and Clarence Munn. Walker responded to Notre Dame after a hard game, joking that Kyle Rote did a better job.
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Doak Walker
Southern Methodist University
Boston Gridiron Club
Herb Kopf
Boston College
Walker
Matty Bell
SMU
Harvard
Art Valley
Clarence Biddie Munn
Michigan State
Missouri
Don Faurot
Wallace Wade
Duke
Navy
George Sauer
Phil Bixler
Colgate
Ray Eliot
Ilinois
Bill Rivers
Dallas News
Jerry Nason
Boston Globe
Louis Cox
Dallas Times Herald
Zipp Newman
Birmingham News
Jess Linthicum
Baltimore Sun
Walter Dobbins
Lincoln
Neb
Journal
Jack Herman
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Tony Cordaro
Des Moines Tribune
Jim Richard
Toledo Blade
Leo Riordan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jimmy McDowell
Jackson
Miss
Danly News
Bert McGrane
Des Mones Register
McGrane
McDowell
Notre Dreme
Irish
Texans
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Kyle Rote
Marius Russo May Be New Marion Manager
Marion Ohio December 28 Marius Russo former southpaw pitcher for the New York Yankees likely will become the new manager of the Marion Red Sox in the class D Ohio Indiana league Robert White president of the Marion club announced Russo 35 was slated to become pilot Also Baylor beat Vanderbilt in the first round consolation and Texas defeated Alabama in the all college tourney at Oklahoma City.
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Marius Russo
New York Yankees
Marion Red Sox
Robert White
Marion
Russo
Oklahoma City
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Texas
Alabama
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