Ex Duquesne Star Coach takes Catholic high post
A 25 year old veteran with college and pro football experience becomes head coach and athletic director at Charleston Catholic high school. Lescavage, a former Duquesne quarterback and Brooklyn Dodgers player, will introduce the Notre Dame system and coach both football and basketball. He replaces Russ Parsons and faces a depleted backfield but a strong line, with 1944 schedule including Charleston and Stonewall Jackson games.
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Charleston Catholic High Schist
Duquesne University
Butt Donelli
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tigers
Lescavage
Donelli
Cleveland Rams
Mahanoy City
Seteavage
Duquesne
Mississippi State
Dodgers
Setcavage
Merlyn Condit
Charleston High
Condit
Carnegie Tech
Russ Parsons
Stonewall Jackson High School
Catholic
Letcavage
Notre Dame
Parsons
Oak Hill
Charleston
Stonewall Alap
State softball championship field grows despite wartime strain
Entries for the 10th annual state softball tournament arrive daily at Gwens Illinois field Kanawha City from Aug. 14 with a near record field expected despite wartime hardships. Secretary Jim Bessie notes Carbide tied with Dr Pepper as early entrants. Chemists led by Joe Willis fell in city finals and west Virginia national berth in Cleveland. Sectional tourney for Lakewood to start Sept. 2 to 5. National classic runs Sept. 16 for five days. State champion earns Cola Cola trophy and medals for members. Entry fee $11.50. blanks from Jim Bossie Sport Mart on Quarrier St.
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Gwens Illinois
Kanawha City
Jim Bessie
Carbide
Dr. Pepper
Chemists
Joe Willis
West Virginia
Cleveland
Lakewood
Jim Bossie
Sport Marton
Riverview and Cabell Battle in City Finals
Riverview and Cabell reach the decisive city finals at Cabellfield after a playoff round that opened Friday with Washington Manor and Cabell playing a double header. Washington Manor won 12 7 in game one and Cabell won 12 11 in game two.
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Jay
Cabellfield
Riverview
Cabell
Washington Manor
Ington Manor
WVU Set to Open Fall Football Drills Aug 28
West Virginia University will begin fall football drills August 28 at Mountaineer Field. About 28 candidates, including 10 with prior college experience, have been invited by Head Coach Ira BE Rodgers. The Mountaineers will train in Morgantown after abandoning Jackson’s Mill camp for wartime cooperation. One veteran, Kenny Fryer, will not return as he accepted a pro offer with the Brooklyn Tigers.
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the Gazette
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Roy M. Hawley
Mountaineer Field
Ira BE. Rodgers
Hawley
Mountaineers
Jackson's Mill
Rodgers
Bill Kern
Navy
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Kenny Fryer
Brooklyn Tigers
Fryer
Baltimore
Pep Easily Wins Over Costantino in Waterbury Bout
Willie Pep, Hartford featherweight champion, decisively outpointed Lulu Costantino of New York in a non-title 10 round bout at Municipal Stadium before about 9,000 fans. Pep dominated, dropped Costantino once for a noncount in round six, and the referee scored all but one round for Pep. Final score 50 to 33.
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Waterbury
Conn
Willie Pep
Hartford
New York
Lulu Costantino
Municipal Stadium
Pep
Costantino
Luky
Lulu
Louis “Kid” Kaplan
Beckley Trooper Promoted to Lieutenant in State Police
Beckley veteran Cofer Parke Taylor of Company D, Beckley, after 19 years service, received a commission as lieutenant, becoming second in command to Captain Arnold Moore. The 42-year-old Calhoun County native served in World War I and has a 20-year-old son on active duty with the navy.
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Beckley
Cofer Parke Taylor
State Police Department
Leutenant
Arnold Moore
Calhoun County
Navy
Veterans' job reintegration rate after WWII hospital discharges
A historical note states that only 25 percent of World War II veterans discharged through hospitals from May 1, 1840, to the present have been returned to the jobs they held before entering the services.
Javins Sets Early Open Lead in West Virginia Open
KINGWOOD, W. Va. Aug 5 An army air force sergeant and former Edgewood pro Johnny Javins shot 36 35 71 to lead the 12th West Virginia Open after 18 holes. Cpl. Pete Petroske, White Sulphur Springs, carded 35 31 72. Joe Reposky 46 37 73 and Rocky Short 37 37 74 tied for fourth. D G Rangeley 78 lagged. Finals begin tomorrow.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Army Air Force
Charleston
Edgewood Country Club
Johnny Javins
Greenville Miss
Armed Services
Pete Petroske
White Sulphur Springs
Javins
Joe Reposky
Clarksburg
I C
Rocky) Short
Bluefield Country Club
Jules Blanton
Kanawha Country Club
Schorr
Blanton
D. G. Rangeley
Bluefield
Western Open Begins Monday
CHICAGO Aug 53 An exceptionally large field of 142 contestants including 20 year old Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia defending champion will assemble at Owentsia Country club in Lake Forest Monday for the qualifying round of the Women s Western Amateur. The 32 low scorers gain the championship flight and begin match play Tuesday through the 36 hole title windup Saturday. Miss Germain runner up in the Women s Western Open in June and Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Mich a consistently fine performer are favorites. The Marion Miley Memorial trophy will be presented to the player with the lowest combined qualifying score in the open and amateur tournaments.
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Chicago
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Owentsia Country Club
Suburban Lake Forest
Miss Germain
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Miss Wall
Catherine Fox
Bloomfield
N. J
Kay Byrne
Rye
N. D
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
Dorothy Ellis
Indianapolis
Ind
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ann Casey
Mason City
Phyllis Otto
Omaha
Neb
Betty Jane Haemerle
St. Louis
Mon
Jeanné Cline
Bloomington
Illinois
Betty Jane Rucker
Spokane
Wash
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Tenn
Marion Mile
Falkenburg Wins Junior Tennis Singles Crown
Robert Falkenburg, an air cadet from Hollywood and Merced Field, defeats Bernard Bartzen to claim the National Junior Tennis Singles title in Kalamazoo. Behrens, 15, Fort Lauderdale, wins the boys title by beating MacDonald Mathey 6-2 6-0, while Mathey and Sidney Schwarzz take the doubles crown 2-6 3-6 to win.
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Kalamazoo
Robert Falkenburg
Hollywood
Mercedfield
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Texas
Falkenburg
Bartzen
Herbert Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
MacDonald Mathey
Princeton
N. J
Behrens
Mathey
New Jersey
Sidney Schwarzz
Brooklyn
Richard Mouledous
New Orleans
Asbury Tops Y Loop Schedule Ends Friday
Asbury Methodist leads MCA softball loop with four straight wins. Results last week show Asbury 9-7 over Boyd, Christ Methodist 7-6 over Trinity, and Boyd 12-3 over Trinity. Remaining games: Monday Asbury vs Christ Methodist, Wednesday Christ Methodist vs Boyd, Friday Trinity vs Asbury. Hal Newhouser note appears as 1944 context.
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Asbury
Asbury Methodist
Methodists
Boyd
Christ Methodist
Trinity
Christ Methist
Trinity Vn
General Arnold to Describe RAF Operations on NBC Broadcast
General H H Arnold will discuss the 20th Air Force and the Superfortress command during the Army Hour on NBC starting at 2 30 p m Eastern War Time. Reports from air forces commanders in Europe the Mediterranean China and the Pacific will be heard plus a RAF front line fighter field broadcast from Normandy.
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Arnold
Raf
Washington
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
Superfortress Command
Army Hour
NBC
Normandy
English Lord's Daughter Dies in Air Crash
The Hon. Mrs. Margaret Fairweather daughter of Lord Runciman and former president of the British board of trade died from injuries after the plane she was ferry piloting for the air transport auxiliary crashed yesterday. She was 43 and widow of Capt. Douglas Eastweather an ATA pilot killed in April. The piece also notes courtship gifts by grebes and other birds.
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London
Margaret Fairweather
Lord Runciman
British Board of Trade
Air Transport Auxiliary
Pairweather
Douglas Eastweatheer
ATA
Dorsey Hall Balcony Fight Turns Into Brawl
Hollywood August 5 Tommy Dorsey bandleader and actor Jon Hall clashed on the balcony of the Dorsey apartment in a moonlit quarrel witnessed by police. Hall said two others jumped him after a heated exchange. Hall’s head bled from a flower pot blow and Dorsey suffered a bloody nose. Both unavailable for comment.
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Hollywood
Tommy Dorsey
Jon Hall
Dorsey
Hall
Pat Dane
Tommy
West Virginia grocers complete statewide organization
West Virginia has been organized by counties into grocer associations with Wyoming county joining the state group in Pineville. George W. King said the nine year drive is finished and the state is now fully organized. Attendees included C. J. Casdorph and officials from five surrounding counties. The group claims WV is 100 percent organized for retail grocers.
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West Virginia
George W. King
Charleston
King
OPA
DDT
Texas
Grocers’ State Association
Check or money order at $1.2 per ticket for dollars
A brief notice states payment by check or money order at the rate of $1.2 per ticket for a dollar amount, indicating a simple purchase or fee payable by this method.
Tiskelwak Captures City Junior Playground Crown
Tiskelwak wins the city playground junior softball title by defeating Kanawha Boulevard 9 1, 6 2 in playoff games last week. Thomas pitched a no hitter in the first game but errors spoiled his shutout bid. Argentina reports a paper metal salvage initiative amid wartime shortages.
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Tiskelwak
City
New City Playground
Kanawha Boulevard
Thomas
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Dick Flanagan
Ohio State
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Apex Paint & Glass CQ
Baby Shop
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Charleston Maytag CO
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Collins Department Store
John T. Copenhaver
United Fuel Gas CO
Diamond Ice & Coal CO
Daniel Boone Hotel
Kanawha Flying School
Glenn . Clark
LOM. Maytag CO
Arthur C. Litton, M.D
Wilson Funeral Home
Ormond Hosiery Shop
Pfaff & Smith Builders Supplies
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Rosenblatt & Hunt, Inc
Spence Paint & Chemical CO
Schoolfield-Harvey Electric CO
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United Carbon Company
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