Rotary Talk Recalls 1923 Era Under Dr John Gass
Rotarians heard Dr John Gass review the 1923 period and outline a hopeful future while discussing fear post Wall Street crash, Roosevelt’s recovery plans, and the clash of capitalism with socialist ideas from Marx and Norman Thomas. He warned against absolute dictatorship as Americans learn from Mussolini, noting expectations for capitalism with broader obligations. New members Jerome Schwade Enrico Sannares and PB Walsh were welcomed.
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John Gass
Rotary Club
Hotel Kanawha
Rotarians
Gase
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Italy
Russia
Norman Thomas
America
R Cal
Gass
Mussolini
Gasa
Carl Marx
Christ
Marx
Norman ‘Thomas
Jerome W. Schwade
Albert Schwabe
Enrico Sannares
Italian Government Consular Service
Toto Giudice
PB. J. Walsh
State Road Contractors Asociation
Robert L. Smith
Pioneers Fall To Temple AC On Home Floor
Temple A C defeated East Bank High School 32 19 on their home floor. Temple led 11 4 by halftime as Oscar Newman scored 16 points to lead the victors while Cooper topped the Pioneers with eight points.
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East Bank High School
Temple A. C
Oscar Newman
Cooper
Pioneers
Temple
Feast
Saiidta
Johnson
Paul Sera
Tennessee
Central Hoopers Trim Starchers In 60 30 Victory
Central Hoopers defeated Starchers Chapel of East Ride Church league 60 to 30 last night on the Central Tour. The Starchers did not start their first team, with Fred Tyler playing for Starchers. D Jarrett and H Roush led the winners, while Tyler led the Starchers in scoring.
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Dentral Tigers
Starchers Chapel
Fred Tyler
D. Jarrett
H. Roush
Tyler
ID. Jarrett
Rowangy
Lytton
Lance
Buckler
Wilson
Sign Language Guides Death Football Team to Triumphs
In LITTLE ROCK Arkansas School for the Deaf teams use a fist system of signs to call plays. Coach Earl Bell relies on sign language to chair pep meetings and coach. The players execute complex football tricks without audible signals, showing rapid, accurate action and spirited team cohesion.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dee
Arkansas School For the Deaf
Earl Bell
Rockne
Two Teams Lead Golf Tournament
Rain slowed Clover Field as Santa Monica duo Glen Dutra nte and Chuck Ward led best ball play in the $2,000 Santa Monica pro-am. Twenty teams advance to the 58 hole final tomorrow with $1,000 more at stake. Le Dilegel and Ivan Goddard tied for second at 66 as Nelson Coleman and Smith, Fahy and others shared fourth place in a tight leaderboard.
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Santa Monica
Cshil
Dee
Clover Field
Vun
Glen Dutrante
Chuck Ward
Ant
Hunter
Pasadena
Jimi Nouhan
Los Angeles
Aundle
Ther
Byron Nelson
Texarkana Pro
Thet Coleman
Mnc
Donald Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Bob Fahy
University of Southern California Flash
Dutra
Quebec Indians Dodge Right of Franchise
Descendants of the Iroquois Indians on the Caughnawaga reserve near Montreal protest a government bill granting universal enfranchisement. They warn that voting rights would subject them to taxation and remove exemptions from certain laws they wish to retain, saying no votes for Indians.
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Quebec Indians
Quebec
New France
Caughnawaga
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Posture and Poise Chief Aim of Iowa Athletic Director
Ames Iowa December aims to shift focus from winning intercollegiate events to improving posture poise and coordination of Iowa State students Athletic Director George Venker emphasizes better physical education intramural programs and preps freshmen with posture training and sophomores for sport options such as golf tennis and handball to benefit education and future life skills.
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Ames
Iowa State College
George Veenker
Fearmien
Football Rules Face Narrow Path In 1964 Revisions
Chairman Okeson warns against rule changes as too complex. He favors safety and spectator spectacle yet notes 27 years of careful rulemaking. A committee of officials and coaches from across the nation will meet to discuss simplification. The NCAA convention is set for New York in late December with parallel meetings by the American Football Coaches Association. Mayor John L. Griffith is reelected president.
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Okeson
Rues
Davisory
A. W. Palmer
Philadelphia
Herbert Dana
Oakland
Cal
AR. Hutchins
Lake Wales
Fla
Col
H. B. Hickett
Chicago
Low Little
Columbia University
Noble Kizey
Purdue University
C. E. Holingberry
Washington State
Wiliam A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
National Collegiate Athletic
John L. Griffith
Students to Banquet at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Students will attend a banquet at the First M.E. Church where guest speaker Hose will address the gathering. The event, hosted by West Virginia Wesleyan College, aims to honor attendees with an evening of remarks and fellowship.
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West Virginia Wesleyant College
M.E. Church
Cehe Hose
Statistician Sought For Government Job
The United States civil service commission announces an open competitive examination to fill the position of chief statistician under the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Washington. The entrance salary is $3,000 yearly with deductions totaling at least 16 percent and a 3 1/2 percent retirement deduction. Applications will be received until January.
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United States Civil Service Cummission
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor
Washington
Vntrance
Sewer Pipe Arrives for Vooney Street Project in Charleston
Two carloads of sewer pipe arrived yesterday in Charleston for the Vooney street sewer project. They are scheduled to be unloaded Tuesday.
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Charleston
Vooney Street
New Year Holiday Closures Announced for All Government Buildings
New York news reports federal state and local offices will close tomorrow in observance of New Year’s. Harry Newman, former Michigan quarterback now with the New York Giants, earned a second-team spot as the league’s only freshman on the 1933 AFL star team as selected by coaches.
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Hogar
Newmire
NEW York—Vm
Harry Newman
Michigan
New York Qiants
Churches Plan For Watch Night Services Tonight
Churches announce Watch Night services to usher in the New Year with several events. Sacred Heart parish schedules mass at six seven eight and nine o clock. Baptist temple holds service from nine with a midnight event and a morning service. Calvary Baptist plans baptisms and member recognitions, with a program themed Live Life Through reflecting on Anita's Christmas Gift set in the Philippines. Reverend Clarence E. Kemper leads the closing service.
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Sacred Heart Church
Baptist Temple
roMi
Ee Uehl Servies World Wide Guild
Clarence E. Kemper
D. D
Calvary Baptist Church
W. B. Muller
Anita
Philippines
Point Pleasant Cagers Organize for Strong Schedule
Point Pleasant plans an ambitious independent basketball lineup led by Frank Quillin formerly of Marshall and Charleston teams. The group includes Red Halliday, Harvald Brown, Paul White, George Ostr, Jack Burdette, and Ainwerth, aiming to schedule games with top teams around Ohio and West Virginia.
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Snerkit
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Acer J Orgenizes
Lo Dure Armes
Charleston
Frank Quillin
Marshall Allege
Quillin
Red
Halliday
Cincinnati
Harvald Brown
Ohio University
Paul White
George Ostr
Jack Burdette
Ainwertht
Point Pleasant High School
Ace Mielmhors
Vic
Quill
Parker Hunt Reach Net Finals For National Junior Indoor
Frank Parker a 17 year old from Milwaukee meets Gilbert A Hunt Jr of Washington DC for the National Junior Indoor tennis championship on New Years Day at the Seventh Regiment Armory Beth Parker seeded into the final round and will face Amos Pup at the event Parker defeated Jack Behry of Alton in straight sets 6 0 7 0 to reach the final and upset Joseph Abrams of New York in three sets 6 3 5 1 to advance through the earlier rounds.
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New York
Frank Parker
Milwaukee Tenns Slagh
Gilbert A. Hunt, Jr
Washington
D. C
Seventh Regiment Armory
Beth Parker
Joseth K. Abrams
Shooting Match Set At Ek River Road Prize Turkey
A shooting match will be held Monday at the month of Newhouse British on the Ek river road. Prizes include turkeys chickens and hams. The event begins at eight o clock and lasts throughout the day. Lily Sow-
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Newhouse British
Ek River
Lily Sow
Stanford and Columbia Meet in Rose Bowl Preview
Weather clings to rosy hopes as Columbia and Stanford prepare for the Rose Bowl clash. Coaches Thermhil and Lou Little insist on attack plans, while rain-crept turf tests the teams. Advance ticket sales push toward ten thousand as stadiums and odds shift with winds and weight advantages in play. Germany bans sabre saving machinery in cigar factories.
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Stanford
Thermhil
Lou Little
Rose Bowl
Ant
Neem
Glevens
Germany
Mystery of Georgia colors finally explained
Athens report cites Ralph McGuy of The Atlanta Constitution as unmasking Georgia colors. He notes Yale traditions influence but notes no blue and white ribbon in early 1800s town decorations. The piece recounts a beltless ox cart anecdote about ribbon colors red and black.
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Athens. Ga
Mes
University of Georgia
Yale
Ralph McGuy
The
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
West Virginia Sports Pulse 1933 Wide Range of Winners
The 1933 season showcased licensing of horse racing, boxing growth, and diverse champions across West Virginia. Charleston led in golf amateur and open events, Fritz Bannearot defended the amateur title while Johnny Javing won the first Open after a dramatic Kanawha course playoff. High school and college teams dominated hoops, football, and track with Charleston claiming state track honors and Davis-Fikinis producing notable college players.
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Hamilton Foren
West
West Virginia
Middle Atlantic Baseball League
Heniines
Club Oioners Land
Wheeling
Zanesville
Ohio
Fairway
Charleston
Fritz Bannearot
Bobby Round
Fritaie Stifel
Johnny Javing
Rocky Schorr
Brurefield
Kanawha Country Club
Johnny
Bam Cohn
Beckiey
Cohn
Nek
Victory
Clarksburg
Buckhannon
Seueters
Davis-Fikinis
Scarlet Hurricane
Marshall
Mountaineers
Thundering Herd
Charleston High School
Mountain Lions
Greenbrier Military School
Ashland
Bits Of Sports Continued From Page 5 Pact 1
Notes from the sports page recounts February title plays and city wide tournaments. Helen Jacobs beats Helen Wills Moody for Forest Hills title while Moody defaults in another event. Meadowbrook hosts city-wide and public links winners Kermit Hutchison and Ray Blizzed. Mid-Atlantic league expands to eight clubs. West Virginia scores shift in college football. Ashland high defeats Charleston 20-7 in tournament play. Charleston to win state basketball title and place three on all state team. Babe Ruth’s earnings cited at 870000 annually. Northern and southern West Virginia teams meet at Laidley field. Charleston expected to place three players on all-state team. South Charleston beats Dunbar. Gazette sports page aims to lead state coverage.
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Swey
Helen Jacobs
Helen Wills Moody
Forest Hills
Gcharleston
Babe Ruth
West Virginia
Laidley Field
Charleston
South Chaneston
Dunbar
Sid
Gazette
Charlestown Office Awards Service Emblems to 21 Employees
The Charlestown office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company awarded service emblems to 21 employees for 5 to 25 years of service. Recipients include James M. Smith, Harry F. Hlasa, and Monbiord S. McFeely for 25 years, Charles H. Bowles and Amelia G. Fauber for 15, and Roy Flowers among others for 10 years. Total West Virginia employee service equals 1,018 years. Emblems scale: five years gold aut star, ten years gold two-star, 15 years three-star, 20 years four-star, 28 years ruby, 35 years diamond-bright.
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Charlestom
Chesapeake and Potomaac Telephone Company
R. B. Cfigler
James &. Smith
Harry F. C. Hlasa
Monbiord S. McFeely
G. B. Newsman
Tee
Frank L. Stricklen
BR. J. Roberts
Woodson A. Melton
Charles H. Bowles
Amelia G. Fauber
Margaret M. Huastinge
Beaxsie M. Miller
Gladys M. Bogress
Roy Flowers
Jesse &, Pauley
Newton K. Barmett
Virginia A. Taylor
Homer Isabell
Jesse D. Shepherd
Margaret B. Skiles
Vivian K. Reveal
Audrey M. Waugh
West Virginia
Westrope Wins 301st Victory at Ensom Downs
In Houston this afternoon Jackie Westrope, a young rider, finally broke through after six races at Ensom Downs. He won on Donday in the last race of the 1939 campaign, paying 23.40 to win, 10.80 for place, and 4.60 for show.
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Houston
Tex. Des
Ensom Downs
Jackie Westrope
Donday
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