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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1933

Page

5

Mountaineers College Hoops Schedule Announced

Morgantown West Virginia University men’s basketball opens a 21 game schedule against Wesleyan and other Eastern Intercollegiate Conference rivals. Highlights include Navy at Annapolis January 20 Washington and Lee at Charleston February 2 and Penn State February 11. The road trip is dropped and Marshall’s Little Sleepy Glenn returns as coach.

Morgantown W. Va Wesleyan Mountaineer Harry A. Stansbury Navy Annapolis Washington and Lee Charleston Penn State East Mountaineers West Virginia Marshall Little Sleepy" Glenn Martinsburg High School Francis Stads Yold Wilbur Leeks Carnegie Tech Bucknell Haseen Cytech Pittsburgh Temple Georgetown Davis Elkins Wesleya Buckhannon Bucknell Lewisburg Philadelphia Washington, D. C Washington and Jefferson Duquesne Elkins Washington, Pa

Princeton National Title Claims Weakened by All-East Schedule

New York December 4 The Princeton Tigers undefeated and untied season is overshadowed by an all-East schedule undermining a national title claim. After beating Yale 27 2 and others, Princeton rejected post season play. Army and Duke losses altered the title race as Notre Dame, Georgia, and Southern California also posted decisive results.

Princetons Figers Army Duke H. O Fritz) Crisler Princeton Tigers Princeton Tigers Stanfor Princeton Board of Athletic Control Tiger Elis of Yale New Haven East Big Ten Michigan Big Six Nebraska Southeastern Alabama Southern South Carolina Pacific Stanford Oregon Rocky Mountain Utah Denver Colorado Aggies Missouri Valley Oklahoma

Inside the atom-smashing gun how to handle 10 million volts

A 5,000,000 volt human shock hazard is described at Massachusetts Tech where two polished hollow aluminum spheres store 10,000,000 volts between them. Workers inside the spheres face 5,000,000 volts but remain safe as the current is outside.

Howard W. Blakeslee Cambridge Mass Massachuetts Tech Earth Nevada Arged Massachusetts Tech

Lindberghs Planned Transcontinental Flight Today

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh signaled early this afternoon he planned to take off from Bathurst to embark on a likely transatlantic flight to South America, signaling a major aviation undertaking.

Lindberghs Bathurst Gambia Africa Charles A. Lindbergh South Amer

Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Jumble of Clues and Errors

A highly fragmented and garbled cross word puzzle listing clues across and down with numerous misspellings and unreadable portions. The reader is left with a dense grid of jumbled terms, partial phrases, and unclear references.

Independence Grange star Rogers stars on gridiron

Harley Paul Rogers, a 165 pound senior halfback at Independence High School in Kansas, is hailed as the area’s top prep sprinter and a scoring threat after accumulating 41 yards per 10 touchdowns. At 17, he earns letters in basketball and track, with five touchdowns over half the field, amid a season of standout versatility and local acclaim.

Independence Kus. U Independence High School Red” Grange Harley Paul Rogers Rogers Southeastern Kansas

Chicago bootleg rulers and the rise of Capone era crimes

The piece traces Chicago bootlegging from Big Jim Colosimo’s 1919-1920 murder to Johnny Torrio and the ascent of Capone. It notes Colosimo’s empire, Torrio’s protection over liquor vice and gambling, and Moran’s earlier attack that wounded Torrio, leading to Capone’s dominance.

Ter Hooth Redeye Big Jim Colosino Chicago Bigg Jim Capone Johnny Terrio New York Scarface al” Capone Torrio George Bugs) Moran Waukegan

Rheta's Body Report Continues On Page One

The article recounts Rheta's death with details that a taxi passed a blocked alley near the residence. An argument erupted as a cab was made to stop by obstruction and a laboring crew.

Tyrrell Wynekoop Dri-1

Elks Big Social Pigs Roasted For Grafton Event

Guarded by Bill Wren the Elks fancy pigs were delivered to bakery proprietor John R Shoemaker after a Saturday display at Jacobs store. They will be roasted for the lodge social at 8 30 Tuesday night with BPOE 308 members attending. Tickets on sale at the club room all day Tuesday. A local orchestra will provide music and Willy Clark oversees serving. Newcastle police claim to inaugurate a permanent radio telephone system for mobile controls including motorcycles.

Bill Wren Elks Jacobs Store John R. Shoemaker Jones Street Elks Lodge Brothers of Hussion General Committee Willy Clark Grafton

Japan Eyes Treaty Ratios and 1934 Pacific Maneuvers

Japanese press highlights Secretary Swanson's claim to present treaty ratios as vital for an orderly building program. Naval staff reportedly planned annual maneuvers in 1934 across the Pacific from Honshu to the Bonin and Loochoo archipelagoes, possibly extending to the Equatorial Pacific mandates like Yap near Guam. The Navy aims to push a 1934 1935 budget aligned with treaty quotas and accelerate wartime construction before 1937.

Swanson Nichi Nichi Pacific Japan Bonin Looshon Yap Guam Naval Office

Traffic accidents peak in Nashville area fall to winter months

A chamber of commerce survey in Nashville Tennessee shows traffic accidents are most numerous in October November and December, indicating higher crash risk during late fall and early winter.

Chamber of Commerce Nashville ,Tenn

Celebrities Form C PMAS Seal Campaign Amid Tuberculosis Recovery

Five national campaign committees to drive the twenty seventh Am Thankgiving drive across the United States. Noted TB survivor W724 leads a notable roster including Will Irwin Harold Bell Wright Hobart Bosworth Roger W Babson Irving Fisher Charles Wakefield Cadman and others. Insets show the Christmas Seal and the unique Christmas Star sale by the tuberculosis associations.

United States Will Irwin New York City William Charles Whit Harold Bell Wright Tucson Aris Hobart Bosworth Roger W. Babson Babson Park Mass Irving Fisher N Haven Conn Charles Wakefield Cadman la Mesa Cal Dastne O'Neill Island

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