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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1950

Page

2

WVU Cage Lineup Changes For Tonight's Game

West Virginia University basketball coach Red Brown reshuffles the lineup for tonight's match with Virginia Tech. Former starter Jack Shockey moves into Coalter's spot, Ken Alessi of Yorkville will take Shockey's berth, with Harry Moore, Mark Workman, and Dave Steindler completing the starting lineup as the Mountaineers aim to rebound after a 71 to 60 win over West Virginia Wesleyan.

Jantown Robert N Red) Brown West Virginia Univer VPS Cantes West Virginia Wesleyan Burnard Jim Cowlter Virginia ‘Tech Coalter Jack Shockey Ken Alessi Yorkville Onin Shockey Otters Harry Moore Mark Workman Dave Steindler West Virginia Morgantown Mountaineers W.P.S South Carolina Wake Foresh George Washington Mountaineer-Gok West Vginia Frosh Fairmont College Jayvees Little Mountaineers Quentin Barnette Virginia Poly Proms Red Brown Wesleyan Gobblers North Carolina State Dick Sayre Charleston Sumner Tex) Tilson Blacksburg V.P.I Invaders Thema Kansas State Gobbler Red Laird Tilson Gamic Sayre Mountain State V.P.1 Gene Jones Lansing Harry Davis Keyser John Cantrell Laird Brown Harry Moe) Moore Jim Coulter Mark Workman

Virginia Tech Faces West Virginia Team With Local Ties

A 13 man Virginia Tech squad includes West Virginians and four starters. The teams last met in 1929 with West Virginia defeating Tech 49 to 27. Before the varsity game, West Virginia Frosh play Front College Jay.

Bers Virginia Tech West

Charles Retains Heavyweight Crown In Knockout of Barone

In Cincinnati Charles knocked out Nick Barone of Syracuse in the 11th round at 2 06 sealing his world heavyweight title in front of about 12 000 fans. Barone’s only clear success was a strong fourth round as Charles unleashed precise combinations to finish with a crushing right hand.

Cincinnati Ezzard Charles Nick Barone Syracuse N. Y Barone Charles Caarles Berone

Australia weighs whale steak options for public meals

Australia considers whale meat for public consumption as Antarctic stocks are said to be wasted. Members of Parliament recently shared a meal of whale steak and reactions remain unrecorded. Poultry raisers push higher egg output by extending the hens' day with electric lights.

Australia Sydney

Blue Devils Open Season With Home Game Next Week

Nineteen seventh and eighth graders report for Blue Devil practice at Grafton Junior High under coach George Hamric. Bad winter weather has shortened drills before the opener with Philippi, while Wyatt is visited next Tuesday after last year’s close wins 35 34 and 55 39.

Blue Devils Grafton George Hamric Wyatt Philippi Joe Richmond Donald Bennett Robert Mollohan Edward Weese Richard Hathaway Edward Dillon James Ridenour Robert Reed Charles Foley Teddy Clell Dickie Morgan David Boylan Densil Criss Sam Shiver Dame Gray James Ward Donald Hargett Lyle Steadman David Haun

College basketball scores from several matchups list outcomes

A sequence of game results shows Waynesburg, Tennessee, Shaw, Findlay, Mount Union and many others winning by margins ranging from two to twenty points. The items include teams such as North Carolina State, Duke, Ohio University, Brigham Young, and the University of Cincinnati with varied opponents and scores. The passage ends with unrelated notes mentioning a pheasant, a statue, and a miswritten caption.

Waynesburg Alderson-Broaddus Tennessee University of South Sewanee Shaw Bluefield State Findlay Madonna Mount Union Steubenville New Britain Conn Fitchburg Mass Western Carolina Carson-Newman Alabama Mississippi Southern North Carolina State Davidson Duke McCrary Muskingum

Vic Vet describes glass paint that glows for traffic markers

Vic Vet explains that sparkling glass with luminous paint is used for traffic markers. The paint imparts a glow after application, aiding visibility at night.

WVU Mountaineers Open Season With VPI Rivalry

Morgantown WVU hosts Virginia Tech in the opener as Quentin Barnette leads the Mountaineers against Red Laird’s VPI squad. The matchup follows a West Virginia debut against Wesleyan and features local WV natives on both teams with key centers and guards matched for a 8 p.m. tip at the Field House.

Unclear fragmentary sports note from noisy clipping

Fragmentary text describes a scuffle or race through a ward, a gunfire event, a rat, and a reference to Babel's foot, followed by a line on Rockefeller Center daily population and a basketball hoop score against Wesleyan. overall context and entities are incomplete and not coherent.

Babel

Creomulsion Offers Strong Cough Relief

Relief at last for coughs chest colds and bronchitis with Creomulsion. It claims to loosen and expel germ laden phlegm soothe inflamed bronchial membranes and aid nature. Contains no narcotics and is guaranteed to please or money refunded after many million users.

For Sale Brick Dwelling and Cottage in Park View

For sale list reports a six and gas fired furnace brick dwelling at 124 Ti Wilford’s with nine rooms and three lots priced around 2000 dollars. Also advertised is a Park View cottage with gas floor furnace copper plumbing and a large level lot priced about 4300 dollars.

Scellent Wilford Pride Roa Park View

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