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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1941

Page

6

Bears Rally to Beat Cardinals and Force Playoff

The Chicago Bears defeated the Chicago Cardinals 34 to 24 to tie the Western Division standings with the Green Bay Packers, forcing a playoff next Sunday to determine the NFL Western champion and a path to face the New York Giants for the league title. The Giants lost 21 to 7 to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who claimed Eastern runnerup honors.

Chicago Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals Packers Bear George Halas New York Giants Cardinals Bears Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles Brooklyn Washington

Boxing and sports notes amid Far East crisis in New York

The column surveys boxing prospects including Freddie Cochrane and other top contenders, notes boxing writers naming a Boxer of the Year, and mentions figures like Prof. Wolstan Crocker Brown. It also covers Rose Bowl talk, Duke and Oregon chatter, Dodgers ticket sales, and travel of baseball executives amid wartime pressures.

New York Freddie Cochrane Georgie Abrams Marty Servo Fred Apostoli Navy Cochrane Furleigh Miami Bobby Britton Wolstan Crocker Brown Lou Nova Joe Louis B. M. Atkinson, Jr Louisville Wallace Wade Carolina Tom Burns Duke Tom Davis Jap Davis Joe B McGee Conway Ark Log Cabin Democrat Oregon University Austin Tex Texas Dodgers Clarence Rowland Chicago Los Angeles Angels Jacksonville Corp Charley Yates Camp Wheeler Aing

Nine College Floor Teams Open Season

Nine West Virginia college basketball teams start the 1941 42 season with Morris Harvey versus Potomac State in Keyser. Other games include Morris Harvey in Baltimore Philadelphia Scranton and Seton Hall, with multiple midweek and weekend matchups across the region.

Associated Press West Virginia Morris Harvey Potomac State Keyser Wesleyan Fairmont Glenville Baltimore Loyola Philadelphia Lasalle Scranton South Orange Seton Hall Alderson- Broaddus Philippi Bethany West Liberty Waynesburg Concord Emory and Henry Athens Marietta Capital University Columbus Buckhannon West Virginia Tech Ashland Junior College Kentucky City West Virginia University Mountaineers Geneva Morgantown Marshell Denver University Huntington

Corcoran vows crackdown on promoters amid PGA tour money

Corcoran warned against promoter schemes as PGA purses rise to 200000. He pledged strict rules, banning baroque exhibitions and winner take all events, asserting golf remains a gentleman's game. Nelson and Hogan defeated Snead in the pre Miami Open clash.

Corcoran Snead Heather-Hogan Nelson Hogan

PGA Official Bans Big Bets During Pro Golf

Miami, Fla. December 7. Fred Corcoran, head of the PGA tournament operations, bans big bets and winner-take-all bets and denounces gambling as a distraction. He cancels a $1,000 side wager for an exhibition pairing Sam Snead and Clayton Heather against Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.

Miami Fla Fred Corcoran Corcorth

Three youths nabbed after Latrobe Street show window break

Deputy Sheriff Tom Withers arrested three youths minutes after they smashed a display window at the Novelty company store on Latrobe Street at 5 40 o clock yesterday afternoon. A fourth lad escaped. Names ages and addresses given include Robert Goodnow 18 444 Pearl Street Zemuel Miller 18 26 East Wilford Street and John Stansberry 17 446 Pearl Street. Arraignment before Justice C P Tucas of Fetterman district planned on destruction of property charges. Store owner George Fayish alerted police and chased the trio down Latrobe Street.

Novelty Company Latrobe Street Tom Withers Robert Goodnow Pearl Street Zemuel Miller East Wilford Street John Stansberry Pearl

Save Wastebaper and Sell It

American defense program converts waste materials into defense products. It urges saving and selling wastepager magazines rubber rags and scrap metal to support national needs.

America

Baseball Men Cool Heels In Hotel Lobbies

Chicago December reports show baseball magnates and managers lingering in hotel lobbies awaiting winter meetings. Trades may emerge from quiet talks begun at Jacksonville minor league meeting and intensified at major league sessions scheduled for Tuesday to Thursday. Decisions on next year All-Star site, Browns night games, and a proposed farm system amendment loom large amid financial and technical agenda items.

Chicago Jacksonville Fla St. Louis Browns Majors Kenesaw M. Landis

State Guards and Wartime Labor Tensions Rise

State Guards report on plans that could have halted 78000 welders in shipyards and defense sites across the nation. Morgantown ordnance works welders returned to work after a November 24 walkout tied to a jurisdictional dispute with the AF of L. Four Japanese nationals are reportedly under supervision for potential internment, with two employed locally. FBI monitors are reviewing possible Japanese intelligence activity linked to a Belle plant. officials seek to confirm no other nationals remain in the area.

Pacific Morgantown Ordnance Works American Federation of Labor Bosworth West Virginia Holden Logan County Elk River Elk River Coal and Lumber Company At Widen, Clay County Ayst FE. J. du Pont de Nemours Ong Company Charleston Ito Federal Bureau of Investigation Cincinnati R. J. Untreiner Ena FBI Huntings J. D. Gray Neely Commission Roy Pfaff Naval Ordnance South Charleston Jytive Pfaff Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Company Thhe General Machinery ‘Ordnance Company

Appointment for Love at Opera House features Boyer and Sullavan

A gay streamlined comedy romance arrives at the Opera House with Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan in leading roles. Rita Johnson Eugene Pallette Ruth Terry and Reginald Denny co star in supporting parts. The play uses Broadway Manhattan skylines as a modern backdrop and follows a playwright whose own romance complicates after marriage. Sullavan plays a doctor and careerist who insists on separate homes and careers, creating tensions that hinder romantic plans.

Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan Rita Johnson Eugene Pallette Ruth Terry Reginald Denny Broadway Manhattan Universal Boyer Miss Sullivan Miss Sullavan Jeach

Best Hospital Care for Folks of Slender Means

A 1930 to 1939 summary of the Baker Memorial Hospital in Boston serving moderate incomes. It notes daily rates from 4.50 to 16.00, ward and private options, an upper medical bill cap of 150, average charges around 70, and high patient satisfaction with nursing and services. The article cites 208 daily patients in 1939, 573 births, 9,000 surgical operations, and 1,600 medical patients, plus a question section on saccharin safety.

Baker Memorial Hospital Boston Clendening Prederic A. Washburn Massachusetts General Hospital Mary Richardson Richard Baker, Jr Ellen Maria Baker Los Angeles Calif

Y All Stars Open Season At Grafton Gym

The Y M C A All Stars start the 1941 42 basketball season in Grafton at 8 o clock Wednesday evening with Fairmont State College Reserves as the opposition. Notable players include Eddie O Conner Bill Graham Jommy Skaggs Bob Lambert and Ray Grinnan with several others signed. A preliminary grudge volleyball match pits West Penn against Carr China in a 2 of 3 games set starting about 6 30 p m.

Grafton M.C. A. All Stars William Manley Fairmont State College All Stars Eddie O'Conner Bill Graham Jommy Skaggs the Banner Twink Bob Lambert Ray Grinnan Duff Fairmont West Penn Carr China

Japan Claims Air War Losses Amid Pacific Moves

Japanese reports claim American planes shot down over Clark Field and Thai skies while Tokyo signs Thai passage pact to move troops toward British Malaya. Domei cites 33,100 ton Pennsylvania and 29,000 ton pokipnenas as losses. two US destroyers and two oil tankers reported destroyed.

Domei Pennsylvania Pokipnenas &S Pearl Harbor Clark Field Philippines Thailand Japan Tokyo Board of Information Bangkok Pacific

Toilet Sets Sold By Skaggs & Co Prices Ali

SKAGGS & CO offers a full line of toilet sets with competitive prices. Ali discounts noted for bulk purchases and household fittings. Local shoppers are urged to compare style and finish options at Skaggs showrooms.

Ali Prices, Skaggs & CO

Fiduciary accounts listed before the commissioner

The fiduciary notices before the commissioner of accounts include the estates of Worthy G. Thiffori and the administrators Joseph A. Jolliffe and James Lee Hannon. The documents name the executors and administrators and announce upcoming settlements.

James Lee Hannon Watcinke Joseph A. Jolliffe Wecey Ppeaegeasch G. Thiffori

Classified Rates and Error Policy for The Sentinel

Advertising rates are two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Insertion must be consecutive and within the word limit. Errors to be reported immediately. The Sentinel not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion.

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