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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1949

Page

6

Grafton Bears Rally to Beat Welch 43-38 on Local Floor

Grafton High Bearcats overcome an early 11 point lead to defeat Welch 43-38. Boyd scored 16 in Welch's third quarter surge, while DeBarr led Grafton with 12 points and the Cats clinched it at the line. Welch's Rich added 15 as Grafton improves to 2-? on the season with next game against an undefeated Lumberport team.

Grafton High Bearcats Scotty Hamilton Welch Roanoke Virginia Morgantown High Morgantown Grafton Eagon Boyd Bearcats Bennett Dick Poe Chick Bennett Cats DeBarr Willis Clyde DeBarr South McKinney Poe Donnie Willis Rich Ronny McKinney Gratton Lumberport Tulane Florida Anderson Dayton Ohio Tennessee F. Coca Indianapolis Gettysburg Johns Hopkins Sheboygan West Virginia State Virginia DeBarr Tri-City Union Waterloo Maryland State Bluefield Denver WVA Hull Gilley PONY Bonet Bee Lohd Marley Boysien Hines and Warash

Sons Of Legion Are Victorious Victory by district league teams listed

In a crowded score summary the Sons Of Legion defeated their opponent with a 46 to 45 finish. The chart lists players such as Fetterman Lenore Chattaray Duval and Matoaka from various teams including Princeton Alumni Mark Twain and Wheeling Central, with referees Myers and Haller and scorekeeper Holtz. The national standings follow, noting numerous small town teams like Parkersburg Sumner and Wheeling Blessed Martin among others with varied scores and locations across West Virginia and nearby states.

WVU and Marshall Lead 7-Game Card Tonight

WVU and Marshall headline a seven game slate with three Mountaineers facing Ohio Wesleyan in Morgantown and Marshall meeting Morehead. Fairmont State Jayvees open against West Virginia freshmen as Emil Guffs 24 points pace Fairmont in a 32-14 halftime edge over Potomac State.

West Virginia Ohio Wesleyan Morgantown Marshall Morehead Kentucky Huntington Alderson Broaddus Beckley Faimont Shepherd Davis and Elkins Seton Hall Orange New Jersey Mol Harvey Cedarville Ohio Charleston Bluefield State Hampton Virginia Institute Fairmont Potomac Concord New York Athletic Club West Virginia State Virginia Union Richmond Margiland State Emil Guff Ike Owen Potomac State Boyd Tyles

Last Night's College Basketball Scores Ties Between Teams

East New York AC 717 Davis 54 Manhattan 69 St Peters NJ 69 tied in a slate of college basketball results reported by the Associated Press.

Associated Press New York Davis Manhattan St. Peters

West Virginia Scholastic Scores Tie Midweek Meet

Kingwood beat Aurora 55 to 33 while Huntington St. Joseph defeated Huntington East 38 to 32. Milton posted a 49 to 28 victory over Sistersville in the same slate of high school basketball games.

West Virginia Associated Press Kingwood Aurora Huntington St. Joseph Huntington East Milton Sistersville

The White House Christmas Tree Through Time and Trade

A historical overview notes Theodore Roosevelt’s ban on Christmas trees at the White House, lifted after Pinchot’s intercession, and traces the 1949 US Christmas tree industry. It covers production sources, imports, economic impact, popular species, and the forest management outlook, linking past policy to present harvests and cultural tradition.

Washington, D. C United States White House Theodore Roosevelt Executive Mansion America Gifford Pinchot Pinchot Americas Forest Products Induses Canada Martin Luther

Mrs Roosevelt aided by unions to establish clinic

Mrs Roosevelt discussed with Mrs Leonard Elmhirst plans for a clinic to care for children, saying funds from radio broadcasts supported the effort. She spoke with her husband and with Harry Hopkins about remedies, while Logan Banner reporters and others could not identify the Mrs Elmhirst.

Fdr Page One Women's Trade Union League Leonard Elmhirst Harry Hopkins Schuster Logan! Banner Winifred Wencke

Mrs Roosevelt Briefly Speaks to Wencke During Visit

During a series of brief encounters, Mrs Wencke recalls Mrs Roosevelt stopping only briefly on her visits here and that local conditions were not discussed.

Schuster Mrs. Wencke Mrs. Roosevelt

Draft extension request cited amid world tensions

Johnson said the 1948 peacetime draft conditions prevail and urged a three year extension of the draft act as it stands. He noted United Nations and free nations support and warned against tying Selective Service to broader Atlantic Pact goals. Holly and Ivy linked to Christmas traditions in annual mentions.

Lontinea Page One Freedom, Justice United Nations Free Nations

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