New Southeastern basketball conference forms with 13 teams
Thirteen teams join a new Southeastern conference after leaving the old Southern. Key players across Kentucky Florida Georgia Tech Tulane LSU Mississippi Mississippi State and Sewanee are noted, with returning lettermen and captains named. The conference announces a first annual tournament set for February in Knoxville.
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W. J. Davis
Atlanta
Dixie
Knoxville
Georgia
Leroy Young
Chandly
Pound
Bulldogs
Catfish Smith
Pap Terrill
Tommy Moran
Bill Strickland
Kentucky
Bluegrass Wildcats
Forrest Sale
Beattie Feathers
Wynn
Robinson
Pounders
Vaughan
Louisiana State
Mississippi State College
Sewaner
South
Ellis Johnson
Ashland
Kentucky Wild Cats
Grafton Falls To Davis and Elkins Freshmen 44 30
Grafton High School opened the season defeated by Davis and Elkins College freshmen 44 to 30. The Hi Reserves also lost to Simpson Independents 16 to 3y in a earlier game. Next up, Grafton hosts Bridgeport Friday night with no home game until January.
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Simpson
Grafton High School
Davis and Elkins College
Hi Reserves
Lynn Faulkner
Simpson Independents
Little Hurricanes
Elkins
Invaders
Bearcats
Randolph
Bridgenor
Grafton’ High
Bridgeport
Grafton Hi
D.E. Fr
Lobis
Allen
Paugh
M’kinney
Slaton
Davisson
Arbogast
Cole
Weese
Burke
Grafton High
Blue
Sla
Crane
Ohio River Freezing Suspends Navigation Near Gallipolis
Navigation on the Ohio river between Gallipolis and Pittsburgh was halted as the stream froze over for the first time in more than 38 years. Ice two to three inches thick stretched shore to shore for several miles above Eight, marking a rare winter event.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Here
Pittsburgh
River steamers tied up above Great Kanawha river
In Mile Island Cheshire area more than six steamers waited four miles upriver as skippers refused to proceed. Towns listed with assessed values include Elkins 148 612 Parkersburg 137 011 Welch 116 080 Beckley 111 481 Williamson 93 601 Weston 92 108 Richwood 90 428 Mannington 78 769 and Buckhannon 78 009.
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Elkins
Parkersbourg
Welch
Beckley
Williamson
Weston
Richwood
Mannington
Buckhannon
Postal Savings on Increase in West Virginia
Washington reports postal savings in West Virginia rose from 2,894,068 on June 20, 1931 to 6,004,119 on June 30, 1932. Interest paid to 9,645 depositors during the year totaled 39,316. Major offices and balances include Fairmont 1,017,189 Clarksburg 838,972 Wheeling 654,364 Huntington 516,599 Morgantown 487,324 Weirton 226,351 Grafton 200,361 Logan 161,260 Charleston 158,397.
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Washington
West Virginia
Post Office Department
Department
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Huntington
Morgantown
Weirton
Grafton
Logan
Charleston
Mine Accident Rate Slumps Across West Virginia
Charleston reports a marked decrease in fatal mining accidents for 1932 with 34 deaths in November and a total of 245 for 31 months, 87 fewer than the previous year. Counties listed include McDowell Raleigh Logan Mercer Fayette Mingo Monongalia Wyoming Barbour ClayGreenbrier Marshall Putnam Tucker. Chief R M Lambie thanks operators for cooperation during the year.
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Charleston
R. M. Lambie
Department of Mines
West Virginia
Eigt
McDowell County
Raleigh
Logan
Mercer
Fayette, Mingo
Monongalis
Wyoming
Barbour, Clay, Greenbrier
Marshall
Putnam and
Tucker
Lable
Industry’s fiercest year tests workers and wealth
The present year has seen the fiercest competition in our industry. Many kept mines open to employ workers even as they faced economic disaster. I have witnessed lives savings ebb away while leaders struggled to preserve their people from destitution and distress.
Priest Robbery at Parish Funds By Two Hold-Up Men
In New Castle Pennsylvania two men entered the study of Rev. N. Pirulli on a pretext and robbed him of more than 150 in parish funds. The priest’s money from St. Lawrence’s Hillsville and St. Anthony’s Bes semer was taken. Wires were cut as they fled. police suspect a regional gang operating in this district and Eastern Ohio.
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New Castle
N. Pirulli
Father Pirulli
St. Lawrence's Church
Hillsville
St. Anthony's
Northcott elected head of State Game Commission
Charleston reports G Andrew Northcott of Lesage Campbell County elected chairman of the State Game Fish and Forestry Commission succeeding Edward Cooper Jr of Bramwell who asked to be relieved due to other duties Legislative questions were discussed and attaches reports heard Deer season proposed to move to November first 10 days but no action taken Chief game protector B Cornwell said the deer season was the most successful in years though final totals await January 31 insights
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Charleston
G. Andrew Northcott
Lesage
Cabell County
State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Edward Cooper, Jr
Bramwell
Cooper
B. Cornwell
Inmate Robert West Killed by Train at Mayview Home
Robert West aged 55 of Bridgeville, inmate at Mayview City Home, was fatally struck by a train while returning from a furlough. Officials seek his relatives in Wollsville, West Virginia, to notify.
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Pittsburel
Mayview City
Robert West
Bridgeville
Wollsville
W. Va
Collateral Is Good Julius Levi, Jeweler, Finds Far Too Late
In Waterloo an unidentified man offered 22 revolver as loan collateral. Julius Levi tests the firearm by pulling the hammer. it fires. A bullet injures Levi in the finger and ricochets toward watchmaker J. W. Morley before the man escapes with the weapon.
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Julius Levi
Waterloo
Levi
Levit
J. W. Morley
Gasoline Prices Cut In Tank Car Lot Sales
Standard Oil of New Jersey cut gasoline prices in tank car lots today. The new price is six cents per gallon for motor gasoline, reflecting a one quarter cent reduction.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Capitol Greyhound Lines Year End Excursion Rates
Capitol Greyhound Lines offers continent spanning service with a single bus change from Washington to Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and other points. The article highlights comfort convenience and low travel cost for year end round trip excursions.
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Washington
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Capitol Greyhound Lines
Gelbert Will Play Again With Cardinals Next Summer
Charley Gelbert of the St. Louis Cardinals expects to return to baseball next summer after recovering from a gunshot wound to the left leg. He plans to join Bradenton training in March and aims to be ready for active duty by early summer. Surgeons anticipate a plastic surgery to restore full function within two weeks.
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Philadelphia
Charley Elbert
St. Louis Cardinal
Elbert
Cardinals
Bradenton
Fla
Gelbert
Panthers Work Out On S. M. U. Gridiron
University of Pittsburgh preparing for a Pasadena Tournament of Roses appearance left Dallas for Tucson after a practice session at Southern Methodist University. Coach Jock Sutherland acknowledged slim chances to beat USC, with Warren Heller drawing crowd attention during the workout.
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Dallis
Tex
University of Pittsburgh Panthers
Pasadena
Cal
University of Southern California
Tucson
Ariz
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
California
Warren Heler
Cener
Taylor County Seals Drive Totals 108 Dollars in Sales
TuberculosisChristmas seal sales in Taylor County reached 108 dollars as Frank Hollis reports. About 1500 dollars of seals have been mailed to city and county residents. The state quota is 900 dollars, but local officials plan to meet only a similar amount given current conditions. Returns remain average for the time, aiding relief work for TB sufferers unable to pay for care, with plans to fund two needy cases to the Hopemont state sanatorium following a local Elks clinic.
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Taylor County
Frank Hollis
Association
Hopemont
Elks Home
Baker Named to Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Newton D. Baker former Secretary of War in the Wilson administration was appointed by Governor George White to the Ohio State University Board of Trustees and notified of acceptance. He will succeed Egbert H. Mack who resigned due to illness and will serve starting May 1, 1935.
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Columbus
Newton D. Baker
Gleveland
Wilson
George White
Ohio State University
Baker
Egbert H. Mack
Sandusky
Uansa Seeks Geneva College Grid Coach Job
Pittsburgh December 21 Tony Uansa former Pitt backfield star applied for appointment as coach of Geneva College gridiron squad. Geneva is without a head coach since Howard Harp Ster resigned to return to Carnegie Tech. Uansa, a 1930 graduate who played for the Panthers in the Rose Bowl bid of 1931, seeks the Geneva post.
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Pittsburgh
Tony Uansa
Pitt
Geneva College
Geneva
Howard Harp Ster
Carnegie Tech
Tech
Vansa
Panther
Pasadena
Southern California
Boxing Has Good Year in Illinois Despite Declining Gates
Chicago reports boxing and wrestling in Illinois neared a 750000 industry for 1932, with $697370.24 gate receipts and 542081 total attendance through December 1. Amateur boxing rose with 669 shows to 125 professional events. wrestling licenses were restricted to exhibitions rather than contests.
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Chicago
Ilinois
John V. Clinin
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Clinin
Illinois Commission
Legion Chief Presents Dachshund At Memphis Visit
In Jackson Tennessee on December 21 Colonel Louis A Johnson national commander of the American Legion, visiting the Eighth Tennessee district convention, admitted his worry eased after buying a Christmas present for his young daughter, a blue blooded German dachshund. The report notes the presence of linen rags and hemp used in French cigar et-paper industry.
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Jackson, Tenn
American Legion
Yankees Named Best of 1933 by Sports Writers
New York Yankees win 100 of 302 votes in AP poll naming them top team of 1933 after sweeping Athletics and Cubs in World Series. Colgate football, Southern California, and U.S. Olympic teams also receive notable mentions in the annual rankings.
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New York
New York Yankees
Athletics
Babs Ruth
Chicago Cubs
Yankees
Associated Press
Colgate
Southern California
Teen Bay Packers
University of California
Philadelphia Nationals re elect Nugent proxy
At the Philadelphia National League annual meeting in Philadelphia, J. Nugent was re elected president. John K. Tener, a former governor and ex National League president, resigned as director. Cornelius Haggerty Jr. was named a Philadelphia official.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia National League
J. Nugent
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
National League
Een Cornelius Haggerty, Jr
Daily Crossword Puzzle Solution Summary
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Red” Jenkinson
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George Rody
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Baseball Champions
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