Grafton Bearcats Fall to Alumni In Season Opener
Grafton High Bearcats opened the 1946 basketball season by losing 50 to 46 to a strong Alumni team led by Sam Edwards 15 points and Paul Waggoner 2?. Harvey Hawkins scored 24 for the Bearcats. Coach Rand McKinney debuted with three veterans and several promising newcomers, with the next game set for December 28 versus Charleston Catholic.
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Grafton High School
Bearcats
GHB
Sam Edwards
Ed O'Connor
Ed Trader
Edwards
Trader
O'Connor
Harvey Hawkins
Bearcat
Cats
Hawkins
Rand McKinney
McKinney
Mehlngher
Orr
Frank Todd
Paul ‘Waggoner
Chuck Ashby
Grafton
Ashby
Lansbury
Waggoner
Mehlingher
Todd
T Newton
Barkins
Knight A
Oceaner
Skaggs
McProuty
Hebboua
General Patton in Grave Condition After Pulmonary Complication
Doctors reported General Patton's prognosis grave as a pulmonary complication worsened his recovery from a broken neck after a collision near Mannheim. The 130th Station Hospital bulletin, issued at 9 a.m., stated his condition had taken a serious turn for the worse.
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Cunu
130Th Station
Mannheim
Patton
State Huntsmen Bring Record Number Down
Charleston report shows West Virginia hunters felled 2,367 deer in the 1945 season, topping last year's record by over 300 and surpassing 1944 totals of 3,041. State game technician W. R. Degarmo cites poor visibility extreme cold and snow as limiting factors during the season.
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Charleston
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
W. R. Degarmo
F B I arrests in interstate textile theft ring
Federal agents arrested Hyman Rosen of Bronx and 18 others in New York City and Philadelphia. The group is tied to a $123,000 merchandise theft from interstate trucks and freight terminals, including some government property, part of a black market textile theft ring.
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FBI
Hyman Rosen
Bronx
New York City
Philadelphia
International
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Named Outstanding Woman Athlete Of '45
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, a 15 year holder of multiple titles, was named the outstanding woman athlete of 1945 by an Associated Press panel of 70 sports editors. She led with 126 points, defeating Ann Curtis who had 104. Byron Nelson repeated as athlete of the year.
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Jack Hand New
Fork
Mildred
Babe
Didrikson Zaharias
Associated Press
Zaharias
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Miss Curtis
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Trainers Talk of Boycott Against Maryland Racing
American Trainers Association officials say a number of members favor abandoning training at Maryland tracks. Janon Fisher Jr says Rule 146-D creates an impossible situation, with a lawsuit filed to invalidate it. He warns boycott could harm Maryland racing, revenues, and the sport.
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Baltimore
Maryland Racing Commission
American Trainers Association
ATA
Maryland
Janon Fisher
Maryland Horse Breeding Association
Acing Commission
Fisher
Baltimore City
Racing Commission
Ole Miss names Junior Hovious head football recruiter
The University of Mississippi athletic committee announced the appointment of John Junior Hovious to the football coaching staff to recruit talent for the 1946 eleven. Hovious said he is not seeking a permanent post as he plans to return to pro football.
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Memphis
University of Mississippi Athletic Committee
John
Crosby’s Next City Said To Join All American Grid
In a roundup from New York, Bing Crosby has not bought a Big League club in 48 hours. New Orleans or Dallas is tipped to be named as the 10th All-American Conference city soon. Other notes include Gus Lesnevich’s boxing talk, Jamestown Western NY rivalry claims, and MacPhail’s Sheriff's race headlines. The Detroit Tigers’ outfield potential trio for next season is discussed, along with Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons’ return to activity after a broken leg recovery.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York
Bing Crosby
New Orleans
Dallas
Los Angeles
Rio de Janeiro
Gus Lesnevieh
Louis Conn
Frank Hyde
Jamestown, N. Y
Post-Journal
Menominee
Marinette
Jamestown
Warren
MacPhail
Sheriff
Detroit
Tigers
Beaumont
Hoot Evers
Dick Wakefield
Anse Moore
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Combat Veterans Face Freshman Stars in Sugar Bowl
In New Orleans on December 21, the Sugar Bowl showcases wartime veterans with Oklahoma A. and M. against nine freshmen for St. Mary’s Gaels. Veterans like Jim Reynolds and Bert Cole, who served as bomber pilots, mix with a youthful Gaels squad featuring halfback Herman Wedemeyer.
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Kris Kreeger
New Orleans
Bob Fenimore
Herman Wedemeyer
Fenimore
Oklahoma A
Wedemeyer
St. Mary's Gaels
Aggie
Jim Reynolds
Instancs
Europe
Bert Cole
Czechoslovakia
Radio Dials Tonight Features Ed Wynn Return
Ed Wynn returns to air temporarily on CBS after his NBC stand. Networks plan year end reviews with new formats. CBS will air 1945 Review with a drama and event transcription during Christmas week.
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E. Butterfield
New York
Ed Wynn
CBS
NBC
MBS
American Forum
School of
Year End Broadcasts and Saturday Night Radio Schedule
Radio listings detail NBC CBS ABC and MBS programs for New Year’s Eve and Saturday. It notes editors speak forecasts 1946 and a lineup including Paul Lavalle Duffy’s Tavern Kate Smith Moore and Durante Chestnut programs with particular times and guest segments.
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ABC
Paul Lavalle
New Children’s Corner
Mystery Theater
L. L. Ludlow
CBS
Ginny Simms
Ronald Coleman
Kate Smith
FBI
Tony Janio
Umberto Zavala
MBS
Herculs Poirot
Victor Herbert
Bob Crosby
Meet the Press
Wheeler
America
Ovens Results From Fall River and Nearby Cities
Results from a boxing listing show Cleve Bailey defeating Tiger Ted Lowry in Fall River New Bedford and Billy Garrett stopping Sparky Reynolds in Swissvale Pittsburgh Tho Cecil Hudson outpointed Ellis Stewart in Baltimore Los Angeles as part of a continued sports roundup. The excerpt also covers radio host Tighe defending a broadcast on Japanese island Hokkaido and UN concerns.
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Associated Press
Fall River
Mass
Cleve Bailey
Philadelphia
Tiger Ted Lowry
New Bedford
Pittsburgh
Billy Garrett
Swissvale
Tho Sparky Reynolds
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Cecil Hudson
Los Angeles
Ellis Stewart
Liye
Tighe
Hokkaido
San Francisco
ABC
Tokyo
Harty
United Nations Organization
Commissioner Notice to Creditors of Ridenour Estate
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of Charles Wesley Ridenour deceased to file claims with vouchers by June 24, 1946 at J. Guy Allender’s office on West Main Street Grafton West Virginia. Also public notice of divorce suit proceedings in Taylor County and publication in Graf ton Daily Sentinel.
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Charles Wesley ‘Ridenour
Charles Wesley Ridenour
Grafton
Taylor County
West Vir
West Main Street
West Virginia
J. Guy Allender
Circuit Court
West Va
Alfred Ernet
Sloan
Grafton Daily Sentinel
William M. Bailey
Guy Allender
Theodore R. Carroll
Plf
Mary Margaret Carroll
Maxine
Carroll
Virginia Lee Carroll
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