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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1949

Page

6

Two High School Cage Card Highlights This Week

After a holiday layoff Old Man Basketball returns with two local games featuring St Augustine's Irish visiting Morgantown’s St Francis and Grafton Bearcats hosting Philippi High. Both programs posted notable wins recently, boosting Valley basketball enthusiasm.

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Bolyard Coaching Record Adjusted At Union College

Saturday Sentinel notes an error stating William T. Bolyard Jr. was head coach at Grafton High before the war. he was actually an assistant coach. Bolyard has led a strong basketball season at Union College in Barbouraville Kentucky.

the Sentinel William T. Bolyard, Jr Union College Barbouraville Kentucky Grafton High School Bolyard Union

Yankees Edge Rebels In Shrine Bowl Showdown

In the Shrine Bowl charity game in Miami, a select group of northern college football players powered the Yankees to a 24-14 victory over the Rebels before 37,378 rain-soaked fans. Highlights included Wand Nalley’s second quarter TD run and Walter Grothaus’s recovery setting up Villanova's Steve Romanik pass to Harry.

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Holiday deaths and injuries report from West Virginia area

West reports show ten people tested their lives in 54 hours from Friday to Sunday. Three died in traffic accidents and five from carbon monoxide effects. Names include Callie Payne, 53, and John Williamson, 21. Clay Bowers, 77, died in a Christmas morning home fire. Robert Payne, 33, suffocated in his home Saturday.

West Page One Callie Payne Cedar Grove John Williamson

FIGHT $100000 SHIP FIRE BLAST AND FOOTLINE DRIVE

In a dramatic gridiron clash the north side moved ahead 13-7 as Ray Dooney ran eight yards for a touchdown after a Pennsylvania pitchout. Notre Dame’s Larry Coutre and Villanova’s Halph Pasqueriello were involved in key plays while Hilltoppers, West Virginia scholastic, and eastern league teams are noted. A separate report notes Paul E. Flanagan’s suicide in Parsons.

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Marshall to Play Game Tonight in Huntington

Marshall College aims for its sixth straight victory as it visits Evansville in Huntington. The Thundering Herd, averaging 85 points per game, tangle with Evansville, an Ohio Valley Conference foe that started 6-2.

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Town Gathers For School Revitalization Plans

City residents unite to revitalize the local school system with fresh plans for a new high school building. Merchants discuss constructing new store spaces and offices as the bank prepares to reopen in a temporary HQ with an expert vault opening set for tomorrow.

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Ares Burns In Hyndman Debacle After Fire Losses

Fire swept the Hyndman area as cleanup began with smoke still rising from the blackened debris. About $12,000 in cash was recovered from the burned-out site as officials declare the town a Red Cross disaster area amid broader wartime excise debates.

Ares Pennsylvania Hyndman Red Cross

1949 List Honors Mrs Paley as Best Dressed Woman

Mrs Paley described as simple dresser who buys few clothes. Former Barbara Cushing Mortimer of Boston and sister of Mrs Vincent Astor and Mrs John Hay Whitney. She was a fashion editor before marriage to Paley. The institute conducts a nationwide poll of 500 editors and designers and queries some New York restaurants and supper clubs.

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