Grafton eyeing college basketball on local court
Rumor says West Virginia University freshmen may meet Alderson Broaddus College in Grafton this winter with Kiwanis or Rotary funding a game. Scott Hamilton, a former Bearcat and West Virginia standout, plus Morgantown peers Dick Keiline and Bill Hess Ekins, headlining the attraction for local fans as both coaches are well known in Grafton.
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West Virginia University
Alderson Broaddus College
Kiwanis
Rotary
Pamilton Ts
Scotty Hamilt
Famailten
Bath
Hamilton
Dick Keiline
Shinnston
Bill Hess Ekins
Morgentown
Philippi
Shinnston High
Joe Sivdabax
Next for Louis in Tennessee Rose Bowl chase
By Jack Lords the Alabama and Vanderbilt games were shown. A broken field run with speed and agility stands out as a highlight of the season. Butter’s absence leaves the team seeking a main gun for the final stretch toward a Rose Bowl bid.
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Alabama
Vanderbilt
Butte
Fego
Sugar bowl game crowns Wildcats over Buckeyes
Georgia fans favor the Wildcats after a 36 to 30 Sugar Bowl win over Ohio State in a rough yet clean contest. The New Year’s slate includes Tulane vs. Texas A&M and a Sunday track meet led by Glenn Cunningham, with other sports like boxing also on the program.
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Coalton Triumphs Over Grafton In Highway Battle
Coalton High School routed St Augustine High 40 to 21 on the home floor behind Gutshall with 20 points on five field goals and four free throws. Turner led Grafton with 11 of the locals’ 21 as Coalton built a 23 to 9 halftime lead in a cleanly played game with St Augustine hitting seven of ten free throws to Coalton’s ten of thirteen.
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St. Augustine
Fighting Irish
Gutshall
Turner
Grafton
St Augustine
Phillips
Nazelrod
Oolot Putzulu
Zamdell
Stalnaker
Ress
Jagere
Rauscher
Lalley
T. Hyett
J. Hyett
I Pole
Felton
Carr
Gerkins
Cannon
Haslip
Frey
Tasker
P. Kirkpatrick
Recreation Center To Close New Year's Day
Taylor county recreation centers will be closed all day January 1 for New Year observance. Officials urge residents to plan around closures and note facilities will resume normal hours on January 2.
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Taylor County
Ruins of Early Greek Palace Identified as Nestor’s
ANN ARBOR Mich Dec 28 Fire-scarred ruins uncovered in Greece last spring have been identified as the palace of Nestor. Dr Carl W Blegen of the University of Cincinnati reported to the Archaeological Institute of America meeting that the find includes over 1000 inscribed clay tablets, challenging the view of Achaeans as illiterate raiders.
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Mich
Greece
Nestor
Cincinnati
Carl W. Blegen
University of Cincinnati
Archaeological Institute of America
Blegen
Pylos
Troy
State tracks pay huge sum in West Virginia racing
West Virginia racing receipts for 1939 total $5,544,148, up from 1938’s $5,203,281. Over 94 racing days across Charles Town, Wheeling Downs and Beverly Braun chairs the commission with Carl O. Schmidt of Wheeling and Frank Brooke of Charles Town among listed officials.
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West Virginia
State Racing Commission
Charles Town
Wheeling Downs
Wheeling
Beverly Braun
The
Racing Commission
Carl O. Schmidt
Frank Brooke
Charles
Best Film of Year Chosen by New York Critics
New York critics name Wuthering Heights best English language picture of 1939 after 14 ballots. Vivien Leigh earns best actress for Gone With the Wind and James Stewart best actor for Mr Smith Goes to Washington. John Ford wins best directing for Stagecoach. runners up Lubitsch Ninotchka Fleming Gone With the Wind. Harvest wins best foreign language film over End of a Day.
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New York
Samuel Goldwyn
Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights
New York Film Critics
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Mr. Smith
Washington
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
James Stewart
John Ford
Ernest Lubitsch
Ninotchka
Victor Fleming
Marcel Pagnol
Jean Giono
Afghanistan Mobilizes To Patrol Her Borders
Dispatches from Peshawar report Afghanistan massing armed forces at the Soviet border though officials deny it. Iranian troops concentrate on the Russian Iranian border between Kezait and Tabriz with at least 20,000 soldiers massed near Hamadan and Kermanshah at the Caspian Sea’s southern rim.
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Rome
Peshawar
Afghanistan
Kezait
Tabriz
Swiss Army to form fourth corps under army chief
Berne reports Generalissimo Henri Guisan ordered creation of a new Swiss corps to strengthen defenses as border foothills are cleared of snow. The army, previously with three corps, will add a fourth estimated at 80,000 to 100,000 men under Col. Jos Labhart, chief of staff.
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Berne
Henri Guisan
Jos Labhart
Browder Claims Allied Powers Responsible For Europe Crisis
Madison Wisconsin December 28 Communist party leader Earl Browder told about 1000 students at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union that Britain and France ruled the world and plotted against the Soviet Union. He argued the Russian Finnish war was self defense and Munich was a plan to exterminate the Soviet Union. The A SU event drew light heckling and a $2000 bond was sought to cover potential damages.
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Wis
Earl Browder
Communist Party In America
Finland
Britain
Ru Browder
University of Wissin Memorial Union
Munich
Chamberlain
England
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Daladier
France
Soviet Union
Memorial Union House Committee
House Fire Drives Out Family in South Parkersburg
A fire in South Parkersburg destroyed a 14 room frame house. Mr and Mrs Nelson Marion and their three children were awakened and displaced, but no injuries were reported.
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Nelson Marion
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