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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1948

Page

3

Grafton Bearcats Rally Past Welch In Narrow 42 41 Win

Grafton High's Bearcats toppled Welch 42 to 41 in a thriller. Rand McKinney and Dick Poe sparked the rally with a late scoring spree, securing a one point lead as Welch pressed to the end. Poe tied and delivered the winning shot in a game marked by intense back and forth action.

Grafton Eugene Flanagan Grafton High Bearcats Welch Rand McKinney Scotty Hamilton Ranny McKinney Dick Poe Sterling Gumley Nets Gary Il Stevens Willis Dake Sy Poe McKinney Bennett Foley Salle Siping P Oo DeBarr Rush Ike Flanagan Curry Boyd Ea Brown Rich Spies Kyle St. Augustine Hliday St. John Street St. Patricks of Weston

For Sale 7 room brick home on 117 W Wash St

Real estate ad lists multiple properties in Brownlow Park and nearby areas. A 7 room brick home at 117 West Wash Street is offered near Junior High, business sites and church for 3200 dollars. Other listings include a 2 story 7 room country club road home with finished basement, a 6 room main street home near Orr's Grocery, and a 4 room Wilford bungalow with gas furnace.

Wash Brownlow Park Grafton Country Club Road W. Main St Orr's Grocery W. Wilford

Dream Game ends St. Louis edge over Kentucky 42 40

St. Louis Bills rally in final minute to beat Kentucky 42 40 in the fabled Dream Game for the Sugar Bowl title and an NIT claim. Ed MacCauley stars for the Bills against Alex Groza. crowd about 7 500 witnesses the dramatic finish. Tulane def Holy Cross 81 79 in the preliminary.

Kris Kreeger New Orleans St. Louis Kentucky Ed Hickey Billikens NCAA Bills Billiken MacCauley Wildcats Alex Groza Tulane Greensies Holy Cross Crusaders Greenies Crusader Sts. Louis Kentuckians Tulane

Mountain peaks and old statistics mix in regional notes

Haywood county North Carolina reports 72 mountains above five thousand feet while historical tidbits recall Syracuse University's 1925 basketball season, larval fish drift, and rapid growth in modern farmhouse bathrooms from 1940 to 1947. The Santa Clara team lists Bob Sunderland as its tallest at six four, and life insurance has outpaced population growth since 1900.

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Review of the Year es Janua ry

Wendt returns from hospitalization with a sore throat and is optimistic for top form by tomorrow's kickoff after two days out. Sideline observers note his vim and readiness at practice.

Wendt

Sugar Evans Key Stopper for Sun Bowl Clash

In the Sun Bowl showdown, Sugar Evans the 225 pound Texas Mines tackle is viewed as the primary obstacle for West Virginia. Once a high school standout at Odessa and a Navy Seabee, Evans battled nerve trouble in youth and now anchors the Miner line alongside end Freddy Wendt as the decisive matchup in the offense vs defense clash.

Paso Tex Sugar Lord Fauntleroy Sugar Evans Texas Miners West Odessa Texas Mines Evans The Seabees

West Virginia Basketball Faces First Tough Road Test

Morgantown dispatch reports the Mountaineers, 6-2, travel to Cincinnati to meet the Bearcats at Music Hall in a stern holiday finale. Co captains Westerfield and Dallmer lead a squad boosted by returnees from last year's 17-7 team. Next stop Niagara, then CCNY in New York, before home tilt with Waynesburg.

Morgantown West Virginia University Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Bearcats Queen City Music Hall Mountaineers John Wiethe Midwest Bill Westerfield Dick Dallmer Westerfield Freddie Schaus West Virginia Niagara Buffalo City College of New York Madison Square Garden Waynesburg

Tomorrow's Bowl Games Wind Up '48 College Football

New York, Dec. 31 1948 ends with sixteen bowl games across the country from Florida to California. Georgia favored over Texas in the Orange Bowl at Miami. Coaches express mixed confidence as Oklahoma A&M and William and Mary arrive for the Delta Bowl in Memphis. California leads with four bowls including the Rose in Pasadena and East-West in San Francisco, while Texas follows with three bowls including the Cotton in Dallas.

Ben Phlegar New York Florida California Weather Man Miami Georgia Texas Wally Butts Uae Dimmy Watson Dallas Oregon Jon Aiken New Orleans Oklahoma North Carolina Pascadena Northwestern Caifornia Oklahoma A Memphis William and Mary Oklahoma University Jacksonville Tampa

College basketball scores and regional results

A collage of college and high school games across multiple tournaments. Tulane beat Holy Cross in a consolation final while St. Louis toppled Kentucky. Oklahoma edged Kansas, Iowa State beat Kansas State, Hamline lost to Wyoming, Pepperdine defeated Montana, Marshall outscored BYU. Western Kentucky thumped Long Island, Siena beat Baltimore Loyola, Bradley routed Carnegie Tech, Toledo beat Delaware, Arkansas beat Tennessee, Florida State defeated Southwestern, Richmond lost to The Citadel, Memphis State over Milington, Naval Air DTC beat Notre Dame, SMU and in Dixie sugar bowls noted. West Virginia scholastic standings include Grafton, Moundsville, St. Clairsville, Parkersburg, Sistersville and more.

Western Kentucky Long Island Hee Siena Baltimore Loyola Bradley Carnegie Tech Toledo Delaware Arkansas Tennessee Southwestern Florida State Richmond Royals the Citadel Memphis State Milington Tenn Naval Air Dtc Notre Dame Southern Methodist Houston Alabama Dixie Vulcan Birmingham Sugar New Orleans Sand Phoen Delta Memphis

Classified and fiduciary notices and depositions in Gr

Classified rates and rules list 1948 ad terms, then fiduciary and creditor notices for Taylor County West Virginia. Includes fiduciary account for Louesa E Abbott, deposition notices for Ruth Goff, and estate claims for Cornelius C Wilson and Louisa Montgomery with filing deadlines in 1949.

Commissioner of Accounts Harry A. Abbott Committee For Louesa E. Abbott Richard B. Bord Ruth O. Goff Francis L. Warder Grafton West Virginia William C. Goff Taylor County West ‘Virginia William D. Goff J Francis L. Warder Cornelius C, Wilson Louisa A. Montgomery West Main Street J. Guy Allender

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