St Augustine Irish beat Flemington 21 to 16 in rough clash
St Augustine High School Fighting Irish defeated Flemington High 21 16 at the local gym. Hussian led scoring with eight points on two field goals and four free throws as the Irish surged in the third quarter, while Flemington's top scorer Honey managed four points. Referee Manley flagged Grafton for 11 fouls and Flemington for eight as both teams showed measured aggression in a hard fought contest.
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Fighting Irish
Flemington High School
Hussian
St. Peter's
Fairmont
Bt. Augustine
Goole
Flanagan
Carr
Turner
Frey
Barlow
Memington
Rv Boner
Brown
Kitte
Humphries
Wenter
Wesco
Manley
Budge Beats Vines In Boston On Tight Tennis Return
In Boston Ellsworth Vines trails Don Budge two matches on their 70 match trans continental tour for cash. Budge wins 6 3 8 6 6 4 in a tighter second meeting after a jittery opening. Vines shows sharp strokes but misses by slim margins.
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Boston
Ellsworth Vines
Don Budge
Vines
Budge
New ‘Fork
Wrestling Last Night Duals In Trenton Newark And Detroit
Trenton New Jersey chief Little Wolf weighing 228 from Colorado defeated Richard Bull Martin 240 in a two falls match. Newark New Jersey Karol Kraus 185 from Poland pinned Benito Fone 209 Italy in 28 17. Detroit Jim Londos Greece defeated De Savoldi Three Oaks 45 minutes. Enver Everett Marshall La Junta Colorado defeated Schnable 218 South Africa schnable disqualified for using scissors. Los Angeles Hardboiled Ty 275 Bell California threw derbird 210 British Columbia Indian in nine minutes 43 seconds.
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N. J
Little Wolf
Colo
Richard
Bull) Martin
Newark
Karol Kraus
Poland
Benito Fone
Italy
Detroit
Jim Londos
Greece
de Savoldi
Enver
Everett Marshall
la Junta
Schnable
South Africa
Gos Angeles
Bell
Calif
British Columbia
Keeley Construction Company Wins Runway Excavation Bid
Wheeling January 5 Ohio county airport contract awarded by county commissioners to Keeley Construction Company of Clarksburg for runway excavation work.
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Wheeling
Ohio County
Keeley Construction Company
Clarksburg
Dizzy Dean declares arm back to full strength for Cubs
Chicago January report quotes Dizzy Dean saying his injured right arm is fine after X rays. He predicts 20 to 25 wins for the Cubs, while brother Paul is also reportedly well and back to golf. Dean taunts the Cardinals by forecasting 20 wins for himself against St. Louis hitters.
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Dizzy Dean
Chicago Cubs
Sumner Koch
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Dean
Ol’ Diz
Cub
Koch
Paul
Brother Paul
Dizzy
St. Louis
Pro Football Huge Success Last Autumn
National Professional Football League president notes 1938 season was the most successful in artistry, attendance and play. Attendance topped 1,100,000 with a 48,120 playoff crowd as Giants beat Packers. He forecasts 1939 will bring more pageantry, uniforms, intermission entertainment, and continued college relations and graduation-based signings.
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Joe F. Carr
National Profession Football League
Columbus
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Three Men Held For Grand Jury In Metal Theft Case
Pineville January 6 Garnie Blevins Sam Sargent and Sam Stedham were held for grand jury action on charges of stealing scrap iron and other metals valued at twenty dollars.
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Pineville
Garnie Blevins
Sam Sargent
Sam Stedham
Con Hardman Named West Virginia Softball Commissioner
Con Hardman sports editor of the Charleston Daily Mail was named softball commissioner for West Virginia for a second consecutive term. The appointment was announced in Chicago by Amateur Softball association President Leo H. Fischer.
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Charleston
Con Hardman
The
Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia
Hardman
Chicago
Leo H. Fischer
Amateur
Col Ruppert Not Getting Better Says Report
New York gossip notes Col Ruppert remains ill and not improving. Amid sports chatter Tony Galento probes when the fight starts as plans surface to expand the Orange Bowl. Burgess Whitehead regains form for the Giants while Nestell eyes a comeback on the coast. Joe Louis shifts funds to annuities and real estate, and Frank G. Menke returns to Derby publicity. Prospects for Miami bound football crowds, a $16.50 top for the Louis Lewis bout, and quirky notes from Corning to Dempsey are sprinkled through the column.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Colonel Ruppert
Vines
Joe
Schmeling
Braddock
Baer
Camera
Levinsky
Matt J. Winn
Frank G. Menke
Corning
N. Y
Bob Nestell
Bob Pastor
Derringer
Paul Derringer
Southeastern Conference
Miami
Max Carey
Florida
Brooklyn Dodgers
Eddie Neil
Jack Dempsey
Ruppert
Georgia Coleman
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
Budge Vines Tilt Booked for Duquesne Garden Match
Pittsburgh Jan 5 John Donald Budge, American tennis star, meets Ellsworth Vines in a pro bout at Duquesne Garden Monday night Jan 9. The program also features Barnes vs Skeen and a Budge Skeen doubles pairing with a Barnes-Vines double clash. First match at 8:30 p m.
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John Donald Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Budge
Duquesne Garden
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Speed
Jack Dempsey
Vines
Californian
Pasadenan
Tilden
Cochet
Nusslein
Plaa
Steffen
Perry
Bruce Barnes
Will
Dick Skeen
Hollywood
Barnes
Skeen
Pep Young Faces Contract Dispute Over 1939 Season
Pirates second baseman Pep Young failed to sign his 1939 contract after a salary conference with Pirates president Benswanger. Reports said Floyd Pepper Young was offered a raise, but he and Benswanger could not agree. Young returned home to Greenville North Carolina with Fireman Mace Brown who also signed.
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Floyd
Pep) Young
Pirate
Bill Tory
Giants
Greenville
N. C
Young
Bill Benswanger
Benswanger
Mace Brown
Brown
North Carolina
Rise to new order in east Asia ends Konoye era
Prime Minister Konoye resigns as premier amid government reshuffle. Ikeda opposes restrictions on corporate capital and munitions profits while remaining in cabinet. New lineup includes Ha chiro Arita foreign minister and Prince Hatta. Departures include Rainel Arima and Nobumasa Segetsugu. Konoye says China war progress warrants new policies for lasting peace in the region.
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Seishiro Itagaki
Mitsumasa Yonai
Navy
Koichi Kido
Welfare
Suehiko Shiono
Baron Sadao Araki
Yoshiki Hatta
East Asia
Indian Creek Man Held for Grand Jury Action on Fish Charge
W M Pritt of Indian Creek was held by Justice of the Peace John K Lambert for grand jury action on a charge of boating fish. Bond was set at $500.
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Pineville
W. M. Pritt
Indian Creek
Justice of the Peace
John K. Lambert
Miner Faces Guilty Plea Delays in Car Theft Case
In Berkeley county Hess, 13, pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen car across state lines but Judge Watkins declined the plea and assigned an attorney. George Herron of Randolph county received 30 days in Taylor county jail for possession of non tax paid liquor after pleading guilty. Hetzel W. Shingleton of Martinsburg pleaded guilty to transporting a stolen car across state lines with sentence deferred.
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Cent Hess
Berkeley County
Watkins
George Herron
Randolph County
Taylor County
Hetzel W. Shingleton
Martinsburg
Youth Ends Life Weston Tragedy Reported
Randall Rifle, 17, ended his life by propping a shotgun against a rock and pulling the trigger. State Police Sergeant R. P. Harris reported the death occurred in Weston on January 5.
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Randall Rifle
R. P. Harrs
Greenlee predicts a real fight inJohn Henry Lewis clash
Gus Greenlee, Pittsburgh promoter, expresses confidence in John Henry Lewis's chances against Joe Louis in their January 25 Garden bout. He says Lewis will not be a soft touch, weight around 185 pounds, and emphasizes Lewis's 24 years and recent activity. Louis trains at Pompton Lakes with new sparring partners.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Gus Greenlee
Pittsburgh
John Henry Lewis
John Henry
Joe Louis
the Garden
Greenlee
Ellsworth Vines
Don Budge
Gus
Joe
Schmeling
Tommy Farr
Summit
N. J
Champ
Pompton Lakes
WPA Critics and the Merit Debate on WPA Roles
A congressional report criticizes WPA political activity and urges a merit based shift from emergency status. Senator Vandenberg jokes about rewarding ex-WPA workers with life tenure while urging competitive exams for civil service, contrasting noncompetitive routes. Byrnes defends routine procedures for staff transfers and civil service review.
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Sheppard Committee
Vandenberg
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Civil Service Commission
Byrnes
Senate
Relef
Civil service proposal divides senators on relief agency status
Senator Wheeler D said it would be taken to place many current administrative officials under civil service. Senator Adama of Colorado, chairing the relief appropriations subcommittee, predicted public approval. Adams added he doubts the wisdom of putting any temporary agency under civil service.
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Civil Service
Wheeler D
Adama
Colo
Adams
Five of nineteen injured in Marmet derailment released
Five of the nineteen people injured in the Marmet train derailment of December 30 remained in hospitals today. Frances Gress of New Haven Mason County was released yesterday.
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Marmet
Frances Gress
New Haven
Mason County
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