Basketball Barnstorming Ends Villanova Tops Nation
New York Jan 6 1941 college basketball scene moves into sectional feuds as barnstorming ends. Villanova leads the east with 10 wins followed by NYU Temple and Duquesne. In the midwest Iowa is undefeated in the Big Ten. Toledo leads independents. Richmond tops the southern clubs with five. Big weekend slate includes Temple vs Michigan State, Rice vs Texas, Dartmouth vs Harvard, and North Carolina vs Fordham. Undefeated Richmond remains standout while Kentucky faces trouble and Tennessee loses to Virginia. Iowa plays Purdue as Illinois meets Indiana in early Big Ten action.
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Judson Bailey
New York
Oime
VillandVa
Villanova
New York University
Temple
Duquesne
Iowa
Toledo
Richmond
Vhis
Micaiga State
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Illnois
Purdue
Indiana
Alice Marble Begins Jaunt Across Nation With Pro Tour
The touring professional tennis troupe opens tonight at Madison Square Garden led by Alice Marble, the world champion and Wimbledon and Forest Hills titleholder. Mary Hardwick, Don Budge, and Bill Tilden join the lineup, with dates through Chicago, Florida, Havana, and the Pacific coast.
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New York
Alice Marble
Madison Square Garden
Suzanne Langlen
France
Mary K. Browne
Alice
Miss Marble
Manhattan
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Little Mary Hardwick
England
Thompson Leads Los Angeles Golf Open as Final Round Looms
Jimmy Thomson holds a slim lead at the Los Angeles Open with 121 entering the last 18 holes. Chasing him are Johnny Bulla, Denny Shute, Willie Goggins, Clayton Heafner, and Ben Hogan within four strokes with a $10,000 purse at stake. Bulla dropped to 212 after a two stroke penalty for playing another player's ball.
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Robert Myers
Los Angeles
Jimmy Thomson
Blond Slugger
Chicopee
Mass
Thomson
Bulla
Chicago
Johnny Bulla
Jug McSpaden
McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N. Y
Ben Hogan
White Plains
Lawson Little
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Little
Wood
Shute
Conn’s Manager Fights Labeling of Title Bout
Pittsburgh January 6 Billy Conn’s manager Johnny Ray charged the National Boxing Association with attempting to strip Conn’s light heavyweight title. He warned he would sue promoters of the Cleveland bout between Melio Bettina and Anton Christoforidis if they continue advertising it as a championship fight. The manager said the title was won in the ring and will be defended there.
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Ray
National Boxing Association
Billy Conn
Conn
Cleveland
Melio Bettina
Anton Christoforidis
Ray
Dixie Tennis Meet Opens With Top Players Competing
In Tampa Florida the Dixie tournament opens featuring top U S players Bobby Riggs Don McNeill Bitsy Grant Frank Kovacs Wayne Sabin and Ovacs Highlighted by Riggs comeback bid against McNeill with last year’s winner Bitsy Grant returning to chase another trophy Sabin shows a strong return and Kramer is routed in an exhibition by Sabin
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Tampa
Fla
Dixie
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Forest Hills
McNeill
Riggs
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlantic Flash
Grant
Frank Kovacs
Wayne Sabin
Ovacs
California
Jacksonville
Sabin
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Perry Quits Prelegislative Caucuses Open Session
Democratic Chairman A. Hale Watkins of Fairmont arrived for the session opening Wednesday as caucuses set for downtown hotel rooms. Watkins seeks senate clerk, opposing incumbent Charles Lively, with J R Aliff a potential foe to Clerk John Hall. Minor races include Lafayette Graner for house sergeant at arms, Fred Ray and Alfred Hayes for senate sergeant at arms, and Arthur M. Martin for senate doorkeeper.
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A. Hale Watkins
Fairmont
Watkins
Senate
House
Capitol
Charles Lively
J. R. Aliff
Fayette County
John Hall
Williamson
Lafayette Graner
Wheeling
Fred Ray
Welch
Alfred, K. Hayes
Parkersburg
Arthur M. Martin
Huntington
Dodgers Sell Many Tickets for $41 Games
A jumble of sports notes and gossip. Dodgers claim strong season advance sales of 120000 dollars in tickets. Other items mention Benny McCoy’s uncashed 45000 bonus, St Marys Texas grid prospects, and various college and pro football opinions.
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Dodgers
Interim plan outlines court of claims and school aid changes
Interim page one notes a proposed court of claims to handle indemnity complaints against the state and reduce legislative bills. It describes a new method for apportioning school transportation aid modeled after the board of school finance. The committee rewrites delinquent lands statutes and studies two others to clarify tax delinquent property disposal. West Virginia and Princeton experts consulted with the committee on the proposed program.
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Court of Claims
Board of
School Finance
West Virginia
Dale
Princeton
Trophy to be Awarded To Basketball Champs
WPA Recreational staff announced a trophy for the league basketball champions. Teams may enter by attending a January 11 meeting at Lawson Community Center at 2 pm with no entry fee. The season splits into two halves with winners of each half meeting for the county title. Efforts aim for a team from every Grafton section.
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WPA
Thereague
Lawson Community Center
Grafton
State cagers keep busy with week slate
West Virginia college fives begin a busy period across the week with Glenville and Salem opening tonight. Concord remains the lone undefeated of 14, while Hurricane Davis Elkins pursues strong results on foreign courts. WVU matches Carnegie Tech and Wesleyan, and Glenville faces Fairmont as Alderson Broaddus meets Wesleyan Friday.
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Associated Press
West Virginia College
Glenville
Salem
Concord
Hurricane
Davis Elkins
West Virginia Athletic
Senators
Long Island University
D-E
Maravich
LaSalle
Hudson
Brooklyn Ymca
Millersville
Bay
Mountain
Little Louis Romano
Fairmont
Bethany
Wesleyan- Alderson Broaddus
Wesleyan
War foe to debate issue on United States policy
Verne Marshall, chairman of the No Foreign War committee and Cedar Rapids Gazette editor, is to speak at America's Town meeting via WJZ NBC. He will debate whether Hitler defeat is essential to U.S. interests against Dead Achel Son. Alfred E. Smith scheduled to discuss aid to Britain on WABG CBS. Radio listings include WEAP NBC CBS and WIZ NBC programing with various speakers and films.
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New York
Verne Marshall
No Foreign
Cedar Rapids
America
WJZ
NBC
Hitler
United States
Dead Achel Son
The
Treasury
al Smith
Alfred B. Smith
WABG
CBS
Priday
Britain
Committee
WEAP
Wizanbc
Philip LaFollette
U. S
Gig Lombardo
WABO
Pilots Learn High Flying
Dayton reports Army air corps officers study high altitude flight as a 16 hour B 17C bombardment test. A six man crew navigated the bomber through an oxygen zone while Capt. P. O. Benson observed reactions. Training plans foresee weekly groups of about 30 men at Wright and Patterson Fields to learn high altitude flying and oxygen use.
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Dayton
Army Air Corps
Wright and Patterson Fields
Army
P. O. Benson
Wright Field Aeromedical Laboratory
Patterson Field
New York
Ireland
Charles Town Pastorate Offered Dallas Minister
A Dallas Texas preacher, Rev C Irving Lewis, was offered the Charles Town Presbyterian pastorate. The move would succeed Dr G G Sydnor, who resigned after 20 years in the local church. Lewis is a Greenbrier county native.
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Charles Town
Presbyterian Church
C. Irving Lewis
Dallas
Tex
Greenbrier County
G. G. Sydnor
Sentinel classified rates and rental notices summary
Classified rates at two cents a word for first insertion and one cent for each additional insertion. Minimum 45 cents. Inquiries include two light housekeeping rooms for rent at 221 Maple Avenue and a six room house for rent at 612 Maple Avenue after December 1. Also listings at 229 West Boyd Street, 231-31, and a house for sale on Wilford Street.
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Sentinel
Maple Avenue
Beech Street
West Boyd Street
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now at Opera House
The Universal musical romance opened yesterday with a well chosen cast. Four young lovers Den nis O Keefe Constance Moore Helen Parrish and Lewis Howard drive the story with amusing twists and catchy tunes. The quartet’s struggle against disapproving parents provides several comic sequences.
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Universal
Opera House
Dennis O'Keefe
Constance Moore
Helen Parrish
Lewis Howard
Laura Hope Crews
Berton Churchill
Samuel S. Hinds
Margaret Hamilton
Constance
Fiduciary Account Settlement Notice 1941
Notice before the commission er of accounts for settlement by Ocie G. Lawson as executor of Grover Lee Lawson deceased. Dated January 6 1941 by William P. Samples Commissioner of Accounts.
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Ocie G. Lawson
Grover Lee Lawson
William P. Samples
Central West Virginia's Powerful 890 AM Radio Schedule
Radio programming for Central West Virginia lists 890 KC power at 5 000 watts with a dense slate from NBC CBS and MBS networks. Shows include Bud Barton Jack Armstrong Pettj sketch lines Tom Mix Fort Pearson sports The Lone Ranger Blondie Burns and Allen True or False Music Society and Glenn Miller orchestras among others across 5:30 to 11:00 PM slots.
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NBC
WJZ
Bud Barton
Nbc-Weaf
Jack Armstrong
MBS
Cbs—Fource
CBS
Scattergood Baines
Tom Mix
WLW
Blondie
WEAF
WMMN
West Virginia
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W.va
Duquesne Fivé
Newark’s Garden
C. C. Richman
General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Jack Lords
CHAME
Henoblals
Billy Conok
Claieland
NBA
Thompson
Dixie Tennis Meet
Miami
Perry
Brooklyn
Eddie Brietz
Benny McCoy
Athletics
Mose Simms
St. Mary's
Texas
Republic
Bill Tilden
Helen Wills Moody Roark
la Lenglen
Emerson Nelson
Yale
Clyde McBride
Kansas City Star
Stanford
Nebraska
Jerry Liska
Fremont
News-Messenger
Western Reserve
Heinie Martin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herald
Mississippi State
Georgetown
Ted
Pop
Sweetwater
Sammy Baugh
Lew Jenkins
Lew
Palm Island
John Kimbrough
West Virginia Mountaineers
Dean Acheson
Nathan Mendelson
Mendelson Junk Co
Wilford Street
Taylor County
McNess CO
Candler Ridg
Balthmore, Md
Moore
Arthur Lubin
Joseph Sanford
Elwood Bredell
Asa
K.C
Edwin C. Hill
Escorts
Betty
Bill Stern
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Tim Healy
Stamp Club
Paul Sullivan
Fort Pearson
the World Today
Eeve Thomas
Fulton Sane Jr
Amies N' Andy
Fred Waring
Lanny Ross
John W. Vandercook
Mr. Morgan
Nbc-Waz
Gabriel Heater
KDKA
Music Society
Guy Lombardo
Hendrik Willem van Loon
National Forum
Edie ‘Dé Barrohta
Dave Marchall
Will Bradley
Eddy Dachil
Och
Lout Breeze
Orel
Alvino Rey
Orch
Glenn Miller
Radio Tube
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